

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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Oct 31, 2023 • 1h 2min
Getting to the root of Sugar Addiction and Dependency with Danielle Daem | Episode 140
TODAY'S GUESTDanielle Daem is a Sugar Freedom Expert & Somatic Embodiment Coach who is passionate about helping women heal their relationship with sugar and themselves so they can reclaim control over their health and energy once and for all! Using her extensive knowledge in nutrition, somatic healing, trauma, and coaching, Dani helps her clients discover a new way of living in which sugar cravings and guilt no longer controls their health and life. Her root cause approach to addiction understands that our relationship with food ultimately stems from our relationship with ourselves.Danielle is the creator of the Break Free From Sugar Program and the host of the top rated “Beyond Sugar Freedom Podcast” where she dives deep into conversations about the root causes of sugar dependency and total body health and wellness.Connect with Danielle:Instagram FREE 3 part “Kick Emotional Eating” Workshop SeriesWant to discover the ROOT CAUSE of your sugar dependency? Take the QUIZ HERE NOW.ON TODAY'S EPISODEDanielle & I talk about...Why is our relationship with food and sugar so complex and complicated?How the subconscious mind, our nervous system, and our cells play a significant role in our relationship with food.The connection between how we treat food and how we see ourselves.While physically removing sugar from our diet can bring numerous benefits, the emotional ties can persist.The risk of falling back to old patterns if underlying emotional issues aren't addressed.Warning Signs of a Dysfunctional Relationship with FoodHow big life events can bring out dormant patterns and triggers.Understanding the role our body plays in driving our behaviors and thoughts.Why it’s important to connect with our emotions and our bodies to understand how these drive our thoughts and behaviorsRecognizing the protective shields over our emotional body due to trauma.The influence of childhood experiences on how we perceive safety and emotions.The importance and challenges of tapping into deep emotionsWhy most of us feel it’s so difficult or even dangerous to express emotionsHow this drives us to seek out numbing behaviors - such as using food, social media, alcohol, or other distractorsHow traumas (big or small) and family dynamics in our childhood shape our relationship with foodHow the nervous system shapes our reactions to the world around usThe impact of suppressed emotions on our bodies and healthStrategies like breathing, meditation, play, dance, and more to help us reconnect with our bodiesSTAY 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!)👉 Enrollment Opens again this November! Get on the waitlist now: https://www.daniellehamiltonhealth.com/bloodsugarmasteryThank you for subscribing, rating, reviewing, sharing and reposting the show! I appreciate each and every one of you! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Oct 25, 2023 • 56min
Could Parasites be Driving your Sugar Cravings? Part II with Christy Nault | Episode 138
TODAY'S SPONSORSGOOD 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 by 20-30%! Just drink 1/3 of the can before the meal and finish the rest of the can with your meal to get the blood sugar stabilizing benefits! I love 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 GOOD IDEA order! TODAY'S GUESTChristy Nault, Creator of Quantum Fit Flow. She is a women’s root cause health practitioner, educator, hormone specialist, breathwork facilitator and medicine woman. She has been working in the women’s health and healing space since 2010, and it was her own health journey that led her to the transformative root cause healing approach.In 2015, Christy was diagnosed with Endometriosis, Hashimotos, MCAS, POTS, IBS and a laundry list of other “diagnoses” after losing her brother to the negligent hands of Western Medicine. When doctors were of no help, she set out on a deep healing journey - spending years diving into the research and education she needed to heal herself fully. She now lives an exuberant life, entirely symptom-free, and genuinely radiates vitality and wellbeing from the inside out. All women deserve to be fully equipped with the information, tools and self-healing strategies that will never be taught via mainstream health, and it is my great mission to share the root cause revolution with women across the globe.Instagram: @quantum.fit.flowMicrodosing: @microflow.healingON TODAY'S EPISODEChristy and I talk about...Parasites holding toxins in bodyParasites and emotional toxicityEnergetic state and parasitesEmotions and parasites in healingSymptoms of parasitesDissolving cysts through parasite cleansingWeight loss resistance and toxinsRemoving blocking factors to healingMicrodosing with psilocybinMicrodosing and life transformationHow microdosing has helped clients get off SSRIsMicrodosing and parasite cleansingRoot cause healing principles"Our gut health is really dependent on our ability not only to digest and metabolize food, but our ability to digest and metabolize emotions"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!)

