How To Feel Like Your Best Self & Identify What Makes You Thrive Ft. Autumn Smith, Founder & CEO of Paleovalley
Jan 12, 2024
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Autumn Smith, Founder & CEO of Paleovalley, shares her journey of using whole foods to cure digestive issues and anxiety. They discuss nutrition fads, grocery shopping tips, and improving mental health through nutrition. They also delve into the importance of the nervous system, somatic therapy, and women supporting each other in the business world. Plus, discover the benefits of chocolate bone broth and glycine.
Adding collagen to our diet can stimulate our body's own collagen production and improve skin health and hydration.
Autumn Smith's transformation in health through whole foods highlights the importance of nutrition and prioritizing how we feel.
A protein-rich diet, including high-quality animal products and collagen-rich bone broth, is crucial for overall health and supports weight loss, body composition, and graceful aging.
Deep dives
Importance of Collagen for Skin Health
Collagen is the most abundant protein in our body, making up 25 to 35% of our total protein content. As we age, we lose collagen at a rate of 8% every decade after the age of 20. This loss of collagen can lead to wrinkles and sagging skin. Our ancestors consumed collagen regularly as they ate animals' nose to tail, but our modern culture has largely lost this practice. Adding collagen to our diet can help stimulate our body's own collagen production, leading to improved skin health and hydration.
Autumn Smith's Journey to Better Health
Autumn Smith, founder and CEO of Paleo Valley, struggled with debilitating digestive issues and crippling anxiety for most of her life. After trying multiple specialists with no success, she turned to whole foods and saw a transformation in her health. She learned the importance of nutrition, the symptoms of poor nutrition, and how to prioritize how we feel over how we look. Autumn also found somatic therapy helpful in regulating her nervous system and managing stress.
Maintaining a Protein-Rich Diet
To ensure a protein-rich diet, Autumn emphasizes consuming 100 grams of protein each day. She recommends starting the day with 30 grams of protein, either through a protein shake or a meal. Throughout the day, she incorporates high-quality animal products, such as grass-fed beef, chicken, shrimp, and fish, along with snacks like hard-boiled eggs, turkey sticks, almonds, and tuna. Autumn also highlights the benefits of collagen-rich bone broth for overall health and skin density.
Importance of Adequate Protein Intake
Getting adequate protein is crucial for overall health. Protein serves as the building blocks of our physical body, neural transmitters, and signaling molecules. Many women have a bias against animal protein due to environmental concerns, but focusing on high-quality animal products can provide stability, stable blood sugar, and a grounding effect. Animal products, when sourced appropriately, are satiating, support weight loss and body composition, promote graceful aging, and help meet protein needs that are often underconsumed. Prioritizing adequate protein intake can have a positive impact on health.
The Benefits of Collagen & Bone Broth
Collagen, the most abundant protein in our body, plays a crucial role in our health. As we age, collagen loss leads to wrinkles, age spots, and sagging skin. Consuming collagen can help replenish this protein and support joint health. While some may have concerns about consuming collagen due to environmental or sourcing issues, it is essential to choose high-quality sources that are free from antibiotics, hormones, and pesticides. Freeze-dried bone broth, rich in collagen, minerals, and other healing compounds, offers many benefits. It can stabilize blood sugar, support weight loss, provide energy, improve skin tightness, and promote overall health and well-being.
#646: Today we're joined by Autumn Smith, Founder & CEO of Paleovalley. After years of debilitating digestive issues and crippling anxiety for most of her life with multiple specialists telling her nothing could be done, Autumn decided to harness the power of whole foods. She cleaned up her diet and in just 30 days, her health issues were cured. Today we're sitting down for a raw conversation about nutrition and how to heal your body. We dive into the different health fads & what to look out for when taking advice from a nutrition expert. Autumn also gives us tips & tricks on how to grocery shop, all things animal protein & how you can improve your mental health via nutrition. To connect with Paleovalley click HERE To connect with Lauryn Evarts Bosstick click HERE To connect with Michael Bosstick click HERE Read More on The Skinny Confidential HERE To subscribe to our YouTube Page click HERE For Detailed Show Notes visit TSCPODCAST.COM To Call the Him & Her Hotline call: 1-833-SKINNYS (754-6697) This episode is brought to you by The Skinny Confidential. This episode is brought to you by Paleovalley Visit paleovalley.com/skinny for 20% off your first purchase. Produced by Dear Media
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