Episode 95: Julia Axelbaum, RD | Medication as a Tool For Weight Loss Show Notes: On this episode of the Alix Turoff Nutrition podcast, Alix sits down with Julia Axelbaum, RD. Julia Axelbaum is a Registered Dietitian, board certified in obesity and weight management. She is the Director of Clinical Nutrition at Form Health, a telehealth obesity medicine startup, where she was hired as the very first employee and now leads a team of 21 dietitians. Julia studied Nutrition and Public Health at New York University and completed her clinical training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a Harvard Medical School Hospital in Boston. Prior to joining Form Health, Julia was the program coordinator for a bariatric center in St. Louis, where she worked one-on-one with weight loss surgery patients, and developed the center's first non-surgical, medical weight loss clinic. She sits on the executive committee of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) Weight Management Dietetic Practice Group (WM DPG), has her Certificate of Training in Obesity Interventions, and has published several research papers in the field. In 2022 Julia received the prestigious Weight Management Excellence in Emerging Practice Award through the WM DPG. Julia is passionate about expanding access to obesity treatment and increasing awareness of obesity as a complex, medical condition rather than a result of a lack of willpower. Her expertise lies in helping patients learn how to take control of emotional eating, develop a more balanced mindset and improve their relationship with food.   Some of the topics we covered in this episode include: The reason why weight loss is so hard Obesity as a chronic disease Weight bias and why it’s so harmful Medical and Non-Surgical interventions for obesity Eating Disorders and weight loss medications …and more!   Connect with Julia and Form Health on instagram (@formhealthofficial) or via their website at www.formhealth.co   Resources: Submit your questions for upcoming podcast episodes Get the 5 week Flexible Nutrition Starter Kit Apply for Alix’s 12 week small group coaching program Apply for Alix’s 1:1 coaching program Follow Alix on Instagram  Join Alix’s private Facebook group Download your FREE Happy Hour Survival Guide Buy Alix’s book on Amazon Shop my favorite products on Amazon Contact Alix via email   Be sure you’re subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes!!!    If you enjoyed today’s episode, I’d love it if you would take a minute to leave a rating and review! Subscribe to The Alix Turoff Nutrition Podcast   Discount Codes: Built Bar: Use the code ALIX for 10% off your order Legion Athletics: Use the code Alix for 20% off your order