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Let's Talk Levelling Up Your Health and Wellness with Dr. Olinca Trejo

Season 6, Ep. 69
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In this Guest Expert segment Gina discusses levelling up your health and wellness with Dr. Olinca Trejo. Dr. Olinca, is a licensed, board-certified Naturopathic Doctor in the province of Ontario. She also holds an honours degree in Kinesiology, and has achieved her certification and internship in bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT).


You can find the full video hosted at:


https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethodfall2023


Topics covered:

  • Introducing Dr Olinca @ intro
  • Levelling up your health and why it’s important outside of weight loss @ 1:06
  • How the Program helps you build a strong overall health foundation @ 2:02
  • This Program is actually a “better you” Program, not just a weight loss program @ 3:53
  • Why focusing on sleep, stress, etc so important when trying to lose weight @ 5:51
  • What your body needs to function optimally @ 7:10
  • Why healthy eating is so important and how micronutrients affect us @ 8:10
  • The effects of eating nutrient dense food and why they’re needed to thrive @ 10:07
  • The impacts of restrictive dieting on the body (hormones, gut health, inflammation, low energy, brain fog, etc) @ 11:05
  • The effects of years of restrictive dieting on gut health @ 13:10
  • How your body communicates its most basic needs @ 15:47
  • People having 10 lbs to lose vs 100 lbs and being “skinny fat” @ 16:24
  • Optimal weight does not automatically mean optimal health @ 17:31
  • Supplements for supporting optimal health @ 19:25
  • Vitamin D and why it’s important for weight loss @ 19:46
  • Magnesium - who needs it and what it supports @ 22:04
  • Fish oils and how they impact inflammation @ 23:12
  • Probiotics and why it’s helpful to rotate brands/formulas @ 23:29
  • Adaptogens and how they support healthy stress responses, cognitive health, cravings and libido @ 23:57
  • Supporting your adrenal glands @ 28:01
  • How to know if adaptogens would be beneficial for you @ 28:24
  • Supplements most beneficial to support health during cold and flu season @ 30:24
  • The effects of colds and flus on weight loss and reasons you may be more likely to get sick @ 31:59
  • Seasonal transitions and why your body is looking for warmer foods @ 34:43
  • How long should it take for your body to recover from illness and the things that can slow down recovery @ 36:20
  • Sugar cravings and sugar's effects on our health @ 38:25
  • The difference between the sugar in fruit vs processed sugar in sweets and the impact on dopamine @ 42:35
  • Where to find more information on supplements @ 46:09
  • Where to find Dr Olinca (Halton Physiotherapy) @ 46:34


To learn more about The Livy Method, visit www.ginalivy.com.

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