Podcasts about Standard American

Are you one of the millions of Americans who eat the Standard American Diet? Even if you're not, you're likely at risk of developing pre-diabeties, insulin resistance, and chronic inflammation. But, DON'T panic, because today's episode is packed with simple steps to help you take control of your blood sugar and lower your risk of diabetes and chronic disease.On this Salad with a Side of Fries episode, host Jenn Trepeck tackles the hard truth: many people are already pre-diabetic and don't even know it. From hidden insulin resistance to chronic inflammation, Jenn breaks down how the American diet and lifestyle are fueling a national health crisis. You'll learn how poor sleep, stress, a lack of fiber, and nutrient-depleted foods undermine your metabolic health—and what you can do today to take control and manage your risks. The Salad With a Side of Fries podcast is hosted by Jenn Trepeck, who discusses 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:(00:00) Why is the Standard American diet the recipe for pre-diabetes and diabetes, and what is insulin resistance(04:18) Metabolic health connects to every system, and the ultra-processed food dilemma(09:48) Why supplements are important(14:30) Everyone is pre-diabetic, unless. Nutrition: protein, fiber, quality fat(21:31) America's fiber problem and the role of the microbiome(26:55) Our society is sedentary(30:35) The impact stress and loneliness can have on your health(34:56) Are you sleep deprived(37:30) Let's talk about the environment and toxins(42:07) If you don't like it, don't eat it and focus on preventionKEY TAKEAWAYS:Most people eating the Standard American Diet are already pre-diabetic due to high consumption of ultra-processed foods, even if their labs don't reflect it yet. Modern farming, soil depletion, and long-distance transport have stripped our food of nutrients, making quality sourcing and supplementation essential.Staying ahead of metabolic disease means taking daily action—moving your body, managing stress, eating well, sleeping, and staying connected.  Even a short walk after a meal can significantly reduce blood sugar spikes. Daily activity improves energy and focus, builds muscle, enhances insulin sensitivity, and monitors glucose levels.Just because a drink is labeled “prebiotic” doesn't mean it replaces real vegetables. Whole fruits and vegetables provide a variety of fibers that support gut health more effectively than most supplements or processed drinks. You can't supplement your way out of poor nutrition. Supplements are only as good as their quality. Many synthetic options don't break down or absorb adequately, making them useless. Food first, then smart supplementation.Chronic stress triggers hormonal changes that lead to insulin resistance and fat storage. The damage builds over time because most people don't recognize their stress. Managing stress is just as crucial as managing diet and exercise.QUOTES:         (08:56) “Our food supply is ripening while in transit, not connected to the vine where nutrients come from.” - Jenn Trepeck(18:54) “Variety is your friend. Eat the rainbow.” - Jenn Trepeck(23:30) “I'm a big fan of supplements, but you cannot supplement your way out of poor nutrition. Food first, then mart supplementation.” - Jenn Trepeck(39:36) “Next time you need to replace a mattress or a pillow. Let's make sure it's a material that isn't going to off-gas toxins.” - Jenn Trepeck"It comes down to default vs design because the way our world is set-up around us, the default would easily be the recipe for pre-diabetes and diabetes. That's why we're here...unless you do this now." - 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 InstagramMovember: Men's HealthReal People, Real Results: Shannon Nutrition Nugget: Ultra-Processed FoodGMO, Organic, and Local, Oh My!How to Cheat8 Domains of HealthAmerica's Fiber ProblemQ & A: SupplementsTick…Tick…BOOM

Practice Pronouncing the 'OR' sound in Standard American English In this video, we will practice pronouncing the vocalic 'OR' sound in Standard American English, using words and sentences common to various professional settings. Learn how to speak using the Standard American English (SAE) dialect to be better understood in work and social settings. For more information, please visit: https://www.clarityaccent.com.

Practice Pronouncing the 'EAR' sound in Standard American English In this video, we will practice pronouncing the vocalic 'AR' sound in Standard American English, using words and sentences common to various professional settings. Learn how to speak using the Standard American English (SAE) dialect to be better understood in work and social settings. For more information, please visit: https://www.clarityaccent.com.

Practice Pronouncing the 'IRE' Sound in Standard American English In this video, we will practice pronouncing the vocalic 'AR' sound in Standard American English, using words and sentences common to various professional settings. Learn how to speak using the Standard American English (SAE) dialect to be better understood in work and social settings. For more information, please visit: https://www.clarityaccent.com.

Practice Pronouncing the 'AIR' sound in Standard American English In this video, we will practice pronouncing the vocalic 'AIR' sound in Standard American English, using words and sentences common to various professional settings. Learn how to speak using the Standard American English (SAE) dialect to be better understood in work and social settings. For more information, please visit: https://www.clarityaccent.com.

Practice Pronouncing the 'AR' sound in Standard American English In this video, we will practice pronouncing the vocalic 'AR' sound in Standard American English, using words and sentences common to various professional settings. Learn how to speak using the Standard American English (SAE) dialect to be better understood in work and social settings. For more information, please visit: https://www.clarityaccent.com.

Commonly Mispronounced Words in Standard American English -- Client Review 29 In this video, we will be reviewing words that are commonly mispronounced in Standard American English. These words have been taken from a client session.  If you would like an accent coaching session, please sign up at the website listed below.  :) Learn how to speak using the Standard American English (SAE) dialect to be better understood in work and social settings.   For more information, please visit:  https://www.clarityaccent.com.

Commonly Mispronounced Words in Standard American English -- Client Review 28 In this video, we will be reviewing words that are commonly mispronounced in Standard American English. These words have been taken from a client session. If you would like an accent coaching session, please sign up at the website listed below. :) Learn how to speak using the Standard American English (SAE) dialect to be better understood in work and social settings. For more information, please visit: https://www.clarityaccent.com.

Commonly Mispronounced Words in Standard American English -- Client Review 27 In this video, we will be reviewing words that are commonly mispronounced in Standard American English. These words have been taken from a client session.  If you would like an accent coaching session, please sign up at the website listed below.  :) Learn how to speak using the Standard American English (SAE) dialect to be better understood in work and social settings.   For more information, please visit:  https://www.clarityaccent.com.

Join hosts , The Natural Nurse & DrZ, as they explore some of the most powerful natural  treatments for digestive ailments.   Digestive concerns are one of the top issues that initiate both in office calls to physicians and over-the-counter sales of self-help medicines.   In fact, heartburn, GERD, gas ,bloating, constipation, diarrhea, and even more serious conditions such as colitis and Crohn's disease are so common in the western developed world, that many  mainstream prescription medicines have become Over the counter [ OTC] and are used by millions of people at their peril, as they have a litany of side effects and drug nutrient depletions.   For example, allopathic treatment of GERD/ heartburn requires patients to be put on a cocktail of proton pump inhibitors and Histamine blocking pharmaceuticals for lengthy periods to block excess acid when in fact, patients have an overproduction of too weak acid, and  have chronic hiatal hernias. The Standard American diet,{SAD}  is devoid of many nutrients, and the use of these pharmaceuticals leads to gastroparesis, or the food remaining in the stomach for too long…. fermenting, causing gas and bloating, and feeding negative stomach intestinal flora.    Natural medicines and TCM [the ancient Chinese system of medicine] have developed effective, non-toxic treatments that get to the root cause of these conditions. For instance, a naturopathic physician Fletcher (1800s ) had his patients simply take bitter herbs,  chew their food to liquid, take time with their  meals,  and cured 90% of these all digestive conditions!!   In addition, there are a host of other effective treatments that will be discussed in the program  such as digestive tonic herbs,carminatives, aperitifs, homeopathics, traditional Chinese medicine, enzymes,and other supplements  which can Aid patients in the treatment of  these acute and chronic digestive concerns.   Contact:    Ellen Kamhi PhD, RN, AHN-BC, RH(AHG)                  www.naturalnurse.com                      Dr. Eugene Zampieron, ND, AHG                  www.drznaturally.com

Commonly Mispronounced Words in Standard American English -- Client Review 26   In this video, we will be reviewing words that are commonly mispronounced in Standard American English. These words have been taken from a client session.  If you would like an accent coaching session, please sign up at the website listed below.  :) Learn how to speak using the Standard American English (SAE) dialect to be better understood in work and social settings.   For more information, please visit:  https://www.clarityaccent.com.

Commonly Mispronounced Words in Standard American English -- Client Review 25 In this video, we will be reviewing words that are commonly mispronounced in Standard American English. These words have been taken from a client session.  If you would like an accent coaching session, please sign up at the website listed below.  :) Learn how to speak using the Standard American English (SAE) dialect to be better understood in work and social settings.   For more information, please visit:  https://www.clarityaccent.com.

Commonly Mispronounced Words in Standard American English -- Client Review 24 In this video, we will be reviewing words that are commonly mispronounced in Standard American English. These words have been taken from a client session.  If you would like an accent coaching session, please sign up at the website listed below.  :) Learn how to speak using the Standard American English (SAE) dialect to be better understood in work and social settings.   For more information, please visit:  https://www.clarityaccent.com.

