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Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size bonus episodes offer tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn is talking about Mid-Day Squares, the functional chocolate snack that claims to satisfy your sweet cravings while offering a healthier alternative to traditional chocolate bars. Are they as good as their marketing suggests? What's inside these snacks, and do they live up to the hype? Tune in to find out! Like what you're hearing? Be sure to check out the full-length episodes of new releases every Wednesday.  Have an idea for a nutrition nugget?  Submit it here: https://asaladwithasideoffries.com/index.php/contact/       RESOURCES:Become A Member of Salad with a Side of FriesJenn's Free Menu PlanA Salad With a Side of FriesA Salad With A Side Of Fries MerchA Salad With a Side of Fries InstagramReal People, Real Results: Paul and CaylaReading Labels: What Are We REALLY Looking for?Reading Labels Part 2: Learning In Action

In this episode, Sachin interviews chef James Barry about his career as a personal chef to celebrities, how James became interested in organ meats, what inspired him to formulate an organ meat supplement called Pluck, and his passion for eating the whole animal as our ancestors did. James shares some research on the nutritional density of organ meats. Sachin tells how he broke his meat fast to try Pluck so he would be able to endorse it with integrity.   Listen in for ancestral knowledge about eating for your biological needs.   Key Takeaways: [1:02] Sachin introduces James Barry, a chef, and the Founder of Pluck, a company that makes organ meat-based seasoning. James had talked about Pluck on the stage at Mindshare where he pitched the idea to Joe Polish in a mock Shark Tank.   [2:15] James has found a way to make the delivery of organ meats simple and tasty for anyone. Sachin had lunch with James at Genius Network and they had a fascinating conversation they wish they had recorded! They will try to replicate and extend that conversation in this episode.   [2:40] Sachin welcomes James Barry to Perfect Practice.   [2:51] James Barry has been a celebrity personal chef for over 20 years. He names some of his clients.   [4:25] There was no blueprint for how to be a celebrity chef when James started. When he began, he found a private chef who mentored him. James has mentored many chefs since.   [5:22] Most who hire a private chef do so because they value their appearance and their time. Many of us don't value our precious time. Outsource things that are not your specialty.   [6:17] A lot of celebrities are just following the trend. They talk about the most popular book. When James first got out of culinary school the trend was the fat flush diet.   [6:38] James learned he had to understand the trending diet, not only by reading but also by working on the recipes to be very good at them. If a celebrity has a nutritionist, you need to execute that nutritionist's instructions or already know that diet to work with them.   [7:11] James had also studied nutrition. When he cooked for celebrities, they only wanted to eat what he cooked for them. Everything was from scratch. He used Whole Foods. He didn't use anything that was ultra-processed. He focused on clean eating and fairly low-carb.   [8:37] James describes celebrities as human beings with extraordinary attention focused on them, more money and resources, but just normal human beings. James treated them like regular people. He didn't try to become their best friend. He focused on fulfilling his role, honoring their environment and privacy.   [9:50] James thinks that sometimes a celebrity's “why” is a lot clearer. They know why they want to be healthy and mindful of what they put in their mouths. If you have a $300 million movie you are performing in and want to perform at your top, that's a lot of pressure.   [11:17] James has always strived to support people where they are. He learned the culinary arts to help people. Humans are inconsistent and gravitate toward comfort foods. He wanted to improve the foods people were eating.   [12:01] James has researched organ meats and calls them the most nutritionally dense foods on the planet. He wondered how to get over the hurdles that people had, eating them. They struggle with the taste, sourcing, how to cook them, and what to do with them.   [12:22] On a trip, James' two young girls got Shiga toxin from E. coli and couldn't hold anything in. James was warned not to give them antibiotics as it would release the toxin faster and overwhelm them. The two-year-old got to almost skin and bones and recovered slowly.   [14:01] When she recovered, all she would eat was toast. James wanted something he could sprinkle on the toast to make it healthier. He realized we have freeze-dried organ meats but it's in capsules because it doesn't taste good. James wanted to make organ meats taste better.   [15:13] Deconstructing paté, James found the ingredients he needed to add to make it taste better. James recreated the taste of paté with dry ingredients. The result is Pluck. It contains five organ meats, which are the liver, heart, kidney, spleen, and pancreas from 100% grass-fed cows. [15:44] It removes the barriers. You can sprinkle it on anything. It tastes delicious. Most people don't even realize they're eating organ meat. James gets amazing feedback from parents who sprinkle it on everything.   [16:33] When Sachin and James were at lunch, James was giving people samples of Pluck. Sachin, though a vegetarian, decided to try it so he would know if he could endorse it to listeners with an honest opinion.   [17:26] Sachin tried it and it tasted quite good. He sprinkled it on his salad and enjoyed it immensely. Sachin's honest truth is the product tastes amazing. It tastes good, it's healthy, and it upgrades the things family members are consuming without them realizing it.   [19:00] James has learned that for healthy food to become a lifestyle, it has to be easy because humans will do hard things for a while, not that long, and it has to be delicious because we will eat something that tastes bad for a bit, but then we default to what stimulates our dopamine.   [19:42] James knew he had to make a product that was easy and tasted good. James also wanted eating the whole animal, not just the muscle meat, to be as easy as possible.   [20:16] Ancestrally, archeologist Dr. Bill Schindler, author of Eat Like a Human, said humans are the only species in the world that look to someone else to tell us what to eat. We have lost our way around our food. James speaks about ancient tribes eating the whole animal.   [22:59] James tries to get to what is simple, easy, and delicious, so you'll eat it, feel better in your body, and treat others better. Once we feel better, we treat others better.   [24:06] The organ meats are raw frozen, processed to be a uniform size, freeze-dried, and powdered. There's no flow agent added to it. It's very pure. No one had combined them with spices before. The USDA and FDA didn't know what to do with it.   [26:22] When it was called food, a USDA-approved food processor had to do the packing. James tried for eight months to find a processor who could handle the powder without contamination by air but no one could. James had to repurpose it as a dietary supplement.   [27:29] A lot of people don't realize it's a dietary supplement. The box on the back of the package says Dietary Supplement, not Nutritional Facts. So it's an FDA product. James sources from New Zealand.   [29:47] New Zealand has very high standards. They have green grass year-round and cattle is one of New Zealand's major exports. The whole animal is accessible. You can get brains in New Zealand, but not in the U.S. James is trying to source through the U.S. but it's not possible yet.   [31:54] James launched Pluck during COVID-19. People didn't know what it tasted like and he had no means of getting samples to people. He got on as many podcasts as he could and sent the product ahead of time to the podcast host for an honest assessment. That was the launch.   [32:50] The biggest questions James gets are “How much am I really getting?” and “How do I know it's really working?” Our bodies know what they need. How do you get back to that intuitive knowledge? You won't get it by swallowing capsules and bypassing biological communication.   [33:54] James says digestion starts with your eyes. You see something that looks good. When you get closer, you smell a good aroma. That triggers something in your brain. You take a bite and you taste it. Your saliva starts breaking it down. Your body decides if you want more.   [34:57] If you eat slowly, your body will tell you when to stop. Too many of our foods have more flavor than nutrition, and that confuses the body. Swallowing a capsule bypasses biological communication. Eating a salt tablet instead of tasting salt bypasses communication.   [36:18] James emphasizes to people that when you eat, your body will tell you how much you need or don't need. Beef liver is huge and hard to eat in one sitting. If you eat a lot, it starts to taste different. If you keep eating when it doesn't taste good, you're not listening to your body.   [37:10] We're already seasoning our food. Instead of an all-purpose seasoning, Seasonings have anti-caking agents and stabilizers, that are not good for us. Most blends will be high in salt. That's the cheapest ingredient. Pluck gives you nutrients you do not get from seasonings.   [40:06] Organ meats are natural multivitamins. You don't have to worry about eating it with food; it is food. Like supports like. The liver can support your liver. Orcas are known for attacking a shark and eating only one part of the shark, the liver. Animals in the wild go right for the organs.   [44:03] James cautions us about getting too “heady” about things. Our bodies have responses we can learn from as we listen. Our body knows. You can't escape the truth your body will reveal. Follow it where it goes vs. your head leading you. James lauds Sachin for trying Pluck.   [46:45] Sachin agrees that the body never lies. Let's put our dogma aside and give our body more of what it needs so that we can be around longer and be of service to others longer, as well.   [47:10] To get Pluck, go to EatPluck.com or get it on Amazon under Pluck seasoning or organ seasoning. Also on the website, there are some clinics listed where Pluck is sold. There are some places in Canada where it is sold. There are also recipes on the website.   [47:48] If you have any questions about organ meats and how to cook them, James's mission is to help people learn how to eat that whole animal. They have resources about how to ease organ meats into your diet, besides Pluck.   [48:10] Sachin thanks James Barry for taking time out of his schedule to guest on Perfect Practice, spend time with Sachin, and share his passion with the audience. Here's to an amazing epic year for James and the team at Pluck!   [48:32] Here's to our listeners' health, wellness, and happiness! Get your products at EatPluck.com, check your grocer; if you're a practitioner, see if you can try out the products yourself first, and perhaps even encourage and endorse them to your patients, as well.   [48:55] James wishes everyone a fabulous year and please know to reach out. Pluck has affiliate programs and wholesale. “We're always happy to answer any questions and to support the eating of the whole animal, so please ask.”   [49:15] Sachin thanks James and wishes him a wonderful rest of the day.   Mentioned in this episode Perfect Practice Live Mindshare Genius Network Eat Like a Human: Nourishing Foods and Ancient Ways of Cooking to Revolutionize Your Health, by Dr. Bill Schindler   More about your host Sachin Patel How to speak with Sachin Go one step further and Become The Living Proof Perfect Practice Live sachin@becomeproof.com To set up a practice clarity call and opportunity audit   Books by Sachin Patel: Perfect Practice: How to Build a Successful Functional Medical Business, Attract Your Ideal Patients, Serve Your Community, and Get Paid What You're Worth The Motivation Molecule: The Biological Secrets To Eliminate Procrastination, Skyrocket Productivity, and Get Sh!t Done   Tweetables:   “Many of us don't value our time. As I get older, I'm realizing that time is much more precious than I've ever valued it.” — James Barry   “If it tastes good and it's good for you, and it's easy to apply, why wouldn't you use it? I'm not just talking about Pluck, I'm talking about anything!” — James Barry   “For health food to become a lifestyle, it has to hit two things. It has to be easy, … but then it also has to be delicious.” — James Barry   “Once we feel better, we treat others better.” — James Barry   “You can get too little of something, you can also get too much of something.” — James Barry   Chef James Barry: FB: Eat Pluck Website: Eat Pluck   Bio: James Barry   James Barry's 20 years in the culinary field started as a private chef cooking for celebrities such as Tom Cruise, Mariska Hargitay, George Clooney, Gerard Butler, Sean “Puffy” Combs, Barbra Streisand, and John Cusack. Most recently, James launched his first functional food product, Pluck, an organ-based seasoning. It's the first of its kind and an amazingly easy and delicious way for people to get organ meats into their diet.   James is also a published cookbook author having co-authored the recipes in Margaret Floyd's book Eat Naked and co-authored the follow-up cookbook The Naked Foods Cookbook. He most recently co-authored the recipes in Dr. Alejandro Junger's book, Clean 7.    

