MRP Q & A with Dipa - Learn about how you can find out the perfect maintenance diet for YOU [Feb 28]

Foreign. Welcome, welcome. Happy Friday. Hi, serena. Hi, corinda. Rebecca. Hi, dan. Welcome, welcome. So, as we are tuning in here, I would love for you to put in the chat what you are most grateful for today. Hi, Jennifer. Hi, Adrien. Hi, Nikki. And if you're able to, I would love if you could turn on your cameras. Love to always see your beautiful faces. Hey, Corinda said she's grateful for a sunny day. Thank you for sharing. Becca says I love sunny weather in the Pacific Northwest. Awesome sunshine always puts a smile on our face. Right. Hi, dan. Let me know in the chat what you're grateful for today. Hi, Mary.

Great to see you.

Wow. It's been a while.

Hi, Teresa. I know it's been a while.

Yeah. Glad you're here. You look great.

Thank you.

Dan says, grateful to be having health conversations with my family and them being receptive. That's very important to have the family on board. Vicki says, I'm grateful to have the motivation to spring clean my home.

Okay.

Yeah. Great time to clean out those closets and perhaps the garage or whatever space you feel like needs to be decluttered. Welcome, Anna. Teresa says, same here. My sister is very supportive. That's great. Okay, so we're going to get started here. Okay. So today we are going to be talking. One second. I'm just gonna put the zoom. Someone's having a little bit of trouble with the zoom Link one. Everyone getting the email reminders for the weekly Q and A's? Yeah. Okay, good. Richa says, grateful for the support of my family and friends as I recover from a herniated disc. Oh, man. Sorry to hear that. Hopefully you're on the mend. Glad you have supportive family. It's important when we're going through times like that. Right? Yeah. Hi, Deepa.

I just joined on this Monday, so I'm still waiting for all my stuff to get delivered. And I'm taking this time to just rest and recover.

So when it's time to start, I'm up and running. Okay, good. Excellent. Yeah, you should get your package probably by early next week.

So.

Yes, I'm looking forward to. Yeah, I know you're recovering anyway, so just take this time to get your strength back. Yes.

Thank you.

You're very welcome. Okay, so today I wanted to talk a little bit about genomic testing. So I know some of you here are in the Legacy program already. So if you are, you already have the genomic testing included, and some of you may be in the light program or longevity program, and I just wanted to make you all aware of what's available to you because you can add on the testing if that's something that you want to do. So I wanted to give you a little more insight into the genomic testing because you might not really be aware of what it entails and whether or not you should add that on. And I really wanted to just show you how valuable it is and especially for, you know, post release phase, it can really give you a lot of great insights in terms of some long.

