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Beyond the Food Log: Healing Relationships with Food and Fitness with Hattie Boydle
Season 2 · Episode 20
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 • Duration 01:36:55
"From anorexia to world champion athlete: Hattie Boydle's journey will challenge everything you think you know about fitness, body image, and self-devotion. In this eye-opening episode of The Body Never Lies, Hattie shares raw truths about the fitness industry, busts myths about women's training, and reveals how she found freedom through flexible dieting. Whether you're a seasoned athlete or just starting your fitness journey, Hattie's insights on building a strong body and mind will inspire you to redefine your relationship with food, exercise, and self-love. Tune in for a dose of tough love, practical wisdom, and the motivation to become your strongest self – inside and out."
In this episode we cover:
Athlete's journey from gymnastics to fitness industry, including struggles with anorexia
Overcoming mental health struggles through fitness and resilience
Eating disorder origins and struggles with self-control
Eating disorders, parts model, and disassociation
The impact of social media on body image and self-esteem, with a focus on personal responsibility and growth
Self-doubt and perseverance in the face of adversity
Self-motivation, discipline, and enjoyment in fitness journey
Body image, self-comparison, and self-acceptance
Individualized approaches to eating disorder recovery
Tracking nutrition and fitness data for self-improvement and flexibility
Self-improvement through fitness and nutrition, with a focus on personal growth and self-awareness
Self-improvement, discipline, and devotion
Bodybuilding as a spiritual journey, self-improvement, and skill acquisition
Fitness, nutrition, and building muscle through weight training
Training and competing in bodybuilding with a partner, communication challenges, and mutual support
Fitness journey, natural vs. enhanced progress, and genetics
Natural vs. enhanced athletic performance
Natural bodybuilding, nutrition, and training
Controlling variables for muscle growth and fat loss through nutrition, training intensity, and recovery
Natural bodybuilding, training discipline, and recovery.
You can find Hattie on Instagram as @hattieboydle where you will also find links for her FLEX Method coaching program, her Ultimate Fat Loss Guide, Training the Female Athlete and her podcast, the Hattie Boydle Podcast. Hattie is an exceptional coach and I highly encourage you to check out her programs.
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Recovering from the Trauma of Disease with Theresa Piela
Season 2 · Episode 19
Monday, June 27, 2022 • Duration 01:42:15
I have worked with many people with chronic health issues that have had a huge impact on their life in a negative way. Their illness, disease, lack of function has meant that they have had to miss out on their life in some way or meant they could not participate in life in the way that they wanted to. From being in chronic pain and unable to sit at a desk to work, to having chronic fatigue and being unable to get through the day. Many of them will tell me that they do not know who they are anymore and that they are but a shadow of their former self.
Along with that comes a lot of feelings of despair, unfairness, hopelessness and a lot of time searching for the root cause or the next protocol to heal them.
Of course I have felt like this too and so this episode is very personal to me.
To get better, from whatever we want to, we have to find a place in our mind to get us into a different state. We have to flip a bit of a switch from despair into a place of hope, so that we can take action. And not the action of spending more time on google trying to find a solution, but the action of being a part of our life.
Theresa Piela is an independent health researcher and brain rewiring coach. Theresa focuses on supporting the most complicated cases with “chronic illness” & trauma patterns that may have lost hope and the ability to connect to joy, as a result of their conditions.
I am super excited to have Theresa on the show today for a few reasons. She has profoundly changed the life of a dear friend of mine, Kitty Blomfield, with her work; She has some tools that I don’t use with my clients but have always been super curious about because I have seen the benefits of them in clients; AND she and I both recovered from mold illness.
In this episode Theresa is so kind as to do a demonstration so that you can have something to help shift out of that state straight away. We have put together a video for you, so you can see it and you can find that video here:
You can find Theresa Piela on instagram as @livingrootswellness She also has an app, Tapping with T. Her website is
The Myths of Exercise Intolerance with Libby Wescombe
Season 2 · Episode 10
Thursday, February 3, 2022 • Duration 02:07:22
So what if you exercise and you have a negative side effect to exercise? You might experience fatigue post workout, odema, trouble sleeping, night sweats or even DOMS for days. Or you might just not be able to put on muscle or lose weight no matter how much you exercise.
Well, this is something I have seen in my work for 19 years but has been recently been coined “exercise intolerance” in the pro-metabolic community and along with it has stemmed a whole further list of myths like “cardio is bad for you” and left a whole group of people feeling like they will never be able to deal with stress.
Another cohort is frustrated with the knowledge that to be healthy, you need muscle mass, but then any time they push the weights, they are having these negative reactions.
