Candace Nelson, ScD Candace Nelson, ScD

GLP-1s Are Changing More Than Our Appetites

GLP-1 medications are changing more than our appetites. But what happens when our experience of hunger changes while the traditions and relationships surrounding food remain? From family dinners to cultural rituals, explore how these medications are revealing the complex connections between biology, identity, and the social meaning of eating.

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Candace Nelson, ScD Candace Nelson, ScD

What Happens When You Stop Taking a GLP-1?

GLP-1 medications can produce remarkable changes in weight and metabolic health. But what happens when treatment stops—and why can maintaining those changes be harder than achieving them?

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Candace Nelson, ScD Candace Nelson, ScD

Menopause Supplements: What the Evidence Says

Menopause supplements are everywhere—but the evidence behind them varies widely. Here's my evidence-informed look at what's promising, what's uncertain, and where I'd spend my money.

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Candace Nelson, ScD Candace Nelson, ScD

The Structures We Grow Inside

Looking back, I think that small shift helped me understand something larger about the structures we build our lives inside.

For most of my life, I thought I was searching for the right container.

The right relationship.
The right career.
The right city.
The right community.
The right structure for my life.

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Candace Nelson, ScD Candace Nelson, ScD

The Communities We Inherit

The most valuable professional relationships rarely begin with networking.

They begin with shared curiosity.

Shared interests.

Shared purpose.

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