As we emerge from what feels like a lifelong quarantine, many of us have gained weight over this last year, so we asked our BPartner, Dr. Alexandra Sowa, to share with some unsuspecting medical reasons why you might not be losing weight. Dr. Sowa runs a weight-loss and metabolic wellness practice and is a clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone Health. Watch the video below where she explains a few medical reasons why you might be having trouble losing weight.
Dr. Sowa has served as a health expert for national media outlets and print publications including Fox News, CBS News, NPR, the New York Times, U.S. News, and World Report. Read more about Dr. Alexandra Sowa below the video.
Dr. Alexandra Sowa is the founder of SoWell Health, a company driven by the mission to help people lose weight, gain health, and prevent disease through personalized, evidence-based, whole-person care. SoWell Health’s foundational product, The Weight Biology Kit, is the first at-home lab kit to test for insulin resistance and other metabolic factors that make up your weight biology.
In addition to this new venture, her holistic methodology is grounded in scientific research and aims to help more people uncover the biological roadblocks preventing them from being their healthiest selves.
Outside of her practice, Dr. Sowa enjoys experimenting in the kitchen, pop culture, and spending time with her husband and two children.
Learn more about Dr. Alexandra Sowa & her practice online at getsowell.com and on Instagram at @getsowell