Optimal Metabolism

Fruit and vegetable intake can be a bit confusing on a low-carb diet! Although I teach therapeutic carb restriction to reverse obesity and lifestyle disease, having a concrete level of fruit and vegetable intake to focus on can be helpful. In this podcast I discuss: Which vegetables to focus on How to cycle in higher carb veggies on occasion Fruit recommendations Detriments of too much fructose LI...

My new course, Mealtime Mastery, is now Live! It is one thing to master intermittent fasting, but quite another to feel in control of your eating window. For this reason, I developed a special course for those struggling, and outline everything in the course in this episode. Here are the 5 lessons discussed: Preparing your eating environment Foods to focus on during meals Conquering cravings Getti...

While I am not completely against eating carbohydrates, I do believe that lowering overall intake to a therapeutic level is helpful for just about anyone. In this episode I discuss: Why we should think about lowering carbs to burn body fat Which level of carbohydrate is appropriate for you Glycogen storage Populations that may benefit from even lower levels of carb in their eating plan and why FOL...

This isn't really a black or white kind of answer, but I'll do my best! There are many factors that come into play, and I discuss several. Men do tend to lose weight more quickly in the beginning, but it levels out and over the long haul, women will catch up. Here are other factors to think about: Bringing insulin levels down first and foremost Women's hormonal fluctuations Past "diet" or calorie...

Sugar cravings are very real! How do you get back on track following a period of higher carb eating, longer eating windows, or falling off track? In this episode I discuss many strategies to killing sugar cravings and getting back on track: Bringing insulin levels down Decreasing carbs over time Extending fasting times Consider a fat fast, which will help decrease insulin, promote fat burning, and...

In 2008, Ben Azadi, FDN-P, went through a personal health transformation, shredding 80 pounds of fat. Ever since, he has been on a mission to help 1 billion people live a healthier lifestyle.  He is known as 'The Health Detective' because he investigates dysfunction, and he educates, not medicates, to bring the body back to normal function.  Ben is the founder of Keto Kamp; a global brand bringing...

I get it. It's the end of the year, it's after the holidays, and it is hard to get back on track and prioritize health. Here is my 2021 pep talk for you! In this episode I give you the momentum to get back to finding your best health, and outline my programs that will get your rolling in the right direction. I also recommend many books and resources for you to find your best health going into 2022...

  In this episode I am interviewed by Dr. Tracy Page of Wisconsin Functional Medicine. We discuss how fasting can heal the body and allow you to develop nutritional peace around food. What You Will Learn: What the acronym PEACE stands for with respect to fasting Why the traditional food pyramid and dietary recommendations fail most people when it comes to losing weight Reversing chronic disease, a...

Today I am joined by the intriguing Dr. Michael Platt. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and has nearly four decades of experience working with patients in varied clinical settings from medical groups to eldercare medicine to health research. Dr. Platt, a specialist in natural hormone replacement, has successfully treated thousands of patients worldwide. He's the author of the popular Mir...

After struggling with his weight most of his adult life, Wade Paffenroth decided to follow in his wife's footsteps and implement the Fast To Heal strategies that had brought her so much success. 12 weeks later he is almost 40 pounds lighter with a much simpler lifestyle! More importantly, he reversed his dreadful diagnosis of pre-diabetes, and has transitioned from a sugar burner to a fat burner....

Confused about cholesterol levels? You're not alone! Jimmy Moore is one of the leading authorities on truthful saturated fat and cholesterol information.  Jimmy teamed up with Dr. Eric Westman to write the best-selling book, Cholesterol Clarity in 2013. He has authored several additional best-selling books. Jimmy is a prominent and highly respected health blogger and podcaster, and Dr. Westman is...

Temple Stewart is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist specializing in low-carb/ketogenic diets. She graduated from the University of Tennessee before starting her career at the Veteran's Affairs hospital in Bay Pines, Florida. After 3 years working as a Clinical Dietitian, Temple started her own private practice specializing in the ketogenic diet. Motivated by her own journey of reversing PCOS, lo...

Dr. Elie Jarrouge was trained in the conventional medical system, and has been a hospitalist since 2013. After watching conventional treatments for chronic disease fail his patients over and over, and after suffering from his own health issues, he decided to do his own research and do something about his frustrations with the medical system. He discovered the power of whole food, low-carbohydrate...

