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Have you been counting sheep more than you should before sleeping? Our body is in constant movement and mind in the constant swirling of thoughts throughout the day. By the time we get to bed, our brain is still processing everything we've experienced during the day. In today's episode, I am excited to speak to Devin Burke, a licensed sleep science coach and the founder of Sleep Science Academy. W...

Is your gut ready for COVID-19? The importance of a healthy gut is monumental. It revs ups digestion and metabolism, helps with hormone balance, helps with mood and further promotes overall well-being.  About 70% of our immune cells are housed withing the gut wall.  Studies around the world have proved its influence on our mood, mental health, skin health, immunity and more. Now, we know a healthy...

Everyone is looking for the key to healthy habits. What would you say if I can give you that key here and today? Forking amazing news, right? In today's episode, my guest Dave Sherwin shares his 7 healthy habits that unlock your journey to longevity and great life. From intermediate fasting to chewing your food slower, you can develop and reinvent habits that help you thrive and feel fantastic.

Hi, I'm Mareya otherwise known as The Fit Foodie. I'm a chef, holistic nutritionist, author, inventor and mom. And I want to welcome you to my podcast. It's called Recipes for Your Best Life and with every episode, I'm peeling back the onion on fi

Can you imagine being on the top of your field, a champion, and a world-class athlete, and then have your career crushed by an occurring injury? Andreas Wecker tore his bicep muscle in his shoulder just days before the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and said goodbye to his professional gymnast career.  It was the hardest thing he ever did. Today, he is the founder of Andreas Seed Oil and focused on produ...

It's about to happen. The doors are opening, events are happening, concerts, sports, festivals, street fairs – it's all revving back up. And meanwhile, you're wondering how you're gonna fit into your shorts. Time to get things crackin' – and I don't mean the beer bottles. In the pursuit of weight loss, it's never one thing. There's no silver bullet. But, there are 10 really important habits to hel...

My guest today is Sena Wheeler, the founder of Sena Sea. With fishing in her blood, so to speak, passed down from her grandfather. He immigrated from Norway with his brothers and became a commercial fisherman in 1938. They fished using traditional Norwegian longlines and passed the knowledge to their children, who passed it on again. Sena's father, Art, fished for thirty years, and Sena has fond m...

You're here because you care about your health and the quality of food you put in your body, right?  But, what about the beverages we consume, especially alcohol?  I mean, those are agricultural products, too, and with consumption increasing at all-time highs, we better give a fork about what we're sipping – for our health and the environment. In this episode, I'm dishing with Todd White, founder...

Feeling moody lately? Let's fix this. It's National Nutrition Month and I would like to share with you 6 mood-boosting food categories that should find a place on your plate and in your gut. Our goal is to feel happier and stress-free every single day, so discover the light and reflect. Time for spring cleaning and cleansing your body, because if you haven't felt like yourself lately, this episode...

As humans, we're inundated with choices in our everyday lives, but I can say without any reservation, our overall health is our most valuable currency.  The question is, what are we buying into?  In our quest to 'armor up' our immunity, we may well be completely missing the mark if we don't pay attention to these two things – Vitamin D and Cholesterol.  One of my absolute favorite nutrition and fu...

Cmon, let that little kid out. The movement doesn't have to be hard. It's beneficial even when you're having fun and fooling around with the exercise equipment in your nearest gym or home. Even walks with your dog or playing games in the back garden are ways to get your 'healthy exercise on. In part two, Lori shares with the listeners her best three exercise equipment pieces to have. We talk about...

It's February- the American Heart Month and it's time to dish about 'hearty' exercise and the truth behind heart diseases.  Mareya's guest for this episode is Lori Corbin. She's a food coach and a journalist for the KABC-TV. She's gone through decades being the font of knowledge and providing people nationwide with the best answers, exercise routines, and nutrition advice to make your health a tre...

Let me tell you a bedroom secret. Your sex drive, overall emotional and physical health are strongly connected to your hormonal balance. My guest today is Aamina Mirza from The Remedy Pharma, a certified hormone specialist and the host of the radio and Youtube show The Remedy Pharma Health Minute. What is a scream cream? And can a simple saliva test tell you why you're not interested in the fun be...

