Alix Turoff Nutrition Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome back to the Alix Turoff Nutrition Podcast! In today's episode, we'll be dissecting Oprah's recent prime-time special, "Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution," where she leads a discussion on obesity and weight loss medications. We'll explore the highlights of the special, the controversies, and the impact of Oprah's influence on our culture and diet.

Some of the topics I covered in this episode include:

• Introduction to the Episode: A brief overview of why we're discussing Oprah's special and its relevance to the current conversation about weight loss and obesity.

• Oprah's Background and History: A look into Oprah's journey from her early life in Mississippi to becoming a media mogul and her long-standing battle with weight.

• Oprah's Experience with Diet and Weight: An exploration of Oprah's public struggles with weight, including her famous "wagon of fat" episode and her involvement with Weight Watchers.

• Controversial Guests and Episodes: A review of some of the most notable and controversial guests and episodes on Oprah's show that have influenced public perceptions of health and wellness.

• Background for the Ozempic Special: The context behind Oprah's latest special, including the rise of GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy, and the reclassification of obesity as a disease.

• Summary of the Ozempic Special: A detailed breakdown of the special, including discussions on the science behind GLP-1 medications, personal stories of weight loss, the role of Weight Watchers, and the challenges of medication access.

• My Big Takeaways and Final Thoughts: Personal reflections on the special, including concerns about the oversimplification of obesity treatment, the absence of discussions on eating disorders, and the need for a more holistic approach to weight management.

To learn more about weight loss medications, refer to two previous episodes of my podcast:

• “Let’s Talk About Ozempic” with Alix Turoff, MS, RD, CDN, CPT

• “Medication as a Tool For Weight Loss” with Julia Axelbaum, RD

If you have thoughts about Oprah's special or your own experiences with weight loss and health, we'd love to hear from you! Reach out via Instagram DM or leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Resources:

• Submit your questions for upcoming podcast episodes

• Get the 5 week Flexible Nutrition Starter Kit

• Apply for Alix’s 12 week small group coaching program

• Apply for Alix’s 1:1 coaching program

• Follow Alix on Instagram 

• Join Alix’s private Facebook group

• Download your FREE Happy Hour Survival Guide

• Buy Alix’s book on Amazon

• Shop my favorite products on Amazon

• Contact Alix via email

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Join Alix in this special episode as she signs off for a seasonal break, returning this January recharged with more educational nutrition content. In this episode, Alix shares her gratitude for the unwavering support from listeners that has carried the podcast past its 100th episode. 

In this episode….

• Alix celebrates the milestone of crossing 100 episodes of her podcast

• Alix announces a FREE workshop- ‘Tis The Season For Food Freedom. She gives all the details about the upcoming workshop. To register, go to www.alixturoffnutrition.com/workshop.

• Alix acknowledges global events and the Israel-Hamas war. She shares a few thoughts and emotions about the recent tragic events, emphasizing peace, healing, and a hopeful vision for the future.

• Alix announces her guest appearance on the Diet Starts Tomorrow Podcast. Listen to the episode on Apple podcasts or Spotify

Follow Alix on Instagram for the latest updates (@alixturoff_RD)

Resources:

• Submit your questions for upcoming podcast episodes

• Get the 5 week Flexible Nutrition Starter Kit

• Apply for Alix’s 12 week small group coaching program

• Apply for Alix’s 1:1 coaching program

• Follow Alix on Instagram 

• Join Alix’s private Facebook group

• Download your FREE Happy Hour Survival Guide

• Buy Alix’s book on Amazon

• Shop my favorite products on Amazon

• Contact Alix via email

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Episode 94: Emily Hutchins, RD, CDN, CLC, CPT | Nutrition is a Public Health Issue

Show Notes:

On this episode of the Alix Turoff Nutrition podcast, Alix sits down with Emily Hutchins, RD, CDN, CLC, CPT to discuss her role as a Public Health Nutritionist at the Clinton County Health Department in Plattsburgh, NY. Her work involves researching the state of food and nutrition insecurity in the community, educating and developing relationships with community partners in order to raise awareness and gather information, and developing interventions to increase the security status of her community. Emily also competes in Strongman/ Strongwoman competitions and is a certified Kickboxing instructor.

Connect with Emily on Instagram (@em_thestrongdietitian)

Resources:

• Submit your questions for upcoming podcast episodes

• Get the 5 week Flexible Nutrition Starter Kit

• Apply for Alix’s 12 week small group coaching program

• Apply for Alix’s 1:1 coaching program

• Follow Alix on Instagram 

• Join Alix’s private Facebook group

• Download your FREE Happy Hour Survival Guide

• Buy Alix’s book on Amazon

• Shop my favorite products on Amazon

• Contact Alix via email

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Episode 93: Shani Jordan-Goldman, RD CDE | Nutrition Cheat Sheets

Show Notes:

On this episode of the Alix Turoff Nutrition podcast, Alix sits down with Shani Jordan-Goldman, RD CDE. Shani is the founder of Nutrition Cheat Sheets, a company dedicated to helping new RDs and dietetic interns learn to successfully navigate the basics of medical nutrition therapy and make the often tricky transition into the real world of clinical nutrition. She's worked as an RD and CDCES in all aspects of clinical nutrition from acute and LTC to outpatient counseling for older adults for over a decade. She remains committed to supporting new dietitians through lecturing in clinical nutrition at Brooklyn College, acting as a clinical preceptor and mentoring new RDs. 

