Angela welcomes Chris Masterjohn, an expert in nutrition and health, to discuss the importance of getting nutrients from whole foods and the limitations of relying on fortified processed foods.

Chris particularly focusses upon the need for a well-rounded diet that includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals from a variety of sources, and addresses the misconception around hydration, explaining that people should drink water when they're thirsty and not worry about arbitrary guidelines. Chris and Angela also delve into the topic of blood sugar spikes and the individual variability in response to certain foods, the importance of context, such as glycogen depletion and exercise intensity, in understanding glucose tolerance.

"There's no better way to make yourself glucose intolerant than to not eat things that spike your blood sugar."

"You shouldn't need to think about it. Your hypothalamus does that unless it's damaged."

"If you're not getting a negative symptomatic response to it, you don't want to regularly spike your blood sugar to 200, but you can afford to do it again and see what the trend is."

"There's no better way to make yourself glucose tolerant than to eat things that spike your blood sugar."

Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance.

 
Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance.