Corey Matthews on hormone-focused nutrition, a 21‑day detox and community resources

Corey Matthews, owner of Strength and Grace Fitness, told StudioRPV hosts Maria Sarayo and Liz Brown Swanson that his training and nutrition work centers on hormone-driven metabolism and practical, individualized dietary changes.

"I fell in love with everything about fitness and nutrition all the way back from high school," Matthews said, describing study in exercise physiology and a master's in sports medicine and work designing a program to get female Marines combat-ready.

Matthews said his paid coaching program — which he described on the show as a three-month engagement — begins with "a 21-day detox" that he and clients use as a diagnostic tool: remove several categories of potentially inflammatory foods, then reintroduce them to identify individual triggers. "When I work with all my clients, we remove kind of the 7 most inflammatory foods," he said, listing conventional red meat, alcohol, sugar, many grains, dairy and high coffee consumption as examples.

He framed the approach around metabolism hormones, saying the "master hormone" is insulin and noting that different food groups affect people differently depending on life stage. "If you don't take the time to figure out what those are... then together we figure out which of those things are really the issue for your body," Matthews said.

Matthews also described practical daily habits he recommends: pasture‑raised eggs or smoothies for breakfast, salads with a protein for lunch and a balanced dinner with a good carbohydrate source such as quinoa or lentil pasta. He advised parents to model healthy eating for children rather than only instructing them to eat vegetables.

The guest promoted a cookbook and a podcast he described as "Seriously What the 40" (intended to address changes women face in their forties and beyond) and said his most-downloaded recipe is an almond chocolate‑chip cookie made with almond flour and coconut sugar that is available for free on his website. The hosts said they would display Matthews's contact information on-screen during the broadcast.

The interview focused on practical advice and individualization rather than on laboratory testing: Matthews said he relies primarily on symptom tracking alongside patients' routine bloodwork rather than requiring additional specialized labs.

The hosts closed the segment by thanking Matthews and noting that viewers can find his business, Strength and Grace Fitness, and his website (corymatthews.com) for recipes and podcast links.

The show did not discuss pricing, licensing or independent verification of Matthews's program outcomes.