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Recommendations that you may want to make or adjustments that you may want to make to your nutrition, to your lifestyle. Because when it comes to your genes, the reason why we really like genomic testing is because it gives you your specific blueprint, right? Your genes don't change. So you're born with a set of genes which you inherit from your parents, your mom and your dad. You may have inherited certain genes from your mom, certain genes from your dad, and that's your blueprint, right? And we all have genetic predispositions or things that might be suboptimal, right? Nobody's born with a perfect set of genes. And the genes that are tested in this report are all modifiable through nutrition, lifestyle and or supplementation. So, you know, it's, it's very insightful. And I'm only going to go through a few of the reports and I'll, I'll show you, I'll share my screen in terms of what these reports look like and you know, what type of value they give you. But for now, I will, you know, kind of share my slides here just to give you a little overview of, of what the genomic testing entails. And then as always, we'll do some Q and A as well. Okay, so let me go ahead and share my screen. Oops. Okay, can everyone see my screen? Okay, good. So today we'll talk a little bit about three, three of the reports. You know, as I said, there's like six to seven reports. But the reason why genetic testing is valuable is because your. Give me one second, I just have to minimize this screen here, okay? Your health and wellness is not a one size fits all approach, right? You probably realize that, right? And that's some of you may do well with gluten, some of you may not, Some of you may do well with a vegetarian diet, some of you may not, right? So everyone has unique needs based on their genetic predispositions, right? And so your genetic makeup really influences how your body responds to food, exercise, sleep and other lifestyle factors. And understanding these elements can really Enhance your health outcomes. Right? That's why we really like this test because you only have to do it once. Okay, so what you'll learn today is how genomic testing can help you make the best choices for your health. And it ultimately provides a roadmap to kind of, as I, as I mentioned, allow you to optimize your lifestyle by aligning your daily choices with your genetic blueprint. Okay, so when it comes to genomic testing, as I said, I'm going to show you in a little bit here what some of these reports look like. But there's a nutrition report, there's optimal performance and longevity report, sleep hormones, micronutrients, neurocognitive and total toxicants as well. And, and today for this presentation, the main ones I'm going to be really talking about to give you a little bit of insight into is the nutrition, the performance and longevity and the sleep. Okay, so when it comes to the genomic test, one of the main things that it looks at is your, is nutrition and, and nutrition and your DNA. Okay, so just give me one second here, One second. Okay, I just have to. Right guys, just something got messed up with my slides here. Looks like. Oops. One second. Okay, give me one second. Seems to have gotten deleted. Give me one second. Just gonna add it back in. Great. How that happened. Okay, Let me share my screen again. All right, sorry about that, guys. Okay, so one of the reports is nutrition and your DNA. Okay, so some common diets that this report will look at to see from your, based on your genetics, which is the most appropriate for you long term. So there's Mediterranean diets which are ideal for those who have, you know, perhaps more predispositions towards cardiovascular related issues. The Mediterranean diet is one of the most studied diets. It's a good balance of healthy fats and plant based nutrients with a little bit of protein. Protein. The keto diet works for some individuals, but it can be ineffective or even harmful for, you know, individuals with specific metabolic genetic markers. The vegan and vegetarian diet can be beneficial for some, but some people may have a decreased ability to absorb nutrients like B12, Iron and Omega 3s. So vegan or vegetarian diet may not be the most suitable for those individuals. And then lastly is paleo and carnivore. Paleo and carnivore can be beneficial for some individuals, especially if they have the ability to process fats and proteins. And you know, the paleo and carnio carnivore diet is really more anti inflammatory because there's not a lot of grains in it or legumes, which can be beneficial for some people. This report is also going to look at how you metabolize certain nutrients. So how you utilize vitamins, minerals, certain macronutrients such as fats, carbohydrates and proteins. And you know, in some cases, if you do need to supplement. So, you know, for someone like me who's, who's vegetarian, when I did this report, it recommended for me that my ideal diet would be the Mediterranean diet because I have an increased need for iron and choline, and iron and choline primarily come from animal based foods. Right. So for me, I would have to probably supplement with those things if I want to continue on a vegetarian diet. I can also look at food sensitivities so you can learn whether you're predisposed to gluten intolerance or lact, lactose intolerance, or even if you have difficulty with metabolizing certain fat, specifically saturated fats. So that's. And then also the nutrition and DNA report is great because it also looks at your ability to, from a genetic perspective, which genes affect hunger sensitivity and emotional eating. So some people may be more just predisposed to always feeling hunger. And then basically that, you know, with that information you can really, once you know that, you can be, you know, more mindful of that. Right. And it can help you improve appetite control. Right. That it's not all in your head that, you know, you may actually have a genetic predisposition towards this. It also looks at obesity risk. So what genes impact obesity and what genes are going to impact your appetite, your metabolism and fat storage? Okay. It also is going to look at diabetes risk, right? So there are certain genes that are going to affect how insulin and glucose metabolism occurs. And for some of us, we may have a genetic predisposition, predisposition towards diabetes based on those genes and those factors. And then it's also going to let us know whether or not, you know, exercise from a weight loss perspective is not really very effective when it comes to weight loss. But for some people, there may be specific types of exercise that's going to help them lose weight, perhaps. Right. So it's going to give us a little more insight in, in terms of, you know, whether you would benefit from certain types of exercise when it comes to weight loss. Let me go to the next slide here. Okay, Next is performance and fitness. So the performance and fitness report is really going to determine which training is going to be benef, beneficial for you based on your genetics. And there's always, you know, it's always good to have a little bit of a mix, but it's going to be, you know, let us know if from a genetic standpoint your body is more built for endurance or whether it's more built for strength based workouts.

Okay.

And like I said, you're always going to want a mix of both. But perhaps if your genetics are more geared towards you endurance, for strength based exercise you may want to do that four times, three or four times a week. Whereas the aerobic training you might only do once a week.

Okay.

