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Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition

Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN

143 episodes

2 weeks ago

Today’s episode is a mashup of my favorite moments, quotes, and “clinic gems” from the year. These are the tools that made conversations easier, built more trust, and helped patients actually follow through… and I’m bringing all eight of them with me into 2026. Inside this episode, you’ll learn: The simple mindset shift that instantly reduces clinician burnoutThe question that uncovers barriers faster than any advice ever willHow to start tough conversations about weight without creating defe...

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Today’s episode is a mashup of my favorite moments, quotes, and “clinic gems” from the year. These are the tools that made conversations easier, built more trust, and helped patients actually follow through… and I’m bringing all eight of them with me into 2026. Inside this episode, you’ll learn: The simple mindset shift that instantly reduces clinician burnoutThe question that uncovers barriers faster than any advice ever willHow to start tough conversations about weight without creating defe...

Show more...

Self-Improvement,

Health & Fitness,

Episodes (20/143)

Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition

137 | Cholesterol in the Brain: Connecting Heart Health and Alzheimer’s

"What’s good for the heart is good for the brain." Can better cholesterol management in midlife actually lower your patient’s risk of Alzheimer’s disease? In this episode, I’m joined by returning guest Josh Wageman, PhD, PA-C, a clinical lipid specialist who studied cholesterol disturbances in Alzheimer’s disease. Together, we unpack how cholesterol, APOB, APOE4, insulin resistance, and statins intersect with Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline, and what clinicians can...

6 days ago

32 minutes

Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition

136 | Pork’s Role in Modern Obesity Treatment

GLP-1 medications are changing the game in obesity care. Patients are losing weight, feeling full faster… and often eating less overall. But less food can also mean less muscle, unless we guide them toward the right nutrition. In today’s episode, we unpack how clinicians can better counsel patients using anti-obesity meds, and how nutrient-dense, affordable options like pork can support satiety, muscle maintenance, and sustainable weight loss. In this episode, we cover: How...

1 week ago

26 minutes

Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition

135 | Nutrition for Menopause: Weight, Hormones & GLP-1s

Menopause nutrition and weight management aren’t as simple as “eat less, move more.” In this episode, menopause expert and RD Dr. Su-Nui Escobar breaks down what’s really driving midlife weight changes and what clinicians should focus on instead. What You’ll Learn: How fluctuating estrogen affects fat distribution, metabolism, inflammation, and cardiometabolic riskWhy traditional weight-loss advice fails during perimenopauseHigh-impact nutrition strategies: protein targets, fiber,...

3 weeks ago

23 minutes

Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition

134 | Weight Doesn’t Equal Worth, But It Still Impacts Health. Here’s How to Talk About It.

How To Address Weight In A Body Positive Culture In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Tzvi Doron, a board-certified Family and Obesity Medicine physician and lipidology expert, to unpack the middle ground between body neutrality and evidence-based obesity care. We talk about how to approach weight without shame, how weight loss impacts lipids and cardiometabolic risk, and why protecting lean mass should be your new top priority in weight management. Key Takeaways Weight ≠ worth. But it still ...

1 month ago

31 minutes

Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition

133 | Creatine Isn’t Just for Athletes: The Evidence for Brain, Bone, and Muscle Health

Creatine isn’t just for athletes. In this episode, Dr. Scott Forbes joins Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN, to unpack the latest research on creatine safety, dosing, timing, and real-world use. Plus who should (and shouldn’t) take it. This one supplement can support muscle, bone, and brain health and has over 600 clinical trials backing its safety. Too good to be true? Nope. That’s creatine. Dr. Forbes shares the latest research, safety data, and practical recommendations for using creatine acr...

1 month ago

33 minutes

Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition

132 | It’s Not Your Job to Make Patients Change

It’s not your job to make patients change. Your job is to create the environment where change feels possible. In this conversation, I sit down with Staci Belcher, RDN, an Internal Family Systems–informed dietitian, to unpack how to use curiosity, compassion, and counseling techniques to unlock motivation. You’ll learn practical ways to apply behavior change psychology and motivational interviewing principles in real exam-room conversations. Staci shares how resistance often hides ...

