The Live FAB Life Podcast

As a 21-Day Sugar Detox coach, I've led dozens of people through the program. And over the years, I've seen the same mistakes made over and over again. So in this episode, I've pulled together a collective list of the ten of the most common missteps made and how to avoid them. READ THE SHOW NOTES: http://www.livefablife.com/111   ASK A QUESTION: http://www.livefablife.com/podcast  

It's the time of year where we want to be healthier, we want to be wealthier, we want to make all our dreams come true, and it feels like anything is possible! It's also the time of year where feelings of inadequacies, lacking, and not being enough can surface. I fully advocate you doing you - embracing who you are, fully and unapologetically. But I also believe there's nothing wrong with aspiring...

Over three years ago, my acupuncturist recommended that I try Qi Gong to manage my stress and restore balance to my health, but admittedly, I didn't put a lot of effort into researching it, until now. In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Kate DeVarney, a Neuroscientist, Holistic Wellness Coach, and Qigong teacher. You'll hear Kate share: What Qi Gong is and the different kinds of Qi Gong practices H...

This episode is a continuation of Episode 107 where I gave an update on my current health. In this episode, you'll hear me share how I'm using conventional and functional approaches to fix recently discovered hormonal imbalances, and how I'm doing some inner work to address deeply rooted Type-A behaviors and mindsets that keep me in a fight and flight state, so I can bring myself back into balance...

I bring you another "real people" story, this time - mine. Over the past 2+ years of this show, I've shared my health journey in a number of different episodes, but recently I had an experience that shifted the context of how I view my health. It's had such a profound impact on me so, in this episode, I'm taking you behind the scenes with an update of what's going on in my health and how a slightl...

If you've ever tried macros eating and/or mindful, intuitive eating, then you know that these two approaches are on opposite ends of the spectrum. And to most of us, they don't typically go together. That is unless you're Katie Garces. Katie is a Nurse Practitioner and Certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner who focuses on a "real foods framework" to maximize health. Katie blends her profession...

Have you heard of Intermittent Fasting and wondered why it's supposedly good for you? Or how about why you often hear it associated with the Ketogenic Diet? Or have you heard how these things, and being a "fat-adapted" athlete can improve your athletic performance, but aren't quite sure how it works? In this episode, I'm joined by Jamie Dant, a Licensed Dietitian-Nutritionist & Board Certified Nut...

For several years, long-distance running was a big part of my life, encompassing almost every aspect of it. So much so that I overtrained pretty badly until I was forced to step back and take an extended break. The irony of it all is, in hindsight, had I listened to my running coach, things might've gone differently. Joining me in this episode is my running coach, Josh Maio. While we focused on th...

In this episode, I'm joined by Martin Luna, a personal trainer certified by NASM and Precision Nutrition with specializations in kettlebells, animal flow, pro-natal, calisthenics, swimming, boxing, barbells & weight lifting. He's also my own personal trainer. We discuss the power of mindset & attitudes, overcoming challenges in training & he gives tips on how to make your workouts more effective....

As a 21-Day Sugar Detox coach, I spend a lot of time speaking with, listening to, observing, and coaching folks who have successfully completed the 21DSD, as well as those who want to, but have yet to try it. In this episode, I've taken my best tips, along with advice from detox alumni, and curated a list of the 10 things you can do for a successful 21-Day Sugar Detox! READ THE SHOW NOTES:  http:/...

We've reached 100! In this milestone episode, we take a trip down memory lane as I revisit the most popular episode from every tenth one, as determined by you and your listenership! Featured are episodes: 008: How to Break-up with Sugar 013: How to Effectively Work From Home and Find Time for Fitness with Jolene Peixoto 030: Secrets to A Successful 21-Day Sugar Detox 036: How Did You Come to Form...

In this episode, I'm joined by Barb Vogel and Nikki Price, co-founders of inner-ēco, a mission-based company that makes food-based probiotics. You'll hear them: Share their story of how the company came to be Why they believe in bringing real food with clean ingredients to families of all sizes (pets included!) The benefits of food-based probiotics How they're a mission-based company committed to...

One of the first things that get sacrificed to our ever-busy schedules is eating healthy, nutritious meals. From personal experience, I know that the key to this is always being prepared, which is why meal prepping is a very handy skill to practice. In this episode, I'm joined by Jenny Castaneda of Cook and Savor, a 100% gluten-free blog where she shares quick and easy recipes, healthy living and...