It's also going to let us know recovery time, so really helping to us to understand your body's ability to repair and build. Some people need longer time in between workouts because they don't recover as well. Right. So some of you may notice that after a workout you might stay sore for a couple of days. So you're really going to have to prioritize recovery where some people, the next day, you know, they're able to pump out another workout. It's also going to let us know about fatigue resistance. So once again, you know, optimizing your workouts to match your endurance potential and really letting us know if you're someone who needs to avoid over training. Okay. It's also going to let us know about muscle composition and injury risk. So there are certain genes that are, are influen that influence muscle fiber type, flexibility and the likelihood of injuries. Okay. So if you're prone to injury, it could be that you have a genetic predisposition towards this. Okay. It's also going to allow us to see whether we need to tailor exercise intensity and, and duration which can also reduce risk and improve performance as well. Okay. The next report is the sleep and recovery report. So basically when it comes to sleep, the, specifically the sleep report, it's going to, you know, give us more insights into your ideal sleep duration. So it's going to determine if you're a morning, early morning person, if you're a night owl or if you are intermediate and how that impacts performance and energy levels. So some people naturally are more night owls. Right. And that could be just based on your genes. Right. That you're someone who likes to go to bed a little later. Right. And it really helps us understand how your body responds to different sleep schedules. It's also going to let us know about caffeine sensitivity. Right. Some people can drink a coffee right before bed and not really have it drastically impact their sleep, whereas other people, you know, are more sensitive to caffeine and really feel the impact of how caffeine can disrupt their sleep. So some people are what we call slow metabolizers of caffeine. So they're going to have a hard time with having caffeine too late in the day, where some people are fast metabolizers of caffeine. So having that cup of coffee before they go to bed may not necessarily really drastically impact their sleep. Okay. Another thing it looks at is ideal sleep duration. So some individuals really thrive on six hours. Well, others need closer to nine. Right. So from a genetic standpoint, you know, what is your ideal sleep duration? Okay. It also tell us whether you're predisposed to sleep deprivation sensitivity. So some people, you know, this is me, like if I get less than seven hours of sleep for like two or three days in a row, like I really feel the impacts of that. So I'm someone who needs at least a minimum of seven to eight hours of sleep. Okay. And that's what showed up on my report, my genomic report. It's also going to give us information about deep sleep and recovery. So genetic variations can impact sleep depth and efficiency. So it's really going to give us, you know, a little more insight into whether you're someone who's going to need to focus on your sleep routine a little more to really enhance your sleep quality. You know, you may be more sensitive to light exposure and so nighttime routine is going to be more important for someone like you. Right. If, if that's something that shows up on your report. Okay. And then it's going to give us specific recommendations in terms of improving your sleep. So like I said, it's going to let us know if you're more sensitive to blue light, you know, your melatonin regulation and you know, certain sleep habits that you might need to prioritize as well. Okay. Next is longevity and disease prevention. So a few key factors that are analyzed on the, on the, on this report is bone density and fracture risk. So you might have a genetic predisposition towards osteoporosis. So you're going to need to prioritize higher impact activity. Right. That's one of the best ways to mitigate osteoporosis is really getting that high impact activity. Right. It's also going to let us know more about heart, heart health and cholesterol metabolism. So you'll really be able to learn how your genes influence lipid metabolism, high blood pressure risk and overall cardiovascular health. Heart disease is still one of the number one killers in North America. So this can be really insightful for you. Right. And you know, you might have a quote unquote family history of, you know, heart disease and this report will tell us if it's actually genetic. Right. Or if it's, you know, poor lifestyle. Right. And one thing I always tell clients with these genomic reports is your genes are not your destiny. Right. So even though you might have a genetic predisposition towards fracture risk or osteoporosis, you don't, that doesn't have to manifest. Right. There are certain things that you can do from a lifestyle nutrition perspective to not have those genes be expressed. Right. So that's the value of these reports, is knowing what your predispositions are and really empowering you to take control over your genes rather than using it as an excuse. Okay. Another thing that it's going to look at is cognitive function and aging. So, you know, you'll be able to discover genetic influences on memory, cognitive decline and neuroprotection. So whether or not you're more predisposed to cognitive impairment or things like Alzheimer's. Right. Once again, if you have this predisposition doesn't mean you're going to get Alzheimer's. Right. It just lets us know that there's certain things that you need to prioritize to make sure those genes don't get expressed breast. Okay. Inflammation and immune function. So you're, you can find out if you have a higher genetic risk for chronic inflammation as well. Okay. So based on the, on these reports, it's going to give us specific lifestyle interventions that are kind of tailored to your genetic markers and what supplements or lifestyle strategies you may need to incorporate to optimize these genes and prevent age related declines. So, you know, in terms of, I kind of went through it, right. But I believe this test is a real game changer. It's not like blood work or any other test where you have to do it every year or every six months. It's something you only have to do once because as I said, your genes don't change. Right. So no more trial and error with diets and workouts. You get a proactive disease prevention based on your specific risk factors. And it can really save time and money by focusing on what truly will work for you specifically. So we do sell, we do have this as a add on package if you are not in the legacy program. The legacy program includes genetic testing, but if you are in the light program or the longevity program, then we do have, as I said, a package which includes the testing. It's going to include the reports and then it Includes two one hour consultations where we go through the reports for you and then give you some tailored recommendations based on what the reports show us. Okay, so if you are interested in this, I am going to put a link in the chat in terms of where you can purchase this add on if that's something that you're interested in. Give me a second and then let me show you some of the reports as well. So let me put the link in the chat first. Okay, I know there are some questions that have come in the chat. I'm going to get to those in a second as well. Okay, so let me just pull up some of the sample reports and then I'll go through the questions in a second here. Okay.

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Okay, so these are all the reports that are generated. Okay, so I primarily mostly talked about the sleep, the performance and longevity and the diet one. Right. But there's all these other ones as well. So you know this. So this is exactly what you would see when you log into your portal. Okay, so this micronutrients report, for example, is going to look at vitamin E electrolytes, vitamin A, vitamin D, iron, copper and zinc, vitamin A, B vitamins, vitamin C, choline, nitric oxide, selenium and iodine. And I've sorted these to group it by result. So anything with the yellow, orange or red means that there's something that is perhaps suboptimal. Right. So if I click on this electrolyte profile here or this electrolyte report, it gives me a great explanation of what electrolytes are and then it tells me for this specific individual, sodium sensitivity, potassium sensitivity is neutral. But this person here is at an increased risk of magnesium deficiency. So this person here is really going to have to make sure they get foods that are rich in magnesium and perhaps even maybe consider some supplementation. Okay. Whereas so these reports here, typical responses expected. Let's just click on this one. Vitamin C propensity is neutral. So you know, this is not someone who's going to have a, you know, a increased risk of low vitamin C. Right. It's pretty neutral. And then let me show you.

