How To Banish Sugar Cravings, Lose Weight & Balance Hormones Without Starving Yourself: Dani Hamilton

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On this podcast, Faraz Khan and Dani Hamilton discuss how you can get out of the high carb/high sugar cycle and lose weight and balance hormones in the process.

Danielle Hamilton is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner & Restorative Wellness Practitioner who specializes in blood sugar regulation & digestion.

She was able to reverse her PCOS, cystic acne, PMS & weight loss resistance by reversing Insulin Resistance.

Her mission is to help others uncover their blood sugar & insulin issues, as well as help them optimize digestion for low-carb diets. She is the host of the Unlock the Sugar Shackles Podcast and the creator of the Blood Sugar Mastery Program.

02:30 How Dani Got Into Health & Wellness

Was unwell quite often as a kid and also in high school
Developed seasonal allergies, but couldn’t figure out why
Had multiple conditions in her 20’s too
Started the paleo diet and had big improvements in health
Then got PCOS
Dani learned the hard way how to balance her blood sugar, reversed her PCOS and lost weight in the process

What Is Blood Sugar And Why Does It Matter?

Over 93% of US adults have metabolic issues
Eating processed carbs releases a lot of sugar/glucose in the blood
Your pancreas release insulin, which moves the glucose into your cells
Healthy metabolism should burn sugar and fat easily
Eating processed carbs, too many carbs and eating too often releases lot of insulin
Insulin blocks your body from using stored fat, so you need more energy from fast carbohydrates

27:15 What’s The Difference Between Burning Sugar And Burning Fat?

Your body burns sugar first if its available
Then when the sugar runs out, you should be able to switch to burning your own fat
But when there is too much insulin in the blood because of high blood sugar, your cells start to become resistant to insulin
That prevents your metabolism from being flexible

33:10 What’s The Progression Of Insulin Resistance?

Due to persistent high blood sugar, insulin stays high and your cells become resistant to insulin
Insulin resistance can also be caused by lack of sleep and stress
Healthy glucose levels when you wake up (fasting glucose): 70-85 or 3.9-4.8 mmol
Early problems happen when blood sugar goes to 86-99, you might be gaining weight, be irritable, hangry, energy swings, headaches, needing to start grazing
Now insulin resistance builds, and fasting blood sugar goes over 100. This is when you’re pre-diabetic.
Fasting insulin is also important: try to keep it under 5

45:15 Best Ways To Track Blood Sugar

Continuous glucose monitor is the best
You can also see the spikes in blood sugar due to food, exercise, stress and sleep
This will help you understand your body really well
Paying attention to symptoms is important as well

52:02 How To Reverse Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes

First tip is to switch to real foods as they are found in nature
Tip 2: have carbs at the end of your meal
Tip 3: move after meals, 10-15 minute walks
Tip 4: avoid vegetable oils and seed oils

01:01:01 How Dani Can Help You Lower Your Sugar

Dani has a course to help you lower blood sugar levels
She shares information on nutritional basics, how to eat more fat, digestion and gut health, support gentle detoxification, how to read glucose data and how to eat carbs.
Also includes coaching calls and accountability
Dani’s program is called Blood Sugar Mastery