Naomi Whittel on Malnourished Skin and Why the Body Holds the Answer

Episode Highlights With Naomi Whittel

• How she got into beekeeping at age 12 (like I did)
• What it was like growing up on a biodynamic farm in Switzerland
• How early health challenges for her shaped her outlook on health and beauty
• Our skin absorbs 60% of what we put on it and women put, on average, 500 chemicals on our skin per day
• Why she is a huge fan of magnesium as well
• What essential fats are and how much of which ones we need- olive, coconut, avocado, fish, etc
• The thing dry skin tells us about our bodies
• Why most of us have malnourished skin and why she isn’t afraid of fat
• What the golden triangle of beauty is
• Beauty proteins and how to use them (besides just collagen)
• What powerphenols are and why she coined this term
• Why sleep is the number one key to health and how to improve it
• The ratio of lean muscle to body fat is more important than weight! Here’s what to understand about that
• Why we want to increase brown fat and lean muscle

Resources We Mention

• Naomi Whittel and Skin Quiz (Use code wellnessmama for 10% off)
• Glow15: A Science-Based Plan to Lose Weight, Revitalize Your Skin, and Invigorate Your Life by Naomi Whittel
• High Fiber Keto: A 22-Day Science-Based Plan to Fix Your Metabolism, Lose Weight & Balance Your Hormones by Naomi Whittel
• Fats That Heal, Fats That Kill: The Complete Guide to Fats, Oils, Cholesterol and Human Health by Udo Erasmus
• Wellnesse
• Searching for the Self (The Library of Wisdom and Compassion) by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
• The Seed of Compassion: Lessons from the Life and Teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama by His Holiness The Dalai Lama