Like most conventionally trained dietitians, Alyssa Gallagher began her career as a practitioner recommending standard nutrition guidelines, growing frustrated in the process, as her patients were not losing weight or coming off insulin and medications. Seven years ago Alyssa was introduced to low-carb by a dietitian friend, and started to see results implementing low-carb eating into her own life...

Jess Reid adapted a low-carb keto diet over 8 years ago with the intention of short-term weight loss. She felt so good following low-carb that she made it a long-term lifestyle!  After losing 50 pounds and feeling highly empowered, she decided to coach women along their weight loss and keto journeys.  Jess speaks about her past struggles with weight and disordered eating, and how she now focuses o...

Today's guest is chiropractor Dr. Ray Nichols, whose mission is to connect the disconnected, the disempowered and the suffering, and get them back to their authentic power and expression. He helps people function better, heal better and adapt to LIFE better, by ensuring the brain-body connection is functioning optimally. Chiropractic goes beyond head pain, neck pain and back pain! We discuss sublu...

I had the opportunity to discuss my teaching on the Boundless Body Podcast. Show notes from the Boundless Body Radio Podcast: Shana Hussin  earned her dietetics degree from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 1999 and has now worked in the medical nutrition field for over 20 years! While very active throughout her entire lifetime, she struggled with weight gain in college, despite followi...

Today's guest is Darryl Bosshardt of Redmond's Real Salt, and he helps me bust through the myths and misconceptions surrounding salt and sodium. Where do the sodium guidelines come from? How do we know if we are getting too much or too little salt in our diets? How can we find a natural and trusted form of salt? Should we be salting our foods? How can we make our own electrolyte drinks? What about...

At 311 pounds, Kirk Ripplinger knew he had to do something about his weight and health. Fed up after failing diet attempts and eating plans that did not support eating "real food", Kirk adapted an intermittent fasting and low-carb eating approach with the help of Katie at http://www. bismarckmedicalweightloss.com/ . In one year, Kirk lost over 100 pounds, no longer has sleep apnea, has seen the ac...

Joe Sanok is a keynote and TEDx speaker, business consultant, and podcaster. In this episode, we discuss Joe's new book, Thursday is the New Friday. We talk a lot about stress management on this podcast, and Joe points out how our current workweek and lifestyles contribute to a high amount of stress. How did the 5-day work week even begin? When do we do our best work? How can we encourage our empl...

My friends at Nutrisense shared with me a   continuous glucose monitoring as a tool to see trends in food response, stress, sleep, and exercise. This device can be life-changing! I discuss what I learned during my experience with a CGM: My response to different foods My response to the order of foods eaten How fasting affected my blood sugar How exercise affected my blood sugar Foods that affected...

Dr. William is the CMO of L-Nutra and continues to advance the science and research on the Fasting Mimicking Diet. The ProLon Fasting Mimicking Diet is the first and only meal program that has undergone clinical trials at the University of Southern California and been patented for its healthy-aging effects. This 5-Day meal program provides scientifically researched nutrients in precise quantities...

We all know those people who adapt a 16:8 intermittent fasting lifestyle and the weight just falls off, and miracles unfold. It happens sometimes, but many people require additional interventions. WHAT NOW? In this episode I outline 5 possible culprits to evaluate if your progress is stubborn! Look at carb intake. Look at fat intake. Explore longer fasts. Evaluate overall exercise. Determine possi...

James Barry has been a professional chef and in the culinary field for over 16 years. His passion for ancestral eating and innate healing has lead him to develop a product to easily integrate more organ meats into our mainstream nutrition. James launched his first functional food product, Pluck, an organ-based, all-purpose seasoning. It's the first of its kind and an amazingly easy and delicious w...

Planning and support are key to your success! You can also try a fat fast to burn out carb stores and help your body in to fat burning mode. In this episode of Fast To Heal Stories, I outline 3 strategies you can try implementing if you are not seeing the progress you would like. 1. Having a plan, both with eating and life! 2. Finding Support 3. Implementing a Fat Fast FAT FASTING GUIDE FOLLOW ME...