InformedPlate exists because good health information shouldn't be locked behind a paywall, a rushed appointment, or a wall of jargon. It should just be there — clear, honest, and free.
The Why
I'm a board-certified Physician Associate (MSPAS, PA-C) specializing in obesity medicine and GLP-1 management — and a wife and mom to two kids. I got into this work because I deeply care about the people sitting across from me in the exam room.
Early in my practice, I noticed a pattern. Patients would leave appointments still hungry for information. Not because I hadn't explained things — I actually pride myself on making appointments information-dense — but because 15 minutes is simply not enough time to cover everything a person needs to know to actually change their health. I wanted to hand them something. A resource they could take home, reference at 10pm when the worry sets in, and trust.
My practice had no mechanism for digital patient handouts. So I built one.
Basic health information shouldn't require an appointment to access. Reliable information is often scattered, paywalled, or just hard to find. I want people to have answers in hand — not waiting for their next appointment to start taking action.
The provider side of InformedPlate came from a different kind of frustration. When I started working in obesity medicine, I went looking for mentors and resources. What I found was a large gap in this specialty training and advice that amounted to "just figure it out." That wasn't good enough for me. And it certainly wasn't good enough for my patients.
With the explosion of interest in GLP-1 medications, thousands of providers in primary care are suddenly being asked about these drugs with little training and even less support. I've seen firsthand what happens when patients are prescribed these medications without proper guidance — poor diet, misunderstood dosing, avoidable side effects, and people giving up on treatments that could actually work for them.
InformedPlate is the starting point I wish had existed. A free foundation — for patients and providers both — built by someone who has actually done the work.
Board-certified PA-C practicing in obesity medicine and sleep medicine. Daily clinical work spans GLP-1 management, nutrition counseling, Type 2 diabetes and insulin management, metabolic disease, dyslipidemia, and complex medication regimens across a broad range of cardiometabolic conditions.
Active PracticeYears of experience as a Senior Clinical Research Coordinator managing Phase 1–4 trials across a wide range of therapeutic areas — including weight management devices, metabolic health, and more.
Phase 1–4 TrialsB.S. in Biomedical Science with a specialty in medical microbiology, genetics, and microbial ecology. Published researcher with a peer-reviewed cover feature in the Journal of Bacteriology.
Published ResearcherCore health information — nutrition basics, weight management science, GLP-1 guides — will always be free. No subscriptions, no paywalls on the essentials.
Everything here reflects what the science actually says. Not what's popular on social media, not what sells supplements, not what makes a good headline.
Not dumbed down, not buried in jargon. The same way I'd explain it to a patient who asked me to be completely straight with them.
Weight is complicated. Eating is complicated. You won't find shame or moralizing here — just honest information and practical tools you can actually use.
The For Providers section was built specifically for clinicians navigating obesity medicine, GLP-1 prescribing, and nutrition counseling — especially in primary care settings where support is thin and time is short. Prior auth resources, documentation guidance, ICD-10 references, and patient handouts. All free to use.