Episode 223: From Frustration to Freedom How Sam Davis Transformed His Health

Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Sam Davis is the Education Practitioner of Knewtritional Knowledge. He focuses on developing strategies to get UNCOMMON science out to the public. He is an educator by trade with over 20 years of experience. He saw a need in the community to coordinate and consolidate education services aimed at increasing public awareness around emerging research regarding the effectiveness of lifestyle changes to prevent, reverse and decrease instances of chronic illnesses to reach optimal health.

In this discussion, Dr. Tony and Sam talk about:

• (02:22) The beginning of Sam's weight loss journey and how he found his way to the low carb diet
• (08:23) Prevalent nutritional misinformation
• (13:04) How Sam and his wife use their website (see links below) to help people wake up to true nutritional knowledge and be wary of unhealthy foods/ingredients
• (15:27) Sam Davis' message for people at the Metabolic Revolution Rally
• (18:20) Why Sam Davis and his wife started the Nutritional Knowledge website
• (19:51) Why A1C is an important lab for patients to get in order to get an accurate picture of their health
• (23:06) The power of knowledge for regaining your health
• (26:03) Unique nutritional challenges faced by communities of color in the United States
• (30:06) Sam Davis' eating habits in a given day
• (32:24) How Sam encourages and guides people to make the right dietary choices
• (34:35) Lessons and stories from Sam's personal life that have helped him to encourage people to follow a low carb diet
• (35:40) How Sam and his wife have supported each other in their nutritional goals
• (39:13) Sam's personal health goals over the next decade
• (45:41) Final words of inspiration for those wanting to improve their health and/or lose weight

Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below.

Links:

Sam Davis:

• Knewtritional Knowledge
• DeNitra Davis on the Protecting Your Nest Podcast
• Facebook

Dr. Tony Hampton:

• Linktree
• Instagram Account
• LinkedIn Account
• Ritmos Negros Podcast
• Q Med
• Symposium for Metabolic Health Lectures
• How Waking Up Every Day at 4:30 Can Change Your Life
• Keto Mojo