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Commonly Mispronounced Words in Standard American English -- Client Review 23 In this video, we will be reviewing words that are commonly mispronounced in Standard American English. These words have been taken from a client session.  If you would like an accent coaching session, please sign up at the website listed below.  :) Learn how to speak using the Standard American English (SAE) dialect to be better understood in work and social settings.   For more information, please visit:  https://www.clarityaccent.com.

How to Say 'THL' blends in Standard American English In this video, we will discuss how to say 'THL' blends, where the TH sound is blended in with an L. This can be tricky for some speakers We will practice pronouncing 'L' blends in Standard American English, using simple words and sentences. For more information, please visit: https://www.clarityaccent.com.

Commonly Mispronounced Words in Standard American English -- Client Review 22 In this video, we will be reviewing words that are commonly mispronounced in Standard American English. These words have been taken from a client session.  If you would like an accent coaching session, please sign up at the website listed below.  :) Learn how to speak using the Standard American English (SAE) dialect to be better understood in work and social settings.   For more information, please visit:  https://www.clarityaccent.com.

Commonly Mispronounced Words in Standard American English -- Client Review 21 In this video, we will be reviewing words that are commonly mispronounced in Standard American English. These words have been taken from a client session.  If you would like an accent coaching session, please sign up at the website listed below.  :) Learn how to speak using the Standard American English (SAE) dialect to be better understood in work and social settings.   For more information, please visit:  https://www.clarityaccent.com.

Commonly Mispronounced Words in Standard American English -- Client Review 20 In this video, we will be reviewing words that are commonly mispronounced in Standard American English. These words have been taken from a client session.  If you would like an accent coaching session, please sign up at the website listed below.  :) Learn how to speak using the Standard American English (SAE) dialect to be better understood in work and social settings.   For more information, please visit:  https://www.clarityaccent.com.

Commonly Mispronounced Words in Standard American English -- Client Review 19 In this video, we will be reviewing words that are commonly mispronounced in Standard American English. These words have been taken from a client session.  If you would like an accent coaching session, please sign up at the website listed below.  :) Learn how to speak using the Standard American English (SAE) dialect to be better understood in work and social settings.   For more information, please visit:  https://www.clarityaccent.com.

Commonly Mispronounced Words in Standard American English -- Client Review 18 In this video, we will be reviewing words that are commonly mispronounced in Standard American English. These words have been taken from a client session.  If you would like an accent coaching session, please sign up at the website listed below.  :) Learn how to speak using the Standard American English (SAE) dialect to be better understood in work and social settings.   For more information, please visit:  https://www.clarityaccent.com.

The Standard American diet is bad for our physical health AND our mental health. In this episode Eddie and Justin talk about their own struggles with diet, why ultra processed food is bad for mental health, and give practical advice for improving your diet. Plus, you might be surprised about which celebrities have gone plant based for health and ethical reasons. 

Commonly Mispronounced Words in Standard American English -- Client Review 17 In this video, we will be reviewing words that are commonly mispronounced in Standard American English. These words have been taken from a client session.  If you would like an accent coaching session, please sign up at the website listed below.  :) Learn how to speak using the Standard American English (SAE) dialect to be better understood in work and social settings.   For more information, please visit:  https://www.clarityaccent.com.

Practice Pronouncing the Short U' 'sound in Standard American English -- Part 3 In this video, we will practice pronouncing the 'Short U' sound in Standard American English, using words and sentences common to various professional settings.   Learn how to speak using the Standard American English (SAE) dialect to be better understood in work and social settings. For more information, please visit: https://www.clarityaccent.com.

Practice Pronouncing the Short U' 'sound in Standard American English -- Part 2 In this video, we will practice pronouncing the 'Short U' sound in Standard American English, using words and sentences common to various professional settings. Learn how to speak using the Standard American English (SAE) dialect to be better understood in work and social settings. For more information, please visit: https://www.clarityaccent.com.

Practice Pronouncing the Short U' 'sound in Standard American English -- Part 1 In this video, we will practice pronouncing the 'Short U' sound in Standard American English, using words and sentences common to various professional settings. Learn how to speak using the Standard American English (SAE) dialect to be better understood in work and social settings. For more information, please visit: https://www.clarityaccent.com.

Practice Pronouncing the 'H' sound in Standard American English -- Part 2 In this video, we will practice pronouncing the 'H' sound in Standard American English, using words and sentences common to various professional settings. Learn how to speak using the Standard American English (SAE) dialect to be better understood in work and social settings.   For more information, please visit:  https://www.clarityaccent.com.

Practice Pronouncing the 'H' sound in Standard American English -- Part 1 In this video, we will practice pronouncing the 'H' sound in Standard American English, using words and sentences common to various professional settings. Learn how to speak using the Standard American English (SAE) dialect to be better understood in work and social settings.   For more information, please visit:  https://www.clarityaccent.com.

For more information, visit https://thecirsgroup.com CIRS, or Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, is a complicated illness with a complex treatment plan. It can be difficult to attain the level of perfection your doctor may require for you to heal. Today we tackle ways to not let perfect be the enemy of good, and hopefully give you some ideas to “still live your life” while you're trying to heal. For more information, support, and resources in your own CIRS healing journey, visit TheCIRSGroup.com TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Intro and disclaimer 1:03 Perfect vs real life 2:15 Location: dry vs humid climates 6:58 Cleaning: Minimalism vs Maximalism 10:40 Diet: Carnivore vs Standard American diet 12:10 Efficiency of treatment through testing HELPFUL LINKS: Episode on best way of eating with CIRS: https://youtu.be/jln8kKR5PiE Episode on environment testing: https://youtu.be/CK0rPJE5Gcs Jacie is a 4 year carnivore, certified nutrition coach, and carnivore recipe developer determined to share the life changing information of carnivore and CIRS to anyone who will listen. Barbara is a coach, facilitator, speaker, 3 year carnivore, and a big fan of health and freedom. Together, they co-founded The CIRS Group, an online support community to help people that are struggling with their CIRS diagnosis and treatment. Catch Jacie and Barbara on Judy Cho's podcast to learn more about their health journeys and why they started The CIRS Group: When Carnivores are Affected by Mold Illness - Jacie Gregory & Barbara Williams - https://youtu.be/CR8Uj-d_fok

Do you want to begin plant-based eating to better your health, but know your loved ones aren't coming along? Your carnivorous spouse and other family members seem happy enough on the Standard American (or SAD) Diet…minus their health issues. So you're hesitant to start this transition because no one else around you seems to want to do it too. The question is: should you really wait till they're onboard or go ahead on this lifestyle change without them?   If you're struggling with this. I want to help. Let's tackle this question together. In today's episode, I'll speak to the top 3 underlying worries many have about starting a plant-based diet transition without their families or loved ones. These may be your concerns too. Let's see if and how starting a plant-based diet first might positively impact those around you. Are you ready? Let's go!     Contact -> healthnow@plantnourished.com Learn -> www.plantnourished.com Join -> www.plantnourished.com/ppltcourse Connect in the Facebook Community -> www.bit.ly/pbdietsuccess Apply -> Free Rapid Health Transformation Call: https://bit.ly/plantnourished Free Resource -> Quick Start Grocery Guide for Plant-Based Essentials: www.plantnourished.com/groceryguide   Have a question you would like answered on the Plant Based Eating Made Easy Podcast? Send it by email (healthnow@plantnourished.com) or submit it by a voice message here: www.speakpipe.com/plantnourished

TESTED ACTOR GLENN RATCLIFFE STARS ALONG SIDE DIANE KEATON AND JUSTIN BIEBER IN THE MUSIC VIDEO “GHOST” RELEASED OCTOBER 2021.  THIS VIDEO HAS HAD MORE THAN 360 MILLION VIEWS SINCE!  Ghost Music Video: http://youtu.be/onuyJIYyNGM Tested Preview:http://vimeo.com/369048161/b0f634a22a and summary by Glenn http://youtu.be/J4MgTk1xOG4 Tested Movement:http://Testedthemovement.com Glenn M. Ratcliffe a former professional soccer player, is a Scottish actor with over thirty years of experience. He trained with the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, American Conservatory Theater, George Shnadoff Technique as well as a number of Independent coaches. He was represented by William Morris with agent Betty Fanning. Special skills include, Improvisation, Dialects, Irish, British, Southern, Scottish and Standard American.​  He has performed in Film, Television, Theater, Commercials and Voiceovers for shows like Breaking Bad amongst others​. Glenn's contact info:http://glennratcliffe-thecompleteactor.com   COFRP was ranked 3rd (Jan 1, 2024 ) among  the  100 Best Christian Podcasts You Must Follow in 2024 and airs Challenges of Faith Radio Program | PodSearch

In today's episode, we're looking at a completely overlooked cause of iron deficiency and that is non-alcoholic induced fatty liver disease.  The body doesn't absorb iron in a state of inflammation and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a state of chronic low grade inflammation. The liver supports detoxification and elimination clearance. Overcoming iron deficiency requires a holistic approach. Without removing yourself from the Standard American way of eating you will not resolve your fatty liver and you will find yourself suffering from iron deficiency.  -------- Get the 30 Day Microbiome Upgrade  Start accumulating health with the Shake the Sugar guide Ask your lifestyle health questions on social media, tag @drwholeness and use #accumulatehealth. -------- Connect with Dr. Matt online:

In episode 1009, Mark Bell, Nsima Inyang, and Andrew Zaragoza talk about the foods and habits that will guarantee fat gain in just about anyone. If you don't want to gain fat, make sure you are not doing any of these.  Official Power Project Website: https://powerproject.live Join The Power Project Discord: https://discord.gg/yYzthQX5qN Subscribe to the Power Project Clips Channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UC5Df31rlDXm0EJAcKsq1SUw Special perks for our listeners below! The Athletic/Casual Clothes we're wearing!

