Brain Over Belly

Most of us are quick to associate weight loss with exercise, and for goodreason. It’s a healthy choice we make when we’re awake, just like eating right,stretching, or even meditating. But what if not being awake was more responsible for weight loss, than anyworkout? 

Do mental health and  obesity have a direct connection? Could fixing one solve the other? Groundbreaking new data suggests so, and this science anchors the latest  episode of Brain Over Belly.

Time to reconnect with Mona. It’s been three and a half months since her bariatric surgery. She’s lost more than 40 pounds and is feeling great. Lots of people compliment her on her appearance. So why does she still see the old Mona when she looks in the mirror?

Have you ever wondered why you just can’t get enough of certain foods? Why you can eat a whole bag of chips or an entire package of cookies and barely remember doing it? Why the sound, smell, or image of a food from your childhood still makes your mouth water as an adult? Why do you consider some foods “comfort” and not others? It's time to Face The Facts about modern food engineering.

For the first time, we get Dr. David Brown, Rick Dunn, and Mona together all on one podcast to talk about the changes in perception (before and after bariatric surgery). The questions come hard and fast for Mona who's now gone through the surgery and we all want to know... Sense of smell? Sense of taste? Sleep? Weight? Energy? Pain? What's it like six weeks on the other side of surgery??

Meet Colin. A young man who's suffered from a weight problem all his life and he's ready to put a stop to it. A stop that'll last for the rest of his life. Colin just moved here to the Boise area and today he opens up about how and why he became overweight. Colin opens up about how weight has affected his relationships, his social life, and his outlook on what's next. Join us a...

In this third episode of Brain Over Belly, host Rick Dunn and Dr. David Brown of Idaho BMI talk about FOOD. What to eat, when to eat, and how to eat if you want to lose weight and keep it off for life. There are lots of “Aha!” moments for your brain to take in - from beginning to end - that will challenge what you think you know about food and dieting.

Meet Mona. A beautiful, brave Boise woman starting her journey with Dr. David Brown in not only losing weight but keeping it off with what she'll learn at Idaho BMI. Find out who Mona is, what led to her weight problem, and follow her over the next 18 months as she transforms into that beautiful person she is on the inside.

Brain Over Belly is the podcast that will challenge everything you know about weight loss. Follow the journey of two special people as they lose weight and keep it off for life, with the help of Dr. David Brown at Idaho BMI and our host, Rick Dunn.