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How to Create an Abundant, Aligned, and Fulfilled Life Sep 08, 2020

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Creating an abundantly aligned and extraordinary life is within your grasp. All you need to do is believe in yourself, set firm boundaries, and set your intention to live your wildest dreams. I'm joined by Natalie Matushenko who talks us through her seven steps to an extraordinary life.

About Natalie Matushenko

Natalie Matushenko, PCC, CPCC is a leadership coach, best-selling author, transformational teacher, Ivy League University and top business school graduate, and adventurer. Over the past twenty years, she has helped thousands of soulful go-getters make a huge impact in the world while creating lives they love.

Natalie left a high-flying career in international development to pursue her own version of success. She has lived in five countries and has traveled extensively to over 60 countries. Natalie currently splits her time between Colombia, South America, and the United States and spends a couple of months a year traveling the world with her husband and three daughters.

How to Create a Life of Passion, Purpose, and Fulfillment

What a breath of fresh air Natalie is! I'm delighted to have her join me on this episode of The Girlfriend Doctor to talk about how we can actually create the life of our dreams.

Does following your passion and purpose sound scary? It doesn't have to be. Natalie breaks it down into seven easy steps to living that extraordinary life I know you have ahead of you.

The beauty of these seven steps is that Natalie trusts that every single woman listening to this podcast episode can use them to create the life you truly desire to live. They're manageable and when you take that step past your fear, your whole life is right there in front of you.

Showing up every single day to do the hard work is essential to creating this dream life. Yes, that means when you're tired and yes, that's when you're afraid. When you make consistent, aligned action, you're manifesting your ultimate dreams.

You also need to set firm boundaries with where you spend your time - and, maybe, more importantly, with whom. Protect your energy. And know in your heart when your yes means yes and when you need to say no to something.

Saying no opens up your life to a world of possibilities.

Using Change to Fuel A Life of Abundant, Aligned Action

Natalie explains what happens when you find a group of like-minded women. Interacting with women on a similar path as you helps you feel more inspired to create inspired action to live a life following your purpose and passion.

This time that we're currently in is one of huge change and flux for not just us, but most of the world. Like the phoenix, that rises renewed from the flames, so too can we. When we use these periods of chaos, we can actually recreate ourselves and the lives that we truly want to live.

It's time to rise, ladies, and start living the that extraordinary life you're destined for.

Celebrate something that you can smile about and love yourself for. And share what it is with us! Share with your neighbors. Share with everyone what you're celebrating.

As always, you can ask me anything and let me hear your thoughts in the comments on the episode page. If you have questions, email team@drannacabeca.com.

In This Episode:

What the seven key steps to leading an extraordinary life are [7:00]
Why you need to show up to do the hard work every single day [10:45]
How to set and stick to realistic boundaries, letting your yes mean yes and your no mean no [12:10]
What happens when you create a community of like-minded people who inspire you [13:15]
How to use times of chaos to discover what you truly want to do in your life [19:15]

Key Takeaways:

Taking daily action that scares you will help you align yourself with the life of passion and purpose you truly strive for.
Discovering your passion could be as simple as finding joy in painting and creating or it could be as big as uprooting and changing your entire life perspective.
Our happiness is not externally dependent. Where we put our energy and focus will manifest in our life.

Quotes:

"One of the biggest reasons people don't go for their passion and purpose, don't create a life that's as extraordinary as it could be, is because we're afraid." [9:11]

"We have to feel our feelings and our grief over the things that we may have lost either temporarily or in the longer term. And what you focus on grows. It's honoring what is, but at the same time, I firmly believe that there is nothing like times of pure chaos to create something different." [19:10]

"Perimenopausal women are at a tremendous time when our changing hormones will really call us to go within and to shed whatever's not working, adopt whatever will help us thrive so that we can feel sexy, vibrant, healthy, and successful into our 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond." [28:38]

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Healing Your Gut Issues With Enzymes Sep 01, 2020

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If your body isn't producing enough of the right digestive enzymes, you might need a little bit of help. Supplementing the enzymes you lack will help improve your digestion and overall health. I'm joined by Steven Wright, co-founder of The Healthy Gut Company, to talk about how he healed his gut issues by experimenting with enzymes.

