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Summary of Transcript:
In this YouTube video, the speaker talks about her experience with constant tiredness and how she realized that the root cause was a combination of gut, hormone, and immune health. She explains that many people who complain of fatigue or tiredness are often not taken seriously by doctors and don’t receive a diagnosis, leading them to research their solutions. The speaker discovered that energy is linked to the communication between these three areas of health and that factors such as fasting, syncing with circadian rhythms, and eating the right foods can make a difference. Finally, she emphasizes the importance of mind-body health, often overlooked in Western culture.
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In a recent episode of Bulletproof Radio, host Dave Asprey spoke with Amy Shah, a double-board certified medical doctor specializing in allergy and immunology, hormones, and gut health. Dr. Shah critiques the tendency to brush off concerns about fatigue and offers advice on combatting it. Dr. Shah emphasizes the importance of regulating the “energy trifecta” of balanced hormones, a well-functioning gut, and a healthy immune system to combat fatigue. She also advocates for mind-body health and recommends short fasting, circadian fasting, and eating the right foods to boost energy patterns.
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The Importance of the “Energy Trifecta”
Dr. Amy Shah, a double board-certified medical doctor, joined Dave Asprey in the latest episode of Bulletproof Radio to talk about the “energy trifecta” and how it affects our overall health and wellness. According to Dr. Amy, the “energy trifecta” consists of balanced hormones, a healthy gut, and a robust immune system. These three areas communicate with each other and the brain constantly; if any of them are broken, it can lead to fatigue and other health issues.
A Complete Mental, Hormonal, and Inflammatory Reset
Dr. Amy is an expert in allergy and immunology, hormones, and gut health. Her interest in energy and fatigue started after a car accident and a personal energy crisis. She searched for a complete mental, hormonal, and inflammatory reset. She believes an integrative and holistic approach to wellness is the key to a healthy and vibrant life.
The Connection Between Food and Energy
Dr. Amy emphasizes the importance of what we eat and when. She states that eating the right foods and following a circadian rhythm fasting schedule can help regulate the “energy trifecta.” Circadian rhythm refers to our internal clock, and staying in sync with nature and circadian rhythms can significantly affect our overall energy patterns.
The Western Culture’s Lack of Mind-Body Health
Dr. Amy also highlights the importance of mind-body health, often missing in Western culture. She thinks we have often been pushed aside and told that our fatigue is due to age or a busy lifestyle and that we are left to our defenses regarding our health and wellness.
Fast This Way: Dr. Asprey’s New Book
Dave Asprey’s new book, “Fast This Way: Burn Fat, Health Inflammation, and Eat Like the High-Performing Human You Were Meant to Be,” is the perfect tool for those looking to improve their overall health and energy. The book focuses on the benefits of fasting and provides readers with practical tips and tools to optimize their health and wellness.
Connect with Dave Asprey
For more information on Dave Asprey and his work, visit his website at daveasprey.com. You can also connect with him on social media by following him on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
In conclusion, Dr. Amy Shah’s practical and integrative approach to wellness in her medical practice can help anyone looking to optimize their energy levels and overall health. By regulating the “energy trifecta,” eating the right foods, and practicing circadian rhythm fasting, we can achieve the vibrant and healthy life we all deserve.
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Source Description
Bulletproof Radio Episode #818
https://daveasprey.com/amy-shah-818/
In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, I’m talking with Amy Shah, M.D., a double board-certified medical doctor specializing in allergy and immunology, hormones, and gut health. After a car accident and a personal energy crisis, she searched for a complete mental, hormonal, and inflammatory reset.
And while she uses an integrative and holistic approach to wellness in her medical practice, what she learned about energy and fatigue connected many dots.
Regulating the “energy trifecta,” made up of balanced hormones, a well-functioning gut, and a healthy immune system, makes all the difference. (She’s also an expert in circadian rhythm fasting.)
“These three areas communicate, and they talk to the brain constantly,” says Dr. Amy. “And if any of those are broken, you will be tired. And so things like short fasting, circadian fasting, sinking with nature and circadian rhythms, our internal clock, and eating the right foods can make a difference. And, of course, there’s this fundamental component of mind, body health, which we sorely miss in Western culture.”
What you eat, when you eat, and mind-body health rules your energy patterns and likely could be the root cause of your fatigue.
“For far too long, our concerns about why we’re so tired just get brushed off,” Dr. Amy says. “If you don’t show up as visibly sick and failing a lab test, you’ve pushed aside and said, “Okay, it must be, you are getting older, you have a busy life.” For women, it’s like, you’re a mom, you’re and do too many things. And nobody gives us any direction; we’re left to our defenses.”
NEW BOOK! “Fast This Way: Burn Fat, Health Inflammation, and Eat Like the High Performing Human You Were Meant to Be”
https://fastthisway.com
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