Oct 19, 2023 • 39min
Are You Detoxing or Just Recirculating Toxins? The Right Way to Support your Liver & Detox Pathways with Christy Nault - Part 1 | Episode 137
TODAY'S SPONSORSUse code DANIHEALTH for 10% off your GOOD IDEA order! TODAY'S GUESTChristy Nault, Creator of Quantum Fit Flow. She is a women’s root cause health practitioner, educator, hormone specialist, breathwork facilitator and medicine woman. She has been working in the women’s health and healing space since 2010, and it was her own health journey that led her to the transformative root cause healing approach.In 2015, Christy was diagnosed with Endometriosis, Hashimotos, MCAS, POTS, IBS and a laundry list of other “diagnoses” after losing her brother to the negligent hands of Western Medicine. When doctors were of no help, she set out on a deep healing journey - spending years diving into the research and education she needed to heal herself fully. She now lives an exuberant life, entirely symptom-free, and genuinely radiates vitality and wellbeing from the inside out. All women deserve to be fully equipped with the information, tools and self-healing strategies that will never be taught via mainstream health, and it is my great mission to share the root cause revolution with women across the globe.@quantum.fit.flow@microflow.healingON TODAY'S EPISODEHow Christy’s experience with her brother being vaccine injuries impacted her pain to purpose storyWhat is the root cause order of operations of how to healWhat are the foundationals, why they are important, and how we can work on eachWhy the pelvic floor is so important for our healthThe major difference between drainage vs. detox and when is beneficial to do eachThe most important system of the body to optimize for opening drainage pathwaysChristy’s favorite tool that saved her life, liver and gallbladder.Signs to know if your drainage pathways are openSTAY 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!)

Oct 12, 2023 • 1h 3min
How to Heal Insulin Resistance with Shana Hussin | Episode 136
TODAY'S SPONSORSGOOD 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 by 20-30%! Just drink 1/3 of the can before the meal and finish the rest of the can with your meal to get the blood sugar stabilizing benefits! I love 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 GOOD IDEA order! TODAY'S GUESTShana Hussin is a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) and metabolic health and weight loss expert. She is the host of the popular nutrition podcast Fast To Heal Stories, where she helps listeners reverse weight issues and insulin resistance by teaching them a low-insulin lifestyle. Shana uses varied intermittent fasting protocols and timed eating, along with therapeutic carb restriction, as key strategies to achieve lifelong health.After struggling with her own health issues and experiencing the failures of the conventional health and nutrition industries, Shana developed various online courses and wrote her best-selling book, Fast To Heal, to help as many as possible reverse insulin resistance and metabolic illness with her proven 5-step system.Website: https://www.fasttoheal.info/Instagram: @shana.hussin.rdnFacebook: Fast To Heal Nutrition SupportFree Starting Guides: https://www.fasttoheal.info/freeguidesFree Webinar: https://fasttoheal.ewebinar.com/webinar/youve-got-insulin-resistance-and-blood-sugar-issues-now-what-2659ON TODAY'S EPISODEWhy you can have perfect blood sugar but still have insulin resistanceThe classic signs and symptoms of having insulin resistanceWhat are the healthy numbers and ranges for fasting insulinThe top two concepts and strategies Shana uses to heal her clients insulin resistanceProtocols for healing vs. maintenance protocolsThe very first steps Shana advises her clients to do with their eating patterns The types of fasting which Shana sees as most beneficial depending on severity of insulin resistanceThe amazing healing benefits of fasting that people experience The optimal range of carbohydrates to eat a day Shana’s all time favorite sources of proteinThe main difference between plant protein and animal proteinSTAY 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!)👉 Blood Sugar Mastery is back for another round this Winter! Join the waitlist to learn more and get special bonuses! https://www.daniellehamiltonhealth.com/bloodsugarmasteryThank you for subscribing, rating, reviewing, sharing and reposting the show! I appreciate each and every one of you! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Oct 4, 2023 • 57min
Exposing the Food Industry's Biggest Secrets with The Food Babe, Vani Hari | Episode 135
