Renegade Remission: Holistic Healing and Nutrition for Chronic and Terminal Illness, Cancer, ALS, MS, Dementia, Heart Disease

Eating nutrient-dense foods doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg! One of the biggest obstacles an individual faces when beginning their journey toward better health is perceived price disparities between processed conventional food and single ingredient, high quality food. In this episode we address how to get the most affordable organic produce, pasture-raised meat and dairy, and when to buy...

Deena Thompson, RDN, CNS is an expert in all things fasting, and in this episode, she walks us through how you can get all of the amazing benefits of fasting, without actually fasting! No, it's not too good to be true! Join us as we discuss the importance of a modified fasting reset, and what it can do for your health!

Calling all you full-time workers! Whether you are full-time in the office, or full-time at home with the kids, finding time to prepare and eat nutrient-dense meals can be challenging. In this episode, we present some simple strategies to help you get ahead of the game so that healthy, nutritious food is always at your fingertips, even in the food desert of Cubicleland! P.S. I promised a link to t...

You can eat all the healthy food you want, but if you aren't digesting it well, you are getting minimal nutrition from it. Unfortunately, digestive problems are one of the number one concerns for most individuals. In this podcast episode we discuss 7 simple tips to help you improve digestion and get the most nutrition possible out of each meal!

When you first begin your health journey, sometimes the whole family isn't on board, and meal times can become a struggle with kiddos who don't want to give up their favorite dishes. It is always our mission in this podcast to enable each person's health journey to be as successful as possible, so we want to help remove this roadblock! Join us in a very practical episode of the Renegad...

For many people, the concept of “eating healthy” means sticking to a temporary diet for a short period of time. But when you truly understand what it means to eat healthy, you realize this is not just something you do for a little while and then quit–it’s something you need to do everyday. For many of us, this transition can be overwhelming, but fear not! In this HANDS-ON episode we will walk you...

Heavy metals are ubiquitous in our environment, and toxicity from exposure to them can lead to a wide variety of symptoms that greatly impact our day-to-day lives. In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Cori Stern, an expert in environmental toxins and detoxification, and discuss all things heavy metals and how to safely detox them from our bodies.

For thousands of years, humans have been eating “nose to tail” - basically, finding a way to utilize every part of the animal. Many cultures - outside of the US - still do this every day. Unfortunately, most of us in the US are not accustomed to eating anything other than skinless, boneless muscle meats, and we find organ meats off-putting. In this episode, we will discuss the myriad of benefits t...

Our immune system is connected into the environment in which we live - viruses, bacteria, toxins, stress, etc. Our innate immune system is our first line of defense and is located right at the barrier of the inside and outside world because it is on our skin, in our mucosal lining in our nose and sinuses, mouth, lungs, stomach and gut lining. Without regular exposure to dirt, bacteria, and allerge...

Trauma can be physical, chemical, or emotional, but regardless of the type, our body is primed to deal with trauma through the basic reactions of fight, flight, or freeze. When an animal is threatened, by a predator or another animal, they have a physiological reaction: Heart rate goes up Blood flow goes up Muscles get filled with blood to help them run Respiration increases Digestion decreases  T...

Whatever we experience emotionally has an impact on our physiology, because of the incredible strength of the mind-body connection. Many diseases, such as heart disease and even cancer, have deep roots in emotional stress, and until we deal with those roots, we will not find total healing. In this can't-miss episode we discuss the research behind how suppression of emotions leads to suppressio...

I recently was privileged to virtually attend the Health & Longevity Summit hosted by Commune, and over the next few weeks I have the opportunity to share some of what I learned! In today's episode, we will discuss some of the most important steps you can start taking today to cut your risk of chronic disease in half, and increase not only your lifespan, but your health span!

Should I eat before or after I work out?  It’s a common question for anyone who exercises, and it can be of particular interest to those - like me - who work out first thing in the morning. But the answer isn't as straightforward as you might think! Tune in to this week's episode to learn all about the benefits - and detriments - of fasted exercise, and learn whether exercising fed or fast...

Did you know that you can slow cognitive decline by as much as 60% with one simple supplement?? Cognitive decline can be a devastating condition that hampers us as we level up in life, but it doesn't have to be! Tune in to this week's episode to learn what one single supplement has been clinically shown to dramatically reduce cognitive decline!

In today's episode we discuss the Top 10 Foods to Reverse Insulin Resistance! Learn how some common food items that most people have in their pantries and kitchens can help you heal your body from the devastating effects of imbalanced blood sugar!

Today we are blessed to have Deena Thompson, CNS, LDN, NTP on with us again, this time to discuss all things BREAKFAST! It turns out your parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, gardener, and dog walker's sister were all correct when they told you breakfast was the most important meal of the day, and in this episode you will learn exactly WHY. Deena walks us through the importance of breakfas...

One of our listeners requested an episode on this topic a while ago, and given the recent news headlines that have been popping up everywhere about erythritol, I thought there was no time like the present! In this episode, join us for a comprehensive study all about the good, the bad, and the ugly of alternative sweeteners. We'll discuss the health benefits and detriments of common alternative...

Today we are privileged to interview Tara Dowd, MSACN, CNC, whose incredibly inspiring story will have you ready to pursue the nutritional and lifestyle changes your body has been waiting for. The diagnosis of Tara's younger son with autism prompted her to pursue the power of nutrition for her family's sake, and eventually to write a book and become a holistic practitioner. Since beginning...

In this week's episode, we discuss 3 Simple Habits to be Healthier and Happier, and they might not be what you think! Join us for a dive into why you may want to: Avoid the news Reduce time on social media / Get connected Put your phone down and find out how these seemingly benign habits might actually be destroying your physical, mental, and emotional health!

Functional mushrooms are those that have potent medicinal qualities and known studied benefits, in addition to being edible. These mushrooms have actually been used as an important part of medicinal toolkits for as long as 7,000 years, though they have recently gained popularity in modern nutritional medicine. Indeed, today we are only just realizing what ancient cultures have know for centuries:...

Today we are going to blow your mind with some facts regarding the misunderstanding of heartburn and GERD and consequently the mismanagement of it that occurs within the medical community According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Kidney Digestive Diseases, sixty million people experience heartburn at least once a month and twenty five million experience symptoms daily. Gastroesophageal R...

Probiotic consumption is associated with a host of beneficial health effects, including gut and brain health benefits. In Part 1 of our Probiotics series, we discussed those benefits and the importance of probiotics in establishing a healthy gut microbiome. Today, in Part 2, we'll address some of the burning questions commonly associated with probiotic use: When exactly should you take probiot...

"Probiotic" is a pretty common buzzword these days. We have probiotic supplements, snacks, smoothies, yogurt, drinks, and more. But what are probiotics, and what do they do? Are probiotics actually useless, as some health professionals argue? Could they even be harmful? These are important questions, and it turns out the research around them is complicated, to say the least.  As we discussed...

One of the most common questions I’ve run into during my time as a nutritionist is whether dairy is good or bad for you, and what role it plays in a whole foods diet. Indeed, I myself have gone back and forth on this question over the years. I used to staunchly advocate a dairy-free diet for everyone, arguing that dairy is universally inflammatory and that it wasn’t necessary for bone health and i...

In this episode we are absolutely privileged to sit down with former Navy SEAL turned sage, Christopher Lee Maher. Christopher's own traumatic childhood experiences left him with unresolved emotional trauma, which when combined with the physical and emotional stress of being a Navy SEAL for 6 years, resulted in devastating health consequences that brought him to his lowest lows. By studying some o...