The Joyous Health Podcast

This week, Joy has an important subject to discuss: the presence of fluoride in our water and its effects on our health. She's joined by Michael Connett, lead attorney in the ongoing lawsuit against the EPA over the neurotoxicity of fluoride. Michael is a partner at Waters Kraus & Paul in LA, where he focuses on helping victims catastrophically injured by toxic substances and dangerous products. H...

Joy and Walker are back with the seventh season of the Joyous Health podcast to bring another dose of joy to your day! On this week's episode, they're talking with Philip Lago and Mystique Mattai, the husband and wife duo behind the popular food blog Chef Sous Chef and co-authors of cookbook Eat With Us . Philip and Mystique aim to empower home cooks to get into the kitchen and create, sharing del...

Walker and Joy are incredibly excited to welcome their very dear friend and true podcast royalty, Jesse Chappus, to the podcast today. The brilliant and inquisitive mind behind The Ultimate Health Podcast, Jesse retired from his chiropractic practice in 2016 to work on the podcast full-time with his partner, Marni Wasserman, another favorite guest of the Joyful Health podcast. Through his podcasti...

This week, celebrated American consumer activist, award winning documentary film director, best selling author and internationally respected GMO activist, Jeffrey Smith, joins Walker and Joy for a simply riveting interview. In addition to being the founding executive director of the Institute for Responsible Technology, Jeffrey has given thousands of lectures and interviews in over 40 countries, t...

Today marks the exciting return of Joy's good friend, Marni Wasserman, to the podcast. A renowned nutritionist, chef, author, and now host of 'The Ultimate Baby Podcast', Marni was last on the show back when she was still pregnant with her beautiful daughter, Sarelle. Well, Sarelle has now just turned one, and Marni has returned to share her detailed account of life from pre-pregnancy to post-birt...

On today's episode, Angela Maria Moscarelli joins Joy to discuss the benefits of meal prepping. Angela is a chartered professional accountant by trade, but she's currently studying to become a holistic nutritionist. She is a mom to four kids and she discusses her journey to eating whole foods and how meal prepping has made the journey easier. Angela and Joy start with a story of how they met as te...

Joining Joy and Walker on today's episode are Lisa Karandat and Alexa Monahan , the founders of Good Juju, which makes all-natural, zero-waste products for your body and home that are good for both you and the planet. Their aim is to clean our daily routines by removing unnecessary plastic while providing premium alternatives -  zero waste with zero compromise. Lisa and Alexa are passionate about...

This week, Nikole Goncalves, the face behind HealthNut Nutrition, one of the top healthy food and lifestyle YouTube channels in Canada, returns to the podcast for another visit. Joining her this time is her partner, Matthew Varga, aka 'Mr. Matt', himself a budding YouTube star who has built an incredible multimillion dollar real estate portfolio. Their lives have changed considerably since Nikole'...

Joy and Walker are thrilled to have their good friend, Josh Gitalis, join them once again on the podcast this week. As frequent listeners will remember, Josh is a Clinical Nutritionist and Functional Medicine Practitioner who runs a Toronto-based private practice with a worldwide client base. He is a recognized expert in integrative healthcare, and provides professional courses, seminars and works...

Dr. Lisa Weeks returns to the podcast this week, and Joy couldn't be happier. Dr. Lisa's previous appearance was centered around the subject of stress and it was a huge hit with listeners, so she is back again this week to dig into the world of thyroid disorders. As you may remember, Dr. Lisa is a practicing Naturopathic Doctor who has acted as a Consulting Medical Advisor to one of the largest No...

Joining Walker and Joy on today's podcast is Dr. Barb Woegerer, ND, a licensed Naturopathic Doctor and health advocate who has a clinical focus and passion in women's health, stress management, inflammation, nutrition and a love for magnesium, which they talk about extensively here today. Dr. Barb received her Doctor of Naturopathy degree from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toron...

Today, Joy welcomes author and health expert Nadine Artemis to the podcast. Nadine is the creator of Living Libations, an exquisite line of natural serums, elixirs, and essential oils, and she also serves as a frequent commentator on health and beauty for media outlets. Her products have received rave reviews in The New York Times, The National Post, and The Hollywood Reporter, and she has been de...