To learn more about Shani and Nutrition Cheat Sheets

• Visit her website 

• Connect with her on Instagram (@nutritioncheatsheets)

• Download her FREE Acute Care Starter Guide

• Sign up for her Clinical Bootcamp Course and get $200 off with this link!

Resources:

• Submit your questions for upcoming podcast episodes

• Get the 5 week Flexible Nutrition Starter Kit

• Apply for Alix’s 12 week small group coaching program

• Apply for Alix’s 1:1 coaching program

• Follow Alix on Instagram 

• Join Alix’s private Facebook group

• Download your FREE Happy Hour Survival Guide

• Buy Alix’s book on Amazon

• Shop my favorite products on Amazon

• Contact Alix via email

Be sure you’re subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes!!! 

If you enjoyed today’s episode, I’d love it if you would take a minute to leave a rating and review!

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On this episode of the Alix Turoff Nutrition podcast, Alix sits down with Emily Barnhart, MS, RD, CSSD, CSCS. Emily is a Sports Dietitian and carb enthusiast. In her practice, The Injury RD, Emily aims to bring a compassionate nutrition voice to the sports medicine table. She helps injured athletes create simple, stress-free nutrition habits and, more importantly, find kindness for their body. In addition to The Injury RD, Emily has also worked within collegiate and professional sports and currently consults with USA Volleyball.  

To learn more about Emily:

• Visit her website at www.injuryrd.com 

• Follow her on instagram (@injury_RD)

• Follow her on TikTok (@injury_RD)

Resources:

• Submit your questions for upcoming podcast episodes

• Get the 5 week Flexible Nutrition Starter Kit

• Apply for Alix’s 12 week small group coaching program

• Apply for Alix’s 1:1 coaching program

• Follow Alix on Instagram 

• Join Alix’s private Facebook group

• Download your FREE Happy Hour Survival Guide

• Buy Alix’s book on Amazon

• Shop my favorite products on Amazon

• Contact Alix via email

Be sure you’re subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes!!! 

If you enjoyed today’s episode, I’d love it if you would take a minute to leave a rating and review!

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On this episode of the Alix Turoff Nutrition podcast, Alix sits down with Tanya Linsley, a Masters Prepared Registered Nurse and nutrition coach with thirteen years of experience in Critical Care and leadership. She now uses her expertise and skill set to advocate and provide individualized nutrition guidance and wellness coaching to those struggling with lifestyle change. Her passion for preventative approaches to common health risk is the foundation of her coaching services, creating behavioral change that helps pivot her client’s life in a healthier direction. She provides in person coaching at Alpha Family Fitness that she shares ownership with her husband, but also provides virtual coaching.

To learn more about Tanya:

• Connect with her on instagram (@tanya.linsley) or facebook

• Download a free copy of her 5 Versatile & Easy Meal Plan Guide! 

Resources:

• Submit your questions for upcoming podcast episodes

• Get the 5 week Flexible Nutrition Starter Kit

• Apply for Alix’s 12 week small group coaching program

• Apply for Alix’s 1:1 coaching program

• Follow Alix on Instagram 

• Join Alix’s private Facebook group

• Download your FREE Happy Hour Survival Guide

• Buy Alix’s book on Amazon

• Shop my favorite products on Amazon

• Contact Alix via email

Be sure you’re subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes!!! 

If you enjoyed today’s episode, I’d love it if you would take a minute to leave a rating and review!

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On this episode of the Alix Turoff Nutrition podcast, Alix sits down with Soli Faerman, a Registered Dietitian based in Miami, Florida. Soli is passionate about educating on sustainable weight loss and she does this through her popular Instagram and TikTok accounts (@ solitness). Soli has extensive experience in the nutrition field and has worked with conditions including diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, hypothyroidism, menopause and more.  She has also worked with athletes to improve their performance.

To learn more about Soli:

• Connect with her on instagram (@solitness) or TikTok (@solitness_)

• Visit her website

Resources:

• Submit your questions for upcoming podcast episodes

• Get the 5 week Flexible Nutrition Starter Kit

• Apply for Alix’s 12 week small group coaching program

• Apply for Alix’s 1:1 coaching program

• Follow Alix on Instagram 

• Join Alix’s private Facebook group

• Download your FREE Happy Hour Survival Guide

• Buy Alix’s book on Amazon

• Shop my favorite products on Amazon

• Contact Alix via email

Be sure you’re subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes!!! 

If you enjoyed today’s episode, I’d love it if you would take a minute to leave a rating and review!

