Today we are joined by Angelo Keely, the co-founder and CEO of Kion, an active lifestyle, supplement and functional food company, dedicated to helping people fully experience a fun and active life by providing pure, energy-enhancing solutions. We first learn about Angelo's upbringing and how his life's hardships led him to creating Kion, followed by diving deep into the world of protein, amino acids, protein muscle synthesis and more. He is the exact person we needed on GUT TALK to answer all of our questions on these topics. (See below for a link to purchase your Kion amnio acids!)

We’re covering a lot on this episode so get ready to learn more about:

• Why is eating enough protein so important, especially for women?
• How much protein should we be consuming? And from what sources?
• Why are amino acids important if you are struggling to put on muscle?
• How do amino acids impact people at different ages differently? 20s, 30s, 40s?
• Why is muscle important for body composition?
• Why are certain protein sources better than others?
• How do amino acids help improve your energy? Why are they a power house for muscle synthesis?
• What about collagen? Should women in their 20s and 30s be taking it?
• What if you struggle eating the recommended amount of protein?
• What if you’re vegan or vegetarian?
• What’s in Kion Aminos, why is it so good, and how do I take it?

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Jill and Jenna sit down with a dream guest, Dr. Jolene Brighten, a board certified naturopathic endocrinologist, clinical sexologist, and prominent leader in women’s medicine to discuss her book "Is this Normal?" They dive deep into the topics of birth control, women's hormones, PCOS, how to eat to support your cycle, what to do if you have painful periods, sex education and more.

Topics:

• Why gut health is so important for hormone health
• How to stop taking birth control if you want to
• What is PCOS and how to tell if you have it
• Painful periods, period health and transition off birth control
• Prostaglandins and endometriosis
• About Dr. Brighten's new book & why she wrote it
• The shame around feminine genitalia
• A candid conversation around period shame
• Disinformation on fertility awareness
• Mood side effects of the pill
• How the pill can impact your mental health
• The importance of being your own health advocate
• How women’s medicine is changing
• More about Dr. Brighten's book

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Today on GUT TALK, we are joined by Mallory Rowan. She’s a business owner, social media creator, course creator, runs a successful real estate business in Ottawa, Canada with her partner, a business mentor, speaker and wait for it— hit $1M net worth by the age of 29. We are excited to have Mal on the show for 2 reasons--1. Because we don't hear enough women talk about the struggles of overworking and 2. Mal has turned her burnout story into a successful self-made millionaire and has helped tens of thousands of people, while also taking care of her health.

Episode 82 topics include:

• Mal’s burnout: "I built a global, six-figure business and it almost killed me"
• How running the six figure business, being a powerlifter, and putting her eggs in too many baskets caused hair loss, multiple sicknesses and other symptoms
• How her relationship stayed strong through building successful businesses
• Her tips on setting boundaries, and the exact tools she uses to create those boundaries
• Why she quit alcohol and has not had a drink in 2 years--her journey being alcohol free, what made her stop drinking and what life is like without alcohol
• & more!

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