Low Carb MD Podcast Episode 179: Kristina Hess
Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Kristina Hess is a health coach and clinical nutritionist. She attended Wesleyan University and obtained her Masters in clinical nutrition from Maryland University of Integrative Health. She is also a Certified Nutrition Specialist and is further certified in Mindful Eating, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition, Sport Nutrition, and Heartmath. She is currently in the process of becoming certified in Nutrigenomics as well.
In their discussion, Tro, Brian, and Kristina talk about the value of understanding the specifics of one’s genetics for optimizing nutrition, how genetics can explain why certain diets work for certain people and not others, certain dietary guidelines that will generally work for all people, the pros and cons of including dairy in one’s diet, and the importance of knowing when to use low-carb replacements for sugary/processed foods and when to cut them out.
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