Do you get caught up in headlines that provide nutrition facts, such as “broccoli is going to make us die” and immediately stop eating broccoli? Today's episode is all about understanding these nutrition news articles and how to know if they are legit or clickbait. Today Jenn is walking through her top 5 tips for digesting nutrition news. It can be so confusing when we hear different statements from “professionals”, or learn of the next best diet to help us lose those unwanted pounds, but how do we know if they are the truth, will only work for some people, or just someone's biased opinion? Jenn discusses what to look for when you are hearing nutrition news, using your spidey sense, and how to process information when it may even be against your own bias. Tune in to learn how to use your wonder woman bangles so you can empower yourself through your own health journey. The Salad With a Side of Fries podcast is hosted by Jenn Trepeck, discussing wellness and weight loss for real life, clearing up the myths, misinformation, bad science & marketing surrounding our nutrition knowledge and the food industry. Let's dive into wellness and weight loss for real life, including drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store. IN THIS EPISODE: ●   [7:45] Tip Number 5: How to look at sources and benefactors of where the nutrition information is coming from?●   [11:04] Jenn gives a pharmaceutical example about indication drift.●   [15:27] Tip Number 4: Science isn't all equal.●   [16:49] What are the kinds of evidence to look for? ●   [22:39] Tip Number 3: Be careful of your own bias.●   [30:00] Tip Number 2: Use your spidey sense and common sense. ●   [37:17] Tip Number 1: Put on your wonder woman bangles. KEY TAKEAWAYS:●   When determining if a sourced study is legit, look at how many citations it has. This is often a way of saying how valid a study is. The more citations makes it more likely that the piece of evidence is reputable. ●   Keep your wits about you. Use the 5 tips from this episode to evaluate what you've heard or read before jumping into something so that you can make forward progress without distraction, overwhelm, and confusion, so you can remain empowered in your health. ●   Trust that your body knows what it needs to feel good. When you go to grab food, or have the desire to try the next fad diet, check in with yourself and ask if it is really the best option for you. If you decide to give it a try, tune in with your body on if it's actually benefiting you or if you are experiencing low energy. Every person's body operates differently and benefits from different ways of eating, so don't get caught up in the news. QUOTES: “We can get so much input that we can end up having shiny object syndrome where every day it's something new, or we're always grasping and we're not necessarily taking steps forward but we're taking lots of random steps.” - Jenn Trepeck “Spidey sense vs. common sense I also think of the dooms day. Are these headlines so dramatic like ‘we're all going to die because broccoli is going to cause cancer' or something, like is it the broccoli? Or is it the pesticides on the broccoli? There's all these other elements to it that I think capture our attention and that we want to use as setting off our spidey sense.” - Jenn Trepeck “They're looking to appeal to the most primitive part of your brain. Not your higher order thinking and the prefrontal cortex, but the back of the brain, the lizard brain, the brain that's survival and we can just deflect those with our wonder woman bangles until or unless we're willing to do a little more research or we're willing to figure out if they're verified.” - Jenn Trepeck “Science isn't all equal...what was compared? What question did they ask?” - Jenn Trepeck“Very rarely is there a study on broccoli, for example...There's very little [financial] incentive to pay for studies on individual foods or an individual nutrient.” - Jenn Trepeck“There are a few things where there is a general consensus among experts and people in this space: more vegetables, more whole foods, less added sugar, less refined grain.” - Jenn TrepeckRESOURCES:Become A Member of Salad with a Side of FriesJenn's Free Menu PlanA Salad With a Side of FriesA Salad With A Side Of Fries MerchA Salad With a Side of Fries Instagram

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What is the best thing to feed my child?! Every parent struggles with trying to feed their children nutritious and also delicious food. Rachel Laster, RDN, CDN joins me to discuss healthy food options, and how to help with the picky eater in your life. Finding healthier options that tastes good can be difficult, but Rachel gives some great options and ideas on how to spice up what you may already have. As we gather for Thanksgiving and have the inevitable leftovers, listen as we are given ideas on how to turn our leftovers into healthier new meals. You can find Rachel on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/real_life_rd/ and https://www.reallifedietconsulting.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caroline-mcclendon/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/caroline-mcclendon/support

Including the potential health benefits and risks of the sweet stuff.

Including the potential health benefits and risks of the sweet stuff.

