Today, I want to shine a spotlight on an urgent topic: the remarkable but troubling pattern emerging from the latest research on anti-obesity medications, often referred to as AOMs. Maybe you’ve seen the ads or heard the hype—medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro promise rapid weight loss, and for some, those results can be dramatic.

I am a nutritional healing doctor, and I prescribe food for medicine, and I create precision and personalized nutrition that is as unique as each individual. 

Today I will point to the obvious: There are many Consequences to Not Making Time for Your Health Now.

Summer is my favorite season and July is my favorite month. I LOVE it because it is still early in the warm summer season and I get to be outside and enjoy Mother nature every day. 

AND I think it is a very meaningful holiday. 

I have been talking about all the things I believe play a huge role in making diets wrong and the reasons why they always fail. 

Today I will talk about counting macros.

The Pitfalls of Macro Counting: Why It Might Not Be as Effective as You Think

I have been talking about all the things I believe play a huge role in making diets wrong and the reasons why they always fail. 

Today I will talk about the 80:20 Rule. 

Welcome to Healthy 4 Life, the podcast where we challenge conventional wisdom and explore new perspectives on health and wellness. I'm Dr. Laleh and today we’ll continue to talk about a topic that affects many of us: ditching the diet mindset and embracing healthy eating every day.
Let's start by addressing the elephant in the room: diets. We've all been there, trying the latest fad diet, hoping it will finally be the solution to our health and weight struggles. But how often do these diets work in the long run? The truth is, they often lead to a cycle of short-term extreme restriction, guilt, and ultimately, failure.

During this webinar, I will unveil the secrets of the ancient human evolutionary diet. 

This webinar is for YOU if you want to boost energy, trim down, and conquer your day, the ancestral way- NEVER diet again!

Almost all of us know at least one person who has lost the battle with cancer. I am certain that, like me, most of you have known many more than one, and many of you listening may be cancer survivors. So this should peak everyone’s interest. 

Summer is my favorite season and July is my favorite month. I LOVE it because it is still early in the warm and summer season and I get to be outside and enjoy Mother Nature. 

AND I think it is a very meaningful holiday. 

Dr. Laleh’s nutritional guidance can work for anyone. Now it’s your turn

I wanted to share 12 quotes from 12 amazing women I have had the pleasure of knowing and collaborating with on a book called: The Confidence of Yes. 

Does this summarize your pre-holiday emotions? 
LISTEN TO THIS. 

I want to share some of the ways people rationalize poor choices during the holidays. And provide you with real rational tips contrary to the tips you get from some “experts” to basically teach poor habits. 

Summer is my favorite season and July is my favorite month. I LOVE it because it is still early in the warm and summer season and I get to be outside and enjoy Mother nature. 

AND I think it is a very meaningful holiday. 

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Preventing Cancer with a Healthy Lifestyle—with Dr. Laleh Talebian

Dr. Laleh Talebian lost her father to stomach cancer when she was 15 years old. But after earning a PhD in biology, Dr. Laleh realized that 75% of cancers are entirely preventable. So, what can we do to make our wellbeing a priority and prevent disease? How do we build healthy eating and active living into our daily lives?

 Dr. Laleh is a research scientist who specializes in cancer prevention and education. After seven years of working in a clinical setting, she left traditional medicine and its culture of sick care for entrepreneurship. Rather than treat conditions, Dr. Laleh provides true healthcare, helping clients prevent disease through nutrition and other lifestyle choices.

 On this episode of Wickedly Smart Women, Dr. Laleh joins Anjel to explain how her father’s death inspired her study of molecular biology and why she made the shift from cancer research to cancer prevention and education. She describes her individualized approach to minimizing the risk of disease, sharing the story of a client she helped overcome cancer through diet and exercise. Listen in for insight on prioritizing your health as an entrepreneur and learn how Dr. Laleh can help you heal from a chronic condition—or prevent it from happening in the first place!

 What You Will Learn 

 How her father’s death inspired Dr. Laleh’s PhD in molecular biology

Dr. Laleh’s shift from cancer research to cancer prevention and education

What gave Dr. Laleh the courage to walk away from the financial incentives associated with clinical research

How Dr. Laleh healed her own GI issues through diet and exercise

Dr. Laleh’s individualized approach to helping clients minimize the risk of disease

The story of a 52-year-old woman who overcame cancer with Dr. Laleh’s support

How Dr. Laleh prioritizes her health and wellbeing as an entrepreneur

Dr. Laleh’s challenge to women to pursue our calling and persevere despite obstacles

Why Dr. Laleh credits her stubbornness with helping her succeed

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I am going to start by a recap of what WE, humans, are supposed to be as species. 

Stress: This is your body’s reaction to any change around you that requires a response. This can be physical, emotional, or mental response.  