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Me show you the trending diets one, because I think this is the one that always gets a lot of interest. We briefly spoke about it. But for this individual here, the ketogenic diet, they would need to avoid this diet. This is primarily because of their poor response to saturated fats and even dietary fat response. You know, this person here is going to benefit from a lower intake of certain dietary fats. Specifically, you know, the saturated Fats, they're not going to efficiently process or metabolize fats very well. So ketogenic diet, which is primarily fat based, is not going to be, you know, ideal for them. For the release phase, there are no fats and it's actually a low fat ketogenic diet, which is why a lot of people who have tried keto in the past and it didn't work for them do really well with the release phase plan. Okay. This report is also going to show us, like I said, diabetes risk. So for this person here, they have a cautionary risk of insulin resistance. So, you know, they're really gonna have to pay more attention to eating balanced meals that are rich in fibers. They're gonna wanna avoid refined carbohydrates and excessive sugars. And then, you know, a few of these markers do get a little technical. But these are all things that we discuss with you when we go through the reports in, in the consultations. Okay. For this person here, obesity risk is neutral. They do not have a high risk of obesity. Weight regain propensity is neutral as well. So, you know, they're not gonna, if they lose a little bit weight, they're not gonna really have a, an increased risk of weight regain. Okay, so a lot of value in these reports. As I said, as I said, it's is something that you do once and you don't have to repeat them. Okay, so let me get to the questions because I know there's a lot coming in, in the chat and if you guys want to see more reports, let me know. But let's see here. Okay, Jennifer says, Deepa, if your DNA doesn't change, how are some genes affected by diet or lifestyle? Okay, so our environment is what determines if our genes will be expressed or not. Right? So if you have a genetic predisposition towards diabetes and you eat a lot of carbs, and you eat a lot of refined sugar, then guess what, you're gonna probably at some point be at a much higher likelihood of developing diabetes than someone who may not necessarily have that genetic predisposition. Of course, if you don't have the genetic predisposition for diabetes, but you still eat a lot of refined carbs and sugars, then you may still develop diabetes. Right? But you may not be as high risk. So you might know, you might wonder, well, you know, this person lived until their 80s. They ate so much like sugar and like, you know, you know, had a lot of refined carbs and they never got diabetes. Why did I? Right. And so that's where some of Those genetic differences lie in terms of how certain diseases or symptoms may manifest for one person but not another person. Anna says back in the day there were thoughts that this is connected to your blood type. Is that still a thing? Great question, Anna. So there is a great book on blood type and diet. And you know what, I do feel like there is some correlation there. Right. So for me specifically, I'm blood type type A. And so blood type A's don't do well with a lot of red meat. And growing up, I did not like meat. I was more like vegetarian based. And guess what? On my genetic report, it recommended a Mediterranean diet. Right. It did not recommend paleo or carnivore. Right. Blood type O's tend to gravitate more towards meat. Right. Based on this book. And so, you know, it would be interesting, right, that if, for example, Dan, like if he's a blood type O, maybe it might show that he does better with a paleo carnivore diet. Right. So I do think there is some correlation there. Okay. Teresa says, it is my understanding that genes can be turned on and off. This is dependent on nutrition and lifestyle. Yeah, exactly. So genes are expressed based on the environment that we put them in. Okay, Adrian's asking, does this tell you if genes are being expressed or not? Great question, Adrian. So it is going to tell us the genetic predisposition. It's not necessarily telling us if that gene is expressed. So for example, in the micronutrient report, there's vitamin D. And so, you know, for some people it's going to show that they're at higher risk of vitamin D deficiency. But it's not necessarily telling us what your actual vitamin D level is. So there is a potential for some integration with the genetic reports and blood tests. This will be more so for people who live in the US So that is something that we are looking into where you can get certain blood work done and then see how that integrates with your genetics. But right now, you know, that's something that we're looking into. But once again, it's unfortunately only available for those in the US for now, if we do decide to go ahead with that, it's something that is a little newer. Okay, so what is the cost of the test, including consultations? Great question, Anna. So if you click on the links that I put in the chat, it's basically, it's basically it's 1499, 1,499 for the test, plus the reports, plus the consultations, plus all the recommendations as well. If you Are interested. Interested in this. Okay. Any other questions about the genomic test specifically? I know. Lisa, you have a question that's a little off topic. We'll get to it in just a minute. So don't worry, I'll get to you. Before I switch gears. Any other questions? Okay, and then the other test, which I'll just briefly show you that Dan was talking about, is the food inflammation test. So I'll just briefly show you all what that looks like, and then we'll kind of open it up to some more general Q and A. So this test is. So the DNA test, if you're curious. It's a saliva sample. So we would ship you the kit, and then you basically provide a saliva sample. So it's a cheek swab. 10 to 15 times on the left side, 10 to 15 times on the right side. You put in a vial and you ship it off to the lab. Shipping is covered for you if you live within Canada or the U.S.

