The Art Of Living with Kathy Smith

We all know that life can bring all kinds of stressors. They can come in the form of a career setback, financial worries, perhaps a divorce or the death of a loved one. Despite knowing this, most of us never focus on honing our coping skills to meet these kind of life events. Researchers who study stress and resilience tell us that resilience should be considered an emotional muscle that can be st...

The premise of the popular Paleo diet is that if we would mimic the eating habits of our paleolithic predecessors, we would be healthier, less obese, and avoid ailments both big and small including conditions like anxiety, asthma, certain cancers, depression, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, irritable bowel syndrome, and osteoporosis. Today's guest, Daniel Lieberman has studied extensively th...

Kathryn Budig is a powerhouse in a tiny package - with a huge heart and spirit that comes pouring out of her. Since those early morning yoga classes, Kathryn has become an internationally-celebrated yoga teacher and author known for her humor and her ability to empower her students through her message of " Aim True ", which is also the title of her best-selling book .  What does it mean to aim tru...

Are you a little stir crazy with some aspect of your life? If you've ever thought that you've hit the wall and lost your magic, it may be time for a change. It could be a major life change that spurs the need for something new, or sometimes it's JUST simple habitual patterns that are leading to boredom and frustration, where all you can think about is "I need to do something different!"  Today's g...

What is autophagy? What impact does it have on cancer, Alzheimers, and diabetes? Today's guest has the answers for you.  Naomi Whittel has spent the last 7 years working with some of the greatest minds in science to create an autophagy-activating plan. She explains all of that in her New York Times Bestselling book, Glow15 . She also has a documentary titled " The Real Skinny On Fat ". For more po...

Meditate with Kathy!  Any success in life starts with a goal. It could be losing weight, making more money, or quitting a sugar addiction. No matter how large or minute, goals give us purpose. And, like a GPS, they keep us going the right way. Sometimes we simply can't see our future the way we should and our negative mental images get in the way of our own happiness. That's where meditation comes...

Dr. Susan Bloomfield is one of the nation's leading bone researchers and she joins us today to help us understand how to maintain healthy bones and keep them strong, and perhaps even reverse bone loss you may have already experienced.    An interesting fact is that Susan's research has been funded by NASA, the Dept. of Defense, and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute.    Some of our q...

Lisa Genova is a neuroscientist and New York Times best-selling author. She is part of a world-class team of scientists and advocates who joined forces because they were frustrated by the lack of urgency, funding, and scientific collaboration to address the massive global Alzheimer's epidemic. They received the highest honors at the 2017 XPRIZE Visioneers Summit. XPrize is a nonprofit organization...

Belly fat is a topic that so many people are concerned about - mainly for cosmetic reasons. However, we know that having extra weight — especially around the belly — can be risky. It's one of the main indicators that the body is shifting out of balance, and veering into some unhealthy territory.    Now, here's the rub: belly fat cells contain four times more cortisol receptors compared with other...

Today, we're doing something VERY special... you're going to take a walk with me! Power Walk is a 40-minute indoor/outdoor walking audio. I love this routine, because all you have to do is click play, and get started. It has engaging, motivating music keeps that keeps the tempo. And, the short interval bursts guarantee you'll reach your cardio and fat-burning goals. Plus, I'll be here every step o...

At 44, Dr. John Day was overweight and suffering from insomnia, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol and on six medications. He knew he needed to make a change. While lecturing in China, he heard about a remote mountainous area known as Longevity Village, which is a wellness Shangri-la free of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity, dementia, depression and insomnia, where living past one h...

Nobody has changed my relationship with sugar more than today's guest, JJ Virgin. Her book,  The Sugar Impact Diet , has been so helpful with my own sugar cravings and I knew that we had to bring her back to talk with you. Stop reading and just starting listening! For more, visit www.kathysmith.com/podcast .  

