The Obesity Guide Podcast with Matthea Rentea MD

Matthea Rentea MD leads discussions on obesity and chronic weight management. Her guests range from experts in the fields that intersect with obesity and wellness, to individuals successful in their weight journey. 

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The Obesity Guide Podcast with Matthea Rentea MD

Matthea Rentea MD leads discussions on obesity and chronic weight management. Her guests range from experts in the fields that intersect with obesity and wellness, to individuals successful in their weight journey. 
180. "I Feel Like I've Been Teleported Into Someone Else's Body": Adjusting After Body Change Jul 06, 2026
 

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What happens when your body changes, but your brain hasn’t caught up yet?

Someone recently described the experience after skin removal surgery as feeling like they had been “teleported into someone else’s body.” And honestly, I don’t think there’s a ...

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179. Social Media, Comparison, and Weight Loss: Protecting Your Mental Health Online with Schnelle Acevedo Jun 29, 2026
 

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You open your phone for a quick break, and somehow 30 minutes disappear…

By the time you put it down, you feel overwhelmed, behind, and worse about yourself. In the weight loss space, every scroll can bring another dramatic before-and-after, “this ch...

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178. Is Retatrutide the Most Powerful Weight-Loss Drug Yet? The Data So Far Jun 22, 2026
 

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A weight-loss injection with results on par with bariatric surgery? With retatrutide, that is not an exaggeration.

Although it’s not FDA approved yet, retatrutide is one of the most talked-about medications coming down the line.

Unlike earlier medic...

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177. Foundayo (Orforglipron): Weight Loss Pill Benefits, Risks & Results Jun 15, 2026
 

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A new GLP-1 has entered the chat, and I'm already seeing a lot of confusion around it. Meet Foundayo (orforglipron), a needle-free tablet you take once a day with none of the usual restrictions around timing, food, or storage.

On paper, it sounds lik...

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176. How to Hit Your Fiber Goal Without Overhauling Your Diet Jun 08, 2026
 

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The average American gets only about 10 to 15 grams of fiber a day, which is less than half the recommended 25 grams for women and 38 grams for men.

Most of us don't realize we're falling short until digestion starts to feel off: bloating, constipati...

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175. The Hair Loss Conversation Your Doctor Should Be Having With You with Dr. Komal Patil-Sisodia Jun 01, 2026
 

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As women, so much of our identity is tied to our hair. 

And when it starts to fall out, the internet will sell you a thousand solutions before anyone stops to ask why.

I recently sat down with Dr. Komal Patil-Sisodia — triple board-certified endocri...

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174. How to Read Your Body Composition Data (And What to Do With It) May 25, 2026
 

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What if you've actually been making progress, but just didn't know how to see it?

So many people feel stuck because the scale isn't moving, or because progress feels painfully slow. But total weight is only one piece of the picture. You could be l...

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173. How to Rebuild Your Routine When Life Has Wiped You Out May 18, 2026
 

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After pouring everything into my recent in-person retreat, I expected to come home feeling fulfilled… maybe a little tired, but ready to get back into my routine.

Instead? I could barely keep up with it.

I was sleeping in on weekends (which I never ...

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172. What GLP-1s Are Revealing About Addiction and the Brain with Dr. Nishant Kumar May 11, 2026
 

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"Doc, I just don't feel like drinking alcohol anymore."

Addiction psychiatrist Dr. Nishant Kumar kept hearing it. Patient after patient, unprompted. And nothing in their lives had changed… except one thing. They'd started a GLP-1.

What does that tel...

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171. Skin Removal Surgery After Weight Loss: What You Need to Know with Dr. Beckman May 04, 2026
 

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We talk a lot about losing weight… but rarely about what it actually feels like to live in that new body. And for a lot of people, that experience includes the physical and emotional impact of excess skin.

Excess skin isn’t just about appearance. It'...

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170. Losing Weight and Losing Hair? Here's What to Do with Dr. Katherine Nolan Apr 27, 2026
 

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It’s one of the most distressing side effects people can experience during a weight loss journey, yet almost no one warns you about it.

At first, it’s easy to dismiss. You tell yourself it’s probably nothing, or that it will pass. 

Then it starts sh...

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169. 8 Health Basics That Beat Every Supplement, Tracker and Program Apr 20, 2026
 

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Lately, I’ve been thinking about how easy it is to make health feel far more complicated than it needs to be. 

There is always another metric to track, another supplement to try, another programme promising better results. Meanwhile, the simple ba...

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