So you want to live a cleaner lifestyle but it's overwhelming and you don't know quite where to start. That's where Emily Popson comes in. Emily is the founder of the Pop of Health community and the creator of The Non Tox Box™, a series of stylishly curated and impactful boxes, with products to help you reduce your exposure to harmful chemicals in items that you use every day. In this episode, you...

Gluten-Free vs Grain-Free. Organic vs Pastured. Eco-Friendly vs Safer vs Chemical Free vs Green vs Sustainable. It's confusing to know what all these terms mean, right (we know because they're some of the most frequently asked questions that we get)?! In this week's podcast episode, I'm joined by my good friend Katie Leadbetter of Clean Eating with Katie (who at this point is the unofficial guest...

In the final installment of this mini-series, we explore Tiers 3 and 4 of the Functional Nutrition Framework. If your health concerns aren't resolved in Tiers 1 and 2, there's likely some complicated dysfunction happening. You'll hear how in Tier 3, we look to add an Integrative or Functional Medicine doctor to the partnership if one isn't already involved. I share: How I found functional and inte...

Continuing the mini-series on the Functional Nutrition Framework, after building a solid foundation for health in Tier 1 (Episode 093), in this episode, we explore what to do if your health concerns aren't fully resolved after working in Tier 1. In Tier 2, the next step of the framework, we move into deeper work through assessing and tracking to determine the best course of action to create a soli...

🎙Would you run before you can walk? Just like you can't exercise your way out of a bad diet, you also can't medicate or even supplement your way out of one either. If you want to address the root causes of your health complaints and find a resolution for them, then the environment that your symptoms and illness manifested itself in needs to be addressed. A sensible, flexible and bio-individual way...

This week marks the second anniversary of The Live FAB Life Podcast! In this episode, I discuss having an epiphany, with the help of some friends, on my unique position to help women in tech bring health and wellness to the forefront of their careers and lives. You'll hear me share my work experience of working in startups to large corporate environments, the different stressors I experienced and...

In this episode, I'm joined by certified holistic Nutrition Consultants, fellow 21-Day Sugar Detox Coaches and cancer survivors, Katie Leadbetter and Alyssa Carrie. Katie was diagnosed with Stage 2B Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Breast Cancer at age 31 and Alyssa with Lymphoma at age 26. You'll hear: Alyssa share her cancer story for the very first time. She shares how vital the Ketogenic diet was in...

What role do finances play in making healthcare decisions? How much of a factor is it in your overall stress load? What's your mindset around money? Finances are at the center of our health and wellness yet one that we may be difficult to address and easily avoided. Joining me to have a frank discussion on financial wellness is Bre Bauer. Bre is a self-proclaimed "Budget Nerd", who spent years in...

What's the difference between dieting and viewing food as medicine? In this new episode of The Live FAB Life Podcast, we'll explore: What my dieting mentality was like What exactly does food as medicine mean? Two ways that I manage the slippery slope between living healthily and orthorexia READ THE SHOW NOTES: http://www.livefablife.com/089 SUBMIT A QUESTION: http://www.livefablife.com/podcast  

In this episode, I'm joined by Kate Markovitz, a Nutritional Therapy Consultant, a 21-Day Sugar Detox Coach, creator of The Mindfull Makeover program, and an Executive Director with Beautycounter, as well as a holistic lifestyle & personal growth advocate for women who are over media dogma and want to be free and confident in their own skin. One day a few months ago over on Instagram, she shared h...

If you've ever experienced SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth), are currently battling through it, suspect you might have it, or have heard about it and wanted to learn more about it, then you'll want to listen up! In this episode, I'm taking you behind the scenes and sharing how I navigated through SIBO - twice! You'll hear me share: Why I suspected I might have SIBO How I tried to manag...

In this episode, I'm joined by Brian Richards, the founder and Lead Product Developer of SaunaSpace, makers of Near Infrared Saunas. You'll hear Brian share his personal health struggles with toxic-related acne, adrenal fatigue, brain fog, insomnia and the role that saunas played in restoring his health. He shares how his journey inspired him to create SaunaSpace to help others discover how saunas...