Longevity Optimization with Kayla Barnes-Lentz Ashley Koff, RD - Dietitian Reveals: The Hormone Problem That Makes You Eat Everything
Jan 8, 2026
Ashley Koff, a registered dietitian and author known for her Qualitarian Approach to Nutrition, shares her transformative journey from restrictive eating to understanding weight health hormones. She highlights the importance of gut health and GLP-1 medications, explaining their role in appetite and metabolism. Koff critiques outdated dietary guidelines, discusses the significance of micronutrient testing, and offers practical tips for affordable nutrition. With insights on tasty, satisfying foods and accessibility in nutrition, she provides a roadmap for those seeking clarity in their eating habits.
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Digestion Is The Foundation For Hormone Health
- Koff frames digestion as the pizza crust: if digestion fails, nutrition and lifestyle 'toppings' can't deliver.
- Weight-health hormones (GLP-1, GIP, PYY) are produced in gut lining, so gut health drives their function.
Use A Hormone Assessment Before Treatment
- Take Ashley Koff's free weight health hormone assessment to map whether hormones are optimal, suppressed, delayed, or dysfunctional.
- Use the assessment results to target digestion, inflammation, breathing, HRV, and lived food experience.
Our Hormones Are Too Short-Lived For Today's World
- Human weight-health hormones evolved to act for 2–5 minutes, not continuously amid modern sensory overload.
- Constant signals today overwhelm those short-duration systems and impair proper satiety signaling.