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On this episode of the Alix Turoff Nutrition podcast, Alix is back with a new season! She starts the season off with a bang by talking about the medication that’s on everyone’s mind… Ozempic. She also discussed Mounjaro (tirzepatide). She’s talking about everything from how these medications work, who they might be appropriate for, and the social media storm surrounding them.

Research:

• Semaglutide for the treatment of obesity

• Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Oral Semaglutide Versus Placebo Added to Insulin With or Without Metformin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: The PIONEER 8 Trial

• Gastrointestinal tolerability of once-weekly semaglutide 2.4 mg in adults with overweight or obesity, and the relationship between gastrointestinal adverse events and weight loss

• Weight regain and cardiometabolic effects after withdrawal of semaglutide: The STEP 1 trial extension

• Safety of Semaglutide

• Efficacy and Safety of Once-Weekly Semaglutide Versus Exenatide ER in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes (SUSTAIN 3): A 56-Week, Open-Label, Randomized Clinical Trial

• Semaglutide improves cardiometabolic risk factors in adults with overweight or obesity: STEP 1 and 4 exploratory analyses

• Semaglutide induces weight loss in subjects with type 2 diabetes regardless of baseline BMI or gastrointestinal adverse events in the SUSTAIN 1 to 5 trials

• Semaglutide 2.4 mg for the Treatment of Obesity: Key Elements of the STEP Trials 1 to 5

• Semaglutide for the treatment of overweight and obesity: A review

• Two-year effect of semaglutide 2.4 mg on control of eating in adults with overweight/obesity: STEP 5

• Clinical Impact of Semaglutide, a Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist, on Obesity Management: A Review

• The Health at Every Size Paradigm and Obesity: Missing Empirical Evidence May Help Push the Reframing Obesity Debate Forward

Resources:

• Submit your questions for upcoming podcast episodes

• Get the 5 week Flexible Nutrition Starter Kit

• Apply for Alix’s 12 week small group coaching program

• Apply for Alix’s 1:1 coaching program

• Follow Alix on Instagram 

• Join Alix’s private Facebook group

• Download your FREE Happy Hour Survival Guide

• Buy Alix’s book on Amazon

• Shop my favorite products on Amazon

• Contact Alix via email

Be sure you’re subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes!!! 

If you enjoyed today’s episode, I’d love it if you would take a minute to leave a rating and review!

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• Built Bar: Use the code ALIX for 10% off your order

• Legion Athletics: Use the code Alix for 20% off your order

On this episode of the Alix Turoff Nutrition podcast, Alix is solo for a quick update! 

If you’re interested in working together, visit our website at www.alixturoffnutrition.com

Talk to you in the new year!

Resources:

• Submit your questions for upcoming podcast episodes
• Get the 5 week Flexible Nutrition Starter Kit
• Apply for Alix’s 12 week small group coaching program
• Apply for Alix’s 1:1 coaching program
• Follow Alix on Instagram 
• Join Alix’s private Facebook group
• Download your FREE Happy Hour Survival Guide
• Buy Alix’s book on Amazon
• Shop my favorite products on Amazon
• Contact Alix via email

Be sure you’re subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes!!! 

If you enjoyed today’s episode, I’d love it if you would take a minute to leave a rating and review!

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On this episode of the Alix Turoff Nutrition podcast, Alix sits down with Paige Heiden, MS, RD to talk about all things group coaching. Paige is a co-coach and Registered Dietitian at Alix Turoff Nutrition and works with our group coaching program as well as 1:1 clients. In this episode, we dive into our small group coaching program in preparation for our last launch of 2022 and break down whether this program might be right for you.

Paige is a Registered Dietitian from central New Jersey. As a young adult, Paige struggled with her weight and saw nutrition as a way that could help her improve her stamina on the soccer field. Conquering these challenges led her to discover her interests in food and chemistry. Once she realized she could put the two together, she began chasing her dream of becoming an RD. 

Paige received her bachelor’s degree in dietetics from the University of Delaware in June of 2019. She then went on to continue her education in Rutgers University’s School of Health Professions’ Entry-Level Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition program. 

To learn more about Paige,

• Connect with her on instagram (@paigesplates)
• Apply to work with her

To join the next round of our group coaching program, visit alixturoffnutrition.com/group

Resources:

• Submit your questions for upcoming podcast episodes
• Get the 5 week Flexible Nutrition Starter Kit
• Join Alix’s 12 week small group coaching program
• Apply for Alix’s 1:1 coaching program
• Follow Alix on Instagram 
• Join Alix’s private Facebook group
• Download your FREE Happy Hour Survival Guide
• Buy Alix’s book on Amazon
• Shop my favorite products on Amazon
• Contact Alix via email

Be sure you’re subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes!!! 

If you enjoyed today’s episode, I’d love it if you would take a minute to leave a rating and review!

Subscribe to The Alix Turoff Nutrition Podcast

Discount Codes:

• Built Bar: Use the code ALIX for 10% off your order

Legion Athletics: Use the code Alix for 20% off your order