A few months ago, I was heading to a wedding in Malibu, driving with my friend Agapi. And once again, I had the pleasure of experiencing first-hand the "Agapi Magnetism," which can only be explained as the ability to ignite a room with love and JOY the moment she walks in. She lights up the space like pure sunshine. Today, we're talking to Agapi about life, meditation, happiness... basically, a lo...

Kathy talks directly to you about her journey. Why did she start running? What benefits has she experienced? What has she learned along the way? And, most importantly, how can we all face our crazy, stressful lives and push forward with confidence? Enjoy this personal look into Kathy's story and feel free to leave your thoughts on our Facebook page . For more, visit www.kathysmith.com/podcast .  

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America. And yet, it's one of the most preventable...through exercise! Listen to this shocking fact: Treating a patient with heart disease costs more than $20,000 per year, per person. That means that the country could save almost $40 billion a year by just getting about 25% more Americans to exercise moderately. Those numbers are staggering!  Which i...

Approximately 1 in 8 women in the United States will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. And with each mammogram, most women have a fleeting thought about the possibility of getting a positive diagnosis. Over the years, there's been continued controversy about the best ways to detect and treat breast cancer. Breasts represent much more than just a body part - they're an...

Let's talk about something that's not often discussed...your hoo ha, cha cha, lady flower, va-jay-jay. Whatever you call it… it's a fact, your vagina and its surrounding areas will undoubtedly change as time goes by. As you go through your 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, you'll see that just like every other part of your body, your vagina is getting older. Even though every woman, and every vagina, is dif...

Today, I'm so excited to have on the show a man who needs no introduction...the one and only Dr. Oz. He has won seven Daytime Emmy Awards for "The Dr. Oz Show" and is Professor of Surgery at Columbia University. On this extraordinary episode, you'll learn: What is the single biggest cause of aging? What is the single most under-appreciated problem in America What you can do on a daily basis can ex...

If you've been thinking adding more beans and leafy greens to your daily meals, or even tapping into your inner herbivore and swapping out meat completely, then this podcast episode is for you. This week, I speak with John Lewis. You may know him as the Badass Vegan. He commands the attention of everybody in a room with his 6-foot physique, toned arms, and smile the size of the sun. After experien...

We're talking about cellular toxicity. It's not a topic you hear a lot about, and yet it can be the underlying cause of so many issues including gut problems, a sluggish metabolism, and even the inability to focus throughout the day. Dr. Dan Pompa is considered to be one of the world's leaders in healing your cells. His years of extensive research have enabled him to help others suffering from all...

Bone broth has hit the mainstream recently and it's being touted from athletes to nutritionists as a superfood. Bone broth bars are actually showing up all over the country! While it might seem new, from the time man discovered fire, they've been drinking bone broth. In fact, when I was a kid, we used to take the turkey bones from Thanksgiving dinner and throw it in a pot with carrots, onions, and...

You can't just wake up one day, snap your fingers, and then go pick up a gold medal -  becoming an Olympic champion at anything takes real time, energy, and sacrifice. Very few people commit themselves to that pursuit and even fewer achieve their dreams. Well, today, we have a U.S. Olympian with us to talk about the ups and downs of being a world class athlete. Kate Grace qualified for the 2016 Ol...

Remember when you were a kid and you'd drop some food on the ground and then you'd pick it up and eat it without a thought? Well, what if I told you that eating that "dirty" piece of food might have actually been good for you? Today's guest is Dr. Josh Axe. He's the author of Eat Dirt, a book all about curing leaky gut. For more information on Dr. Axe, visit his wonderful website, www.draxe.com . ...

What do you think it takes to get fit? Most people think that it takes a lot of time and a lot of hard work. Today's guest disagrees. Martin Gibala is a professor and the chair of the kinesiology department at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. In Martin's new book, The One Minute Workout, he reveals the science and the history behind one of the most popular methods of working out: interval...

Today is all about toxins - what they are and and just how they're derailing your health. The fact is that, at some point today, you're going to be exposed to toxins. They're in your personal care products, including cosmetics, they're in your foods, including food coloring and artificial sweeteners, and they're even in your common household items, like sealants in cookware and flame retardants in...