About Steven Wright

Steve is an engineer who developed the Specific Carbohydrate Diet to help combat the incredible digestion issues he had since he was 13 years old. Then, he ordered his first supplements and started his first diet, but by 23 he was crying daily in bloating pain. The panic attacks, depression, and constipation were threatening his "successful" life as a consultant.

After years of struggle, Steve discovered the secret to gut health and started the SCD diet with his co-founder, Jordan. They've now released their own strain of enzymes and give detailed plans of the SCD diet so that other people can feel the benefits of good gut health, too.

In this episode, Steve explains what the ancient power of enzymes is. We're all born with a certain amount of enzymes in our bodies, but years of antibiotic use and poor food choices can lead to the enzymes not necessarily working as they should. Plus, as we age, the level of enzymes we're born with inevitably declines, which leads to further problems with our digestive health.

Steve tells us what the signs of an enzyme deficiency are. From low energy and fatigue to food sensitivities and allergies, there are a number of symptoms that could be signs of this deficiency. Steve recommends that everyone should take a digestive enzyme supplement to combat these kinds of problems.

Our bodies have different types of enzymes that work to break down food. Enzymes start working as soon as food enters our mouths and they don't stop until it leaves our systems.

It's because of all these different enzymes that should be present in our bodies from birth that Steve recommends taking a blended supplement. He lists some of his favorites before providing you his own enzyme blend, HoloZyme.

Finally, both Steve and I wholeheartedly recommend that you stop taking PPI medication. Proton-pump inhibitors are often prescribed by doctors to help reduce symptoms of too much acid in the stomach and you should take them for a maximum of 8 weeks!

How long have YOU been on PPIs? Do you think you might have a larger issue with digestive enzymes? As always, you can ask me anything and let me hear your thoughts in the comments on the episode page. If you have questions, email team@drannacabeca.com.

In This Episode:

What the ancient power of enzymes is
What happens to our enzymes as we grow older
What the signs of enzyme deficiency are
How enzymes work to help your body break down food
What the blest blends of enzymes are
Why you should stop taking your PPI medication

Quotes:

"You can eat the best Keto-Green, the best organic, you literally could be spending thousands of dollars on your food and your supplements and if you can't break them down into the molecule sizes that your gut needs to absorb them, you will, unfortunately, be putting them in the toilet." (14:14)

"If you're following Keto-Green, you're getting a lot of minerals and you're getting a lot of charges. That's probably going to make your enzymes work better. But, if you don't have an enzyme product that has an activation mineral blend in it, you're essentially going to have to steal nutrients from either your food or your body to make the enzymes work." (31:05)

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How Ketosis Can Help Heal Your Body Aug 25, 2020

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The only medicine we truly need to live a long and healthy life comes from the food we eat. I'm joined by Ali Miller, RD to talk about her approach to nutrition that focuses on ketosis to treat long-term and chronic health conditions.

About Ali Miller, RD

Ali Miller is an integrative functional medicine practitioner with a background in naturopathic medicine. She is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, and has a contagious passion for food-as-medicine developing clinical protocols and virtual programs using nutrients and food as the foundation of treatment. She's also the author of Naturally Nourished: Food-as-Medicine for Optimal Health cookbook (2016) and The Anti-Anxiety Diet (2018).

Her Food-As-Medicine philosophy is supported by up-to-date scientific research for a functional approach to healing the body. Ali's message has influenced millions through media with television segments, features in O!, Women's Health, and Prevention Magazine, her award-winning podcast, Naturally Nourished, and within the medical community. Find Ali's expertise through her website offering her blog, podcasts, virtual learning, and access to her practice, Naturally Nourished.

About This Episode

Ali is a firm believer that food is medicine and that almost everything our bodies need comes straight from what we eat. Her preferred way to eat is keeping the body in Ketosis to help it heal from inflammation and other long-term and chronic health conditions.

She explains how long most people should stay in ketosis and how to effectively refeed. Her recommendation is to eat with your cycle if you're pre- and peri-menopausal, or to eat with the moon cycle if you've gone through menopause.

The other aspect of keto that's vital for Ali is to enjoy the food you're eating. This is why it's so important that you cook your food from scratch wherever possible and make meals that you enjoy. It's also why you should slow down to savor your food - no more eating on the go!

