

Light Up Your Metabolism
Danielle Hamilton, FNTP
Welcome to the Light Up Your Metabolism Podcast, where we explore the profound impact of light, environment, and nature on your metabolic health. Hosted by Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and passionate health expert Danielle Hamilton of daniellehamiltonhealth.com, this show is designed to help you break free from the cycle of fatigue, cravings, hormone imbalances, and weight struggles.In today's world, where over 93% of the population is metabolically unhealthy, many people feel stuck despite their best efforts with diet and exercise. Dani delves into the incredible world of quantum and circadian biology, uncovering how simple yet powerful strategies like sunlight, grounding, lowering deuterium, and blocking blue light can transform your health.It's time to reconnect with nature and her cycles. Discover how your environment—including light, electromagnetic fields, temperature, sounds, and even the people around you—affects your metabolic health. Learn actionable tips and bioindividual approaches to charge your body like you charge your phone each night, using the free resources nature provides.Join Dani for insightful discussions and practical advice that will empower you to optimize your blood sugar, boost your energy, improve your sleep, balance your hormones, and feel amazing. Tune in to 'Light Up Your Metabolism' and start your journey to vibrant health today!
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Mar 23, 2023 • 1h 14min
Identifying & Improving Blood Sugar Issues in Kids with Jamie Glowacki | Episode 123
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Mar 15, 2023 • 1h 9min
How to Reverse Hormonal Hair Thinning with Faraz Kahn | Episode 122
TODAY'S SPONSORSYour blood sugar levels can significantly impact how your body feels and functions. Nutrisense combines cutting-edge technology and human expertise so you can see how your body responds to different food, exercise, stress and sleep in real time. By pairing a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) with their app and expert dietitian guidance, Nutrisense can help you reach your health goals.Head to nutrisense.io/sugar and use the promo code SUGAR to get $30 off and one month of free dietitian support!TODAY'S GUESTFaraz Khan is a former computer scientist turned longevity educator, speaker and biohacker. Faraz turned from helping large media, life sciences and pharma companies to helping everyday people beat back the scourge of aging. He hosts the podcast "Anti-Aging Hacks" on which he interviews the top minds in longevity, anti-aging and health. Faraz is the founder of FullyVital, a company that specializes in delivering hair wellness results using 100% natural products.Head to https://fullyvital.com to get the full hair system! Use the code DANI15 to save 15%!ON TODAY'S EPISODEFaraz’s background in longevity and hair wellnessThe reasons behind hair thinning?The role stress plays in hair loss and how that ties into over-fasting and over-ketoingHow blood sugar and high blood sugar levels impact hair lossWhy people are struggling more with hair loss than ever beforeThe effect of testosterone supplementation on hairThe effect of stem cells and PRP - do these really work!Faraz's FullyVital hair system - the "why" behind how it's designedHow long it takes to see resultsWhy brushing your hair a lot is actually a good thing for hair re-growthMy results with FullyVital products.How to get FullyVital that comes with a 4 month money-back guarantee!!STAY IN TOUCH WITH ME:You can find me:On Instagram @daniellehamiltonhealth On Facebook at Danielle Hamilton Health.My website is daniellehamiltonhealth.com (scroll down to sign up for my Newsletter!)👉 The next round begins in APRIL 2023! Get on the VIP waitlist here: https://www.daniellehamiltonhealth.com/blood-sugar-masteryThank you for subscribing, rating, reviewing, sharing and reposting the show! I appreciate each and every one of you! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Mar 8, 2023 • 1h 17min
Using a 'Continuous Stress Monitor' to Reduce Stress & Improve Blood Sugar with Dr. Jay Wiles | Episode 121
SPONSORS: Hanu Health Device this "Continuous Stress Monitor" helps you One tool to measure, train, and optimize your stress resiliency. With the Hanu device you can see your HRV (heart rate variability) in real time. This correlates with our blood sugar levels as well. Use code DANIHEALTH to save 20%!GOOD IDEA is my favorite blood sugar-stabilizing sparkling water that combines a blend of amino acids, chromium and electrolytes to help reduce the blood sugar responses at meals. I love having one in my car or bringing one with me to events and social gatherings where I can’t control the menu or I know I’m going to eat something with carbs. (Much tastier, more portable and socially acceptable than Apple Cider Vinegar! 😂) Use code DANIHEALTH for 10% off your first GOOD IDEA order!TODAY'S GUEST:Jay T. Wiles, Clinical Health Psychologist, HRV Subject Matter Expert, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Hanu Health. Dr. Jay is currently working as the Health Behavior Coordinator at WJB Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia, SC and the Greenville Outpatient VA Clinic. He has specialized training in health behavior coaching, health assessment, nutritional interventions for mental and physical health, Motivational Interviewing, applied psychophysiology, and consultation. Dr. Wiles works as a consultant for companies/organizations, practitioners, and individual patients on nutritional psychology, health behavior change, applied psychophysiology, and health promotion/disease prevention via complementary and integrative practices. He is also Board Certified in Tai Chi for Rehabilitation.Website: https://www.drjaywiles.comInstagram: @drjaywilesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJayWilesON TODAY'S EPISODE:Dr. Jay & I talk about...Dr. Jay's story on how his exposure to black mold led him to a career in integrative practicesWhat is bio feedback and bi metrics, and how they can help with several health issuesWhat exactly is stress, how it has a negative connotation, and how it can actually be a positive thingLearn how to self regulate the gas pedal and break of stress in your bodyDr. Wiles thoughts on how COVID, our diets, financials, sleep, and sedentary lifestyle have become big stressorsHow certain foods can have effects on our metabolic function and in turn mental healthHow glycemic variability can effect your nervous system functionWhat is Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and how it reveals how our nervous system adapts to stressWhy HRV is individualized for each person based on height, gender, genetics etc. Strategies and actionable steps for regulating HRV All about the Hanu heart rate monitor and how it can help with stress-resiliency STAY IN TOUCH WITH ME:You can find me:On Instagram @daniellehamiltonhealth On Facebook at Danielle Hamilton Health.My website is daniellehamiltonhealth.com (scroll down to sign up for my Newsletter!)👉 The next round begins in APRIL 2023! Get on the VIP waitlist here: https://www.daniellehamiltonhealth.com/blood-sugar-masteryThank you for subscribing, rating, reviewing, sharing and reposting the show! I appreciate each and every one of you! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐

Mar 1, 2023 • 1h 4min
High Morning Blood Sugar, Overnight Lows, and Alcohol's Affect on Blood Sugar with Molly Downey of Nutrisense | Episode 120
TODAY'S SPONSORSYour blood sugar levels can significantly impact how your body feels and functions. Nutrisense combines cutting-edge technology and human expertise so you can see how your body responds to different food, exercise, stress and sleep in real time. By pairing a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) with their app and expert dietitian guidance, Nutrisense can help you reach your health goals.Head to nutrisense.io/sugar and use the promo code SUGAR to get $30 off and one month of free dietitian support!TODAY'S GUESTMolly Downey, RDN, LDN is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist (LDN) who specializes in glucose control, metabolism and weight loss. She graduated from Indiana University-Bloomington and currently works as a nutrition manager at Nutrisense, a health technology company which leverages continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) as a way to optimize diet, health and overall wellbeing.Website: https://www.nutrisense.io/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nutrisenseioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/nutrisenseioTwitter: https://twitter.com/nutrisenseioInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nutrisenseio/ON TODAY'S EPISODEAll about Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM) and their benefitsWhy Molly began working at Nutrisense and the purpose behind the companyMolly's journey with healing her PCOS through stabilizing her blood sugarWhy and how each person’s blood sugar reacts differently to different foodsCommon symptoms people identify using a CGMHow your blood sugar reacts overnight and what can affect it How to set yourself up for a good nights sleep through foods and habits Molly’s thoughts on how many times you should eat a dayWhat is glycemic variability and how to control it The impact of alcohol on blood sugarSTAY IN TOUCH WITH ME:You can find me:On Instagram @daniellehamiltonhealth On Facebook at Danielle Hamilton Health.My website is daniellehamiltonhealth.com (scroll down to sign up for my Newsletter!)👉 The next round begins in APRIL 2023! Get on the VIP waitlist here: https://www.daniellehamiltonhealth.com/blood-sugar-masteryThank you for subscribing, rating, reviewing, sharing and reposting the show! I appreciate each and every one of you! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Feb 23, 2023 • 59min
How to Make your Water into an Anti-Aging, Energy Increasing, Inflammation Lowering Powerhouse with Mario Brainović of Aǹalemma | Episode 119
