Are you ready to live? Really live that feeling good life you desire to live? Well, it’s time to come down off of the sugar high and get everything back into balance. Thank you for joining me today on the Feeling Good podcast. The focus of today’s show is on balanced nutrition. We can all take a few simple steps to do a better job at keeping our lives and bodies in balance. Learning to follow a balanced nutrition plan will help you balance your life, control your sugar, lose weight, and live a more feeling good life!

Key Takeaways of This Podcast:

[1:18] Dr. Phil shares a dramatic Valentine’s Day news story.
[2:13] Balance is something that resonates as a theme in what Dr. Phil teaches his patients.
[2:42] How can we all do a better job at keeping our lives & bodies in balance?
1. Acknowledge that things are out of balance.
2. Learn what you can do to restore balance.
3. Take action! Begin to take what you’ve learned & apply it to your life.
[3:05] Nutrition is what most people are struggling with in balancing out their lives.
[3:26] One of the things that helped Dr. Phil to lose weight was learning to follow a balanced nutrition plan.
[4:03] There is no quick fix that’s going to help you lose all the weight without changing your eating habits.
[4:29] Dr. Phil’s friend, Garry, was diagnosed with diabetes & did not want to continue taking medications.
[5:20] Dr. Phil’s advice to Garry: ‘you’ve got to start with your diet’!
[6:05] A balanced nutrition plan made pretty simple & easy to follow!
[6:27] Balance out every meal & snack with the 3 macronutrients our foods are made up of:
1. Protein
2. Carbohydrates
3. Fat
[7:04] Dr. Phil’s recommendations for good sources of protein.
[7:24] Dr. Phil’s recommendations for good sources of carbohydrates.
[8:39] Dr. Phil’s recommendations for good sources of fat.
[9:31] Balancing each one of those 3 macronutrients is important.
[10:35] Switch to pure water instead of drinking sugary drinks.
[11:02] For better sugar control & more rapid weight loss: eliminate white foods from your diet.
[11:29] What is the emerging field of nutrigenomics all about?
[11:54] Body Sync provides genetic testing to determine individual nutrition & fitness profiles based on people’s unique DNA.
[12:32] What happened with Garry after he decided to follow Dr. Phil’s recommendations?
[13:22] Dr. Phil encourages us to not wait until in a crisis situation as Garry was.
[14:25] Please email your questions to Dr. Phil: [email protected].

Items Mentioned in This Episode of The Feeling Good Podcast:

Carson Natural
Carson Natural Health & Wellness Consulting – Facebook page
Body Sync Personal Genetics
NUTRISYNC
Fit in 49
[email protected]

Disclaimer:
The information provided on this podcast is intended for your general knowledge only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice or treatment for specific medical conditions. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat a health problem or disease without consulting with a qualified healthcare provider. Please consult your healthcare provider with any questions or concerns you may have regarding your condition.