This is the second part of an interview with Dr John Sottery! In the first part Nikou and Dr John really focused on gut health, including omega 3, PPD and mental health disorders and why you want to remove vegetable and seed oils from your life! In this second part, they delve deep into a couple of Dr John's specialities, anti-aging, biohacking, skin care and the importance of sleep.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• If you want to try and improve your life instantly, removing sugar and corn from your diet can go a long way to help. Dr John thinks people don't realise that when you eat too much of these things they can't be broken down, they must be stored and eventually they are stored as saturated fat.
  
  
• Gout is uric acid in your blood, if it gets too high you get dehydrated and you make crystals in your big toe joints, fingers and knuckles and it is very painful. One cause of gout that many people don't realise, is too much fructose. Eliminating this from your diet can be a game changer.
  
  
• Many people in the US are sensitive to corn, but it is everywhere and most of it is GMO which means it is sprayed with glyphosate. It is common knowledge that dairy can be the culprit in those with gut issues, but it could actually be corn causing the problems and many people don't even consider it to be the culprit.
  
  
• It can be helpful to look at other mammals, their digestive systems and what they are able to break down and process. For example, the digestive system of a cow is so much more complex than a human, therefore they can break down many enzymes that we simply cannot.
  
  
• PCOS (Poly-cystic Ovary Syndrome) is a common disorder now when it didn't used to be. It especially affects younger women and they tend to have high levels of testosterone as well as insulin levels.
  
  
• When having insulin tests completed many people think as long as they are in the ‘normal range' that they are ok. But the range is dictated by the last 5000 people that did the test, so in somewhere like the US where most people's insulin is already too high, the normal range will be too high too.
  
  
• The role of vitamin D in health is often so underrated. If everyone in the world could get their vitamin D levels higher it would dramatically increase the worlds health. People would get less illnesses like the flu and covid but would also combat these illnesses more effectively with less long term complications if they did contract them.
  
  
• Nitric oxide has huge benefits. When people go plant based this increases massively which means they perform better mentally and physically. It also aids to keep blood pressure at a youthful level.

BEST MOMENTS 

“I love your energy, I love your passion and I'm psyched for today we're going to have fun!”

“We have the big brains and the small stomachs and the less capable digestive tract”

“It takes people ten or fifteen years to become type 2 diabetic, I'd like to know that ten years before”

“If we could get every single person in the world to get their vitamin D levels above 32 Nano grams per ml…you can massively reduce your risk”

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @nikouela

GUEST RESOURCES

Vitamin K-2 and How to AVOID Calcifying Your Arteries : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5KKZOpHqVQ

ABOUT THE HOST

Nikou Lohse is a mom of three, wife to former MLB pitcher Kyle Lohse, Master Pilates instructor, yoga teacher, and lover of all things MOVEment, MINDFULness, and commUNITY.

Nikou is a serial entrepreneur. She started her first company at 21 doing sales & marketing for Fortune 500 companies, made her first million at 24, and decided to exit at 30 in order to pursue her passion for helping others. She became a yoga, Pilates, barre, and mindfulness instructor, but her own struggle with SIBO and postpartum depression led her to redefine the way she took care of her body. Now, as a holistic health coach, she is on a mission to empower women and help them heal their gut through nutrition, movement, mindfulness, and spirituality. 

CONTACT METHOD

Email: [email protected]

Podcast Description

Failing forward is about the successes we find after enduring failure. Each episode is an opportunity to hear interviews and stories from professional athletes, entrepreneurs, executives, doctors, and loved ones who have fallen down, struggled, and transformed.

They'll be sharing how they got to where they are today, and the lessons they learned along the way. We'll be covering topics in entrepreneurship, careers, relationships, holistic wellness, mindfulness, gut health, and finding your competitive edge. With raw human moments and empowering information, this podcast is here to inspire you, remind you of your greatness, and give you the knowledge to up-level in every area of your life.

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