Ali provides a great example of how a 55-year old post-menopausal woman with 50 pounds of excess weight to lose should go into ketosis. The biggest difference to what keto approach is the best comes down to how much weight you have to lose - and Ali explains why this example woman should stay in keto much more strictly than a woman with less or no weight to lose.

We also talk about the current COVID-19 pandemic. We both agree that touch, body language, and smiles are essential for everyone, but especially for our young children returning to school. We talk about our beliefs surrounding the pandemic; the overarching belief is that you need to trust the science, not the fear, always.

Finally, I ask Ali about her opinion of the Carnivore Diet that I talked about in the last episode of The Girlfriend Doctor. Other than for Crohn's and Colitis patients or people with severe IBS, she doesn't recommend this kind of diet. Ali knows the importance that comes from eating a variety of plants.

How long do you normally keep your body in ketosis? Have you implemented a refeed period that follows either your cycle or the moon cycle? As always, you can ask me anything and let me hear your thoughts in the comments on the episode page. If you have questions, email team@drannacabeca.com.

In This Episode:

How ketosis can help heal your body from antiinflammatory and other long-term diseases
How long you should keep your body in ketosis for it to work most efficiently
Why it's so important for you to enjoy the food you're eating
How a 55-year old post-menopausal woman with 50 lbs to lose should approach the keto diet for ultimate nutrition
Why you have to follow the science, not the fear
Why we need to eat the biodiversity present in plants

Quotes:

"When Gabba levels are optimized, it releases this steam train valve that allows the body to feel safe again, it regulates all of those things: the tremors start to reduce, we get this peripheral release from tension, we can see blood pressure regulation, and we can see less of the rumination or "what ifs" in the mental space." (13:16)

"Most people are not in a parasympathetic state when they are taking in nourishment. The importance of something like a digestif, a digestive stimulator, or bitters is that it does drive that bile flow for digestion." (26:26)

"For any virus coming in the next 5, 10, 15 years, metabolic health is really key for optimized immune function." (43:05)

Resources Mentioned

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Julva: The Summer of Love Aug 18, 2020

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We're celebrating four years of Julva today! This episode is a birthday party full of all the benefits Julva has for your vulva, sexual health, and libido! Listen for all the presents I have for you.

About Julva: The Summer of Love

This month marks four wonderful years with Julva! Julva is the all-natural, anti-aging cream for your delicate feminine parts that I spent years creating. This cream helps women reclaim their femininity, feel empowered in the sexuality, and repair damage to their prime real estate.

Julva helps with so many different health problems many women face as they get older. By applying just a fingertip of cream to your vulva, clitoris, and surrounding skin (what I love referring to as your prime real estate), you can relieve dryness, help with incontinence, and revitalize your entire approach to your sexual health.

Just read this incredible review from Margaret R:

"After going through menopause, a divorce, and two years of abstinence, the first time I had intercourse was excruciating. I felt terrified and heartbroken. I thought I would never have sex again and that my feminine aura was waning. And, then I said to myself "Google that sh*t". Words like "vaginal atrophy" and "calcified ovaries" mortified me. As I explored the topics, it struck me how many suffer from this both physically and emotionally and often resign themselves to either painful intercourse or no intercourse. It deeply distressed me to read the stories of women whose marriages suffered because they avoided intercourse. I was so relieved to have found Julva. I feel young, vital, and sexy. Thanks to Julva I am enjoying a full and satisfying sex life Sex does get better with age AND JULVA. Thank you, Dr. C!"

Julva is also recommended by doctors and oncologists to help women with vaginal dryness and vulva integrity while undergoing medical treatment. I would recommend you check with your doctor specifically if Julva is right for you.

You can use Julva independently, but it's even more effective when combined with a healthy diet, supplementing where possible. When dealing with vaginal dryness, especially, it's important to make sure you're getting enough Vitamin C. I let you know exactly how much you should be looking for in your supplements.

Julva is full of all-natural ingredients, my favorite being the Alpine Rose, a perfect example of femininity as you age. You can see the entire list of ingredients on my website.

I also love to offer you a free 7-day trial of Julva, all you need to pay is shipping! Plus, there's a 60-day money-back guarantee for you to try Julva with no fear.

As always, you can ask me anything and let me hear your thoughts in the comments on the episode page. If you have questions, email team@drannacabeca.com.

