Light Up Your Metabolism
Welcome to the Light Up Your Metabolism Podcast, where we explore the profound impact of light, environment, and nature on your metabolic health. Hosted by Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and passionate health expert Danielle Hamilton of daniellehamiltonhealth.com, this show is designed to help you break free from the cycle of fatigue, cravings, hormone imbalances, and weight struggles.
In today's world, where over 93% of the population is metabolically unhealthy, many people feel stuck despite their best efforts with diet and exercise. Dani delves into the incredible world of quantum and circadian biology, uncovering how simple yet powerful strategies like sunlight, grounding, lowering deuterium, and blocking blue light can transform your health.
It's time to reconnect with nature and her cycles. Discover how your environment—including light, electromagnetic fields, temperature, sounds, and even the people around you—affects your metabolic health. Learn actionable tips and bioindividual approaches to charge your body like you charge your phone each night, using the free resources nature provides.
Join Dani for insightful discussions and practical advice that will empower you to optimize your blood sugar, boost your energy, improve your sleep, balance your hormones, and feel amazing. Tune in to 'Light Up Your Metabolism' and start your journey to vibrant health today!
Light Up Your Metabolism
How to Build Muscle, Strengthen Bones and Improve your Metabolism with Vanessa Spina | Episode 125
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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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