Episode 220: Join the Metabolic Revolution with Jessica Apple

Protecting Your NEST with Dr. Tony Hampton

Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Jessica Apple is a writer, editor, and co-founder of a nonprofit magazine focusing on metabolic health and low-carb diabetes management. Her personal health journey involves personal experiences, including her mother's illness, her own struggle with autoimmune diabetes, and her family's health challenges. Jessica's quest for understanding led her to question traditional dietary advice and explore the ketogenic diet.

In this discussion, Dr. Tony and Jessica talk about:

• (02:28) Jessica’s personal and family health history and how her past experiences have effected her outlook/decisions
• (06:50) Jessica’s personal experience with gestational diabetes
• (14:21) The differences between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes
• (19:53) What inspired Jessica to plan and put on the Metabolic Revolution Rally
• (26:10) Why the current dietary guidelines are not helpful
• (31:00) Why your genetics do not have to be your destiny
• (35:11) Systemic changes that must be made in our current healthcare systems
• (40:18) What you can do to start effecting real change in nutrition education and healthcare in our country
• (45:12) How to navigate our politically shared world while effectively advocating for change

Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below.

Links:

Jessica Apple:

• The Metabolic Revolution: https://www.metabolicrevolution.org

Dr. Tony Hampton:

• Linktree
• Instagram Account
• LinkedIn Account
• Ritmos Negros Podcast
• Q Med
• Symposium for Metabolic Health Lectures
• How Waking Up Every Day at 4:30 Can Change Your Life
• Keto Mojo