FITx Talks

Today, we are talking about gut bacteria and it's relation to chronic fatigue, I.B.S., and acid reflux. We are also going to cover the types of food to eat, the ones to stay away from, and how to properly consume them to help us with our body's absorption and digestion. And my favorite - He is going to share why our mothers and grandmothers have been right the whole time. Eat Slow and Chew Well. Norman Robillard, Ph.D., Founder of Digestive Health Institute is a gut health expert, author and microbiologist. He is the creator of Fast Tract Diet – Fermentation Potential (FP) System, author of the Fast Tract Digestion book series and publisher of the Fast Tract Diet mobile app. Dr. Norm received his Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst studying Bacillus anthracis and other Bacillus species. His post-doctoral training at Tufts University, Boston focused on antibiotic resistance gene transfer. He was the first to demonstrate the transfer of genes (via conjugation) between the anaerobic gut microbes Bacteroides fragilis and E. coli.

Today, we are talking about juicing, detoxing, and cleaning up your liver. We are going to create vibrant health out of these simple tips which lead to more energy, better sleeping, and feeling fulfilled.    is a leading authority on juicing for health and detoxification. Known as The Juice Lady, TV chef, and celebrity nutritionist, she has helped in pioneering the fresh juice movement around the world. A graduate of Bastyr University with a Master of Science degree in whole foods nutrition, Cherie is the author of 35 books including her latest Sipping Skinny along with The Juice Lady’s Guide to Fasting, Sugar Knockout, The Anti-Inflammation Diet, and The Juice Lady’s Big Book of Juices and Green Smoothies. Cherie has lectured worldwide on juicing, detoxing and fasting including consulting for the Royal Family of the UAE

Today, Allison Pelot is going to share with you 2 easy to integrate tips on how to clean up your intestinal tract. Allison integrated some key fundamental practices that gave her more energy, her digestive problems went away, and she didn't have to workout as hard to maintain my body shape. It seemed almost too good to be true. Her experience was so empowering I felt compelled to share it and formed Pure Energy Wellness in 2004. Since then, she has been on a mission to continue to learn and share what she discovered while making a difference for others for over 20 years. We are talking about cleaning out the intestinal tract which will lead to improved detoxification and improved hormonal balance - this means looking and feeling better!  

We are continuing our series with cleaning up your gut, liver, and emotions. With these tips, you can create a full spectrum health transformation! One of the keys to your unlocking your health is healing past traumas and emotions. Dr. Ameet Aggarwal ND is a naturopathic doctor and psychotherapist (Gestalt, EMDR, Family Constellations). He treats (including online sessions) and teaches naturopathic medicine and energy psychology around the world. He was voted Top 5 in 3 world summits and considered one of the top 43 practitioners of 2016 because of his combined approach of using naturopathic medicine with emotional healing. His book Heal Your Body, Cure Your Mind is considered one of the most comprehensive approaches to treat anxiety, stress, and depression.

Have you ever heard of cellular cleanup? Today my friend Rowena is teaching you all about cellular cleanup and how knowing about it can support you in your daily life. She is also going to share with you a few tips you can use right now in your life to get results. Rowena Gates is a principal and the vice president for Eng3 Corporation. She has focused on Eng3’s business development and international strategic relations for more than a decade. Rowena is a serial entrepreneur. Prior to joining Eng3, she spent six years as founder and CEO of Aviarc Corporation, which provided internet-based solutions for international trade. Before Aviarc, she co-founded a document imaging company, now doing business as ImageSource. Prior to this, in 1995, she co-founded one of the earliest companies to offer an Internet-based solution to the logistics industry. Rowena received a Doctorate from the University of Washington for her dissertation on international strategic alliances.

So what is the big deal about starving yourself for a couple of days!? Well, we are diving into the major benefits for fasting for a couple of days and why you may want to start incorporating it into your life. Jared is going to share with you simple tips on how to fast and tricking your body into how to get into a fasting mimicking state. Dr. Jared Seigler is a Doctor of Chiropractic and has been a Certified Functional Medicine Provider for the past seven years. After watching the health of his loved ones erode without any real answers being provided, he became passionate about utilizing the body’s own healing potential. By focusing on the root cause of why a person doesn’t feel good, now they are able to put their body in a state of healing, growth, and repair. Dr. Seigler helps a person figure out ‘why’ they don’t feel good instead of figuring out ‘what’ they have. He is also trained in hundreds of hours of Functional Neurology to help promote growth, development, and healing of various regions in the central nervous system.

