Welcome to the Optimal Protein Podcast. I'm Vanessa Spina. Hello, my friends. Welcome back to the

podcast. I'm your host, Vanessa, coming to you live this February. This is my first host birth

recording and I have the absolute privilege of having Catherine Arnston joining us today. She is an incredible citizen scientist and independent researcher.

And she has done some incredible research on the mitochondria and how we can optimize our mitochondrial function with the support of algae,

with specifically spirulina and ferala.

And on today's episode, we're talking all about detoxification and fat loss, especially with stubborn body fat, and how we can actually help our fat cells release fat more easily

by supporting them with detoxification.

And we also get to talk a little bit about

Ozempic, about beauty and collagen, and about antioxidants and what really makes algae

so incredibly powerful. This is mind-blowing stuff. You guys, I've been listening and re-watching

the last podcast episode with her several times

because every time my mind is just blown and I'm going to link the presentation or the deck

in the show notes if you want to check it out again.

But be sure to go back and listen to that first episode where she really explains everything

if you want a deeper dive.

On today's episode, we do a little bit of a recap of the top points from last episode as well. So you won't be missing anything if you're jumping in today. But I'm so excited to get into today's episode with Catherine. And I can't wait to hear what you think of it as well. And I can't wait to share how I'm doing with a couple of challenges that I am doing

with detoxification. I want to tell you about a very important nutrient that many of us are

deficient in and not even aware of it. And that nutrient is light and specifically red light.

I am so passionate and obsessed with the incredible amount of science behind red light

therapy's ability to support our mitochondrial health. Now, our mitochondria, as you probably know,

are responsible for helping us to do pretty much everything in our bodies at the cellular level.

Now, when it comes to energy levels, our immunity, our skin

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