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Honest and eye-opening conversations with functional nutritionist Erin Holt. Erin shares insight into hot topic nutrition, plus interviews with thought leaders in the functional medicine and wellness world. Get informed and empowered with this funky spin on mainstream health information.
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Ever feel like your body is working against you no matter what you do? Ayurvedic Health and Weightloss Expert Neha Premjee joins me for a healing conversation that I think so many can benefit from. She talks about her 70 pound weight loss journey and what she learned, details how to use Ayurveda as a way to decode and understand your own body (for weight loss, chronic illness, & more), and breaks down how Ayurveda gives you a framework to begin healing from within. Find out more about this ancient science and why in order to truly transform, something inside YOU needs to shift.
In this episode:
-What is Ayurveda? Brief intro to the Ayurvedic methodology [5:27]
-How Neha “got into” Ayurveda [8:19]
-Introduction to the doshas [12:40]
-How to figure out your dosha (& what to do with that information) [14:17]
-How your dosha can influence how you eat/creating a food plan [19:02]
-Applying Ayurveda to modern day [28:36]
-Explain how Ayurveda, Energy, Emotions come together in one framework [41:15]
-Ayurveda and weight loss [42:41]
-Worthiness and the “juice” of Neha’s work [43:45]
-How to actually enjoy the process of weight loss and/or healing yourself [45:48]
-Where Neha starts with her clients [50:43] Neha Premjee is an Ayurvedic health and weight loss coach, a published author, speaker, and influencer. She’s traveled the globe for her work, and she’s been invited to speak at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva twice.
She primarily coaches clients around the world to achieve weight loss using her signature 3 step framework - Ayurveda, Energy, Emotions. Neha uses the ins and outs of Ayurveda to achieve lasting weight loss, while teaching her clients how to address painful emotions and low energy to re-frame and totally and completely in love with themselves, develop rock solid self confidence and change their lives.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Check out Organifi powders and get 15% off http://www.organifi.com/FUNK
Free Dosha Quiz: find out your dosha https://nehapremjee.com/dosha-quiz
Follow Neha on Insta https://www.instagram.com/nehapremjee/
Follow Erin on Insta https://www.instagram.com/the.funktional.nutritionist/
Want more help with your diet? https://www.erinholthealth.com/programs
Why my feathers are all sorts of ruffled over Kellogg’s new unicorn & mermaid frozen waffles...and the BIG problem with food dyes.
This episode is for the busy parent who is looking to glean some information to make more informed decisions about their food purchases. It’s also a short episode that you can share with people that you care about.
Erin on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/the.funktional.nutritionist/
Breakfast recipes: https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/blog/tag/Breakfast
Follow the hashtag: #ehhnoncerealbreakfast
This episode is for you if you have a challenging time discerning your YESes from your NOs. I talk a LOT about boundaries and saying no...but you don't get far in business as an entrepreneur without a saying YES a real lot.
So how do you recognize the things that need your energy from the things that don't?
Today I’ll take you through my 3 step process to determine my yes or no. I will also address a listener question that came in about this very subject!
Follow Erin on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the.funktional.nutritionist/
FUNK’TIONAL NUTRITION ACADEMY Training & Mentorship for Health Practitioners https://www.erinholthealth.com/mentorship
Episode 102: Your Wellness Business in the Time of Covid https://www.erinholthealth.com/funktional-nutrition-podcast/2020/5/13/episode-102-your-wellness-business-in-the-time-of-covid
“Once you birth a child, you’re always postpartum.”
“When women understand their bodies, they get shit done.”
In this episode we interview Annie Hopkins, who is a physical therapist and yoga teacher. She developed a passion for helping pregnant and post-partum people feel at home in their changing bodies and specializes in pelvic health. We talk about what that means, and how understanding pelvic health and redefining the postpartum “normal” plays a part in the Postpartum Revolution.
In this episode:
-Annie’s recovery from adrenal fatigue
-What she had to change in her life to feel better
-What to do with your inner Mean Girl
-Postpartum identity shifts
-Grieving your former self
-When you can’t do the things you once did
-Erin’s postpartum confusion
-Redefining postpartum “normal”
-Normalizing support - and how to start getting it
-Building out a healthcare team
-Annie explains the pelvic floor - and why you need to get familiar
-Are you peeing your pants? This applies to you!
-Are you constipated? This applies to you!
-Pelvis, Poop, Pee & The Queen of Shame
-Postpartum movement: yay or nay?
-How to breathe
-What to expect with a pelvic PT exam - and why you probably need one
"You don’t have the conditions for healing, and yet we’re being told to heal in a 6 week timeframe.”
