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Essential Ingredients Podcast

Life changes. What matters to us changes, too. Something that worked ten years ago may no longer fit—and making a different choice doesn’t mean starting over.

I’m Justine Reichman, and Essential Ingredients is about making more informed choices as your life evolves. We explore what we eat and wear, how we care for our health and homes, the relationships we nurture, and where we find purpose.

Through honest conversations and personal reflections, we ask what matters, what we need to understand, and what deserves another look. We consider how our choices affect us, the people we love, and the world around us.

Women in midlife are at the heart of these conversations, and I speak from my own life as a woman. But change is something we all experience. This show is for anyone in their 40s and forward—and everyone who wants to understand this chapter alongside them.

Whether you listen or watch, the aim is to leave you better informed, more confident in your own judgment, and with one practical step or useful question to take into your week. Not pressure to get everything right. Support in choosing what’s right for you.

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Latest Episodes:

022 : Perimenopause and Protein: Nourishing Your Body Right Through Hormonal Changes with Meredith Mann Jan 07, 2025

Show notes

Episode Description:

"You can't live out your best life and fulfill your passions… if you don't feel good."—Meredith Mann

Perimenopause can be a time of profound hormonal shifts, often accompanied by challenges like fatigue, mood swings, and weight fluctuations. What if the key to navigating this transition lies in the power of protein?

Meredith Mann, the founder and CEO of The Peachie Spoon, is a holistic nutrition expert and former personal trainer who has dedicated her career to empowering women to achieve optimal health and balance through simple, nourishing recipes and lifestyle strategies.

Tune in as Meredith shares her personal journey with insulin resistance, the importance of blood sugar management, her experience and lessons learned from turning her hobby into a business, her insights on supporting perimenopausal women's health and wellness, plus much more

Meet Meredith:

Meredith Mann is a CPT, holistic nutrition coach, and founder of The Peachie Spoon. Married for 19 years with three teenagers, she loves creating simple, wholesome recipes in her kitchen. She has written two cookbooks, runs the Well Made Academy online course, and has now launched The Peachie Spoon Nutrition Products.

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Episode Highlights:

02:11 Struggling with insulin Resistance and Hypoglycemia

04:40 From Hobby to Business

10:05 Developing and Launching a Product

16:42 Meredith's Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

22:47 Writing and Publishing a Book

26:11 Find the Ideal Recipe for Your Dietary Needs at The Peachie Spoon

021: From Classrooms to Communities to Perpetuity with Stephen Ritz Part 2 (Re-release) Dec 31, 2024

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"The secret to success is the art and science of growing vegetables online to high-performing academic standards. So we are transforming both the lens of public education and personal eating outcomes." —Stephen Ritz

Imagine a classroom where students don't just read about science but experience it firsthand by growing their own food. This isn't some futuristic fantasy— it's the reality created by the Green Bronx Machine, a pioneering program that is transforming public education one school at a time.

Stephen Ritz is the visionary behind this game-changing initiative. As an educator, social entrepreneur, and passionate advocate for community empowerment, he has dedicated his life to unlocking the potential of underserved students through the power of hands-on, food-based learning.

Listen in as we revisit this classic episode and discover how Stephen's innovative approach is yielding remarkable results, from improved academic performance to greater environmental stewardship and a renewed sense of purpose.

Connect with Stephen:

Stephen Ritz is a South Bronx educator who believes that students should not have to leave their community to live, learn, and earn in a better one. An internationally acclaimed award-winning educator, Stephen is the author of the best-selling book, The Power Of A Plant, and founder of Green Bronx Machine.

Known as "America's Favorite Teacher," Stephen is responsible for creating the first edible classroom in the world, which he has evolved into the National Health, Wellness, and Learning Center. He and his students have grown more than 100,000 pounds of vegetables in the South Bronx. He was a Top Ten Finalist for the Global Teacher Prize, named Global Humanitarian, Food Tank Hero, TEDx Prize Winner, and a Global Food Educator, and has presented at the Obama White House three times. Stephen believes that together, via collaboration, and coalition and get to yes solutions, we can all prosper!

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Episode Highlights:

02:15 Steve's Documentary

04:52 Steve's Impact on Schools

06:29 Green Bronx Machine Curriculum and Accessibility

09:49 The Impact of Green Bronx Machine Programs

10:07 How to Donate to Green Bronx Machine

12:24 Student Success Despite Economic Challenges

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