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Episode 263: Healthy Halloween and Listener Q&A Oct 25, 2021

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Are you looking for ways to make Halloween healthier this year? Want to avoid the dreaded sugar hangover but still have some family fun? Curious about our perspective on baby formula, supplements after hysterectomy, and tips for managing hashimotos? Tune in to hear about our Halloween plans as well as answers to your burning questions!

In this episode, we discuss updates on Stella’s new school and how Ali is navigating classroom treats and events. With Halloween this week, we cover our favorite wholesome treats, how to navigate Trick or Treating with your littles, and ingredients to absolutely avoid in conventional candy.

Also in this episode:

Next Level Keto Starts 10/27!
Women’s Wellness Workshop 12/4 Tickets on Sale Now
Ali and Becki are Taking New Clients
Find Ali on Patreon
Healthy Halloween Options
Tips for a Healthy Halloween
Listener Q&A
- Best Baby Formula
- Supplements for Hysterectomy
- How to Keep Being the Light
- Tips for Hashimotos

Sponsors for this episode:

This episode is sponsored by Nutrisense, providing Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM) that provide you with real-time glucose data and an easy to use phone app that helps you combine and visualize your glucose data with all of your daily activities as well as personalized recommendations on how to improve your health. Use the code AliRD for savings at nutrisense.io. Check out our YouTube where we discuss wearing a CGM, show you how to put it on, and interpret your results here.

This episode is sponsored by FOND Bone Broth Tonics, Your Sous Chef in a Jar. FOND is slow simmered and lovingly tended from simmer to seal. They partner with organic farms and hand-pick and pair ingredients to optimize absorption and taste. Use code ALIMILLERRD to save at fondbonebroth.com.

Episode 262: The Keto-Immune Connection and Natural Immunity Updates Oct 18, 2021

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Did you know that a ketogenic diet can support immune health? Beyond its tried and true benefits of weight loss, fertility, and enhanced neurological health, keto has multiple mechanisms that reduce inflammation in the body. In fact, keto can reduce certain inflammatory chemicals including inflammasomes, it can enhance cell membrane health and can even reduce CRP by 35-40%. What’s more, there is a direct relationship between ketones and T Cell function including enhanced production and specificity of these long term players of the immune system.

In this episode, we unpack the many benefits of the ketogenic diet on the immune system and get into the nitty gritty research of how a ketogenic diet can be used as a clinical tool for restoring and maintaining metabolic and immune health. We also unpack the taboo topic of n@tural immunitee (did you know it is a banned hashtag?!) Learn how to rev up your immune system using keto along with targeted supplementation and how you can make your terrain resilient to whatever viru$ comes our way next!

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Episode 261: Micronutrient Testing and Our Personal Results Oct 11, 2021

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Do you know if you’re getting all the nutrients you need? Wonder if your current supplement plan is working for you? Want to assess your micronutrient status? Tune in to hear us talk about our brand new micronutrient panel, the Cellular Micronutrient Analysis, and how this test can serve as your yearly wellness check!

In this episode, we cover what a micronutrient analysis is, why one may be deficient in nutrients, how to identify patterns of deficiency for root cause interventions. Learn how our new panel is different than a serum or plasma blood test which only measures transient nutrients, not those truly available on a cellular level. Plus we review our personal results and plans for supplement and diet intervention and hook you up with a code for $50 off the new Cellular Micronutrient Analysis in the episode!

Also in this episode:

Use code CMA50 to save $50 on Your Cellular Micronutrient Analysis
Next Level Keto - Starts 10/27
Naturally Nourished Gift Cards
5 assessments to ensure you are monitoring as we enter cold, flu, virus season:
- HS-CRP
- HgbA1C%
- Vitamin D 25 hydroxy
  - These 3 are included in our Advanced Metabolic Panel
- CBC
- Probiotic challenge
Episode 177: Why You Need Supplements Part 1
Episode 178: Why you need Supplements Part 2
Episode 253: Vitamin D
Episode 255: Vitamin C
Episode 246: CoQ10
Episode 85: 3 Micronutrients Asparagine, CoQ10 and Zinc
Supplements We’ve Been Digging
How The Cellular Micronutrient Analysis is Different Than Serum Micronutrient Testing
Who Should Do a Micronutrient Test?
What is an Antioxidant Protection Assay?
Our Personal Results and What We’re Changing Up
- OsteoFactors
  - Episode 122: Building Strong Bones
- Super Turmeric
- Bio-C Plus
- Adaptogen Boost
- Inflammazyme
- BroccoDetox
- Resveratrol
  - Dry Farm Wines
Research

Sponsors for this episode:

This episode is sponsored by Santa Cruz Medicinals, makers of potent and affordable CBD with effective dosing. For more information check out www.scmedicinals.com and use code ALIMILLERRD for 15% off your order.