In This Episode:

How Julva can help with incontinence
What vulva problems Julva can help you with
What impact Julva can have with cancer patients
How much Vitamin C you should take every day for optimal vaginal health
All of the amazing ingredients in Julva

Quotes:

"Oncologists are recommending Julva to their patients. That to say with a big emphasis: If you have had any type of cancer, clear this with your oncologist first." (14:21)

"We've seen a significant improvement overall in sexual intimacy, in the frequency of intercourse and comfort, and just overall improvement in the way they feel. That's really part of the beauty of it." (15:18)

"What we've seen in clients who use Julva with pelvic floor exercises combined is an improvement in sensation, improvement in orgasm, improvement in natural lubrication, a decrease in infections. When our tissue is healthier, it's healthier." (26:07)

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Breaking Down The Carnivore Code Aug 11, 2020

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Eating a diet completely devoid of vegetables sounds like a recipe for health disaster. But that's what the carnivore diet is! My guest this week, Dr. Paul Saladino, is the author of The Carnivore Code and is thriving on a diet without veg.

About Paul Saladino, M.D.

Dr. Saladino is the leading authority on the science and application of the carnivore diet. He has used this diet to reverse autoimmunity, chronic inflammation, and mental health issues in hundreds of patients, many of whom had supposedly untreatable conditions. In addition to his personal podcast, Fundamental Health, he features on numerous podcasts including The Minimalists, The Model Health Show, Bulletproof Radio, The Dr. Gundry Podcast, The Ben Greenfield Podcast, Dr. Mercola, Health Theory, Mark Bell's Power Project, and many others. He has also appeared on The Doctors TV show and authored the bestselling book, "The Carnivore Code: Unlocking the Secrets to Optimal Health by Returning to our Ancestral Diet."

Dr. Saladino completed his residency at the University of Washington. He attended medical school at the University of Arizona focusing on integrative medicine and nutritional biochemistry. Prior to medical school, Dr. Saladino worked as a physician assistant in cardiology. It was during this time that he saw first hand the shortcomings of mainstream Western medicine with its symptom-focused, pharmaceutical-based paradigm. He decided to return to medical school with the hope of better understanding the true roots of chronic disease and illness, and how to correct and reverse these. He now maintains a private practice in San Diego, California, and sees clients from all over the world virtually.

When he is not researching connections between nutritional biochemistry and chronic disease, you can find him in the ocean searching for the perfect wave, cultivating mindfulness, or spending time with friends and family.

About This Episode

Paul joins me to talk about his approach to healing our chronic health problems. For his whole life, Paul suffered from a pretty extreme eczema skin condition and tried everything to clear it up. It was only when his research led him to a diet high in animal products that he found any kind of relief.

Paul believes that a carnivorous diet is essential for optimal health. He talks about how plants are full of chemicals and biological defenses that make them bad for human health and consumption.

Paul explains how you can get every vitamin necessary for optimal health from animal products. He shares exactly what the essential vitamins are and states that these vitamins are not readily available on an omnivorous or plant-based diet without supplementation.

Paul's approach to the carnivore diet is top to tail, meaning you need to eat every single part of an animal. He's a big proponent of organ meats, as am I, as these are very nutritionally dense food.

He also explains what plant foods you should absolutely avoid at all costs, stating that cruciferous vegetables are some of the worst you can eat. Paul believes that some health conditions, like PCOS and fibroids, will improve dramatically if you cut out certain vegetables from your diet, too.

Finally, we talk about the role carbohydrates have in your diet. Do you need to completely eliminate them or can you eat them in a healthy way? It's all about how you prepare these carbs.

Is the carnivore diet something you'd consider following? Have you found you're sensitive to any types of veggies? As always, you can ask me anything and let me hear your thoughts in the comments on the episode page. If you have questions, email team@drannacabeca.com.