1 month ago

34 minutes

Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition

131 | AI Won’t Take Your Job (If You Learn to Use It)

AI is everywhere. Is it coming for our jobs… or just taking mundane tasks off your plate? If you’ve felt equal parts curious and cautious, this conversation will calm the noise and show you some brilliant ways AI makes your life easier, both professionally and personally. In today’s episode, I’m joined by Raul Palacios, Registered Dietitian, educator, and AI-in-healthcare tinkerer who’s my go-to AI guru. Key Takeaways: AI terminology. A plain-English way to explain predictive analytics ...

1 month ago

36 minutes

Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition

130 | A Slightly Spicy Heart-Health Debate: Real Talk Between a PA & RD

What happens when a dietitian and a PA sit down to talk about heart disease—from both sides of the exam room? In this episode, Colleen brings together two heart health experts: Michelle Routhenstein, MS, RD, CDCES, a cardiovascular dietitian known for her evidence-based prevention strategies, and Josh Wageman, PA-C, PhD, a clinical lipid specialist who’s spent his career studying cholesterol disturbances and Alzheimer’s. Together, they tackle one of medicine’s most common (and confusing) topi...

2 months ago

48 minutes

Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition

129 | 3 Patients, 1 Goal: How an Obesity Specialist Personalizes Care

What happens when a woman in menopause, a man considering bariatric surgery, and a young adult on a GLP-1 all walk into clinic? In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Leslie Golden, a dual board-certified physician in Obesity Medicine and Family Medicine and founder of Weight in Gold Wellness. She brings both clinical expertise and lived experience to her work—helping patients heal their relationship with food while addressing the complex biology of weight. Together, we walk through how she...

2 months ago

37 minutes

Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition

128 | Silencing Food Noise By Finding Your Food Voice. Helping Patients Escape Diet Culture.

In this episode, I sit down with Julie Duffy Dillon, RDN, therapist, and author of Find Your Food Voice, to help clinicians replace diet-culture with practical, patient-centered coaching. We dig into what a “food voice” is, why so many people get disconnected from it, and how you can guide patients back to hunger/fullness cues without meal plans, shame, or quick fixes. You’ll leave with language you can use tomorrow in clinic—plus simple interventions (like CHiPs check-ins and “letters to foo...

2 months ago

28 minutes

Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition

127 | Top 5 Nutrients for Pregnancy—and Why Prenatals Still Matter

If your prenatal visit keeps getting hijacked by TikTok misinformation (hello, “folic acid causes autism”), this is the episode you’ll want in your back pocket. In this epsiode, I sit down with women’s health dietitian Jane Leverich to map out exactly what to cover from preconception through postpartum: realistic calorie needs, how to talk about weight gain without harm, what prenatals actually do (and why the neon-yellow urine), the folic acid vs. methylfolate debate, five high-impact ...

2 months ago

32 minutes

Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition

126 | Introducing Allergens: A Step-by-Step Guide to Early Allergen Introduction in Infants

For years, parents were told to delay introducing allergenic foods like peanuts and eggs. Now, the advice is the complete opposite—and your families are confused, anxious, and looking to you for answers. In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Carina Venter—one of the world’s leading experts in pediatric food allergies. Together, we unpack the science, the guidelines, and the practical “how-to” steps clinicians need to confidently guide parents through early allergen introduction. From maternal di...

3 months ago

39 minutes

Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition

125 | Protein Shakes vs. Meal Replacements: Strategies for Obesity Care

Meal replacements are an excellent tool for weight management. But they aren't the same as protein shakes. Medical weight-loss dietitian Julia Axelbaum joins me to clear up the confusion, define the difference (they are not interchangeable), and map out exactly when to use each—on their own or alongside evidence-based tools like GLP-1s. You’ll walk away with a 3-step label checklist you can teach patients, practical strategies to curb evening cravings, and a step-by-step plan for transi...

3 months ago

40 minutes

Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition

124 | Coaching vs. Advice: Simple Skills That Transform Your Practice

Coaching Skills for Clinical Practice. Because if you want patients to actually change, you need to coach—not just prescribe. I’m joined by Annie Wildermuth—RD, PA, PhD-trained researcher, and certified leadership & performance coach. Annie breaks down what real coaching is (and isn’t), how to spot legitimate coach training, and the exact questions that open patients up—without adding time to your visit. You’ll walk away with a pocketful of phrases to build trust, reduce defensiveness, an...

3 months ago

42 minutes

Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition

123 | Carnivore. Omnivore… Nutrivore? How To Shift from Calorie Counting to Nutrient Density

Today’s episode will change how you think (and talk) about food. Instead of obsessing over calories or cutting carbs, what if we taught patients to focus on nutrient density? I’m joined by Dr. Sarah Ballantyne, bestselling author of Nutrivore. You’ll learn how to shift the conversation from restriction to addition—and give patients permission to enjoy their food and improve their health. What You’ll Learn: How to explain nutrient density in 60 seconds (using a car analogy your patients will l...

4 months ago

27 minutes

Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition

Inside the Course | How to Reframe “Failure” in Obesity Care

What if your “noncompliant” patient isn’t failing… but the plan is? In this final episode of Sneak Peek Week, RD and behavior change expert Jeannie Boyer shares how to reframe plateaus, shift focus beyond the scale, and help patients set goals that actually matter. Plus, get a preview of our Special Populations modules—covering bariatric surgery and PCOS—and how to support these patients with nutrition guidance that’s clear, compassionate, and evidence-based. Ready to join the Obesity Medici...

4 months ago

8 minutes

Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition

Inside the Course | How to Manage Side Effects from Obesity Meds

Obesity medications can be powerful—but side effects often get in the way. In this episode of Sneak Peek Week, dietitian and weight loss expert Melissa Mitri shares practical, food-first strategies to help your patients manage nausea, stay on track, and get better results—without feeling miserable. Ready to join the Obesity Medicine Nutrition Course? Use code POD15 to get 15% off the full at examroomnutrition.com/course Any Questions? Send Me a Message Support the show Connect with Coll...

4 months ago

4 minutes

Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition

Inside the Course | Behavior Change That Actually Works

Tired of giving advice that doesn’t stick? In this episode of Sneak Peek Week, you’ll hear from behavior change expert and registered dietitian Laura Kohler, who shares the one question every clinician should be asking when a patient feels stuck—and why more handouts aren’t the answer. Get ready to stop playing advice-ping-pong and start creating real momentum. Ready to join The Obesity Medicine Nutrition Course? Use code POD15 to get 15% off the full course at examroomnutrition.com/course An...

4 months ago

10 minutes

Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition

Inside the Course | How to Talk About Body Composition

Most clinicians were trained to track BMI—but when it comes to motivating real change, that number only tells part of the story. In this sneak peek from the Obesity Medicine Nutrition Course, dietitian and health psychologist Dr. Nina Crowley shares how to use body composition data to guide smarter goals—and how to talk about it with patients in a way that actually motivates change. Grab the full course and Nina's module on Beyond BMI at examroomnutrition.com/course Use code POD15 for ...

4 months ago

8 minutes

Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition

122 | How to Support Patients on Obesity Medications: A Short Course on Side Effects, Satiety & Supplements

Join The Obesity Medicine Nutrition Course! Enter code POD15 at checkout for 15% off! Anti-obesity medications are everywhere—but they also come with new challenges. From rapid weight loss and side effects to TikTok-fueled supplement questions, patients on weight management medications need more than generic nutrition advice. In this episode, I’m joined by Melissa Mitri, a seasoned weight loss dietitian and health writer, to dig into exactly how to support patients on their weight loss journe...

4 months ago

29 minutes