What's The Juice

Ep 74. This week's episode is an incredibly interesting conversation that covers one of life's most uncomfortable and danced-around topics: death. And who better to chat with than a death doula? Enter: Caroline Lee. As a death doula, Caroline offers support to those navigating diagnoses, those coping with the prospect of death and/or someone who has passed, and even those who are young and proacti...

Ep 73. Today's guest, who has been my doctor for the last almost 6 years - is a physician with a passion for nutritional science and "muscle centric medicine" that has dedicated her life to helping ALL of us understand the importance of dietary protein. She's going to cover: ✔️How muscle improves metabolic markers relevant to insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and PCOS - because skeletal muscle i...

Ep 72. This season of the podcast, I've been working to define vitality and well-being through a framework I call the "10 Pillars of Health." While many health experts boast a profound sense of knowledge in one or two pillars specifically, my next guest — the acclaimed Dr. Kara Fitzgerald — is incredibly well-versed in all 10.  Dr. Fitzgerald's latest book, "Younger You: Reduce Your Bio Age and Li...

Ep 71. This week on What's the Juice Podcast , I'm diving into why I ultimately decided to experiment with giving up caffeine, how it impacts your mind and body (particularly from a Traditional Chinese Medicine standpoint), and how my life has changed without it thus far. It hasn't been the easiest journey, but it has truly allowed me to live my greatest, juiciest life. Listen in and discover some...

Ep 70. In this episode I'm sitting down with Megan Blacksmith and Dr. Alex Golden, the force behind Zesty Ginger, to talk about the power of subconsciousness and how brain chemistry is a deciding factor for everything in your daily life. After individually dealing with chronic hormonal imbalances, the duo developed what's known as the Four Phase Cycle Approach to help women regain control over the...

Ep 69. In this week's episode, I had the utmost honor of chatting with Dr. Heather Moday about the complexity of the immune system and how we can help it function at its highest potential. Dr. Heather Moday is an acclaimed immunologist and functional medicine practitioner who has spent the last 25 years helping people like us take control of our lives by optimizing nutrition, lowering stress, and...

Ep 68. Did you know you might be mal-illuminated? If you're not getting enough exposure to full-spectrum UV light (aka soaking up some sun), your cells might not be working as well as they should. Here to *enlighten* us about how our bodies use UV light and how red light therapy can be beneficial is physical therapist and founder/CEO of BioLight, Dr. Mike Belkowski.  We'll go over how red light an...

Ep 67. Every month on What's The Juice  Podcast , I'm doing a full episode dedicated to your personal health, wellness, and REAL LIFE questions that we receive through our hotline ( 929-591-6432 to leave a voicemail and be featured on our next one). This is my favorite series that we've done, not only because I get to connect with you guys & hear your voices, thoughts, questions, and struggles… bu...

Ep 66. Welcome back to Dr. Kara MoraMarco-Kendrick: a Doctor of Acupuncture (DAOM), a board-certified California Licensed Acupuncturist (LAc), and the owner of Aculand in Los Angeles. As a new mom, Kara is ready to share all the juice when it comes to preconception nourishment, pregnancy survival tips, and postpartum wisdom. In this episode, we're chatting about how to "prepare the palace" before...

Ep 65. This season is all about getting in touch with, listening to, and supporting your body—and that includes your skin. Did you know your skincare routine might actually be damaging your skin or preventing it from doing its job? Here to help us pare down our routine to let our skin microbiome thrive is the lovely Nadine Artemis. Nadine is the creator of the natural beauty & lifestyle brand Livi...

Ep 64. Autoimmune disease, including Hashimoto's, seems to be on the rise these days. Why are autoimmune issues so common, what factors influence their development, and—most importantly—how can we best support our bodies on a root cause level?  Here to help us answer those questions is Marc Ryan, also known as "Hashimoto's Healer," a licensed acupuncturist & herbalist, author of two books on Hashi...

Ep 63. Have you ever wondered what your purpose is in this life? Like, what would make your soul the happiest and most fulfilled? This week's guest has a way for us all to find out. I'm thrilled for you all to meet best-selling author, spiritual teacher, and intuitive healer Nikki Novo. She's teaching us the basics of tapping into our own energy, learning (or remembering) our soul's purpose, and h...