 Hello, vitality seekers. This is your host, Caroline Schafer. Please help me welcome Josh Hicks. Josh is an Army veteran who has a crazy, amazing personal triumph story. He has lost 60 pounds and went on to competitive bodybuilder. Please go to my Facebook page and see his transformation picture. It is unbelievable! He is an independent certified health coach and the owner of Hicks Health Coaching. Josh has been transforming bodies and lives for two and a half years now. And I can't wait to share his story. It is truly inspirational. Welcome, John. Hey, it's good to see it. Thanks for having me on today. Absolutely, I love your story. I love the idea to help motivate people that change is possible, and you are such an exemplary example of this. So please, let's start there. Let's start with your story. I know you are a veteran and I thank you for that. Let's start where it all began.  Wow. What a story, you know, , I'll take you back a little bit. I really want to encourage you as listeners to just really hear this. You know, a lot of times as we go through life, we all have a lot of life happening that sometimes we miss some key elements of a conversation piece that could really help us move forward in our own journey. So I really would encourage you today, just unplug a little bit and disconnect from where you currently are, the things that might be limiting you and your own disbeliefs of, obstacles that you're facing to really hear this message, because I'm going to tell you I was at a place for a very long time, where I felt like everything was happening to me and nothing was happening for me. And this can be such a crippling factor that holds you back from what's really inside of you that's great in each and every one of you that hear this There is something incredible and unique that's with you. That sometimes it's just a length of time and period of time that passes before you actually tap into that. And I want to take you down a memory lane with me and where I've really started and how I became to the person that I am today and really finding that greatness within myself. And hopefully by hearing this will compel you to challenge yourself to become that best version of you. As a little kid, I can remember, you know, always having insecurities. Insecurities crippling me from as long as I can remember, and we all have them, but just like we have insecurities, we all have a safe place. It could be physical or in our minds. And we go there a lot more than we care to admit if we're really honest and vulnerable with ourselves. For me, one of my safe places was running to my grandparents' house. I grew up in a very abusive home. I saw my mom beaten from a young child and to my early adult life, really. And it was a really hard thing for me to cope with.  I saw some things that you can't unsee.. See, it was really difficult for me to really challenge my way of thinking and overcome those obstacles in my own mind. So I became very insecure. And I would deal with that stress and unhealthy ways, really. And if we're honest with ourselves, we can really relate to this areas in our lives, that we are stressed to the max , and we've run to a safe place that may not really be serving us very well. I never really dealt with these insecurities and it followed me, you know, until I became a young adult, really just trying to find my way. I became a person that didn't want to ever experience a broken home. I went through a divorce while I was able to break that generational curse of domestic violence. I wasn't able to break the generational curse of divorce. So I had a separated home for my children, and I had to figure out how to cope with that. I grew up in church. I had a praying mother and I'm so thankful for that. I didn't have the opportunity to have a relationship with my father, but that doesn't limit to me for what I can do for others and how I can be the father from mine. So I want you to really meditate on that. The things that you may or may not have had in your past, don't limit you from becoming or having in your future. It's a choice we're always faced with choices every single day but I want you guys to understand that it's not easy. It's not easy facing those adversities and facing those areas where you've tried to kind of just sweep them under the rug, but it's necessary because it really defines and molds who you will become or who you won't become, really. I love the expression. Choose your hard. You know, you can either pick feeling horrible, about yourself, eating the wrong things and when everyone else is eating Doritos and you're eating celery sticks and working out in the gym at 6:00 AM that,  you got to pick your hard and I know where mine lies. That's 100%. I mean, you absolutely do. And I, and I say in this. Ordinary is a choice, but so it's extraordinary. And we get hung up on that. We get hung up on complacency, keeping us in an average lifestyle when we desire so much more, but we won't contend for what we desire because we take what we can have at the moment. And it holds us back. And often times, when we take what we can have at the moment versus what we desire a little piece that was hangs out in that safe place. I ended up finding myself one day, really struggling. I remember having a Sunday school teacher one day telling me just as a young boy. Wow. You have so much positivity inside of you. And I didn't really know that Sunday school teacher. Well, and she didn't really know me very well, but it stuck with me that someone saw something in me that I didn't see. I'm telling you there's something in you. I started with that and I really want to leave you with that today. My life didn't turn out exactly how I anticipated it to be. I got lost along the way. And that's okay. Because it all came together for the greater good, and that is what counts most. So that Sunday school teacher said something that was impacting and resonated with me to my bones. The power of words, right? Words have meaning words have meaning. And we tell ourselves things all the time. We don't realize how crippling they really are. You don't even have to voice it, that little voice inside your mind. That's verbalizing all the time, internally you're telling yourself things as a mind monkey. Yeah. You know, it, it stops you from getting up with a certain attitude. Some days you get out of bed and you, and you anticipate to have an attitude of gratitude, but really you had stinky thinking you started catastrophizing and realizing all the things that you had to deal with versus what you had to be grateful for. Right. And this kind of mindset can really move a person. Or keep wanting to digress. You're not meant to digress. We need to continually move forward and become better each day. And it starts with the mental piece. You fast forward in my life. I went through some obstacles there. I went through a divorce yet life happens, but how do you recover from it? It's a choice. It's a decision that you make. So I ended up not doing what I thought I was called to do. I would want it to be a pastor.  I wanted to lead people, but I got divorced and, you know, I wasn't able to churches didn't really adhere to that calling from me because of my past. So it kind of felt like it was limiting me. And this is where add though, that makes that, that makes me sad because you learn best from your mistakes. I feel like you you've learned and then you can help others with your new found knowledge, but people won't let you. It's a hundred percent, right? I mean, you learn. That's why history is so important. We learn what not to do from the mistakes that we made yesterday. Absolutely.  We can't control our circumstances sometimes, but what we can absolutely always control is the feeling that's attached to that circumstance and feeling bring results because your feelings will actually give you the tendency or the commitment to act on. And this is where you've got to take your thoughts captive. Now, for me, I couldn't figure out how to overcome this. I was depressed in a lot of ways, disappointed in myself for failures and not being able to do what I really felt like God was calling me to do. But if you look at where I'm at now, 10 plus years, I'd say I'm doing a pretty big thing for God, and that's awesome, but you can't always see things when you're in the middle of it, but you have to tap into this greatness that's inside of you. You it's a must. This is starting with your mental piece. You have to get really intentional in the mind. I ended up running so far from what I wanted to do, trying to fill those voids with other things that were just picking me further on a digress. I love that I got to serve in the military. There was a lot of great things that came out of that for me, a lot of personal development. But I remember when I went into the national guard, I was in bootcamp and I remember them telling me something the fastest way out is through it. And that stuck was me, oftentimes we're looking for the fastest way to something or the fastest way out of something. There's no easy way to get to where you want to be, you have to be willing to do what's necessary in order to win. It goes without saying that everybody that's listening to this call today, you want to win. Rather that's in a financial matter, whether that's in your relationship matters, whether that's in your personal health journey somewhere, you have some areas that you are really just surviving and you want to be thriving, stop waiting for that, to come to you and figure out exactly what it takes. So that way you can get there. It will not be easy all the time, but it will absolutely be worth it every time. I remember being on that. And I was when I was serving and my insecurities came back in a big kind of way. Many people don't talk to you about  their fears. So outspokenly, they put on this facade that they've got to be this hard person, but we all have a vulnerable side too. You have to be able to identify with that so you can overcome it. Otherwise it will lean into you and not you lean into it. I  was telling you. was a deployment that was supposed to be pretty easy until the tempo changed drastically. And I was hugging my pillow and I was crying, asking God, why am I here? What is the purpose of this? Why, how did I even get to this place that I am? And I got to that place for a reason. But part of that reason that brought me there was because I was running and trying to fill in voids with something or anything didn't even know what it was. And you fast forward, I got through that deployment, right? Because we get through the things, even when we feel like we can't, you might be in a situation right now. Like, how am I going to get through this? You will get through it. I got home. I have a beautiful wife. I started in construction business. I named this business Godly Installments. I created this business with my wife. We knew nothing about running a business. I new construction. Well, because I had a background. But when it came to running my own business, there was a lot to learn a lot of room for growth, but there was a whole lot of error along the way. The business grew faster than I anticipated, which was a good thing in one way, but it became a hindrance in a lot of other ways. I wasn't liquid. I didn't have the financial backing. I couldn't get loans. I wasn't mature enough in the business world for banks to give me those loans. And I was looking for ways. To make quick cash to support the business that I had grown because I had people working now that I couldn't figure out how to make payroll every Friday. I couldn't pay these, these subs and these workers every Friday. Right. So I did something, I looked for the fastest way out of a mess and it got me into a bigger mess. I took one of those quick payday loans. And while I'm not saying they can't be beneficial, For me and where I was in my maturity with the business, it wasn't beneficial for me. My wife would look at me on Thursday evening and say, we've got this bill due. We've got these people to pay and we don't have the money. Monday through Friday, every single week without hesitation, I would pray and I would ask God to continue to provide for us. Now it required action. You can ask and ask and not get nowhere. If you think I'm just going to ask or hope for something to happen. There was a lot of action, even if it wasn't necessarily. The greatest action steps in order to get me to a more successful venture. But I was praying and I was moving in faith and doing everything I possibly can. And he does a lot with a little, because every single week by Friday, sometimes checks didn't clear or they might've bounced. But by Monday there was something in there from a deposit to cover and keep the cashflow, there was enough to keep these workers going. And I remember people asking me why won't, why won't you just file bankruptcy?  It was so deep, the mess that we were in with contracts that needed to be fulfilled and what needed to happen. That we couldn't just take the easy road out.  Just takes care of it again, the fastest way out of it is through it. I told you in the very beginning, I struggled from a childhood just being insecure, being scared, seeing and be exposed to physical abuse. I remember standing in the kitchen and I heard this loud thump and my mom crying and saying, look what you did to my face and she asked me if I would come into the kitchen real quick, being the older brother, I had to take one of those wind up cameras and take a picture of my mom's eyes and she could send it to the commissioner. She got kicked so hard that her entire side of her right side of her face, her eye was swollen shut. She walked around with the sunglasses on for days. There's some things you just can't on. See, it sets those insecurities in further. When I got out of the army, I now had kids and I felt like I was failing at all areas trying to make a better life for me and my family start a construction business insecurity set in trying to find a safe place to go to can't run back to moon pub hops, where I used to always run. When I was scared. You have a safe place in your mind that you run too. You can't always run there. It's not going to serve you and move you forward. You have to lean into those moments. You have to identify the fears with the facts and start telling yourself the truth and not identifying with stories because the stories that we put in our minds are not the realities that have to be, unless we choose to. So I remember getting through this, this business escapade and I went three and a half years, praying that same prayer every single day, doing the actions, staying awake, Saturdays and Sundays thinking, how am I going to get through the next week? How can I possibly continue to keep jobs coming in so we can keep the cashflow move and to some degree to get, get the current jobs and contracts that we have done complete it and satisfied customers. It was sleepless nights, was stressful. My body was really just, it was taking a toll on me. I came home from a deployment , struggling with anxiety, depression, PTSD, you know. Here I am trying to get myself together, mentally. My physical health is struggling. Now. My finances are down the drain. Meanwhile, my wife, I can't even look at her with any kind of pride because I feel like as a husband, I'm not giving my family what they need. I remember being in the gym one day, I was working out in a small gym right here in Maryland, just trying to outwork the bad diet. And I'm going to tell you right now for any of you that are, are in that situation once your health, and you think that you're going to go to the gym, you're gonna your cardio and you're going to combat the weight loss. Let me just put a disclaimer on that for you. You cannot work a bad diet. It starts with your food. I didn't know that nor did I care about it. I was eating my feelings many times. We definitely bring food in as comfort to mask other situations we don't want to deal with. Well guess what?rsThat was the day in March when my life was going to radically change. And this is one of the places where people get hung up so much on really moving forward and propelling to the place they want to be. They are so afraid to fail that they won't even try. They will live on the excuses and the victim mindsets that will hold them back from becoming the best version of themselves because they see everything as. Not an opportunity for them. It's nice for some, but not for all. Well, I can tell you, I was at a place where I was desperate to change. Didn't know what I needed, but knew I needed something. There was a guy from Malaysia, it was traveling through Maryland happened to be in the gym at the same time I was, that was a divine appointment. He came to me and he said, oh, sorry, I get a little emotional because I know where I was. He said, um, you remind me a lot of myself and, um, I want to talk to you for a minute. I gave him a short answer because I didn't feel like talking to anybody. I had no money, so I didn't, wasn't interested in some sales scam, and I wasn't in a place mentally where I had any interest of talking to anybody that wasn't going to serve me well. So I gave him the short answer and gave him my business email and figured I'll never hear from this guy again anyway.  