BETTER, NOT PERFECT CHOICES
with Ashley Koff RD
Episode #6: April 18th, 2024
Ashley Koff RD - renowned dietitian and founder of The Better Nutrition Program - reveals how childhood struggles with weight, anxiety, and bullying led to a cycle of extreme dieting in a quest to be skinny and perfect.
She gets candid about hiding in other people’s stories to avoid being seen. When she let go of chasing perfection and allowed herself to be vulnerable she was able to celebrate her own story.
Ashley explains how ditching diet dogma and healing her digestive system impacted her career. She charts the evolution of her “Better, Not Perfect” approach, and shares how freeing yourself to focus on the next better choice is the key to sustainable change.
Ashley and Tess discuss the value of personalized nutrition, and the importance of partnering with a practitioner to find solutions that fit your specific situation.
Ashley recommends using a mixture of anecdotal and clinical data to inform appropriate diet and lifestyle changes.
She also stresses the value of defining success in your terms in order to set markers and track progress.
Ashley closes with the power of having a diversity of friends who can advise you in different ways.
Ashley Koff RD is an award-winning dietitian, renowned speaker, author, and the founder and chief nutrition officer of The Better Nutrition Program.
One of the go-to nutrition experts on the Today Show, The Doctors, Good Morning America, and The Dr. Oz Show, Ashley was among CNN’s Top 100 Health Makers, InStyle magazine’s Hollywood Nutritionist, and the Global Wellness Ambassador for Westin Hotels.
She also served as an advisor for The Partnership for a Healthier America and Tufts University Nutrition Entrepreneurship program.
As a consultant, Ashley has helped create products for Procter & Gamble, Califia Farms, SmartyPants, Perfect Bar, and many other food and lifestyle brands.
As a practitioner and business owner, Ashley’s mission is to provide “truly personalized nutrition” to help people identify their needs and make “better, not perfect” choices to achieve their health goals.
Ashley and her team have empowered thousands of people to achieve better health through their initiatives at The Better Nutrition Program. Their professional toolkit aims to support practitioners in evaluating the needs of their patients better in order to find individualized nutrition solutions.