Lifestyle and Weight Loss For Teens
Is your teen gaining weight quickly, always hungry, or showing early signs of insulin resistance? Before you try another diet or cut another food group — you need to hear this.
Teen weight gain is rarely about willpower. During puberty, hormones like insulin, cortisol, and estrogen directly drive how your teen stores fat, feels hungry, and burns energy. If no one has explained that to you yet, this podcast is where that changes.
Lifestyle for Teens with Dr. Jenny is built on one belief: No Diets. No Shame. Just Hormones That Work.
Dr. Jenny Gourgari is a board-certified pediatric endocrinologist and obesity medicine specialist — and she knows this journey personally. She spent her own teenage years struggling with weight and chronic dieting before understanding that hormones, not habits, were driving the cycle. Now she helps parents and teens do what she wished someone had helped her do sooner.
Each week, Dr. Jenny breaks down the real science behind teen metabolic health — no shame, no restriction talk, no oversimplified advice — answering the questions parents are actually googling at midnight:
🔬 Insulin Resistance — Can we actually reverse prediabetes during puberty, before it becomes Type 2 diabetes?
🍞 Blood Sugar & Carbs — How do different foods affect teen energy, mood, and weight gain?
🧠 Hunger Cycles — Why does my teen feel hungry an hour after eating a full meal?
💤 Sleep & Stress — How do poor sleep and chronic stress trigger hormonal weight gain?
📈 Puberty Hormones — What’s actually happening in a teen’s body — and what can we do about it?
Whether your teen has been told they’re “borderline” for prediabetes, or you’re simply watching the weight climb and feeling helpless, this podcast gives you a science-backed path forward — without diets, without shame, and without waiting for a diagnosis to take action.
Hit follow. Your teen’s hormones are workable. Let’s start there.
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Mini LIFT: 7-Day Hormone Reset — Dr. Jenny’s starter program for reversing insulin resistance in teens. Learn more at lifestyleforteens.com
Lifestyle and Weight Loss For Teens
Ep. 24 Telehealth programs for weight management in teens
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It can be difficult for families to go in person to multiple appointments to address the weight concerns they have for their children. Especially after the COVID pandemic, more people started developing online programs for weight management for both adults and children.
The question is : Do these virtual telehealth programs work? Are they at least equally effective as the in person visits ?
Here is one study that tried to answer this question:
The study I present is called " Comparison of a Telehealth-Based Intensive Treatment Program with a Rewarding App vs. On-Site Care for Youth with Obesity: A Historical Cohort Study"
Hope you enjoy this episode!
Do you worry your teen is gaining weight quickly or seems hungry all the time?
Are you afraid this could lead to prediabetes or diabetes later in life?
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I’m Dr. Jenny Gourgari—pediatric endocrinologist, certified in obesity medicine and a health coach.
After helping hundreds of teens struggling with their weight and hormones, I’ve created a whole new path by doing what most programs miss: balance puberty hormones naturally and create habits that actually last.
Here's what makes this different:
✅ No dieting. No calorie counting. No shame.
✅ No more food fights between parents and teens.
✅ No weight obsession—just healthy habits
✅ Real science behind how puberty hormones affect weight
✅ A safe, supportive approach that prevents eating disorders
Because when teens understand their hormones and get the right support, they don’t just lose weight—they gain strength, energy, confidence, and freedom!
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