

High Performance Health
Angela Foster
The High-Performance Health Podcast is all about optimising your body, mind and lifestyle for high performance.
Packed full of actionable insights, strategies, bio hacks, lifestyle hacks, mindset strategies and expert performance advice, Angela Foster is on a mission to optimise your human potential. Featuring interviews with some of the top experts on the planet in the fields of health, performance and business, this show aims to inspire, educate and empower you to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life.
Packed full of actionable insights, strategies, bio hacks, lifestyle hacks, mindset strategies and expert performance advice, Angela Foster is on a mission to optimise your human potential. Featuring interviews with some of the top experts on the planet in the fields of health, performance and business, this show aims to inspire, educate and empower you to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life.
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Jul 9, 2020 • 1h 23min
Gut Health and Mental Health Making the Connection - Interview with Ryan Evans, Dietician and specialist in Gut Micro Biology
In this episode, Angela is talking with Ryan Evans former bodybuilder, MMA fighter and registered dietician with a particular interest in gut microbiology and mental health. As a bodybuilder Ryan looked healthy but inside was a different story. After learning to heal himself he now dedicates his time to helping others understand the role gut microbiology plays in not only your physical health but also your mental health. He explains how to get your nutrition right and make the changes that will mean you are looking after yourself well inside and out. KEY TAKEAWAYS I was very unaware of what was going on with me. I looked great but never felt happy in my body. Our gut is our first brain not our second brain because it is where all the neurotransmitters and hormones are. Most of the time-poor gut health is a result of a diet high in sugars, carbs, and in inorganic and dead food. We are eating food from dead soil that has no nutrients but has significant quantities of chemicals and pesticides. Our mental health problems are increasing as our gut health is decreasing. Nutrition is everything you should eat things in the most wild and natural state. It’s important to get back to basics and eat good whole foods for your metabolic type and individual need. People go by how they feel on the day immediately after eating but the response may only be evident days later. Food produces hormones and neurotransmitters and if you are deficient in hormones and neurotransmitters you are going to feel unwell. If you are spending time working out then you also need to spend time working in and recovering from what happens in your day. Our issues are in our tissues so it’s important to move your body in a gentle way to calm yourself. If you can start the day in gratitude then you are setting yourself up in a positive way for the day ahead. Who do you really want to be and does your inside match your outside? BEST MOMENTS ‘IBS is a very wide term used when people can’t get to the bottom of gut issues’ ‘I’m an advocate for people eating best-sourced food as possible, it just makes sense’ ‘I’m all about being intuitive about how my body is feeling and adapting’ VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series\ Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website Ryan Evans Instagram The Power Source by Lauren Roxburgh When the Body Says No by Gabor Mate Squatty Potty website ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance. CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn High Performance Health FB Group

Jul 2, 2020 • 47min
Optimising Integrated Health & Achieving Balance - Interview with Thomas Olivier CEO and founder of Omnos
Angela is in conversation with Thomas Olivier CEO and founder of Omnos an intelligent health system that enables optimisation through knowledge, planning and prevention. Democratising health, making it more accessible to everyone is key if people are to take control of their lives, make the changes that will bring balance and optimise their health and well-being. It’s now easier than ever to understand your own background and when you are able to combine data you are able to gain a balanced overview of yourself and understand what to do to achieve balance. KEY TAKEAWAYS People can take control of their lives and make changes that will benefit their lives and achieve balance. It’s about integrated health, we are complex individuals and nothing works in isolation. Chronic conditions can be avoided if you make lifestyle changes early on. People can be more proactive about their health but to do this they need to be educated. When you start to look at your own biology and realise you are unique, you become more engaged with yourself. If you want to find out the real state of you right now functional testing is key. This is your health; your data and you should have ownership of it. Your genetic test is always a really good starting point. Being a part of the testing process and becoming educated about yourself as a part of the process is empowering. When the data belongs to you it is possible for you to share it with others chosen by you Health data is increasingly a commodity and its value is increasing so data ownership moving forward is vital. BEST MOMENTS ‘It’s about combining data and understanding what to do to achieve balance’ ‘Lots of people have issues that they want to sort out but they need access to data that will allow them to gain a helicopter view’ ‘It’s about connecting the dots and being able to navigate through’ VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series\ Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website Omnos website Omnos Instagram Cracking Your Health Code by Thomas Olivier ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance. CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn High Performance Health FB Group

