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388: Balanced Hormones, Micronutrients, and the Thermo Diet With Christopher Walker
388: Balanced Hormones, Micronutrients, and the Thermo Diet With Christopher Walker
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Length:
70 minutes
Released:
Nov 2, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Christopher Walker is the CEO and co-founder of an amazing health company called UMZU. He also authored and created The Thermo Diet, a provocative new nutrition and health program. Today he shares his incredible story, from performing surgery on a patient at the age of 16, to his own brain tumor diagnosis at the age of 19 and how he recovered from that.
Oh, and for those of you who have written to me with concerns about husbands and significant others suffering from low testosterone, we address it in this episode!
Episode Highlights With Christopher Walker
The amazing story of how he first performed surgery at 16
Why he went through the Duke neuroscience program
The incredible health journey he undertook after getting a brain tumor
What the thermo diet is
The core parts of a nourishing micronutrient-rich diet
The reason to avoid phytic acid and vegetable oils (hint: your liver)
A case for focusing on fruits and roots as starches
The specific things women should pay attention to
A surprising fitness truth that you are likely getting wrong
Blockers vs activators and how to pay attention to this
A reason to do less cardio
And more!
Resources We Mention
UMZU Use code wellnessmama for 15% off first purchase
Thermo Diet
Thermo Diet Facebook Community
Think Again Docuseries
The Vegetable Myth (Video)
Master Your T: The Definitive Guide to Raising Your Testosterone Naturally
Thor Program: Resistance Optimization for Hormonal Optimization
The Art of Worldly Wisdom
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Oh, and for those of you who have written to me with concerns about husbands and significant others suffering from low testosterone, we address it in this episode!
Episode Highlights With Christopher Walker
The amazing story of how he first performed surgery at 16
Why he went through the Duke neuroscience program
The incredible health journey he undertook after getting a brain tumor
What the thermo diet is
The core parts of a nourishing micronutrient-rich diet
The reason to avoid phytic acid and vegetable oils (hint: your liver)
A case for focusing on fruits and roots as starches
The specific things women should pay attention to
A surprising fitness truth that you are likely getting wrong
Blockers vs activators and how to pay attention to this
A reason to do less cardio
And more!
Resources We Mention
UMZU Use code wellnessmama for 15% off first purchase
Thermo Diet
Thermo Diet Facebook Community
Think Again Docuseries
The Vegetable Myth (Video)
Master Your T: The Definitive Guide to Raising Your Testosterone Naturally
Thor Program: Resistance Optimization for Hormonal Optimization
The Art of Worldly Wisdom
More From Wellness Mama
308: How to Use Your Hormones to Your Advantage With FloLiving
383: Resilience, Mitochondrial Health, Peptides, and Smart Supplementation With World’s Leading Biochemist Shawn Wells
387: Ask Katie Anything: Protein, Supplements, Sleep, Parenting, and Shoes
294: Using Targeted Nutrition to Alleviate Hormone Related Issues With Dr. Chris Masterjohn
196: How the Modern World Is Changing Our Hormones (& How to Create a Balance Plan)
10 Tips to Help Balance Horm
Released:
Nov 2, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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