Today, I am blessed to have here with me Dr Donald Vega. He is a registered dietitian, strength and conditioning specialist, and lifestyle mentor based in Costa Rica with more than 24 years of experience in health education. Dr. Vega, the founder of Kilosophy, established his business with one vision in mind: “Reversing the metabolic disease through a fit, happy and healthy society.” They provide programs for overweight, diabetic, hypertensive, endurance and fitness patients. Dr. Vega is the only nutritionist with a natural perspective of food and a coaching system he created and perfected by himself about a series of biological strategies to improve the health of individuals. His vision is a world where food is acquired at the farmer’s fair, in the butchers and artisanal fishmongers, and the use of processed foods is forever eliminated. In this episode, Dr. Vega talks about his new book, "The Science of Losing Weight", which offers an indispensable guide to simple and effective weight loss without fuss or the need to deprive yourself endlessly. He also shares different chapters for every factor with different lifestyle behavior. Purchase Dr Donald Vega’s brand new book The Science of Losing Weight here: https://amzn.to/3GE2RtH Order Keto Flex: http://www.ketoflexbook.com -------------------------------------------------------- Download your FREE Vegetable Oil Allergy Card here: https://onlineoffer.lpages.co/vegetable-oil-allergy-card-download/ / / E P I S O D E S P ON S O R S Wild Pastures: $20 OFF per Box for Life + Free Shipping for Life + $15 OFF your 1st Box! https://wildpastures.com/promos/save-20-for-life-lf?oid=6&affid=132&source_id=podcast&sub1=ad BonCharge: Blue light Blocking Glasses, Red Light Therapy, Sauna Blankets & More. Visit https://boncharge.com/pages/ketokamp and use the coupon code KETOKAMP for 15% off your order. Text me the words "Podcast" +1 (786) 364-5002 to be added to my contacts list. [02:30] 3 Steps to Reprogram Your Mind: Authority, Intensity and Repetition · Authority is when someone comes to you with a message, and you don't have any reference point. · Intensity is when the message has an emotional impact, while the subconscious mind is when you focus on decisions. · Repetition is when you create a dangerous emotional imprint in the subconscious mind. The problem is when this map of reality is not consistent with your goals, then you need to evaluate your beliefs and then start to change them subconsciously. · The inductive mind is the creative mind that imprints information into the subconscious mind and looks for coincidences with the idea. · The inductive mind is the creative mind, and the subconscious mind is the set goal. The reticular activating system is an area in our mind that opens up when we focus on something, allowing us to see things that were not there before. [22:29] The Impact of Food Consumption on Our Conscious and Subconscious Mind. · Social influences on food intake refer to the impact that one or more persons have on the eating behavior of others, either direct (buying food) or indirect (learning from peer's behavior), either conscious (transfer of beliefs) or subconscious. · Observation and food consumption elicit positive affective responses, stimulating food intake. It revealed that the observation and consumption of food activate brain regions related to affective processing. · When we have enough energy, conscious deliberation enables us to make good decisions. The unconscious, on the other hand, seems to operate fine with low energy. [28:35] Fix Your Circadian Rhythm to Lose Weight · A nucleus is an area in the brain behind the eyes responsible for telling the time. When the sun releases blue light, it triggers the release of neurotransmitters, such as melatonin, which is the one that leads to going to sleep. Melatonin is produced during the morning and used later at night. · Light produces endorphins in the eyes, which synchronize the system to get BC and do physical exercise. This is due to the rhythm in cortisol that starts to go up whenever you see the first hours of the morning and the light, which is why we don't use fasting glucose anymore as a valid test. · When exposed to sunlight, you produce the vitamin D necessary to gain muscle mass. However, if you avoid sunlight, for whatever reason, you are more inclined to lose muscle mass due to the missing part of vitamin D. · Vitamin D is an antioxidant. If you consume a lot of ultra-processed carbohydrates, you are using your firehose with carbohydrates instead of getting this vitamin, getting the processes to lower other general inflammation. [40:08] Natural Light vs Artificial Light; How This Influences Weight Loss · When people take sunshine, their anxiety goes down, but when they are anxious, they crave sweets and salty foods. · When they are sleep deprived, they start their day with higher-than-normal glucose levels, and if they exercise, they will have a glucose spike. Insulin can remove the excess glucose and put them back on the level where they start with cravings. · Any lifestyle promoting insulin resistance will worsen matters, and food stimuli are only four to 5% of the brain's ability to change eating patterns. To move forward, starting with the water flow and sleeping at the correct time is important. · Light significantly influences our eating patterns and behavior, with 46% of neurons in our brain being stimulated by light. · The brain is programmed to adapt to longer days during the summertime and shorter days during the wintertime, which means that we need to prepare ourselves and accumulate energy in terms of fat being brought to our system. AND MUCH MORE! Resources from this episode: Check out Kilosophy: http://kilosophy.la/ Purchase Dr Donald Vega’s brand new book The Science of Losing Weight here: https://amzn.to/3GE2RtH Follow Dr Donald Vega Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kilosophyLA LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dr-donald-vega-492a5b10 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn0qSQKPp4dDfTIhx6eASEnnz1tDqvu78 Order Keto Flex: http://www.ketoflexbook.com -------------------------------------------------------- Download your FREE Vegetable Oil Allergy Card here: https://onlineoffer.lpages.co/vegetable-oil-allergy-card-download/ / / E P I S O D E S P ON S O R S Wild Pastures: $20 OFF per Box for Life + Free Shipping for Life + $15 OFF your 1st Box! https://wildpastures.com/promos/save-20-for-life-lf?oid=6&affid=132&source_id=podcast&sub1=ad BonCharge: Blue light Blocking Glasses, Red Light Therapy, Sauna Blankets & More. Visit https://boncharge.com/pages/ketokamp and use the coupon code KETOKAMP for 15% off your order. 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