Resources mentioned:
The Postpartum Revolution Podcast: https://www.fullbloomwellness603.com/podcast
Annie’s website fullbloomwellness603.com
Annie’s Instagram: fullbloomwellness603
Annie’s Facebook: fullbloomwellness603 Your Hormone Revival: https://www.erinholthealth.com/hormones
Erin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.funktional.nutritionist/
Episode 53: When Your Doctor Doesn’t Believe Your Pain https://www.erinholthealth.com/funktional-nutrition-podcast/2019/3/20/episode-53-when-your-doctor-doesnt-believe-your-pain
Why it’s time to take care of you
Why you shouldn’t idolize people
In this sequel to our last podcast, we continue the discussion and answer even more of your cortisol questions - like What is the Cortisol Awakening Response? What can you do for high or low cortisol? How can cortisol be activated and deactivated? We also cover some topics on why you should take the time to care for yourself, whether recovery from adrenal fatigue is possible, supplementation, and more. Tune in to have all of your cortisol questions answered!
In this episode:
-What to do for high cortisol
-What the dials on the DUTCH test mean
-Talking about cortisol clearance issues
-Cortisol Awakening Response: what it is and why you should care
-Cortisol + weight
-How cortisol can be activated and de-activated and what that means & how to know
-Menopause & grief
-What to do for low cortisol
-Is recovery from adrenal fatigue possible?
-Questions about supplementation
Your Hormone Revival https://www.erinholthealth.com/hormones
Join Erin’s Instagram fam! https://www.instagram.com/the.funktional.nutritionist/
Related episodes:
Episode 112: All Your Cortisol Questions Answered, Part 1 https://www.erinholthealth.com/funktional-nutrition-podcast/2020/8/5/episode-112-all-your-cortisol-questions-answered-part-1
Episode 82: Cortisol, DHEA + Adrenal Testing, Part 1 https://www.erinholthealth.com/funktional-nutrition-podcast/2020/1/16/w96fndlyzhz5f71t2xpqbffjvp4nav
Episode 83: Cortisol, DHEA + Adrenal Testing, Part 2 https://www.erinholthealth.com/funktional-nutrition-podcast/2020/1/22/episode-83-cortisol-dhea-adrenal-testing-part-2
Episode 72: Exercising with Adrenal Fatigue & Cortisol Dysregulation https://www.erinholthealth.com/funktional-nutrition-podcast/2019/10/16/episode-72-exercising-with-adrenal-fatigue-amp-cortisol-dysregulation
Episode 59: Fasted workouts, Cortisol + Weight Loss, BCAAs, Caloric Needs https://www.erinholthealth.com/funktional-nutrition-podcast/2019/5/8/episode-59
Episode 65: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Weight Loss https://www.erinholthealth.com/funktional-nutrition-podcast/2019/6/20/episode-65-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-weight-loss
This episode is one of a two part series on answering all of your cortisol questions. I have received so many questions and concerns regarding cortisol - what to do when its too high or too low, what affects your cortisol, how to balance and regulate your cortisol, and the list goes on. In part 1 we answer questions about cortisol + the gut, how to know if your cortisol is out of whack, cortisol testing, cortisol and hormones (including hypothalamic amenorrhea, fertility and birth control) and more.
In this episode:
-Cortisol + the gut
-How to know if yours is out of whack
-All about cortisol testing (can your doctor do it?)
-Blood sugar, carbs + cortisol
-Is there a best time for exercise?
-How to balance and regulate cortisol
-Night shifts, sleep schedules and cortisol
-Managing cortisol spikes
-Cortisol and hormones, including hypothalamic amenorrhea, fertility and birth control
Resources mentioned:
Your Hormone Revival https://www.erinholthealth.com/hormones
Join Erin’s Instagram fam! https://www.instagram.com/erinholthealth/
Related episodes:
Episode 82: Cortisol, DHEA + Adrenal Testing, Part 1 https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/82-cortisol-dhea-adrenal-testing-1
Episode 83: Cortisol, DHEA + Adrenal Testing, Part 2 https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/83-cortisol-dhea-adrenal-testing-2
Episode 72: Exercising with Adrenal Fatigue & Cortisol Dysregulation https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/72-adrenal-fatigue-cortisol-dysregulation
Episode 59: Fasted workouts, Cortisol + Weight Loss, BCAAs, Caloric Needs https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/59-fasted-workouts-cortisol-weight-loss
Episode 65: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Weight Loss https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/65-weight-loss
Alternative titles: Is Erin Holt Full of Sh*t? Burnout, Boundaries and Butts
What a botched vacation - and a bowel issue - taught me about raging against the caretaker role, learning to be okay with disappointing people & becoming more myself.
A compilation of conversations with business owners & moms on how we’re navigating burnout & why we need to be ‘bout it ‘bout it with those boundaries.
