Learn more about the ketogenic approach to eating and how it can not only aid in weight loss but can seriously diminish inflammation. 

"Sugar is inflammation and inflammation is the stem of all diseases.” Maria Emmerich

On today’s episode, Jenn and Kristen share their experience growing up as women with insecurities about their weight and how they used their struggles to empower themselves. They describe how their life was like before they found their fitness, the moments in their life that inspired them to change, and how they eventually founded their company. They also provide advice to those who are uncomfortable in their own skin and why the weight scale shouldn’t make up a large part of your life.

Before he started at Exhale, he worked as a public school physical education teacher, coach, and personal trainer. Today, he shares his insight, wisdom, and experience throughout his personal and professional journey and explains why he strongly believes in yoga and barre exercises and workouts.

Valerie Waters is a personal trainer in Hollywood and has been sculpting celebrity bodies for over 20 years. She started getting into fitness when she was still in high school and trained for track & field. She fell in love with strength training as she found weight lifting as a form of stress relief, which she said really helped when she was stressed over high school issues.

Her first job was as a gym membership sales agent, but she barely got anything out of it. It wasn’t until she got hired as a personal trainer did her career start to flourish. Even though her experience mostly came from working with people for thousands of hours, she was known to get people into shape. She would eventually land a gig with Cindy Crawford, the first of her long list of celebrity clients.

Today, Valerie shares with us how she got to where she is right now, the difference between celebrities and average clients, her thoughts on how to motivate people to achieve their goals, and why she thinks it’s okay to not be as hardcore as most people are.

 

"All of us can change, it just depends on what your level of commitment is.” Valerie Waters

 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Celebrities are like us except they get more motivated when they get a movie offer.
• She figures out the strategy for busy people. Even if people were pressed with time, so long as the motivation is there it will work.
• People have to be taught the lifestyle. Food is to be enjoyed and it's okay to be not so hardcore. You just have to be alright with only having a certain level of fitness versus what you could have if you raised it up a notch or two.
• To get to the next level, doing more of the same thing won't work. You got to take it up a notch.
• Raise your standards, especially in clean eating. Don't fall off because of M&Ms. It’s alright to get cravings, but you have to fill yourself with clean food as much as possible. So even if you fall from your goals, you won't fall far.
• Planning your meals can be a great deterrent to snacking. Don't leave your nutrition to chance.
• Excessive cardio makes them so hungry and ends up ruining their diet.
• The more you eat clean food the harder it is to eat junk.
• The body adjusts to new habits and ends up preferring it. It becomes your new standard.

 

Key Takeaways:

• The difference between who gets results and someone who doesn't is the person who's willing to do the work even when they don't feel like it.
• We change our lives through changing our bodies and it starts with fitness.

 

Connect with Valerie Waters:

• Valerie Waters Official
• Instagram

 

Mentioned in this episode:

• Valslide by Valerie Waters

 

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Shelley Hopper is a content creator, copywriter, social media guru, influencer, and a full-time mom among many other things. She is currently the Digital Media Manager of FIT4MOM, the world’s largest fitness program for new mothers that offers prenatal and postnatal fitness classes across the United States. Shelley found her passion for health and fitness eight months after she gave birth - berating herself for not looking like the kind of person she feels like. She has since embarked on a quest to be healthy and fit the while helping other struggling mothers.

In this episode, Shelley describes her fitness journey as well as the story of how she knew it was her passion. She shares incredible stories about the challenges she faced with her body as well as the many forms of treatments she tried. She also shares insight regarding traditional medicine and why people should not be afraid to take a few pills to improve their health.

 

“If you broke your arm and you went to the doctor, they would put a cast on it. You have to look at the brain as the same thing.” Shelley Hopper

 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Shelley's fitness journey.
• What inspired her to chase a healthy lifestyle?
• How can fitness benefit those with postpartum depression?
• How anxiety can physically manifest itself.
• Why you should follow your gut when it comes to your health.
• Her personal struggles with her body and how she dealt with them.
• The types of therapy she's uses and her recommendations.
• Her experience with endometriosis.  

 

Key Takeaways:

• Don't be ashamed to go to therapy. There is no shame in taking medicine.
• There's no shame in being a woman and wanting to look fantastic and to have your body back.
• When you have happiness and joy in your life, you're going to be making a better impact on the world.

 

Connect with Shelley Hopper:

• Official Website
• FIT4MOM
• Salty Sweet Seasons
• Instagram

 

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On today’s episode, Kelly chats with nationally recognized celebrity fitness and nutrition expert Obi Obadike – debunking myths and misconceptions around health and fitness supplements, dieting and carbs, working out, and staying motivated in your fitness program.

