Made For Living Well

We're often looking for the perfect way to lose weight and gain health. A pill, a diet, a set of rules yet those things are only fleeting. Instead we miss the only way to achieve these things and that is through you. Fully knowing and understanding you and why you want it. It's about taking ownership and that is exactly what you'll find in this episode.   Learn more: https://simplerootswellness.co...

The mentality of health is tricky. Its easy to focus on nutrition and exercise alone but what if we're missing the real answer in doing this? In working so hard for things that are secondary to the truth that will set your health free? It's the foundation of health and that is your mentality. The choices you make and what labels you place on yourself. This episode is on the one thing you must stop...

Alexa's husband Payton and sister Whitney tell all the secrets about Alexa and her true health antics. You'll learn what a nutritionist really eats and how she deals with her un-cooperative family. This is Alexa exposed.   Learn more: https://simplerootswellness.com/023

I can remember walking to the swimming pool on a sunny May day in 7th grade. In lines, hanging out with friends who would have been the popular crowd. Although I always teetered on the edge of that. Mostly hanging in there because we had been friends before we defined popular by looks. So as you can guess I wasn't the prettiest of my friends nor was I a stand out in really anything I did. I was ju...

Raising healthy eaters is a battle. But do we make it more of one than it needs to be? What if raising healthy eaters meant letting go, becoming a good negotiator and really fostering their own eating cues and patterns? It's not as rigid or strict as we've made it out to be. In fact, feeding your kids can be a pleasant experience. Learn how and exactly what in this episode.    Learn more: https://...

In today's show you will learn: What intuitive eating means How our food preferences develop Why removing emotion from a child's eating is key Why you shouldn't expect your kids to eat anything that you won't The importance of using experiences as a reward instead of food Why you should never force your kid to eat when they don't want to What our role as parents is and how we can shape our childre...

Expectations have a way of wreaking havoc on life. It can really suck the joy out of all things. I say this knowing full well what living in a life full of expectations can do. The problem was for the longest time I never realized that expectations were the root of a lot of arguments, anger, and let-downs. I truly believed that expectations were, well expected in this life. I mean it's kind of ing...

This episode is very near and dear to my heart. It's my personal story of hitting my lowest of lows and through that learning, growing and transforming myself and Simple Roots with a new direction. I'll take you on a journey of finding myself and fully believing in something bigger than me and my recommended steps for you to write your own story.   Learn more: https://simplerootswellness.com/018

You asked and I delivered. In this bonus episode I will give you advice, tips, tricks and hacks on how to get the most vibrant and youthful skin. From why birth control pills work, the alternatives, balancing hormones for clear skin, my favorite beauty products and more.

Our mouth is one of the most overlooked and under-appreciated systems of the body. But if we dig further we can see just how vital the mouth is. If you thought dentistry was just about cleanings and fillings you're going to want to tune in.   Learn more: https://simplerootswellness.com/017

One transformation story of a self-sabotaging young girl turned fitness model who experienced rejection over 40 times before realizing what it takes to succeed in life. It's an episode to showcase that if you struggle with shame and lack of confidence, you are not alone. That even cover models have been through it, experience it and yet no matter who you are there are simple ways to overcome this....

Here's what you'll learn in episode #015 of Simple Roots Radio: The role of the skin to our body. The gut-brain-skin axis. How much our skin absorbs. How our hormones affect our skin. How to eat to regulate our hormones and even out our skin. The skin as a detoxification pathway. The skin microbiome and its benefit. The impact that cosmetics and other beauty products are having on our hormones. Ho...

There are those times in your life where you feel like your reality just gets slapped across your face. Mostly because I like to keep myself too busy to notice the obvious, especially when the obvious is hard. Alli's book was handed to me in one of those moments. One of those seasons where I was drowning in everything from the endless amount of e-mails in my inbox, to school snacks that I kept for...

Today we're fortunate to have one of my dearest friends on the show. My go-to for support, encouragement, and ramblings all things health and mom to six. Yes, six under the age of seven. I'd say that a child's eating patterns and habits are more than just a scientific talk but one of real and raw life and there's no better person than a mom who's birthed six different children, with different eati...

Being a mom isn't a glamorous job. While TV commercials and movies can make motherhood sappy, a fairytale and a dream, the reality it is far from it. While I can't explain the love you have for your child, through the good and the really, really bad, the truth being a mom has got to be the hardest job in all the world. It is the prefect storm of greatest thing in the world, yet biggest challenge....

The mirror can be a frightening thing. It's unforgiving, never lies and speaks a lot of harm into many of our lives. And yet we look as if we are constantly drawn into looking at ourselves. With skeptical eyes and harsh judgements, we pick apart every flaw on our body wishing for something better. Yet, what is better? How is it defined? I think we all want something a little bit different but as s...

There are a lot of emotions attached to the scale or better yet the number that glares back at you when you step on the scale. Fear, anxiety, panic, dread, failure or on the other spectrum, excitement, success and joy. It's amazing that a cheap hunk of plastic from the store can attract so much emotion. In fact, it's one of the few overlooked things in  our society that carries the weight of not j...

Life is about choices which boiled down even further can leave us feeling happy or angry and frustrated. But it's all a choice. Even in the midst of trials we still have the option to choose happiness. In this episode we are interviewing Trish Hughes from Eat Your Beets and she radiates happiness and will help us learn to live this out in our own life.   Learn more: https://simplerootswellness.com...

When we realize health is more than just a boxed plan we can understand that our own ability through strengths and weaknesses can make or break out health. It all boils down to self-awareness and having an understanding of what works for you.   Learn more: https://simplerootswellness.com/009

It seems like such a weird question, but in todays episode I will talk about the importance of bowel movements and if it is actually okay to hold it in. It's a question that a lot of people have, but nobody talks about.

In this episode, we'll chat with Courtney Carver. Courtney is founder and author at Be More with Less. She is the creator of Project 333, a capsule wardrobe, which is a minimalist fashion project helping you to look and feel better with less. Her mission is to help you simplify your life and start to really live. She is completely amazing and has so much wisdom as she has completely transformed he...

How do we burn fat? It's the age-old question that so many of us are still trying to answer. It's like the secret code that can't be cracked, until now. Yuri Elkaim has become known as the fat-burning expert and we'll uncover all of the fat-burning secrets in this episode.   Learn more: https://simplerootswellness.com/007

We'll uncover the truth about the latest lemon water fad and if it has any basis to be a part of your morning routine.

There is one health strategy that everyone could be doing to enhance their health. The better news is that it doesn't take changing what you eat, just when. This episode gives you all the details on this life-changing secret.   Learn more: https://simplerootswellness.com/006

In this bonus episode I talk about my motto for this year and why all of the little things we do add up to big things.