Erin on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/the.funktional.nutritionist/
Your Hormone Revival: https://www.erinholthealth.com/hormones
NY Times: In the Covid-19 Economy, You Can Have a Kid or a Job. You Can’t Have Both. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/02/business/covid-economy-parents-kids-career-homeschooling.html
Rolling Stone’s “Coronavirus Is Killing the Working Mother” https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/working-motherhood-covid-19-coronavirus-1023609/ Alicia Keys’ More Myself: A Journey https://amzn.to/30dqHaZ Brene Brown & Alicia Keys https://brenebrown.com/podcast/alicia-keys-and-brene-on-more-myself/
JOURNAL PROMPTS/CONSIDERATIONS
Where can you set boundaries in your own life?
In the home? Personal? Social? Family? Professional?
If someone crosses a boundary, how are you doing to handle that?
Where in your life are you not honoring someone else’s boundaries?
Dr. Kim Daniels is a licensed clinical psychologist who has been working with clients for over 19 years and is passionate about helping helping those struggling with eating and weight concerns to make peace with food and their bodies and enjoy a new, healthy life. In this episode we’re talking all about emotional eating, which is more important than ever in this time of high anxiety.
In this episode:
-What Kim learned working with gastric bypass patients
-Why the pre-op psych eval was so important
-Surgery successes and failures
-Emotional Eating: does it exist?
-3 main ways people use food
-ABCs of emotional eating
-When part of you wants to stop dieting...and part of you doesn’t
-How the rules of dieting can serve as a distraction
-The importance of curiosity
-Why night eating is SO common
-Thoughts about the “Quarantine 15”
-Trauma and weight gain
-Weight and safety
Resources mentioned:
Therapy website (for CT residents): https://www.drkimdaniels.com/
Coaching website: https://www.yourweightisnotyourworth.com/
Food Freedom with Dr. Kim Daniels FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2660578360926813/
Erin on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/the.funktional.nutritionist/
More from Erin: https://www.erinholthealth.com/
Your Hormone Revival: https://www.erinholthealth.com/hormones
In this episode we’re talking about human design with Aycee Brown. The quest to understand ourselves better has been true for so many. When you’re feeling like you’re not in sync with everyone else, with the right tools you can let go of that belief that something is wrong with you and that you shouldn’t try to be someone else. Aycee is a psychic channel, spiritual guide and the founder of Good Night Darling Co. She knows what it’s like to live in a mental space of self doubt and fear. She overcame that through trial and error, taking risks, and betting on herself. Listen to learn more about how to figure out where and why you belong, and to live through your core instead of conditioning.
In this episode:
-How human design is different from astrology
-What Aycee means when she says “your soul’s on the line”
-Shadow work
-How we can use human design as a way to help us
-Finding strategies to move forward to your destiny (and why you can’t outrun your destiny)
-Coming to terms with psychic abilities
-How people can be catalysts
-Aura types & what they mean
-Why your creative career is a journey
-Wellness pros: why you need to be in this for the long haul
-How to use your inner authority to make better decisions (If you always have regret after committing to something, listen to this!)
-What aura type is most likely to get burnt out
-What it means to live from your CORE vs. your CONDITIONING
-How to figure out your aura type (and then what to do)
Resources mentioned: Learn more about Aycee Brown https://www.ayceebrown.com/
Is My Aura On Straight? Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-my-aura-on-straight/id1459927270
Aycee on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/ayceebrown/
Find Erin: https://www.erinholthealth.com/
Erin on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/the.funktional.nutritionist/
Upcoming Your Hormone Revival: https://www.erinholthealth.com/hormones
In this episode I’m interviewing with Lucia Hawley, who is a functional nutritional therapy practitioner with a master’s degree in Social Work and Clinical Mental Health. She teaches overwhelmed women how to stop dieting, lose weight for life, and to master their minds instead of counting one more point calorie or macro. Listen in as we discuss topics all related to not only how our bodies work, but how and why our bodies, minds, and spirits were created to radically coexist.
In this episode:
-People’s reaction to Lucia’s teenage weight loss
-Creating a container to discuss weight loss
-When you feeling guilty for wanting to lose weight
-Why it’s important to use both the analytical and emotional brains when trying to lose weight
-The safety that diets provide
-Anti-diet culture messaging
-How subconscious beliefs run the show
-The connection between gluten + mental health
-Where to start?
-Assessing your core values
-Building self-awareness
-How to be more compassionate with yourself
Resources mentioned:
Lucia Hawley: https://www.luciahawley.com/
Devoured Podcast: https://www.devouredpodcast.com/
Lucia on IG: https://www.instagram.com/luciahawley_/
Connect with Erin: https://www.erinholthealth.com/
Find Erin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.funktional.nutritionist/
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