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Then we get the results within about four to six weeks usually. And basically then we would schedule the consultations to go over them with you. The food inflammation test is a finger prick. It's a little bit of blood that you put your blood on five circles. You know, you send that off to the lab, and once again, we get the results within about four to six weeks from when the lab receives it. And the food inflammation test can be really great for you if you are experiencing any of these types of type of symptoms. Okay, so anxiety, depression, inability to lose weight, fatigue, insomnia, constipation, diarrhea, bloating, stomach pain, impotence, low libido, joint pain, craving, sugar. And so this test measures 176 different foods, coloring, and additives. It spans the major food groups. And so this is what a sample report looks like. I'll zoom it in a little bit. So it breaks down your food sensitivities into severe, high, or moderate. So for this person here, you know, wheat seems to be a big problem. Gluten seems to be a big problem for them. Rye, sweet potato, cow's milk, whey, summer squash, lentil, cilantro, venison, pine nut, canola oil, mushroom. So we recommend that the client avoid these foods for six months. The next page shows us all the foods that are tested. And, you know, the green and the light green are foods that can be continued to be eaten. And then the last page shows us a gut barrier. So have any of you heard of leaky gut? Okay. Some of you have? Yeah. So this is telling us Whether you have leaky gut or not. And leaky gut is really the gateway to, you know, things like autoimmune related issues. A lot of those symptoms that you saw, you know, can be the gateway to leaky gut. So if you do have a leaky gut, then there is a protocol that we would recommend for you to resolve the leaky gut. So if you are interested in this test, then those links that I sent above will also. You can also click on that if you want to get the food sensitivity test plus a 30 minute consultation to review the results. Okay. But for those of you who chose the legacy program, this is all included. So Richo is saying, well, food sensitivity does show up sensitivity food items that you already have stopped consuming, like gluten and dairy. Yes, it still will. So even though you haven't had gluten and dairy for six months, a year, two years, it will still show us whether or not you're having, have an inflammatory reaction to that particular food. Adrian's asking when it would be best to take the food inflammation test.

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I guess my previous response kind of, of probably gave you a little more insight. It doesn't really matter, to be honest. Some people like to do it before they do the release phase, so they can avoid those foods while they're on the release phase, but you can do it during or even after as well. Nikki says, I was really surprised that I didn't have any positives on the gut panel. It just proves that my hard work is paying off. Exactly. Yeah. So really, you know, leaky gut can be caused by stress, too much stress, certain toxins, certain foods. Gluten is known to directly cause leaky gut. And Shelley's asking, how often do you recommend doing the food sensitivity test? So, so if you do the test, then some people like to retest in about six months, especially if they had those positive leaky gut markers during, just to see if you know the protocol that we recommended fixed the leaky gut. So six months later you can retest it. If you didn't have any of the positive leaky gut markers, you can still retest it to see, you know, if the food, the food inflammation markers change. So some, for some people, like when I've retested some of those things that came back on their list in terms of the red, orange or yellow will go away. And then sometimes some new things will show up on there, so it might change a little bit. Um, so I usually really only recommend redoing it if the gut barrier came back. And I think I'LL have to double check. But I think there is an option to just do the gut barrier. I'll have to double check. Okay. So the links to order, the food inflammation and the DNA test, if you're interested in that. I'll re put those in. Oops, sorry. Just ignore that. I'll re put it in here. One second. And then we'll open it up to some general Q and A as we have about 15 more minutes. Okay. Lisa, I know you patiently been waiting. Go ahead and unmute.

I just had a couple of quick questions that I think you can answer. My coaching session starts at one.

Okay.

So I figured yeah, if I didn't get it answered, it'd be fine. There's a couple of like different side effects that are kind of showing up. One might one is hiccups and then someone just got like maybe covet or a bad flu. And so I'm not sure how to, how to address like the things to take or what they. Because they may end up coming off. You know, many things might have some carbs. They may end up coming off where they just don't feel good on the regular release phase with the symptoms. So just trying to figure out how to handle that.

Yeah. So great question. So when you start the release phase, like I find that the first week or two, especially after doing those like heavy loading days, the first week or two things might feel a little worse sometimes for some people before.

Oh, she's three weeks in.

She's okay.

Yeah, she's.

She's so really focusing on great results.

By the way too. She lost, she's lost like £17 or £18 like in two and a half weeks. So she was getting great results and then her kid got. Got sick and then the whole house got sick.