Jun 25, 2020 • 36min
Fasting Episode
People undertake fasting for a variety of reasons and it’s important to begin by considering why you want to fast as your starting point. There are many benefits and Angela is looking at these in detail along with how to begin and how to maintain intermittent fasting, making it part of a sustainable routine. When starting with intermittent fasting it’s important to begin slowly and be consistent over an initial 6-week period to see the positive results and Angela shares great advice on how to begin and successfully maintain an intermittent fasting pattern that is right for you and your lifestyle. KEY TAKEAWAYS Fasting is about limiting food over a time period. Always consider the reasons why you want to fast. If you are fasting ensure you are getting enough protein. There is a difference between fasting and caloric restriction. Fasting involves not eating for a set period of time and then eating within a limited time known as ‘compressed eating window’ Caloric restriction involves intentionally restricting and lowering your calorie intake. Time-restricted eating is where food is consumed within a certain time period and the most popular approaches are the 12/12 and the 16/8 strategies Start with a 12-hour overnight period of fasting and use gentle exercise within the time period to enhance the effects of fasting. Consistency is really important, making your fast part of your routine will bring the best results. The health benefits increase with a smaller compressed eating window if you are using fasting to lose weight. You should aim to come out of your fast in a calm state and choose foods that are easy to digest. Prior to and on exiting fasting, consuming lower carbohydrate food is beneficial. BEST MOMENTS ‘Intermittent fasting helps to lower inflammation’ ‘Any fasting schedule needs to be the one that suits the individual’ ‘Always make sure you are engaging in parasympathetic activities’ VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series\ Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance. CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn High Performance Health FB Group

Jun 18, 2020 • 29min
Feel & Look Younger with the Right Food Compounds
In this solo-sode, Angela looks at food compounds that when included in your diet can make you feel younger, look younger, live younger and increase your metabolism. Angela has been undertaking research for her upcoming book and in an exclusive taster of what’s to come in the book she shares advice on the foods that contain sirtuins and explains how these foods mimic the effects of fasting and exercise along with great information about other foods and food compounds that can make a difference to your health and wellbeing when they are included in your diet in the right way. KEY TAKEAWAYS Food compounds can be used to help you to look younger, feel younger and be younger through increasing your metabolism. STACks activate an ancient family of genes known as sirtuins It has been shown that those people who are lean have higher levels of sirtuins whilst those who are obese have lower levels. Foods rich in STACks have a significant effect on fat-burning whilst also increasing muscle mass and improving cellular fitness. Consuming sirtuin foods and taking sirtuin activators can be a powerful combination for enhancing your metabolism and youthfulness One of the fundamental processes in life is the ability of organisms to respond to stressors. Hormesis is the concept that low levels of stress can improve health and well-being through the stimulation of the stress response. For the hormesis to be effective the dose must be correct. Zenohormesis is the process by which one organism benefits from the stress of another. BEST MOMENTS ‘Wild strawberries have higher levels of anti-oxidants than those produced commercially’ ‘It triggers a stress response that has been evolving for nearly a billion years’ ‘You can get incredible results from including STACks in your diet’ VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series\ Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance. CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn High Performance Health FB Group