In this episode of the Unlock the Sugar Shackles podcast, I interview The Food Babe, Vani Hari, a passionate advocate for healthy food choices. Vani shares her personal experience growing up with fast food and how it influenced her eating habits. She also discusses what Big Food doesn't want consumers to know, as well as her journey of taking on food giants like Kraft, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, and Chipotle. Tune in to learn more about Vani's story and what inspired her to make a difference in the food industry and how you can help make better choices for you and your family!TODAY'S SPONSORSGOOD IDEA: Use code DANIHEALTH for 10% off your order! TODAY'S GUESTNamed as one of the “Most Influential People” on the Internet by Time Magazine, Vani Hari is the revolutionary food activist behind FoodBabe.com, co-founder of organic food brand Truvani, New York Times best selling author of Food Babe Kitchen, The Food Babe Way, and Feeding You Lies. For most of her life, Vani ate whatever she wanted—candy, soda, fast food, processed food—until her typical American diet landed her where that diet typically does, in a hospital. Despite her successful career in corporate consulting, Hari decided that health had to become a priority. Her newfound goal drove her to investigate what is really in our food, how it is grown and what chemicals are used in its production. The more she learned, the more she changed and the better she felt. Encouraged by her friends and family, Hari started a blog called foodbabe.com in 2011. It quickly became a massive vehicle for change. She has led campaigns against food giants like Kraft, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, Subway and General Mills that attracted more than 500,000 signatures and led to the removal of several controversial ingredients used by these companies. Through corporate activism, petitions, and social media campaigns, Hari and her Food Babe Army have become one of the most powerful populist forces in the health and food industries. Her drive to change the food system inspired the creation of her new company called Truvani, where she produces real food without added chemicals, products without toxins, and labels without lies. Hari has been profiled in the New York Times and The Atlantic, and has appeared on Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, CNN, The Dr. Oz Show, The Doctors, and NPR. Vani lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with her husband Finley and two children. Visit her online at: foodbabe.comHer new cookbook, Food Babe Family will officially hit stores October 17, 2023.Instagram: @thefoodbabeFacebook: @thefoodbabeSTAY IN TOUCH WITH ME:Instagram @daniellehamiltonhealth Facebook at Danielle Hamilton HealthMy website is daniellehamiltonhealth.com (scroll down to sign up for my Newsletter!)Thank you for subscribing, ratin

Sep 28, 2023 • 52min
Mental Health, Your Brain & Blood Sugar | Episode 134 with Brendan Vermeire
TODAY'S SPONSOR: Good Idea is the sparkling water that improves your blood sugar! All the flavors are delicious! Use code DANIHEALTH to save 10% off your first order. TODAY'S GUEST:Brendan is a Mental and Metabolic Health Scientist, Researcher, Functional Medicine Educator, Writer, and Speaker. He is a Board-Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, Master Nutrition Coach, Master Personal Trainer, USAW Sports Performance Coach, and Crossfit Trainer.He began his career as a personal trainer and nutrition coach at the age of 18 after disappointingly being medically discharged from the United States Navy Seal training pipeline due to an injury. After being exposed to the power of functional lab testing in the start of his career, he began intensely pursuing that as a career path which has led him to be widely regarded as one of the top leading experts in Metabolic Health and Functional Education.He is the proud owner and founder of the Metabolic Solutions Institute for Functional Health and Fitness Practitioners and the creator of the Functional Mental Health Practitioner Certificate Course. He is also the founder of the Metabolic Solutions Research Education Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to ‘changing the way the world views mental health’ through advancing the science of Mental Health Dysfunction. He is also the creator of The Mental M.A.P.™️, a cutting-edge Lab Panel for Mental Health.When he’s not educating doctors/practitioners/professionals, helping clients overcome their most severe health struggles, or producing cutting edge scientific education, Brendan enjoys all things fitness and is probably working out. He also enjoys anything in nature and any activities that expand his heart, mind, and soul.Email: Brendan@metabolicsolutionsllc.comWebsite: www.metabolicsolutionsllc.comInstagram: the_holistic_savageON TODAY'S EPISODEBrendan and I talk all about brain inflammation- what causes it and how to reduce it! (Hint: your blood sugar plays a hugeee role in all of this!). 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! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Sep 21, 2023 • 26min