In This Episode:

How many of our chronic health problems are linked to the food we eat
What the problem with eating plants can be
What vitamins are necessary for optimal immune function
Why you need to eat every part of an animal, including the organ meats
What plant foods you should absolutely avoid
How your long-term health conditions might improve by removing certain vegetables from your diet
What role carbohydrates should have in your diet

Quotes:

"If you look at where the nutrients we are getting come from, there are unique nutrients in things like the liver that are hard to obtain elsewhere." (25:22)

"It's really an incontrovertible argument, in my opinion, that animals are valuable in the land. We should select the best quality animals that are raised in the most well-meaning, intentional ways." (29:58)

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Manifesting All The Luck You Need Aug 04, 2020

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Do you feel like the luckiest person in the world? If not, why not? Learn how you can create more luck in your life by following these practices shared by my guests, Gay Hendricks and Carol Kline, authors of Conscious Luck.

About Gay Hendricks and Carol Kline

Gay Hendricks, Ph.D., has served for more than forty years as one of the major contributors to the fields of relationship transformation and body-mind therapies. He is a New York Times bestselling author and his books include Conscious Loving and The Big Leap.

Carol Kline has devoted her career to teaching, writing, and speaking about consciousness and personal growth. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Happy for No Reason, Love for No Reason, five books in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. Together, they wrote Conscious Luck: Eight Secrets to Intentionally Change Your Fortune.

About This Episode

This episode was an absolute joy to record. Speaking with and learning from Gay and Carol about what luck actually is and how to manifest more of it in your life was enlightening. First of all, they break down why exactly luck isn't just about luck.

You're likely familiar with the phrase, "you make your own luck." And it's true - to an extent. Luck is about being open to the great abundance of the universe coupled with living a joyful and grateful life.

So how can you increase the luck in your life? Gay and Carol share about the luck factor and some of the ways you can improve this in your daily existence.

One of the major aspects of improving your luck is to adopt a radical gratitude practice. They don't mean you should force gratitude when you can't see anything to be grateful for, but to try to look for something you can be grateful for in any situation.

By looking for things you can be grateful for, you actually train your brain to be more positive and see the good more often than not. Gay and Carol explain why this practice increases your luck - it's all about raising your overall vibration.

Gay and Carol talk about other ways you can increase your luck: creating a luck-worthy goal. When you have a goal in mind that not only elevates you but other people, the universe will help you out. Another aspect of this is how much goodness comes when your head is in line with your heart's desire to do good.

Lastly, Gay and Carol share some practices we can adopt today so we can start achieving our lucky goals. These are simple ways that help change our mindset into one more open and willing to accept luck and the joyful abundance of the universe.

Are you ready to create your own luck? What are you grateful for today? As always, you can ask me anything and let me hear your thoughts in the comments on the episode page. If you have questions, email team@drannacabeca.com.

In This Episode:

Why luck isn't just a matter of luck
How you can improve the luck factor in your life
Why you need to be open to receive support from the Universe
How the power of radical gratitude can lift your vibration and increase your luck
What makes a luck-worthy goal
What happens when your heart and your mind are in alignment
Some practices we can adopt to start achieving our lucky goals

Quotes:

"It really begins with an act of your willingness and your commitment to be a luckier person every day." (11:17)

"What I think we've got to do is make your life an opening for magical things to happen. Because why not? What have you got to lose? Open yourself up to more magic and miracles and the appearance of spontaneous good things in your life." (14:39)

"Luck is like a wind that's blowing all the time. Conscious luck is finding your way of being with that so things come to you effortlessly." (41:45)

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Healing From The Five Stages Of Betrayal Jul 28, 2020

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Recovering from a betrayal, whether your partner cheated or your best friend shared your deepest secrets, is a process. I'm joined by Dr. Debi Silber to talk about her work helping women discover their Post Betrayal Transformations.

About Dr. Debi Silber

Dr. Debi Silber is a holistic psychologist, the founder of The Post Betrayal Transformation Institute. She's a recognized health, mindset, empowerment, and personal development expert and speaker, coach, and author. Debi specializes in helping women heal after experiencing betrayal.

After researching and conducting a Ph.D. study on how we experience betrayal from a family member or partner, Debi discovered a predictable and proven process that takes people from betrayal to breakthrough. That process, coupled with 28 years of health, mindset and personal development training and coaching, enabled her to create a multi-pronged approach to help people heal (physically, mentally, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually) from the trauma of betrayal.

About This Episode

In this episode, Debi joins me to talk about her work with the Post Betrayal Transformation Institute. She explains the three reasons why most people are unable to move on from betrayal. These reasons are not always something we do consciously, but recognizing them allows us space to work through the betrayal.