Yeah. So really prioritizing some of those lifestyle things like sleep. Right. That's one of the best ways to really strengthen the immune system. So because of that, like that can put a little kink in things. But once, once you know your client gets over cold or flu, like they should start feeling a little better.

Okay.

Yeah.

And can. So can they. If they end up taking something that may have a little more carbs in it, that pushes them out. What, what will we suggest like their re entry into the release phase. So say she takes something and it has, I don't know, something that has like a cough syrup. Not saying I'm suggesting a cough syrup, but even some kind of cold medication or flu medication or something that may, may not necessarily be recommended on. For foods on the release phase. Then should she kind of just start from scratch and go back to a load or should she just jump back into the these?

Okay, yeah, yeah, just get on back, back on track as. As quickly as possible, basically. Okay, yeah.

Okay.

And then have you seen hiccups being an issue?

I have not heard of that one. But I would say just making sure that, you know, you're slowing down when you're eating your food. Like not swallowing a lot of air. That can sometimes cause it. So just, just really slowing down.

Okay, that's what I told them. Okay, so good. Okay, good. And then in reference to the 1495 price point. Right. Is that for one consult to. So that you're going over. So it's the test, press the one consult plus the report.

So the DNA test, the pricing there is for the DNA test itself, for the reports, for two one hour consultations and then all the recommendations.

Okay.

And then it would be more like the 2000 if you were adding the food allergy.

Yeah, like if you're interested in. Exactly. If you're interested in doing both, then we can offer like a bundle price of 1,999, which will include the food inflammation, the DNA test and the two one hour consultations.

And so we wouldn't be adding another consultation. We would just do one consultation when maybe one report comes in and the other comes consultation when the other report.

I usually will wait for both tests to come back. So I can. Because the food inflammation test, like, can take like 15 to 30 minutes to go over. So I like to wait for both to come back so that we can maximize our time together.

Okay. All right, perfect. Thank you.

Very welcome. What other questions do you have? Teresa, go ahead and unmute.

So I've done the KBML previously, but I have a question. If you like, if you regular diet prior to taking that sensitivity test, you ate a lot of these things that you're showing high sensitivity to. How you know if you're really. How do you know if that's not a false. False positive?

Great question. So this test is a little different from a traditional food sensitivity test because as I said before, like even if you haven't eaten, for example, gluten in like a year, it will still show us if you're having an inflammatory response to that food despite whether you're eating it frequently or not. Okay. Yeah.

But when a client, if they just do the KBMO or a patient does a kbmo, when they do it, is it going to show a higher sensitivity to certain foods that they Eat on a regular basis.

No, no, no. It should not. Okay, okay.

Okay.

Thank you. You're welcome.

Hi, Deepa, can I ask a question?

Yes, absolutely.

Hi. Can you please explain a little bit How. How was that? The. My mind. The name of it.

Sure. The.

The sugar. The. The glucose. Yes, the blood glucose. How the glucose works? Right. When somebody eats and doesn't eat. Right. There's this understanding that, you know, you have to eat regularly to not have lots of spice, but then you bend what you eat. So I'm still a bit confused in terms of how it really works, how it gets impacted. Right. Like I understand on a ketogenic diet because somebody goes into ketosis, they don't rely anymore on glucose. Right. But even for, for the, like the protocol that you guys have, it's still glucose based, right? We eat fruits there, right. So it's not like we're not going into ketosis. So how does that.

So people still do go on. People still do go go into ketosis on our plan. Because the fruit like is not necessarily gonna kick you out of ketosis because the, when you eat fruit in its whole food state, it has a lot of fiber and you're eating it at the end of the meal. So that can blunt the, the sugar response and then the fiber also blunts the sugar response. You're eating a lot of fiber because you have the non free vegetables. The free vegetables. So people still go into ketosis on this, on the release phase.

So ketosis does not mean no glucose at all. So you can have some glucose and still being ketosis.

Correct? Yeah. Because you're not eating like a tablespoon of sugar in your coffee. Right. That's different from fruit. Like fruit has a bad rap sometimes, but it depends on the quantity. It depends on the types of fruit you're eating. It depends on when you're eating the fruit and how you're eating it. Are you juicing? Right? A lot of people juice their fruit like. Yes. You're going to get a huge, huge sugar spike. Right. Because you're not getting the fiber with it.

It.

And then some people will eat like a half a watermelon. Yes. You are going to have like a spike in your glucose if you eat half a watermelon. Right. So it depends on all of those factors. So the way we've designed the program is very intentional in terms of not, not, not kicking you out of ketosis.

Okay. So it is like I was curious if it's going to be a ketogenic phase. So but eating fruit alone Even let's say the fruits that are like on the list, it's still gonna get you your glucose high. Right. It has to be done after a meal.

No, like I said, you have fiber. Right. And you're eating a very specific quantity.

No, no, I understand, but it's eating them in the end of the meal. I'm asking, like, what if somebody eats them separately? Right. Not as part of the meal.

