ERS Walk & Talk Podcast

Becoming Sugar Savvy with Alexis Schminke

April 16, 2024 Lacy Wolff Season 3 Episode 8
ERS Walk & Talk Podcast
Becoming Sugar Savvy with Alexis Schminke
Show Notes

In this episode of the ERS Walk & Talk Podcast, host Lacy sits down with Alexis Schminke, a Senior Training Specialist at DPS in the Aircraft Division, and a Certified Holistic Nutritionist with a background in chemistry and exercise physiology. They delve into key takeaways from the book "Metabolical" by Robert Lustig and discuss strategies for understanding and reducing sugar intake for improved health.

Key Points Discussed:

  • What is sugar? and how it's hidden in foods.
  • How sugar gets processed in the body
  • How sugar is hidden in foods and why juice isn't good for us
  • The NOVA food scale- what is processed food
  • Strategies to eliminate some sugar from our diets

Check out our full Sugar Savvy webinar for more info or read Metabolical for yourself!