Wellness While Walking

Today, the practical half: how to actually loosen sugar's hold. You'll hear where sugar is hiding in foods you'd never think to check. Why cravings often trace back to something other than a lack of discipline — our sleep, our stress, even our gut. What "eating by the plate" looks like in real meals, so we're not counting anything. The two-week fructose reset — what it is and how to make the most...

We've hit the year's halfway mark this week — which makes it the perfect time to revisit the New Year mindset, minus the pressure. In this BEST OF conversation, fitness hall of famer and four-time NYT bestseller JJ Virgin joins us to unpack the real roadblocks between us and better health: the difference between glucose and fructose, why "a calorie is a calorie" falls apart outside a lab, how sati...

Light runs one clock in your body. Food runs a completely different set of clocks — in our gut, our liver, our metabolism. And when those two signals misalign, we can negatively influence our health. This episode digs into meal timing through the lens of chrononutrition: the real science behind when we eat, what it does to the gut microbiome, and why a late-night dinner isn't just a calorie decisi...

One solid food choice can make the next good one easier, says the science. Today we're getting direct about something we're not being told clearly enough: what's on our plates matters for our health more than most of us realize, and adding more of the right foods might be the most powerful thing we can do to live well and stay out of the doctor's office and hospital. We'll make the case for adding...

Want to be able to eat bigger, more satisfying meals? Today, we dive into a way to increase the volume of what we eat each day, and how to also ensure we're getting all the nutrients our bodies need. This research-backed approach has been tested over time, and can be great news for those of us in midlife who feel like our metabolisms have taken an extended vacation!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! Join her...

The 21-day habit rule is a myth — and the truth is so much more encouraging. Today we're digging into what the research actually says about how long it takes to build a habit that lasts, and why the real timeline should make you feel better, not worse. Plus, we'll chat about how I kicked a very long and intense Diet Coke habit and also 8 tips to make healthy habits easier to form and keep! LET'S T...

In this candid, personal episode,  Carolyn shares her real-life challenges navigating the conventional healthcare system—and the realizations she's had about this experience. She discusses what makes the biggest difference in times of stress, and provides her favorite quick and simple mindfulness tool for creating more ease in challenging times. Give it a listen if you need a relatable reminder to...

The instructions most of us receive before a procedure cover fasting, medications, and not much else. But the weeks before surgery — how we're sleeping, what we're eating, whether our vitamin levels are anywhere near where they need to be for healing — are quietly shaping our outcome before we ever walk into that hospital. Dr. Jen Stevane spent over twenty years as a surgeon before founding the Ce...

Your step count goal might be off — and wonderfully, the fix is easier than you'd expect! In Part 2 of this conversation with gait specialist and author Dr. Courtney Conley, we get into the specific step and pace milestones that research actually supports — including the number linked to a 25% reduction in dementia risk that might surprise you. We also get into why a post-meal walk changes your me...

Walking isn't exercise — it's a biological necessity . Dr. Courtney Conley, gait specialist and author of the new book, Walk* , is back to make the case that walking belongs in the same category as breathing and sleeping, and that most of us are wildly underestimating what we lose when we don't do it enough. If your gait speed, your foot health, and your pain management strategy have never gotten...

Your "I have no time" story doesn't hold up — and the data proves it. Laura Vanderkam, bestselling author of Big Time , joins us to share what thousands of time logs actually reveal, why complexity and chaos are very different things, and how a simple weekly planning habit puts you back in control of your career, your relationships, and yourself. Plus: the hidden hours in your day, how to say yes...

What did a health-conscious woman get wrong — and what can her story teach us about living longer and better? In the first half of this episode, I share a personal look at mom's health journey: what went well and what didn't, and I celebrate her being a pioneer in the work of making healthy lifestyle changes. And then we'll also tackle belly fat. Specifically, the kind you can't see — and a tool t...

