Welcome to the Monday episode of The Angriest Trainer Podcast.  Today Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino speak with JJ Virgin, celebrity nutrition and fitness expert.  She is a three-time New York Time’s best selling author…most recently publishing “The Sugar Impact Diet” as well as “The Virgin Diet” and “TheVirgin Diet Cookbook.
WOMEN AND THE SUGAR IMPACT DIET
- Women have to be careful
- Need to find a balance with hormones and low carbs
- Can blow out your adrenals
- Be aware of going too low-carb
SUGAR IMPACT CYCLES
- Taper
- Transition – total carbs 100-150 grams
- Transform
- High, medium and low impact
SOME PEOPLE NEED VERY DEFINED RULES
- Get off sugar addiction
- Get away from emotional eating
- Can be thrown off by drinking sugary drinks or food that you don’t know has grains
- And unknowingly get glucose spike
HIDDEN SUGARS
- Agave, honey
- Everything comes down to bio-chemistry
- The liver tells the truth
- Dairy raises insulin … do three weeks with no dairy and keep track