TODAY'S SPONSORSOptimize Your Digestion for Low-Carb Diets: Presale is happening now through Sat., Feb. 25th! Learn more here! Missed presale? Get on the waitlist via the link!Aǹalemma is a tool that transforms regular tap water into its supercharged, full-spectrum, coherent state. In regular tap water, H2O molecules move in a chaotic and irregular manner. Through a simple process, Aǹalemma radically changes the state of water by rearranging the H2O molecules into a liquid crystalline structure. That structure, and its stability, have a remarkable influence on all living things. Head to Analemma's website and use the code SUGARSHACKLES to save 10%.Nutrisense combines cutting-edge technology and human expertise so you can see how your body responds to different food, exercise, stress and sleep in real time. By pairing a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) with their app and expert dietitian guidance, Nutrisense can help you reach your health goals. Head to nutrisense.io/sugar and use the promo code SUGAR to get $30 off & one month of free dietitian support!TODAY'S GUESTMario Brainović, the CEO of New Earth Technologies Ltd., is entrepreneur, researcher and a visionary in the field of health and wellness. For years he ran a successful international advertising agency and a production house. He was always very passionate about health and wellness, about finding natural ways to heal, regenerate and restore the delicate balance between body, mind and spirit. This led him to establish a natural pharmaceutical company that successfully helped many people for years. After a while he became very passionate about water.Realizing its extraordinary significance he established New Earth Technologies, a company that offers the miracle of Analemma Water to the world.ON TODAY'S EPISODEMario and I discuss...Mario's interest in the body's natural self-healing abilitiesWater science is going to be the next big science of the 21st centuryWe are 70% water in mass but 99% in moleculesWater exists in a chaotic state and this chaos has an effect on usWater pics up the dominant frequency aroundAnalemma's effects on water, they stay for 5 yearsExperiments on plants with Analemma waterAnalemma's effects on ATPThe extraordinary effect of Analemma water on soil health, infertile land, and minerals in the waterThe impact of Analemma water on gut dysbiosisLow grade inflammation is the number 1 cause of all diseasesHow Glycanage (Biological Age) reverses with waterThe instant effect on your brain after drinking just one sip of Analemma waterWater is the communication system of the body so when you drink coherent water, everything works better.Uses for Analemma waterNew Analemma products (whole house system)How to use & care fore the Analemma wandThe intelligence of waterSTAY IN TOUCH WITH ME:You can find me:On Instagram @daniellehamiltonhealth On Facebook at Danielle Hamilton Health.My website is daniellehamiltonhealth.com (scroll down to sign up for my Newsletter!)Thank you for subscribing, rating, reviewing, sharing and reposting the show! I appreciate each and every one of you! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Feb 15, 2023 • 1h 14min
Improve your Metabolism to get More Energy, Balance Blood Sugar & Lose Weight Naturally without Dieting with Thomas Hemingway | Episode 118
TODAY'S SPONSORSYour blood sugar levels significantly impact how your body feels and functions. Nutrisense combines cutting-edge technology and human expertise so you can see how your body responds to different food, exercise, stress and sleep in real time. By pairing a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) with their app and expert dietitian guidance, Nutrisense can help you reach your health goals.Head to nutrisense.io/sugar and use the promo code SUGAR to get $30 off & one month of free dietitian support!TODAY'S GUESTThomas Hemingway MD is a holistic and integrative Medical Doctor whom lives and shares his philosophy of PREVENTION over PRESCRIPTION. He is passionate about Natural Health and Healing through Simple, yet Powerful Daily Practices which can be LIFE SAVING. His upcoming book, “PREVENTABLE! 5 Powerful Practices to Avoid Disease and Build Unshakeable Health”describes the foundational principles of creating solid lifelong health. He also loves sharing this message in his top rated health podcast “Modern Medicine Movement” where he is known for distilling down the latest medical knowledge and science into easily digestible and actionable steps which can change our lives in the present AND the future. He has the goal of saving 100 million lives by optimizing health and wellness through natural means.CONNECT WITH DR. HEMINGWAY:WebsiteFREE NEWSLETTERPreventable Book!InstagramFacebookON TODAY'S EPISODELife expectancy is going DOWN for the first time7 out of the 10 leading causes of death are PREVENTABLEPrevention > Prescription approach The staggering number of US Americans that have Metabolic Dysfunction"Food is either the best medicine or the slowest poison"Which foods to focus on for optimal healthThe 3 foods to subtract from your diet Why more people are sensitive to wheat and gluten today than in the pastAvoid the 3B foodsThe importance of timing of your mealsIs snacking healthy or not? 74% of US adults are overweight and 60% are obeseWhat