So what is this all about? Is there really such a thing as exercise intolerance? Why does it happen and what do we do about it?
Well, back on the show today is one of my favourite muscle building experts and nutritionists, Libby Wescombe and we’re going to tell you everything you need to know about getting out of this funk.
In this episode:
What is Exercise Intolerance?
Adrenal Fatigue
Thyroid Conditions
Diabetes Type 2 and Insulin Resistance
Keto, Vegetarian, Paleo diets and the affect on Exercise Physiology
Fat Burning and Fat Loss are separate things
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness DOMS for days
Odema
Night Sweats and Trouble sleeping
Inflammation
Mould Disease - CIRS
Cellular Respiration
The Krebs Cycle
The Randle Cycle
Why Exercise Intolerance is the New thing in the Pro Metabolic Community
Aerobic Vs Anaerobic and the nervous system
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
Carbohydrates and Fats and how they relate to exercise
Protein
What is metabolic healing and metabolism
The Myths of the Liver with Jay Feldman
Season 2 · Episode 9
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 • Duration 02:07:52
Liver health is a big focus in the holistic health world. Yet, I am seeing more and more that "healthy people" who eat "whole foods" are suffering from issues such as Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Diabetes, Thyroid Issues etc.
I am also seeing that a lot of people are doing liver detoxes to boost their immunity for the current health issue of our time and that these programs involve cutting out food groups and/or significant supplementation.
So why is this and does it even work?
Do we even need to detoxify our livers?
Is detoxifying the liver really the answer to strong immunity?
Why are seemingly healthy people having liver issues?
Well, I invited Jay Feldman on the show to talk about exactly what the liver is, what its function is and what it needs to operate at its highest capacity
Jay is a health coach and an Independent researcher who set out to study medicine at university so that he might become a doctor, but after seeing the modern medical perspective - a this for that approach to fight against our bodies - he moved into studying energetics and physiology so that he could teach people to harness their energy and work with their bodies.
You can catch a more in-depth look at the liver on his podcast, The Energy Balance Podcast, where he has a six part series on the liver if you're hungering for more after this episode and if you head over to Jay's blog at www.jayfeldmanwellness.com , you will see just how meticulous he is in his research and writings.
In this episode we talk about:
The liver as a filter
Detoxing the liver
The gut and the liver
Fructose malabsorption and intolerance
Carbs and giving up sugar for liver health
Fasting for liver detoxification
The Myths of Fertility and Pregnancy with Loren de la Cruz
Season 2 · Episode 8
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 • Duration 01:44:17
Fertility and pregnancy, birthing and mothering are high energy demanding processes. I think we really take for granted just how much our body needs to make and recover from having babies.
There are so many myths around this area of a woman’s life and I think a lot of them leave women fraught with emotions, guilt, shame, disempowerments and to be honest, long term health issues.
My wish is for women to learn about their bodies more to have empowered lives and so I really wanted to dismantle all these myths around fertility and pregnancy.
My guest today, Loren de la Cruz, is a Nutritionist specialising in preconception, prenatal, pregnancy and postpartum nutrition, from all backgrounds, but she does have a specialty for helping couples with metabolic issues like thyroid and autoimmune conditions.
Today we are talking about all the Myths around Fertility, Conception, Pregnancy and beyond.
In this episode we talk about:
The common misconceptions about fertility, preconception and pregnancy
A healthy cycle and how long it takes for a healthy egg to form
Coming off birth control
Understanding fertility issues like low thyroid which might not present as low thyroid on a blood test, mineral deficiencies etc
men’s role in fertility
Myth of not eating liver in pregnancy and vitamin A and copper deficiency
Myth of prenatal and antenatal vitamins and ascorbic acid,
Iron overload and copper deficiency.
Pre-Eclampsia
Gestational Diabetes
Postnatal depletion
Breast feeding capacity and nutrition
Healthy mom weight and healthy weight for breastfeeding
Post pregnancy Thyroid issues
Time between babies
Secondary Infertility
I can’t recommend Loren highly enough to help you through your fertility, conception and pregnancy journey. You can find her on instagram as @innatefunctionalnutrition and please check out her course on her website at
The Myths of Pelvic Floor and Abdominal Wall with Joelene Murdoch and Tamara Woods
Season 2 · Episode 7
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 • Duration 01:38:43
There was something that I put off for years and years. My body was telling me it was out of balance, but I ignored it until I got really motivated about it. I had a super tight pelvic floor. It needed manual therapy to release it and retraining on my part to get it functional again and it wasn’t until I wanted to have a baby without any intervention, to protect my precious parts and my future in all the lifting I like to do, that I did something about it. It was a bit like an accountant not doing their taxes, but hey, you know.
