Latest Type2diabetes Podcast Episodes

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 186- Q&A! Fasting Before Labs, Reversing Insulin Resistance When Thin, How To Fast With Sleep Issues, Meal Plans and Recipes in My Program

Optimal Metabolism - June 04, 2024 07:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
It is always an honor to answer questions asked directly from my podcast listeners! I tackled topics like how long you should fast before lab testing, how to reverse insulin resistance when already at a healthy weight, should you practice intermittent fasting while simultaneously struggling with...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 185- Weight Loss and Healing Modalities You're Missing Out On With Kiera Lea

Optimal Metabolism - May 28, 2024 08:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Kiera Lea specializes in quantum health and light biology. She believes in the healing power of nature, through practices like viewing the sunrise, grounding, deuterium depleted water, and other principles of nature to transform one’s health and wellbeing. In this episode we discussed Kiera’s co...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 184- A Deep Dive Into Optimizing HRT with Dr. Greg Brannon

Optimal Metabolism - May 21, 2024 07:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Dr. Greg Brannon utilizes hormone replacement therapy to help females in perimenopause and menopause experience a smoother transition. We discussed what hormone replacement therapy is, how long therapy is used, hormone testing, and the comparison between cortisol and sex hormones. We heavily foc...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 183- Opening Up About Recent Struggles and Putting New Protocols in Place

Optimal Metabolism - May 14, 2024 11:25 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Everyday I am amazed by the complexity of the human body. As a lifelong learner, I too am learning the body's overall wellbeing is influenced not only by optimal nutrition- or lack thereof- it also thrives in response to appropriate light patterns, circadian rhythm, hormone production, exercise,...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 182- Alternative Cancer Treatments and the New Biology of Water with Dr. Thomas Cowan

Optimal Metabolism - May 07, 2024 07:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Dr. Thomas Cowan is a practitioner in the field of alternative health and author of six best-selling books. His teachings are navigated by new biology principles such as the biology of water and the relationship of exclusion zone water to cancer. In this episode we delve into holistic cancer tre...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 181- Reversing Prediabetes and Becoming "Postdiabetic" with Eric Edmeades

Optimal Metabolism - April 30, 2024 07:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Eric Edmeades is the coauthor of the newly published book, Postdiabetic, and has a passion for helping those with metabolic illness heal and achieve postdiabetic vitality. Along with being an author and continual learner, Eric also serves as a leadership speaker and entrepreneur. It was so fun ...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 180- Healing the Gut to Overcome Inflammation and Weight Loss Resistance with Risa Groux

Optimal Metabolism - April 23, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Risa Groux is a Functional Nutritionist and Certified Autoimmune Coach who is passionate about nutrition and healing the root cause of disease. Risa specializes in health challenges like diabetes, autoimmune disease, cancer, digestion, thyroid, and hormone imbalances. In this episode we delve in...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 179- Q&A! How I'm Addressing Cortisol and BS Issues, Waist Circumference, Fasting During Luteal Phase, Reversing Type 2 DM

Optimal Metabolism - April 16, 2024 07:49 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
In this Q&A episode I am pleased to share some of the new fields of wellness I have invested in learning more about: circadian rhythm and quantum biology. I relate these areas to topics such as cortisol, waist circumference, when a female should fast in accordance with her menstrual cycle, and h...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 178- Fast With Food?! My Experiences with the Fasting Mimicking Program

Optimal Metabolism - April 09, 2024 09:05 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
I recently completed a 5-day fast with ProLon, the company that created the fasting mimicking approach. In this episode, I discuss my positive experience with this longevity program, which includes five days worth of pre-packaged foods to maximize the benefits of water-only fasting, all while st...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 177- Moving From Hormonal Chaos to Hormonal Balance Throughout Perimenopause and Menopause with Bria Gadd

Optimal Metabolism - April 02, 2024 07:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Bria Gadd is a functional diagnostic practitioner, holistic health coach, and certified personal trainer who specializes in perimenopause and menopause, specifically in relation to female hormones, weight loss, and finding clarity in hormonal imbalances. In this episode we discuss various stress...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 176- Why Leaky Gut Leads to Autoimmune Illness and What to do About It with Dr. Tom O'Bryan

Optimal Metabolism - March 26, 2024 08:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Dr. Tom O’Bryan is an internationally recognized speaker focused on food sensitivities, environmental toxins, and the development of autoimmune diseases. His 7-part docuseries decoding the steps for optimal wellbeing, The Inflammation Equation, releases April 4th. It covers various health aspect...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 175- HOT TOPIC! Can You Reverse Insulin Resistance While Practicing Intuitive Eating?

