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The Wellness Mama Podcast

Light, Mitochondria, DNA: Sunshine is the Only Way With Dr. Courtney Hunt

Jul 8, 2024
40:29

Episode Highlights With Dr. Courtney Hunt

  • Her own story of recovery from Hashimoto's
  • She was trained as an OB/GYN and her path to what she does now
  • You are not your diagnosis
  • The importance of seeing yourself well
  • What autophagy is and how it can be such a valuable tool
  • How to encourage autophagy and self-cleaning in the body
  • When you enter ketosis as a metabolic state you make acetoacetic acid which breaks down into beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetone and why this is beneficial
  • How to flip the metabolic switch to burn fat as fuel
  • When you burn fat as fuel you are either burning someone else’s fat or your own fat
  • What leptin is and what it can tell us about health
  • How to avoid starvation cues with fasting and ketosis and make sure you nourish your body enough
  • The myth that women shouldn’t fast or that women shouldn’t fast around their periods
  • We make ¼ of the ATP when we eat a lot of carbs 

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