In episode 1009, Mark Bell, Nsima Inyang, and Andrew Zaragoza talk about the foods and habits that will guarantee fat gain in just about anyone. If you don't want to gain fat, make sure you are not doing any of these.   Official Power Project Website: https://powerproject.live Join The Power Project Discord: https://discord.gg/yYzthQX5qN Subscribe to the Power Project Clips Channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UC5Df31rlDXm0EJAcKsq1SUw   Special perks for our listeners below! The Athletic/Casual Clothes we're wearing!

Tax planning is a huge component of your financial plan, so in this episode we hope to communicate some tips for you to take to your tax guy… if they are not already having these discussions with you.

Tax planning is a huge component of your financial plan, so in this episode we hope to communicate some tips for you to take to your tax guy… if they are not already having these discussions with you.

Did you know that inflammation can be the silent killer that leads to weight gain, accelerates the aging process, and even contributes to weight loss resistance? It's a fascinating subject that I believe every woman in the second season of life, the season of menopause, should be aware of.   Don't miss out on the wisdom I shared in this episode where I discuss the top 10 causes of inflammation and provide actionable steps on how to combat it. From eating clean, lean animal proteins to staying away from processed foods, I cover it all! I also touch upon the importance of incorporating whole grains and legumes into your diet, ideally sprouting, and cooking them yourself to reduce toxins.   Inflammation is a natural process in the body. The key is to address chronic inflammation, which can be detrimental to our overall well-being. By getting inflammation under control, we can reduce the risk of all-cause mortality associated with it, shed excess weight, and age more effectively. It's truly empowering information that can help you create the most exceptional life on your own terms. It's time to say goodbye to the silent killer and reclaim your vitality!     Key Takeaways: [00:00:12] Inflammation and weight loss. [00:04:02] Standard American diet and inflammation. [00:06:02] Inflammation is necessary but can be harmful if chronic. [00:09:37] Traditional lifestyle and longevity. [00:11:16] Sugar as a preservative. [00:15:11] Seed oils and inflammation. [00:15:54] Avoid inflammatory foods and chemicals. [00:18:28] Inflammatory dietary factors. [00:21:21] Inflammation is influenced by lifestyle. [00:23:39] Chronic inflammatory response. [00:27:24] Gut health and weight gain. [00:29:28] Inflammation and aging.     Memorable Quotes "So, the inflammatory process is absolutely required for us to be able to survive on the planet, or we wouldn't be able to survive just a simple injury, but it's when that inflammatory process is amplified and especially when it's chronic all the time." – Betty Murray   "And until we can get that inflammation under control, it may be one of the major killers of weight loss at the same time, because we have to be able to get rid of the inflammatory response." – Betty Murray     Website Living Well Dallas Hormone Reset Betty Murray   Socials  Facebook Instagram

