About The Guest(s): Dr. Christian Middelthon is a licensed chiropractor and national board-certified health and wellness coach. He is the founder of Viking Health, a program designed to support weight loss and overall wellness.

Summery: Dr. Christian Middleton discusses the three prerequisites for the body to burn fat for energy. The first two conditions are low insulin levels and depleted glycogen stores. The third condition is a continued period of time without ingesting calories. He emphasizes the importance of simplifying weight loss and understanding that the body works in a similar way for everyone. Dr. Christian Middelthon also explains how the program helps individuals become more metabolically flexible and feel younger. He addresses the issue of plateaus and offers advice on how to navigate through them.

Key Takeaways:

• The three prerequisites for the body to burn fat for energy are low insulin levels, depleted glycogen stores, and a continued period of time without ingesting calories.
• The body becomes more metabolically flexible on the program, allowing for efficient fat burning and increased energy.
• Paying attention to how you feel after eating can help reprogram your relationship with food and make healthier choices.
• Plateaus can be caused by factors such as set point weight, hormonal issues, or reaching a low body fat percentage.
• The program includes a reset phase in the final four weeks to change the body's set point weight and raise metabolism gradually.

Quotes:

• "Once you've had a meal, your insulin levels have to be low, and you must have depleted your glycogen for fat to effectively start being used for energy." - Dr. Christian Middlethon
• "Your body is very intuitive. It will actually crave what it needs when you take away the addictive properties of processed foods." - Dr. Christian Middlethon
• "Start paying attention to how you feel after you eat. Recognize which foods will make you feel good and which ones will make you feel sluggish and uncomfortable." - Dr. Christian Middlethon
• "The scale may not show much change, but if your inches are going down, you know you're still burning fat." - Dr. Christian Middlethon
• "The Reboot Program includes a reset phase to incrementally increase protein and raise metabolism back up to a healthy level." - Dr. Christian Middlethon

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