In today's episode, Walker and Joy have a candid conversation about 2020. Amidst all the uncertainty and the anxiety, there were some really great learnings that came out of this year for both of us. There were some big takeaways that we wanted to share with you as well - things that we really honed in on to bring more peace and calm to our daily lives. We discovered some incredibly fascinating hu...

Walker and Joy are very excited to welcome the 'Intuition Physician', Dr. Laura Koniver, to the podcast today. Laura received her medical doctorate degree from Jefferson Medical College in 2000 and has been passionately supporting her patients' natural healing ever since. She is an artist, author, holistic physician, and internationally recognized grounding advocate who has published her own child...

Today's episode presents an absolutely beautiful conversation with an incredibly inspiring woman. A holistic nutritionist for almost 20 years, Susan Baker is also the mother to two beautiful children and the author of the 'Life, Love and Autism' blog on Facebook, where she documents her family's journey of growth while raising a child diagnosed with autism. The blog shares the raw and real experie...

A true 'beam of light' joins Walker and Joy for the podcast today. Matt Maruca is a student, educator, and entrepreneur in the field of photobiology, the study of how light affects human health, and he is also the founder of Ra Optics, a company that develops the world's highest quality blue light protection glasses. A veritable fountain of information and advice when it comes to using light to op...

Today, Joy welcomes Dr. Tracey Beaulne ND, R. AC, to the podcast for a very important discussion about gut health and the microbiome. Tracey has almost two decades of experience in integrative healthcare, and is a leader in separating the truth in health information from the sea of misinformation. In partnership with the University of Toronto's Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and Genuine Health, Tr...

Joy's very special guest on the podcast today is Ashleigh Norris, certified Holistic Nutritionist and Reiki Healer. Ashleigh is also the owner of The Soulful Sprout Holistic Nutrition, where her focus is on hormone health and optimization, employing a unique and warm approach to hormone healing with women throughout the world. As you will hear, Joy has had, and continues to deal with, hormone imba...

Today's episode brings you Joy's eye-opening and insightful chat with Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity (EHS) consultant and counselor, Veronica Ciandre. A mother and an artist, Veronica's health journey through EHS changed her life completely and has led her to becoming an expert in this field, and producing a line of natural, sacred, healing jewelry called 'iSOLA' . With the experience and knowledge she...

Joy and Walker are so excited to start Season 5 of the podcast and to thank you all for helping them surpass 150,000 downloads, that they have invited a very special guest to join them today to honor this special occasion. Vani Hari, also known as the Food Babe, is a food activist, and NY Times best selling author who started FoodBabe.com in April 2011 to spread information about what is really in...

Todays' episode features Joy's 'absolutely magical conversation' with Indigenous Healer and Mentor, Asha Frost. Asha is the Founder of Sacred Membership, a global online medicine circle community who has served thousands of people over the past two decades as a native healer and homeopath teacher and leader. In committing to a journey to reclaim and remember her roots and medicine teachings, Asha...

You are all in for a treat today as Two Spoons plant based food blogger Hannah Sunderani joins her on the podcast for a fun and fascinating conversation. Hannah's recipes are truly 'drool worthy' without being overly complicated, and her vibrant energy is certain to bring a smile to anyone's face. In addition to her blog, Hannah's other achievements include, but are definitely not limited to, bein...

Walker and Joy welcome Allison Villa, an amazing relationship expert and registered Psychotherapist who specializes in keeping couples thriving throughout parenthood, to the podcast today. Allison teaches busy couples to live with intention and to use simple time-efficient strategies to connect with each other. She has a great deal of relationship information and advice to offer not just to listen...

The man who single handedly got Joy hooked on meditation, Jeff Warren, joins her for a very special episode today. Jeff is a meditation instructor, journalist, and author with a dynamic and accessible teaching style whose mission in life is to empower people to take responsibility for their own mental health. He is honest, funny, and, above all, passionate about destigmatizing meditation with his...

Joy is extremely excited to welcome Dr. Lisa Weeks to the podcast today for an in-depth look at stress. Lisa is a practicing Naturopathic Doctor who has acted as a Consulting Medical Advisor to one of the largest North American distributors of natural health products where she educated and trained other practitioners. She is also the proud mother of a toddler , and currently co-hosts the 'Perimeno...