Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Emily Velez is a chef, restaurant owner, stylist, salon owner, and dancer. She has had great success on a carb-restricted diet and is here to share her story.
In this discussion, Tony and Emily talk about:
- (00:00:26) Introduction
- (00:02:30) Introduction to Emily’s health journey thus far.
- (00:10:47) A message of hope and health for people from Latin culture.
- (00:14:45) How Emily discovered the ketogenic diet.
- (00:20:26) Carbs in common foods and why too many carbs in the diet cause obesity.
- (00:25:26) Emily’s low-carb meal plans and culinary work.
- (00:32:46) How to stay the course and stop making excuses!
- (00:39:42) The difficulties of honoring your cultural culinary traditions while staying on a low-carb diet.
- (00:47:48) How dancing has played a role in Emily’s health journey
- (01:02:32) Conclusion: NEST and ROPE
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