Jun 11, 2020 • 49min
Listening to Your Gut and Achieving the Optimum Balance in Mental Health
Angela is with Brittney Oliver board-certified health and life coach, author speaker and founder of an international online health coach training school. They discuss the role gut health plays in anxiety and depression and the importance of gut health for expectant mothers and their babies. It’s about getting your gut biome in alignment and understanding how health is all-encompassing it’s what you do physically, mentally and spiritually. Gut health has a vital role in mental health as it is responsible for producing 90% of your serotonin and 50% of your dopamine find out how to listen to your own body and achieve the right balance in your gut biome. KEY TAKEAWAYS When the gut environment is not balanced it can trigger a stress response. There are many varying indicators throughout the body that can be indicators of poor gut health including issues with skin and gastrointestinal problems. You can’t be present in your life when you are suffering from depression. Health is all-encompassing it’s your mental, physical and spiritual well-being. For each individual, it’s important that the approach is personalised and education about the role of the gut is vital. There are a range of different types of stress and understanding what these are and how they impact on the gut is the key to knowing how to achieve a balance. The microbiome of the mother influences the health of the gut of the baby. The gut health of the mother will improve dramatically prior to birth to support the best possible gut bacteria for the baby. To enhance your baby’s gut health, understand that your gut is a biome garden and different microbes have different jobs. Once you understand you can do better, you can put hope into what you think is hopeless. It’s about the function of the natural body first and then looking at what you can do to help it. BEST MOMENTS ‘The gut is responsible for producing 90% of your serotonin and 50% of your dopamine’ ‘The state of the baby gut is directly connected to the mothers gut health’ ‘I want to empower people to heal on their own’ ‘If you understand your gut you will understand your body and its well- being and balance’ VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series\ Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website HWCA Coach website Brittney Oliver LinkedIn Unlimited Power - Tony Robbins ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance. CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn High Performance Health FB Group

Jun 4, 2020 • 57min
Using DNA Tests to Transform Your Health - Andrew Steele from DNA Fit
Angela is with Andrew Steele former GB Olympic medal holder, a founding member of DNA fit and head of product to find out about how they use DNA testing to transform results in sport, weight loss and preventative health. In this deep dive episode, find out all about how DNA testing can help you to optimise your health and wellbeing and why your genes are not your destiny it’s the epigenetics, the expression of your genes, that makes the difference to your health and longevity. Shining a light on the nature part of the nature, nurture equation is the key to understanding and provides information that can be used to successfully improve outcomes for any individual. KEY TAKEAWAYS When the environment is the same but people’s outcomes are different the question is what is the other factor? DNA testing highlights the nature part of the nature-nurture equation. It provides another piece of information that can be used by individuals to improve their outcomes. You can use genetic data to help you reach your goals, it will help you to get better quicker. For nutrition genetic data helps with sustained changes in behaviours. People have a specific internal motivation as to ‘why’. They know they are made in a particular way and require particular nutrition. There is self-motivation for making one choice over another. There is a complete spectrum of diets that we are familiar with and individuals will have greatly differing experiences with them. There are 2 macronutrient groups that can be looked at; -Response to saturated fats -Response to refined carbohydrates This layer of ‘why’ and understanding how it is different for each person is important in making a difference. It’s a powerful motivation tool when you understand the impact of your genetics. Circle is the world’s most comprehensive DNA test reporting on 500 different genetic traits across 20 categories. Whole enzyme sequencing looks at every single part of the active or protein-coding part of the human genome. BEST MOMENTS ‘Healthy lifestyle options are key, it’s about influencing our epigenetics’ ‘I’ve aligned my diet with my genetics’ ‘DNA testing is about shining a light on the nature part of the nature-nurture equation’ VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series\ Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website DNA Fit website ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance. CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn High Performance Health FB Group

