Podcasts about achieve lifelong fitness

Who would like to finish the 2020 year healthier than it began? This year has undoubtedly been an unprecedented era for everyone! But what if we used this occasion to make it an unparalleled year for ourselves too? What if we decided to challenge ourselves towards improved wellness? Today’s Aging GreatFULLy welcomes special guest Thom King to talk not only about his journey to a more fit and healthier life, but how he’s dedicated to helping others do the same. Enjoy this incredible hour as we clear up many of the confusions we face as we aspire towards greater health and well-being.Part CEO, part personal development wonk, and part biohacker info geek, King is a self-confessed serial entrepreneur. He’s also the author of the Amazon Best-Selling book, Guy Gone Keto: How to Lose Weight, Feel Great and Achieve Lifelong Fitness. Join this enlightening, fun and educational conversation, as we take a deep dive into the nuances of the food industry, talk about the confusion consumers face with misinformation and changing information regarding what is and is not healthy, and ultimately how to make sense of it all. Plus, if you’ve ever considered a keto lifestyle approach, King is our guy to talk about how it can potentially work for you. This is an episode everyone will love as the dialogue rolls from our love affair with food to the science behind it to include the FDA’s position on “added sugars.” King will share how journaling and meditation helped him make lasting lifestyle changes and how paleo and ketogenic diets can benefit from healthy sweeteners. While King is a food scientist by trade, he also brings grace, love and gratitude into all he embodies. Over two decades ago, King’s personal passion for food and his concern over the metabolic disease led him to found Steviva Brands, now known as Icon Foods, with a mission to stem the tide of “diabesity” by providing consumers healthy alternatives to sugar. In recent years, his passion for food and optimal health have intersected with his embrace of a ketogenic (low carb, high fat) diet. King’s latest project is a line of ketogenic condiments intended to help more people successfully adopt a healthier lifestyle. To learn more about Thom King, visit him at www.Steviva.com www.ThomKing.com or www.GuyGoneKeto.com! If you love today’s episode, please share it with your friends and family or leave a show review on your favorite platform. Thank you for listening to and supporting the Aging GreatFULLy show, where we love our listeners and create episodes with you in mind! You can visit our official host page at www.CTRNetork.com/holleykellley. A must-listen power-hour of enlightYOUment for everyone!

Part CEO, part personal development wonk, and part biohacker info geek, Thom King is a self-confessed serial entrepreneur. While his favorite book list contains many success-oriented and personal-development classics, the traditional definition of achieving success (e.g. make a lot of money) is not what inspires or motivates King. He follows more of a ‘you aren’t doing well unless you’re also doing some good’ line of thinking. King’s company has been built around the simple principle of ‘do the right thing.’ In 1999, Thom’s personal passion for food and his concern over the explosion of metabolic disease led him to found Steviva Brands, now known as Icon Foods, with a mission to help food manufacturers replace unhealthy sugars in their products with natural options. With 20 years of R&D work, Thom has helped hundreds of manufacturers improve the quality of their products. In recent years, his passion for food and optimal health have intersected with his embrace of a ketogenic (low carb, high fat) diet. — Thom King is the founder of Icon Foods and the author of “Guy Gone Keto: How to Lose Weight, Feel Great, and Achieve Lifelong Fitness.” As you can imagine, health and fitness are at the core of everything Thom has built. But he did not develop a health-conscious mentality until much later in his life. He started to question the effects of sugar on our bodies, then sought out a viable alternative with zero calories and no negative effects. It was a pivotal moment that paved the way for Steviva and eventually Icon Foods, enabling Thom to make an impact on manufacturers, consumers, friends, and family to this day. Thom joins us in the latest episode of the Absolute Advantage to share his journey and bring us full circle with the concepts of health and energy. They are intertwined, and our health has a significant impact on how we show up in the world. Diet and exercise are directly tied to our ability to operate as effective leaders, and they can shape our organizations as a whole. To learn more about the relationship between health, energy, and leadership, listen to the latest episode of the Absolute Advantage. Click here to listen to the episode, and make sure to visit www.absoluteadvantagepodcast.com for more content that inspires, encourages and helps you grow and make an impact QUICKLY both professionally and personally. Ways to contact Thom King: Book: Guy Gone Keto: How to Lose Weight, Feel Great, and Achieve Lifelong Fitness Website: http://iconfoods.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/guygoneketo/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steviva/ Twitter: @steviva