We are going to dive deep into mastery of the mind (& subconscious). We extended this talk to cover this topic in depth. With today's talk, we are cleaning up the patterns that keep us stuck in our relationships and health goals and the secret is right between your ears! Cleaning up the mind is the first step to making lasting shifts that will help you get from where you are to where you want to be, no matter the goal. Dr. Weissman is going to break it down so it's easy to understand and immeditaely use!

Todays talk forces you to be honest with yourself. Are you truly happy, are you living the life that you want to live? If you don't know where to start and shift your life, this is the perfect place to start. Dai Manuel is an award-winning digital thought leader and author, executive performance coach and certified lifestyle mentor who empowers people to lead a FUN-ctionally fit life through education, encouragement, and community. Dai models his work based on 5 F’s: Fitness, Family, Finances, Faith with an overarching roof of FUN, built on a rock-solid foundation of Health. Dai is also a super dad, amazing husband, and extremely grateful to be living life on his terms with his family around the globe.

Our guests today share a series of tips that will support you with things ranging from osteoporosis to just improving your overall health. Jayson Calton, PhD and Mira Calton, CN are among the world’s leading experts on the topics of osteoporosis, lifestyle medicine and micronutrient deficiency. Their high success rate working with adults and children to reverse disease and health conditions has made them highly sought after by celebrities, athletes and top corporate executives around the world. It is their belief that replacing your body’s lost micronutrients is the key to preventing and reversing many of today’s most prevalent health conditions and diseases. They appear regularly on FOX, CNN and have a monthly column in First For Women Magazine. They have a new book called BEATING OSTEOPOROSIS coming out in February.

Heather Brown is going to share how to overcome sad thoughts and not feeling like yourself... Cleaning up your self-talk. She is going to share how she found the top 3 things that are important to her and how you can too so that you can live JOYFULLY! Heather Brown of MyLifeWellLoved.com empowers women to live a life well loved through daily small choices. She teaches Pure Barre, has an almost 3 year old and is 8 months pregnant with their second. Married to her college sweetheart, Heather and Eric enjoy time with friends, family, hikes, travel and time at their church.

Douglas J. Phillips had previously practiced General Dentistry for over thirty-eight years. In the late 1970's, his traditional, restorative practice began to shift to a more specialized focus--patients with chronic headache, facial pain, and jaw dysfunction. He became increasingly interested in why some of these patients healed with traditional treatments, while others did not. In search of answers, Doug Phillips began to study Biological Dentistry in the early 1990s. This is an extension of dentistry which is concerned with the dental contributions to chronic illness. Doug Phillips targets the energetic aspect of everything from chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and cancer to lyme disease and multiple chemical sensitivity. Dr. Philips aims at the cause of the problem, not just it's symptoms. Today, we are covering with the one toxic substance that is in many environments (homes and work) that will not let your body heal if you are constantly around it, including chronic fatigue and lyme disease. Most people are completely unaware that it is in their homes! I would have never guessed this substance was such a big deal. He is going to share with you simple tips on how to CLEAN UP this toxic substance immediately.  

Dr. Darren Schmidt is a Chiropractor who has been focusing 100% on clinical nutrition since 1998. He owns the Nutritional Healing Center of Ann Arbor and is also a professional speaker on health. Dr. Schmidt grew up working on his family’s farm beginning at the age of 9. He graduated from chiropractic school and started practicing in 1997. He uses nutrition to get to the root cause of health problems since nutrition is the foundation of all health. He currently has a practice called The Nutritional Healing Center of Ann Arbor. His purpose in life is bankrupting drug companies by helping lots of people become healthy. Today, Dr. Schmidt is sharing simple tips on how to optimize your nutrition through experimental nutrition. He is also going to share with you the top 3 toxins/ingredients that are around us in our environment (house and work) and are being consumed on a regular basis by most people; and what you can do about them right now!

Today, we are continuing our series with cleaning up your health and your nutrition and we are going to focus in on cleaning up leaky gut! Erin is going to share tips on how to clean up leaky gut, and how eating probiotics can transform your health. Erin Elizabeth is a long time activist with a passion for the healing arts, working in that arena for a quarter century. Her site HealthNutNews.com is barely 4 years old, but cracked the top 20 Natural Health sites worldwide. She is an author, public speaker, and has recently done some TV and film programs for some of her original work which has attracted international media coverage.

Kristie Middleton is managing director of Farm Animal Protection for The Humane Society of the United States and the author of MeatLess: Transform the Way You Eat and Live—One Meal at a Time. She’s a sought-after speaker and thought leader on plant-based eating. Middleton has partnered with the nation’s biggest school districts including Los Angeles, Detroit, and Boston and major food companies to implement plant-based initiatives such as Meatless Monday. Her work has been covered by national media, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and the San Francisco Chronicle. Today my friend Kristie is sharing a story of how a client and friend of hers went from being winded while putting on socks, to losing 40 pounds in just a few months - energized, healthy, and feeling better than he had in years!! And it happened through conscious eating. She is also going to share with you a few tips you can use right now in your life to get results from your nutrition choices.

