Optimal Metabolism

Dec 10 2024 212 ep. 52 mins 21

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Weight issues, chronic disease, low energy, and adrenal exhaustion are typically due to hormonal imbalance and circadian dysfunction. Put type 2 diabetes, long-standing obesity, fatty liver, PCOS, and adrenal fatigue naturally into remission with the help of this podcast. Shana answers questions, covers hot topics, and brings in leading experts on optimizing metabolism, mitochondrial function, and circadian rhythm, and addresses related topics to help you lose weight and balance hormones by understanding the basics of sunlight, food energy, water structure, and quantum biology.

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Episode 212- Your Feisty 4 Hormones and How To Balance Them at Any Age with Nicki Williams

Dec 10 2024 51 mins

Nicki Williams is a nutritional therapist and hormone expert who embarked on a personal healing journey after struggling with exhaustion, weight gain, and hormone imbalances in her early forties. She is the founder of Happy Hormones for Life and is the host of the Happy Hormones Podcast that features quick episodes with hormone hacks. Present day, Nicki guides women worldwide to he

Episode 211- Overcoming Breast Cancer, Heavy Metal Toxicity, and Leaky Gut with Miriam Jacobson, RD

Dec 03 2024 61 mins

Miriam Jacobsen is a functional medicine dietitian with 15+ years of experience helping people improve their physical and mental well-being through food, mindset, lifestyle, and breathwork so they can feel more alive in their bodies. Miriam’s holistic healing approach challenges current medical narratives by examining physiological, biochemical, social, and emotional factors to r

Episode 210- How Lori Balue Lost More Than 100 Pounds Over The Age of 50

Nov 26 2024 68 mins

Lori Balue gained a certificate as a functional nutrition practitioner after healing herself from metabolic dysfunction and PCOS. To promote weight loss and nervous system regulation, Lori implemented daily movement, grounding, and sunlight exposure as often as she could. For her 60th birthday, and to celebrate a 100 pound weight loss journey, Lori walked the Grand Canyon from one

Episode 209- BONUS! Identify and Test For Insulin, Cortisol, and Blood Sugar Issues, My Total Wellness Mastery Summit Interview

Nov 19 2024 55 mins

This bonus episode is a replay of a conversation I had with Lauren Sanchez from the Total Mastery Wellness Show! The show was a free event that took place in October with over 30+ wellness experts sharing their various areas of expertise. In my segment of the event I shared lifestyle tools for maintaining healthy cortisol and melatonin levels, healing insulin resistance and metabol

Episode 208- Blue Light Toxicity, Melatonin, and the Cancer Epidemic with The Light Doctor Dr. Martin Moore-Ede

Nov 11 2024 61 mins

Dr. Martin Moore-Ede has been a leading expert on circadian clocks and the health problems including sleep disorders, fatigue, diabetes and cancer caused by light at night. He is the author of The Light Doctor and discovered the human circadian clock as a professor at Harvard University. Dr. Moore-Ede currently teaches about blue light toxicity as a carcinogen contributing to the c

Episode 207- Overcoming the Physical and Emotional Challenges of Perimenopause and Menopause with Dr. Liz Lyster

Nov 05 2024 69 mins

Dr. Liz Lyster is an OB/GYN medical doctor, best-selling author and speaker, and an expert in perimenopause and menopause. She has a private practice in California where she provides resources for women in midlife to successfully lose weight, have more energy, and increase their motivation and drive. In this episode Dr. Lyster shares information about female hormone fluctuations, s

Episode 206- Using Glutathione to Slow Aging and Reduce Oxidative Stress with Dr. Nayan Patel

Oct 29 2024 62 mins

Dr. Nayan Patel is the author of the The Glutathione Revolution. His expertise lies in identifying and addressing the widespread deficiency of glutathione, a crucial antioxidant that plays a significant role in maintaining overall health. Dr. Patel believes that by understanding and increasing glutathione levels, we can prevent a range of chronic diseases and slow down the aging p

Episode 205- Taking FULL Advantage of Darkness, Cold, and Food Scarcity in the Fall and Winter With Dr. Sara Pugh

Oct 22 2024 62 mins

Dr. Sara Pugh is a quantum biologist, circadian ketogenic coach, and earned her PhD in biochemistry and biophysics. Dr. Pugh specializes in all things quantum biology: heat, time, light, magnetism, water, and cold. She says that when these practices are leveraged together, our mitochondria can function optimally. In this episode we discuss the changing of the seasons which result i

Episode 204- The Amazing Healing Effects of Frequency Medicine with Stephen Davis

Oct 15 2024 63 mins

Stephen Davis is an expert on frequency medicine. In the search for a cure for his daughter's Lyme disease, Stephen pursued a deep dive into frequency medicine. That led him to develop the NIKKI, a bioenergetic wearable that delivers light emitting frequencies designed to promote cellular function, immunity, and healing. This “wellness center on your wrist” helps people overcom

Episode 203- Building Meals Around Protein and Choosing Optimal Protein Powder with Meredith Mann, The Peachy Spoon

Oct 08 2024 54 mins

Meredith Mann, also known as The Peachie Spoon, is the author of two cookbooks and recently created her own line of protein powder. Meredith focuses on eating protein focused meals that are quick and easy to make. She is well known for her Instagram account, @thepeachiespoon, where she shares her famous nourishing and filling go-to meals. In today's episode our conversation was fo