Episodes
Nov. 9, 2020
Episode 58: Stop Sabotaging Yourself: Beating Chronic Pain and the Toughest Obstacles with Jennifer Loehding
Jennifer Loehding is a health and business coach, blogger, podcast host, speaker, and author. Her memoir, Beat the Toughest Obstacles, highlights the period in her life when she was able to recover from the pain and frustrati...
Nov. 2, 2020
Episode 57: Biohacking Hunger Hormones and Blood Sugar to Survive the Holidays with Steve Welch
Steve Welch is a nutrition research expert and past guest on the show. We discuss why people get stuck in the cravings cycle over the holidays and how to combat that with a few easy tricks! Key topics: - How to avoid the temp...
Oct. 28, 2020
Episode 56: How to Make Health and Fitness Part of Your To Do List with Sandra Beck
I am joined by my good friend and mentor Sandra Beck, podcast host of Motherhood Talk Radio, Military Mom Radio, and Coach Talk Radio. In this bonus simulcast episode, we talk all about how we make health and fitness a priori...
Oct. 26, 2020
Episode 55: Getting to the Root of Anxiety with Nutritionist Trudy Scott
Trudy Scott is a Food-Mood Expert and certified nutritionist who educates anxious individuals about nutritional solutions for anxiety. She is the author of The Antianxiety Food Solution and host of The Anxiety Summit, an onli...
Oct. 19, 2020
Episode 54: How Environmental Toxins Mess With Our Health with Health Coach Diana Edwards
Diana Edwards is the founder and CEO of Optimally You and co-owner of Revolution Health and Wellness and Against the Grain Podcast with her husband, Dr. Chad Edwards. In this episode, we learn about all the sneaky toxins we e...
Oct. 12, 2020
Episode 53: It's Not Just Your Thyroid with Reed Davis, Founder of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition
Reed Davis, Founder of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition, is a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner and Certified Nutritional Therapist. He is the founder of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition. Having experience with over ...
Oct. 5, 2020
Episode 52: How to End Comparison and Release the Burden to Be Better with Author Heather Creekmore
So often in the world of wellness, we find ourselves getting caught up in chasing optimal health yet finding out that there’s always a better goal, diet, plan, solution, etc. Heather Creekmore is a body image expert, speaker,...
Sept. 28, 2020
Episode 51: Prove Yourself Wrong: How to Do Your Own Research and Fight for Your Health with Dr. Jim Meehan
In an era of information overload, it is hard to discern what is truth and what is biased. To be your own health advocate, it is important to be open to all sides, then form an assessment and make an evaluation. I dip my toes...
Sept. 21, 2020
Episode 50: How to Create Natural Neurotransmitter Balance for Mental Wellness with Dr. Josh Friedman
In this interview with Dr. Josh Friedman, we take a deep dive into neurotransmitters and how to optimize them for mental wellness, via food as well as amino acid supplementation. Dr. Friedman has a doctorate in Psychology fro...
Sept. 14, 2020
Episode 49: Nutritional Psychiatry: Your Brain on Food with Dr. Uma Naidoo
Dr. Uma Naidoo is a board certified psychiatrist, professional chef, and nutrition specialist. She is the director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. In this fascinating episode, we dis...
Sept. 7, 2020
Episode 48: Back to School: Dealing with Fatigue, Anxiety, and Screen Addiction with Dr. Alina Olteanu and Dr. Sandy Gluckman
Dr. Alina Olteanu is an integrative pediatrician and founder of Whole Child Texas. Dr. Sandy Gluckman is a speaker, author, child behavior specialist, and founder of Parenting That Heals. In this back-to-school special interv...
Aug. 31, 2020
Episode 47: 3 Things We Need Every Day to Feel Better with Health Coach Melissa McGaughey
It is easy to get overwhelmed by all the "health" topics. Everyone has an opinion on what being healthy truly is. In order to simplify this process, I sat down with my friend, fellow health coach and former guest Melissa McGa...
Aug. 24, 2020
Episode 46: What Do We Currently Know About Covid? with Dr. Chad Edwards
All we hear from the news media is wash your hands, wear a mask, social distance. Is that really a long term solution for supporting your immune system? Dr. Chad Edwards is a former army surgeon and currently works as an Emer...
Aug. 17, 2020
Episode 45: Understanding the Mind/Body Connection on a Deeper Level with Matt Erb
Matt Erb is a physiotherapist, senior faculty member with The Center for Mind Body Medicine, instructor at The Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, and the Founder of Embody Your Mind, which specializes in high qualit...
Aug. 11, 2020
Episode 44: Normalizing Mental Health Care with #SameHere Founder Eric Kussin and Dr. Andrew Pleener
What do you do when your mental health is suffering and nothing you try helps? Are there options beyond the traditional treatment plans? Where can you find support? #SameHere is an organization founded by Eric Kussin after he...
Aug. 5, 2020
Episode 43: How to Make Better Decisions Without a Doubt with Anne Tucker
Anne Tucker is the creator of Business Energetics and the Authentic Expression test. Her work is designed to help you see and understand your creative purpose, and to express it through your work so that you not only feel ful...
Aug. 3, 2020
Episode 42: The Nutritional Program that Teaches You to Burn Fat AND Eat What You Love with Chelsea Blackbird
If you love food, hate diets, and want to learn how to support your health goals in a balanced way - this episode is for you. I am joined by past guest, Chelsea Blackbird, and we talk about the upcoming nutritional reset call...
July 27, 2020
Episode 41: Stop Fearing Fat with Steve Welch
Steve Welch is a NESTA certified Fitness Nutrition Coach and former publisher of the world renowned medical journal CHEST. His background in medical publishing provides him with insights into assessing medical and nutrition r...
July 20, 2020
Episode 40: Habits of Healthy Moms with Dr. Orlena Kerek
Dr. Orlena Kerek is a pediatrician turned weight loss coach and mom of 4. Her goal is to make nutrition easy and fun for both moms and kids. In this episode, she gives practical tips to create healthy, sustainable habits. She...
June 29, 2020
Episode 38: Ketosis for Mental Health with Dr. Lori Shemek
Dr. Lori Shemek is an award-winning, bestselling author of How To Fight FATflammation, Beginner’s Guide to Intermittent Fasting, Fire-Up Your Fat Burn, and the recently published The Ketogenic Key. She is a leading health and...
June 15, 2020
Episode 37: An Integrative Approach to Mental Health with Dr. Noshene Ranjbar
Dr. Noshene Ranjbar is Harvard-trained and board certified in General Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Integrative Medicine. She serves as medical director of the Integrative Psychiatry Clinic at Banner - Univ...
June 8, 2020
Episode 36: "Put the Burden Down" - a Conversation about Racial Trauma with Rochelle Riley
Rochelle Riley is the author of The Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery, as well as the Director of Arts and Culture for the city of Detroit. In this episode, we discuss her powerful book and why this...
June 1, 2020
Episode 35: How Food Really is Mood with Ali Miller RD
Ali Miller is a registered dietitian, integrative functional medicine practitioner, and author of Naturally Nourished, The Anti-Anxiety Diet, and The Anti-Anxiety Diet Cookbook. In this episode we discuss the concept of food ...
May 25, 2020
Episode 34: The Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 with Dr. Amelia Villagomez
Dr. Amelia Villagomez is an integrative psychiatrist at Progressive Psychiatry in Fort Worth, Texas. In this interview, Dr Villagomez addresses the top mental health concerns during this pandemic and its aftermath. She shares...