Episode Highlights With Dr. Courtney Hunt

• Her own story of recovery from Hashimoto's
• She was trained as an OB/GYN and her path to what she does now
• You are not your diagnosis
• The importance of seeing yourself well
• What autophagy is and how it can be such a valuable tool
• How to encourage autophagy and self-cleaning in the body
• When you enter ketosis as a metabolic state you make acetoacetic acid which breaks down into beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetone and why this is beneficial
• How to flip the metabolic switch to burn fat as fuel
• When you burn fat as fuel you are either burning someone else’s fat or your own fat
• What leptin is and what it can tell us about health
• How to avoid starvation cues with fasting and ketosis and make sure you nourish your body enough
• The myth that women shouldn’t fast or that women shouldn’t fast around their periods
• We make ¼ of the ATP when we eat a lot of carbs 

Resources We Mention

• Courtney Hunt, MD - Website
• Courtney Hunt, MD - Instagram
• Ketone meter
• Ketone Urine Test Strips
• Genetic Protocol