Balanced Bites: Talk on Food, Fitness, & Life with Liz Wolfe

Latest Episodes:

#187: Crossfit, weight lifting, motivation, and more with Emily Schromm Apr 16, 2015

Show notes

Topics:
1. What’s new for you from Diane [2:17]
2. Introducing our guest, Emily Schromm [5:42]
3. Transitioning from cardio junkie to Crossfit/lifter [12:37]
4. Lifting without a trainer with proper form [14:34]
5. Tips for improving pull-ups [19:30]
6. Tips on kettlebell swings [23:48]
7. Strengthening low back muscles [26:31]
8. How do I build my strength and keep from getting discouraged [28:57]
9. Never lifted weights; how to become a superhero? [34:43]
10. Tip for self motivation [37:56]
11. How to balance in your everyday life [42:43]
12. Why all grains are excluded in the superhero challenge [50:49]13. Making sure to get enough carbs [55:55]
14. Dealing with haters [1:01:32]
15. Liz’s BMB tip of the week: probiotics for group B strep [1:11:05]

Whether you load up when you feel that tickle in your throat or use them all season to support a healthy immune response, MD Logic Health has you covered. MDLogicHealth.com and until November 8, 2025, you can get all of these for 20% off with code IAPODCAST20. Go to MDLogichealth.com and use code IAPODCAST20.

#186: Women's Health, PCOS & Body Image with Stefani Ruper Apr 09, 2015

Show notes

Topics:
1. What’s new for you from Diane [2:08]
2. Introducing Stefani Ruper [4:50]
3. Managing hormones on paleo [11:10]
4. PCOS causes and solutions [21:59]
5. Endometriosis [31:41]
6. Body image talk [44:15]
7. Liz’s Baby Making and Beyond tip of the week: fertility superfoods [1:01:25] talk

#185: (Best of) Chris Kresser - All About Digestion Apr 02, 2015

Show notes

Topics:
1. Digestive function – normal and abnormal, signs and symptoms
2. FODMAPs
3. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO)
4. Gut pathogens
5. Maintaining healthy gut flora
6. The best nutritional approaches for gut healing

#184: Thyroid Health & Hormone Balance with Magdalena Wszelaki Mar 26, 2015

Show notes

Topics:
1. What’s new for you from Diane [1:53]
2. Introducing our guest, Magdalena Wszelaki [5:44]
3. When Magdalena finally realized something was wrong with her health [18:47]
4. Symptoms of estrogen dominance [23:51]
5. Hormone balancing protocols [29:17]
6. Liver supporting tips [36:05]
7. Seed rotation for balancing hormones [45:22]
8. Superfoods that actually work and coffee [50:51]
9. Liz’s BMB tip of the week: Caffeine and coffee during pregnancy [1:03:54]

#183: Chiropractic Care FAQs with Dr. Scott A. Mills Mar 19, 2015

Show notes

Topics:
1. What’s new for you from Diane [2:04]
2. Shout Out: Diana Rodgers’ Homegrown Paleo Cookbook [7:28]
3. This week in the Paleosphere: The WOD Doc [9:59]
Listener Questions
4. What is chiropractic [13:02]
5. How adjustments balance the nervous system [18:50]
6. What is a good chiropractor, and how do you find one? [23:12]
7. Can chiropractic adjustment alleviate earaches? [28:42]
8. When is it better to go to a chiropractor versus a massage therapist? [31:33]
9. Neck pain that radiates down the arm; how can I prevent this? [33:49]
10. Can kyphosis be corrected chiropractically? [38:39]
11. Chiropractic care for digestion, depression, etc. [41:30]
12. Chiropractic for SI joint pain [45:37]
13. Movements to watch out for, recognizing different types of pain [50:56]
14. Dr. Scott’s 2-minute fix videos [1:05:30]
15. Liz’s BMB tip of the week: Prenatal vitamin brands [1:13:13]

#182: Get Fit Faster with Jen Sinkler Mar 13, 2015

Show notes

Topics:
1. What’s new for you from Diane [2:14]
2. Introducing our guest, Jen Sinkler [6:36]
3. Beginner fitness and ways to get started [9:33]
4. Power lifting, and exercise motivation [19:57]
5. All about intuitive training and rest and recovery [25:26]
6. Training while recovering from adrenal fatigue [32:25]
7. Weight lifting group classes and Crossfit [41:31]
8. Training and movement before, during, and after pregnancy [45:25]
9. Training and coaching for teens [52:38]
10. Tips for type 1 diabetics [59:31]
11. Thoughts on supplements and fat burners [1:03:09]
12. Lift Weights Faster 2 [1:05:21]
13. Liz’s tip of the week: Postpartum nutrition for healing and milk production [1:14:50]