May 28, 2020 • 1h 1min
Are you heading for burnout? What is your body trying to tell you, with Adrenal and Hormone Expert Marek Doyle
Angela is with Marek Doyle who specialises in personalised nutrition. He provides answers that are backed by data and talks with Angela about how he assesses test results to determine where an individual is on their journey and what imbalances are the limiting factors for wellbeing. As an individual who himself suffered from metabolic issues over a number of years, Marek has used his own experiences and extensive research to build a comprehensive understanding of human metabolism. He discusses the small indicators and compensations that we make, adjusting to a new ‘norm’ when we should be paying attention and taking action. KEY TAKEAWAYS When measuring heart rate variability, preliminary research indicates, if the number is 35 or below then you are potentially too sympathetically engaged and may run into problems with your immune system being downgraded along with other metabolic responses in the body. There are multiple ways your sympathetic nervous system will be activated. The limbic system is waiting for sensory input that may be important information that requires an immediate response from the body. Inflammation activates certain parts of the brain and is characterised by its potential to drive excess glutamate signalling. Glutamate is an important neurotransmitter which switches the brain on but excess levels result in too much signalling to the brain. There are a range of common possibilities that need to be considered when helping an individual with their sympathetic activation. The question to be answered for every individual is – ‘what is the rate-limiting factor for them?’ You can’t take supplements or eat your way out of fatigue because it’s a sensation. You need to look at what you can do so that your central nervous system doesn’t produce the sensation. Ultimately it’s important to pay attention to the small indicators from your body and make the right changes. BEST MOMENTS ‘Our bodies are consistently communicating with us about pain and fatigue’ ‘You can begin by looking at what your own patterns are through journaling’ ‘Getting enough oxygen, having an anti-inflammatory diet and having good sleep hygiene are important’ VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series\ Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website Marek Doyle website Marek Doyle Instagram ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance. CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn High Performance Health FB Group

May 21, 2020 • 40min
Building the Right Foundations to Optimise Your Health
This episode is a great opportunity to hear more about Angela’s own journey and why she is so passionate about empowering others to optimise their health. Angela has a background as a successful Corporate Lawyer but is now on a journey to find out everything she can about health and how we can all use our DNA and genetics to positively influence and optimise our health. Your health is the foundation of everything you do, listen in and hear about what you can start doing now to build the right foundations and optimise your own health. KEY TAKEAWAYS Optimised health is the foundation of sustained performance. Depression is a silent disease and many people try to hide it and carry on with their everyday lives. Meditation is a practice that can help in giving you space between the stimulus and the response. Medical science has got us to a point where we are going to live for longer whether we want to or not and people want to live a long life and live it well enjoying the things they’ve enjoyed in early life all the way through. Control of the epigenetics is key and if we understand key parts of our DNA then we can positively influence the expression of those genes. We now need to really understand our genetic data and how we can use it as part of our daily lives. We need to empower people so that they can optimise their own health Sleep is the best performance-enhancing tool we have and not prioritising sleep has a huge impact on our health. Your body is not only affected by what you eat but also by the amount of light you get and your level of hydration. There are many things you can do to improve and optimise your health and well-being that have no cost. BEST MOMENTS ‘A momentary pause in your thoughts can help you to gain influence over them’ ‘Biohacking is working with your biology to find the best version of yourself’ ‘People want to live younger for longer’ VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series\ Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website ABOUT THE GUEST Susan Hay – Biography Sue is the Founder and CEO of Thrive Magazine a Health and Nutrition Magazine and Thrive Media – a digital branding agency for Health, Food and Fitness Brands. After a 20-year career in branding and design, Sue re-trained in Nutrition and re-focused in 2013 to release Thrive Magazine – a global nutrition-based magazine, focused on clearing up confusion in health & nutrition. Thrive now works with brands in food, health and nutrition to help them build a brand and an online audience. Having worked with brands such as River Cottage and Nuffield Health, along with many amazing start-brands. Thrive is due to launch their Thrive Brand Clarity Course in 2020. Sue Hay is also a published author of the series Dial-a-Guru Books with Pen Craft Books and the host of the THRIVE PODCAST – Ethical Entrepreneurs. sue@thrivepublishing.co.uk Website Channels Magazine website: www.thrive-magazine.co.ukMedia website: www.thrivepublishing.co.uk PODCAST - http://bit.ly/ThriveEEPodcast Social Media Channels Twitter: @thrivefeelaliveFacebook: @thrivefeelalive Instagram: @thrivemagazine LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanhay/ A picture containing foodDescription automatically generated “At Thrive, we have one core mission: To bring you the most relevant, reliable and expert led information on health & nutrition. I believe that healthy people do good things!”. Sue Hay www.thrive-magazine.co.uk ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance. CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn High Performance Health FB Group

