Jen and Dan's Natural Healing with Plants
Jen and Dan meet weekly to have real conversations about using natural methods for health including foods and herbs that boost nutrition and balance the body's systems. They use their background in health science, nutrition, and herbalism and combine them with other lifestyle modalities to reach optimal health for their own lives and the lives of their clients. Jen and Dan are 2 southerners with a passion for natural living. They met at the School of Natural Healing and discovered that they have so many common interests with the same main goal: to help their community achieve optimal health without side effects.
The information in this podcast is for educational purposes only.
Jen and Dan's Natural Healing with Plants
Vitamin D Doesn’t Burn Fat, It Tells Your Body Where Calories Go
Most people think of vitamin D as a bone or immune nutrient, but emerging research suggests it plays a much bigger role in metabolism, muscle preservation, and how the body decides what to do with energy.
In this episode of Jen and Dan’s Natural Healing with Plants, we explore vitamin D as a regulatory signal. We break down how vitamin D may influence whether surplus calories are stored as fat or directed toward muscle repair and maintenance, without changing or even counting calories.
You’ll learn:
Why vitamin D functions more like a hormone than a basic vitamin
The difference between calorie math and energy allocation
What acts as a “muscle brake” and why vitamin D matters
What leptin resistance really is and why appetite isn’t the main issue
What the research actually shows (and what it does not claim)
Who benefits most from optimizing vitamin D status
Why muscle preservation is a metabolic strategy, not just cosmetic
This conversation is grounded in science, free from hype, and focused on longterm metabolic health, NOT weightloss shortcuts.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38766160/
Connect with Dan @ www.danthenaturalman.com and Jen @ www.wholisticjen.com
To your health!
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