The Nourishment Mindset

We’ve had a lot of wonderful guests on The Nourishment Mindset, and today’s Terry Tucker is truly inspiring. His story of perseverance and survival is incredible, and his presence is extremely calming. Terry reminds me of a giant yogi, and I could tell within minutes of meeting him that he has high integrity and is a phenomenal husband and father. To top it off, he reveals not one, but two super r...

Today’s Nourishment Mindset podcast #45 features an interview I did with holistic nutrition publisher Selene River Press ’ Danielle LeBaron, a lovely lady and mom of four(!) nourished children including a recently born daughter. She is positively glowing throughout the interview despite being in infant mode, which speaks to the power of nourishing yourself with real whole foods and living a holist...

Have you ever played “practitioner ping pong,” a term I coined while listening to Rick describe our current medical industry’s approach to treating pain? Or perhaps you’re in pain right now? Maybe you just want to understand the mechanics behind “manspreading;” why dudes tend to sit with their legs wide, often encroaching upon others’ personal space? Then this episode of The Nourishment Mindset is...

Big Food and Big Pharma are at it again, y’all! Well, to be fair, they’re always at it. In today’s episode #43 of The Nourishment Mindset videocast, I share my recent article for Selene River Press, Health Washing: Big Food Marketing Tricks & Traps. You’ll learn how to avoid paying more for faux products acting as though they’re healthier, as well as how to spot some of the most egregious marketin...

The number 1 thing you can do for your dog or cat to prevent diabesity and cancer! It’s not just we humans who suffer from metabolic dysfunction: our canine and feline companions are sick as well. Today’s straight talkin’ guest, Daniel Schulof, Founder of Keto Natural Pet Foods, author of Dogs, Dog Food and Dogma and fellow giant breed lover, discusses why this is happening and most importantly, w...

Why are we talkin’ about breathing, something we do automatically? There are a lot of different types of breathing. What is your breath like when you’re nervous? Contrast that with how you’re breathing at the end of a delicious meal filled with laughter and pause. Or as you’re reading and beginning to doze off. It’s true that most of the breaths we take are autonomic unconscious processes. And tru...

Happy Transformation Tuesday, y’all! Has anyone ever told you to eat multiple small meals throughout the day to help you maintain your energy and lose weight? In today’s 40th episode, you’ll learn why this is bad advice for most people and how you can elevate and optimize your metabolic health by eating in harmony with your hunger hormones. Enter ghrelin, leptin and insulin: these three work in co...

Yo y’all! Even though it’s not technically summer, it sure feels like it with the kids out of school. Speaking of kids, the “meat” of this week’s episode #39 is a critique of an article sent to me by listener who wished to remain anonymous: “What If You Weren’t Scared of Your Kid Being Fat?” While I certainly agree that we shouldn’t teach kids to restrict nutrition or body shame them, I am not at...

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Michael Kaye. He is an author, Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner and AutoImmune Paleo Coach, and owner of The Center for Functional Health near Philadelphia, PA. He’s also a fellow Nutrition Network alumni. Dr. Kaye shares his health journey, which began when he decided he no longer wanted a fat kid nickname, and began voraciously study heal...

Last week the always awesome Ben Azadi joined me for episode 36 of the Nourishment Mindset podcast. This week’s episode #37, I’m featuring my interview on his Keto Kamp podcast a few weeks ago. We talk about the back story and motivation behind my new book, The Nourishment Mindset , discuss weight loss from a nourishment perspective — i.e., no calorie counting, and debunk some of the myths out the...

Y’all, Ben Azadi is one of my holistic health and low carb, real food idols. He is the author of four best selling books, creator/host of the Keto Kamp educational program and podcast, frequent featured speaker, fellow Floridian and a genuinely nice dude. Plus, he’s a true dog lover! His German Shepherd Lab mix, Ziggy Stardust, is as spoiled as Travis McGee the Newfie: they both enjoy a carnivore...

There are weirdos out there who brag about not needing sleep. In my early twenties I dated a dude who said, “You can sleep when you’re dead.” This ain’t right, y’all! Sleep is critical for immune function, mental health, vitality and more. What’s the quickest way to drive someone mad? Deprive them of sleep! Over fifty million Americans have sleep disturbances — most undiagnosed, and one third of a...

I met Aaron 10 years ago while shooting extra virgin olive oil (yes, like taking a shot in a bar but this is liquid gold) at Durant Olive Mill , and I remember thinking he was quite driven and mindful. Our paths crossed several times before my family and I left the Pacific Northwest to move to Florida in 2018, and I was thrilled to hear he’d become an entrepreneur in what I like to call “the west...