Sugar is addictive. It triggers the same pleasure zones in your brain as cocaine and causes insulin levels to spike. So, what are the natural alternatives to sugar that don’t have these adverse effects? How do they impact the body differently? And how do natural sweeteners like stevia and monk fruit differ from artificial ones like Sucrose or Aspartame?    Thom King is the founder of Steviva, a consumer food brand that produces all-natural sweeteners, and Icon Foods, an ingredients company dedicated to supplying the natural health foods industry with natural alternatives to sugar. Thom’s latest food science venture is Guy Gone Keto, a new consumer line of keto condiments. He is also the author of Guy Gone Keto: How to Lose Weight, Feel Great, and Achieve Lifelong Fitness.  Today, Thom joins us to explain how his own struggle with weight inspired his business ventures in natural sweeteners. He offers insight around how the mind-body-spirit connection applies to food and shares his philosophy of doing good in order to do well. Thom also discusses how adopting a keto diet curbed his addiction to sugar, why people don’t get addicted to natural sweeteners, and what to watch out for on ingredient statements. Listen in for Thom’s advice on using your pain as leverage to make lifestyle change and learn how natural sugar alternatives can support your health and fitness journey! Topics Covered [1:42] Thom’s health and fitness journey Struggle with weight, self-worth in early 30’s Commit to make keto lifestyle (not just diet) [4:15] How the body-mind-spirit connection applies to food Mindless munching epidemic (addiction vs. sustenance) Stay present, get involved in process + honor food [8:18] Thom’s ‘do good to do well’ philosophy Focus on money unhealthy for you, world at large Leave legacy (i.e.: drive down metabolic disease) [10:02] What inspired Thom to start his business Personal struggle with weight + interest in nutrition Introduced to stevia plant, idea for natural sweetener [11:29] How Thom curbed his addiction to sugar ‘Metabolic wreck’ in high school and college Cravings declined six months into keto diet [13:13] Why there is still a market for natural sweeteners Childhood obesity, type 2 diabetes continue to rise [14:21] Thom’s go-to natural sweetener KetoseSweet+ (stevia, monk fruit and allulose) Depressed blood sugar and raised ketones [16:30] The variety of constituents in the stevia plant 13 different steviol glycosides in leaves Stevioside and rebaudioside A most pronounced [17:59] Thom’s insight on stevia ingredient statements 300X sweeter than sugar (blends most appropriate) Watch out for blends with starches, other sugars [19:39] The potential detrimental effects of natural sweeteners Small number of people have allergic reaction Still studying long-term effects of allulose [23:54] Why people don’t get addicted to natural sweeteners Don’t trigger same pleasure zones in brain as sugar Exist in nature, don’t cause spike in insulin [27:31] The inspiration for Thom’s condiment line Missed ketchup, BBQ sauce on keto diet Make without sugar + include healthy fats [32:55] What Thom does for exercise and movement Up by 5am for Hour of Power (journal + exercise) Run, cycle, row, TRX, dumbbells, boxing and yoga [34:23] Thom’s take the future of consumer foods Legacy brands get into paleo, keto categories Big companies buy out smaller (integrity critical) [37:32] Thom’s advice for people struggling with weight Use pain as leverage Develop discipline/routine Learn More About Thom King Steviva Natural Sweeteners Icon Foods Guy Gone Keto Guy Gone Keto: How to Lose Weight, Feel Great, and Achieve Lifelong Fitness by Thom King Resources Wisdom Natural Brands KetoseSweet+ FitCon Primal Kitchen

Thom King, author of the book, Guy Gone Keto: How to Lose Weight, Feel Great, and Achieve Lifelong Fitness, found a way to make following the Keto diet much easier. Founder of Steviva Brands, one of the largest importers, manufacturers and distributors of Natural Sweeteners shares how people can make following the Keto diet simple and enjoyable. His philosophy is “you aren’t doing well unless you’re also doing good.” There is no doubt the Keto diet can help improve one's health, tune in and learn more.  