Now, financially struggling. I'm 60 pounds overweight and my mental health is just in the tubes to a stranger coming from across the globe.Walks up to me at a random has a conversation about how I reminded him a lot of himself. That's power. That's a call for change. And I'm telling you right now you have signs and opportunities right in front of you that you're missing because you're so buried in the feelings that you can't see the facts. I got home, I looked at that email. And I don't know why, but I was moved to do it. I knew I want to change. I knew I certainly wanted to look better than I felt. And I went ahead with a complete stranger and signed up for a program. Now my wife was not happy. She's looking at me like you just bought a box of food from a stranger, you know, nothing about, you're probably never going to eat and we cave and pay our workers. Much less our own bills. Look at my van. She said she had a Honda Odyssey van and this thing had been through it. The driver's side door would fall off the hinges if you open it. So we knew not to open that side. I took the van to the carwash, but I forgot to tell the people at the car wash not to open the slider door when they vacuumed it out, the door was ripped off the hinges and there was a string of traffic behind me. I was so embarrassed and ashamed. The owner wasn't their fault, but the such a graceful guy is so humble and kind, he came over to me. He gave me a $10 gift certificate and said, I'm really sorry that this happened now at the time, I was thinking, God, when is enough enough? I've been through enough already. Can we move on from this life? And I remember like it was yesterday. I picked up my pride and my ego got the van door back on the hinges and it took about 35 minutes. It felt like it took 10 hours because you got all these people staring at you and it's like, so embarrassing, but you know what? I didn't do. I didn't run from it. I let them vacuum the car out that day. I finished what I started, even though I was ashamed, I was holding my head down. I didn't want to be there any longer. And from that point forward, I got very intentional. I started doing extreme things to make extreme growth in my life, my finances, my personal development and my physical transformation I bought this program. It was the best, thing that I could have ever did because I need to change. It's not about the program. It's about the habits that I change using the program as a tool to really get me where I want to be. I started dropping weight, feeling better, having energy and really getting to a better place and better frame of mind because I started being intrinsically awakened to bad habits, bad mindsets and routines that really needed to change. And I started slowly changing these patterns and habits, and I started coaching this program to, I want to inspire others with my journey. I didn't even have a Facebook at the time. So I was like, I was telling my wife, I'm going to use your Facebook. I was taking pictures and putting them on Facebook, showing my transformation week by week because I wanted to help other people feel the way that I felt. That's awesome. And it was, it was so amazing. It was so freeing because I felt like for the first time, in a long time that I was doing something that I knew made me feel good. I put all kinds of structural tension in place. Here I am an overweight construction worker. I signed up for a bodybuilding competition at the same time. I went in for this all natural bodybuilding competition. I had some, some judges that were looking at me before I was even remotely ready and telling me you don't want to do this. You're going to look emaciated on stage is you need to give yourself another year or so. I decided at that point in time that nobody tells me I can't become what I desired to become. And you need to tell yourself that take a second right now and look at yourself in the mirror. Wipe your eyes out for the tears running down in the pain that you have, and the shame that you have, pick your chest up, pick your chin up and say it. Nobody tells you that you can't have the life that you deserve. Because you can, if you choose to. Right, I love Gary V., He is on that parade about, you know, don't worry about what everybody else thinks and nobody should be judging anybody else. And I love that, it's so true. And we all tend to do that, but you really got to get that out of your head or otherwise you can not move forward. So this story comes to some breakthrough in March of 2019, I said yes to a bodybuilding competition as a 60 pound overweight construction worker with a failing business. Really my family is failing in a lot of ways and I wasn't there providing the way that I had anticipated to October of 2019 walking on stage for the first competition ever in my life took first place in an all natural men's classic physique competition. And that was the beginning of great things starting. I said yes to a program that I knew nothing about, but I knew I need to change and change requires doing things your, scary to do at times it's the necessary. From that point forward, I continue to be very intentional about what it is that I wanted to create for myself, from my family, my friends and people that I'd never even met yet. So I continued to this day to help people all across the nation really become awakened to what their goals are, what their why is and show them a vehicle that can really help them. If they are really ready to make them changes. I will post that picture of your before and after, that is an incredible transformation that you made, I must say and that should be very motivating for our listeners. You don't have to do bodybuilding competitions, but, if you lose the weight, you feel better, you're guaranteeing your health, and future. So much better of an option, because most people choose to try to make a decision when they get some kind of verdict from the doctor. That's not a good time. So do it now! So, yeah, you fast forward 2021, I'm so grateful, I'm humbled and honored to say that, uh, God installments is a business that no longer exist, is a. And it was a connecting flight to bring me to where I am now. Sometimes we can't see the things that God's doing, but he's doing big things in our lives and he's just preparing us for the journey. It's a preparation. And so we're honored to be here on this call today with you. We live a completely different life today.  The grind is worth it, but you are worth it.nautAnd that you need to understand. I love when we talked earlier, you said, giving people an awakening or having an awakening yourself, would you speak more on that? Yeah, a hundred percent. One of the leading causes to death, across the cross, the globe really, emotional mismanagement. You know, we are so emotionally mismanaged. And the biggest reason for that is because we keep measuring our lives. Current reality on the stories that we tell ourselves and stories are not facts, feelings are not facts. That's so true. It's so true. And I, you know, the more I learn about psychology and neurology and all those things, that is what amazes me is that we get any. Tony Robbins say release things publicly. It no longer hold you prisoner. And yeah, I think that's such an awesome thing to think about and When they do, it's like so many people can resonate now with that and feel comfort in knowing that they're not alone and look at how they pulled themselves together and that. There is a possibility of some happiness and good times. I had a, if you just choose to make the change, I love that emotional mismanagement. So love those words. That's awesome. So, tell me, about maybe a client of yours, maybe one quick success story. You know, I have so many of them that I love to celebrate, but I, but I'll tell you one. You know, a lot of people, um, again, are looking for a short, quick fix. They want to take some pill. And I mean, what about, we're talking about real health here. We're talking about this is your body. You get one body and how you fuel it will determine the state of health it'll be in, you know, if you're really looking for ultra health and I want to say this real quick, this is so important. I hear people say, I'll do anything for my family. I'll do anything. But when it comes to taking care of yourself, will you do that? We look, we don't think twice about going through a quick, fast food joint or getting something off of a grill menu. We don't look at the research of it. We don't look at how processed it is or high-glycemic it is or how it can lead to be addictions to food. We just do it. But when you tell somebody, I want to give you a, an opportunity to really help you, with good dense nutrition that's made from whole food. Well, I got to research that. Yeah, Amen to that thought. So true. Yeah. So, one person that comes to mind for me is, a lady named Denise. She's just an awesome, awesome person. And I got so many of them, but, you know, we got to celebrate with her in a lot of ways, because not only did she get healthy, she became a coach as well. You know, when she got, she became a coach during her journey, just so you understand. Yeah. A lot of people have this common misconception. If you don't have six pack, abs you can't coach somebody that's, that's not remotely true. Okay. I would be, I would venture to tell you that if you're that vein and you're in body image that you feel like you have to have some ultimate physique before you can lead somebody else, I would tell you that I would really re rethink that because it's not that couldn't be further from the truth. In fact, The accountability and structure that will hold for your own self and accountability level to coach somebody else, it will actually measure your own success to help you stay successful in your own health journey. Now, I'm not saying that you can't have to be in some different kind of frame of mind, right? If you have a bad relationship with food, you probably shouldn't be trying to tell somebody else to have a better one. But my point to that is that there's a time and a place for everything. And sometimes we limit where we can actually be based on the conclusion that we need to be. Beyond that first, right? Yes. Sorry. And don't yeah, it doesn't have to be perfect. I've learned all about that in the past year. It's not my natural go-to. but yeah, I've learned that. Just kinda jump and build your wings on the way down. So. Yeah, but she's optimizing her weight, which is amazing. She's a school teacher, you know, and here she was, last year,  on a mountain top in Arizona, you know, climbing a mountain top because she was in a place in her health where she could do that. And we were with her and we were there to be able to celebrate and be part of that with her. And that's amazing. You know, and how many of mountain tops do you guys that are here in this right now? How many mountain tops do you have in your life that you want to climb physical or emotional? Spiritual. Right. But you're not because you feel like you're not in a good frame of mind, not in good mental or physical health to do it, but what if you could change. Yes, so true. And that that's very symbolic is the, for the mountain, everybody has their mountains. And, but if you just stick one foot in front of the other and start, you know what I mean? That that's how you'll get there. You're not going to get there, just standing at the bottom, looking up, you know. Okay. So my last question, my signature question is, if there was one thing that you could eliminate from the world, what would it be and why? If there was one thing I could eliminate from the world, it would be self doubt. It will be self doubt. Uh, you know, I, I say, I tell you that $10 gifts to pick a card because I want you to put a $10 gift certificate in your wallet and say no more, no more. Do you need anybody to discount your greatness? Ooh, that's so perfect. I love words. And that was so awesome because you have a discounted card and you don't need a discount in your life. That is good. A lot of really successful people have those little reminders I call them triggers, um, that you carry around with you. It could be a mission statement, it could be a picture.  Wasn't it. Jim Carrey, who wrote a million dollar check and he carried it in his wallet or something. One of those things are very powerful. Don't discount them. They truly do work, but that is such a great answer. I love that. Josh tell our listeners where they can contact you. You guys can find me on Facebook. If you're a mutual friend here with Caroline, you can just find me right through there, but Josh Hicks, I'm public. I'm easy to find. I have a transformation picture. Um, one that if you really search me out, you'll find it and know that Hicks Health Coaching right there on my bio I'm public. So it's easy to find me.  You guys can also send me a text message if you want it.  My cell phone and we can put that in the comment. Absolutely. I will do that. And I'm going to stick that picture right on my Facebook page, because that speaks volumes, you know, that how much change is possible. And that was a pretty quick turn to on your end. Pretty amazing. Like most people take is years to get there. But you had a man on a mission. You were on a mission. I thank you so much for sharing your story.  It was truly inspirational and I hope people got value from that. Um, please like, and subscribe if you did. And I just want to remind all our listeners life has no remote. Get up and change it yourself. Thanks Josh. Thank you.