Optimal Metabolism - March 19, 2024 07:40 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Intuitive eating. This is a hot and controversial topic in both the nutrition and health space! While it would be a blessing for everyone to be able to enjoy intuitive eating, it can be a contradictory practice when trying to reverse metabolic disease. Instead, balancing hormones and bringing in...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 174- Integrating Low-Carb, CGM's, and GLP-1's to Overcome Metabolic Disease with Dr. Paul Kolodzik

Optimal Metabolism - March 12, 2024 07:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Dr. Paul Kolodzik is a medical doctor specializing in metabolic health. As a founding member of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners, Dr. Kolodzik has a thorough background on the use of continuous glucose monitors, lifestyle changes to reversing metabolic disease, and who might be a g...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 173- Helping Your PETS Overcome Obesity and Metabolic Disease with Daniel Schulof

Optimal Metabolism - March 05, 2024 08:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Daniel Schulof is the CEO of KetoNatural Pet Foods and author of “Dogs, Dog Food, and Dogma,” a book addressing the merciless killers of dogs throughout America. Daniel is an expert in companion animal nutritional science and specializes in all health issues relating to pets: obesity, cancer, d...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 172- Q&A! Is Muscle Lost During Fasting? Should I be Hungry When Fasting? Should I Eat Low Glycemic or Low Carb?

Optimal Metabolism - February 27, 2024 07:31 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Long time no see, Q&A episode! I love having the opportunity to answer questions directly asked by my podcast listeners. In this episode we discuss what the body uses for energy during periods of fasting, not feeling hunger after starting a fasting protocol, and low glycemic foods vs. low carb f...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 171- From Cycle Syncing to a Smooth Menopause Transition with Jess Suchan and Candace Burch [PART 2]

Optimal Metabolism - February 20, 2024 07:42 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Part 2 of my two part conversation with Candace and Jess! Last week Jess shared insightful information about fertility and supporting the female's menstrual cycle. This week, Candace covered transitioning into menopause, decreasing the uncomfortable symptoms often associated with it, and hormone...

Actions on Diabetes artwork

Patient Partnership in Clinical Trials

Actions on Diabetes - February 16, 2024 12:00 - 29 minutes
Clinical trials are the way we test new drugs or therapies on people, and they’re incredibly important to moving diabetes research forward. However, they can be challenging and complicated to develop and fund. That’s where the new Diabetes Clinical Trials Network in Canada comes in. This ep...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 170- From Cycle Syncing to a Smooth Menopause Transition [PART 1] with Jess Suchan and Candace Burch

Optimal Metabolism - February 13, 2024 08:53 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Candace Burch and Jess Suchan, a mother-daughter duo, joined me on the podcast this week to talk about all things hormone health! Candance serves as a hormone health educator, Jess as a holistic health coach. In this first episode we covered Jess’s areas of specialty: supporting fertility, track...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 169- Treating Cancer as a Metabolic Disease with Dr. Thomas Seyfried

Optimal Metabolism - February 06, 2024 09:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Dr. Thomas Seyfried is a professor of biology at Boston University. Dr. Seyfried’s research, in which he has over 200 peer-reviewed publications, focuses on metabolic therapies to hault the growth and replication of cancer. He has received many honors and awards from diverse organizations and is...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 168- Can Insulin Resistance Come Back Once Reversed?

