127- Overcoming Anxiety through Nutrition with Ali Miller

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Ali Miller is a certified dietitian, the host of the Naturally Nourished Podcast, and author of the new book The Anti-Anxiety Diet. Ben and Ali sit down to discuss how you can mitigate anxiety through diet without the short term “feel good” junk foods. Ali gives us her 5 R’s protocol to heal your gut and reset your neurotransmitter function as well as her method for women to cycle in carbs on a keto style diet to support hormone cycles. Make sure to pick up Ali’s new book The Anti-Anxiety Diet, available everywhere Tuesday August 7th.

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Highlights

“Exercise it the most underused anti-depressant and food is the most over-utilized anti-anxiety cure.“

Remove inflammation, restore the micro biome, rebuild gut integrity, restore micronutrients, rebounding adrenals. -Ali’s protocol for removing anxiety though diet.

Using adaptogens such as cordyceps to support executive function.

Time Stamps

2:20- How the Ketogenic Diet helps support GABA and intern has anti-anxiety benefits.

6:00- Short-term lack of carbohydrates can cause low level anxiety but long term GABA support will help to reduce anxiety long term. “Exercise it the most underused anti-depressant and food is the most over-utilized anti-anxiety cure. “

8:05- The relationship between gut health and anxiety. The relationship between microbiome, micronutrients, food intolerance and anxiety.

11:45- Ali’s method for healing your gut. Remove inflammatory foods.

15:30- The effects of a healthy micro biome on serotonin, dopamine, and GABA.

23:45- Rebuilding the gut integrity with glutamine, collagen and glycine.

32:20- Ali’s nutritional and supplemental protocol for replenishing micronutrients.

38:45- Ali’s beliefs around lectins and phytic acid when it comes to gut health.

43:30- The relationship between cortisol, epinephrine and anxiety.

48:55- How can you figure out where you are adrenally though both subjective analysis and testing.

51:45- How to support executive function with cordyceps, ashwagandha, rrhodiola and more.

56:30- Carb cycling for women on a ketogenic diet. How you can use carbs to support cycling hormones.