49: How to Eat for Optimal Metabolic Health | Jen Nolan, BS, MS, ONC
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Poor metabolic health is the largest underlying cause of early death worldwide, contributing to a multitude of illnesses such as Alzheimer’s, heart disease, cancer, obesity, and even some cases of infertility and depression. Sadly, many people are walking around without even knowing they need to address their metabolic health. Today I'm joined by Jen Nolan, the lead oncology nutrition consultant of Remission Nutrition, as we discuss why metabolic health is so important and ways that we can start improving it immediately at home.
Suggested Resources:
- Remission Nutrition
- Prevalence of Optimal Metabolic Health in American Adults
- Intermittent Fasting & Metabolic Health
- Metabolically healthy obesity: facts and fantasies
- Fast Like a Girl by Dr. Mindy Pelz
- Insight Timer App
- Veri Continuous Glucose Monitor
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1. 49: How to Eat for Optimal Metabolic Health | Jen Nolan, BS, MS, ONC (00:00:00)
2. What is metabolic health & why is it so important? (00:02:12)
3. Markers to evaluate metabolic health (00:04:15)
4. Why frequent eating can be destructive to metabolic health (00:09:01)
5. Avoiding a blood sugar roller coaster (00:10:50)
6. The proper times to fast during your menstrual cycle (00:13:44)
7. Another key sign of metabolic inflexibility (00:16:36)
8. Lifestyle factors that can lead to poor metabolic health (00:17:41)
9. Key dietary strategies for improving metabolic health (00:20:46)
10. The benefits of an early dinner (00:21:52)
11. Why not all blood sugar spikes are bad (00:28:05)
12. Tips to overcome binge eating (00:33:31)
13. Jac's eating schedule (00:37:24)
14. Jen's thoughts on fasted workouts (00:39:42)
15. Fasting hacks (00:47:39)
16. Simple vs complex carbs (00:49:01)
17. How can quickly can someone improve their metabolic health? (00:55:21)
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