Dr. Gregory Dodell grew up in Los Angeles. He went to Albany Medical College and did both internal medicine residency and Endocrinology fellowship at St. Luke's Roosevelt (affiliated with Columbia University). He is currently in private practice at Central Park Endocrinology in New York City.

Some things we discuss in this episode include

-Practicing as a doctor through the lens of Health at Every Size (HAES)

-The harm of weight stigma

-The inefficacy of diets

-How medical offices and professionals could help decrease weight stigma

-The concept that “weight is not a choice” and the factors that influence weight

-Internal hormone sensors

-Advocating for ourselves at medical appointments

You can find Gregory both dancing and sharing incredibly valuable information on his Instagram account @everything_endocrine

Gregory is married to Alexis Conason, PsyD who can be found on Instagram @theantidietplan. Her book “The Diet Free Revolution” is available for pre-order now (available in June)!

Note: We also talk about Dr. Joshua Wolrich’s new book “Food Isn’t Medicine” quite a bit in this episode. You can follow him @drjoshuawolrich on Instagram and grab a copy of his book to learn more about some of the topics we shared.