Thinking Health Podcast S1E18: Danielle Hamilton - Mastering Blood Sugar and Gut Health
Danielle Hamilton is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner & Restorative Wellness Practitioner specializing in blood sugar regulation and digestion. She uses a holistic approach to help reverse insulin resistance in her patients. Danielle also hosts the popular podcast, Unlock the Sugar Shackles, and she created her signature course, Blood Sugar Mastery.
Danielle comes on the show to share her experience with blood sugar imbalances (which she didn’t know she had) and PCOS, why she became so interested in blood sugar, early signs of blood sugar issues that most people miss, reactive hypoglycemia, and more.
Danielle also dives into the importance of your gut health, what a healthy gut looks like, what happens when things go wrong, and what you can do to improve your gut health today.
Here’s a peek at what Danielle and Chris Irvin chat about in this episode:
00:00 Introduction to the podcast
00:29 Introduction to this episode’s guest, Danielle Hamilton
01:43 Why Dani is great to follow on social media
04:43 Dani’s backstory, why she’s so interested in blood sugar, her experience with PCOS, and trying a Paleo diet
19:43 Early signs of blood sugar issues
25:02 The blood sugar dysregulation spectrum
30:33 Reactive hypoglycemia
38:06 Why you should also focus on your gut health and proper digestion (and what that looks like)
45:25 What can go wrong with your digestion
52:41 Are there common triggers that we can avoid to prevent blood sugar dysregulation and poor gut health?
58:54 How to clean up your digestion and support better movement along the entire system
1:08:04 Dani’s courses and what she’s currently working on
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Danielle Hamilton’s website