Joy and Full: Healthier with Sarah Wells, MD
A weekly dose of practical encouragement and science-backed strategies to help you persevere in your pursuit of health, wholeness, and joy. Tired of confusion, myths and pricey gimmicks keeping you from progress in lasting weight loss? The “calories in-calories out” model is outdated! Let's talk about the failure of diet culture and the diet industry, which shrink our wallets while obesity rates keep climbing. Lets talk about the hormonal shifts that can act like a key to unlock extra energy stored as fat, and get caught up on the most cutting-edge science surrounding weight loss and healthy habits. But knowing how science works on a cellular level isn’t enough to get your brain on board when it comes to sticking with habit changes…Go beyond the science, dig deeper to find the roots of what drive us to overeat. It’s never just about the food—we need minds steeped in true thoughts, hearts full of courage and perseverance, and souls that feast on goodness and beauty. Find the clarity and confidence to finally make progress with your health, so you can to do what you love, and show up as your best in your calling and for those you serve and love. This is about the pursuit of grace instead of perfection, wholeness instead of wellness, and surrender over self-care. This is about more than just that number on your scale. Join Sarah Wells, MD, a Christian physician and weight loss coach, trained in obesity medicine and certified in Lifestyle Medicine. She also brings the personal experience of years maintaining a 90+ pound weight loss, while enjoying life as a busy wife and mom of four, with the energy to run marathons. ©2020 Joy+Full Weight Loss and Wellness, LLC Disclaimer:This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and solely as a self-help tool for your own use. I am not providing medical, psychological, or nutrition therapy advice. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat any health problems or illnesses without consulting your own medical practitioner. Always seek the advice of your own medical practitioner and/or mental health provider about your specific health situation. For my full Disclaimer, please go to: https://www.joyfullweightloss.com/disclaimer
Episodes
149 episodes
Resolution Revision Day
The last day of January doesn't need to be the day you quit the goals you had when you started out. Instead, I've got 5 questions to run through each of your goals and habits you were setting to figure out what you can learn from this past mont...
Evaluating Obstacles and Being Nimble
I've spoken about being willing to try new strategies as needed, and different skillsets needed for different obstacles. In this episode, I give examples from my experience in what has looked like.
Why to Exercise Outdoors in the Cold
There a a number of benefits to winter exercise outdoors, especially when it's cold.
Obesogens: What are they, and what do they have to do with the Obesity Epidemic?
When you hear about the rise in obesity acrose the last 40 or 50 years, you may often hear talk about about how it's driven by an energy mismatch, where we just eat more than we should and don't move as much as we used to. Or maybe you hear abo...
This is your Brain on Exercise
This episode, I focus on the benefits of exercise in terms of your BRAIN HEALTH, and highlight some recent studies that tell us how much it benefits us. Exercise impacts our memory, learning, creativity, and function through increa...
Why is Chronic Inflammation a Big Deal?
I keep running across more and more impacts that chronic inflammation has on our bodies. In this episode I share what I've learned about what it is, what drives it, and what diseases are impacted by it. The good news is there are things we can ...
Is it “Cheating?” Anti-Obesity Medications, Part 3
In this final part of the episodes about the new class of anti-obesity medications, I talk about factors to consider in the decision to take medications or have surgery for Obesity. What about those who call it "cheating"? Is obesity a di...
Let’s Review: Feasting with Joy
This episode we’ll revisit an approach to Christmas feasting where we get to strategically enter in to celebrations while learning to exercise restraint. Let's find ways to extract the wonderful feeling of the season in new ways that we haven’t...
Revisiting Neuroplasticity and the Renewal of the Mind
This is something that bears repeating!Science has revealed in recent decades that the brain is trainable and physically changes in response to training. This is called neuroplasticity. This episode will cover what it is an...
Revisiting: 12 Tips for a Healthier Christmas
I’m revisiting these tips myself as we go full swing into these season of celebrations! Here I'll give you 12 tips--things that have worked for me--in enjoying healthier Christmas seasons.
The Exercise Dose for Cancer Risk Reduction
The evidence has been mounting for the benefits of exercise in reducing the risk of cancer. How much risk reduction has been found to occur? And how much exercise do we need to see that? And why would exercise even do any good for preventing ca...
Thanksgiving all year long
This holiday weekend I've got a brief episode touching on the benefits of gratitude on our health all year long.
The New Class of Anti-Obesity Medications, Part 2
What are these new anti-obesity medications that have been in the news lately? Do they really work? Or is this just another gimmick or fad? Here, I discuss what they are, how they work, and more.This episode is Part 2 of 3
The New Class of Anti-Obesity Medications, Part 1
What are these new anti-obesity medications that have been in the news lately? Do they really work? Or is this just another gimmick or fad? Here, I discuss what they are, how they work, and more.This episode is Part 1 of 3
What is the Best Day to Start?
Be it a new habit surrounding food, a new exercise regimen, or simply eating more vegetables, we want to find the perfect day to start working towards our goals. But the reality is, there is always SOMETHING around the corner than can convince ...
On Failure: Growing Vs. Quitting
Failure is part of the path toward reaching our goals. The question is, will we use it as a sign we should quit? Or an opportunity for growth. In this episode I talk about how failure means we GET to learn something. And I break down 5 steps to...
When the Liver Gets Fatty
It's now estimated that up to 25%-30% of the US population is suffering from liver disease related to abnormal levels of fat in the liver, driven by metabolic dysfunction. This used to be known as NAFLD, but the name has recently been changed. ...
Why isn't it easy?
I'm still waiting for the day to arrive when making healthy choices is easy all the time. That day hasn't arrived! I still struggle with the desire to overeat or eat the sort food that don't serve me best. So as a Christian, I ask myself: Why h...
Getting back to the Keys to Consistency
Today I do a big picture review of some of the Keys to Consistency that have made a massive difference for me. Staying consistent when I feel motivated is one thing. But figuring out how to stay consistent in healthy habit when I absolutely don...
A New Season is Upon Us!
Returning from Summer Break, I share what I learned over the summer, as well as about the plans for the upcoming season on the podcast. I describe why I've made the name change and how you can become a subscriber!
Summer
I'm taking a break from producing new episodes over the summer, but I hope this is the start to a wonderful season for all of you!
Encore: Brain Inflammation
Understanding how our brain responds to inflammation triggered by certain foods can help us strategize how best to stick with our goals.Bringing this episode from last year back for an encore.
Keys to Consistency: Environment
In this episode I discuss another key to maintaining consistency...by setting up an environment that supports not quitting.
Keys to Consistency: Simplicity
Sometimes we get in our own way by overcomplicating things. What is helpful in staying consistent is to take a minute and consider where we can simplify. Usually there is something we can find to change to make it easier. Looking a...
Keys to Consistency: Visit Your Compelling Future
What if you could time travel to the future you image where you are enjoying the health you've worked for? And then, what if you could "borrow" some things from that future to bring back to the present that would help you stay consistent in the...