Why do so many people know what's healthy—yet struggle to follow through?

In this episode of NHA Today, host Dr. Frank Sabatino sits down with Timaree Hagenburger, MPH, RDN, LD/N, also known as The Nutrition Professor, to explore the critical gap between nutrition knowledge and real-life behavior change.

With over 20 years of experience in plant-based education, public health nutrition, and community-based programs like WIC, Timaree shares powerful stories that reveal why information alone isn't enough—and what actually helps people succeed long term.

Together, they discuss food cravings and withdrawal, taste-bud transformation, cultural food identity, and why community, pleasure, and practical support are essential for sustainable whole-food, plant-based living.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why motivation fades after inspiration—and how to prevent it

• How taste buds and cravings change after removing processed foods

• Why restriction fails but joy and variety succeed

• How community support turns short-term change into lifelong habits

• Real-world plant-based success stories from public health settings

NHA Today is the official podcast of the National Health Association, the oldest health organization in the U.S. dedicated to evidence-based, healthful living.

🔗 Learn more or join the community: https://www.healthscience.org

Guest Resources
🔗 Website: https://thenutritionprofessor.com

📘 Books: https://foodiebars.com/shop/

In this special episode, host Dr. Frank Sabatino is joined by Mark Huberman (President of the National Health Association), Wanda Huberman (Executive Director), Dr. Alan Goldhamer (Founder & Director of TrueNorth Health Center), and Dr. Lisa Acocella, physician and educator at TrueNorth.

Together, they share the story behind an exciting new collaboration:
a joint NHA + TrueNorth community membership designed to help people sustain a whole-food, plant-based, SOS-free lifestyle long after leaving a retreat—or even if they've never attended one.

In this episode, they discuss:

• Why community and connection are essential for long-term health success

• The roots of lifestyle medicine in natural hygiene and NHA's 77-year legacy

• Why water-only fasting and SOS-free eating remain foundational principles

• The challenges people face after returning home from health centers

• How this new membership provides education, guidance, and peer support

• Why standards matter in a world increasingly diluting plant-based principles

• How incremental change can still honor a clear health direction

• What members receive through the new NHA + TrueNorth partnership

This is a hopeful, grounded conversation about autonomy, healing, and the power of shared values.

🌐 National Health Association: https://www.healthscience.org/

🌐 TrueNorth Health Center: https://www.healthpromoting.com

➡️ Explore the new community option here: NHA + TrueNorth Community Membership

We are replaying some of our most listened to episodes from the past year starting with this incredible from earlier this year this episode, led by Chuck Carroll, host of The Exam Room Podcast from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM).

Chuck is joined by Dr. Will Bulsiewicz ("Dr. B"), The Gut Health MD, for a wide-ranging conversation on gut health, healing, and lifestyle medicine. Together they explore:

• Why heartburn and GERD are really gut motility issues

• The role of diet, fiber, and the microbiome in supporting long-term health

• The risks of long-term reliance on reflux medications

• How stress, sleep, and exercise influence digestion through the gut-brain axis

• The importance of community, including Dr. B's Gut Health Collective

• Insights from his upcoming book Plant Powered Plus

This episode delivers practical strategies and empowering science for anyone looking to improve their gut health and overall well-being.

• 🌐 Learn more about the National Health Association, explore membership, and subscribe to Health Sciencemagazine: healthscience.org

• 🎙️ Thank you to Chuck Carroll and The Exam Room Podcast for guest hosting! Listen here: The Exam Room Podcast (PCRM)

• 🌱 Explore more from Dr. Will Bulsiewicz: The Gut Health MD