Joelene Murdoch and Tamara Woods from the Physiotherapy Clinic were the two women who were integral in my journey to overcome years of dysfunction, have the birth I wanted and come back to lifting and training, even stronger than before. They also look after a lot of my Sydney clients, some without babies, some during pregnancy and some many years and years after the fact.
Like most topics on this show, I feel there are a lot of misconceptions about the pelvic floor and the abdominal wall, as well as a barrage of programs and prescriptions that misunderstand it, confuse the consumer and oftentimes, make it worse.
So today, on The Body Never Lies, Tamara, Jo and I are diving into all things pelvic floor and the abdominal wall.
In this episode, we talk about:
What is the pelvic floor and what does it do
How we can have pelvic floor dysfunction that is not birth or pregnancy related.
Indicators of dysfunction that are not incontinence
Pelvic floor function affects - fertility, labour, birth and recovery
Childbirth is at fault and its normal to have issues
Having a C-section will save your pelvic floor - I can’t believe and OB told me this once!
Kegels in pregnancy, kegels in general
The importance of an internal assessment
Preparation for birth
How other parts of the body affect the pelvic floor.
Training and pelvic floor
Abdominal wall dysfunction and the problems with exercise programs
The Myths of PCOS and Endometriosis with Jessica Ash
Season 2 · Episode 6
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 • Duration 01:29:55
Getting diagnosed with PCOS and/or Endometriosis can feel like a life sentence for some. I’ve seen two kinds of camps. One where women have been having issues with their cycle or periods and getting diagnosed and feeling like it was a really deflating, non solution answer and others who really struggle with the debilitating symptoms of either condition with repetitive surgery and medications. There are of course many band-aid approaches, like the pill and lots of dietary recommendations like quitting sugar, dairy, gluten etc, (and I say bandaid because as soon as you take off said bandaid, the wound opens up again), but what is the cause of these hormonal issues and how do we really overcome them so we can have beautiful, healthy reproductive systems and hormones?
Jessica Ash is a Clinical Nutritionist, Functional Diagnostic Nutritionist and Holistic Health Coach and her course “Fully Nourished” has helped thousands of women overcome hormonal issues like PCOS, Endometriosis, rebalance their hormones after coming off birth control as well as solve underlying thyroid and hormonal issues. All with Food!
In this episode we talk about:
PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome vs Cystic Ovaries
How PCOS is diagnosed
Genetics vs imprinting
Adrenaline and Cortisol
Giving up dairy and sugar
Carbohydrates
High blood sugar
Low blood sugar
Metformin
The contraceptive pill as a solution
Metabolic Syndrome
Mitochondrial Dysfunction
Focusing on weight loss
Anaemia
Iron Overload
Mineral Deficiencies
Oestrogen Dominance
Oestrogen as an anti-inflammatory
When Endometriosis returns after surgery
Progesterone
How metabolism is the foundation of healthy hormones
The problem with bloods and pathology
Liver health and detoxification
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The Myths of Healthy Fats with Matt Blackburn
Season 2 · Episode 5
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 • Duration 01:19:37
Ok, so what is healthy fat? We moved away from trans fats like margarine and cooking oils, but just because a fat is not a trans fat, does not mean it is healthy.
Someone who has moved deep into the study of fats, especially PolyUnsaturated Fats or PUFAs, is Matt Blackburn. Matt is a health and longevity researcher and founder of the CLF Protocol, looking at what he believes to be the root cause of disease, calcification, lipofuscin and fibrosis. One of the huge things his program deals with, of course, is an indepth look at PolyUnsaturated Fatty Acids: what they are, what foods they are in - they are actually in a lot of “health foods” - how to balance them and how to detox from them.
So today we’re going to be talking about all the different fats and how The Body Never Lies to us about fat for optimal metabolism and health.
In this episode, Matt and I discuss:
Saturated Fats
Monounsaturated Fats
PUFA
Essential Fatty Acids EFAs
Omega 3 and Omega 6
Oxygen
Iron
Copper
Oxidative Stress
Free Radical damage
NAFD and liver function
The importance of sugar and carbohydrates
How To detox from PUFA
Emotional connections
Coffee
PUFA and sunlight
Vitamin E
Matt hangs out on Instagram mostly as @mattblackburn but you can find out more about his protocol, Mitolife Academy and Mitolife supplements at www.matt-blackburn.com
And don’t forget to subscribe to his podcast Mito Life Radio where you’ll hear some familiar friends, but also some super interesting guests.
