Episode 206: Your Low Carb Resource to Reach Your Children with Michelle Hurn
Protecting Your NEST with Dr. Tony Hampton
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Show Notes
Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Michelle Hurn is a registered and licensed dietitian with eleven years of experience as a clinical, acute care dietitian, lead dietitian in psychiatric care, and outpatient dietitian. Michelle is an avid endurance athlete, she has qualified for the Boston Marathon 12 times, and on November 7th 2020, she recently won her first ultra marathon covering 44.63 miles in a 6 hour timed race. Michelle has written the book, "The Dietitian's Dilemma," detailing how the current nutrition guidelines came into existence and advocating a low carbohydrate, animal-based way of eating as an option for individuals struggling with diabetes, mental disorders, eating disorders, sarcopenia, and heart disease.
In this discussion, Dr. Tony and Michelle talk about:
- (05:12) The inception of Michelle's children's book, The Fox Family Food Fight
- (10:34) Teaching food principles that heal our bodies rather than harm our bodies
- (16:30) Medical conditions that improve on the low carb and keto diets
- (18:44) The message of The Fox Family Food Farm
- (25:09) The social determinants of health
- (29:19) Metabolic disease in children
- (31:44) The genetic factor in the development of metabolic disease
- (33:40) Reversing Type 2 Diabetes
- (36:47) Basic principles of good human nutrition
- (41:00) Why it is important to struggle and fail
- (44:18) Michelle's mission and the purpose of her work
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