Unlock the Sugar Shackles Podcast

How to Build Muscle, Strengthen Bones and Improve your Metabolism with Vanessa Spina | Episode 125

May 03, 2023 Vanessa Spina Season 2 Episode 125
Unlock the Sugar Shackles Podcast
How to Build Muscle, Strengthen Bones and Improve your Metabolism with Vanessa Spina | Episode 125
Show Notes

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TODAY'S GUEST

Vanessa Spina is a Sport Nutrition Specialist (SNS), Biomedical Science Student (U of T) and the Best Selling author of Keto Essentials. She is an international speaker and host of the popular Optimal Protein Podcast. Vanessa founded Ketogenic Girl in 2015 with online audience of over half a million Vanessa has created two innovative wellness products. The Tone device, a breath ketone analyzer which measures acetone, the ketone detected on the breath. The second is a brand new red light therapy line called the Tone LUX. 

Website: www.ketogenicgirl.com
Instagram: @ketogenicgirl


ON TODAY'S EPISODE

  • Vanessa's journey through optimizing her body composition from 38% body fat to 21% body fat
  • Experimenting with higher protein on keto
  • What helped Vanessa finally stop thinking about food all the time
  • The problem with government funded protein recommended trackers
  • The original purpose of ketogenic macros
  • Modified ketogenic diet macros (as high as 35% protein)
  • Myths about gluconeogenesis
  • The difference between plant proteins and animal proteins
  • Which macros are for fuel and which are for building
  • How to combat the inevitable breakdown of muscle tissue, especially as we age
  • How does muscle protein synthesis get triggered to build muscle?
  • Which type of protein is high in leucine
  • Misconceptions about bone and building strong bones
  • Important strategies for increasing bone density
  • Which are great sources of quality protein and which are poor quality proteins
  • The top three most effective tools to improve body composition
  • How many resistance training sessions should we do per week
  • What are mitochondria and what is mitochondrial health?
  • How are metabolic health and mitochondria connected? 
  • 6 ways to boost your mitochondria
  • Vanessa's breath ketone device & red light therapy device

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