Welcome Robin Rhine McDonald of MadeWell.com today as we discuss what may be your favorite topic (or not!)—our physical health. Robin is a faith-based holistic health coach who loves Jesus and has a passion for helping people live their best life physically, all for heaven's sake. I ask Robin some tough questions today—maybe I was feeling a little defensive as I do love my sugar—but she answered everything beautifully. You will learn and be encouraged, no matter where you are on the health spectrum.  Robin learned her good habits because she needed to, and she learned how food and fitness work together to help us live the way God designed. We talk weight loss, bad and good habits, and why God cares about us stewarding our bodies well.  Some gems from Robin: 1. "I think the turning point for me was watching my grandparents' health deteriorate. They dealt with all the common chronic diseases, and I began to see that if we don't make intentional choices, we are going to end up the same way."   2. "It's about going back to the garden and the way that God intended for us to live, before there were processed foods and convenience was the norm."   3. "We don't have to be perfect, but we do need to be intentional and aware of the choices we're making. It's never too late to start making healthier choices."   4. "Grace is not just about covering our mistakes, it's fuel for transformation. It's about acknowledging that we're not perfect, but that God is at work in us.   "5. "Our culture promotes convenience and a sedentary lifestyle, but it's important to remember that small changes can make a big impact on our health."     How to connect with Robin and access her great resources: Podcast: visiondrivenhealth.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robin_rhinemcd/ Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/RobinRhineMcD 5 Day Sugar Fast Devotional: https://www.madewellhealth.com/sugarfast Greens & Grace Experience: https://visiondrivenhealth.com/greensexperience How to prioritize your health masterclass: madewellhealth.com/prioritize Robin McDonald is a health advocate who believes that small changes in lifestyle can have a big impact on health. She knows that many chronic diseases are preventable through healthy choices and that our cultural norms make it difficult for people to know where to begin. Robin encourages people to take hold of God's grace and start making positive changes in their lives. She emphasizes that there is no shame in past choices and that hope for healing is available to everyone.   TRANSCRIPTION OF OUR CONVERSATION - ENJOY! Good morning. Today we are talking to my first health coach. I don't know. I'm not sure I can do this today, Robin, because I went to Taco Bell for lunch. But this is Robin Ryan McDonald, and she describes herself as a faith based, holistic health coach, and we're going to dig into that a little bit. Robin, I know you'll be excited to talk about what that actually means. We'll break it down. Robin, first, tell us a little bit about where you live, your family, and then what does that exactly mean? Robin McDonald [00:01:13]: Yes. So I live in Oceanside, California. I'm a mama of two boys. I've got a three and a half year old and a ten month old. Sue Donaldson [00:01:21]: Whoa. Robin McDonald [00:01:22]: I know. And I'm married to the man of my dreams. So a holistic, faith based health coach. So at the end of the day, it really means that we are coming into alignment with what God has called us to already. We've been given this life. We have a vision, we have a purpose, we have a calling like you talk about all the time. We have this legacy. And so my big thing is, what does it look like to steward our bodies and to partner with God in creating the vitality that we need to carry that out? Sue Donaldson [00:01:56]: Say it again. What does it look like to steward our bodies? For those who don't know, the Christiane steward. What do you mean by that? Robin McDonald [00:02:03]: Thank you for asking. So stewarding means that you are taking care of you're tending to something. So if someone lends something to you that actually belongs to them, you want to make sure you take really good care of it. Right. And so our bodies, at the end of the day, belong to God, and so we want to make sure we take really good care of them again in order to do what he's called us to do. Sue Donaldson [00:02:28]: Yeah, it's always for a higher purpose. It's not so that we look good, though. I like to look good in order to fill out or fulfill our purpose that God has given us. I'm wondering for the person who has an ongoing disease that makes them maybe they can't even get out of bed. What's that called where you just don't have any strength? Robin McDonald [00:02:55]: There's a couple of different diseases. Sue Donaldson [00:02:58]: If they're listening to this today, they go, wait, is this my design to stay in bed all day? What would you say to someone like that? Robin McDonald [00:03:04]: It's a good question. Bringing the heavy questions out. I like it. So first thing I'll say is I don't believe that that was God's intention or design. The problem is we live in a fallen, broken world, and unfortunately, there is disease, there is pain. And even Jesus himself said we would not face this world without trouble. There would be challenges. And unfortunately for some of us, that is physical. Sue Donaldson [00:03:27]: Right. Robin McDonald [00:03:28]: With that said, there is almost always something we can do to either minimize the either propensity we have towards disease or even our current state. Right now, the United States, we are struggling. Most adults are either obese or experiencing not just one, but two to three chronic diseases. And a lot of that is actually lifestyle induced. So there are the people who unfortunately have these oftentimes diseases that they got maybe since birth, but most people only have a propensity to disease. And it was the choices that we've made that led to the outcome we have. And for some people, maybe they hear that and they're like, oh, man, I did this to myself. And maybe they would be inclined to feel guilty or shame. And I would say there doesn't need to be any shame in it because unfortunately, our culture has informed us that fast food and convenience and sedentary lifestyle, all those things are the norm. And so most of us wouldn't even know where to begin to make different changes. And when we become aware of where we're at and the hope that's available to us for the healing that can come from starting now, no matter where you're at, to make those simple changes, that's when we can take hold of God's grace and actually create a different outcome and trajectory for us moving forward. Sue Donaldson [00:04:52]: Okay, now that is a mouthful and a paragraph full. And I love all those different sentences. Taking care of yourself for God's kingdom. Also taking hold of his grace and also starting where you are. I think for people who are chronic dieters, especially, feel like I've tried them all, none work. So I'm just going to go buy another donut. A friend of mine, she does like to walk a lot more than I do, but she calls it taking care of her temple because our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit. And I thought, okay, spiritualize, everything grace. Her name is even grace. But it's true. We take care of our temples when we are stewarding our bodies. Well, how did you get started in health coaching and what do you love about it? Robin McDonald [00:05:36]: Great question. So for me, I actually grew up eating terribly. Sue Donaldson [00:05:40]: Paul talks about why is that your mother? You're going to blame your mother? Watch it. I have adult children. Robin McDonald [00:05:47]: I always say bless my precious mama. She didn't know. I didn't know. None of us knew. We were just living. The American Standard Diet, also known or the Standard American Diet, also known as Sad. Right? Sad. Sue Donaldson [00:05:59]: What's it stand for? Standard American diet. Robin McDonald [00:06:03]: It's just sad. Sue Donaldson [00:06:05]: White sugar, white bread, all the things. Robin McDonald [00:06:07]: I like shaken bake this, fried this, pasta that. Hamburger Helper. If it wasn't in a box or something we could throw in the microwave or something we could get in a drive through. I personally wasn't eating it. I was the pickiest eater. Paul writes about how he was the foremost in his sin, and I'm like, I was the foremost with my eating. Like, I did not like vegetables. A lot of my childhood friends who know what I do now think it's hilarious because they knew how piggy they remember. Sue Donaldson [00:06:35]: Yeah, my mother always served two vegetables at every meal, so that was good. And she was from the Midwest, but we lived in California, so we had good vegetables. You know, the Midwest, you think they would have better vegetables, but no, it's the frozen vegetables, I think, that are healthier than the canned, of course. Robin McDonald [00:06:50]: Oh, yeah. Sue Donaldson [00:06:51]: And then she always had a salad. But I'm not saying we grew up, and also we couldn't afford to go out, and I think going out, especially the fast food in McDonald's, was like to eat. Well, they were pretty cheap when they started, but it was kind of a treat to do fast food. So I think I grew up fairly healthy. But you didn't. So what switched it? Robin McDonald [00:07:14]: That's awesome that you had that. And I think that's one of the things I tell people, too, is if you could just cook your own food, even if maybe it's not the standard, healthy, whatever, that's a game changer in and of itself. But for me, it didn't catch my attention until college. I ended up getting a full face of acne and gaining the freshman 15, which turned into the college 20. And then, like we talked about earlier, we want to look good. I wasn't feeling so good in how I look, and so I started to do some more research and exploration. And it was funny because I was trying to find the right topical regimen for my face. And a friend of mine said, you know, what shows up on your face is actually part from what you eat. And I thought that was the dumbest thing. I was like, why would what I eat have anything to do with my face? That goes in my stomach. Sue Donaldson [00:08:02]: But I remember people saying, well, I can't have chocolate because of my acne. Robin McDonald [00:08:08]: It is absolutely related. I didn't know at the time, obviously, and it wasn't until I did change my diet, and at the time, I was I was eating out a lot. I was getting a lot of and I was on a college budget as well. Sure. And so I ended up realizing by changing my diet, I cleared my acne, I lost the weight. But what really shifted in having a passion for this was when I started to see the health of my grandparents deteriorate. So I have all the chronic diseases represented in my grandparents heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, Alzheimer's, cancer, dementia. And I have one grandparent left. Unfortunately, two grandpas passed away from dementia, alzheimer's. One grandma passed away from heart failure. She also had diabetes and arthritis. My last standing grandma has she's a cancer survivor. She has diabetes and arthritis and all of these. Sue Donaldson [00:09:07]: Yeah, diabetes is such a bad thing. My husband's an internist, and so he's very conscious of getting his patients to lose weight. Because diabetes is so hurtful to your body, you don't stay alive longer. I'm pretty sure. Robin McDonald [00:09:21]: Absolutely. And unfortunately, diabetes is often the precursor to heart disease. So when you see someone who ends up with heart disease, stroke, heart attack, it often started with diabetes, which even before that was a result of excessive blood sugar spikes, which comes from eating a lot of processed, high carb, refined foods. Sue Donaldson [00:09:44]: I'm going to ask you another hard question. Robin McDonald [00:09:46]: I'm ready. Sue Donaldson [00:09:47]: My husband is naturally slender. Thankfully, all three of my daughters got those genes, but we feel like it's unfair to those who are naturally DNA disposed to having. One of my roommates, her father died very young and he was a jogger. And when I mentioned that to my husband later, when I met him, he said, oh, well, it's DNA. And so how much of it is DNA? Where people go, well, it's not fair. He can have three beers a night and he doesn't get a beer belly and he doesn't work out, and he just climbed Mount Everest. So I know that's whining, but I bet you hear it. Robin McDonald [00:10:31]: Absolutely. And even to some extent with me, I'm 6ft tall, and so even when I was at my heaviest and I show my before and after photos, they're like, you don't look like you were that heavy. And I'm like, well, it just kind of distributes really well. Sue Donaldson [00:10:48]: Yeah, I wear big sweaters myself. Robin McDonald [00:10:51]: There you go. And your question, there's two different aspects to it. So one, just based on what we know through research, is 80% of what actually comes about with disease is lifestyle. Only 20% is genetics. Sue Donaldson [00:11:11]: How do you know that for sure? That's a big statement. Robin McDonald [00:11:15]: Yeah, absolutely. So if you want to delve further into it, you look into the study of epigenetics. So this is the study that looks or the study of your genes and gene expression. So what we've come to find is that you're given a certain set of genes from your parents, obviously, but based on what you do, your environment, even your mental health, what you eat, your water, all these different factors cause those genes to either express to turn on or to turn off. Sue Donaldson [00:11:43]: Oh, wow. And can you kill them off early on so that they never get turned back on? Robin McDonald [00:11:48]: I'm not entirely sure about that. What I do know is that the more we implement those healthy habits, the better chance we have to keep the negative ones off right. Sue Donaldson [00:11:58]: And did you study health in college then? Robin McDonald [00:12:00]: I actually didn't. So undergrad was business, grad school was seminary, and I ended up doing a specific nutrition certification through integrative health after I graduated, once I started to see the health deteriorate with my grandparents. And after coming from seminary, where we're being equipped to execute the Bible and to understand theology and to equip the saints and doing what God's called them to do. And I'm seeing these precious saints getting taken out of the game early and being hindered by disease, and I'm like even professors and peers, there were two pastors in my denomination who passed away. Sue Donaldson [00:12:39]: In their fifty s and sixty s oh, my goodness. Robin McDonald [00:12:41]: From these degenerative diseases. And so God really put on my heart of like, okay, this is a problem. If the bodies that comprise the body of Christ are unable to do what they're called to do, to actually be the hands and feet of Jesus, we're in trouble. Sue Donaldson [00:12:58]: How much as believers, do we need to focus on the physical? You've sort of answered the question, but I think that might come to mind for those who are more like too heavenly minded to be any earthly good. But God calls us to set our minds on things above. He doesn't say to set our bodies on things above. So how would you answer that? Robin McDonald [00:13:19]: I think the best answer to almost any question we have regarding our walk with God is what can we see from Jesus in his life? So Jesus had three years of public ministry. He was alive for 33, but he only had three years of public ministry. When you read the Gospels, I believe the number is I'm not going to give the percentage, but I would say at least a third of the Gospel is referring to physical healing. So if physical health didn't matter, then the Son of God was wasting his time. And I don't think he was, but. Sue Donaldson [00:13:55]: I think people would argue, sure, yeah, late, I'm ready. I taught high school, so I love it. Robin McDonald [00:14:04]: I love it. Sue Donaldson [00:14:05]: Has nothing to do with anything. I think they might argue that the reason there were physical healings is because people were looking for an outward sign fair of a Messiah. But you take it to a different aspect. I'm not arguing with you, but I think that's a very interesting thing. That's how you come about, I think you've already answered it. Is that God wants us to live for Him in the best way possible and to live longer. May or may not be in the cards. I mean, Tim Keller just passed away very young because of pancreatic cancer, who knows whose fault that was or is there a fault? Who knows? I don't think people are talking about that right now. They're just feeling the loss. Robin McDonald [00:14:47]: Right. Sue Donaldson [00:14:47]: And my brother is almost 80 and I'm not ready for him to weigh he's got a lot more going on, but he's sick right now, so it makes me worried in a spiritual way, of course, but I've given him to the Lord, but I just don't want him to. But 80 is long for some and I told you, I'm 71 and I'm not ready to conquer over, but I'm ready to see Jesus. But if he wants me to be healthier, maybe I need to hire you. Robin McDonald [00:15:17]: Hey, I'm here. I'm ready. Would you have an application process? Sue Donaldson [00:15:21]: I just don't want to give up sugar. That's my problem. I'm a good baker. Robin McDonald [00:15:26]: Hey, me too. Sue Donaldson [00:15:28]: You are? Yes, but I'm not going to argue with you. I'm sure you are. You include in your description the phrase weight loss. There's a lot to be said about this because of body image, and my daughter's a therapist and she has to deal with especially girls or women who we go into deep depression because of body image issues. Maybe it's not even a bad body image, but it's how they view themselves. Depression, even suicide. What are your thoughts on that? I think it's a weight loss. Robin McDonald [00:16:02]: Yes. So it's obviously a word that can be fleshed out a lot. When you think of weight loss, when you ask someone, what's your main health goal? And they say, I want to lose 20 pounds. If you cut off someone's leg, that's going to drop for some people, close to 20 pounds. But that's not really what we're looking for, right? Sue Donaldson [00:16:20]: No. Robin McDonald [00:16:21]: And so what people really want is they want fat loss and what they even want more than that is to look a certain way. And oftentimes, at least for myself, I care a lot about building muscle. There's a lot of research that shows that one of the number one things you can do to reduce all risk of disease and mortality is to build muscle and oftentimes to create maybe the aesthetic that people are looking for. They don't realize that sometimes that could mean gaining weight. Sue Donaldson [00:16:51]: Yeah, muscle muscles make you cause gain weight. Yeah, I've heard that before too. Robin McDonald [00:16:56]: And so something we talk a couple of different things we talk about with my clients. One, a big foundation of the program is grounding ourselves in our identity, in Christ and knowing that the pursuit of health, even the pursuit of weight loss, isn't about trying to attain an acceptance for our body or trying to reach a certain aesthetic goal. Again, we all want to look and we want to feel confident, but I think what we often don't realize is that's a decision that we make for ourselves that comes from receiving God's perspective of us, that comes from believing what's true and identifying the lies that are there. And oftentimes the lie is, I'm not attractive or beautiful unless I weigh X amount. Sue Donaldson [00:17:36]: Okay. Robin McDonald [00:17:36]: And things like that. But then, of course, from the actual health standpoint, we want to say, okay, and some people, they're actually health at a heavier weight. We want to look at their blood work, you want to look at their physical capacity. You want to look at those other factors. Or even two, if someone's more muscular, and then they have maybe some fat on top of that, and it looks like they're heavier, but their body composition isn't health. So there's a lot that goes into what it means to lose weight and what it means to be healthy. And in terms of body size, what that looks like. Sue Donaldson [00:18:05]: Okay, what is your favorite? Maybe you don't have one. Do you have a favorite popular weight loss or fitness program? I'm thinking of noom calibrate weight Watchers. Do you have one or you don't even want to mention it? Robin McDonald [00:18:23]: I don't. I'm a big proponent of creating a lifestyle, and I think that's one of the biggest hurdles for people in creating something that lasts. 