Episode 260: Coffee: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Oct 03, 2021

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Are you confused about coffee? Want to know if it is health enhancing or harmful? It seems that every year a new “groundbreaking” headline comes out either putting coffee on a health pedestal or making it seem like it might kill you! Because we truly love coffee but also want to live long, healthy lives, we dug through the research to give you both sides of the story. Tune in to hear us discuss the health properties of coffee as well as the drawbacks and considerations.

There is a plethora of research to support beneficial outcomes with coffee consumption from increased lifespan to reduction of diabetes risk to brain health and so much more. However, coffee can also exacerbate anxiety and disturb sleep. Learn how to determine whether coffee works for you, how you can enhance your coffee to get the best bang for your buck without unpleasant side effects, and how we are drinking our coffee these days!

Also in this episode:

12 Week Food As Medicine Ketosis Class
Next Level Keto Starts 10/27!
Episode 258: Bone Broth Fasting
Health Benefits of Coffee
Coffee Drawbacks
- Anxiety
  - Neuropsychiatric effects of caffeine | Advances in Psychiatric Treatment | Cambridge Core
- Sleep
  - Episode 249: Sleep and Benefits of Melatonin
- Gut Health
  - GI Lining Support
- Blood Sugar
  - Nutrisense CGM use code ALIMILLERRD
- Coffee Addiction & Withdrawal
Toxicity Concerns with Coffee
- Mold & Pesticides
- Keurig Cups
Mushroom and Adaptogenic Coffees
Favorite Coffee Add Ins and Substitutions
Supplements to Offset Coffee Consumption

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Episode 259: Noah’s Birthday and One Year Old Wellness Sep 27, 2021

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It’s hard to believe that Noah has been part of the Naturally Nourished family for a whole year now! We celebrated his first birthday a few weeks ago and are reflecting on his first year in this special episode. Tune in to hear about updates in baby led weaning, Noah’s first words, and all things one year old wellness.

In this episode, we recap Noah’s first birthday party from the theme to the entertainment to of course, the food! We discuss support for RSV and baby viruses, supplementation from birth to age one, postpartum priorities for mama and so much more.

Also in this episode:

Naturally Nourished: Food as Medicine for the Whole Family
Become a Naturally Nourished Supplement Ambassador!
Grain Free Coconut Banana Birthday Cake
Flourless Chocolate Cake
Episode 88: Nourishing Your Toddler
Episode 142: Stella’s 3rd Birthday
Episode 194: Stella’s 4th Birthday
Episode 245: Stella’s 5th Birthday
Episode 239: Baby Led Weaning
Noah’s First Words
Noah’s Favorite Foods
Teething Support
Noah’s Birthday Recap
Immune Strategy
Stress Support for Mama
Favorite One Year Old Toys
- Noah’s Birthday List
Noah’s Supplements
Travel Friendly Baby Snacks & Weaning Breastfeeding
Postpartum Support

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Episode 258: How to Do a Bone Broth Fast Sep 20, 2021

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Curious about doing a bone broth fast? Want to know the benefits of combining intermittent fasting with the gut and immune enhancing properties of bone broth? Tune in to hear us break down why you might consider a bone broth fast and how to do it in a way that supports and enhances whole body health.

In this episode, we walk you through the research supported benefits of bone broth and intermittent fasting. We discuss how to do a bone broth fast as well as how you can layer on lifestyle support and supplementation to enhance your results. Plus learn about research updates on intermittent fasting and enhancement of gut health, immune function and beyond!

Also in this episode:

Naturally Nourished: Food as medicine for the whole family NOW AVAILABLE
Next Level Keto - Next Round Starts 10/27!
What is a Bone Broth Fast?
Reasons to Consider a Bone Broth Fast
- Episode 93: Getting Autoimmune Disease into Remission
Research Supported Benefits
How to Do a Bone Broth Fast
Lifestyle Support for Fasting
What to do if Not Tolerating Bone Broth
- Bio-C Plus
- Cellular Antiox
What about MTOR?
- MTOR and In Defense of Protein Blog
A Typical Day on a Bone Broth Fast
Fasting Research Updates

Sponsors for this episode:

This episode is sponsored by Nutrisense, providing Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM) that provide you with real-time glucose data and an easy to use phone app that helps you combine and visualize your glucose data with all of your daily activities as well as personalized recommendations on how to improve your health. Use the code AliRD for $30 off your monthly subscription plan at nutrisense.io.

