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Michelle Russell is here to discuss life as a Plant Based Chef. What does it mean to be plant-based? How has this term changed over the years? Can you travel and maintain a plant-based lifestyle? What about raising a family in a plant-based environment? Why might this be good for our health? Michelle will provide tips on how to get started and be successful with living in this way and how to find...

We're joined by Cathy Adolph for the ninth and last episode in her series as we discuss an important topic--Don't Neglect Your Small Muscles. What are the purposes of these muscles, and which ones are they? What do they do? Why do we need to pay attention to them? Cathy will tell us all about what she calls "the supporting cast."   Cathy, our amazing Wholist Coach, has twenty years of fitness and...

Dr. Pat Dougherty, a familiar voice in the Curate Your Health podcast, joins us in the final episode of his series of 15 to discuss Injury Prevention. Pat will discuss the most common injuries he sees, some basic things we can do to prevent injury, how we can safely up our mileage or our intensity, the importance of cross training and rest days, gear selection (like footwear, hydration methods, et...

Shauna Reiter is here for her first episode to discuss Being Stronger, Healthier, And More Present In Your Life. How can we take care of ourselves so that we can take care of our families? How can we support young people in ways that involve food or movement? What are some suggested practices around doing emotional work for yourself? Shauna offers insight and advice here around these subjects, and...

Kate Lyman is here for the second of a two-part series to discuss Signs and Symptoms That You Are Chronically Undereating. Could this be an issue you're having in terms of meeting your health and weight loss goals? How do you recognize that in yourself? What is the correct information that comes from evidence and body positivity? Kate will explain the signs and symptoms of this issue and how it af...

In Episode 154, we're joined by Dr. Jessie Mahoney, a mindful coach and pediatrician, to discuss Mindfulness. What is mindfulness? We'll learn about being present, noticing and being aware without judgment, and accepting and allowing things as they are with intention, especially with parenting, relationships, and work situations, for example. How do we get started with being more mindful? How can...

We're joined by Cathy Adolph for the eighth episode in her series as we dive deep into discussing Fear of Bulking through exercise. Is this something we need to worry about, as women? Cathy will discuss and explain this concept and debunk some of the myths around the fear of bulking. She will also give us some awesome strength training tips.   Cathy, our amazing Wholist Coach, has twenty years of...

Dr. Pat Dougherty, a familiar voice in the Curate Your Health podcast, joins us in this episode to discuss Sports Nutrition. How is this different from traditional nutrition? How do you determine if you need to change your caloric versus your protein versus your carbohydrate intake? What about the timing of when you eat these things? What about longer events, like half marathons? How does recovery...

Kate Lyman is here for the first of a two-part series to discuss Flexible Nutrition, or, how to find consistency over unrealistic perfectionism. How can you internalize your food plan and not feel restricted? How can you reach your goals but also eat the foods you want? Kate tells us there are no good foods or bad foods—simply foods that are more satiating, or fuller of processed calories, for exa...

Let's Talk About Plants! We're joined today by Kathrine Kofoed, Wholist Weight Wellness coach and ACE-certified health coach. What does she want us to know about being plant-based? What does it mean to be a flexitarian? How can you incorporate more plant-based foods? What are some of the biggest misconceptions about eating plant-based? What if your family doesn't want to participate? Plant-based d...

We're joined today by Karen Mangum, MS, RDN, LD, to discuss Joyful Body Movement. She discusses the importance of showing up for ourselves. Many people are resistant to exercise, but by changing the narrative and calling it "joyful body movement," we can get back to doing what we love for the sole purpose of moving our bodies. Karen also discusses the importance of finding motivation, meal plannin...

We're joined by Dr. Shola Ezeokoli for the ninth episode in her series to discuss Mistakes That Will Cost You Your Relationship. She will cover five common mistakes, from the ability to apologize to the ability to communicate, and more!   Dr. Ezeokoli is an internal medicine doctor and the CEO and founder of Balance With Dr. Shola LLC. She is an ICF certified professional life coach, corporate and...

