Are you ready for a lil chat about season depression? A li'l seasonal depresh?    Highlights in this episode:  • What is seasonal depression or Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.)? • About Dr. Norman Rosenthal, the scientist to give this a name • Contributing factors  • Why only certain people get seasonal depression and which factors make it worse • How to cope with mindset and feelings • How to cope with supplements • How to be supportive of friends who experience seasonal depression • The benefits of natural light and artificial "happy lights"   Part 2 is all ..read more

Creatine is a supplement that every single person out there can benefit from. No matter your age, size, health status, or activity level.  Let's address every common concern and question that most people have about creatine. I'm going to give you all of the information to ease your mind and hopefully, you'll become a lifelong fan of this beneficial supplement. I'm not even selling it. So don't worry there's no sales pitch at the end. I truly just want you to do whatever you can to optimize your health for overall strength and longevity.  In this episode:  • Creatine monohydrate ..read more

Are you ready for some cold, hard facts on fitness and weight loss gimmicks? I don't want you to waste your money on things that don't work. Buckle up for my harsh truths on why things like 30-day squat challenges don't work, red flags on supplement labels, foods and supplements that are not doing what influencers say they do, and how to outsmart all of it by knowing what these things are really all about.  From waist trainers, to juicing, to fat burners, to metabolism resets, to detoxes and cleanses, and one particular MLM that is selling lies — find out why these are all not worth your ..read more

Do you ever find that you keep doing certain things and you just can't seem to stop? Have you ever taken a harsh look at ways that you might be self-sabotaging?    If you're not familiar with the term buffering, I'm teaching you all about it today.    • Learn to identify ways that you buffer so you can change them • Learn the most common forms of buffering  • Learn to identify ways that you avoid emotions in order avoid pain which prevents personal growth • The difference between self-sabotage and buffering • The difference between buffering and self-care   Shop ..read more

Have you ever been told that your standards are too high? Do you have a hard time meeting your own high standards? Do you ever feel frustrated or anxious that you can't ever seem to get certain things done? If you said yes to any of those things, keep listening because that's today it's all about perfectionism and procrastination and believe me, I GET IT!  We're going to look under the hood and make some sense of why do these things.   Learn:  • How perfectionism and procrastination are fear-based  • How these behaviors can stem from childhood or trauma (so it's not your fa ..read more

Herxheimer reactions are something that most people have experienced but they probably didn't know it had a name. In short, it's when the body is having sort of a cleansing crisis and certain symptoms get worse before they get better. Since each person's chemical makeup is different, there is really no limit to what form a Herxheimer reaction will take but some of the most common types of Herxheimer reactions can show up as pain, headaches, fever, chills, hives, or rashes anywhere on the body. Herxheimer reactions can be triggered by just about any food, ingredient, supplement or even certain ..read more

Today's topic is carrageenan. It's a plant-based ingredient that's in many foods and a lot of people can also have a sensitivity to it. For those who are affected, they're often in the dark as to what the culprit of their discomfort is. That's why I'm bringing this to your attention today.     Carrageenan is something that's added to foods and pharmaceuticals to emulsify them, to thicken liquids, or to give them a gel-like consistency. Carrageenan itself comes from red edible seaweed, or sometimes it's called Irish Moss. So it is a natural plant product, therefore it IS in many foods ..read more

Have you ever heard of the hope molecule? It's pretty cool.   You already know that when it comes to movement, something is better than nothing. You've also probably heard of endorphins, and we know that serotonin is our happiness hormone, so it's good to do things that give you an extra hit of serotonin such as getting exercise, meditating, or spending time in nature. But there's more to it.   Why does it feel so great most of the time to sweat, and push limits, and move heavy things, and run long distances, and dance like nobody's watching — or if you're like me to dance like ..read more

If you've never heard of toxic positivity, this episode is especially for you! In order to bloom, we have to be willing to sit in the dirt sometimes. Have you ever gone through times when you were depressed, lacked any oomph for life or you were dragging through the days and not feeling upbeat about anything? I know I've had lots of those times myself. As recently as last week. Maybe you found the strength to share that — and yes, I do consider that to be a form of strength because it's showing vulnerability in this world that largely doesn't accept mental health issues — but maybe you shared ..read more

In episode 9 I talked about adrenal fatigue and I'm long overdue for a continuation of that. Today I'm explaining why many doctors say that adrenal fatigue simply doesn't exist.   If you don't have adrenal fatigue or don't think it applies to you, here's why I want you to keep listening: many topics that I cover are precursors to autoimmune conditions that can be avoided or reversed without medical interventions.   Roughly 1 in 4 people are living with 1 or more autoimmune conditions right now. That's a lot. And it's prevalency is only going to increase because a lot of these things ..read more