No, it has to be the problem. It has to be eaten at the end of the meal. So in general, I mean, it's different for each person. Right. The best way to know how you respond to specific foods, whether it's fruit, whether it's rice, whether it's, you know, chicken, whatever it might be, is to get a continuous blood glucose monitor. So in Canada, you can get them over the counter or online. And it's something that you put on the back of your arm and you wear it for two weeks and you can check it every 15 minutes. And that's going to give you very specific, you know, very specific information in terms of how your body responds to certain foods from a blood sugar perspective. So I can't, like, you know, someone might eat someone. Yeah, yeah. Like I, I might be able to eat, eat 6 ounces of chickpeas and not really have a huge glucose spike, but someone else, you know, as we saw with their genetics, might be more glucose sensitive, might be more predisposed to insulin resistance, might have that 6 ounces of chickpeas and have a huge glucose spike. Right. So it's hard for me to make blanket recommendations in terms of how you would do with certain foods based on. Yeah. So just it. That the continuous blood glucose monitor is the best way to know.

Okay. And then also wanted to ask you. So a thing that I, you know, heard some time ago, it made sense to me logically, but I'm not sure if that's true. Is that if you eat fruits in the end of your meal. Right. For example, especially if you eat like some protein or chicken. Right. It takes a longer time for the protein to digest. Right. Versus the food. Usually if you eat a tablet goes really quickly through your of digestive tract. And since you eat the food after you eat your main meal, it tends to sit on top and kind of putrefy. Is that something that could happen or no.

So I think you're referring to like food combining principles. For the purposes of this program, like, we would recommend just doing it the way we've outlined. And you know, most people don't have an issue with It.

So that's my question, if you had any. Yeah. Yeah. Because that's. I mean, it made sense from a perspective of how long it takes for the food to go to a digestive truck, but I'm not sure if that's the reality of how things are.

Yeah. Once again, it's different for everyone, but in general, like, I would just recommend the way the release phases outline and you'll do great. Rate.

Okay. Thank you.

You're welcome. What other questions? Anyone have any questions? Comments?

I have a win.

Yes, please share.

I start. I restarted my second second round.

Second round now. Okay.

And although I think the loading was more difficult the second time because I.

Yes, it definitely is.

I don't eat these foods anymore. Like, my body doesn't want these foods anymore. It was so interesting. But about. I. I lost weight more rapidly. I'm losing weight more rapidly this time around. So.

Okay.

The fourth day in, I'm about seven pounds down. Yeah.

Wow. Okay.

Yeah. Which is like, did I have more of that? Of course. I know I have much more to lose. But yeah, I'm like, I was thinking that you tend to lose weight more rapidly when you have more. More to. More to lose. But I. But really, I think my body was struggling with releasing that first. That first time around.

Yep.

And so it's the mindset and all that that's going along with it. I haven't started exercising moving yet because it's just. Everything's been so crazy. But. But so I'm gonna. I bought a walking pad. So.

Okay.

I'm gonna unbox my walking pad this weekend.

Okay.

Walking. Because it's still too cold here. But. But yeah, so. And. And it's also reflecting the same in the group because a lot of people in the group are losing like 15, 17, 18 pounds in like two and a half weeks. Ish. Right. Wow.

Congratulations.

Really fast. And so I. I think maybe my body's just mimicking the energy in the group.

But.

So, yeah, so it was just. Just interesting doing it the second time around. So I'm going to next make sure I focus and blog and. And really do a lot of assessment as to what's really happening the second time around.

So.

Yeah, it's pretty cool.

Yeah. I think a huge factor is also the mindset and emotional pieces you had touched on. Right. Like, maybe the first time, maybe you were a bit skeptical still. Right. Maybe you still had some emotional things that were, like, holding you back from releasing the weight. And then the second time around, like, you're like, wow, this Works Right. Like, and like maybe you've, you've dealt with some of the emotions that may have come up and so the weight release can be easier the second time around when you feel like you have more like belief in the program. Right.

And belief in yourself too.

Exactly. Yeah.

I like, I got through and I did it now again and yeah. Easier to do the second time. I thought it would be hard to get jump back on the, you know, but it, it really is easier. So just. Good.

Congratulations. I'm so excited to see what happens in another few weeks for you.

Awesome.

Jennifer, go ahead and unmute.

Hi, how are you?

Good, how are you? Are you done with your second round?

I'm in week. I'm just finishing week eight.

Okay.

I'm already on maintenance.

Yeah, I'm in maintenance. So I understand some of what Dr. Lisa was saying because. But I also have also had some of the. It's been actually really strange the second time around because I expected it to be more difficult this time, this round and in some ways it absolutely was more difficult. And then in other ways I think my body was like, oh yeah, okay. I saw greater changes in my body this time even though maybe I didn't lose technically as much weight as I did the first time, but my body has changed a lot more. My, my tummy is flatter and you know, I've lost, you know, there's been some breast reduction and like just in some other places that I didn't necessarily see the first time. Right. So yeah. So my question is really about like, like I've still got. I, I feel like. So my first round I lost 38 and a half pounds. This round so far I've lost close to 30.