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Hello? Hello. This is your host Caroline Schafer. Please help me welcome Pearl Cicci. She is a nutritionist health and fitness coach and the founder of Pearl Cicci Wellness Coaching. Welcome Pearl. What a pleasure it is to have you here on The Vitality Feed. Hello. Thank you so much, Caroline, for having me, I'm super excited to be on here to chat about my favorite topic. That would be health and fitness. Right? Tell us a little bit about your history, your backstory, and why you're choosing to spend your career trying to help people in their health. Yeah, great question. So it started out being young. I was always fit active in sports, doing track and field swimming, whatever you name it. Right. I was always in some sort of activity. And then growing up eating food, we ate relatively healthy as a family. So I eat salads every day and eat apples every day. And one thing that always sticks to my mind is that. At lunch one time at the high school, people would ask me like, Pearl, why do you eat apples every day? They're like questioning that. And in my mind, I'm like, why don't you eat apples every day? Like, for me, my reality around health. I ate healthy every day. And I was norm for me, but as I got older, I realized it's not the norm for people to, you know, eat salads every day at dinner, eat apples every day for their snack. And there was a big discrepancy in how people showed up. Like I started noticing things and my friends and my family diseases. And as I learned more about health and then we'll hear the news, I realized like I'm really passionate about food. And I want to help people be healthy and, you know, feel energized like I am, because everyone will always ask me, like, how do you have so much energy, Pearl? Like, wow, you always so energetic. And the la la la and I bring it back to just me properly nourishing my body. And my family had a big influence on that, which I'm grateful for. But so I was like, I want to help everyone understand how to feel good in their bodies, understand food and health and prevent any chronic disease or prevent further suffering from lifestyle. So that's kind of, what's evolved into I am today. So I went to school for dietician, for dietetics, and I was a dietician for a bit. And then I evolved into being a nutritionist and fitness coach, a health coach. That sounds great. Well that, I think that's awesome because so many people do not grow up with that kind of atmosphere and then it's such a battle and that's what makes me so sad when you see little kids who are so overweight and they're going to have to self-correct that, and it's so hard when you already have those habits and you grow up in no, nothing. Um, or then you just live with chronic disease .For sure. Yeah. Um, one of the things that I saw on your website is you mentioned you have a free resource that offers three steps to master your health. What would those three steps be? And what have you witnessed when people actually take action on those things? Yeah, that's a good question. You can do research. So three steps are, especially the framework that I live by and I coached by, and it's my MNM framework. So it's the mindset, nutrition, and movement. So the three steps are, first of all, being aware of where at mastering your mindset. Right? Next step is your nutrition. Being understanding what is going into your body and why, what you need to eat. And then the third step is your movement, right? Are you getting your movement in every day? Are you being active and moving? So that's something I coach on and something I live by as well. And those three steps that you take, and if you implement them and you actually fall through and are consistent, you're going to see all the results you want. You're going to see if you want to lose weight. The weight will come off. You'll feel more energy. You'll have clearer skin. You will, you notice, feel really good in your body and have a better understanding of what makes you feel good as an individual. And that's why the goal for most people. Mindset is the utmost of importance when it comes to health. Because if you don't have it there, it just can't start or exactly. That's huge. Yeah, it is. Yeah. I know. We talked about energy. It's a compliment. I get all the time and I'm curious to know what you would suggest for our listeners to keep their energy levels up, maybe with nutrition and movement. Yeah. So when it comes to energy, there's lots of different areas and things that we can talk about, but I always focus on the two main things and that would be nutrition and movement. So when you probably nourish your body, Your body's going to respond with energy and with the right foods, of course. And one thing that I noticed, a lot of people I work with doing they're not eating regularly. So the number one tip would be to eat regularly throughout the day and  and the other thing  be having bad meals. So making sure your meals contains carbohydrates, proteins, fiber, and healthy fats, and that also helps maintain your blood sugar levels. And then the second part of that is your movement. Like, are you getting your movement in? Are you taking movement breaks during the day? Are you staying down for a 10 hour straight? Right? Are you exercising, going for a walk because movement is one of the best ways to energize your body. So that's why I would say when it comes to energy levels and when you implement that consistently, it's a game changer. Like even just the meal. Cause our blood sugar levels are really underlying, really important to understand how to manage them so we can have those consistent energy levels throughout the day. So those two things are key for us. Right. So routine really important. I'm big into routine, especially for my morning and my evening. And I guess everybody's learning a new routine these days with working from home and the kids being home and trying to homeschool. It seems  to focus on anything is so much harder than it once was. Um, what foods can people eat to help them with their ability to focus and why those specific foods. So I won't say these ones help you focus, but these foods help fuel your brain, which will help you focus and be more productive and be Maureen on top of things and really give your brain what it needs to function. Because when you're thinking about the brain, it's one of the most, I think I'm really into neuroscience and I think the brain is one of the most amazing Organs, machines and our bodies, it's like all the things it does. All of a sudden naps is all the different connections and how we have the ability to have neuroplasticity, right? Like our neurons can grow and we can learn new things. Anyway, I won't ramble too much, but our brain is amazing. So being able to given what it means and nourish it is very important. And a lot of people don't know this, but our brain uses about 20% of our total energy needs. Right. That's quite a bit compared to like the size of our body and what the brain needs. A plane percent is a lot. And you want to think of, okay, what am I eating? That's going to help me nourish my brain. And aside from energy, our brain also is about 60% fat. So you want to think about the fats you're eating and how they're going to power and fuel your brain. Want to make sure those are really healthy fats, those omega-3. So I want to talk about some few foods that you can eat and there's more of course, but these are the top five. There are really good for our brain and we should, research has showed that these can help with our memory, our functioning, our focus. So the first one is going to be fatty fish, right? So fatty fish, such as salmon. Tuna trout, right? These are rich in omega threes and mega threes, composable half of their brains fat content. And these are the major building blocks of the brain. So if you know anything about the brain, um, there's something called a  myelin, sheath, and myelin is what actually. So naps is the communication of the brain to occur throughout the body and the myelin needs fat. So really good part of that will be omega-3. So this is what's used to build in their cells, which is also myelin. And this is also important because omega threes have anti-inflammatory protein. To our body. And when we eat more and mega threes, one reasons people might experience things called brain fog, right? Something called brain fog. They aren't thinking clearly now they wake up and they're just not in a zone where they can really focus. Maybe they get distracted a lot. They're just foggy. So, and being able to increase your intake of anti-inflammatory foods will decrease inflammation, the rain, and also decrease your recurrence or your risk of having brain fog during the day. All right. So that's fatty fish. Second one. So one thing to think about when you think of food is what it's shaped, like often represents what it's good for. And I think that's so cool. How maitre did that? Yeah, I just actually read this like, like a week ago about if you look at a Walnut, it looks like a brain and it's so funny that you're saying that. And I just read that. Yeah. Low. Great. So walnuts are really good for our brains shaped like your brain. And this is also because of the omega-3 fatty acids. Right? So you're going to get trend in some of these students because our brains do contain so much fat and MegaFoods are a key source for that. So one that's have a mega threes and also they have other. Um, anti-inflammatory properties are going to help decrease that inflammation and help with our bodies and our brains functioning. Okay. And the second one or the third thing is blueberries. Blueberries are great food for the antioxidant properties. And there's also something called anthocyanins. I will repeat that anthocyanins and blueberries, and this compound actually has both anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. So this has been shown actually to delay brain degeneration. So when people get older and they get Alzheimer's and dementia, this is actually a cause of degenerating nerve cells in our brain. So to prevent this,blueberries is amazing source. And the antioxidants also don't take any oxidative stress that's in the body and decreases the cell damage that happens, which thus prevents your nerve cells and breaking down. So blueberries are something that I recommend people try and get almost every day, if they can, fourth one is dark chocolate and people are like, oh my God, chocolate. Yeah. But when we're talking about dark chocolate, like 70% or more, not that sweet, but you know, having some portions, maybe like a square or two, a dark chocolate every day is so good for us. Cause it also has antioxidants and other things called flavonoids, right? And these are things that protect our brain, keep the health going and promote the functioning of the cells. And also these compounds are used in areas that promote and enhance our memory. And when we eat this, of course, we want to have a good memory. You remember things and they'll be able to be productive, focus, especially into old age. Like one thing that I always think about is when I'm older and while my brain to be functioning almost as much is right now. So that preventative thing and thinking of that future. So dark chocolate is one thing that can really help with that. And last but not least, we have eggs and eggs can be controversial because everyone thinks that eggs increase their cholesterol level. And oh, there shouldn't have eggs, but eggs actually are really important source of something called choline. Specifically choline is found in the egg yolk and the egg yolk is probably the most nutrient dense source of choline that is found in a lot of foods. So when we eat the choline, this is part of a neurotransmitter called acetyl choline. For those of you that are into neuroscience, you'll know this neurotransmitter, and this is important because neurotransmitter helps us regulate our mood and memory as well. So, again, your mood, when you're in a good mood, you feel more energized and more willing to do more things. And your memory we've talked about is so important to the task and for our future selves as well. So people that eat more eggs and more choline will have that really important nutrient to help us and to help the neurotransmitter function properly. So those are top five just to go over them again. So I know that was a lot. We have fatty fish such as salmon. Walnuts blueberries, dark chocolate and eggs, especially the egg yolk. Awesome. Well, I think everyone should make salmon dinner with a spinach salad and an egg on it, and then make some bar chock, dark chocolate bark with walnuts and blueberries in there. And you will just be, there you go. You'll be rocking. Exactly. I recently heard a really interesting thing that if you eat the chocolate in the morning, It actually works better for you than if you eat the same amounts, same percentage of the dark chocolate in the evening. It actually behooves you better just to eat in the morning, which I did not know. I learned. Oh, that's interesting. But I mean, I couldn't make sense in that because it's actually really important for us to start our day. Well like meals that nourish our body well. And so our body can utilize that during the day when we're most active. So it makes sense that that would be a good time to eat nutrient dense foods. Dark chocolate or other foods, so we can utilize it during the day Every day, I eat a Brazil nut because oh, yes, I love is on that side. Selenium is really important. And one Brazil, nut has all the selenium I needs. So I eat a piece of dark chocolate with Brazil nuts literally every day. That was all nuts. I used to eat one every day to actually hard to find where I'm at right now. So I haven't, but I used to eat one every day.   So, well that was awesome. I loved all those foods and I totally am a believer in all those foods. I have had a mother who died of brain cancer and a father who's presently 94 with Alzheimer's. Um, so I too am very conscientious about brain health. Love neuroscience. So I was all ears. Talking about brain and mindset, what do you feel is the relationship, to get people on a better page to help them with their health? Like how can they adopt a mindset that's going to behoove them. Yeah, man, this is a big question. I'll try to keep it simple because mindset can be very complex depending on the person's background, how they grew up, like what their previously conditioned with. And a lot of things come up also when it comes to food and health, it's very emotional in some ways when people have a lot of emotion tied to food and like their habits and where they're at their self-esteem. So like can be deep. What I would say when it comes to what your mindset around food would be asking yourself questions that are going to make you think about what you're putting your body. So the questions can vary depending on the person. But for example, one thing I always encourage my clients to do is to ask themselves, okay, What's eating this food. They'll make me feel like, like, what is my intention for eating this food? Why would I want to eat this food? Cause when they stop themselves and ask them, like, if they're reaching for the chips, it's like, oh, why did I want to eat this food right now? Like, I know it's not good for me. What is the internal factor that's making you reach for them? And they're like, oh, maybe I'm sad. Actually I haven't ate all day. Maybe I'm hungry. Maybe I'm in a bad mental state. I'm reaching for this to comfort me. What else can I use? So I think it's asking yourself the questions as in like how linking it to, how it's gonna make you feel, linking it to how, what it's going to do to your body and how you want to feel to this. Most people want to feel really good. So is this food going to make you feel good? Or is it gonna make you feel bad? Super simple question. I don't like using the word good or bad, but in that case, it's applicable because feeling good is subjective to many people. And then that's a really good guiding question for you and your food choices. Of course it goes deeper, but that's one really good place to start. Something interesting that I heard somebody say that they were at a meal with somebody and they knew that they weren't didn't really have like a religious background, but they closed their eyes and put their head down and they asked them if they were praying and they said, no, they're Making an intention that their food will nourish their body, like kind of sending a vibe out there. And that's a cool thing take a second, and be grateful for the food you have in front of you and kind of wish it well to do you good? Yeah. I love that. I also practice gratitude, um, before my meals as well, because actually the research shows that when you practice gratitude for your meal, Actually absorb more nutrients and you're more receptive to the food is so cool. And so gratitude for meals, no, it is really cool. I mean, it's the weirdest little things that people aren't aware of that can make a difference. Compacting, all these little things in it, it ends up, you make a significant health change in your life. So it just starts like a domino effect, right? Yeah. Tell our vitality listeners a couple of success stories that you had with success stories, man. I've had quite a few. So one, I will put my best one. Yeah, I'll do my best one. I teach plant-based eating. I am plant-based, which is not a hundred percent vegan, but I really encourage people to have flexibility in their diet and leaning more towards what they like. But of course. Not restricting if you want to eat other things, animal products, but thinking of the quality of them. Anyway. So this one client, she wasn't vegan before and she wanted to eat more plant-based but she didn't do it in a way where it felt good for her. Like she was still feeling really bloated. Her acne was still really bad, low energy levels. So she ended up coming off of vegan and going back to being omnivore, eating whatever, but she still felt not great. So. She reached out to me, wanting to work with me because my approach is a little bit different and I focus more on like your health, how you feel and internally getting your nutrients and making sure your body's properly functioning. So we worked together. She went through my 12 week program. Where I educate people on all the things that I've learned, and I know about nutrition and what we need mindset, you know, gut health and  inflammation, like all the things that I truly believe all humans should know. And eventually I want to get everyone out there to learn this information. And she went through that. She implemented the key thing is she implemented that she understood why she did the modules, did the homework and her results were incredible. And not in the weight loss sensewhen the way that she felt absolutely the best shape of  her life, her skin was clear, you know, she's an RMT, but she also is building her business on the side. She had energy to work on her business. You know, she was feeling like she could do that. And she had the understanding and felt empowered by her food. She wasn't guessing anymore. She wasn't like. Oh, I'm not sure when I'm eating, she knew that for her, this is what combination worked best and she would eat that and she makes the most amazing meals too. She's very creative in a sense, but the framework, I get people it's more of like a aim for eating this, but how you make it is up to you. So it's like, Hey, make sure you get your greens in, but if you don't like Spanish, cool, eat some kale. So then she took that and made her own way and figured out a way to make all these amazing healthy meals. Tastes amazing. She sends me pictures of her food. Like it's beautiful. So for her, it's just like her quality of life has exponentially increased. And she also found that how she was disciplined and plan things and with her food and just motivated for her health actually trickled into other areas of her life. So with her business, with her job, you know, how she showed up, how she built her habit and this all really affected her. She's still plant-based after eight months and it's a long-term lifestyle that I teach. So that's really good. And she's on my favorite clients. So I think about her. I do think, that you hit a nail on the head or she did with the creativity, because I think a lot of people associate healthy food with bland, you know, broiled chicken and steamed broccoli. Well, yeah. I mean like, you know, I'm like use your spice rack, get creative, put multiple meals together at the same time so it's not so laborist, but yeah. I like to push plants, it's so important because I think that's one of the key factors out there where people are lacking. The people are not, they might be eating better and healthier. But, I heard statistic last week that we really should try to strive for 50 different vegetables and fruits a week. That's a big number. I don't know. I don't think I do that cause I pretty much just use a lot of spinach with everything. And, um 50 different. Yeah. I mean on their accessibility too, and like right. We just shifted different available from its most people. The concept was that there are specific nutrients and they're different in most everything. So to give yourself the widest range of what your body can utilize, cause I really just think we know a thimble full of how our body actually works. It is quite the miracle but I think we need a lot more knowledge into know exactly what it needs. So the, I guess the more diversified our diet, the better, because how many things like an apple has or how many thingsa tomato has in it. Crazy. Incredible. Yeah, for sure. Really? I love that you helped her. And I loved that she had the domino effect. Cause I believe in that, that once you got the discipline of that in your life, it. Folds over into other areas of life and it just starts behooving everything. Um, and it's kind of like the oxygen in the plane. Right? You put it on your face first and then all the people around you can get help. Tell our listeners where they can find you. Yeah, they can find me on Instagram, on Tik talk was my main two platforms right now. And my handles are  @PearlCicci. So my first and last name together, my last name is C I C C I , people often spell it wrong, but that's where you can find me. And of course, feel free to DM me, ask me questions. I love chatting with people around their health and anything they find interesting or where they want to learn more about. Sounds good. So my last question,  if there was one thing you could eliminate from this world, what would it be and why? Yeah, it was a great question. And, you know, I thought about it for a second. The first thing that came up for me was the need for wanting more. And I think that really tied into a lot of things. So for example, I believe lots of things have happened in this world are because we want more, more money, more space, more,  cars, more greed, more and more whatever. And that really takes us away from our, I believe our real purpose on being here is to. Find our purpose and live that and serve the community. In that way also, when I think that comes up is the meaning more, for example, more of XYZ will make me happy. More of this, make me happy when really people are feeling like they're not enough. And they don't, if they don't have more than not enough, and that's enough, this "not enoughness" makes people do things that , might not be good for the planet or for people around them or for themselves. So the idea that always wanting more and needing more, um, if that was eliminated from the world and we were content with what we had and like didn't have to destroy the planet and you, tear others down or be greedy and spiteful, all these things that are negative things happening that are quite big in a lot of corporations. Just the general society and how it's operating. I believe the world be a much better place. So that's my answer. That's interesting. I look at that two fold because, Tony Robbins always says, be hungry and I liked that. I liked that idea for wanting more, but there's the, the negative aspect of it. And I was just speaking to someone recently about this it's that sometimes like, especially with entrepreneurs, We never feel satisfied. We finish a goal and we immediately have to go to the next goal. There's never that, that gratitude and that appreciation of just staying in the moment and enjoying the fruits of your labor and what you've accomplished. It's always that bigger, better, so I can see why you say that. But,  stay hungry and accomplish things, but also appreciate them. Yeah. There's a fine line there. You know, I want to add like more, more of what thing? More of the right things like yes. More happiness, more self-love more acceptance, more of that stuff. Less of the greed money. So it's like more of the right. Yeah. Um, Marisa, peer she's, um, big. Yeah, promoting her. You ended up that in common too. So at both plant pushes and Marissa fans. All right. Very good. Well, thank you, Pearl.  I really appreciate you getting together me. I know it was, it was a little trying on my end but I appreciate all your insights today. It's been a pleasure to have you on The Vitality Feed. I do hope everyone gathered some health nuggets to take forward. And if you did find value, please like, and share this with your friends and family. So we all may benefit from a life of better nutrition. Again. Thanks Pearl for sharing your background with us and trying to make us all healthier. Thank you so much for having me. It was a blast and I hope you go out. You guys all enjoyed that. Took some notes and can implement it as soon as possible. Thank you so much, Caroline. You're welcome.      