In addition to being the author of Million Dollar Influence and host of the Unbreakable Success podcast, Aaron Keith Hawkins is a high-performance coach who supports entrepreneurs and individuals committed to creating a powerful and positive impact with their business and life. He works empathetically and strategically to support his client's ability to authentically influence themselves, and others. He's also honored to be a rare alumnus of the invitation-only FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia and has spent over 2 decades as a public servant. He’s currently Police Captain, still serving his New Jersey community as a Law Enforcement Executive. If you want time off it requires influencing your boss. If you want a better marriage it requires influencing your partner. If you want better habbits it requires influencing yourself! It all comes down to influence.Aaron is going to share 4 tips on how to influence the people around us to empower ourselves and others to make a positive difference in the world! We are going to cover setting boundaries, authentic generosity, being you authentically, and more! Timestamp:  Four Main Mistakes when trying to influence 01:10- Mistake #1 04:35- Mistake #2 06:50- Mistake #3 09:38- Mistake #4

Liz Wolfe is a skilled and energetic motivational speaker, coach and trainer. For more than 20 years she has inspired hundreds of people with her passionate stand of abundance: “There is plenty for everyone, including me.” She empowers her coaching clients with her unique system: “A Clear Vision + Purposeful Action – Hidden Barriers = Breakthrough Results.  Moving Through Procrastination and Self Doubt. We are going to get to the bottom of what it is that causes procrastination and give you some tips on how you can break through it right now! We will also be talking about cleaning up toxic thoughts of self-doubt and self-sabotage. Timestamps: 01:10- Background 02:50- Am I the problem? 05:43- Three Main Casues of Procrastination 

Adee Cazayoux is the Founder and CEO of Working Against Gravity (WAG), an online nutrition coaching program with a mission to transform lives. Having made a name for herself in nutrition, Cazayoux has worked with elite athletes such as Katrin Davidsdottir, Jessica Lucero and Tia Clair-Toomey, just to spotlight a few. Beyond being a coach to the pros, Cazayoux is a textbook lifelong learner. She completed her Bachelors in Honors Psychology and a Masters in Teaching and is working toward a Masters in Nutrition and Human Performance. Beyond being an entrepreneur and student of the nutritional sciences, Cazayoux is also an athlete herself, having competed in the National Pro Grid League, CrossFit Open and won the Bronze Medal in the 2016 Canadian National Weightlifting Championships.  Adee at one point, was eating her feelings and did not know how to take the first step to move in the direction that she wanted. So today, she is going to share with you 3 tips that you can utilize right now in order to get the results you desire - like losing body fat or working out more. These 3 tips can support you in massively transforming your results (and they can be used for ANYTHING) Time Stamps:  00:45- Intro 03:05- Tip #1 05:54- Tip #2 09:28- Tip #3 (MOST IMPORTANT)  

Having survived the death of her 22 year old daughter, Michelle knows what it’s like to fight back from paralyzing loss. Instead of floundering in self-pity, she used tragedy as a catalyst for her to “put up or shut up”, and follow through with her vision of leaving the economic status quo behind, and becoming a self-made entrepreneur. All this, at the pit of the housing market crash of 2008. Her belief, you can always find beauty among the ashes. Timestamps: 1:10- Background, 4:55- Moving past a tragedy, 7:00- Creating a new life, 10:15- Living an empowered life.

Stephan J. Guyenet, Ph.D. is a former neuroscience and obesity researcher and author of the book The Hungry Brain: Outsmarting the Instincts That Make Us Overeat, which was named one of the best books of 2017 by Publishers Weekly. His research has been cited over 2,000 times by his scientific peers. His writing and speaking focus on the brain circuits that regulate eating behavior and body fatness, and how we can work with them to sustainably manage our waistlines. Today Dr. Guyenet gives us tips to curve our cravings. Timestamps: 00:30- Dr. Guyenet Background 00:50- Most common cravings 02:10- How the cravings work 05:25- How to curve your cravings 06:40- 4 steps to create a better food environment

Chen Lizra specializes in transforming people by changing behavioral patterns for the better, through bodywork. She offers Somatic Intelligence workshops, one on one sessions, training programs, and keynote speeches, using the unique one-of-a-kind method she developed. She works with individuals, organizations, and events in order to cause transformation through the body, through experience.