Optimal Metabolism - January 30, 2024 07:45 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
HOT TOPIC! Once someone heals from insulin resistance, can it return? Well, to answer that we need to assess whether your lifestyle promotes metabolic health or illness! Let’s talk about that in this episode, along with my personal journey of reversing insulin resistance and how to know whether ...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 167- Tap Into Your Full Health Potential Using Herbs with Dr. Bill Rawls

Optimal Metabolism - January 23, 2024 08:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Dr. Bill Rawls is an expert in the field of herbal medicine. After practicing conventional medicine for 15 years, Dr. Rawls was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. When the standard medical approach  was not offering the healing he was looking for, he looked to alternative medicine, where he truly foun...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 166- From Almost Dead to Thriving By Questioning What's "NORMAL" with Dane Johnson

Optimal Metabolism - January 16, 2024 07:46 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Dane Johnson is a certified holistic nutritionist and founder of CrohnsColitisLifestyle. Dane suffered from ulcerative colitis and first was treated by the standard medical approach. Finding himself so weak he couldn't walk or carry on lifes challenges, Dane checked himself out of the hospital a...

Actions on Diabetes artwork

Supporting the Mental Health Needs of People with Type 1 Diabetes

Actions on Diabetes - January 15, 2024 14:24 - 32 minutes
Diabetes is a 24-hour condition with no vacations or days off. Those who live with it understand that diabetes distress – the term for mental health challenges specific to diabetes – is very real and can be very challenging to manage. It can also have a big impact on other aspects of diabetes ca...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 165- RESTARTING Your Low Insulin Approach Successfully with Gin Stephens

Optimal Metabolism - January 09, 2024 07:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Have you tried intermittent fasting and felt it failed you? Gin Stephens is an intermittent fasting expert who has been teaching fasting strategies for 10 years. After experiencing transformational life changes from intermittent fasting herself, such as increased skin elasticity and loss of 80 p...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 164- Moving From Knowing to Doing With Mindset Expert Sonia Jhas

Optimal Metabolism - January 02, 2024 08:14 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Sonia Jhas is the author of I’ll Start Again Tomorrow: And Other Lies I’ve Told Myself and is a motivational speaker. She has created guidelines to bridge the gap between avoiding the things you need to do to doing them efficiently and effectively. Sonia is passionate about helping others reach...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 163- 5 Things That Really Made An Impact On My Health in 2023

Optimal Metabolism - December 26, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
The final podcast episode of 2023! I wanted to take a few minutes to share 5 key strategies I incorporated into my daily routine this year to help me maintain my metabolic health. I used to struggle with insulin resistance so if you know you have work to do as far as metabolic health goes, this ...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 162- Changing The Meat Industry With Regenerative Farming With Sander Van Stee

Optimal Metabolism - December 19, 2023 08:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Sander Van Stee is a passionate farmer in the trenches who experienced his own health issues at 25 years old. His ailing health at a young age sparked his interest in regenerative agriculture, seeking for answers his own family farm could incorporate to better animal welfare and farming. He is t...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 161- Why is My Fasting Insulin Going UP When My Blood Sugars are Going DOWN?

Optimal Metabolism - December 12, 2023 08:31 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
I recently received a message from one of my followers expressing frustration over an increase in her fasting insulin levels, when her HbA1C and fasting blood glucose levels have come down into healthy ranges. This can be so frustrating! In this episode I discuss why this may be and shared the t...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 160- All Things Muscle and Protein with WarriorBabe Nikkiey Stott

Optimal Metabolism - December 05, 2023 07:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Nikkiey Stott is a registered nurse, certified personal trainer, and founder of WarriorBabe, her personal nutrition and fitness coaching business. Her specialties include strength training for all ages, consuming an appropriate amount of each macronutrient for longevity, and building and maintai...

Optimal Metabolism artwork

Episode 159- HOT TOPIC! What ACTUALLY Happens During a 5 Day Fast

Optimal Metabolism - November 28, 2023 07:23 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Energetically speaking, what happens in the body during an extended fast? Where does energy come from during a long fast and how does the body maintain its metabolic needs? I discuss all this and more in this week's podcast episode! Tune in to be encouraged and understand what fasting periods be...

Related Type2diabetes Topics