376: How to Lose Weight, Lower Inflammation and Disrupt Your Brain’s Dopamine Loop with Dr. Sara Siavoshi

Dr. Sara Shiavosi is a triple board-certified neurologist, headache and obesity specialist located in San Diego, California. Her focus is on tackling obesity as a leading risk factor for brain diseases like stroke and headache syndromes causing blindness. She joins the show to discuss the dopamine loop in our brains especially as it pertains to food and addictive behavior around eating. WE talk how to really practice moderation and lose weight without the help of medication, as well as how medications are useful when it comes to weight management and metabolic and hormonal disorders like PCOS. She explains what our body’s weight set point is, common contributors to weight gain, why calorie deficits matter, where supplements can be useful and so much more. This episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct, or indirect financial interest in products, or services referred to in this episode. Visit Puori.com/BLONDE for 20% off. Visit oneskin.co/well and use code WELL at checkout for 15% off your first purchase. Go to www.YNAB.com/well for an exclusive three-month free trial with no credit card required. Go to mollyssuds.com/BLONDE and enter code BLONDE for 20% off! Visit openphone.com/BLONDE for 20% off 6 months. Visit nutrafol.com and use code BLONDE to get $10 off your first month’s subscription & free shipping. Produced by Dear Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .