Ep.6 / How Your Weight Can Impact the Medical Care you Receive

Jun 29

Show Notes:

Do you dread going to the doctor's office and standing on the scale? Is it legal to decline to be weighed at the doctor's office? Is there a link between our weight and our health? Dr. Maggie Landes joins us today to discuss her journey as a doctor in discovering the truth about the connection between weight and health.

Maggie was a doctor who thought that our weight had an impact on our health. Then she was told she had cancer. Dr. Maggie discovered that being healthy had nothing to do with diet. She is now a doctor who treats patients by addressing their problems rather than their weight.

I hope that you enjoy today’s conversation with Dr. Maggie.

Cynthia

Listen in to learn more :

{03:31} Weight bias vs. Weight stigma

{12:31} Three issues doctors have with weight

{19:40} Advocating for ourselves while still having trust in our doctors

{34:05} Do we have the right to ask not to be weighed in the Doctor’s Office?

{41:25} Why doctors should be asking about our menstrual cycle and having regular visits

{44:40} Weight does not indicate you will be an unhealthy person