Weight Is a Health Signal, Not a Discipline Problem

Weight gain isn’t a failure. It’s a signal your body is struggling to function properly. In this episode of The TBD Fit Podcast, Ashley Koff explains why weight is a key performance indicator of health, how digestion and hormones drive metabolism, and why GLP-1 medications only work when the full weight-health ecosystem is addressed.Ashley Koff is a registered dietitian, functional nutrition expert, and founder of the Better Nutrition Program. She is the nutrition course director for UC Irvine’s Integrative Health Institute and a faculty member at the Integrative and Functional Nutrition Academy, where she teaches an ecosystem-based approach to weight and metabolic health.With over 25 years of clinical experience, Ashley is known for her 'better, not perfect' philosophy and her work reframing weight as a key indicator of overall health. She is the author of the upcoming book Your Best Shot and has been recognized as a CNN Top 100 Health Maker, Westin’s Global Nutrition Ambassador, and a leading voice in integrative nutrition.Connect with Ashley KoffWebsite: https://thebetternutritionprogram.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleykoffapprovedConnect with Dr. Daniel ChilleConnect with the Host Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tbdfit.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tbdfit/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/TotalBodyDiagnostics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TotalBodyDiagnostics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discovery Call: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://calendly.com/dchille/drchillediscoverycall?month=2025-10⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MUSIC CREDITSCaptured in Time - Instrumental version created by feinsmeckerArtlist Song License Certificate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Produced by DrTalks: https://drtalks.com/podcast-service