If you've been cutting calories, adding workouts, & doing everything you've been told to do but the scale still won't move, this episode is for you! Integrative health coach Curtis Gillespie Sayers is back for part two of our inflammation conversation, & this time he walks us through exactly what is happening inside your cells that keeps fat loss stuck.
If you missed part one, go back & listen to that one first. It sets up everything we build on here.
Curtis works with some of the most complex chronic illness cases out there, often seeing clients who have already been through ten or more providers before finding him. Using comprehensive lab work, stool & urine panels, genetic data, & detailed history-taking, he builds personalized protocols around what is actually driving someone's experience.
His training spans functional medicine certification through the Institute for Functional Medicine, advanced peptide therapy, methylation & clinical nutrigenomics, blood chemistry analysis, & more. He now works with clients & mentors other practitioners & physicians.
The thread running through this episode is that your body will not let go of fat while it is busy trying to survive.
In this episode you'll learn:
- Why an inflamed cell stops burning fat & runs on glucose instead
- The difference between losing weight & burning fat
- How toxins stored in your fat cells get pushed right back in when your liver can't keep up
- What actually supports detox: your liver, your bile, & yes, your bowel movements
- Why bile becomes such a big issue on a GLP & what to do about it
- Why a caloric deficit without enough micronutrients backfires on you
- Refeeds, leptin, & why Curtis refuses to use the phrase cheat meal
- Why sleep beats the 5:30 am workout every single time
- Why cardio is your heart health tool & not your fat loss tool
- The least inflammatory way to train when your body is already running hot
Connect with Curtis:
Instagram: @funct.med.curtis
Skool Community: The Healing Path
Website: Lifestyle Empowerment
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This episode is educational only & is not medical advice. Curtis is a health coach, not a physician, & his opinions are his own. Kim's results are her own experience & not typical. Do not stop or change any prescribed medication based on this episode. Talk with your doctor before starting any supplement, test, or protocol.
