What is the most underrated health metric, especially for women?

We have been looking at the wrong metric.

And I'm talking about the scale.

They've been stepping on a scale, trying to control their weight and be smaller.

Instead of looking at what that weight is made up of, we should actually never try to lose

fat until we first focused on taking a muscle first approach and putting on muscle. If you're trying

to lose body fat and you don't have your detoxification pathways going well, you are going to put

yourself in a whole world of hurt. Is calories in versus calories out a lie? Your body's a bank account,

your body's a chemistry lab, and your body is a history book. I mean, you could

lose weight on a Twinkie diet. What's your metabolic health look like? What's your skin look like?

Right. That's not looking very good. It's what we eat and how we move. If you want to be powerful

in your life with your family, if you're in your work, show up powerfully in your body.

The way you do one thing is the way you do everything.

Music in your body. The way you do one thing is the way you do everything. What if just taking a break from seven everyday foods could help you drop stubborn weight, calm inflammation, clear your skin, and even reboot your energy in just a few weeks?

That is the bold promise of today's guest, JJ Virgin, a celebrity nutrition expert,

four-time New York Times best-selling author, and the powerhouse behind The Virgin Diet.

JJ has helped hundreds of thousands of people uncover hidden food intolerances that sabotage weight loss, red gut health, and drain energy, often without them even realizing it.

She's been featured on Dr. Phil, the Today Show, PBS, and more.

And she's here today to break down her controversial drop seven foods method, why it works,

how to do it without losing your mind, and what really happens when you reintroduce those foods.

Watch this interview on the real Alex Clark YouTube channel or Culture Apothecary on Spotify. Before we start, though, please pause, leave a five-star review to support the show and tell everyone which episode is your favorite. Shop merch at TPSAmerch.com. Code Alex Clark will get you 10% off. Follow the show at Culture Apothecary and find me at Real Alex Clark. Please welcome Celebrity Nutrition Expert in New York Times bestselling author,

JJ Virgin to Culture Apothecary. You figured out that there are seven food types that are really

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