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345: How to Use Circadian Fasting to Improve Health & Slow Aging With Dr. Amy Shah Jun 04, 2020

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Dr. Amy Shah is back by popular demand! This is no surprise to me as I know what a wealth of information she is. Dr. Amy is a double board-certified doctor and nutrition expert with training from Cornell, Columbia, and Harvard University. She also has an extensive background in internal medicine and allergy and immunology, …

344: Get Your Kids to Listen Without Nagging, Yelling, or Losing Control With Amy From Positive Parenting Solutions Jun 01, 2020

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Calling all parents… this episode is 100% dedicated to you! Today I’m having a heart to heart with Amy McCready, creator of Positive Parenting Solutions, on the subject of kids, discipline, and peaceful parenting. She is here with some priceless wisdom to help us figure out how to get our kids to listen without nagging …

343: How to Balance Neurotransmitters Naturally With Dr. Ann-Marie Barter May 28, 2020

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Today we’re about to get an amazing education in neurotransmitters, those very important chemical messengers in our brains. Balancing neurotransmitters through natural methods is an important part of Dr. Ann-Marie Barter’s work in her practice in Colorado. Dr. Ann uses a combination of functional blood chemistry analysis, nutrition, applied kinesiology, and other natural remedies with …

343: How to Balance Neurotransmitters Naturally With Dr. Ann-Marie Barter May 28, 2020

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While we may think of neurotransmitters in terms of brain health, when they get out of balance they can also affect the thyroid, blood sugar, gut health, hormones, and so many other issues.

Let’s get started as there’s so much to cover, including practical ways that you can start at home to optimize your neurotransmitter levels, reduce stress, and feel better!

Episode Highlights With Dr. Ann-Marie Barter

What neurotransmitters are and the areas of health they affect (hint: most things!)
Kinds of neurotransmitters, especially serotonin and dopamine, and how they work in the body
Why addressing dopamine levels may help you with sugar cravings and other addictive habits
Signs you might have low dopamine
Why diabetes should not be the only measure of having a blood sugar problem
What processed foods can do to your neurotransmitters
How to check your glucose at home (and why you’d want to)
What a simple elimination diet can do for brain balance
How to know if you have a serotonin imbalance
Important things to know about SSRIs and antidepressants
Key vitamins for brain and neurotransmitter health
And more!

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342: How to Use Enzymes to Help Digestion & Autoimmune Issues With Steve Wright May 25, 2020

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Just when you think we’ve touched on every health topic possible, something new and exciting comes up! I’m here with Steven Wright, a medical engineer, Kalish Functional Institute graduate, and expert in an emerging area of gut health: enzymes! It turns out they don’t just help with digestion but also with a whole list of …

341: Q&A With Katie: Motivation, Magnesium, Homeschooling & Parenting Teens May 21, 2020

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I’m coming to you solo today to answer your most frequently asked questions, and you asked some great ones! I’ll be giving a long-awaited update on how (and why) we homeschool, whether our food rules still apply as our kids get older, and what I’m learning as I start to parent teenagers! Hopefully what I share …

340: My Son Talks Entrepreneurship, Homeschooling, Sustainability, and His Cookbook Chef Junior May 18, 2020

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Today’s episode is a special one for me, because I am here with my oldest son, Anthony, to talk about a project he has worked really hard on the past couple of years: a cookbook by kids and for kids called Chef Junior, scheduled to release May 19th! We also answer many of the questions …

339: Healing Trauma, Releasing Shame, Finding Joy & Becoming a Super Attractor With Gabrielle Bernstein May 14, 2020

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The last two years have been a journey for me as I worked through a past trauma to get to a new point of inner healing. The result? I feel happier in my skin and even enjoyed a dramatic 80-pound weight loss as everything else came into balance.

One of the heroes I looked up to during this process was Gabrielle Bernstein, who is my guest today. She has an incredible story of fighting her way back from a traumatic experience. Now she’s known as a “shame-shifter” who helps people all over the globe.

Gabrielle wrote the #1 New York Times best-selling author of book The Universe Has Your Back and six additional bestsellers, including Super Attractor. She also co-hosted the Guinness World Record’s largest guided meditation with Deepak Chopra and was chosen by The Oprah Winfrey Network to be part of the “Super Soul 100,” a trailblazing group whose life’s work is to elevate the world.

Episode Highlights With Gabrielle Bernstein

The story of how Gabrielle faced a life-or-death decision at the age of 25… and how she chose life
The protective mechanisms that help us “hide”
Why Gabby calls her postpartum depression a blessing in disguise
How to discover the habits that undermine your success and root them out for good
Why addiction often has its roots in trauma
Why acceptance is sometimes more important than doing everything “right”
How our belief systems are formed, and ways to reshape based on our authentic selves
And more!

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GabbyBernstein.com
Books by Gabby Bernstein
Trauma Proofing Your Kids by Peter Levine
No Drama Disciplineby Dan Seigl
Healing Back Pain by Dr. John Sarno
The Mindbody Prescription by Dr. John Sarno

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338: From Autoimmune Disease to Thriving Health With Ryan Lee May 11, 2020

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My guest Ryan Lee is a dad of 4 and a super inspiring figure in the health and business world. He created REWIND, a delicious plant-based bar that is one of my go-to healthy snacks. He’s here today to not only talk about that, but about everything from time management to parenting to strategies for …

337: Science-Backed Strategies for Happiness Even During Stressful Times (With Yale Professor Dr. Laurie Santos of The Happiness Lab) May 07, 2020

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Does getting what we want make us happy? Or is making our own happiness help us get what we want? That’s just one of the many questions Dr. Laurie Santos, Professor of Psychology at Yale University, is here to talk about today. After observing a disturbing level of unhappiness and anxiety among her college students, …

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