Debi's favorite three steps are to face it, feel it, and heal it. When we actually take the time to face and acknowledge the betrayal, we can start to feel it. And it's only when we actually feel our feelings and work through them that we can begin to heal.

Being betrayed and holding the feelings associated with it has a lasting impact. That impact is not just on our emotional health, but our physical and mental, too. It's imperative that you find your way through these feelings so you can heal your body.

Debi talks about the five stages of betrayal. Like grief, our bodies and minds need to work through these stages in order to heal. Debi explains what happens when you don't go through these stages or, even further than this, refuse to accept your betrayal altogether.

Finally, Debi talks us through a relatively simple activity that can help you start to heal your betrayal right now. Healing is a process; the earlier you start your journey, the sooner healing can begin.

Are you struggling to work through a betrayal? You're not alone. As always, you can ask me anything and let me hear your thoughts in the comments on the episode page. If you have questions, email team@drannacabeca.com.

In This Episode:

The three reasons we won't move on from a betrayal
Why you need to Face It, Feel It, Heal It
How betrayal impacts your overall health
The five stages of betrayal
What happens when you refuse to accept your betrayal
A simple activity to help heal your betrayal right now

Quotes:

"It's the hardest thing in the world because you really have to go through it saying, "I have no expectation of what's going to show up, but I know I have to heal. That's my priority." (22:50)

"When you feel safe and valued, you forgive, you feel better. When you do not feel safe and valued, and you forgive, you do not feel better. I take it one step further and say: when you feel safe and valued, and you reconcile, then you can feel better. When you do not feel safe and valued when you reconcile, well, you can't do that." (32:29)

"Transformation happens when you tell yourself the truth." (40:27)

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The Role Wheat May Be Playing in Your Chronic Issues Jul 21, 2020

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Years of agriculture modification has destroyed our wheat supply, stripping it of its beneficial nutrients and increasing harmful elements. I'm joined by Dr. William Davis, author of Wheat Belly, to talk about how we can heal our chronic diseases likely caused by an overconsumption of wheat.

About Dr. William Davis

William Davis, MD is cardiologist and author of the New York Times #1 bestseller, Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight and Find Your Path Back to Health, and several other books in the series. Most recently, he released his Revised and Expanded Edition of Wheat Belly with updated programs and strategies. His books have sold over 3 million copies in the North American market and are available in 40 countries.

National media appearances include the Dr. Oz Show, CBS This Morning, and Live with Kelly (Ripa), featured on Bill O'Reilly and the Colbert Report, and in print media including First for Women and Woman's World magazines. Dr. Davis has a substantial online presence on his Wheat Belly Blog with 10 million visitors.

More than a book, more than social media, the Wheat Belly phenomenon has proven to be a movement, growing over time and creating an audience eager for food solutions that are healthy, delicious, and empowering.

About This Episode

Bill joins me to talk about how modern agriculture has changed the core nutrition profile of wheat to actually make it indigestible by our bodies. This change came from good intentions - farmers modified wheat to increase yield for our growing population - but the lasting, negative impact on our bodies contributes to so many chronic and long-term diseases.

Bill encourages you to cut wheat and sugar out of your diet so you can finally start to feel better. Don't worry, he's developed some delicious recipes that mean you can still enjoy your favorite foods without using these modern kinds of wheat and sugars! Because Bill also lets us know exactly how much wheat a person can consume before it disrupts their health.

Bill also explains why he's stopped prescribing statins to his patients with high cholesterol and heart disease. As he says, anything statins can do, diet and nutrition can do better. This includes taking supplements to improve your gut health.

Small Intestinal Bacteria Overgrowth (SIBO) could actually contribute to many of our chronic health conditions. Bill recommends using an herbal antibiotic treatment alongside a change in your diet, including removing wheat and sugar, to treat this chronic problem.

Lastly, Bill shares some of his favorite recipes with us. He's an advocate of fermented foods like kombucha and his own yogurt (which I'm developing a dairy-free version of). He also thinks everyone should drink magnesium water to improve their health!

Do you have chronic gut health problems? What's your favorite fermented food? As always, you can ask me anything and let me hear your thoughts in the comments on the episode page. If you have questions, team@drannacabeca.com.