Everyone wants to learn how to cook a decent meal to serve to their family or friends. That is when the cooking recipe app comes to the rescue. However, not everyone is blessed with the art of cooking a delicious meal. This sounds frustrating to hear. However, even if you are not a chef or a student attending culinary school, you can now learn how to prepare a meal and enjoy the taste of it. It is easy to do some research online. Recipes are all laid out on YouTube, Google's search engine, and social media. Now, you can be an expert in no time. However, you can also make it easy. Instead of going online to look for recipes to cook, businesses and mobile app developers have come up with great apps you can rely on when cooking. Benefits Of Cooking Recipe App Thousands of recipes categorized appropriately Easy step by step instructions to follow Multitasking function when preparing multiple meals It provides tutorials in the format of either a video or images Can share pictures or recipes on the app You can communicate with other users of the app As we head on to more advancement in the development of applications we are to expect more features that we can enjoy. How To Earn From Cooking Recipe App Now that you know which features are vital for your app to get success. Let's know how you can monetize from your app. 1. In-App Purchases 2. In-App Ads 3. Freemium 4. Sponsorship How does a Recipe App Work? Spark Phase Preparation Phase Cooking Phase Shopping Phase Planning Phase Sharing Phase What Are The Features Required In A Recipe Mobile App? 1. Registration 2. Profile 3. Search and Advanced Search 4. Subscription 5. Recipe List 6. Nutritional Facts 7. Video Tutorials 8. Images 9. Save Button 10. Print Feature 11. Quantity Calculator 13. Sharing 14. Rating And Reviews 15. Upload Images 16. Add Recipe 17. Alert And Notifications 18. Plan Meals 19. Community 20. Manage Profile 21. Read Content 22. Manage Payment 23. Login 24. Manage Special Consideration And Package Subscription 25. View Reviews And Earnings 26. Content Management 27. Notification Trending Ideas & Features to Engage and improve users in Recipe App Videos Guides Shopping List Ingredients Information How Much Does It Cost To Create A Food Recipe App in 2021? The cost to develop an app depends on many factors, like the features needed, functionality, size, design, and platform. All have a say on how much creating an app may cost. Aside from these, the cost of each app depends if it's made for Android or iOS. Developing a cooking app or other apps is a bit expensive because developers don't just stop the moment the app has been ready for download on the market. They still offer continuous service for updates of the app and more. Why Choose Echo Innovate IT to Develop a Recipe App? At Echo innovate, we provide many IT solutions as per client requirements. We are specialized in mobile app development services. You should choose Echo Innovate IT to develop a recipe app without compromising the quality of the application. Our organization has expert digital marketers who understand and fulfill client's requirements, planning the best strategies for you. Customer satisfaction is our motto so we support our customers in post-delivery projects too. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/echo-innovate-it/message

