107 | Mastering Your Blood Sugar & Cutting Cravings with Kelly LeVeque

Find yourself craving too often? Confused about carbohydrates and what to focus on getting on your plate? Wondering about juice cleanses and fasting? Kelly unpacks it all in this interview. Having always had a deep-rooted passion for nutrition, Kelly found her place in the nutrition field advocating for the importance of education as the primary means to allowing healthier choices. She dives into her FAB four approach and the importance of mastering blood sugar, regulating hormones, and optimizing well-being. She addresses the impacts of sugary breakfasts, describes different types of carbohydrates, the importance of breaking your fast strategically, the benefits of testing your blood sugar, and being mindful of the types of foods you consume. Moreover, Kelly explains the mechanism behind fiber and bloating, the influence of prebiotics and postbiotics, how to best source them, and offers her tips to manage bloating. Finally, she offers her perspectives on juice cleanses, briefly presents the research on intentional fasting, and discusses the relation between intermittent fasting and the circadian rhythm. Ultimately, she provides her top tips to promote digestion, metabolism, and energy! Tune in. Free Week of the Jen Health Membership: Looking for a movement community that gives you the plan specific to your body? Need accountability and a plan that is specific to your restrictions?! Come grab a free week of our Jen Health Membership! You'll have access to 12 plans that were all currated by Doc Jen, Dr of Physical Therapy. We make sure you get set up with the plan that will be best for your goals and the rest is laid out for you to follow! Come check it out today! You can even get a discount on your first month using code OPTIMAL at checkout! What You Will Learn In This Interview with Kelly LeVeque: 4:06 – What drives Kelly’s Passion? 8:59 – Education & Empowerment. 10:08 – Kelly’s Fab Four. 14:16 – Eating optimally in the mornings. 17:55 – Cellular Carbohydrates. 19:29 – Is Sugar Addicting. 22:35  – Testing yourself with Blood Sugar. 24:19  – Fiber & Bloating. 28:36  – Starchy Vegetables & Probiotic/Prebiotic Foods. 34:40  – When to add starchy carbohydrates to your diet. 37:47  – Juice Cleanses & Detox. 41:55  – Research on Fasting. 47:51 – Courses & Opportunities with Kelly. About Kell LeVeque: Kelly LeVeque is a holistic nutritionist, wellness expert, and celebrity health coach based in Los Angeles, California. Be Well grew out of Kelly's lifelong passion for health, the science of nutrition, and overall wellness. Guided by a practical and always optimistic approach, Kelly helps clients improve their health, achieve their goals and develop sustainable habits to live a healthy and balanced life.  Items mentioned in this episode include: Kelly’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bewellbykelly/ Kelly's Podcast: https://kellyleveque.com/be-well-by-kelly-podcast Kelly’s Courses: https://www.kellylevequecourses.com/ To learn more about Kelly and view full show notes, please visit the full website here: https://jen.health/podcast/107 Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show!