The Natural Health Rising Podcast

Are you ready to detox not just your body, but your home as well? Join us in this episode as Eileen and I discussed the science behind nutritional balancing, tips for naturally detoxing your body, and practical ways to limit toxin exposure at home. Eileen is a former nuclear power plant engineer who became sick due to chemical exposure. Her journey to overcome her own health issues led her to beco...

Today’s guest, Erica Ziel, is a deep core exercise specialist. Erica is the founder and creator of Core Athletica®, The Core Rehab Program, Knocked-Up Fitness® prenatal membership, instruction trainer course, and host of The Core Connections Podcast. She believes that anything you want to improve about your health and life, you can! In this episode, Rachel and Erica talk about the deep core, pelvi...

In this episode Rachel & Michael dive into hot / cold therapies, the mind body connection to illness, ways to make positive changes in your life to better your health and how to stick to them, and so much more. Michael Roviello spent years in the U.S. Navy conducting helicopter search and rescue missions deployed around the globe as a helicopter rescue swimmer, combat search and rescue crewman...

What are the dangers of mammograms? Can medical thermography be a safer option to detect cancer and illness in the body than conventional methods? What are some of the most important nutrients to consume and holistic habits to adopt when it comes to breast cancer? These are just a few of the questions answered in episode 16 with Rachel Smith and Carole Laney. Carole has been a pioneer in the welln...

In this episode, Rachel and Dr. Miles Nichols discuss the process of testing for Lyme Disease, how to address Lyme disease from a holistic and alternative way, alongside various tips for healing from chronic illness.  Dr. Nichols is a functional medicine doctor specializing in Lyme, mold illness, gut, thyroid, and autoimmunity. After Dr Miles personally struggled with chronic fatigue in his e...

Did you know there is a way to reduce the severity of, or even get rid of, environmental allergies? Dr. Shah and Rachel discuss how this is possible and what steps you need to take if you suffer from allergies. Dr. Shah also talks about the side effects of conventional allergy treatments, and the effects that breathing has on our sleep, immune system, and overall health.  Dr. Manan Shah is a...

From being in unhealthy, abusive intimate relationships, to becoming a healed, magnetic woman, Lilli Bewley shares her knowledge on how to date with authenticity and find love. Lilli dives into how experiences in childhood create unhealthy intimate relationships as adults, the difference between masculine & feminine energies and why balancing those in ourselves is vital to attracting the right...

Julie Davey is a nurse practitioner with over 20 years of experience in healthcare. She received her undergraduate degree from the Medical College of Georgia and graduate degree from Emory University.  She holds a faculty position at Emory University educating future nurse practitioners. In 2013, Julie became interested in a more holistic approach to wellness.  She began educating others...

Monica is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner who helps people break free from digestive dysfunction and anxiety through targeted Nervous System & Energetic training sessions that she calls, Move to Heal while using natural healing remedies to help the body heal itself. She was a professional dancer for 7 years in NYC and upon retirement she decided to pursue holistic health to pull...

Nicole Ritter is a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, Holistic Nutritionist, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Clinical Advisor at FDN, Health and Life Coach, and she is currently obtaining her Masters of Science in Clinical Nutrition and Integrative Health. She is OBSESSED with all things health, especially helping people break through from chronic illness. Nicole is passio...

Steven has been in the health and fitness industry for 40 years. He is a CHEK LEVEL 3 Practitioner and Board Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutritionist. He’s owned several boutique gyms and wellness centers, and sold his last gym in 2019. Steve is currently working 100 percent online with clients all over the USA.  He works with people who have tried everything to lose weight and improve en...

David Milburn currently serves as VP for the Young Trust, a tech focused VC firm, and the CTO of Hypoallergenic Air LLC.  At HypoAir, Milburn has spent 10 years solving some of the world's worst air quality issues for clients ranging from aerospace manufacturing facilities to hospitals in Brooklyn during the height of COVID. Over the last decade he's assisted thousands of business owners, hom...

On today’s episode you’ll hear a conversation I had with Evan Transue. Growing up, Evan had what seemed like a great life. And, by most people's standards, he did! But, Evan also had a secret: His slowly worsening mental health challenges. Not knowing what was happening, Evan truly thought he was crazy. Because of this, he didn't share what was happening in his mind and body, and this led to very...

Dr. Laura DeCesaris is a functional medicine doctor who has a consulting and coaching company that serves female founders, entrepreneurs, and corporate women.  She is the creator of the POWER45 Method, which aims to teach ambitious women how to build and implement a personalized health strategy over the course of 45 days to optimize health and performance.  When she’s not working, she is...

Chelsie Ward has been a student of the human mind and body for over 20 years, and is a holistic nurse with a background in psychology, spiritual healing, and functional diagnostic nutrition. She's the author of “Healed His Way” where she shares timeless resources that have been used by thousands of others so they can live in health the way it was intended. In this episode we discuss: Chelsie’s hea...

Tiffany has been a food blogger since 2012, helping families eat healthy food on a budget through recipes, meal plans, and shopping hacks. Her signature course Grocery Budget Bootcamp teaches her simple and straight-forward grocery budgeting system in three simple steps. Her students have collectively saved over $7.5 million, and that number continues to grow every month. In this episode we discus...

Nicole is a breast cancer survivor. Her diagnosis launched her into a 10 year journey of learning about health and wellness. Now she is a Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner who works with cancer survivors and people with hormonal health issues. Learning about her own body by running functional lab tests and implementing techniques to heal herself, lead her to her mission today...

Barbara is a nutritional health coach located in Montreal, Quebec and has been practicing since 2018. Originally she was a journalist, but was always pulled into speaking about mental health and nutrition. Now as an FDN-P, she specializes in women’s metabolic disorders like hypothalamic amenorrhea, eating disorders, PCOS, hypothyroidism, and so forth. In episode #2 of The Natural Health Rising Pod...

Jennifer Marlowe has worked in marketing, product development and sales in the beauty and cosmetics world for over 17 years and has launched over 200+ beauty products in her career. She has shifted her approach to what beauty is for a woman, and is passionate about helping brands bring cleaner, safer skincare, beauty and wellness products to market.  She works with brands like BeautyCounter,...

Welcome to the Natural Health Rising podcast!  In this episode #0 you will learn who I am, all about Natural Health Rising, my past health struggles, how I overcame my Hashimotos thyroiditis, and more. Please subscribe, comment, rate, and share if you enjoyed this podcast. <3 Helping You Rise To Your Healthiest, Happiest Self, Rachel Smith, FDN-P #RISEmovement  Instagram: https://www....