Navigating Nourishment Podcast

When we go to the doctor or a health practitioner, we often concentrate on things we are lacking in our diet or lifestyle. Perhaps you are low in vitamin D or you don't eat enough green vegetables, so you are "prescribed" the supplement or specific foods.  Or maybe you know you aren't getting enough sleep, so you make an effort to get into bed earlier.  Or your coach tells you to work out three da...

We interview Raquel Pelzel in this podcast. She is an award winning cookbook author and Editorial Director for Cookbooks at Clarkson Potter. Raquel has co-authored two dozen cookbooks including several of her own: Sheet Pan Suppers—Meatless; Toast: The Cookbook; and Eggplant. She also is a former food editor at Tasting Table and an editor and recipe developer for Cook’s Illustrated. In this podcas...

Our interview with Chef Chuck Lesbirel of Semolina Restaurant in Red Bank will have your mouth watering and you getting online to make a reservation as soon as you can. And let us tell you, it would be worth it. His philosophy and passion for cooking real, local food and making pasta from scratch will make you hungry even if you just ate. Unique creations made from simple, real foods is how they d...

Should you try the ketogenic diet? Listen to hear our take on it.

Less Stress + More Out of Life In this exclusive interview with Jamie Sussel Turner, M.Ed, PCC, a professional coach, speaker, friend and award-winning author of Less Stress Business: A Guide for Hiring, Coaching and Leading Great Employees, we discuss her newest book, Less Stress Life: How I Went from Crazed to Calm and You Can Too, which is based on the unique successes of Jamie’s Less Stress Li...

Our gut is our immune system. We can't stress that enough. Take your gut seriously! Listen to find out why it's so important. Here's the transcript: Debbie  Today, we're gonna talk about our microbiome. In other words, our gut. Wendy  Our gut flora!  And everything it affects and everything it's connected to in our health and our wellness. Debbie  Right. Because you may have heard this statistic a...

You take 20,000 breaths each day. Why not have a handful of those in The Breathing Rooms, a new business that just opened up in Shrewsbury on Route 35. In this podcast, we did our first on-site recording with Mark Cunningham, the owner. He shared with us how it all began and his intentions to build community. Debbie and Wendy with Mark, the owner of The Breathing Rooms Float room with open tub con...

Interview with Cody Parker of Drop the Beet Farms

We all know the importance of sleep...or do we? Surprising new research convinced us that we really do need more sleep. Seriously. We dive into a bit of that research in our conversation. So much goodness happens when we sleep well - from supporting immune function and increased memory to resilience. And just the opposite is true as well - learning difficulties, emotional swings, depression, weigh...

What color do you cook your green vegetables? Nourish Noshes Podcast: 50 Shades of Green At the little family-owned local Italian deli that I every so often buy prepared foods, my daughter recently asked if she could get their broccoli rabe. This is a vegetable that I make regularly at home. I asked her why, since I believed my broccoli rabe was far better than any you could buy.  She shrugged her...

CBD is so popular right now, and gaining more and more interest every day. So, what is the big deal? In this podcast, we explain this big deal and what we've researched about it and why we take it ourselves. We also discuss why you should think twice about where you get it and why it's important. Please share our podcast with people you know and rate us!

It's the ideal season to start a new habit of movement. If you are having trouble getting started or staying motivated, we're your cheerleaders. Let's get moving!

Want to age gracefully AND live life to the fullest? Have you ever thought of what your life will be like when you are old? If not, there is no time like the present! As we witness more and more people living to an older age, we're seeing more and more suffering - pain, weakness, loneliness, sleepless nights, agitation, dis-ease... Of course we all want to live life to the end with energy, strengt...

Cravings are universal and natural - but what we do with them can really trip us up. In our latest Nourish Noshes podcast, we talk about how we use food to fill the voids and calm our nerves. We share specific tips on deconstructing cravings and a few ways to skip cravings all together. Is this what you are looking for?

We're often told by wellness practitioners that eating several small meals a day boosts our metabolism and regulates our blood sugar levels. We debunk these ideas and give our take on how to eat the best way for your individual body.

We love peanuts. Many of us do. But, many of us can't eat them because it's the number one allergen out there. Why? We discuss this as well as how surprisingly healthy peanuts are for our health (if you're not allergic, of course).

In this podcast, we discuss the messed up culture of dieting, the 'idealized' woman shape, deprivation, and our philosophy about how these ideas aren't sustainable.  

We all know the importance of sleep, or do we? It's a hot topic that has some new surprising and convincing research. We really do need more sleep. Seriously. Want sleep ideas? Click here.

Over time, we've learned to grab temporary "band-aids" like pills, topical treatments, potions, caffeine, alcohol, working, shopping, social media, TV. These "band-aids" can continue to cover up what's festering and the side effects often add to our suffering. Rip it off! Listen to our 40th Nourish Noshes podcast and let us know if you have any ah-ha moments.

Imagine you could accurately measure the health and nutrition benefits of your produce as you select it in the store. You don't have to imagine for long. Listen to hear about this incredible tool on our Nourish Noshes Extra. If you want to learn more about this tool we mention, go to Dan Kittredge's webpage of the Bionutrient Food Association: bionutrient.org.

In August, we met with RJ and Rob Poggioli to record a podcast with them. We had met RJ at one of our book signings earlier in the year and we instantly connected over our shared values of real food, sustainable farming and living, and educating our communities on the importance of these ideas. They were here for more than an hour sharing all about their journey to becoming land owners. We loved t...

What's right for you, might not be right for your neighbor. For this podcast episode of Nourish Noshes, we were inspired by several of our library talks where we field questions about diet, exercise, sleep, and specific food questions. We get it, people want answers. Listen to our answer to common questions like:  Is coffee good for me?  What do you think about soy?  I thought dairy was bad for me...

Do you ever find yourself captivated by the sky, the ocean, the trees, the birds and the bees? Wouldn't it be beautiful to have more of those moments of deep appreciation?  In this podcast, Jodi Grinwald of Today is the Day Live It, talks about how these moments of appreciation can help you get connected and allow yourself to get that good feeling we all live for. "Do something today that your fut...

Does binge eating, lack of control and deception take over your eating habits? Julie Latz of Peaceful Eating talks with Debbie Peterson and Wendy Bright-Fallon of Nourish Noshes about her 45 year personal journey of binge eating and recovery. Her clients have a 100% success rate using her methods. Learn more about her path and her healing method in this podcast.