The Truth About Carbs and How to Eat for Fitness, Thyroid & Hormone Health | Lauren Papanos

Ep 105. Are you in your fitness era but feel confused about how to ACTUALLY fuel your body for muscle, blood sugar balance and hormone health? Lauren Papanos, MS, RD, CSSD is a registered dietician, hormone specialist, and sports performance expert who shares how to eat before/after workouts and her functional approach to women’s health issues like PCOS and hypothyroidism.

HERE’S THE JUICE:

• The 4 types of PCOS: insulin resistant, adrenal, inflammatory + post-pill

• Why your meals directly before and after exercise should be completely different than your meals outside of your training window

• Why eating fat and taking supplements (omegas, Vit C) around your workout window is counterproductive

• What the bodybuilder diet got right and wrong (i.e. “refeed days” for thyroid and appetite)

• The potential risks of going on a low carb diet 

• Why your thyroid needs carbohydrates (the science on kisspeptin levels)

• What labs you should request if you suspect you have a sluggish thyroid

• Red light and topical glutathione for thyroid inflammation

• If hair mineral tests are accurate + diet changes to replace our deficient minerals

• How to relieve constipation holistically 

• The most ideal “exercise split” for women

• Why it’s best to do cardio vs. resistance training on totally different days

• A week of eating for both muscle and hormone health

Watch the full episode on What’s The Juice YouTube Channel

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LINKS MENTIONED:

Thyropro

Mighty Minerals

Bloat BFF

GlucoBitters

Beef Liver Meatballs recipe (for thyroid health)

LUMEBOX red light therapy - save 40% off with code “organicolivia”

Ask the Herbalist: All About Hypothyroidism + Labs to Ask For episode

Richard Mandelbaum: A New Approach to Lyme Disease episode

Lauren’s Workout Program