The Dr. Francavilla Show
The Dr. Francavilla Show
Dr. Francavilla
Carolynn Francavilla, MD is Board Certified in Family Medicine and a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. She owns and operates Green Mountain Partners for Health and Colorado Weight Care. Dr. Francavilla is a nationally recognized obesity expert, lecturing on the topic obesity as well as through her own platform HelpYourPatientsLoseWeight.com. She serves on the Obesity Medicine Association Board of Trustees. She is an Assistant Professor at Rocky Vista University and Volunteer Faculty at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She is passionate about helping people lose weight to treat and prevent medical problems. Dr. Francavilla has learned that losing weight and keeping it off is complex and not a matter of will power, but biology, and seeks to help others finds healthy longterm solutions to their weight.
Emotional Eating: How to Recognize It and Break the Cycle with Tricia Nelson
Claim your complimentary gift of my exclusive mini weight care guide today!) Link: Weight Care Guide — Dr. Francavilla Show (thedrfrancavillashow.com Why Do We Eat When We’re Not Hungry? Have you ever stood in front of the fridge for the third time in one evening, not because you were hungry, but because you were hoping something in there would make you feel better? If so, you’re far from alone. Emotional eating is one of the most common struggles around food, and it’s also one of the most mi...
Oct 19
41 min
Sugar and Artificial Sweetness- What's the limit?
Claim your complimentary gift of my exclusive mini weight care guide today!) Link: Weight Care Guide — Dr. Francavilla Show (thedrfrancavillashow.com Let’s Talk About Sugar (The Real Kind and the Fake Kind) Sugar gets tossed around for everything: the white stuff in your pantry, the fruit in your bowl, even that pumpkin spice latte we swear is “basically just coffee.” In this episode, we break down what sugar actually is, starting with the four types humans eat (glucose, fructose, sucrose, a...
Oct 12
26 min
Food and Sugar Addiction with Dr. Vera Tarman
Claim your complimentary gift of my exclusive mini weight care guide today!) Link: Weight Care Guide — Dr. Francavilla Show (thedrfrancavillashow.com Could You Be Addicted to Sugar? Ever told yourself you'd have just a few cookies, and then somehow the whole row was gone? Or put the ice cream back in the freezer, only to keep thinking about it until you finally gave in? If so, you're not alone. Today's guest says sugar and ultra-processed food can pull on the brain harder than willpower can h...
Oct 5
41 min
Wegovy, Zepbound and Obesity Care for Older Adults With Dr. Melanie Jay
Claim your complimentary gift of my exclusive mini weight care guide today! Link: Weight Care Guide — Dr. Francavilla Show (thedrfrancavillashow.com Is it too late to lose weight at 65? And if it isn't, how much do you actually need to lose, and which treatments are safe for an older body? Now that Medicare patients can access GLP-1 medications through the Bridge program, these questions are a lot more practical than theoretical, and there's like, a ton of confusion out there about what...
Sep 28
36 min
GLP and Obesity Treatment Coverage with Dr. Doug Maready
Claim your complimentary gift of my exclusive mini weight care guide today! Link: Weight Care Guide — Dr. Francavilla Show (thedrfrancavillashow.com Why "Too Expensive" Keeps Winning Against a Disease That's Costing Us Billions That's the tension running through this whole episode. Dr. Doug Maready has spent nearly two decades wrestling with that question, not from behind a desk, but in the exam room with actual patients. He's an internal medicine and obesity medicine physician practicing in ...
Sep 21
38 min
Thyroid Essentials and What You Need to Know About the Thyroid and GLP1 with Dr. Chhaya Makhija
Claim your complimentary gift of my exclusive mini weight care guide today! Link: Weight Care Guide — Dr. Francavilla Show (thedrfrancavillashow.com Could your thyroid be affecting more than you realize? From understanding your thyroid and making sense of TSH, free T4, and free T3 to navigating weight changes, thyroid nodules, and GLP-1 medications, there’s a lot to understand when it comes to thyroid health. In this week’s episode, we break it all down in simple, easy-to-understand terms — i...
Sep 14
44 min
Meal Replacements for Weight Loss with NP Jennifer Barlow
Claim your complimentary gift of my exclusive mini weight care guide today! Link: Weight Care Guide — Dr. Francavilla Show (thedrfrancavillashow.com Ever wonder why meal replacement shakes have such a bad reputation, even though some of the most successful weight loss stories involve exactly that? There’s a lingering idea that meal replacements are outdated or that GLP-1 medications have completely replaced them, but that’s not the full picture. In this episode, we sit down with Jennifer Ba...
Sep 7
31 min
Celebrating Your Way to Health Goals
Claim your complimentary gift of my exclusive mini weight care guide today! Link: Weight Care Guide — Dr. Francavilla Show (thedrfrancavillashow.com When's the last time you gave yourself real credit — not for hitting some big goal, but for something small you did today? If nothing comes to mind right away, that's a pretty common spot to be in, and it's exactly the ground this episode covers. It also happens to mark a milestone of its own: episode 200. That's worth sitting with for a second, ...
Aug 31
28 min
Menopause and Weight Essentials with Dr. Raina Patel
Claim your complimentary gift of my exclusive mini weight care guide today! Link: Weight Care Guide — Dr. Francavilla Show (thedrfrancavillashow.com Ever feel like your body just decided to rewrite the rules overnight — same workouts, same diet, but suddenly the scale (and your waistline) tell a totally different story? If you're in perimenopause or menopause and feeling blindsided by these changes, you're definitely not alone, and there's actually a clear, physiological explanation beh...
Aug 24
28 min
Insomnia with Dr. Muhammad Usama
Claim your complimentary gift of my exclusive mini weight care guide today! Link: Weight Care Guide — Dr. Francavilla Show (thedrfrancavillashow.com) Do you actually know the difference between a rough night's sleep and a real sleep disorder? Most people use the word "insomnia" for both, but the line between them is a lot more specific than it sounds — and knowing where that line sits can change how someone approaches their own sleep struggles entirely. That's exactly what this episode digs i...
Aug 17
30 min
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