TMHS 825: How Your BRAIN and GUT Control Calories in Your Body
TMHS 825: How Your BRAIN and GUT Control Calories in Your Body  
Podcast: The Model Health Show
Published On: Wed Sep 11 2024
Description: For decades, counting calories has been revered as the number one way to control your weight. But what’s missing from this conversation is all of the other important factors that can influence the way your metabolism assimilates nutrients and calories. On today’s show, you’re going to learn about some of these powerful epicaloric controllers and how they impact your health, metabolism, and weight.   This episode of The Model Health Show is my interview with friend of the show, Dr. Michael Beckwith, on his new podcast, Take Back Your Mind. You’re going to learn the truth about calories, what’s going on with the widespread epidemics of neuroinflammation and diabetes, and how your brain and your gut can directly impact the way your body processes calories.   This conversation also covers important topics like the top inputs for better brain health, the critical role your psychology and your perception play when it comes to diet, and the truth about saturated fat. So just click play to learn all of this, and more!     In this episode you’ll discover:  The truth about calories.   How metabolism can vary person to person  What epicaloric controllers are.  How the human body processes whole food vs. processed food.  Why the invention of calorie counting is tied to food morality.   The fascinating science behind the epidemic of neuroinflammation.   How insulin resistance is connected to inflammation in the brain.   The relationship between your microbiome and your metabolism.  How our psychology impacts our food choices.  What the fields of psychiatry and psychology are overlooking.   How your perception can affect your hormones and metabolism.   Why insulin resistance is tied to Alzheimer’s disease.   How your hydration levels impact your brain.   The #1 thing we can learn about the human diet from babies.   How hydration can increase your metabolic rate.   The role that dietary fat plays in brain health.   What you need to know about omega 3 fatty acids.       Items mentioned in this episode include:  Organifi.com/Model --Use the coupon code  MODEL  for 20% off + free shipping!  Piquelife.com/model -- Get exclusive savings on bundles & subscriptions!   Take Back Your Mind Podcast -- Subscribe to Dr. Beckwith’s podcast!   Eat Smarter -- Read my national bestselling book for more nutrition tips!   Sleep Smarter -- Upgrade your sleep habits with my national bestselling book!     Join TMHS Facebook community - Model Nation     Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes:   Apple Podcasts  Spotify  Soundcloud  Pandora  YouTube     This episode of The Model Health Show is brought to you by Organifi and Pique.   Organifi makes nutrition easy and delicious for everyone. Take 20% off your order with the code MODEL at organifi.com/model.  Go to Piquelife.com/model for exclusive savings on bundles & subscriptions on cutting-edge solutions for your head-to-toe health and beauty transformation.