Ep #90 Hunger as Biology: It’s Not an Emergency
Many people struggle with being hungry. They experience fear and anxiety about being hungry, and believe hunger is an emergency. In fact, this idea of hunger as an emergency is perpetuated in our society. During this podcast, I discuss what hunger really is from a biological perspective and present ways to deal with hunger. Understanding and controlling your thoughts regarding hunger is an essential component of living a naturally healthy life free from type 2 diabetes.
Ep #87 The Top 4 Questions I Get About Diabetes & Health
During this podcast, I discuss the four most common questions I get from clients and podcast listeners. These include: (1) Why are my blood sugars highest in the morning? (2) Why do I discuss weight loss so much? (3) Which artificial sweeteners are okay to eat? (4) What can I take to reverse my type 2 diabetes?
Ep #86 Linguistic Space: A Tool for Ratcheting Down Emotions
When we experience negative emotions, at that moment, it is easy to believe we personify that feeling. This belief can intensify the emotion and cause actions that undermine our goals of living a naturally healthy life free from diabetes. Linguistic space refers to the practice of giving yourself some grace by using accurate experiential language versus defining language. For example, the difference between “I am anxious” and “I feel anxious.” The first is the embodiment or personification of the emotion and the latter is a temporary experience. This small tweak in how you acknowledge your emotions can helps to ratchet down the intensity and take actions that align with your goals.
Ep #85 Recommitting to New Years Resolutions
When it comes to New Years Resolutions, we often abandon them by March. This is crazy, since there is still three-quarters of the year left and there is still plenty of time to reevaluate, recommit and achieve your goals. During this podcast, I discuss the process of revisiting, reevaluating and recommitting to your goal on a monthly basis.
Ep #83 Food as Medicine
The old saying, “we are what we eat” is absolutely true. When we eat healthy, we are healthy. When we eat foods that are highly processed and unhealthy, we are unhealthy and sick. In this Podcast, I discuss how food affects our bodies and why eating naturally healthy food is essential to living a long and vibrant life free from diabetes.
Ep #81 The Benefits and Side Effects of Diabetes Medications
When clients come to me, they are often on all sorts of diabetes medications. As we work together to make lifestyle changes, these medications need to be adjusted. Ideally, if you can make lifestyle changes and reverse your type 2 diabetes, these medications can be eliminated. During this podcast, I discuss the many diabetes medications on the market, their benefits and side effects. As with all my podcasts, the content is for information only and not intended as medical advice or treatment. I always recommend working with a primary care physician to manage your diabetes and diabetes medications.
Ep #80 Coaching with Angel
Making and sustaining changes can be challenging. Many people rely on willpower to muster through temptations and cravings. Unfortunately, willpower will only get you so far. Eventually, willpower fatigues and old behaviors take over. Achieving permanent lifestyle change requires understanding and changing how you think. As a coach, I provide education based on medical research and science, help clients develop plans, track results, and dig into the underlying thoughts that often undermine progress. During this podcast, I talk with my client Angel to provide insight into what coaching is like.
Ep #77 Exercise & Diabetes: The Dos and the Don’ts
Exercise is good for your heart, great for your lungs, and amazing for your soul. It is also a great tool for reversing type 2 diabetes. When you exercise, your muscles use glucose for fuel. Additionally, this process happens without the need for insulin. This means lower blood glucose levels in a way that bypasses your insulin resistance. In studies, exercise combined with modest weight loss was more effective at improving the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in high-risk people than Metformin alone. WOW! During this podcast, I discuss the research on exercise and blood sugar control as well as review the guidelines. Finally, I provide some caveats to exercise that diabetics MUST consider.
Ep #73 Why Is It So Hard?
Do you struggle to live a naturally healthy life? Do you feel like your circumstances are unique and make changing habits difficult? Henry Ford said, “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you are right.” This statement underscores my philosophy that your beliefs or thoughts dictate your results. Sometimes thoughts can be empowering. Other times, thoughts can be unproductive or even counterproductive. “It is SO HARD” is an example of a thought that is counterproductive. During this podcast, I discuss how to start changing the long-held belief that it is SO HARD, which is an essential first step to living a naturally healthy life and reversing type 2 diabetes.
Ep #72 Leaving Something Behind in 2020
As you turn the page on 2020 and get ready for 2021, what will you leave behind? This time of year, I always ask my clients to spend time evaluating this question. It is different than adding a New Year’s resolution. Often, leaving something behind is more meaningful and more challenging. When it comes to being naturally healthy and reversing type 2 diabetes, it may mean leaving behind your use of food as a coping tool. During this podcast, I discuss how to approach this task as you prepare for the next year.