90% of people who lose a significant portion of weight gain it back within five years. Sue Donaldson [00:18:46]: Oh, totally. Robin McDonald [00:18:47]: And a big part of that is because we try the next thing. We try the next diet, we try the next app or whatnot? And we miss that. It's not a question of hitting your next goal. It's a question of, am I creating habits that serve a lifestyle like we talked about, enabling me to do what God's called me to do? And so we do a lot of reframing and perspective shifting with my clients to where, yes, we support them in losing the weight. Yes, we support them in improving their blood work and increasing their energy. But we want to come down to, are we creating a lifestyle that's in alignment with who you are in Jesus? Sue Donaldson [00:19:26]: I'm writing this down, no problem, because I've joined a couple of these things and I've lost, like, five pounds, but I don't like the food. Sometimes I don't like the food. So I think, well, this is not going to last. So I quit. That wasn't those two. But there was something else. I can't remember the name of it. I thought, oh, my gosh, I don't even like it. And I'm a foodie, and I know you can eat well and deliciously healthy, and sometimes I do. So am I creating habits that are in alignment with say that again with. Robin McDonald [00:19:57]: Who Jesus has called me to be and what he's called me to do. Sue Donaldson [00:20:02]: Do you think that there's a prejudice against fat people, even in Christian circles? Robin McDonald [00:20:08]: It's a good question. I think it's one of those things where it's something to discern with each individual heart. I'm not entirely sure. I guess I don't have a strong opinion on that question. I think there's a misconception about people who are heavy, the assumption that they're that way because they're lazy or because they end up that way. And I don't think that's the case because like I said, our culture one, we've got a culture that has severely misinformed us on what health actually is. The governmental guidelines are junk and actually perpetuate obesity and the onset of disease. And then on top of that, oftentimes what parents consumed and their lack of health when they have their kids, they increase the propensity of obesity and whatnot. And one last thing I'll say about that. Most people who come to work with me are undereating, even though they're overweight. Sue Donaldson [00:21:06]: Isn't that interesting? Robin McDonald [00:21:07]: They're trying so hard to lose weight and they care so much about trying to be healthy and they're actually not able to lose the weight because their body is starving and holding onto the weight to survive. And I have to do a lot of mental reworking for them to be comfortable with increasing their intake so that we can get their body nourished and help improve their metabolism to get to a place where they can actually lose the weight. Sue Donaldson [00:21:34]: It sounds like it's a big educational process, education plus building good habits. Can you summarize what you mean by the phrase grace based sustainable process that's on your website? Robin McDonald [00:21:47]: Yes. Sue Donaldson [00:21:47]: Let me say it again. Grace based sustainable, which we all want to be sustained in any process if we're going to work that hard, if we're going to spend money to be coaching or to change a habit, whether or not we go with you or anything. And also fresh food costs more. Sometimes the poorest section of the population is difficult. And so of course I know we were each given $100 by our church during COVID to go pass it around to people. Robin McDonald [00:22:19]: That's cool. Sue Donaldson [00:22:20]: Yeah, I think my husband used it to help someone who needed dental work. And my daughter and I went around and we bought some sleeping bags on sale and passed them out to homeless people. But we actually went to McDonald's to get $10 gift certificates because they could get more food. It would fill their belly longer, but of course it wasn't healthy. So I'm a bad girl. But they got fed. They were happy to get them. Of course I'm sure. So what do you say for someone I can't afford to eat? Robin McDonald [00:22:49]: Well, what I will say is it does take some intentionality to craft a meal plan and a grocery list that actually can fit within a certain budget. And I will say I'm very excited. I'm going to be having a gal on my podcast who is like the budget master and that's like her whole thing is you can eat healthy and budget for this much. So I'm excited to have her as a resource. But with that said, what is not able to occur in finances for purchasing food will have to be made up in time to plan accordingly. Sue Donaldson [00:23:27]: Yeah, it's so true because well, I grew up with mom parents, who we didn't go out to eat much, and where I live here, we didn't go out to eat much just because I have that. I'm a granddaughter of the Depression. But I also find that the food tastes better if you make it at home, but it does take more time. And because I didn't have to work full time after my children were born, I have the time and energy to do it. But when I started working part time, I thought, well, no wonder people want to order pizza. You're so tired after work. So you have to plan in advance. And I usually plan my menus two weeks in advance, and then if I change my mind, at least I usually put a little, like, if I don't feel like eating this a little list. Because intentionality helps, actually, in so many good things. What is the main key to good health? Robin McDonald [00:24:15]: The big, broad question. Sue Donaldson [00:24:17]: I know, but you wrote on this, you say being healthy doesn't have to be hard. Really? How so? Robin McDonald [00:24:23]: Okay, so being healthy doesn't have to be hard. What is the main key to being healthy? The main key, so I think, is being vision driven. And that vision comes from, again, our identity in Christ and knowing who we are in Him. Because whether it's from me or something you Google, there are always going to be recipes, meal plans, diets programs, et cetera. But the question is if it's going to last, it comes down to are you being driven by the One who made you and the One who's called you to living that life of purpose? Sue Donaldson [00:25:06]: Doesn't everything always come down to that. Robin McDonald [00:25:08]: At the end of the day? Yeah, they joke about that being the answer in Sunday school. Jesus, it's like but yeah, that is. Sue Donaldson [00:25:14]: Ultimately that's the answer. And, you know, my podcast is about legacy, and I can tell what your legacy is, and I appreciate your you're so articulate. How old are you? Can I ask how old you are? Robin McDonald [00:25:27]: Yeah, I don't mind. I'm 32. Sue Donaldson [00:25:30]: Here we go. And mother of two, active and a great and 6ft tall and has this great business, but it's not just a business for you. I can see that. It's a passion. So how would you answer this question? What do you want your legacy to be for those who know and love you? Robin McDonald [00:25:46]: So the biggest legacy that I want to pass down is that we would be led by Jesus in all areas of life and prioritizing what matters most, and that's being vision driven in relationships, in career, in health, everything. And obviously one of my primary areas of focus is health. And I really believe that it's to the enemy's delight that we consider health as something separate from our pursuit of Jesus and our ultimate legacy. Sue Donaldson [00:26:22]: Totally. I was told in college that spirituality isn't a slice of the pie, it's the whole pie. And our health is one of those slices. And of course I like to eat and make pie, but I always remember that because I think people, like, in your neighborhood, they see you drive out to go to church on a Sunday morning and they think, wow, they're the religious people and they consider it a slice of your life. And unless they actually know you and get to know you, they think, well, that's just not for me. But if they get to know you, hopefully they will know that it's not just a slice of our week. Robin McDonald [00:27:03]: Amen. Sue Donaldson [00:27:03]: During the other six days that Jesus rules our life. And I can say that it's not always the case for me, but that is my long term goal as well. How are you busy doing it right now, passing on this lexi? Robin McDonald [00:27:17]: It's been a huge game changer since I've become a mom. I think it's added a lot more depth to that question and what it looks like, and it's also, in some ways, made it more challenging. And so for me, I'm very intentional do my very best to spend time in prayer and in the Word. And even prayer has taken a different avenue. Every time I breastfeed, I'm like, I'm just sitting here, I'm going to pray. Every time I put down my babies, I pray over them and just finding those mundane areas where I can invite God, acknowledge Him with me. Even just this morning I put on my Instagram story how when I was at the gym, I was thanking Jesus that I was feeling stronger. I'm ten months postpartum and I was like, how cool, God, that you created our bodies this way to heal and get stronger and recover, especially for us as women to have that opportunity and privilege. So for me, that's a huge part is how do I integrate Jesus into the mundane? And at the end of the day, a habit that I've recently started implementing is I call it the God count up. And so I write down at least three things that God did through my day that I would count as a win, that I get to give Him glory for, and then I write down three things as intentions for the next day. And that practice has helped me just in reflecting on my day, helped me acknowledge God, help me acknowledge what there is to celebrate, and then also set my focus for the next day and just helps me be so much more intentional with, again, what matters most to me and grounding myself in Jesus. Sue Donaldson [00:28:46]: So every day you remember what your three things are for your focus? Robin McDonald [00:28:51]: Not always, actually, I tried to. Sue Donaldson [00:28:53]: How can you do that with two small children? Good for you. I read recently that we should just tell God every day how much we adore Him and. Has really revolutionized I can't really say that revolutionized my prayer life because it's been since Friday, but since Friday I have felt closer to God in adoring Him. Robin McDonald [00:29:14]: Amen. Sue Donaldson [00:29:14]: Even when things were not going to the way I wanted it to go. You know how things happen and you're disappointed in people or in yourself, and then you go, Well, I just adore you. It makes such a difference. And that really brings God and his grace into the mundane, because life is mundane. As Charles Windall said, the trouble with life is that it's so daily and yet God says, I love. I think it's Psalm 92. It's my parentheses, it's my parentheses verse. It says, I proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness by night. So in the morning you have the love, in a night you have the faithfulness. And because I was an English teacher, it's a parentheses and then we're in the middle adoring him. What obstacles did you have to overcome or challenges to meet to leave this legacy or you're in the process. Robin McDonald [00:30:05]: I know, yes, of course, always in the process. The two biggest things, one is I would consider myself kind of more of like a type, a achiever kind of person. And I've fallen into the trying to do for God versus with God. And that's a big thing I am trying to be so mindful of and to continue to bring before him and to bring to his feet. Because while doing things for God, it's not a bad thing. But I I want the fullness of what I'm created for. And I know that that's that intimate relationship with him and I know that the way that I'm going to have the greatest impact and to ultimately do what he's laid on my heart to do is going to come from being in him. I'm doing it with him, from him versus if it's just for him, then it's out of my own perspective and my own strength. So that's the first thing. The second thing is being mindful of when again, being an achiever type is being aware of when shame tries to creep in. And that's why I actually emphasize so much about grace in the program, because I have so much experience of working through that shame and taking hold of God's grace. And acknowledging grace is something that not just that which covers our sins or our mistakes, but also the substance by which we are fueled into transformation. We use the phrase like, oh, it's by God's grace and it is that we can be transformed and experience a different trajectory. Sue Donaldson [00:31:35]: Give me an example, good example from. Robin McDonald [00:31:40]: I think it was a week and a half or so ago, I was trying to handle this very stressful situation with my husband. He was out of town on the phone, I have a baby screaming, I have my three year old whining and my whole self is just like and I ended up yelling. I went into the garage, I did a yelled outside, came back in, and I just was, like, so worked up. And it was ironic because I had just prayed a prayer a couple of days before of, like, God, reveal the areas of me that I need to work, maybe even slightly from a place of pride, of, like, I don't know what I need to work on. Reveal to me. And then it's like, two days later, boom. Like, okay, Jesus, I see that. And that would be one of those moments where I'm like, oh, my gosh, I can't believe I reacted that way. What's wrong with me? That's not the example I want to set for my kids. And that's where the shame would try to creep in. But I guess fortunately, unfortunately, I've walked this path so many times, and I'm like, okay, hold on. We're going down the road of shame. What's true is I made a mistake. I'm not perfect. I get to work on taking hold of God's grace in those moments where I'm super stressed, recognizing, like, this isn't life or death. How can I be the thermometer instead of or the barometer instead of the thermometer with my kids? Right? I set the tone, and so I was able, after, of course, being upset with myself and experiencing a bit of the shame, to take hold of what's actually true and take hold of God's grace. And since then, it's been better. Am I never going to have a moment like that? No, but I can say that God's doing that little bit of work continually in me in that way. Sue Donaldson [00:33:23]: Great. How do you embody God's welcoming heart? Robin McDonald [00:33:28]: I love that question. And I actually just went to a conference this past weekend, and it was not a Christian conference. It was a business conference. And it was a group of people who have a huge desire to make a big impact. And the language that they used was, like, the universe or living a life of surrender the cosmos and the energy. Sue Donaldson [00:33:50]: That you bring to the table, the. Robin McDonald [00:33:52]: Energy, all those things. And they even had stories of, like, I don't know, something in me told me to do this, and my heart was just, like, bursting because I'm like, It's Jesus. It is Jesus. All of that is found in Jesus. And obviously, I can't just interrupt them or scream like, Jesus. Usually it's not super effective, but what I did do, they create a lot of space for sharing in that environment. And this is what I try to do in my life in general, is to be really authentic and to not feel like I have to hide or change language when I'm talking about what's authentic for me. So when they asked what my goals were for the year, I said, I want to be in 100% partnership with God in my business and my family. And when they asked me, what are the big wins you have from the last year? I said, my husband and I did a pastoral internship together at our church, and we led a small group together and we have weekly date nights and we're going to go on a vision retreat together. Like, I'm prioritizing my marriage and God and we're serving together. So it's like I wasn't preaching to them, I was sharing authentically. Right. And even too, they asked the question of, what are you going to bring to this event? And I said, if anybody is questioning at all about their worth and value and feeling like this business is the way that they're proving themselves, I would love to speak life into you. And I got to have a couple of those conversations. Sue Donaldson [00:35:08]: Did they come to you? Robin McDonald [00:35:12]: Yeah. Sue Donaldson [00:35:12]: Was your point that they would find it, that it wasn't enough? Robin McDonald [00:35:17]: Can you rephrase that? Sue Donaldson [00:35:19]: You said, if there's anyone here who's finding their worth in their business, I thought that's what you said and you were going to say, well, you're going to eventually come to the end of that because God is the one who gives you worth. Okay. Robin McDonald [00:35:34]: Yes, a lot of them are, and they share it's a pretty vulnerable group, which is really cool. And I think what sets the stage for me to also share vulnerably and even for them to be more receptive, but they'll say things like, oh, yeah, my mom didn't believe in me. And so I'm proving to her now I'm making this much, or things like that. And I just want to be like, oh, precious person, you're enough as you are. And what you're creating here is an overflow from your worth and your value. And then at the end of the day, again, back to Jesus. But being able to just speak life and encouragement is certainly something that really lights me up wonderful. Sue Donaldson [00:36:12]: So how could people find you? Robin McDonald [00:36:15]: I am on all the social media platform. Actually, I'm not, I'm not on TikTok, believe it or not, as as a millennial, I'm not on TikTok, but you can find me on Instagram or Facebook. I also do have my own podcast I just launched. It's called the Vision Driven Health Podcast. And so those are the three best places you can find me or hear more from me. Sue Donaldson [00:36:33]: Okay. And we'll put the links in show notes and you have a couple of resources. Would you explain them? And then we're going to offer them free to my listeners. Robin McDonald [00:36:41]: Perfect. So the first one is called the Five Day Sugar fast devotional. This one was a labor of love with me and my team. We get into what fasting is from a physical standpoint, what it is from a spiritual standpoint. And then we each wrote one of those or we took turns writing those different devotionals in there. And it guides you through a really cool process of fasting sugar and ultimately receiving more of God in your life and learning to partner with Him in your health, too. Something physical. So that's a great option. Second one. In the same vein, the Greens and Grace challenge. It is a five day experience where you will have access to five different recordings from myself on what it means to be vision driven, grace fueled, and then some very practical trainings on how to deal with sugar and blood sugar, how to form habits that last and break ones that aren't serving you, and those different topics. So that and it also has recipes. Both of these actually have recipes in there based on the topic of them. And lastly, for those of you who maybe are hearing all of this and say, I don't have time for any of this, I have the how to Prioritize Your Health Amidst the Chaos without Any Added Stress Master class. Sue Donaldson [00:38:01]: How long is that? Robin McDonald [00:38:02]: It's 2 hours. So, ironically, so it's something that you can break up over a few days or a week and kind of get little chunks of it as you go, but it also has a few different resources built into it, how to make a schedule. It's also got recipes. Quick, easy recipes. All of them. All my recipes that I give people, I try to make quick, easy, and tasty. Sue Donaldson [00:38:23]: I love that. Quick, easy, and tasty. Me too. I always give a gift to my podcast guests. My listeners don't know this, but I send you simple favorite recipes from sue, and you can just throw them all out when I send them to you. Robin McDonald [00:38:40]: So funny. Sue Donaldson [00:38:41]: You're going to say, oh, dear, she needs me. Robin McDonald [00:38:44]: I'm going to look at them. Sue Donaldson [00:38:46]: Thank you so much for being with us today, and you have been a delight, and God bless you. Until next time, think about your legacy, the one God has called you to live all for heaven's sake. I would love to speak at your next Christian Women's event, see my keynotes and retreat series as well as the show notes from today's broadcast@welcomeheart.com. Thanks for coming. You're always welcome here. You don't think so?

