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375: How to Breathe the Right Way (& Why It Matters!) With Max Gomez From Breathwrk Sep 17, 2020

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It wasn’t one of the first health hacks I tried, but it’s impossible to ignore the stress-reducing benefits of using the breath to calm the body. Max Gomez is my guest today, and he’s the co-founder and CEO of Breathwrk, a wellness company dedicated to teaching people breathing exercises for stress reduction, anti-anxiety, and more …

374: Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat (& Methane Explained) With Diana Rodgers Sep 14, 2020

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This episode is a must listen, I would say, especially for women and moms. I’m here with Diana Rogers, who is a licensed, registered dietician with a focus on real foods. She’s the host of the “Sustainable Dish” podcast, a mom of two, and an internationally recognized speaker on topics like sustainability, social justice, animal …

373: Why Sunlight Is As Important As Nutrition and Exercise for Health & Lifespan With Ari Whitten Sep 10, 2020

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This episode brings back one of my favorite guests, and one of your favorites as well, because he is one of the most requested repeat guests. I’m here with Ari Whitten, best-selling author and founder of the Energy Blueprint. I have a tremendous amount of respect for his research and look to him for guidance in many areas.

In this episode, we tackle what is often is a very controversial topic, even though it shouldn’t be — sun exposure! He makes an incredibly compelling case for why sunlight is as important as nutrition or exercise when it comes to health and lifespan. I know that you will learn as much as I did from this, even with all my research in this area, because he goes that deep.

Thanks for being here Ari!

Episode Highlights With Ari Whitten

The reason the sun is important (beyond just vitamin D)
Why a vitamin D supplement won’t replace the benefits of the sun
The relationship between sunlight and all-cause mortality
Why the research doesn’t show that sunlight is linked to dying earlier
The reasons why sun exposure is linked to better health and longer lifespan
A fascinating study that showed that women who got more sun exposure lived longer and healthier
Why avoiding the sun was as risky as smoking a pack a day of cigarettes
What malillumination is and why it is as bad as malnutrition
How sunlight reduces your risk of cancers, heart disease, and diabetes (which can all be more problematic than just skin cancer)
The different types of light in sunlight and why we need them all
A strong case for why sunlight does NOT meaningfully increase risk of skin cancer
Why melatonin is one of the most potent forces for health and how to increase it (hint: it has to do with light!)
How avoiding the sun might speed aging!
Why the more sunlight you get during the day, the stronger your brain gets against artificial light
How Katie eats her sunscreen to be able to handle more sun naturally without sunscreen
And more!

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372: Why Olive Oil Is My Health Secret With Kasandrinos International Sep 07, 2020

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I recently wrote about how olive oil has become my main dietary source of fat since I took a gene test that showed I don’t do well with saturated fat. Tony is the man behind my favorite brand of olive oil, Kasandrinos International, which he single-sources through family farms in Greece. In this episode we’ll …

371: How Eating More Protein Will Transform Your Metabolism With Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Sep 03, 2020

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I’m here with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, a Washington University fellowship-trained physician in nutritional science and geriatrics, and she’s board certified in family medicine and osteopathic manipulation. She also walks the walk. She is in incredible shape. She’s also a mom. And has what seems to be endless energy. And she works closely with special ops …

370: Creating a Profitable Business (& Why Now Is the Best Time!) With Ryan Moran Aug 31, 2020

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Today we’re talking all about finances, side hustles, and entrepreneurship — what you need to know and why this is best time (maybe ever) to start a new venture. I’m here with Ryan Moran, founder of Capitalism.com, a site that teaches entrepreneurs to build businesses and invest. Ryan shares how he turned a $600 investment into an 8-figure company, and ways you can duplicate and build on what he learned along the way.

Many people are certainly feeling financial stress right now, so I think this is an especially timely episode. I hope these tips give you the confidence to take the leap and start putting your dreams into action!

Episode Highlights With Ryan Moran

How to think outside the box and start a business
Opportunities available in the market right now
Why this is the best time in history to be an entrepreneur
Unexpected benefits to nontraditional education
Why your ordinary life may be enough to inspire the best business ideas (if you know what to look for)
The most common mistakes new entrepreneurs make (and how to avoid them)
How parents can help kids start their own business incubators
And more!

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Ryan Moran
12 Months to $1 Million: How to Pick a Winning Product, Build a Real Business, and Become a Seven-Figure Entrepreneur by Ryan Moran
The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson
Straight Line Leadership: Tools for Living With Velocity and Power in Turbulent Times by Dusan Djukich
Primal Kitchen
The Primal Connection by Mark Sisson

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369: Lessons From Gaining & Losing 75 Pounds of Fat With Fit2Fat2Fit Drew Manning Aug 27, 2020

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This episode is so much fun! Today I’m talking to someone who has gained and lost 70 pounds and who is about to do it again. Drew Manning is the New York Times bestselling author of the book Fit2Fat2Fit. He writes about his experiment that went viral online where he gained and then lost a …

368: Finding Joy, Developing Intuition, & Asking Empowering Questions With Joy Martina Aug 24, 2020

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Dr. Joy Martina is my guest today and I credit her as a key part of my own personal growth in the last few years. She is a psychic psychologist with an incredible ability to help people see into themselves and find their own key for transformation. Dr. Joy teaches super practical, easy-to-use ways to …

367: Creating Your Tribe: Micro-Communities for School, Activities, & Social Support Aug 20, 2020

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It’s certainly no secret that school looks different for many of us this year. (In fact pretty much everything looks different!) In a recent podcast episode with our managing editor, Carrie, she and I walked through some of our best homeschool systems and tips, to offer encouragement to any other homeschool families or virtual schooling families, …

366: The Man Who Forgot to Die on Remembering to Live With Khalil Rafati Aug 17, 2020

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I’m here with Khalil Rafati, one of my favorite speakers and authors. He’s also an entrepreneur (are you surprised?!) and owns a chain of juice and smoothie bars I love, SunLife Organics. Khalil also owns Riviera Recovery, a transitional living facility for drug addicts and alcoholics, and this is a project of his for a …

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