May 14, 2020 • 51min
Leadership Hacker
Angela is with Steve Rush, author of the best-selling book, Leadership Cake and the Host of The Leadership Hacker Podcast. As CEO of Improov Consulting, he's a People and Business Transformation Expert and Leadership Coach, helping organisations and individual leaders globally improve performance, productivity and engagement Angela and Steve discuss the importance of sleep, recovery and understanding that creating governance, clear structure and discipline are fundamental if you want to achieve freedom and maintain high performance. Great leadership is about empowering others and having high levels of self-awareness and Steve shares great information about what you can do to grow your own self-awareness and why the support of others to help you understand how your work is perceived is what makes the difference, listen in and learn more. KEY TAKEAWAYS We spend more time in non-verbal communication so understanding sensory acuity is key. We are programmed from a very early age but we are able to continually able to pivot and change our thinking. If you want to instil new behaviours it’s about routines and repetition. Visualisation and having an end goal is vital but it all starts with basic foundations of what am I going to do today and how am I going to do it? We all want to be in control and feel important. Learning to give control away of the things you can give away control of is the key to creating freedom If we don’t give ourselves the ability to be organised, disciplined and get things done then we will never be able to do the things we want to do. Creating governance and clear structure and discipline is what allows you to maintain high performance. Recovery is a paradigm shift – you have to take time out to be more productive. Recovery is about doing something that helps you to regenerate and gives you energy. It could be as simple as taking a walk or being thoughtful for a few minutes. Its ultimately about loving what you do and having a passion for what you do. When you have a passion, you will have energy. BEST MOMENTS ‘If I am working late there is a give back in my diary schedule’ ‘The Charlie Chaplin effect - research has shown that as a species after 15-20 minutes we are looking for a distraction’ ‘To maintain high performance, we have to take timeout’ VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series\ Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website www.improovconsulting.com www.leadershipcake.com www.leadership-hacker.com The Leadership Hacker Podcast Steve Rush LinkedIn The Leadership Hacker Instagram The Leadership Hacker Facebook Steve Rush Twitter Leadership Hacker Twitter Leadership Cake Twitter ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance. CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn High Performance Health FB Group

May 7, 2020 • 23min
Why Managing Your Stress Level is Key to Managing Blood Sugar Variability
High blood sugar is a factor in many chronic diseases and in this episode, Angela shares the results of tracking her own blood sugar levels. She explains what blood sugar variability means for your body and shares great practical advice that can be used immediately to manage blood sugar levels. Stress is present in all our lives and Angela explains how cortisol impacts the body and the actions you can take, to control your levels of cortisol, manage your blood sugar variability and optimise your life and longevity. KEY TAKEAWAYS Keeping cortisol low is important for blood composition. Stress leads to the elevation of cortisol and cortisol raises blood sugar. Exercising in the morning means you are making the best of the ketones that are available and potentially increase fat burning. To keep your body in a fat-burning mode you need to avoid eating a diet high in carbohydrates and refined sugar. When blood sugar rises and insulin is released it triggers the body to store fat instead of burning it. Exercise has been shown to help move sugar into the muscles for storage and causes an immediate increase in insulin sensitivity Research has shown that both aerobic and resistance training increase insulin sensitivity but a combination of both is the most effective and high-intensity interval training is the most time-efficient way to achieve this. The immune system does not perform as well when you are under stress its ability to fight infection is reduced. There are actions you can take to lower your stress levels, social connection and getting outside along with mediation and breath work will all make a difference. Your breath is your superpower, it’s the easiest way into your parasympathetic nervous system and using breathwork can bring a sense of calm and lower cortisol levels. BEST MOMENTS ‘Chronically stressed people can be skinny fat because high-stress levels cause fat to be stored in the abdominal area’ ‘It is more beneficial to focus on low carbohydrate and polyphenol-rich fruits such as berries and avocados’ ‘Resistance training has been shown to increase insulin sensitivity’ VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series\ Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website Christian Thomson website Superhuman Experiment Facebook ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance. CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn High Performance Health FB Group