ALL NEW EPISODE! We're often one small foot problem away from not walking! That's not an overstatement — it happened to me. So this month, for National Foot Health Awareness Month, we're giving our feet the attention they deserve. A dermatopathologist shares the dos and don'ts that keep walkers walking — from the soap brands to avoid to the post-shower timing window that makes all the difference f...

Did you know (or do you still) know the calories in a medium egg? In a slice of sandwich bread? Or of a small apple? I lived by the calorie for too many years. Should it be the end all-be all? Definitely not. Do calories have any sort of role in determining our intake needs? Maybe. Let's figure out what about the calorie we might find valuable so that we can happily toss out the rest! LET'S TALK T...

What if a simple, everyday habit could be your ticket to better memory, increased satiety, and a healthier waistline—and you're already doing it multiple times a day? In this episode, let's revisit an underrated wellness strategy that requires no special equipment or willpower, but promises big benefits. Tune in to discover how a tiny tweak to your routine can ripple across your health in surprisi...

Meal planning stress, kitchen overwhelm, and the guilt of never doing it "right" — Kendra Adachi is back with a better approach. Her book The Lazy Genius Kitchen isn't a cookbook; it's a framework for making your kitchen actually work for your life. We cover her five-step process for "lazy geniusing" any area of your kitchen, the meal matrix method for reducing daily decision fatigue, and why nami...

Overwhelm, perfectionism, doing it all — Kendra Adachi of The Lazy Genius Collective is here to help us stop all of that! Her framework is simple: be a genius about the things that matter, lazy about the things that don't. In this conversation, we explore why one-size-fits-all productivity advice fails most of us, how to identify what truly matters in this season of life , and a step-by-step proce...

Do we need to lengthen our walks for better heatlh? Today we're breaking down what that research really found, what it got wrong, and how to elevate every walk in your repertoire. Plus: are you touch-starved? The science on why physical contact matters more than we think. And a little life update, too.   LET'S TALK THE WALK! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Faceboo...

Our choices => extra years! What I heard at a recent conference changed how I think about aging. This is one of the most encouraging and actionable things I've shared. Because the research is clear that the gap between those who get this right and those who don't can be measured in years — and every day we wait is a day we're not getting our message across. Our genes need our input so let's commun...

Your waistline, your sleep, your stress levels — the people closest to you are shaping all of it, whether you know it or not. Carolyn shares her own weight gain story and the science behind why your inner circle may be your most underrated health factor. Plus, a real-world case study for navigating it when not everyone in your life is on board. LET'S TALK THE WALK! Join here for support, motivatio...

Touching your toes, pulling your heel to your butt, stretching your calves by pushing against a wall—what if these classic stretches aren't helping the way you think they are? Discover what's really happening when you feel "tight" and the game-changing approach that will help you avoid injury and stay active for years and decades. Physical therapist Joanna Fisher is here to help us find what might...

Experience behavior change breakthroughs, neural shifts, lasting results—discover a counterintuitive method to finally break old habits and ignite new ones. In this episode, guest psychotherapist   Allyson Maida  reveals how rewiring your brain can create real, lasting change in health, relationships, and more. If you've struggled to stick with resolutions or wondered why change feels so hard, you...

Reverse-engineer your wellness goals into reality, as Sarah Hart-Unger   reveals practical planning strategies to bridge the gap between knowing and doing. Discover how to create joy-filled health goals, and master the art of bringing those into our daily and weekly lives with intention, with the help of The Ideal Week and other practical tools. Set yourself up for the vibrant future you envision—...

Ever feel like you're running from task to task, only to realize your true priorities are falling off the list? In this episode, Sarah Hart-Unger reveals that planning isn't about cramming more in – it's really a way to ensure we get to what matters most. Today, we'll talk simple, powerful strategies from Sarah's new book, Best Laid Plans, to help us move from chaos to calm so that we can live tho...

When Dr. Elizabeth Boham was diagnosed with aggressive triple negative breast cancer at just 30 -- during her medical residency, with no family history -- what she later discovered years later through functional medicine were the forces that might have led to her and countless others being susceptible to developing breast cancer. Today, with decades of regained health and of caring for patients, D...