We're joined by Dr. Jonar de Guzman, M.D., a board certified physician in Internal Medicine with Lifestyle Medicine certification, to discuss the topic of Lifestyle Medicine, which is a relatively new field that focuses on evidence based lifestyle approaches to treat, prevent and potentially reverse chronic disease. How are we managing our own health? Chronic disease is its own pandemic when four...

We're joined by Cathy Adolph for the seventh episode in her series as we dive deep into discussing Spot Training for Fat Loss. Fat cells are set on your body by the time you leave adolescence, so you can only change the size of the fat cells, which is hormonally dependent on what your body does with the food that you eat and how you move your body. Cathy will bring us tips on what it means to targ...

Dr. Pat Dougherty, a familiar voice in the Curate Your Health podcast, joins us in this episode to discuss Planning a Season for racing. How do you choose when and which races to do? How do you schedule training? What about recovery? We'll also learn about some online resources for planning your racing season and working toward your big race goals.   Pat is a Naval Aerospace and Operational physio...

Renee Silvus is here for her first episode to discuss The Hero's Journey. We have one story to tell and various stories within that one. Each time we endeavor into something new, whether it be a new job or the decision to live a healthy lifestyle, we start a new story. You get help along the way but you can expect some self-sabotage, too. Learn how to understand this process and how it affects you...

Dr. Shola Ezeokoli is back for the eighth episode in her series to discuss mindset--the way your MIND is SET and why it's not helping you reach your goals. She will share tips for improving your mindset. Examples include not feeding on mental junk food, or how practicing gratitude can transform your thinking. She will also recommend books to read to help improve mindset.   Dr. Ezeokoli is an inter...

On to the ninth episode in her series, Dr. Breann Fox is back to discuss how stress manifests in our bodies. We often are bad communicators about anything 'stress related' that we forget it is a modifiable/fixable problem. As a physical therapist and a specialist in visceral manipulation, she tells us concrete experiences and success stories that happen in the patients she's treated.  Dr. Fox  is...

We're joined by Cathy Adolph for the sixth episode in her series as we dive deep into discussing all about personal trainers. I ask Cathy the important questions for you, the what, why, who, etc. Listen on as she helps us understand about the profession and their importance in your fitness toolbox. One tip from Cathy, DON'T BE SHY TO ASK FOR HELP.   Cathy, our amazing Wholist Coach, has twenty yea...

Dr. Pat Dougherty, a familiar voice in the Curate Your Health podcast, joins us in this episode to discuss the energy systems that we utilize during exercise. What type of system we use during exercise is dependent on what type of exercise you're doing, how long you've been doing it, and what you have stored up. We'll be diving deep (real deep) into understanding energy production, so listen on!  ...

Tracey O'Connell, M.D. joins us for today's episode as we discuss important topics around self trust, positive self talk, and habit behavior change. She mentions our inner critic or judge, an inner voice  and how it affects our sage mind. Valuing ourselves more doesn't mean being selfish, it means we're investing in ourselves so we can show up for the rest of the world in a healthy, positive, and...

Kate Turner joins us in today's episode as we discuss about stress management, sleep, and plant-based eating relating to our immunity. She tells us that finding a destressing strategy that we could fit into our busy schedules even just five minutes makes all the difference. And then we tackle how our hormones correlate with sleep. Learn how our gut health, our immune system can benefit so much fro...

Dr. Breann Fox joins us in today's episode to discuss visceral manipulation and how the tension the tissues around the organs could relate to emotional well-being. We find out about the "emotional drawer" that gets filled up where your body is the weakest. Discover how the Viscerosomato Emotional Therapy works on the mind and the body to bring emotion out and processing it to restore those tissues...

Today, Justin Solace joins us for the sixth episode in his series to discuss preventative health in body work. Prevention is the key here. We touch base about the "alarm bells" we need to listen to and look out for. Convincing people to act more preventively is more on being mindful that we're in control of our own health and our actions matters. Justin reminds us that until we begin to start maki...

We've got Julie Meltzer with us today for the third episode in her series to discuss lateral body training for us. She dives in how important the lateral muscles are in supporting your anterior and posterior muscles. Get tips from her on how you can work on them as she gives us training insights for your next workout redesign.   Julie is an ACE certified personal trainer with additional post grad...