How do I know if I have Blood Sugar issues? What do they feel like? | Episode 133
GOOD IDEA my favorite blood-sugar stabilizing sparkling water - Use code DANIHEALTH for 10% off your order!ON TODAY'S EPISODEI talk about what it feels like to have blood sugar issues along all the blood sugar dysregulation spectrum... from hypoglycemia, to slight insulin resistance, to prediabetes and type II diabetes. Knowledge is power!!Thanks for listening!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! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Sep 14, 2023 • 47min
Why You Should Care About Your Blood Sugar (Even if You're NOT Diabetic!) | Episode 132
TODAY'S SPONSORS & LINKS- GOOD IDEA my favorite blood-sugar stabilizing sparkling water - Use code DANIHEALTH for 10% off your order!- My FullScript Supplement Dispensary - Practitioner grade supplements at a discount!- Blood Sugar Mastery Enrollment Closes on September 16, 2023 - Enroll today! https://www.daniellehamiltonhealth.com/bloodsugarmasteryON TODAY'S EPISODEI talk about WHY your blood sugar matters, even if you're not diabetic. I consistently skipped over learning about blood sugar because it was boring, it was complicated, and I wasn't diabetic. But what I didn't know was hurting me! Don't be me. Don't make the same mistakes I did! In this episode you'll learn how blood sugar affects every cell, organ and process in the body... with no sciency jargon that goes over your head. Just simple, easy to understand information to help you understand your body and how to care for it!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! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Sep 7, 2023 • 44min
Unlocking my OWN Sugar Shackles - My Health Journey | Episode 131
Blood Sugar Mastery is coming back for its 16th Round this September! BSM is my signature 8-week program to help you control your blood sugar so it stops controlling YOU! Hundreds of students have seen incredible results in this program. You can learn more by going to daniellehamiltonhealth.com/bloodsugarmastery.If you want to learn more about the program and see if it's the right fit for you, make sure you get on the waitlist here and scroll down to book a call with me. Serious inquiries only!TODAY'S SPONSOR: 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 GOOD IDEA order!ON TODAY'S EPISODEI share my long journey to optimal blood sugar and health. I talk about my health issues throughout my lifetime, my battles with my Sugar Dragon, insights I learned and why I do what I do today! Thanks for listening!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 SEPTEMBER 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! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jun 14, 2023 • 45min
How to Heal your Gut for Better Blood Sugar & Mental Health PART II with Jennilyn Griffiths l Episode 130
Blood Sugar Mastery is coming back for its 15th Round this July! BSM is my signature 8-week program to help you control your blood sugar so it stops controlling YOU! Hundreds of students have seen incredible results in this program. You can learn more by going to daniellehamiltonhealth.com/bloodsugarmastery.If you want to learn more about the program and see if it's the right fit for you, make sure you get on the waitlist here and scroll down to book a call with me. Serious inquiries only!TODAY'S GUESTJennilyn specializes in gut health and neurotransmitters. She started as a personal trainer 10 years ago and got deep into fixing imbalances in the body with a holistic approach to nutrition, supplementation, and behavioral changes.Website: www.guthealthforlife.comInstagram: @jennilynfitFacebook: facebook.com/jennilyngriffithsON TODAY'S EPISODEJennilyn & I discuss...How our gut is tied to our blood sugar and metabolic healthWhat is the importance of butyrate and how to naturally produce more of itWhich microbiome tests are the best for gut testing that actually show WHY you got an overgrowthWhy having low stomach acid has become an epidemic and how it can be detrimental5 best practices and actionable tips to restore your microbiomeThoughts on fermented foods for gut health- which are good vs. bad and who should eat themSTAY 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 JULY 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! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


