Everyday Health, Simplified

Ep 74:  What is Inflammation?

#5 in the Metabolic IQ Series Inflammation is indirectly related to insulin resistance, and impacts our metabolic function, too.  You’ll learn how inflammation is supposed to work, and what happens when it goes awry in places like our gut, heart, and fat cells – and what you can do about it. Have a podcast topic to suggest?  Please do!  Email me at elisapoolwellness@gmail.com - suggestions always welcome. Join the community! Free private FB group for women, “Wellness Rising”:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1153532848019343/

Ep 73:  How Can I Fix My Insulin?

#4 in the Metabolic IQ Series This episode gives us the good news:  we have the power to correct our insulin issues and revamp our metabolism!  You’ll hear five ways to test whether or not you have insulin resistance, as well as four ways to take your health into your own hands, begin correcting your metabolism and rediscover vitality in life. Have a podcast topic to suggest?  Please do!  Email me at elisapoolwellness@gmail.com - suggestions always welcome. Join the community! Free private FB group for women, “Wellness Rising”:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1153532848019343/

Ep 72:  Are You Chronic?

#3 in the Metabolic IQ Series It turns out that insulin is connected to nearly all chronic diseases: obesity, type II diabetes, heart disease, fatty liver disease, hypertension, and even infertility.   Chronic diseases take decades to develop, and this episode explains how that process happens, and WHY our metabolism seems to take a nose dive in our late 30s, 40s and 50s.   You’ll find out if you’ve been contributing to chronic illness in your life, too! Have a podcast topic to suggest?  Please do!  Email me at elisapoolwellness@gmail.com - suggestions always welcome. Join the community! Free private FB group for women, “Wellness Rising”:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1153532848019343/

Ep 71:  What Raises Insulin?

#2 in the Metabolic IQ Series This episode helps unravel why our weight cannot change until our insulin levels do.  Your insulin is raised partly by poor stress management and lifestyle, and largely due to our nutrition.  When we pay attention to our insulin levels, we can act proactively in order to avoid disease and illness.  Tune in to understand how your insulin levels dictate what your body is doing with the food you eat on a daily basis. Have a podcast topic to suggest?  Please do!  Email me at elisapoolwellness@gmail.com - suggestions always welcome. Join the community! Free private FB group for women, “Wellness Rising”:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1153532848019343/

Ep 70:  What is Metabolic Syndrome?

#1 in the Metabolic IQ Series Currently, 6 of 10 adults in the US have one chronic disease.  Four out of 10 adults have TWO or more, and even our YOUTH are becoming chronically ill.   For the first time in history, the current generation will NOT outlive the past one - our life expectancy has now started to REVERSE.   Half of all adults globally now have metabolic syndrome.   Clearly there is a metabolic health crisis happening, and if we want to change it, we need to understand it.   This episode starts a series of five episodes devoted to helping YOU better understand your metabolism, so that you can get unstuck, get healthy and STAY healthy.  If you’re concerned about your metabolism, your weight, your current health, or your future health, listening to the next several episodes will raise your Metabolic IQ.  You will not get medical advice, but you WILL gain knowledge that if you APPLY it, will give you power to live a long, full, HEALTHY life.   First up - Get a grasp on what metabolic syndrome actually is, and how insulin is the key player.  Have a podcast topic to suggest?  Please do!  Email me at elisapoolwellness@gmail.com - suggestions always welcome.Join the community! Free private FB group for women, “Wellness Rising”:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1153532848019343/