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Ancient Health Podcast

236. Macro Mastery: Optimizing Nutrition for Women's Health and Hormonal Balance with Josh Kreifels

Ancient Health Podcast

Ancient Health Podcast

Medicine, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Josh Kreifels, a registered dietitian, explains how protein and balanced nutrition benefit women's hormones and health. Adequate protein stabilizes blood sugar, reduces stress hormones, and supports hormone production. Nutrient-rich diets with vitamins and minerals like B vitamins, zinc, and magnesium optimize hormonal function. Avoiding processed foods, sugar, and refined carbs improves insulin sensitivity and reduces hormonal fluctuations. Prioritizing protein and nutrition promotes healthy hormone balance in women.
07:26 Clearing up acne with whole foods.

13:46 Sustainability in nutrition and fitness.
20:06 Why is protein so important?
22:17 Blood sugar and protein intake.
26:20 Meal timing and weight loss.
29:41 Simplifying life for fat burning.
30:39 Body's constant state of stress.
34:26 Women under-nourishing themselves.
38:09 Cycling through deficits and surpluses.
40:29 Adjusting macros during menstrual cycle.
44:06 Refeeding for optimal performance.
48:32 Carbohydrates and sleep benefits.
50:26 Finding control over food.
55:34 Finding trusted health professionals.


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There are so many variables when it comes to health, especially when you're trying to manipulate

0:06.5

body composition.

0:08.0

If we can minimize as many of those variables as possible and standardize them, then we

0:12.9

should be able to tell, okay, we change this variable, there's a response.

0:16.3

We change this variable, there's a response.

0:18.5

But in my experience, most people are, they'll eat 1,400 calories one day, 2,400 calories

0:23.6

the next day, 1,300 calories, 1,800, so there's no consistency, and so that alone is stressful

0:28.9

on the body.

0:29.9

So if we can bring that consistency into some sort of baseline, figuring out how your

0:34.4

body responds on that baseline, and then adjust accordingly, to me, that's where I've seen

0:38.6

the most success.

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