Today, I get to share a conversation with a woman who is a fitness icon, celebrity nutritionist and has been featured on many popular television programs, JJ Virgin. She will also share with you how you may have a food intolerance and may not even know it (hint: most people do). Food intolerances massively affect our mood, energy levels, and health. She is going to share how to utilize food to create the results you desire. Lose weight, heal your body, create energy and more!

In this episode of FITx Talks we speak with Cavin Balaster. After a TBI left him with less than a 10% chance of recovery beyond a persistent vegetative state, my good friend Cavin Balaster has recovered beyond all expectations and is now sharing tools to optimize brain function. Cavin is the creator of feedabrain.com and adventuresinbraininjury.com, host of the Adventures in Brain Injury Podcast, and author of “How to Feed a Brain: Nutrition for Optimal Brain Function and Repair.”

Tom Furman has been involved in martial arts and conditioning since 1972. With an early background in wrestling and a student of the methods of the York Barbell Club, Tom immediately separated fact from fiction growing up outside Pittsburgh. Eleven members of his family were combat veterans, the most famous one being “Uncle Charlie” (Charles Bronson) His down to earth training methods are derived from his decades long practice of martial arts and his study of exercise science. The application of force, improvement of movement and durability rank high on his list of priorities when training. He gives credit to hundreds of hours of seminars, training sessions, and ‘backyard’ workouts, including training time with many martial arts legends.

Todd White is a self-described biohacker and head of Dry Farm Wines. Dry Farm Wines curates wines from small family farms all over the world that are committed to producing pure natural wines. It is the only company in the world that biohacks wine; quantifying organic and natural farming practices, as well as low intervention natural winemaking practices. Todd has created a successful business in which he attributes to his abundant mindset that he cultivates through practice.

Today, I get to share a conversation with the woman who was voted the most fearless woman athlete in North America. Today she is going to share with you 3 simple way to create an empowering way to connect with fear and anxiety that will support you in living a life of FREEDOM! Including how to choose to feel excitement instead of fear.

We have four tips on how to become someone that everyone wants to be in relation with - including how to improve your self confidence. These may be some of the most important tips you will hear that will massively transform the difference you make in other people's lives and having a lasting change on other people's lives. Who doesn't want to make a positive difference for others?

Our guest today was a 5 time undefeated UFC Champion and sports pioneer credited with getting a sport onto network television. Today, I get to ask a champion what it takes to live FIT - beyond the physical aspect. He is going to share with you the most important piece to living fit and a life undefeated - and the answer is surprisingly simple!!

Today, we are continuing our series with Finding Your Purpose Through Hardship. On March 20th, 2011, Hnilo was hit and ran over by a series of large vehicles. He woke up on a hospital bed with a collapsed lung, seven broken ribs and a severe compound fracture of his jaw, which was broken in five places. As an actor, athlete and model, the outcome of this incident had far-reaching implications.

Today we are talking with Dr. Danenburg, who turned his life around after a stroke at 59! A few years after his stroke, at 66, he went through a 5-day course that turned his life around. What is it that he learned? Great question! Dr. Danenburg is going to share the 5 tips that completely turned his life and this includes a trending and hot topic - intermittent fasting. These tips have elevated his life to a higher level of health and wellness - and you can do the same.

My good friend, Brock is our guest on FitX Talks today. Brock uses his training and understanding of functional movement, endurance, muscle building and the ever important balance between performance and health to help people all over the world achieve their goals and improve their quality of life. Brock is the Get-Fit Guy on the Quick and Dirty Tips network, was a blogger for the Canadian Running magazine iRun.ca and has appeared as a guest and co-host on many health and wellness podcasts

Today, we are continuing our series with getting to the root of our bone's health with Cindy Bartz. Cindy gives you 5 key points to have healthy bones, prevent and even reverse osteoporosis naturally. (As she shares it's not just common in elder women)

Today, we are continuing our series with a successful adventure racer, 3x Guinness World Record holder, one of the founders of Team Nike, and currently the President of World OCR. Yes, My friend Ian is a living success story. Discover what it takes to accomplish your goals. Today we are talking about the attitude and grit it takes to be someone who is successful.

My good friend, Dr. Ken Brown is our guest on FitXTalks today. Dr. Brown has declared that his mission is to bridge the gap between medical & natural science. For over a decade he has been conducting clinical research for various pharmacologic companies. Dr. Brown recognized an unmet need for something natural that could help his IBS patients find real relief. After over 6 years of developing the world's only all-natural & clinically proven answer for IBS & bloating. This discovery is how we can improve our quality of life from the gut, the brain, and even physical performance.

