Episode 121

Where Does the Food Go?

Published on: 24th November, 2021

Eat for nutrition! Think about your macronutrients and micronutrients! We hear this all the time. But HOW does it all happen? How does your omelet turn into fuel for your cells? What actually happens to get our broccoli from the way we eat to the way our bodies can use it? This episode has your answers! Included is not just the anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal tract but the daily steps we can take to ensure proper function plus tools for extra support and repair. After all, perhaps it's not so much about what we eat...but what we absorb!     

Outline:

  • Welcome back & intro today's topic
  • Welcome back, Christine
  • The why behind today's topic, normalizing signs of GI upset & dysbiosis
  • The digestive process from a Chinese Medicine perspective
  • The purpose of digestion
  • Part 1 of the GI System: Cephalic, upper heater
    • Mechanical & chemical mechanisms
    • The senses
    • How taste works
    • Moving food through the esophagus
    • The impact of stress
  • Part 2 of the GI System: Gastric, middle heater
    • Stomach, gall bladder, pancreas
    • Organs vs glands
    • Acid reflux, gastritis, inflammation
    • The size of the stomach & feeling full
    • When someone doesn't have a gall bladder
  • Part 3 of the GI System: Intestines, lower heater
    • Small intestine & large intestine
    • Absorption
    • Lymph system
    • Your colon
    • The role of stress & exercise
  • What can we do daily for our GI health
    • Exercise
    • Massage
    • Hydration
    • Relaxation
    • Nutrition: fiber
      • Chewing gum
  • A note of caution on antibiotics/medications
    • How to add probiotics to support
  • Recommendations for extra GI support & repair
    • Aloe
    • Digestive Enzymes
    • Fiber powder
    • Probiotics & chewable probiotics
  • Final thoughts

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Jenn's Recommended GI Support Products
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Quotes:

"Western medicine compares us to each other...Eastern medicine compares us to how the body was designed to function." – Jenn Trepeck
"Normalizing GI upset is a disservice to us all."   – Jenn Trepeck
"Ever look at food or smell food and get hungry? That's your digestion turning on!"  – Jenn Trepeck
"The body produces about 8oz of digestive juices from the pancreas each day."  – Jenn Trepeck
"If we have a smoothie or a juice, it does  impact the fiber content of our vegetables and fruits."– Jenn Trepeck
"Generally, take probiotics during the course of antibiotic treatment and for 6 months after."– Jenn Trepeck
"Chew your food."– Jenn Trepeck

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About the Podcast

Salad With a Side of Fries Nutrition, Wellness & Weight Loss
What to eat and when to cheat! Let's decipher between all the “diets” out there. You know what to do but it itsn't working. In fact, your diet could be making you fatter.

Ever wondered if cryo-freezing your fat cells would really work? Should you try acupuncture? A hypnotist? If you do, how do you know if someone’s good?

Salad with a Side of Fries is the podcast that will answer all these questions and more! Talking wellness and weight loss for real life, because most of us are going to drink, eat out, skip the grocery store and who wants a life without fries or dessert?! Host Jenn Trepeck’s expertise as an optimal health coach, in practice for over a decade, along with experts in various modalities will clear up the myths, mis-information, bad science and marketing to reveal the truth of HOW TO EAT and HOW TO CHEAT!*



*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This podcast, its content and guests are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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Jennifer Trepeck

“My passion for nutrition and helping others stems from “kicking my food issues” with my own weight management saga.” ~ Jenn

I believe that the greatest accountability is paying it forward! That’s why I teach the nutrition education we are all supposed to know but no one ever taught us, along with the science behind food, fitness, and health.

After I graduated from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, I founded Better Life Now LLC while working full-time in hedge funds. In 2019, I took my practice from side-hustle to full-time self-employment and launched my podcast, Salad With a Side of Fries. On the show, we offer science-based tips and tricks for how to achieve wellness and weight loss for real life – because who wants a life without fries or dessert?!

Topics we tackle on the podcast include debunking fad diets, food myths, misinformation in marketing, bad science, and general nutrition. I encourage guests whose expertise is different from my own focus on weight management to bring their unique, fact-based perspectives to talk about subjects they are educated in and passionate about.

Due to my decade-long experience of working with clients, I have gained insight into the health and food industry and the how-tos of building a business.

Some specific health and wellness topics I can speak to include debunking fad diets, exposing the BS we are fed by the food and diet industry, how the people around us can positively and negatively impact our health journey, and shifting mindsets in order to overcome inappropriate barometers of success to instead achieve happy, healthy, and meaningful change.

On the subject of business, I can help you by teaching my critical pieces every entrepreneur should know, how to make your side-hustle into your full-time job, ways to sustainably achieve success without burning out, contemporary networking, and how to prioritize wellness while pursuing your projects.

When I find some free time, I’m typically working out at Physique57, discovering hidden gem restaurants in NYC, or traveling to spend time with friends and family.

I’d love to have an in-depth conversation with you, whether it’s leveling up in business or debunking food myths!