Join Dr. Kiltz and guest Dani Conway, a Board-Certified Functional Nutrition Practitioner, as they discuss finding balance, nutrition's effect on performance, correcting hormonal imbalances, the carnivore diet for kids, and enjoying life, work, and hobbies.
Proper nutrition and hormone balance are essential for optimal performance and overall health.
Functional nutritional practitioners play a crucial role in addressing health issues by evaluating hormone imbalances, digestive issues, and nutrient deficiencies.
Deep dives
Importance of Proper Nutrition and Hormone Balance
The podcast episode highlights the importance of proper nutrition and hormone balance for overall health and wellness. The speaker shares their personal journey of discovering the negative effects of a fat-free diet and excessive exercise, and how they found a change in their health through low carb, keto, and eventually carnivore diets. They emphasize the need to address hormone imbalances, digestive issues, and nutrient deficiencies through a food-first approach, focusing on rebalancing the body from the inside out.
Role of Functional Nutritional Practitioners
The podcast episode delves into the role of functional nutritional practitioners in addressing health issues. The speaker, a certified functional nutritional practitioner, explains the use of functional testing to evaluate hormone imbalances, digestive issues, and nutrient deficiencies. They highlight the importance of rebalancing the body from the inside out and working with each individual to identify the best approach for optimizing their health.
The Benefits of Fasting and Intermittent Fasting
The podcast episode discusses the benefits of fasting and intermittent fasting. The speaker recommends a 'fueling before fasting' approach, where clients focus on optimizing their food intake before extending their fasting window. They highlight the importance of eating enough protein and fat and finding the right fasting schedule that works for each individual. They also emphasize the need for a positive mindset and stress management in order to make fasting a beneficial and sustainable practice.
The Transition to a Carnivore Diet and its Impact
The podcast episode explores the transition to a carnivore diet and its impact on overall health. The speaker discusses the benefits of a carnivore diet, particularly for individuals with autoimmune issues, food intolerances, and digestive problems. They emphasize the importance of finding the right approach, whether it's incorporating carnivore as an elimination diet or fully embracing a sustainable carnivore lifestyle. They also address the potential need to adapt the diet to individual needs and goals, based on hormone imbalances, digestive health, and personal preferences.
Join Dr. Kiltz and special guest Dani Conway, for an episode on finding balance while achieving your best health!
Dani Conway is a Board-Certified Functional Nutrition Practitioner, Functional Bloodwork Specialist and holds various certifications in other modalities of holistic health. She has been in practice for over 16 years helping her clients to ditch the diet mentality, lose weight and gain the energy and confidence they need to stop starving and start living!
Dani got into this line of work because of her own struggles on her health journey which is one of the many reasons she specializes in a customized approach to nutrition, varying from Low Carb to Carnivore, along with a focus on root cause healing of hormone and gut issues to truly rebalance the body from the inside out!
Dani has a passion for working with women over 40 in both her one on one practice as well as her group programs, where she truly focuses on a client’s individual needs and believes that one size *never* fits all! She has also been featured in multiple morning news segments over the years on the Keto Diet, the Carnivore Diet, Intermittent Fasting, her “UNdiet” approach, along with multiple delicious low-carb healthy recipes for kids.