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The Health and Wellness Talk Show on Sugar with Gina Alfieri

July 27, 2022

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Welcome to this Wellness MD Talk Show Episode.

Today, Dr. Daniela Steyn speaks with to Certified Nutritional Practitioner, Gina Alfieri about sugar. Gina is also a wellness business owner, wife, and mom of 4. Gina is passionate about helping people get to the root of their illness by focusing on the whole person using whole foods, a healthy lifestyle approach and supplementation. She is a fitness enthusiast, bookworm, and active community member.

In this episode, we cover several key topics, including:

Why is sugar bad for me? (around the 3:50s mark)
What is the effect of sugar on my brain? (around the 8-minute mark)
What is dysbiosis? (around the 11:30s mark)
What names can sugar also be called on food labels? (around the 14-minute mark)
How is sugar used in our bodies? (around the 18-minute mark)
What is the relationship between sugar, your gut and acne? (around the 24-minute mark)
How does sugar consumption cause a disease? (around the 31-minute mark)
What is fasting? (around the 33:30s mark)

And lots more!

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