Today, we are continuing our series with educating you on what your body needs. My good friend Reed Davis has learned how to address and understand the top health complaints experienced by so many people around the world. He is the founder of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition, with nearly 3000 trainees & graduates in 50 countries. He is also a Clinical Advisor at BioHealth Laboratory, helping practitioners interpret lab test results and develop natural protocols to restore function rather than just treating symptoms.

It's a good time to be aging - well that's a good thing since we have no choice! In today's Talk, we are discussing the secret to aging. My good friend Debra Atkinson is our guest on FitXTalks. She is much more than just a health and fitness coach who will show you how you can look and feel younger. Debra is going to show you how to create Freedom from aging and the secret to longevity!

Today, we are continuing our series with an international fitness and lifestyle consultant who will share with you that YOU WILL NEVER CHANGE. So how is it that people go from FAT to FIT, POOR to RICH, and that some live the BEST LIFE possible. YUP!!! You heard it right! You will NEVER Change, but in this talk, you will discover EVERYTHING in your life CAN change from your body to your finances. More importantly, you can create the life of your dreams by applying yourself in this specific method.

Our guest today was told by his doctor that he would not be able to lose weight, and that medication was his only option. Not only did he prove him wrong, but he changed his life forever. Today Nick is going to share how to live a life on fire and the 4 step process of how to do it.

Today’s guest went from professional football to ultimate endurance. He is not focused on the how or what, and he will share his experience of the ultimate challenge and journey that he himself created. Luke also ran the Sahara desert, down Mt Everest, through a tropical Chinese forest without food, water or any money – a real challenge for survival.

Are you using your food as medicine? Do you know if you are running cold, hot, wet, or dry? Join this talk and learn about what your body is telling you and how you can use food as a cure. Today we are covering Ayurvedic nutrition, and what this 500+ year-old science-based nutrition practice can do for your body and performance.

Today’s guest is a food philosopher who overcame an addiction to the #1 drug in the world. Believe it or not, this drug is legal and widely available in our food. Could you be addicted to this without even knowing it?! Join this talk and learn her philosophy on these trendy diets, food addictions, and how you can listen to the environment in picking the best food and nutrition for your best life.  

If you are like me, you are probably buying or making your own juice or smoothies. Have you ever thought about which one is best? My friend Margot joins us today to discuss her expertise and experience with food choices, and how you can optimize your heart, body, and performance. Don’t miss this FitXTalk with the founder and CEO of Taiga Whole Health.

In today’s interview, we will examine success and spiritual rituals to raise your frequency and create the results you want in your fitness, health, and wealth to support you in living your best life. Ryan Yokome is an internationally recognized expert in the field of personal transformation. Ryan is the creator of the Soul Wealth Method, a breakthrough process to reveal your soul’s purpose. Ryan helps people awaken the immense courage that resides deep within themselves. With an innovative and spiritually connected coaching process, his clients are guided to live their passion by overcoming their limitations and embracing their brilliance.

Discover if you are breathing vertically or horizontally, and how you can create your best life by correcting this. Today you will uncover how to train from the inside out. Here is the good news, you can even do this while you’re driving in traffic (at your own risk)’ seating in your office, or while standing in line.

My good friend, Lisa Goldberg is our guest on FitXTalk today. Lisa was the nutritionist for the New York Stock Exchange for over a decade and served the traders on Wall Street. She started her career in Nutrition as a Freshman in college as a personal interest, which shifted into a career of supporting others with the same emotional eating which didn't serve her best life. She later obtained her Master's Degree in Clinical Nutrition from New York University and is passionate about serving everyone in winning the battle with emotional eating in a healthy way.

BOB ROTH is one of the most experienced and sought-after meditation leaders in America. Over the past forty-five years, Bob has taught Transcendental Meditation to thousands of people, from billionaire CEOs to combat-scarred veterans to leading figures in government, business, medicine, media, the arts, and more. He currently serves as the CEO of the David Lynch Foundation and also directs the Center for Leadership Performance. His latest book, Strength in Stillness has been on the New York Times Best Seller list for the past three weeks.

My good friend Arielle Ford is our guest on FitX Talks. She is an international best selling author who has written over eleven books in 21 languages, sold in over 40 countries. She will surprise you with this ancient Japanese secret and give you the tools to support you in implementing this practice in your life.

My good friend, Isabel is our guest on FitXTalk. She is a best selling author and an expert on nutrition and fitness. She has impacted over half a million lives with her company Beyond Diet. She will surprise you with her input on living healthy beyond the need for dieting and controlling the type of foods you choose.