Thomas J. King, businessman, television producer, filmmaker, and author, delivers an interesting overview of the ketogenic diet, keto products, sugar alternatives, and healthy living. King leads the successful healthy food company known as Icon Foods. Icon Foods supplies the health food industry with various natural alternatives to sugar. Icon Foods will be appearing soon at the Metabolic Health Summit. King received a BA in environmental studies from Chadwick University and attended graduate school at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he studied law. King founded Stevia Brands as a company that delivers an alternative to the sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup used in so many food products and food preparation. Stevia Brands Inc. is now one of the largest importers, manufacturers and distributors of truly clean-label sweetening systems as well as natural sweeteners. Thom has been passionate about food and nutrition for a long time, and this passion led him to the ketogenic diet, of which he is a devoted fan. King discusses his background and early years growing up in Colorado and Arizona. He talks in-depth about some of the people who were influential in his journey of discovery, such as Jim May, who was a pioneer in the discovery of herbs and compounds in Central America. This important meeting of two minds was what led to the eventual birth of Stevia, a product that we all know today and see on our grocer's shelves regularly. Thom King continues with his discussion of all things ‘sweet' and delves into other sugar alternatives on the market such as aspartame and sucralose, which King carefully points out, do not exist in nature and thus may confuse the body and trigger an insulin response. King talks about their custom sweetening solutions and the various compounds that his company utilizes in their products that manufacturers then use in theirs. King's new book, Guy Gone Keto: How to Lose Weight, Feel Great and Achieve Lifelong Fitness is an insightful literary journey into the world of keto. The essential guide and how-to book delivers a wealth of information on the topics of good health through diet, losing weight (and keeping it off), and fat burning. As someone who struggled with weight loss for years, Thom understands the frustration many may have as they try to lose weight unsuccessfully. Guy Gone Keto explains the details of how fat is burned and how a high-fat, low-carb diet can produce amazing results for most people if they stick to it and are dedicated. The book elaborates on diet and nutrition, explains how to understand food labels, and includes many recipes to help people get started on their journey to good health.  King talks about some of the success stories that people report after having major transformations in health and weight, and how they inspire him to keep moving forward delivering products and information that help people reach their personal goals. Continuing the discussion of his company's vision, King describes some of the biggest challenges he faces when trying to make certain foods into keto-compliant versions. And he tells the story of his own personal desire to have keto-approved condiments to replace the non keto ones on the market, and how his own taste buds pushed him to create these products that later he found many others wanted as well. Lastly, King talks about the upcoming Metabolic Health Summit that he is enthused about and the many products and events that will be there for everyone to enjoy and experience in this 4-day immersive health summit.

Today's guest has a pretty sweet story! Part CEO, part personal development wonk, and part biohacker info geek, Thom King is a self-confessed serial—and 5th Generation—entrepreneur. And well… entrepreneurs are creators of business and industry! Thom King – the Keto Guy, focuses on doing well while doing good things in the world.In 1999, Thom's personal passion for food and his concern over the explosion of metabolic disease led him to found Steviva Brands, now known as Icon Foods, with a mission to stem the tide of what he coined “diabesity” by providing consumers healthy alternatives to sugar. In recent years, his passion for food and optimal health have intersected with his embracing of a ketogenic (low carb, high fat) diet. Thom's latest project is a line of ketogenic condiments intended to help more people successfully adopt a healthier lifestyle. Thom also wrote a book, Guy Gone Keto: How to Lose Weight, Feel Great, and Achieve Lifelong Fitness! Which we'll link his book and sites in the show notes below. Tune into this inspiring interview to discover more with Thom King.Amazing journey through 3 major successful brands Not the life of the party Company focus amidst chaos and failure Inspiring decider for whether Thom moves forward with a project or idea How he uses fear to help him grow Humble origins to founder of multiple multi-million dollar companies Epic business failure and personal crisis His first breakthrough job when no one would hir e him Think it and ink it strategy Biggest contributor to his success Daily success habits Sleep habits Next life crisis Diets don't work The only way to see lasting change What inspired the creation of the Guy Gone Get brand or products like keto ketchup and keto barbecue sauce Paying it forward – Thom's philanthropic philosophy and involvement Parting words of wisdom for success I really think writing things down and getting your goals on paper… there's something magical about. I'm a person rooted in science… but when you set your intention and map out what you want to do, that part of getting it in writing seems to be a catalyst for manifesting.~Thom King, Serial entrepreneur, founder: Steviva Brands, iCon Foods, GuyGoneKeto RESOURCESThom King's Websites and Companieshttp://thomking.com/ (Thom King) http://guygoneketo.com (Guy Gone Keto) – Check out the awesome healthy condiment line here https://www.amazon.com/Guy-Gone-Keto-Achieve-Lifelong-ebook/dp/B07CZRMJ4J/ref=as_li_ss_tl?crid=1DEXC4IICSML0&keywords=guy+gone+keto&qid=1548110592&sprefix=guy+gone+g,aps,144&sr=8-3&linkCode=ll1&tag=icd-p-20&linkId=3d4124713b478ca59acda394c2ecc24f&language=en_US (Guy Gone Keto Book) http://iconfoods.com/ (iConFoods) https://www.steviva.com/ (Steviva.com) – Thom's first company started in his garage Other Mentions in Interviewhttps://www.mytrainerfitness.com/why-diets-dont-work/ (Why Diets Don't Work) – Article on MyTrainerFitness Thom mentioned https://www.mytrainerfitness.com/the-keto-guy/ (Our interview with Thom for MyTrainerFitness.com) Start. Sustain. Succeed.https://www.icreatedaily.com/free-goals-planner/ (The Day is the Way.)iCreateDaily!“Think it and ink it.” ~Thom King, Serial entrepreneur, founder: Steviva Brands, iCon Foods, GuyGoneKeto

This week, we’re joined by Thom King, serial entrepreneur, author, speaker and founder and CEO of Icon Foods, which specializes in supplying the health food industry with natural alternatives to sugar. He started his professional journey in the broadcast industry before eventually starting Steviva Brands in 1999, with the goal of effectively helping combat metabolic disease and the “diabesity”, which is a term he coined himself. His most recent project is Guy Gone Keto, a brand which offers guidance for people looking to adapt to the ketogenic lifestyle along with its very own range of keto condiments. He also wrote a book on the subject called ‘Guy Gone Keto: How to Lose Weight, Feel Great, and Achieve Lifelong Fitness’. Our topics include: Thom’s personal experience with going keto. What is “diabesity” and what can we do to prevent it? Is replacing sugar a potential solution for people struggling with obesity? What are Thom’s 3 top tips for becoming healthier in 2019? How does the keto diet work, aka how does eating fatty things help you lose fat? Connect with Thom: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steviva/ : Twitter: https://twitter.com/thomking Website: http://thomking.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guygoneketo/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thomkingpdx   What's Next? Learn skills that will make you the sharpest person in the Boardroom:  https://humanresources.teachable.com/   Like This Episode? Leave a tip! Learn More: https://www.patreon.com/blc   --- Listen: iTunes | Podbean | Spotify Connect: IG | T | FB | Website | Sponsor Music: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music --- This episode is powered by Jumpstart:HR, LLC HR Outsourcing for Small Businesses and Startups: http://www.jumpstart-hr.com

Founder and CEO of Steviva Brands and Icon Foods, Thom King shares when he said he felt like a fraud. He headed companies that promoted healthy foods, yet he was a self-professed sugar addict.  One day in 2016, the pain of it all exceeded the pleasure of maintaining his food addiction and poor health, and he made a change.  Since then, he authored Guy Gone Keto: How to Lose Weight, Feel Great, and Achieve Lifelong Fitness.  Today, Thom's intention is to make an impact on metabolic disease, or what he calls, “diabesity,” promote healthy living and to share that knowledge by paying it forward to others. Mentioned in this episode: GuyGoneKeto.com IconFoods.com Guy Gone Keto: How to Lose Weight, Feel Great, and Achieve Lifelong Fitness And if you'd like to hear more inspirational stories, feel share with your friends and subscribe.  We appreciate your support! Like us on Facebook here! Follow us on Instagram here! Thanks for listening!

This week, we’re joined by Thom King, serial entrepreneur, author, speaker and founder and CEO of Icon Foods, which specializes in supplying the health food industry with natural alternatives to sugar. He started his professional journey in the broadcast industry before eventually starting Steviva Brands in 1999, with the goal of effectively helping combat metabolic disease and the “diabesity”, which is a term he coined himself. His most recent project is Guy Gone Keto, a brand which offers guidance for people looking to adapt to the ketogenic lifestyle along with its very own range of keto condiments. He also wrote a book on the subject called ‘Guy Gone Keto: How to Lose Weight, Feel Great, and Achieve Lifelong Fitness’. Our topics include: Thom’s personal experience with going keto. What is “diabesity” and what can we do to prevent it? Is replacing sugar a potential solution for people struggling with obesity? What are Thom’s 3 top tips for becoming healthier in 2019? How does the keto diet work, aka how does eating fatty things help you lose fat? Connect with Thom: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steviva/ : Twitter: https://twitter.com/thomking Website: http://thomking.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guygoneketo/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thomkingpdx   What's Next? Learn skills that will make you the sharpest person in the Boardroom:  https://humanresources.teachable.com/   Like This Episode? Leave a tip! Learn More: https://www.patreon.com/blc   --- Listen: iTunes | Podbean | Spotify Connect: IG | T | FB | Website | Sponsor Music: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music --- This episode is powered by Jumpstart:HR, LLC HR Outsourcing for Small Businesses and Startups: http://www.jumpstart-hr.com