Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Jheanelle Henry was born in Jamaica and moved to the United States the she was 13 years old. Though she had always been skinny growing up, Jheanelle began to gain weight inn college and, by September of 2017 she weighed 288 pounds. She was pre hypertensive and pre diabetic. After discovering the keto diet, she was able to reverse these health issues and has dropped 120 pounds. She is the author of Keto Yardie and is a dedicated health coach.

In this discussion, Dr. Tony and Jheanelle talk about:

• (07:33) Jheanelle's health history
• (09:34) The Freshman Fifteen
• (13:11) How Jheanelle discovered the keto diet
• (18:08) How much weight the average person can expect to lose in the first 30 days of keto
• (21:47) Whether a person MUST work out in order to lose weight
• (24:44) Jheanelle's book, Keto Yardie
• (29:41) What Jheanelle eats in a typical day
• (33:04) Why Jheanelle became a health coach
• (38:32) How Jheanelle gets a new client started on their keto journey
• (41:07) How to balance your life and set boundaries if you are a busy person
• (45:17) How Jheanelle has changed as a person since starting the keto diet
• (49:35) Encouraging peoples of color to consider the keto diet

Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below.

Links:

Jheanelle Henry:

• Ketoyardie
• Instagram
• Linktree

Dr. Tony Hampton:

• Linktree
• Instagram Account
• LinkedIn Account
• Ritmos Negros Podcast
• Q Med
• Symposium for Metabolic Health Lectures
• How Waking Up Every Day at 4:30 Can Change Your Life