Our incredibly inspiring guest today is Malik Yoba. Malik is a successful actor, musician, educator, inspirational speaker, author, director, producer, activist, and entrepreneur. Since his younger years, Malik has strongly believed that he has a social and personal responsibility to helping others. This belief has lead him through a life of volunteerism, community activism, service, and entrepreneurship.

Katrina Pilkington is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, AFAA Group Fitness Instructor, and a busy mother. She is the owner of Fitty Kat, a website that serves as her personal outlet on all things related to fitness, nutrition, and everything in between.

On today’s episode, Katrina describes the moments in her life that encouraged her find her fitness. She shares what her life was like before she started her fitness journey, her motivation to pursue a career in the fitness industry, and how she finds her work-life balance as a mother and fitness instructor. She also explains why many fad diets fail and why she believes losing weight is overrated.

 

“"Fitness is my outlet to feel positive." - Katrina Pilkington

 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Her definition of a "fad" diet.
• How fast should you lose weight to keep it off for long-term?
• Why muscle is much more dense than fat.
• The common problem her clients face.
• What she recommends to beginners and casual dieters.
• Why a cheat day is sometimes necessary.

 

Key Takeaways:

• A lot of people stress over losing weight, but that stress promotes weight gain.
• Everyone wants a quick fix. It's ingrained in our everyday life and diets aren't out of the equation.
• If it took a mother 9 months to gain her baby weight, you have to give her 9 months to lose it.

 

Connect with Katrina Pilkington:

• FittyKat
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram

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Gigi Ashworth holds a master’s degree in Nutrition Communication and Science and a degree in Broadcast Journalism. She is also the owner of Gigi Eats Celebrities, a blog she founded to help people cope with their digestive issues and food sensitivities – two conditions she’s suffered for most of her life. Crohn’s, Celiac, Ulcerative Colitis, and a lack of a large intestine, Ashley didn’t let her conditions get her down. Instead, she used them to her advantage to help others who may be in a similar situation.

In this episode, Gigi shares her experience growing up with multiple gut-related issues and how she found a way to cope with them through dietary modifications and exercise. She discusses what it was like to eat food in foreign countries compared to what is available to Americans. She also explains how you can make positive changes to your diet without entirely sacrificing your favorite foods.

 

“Food affects every single thing you do.” - Gigi Ashworth

 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• When she became interested in health and fitness.
• The gut issues she suffered when she was still in her early teens.
• How she overcame these issues.
• Her opinions on doctors and traditional medicine.
• Is American food generally tainted?
• How you can improve your diet without removing your favorites.
• Gut issues that are inherited and caused by what we eat.

 

Key Takeaways:

• If you have an unhealthy gut, you're going to feel sick all the time.
• Don't just go to one doctor and believe what they say. Get a second opinion or at least do your own research.
• More people have gut issues and they don't even know about it because they don't like to talk about it.

 

Connect with Gigi Ashworth:

• Gigi Eats Celebrities
• Instagram
• YouTube

 

 

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Dr. Lane Sebring is known as the Paleo Doctor. He is considered an expert in the ketogenic lifestyle, ketosis, anti-aging medicine, and personalized and holistic medical treatment. Dr. Sebring has been practicing medicine in Wimberley, Texas for over 18 years. He is the founding physician of the Sebring Clinic and the primary developer of the Paleo Pharmacy.

He is also known as the first physician to base his entire medical practice around the concept of the Paleo diet. He says he moved in the “Paleo” direction because he disapproves of the way industrial medicine was designed to “treat symptoms of the herd,” and not the causal-based problems of the individual.

Dr. Sebring joins me to share what the ketogenic diet can do for the human body, why he thinks the ketogenic diet complements the Paleo diet, and why being in ketosis is one of the best things you can do for your body.

 

"Ketones are a magnificent fuel that's far superior to anything you can find around you to eat.” Dr. Lane Sebring

 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The link between osteoporosis, height, human health, and grains.
• Can the Paleo diet reverse "permanent" diseases?
• How long has the concept of the paleo diet been around?
• How does Dr. Sebring define the ketogenic diet?
• How does ketosis work?
• Who are the "Hunter-Gatherers" and were they often in ketosis?
• Why are ketones called the "Missing Piece to Paleo?"
• What are exogenous ketones and what they can do for you?

 

Key Takeaways:

• Grains aren't really food for anything on the planet. Grains don't want to be eaten.
• We aren't as healthy as we're supposed to be.
• A calorie isn't simply "just a calorie," but it still counts.

 

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability book by Lierre Keith
• American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
• Loren Cordain
• Prüvit Exogenous Ketones

 

Connect with Dr. Lane Sebring:

• Sebring Clinic

 

 

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