We discuss the Keto diet, how it helped my guest become half the man he was and why the Standard American diet is toxic. Find the links on the show notes page culinarylibertarian.com/252 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dannreid/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dannreid/support

When you're trying (or trying not) to conceive - do you know when you have the best chance of getting pregnant? Standard American women's health education has left some gaps for many of us.  75% of women don't know when the best time in their cycle to conceive is (I didn't). So this episode is to educate women and men on what to do if they want to start their baby journey.  Guest: Lindsay Meisel Highlights  8:36 What Ava Bracelet does  21:12 How hormones change during the cycle and when ovulation occurs 50:44 The fertile window and when you have the best chance of becoming pregnant 58:47 What happens when the sperm and egg meet  Resources We Mention:  Ava Bracelet  Related Episodes:  Podcast 085: I'M PREGNANT: How We Prepped, Pre-Conception Tests and Detox, Our Mindset When Things Didn't Go As Planned, and Low Progesterone with Austin Brawner (my husband) Podcast 065: The Super Powers of Cervical Fluid & Non-Hormonal Birth Control with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack Podcast 048: How To Prep For Pregnancy: The Nervous System, Epigenetics, and Maximizing Fertility with Dr. Cleopatra Podcast 041: Navigating Infertility: Causes, Testing And Your Options Before IVF with Dr. Carrie Jones, FABNE, MPH Health Resources Healing Hashimoto's Course Thyroid Lab Guide + Tracker (free)  Recommended Non-Toxic Products Connect With Carly: CarlyJohnsonBrawner.com Instagram: @carlyjohnsonbrawner Sponsors: Organifi (Use code Carly for 20% off) Complete Show Notes Here