Biological response to stress: This is what happens in your body to respond to stress. So what are some of these biological responses?

Hormonal response: There are few major hormones that are affected as a result of stress

“At what age should I start teaching my kids to eat healthy the way to want me to eat?”

One major stressor, after financial stress, is losing control of your health. 

This is actually more important in my mind. 

Many athletes ask me: what are your thoughts about fasting exercise??

Many who are trying to lose weight ask me: is fasting exercise a better way to lose weight?

Many others have difficulty eating before exercising because they are not accustomed to having a full stomach. Others need more time after a meal to exercise. 

Finally, nowadays, there is also a hype about fasting/ intermittent fasting in general. 

These are all great questions and very interesting topics but there are about 20 different online recommendations for each, many of them very contradictory. 

My answer is: it all depends. But there are a few general and logical things to consider- Listen to learn more!

Let’s start with some basic facts:

More than 30 % of Americans are obese that is a body fat of more than 33% for men and more than 37% for women. If you think about this in terms of dress or shirt size it roughly translates into an XX large and higher. 

Summer is my favorite season and July is my favorite month. I LOVE it because it is still early in the warm and summer season and I get to be outside and enjoy Mother nature. 

AND I think it is a very meaningful holiday. 

• Percent of men 50 years of age and over with osteoporosis of the femur neck or lumbar spine: 4.2%
• Percent of women 50 years of age and over with osteoporosis of the femur neck or lumbar spine: 18.8%

I often have to pause for a moment before I respond to this question. This is a national holiday unlike most other holidays. 

What is your cheat food? 

How do you satisfy the urge to eat sugar?

When do you take a break from eating healthy and clean? How often? 

How do you have the willpower to always say no?

But a few days ago, I heard this version: what is your guilty pleasure?? To be honest, I had not heard this exact question at least not that I recall. 

I started this podcast a little less than a year ago. The description of this podcast starts with this statement. 

There are no special ingredients, no magic pills, no miracle diets, & no Rocky style training drills to your true health & well being. If you are looking for NO nonsense, honest, & real life skills that will motivate you to be the best version of YOU, I am here for you. If you are looking for excuses, look elsewhere because excuses are ONLY obstacles you build to set you up for failure.

“Calling it a cheat immediately brings/ implies guilt. NOT and emotion you want associated with food!”

Excellent point and THANK YOU for this inspiration, I have literally been waiting to talk about this all week. 

So, I have been following your recommendations for 6 weeks now, and I am really feeling good, the pain is gone, the gas and bloating has resolved etc. So when do you think I can cheat and have a XYZ? 

I have received a long list of questions and topics this past week which I am VERY excited about. But there are quite a few of them that all relate to Carbs, either directly or indirectly AND are a nice continuum, if you will to the last week’s episode.  

I define carbohydrates VERY differently. So today I will shed some light on carbs reputation and be prepared; I will be controversial AGAIN!! 

I am a true believer that age is just a number, and that number is and will be what you make it to be. Personally, 99% of the time I forget about age; my own or others. It really does not cross my mind very much, except when I encounter a situation when I can’t help but think about it. Today I want to talk about age and why it does not matter at all OR does it? 

Today I want to talk about what we learned from the holidays SO FAR this year. And I am really hoping that those lessons CAN be put into good use before and during the Christmas and New Year this year, and oh maybe, for some, this could be a lesson of a lifetime that they never have to repeat. I have hope. 

Today’s episode is inspired by a list of questions I received from a young athlete. So I am going to answer those questions for everyone who may be wondering about the same things.

“At what age should I start teaching my kids to eat healthy the way to want me to eat?”

One major stressor, after financial stress, is losing control of your health. 

This is actually more important in my mind., so keep listening. 

Today, we will take a deeper dive into the most common stressors, the causes, and strategies to avoid the stress OR at the very least, minimize them and learn how to cope with them better. 

They have eaten way more than they should

They have consumed foods they should not have

They have had way too much alcohol

They did not exercise while on vacation

They came back to a very cranky scale and a more cranky SELF!!
Sounds familiar???

This is a very controversial topic, highly debated, and VERY much promoted by certain group of scientists and food manufacturers. The new and HOT vegan diet debate OR the Plant-based diet. 

Are you ready for this??

AND I think it is a very meaningful holiday. 

What does it mean to be healthy for life?

How do I get healthy for life?

Am I too old to get healthy for life?

Where do I start? 

So today, I am going to interview myself for you. I will ask and answer those questions. I hope that by doing this, some of YOUR questions are also answered AND I hope that these would provoke other thoughts and questions in your mind. 

Starting today, I will provide you with different ways to get in touch with me (IF you don’t already have this information). I look forward to your questions and thoughts. 

So here is part 1- LIFE was not a gift to me in a traditional way.