This episode is also sponsored by Santa Cruz Medicinals, makers of potent and affordable CBD with effective dosing. For more information check out www.scmedicinals.com and use code ALIMILLERRD for 15% off your order.

Episode 257: Ask Us Anything Immune Health Sep 13, 2021

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Want to pick our brains on all things immune health? Curious about the best way to support your children as they go back to school? Want to hear about our personal experiences with DIVOC and what we used to treat ourselves and our families? Tune in to hear us answer burning listener questions on all things immune support, from fever management to the role of ketosis in immune health to updates to our DIVOC protocol and more.

In this episode, we cover immune health for all members of the household, from breastfeeding infants to school aged children to adults. Learn about supplement strategy for prevention of colds, flu, and virus as children head back to school, formulas to pulse up when actively ill and how you can best stock your natural pharmacy to be ready for anything!

Also in this Episode:

Naturally Nourished: Food as Medicine for the Whole Family AVAILABLE NOW!
Episode 68 Supporting your immune system naturally
Episode 114 Immune support for you and your family
Episode 219 DIVOC updates and long haulers
Episode 222 Immune and depression connection
Episode 253 vitamin D and DIVOC variants
Episode 255 Vitamin C Immune and beyond
How the Immune System Functions
Kids Supplements for Immune Health and Back to School
- MultiAvail Kids
- KidsBiotic
  - Probiotic effects on cold and influenza-like symptom incidence and duration in children
- Rebuild Spectrum Probiotic open capsules and mix with food
- Vitamin D Balanced Blend Liquid
- Grassfed Whey
- Bio-C Plus open capsules and mix with food
- Cellular Antiox open capsules and mix with food
- Nut Butter Balls - The Anti-Anxiety Diet Cookbook
- Bone Broth Popsicles
Support for Infants
How to Manage a Fever
- Fever management: Evidence vs current practice
- Therapeutic misadventures with acetaminophen: hepatoxicity after multiple doses in children
Fasting When Sick
- Intermittent fasting, a possible priming tool for host defense against SARS-CoV-2 infection: Crosstalk among calorie restriction, autophagy and immune response
Thoughts on Juice Plus
How to Support Your Immune System Under Stress
- Episode 251 The Stress Imprint
- GI Lining Support
- Relax and Regulate
- Sleep Support
- Adaptogen Boost
  - Cordyceps as an Herbal Drug - Herbal Medicine - NCBI Bookshelf
- Bio-C Plus
- Swap Coffee for Tea
How to Clear Up the Sniffles Fast
Personal Experience with DIVOC
Updated DIVOC Protocol
Long Haul Support
- Inflammazyme
- Detox Packs
Keto and Immune Health
- The ketone metabolite β-hydroxybutyrate blocks NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated inflammatory disease
- 12 Week Ketosis Program Archive

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Episode 256: The Importance of Soil and Lessons from the Bison with Katie and Taylor of ROAM Ranch Sep 06, 2021

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Curious how a livestock ranch gets started and how raising animals can have a net-positive return on the planet? Want to know what it means to be a land steward and how observing animals in nature can teach us valuable lessons?

Tune in to hear Ali and Becki interview Katie and Taylor of ROAM Ranch for an important conversation about regenerative agriculture. In this episode, Ali and Becki interview Katie and Taylor of ROAM Ranch about starting Epic Provisions, the transition to raising their own animals, the importance of soil health and beyond. Learn about lessons Katie and Taylor have learned from working with nature, raising bison, and how their work is connecting and healing communities.

Also in this episode:

Naturally Nourished: Food as Medicine for the Whole Family Program - Now Available
Apply to Become an Ambassador
How Epic Provisions Came to Be
- Episode 42: Transitioning from Vegan
Soil Health
Thoughts on Food Security and Synthetic Meat
Lessons from the Bison
- Redmond Real Salt - use code ALIMILLERRD
Where to find Taylor and Katie:
- Force of Nature
- ROAM Ranch

About Taylor and Katie:

