
Quick Hits: How to Optimize Your Metabolic Health with Josh and Jeanne Rubin
Welcome to Quick Hits: Blasts from The Past. Join Karen as she explores her podcast archives, offering you short, impactful excerpts from standout episodes. In just 15 minutes, you'll experience the essence of past conversations, packed with valuable insights and memorable moments from our guests. If you want to dive deeper, you'll find links to the full episodes in the show notes below.Josh and Jeanne Rubin are the founders of EastWest Healing. Josh and Jeanne have taken the concept of "food as medicine" to a whole new level. As pioneers in the area of restoring metabolic health, Josh and Jeanne are revolutionizing nutrition for thyroid health by teaching people how to use food as supplementation to reduce stress and build the most sound foundation for the body to heal.
In this episode we discuss:
- what is metabolism and how it relates to the thyroid
- the difference between functional hypothyroidism and hypothyroidism
- why you need glucose in the form of healthy carbohydrates for thyroid and metabolic health
- the causes of metabolic destruction
- why losing weight doesn't mean your healthy
- why carbs are not the enemy and what the real problem is
- why feeling well on a diet doesn't always mean your body is thriving on it
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Karen Martel is a Certified Hormone Specialist and Transformational Nutrition Coach dedicated to empowering women through their health journeys.
As the host of the popular podcast The Hormone Solution, Karen tackles the complexities of hormonal health, weight loss resistance, and the challenges that come with perimenopause and menopause.
Her mission is to disrupt outdated narratives surrounding women's health, providing reliable information and practical solutions that help women reclaim their vitality. With personal experience overcoming her own health struggles, Karen offers insights into hormone optimization and sustainable weight management strategies.
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