Turning Your Body Into a Fat-Burning Machine

Angela goes solo in this episode and discusses how you can burn more fat and enhance your metabolism. To burn more fat and keep lean you need to keep inflammation low and control blood sugar variability. Keep moving and get your 10,000 steps a day, complete strength training at least twice a week with some HIT training and focus on getting enough sleep and eating a plant-based diet. Follow Angela’s advice and you will be able to turn your body into a fat-burning machine.   KEY TAKEAWAYS The quickest way to lose weight is to reduce the amount of food you put into your body from carbon sources You need to burn fat preferentially as a fuel instead of glucose. Clean up your diet and reduce inflammation. Inflammation is a huge issue and linked to many chronic diseases. Control your blood sugar variability. When the body has blood glucose it can either store it in the liver and muscles or as body fat. If you are looking to burn fat mastering blood sugar variability is key. if you are consuming foods rich in STAC’s this enhances the activities of sirtuins. You must be continually moving and strength training should be done 2-3 times a week Completing around an hour of exercise daily will increase your metabolic rate 7 fold You can enhance your metabolism by doing 60 seconds of exercise prior to eating as this has been shown to lower insulin resistance. The original stubborn fat 1.0 protocol developed by Lyle McDonald can be very effective in weight loss. Being under slept has been shown to affect weight loss directly and achieving good sleep is a huge factor in weight loss.   BEST MOMENTS ‘You need to continually change the exercises you are doing’ ‘Whole food sources of carbohydrate are much better for you’ ‘The primary cause of inflammation is processed vegetable oils’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series\ Transform your sleep DNA optimization  High Performance website  The Calorie Myth - Jonathan Bailer The Sirt Food Diet - Aiden Goggins Why We Sleep -Matthew Walker Female Bio Hacker ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster   Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance.   CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Female Bio Hacker