Episode 428: 5 ways to Enhance your Metabolic Flexibility
Author: Ali Miller RD
January 21, 2025
Duration: 56:34
Are you looking for ways to enhance your metabolic flexibility? Want to know how carb intake can vary based on your metabolic threshold? Tune in to hear us discuss metabolic flexibility--what it is, why it's important, and how you can improve it with simple diet and lifestyle changes.
In this episode we will define what metabolic flexibility is, why it is important for your body composition, blood sugar, and overall disease risk, and most importantly how you can enhance your individual metabolic flexibility! Learn about using movement and exercise, fasting, berberine and other tools in your favor as well as important labs to run during your keto journey.
Also in this episode:
LIVE Food-as-Medicine Keto Reset
What is Metabolic Flexibility?
How carb intake varies based on metabolic flexibility
Benefits of carbs
Microbiome
Nutrients and real food, especially important in keto space
Phytocompounds/immune
Emotional/mental/redefine relationship with food
Hormone regulation
Longevity
How to know what carb threshold works for you
Nutrisense CGM use code ALIMILLERRD
Episode 269: Blood Sugar Variability and Understanding Your CGM
Berberine Boost
Labs for starting keto
Keto Checkup
CMP
DHEA-s
A1c
Leptin
Fasting Insulin
Advanced Metabolic Panel
All of the above, plus:
hs-CRP
TSH
Free T3
Free T4
Vitamin D
Cholesterol Panel
CBC
5 ways to enhance your metabolic flexibility
Movement
Naturally Nourished Episode 424 How Daily Walking Can Transform Your Health
Adjusting feeding frequency and fasting
Naturally Nourished Episode 375 Clarifying Fasting
Nourished your mitochondria & support detoxification
Bone Broth Fast
Detox Packs
BroccoDetox
CoQ10
Carnitine Complex
Berberine
Berberine Boost
Episode 359 Oh-No Ozempic Updates
Keto Essentials Bundle
Targeted carb control and nutritional ketosis
Sponsors for this episode:
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