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Jessica Tye is a Certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Wellness Educator, Holistic Health Coach, Podcast Host and a true farm girl. She is passionate about helping people achieve positive results through nutrition and new wellness practices. She is from Cincinnati, Ohio and has been happily married to her husband Derek since 1996. They have 5 children and a barnyard full of farm animals ranging from chickens to alpacas. Her desire for increased wellness for her family, and for pretty much everyone she has ever met, led her to the area of nutritional coaching, speaking at wellness events, teaching corporate wellness programs and for school aged sports teams and organizations regarding the importance of nutrition and education that includes teaching about homesteading and helping to teach the next generations where real food comes from and it's NOT a box on a grocery store shelf!

Links mentioned in the show:

• JessicaTye.com
• ThatKetoBlonde.com

I'm solo today to tell you all about my intermittent fasting story - both the things I did right, and where I made mistakes along the way.

There are a ton of people trying out intermittent fasting these days because it's such an easy plan to get great results. I personally used an intermittent fasting strategy, in combination with the other strategies we talk about on this podcast, to lose more than 100 pounds, improve diabetic blood sugar levels and to help drastically improve a slew of other health problems.

However, many who jump into a fasting plan don't see the results they want because many of them are following all of the mainstream fasting advice out there that's just plain wrong.

While adding intermittent fasting to your routine can lead to big results, if you're making mistakes that seem insignificant, your results can come to a screeching halt! Listen to my fasting story today to learn how I found major success by adding a simple fasting routine to my routine so you can get big results from incorporating fasting to your low-carb, high-fat plan.

Tips and strategies talked about in today's episode:

• Intermittent fasting isn't always about eating less food
• I had to eat more food and exercise less to find permanent weight loss success
• Start with an easy IF plan of 12 hours and add on as you're ready
• I talk about how I added onto my plan overtime to help form an intermittent fasting lifestyle
• I talk about some tips to make fasting easier
• I also mention some situations of those who should not fast
• I end the episode with all of the fasting Do's & Don'ts

Links Mentioned:

• YouTube Channel
• Fasting Decoded Course
• My Big Fat Life Transformation

A food sensitivity, also known as a food intolerance, occurs when someone has difficulty digesting a particular food. Once you eat a food your sensitive to, this can result in symptoms like abdominal pain, gas or diarrhea.

On today's episode, we're going to talk about some common food sensitivities for those following a low carb or keto plan, and how continuing to consume these foods could result in a weight loss stall. We'll also get more into food allergies and why, beyond the occasional fact that you could die, you shouldn't continue to eat foods that might be causing you a problem.

• We explain the difference between food sensitivities and food allergies
• We talk about which foods are the biggest offenders when it comes to food sensitivities
• Soy is a bad idea - and you'll learn why
• Learn how vegetables can stall your progress
• We talk about other foods that could stall your progress due to food sensitivities

Episode Download: Elimination Diet Guide

Links Mentioned:

• Thrive Market
• Kick It Naturally: Fat Loss Plateaus Episode

Listener Question: Do you think that the DNA food sensitivities test help in anyway? Product Review: Nutiva Coconut Butter

• What is dairy? I let you know what people mean when they refer to dairy products
• Cheese is low in carbs, moderate in protein and high in fat, which makes it the perfect keto food, right? I take time to explain why this might not be true for everyone.
• It is a myth that you need to eat cheese on a keto diet to find success. In fact, dairy products can stall many keto dieters and I explain the reasons.
• Studies show cheese can be addictive
• Dairy products can stall some keto dieters. I review some of the reasons for this.
• How to figure out if you're sensitive to dairy products
• How to approach eliminating dairy to figure out if it's causing a stall or health problems for you
• Dairy substitutions on keto - the do's & the don'ts

Links Mentioned in Episode:

• Eating Fat is the New Skinny Support Group
• Free Troubleshooting Keto Workshop
• Episode 9 - Keto Myths

Some people think a ketogenic diet can worsen, or even bring on new acne. While others claim that keto can actually help heal your acne. So which is it - does keto make acne worse or does keto make acne go away?

In this episode:

• What about cystic acne?
• What foods can contribute to acne
• How medications can affect bile flow
• Helpful supplements

Links mentioned:

• Digestion Course
• Natural Reference
• Keto Decoded Membership

Why do we hear so much about people lowering their blood pressure on keto? Is keto magic or is there something else going on? If you've seen any changes in your blood pressure since you've started keto, we'd love to hear about it. So let's dig into what may be going on with blood pressure when adapting a keto diet.

In this episode:

• What makes up blood pressure?
• Bile flow issues
• How protein can affect blood pressure

Links mentioned:

• Nutrition-related Insect Repellant
• Digestion Course
• Keto Decoded Membership

Carb cycling is another one of those popular diets trends that can be great for some people, but also really screw up another group of people. Today we'll discuss what's happening if you fall into the latter group, and what you can do to get out of it.

In this episode:

• When carb cycling is a bad idea
• When to try carb cycling
• Why adding carbs can stroke fat burning
• What kind of carbs are best for carb cycling
• Does carb cycling vary from men to women

Links mentioned:

• Keto Decoded Membership
• Kick it Naturally: Menstrual Cramps

Events and circumstances in our lives can absolutely create anxiety, but it's our physiology that often causes that anxiety to be magnified and become unmanageable.

In this episode we explore the most common physiological imbalances that lead to anxiety, and ways to improve symptoms.

In this episode:

• The electrolyte deficiency imbalance
• Blood sugar issues
• The anabolic imbalance
• The alkaline imbalance

Links mentioned:

• Digestion Course
• Keto Decoded Membership

A common question before starting a keto diet is: Should I be hungry on a ketogenic diet? The common answer is no! Since you should eat to satiation on keto, you shouldn't be hungry while following this diet. But that's not always the case for everybody, so today we'll chat about 3 reasons you could be finding yourself hungry on a keto diet.

In this episode:

• Are you digesting fats and protein properly?
• Under eating Fat or Protein
• Overeating carbohydrates
• Eating past satiation for make macros

Links Mentioned:

• Digestion Course
• Keto Decoded Membership

Can you follow a ketogenic diet without a gallbaldder? The short answer is yes, but it's going to take some work. Correcting digestion without a gallbladder can be one of the more difficult issues to improve, but it's not impossible. And if you want to follow a keto lifestyle, it's absolutely necessary to do.

So if you're willing to put in the time and work, this episode is a great place to start if you've lost your gallbladder and want to follow keto.

In the episode:

• What exactly is the purpose of the gallbladder?
• What can cause a person to warrant a gallbladder removal?
• Signs your gallbladder is in trouble
• Can a keto diet cause further gallbladder issues?
• Basic tips for keto if you don't have a gallbladder

Links mentioned:

• Digestion Course
• Keto Decoded Membership