Book IWD Speaker: Sasha High

Dr. Sasha High, MD, FRCPC, is a physician specializing in obesity medicine and metabolic health. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, the founder of High Metabolic Clinic in the Toronto area, and a lecturer at the University of Toronto.

Dr. High works where the biggest health conversations of the decade meet: GLP-1 medications, women’s midlife health, and the long-overdue recognition of obesity as a chronic disease. She treats patients every day, so her talks are grounded in real clinical experience rather than trends or headlines.

What makes her distinctive

Women are asking urgent questions: Should I take Ozempic or Mounjaro? Why did my body change in perimenopause? Why can’t I stop emotional eating? Most of them get conflicting answers from social media. Dr. High gives clear, evidence-based, stigma-free answers in plain language. She combines medical expertise with a warm, practical approach to behaviour change, so audiences leave informed, reassured and ready to act.

Her podcast has passed 255,000 downloads, and she shares science-based education with a growing Instagram community. Her talks are free of product promotion.

Popular speaking topics

- GLP-1s explained: what Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro mean for women, workplaces and benefit plans
- Midlife, menopause and metabolism: why weight changes in perimenopause and what helps
- Beyond willpower: emotional eating, binge eating, stress and sustainable behaviour change
- Obesity as a chronic disease: ending weight stigma in healthcare and at work
- PCOS and metabolic health across a woman’s life
- Fatty liver (MASLD/MASH): the silent metabolic condition women should know about

Why event organizers book her

- Topics employees care about and are already searching for, which means high engagement
- Credible physician expertise for HR, benefits, wellness and leadership audiences
- Content tailored to women’s health, International Women’s Day, menopause awareness and workplace wellbeing programs
- Flexible formats: keynote, fireside chat, panel, workshop or live Q&A
- Available virtually across Canada, the US and internationally; in-person by arrangement

For International Women’s Day, Dr. High offers sessions that help women take charge of their metabolic health and help employers build workplaces that support them through every life stage.

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