This week, we're talking all about keto. Ben Azadi was in a dark period of his life when he decided to explore keto and how it could help him. What followed was an incredible 80-pound fat loss journey and the beginning of his incredible career as the a speaker, author, podcaster, and more!

Ben is the founder of Keto Kamp and the author of the recently published Keto Flex.

0:00 - Introduction
0:56 - Ben's Background
7:15 - Ben's Transformation
14:41 - Why Ben Chose Keto
17:24 - Fat-burner vs Carb-burner
26:42 - Intermittent Fasting
38:23 - Common Keto Mistakes
50:50 - Advice from Ben
55:46 - Closing Thoughts

You can learn more about Ben on Instagram @thebenazadi.

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Elsie Maxin was first introduced to Scheer Nutrition as a client and quickly fell in love with the in-depth testing and comprehensive assessments of her physical and mental health. It didn't take long for Elsie to figure out that functional medicine was the key to taking her health to the next level and changing her life for the better.

In this episode, we follow Elsie's journey with Scheer Nutrition and talk about why functional medicine might be the right choice for you too!

0:00 - Introduction
5:56 - Elsie shares her journey
18:50 - Core issues that came back from Elsie's testing
29:36 - Why functional medicine is an investment

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Reshaping your body and getting fit is about more than just doing the reps. It's about finding the program that works best for you and your body, and it's about making sure your body doesn't fall into any ruts along the way.

Phil is a celebrity personal trainer with lots of fitness experience and wisdom.

0:00 - Introduction
2:59 - Phil's Background
6:02 - How has Phil's fitness journey evolved?
9:18 - Phil's fitness philosophy
16:25 - Body shaping advice
26:59 - The Importance of Mindset
31:27 - Motivation
38:30 - The Phil Fit App

You can learn more about Phil on Instagram @philfit.

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Ladies, if you've always found hormones (and what you've been taught about them) a little confusing, you're not alone. It turns out there's a lot to unpack when discussing how hormones affect you and your body, and today's guest is perfect for the job.

Dr. Carrie Jones is a functional medicine women's health and hormone doctor whose job is to educate and empower.

0:00 - Introduction
3:15 - Why are hormones so important?
5:48 - DUTCH testing
9:38 - How cortisol affects hormones
20:58 - Total vs free cortisol
25:09 - Estrogen dominance
34:33 - Estrogen detoxification
41:50 - How genetics affects hormones
45:39 - How birth control affects hormones
52:11 - Can hormones affect partner preference?
54:16 - 3 pieces of advice from Dr. Carrie
1:00:31 - Closing

You can learn more about Dr. Carrie Jones on her website drcarriejones.com or on Instagram @dr.carriejones.

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"Calories in; Calories out." "As long as it fits your macros!" We've all heard these healthy eating mantras. But you know what? These mantras leave out a very important detail: how our body breaks down and reacts to food.

Whether you're trying to lose weight or gain muscle, making sure you invest in good body composition (by eating good, whole foods) is your #1 key to success.

In today's episode, we talk about why Calories became the focal point of Western diets and what you should really focus on when it comes to building your healthy eating habits.

2:12 - Where Calories and Calorie-based diets originated
4:58 - Why types of Calories matter
12:24 - Studying the gut microbiome and how it relates to obesity
13:47 - Leaky gut
16:17 - How to get a healthier body composition

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In today’s episode, we’re joined by Michelle Stallings from the Ambitious & Fit Podcast to talk about the 10 traits of an empowered woman. From surrounding yourself with the right people to betting on yourself, these are the ways that you can find empowerment and success in your life! As women, we’re often taught to help and accommodate and help others, but bu adopting these trails you’ll see that you’re able to build the live you want to live!

03:12 - Trait Nº 1: She’s Clear on Her Values
09:14 - Trait Nº 2: She Surrounds Herself with People who Build Her Up
15:34 - Trait Nº 3: She’s Able to Set Clear Boundaries
21:08 - Trait Nº 4: She’s Future-Focused and Not Living in the Past
28:00 - Trait Nº 5: She Lives Your Purpose and Passion
32:08 - Trait Nº 6: She Stands Up for What She Believes In
34:32 - Trait Nº 7: She Trusts Her Gut and Intuition
42:02 - Trait Nº 8: She Lovers Herself and Her Body
48:10 - Trait Nº 9: She Bets on Herself
49:50 - Trait Nº 10: She Doesn’t Compete with Other Women
54:18 - Recap

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Have you ever wondered why you can't quite seem to hold onto long-term change when it comes to your health? Changing your health habits requires much more than eating differently, exercising more, or drinking more water. To create massive change, you need to change you identity. Your identity is what drives who you are and if you can't change who you are, you will never move on from who you were.

0:00 - Introduction
0:53 - A Personal Story
2:28 - What is your identity?
7:50 - Taking a look at your identity
15:23 - How affirmations help with change
19:25 - Rewiring the brain
24:04 - Closing

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In today's episode, we're talking about the one thing that can make or break your healthy lifestyle: your gut! Your gut has a massive impact on how you feel and perform, whether your an athlete or an office worker, and it's important that you understand the basics of what's going on in there. So let's take a look at some of the ways that you can make sure you maintain a healthy gut!

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In today's episode, we're talking about boundaries. Setting and maintaining boundaries can help you dramatically improve your relationships and even your overall happiness! Whether setting boundaries is totally new to you or you're very familiar with saying "no" due to your lifestyles, you'll want to listen to this episode. 

3:07 - What are boundaries?
6:02 - How to create boundaries
10:59 - 3 types of boundaries
20:33 - Practicing setting boundaries
24:52 - Prompts for setting boundaries in real life
26:11 - Maintaining your boundaries
28:34 - Recap

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If you've ever been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, you might have felt like the solution presented to you was pretty underwhelming. And with some autoimmune diseases being lifelong conditions (instead of temporary illnesses), you might be wondering if there's a better way to heal it for good. 

In today's episode, we talk to Hana, a Rachel Scheer Nutrition client who found herself looking for a better solution to her ulcerative colitis diagnosis than what was initially presented to her. She talks about how she found Rachel Scheer Nutrition, and how it's helped her feel better than she ever expected!

Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
1:27 - Hana's diagnosis
10:36 - Initial apprehensions
18:23 - Progress after just 2 months
26:15 - How healing has improved Hana's mindset
32:47 - A more positive outlook on the future
35:50 - Advice from Hana
39:12 - Closing

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Podcast production for this episode by The Podcast Engineer.