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Reset Your Cravings with Dr. Elena Zinkov
FromThe Lab Report
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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Oct 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In functional medicine, behavior change is often at the heart of helping our patients improve their health. When it comes to dietary choices, many people struggle due to food cravings which they believe are out of their control. Dr. Elena Zinkov is a naturopathic physician who wrote a book which hits this topic straight on and offers helpful tips to reset cravings.
Today, we meet Dr. Zinkov and learn about her functional medicine approach to helping patients deal with food cravings.
Today on The Lab Report:
3:00 Meet Dr. Elena Zinkov and hear about her path to naturopathic medicine
5:30 Cravings are far more than willpower
7:55 Hormone imbalances, nutritional insufficiencies, and the microbiome
16:15 Neurotransmitters and cravings
20:00 Actionable steps to reset dietary behavior
26:15 The role of functional medicine laboratory testing
28:10 Improving sports performance in athletes
30:30 Zinkov’s thoughts on the optimal diet and fasting
34:50 The Fireball
Additional Resources:
Proactive Health
Crave Reset
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Thanks for tuning in to this week’s episode of The Lab Report, presented by Genova Diagnostics, with your hosts Michael Chapman and Patti Devers. If you enjoyed this episode, please hit the subscribe button and give us a rating or leave a review.
Don’t forget to visit our website, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Email Patti and Michael with your most interesting and pressing questions on functional medicine: podcast@gdx.net.
And, be sure to share your favorite Lab Report episodes with your friends and colleagues on social media to help others learn more about Genova and all things related to functional medicine and specialty lab testing.
Disclaimer: The content and information shared in The Lab Report is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. The views and opinions expressed in The Lab Report represent the opinions and views of Michael Chapman and Patti Devers and their guests.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today, we meet Dr. Zinkov and learn about her functional medicine approach to helping patients deal with food cravings.
Today on The Lab Report:
3:00 Meet Dr. Elena Zinkov and hear about her path to naturopathic medicine
5:30 Cravings are far more than willpower
7:55 Hormone imbalances, nutritional insufficiencies, and the microbiome
16:15 Neurotransmitters and cravings
20:00 Actionable steps to reset dietary behavior
26:15 The role of functional medicine laboratory testing
28:10 Improving sports performance in athletes
30:30 Zinkov’s thoughts on the optimal diet and fasting
34:50 The Fireball
Additional Resources:
Proactive Health
Crave Reset
Subscribe, Rate, & Review The Lab Report
Thanks for tuning in to this week’s episode of The Lab Report, presented by Genova Diagnostics, with your hosts Michael Chapman and Patti Devers. If you enjoyed this episode, please hit the subscribe button and give us a rating or leave a review.
Don’t forget to visit our website, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Email Patti and Michael with your most interesting and pressing questions on functional medicine: podcast@gdx.net.
And, be sure to share your favorite Lab Report episodes with your friends and colleagues on social media to help others learn more about Genova and all things related to functional medicine and specialty lab testing.
Disclaimer: The content and information shared in The Lab Report is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. The views and opinions expressed in The Lab Report represent the opinions and views of Michael Chapman and Patti Devers and their guests.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Oct 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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