
Show Notes
Kelly LeVeque is a certified functional nutritionist, wellness expert, and best-selling author living in Southern California with her husband and two young boys. Before starting her business, Be Well By Kelly, she worked in the medical field for Fortune 500 companies like Johson & Johnson, then moved into personalized medicine, offering tumor gene mapping and molecular subtyping to oncologists, before striking out on her own to start her business. Kelly received her bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California and completed postgraduate studies in clinical nutrition through UCLA and UC Berkeley. She has found her work as a holistic nutritionist to be the most rewarding of her career. Sponsorship Curious about Soul? Follow this link to the website & make sure to use code, "TBM" for 20% off the entire website! Excited to follow our journey? Check us out at @thebestmedpodcast on Instagram or @TheBestMedPodcast on Youtube! What was discussed Breastfeeding: the bond between mother and child. Properly managing diet & nutrition for children. Infertility in the modern age & what may cause it. Guidance for blood sugar balance. Metabolic flexibility A common, but huge, mistake made while Intermittent Fasting. Best supplements for blood sugar balance & overall nutrition. Timestamps (0:00 - 0:51) How breast milk nutrient density is affected by time & other factors. (0:52 - 2:33) Pumping vs Natural breastfeeding. (2:34 - 3:53) How stress and body hormones affect breast milk and the baby. (3:54 - 7:17) How breastfeeding can be therapeutic for the mother and is a great maternal bonding tool. (7:18 - 12:24) Managing screen time for children and how it affects their health. (12:25 - 20:28) Childhood nutrition and the importance of properly introducing flavors early on. (20:28 - 24:38) Rise of infertility and the role endocrine disruptors play in fertility. Book recommendation: Estrogeneration by Anthony G. Jay (24:38 - 27:17) Which products to avoid to become as toxic-free as possible. (27:18 - 38:37) Blood sugar balance basics: How to be balanced Easy checklist to follow Managing Eating Windows (38:38 - 41:41) Learning how to properly eat and not using food as a reward. (41:42 - 46:23) Optimal protein consumption and how it benefits adults/children. How much protein is optimal? Reading nutrition labels. Overall balanced nutrition (46:24 - 54:46) Creating healthy habits to improve health and make balancing blood sugar easy. (54:47 - 56:59) Metabolic Flexibility: Going over Keto & Carnivore diet How to know when you're in Ketosis. (57:00 - 59:33) Feeding the gut microbiome properly during keto/carnivore. (59:34 - 109:04) Getting started on your nutrition journey: finding out what is best for you. How to avoid glucose excursions. (109:05 - 110:19) Importance of electrolytes. (110:20 - 113:42) Mistakes commonly made during Intermittent Fasting. How to optimize your intermittent fast. (113:43 - 116:40) Why managing caffeine intake is important. (116:41 - 119:36) What does a normal day of eating look like for Kelly? (119:37 - 122:20) What is the Best Medicine for Kelly? (122:21 - 127:24) How does Kelly balance everything? What does she prioritize? (127:25 - 132:25) Recommended supplements for blood sugar balance and overall nutrition. (132:26 - 136:16) Meat brand recommendations. (136:17) Where to find Kelly Leveque.
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