Nagina Abdullah is a weight-loss coach for women in midlife and founder of the top-rated website MasalaBody.com. Nagina has a degree in Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley and she earned an MBA from NYU. She has helped more than 1,500 women in midlife successfully lose weight permanently through healthy lifestyle changes.

I first met Nagina when she asked me to participate in her The Midlife Woman’s Series to Boost Metabolism, Balance Hormones and Burn Fat. While I don’t focus on weight loss, per so, I was very interested in participating because the connection between extra weight and autoimmunity is clear: autoimmune disease is a hypometabolic state meaning cellular metabolism is low, slow, and often dysregulated. 

Join us as we discuss simple ways to fix your metabolism, end sugar cravings, lose weight sustainably, and heal with food.

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“Protein more!”

What’s inside this episode?

01:43 Nagina’s personal weight loss story

06:23 The importance of having strong reasons when making positive changes

10:10 Metabolism defined

12:53 What’s the concern about blood sugar and insulin?

15:33 Why diets don’t work

19:22 What can you do about a sugar addiction?

23:09 Why this is not a license to consume “diet” sweeteners like saccharin (Sweet n’ Low®), aspartame (Equal®) and sucralose (Splenda®)

24:42 Nagina’s 4-part fat burning framework, starting with breakfast

32:14 AIP considerations

37:10 Lunch and dinner options

40:22 Afternoon snack cravings – what do they mean?

45:16 Start by adding cinnamon

46:10 Why protein is so important, especially for women; and how much you should get every day.

48:37 What is Nagina’s free 5-day workshop?

Resources mentioned:

Nagina’s website: https://masalabody.com/

Nagina’s free 5-day workshop: Five Day Free Metabolism Boost - https://masalabody.com/boost/?rootabl=palmer

Vegan protein powders:

MRM Vanilla - https://amzn.to/4h5q9cC

Sunwarrior Chocolate - https://amzn.to/480b0oS

Coconut yogurts I love:

Harmless Harvest - https://amzn.to/4eT72jX

So Delicious - https://amzn.to/3TY4QiZ

Kite Hill vegan yogurt:

Almond Milk Yogurt - https://amzn.to/3TSATRl

Want my help reversing an autoimmune condition?

If you live in the continental U.S. and are committed and determined to reclaim your best health, I offer Functional Natural Medicine Autoimmune Reversal Programs over Zoom. Get on my calendar for a free 30-minute discovery call, here: https://palmerkippola.com/functional-medicine-autoimmune-reversal-program/