TAYLOR AND KATIE ARE CO-FOUNDERS OF ROAM RANCH AS WELL AS EPIC PROVISIONS, THE INDUSTRY PIONEERING MEAT BRAND DEVOTED TO GROWING SUPPLY CHAINS OF REGENERATIVELY SOURCED ANIMALS ON A GLOBAL SCALE. EPIC'S METEORIC RISE LED TO A FULL ACQUISITION OF THE BRAND BY GENERAL MILLS IN 2016 AND HAS SINCE ALLOWED THE COUPLE TO ACCELERATE THEIR VISION OF LARGE SCALE POSITIVE IMPACT BEYOND IMAGINATION. WORKING EVERYDAY TOWARDS REGENERATING THEIR OWN RANCH, TAYLOR AND KATIE HOPE TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF LAND STEWARDS. IN THEIR JOURNEY, THE COUPLE IS PROVING THAT WHEN PROPERLY MANAGED, LIVESTOCK CAN RESTORE ECOSYSTEMS, HEAL SOIL, NOURISH CONSUMERS, REGENERATE RURAL ECONOMIES, AND INVIGORATE WILDLIFE HABITATS. THROUGH RANCHING TAYLOR AND KATIE HOPE TO CREATE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF OTHERS, THE HEALTH OF CONSUMERS, AND THE ECOLOGICAL WEALTH OF OUR LANDS.

Sponsors for this episode:

This episode is also sponsored by FOND Bone Broth Tonics, Your Sous Chef in a Jar. FOND is slow simmered and lovingly tended from simmer to seal. They partner with organic farms and hand-pick and pair ingredients to optimize absorption and taste. Use code ALIMILLERRD to save at fondbonebroth.com.

Episode 255: Vitamin C, Immune Health and Beyond Aug 29, 2021

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Are you getting enough Vitamin C? Deficiency in this important antioxidant goes way beyond scurvy and can play a role in hormonal imbalance, chronic fatigue, elevated C-reactive protein and many other disease states. Tune in to hear Ali and Becki unpack deficiency trends, the mechanism of action of vitamin C or how it works in immune health, its role on brain function, adrenals, and more!

The role of Vitamin C is often overlooked or thought of for occasional use for immune support, but there are but there are such broad uses and needs including cortisol metabolism, headaches, fertility, and as an ongoing supporter to aid in optimal immune response. In this episode, Ali and Becki cover recent promising studies on Vitamin C for COVID-19 and RSV, how quercetin paired with Vitamin C can have even more impact on viral replication, and our favorite ways to get more Vitamin C in the diet.

Also in this episode:

Symptoms of Vitamin C Deficiency
- Episode 144: All About Collagen
Vitamin C and Immune Health
- Ascorbic acid promotes proliferation of natural killer cell populations in culture systems applicable for natural killer cell therapy
- Protocol: Intravenous high-dose vitamin C for the treatment of severe COVID-19: study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial
Vitamin C and Quercetin
- Quercetin and Vitamin C: An Experimental, Synergistic Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 Related Disease (COVID-19)
Highlights of Bio-C Plus - Use Code BIOC10 for 10% off!
- Acerola, an untapped functional superfruit: a review on latest frontiers, Journal of Food Science and Technology
Natural Approaches to RSV
Absorption and Bioavailability of Vitamin C
Vitamin C and Gut Health
IV Vitamin C Therapy
Vitamin C and Brain Health
Vitamin C and Stress Response
- Scientists Say Vitamin C May Alleviate The Body's Response To Stress
- A randomized controlled trial of high dose ascorbic acid for reduction of blood pressure, cortisol, and subjective responses to psychological stress
Food Sources of Vitamin C

Sponsors for this Episode:

This episode is sponsored by the Naturally Nourished supplement line: these pure, potent and effective formulas have been hand selected to deliver profound health benefits. We price our formulas 2-5% below market industry standard and competitors and guarantee that our products will always be third party assessed to ensure they are free of mold, toxins, contaminants, and contain the stated active ingredients in dosages noted.

Use code ALI15 for 15% off your first Naturally Nourished Supplement Order!

Episode 254: Picking the Right Probiotic Aug 23, 2021

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Are you totally confused by probiotics or not sure which one to choose? Want to ensure you are getting the best bang for your buck and that your probiotic is actually doing something? Curious about how to pulse your probiotics based on symptoms and season? Tune in to hear Ali and Becki go down the rabbit hole on strain-specific research and discuss what to look for in a probiotic, best formulas for desired clinical outcomes, and how to tell if a probiotic is good quality.

In this episode, Ali and Becki go into detail on some of the most widely researched probiotic strains, from lactobacillus to bifidobacterium to saccharomyces boulardii and beyond. Learn about promising clinical outcomes from reduction of IBS and IBD pain, regulation of bowels post antibiotic, prevention of candida overgrowth, and yeast infection and UTI treatment. Plus we discuss thoughts on probiotics formulated with prebiotics as well as some of the new spore-based probiotics and share our current favorite cultured foods to get a daily dose of probiotics!

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Use code ALI15 for 15% off your first Naturally Nourished Supplement Order!

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