You are what you eat! In this replay, I break down the functional nutrition knowledge I gained from studying through the Cleveland Clinic's Institute for Functional Medicine. and what that means for you and your health!I talk more on:The negative impacts of the SAD diet (Standard American diet) and What causes most of your chronic diseases  The core principles of a healthy diet Laying the foundation for eating healthyAnd more!Connect with Dr. Tabatha: Dr. Tabatha's Website: https://www.drtabatha.com/Dr. Tabatha's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrTabathaDr. Tabatha's IG: https://www.instagram.com/thegutsygynecologist/Dr. Tabatha's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWea1x1abLERehb5yn_nfow

Today, Dr. Ben interviews Andrew Salisbury, creator of Purity coffee. Andrew gives his story of what brought him to create the world's healthiest coffee. He left behind the cares of cost and convenience and focused only on health. This is completely the opposite of what usually happens with Standard American food and drink businesses. He […]

Bradley lived off a high-carb diet for most of his life. Despite a very active lifestyle in the military, he always struggled to keep his weight down and suffered from back injuries and sciatica over the years for which he had to receive surgery at 28. On his last deployment overseas, he experimented with fasting and keto before transitioning almost completely to carnivore by the time he came back home. Basically, he came around to doing the exact opposite of the Army's nutrition advice and ate all the red meat and eggs he wanted. The result was that he pretty quickly lost 20 pounds and the lingering sciatica he had from his laminectomy surgery, something I thought I was stuck with for life, completely disappeared.  Freedom from pain has allowed him to lift weights on a daily basis and he is stronger and sleeps better at 32 than he ever did in his teens or 20s. He only wishes he had discovered this diet earlier in life so he could have avoided a lot of annoyance and anguish.  Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:18 Lower back pain, sciatica, bulging discs; laminectomy 02:34 Getting frustrated with the lack of progress with treatments 02:57 Going cold turkey on processed foods 04:08 Putting the proper fuel in your body. 04:53 Difficulty transitioning to the carnivore diet 06:00 What Bradley eats on a daily basis 07:23 Higher protein versus higher fat 08:26 Organ meats, grass-fed vs grass-finished 10:41 Working out 11:45 Improving in a post-surgical state  12:58 Strength and energy on the carnivore diet 14:12 Recovery after workout 15:42 Sodium in processed food, proxy measure 17:14 Coming back from deployment as a different person 17:43 Cholesterol versus quality of life 19:22 Age and suffering 20:39 Not going to the doctor unless you're sick 22:57 Is the carnivore diet expensive?  24:45 Japanese study and carbon footprints of restaurants 27:30 Standard American garbage in military dining facilities 30:08 Nutrition guidelines 34:31 Post-traumatic stress brain and carnivore diet 36:31 Introducing others around you to the carnivore diet 37:56 Experimenting with reintroducing foods 39:31 Carbs and satiety 40:32 Aches and pains 43:03 Increasing the productivity of the entire army by 20% by putting everybody on a decent diet 44:45 Everyone has an experience with nutrition 45:07 Feeding your child meat 47:00 Feeding children garbage 48:04 How little effort the carnivore diet requires See open positions at Revero: https://jobs.lever.co/Revero/ Join Carnivore Diet for a free 30 day trial: https://carnivore.diet/join/ Book a Carnivore Coach: https://carnivore.diet/book-a-coach/ Carnivore Shirts: https://merch.carnivore.diet Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://carnivore.diet/subscribe/ . ‪#revero #shawnbaker #Carnivorediet #MeatHeals #HealthCreation   #humanfood #AnimalBased #ZeroCarb #DietCoach  #FatAdapted #Carnivore #sugarfree  ‪

We all worry about money. What if we don’t have enough? What if we lose what we have? This simple shift in perspective can free you from financial worries.

This week Master Zi and Vindesh continue the conversation about relationship dynamics in the West.  Master Zi explains the difference between yin and yang and how the balance has been interrupted by misunderstanding.  Relationships take work and like a garden, must be nurtured to fruit. They discuss current trends in the cultural landscape and how the gender plurality movement is changing dynamics for young people. 

Here at Switch4Good, we are all about embracing change, so for today's episode, we are ‘switching' things up on the podcast. Instead of having an expert on our show to inspire all of you in the audience, we're bringing our inspirational audience onto the show. In this episode, we interview three lovely podcast listeners about their inspiring transformational journeys that they've all bravely undertaken. Today you'll hear from Jess McKay, someone who has found a way to combine his love of puppets and animal rights in a positive way. You'll also hear from Mary Cline, a woman who proves that change is possible at any stage of life. Lastly, we sit down with Jim Stark, a man who followed the Standard American diet and ended up with Standard American Health issues. We talk to him about his healing journey through plant-based foods and a willingness to change.  We know that you will walk away from today's episode simply inspired. And a reminder that you, our audience, inspire us every single day!    What we discuss:  Why feathers used in puppets are a co-product of the meat industry and not a by-product How Jess has impacted the puppet-making industry for the better Why Mary went plant-based during the pandemic while in her 60's How a plant-based diet helped with Mary's migraines  How Mary upholds her boundaries around food ethics during outings   Why Jim adopted a plant-based diet  How Jim learned to build up satisfying, plant-based meals over time   Resources: Sign Jess's petition - https://www.change.org/p/sesame-street-stop-using-real-feathers Click on this link to download the abillion app - https://abillion.onelink.me/42TD/switch4good   Connect with Switch4Good   YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ2toqAmlQpwR1HDF_KKfGg   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Switch4Good/   Podcast Chat Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/podcastchat/   Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/switch4good/   Twitter - https://mobile.twitter.com/Switch4GoodNFT   Website - https://switch4good.org/

