How I Stay Thin, Happy and Healthy Part 2 [Podcast 60]

March 13, 2019

One of the most common questions I get asked is how I can stay so thin and healthy. Kathy and I answered this question in a previous podcast (How I Stay Thin, Happy and Healthy), but I wanted to go into more detail about the who, what, when, where, how and why we eat as it relates to our health. I’m not a nutritionist, but questions about food and what I eat is so common that I though it was important to address this important issue, from a sleep and breathing perspective.

Shownotes

Summary of How I Stay Thin, Happy and Healthy Part 1

• Control our allergies 
• Eliminate toxins
• Eat organic
• Breast feed
• Cook at home
• Elimination diet
• Reprioritize habits and lifestyles
• Nutritional supplements
• More sun exposure
• Be healthy before you conceive

Who?

• Not every diet regimen is appropriate for you. Must customize what you eat. 
• 5 Best Korean Food Blogs for Beginners

What to Eat

• Eat organic, non-packaged foods, and avoid gluten
• Eat Dirt: Why Leaky Gut May Be the Root Cause of Your Health Problems and 5 Surprising Steps to Cure It, by Dr. Josh Axe
• Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health, by Dr. William Davis.
• Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar–Your Brain’s Silent Killers, by Dr. David Perlmutter
• Keto and Paleo diet

When to Eat

• Don’t eat or snack (or alcohol) within 3-4 hours of bedtime.
• Sleep Interrupted: A physician reveals the #1 reason why so many of us are sick and tired, by Dr. Steven Y. Park
• Glamor article: You Can Do This! The Sleep Diet Is Here

Where to Eat

• At home as much as possible
• Hello Fresh
• Home Chef
• Blue Apron
• Amazon Fresh
• Whole Foods Delivery

How to Cook

• Mealboard. Planning weekly menus
• Korean side dishes
• Why eating everything on your plate is bad
• Spices in your food

Why to Eat Healthy

• Most important

Summary

• Eat organic
• Non-GMO
• Little to food packaging
• Use ingredients as close to the source as possible
• Supplements (Vitamin D, omega-3, magnesium, probiotics, etc.)
• Better breathing and sleep hygiene
• Poor sleep causes poor digestion
• Choose one item on this list and layer on other areas once you succeed