Wow.

Yeah.

It's amazing.

It's very clear that this program is. Works for me.

Yeah.

So you're probably someone who doesn't do good with a ketogenic diet from a genetic standpoint. So probably.

I don't know which really doesn't bode well for my love of cheese. But, but so I would like to do it a third time. I had a six week period between my first round and my second round. My. Oh, thank you to all the nice people that are saying, So I want to do it again, but I'm not sure if like does my body need a little bit of a break? Do I need to like relax on some of this stuff? I know when you're doing it when the first two times you can do it, you can do it back to back. But I didn't do that and so. And then I'm also going to be going on vacation like six weeks after I finish my second round.

Yep.

I was like, like I was thinking I should probably just stay on maintenance maybe for those six weeks or. I don't know. I'm, I'm a little bit confused about how I should sort of approach this because I do want to do another round. I don't know when's the best time. Should I like wait till January and start another round then or. I don't know.

Yeah, great question. So generally with a third round, I will recommend waiting a little bit longer than the four week period because I feel like, like you get a little burnt out. It's hard to do three rounds like back to back. Also, we don't want you without like you're still getting some fat in this program, right? All your proteins have fat in them, so you're still getting some fat, but we don't want you to be too, too long without fat. So generally speaking, like for the third round, I feel like people need a little bit of a longer break, like sometimes two to three months or even like some people will wait like four or five months. So I probably wouldn't recommend doing it next January. I would probably recommend like, so when is your vacation in May and how long you going, you're going away for? Just like eight days. Eight days, okay. So I would say like, you know, a good time, obviously looking at your schedule. But you will know when the best time is for you, right? Because you'll feel like, okay, you know, like, because you do have, have to mentally prepare for it too, right? Like it's, it's, it's not, it's not like easy, right? It's, it's, it's, it can be challenging, right. Of course I commend you all for doing it. Right. So really you have to be mentally ready too, like in terms of making sure the timing is good for you. Because there have been times where I have had some clients do a third round and then they just mentally were not ready and then like two weeks in they stop. Like they just, just couldn't do it. So I think the most important thing is waiting at least minimum of two months and then after that two months is really you deciding when you feel like is the best time for you.

Okay.

Yeah.

Because one of the things that I don't, I mean that I've experienced and I think makes a lot of sense, but I don't know that we've really talked about it that much is that, that if you don't really stay on, like maintenance, there is a little bit of a rebound that happens. Right.

Like so, like for most people, like, if you stay like somewhat similar to the release phase where you're having protein, vegetables, your fruit, some people can introduce like a little bit of carbohydrates, depending on what it is, your weight will kind of stay the same plus or minus, like, like three to five pounds. Right, Right. But then of course, if you start to, like I always tell people, like, try to implement like a 9010 rule. Right. But if you start like increasing that 10% into like 20, 30, right. Then yeah, for sure. Like any program, you know, the weight will start to creep up. And that's why we have you use your biomarkers, right. Your Rempho scale. Not to be obsessed with the scale, but just to learn.

Learn.

Like, okay, I had X, Y and Z yesterday. Wow, that really did like a number on my, like on my, you know, my markers or my aura ring or whatever it is. Right. Like, okay, note to self, just do that once a month or once every other month or whatever it is. Right.

You're absolutely right. I'm kind of like treating. I'm much more aware this time of like, how I'm kind of using my body as an experiment, like seeing if I eat this or if I, if I do this, what happens if I, you know, I'm. I'm a little bit more attuned now to see those immediate changes.

Yes. So, yeah, and I think it's a, it's a journey. Right. Like, some people will like, you know, go through this process and then like a year from now, their weight might go up like 10 pounds from where they were last, on their last release phase. And then they might do another round and like go back down. And each time you do it, like, you learn more. Right. And you won't have as big of that variance. Right. And some people, like, it just depends on the person. Right. Some people are able to maintain it. So it just, you know, I think it really is a journey of like, self awareness, listening to your body. That's why we have you do like a lot of the mindfulness practices, the breathing practices, because that all helps with you getting more in tune with your body and what works for you and what doesn't. Right. We don't want you to just go blindly through life doing XYZ behavior and not really tuning into how it impacts you and your body. Right. And really making sure that, okay, you want to have that pizza, have it from a place of, like, not from a place of guilt or shame. Have it from a place of, like, awareness. Right. Like, okay, I really want this. I'm making this conscious decision to have this food rather than it being, like, a reactive, like, oh, I had a stressful day. I'm just gonna eat X, Y, and Z. Right, Right. So really, like, learning to make those choices with awareness, with consciousness. Right.

Mindfully.

Exactly. With mindfulness.

Okay.

Okay.

All right.

That's helpful. Thank you very much.

You're very welcome. Any other questions? Comments? Okay, well, we will see you all next Friday. Have a wonderful rest of your week and weekend, and we'll see you next Friday. Bye, everyone.

Thank you. Bye.

You're welcome. Bye.