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# 52 - What Is A Plant-Based Diet? And Is It Worth The Hype? We’ve been told over and over again to increase plants in our diet. Some experts even say you should do an all plant-based diet. For most of us, is that the way we should go?  How can you know what’s best for your health, energy, reduced inflammation, and blood sugar balance?  Join me tomorrow as I share what works best for most of my cl...

# 51 - Autism Hope and Inspiration: Interview with Tracy Slepcevic, Author of Warrior Mom For any parent who has heard the chilling words "your child has autism," Author Tracy Slepcevic offers hope, inspiration, and advice to help you navigate the system, treatment options, and address underlying conditions that play a role in your child’s health.  Instead of accepting her son Noah's prognosis, Tr...

# 50 - Supplement Shakedown: Is Your Favorite Supplement Brand Owned by Nestle, Clorox, or Big Pharma? What do Big Pharma and supplements have in common? Turns out, too much. This is a case of “What you don’t know could hurt you”. Here’s why: your favorite supplement brand is probably not owned by your favorite supplement brand anymore. At least 58% of Americans have taken vitamin supplements with...

# 49 - Relationship Healing is an Inside Job: Interview with Jen Stanley and Jill Super from Busted Biscuits Great friendships, feelings of acceptance, and relationship confidence. We all want these things, but sometimes because of past hurts and traumas, they feel out of reach. Other people make it look easy to make connections, but we can feel that we’re not as good at relationship-building as o...

# 48 - What Are Ultra-Processed Foods?? And Why Should You Care? You’ve heard over and over again that you should eat fewer processed foods and more good, whole foods to decrease inflammation and improve your health.  But what are processed foods, anyway? I mean, aren’t broccoli florets and boneless, skinless chicken breasts actually processed? After all, they didn’t come from the farm that way. J...

# 47 - Are You Aging Too Fast? Simple Hacks to Turn Back the Clock Aging too fast is not inevitable. You have more control than you think you do.  There's a ton of research being done on the science of anti-aging that shows us many options for slowing the aging process down.  While our genetics are certainly important when it comes to aging, it’s our lifestyle and dietary choices - also known as e...

#46 - Are You a Highly Sensitive Person? See Why It’s Actually Your Superpower - Interview with Denise Carron We can all feel overstimulated and overwhelmed from time-to-time, but for the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), it’s a way of life.  Highly sensitive people are those whose brains process information very deeply, including emotions, thoughts, and physical sensations. This makes them more phys...

#45 - Taking Collagen? Find Out Why It May Not Be Working for You As far as health trends go, collagen has been enjoying its role in the spotlight for quite some time. Influencers, anti-aging gurus, gut health practitioners, and supplement companies all tell us how amazing collagen is for our skin, hair, nails, joints, and gut healing.  It seems like everyone who’s talking about it claims how life...

# 44 - What Are Forever Chemicals? How To Keep Them From Sabotaging Your Digestion and Hormonal Balance Are there actually chemicals that never break down and that stay in the environment forever? Yep, and to make matters worse, they’re in our food, water, kitchen appliances, cookware, clothing, food packaging, furniture, carpets, personal care items, cosmetics, and much more. These chemicals, cal...

# 43 - Does Stress Cause Weight Gain? Help is Here! Interview with Dr Kelly Ruef from DUTCH Testing Experiencing rapid weight gain but haven’t changed your eating habits? Wondering if it may be stress-related? You bet it can be! Join me today as I talk with Dr. Kelly Ruef from DUTCH Testing to unpack the role of stress hormones in weight gain and what to do to reverse it. This is a must-listen epi...

 # 42 - Looking to Relieve Stress, Improve Energy, and Increase Concentration? 4 Key Adaptogens You Want to Get to Know Adaptogens are an amazing class of herbs, roots, and other plant components that help to balance, restore and protect the body. What’s unique about them is that they don’t have a specific action that is the same from person-to-person. They actually help to balance your body based...

#41 Locally-Raised Food: Actually Better Than What You Buy at the Grocery Store? Guest Interview with Eli Mack from Mack Farms You are what your food ate. Sustainably-raised local meats and produce are known to have better flavor, but are they actually higher quality than factory-farmed varieties? Wait until you hear! Today we have the pleasure of talking with Eli Mack from Mack Farms - a regenera...

# Podcast 40 - Need an Emotional Detox? 6 Simple Steps to Let Go and Find Balance Today, we're going to talk about something really important. It's an often overlooked piece in the healing journey. In past episodes we’ve talked about ways to effectively detox your body. But what we didn’t talk about is the importance of detoxifying your emotions. Usually when you hear someone refer to detoxing, th...