James has been suffering from mental health issues most of his life. It all started with a diagnosis of ADHD at the age of 6 years old. He was put on amphetamines for ADHD. He also had depression and anxiety starting around that age when put on the ADHD meds. At around 16 years old he started self medicating with pharmaceutical and street drugs and by 17 years old he was diagnosed with Schizoaffective and rapid cycling Bi Polar disorder. 10 years later, at the age of 27, he had been hospitalized at least 200 times in the psych hospital and emergency department. He developed obesity, pre-diabetes, psoriasis, Irritable bowel syndrome, and chronic fatigue, along with those severe mental health issues. After 6 weeks doing the Carnivore lifestyle he got my life back. All of my health issues, including the severe mental health issues, went into clinical remission and he is on no pharmaceutical medications whatsoever. He hopes to help others who have similar issues recover now. Read his story on Carnivore.Diet: https://carnivore.diet/james-gets-off-all-psych-meds-on-a-carnivore-diet/ Find James on IG: @bipolar_carnivore and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgCUshxY7lPI3zn1ap8TrSQ Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:28 Hospitalized 200 times in ER, psych ward 02:52 Pre-diabetes, IBS 04:15 Trying carnivore diet for mental health 05:40 Firing doctors pushing meds 08:58 Strict carnivore diet, raw dairy, pasture-raised eggs, avocados, onions 10:50 Health gains on the carnivore diet, weight loss is a plus 11:10 Insomnia, nocturia 11:52 Standard American diet is unhealthy 13:37 Carnivore diet and family 14:41 How mania feels 15:45 The future 17:07 Going off carnivore 18:11 Craving junk food 19:13 Couples doing carnivore diet together 20:10 21 years on medications 21:16 Gut health on carnivore diet 21:56 Motivation on carnivore diet 23:07 Favorite carnivore diet meal 23:43 Saving money on carnivore diet 25:15 Negative reactions from vegans See open positions at Revero: https://jobs.lever.co/Revero/ Join Carnivore Diet for a free 30 day trial: https://carnivore.diet/join/ Book a Carnivore Coach: https://carnivore.diet/book-a-coach/ Carnivore Shirts: https://merch.carnivore.diet Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://carnivore.diet/subscribe/ . ‪#revero #shawnbaker #Carnivorediet #MeatHeals #HealthCreation   #humanfood #AnimalBased #ZeroCarb #DietCoach  #FatAdapted #Carnivore #sugarfree  ‪

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Meat Externalities, published by Richard Y Chappell on July 11, 2022 on The Effective Altruism Forum. [Thanks to Pablo S. for suggesting that I cross-post this here.] A year ago, Scott Alexander argued that it's better to eat beef than chicken, on the (interesting but questionably relevant) grounds that it's vastly cheaper to offset the climate costs of beef than the animal welfare costs of chicken: Eating beef causes more climate change than eating chicken, but eating chicken causes more animal suffering than eating beef. Offsetting the climate change effects of beef would only cost $22 per year, which seems really good. Offsetting the animal suffering effects of chicken might only cost $360 per year, but this is a very tentative estimate and maybe shouldn't be taken seriously. Also, these only work if you're actually doing the offsetting. If not, you should probably default to eating beef over chicken, but I can't prove it. So I was excited to hear Kevin Kuruc's talk on ‘Monetizing the Externalities of Animal Agriculture' (you can find the full paper on his website), extending standard economic models of the “social cost of carbon” to additionally estimate the “social cost” of factory-farmed animal suffering. The headline result: We find that the welfare costs of global animal agriculture are very large in the case that animals do not have net-pleasurable existences: the monetized costs of producing the meat consumed for the Standard American Diet (SAD) for one person is on the order of $100,000 per year under our baseline parameters. In other words, eliminating the production of meat required for one individual's diet for one year confers social welfare benefits equal to the benefits of increasing annual global output by more than $100,000. While this particular number is highly sensitive to the baseline parameters of the model, the broader conclusion that animal welfare costs completely swamp the climate costs of eating meat turns out to be almost unavoidable once you grant that factory-farmed animal lives are net-negative. Note that, while the animal welfare costs of the Standard American Diet are on the order of $100,000 per year, the climate costs are a mere $47. Combining these with Scott Alexander's estimates of offsetting efficacy yields some interesting results. Suppose for simplicity that the SAD involves equal parts beef and chicken. (This is presumably incorrect, so take the following numbers with a large grain of salt.) $47 worth of climate costs could then be prevented with a mere $11 to effective climate charities. (Good value!) Whereas >$100,000 worth of animal suffering costs could be prevented with ~$180 donated to effective animal suffering charities. (Insanely good value!) I should re-emphasize that these numbers are unreliable. But they indicate at least some back-of-the-envelope reason to expect effective animal charities to do (vastly!) more good per $ than climate charities. And even when replacing all chicken with beef, the welfare costs still dwarf the climate costs by many orders of magnitude. So for reasons of both efficacy and reparative justice, it seems that meat eaters should eat (only) beef and then prioritize further offsetting the animal welfare costs of being non-vegetarian, rather than merely offsetting the (comparatively trivial) climate costs. So that's an interesting result. One thing I'd be curious to hear more about is how the ~$100,000 in negative externalities compares to the (i) intrinsic value, and (ii) positive externalities of a Standard American year of life. IIRC, the value of a statistical life-year in the US is itself on the order of $100,000. So the harm of a Standard American Diet roughly balances out the intrinsic value of a standard American life (on standard economic approaches). If you're neither vegetarian ...

Today we are talking about why the Standard American accent won't book you the U.S. role. Learn a better way to master the American accent.In today's episode, I'm going to show you a smarter way to learn the American accent so you can sound relatable and conversational like a REAL American speaker.Using this method you'll notice a difference in your American characters for your auditions.By the time you finish listening, you'll know:• Why a Standard or a General American accent isn't going to book you the role• What you should be learning instead• A simple exercise to start noticing changes in your American accentLEARN MORE FROM KATHERINE BECK:WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | YOUTUBEIf this episode inspires you then I'd love to hear from you! Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram stories and tag me @katherine_beck_ Then follow me on Instagram to go 'behind the scenes' with me and my own journey as an American accent coach and Voiceover Actor.SUBSCRIBE & REVIEWThanks for listening and see you next time on The All American Actor's Podcast. Make sure to subscribe so you are the first to know when a new episode airs AND to get VIP access to behind the scenes content that's reserved only to our subscribers.When you leave us a 5 Star Review you may even get featured as our start listener of the week and get a special shout out on the show.Support the show LEARN MORE FROM KATHERINE BECK: WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | YOUTUBE| TIK TOKReady to start practicing your American accent? Join my Practice Club today and start practicing in a fun & easy way! Join The Practice Club here. If this episode inspires you then I'd love to hear from you! Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram stories and tag me @allamericanactorspodcast Have you left a review? If you loved this episode show your support by leaving a rating and review right here. Thanks for supporting the show!

In this episode, I am talking with Jimmy Moore, author, podcaster, and speaker. You may be familiar with Jimmy from The Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Show or one of his many books. Jimmy shares his personal weight loss and health journey with us, which is so inspiring! He lost almost 200 pounds by starting with Atkins, later going keto and to his latest way of eating which is more of a keto/carnivore approach. You will learn a lot as we go over topics of fasting and how it is so important when trying to reduce inflammation in the body. We also talk about biohacking therapies like ice baths, red light therapy and the importance of looking inward to heal the body from past traumas. Rest is also so important. Jimmy took himself on a sabbatical and talks about why it happened and the benefits he received from it. Mental health, physical health, cholesterol, and the keto culture are key topics also discussed today. Jimmy shared his whole wellness program, eating regimens and why we need to give ourselves grace. So many important topics were discussed and I cannot wait for you to hear! Did you enjoy today's show? Let me know by leaving me a review for the show on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you are listening from today! If you leave a review on Apple Podcasts and follow the instructions here, you'll have a chance to win a $200 Amazon gift card that we're giving away November 17, 2021. Watch the interview on YouTube CONNECT WITH CHERYL Website: https://healnourishgrow.com Show Notes: https://healnourishgrow.com/podcastepisodes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healnourishgrow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/healnourishgrow YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/healnourishgrow Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/HealNourishGrow TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healnourishgrow Dry Farm Wines: https://www.dryfarmwines.com/healnourishgrow Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/healnourishgrow Links to All of My Favorite Products With Discounts: https://healnourishgrow.com/shop CONNECT WITH JIMMY Website: https://livinlavidalowcarb.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livinlowcarbman Books: Cholesterol Clarity, Keto Clarity Losing 180 Pounds, Finding Greater Health and Becoming a Force in the Keto Community Cheryl McColgan: I obviously introduced you to everybody prior to putting our interview on, but I'd like to hear from you in your own words, you have such a very interesting history about how you got into keto and some of your family health history. Could you share with people a little bit about that and kind of how you got to where you are now? Eating the Standard American and Low-Fat Diets Jimmy Moore:  Oh yeah.  I was eating a low-fat diet before finding low carbs. And I think that we all do that. We all kind of default, when you need to get healthy, when you need to lose weight, what you did, you cut back, right? We all heard that message our whole lives. And if that works for you, you're doing that and over and over and over again. I think what draws people back to it is the reinforcement, when you do that and then you do lose some weight. You feel somewhat better. I would argue because you get rid of the junk in you feel a little better. For me, I had tried all those things and I had been successful up down, up, down, up, down, up down with low-fat diets. And in fact, in 1999, you mentioned family health problems. My brother had a series of heart attacks and one week, so four years older than me, my brother, Kevin. In 1999, he had a heart attack, he was in the hospital for some routine checkup and had a  heart attack while it was in the hospital. Thank God, because it probably would have died had he not been there. Then later, he'd have another heart attack, on and on and on. He died at the age of 41, but when he had the heart attacks and again, that was a wake-up call for me and I lost a bunch of weight. And at the end of about nine months,