👩‍⚕️Thoroughly Healthy 🔆with Cynthia Thurlow, Nurse Practitioner (NP)

🏨Cynthia is an NP with a passion for holistic healthcare. You may know her best for her enthusiastic support of intermittent fasting (IF) which earned her a TEDX talk (with upwards of 3 million views): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6Dkt7zyImk
In our interview, she shares the "why" and "how" of IF, detailing the health benefits of this dietary schedule in a way that both newcomers and fitness experts alike can appreciate. 
We also discuss: 

The enteric system and gut-brain connection. 
Proactive, preventive approaches to health, rather than reactive, post-hoc healthcare 
Nutrition secrets which contradict traditional folk wisdom 
Evolutionary psychology and nutrition
The impact of stress on eating and nutrition 
“Junk light,” and the influence of electronics upon circadian rhythms  
Influence of light upon hormone secretion
The significance Cynthia attributes to the 35th year of life 
What causes the “wired and tired” state of alertness
Vagus nerve stimulation for “mood hacking,” i.e. activating calm focus and resolve
The breakfast beverage Cynthia avoids at all costs
How to “be comfortable with being uncomfortable" 
Risks for developing autoimmune disorders 
Signs and symptoms of autoimmune disorders 
Inflammatory foods that are best eliminated from our diet
Foods best for gut health  
Gut health supplements 
The standard American diet: what it is, and how it influences our health
The importance of mental health and psychotherapy
“Processed” forms of communication vs. authentic intimacy 

🔥Follow Cynthia on
▶️Website: https://cynthiathurlow.com
▶️Podcast: "Everyday Wellness: Cynthia Thurlow, NP & Dr. Kelly Donahue, PhD" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyday-wellness/id1435214303
▶️Twitter: @_CynthiaThurlow
▶️Facebook Business Page: https://www.facebook.com/CHTWellness/