Dr. Michael Kaye owns The Center for Functional Health near Philadelphia, PA and reached out to me after reading my new book, The Nourishment Mindset. We’re fellow alumni of The Nutrition Network , a program founded by Dr. Tim Noakes to help educate healthcare professionals in low carb, high fat nutrient dense nutrition. I was thrilled to be interviewed on his livecast last week and am sharing it...

Sometimes you’re fortunate enough to meet someone by chance and your interaction — even if short, has a significant impact on your life. When I happened upon Tom Scannell in May of 2020 during a family trip to Pine Island, Florida, I knew I’d found a fellow freedom fighter in this humble yet extremely driven lifelong, extremely fit farmer. He gave us a tour of his Pineshine Farms, patiently answer...

Today’s episode is one of those real life, s**t hits the fan realities. I had planned to work on/ air an episode I recorded with a local Florida farmer, but my kid woke up sick and our plans changed. I decided instead to address a recent apropos question by listener Joe: “Do health coaches get off track?”Yes, man! We get off track, too. Because we’re not robots. And because one of two things can h...

Y’all, I am still sparkling — and frankly shaking a little, from my super early morning conversation with Goo Close! I can’t believe I actually pulled it off! I’ve been trying to book him through his not so friendly publicist for months, and used my interview with the wonderful Vinnie Tortorich to help convincer her I could pull it off. (I might as well put my prior 20 year marketing and PR career...

Time to get stroooong, y’all! There are plenty of reasons… ahem, excuses, not to strength train. “Reasons” like work, family, travel, no gym membership, lack of knowledge, injury, fear of building too much muscle, sweaty weirdos in the gym, etc. I’ve heard ‘em all including “I don’t like lifting weights.” Fair enough. How many of us truly loooove brushing our teeth? Taking out the trash? Paying ta...

What! What! What! Whaaaat?!! Who is this Dixie chick? Is she a coach/trainer/fitness instructor gone mad? NO. Say it aloud y’all, “Exercise has tremendous benefits. Weight loss just ain’t one of ‘em.” I know this sounds like crazy talk, but believe me, as the great Vinnie Tortorich says, “you can’t out run a bad diet.” I used to think it was 50/50 food/exercise and counseled my personal training c...

Happy Transformation Tuesday, y’all! Today we head into my home kitchen for the first time to make a couple of simple, nourishing recipes inspired by chapters 25 and 26 in my book, The Nourishment Mindset . The first is the bone broth recipe I forgot to link in the show notes last week, and the second is a simple Huey family ranch dressing made by my son, Fletcher. Most commercial ranch dressings...

I really admire people who admit when they’re wrong. It’s humanizing, truthful and allows for growth, which is why I’ll take a moment to thank my Mom for raising me this way! In business school we call it “service recovery;” in life it is integrity. In my very first course at The Nutrition Network , a professor turned my thinking about how people become overweight on its head. The French have a wo...

FIRE! + Wine with Celebrity Sommelier & Chefs: Meet Mary Cressler and Sean Martin who talk food community, smokin' meat, bubbles and balance booyah! This husband and wife team has a wonderful niche of creating community through their love of cooking outdoors and savoring delicious foods. They are the authors of Fire + Wine , a terrific cookbook filled with information for the first time apartment...

I noticed a sign on a blood pressure machine at a gym recently, and it burned me up (southern for pissed me off)! Why? Because it was filled with some partially correct information regarding Type 2 Diabetes and plenty of actual misinformation. Take a little guess on the source of said information… I reveal it towards the end of this shorter 20 minute solocast. My metabolic mission here at The Nour...

If you’re a regular listener, I’m willing to bet you can guess my #1 weight loss tip. And if you’re not (yet!), just doing this one thing will make a massive difference in your metabolic health including loss of extra body fat. This brings me to a very important point: true, sustainable weight loss is a side effect of metabolic health. Think on this for a minute… we’ve all been taught to pick a sc...

I had so much fun chatting with Curt Mercadante, author of Five Pillars of the Freedom Lifestyle . He’s witty, whacky, wise and a wealth of information on how we can cultivate calm presence and enjoy the life we want versus going through the motions. Some guru types are tough; Curt is the real deal and his entrepreneurial spirit and vitality shine through. Vitality is a BIG deal to me at The Nouri...