#201 | Mastering Macros - CARBS

05/28/20 • 30 min

A whole food plant based diet is a carbohydrate-rich diet... and that is a good thing!!! This is because carbohydrates are the preferred fuel source for each of the 10 trillion cells in your body.

In this episode we get a little sciencey to discuss some critical information to understand so you can fuel your body optimally.

DISCLAIMER: We do NOT recommend counting macronutrients, or any other nutritional metric for that matter, including calories!

ADDITIONALLY, "carbs" are NOT a food group! ALL whole plant foods contain ALL macronutrients, along with fiber, vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients that synergistically support your metabolism and health.

Some important takeaways include...

What carbohydrates have to do with the sun
Simple vs complex carbs and glucose vs fructose
The digestion, absorption, and metabolism of carbohydrates
The role of insulin, and what REALLY causes insulin resistance/type 2 diabetes
Why it's impossible to be a human without 'sugar/carb cravings'
Debunking the myth that carbs make you fat

Join the conversation and tune in LIVE on Thursdays at 12PM pst on FACEBOOK or INSTAGRAM!

You may also be interested in these episodes...

End Sugar Cravings for Good - https://www.alter.health/episode167

Master Diabetes with Cyrus Khambatta - https://www.alter.health/episode174

Food Combining to Optimize Digestion and Metabolism - https://www.alter.health/episode175

Links to learn more

SHOW NOTES: https://www.alter.health/episode201

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A whole food plant based diet is a carbohydrate-rich diet... and that is a good thing!!! This is because carbohydrates are the preferred fuel source for each of the 10 trillion cells in your body.

In this episode we get a little sciencey to discuss some critical information to understand so you can fuel your body optimally.

DISCLAIMER: We do NOT recommend counting macronutrients, or any other nutritional metric for that matter, including calories!

Some important takeaways include...

What carbohydrates have to do with the sun
Simple vs complex carbs and glucose vs fructose
The digestion, absorption, and metabolism of carbohydrates
The role of insulin, and what REALLY causes insulin resistance/type 2 diabetes
Why it's impossible to be a human without 'sugar/carb cravings'
Debunking the myth that carbs make you fat

Join the conversation and tune in LIVE on Thursdays at 12PM pst on FACEBOOK or INSTAGRAM!

You may also be interested in these episodes...

End Sugar Cravings for Good - https://www.alter.health/episode167

Master Diabetes with Cyrus Khambatta - https://www.alter.health/episode174

Food Combining to Optimize Digestion and Metabolism - https://www.alter.health/episode175

Links to learn more

SHOW NOTES: https://www.alter.health/episode201

JOIN PLANT BASED & STRESS FREE FB GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alter...

TAKE OUR ONLINE COURSE: https://www.alter.health/course

SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alterhealth

GET OUR BOOK: https://amzn.to/2tmiOz3

APPLY TO WORK WITH US: https://www.alter.health/holistic-i

Links to more good stuff

Work With Me - www.alter.health
- GREEN FORCE! - www.visfoods.co (use the code AlterLife for $10 off)
- Check out my favorite products - www.alter.health/products

Previous Episode

#200 | Ellen Friedman: Dear Virus...

My mom is back! She was here to talk about 'grace and ease with pain and disease' in episode 126 and we take the conversation deeper in this episode as she shares her intimate experience with 'the virus.'

Upon emerging on the other side of her experience with the viral infection, Ellen wrote a letter to The Virus.

Dear Virus,
I was wondering if you were coming for a visit. Thanks for the advance warning. I'm appreciative of all the information I received of your upcoming arrival. I’m grateful for the wisdom that guided me during your visit. And, I’m more grateful for the mild symptoms and the gentle whispers for deeper self care. As my mentor, Dr. Bill Pettit says, I received your symptoms as love letters from my body.

I want people to know that your visit can be gentle. I want people to know that your visit can be temporary, just like everything else that passes through us. Just like all of our thoughts. Just like all of our experiences.

I was worried that if I told people that I was experiencing your variety of symptoms, that I could be adding more worry to the world. I've read and heard the fearful and worried responses of others sharing their journeys. I was resistant to the possibility of hearing worry from friends and family.

You were the catalyst for some meaningful insights. I realized that I was concerned about my own worried thoughts. Then, a beautiful glimmer of light came through the cracks of my thinking. I can have worried thoughts and not always have to have the worried feelings that typically accompany the thoughts. I became aware of the thoughts as separate from myself. Thoughts are there and I’m here. It is really possible to have worried thoughts and not have the experience of worry. How powerful!

Then, I had another insight. Who am I to think that I am responsible for the worry of others? The thinking, feeling and experience of others is not up to me. Every person has their own perspective of life from their own level of understanding.

True freedom.

With love and gratitude,

Ellen

PS - I knew that peace of mind was good for my immune system.

Some highlights include...

The insights had from 2 weeks of symptoms
How wisdom guides us through symptoms and feelings
Some of the supportive strategies used to keep her immune system functioning
How experience with an illness translates into the rest of life
Tapping into peace and stillness during pain and chaos

Hope you enjoy! Please feel free to leave a comment, rating, or review on whatever platform you choose to tune in on!

You may also be interested in these episodes...

Mental Health with Dr. Bill Pettit - https://www.alter.health/episode8

Peace in Chaos with Dicken Bettinger - https://www.alter.health/episode60

Relationships with Rohini Ross - https://www.alter.health/episode80

Links to learn more

SHOW NOTES: https://www.alter.health/episode200

Links to more good stuff

Work With Me - www.alter.health
- GREEN FORCE! - www.visfoods.co (use the code AlterLife for $10 off)
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Next Episode

#202 | Dr. Ben Benulis: Vaccine Science and Covid Craziness

Episode Summary

Dr. Ben Benulis is back for another great conversation! This time, he's guiding me out of the 'controversy closet' as we both speak up and share our passion about vaccine safety and medical freedom.

We most certainly could have gone on and on in any number of directions here, but we stay focused to the science of vaccines (or lack thereof) and also what to think and expect in terms of the forthcoming coronavirus vaccine.

Some highlights of this conversation include...

Why children today receive 72 shots compared to ~12 when we were both young
Why vaccines are not held to any scientific rigor like other pharmaceuticals
The potential 'injuries' associated with vaccines
The link between our chronic disease epidemic and vaccines
Thoughts on the pandemic, and the coronavirus RNA vaccine

Hope you enjoy! Please feel free to leave a comment, rating, or review on whatever platform you choose to tune in on!

You may also be interested in these episodes...

Plant Based Science with Dr. David Katz - https://www.alter.health/episode170

Ultimate Viral Protection - https://www.alter.health/episode181

The World Needs You To Speak Your Truth - https://www.alter.health/episode198

Links to learn more

SHOW NOTES: https://www.alter.health/episode202

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Links to more good stuff

Work With Me - www.alter.health
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- Check out my favorite products - www.alter.health/products