Is someone stealing Intern John's silverware? Join IJ, Hoody, Rose, and Riley as we learn about why John's parents bought him new silverware and how they messed with all his lights! How did Riley's wedding gift to Marshall get spoiled? How excited for Disney is Hoody? Plus is Rose better at finding exclusive foods than Aunt Eileen is? All that and more in Your Morning Show Leftovers for the week!Make sure to also keep up to date with ALL of our podcasts we do below that have new episodes every week:The Thought ShowerReally RileyLet's Get WeirdCrisis on Infinite PodcastsBlake & Erick Podcast

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Nina Curtis is Adventist Health, Roseville Campus Vitaliz Café and Culinary Arts department director and executive chef. She is passionate about cooking for others, putting love into every meal she makes because she is honored that people trust her to cook for them. There is a lot of responsibility cooking for others. As a chef means to compassionately work to service food items, provide food menus and engage guests with the highest form of presentation that meets most all guests' food needs; allergens, preferences, and more. "Think about it... what is going to be sat in front of me...as a professional chef, 'Is this the best that you could do?'" Her culinary career over the last 20 years includes working with The Ranch at Live Oak, Malibu, the Marriott Group, Hilton Hotels, Baxters, Manhattan Beach, the El Caballo, Oakland, Pure Food and Wine in New York, and the Springs Restaurant and Wine Bar in Los Angeles. She presents lectures and demonstrations on health, nutrition, and whole foods around the world. She has developed wellness training programs, set up kitchen operations, and has worked closely in conjunction with culinary master gardeners to develop seasonal garden-to-table recipes that are essential to having a delicious plant-strong culinary experience. https://www.linkedin.com/in/nina-curtis-67b917a/ https://thrivemeetings.com/2020/03/forging-a-plant-based-path-to-wellness/ https://www.instagram.com/botanicalchef/ https://medium.com/@HCWH/meet-americas-top-hospital-chef-a785fd816bc1 Nutritional Facts: www.nutritionafacts.org Pulses: www.pulses.org Oldways Whole Grains Council: www.wholegrainscouncil.org

Facts and myths surrounding the Nutritional value of Wild Caught Fish. Which is better for you? Cold water fish or warm water fish? Should I be concerned about mercury poisoning? Why fresh water fish are not as nutritional as salt water fish. Accomplished Sports Nutritionist Chris Dole shares with us his thoughts and insights regarding wild caught fish. Questions? You can reach Chris on his facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/chris.dole.756/photos?lst=100007398181800%3A100007995185108%3A1579250762

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Curious why CBD labels are so hard to read? In this episode of the CBD Q&A, Certified CBD Coaches Denise Rinehart and Angeles Jonske dive into what should be on a CBD label, what it means, and any red flags you should look out for. If you want to purchase CBD with confidence. This episode is for you. Health Benefits of CBD Isolate and Full Spectrum CBD: * Helps Provide Anti-Oxidant Support * Helps Support Healthy Energy & Stamina * Helps Support Calm & Relaxation * Helps Promote Mental Focus, Clear Thinking & Memory * Helps Support Healthy Immune & Stress Response * Helps Support the Nervous System * Helps Balance the Musculo-Skeletal System Check out FAQ's about Superior Cannabinoid Rich Hemp CBD Oil here: http://bit.ly/TreelineFAQ Learn more about Treeline Organics. Check out their high-quality CBD hemp oil here: http://bit.ly/treeline-cbd ** Please do your own research regarding the legal status of CBD oil where you live. ** The Latest News on the Legal Status of CBD oil: http://bit.ly/CBDLaw ****Watch other videos to learn more about the difference between full-spectrum and isolate CBD: http://bit.ly/CBDChannel Subscribe the CBD Q&A Here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe_QA CBD Q&A by Treeline Organics on Social Media: https://treelineorganics.com/ https://www.facebook.com/treelineorganics/ https://www.instagram.com/treelineorganics/ https://www.pinterest.com/treelineorganics/ Listen to our podcast CBD Q&A By Treeline Organics https://soundcloud.com/cbdqanda I got a Question! Click here or ask your CBD questions in the comments section and we’ll be sure to answer it in a future CBD Q&A episode! If you're running short on time, here’s a cheat sheet with what we’re discussing and when...check it out. 1:45 Where to find how much CBD is in the bottle. 3:18 How much should you take? 4:15 Nutritional Facts? 5:29 What are all the symbols? 6:04 Why is a batch number important? 7:30 What are the red flags to look out for?

Hello everyone...Today is Episode 4 and its ‘Nutritional Facts’ “NO” not those ones! Nutritional Facts for your branding or social media following. My promise in life is to add value, so, sit back and enjoy the sounds of Coach Sagasta in Arizona. As he unleashes the chains of his mind toward achieving greatness within others.

