Talking Emotions
Talking Emotions is a podcast centered on exploring theory, research, and practice on the importance of emotional growth. This podcast is for teenagers, young adults, and parents and mental health providers that support them. The goal is to explore important ideas to improve interpersonal relationships and personal well being.
To suggest ideas for new episodes on Talking Emotions visit the website: https://present-mind.org/podcast/
Talking Emotions
E22: Food Choice and Mental Health
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Martin explores ideas related to food consumption and it's implications on mental health. He explores his extensive knowledge of literature on the topic and his own experiences to highlight a insightful new approach to food and wellness.
Guest:
Martin Pytela became a health coach after overcoming serious health challenges. Martin traded his career as a management consultant for building a health coach business called Life Enthusiast and a superfood manufacturing business called Exsula.
To learn more about Martin, please visit:
Website: https://www.life-enthusiast.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MartinPytela
Instagram: @lifeenthusiast15
To learn more about metabolic typing, please explore the following:
The Metabolic Typing Diet by William L. Wolcott
Timestamps:
4:30 - History - Peposdent Advertising Campaigns (1920s)
4:45 - Personal Story - How Martin's Health Declined
10:45 - Book - The Metabolic Typing Diet by William L. Wolcott
11:45 - Concept - Metabolizing Carbs vs. Fats
16:30 - Concept - Biological Individuality
19:45 - Concept - Understanding How Food Impacts Your Body
22:30 - Example - Understanding How Alcohol Influences Your Metabolic Type
25:40 - Concept - The Microbiome and Neurotransmitters
26:00 - Concept - Chlorine and Roundup and Their Impact on the Microbiome
30:30 - Review - The Gut Microbiome and Its Role in Obesity (Davis, 2017)
32:00 - Concepts - Prebiotics and Post-biotics
38:10 - History - Subsidies of Corn, Wheat, & Soybean
39:00 - Strategy - Don't Follow Your Taste Buds
39:50 - Healthy Food Strategies - Avoid Refined Food
40:50 - Healthy Food Strategies - Avoid Refined Seed Oils
40:50 - Healthy Food Strategies - Avoid Refined Food
42:00 - Recipe - Romaine Burrito
45:00 - Self-Discovery - Learning About Your Metabolic Type
47:50 - Personal Story - Martin's Developing Wheat Allergy & The Hybridization of Wheat
57:00 - Personal Strategy - Meditation + Gratitude
Special thanks to musical artists:
Psalm Trees: https://psalmtreesbeats.bandcamp.com/
Soii: https://soii.bandcamp.com/
To provide suggestions for new topics in future episodes, visit:
present-mind.org/podcast