In This Episode:

What happened to humanity's health when farming started increasing the yield of wheat
How you can enjoy your favorite foods without using modern wheat and sugar
How much wheat a person can eat without disrupting their health
Why statins aren't the best way to treat high cholesterol and heart disease
Some supplements you can take to help cultivate a healthy microbiome
What Small Intestinal Bacteria Overgrowth (SIBO) has to do with your chronic health conditions
What role herbal antibiotic regiments have for your health
How fermented food has a positive impact on your gut bacteria
Why you should drink magnesium water

Quotes:

"This is not a mystery, it's not speculation. It is widely established that a modern wheat is extremely destructive to human health." (6:07)

"Anything statins do, we can do far better with nutrition." (24:10)

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Fix Your Period Jul 14, 2020

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No matter how old you are, if you're still cycling it's not too late to rewrite your period story. I'm joined by The Period Girl herself, Nicole Jardim, to talk about how you can fix your period in as little as six weeks.

About Nicole Jardim

Nicole Jardim is a Certified Women's Health Coach, writer, speaker, mentor, and the creator of Fix Your Period, a series of programs that empower women to reclaim their hormone health using a method that combines evidence-based information with simplicity and sass.

Her work has impacted the lives of tens of thousands of women around the world in addressing a wide variety of period problems, including PMS, irregular periods, PCOS, painful & heavy periods, missing periods, and many more.

Rather than treating problems or symptoms, Nicole treats women by addressing the root cause of what's really going on in their bodies and minds. She believes that the fundamentals of healing any hormonal imbalance lie in an approach that addresses the unique physiology of every woman. This is essential to reclaiming and maintaining optimal health and vitality at any age.

Nicole is the author of Fix Your Period: 6 Weeks to Banish Bloating, Conquer Cramps, Manage Moodiness, and Ignite Lasting Hormone Balance, and the co-author of The Happy Balance, a recipe book filled with over 80 hormone-balancing recipes.

Finally, she's the co-host of The Period Party, a top-rated podcast on iTunes—be sure to tune into that if you want to learn more about how to fix your period—and is a women's health expert for sites such as The Guardian, Well+Good, Mindbodygreen and Healthline.

Take Nicole's Period Quiz to find out what's up with your period! Once you take the quiz, you'll get her Fix Your Period Quickstart Kit, a FREE 7-Day E-Course, to discover the top secrets doctors don't tell you about your hormones, your symptoms, and how to finally fix them!

Fix Your Period talks to women who still have their menstrual cycle, mainly in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. So long as you are still cycling, you can absolutely fix your period story no matter what's currently going on with your menstrual health.

Nicole urges women to track their periods. This is so vital to being understanding what our cycle actually looks like and how this impacts our overall health. For example, Estrogen plays an important role in our health and when our cycle is irregular, our body isn't getting the vital nutrients and hormones it needs.

Another reason for tracking your cycle is because it provides so much information into your body, more than you probably think it does. Nicole believes women should get to a place of comfort and joy with their periods, rather than one of irritation and misery - something women expect.

Even with your menstrual cycle, what food you eat plays an important role. Nicole explains what foods you can cut out of your diet to have a positive impact on your period and, almost more importantly, the cramps and pain you get before, during, and after.

There are also foods you should increase in your diet. Nicole gives examples such as cruciferous vegetables, like spinach and broccoli, and foods high in iodine, like seaweed. In fact, eating seaweed regularly can significantly improve your breast pain!

What's your next right step on your journey to fixing your period? How can you help others? As always, you can ask me anything and let me hear your thoughts in the comments on the episode page. If you have questions, email team@drannacabeca.com.

In This Episode:

Fix Your Period is for women who are still cycling
How you can rewrite your puberty story
Why you should track your entire cycle
What role Estrogen plays in our body
How to view your period as information, not irritation
The impact certain foods have on your menstrual cycle and pain
Foods you should eat to master your period

Quotes:

"When we can empower women with this knowledge, we can 100% shift that conversation that they're having with their doctor." (14:26)

"We have to become our own advocates, we have to educate ourselves. It's our job. Nobody's going to care about our health more than we do, and so ultimately, we can't keep outsourcing our health, we have to look inwards." (18:53)

"We've been conditioned to believe that women need a great deal of medical attention to get better or to feel better but we don't. We actually just need to start with some basics." (24:12)

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