Ep 62. Welcome to the very first Ask the Herbalist episode! This week, I'm answering your questions on hypothyroidism, thyroid support, and more. As someone who has experienced thyroid issues firsthand, I know how frustrating it is to experience symptoms, to get a diagnosis, and then to be left wondering how to deal with this condition for the rest of your life. On the flip side, I also know from...

Ep 61. This is the episode we didn't know we needed– EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT A PARENT! I took so much value from this convo with Dr. Siggie Cohen because although she is a renowned parenting expert… what she's really teaching us today is how to be a compassionate, boundaried human that knows how to meet another human (big or little) exactly where they are.  Parenting is one of the most challenging task...

Ep 60. Perspective is everything. How we see the world and what's happening in our lives can absolutely affect our reality. But with simple shifts in our thought patterns and our daily habits, we can shape our worlds for the better.  How? Enter: Liz Moody. This week's guest is a healthy cookbook author, magazine editor, wellness blogger, and host of the Healthier Together podcast. And she's got to...

Ep 59. My London recap is here! This ep is extra special because it wasn't planned at all. You all had just shared so many thoughtful comments, messages, and hotline voicemails with me about my solo trip to London that I knew I had to share everything I learned with you. If you didn't already know, I recently went on my very first solo vacation to London, and it was nothing short of life-changing....

Ep 58. Not all stress is bad stress.  We've been taught to avoid and reduce stress as much as we possibly can—but maybe we've been approaching it all wrong. What if we could reframe the stress life throws at us into an opportunity for change or growth or connection?  This week's guest, Kelly McGonigal, PhD is a bestselling author, psychologist, and educator, who's here to help us find the upside o...

Ep 57. Later this season, you'll hear an ep about why I gave up caffeine—and how I needed to hold a "funeral" for my caffeine addiction, convincing all parts of my body that coffee needed to go. This week's guest is the reason for that powerful moment, she sat with me while I layed on her table and finally let my dependency go! Julie Tracy is a craniosacral therapist, visceral manipulator, and lym...

Ep 56. We all know one thing our periods (or lack thereof) can tell us: whether or not we're pregnant. But this week's guest is Nicole Jardim (aka "Period Girl") is here to teach us that mensturation tells us SO much more about our overall health. Nicole is a certified Women's Health Coach, author of the book Fix Your Period, and host of The Period Party podcast. In this episode, we cover how and...

Ep 55. This week's guest is Lisa Hendrickson-Jack. Lisa is the creator of the Fertility Friday blog & podcast and the best-selling author of The Fifth Vital Sign. She is a certified Fertility Awareness Educator and a Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner. This conversation is a reminder that our bodies are powerful and remarkable, and they are expert communicators. We just have to learn to be...

Ep 54. Got hormone complaints? Feeling super frustrated and bloated before your period? Does it sometimes feel like you're 'stuck' in life and can't quite see your vision for the future or how to execute it? Is alcohol feeling harder and harder on your body as you get older? Let's talk about the Liver meridian in Chinese Medicine, and how something called "Liver Qi Stagnation" affects us all today...

Ep 53. There's one thing that can help support your liver in clearing toxicants and excess hormones  more than anything on this planet. It's not a cleanse, it's not an herb, but the time-tested longevity-boosting food as medicine: BEANS. As the richest natural source of soluble fiber, beans are truly the magical "fruit," but what's really happening on a cellular level when we up our fiber? How do...

Ep 52. Today I sat down with one of my best friends Nina Passero, FDN-P, to have a raw conversation about everything from the importance of eating breakfast for hormones, to the risks of birth control and the importance of self-advocacy, to the ugly truths of some of the toughest moments we experienced while struggling with our health and searching for answers. Nina went through one of the most di...

Ep 51. Did you know that 90% of healthy, non-diabetics experience harmful blood glucose spikes from common foods like breakfast cereals? And that no matter how optimal your fasted labs are, the extent of your blood sugar fluctuations throughout the day can determine the health of your hormones and inflammation? That means blood sugar matters for all of us, and there's so much you can do to balance...

Ep 50. Rose: the herb that shows us how to feel again. Coming 2/12/22 on  organicolivia.com Blogs mentioned in this episode: The Year of the Rose: Rose Benefits in Herbal Medicine Rose Petals for Liver Qi Stagnation + Hormone Health in Chinese Medicine What Are Shen Tonics? Herbs That Settle a Lost Sprit + Restless Heart New Organic Olivia Instagram  HERE Shop my herbal formulas  HERE