# 39 - Exhausted? 6 Reasons Why You’re So Tired and How to Eliminate Them Do you ever wonder, why am I so tired or how can I get more energy? Do you sometimes wake up feeling wiped out and dread having to drag through the day? No matter how much sleep you get, does it still feel like it's not enough? Do you sometimes wonder, is this normal fatigue or do I have something else going on? Some fatigue...

# 38: Healthy, Delicious and Convenient. Finally...Truly Good Food. Guest - Sara McGlothlin, Owner of Gratisfied Sometimes we find ourselves too busy, too tired, and too stretched to get our nutrition right. Healthy breakfasts can seem especially impossible to achieve. If this sounds all-too-familiar, you don’t want to miss today’s episode. Sara McGlothlin is a holistic nutrition and wellness coac...

# 37: Stop Saying I’m Fine: Finding Stillness When Anxiety Screams - Guest Interview with Author, Taylor Murray Anxiety, it’s something we all deal with to some degree. But what do you do when it feels like it’s going to swallow you whole? Well-meaning people will often offer advice, like “cheer up”, “count your blessings”, “it can’t be that bad”. But these comments leave you feeling more empty, a...

# 36: Top Signs You Have Chronic Inflammation and What You Can Do About It *Request from Team PW: We would love it if you left a review for us on your favorite podcast platform! Let us know one new thing you learned, and/or one thing you would like us to cover next year.  What do body pain, constant fatigue and insomnia, depression, anxiety, mood disorders, gastrointestinal issues, like constipati...

# 35: Top 3 Things to Get Out of Your House Right Now Want to know a simple hack that will instantly improve hormonal balance, immune strength, lung health, liver health, and reduce allergy symptoms? We've got you. In this episode, we talk about 3 things possibly lurking in your home that seem innocent enough, but are secretly undermining your health. Join us today as we uncover the things that ne...

#34 - You Know Money Can't Buy You Love, But Can It Buy Wellness? Guest Interview with Gary Arblaster from Arblaster Consulting Is there a link between your finances and your health? You bet there is. Okay, so then what's the best way to go about improving your finances and, ultimately your health? How can you actually get to the root cause of your financial challenges? Today you are in for a trea...

# 33: How Toxic Are You? Interview With Mike Gallagher from Nutritional Frontiers Plastics, pesticides, and solvents in your fat cells? Yep, we’ve all got them. In fact, studies show that even babies have chemicals in their blood…when.they’re.first.born. There’s a ton you can do - simply through your food choices - to help to flush many of the toxins you’re exposed to on a daily basis. Beyond that...

# 32: Feeling A Little Off? Maybe It's Time for a Detox Do you immediately think of a miserable juice cleanse when you hear the word “detox”? You are not the only one! But never fear - we are not going to tell you to do one of those cleanses. Detoxing is actually a natural and healthy process that your body is working on around the clock! We all have these awesome, built-in detox systems. The ques...

# 31: 5 Proven Strategies to Fix Your Gut Gut health is the key to your entire wellbeing! Your gut health is linked to everything in your body - it is the linchpin. An unhealthy gut can lead to issues like IBS, Crohn's, and Ulcerative Colitis, but get this, it's also related to joint pain, fatigue, food sensitivities, brain fog, anxiety, depression, and more. Supporting your gut is preventative ac...

# 30: Christmas Self-Care Tips and Hacks The holidays are full of so many wonderful things - fun, family, food, and festivities! BUT the holidays also bring lots of food temptations, a lack of regular exercise, and (unfortunately) a lot of extra stress. It can be super hard to stick to your healthy diet and lifestyle during November and December! It is important to truly enjoy the holiday season b...

#29: Trouble Sleeping? Could Your Supplements Be to Blame? What do calcium supplements, flouride, and toxins have to do with getting a good night's sleep? Cue the small, but mighty, pineal gland!  One of it's main roles is to secrete melatonin, which is necessary for a good night's sleep and a healthy sleep cycle.  The pineal gland is also essential for hormonal balance and brain health.  Unfortun...

# 28: Estrogen Dominance - Guest Interview with Dr. Kelly Ruef from DUTCH Testing  We are so excited to have Dr. Kelly Ruef with us on this episode to discuss hormones and the DUTCH test! Dr. Ruef is a licensed naturopathic doctor who works for DUTCH as a clinical consultant. The DUTCH test is an advanced hormone test that analyzes hormones in order to identify symptoms of hormonal imbalances. Thi...