It used to be that we had to watch out for the world, but today, we have to watch out for the church. There is a lot of false theology being preached - stuff that may be mostly right, but is just a little bit wrong and pollutes our spirit - just like Satan did to Eve in the Garden. Does your faith matter? While we can't question each other's faith, we are called to hold each other accountable for our faith and we do need to call out a lack of faith. What we believe about scripture will have a massive effect on our lives, so we must be watchful and vigilant about what we allow in. The Old Testament pointed to Jesus, and He fulfilled all of the prophecies there, but the leaders of the church didn't believe it. It upset the status quo. Are we the same? Do we see Him and yet keep questioning what He really means? Faith in Jesus is an all or nothing proposition - either believe in Him or not, there isn't an in-between. It takes no faith to believe God CAN do something, but takes faith to believe God WILL do something. Our faith is going to be in direct proportion to who we believe God is, so what happens when the goodness of God is questioned in our lives? If we believe God is good, we will expect good things from Him. It is blasphemy to attribute the work of God to Satan, so is it also blasphemy to attribute the work of Satan to God? What is the consequence of believing that God brings illness - why would you then pray to Him to heal it? We must get into the Word and study for ourselves to see His will and have faith in what He says. Amen! Reference verses: Hebrews 2:4; Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11; Hebrews 10:38; Matthew 17:14-20; Genesis 3:1-5; Hebrews 11:6; John 9; Mark 6:5-6; 1 Samuel 17:37; 1 Chronicles 4:9-10; Matthew 9:20-22; John 10:10; Matthew 12:22-25, 31-32

Nutritional Facts from @jerezteherofitness sharing some knowledge on the benefits of dieting

This episode celebrates National School Lunch Week starting October 15! Celeste Finney, the Nutrition Program Coordinator for Lafayette Parish Schools and dietitian joins us in the studio to discuss the science behind your kids' school lunch meals. At the beginning of her career, she worked in the school systems in Texas right after Hurricane Rita hit. She then moved back to Louisiana after several years and began working in diabetes education which landed her the current position now. It was so interesting to sit down and hear how complex, unique, and regulated schools' lunch are to fulfill kids' nutritional and calorie needs based on their grade level.

You can see from the title that we cover a wide variety of topics and that's because we didn't have a set one but I hope you guys enjoy this wide variety of topics!

Jebb breaks down everything you need to know about macro and micro nutrients: carbs, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals and everything in between! In this episode, we discuss… Our previous episodes on energy balance and diet [00:45] A Nutritional Facts food label for sunflower butter [02:30] “Calories from fat” [03:10] Calories per macro-nutrient [04:10] Types of carbohydrates [06:00] Soluble and insoluble fiber [08:00] The concept of “Net Carbs” [09:40] The war on fructose? [11:47] Is insulin making you fat? (no, overeating is) [12:30] Glycemic index and glycemic load [13:40] and [15:40] The insulin index [17:45] Why you should choose complex carbohydrates [18:45] Overview of fats [22:15] The importance of dietary fat [23:45] Omega 3’s and omega 6’s [24:45] Trans fat [26:25] Protein [27:35] Protein for weight loss [28:40] The perfect diet? [30:30] My macronutirent breakdown [35:10] Micronutrients [36:15] Multivitamins [38:15] Fat-soluble vitamins [40:00] And more!

There should be no need to look at the Nutritional Facts label on the foods you buy because the foods you buy shouldn't even come with a Nutritional Facts label. Eat more one-ingredient foods and less foods that come in a package with an ingredient list and nutritional information.

Hey Weight Loss Nation! www.TheWeightLossNation.com If you are ready to "finally" lose weight and keep it off forever, you need to "join Weight Loss Nation." You know the adage....."It takes a village to raise a child." The concept is the same with weight loss! Would you rather continue "yo-yo dieting" by yourself and not be able to go out to a restaurant with friends, since you know you will "struggle" with food choices? Are you happy with Losing weight only to gain it back again? Do you have too much "stress" in your life? I've said all of those things and I've had every excuse in the book on why I couldn't keep weight off. Or....... Would you like to be part of a "community" of people who are just like you and will be there to support you every single day! Weight loss Nation has a collaboration of experts in the fields of Nutrition, Mindset, Movement, Weight Loss, Yoga, Pilates, Cross Fit, Fitness, Meditation, Emotional Eating and Post Traumatic Stress! When you become a member of Weight Loss Nation, you have access to these experts to answer your questions! Weight Loss Nation Members* have access to recipes, cooking videos and exercise videos. Our Private Facebook Forum is a "no judgement zone," where you can feel safe and comfortable in sharing your comments and feelings. So.....what are you waiting for? Go to www.TheWeightLossNation.com and take the life-long journey with me and finally lose the weight forever! Members* are Weight Loss Nation Pro Support and/or Pro Support Plus Members.   It's Concoction Friday! I love Black Beans.....They are delicious and are packed with awesome vitamins & minerals..... including one of my favorite minerals..... selenium!  Selenium are my Mini Pac Men, who help your body fight and "Eat Up" free radical cells, bad bacteria and viruses!   Concoction FRIDAY's Recipe is.......   Black Bean Burgers with Chipotle Mango Guacamole A very tasty and super healthy meal! A great combo of plant-based proteins and complex carbs with a boost of antioxidants and Mini Pac Man energy in every bite! You cannot compare Beef Burgers to Black Bean Burgers. When I want a "meat" burger, I'm having BEEF! That's just me Nation. If you enjoy Turkey Burgers or mixing Turkey & Beef, by all means......  Do what is best for you! I just prefer having a "Beef Burger," if I want meat.  No comparisons here. We're having a "vegetable" burger. I enjoy Porto Bello Burgers and I really enjoyed this recipe with Black Beans.  Let's get to it!   Black Bean Burgers Serves 4 in 20-30  minutes 1 Serving = 1 Black Bean Burger, with Chipotle Mango Guac sauce, on 2 slices of Dave’s Killer thin-sliced power seed bread   Ingredients 1 teaspoon chia seeds 1 15oz can of black beans, rinsed and drained well (I prefer Trader Joe’s Organic Black Beans) 3 tablespoons of diced onion 1 carrot, chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced (3 cloves if you LOVE Garlic!) 1/2 teaspoon sea salt (if you MUST!) 1/2 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon chili powder 1/3 cup whole wheat flour, tapioca flour or almond flour 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil   Let’s Make This Recipe!   Mix chia seeds with 2 tablespoons water and let sit for 5 to 10 minutes. Then…..add all ingredients except flour and olive oil to food processor. Stir the chia seed mix and add to food processor. Pulse it all up, until well combined. Heat a large skillet to medium heat. Remove bean mix from food processor and place in a large bowl. Now….. you are going to Mix in flour and olive oil and form 4 patties. Cook about 5 minutes on each side until slightly crisp on the outside and warm on the inside. Serving recommendation. 2 slices of Dave’s Killer Bread (thin sliced Power Seed), with Chipotle Mango Guacamole.   Chipotle Mango Guacamole   Ingredients 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 2 Roma tomatoes, diced 1/4 cup diced onion 2 dried chipotle chiles, chopped with most seeds taken out.. 1 avocado, diced Juice from 1/2 lime 1/2 mango, diced small     Time to Make the Sauce!   In a small skillet, heat the olive oil to medium heat and stir in the diced tomatoes and the onion and chiles. Cook 5-10 minutes until onion and chiles are softened. Remove mixture from heat. Place in a medium bowl and allow to cool. Add the avocado, lime juice and mango and stir. Put ¼ of the mixture on top of the delicious Black Bean Burger ENJOY!!!   Nutritional Facts 1 Serving = 1 Black Bean Burger, with Chipotle Mango Guac sauce, on 2 slices of Dave’s Killer thin-sliced power seed bread   Calories = 353 Fat = 7.5 gms Protein = 11 gms Carbs = 45 gms Fiber = 11.5 gms Sugar = 14 gms Sodium = 75 mgs Vitamins & Minerals with a Punch! Potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B6, B 12, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron,                                                                  Maganese, Folic Acid, Zinc, Magnesium, Selenium (My Mini Pac Men!)   Resources:   Dave’s Killer Bread -   www.DavesKillerBread.com   Trader Joe’s Organic Black Beans -www.TraderJoes.com   www.TheWeightLossNation.com   These show notes are written and produced for informational purposes only. Statements within this site have neither been evaluated nor approved by the Food and Drug Administration nor a health practitioner. This site is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Content should not be considered a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. The reader assumes full responsibility for consulting a qualified health professional regarding health conditions or concerns, and before starting a new diet or health program. The writer(s) and publisher(s) of this site are not responsible for adverse reactions, effects, or consequences resulting from the use of any recipes or suggestions herein or procedures undertaken hereafter. This site and the Weight Loss Nation website - www.TheWeightLossNation.com, occasionally offers nutritional information for recipes. This information is provided as a courtesy and should not be construed as a guarantee. This information is a product of online calculators such as MyFitnessPal.com, CalorieCount.com, Nutrifox.com, as well as from other sites.  Although Weight Loss Nation attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures should be considered estimates. Varying factors such as product types or brands purchased, natural fluctuations in fresh produce, and the way ingredients are processed change the effective nutritional information in any given recipe.   Different online calculators provide different results depending on their own nutrition fact sources and algorithms. Furthermore, I am neither a chef nor a cook and I don't pretend to be. I'm also not great in Math! Under no circumstances will Weight Loss Nation be responsible for any loss or damage resulting for your reliance on nutritional information, or any other information from this site. Information is offered as an opinion. Due your own due diligence. 

In this episode I discuss food for hormonal issues, how to eat intuitively and resistance starch. I then answer your listener questions including nutritional fact labels and how to kick sugar cravings! If you have a question that you want me to answer on next weeks show please submit below, I would love to hear from you!

Eating healthy is important, so get advice from a Registered Dietitian.

Eating healthy is important, so get advice from a Registered Dietitian.