{"podcast":{"title":"Salad With a Side of Fries  Nutrition, Wellness & Weight Loss","slug":"salad-with-a-side-of-fries-nutrition-wellness-weight-loss-91254","podcast_index_feed_id":91254,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/saladwithasideoffries/","website_url":"https://asaladwithasideoffries.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/17090c4b-20bf-4d1b-8143-8fd3d4ad9151/salad-with-a-side-of-fries-artwork.jpg","author":"Jenn Trepeck","episode_count":694,"summary":"Nutrition tips that actually work. Real-life healthy eating, balanced diet tools, and weight loss tips you can use today with coach Jenn Trepeck.* If you have searched for nutrition tips, tried to keep a healthy lifestyle, or felt stuck following popular weight loss tips, this podcast is for you. Get straightforward wellness advice that works in real life, plus strategies for a balanced diet, sustainable healthy eating, and a smarter approach to fitness and nutrition. Is your diet making you hungrier, crankier, or less healthy? Tune in and find out.* Free gift: Schedule a 15-minute curiosity call with Jenn to explore what is possible for you. https://asaladwithasideoffries.com/contact/ Welcome to Salad with a Side of Fries, where wellness meets real life. Award-winning host Jenn Trepeck, health and lifestyle coach and author of Uncomplicating Wellness, cuts through the noise with clear answers you can trust. Ranked in the top 1.5% of podcasts worldwide, the show won Ear Worthy’s Best Health Podcast in 2024 and 2025 and was nominated for Best Independent Podcast both years. Jenn also won Women Who Podcast’s Stellar Interview award in 2025 after being named one of Podcast Magazine’s…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T16:17:49.361648+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/salad-with-a-side-of-fries-nutrition-wellness-weight-loss-91254"},"episode":{"title":"OpEd: Why the Wellness Industry Is Not All Fake and Pharma Is Not the Only Answer","slug":"oped-why-the-wellness-industry-is-not-all-fake-and-pharma-is-not-the-only-answer","published_at":"2026-05-27T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/salad-with-a-side-of-fries-nutrition-wellness-weight-loss-91254/oped-why-the-wellness-industry-is-not-all-fake-and-pharma-is-not-the-only-answer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/salad-with-a-side-of-fries-nutrition-wellness-weight-loss-91254","url":"https://saladwithasideoffries.captivate.fm/episode/oped-why-the-wellness-industry-is-not-all-fake-and-pharma-is-not-the-only-answer","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/352d3987-3e84-4496-bab5-8ee1f1965f5c.mp3","summary":"There’s SO much information about wellness hacks, it’s hard to know what’s worth trying. And then there are pharmaceuticals like GLP-1 medications that seem like the magic bullet for metabolic health. With all of these, are we setting ourselves up for the next public health crisis? Before you or someone you love considers a pharmaceutical or biohack, listen to this episode. Jenn Trepeck of Salad with a Side of Fries breaks down why the wellness industry deserves more credit than mainstream media gives it, and why pharmaceutical solutions like GLP-1 medications and statins cannot carry the full weight of America's health crisis. From affordable, healthy eating strategies to the alarming long-term risks of overreliance on a single hormone pathway, Jenn makes a compelling, research-backed case for a more comprehensive approach to metabolic health. What You Will Learn in This Episode: ✅ Why GLP-1 medications may be following the same trajectory as statin drugs, and what that historical pattern reveals about where we are headed with metabolic health and long-term outcomes. ✅ How eating in season and shopping at ethnic grocery stores can make whole foods nutrition genuinely affordable, healthy eating for more people, regardless of income level. ✅ The critical connection between reduced food intake on GLP-1 medications, nutrient deficiency, and the alarming rise of osteoporosis and cancer risk, especially for younger populations and children. ✅ Why fat cell memory and the Minnesota Starvation Experiment both reveal that weight loss without lifestyle medicine and nutritional education is unlikely to produce lasting results. 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