Bye-bye 2020. 2020 will go down as the year of reckoning, one that magnified so closely how important it is to give a fork about our health, our lifestyle habits and our mental well-being, no matter what life throws at us.  Well, it's time to dust ourselves off and start with a clean slate. Here are 7 tips on how to start off the year the forking right way! Tune in and let's make those habits into...

Peanut butter tamales? Wow. I had never heard that you can make tamales with peanut butter filling. Yummy. My guests for today's holiday special are Javier and Mary Vasquez- the proud owners and founders of the Mexican restaurant Miguel's Jr in Los Angeles. In this episode, we dive into their Mexican specialties around this time of year – particularly tamales and pozole – and understand how the fa...

What if you could unlock the fountain of youth and the ability to super-armor your body, naturally? Best. News. Ever. Right? Well, the body has a remarkable ability to ward off disease and heal itself--and it does it with the help of the most important antioxidant you've never heard of: glutathione (GSH), the "master antioxidant." In this episode, we'll dive into the life-transforming power of glu...

Can't sleep? Feeling sad? The trouble with digestion?  It is a growing sign of the times, but the truth is you may be missing out on some very valuable nutrients that are hindering your body's natural ability to heal itself.  In my discussion with Bernadette Judge, RN with Nupeutics Health, we dive into some of the common symptoms when you're feeling out of whack, and how to simply remedy them wit...

As we head into the holidays, rolls aren't the only thing rising. Pandemic fatigue is too. .. Planning for the holidays amidst a pandemic just doesn't feel the same. We're mourning the loss of annual traditions, without big gatherings in the kitchen with family and friends from afar. In this episode, Christine Pittman and I dish about how to still get in the kitchen and find ways to connect with o...

Get ready for some heat and the crazy and amazing food in Viva Las Vegas. In today's episode of Recipes For Your Best Life, Mareya is interviewing a top chef and restaurant owner Bruce Kalman who's been passionately making food and living the life of a top-performing chef over decades. Chef Kalman has appeared on Bravo's Top Chef Season 15 and many others. Barbeque is life and that smokey flavor i...

In this unique episode, we're rewinding some of the best, thought-provoking tips from the last 10 episodes of Recipes For Your Best Life. Hear the most inspiring moments from interviews with Peter Taunton, Tana Amen, Nick Bradley, and absorb the wisdom from the plethora of useful nutrition and life tips provided to you by Mareya, The Fit Foodie.

Are you forking kidding me? There was a news article the other day where a woman disclaimed, she can survive without food and water. No, please no. Our food on the plate is there for a good reason. You nurture our body and soul, bring us joy and keep us balanced- physically and mentally healthy. Are we what we eat? Cheap and easy or healthy and strong? In today's episode of Recipes For Your Best L...

Tana Amen is no stranger to tough times.  In her new memoir, "The Relentless Courage Of A Scared Child: How Persistence, Grit and Faith Created a Reluctant Healer," she dives into this in detail.  In this compelling episode, Tana Amen shares how overcoming her traumatic past made her a passionate champion for others in need of healing and hope. Tana Amen is a New York Times bestselling author, neu...

Welcome in to the episode number 65 where I will share with you tips for getting through menopause by using your KITCHEN locker, and not your medicine locker. Overcome the stressful period by choosing WHAT to eat and by making positive changes to your hormones. Tune in & let's get started!

Food waste and food safety are always primary concerns, and now more than ever, the spread of COVID-19 makes clean cooking and preparation practices essential to safeguarding good health. To help streamline the process and provide added peace of mind, Chef Mareya Ibrahim - America's "Fit Foodie" - offers her top 8 zero-waste kitchen safety tips for September, which is National Food Safety Educatio...

We've heard it, and it's ingrained in us.  Food is medicine.  But really, let's dive deep down into this idea. How did they deal with disease thousands of years ago, before conventional medicine and antibiotics?  The answer was in nature. In this episode, Mareya lists the top 8 foods on your plate that help you boost your immunity and can be used as natural medicine. Let's armor up your immunity a...