Thriving On Fat

Episode Notes It is time to turn down those thermostats, cover up to get warm and cozy, and put on those blue blocking glasses because it’s time to talk about sleep! Sleep is one of the weirdest things you could do. If you think about it we are spending perfectly useful time pretending to be dead, rather than getting things done, right? Well maybe not, but many people view sleep as optional or worse like it is a waste of time. So first let’s look at sleep at its most basic. During sleep we are allowing ourselves to rest and repair from they days stresses, even if it is good stress. So in order to get the gains from your workout or move that study you read from short term to long term memory, you need to sleep to get those gains be them gym or intellectual in nature. The problem is that many of us think we are doing all the things right, when really, we are either nocking ourselves out with sleep drugs, or we are blasting ourselves with bright lights and caffeine all day and we are expecting ourselves to s

Today we catch up with Whitney and Ash again. Today we try recording in the car for better acoustics, but it was a bit of a wash. Regardless, we talk about what is going well and not so well for the ladies. The last half of the show we talk about type 2 diabetes and how diet can play a role in mitigating the symptoms, and in some cases even reverse it. When we catch up with Ash, she tells us about her birthday plans. She chose to go off plan and eat the foods she normally would. It did not seem to affect her too much. On the other hand, when we caught up with Whit, the previous she had chicken Flautas, and a soda. For her, the cheat not only made her stomach upset, she gained weight, and it also caused her to have a narcoleptic pull, so bad that she needed a nap before she was ready to record the podcast. Whit asked again about poop again. We discuss the possibility of these bathroom episodes may be caused by your gut flora being repopulated. When you change your diet, your gut flora changes with it. So,

Episode Notes Today we are catching up on where they have been as well as getting in a bit of a Q&A to answer a few of the questions that they have had as we are going along on this health journey. We spend the first few minutes catching up with Whit. She has been dealing with some time of the month cravings. She is also trying to lose more weight. Intermittent fasting has been helping her shift the scale in her favor Ash is still having an easier time with it. She is seeing slow yet consistent weight improvement. She hasn't dealt with the same cravings that Whit has been dealing with, also her constant hunger has started to subside. We also discuss what intermittent fasting is, and a few ways to go about it. There is your standard 16:8 fast, which is 16 hours of fasting followed by an 8-hour eating window. During this eating window, you would eat all of you meals then once the 8 hours is up, you fast. It's not as crazy as you think since you are fasting while you sleep, so you are only fasting 8 (or

Episode Notes Good morning all!! Today we are exploring the wonderful world of inflammation... alright before you tune me out, turn me off or move on to another form of entertainment, hear me out. This is an important topic to address on our health journey together. Becuase many of us deal with it at some point in time and I believe it is important to understand at least on a surface level. Here are the key takeaways from the podcast: Diet is the food we subsist on, and it is commonly broken into carbohydrates, protein, and fat. There are essential proteins and fats that we need but do not make. 9 types of essential amino acids, which are found in protein 2 types of essential fatty acids, or fats. These essential fats and proteins are found in meats, dairy, nuts, produce and so on. Carbohydrates do not contain any essential components. The ingredient in our food that makes us fat is actually excess carbohydrates and sugar. This can happen when we fill our body with more

Episode Notes Time for the weekly update with my Monday co-hosts! While we catch up with Whit and Ash, we talk a bit about leptin, ghrelin and their roles in satiety when switching from the Standard American Diet to a keto aligned diet. We also talk about Whit having to tweak her diet to fit her needs. Ash addresses her food cravings. Whit has me outline how I have tweaked her diet to help her lose weight. Quick correction, I can a classic keto diet is a 1:1 fat to protein, I misspoke a classic keto diet is the therapeutic 3:1 ratio. Also in regards to her carb sources, we failed to mention that the bulk of her carbs comes from the nuts she has for breakfast. We discuss changing variables to help see results. It's important to remember that we are all different, and what works for us may not work for you. Whit asks me to talk about using food as a tool for happiness. It seems like much of our culture deals with emotions by eating them away. Modern junk food seems to hijack the reward centers in our br

During the life of many franchises, there comes a time where one hero is not enough. Where one show will not get it done. I am just sharing with you how starting this podcast and what not has helped my with my overall goal with the Thrivingonfat brand my goals in the future. As usual, if you want to say hi to the voice behind the podcast you can find me at: Thrivingonfat.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/thrivingonfat/ Twitter: twitter.com/ThrivingOnFat Notice a theme? Support Thriving On Fat by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/thriving-on-fat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thrivingonfat/support

Today we get to know Ash and Whit. I hope you enjoy the episode. Support Thriving On Fat by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/thriving-on-fat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thrivingonfat/support

Thank you for tuning into the first episode of The Thriving on Fat Podcast!! Today we will be talking about what to look forward to in the episodes to come. I also give you a brief Intro about myself and my Monday co-hosts, and what to expect on the Friday show. Support Thriving On Fat by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/thriving-on-fat Find out more on the Thriving On Fat website. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thrivingonfat/support