Ep 462: Stop cortisol from messing with your blood sugar and weight - with Ann Maria Tom
Channel: The Health Fix Podcast
Date: 24/04/2024

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2:41 - Getting real with yourself and taking a look at your lifestyle to start optimizing your health
5:00 - Ann Maria’s transformation health story
8:00 - Using a scale
10:24 - Focus on body fat percentage rather than weight
12:16 - Ann Maria’s programs
14:25 - Most common hormone imbalance pattern in Ann’s practice
18:22 - Common symptoms people come in with
20:23 - Signs progesterone is dropping
24:36 - Helping folks with insulin sensitivity balance blood sugar throughout the day
30:13 - Breaking your fast
42:41 - Meal prepping
44:37 - Get your blood sugar balanced and get your stress under control
45:33 - When to go in and see a practitioner
50:22 - Mid Life Makeover Protocol

Is dropping weight a source of frustration and confusion for you?  What if your frustration is the source of your inability to lose weight. It’s a vicious circle you can end when you focus on getting your cortisol and blood sugar in check. Ann Maria Tom has decade of experience as a registered nurse in the ER, ICU and Dialysis plus she holds certifications as a personal trainer, fitness nutrition specialist and a holistic female hormonal health practitioner.  Ann overcame her hormonal imbalances and emotional eating through the powerful Metabolic Mastery Method. Her story is similar to many of the clients I see and her before and after transformation pictures are impressive.  I enjoyed my last conversation with Ann Maria and had to bring her back to talk real life in the trenches tales of hormones and weight loss. In this episode Ann Maria Tom and I talk about our own experiences with weight and hormones plus Ann Maria shares how she’s helping clients balance their blood sugar and hormones to lose weight. 



What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

setting idea weights
importance of body fat % over number on the scale
you don’t need a doctor’s diagnosis because your body shows signs of hormone imbalance
role of insulin level regulation on hormone balance
timing of sugar cravings and solutions for each
why it’s crucial to have higher amounts of protein the first meal of the day to balance your blood sugar



Resources From the Show:

Ann Maria Tom's Website
Instagram: @ann_maria_tom  - DM her “Jannine” and she’ll send you a free stress tool kit