The Myths of Body Composition and Performance with Libby Wescombe
Season 2 · Episode 4
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 • Duration 01:43:14
So we have touched on sustainable weight loss with Kitty and Craig last episode, but now I want to get into the nitty gritty of body composition. So, say you are training consistently and you’re at a relatively acceptable weight, but you have a certain look you want to achieve. You want that toned and defined look and in your head it equates to eating less and training more. But does it in reality? And how does that work in the athletic space when we need to perform well at a particular sport, or when you just really like lifting or performing at a high intensity and don’t want to go into that stressed state that we’ve talked about in so many other episodes.
Well I couldn’t think of anyone better to talk about this with than Libby Wescombe.
Libby is a Sydney-based Personal trainer, Nutritionist, CrossFit Coach and ex Cross Fit Athlete with over ten years experience working with female clients to achieve their fitness and nutrition goals. Libby is on a mission to bring back common sense in an industry full of hype and aims to help women break free from the confusion that keeps them stuck in an unhealthy way of thinking so they can live healthier, happier, freer lives.
In this episode, we discuss:
Crossfit and the awesome foundation it gave Libby and how she works with high performance athletes.
The myth of paleo dieting and how it affects cross fitters
The myth of focusing on the number on the scale as a barometer of health
Shifting from focusing on weight to body composition
The importance of muscle mass and the myth of women getting huge
Why you need to log so your coach can get your baseline
How to “log” without logging
Why you need to understand macros
Are we actually over training?
Periodisation and the myth of always going hard or performing at high intensity
What actually happens when you lose weight
Why recovery is not just sleep and why its different for everyone
The importance of diet breaks and re-feeding
The Myth of Calorie Restriction Kitty Blomfield and Craig McDonald
Season 2 · Episode 3
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 • Duration 01:30:41
Now I think most of my audience and followers know Kitty Blomfield. She’s my no BS metabolic bestie who rants on and on about getting off the restrictive diet hamster wheel, so you can build a body you love. Well, Kitty and her super duper business partner and life partner, Craigh McDonald, have coached hundreds of people through their win at life program.
Now if you listened to my interview with nutritionist, Kira Sutherland and how to apply nutrition research into practice, you will know that most research studies are done for only 6 weeks and for us practitioners who have worked with clients over long periods of time and poured over months of food logs, we would argue that the data we have collected on sustainable weight loss is definitively more relative.
Craigh and Kitty have coached hundreds of women through their program. Hundreds of women have put in their weekly data of food and subjective measures, not just weight loss, but health measures and they have achieved phenomenal weight loss transformations. And so I had to have Kitty and Craig on the show to get the low down on healthy sustainable weight loss and what it takes to get off the diet merry go round and build a body you love.
Now, Kitty and Craig have their next break free challenge coming up and enrolments close 27th of September. So if you would like to have the amazing experience of working with them on your food and exercise for four weeks, so that you can break free from restrictive diets and build a body you love, please click here to join the waitlist.
And if you got something out of this episode, please let us know. Share your thoughts on instagram and tag me at @leilalutz as well as @kittyblomfield and @iamcraigmcdonald.
In this episode we discuss:
Why 12 week challenges on extreme caloric deficits appears to work at the time but are not sustainable
Zone 1 and Zone 2 training and why even seasoned athletes need this.
Program Design for restoring metabolic function
Please head to Libby’s website www.libbywescombe.com to download her FREE Aerobic Recovery Handout so you can get started on building your recovery base.
And let Libby and I know, by tagging us on instagram @libbywescombe and @leilalutz; what was your biggest takeaway from this episode?
What exercise is appropriate in pregnancy - the problems with the guidelines
Safe return to exercise - the problems with the guidelines.
What to do if you had your babies years ago
What about women who have not and/or aren’t going to have babies?
When aesthetics motivations are really helpful
Men and their pelvic floor
You can find Jo and Tamara at the Physiotherapy Clinic in Sydney. Please check out their birth course for expecting families and practitioner courses and mentorship programs for exercise professionals and physiotherapists.
The myth of cardio being bad for you and how to work in the different energy systems and have a positive carry over to body composition
Building an aerobic base
Overcoming “exercise intolerance”
Why you put on weight when you change diets, especially going pro-metabolic
The importance of consistency
The problem with the caloric restriction we’re seeing in clients from sedentary to athletes
You can have it all, but not at the same time
If you got something out of the episode, I would love you to share your takeaways on instagram and tag me, @leilalutz and @libbywescombe and post in your stories.
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