#181: Dealing with Non-Paleo Doctors, Teeth Grinding at Night & Loose Leaf Tea Mar 05, 2015

Show notes

Topics:
1. What’s new for you from Diane & Liz [5:02]
2. Shout Out: Paleo for Restaurants by Joe Disch [13:15]
3. This week in the Paleosphere: A new study on whole grains: Biological Mechanism vs. Epidemiology [19:45] Listener Questions
4. Paleo RD and Dealing with Non-Paleo Doctors [29:21]
5. Loose leaf tea versus pre-bagged [45:35]
6. Teeth grinding at night; alternative to plastic guard? [50:11]
7. Diane’s Kitchen tip: Hardboiled eggs cooking and peeling [57:34]
8. Liz’s BMB tip of the week: walking in pregnancy [1:04:49]

#180: Overcoming Candida with Christa Orecchio Feb 26, 2015

Show notes

Topics:
1. What’s new for you from Diane [1:05]
2. Introducing our guest, Christa Orecchio [2.58]
3. Christa’s introduction to Candida [4.16]
4. What exactly is Candida [7:21]
5. What are some other symptoms of Candida overgrowth? [9:50]
6. What causes the Candida to overgrow? [11:43]
7. Detection of a Candida overgrowth [13:24]
8. What a Candida diet consists of [18:45]
9. How to find a balance with the Candida diet, and die off symptoms [26:31]
10. Treatment options through traditional medicine for Candida [34:16]
11. How are setbacks handled on the Candida diet [38:26]
12. What happens if I relapse after the 8 week Candida diet? [40:35] 13. Efficacy of Diflucan and Candida [47:22]
14. Candida cleanse as a preventative of cancer [49:46]
15. Mercury amalgam fillings and Candida [52:59}
16. Apple cider vinegar and Candida [55:55]
17. Wrapping it up with Christa Orecchio [57:02]
18. Liz’s Baby Making and Beyond tip of the week: pregnancy and your immune system [59:11]

#179: Hayley and Bill Staley, Authors of Make It Paleo II Feb 19, 2015

Show notes

Topics:
1. Introducing our guests, Bill and Hayley from Primal Palate. [1:56]
2. Book tour dates [3:02]
3. How have you changed your writing style over the course of your books [5:30]
4. Evolution of recipe development [8:27]
5. Caitlin’s contribution to the book [10.49]
6. What sets Make it Paleo 2 apart from the other paleo books [15:29]
7. Bill’s food projects in Make it Paleo 2 [19:58]
8. Evolution of grain free baking [24:03]
9. What are some of your favorite go-to quick and easy meals [27:35]
10. Bill’s healing journey with leaky gut [32:15]
11. Hayley’s current struggle with Candida and MTHFR [35:19]
12. Would you try eating or cooking with insects? [43:03]
13. Thoughts on running a business with your significant other [44:06]
14. Can they teach me everything they know about camera work and gardening [50:08]
15. Favorite “I wouldn’t survive without it” kitchen gadget [59:33]
16. Final words with Bill and Hayley [1.01.15]
17. Liz’s Baby Making and Beyond tip of the week: preconception testing [1:02:37]

#178: The Autoimmune Solution with Dr. Amy Myers Feb 12, 2015

Show notes

Topics:
1. What’s new for you from Diane [2:21]
2. Introducing our guest, Dr. Amy Myers [4:15]
3. Autoimmunity in America [11:23]
4. Environmental toxins that contribute to autoimmunity [19:28]
5. Heavy metals, dental amalgams, and MTHFR [26:48]
6. Specifics about Dr. Myers autoimmune protocol [36.44]
7. Issues with infections in autoimmunity [43.00]
8. Contributing factors to the decline in health over the last 50 years [50.50]
9. Help in getting someone started [58:23]
10. Liz’s BMB tip of the week: Meet Meg the Midwife [1.05.06]

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Balanced Bites: Talk on Food, Fitness, & Life with Liz Wolfe

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected