Romy Nelson: Ingredients for Life
Finding the Right Ingredients for Healthy Lives and Living!
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Listener Questions: C.H. reports that she loves the 5 small meals per day and the changes she’s seeing, and she asks Romy’s opinion on the benefits of coconut water; how much damage does microwaving really do to food and veggies; and if the rule of thumb is for protein consumption really is half your bodyweight in grams.
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Romy and Michael were impressed by a lecture/talk about sugar and how it affects diet and health given by Dr Robert Lustig, how it’s the fructose that is causing the increases in body fat, causing insulin resistance and other symptoms.
His information and research indicates that sugar is an addictive substance, and that the food industry should start to treat it more seriously, just like an addiction to alcohol because it meets the four criteria: bingeing, craving, withdrawal and cross-sensitization.
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Jeffrey Willerth joins Romy and Michael to revisit the questions has has about why Jeffrey looks good first thing in the morning, and appears to look more bloated by the end of the day.
In addition to differences in hydration and sodium consumption, the body changes could be the result of food intolerances, and the best way to figure out what might be the culprit it to accurately food log your intake.
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Romy and Michael talk about the important roles happiness and attitude play when you’re embarking on a new weight loss or fitness journey. The psychological impacts of your personal comfort foods, dealing with life events without leaning on those comfort foods to cope, and viewing weight loss as a task instead of a lifestyle path, all of those can be affected by your attitude.
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In this episode, Romy, Michael and Jeffrey continue talking with special guest Lisa Chapa, a licensed professional counselor specializing in behavioral change who works with Romy’s clients.
Lisa talks about the affects of environment — such as plate sizes, room colors, food packaging, food placements, aromas — and other psychological factors that contribute to the mindless eating and other eating behaviors that contribute to issues with weight control.
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