actually IS the metabolism?How do you become metabolically flexible?The best litmus test test for knowing if you're metabolic flexibilityGUT HEALTH - what you feed will breedHow what you eat impacts your gut healthHow to feed your gut to cut cravingsWhat to have for breakfast to reduce cravings and feel more full all dayMovement and exercises to do to improve metabolic health and longevityThe importance of sleep to support the glymphatic systemTips for better sleepDigestive strategies to reduce inflammationWhy you shouldn't stress about your stress!STAY IN TOUCH WITH ME:You can find me:On Instagram @daniellehamiltonhealth On Facebook at Danielle Hamilton Health.My website is daniellehamiltonhealth.com (scroll down to sign up for my Newsletter!)Thank you for subscribing, rating, reviewing, sharing and reposting the show! I appreciate each and every one of you! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jan 25, 2023 • 1h 8min
Common Keto Mistakes to Avoid for Better Hormone Balance with Jonathan Shane | Episode 117
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Jan 18, 2023 • 1h 4min
Keto Shouldn't Be Forever! When, Why and How to Come out of Ketosis with Tara Garrison | Episode 116
TODAY'S SPONSORSYour blood sugar levels significantly impact how your body feels and functions. Nutrisense combines cutting-edge technology and human expertise so you can see how your body responds to different food, exercise, stress and sleep in real time. By pairing a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) with their app and expert dietitian guidance, Nutrisense can help you reach your health goals.Head to nutrisense.io/sugar and use the promo code SUGAR to get $30 off & one month of free dietitian support!TODAY'S GUESTTara Garrison is the founder of HIGHER, a High Performance Health Coaching company that includes training, nutrition, biohacking and mindset coaching. She has helped many celebrities, professional athletes, and top executives optimize their health.Tara is also the creator of the popular Keto In & Out System, in which she teaches how to “Do Keto. Not Forever” to optimize metabolism, brain power, athletic performance and physique. Her new book, Short-Term Keto, explains this concept of metabolic flexibility in detail.She is the host of the Inside Out Health Podcast, in which she interviews world-class health experts from all over the world. Tara is a mom of 4, avid weightlifter, Boston Marathoner and lover of nature. You can find her daily on Instagram as @coachtaragarrison, where she shares the inner workings of her life, health education and motivation.She is certified through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), International College of Applied Nutrition and Strength (ICANS), is a Certified Functional Strength Coach (CFSC), Certified Neurotyping Coach and a Metabolic Analytics practitioner.You can find Tara on her website taragarrison.com and on Instagram FacebookYouTubeON TODAY'S EPISODEHow emotional wounds can have a effect on your body composition and weightWhat is love in terms of loving your bodyHow to listen to your body and show it love for what it really needsTara’s thoughts on Keto and the positives vs. negative aspectsWhy nutritional approaches and their outcomes are different for each person and each bodyTara’s thoughts on why certain eating habits should be a short term approachHow to avoid get pigeonholed into an approach that isn’t working for your bodyTara’s thoughts on gut testing and when its appropriate to use these toolsHow to know if you should remain on Keto or if you may benefit from adding carbs back in your dietSTAY IN TOUCH WITH ME:You can find me:On Instagram @daniellehamiltonhealth On Facebook at Danielle Hamilton Health.My website is daniellehamiltonhealth.com (scroll down to sign up for my Newsletter!)👉 The next round begins in JANUARY 2023! Get on the VIP waitlist here: https://www.daniellehamiltonhealth.com/blood-sugar-masteryThank you for subscribing, rating, reviewing, sharing and reposting the show! I appreciate each and every one of you! ⭐️

Jan 11, 2023 • 1h 1min
How do You Know if You Have Blood Sugar Issues? And what ARE Blood Sugar Issues? Episode 115
Delving into blood sugar issues, the podcast explores symptoms, causes, and impacts on health. It discusses insulin responses, hypoglycemia, and transitioning to fat as fuel. Emphasizing mindfulness in managing blood sugar, it offers insights on personalized approaches for optimal health.

Jan 4, 2023 • 1h 18min
The Thyroid, Insulin & Weight Connection with Dr. Amie Hornaman | Episode 114
Dr. Amie Hornaman discusses the importance of comprehensive thyroid testing, hidden symptoms, and the impact of insulin resistance on thyroid health. She emphasizes the interconnectedness of gut health, blood sugar, and thyroid, advocating for a holistic approach. The episode highlights the challenges of misdiagnosis in thyroid health and the benefits of functional medicine in managing conditions like Hashimoto's disease. Listeners are encouraged to seek specialized care, track vital signs, and empower themselves through understanding thyroid health.