In this episode we are going to continue the theme about high fat and ketogenic diets and talk about how genetics can influence our response to fat consumption. We have known about bio-individuality going back 1000s of years to Ayruvedic medicine, however, the mapping of the human genome and ongoing research is now giving us some very detailed information about how an individual might respond to a specific treatment.

Today, we are going to talk about the APOE gene which regulates the ApoE protein which is involved in the transport, uptake, and excretion of fat and cholesterol in our blood, but more importantly in our brain. Carriers of specific types of this gene are going to be at significantly increased risk of heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease if they follow a higher fat dietary pattern compared to the majority of the population. The information in this podcast is part of a new field of nutrition called nutritional genomics, where we will be able to determine the best diet for YOU, based on your genes. 

In the last episode of the podcast we talked about who might be able to benefit most from a ketogenic diet and who might want to avoid the diet. This episode is directed at those people who might be able to gain a lot from ketogenic dieting.

This diet can have some incredible benefits, however, the way many people are following it, can also lead to some undesired side effects. In today’s episode I cover some simple tips on how to get the most from a ketogenic diet. In my opinion, the rapid weight loss that many people experience from following this type of diet can be very misleading, especially for those who equate weight loss to health.

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In Part 5 of this optimize your testosterone series, I am going to cover some supplements that might be helpful for boosting testosterone. Many of these supplements were covered on previous episodes of Your Nutrition Prescription which is good, it means that we are building a library of information for you all. This is the final piece of the puzzle when it comes to natural testosterone optimization and you don’t want to miss out on this information

Exercise boosts testosterone right? Not exactly. Exercises that are catabolic, meaning they lead to tissue breakdown, can actually reduce testosterone rather than increase it. That is why we want to focus on anabolic types of exercise to maintain healthy testosterone levels.

Getting the right types of exercise can have dramatic positive effects on testosterone levels. We also want to make sure that we balance this with proper recovery (aka sleep) to get the full anabolic testosterone boosting effects.

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Food is always first. Food can help you to drop body fat and provide the building blocks and cofactors to help your body produce optimal levels of testosterone. You can give your body a major boost by strategically choosing some testosterone boosting foods.

In this episode I will discuss the foods that will give you the zinc, healthy fats, and aromatase inhibiting nutrients to help you optimize your testosterone level.

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The body is an intelligent system that tightly regulates hormone production, including testosterone. If your hormones are out of balance (too high or too low), there is likely one or a few underlying reasons why the body is producing less testosterone.

In this episode I discuss some of those reasons which include excessive cortisol production, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, and too much conversion of testosterone into estrogen. Understanding WHY testosterone can be low, is important to understanding HOW to increase it. Tune into this episode to find out more.

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Do you have low T? Since 2001 the number of men on testosterone replacement therapy has tripled. Testosterone replacement can improve energy, mood, and sex drive but is it safe? Why is testosterone low in the first place? What else can be done to boost testosterone besides replacement therapy?

This week I am going to answer all of your questions on testosterone in this 5 part series on Optimizing your Testosterone Naturally. If you or someone you know is dealing with symptoms of low testosterone such as low energy, low sex drive, low mood, please tune in and share this podcast with them. You don’t want to miss this potentially life changing information.

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I cringe every time that someone tells me that their weight loss plan consists of exercise without a change in their diet. While you can definitely will your way towards weight loss with exercise, it is very challenging to truly “melt the pounds off”.

Most of us overestimate the number of calories that we burned through exercise and then tend to overcompensate with our eating. We are also more hungry when we do high levels of exercise, and our bodies even adapt to unconsciously move less throughout the rest of the day. Tune into to today’s episode of Your Nutrition Prescription to learn more about why exercise is a bad weight loss strategy and what you can do instead.

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Broccoli is one of the healthiest foods on the planet. It is rich in chlogophyll, indole-3-carbinol, carotenoids, vitamin K, and the powerhouse nutrient sulphurophane. The combination of nutrients in broccoli make it a powerful food to protect against the development of cancer and to aid the liver in detoxifying the blood.

However, if you don’t eat broccoli right you will be missing out on a lot of the benefits of this amazing superfood. In this episode I am going to share with you how to get the most nutrition from your broccoli and tell you about another food that is related to broccoli and is actually a lot more nutritious ounce for ounce.

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You don’t have to spend 90 minutes in the gym 6 days per week to get great results from a fitness routine. Believe it or not, you can get pretty good results in just 3 hours per week. The key is to focus on the types of training that are going to give you the most bang for your buck and change your metabolism in a way that getting and staying lean becomes easier than ever before.

In this episode I will briefly outline the training routine that I shift to when I am low on time and the same type of routine that I recommend to clients who have very little time to devote to exercise, or just want to make their routine more efficient. 

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