if you feel like you’re doing everything right but are still frustrated with weight gain, hormones may be to blame. There’s a huge connection between hormonal imbalance and weight gain. In this article, we’ll explore the causes and symptoms of three hormonal weight gain patterns. Pay close attention if one rings true for you!
Karen is a Certified Transformational Nutrition Coach and weight loss expert from Canada. She is a health leader and researcher determined to revolutionize nutrition for modern women. In this episode Karen and I talk about some of the causes of weight loss resistance like stress, hormones & indigestion.
Min 02:30 What is weight loss resistance?
Min 04:10 Karen's personal experience with weight loss resistance
Min 09:20 Testing to get to the root cause
Min 10:40 Karen's passion in nutrition & helping women
Min 14:35 Causes of weight loss resistance
Min 20:35 Karen's personal meal plans & health coaching
Min 23:50 Weight loss resistance case scenarios
Min 28:00 The ketogenic diet & being in ketosis
Min 33:40 Karen's resources
Min 36:25 Connecting with your health coach
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Lara Adler is an environmental toxins expert who teaches practitioners very detailed information about toxins so that they can share it with their clients. In this episode we talk about how & why toxins affect our weight, ways to reduce toxins in our lives, and childhood obesity.
Min 02:30 Maintaining healthy body weight
Min 07:10 How toxins & phamaceuticals affect body weight
Min 14:50 Genetics & body weight
Min 19:30 The diet & eating healthy organic food
Min 27:50 Other ways chemicals can trigger weight gain
Min 36:40 Going organic to reduce toxin exposure
Min 39:00 Doing away with plastics & fragrances
Min 44:50 Benefits of filtrating water
Min 55:25 Lara Adler's resources
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Tools for Teaching Toxicity
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Wardee Harmon is the founder of Traditional Cooking School and author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Fermenting Foods. In this episode we focus on weight management, macronutrient balanced diets, traditional cooking and sourcing healthy foods.
Min 03:00 Introduction to Wardee Harmon
Min 06:00 Re-evaluating how we eat
Min 13:30 Eating low-carb & restricted diets
Min 16:25 Energizing vs satisfying dishes
Min 18:55 The concept of traditional cooking
Min 26:30 What foods to eat at home
Min 28:20 Learning how to cook traditional foods
Min 36:15 Wardee's programs
Min 39:30 Sourcing healthy food
Min 42:00 Wardee's menu plan & home cooking tips
To learn more about Wardee Harmon and Traditional Cooking School, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
Sourdough bread
Wardee Harmon's FREE 1-week menu plan
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fermenting Foods
Here's a video version of the interview with Wardee Harmon:
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Thanks for listening!
Bridgit Danner, LAc, FDNP
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Tara Thorne is a clinical nutritionist living in Canada & in this episode she is going to talk about functional medicine approach to weight loss. We'll also talk about intermittent fasting and supplements.
Click here to download an mp3 of "A Functional Approach to Weight Loss with Tara Thorne."
Min 02:30 Introduction to Tara Thorne
Min 04:00 Health effects of extra fat tissue
Min 07:00 Loving your body
Min 07:55 Mindset for health
Min 09:25 Adiponectin Hormone
Min 12:30 Stress, cortisol, insulin & weight connection
Min 16:35 Why cortisol increases with age
Min 19:20 Gut health & weight management
Min 24:40 Nutrition for weight loss
Min 28:30 Protein and weight loss
Min 31:00 Intermittent fasting
Min 36:40 Supplements for weight loss, sugar cravings & boosting Adiponectin
Min 45:15 Tara's coaching program & resources
We carry MegaSporeBiotic and several others here in our new online shop at HormoneDetoxShop.com.
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Products to look for:
Berberine- "Berb-Evail" SKU# BEV060 (CAUTION- Can react poorly with medications. Ask your doctor before using.)
Alpha Lipoic Acid- "Lipoic Acid Supreme" SKU# LAS060
Chromium Synergy SKU# CHR090
Turmeric- "C3 Curcumin Complex" SKU# C3C060
Magnesium Chelate powder 150 gm SKU# MCP150
Zinc Supreme™ 90 vegetarian capsules SKU# ZNP090
Saccharomyces Boulardii- "FloraMyces" SKU# FLM060
Omega 3 - "Omega Concentrate” (this is a very high quality absorbable fish oil)
Metabolic Synergy SKU# MSC180 (combination of nutrients and herbs for blood sugar metabolism)
L-Glutamine Powder 250 g SKU# LGL250
To learn more about Tara Thorne, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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Thanks for listening,
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
