In this week's episode, I am joined by Kristin Kirkpatrick & Dr. Ibrahim Hanouneh! Kristin Kirkpatrick, MS, RD is a bestselling author, presenter, president and CEO of KAK Nutrition Consulting, a dietitian with the Department of Wellness & Preventive Medicine at Cleveland Clinic, and a senior fellow with Meadows Behavioral Healthcare. She has appeared on the TODAY show, NBC Nightly News, and Fox News, among others, and has contributed to publications such as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and TIME. Dr. Ibrahim Hanouneh completed his internal medicine residency and gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship training at the Cleveland Clinic. He served as an associate staff at the Cleveland Clinic before moving to Minnesota to join MNGI Digestive Health in 2015, currently serving on their Board of Directors. Dr. Hanouneh has spent a great deal of time in liver disease. He has a passion for studies related to fatty liver. He has presented at several national and international meetings and has been an author on over seventy papers as well as numerous abstracts. Key Points • 1 in 4 people have silent fatty liver • Metabolic syndrome links to liver health • Diet choices are key, not just weight • Intermittent fasting as a health strategy • Seven colors of food for liver rejuvenation • Small diet changes make a big difference   Best Quotes 02:19 - 02:26 • "The liver is so incredibly resilient. I mean, talk about an organ that takes a beating and just keeps coming back." 05:00 - 05:07 • "This disease has nothing to do with alcohol. It is, has all to do with metabolic syndrome." 10:35 - 10:49 • "So when we think about waist size, we were really interested in waste versus BMI... but waist size is a great indicator because it indicates what kind of fat you have and where is it in terms of the closest to other organs." 11:28 - 11:42 • "So when we came up with what are the four metabolic profiles, we essentially tune them in terms of what is your waist? So is your waist lean or non-lean? And then in addition to that, what is your, what does your metabolic numbers look like?" 27:27 - 27:32 • "Coffee detoxes your liver, believe it or not, very useful for fatty liver disease."   For more information on Kirstin, visit here: https://www.kristinkirkpatrick.com/ For more information on Ibrahim, visit here: https://www.mngi.com/provider/ibrahim-hanouneh-md