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Remember when health podcasts were just starting out? That was us!

Health Power has been empowering listeners to live their healthiest lives for over a decade, and we’re still going strong. We’re old school in the best way possible: no fads, just facts. Host Lisa, with her Master’s in Public Health and 26 years in health media, offers time-tested wisdom and practical strategies to help you truly thrive.

On Health Power, you’ll discover:

Evidence-based guidance: Straightforward facts for a healthier you.

Holistic well-being: Connecting mind, body, and spirit.

Sustainable habits: Practical steps for lasting change.

Insightful discussions: Expert interviews that cut through the noise.

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Latest Episodes:

Super Moms Everywhere: Quit Fooling Yourselves! Jul 25, 2017

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Striving for the "super mom" status can be a losing battle.Balancing life as a mom can be a challenge at times, especially if your kids are involved in multiple activities, your partner works long hours, or your child has special needs.
Putting too much pressure on yourself can be mentally, emotionally and physically damaging. Striving for the "super mom" status can be a losing battle.
Listen in as Nealy Fischer, "The Flexible Chef," joins host Lisa Davis to discuss the idea of a super mom and why trying to achieve that title can have you spinning your wheels.

Connect to Your Innate Wisdom & Create an Abundant Life Through Self-Care Practices Jul 18, 2017

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Learn how to connect with your innate wisdom and transform your life into an expression of your authentic heart-centered purpose.If you feel stuck in a career or place in your life, it can seem impossible to escape and achieve the life you want.
You don’t need to sacrifice your passion, joy, values, or integrity to have an abundant life. Doing what you love is actually instrumental in creating true success.
In her book Love Incorporated, Jennifer Noel Taylor reveals four powerful insights into successfully pursuing your true calling in life.
Jennifer joins host Lisa Davis to help you learn how to connect with your innate wisdom and transform your life into an expression of your authentic heart-centered purpose.
She also discusses what energy medicine is and her work in that field.

Encore Episode - Orthorexia: When Healthy Becomes Harmful & Why Proper Self-Care Matters Jul 11, 2017

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Orthorexia is a new term to describe the obsession with maintaining a healthy diet.When you've made the decision to get healthy, it's easy to get wrapped up in all your new habits.
But, most people learn to back off and create balance.
Certainly there's no such thing as being too healthy, right?
Wrong.
Orthorexia is a new term to describe the obsession with maintaining a healthy diet. While it hasn't been clinically diagnosed yet as an eating disorder, it has the markers of one.
Those who struggle with orthorexia are determined to eat clean. The initial goal may have started out to eat healthy and natural, but the obsession can lead to unhealthy behavior.
For example, these individuals become fearful of eating anything they don't prepare themselves. They may cut out complete food groups or eat the same thing every day. Concern develops around the connection of certain foods and negative health effects. "I ate grains and I'm tired, so it must be the grains making me tired." This is a way to validate cutting out foods.
Feelings of shame and self-loathing bubble to the surface if they "mess up."
Sufferers of orthorexia also want others to eat clean. This can create rifts in families and relationships. Even if someone with orthorexia doesn't intend it or is not conscious of it, she may give off a sense of superiority and appear judgmental of others' choices.
Marci Warhaft-Nadler, body image advocate and eating disorder survivor, joins hosts Andrea and Lisa to explain what orthorexia is and what steps you can take if you or a loved one is suffering from this disorder or any other disorder.
She is also the founder of the Fit vs. Fiction body image workshops for schools. In the workshops, Marci uses images and real-life stories to break down the dangerous myths related to beauty and fitness in an image obsessed world.
"An eating disorder is a horrible thing to live with; it does not mean you're a horrible person for battling it," says Marci.

What Is Medical Intuition & How Self-Care is a Key Component Jul 04, 2017

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Medical Intuition involves powerful scanning techniques and visualization skills to identify the root causes of imbalances, illness and disease.Medical Intuition is a revolutionary new modality for fast intuitive health assessments and is a growing area of expertise for healthcare providers.
Powerful scanning techniques and visualization skills identify the root causes of imbalances, illness and disease.
This approach offers a unique perspective in mind/body medicine, as stand-alone techniques or as a support to any Integrative, Functional, Complementary and Alternative, and Holistic health care practice.
Wendie Colter, Certified Master Healer, Medical Intuitive, Clairvoyant Practitioner, Teacher, Minister and Transformational Coach, joins hosts Andrea and Lisa to explain what Medical Intuition involves, as well as the training programs she offers through her company, The Practical Path.

6 Tips for Healing Trauma with Self-Care Spontaneous Writing Jun 27, 2017

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There is growing evidence that translating stressful events into written language improves both brain and immune system functions.Through spontaneous writing with “loaded words” and person-to-person sharing, three women embarked on a transformative journey in which secretive and painful images and interpretations were exposed to the light, were accepted, and became less painful.
Liz Crocker and coauthors Polly Bennell and Holly Book curated a collection of their writings and created an invitation to others suffering in their book, Transforming Memories: Sharing Spontaneous Writing Using Loaded Words.
Whatever your past burdens, you can use the technique of spontaneous writing to address your own memories.
Transforming Memories is not just for children of alcoholics, but for anyone who has experienced challenges or trauma in their lives. Alcohol abuse in a family is not the only experience that sets up feelings of abandonment, fear, emptiness, or constant guardedness.
The healing effects of spontaneous writing are not trivial. In addition to offering emotional relief and a sense of burdens being lifted, there is growing evidence that translating stressful events into written language improves both brain and immune system functions.
Liz joins hosts Andrea and Lisa to discuss the book, as well as share six tips to heal trauma through spontaneous writing.

Sit down and write.
Overcome your need to be perfect.
Write about events you associate with stress or trauma.
Write continuously for a short period of time.
Use loaded words and phrases as writing prompts.
Establish a ritual around writing.

Living with Anxiety & How Self-Care Can Help Jun 20, 2017

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"Fear ambushes me." Those words, written by Andrea Petersen in her book, On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety, resonate with many individuals."Fear ambushes me."
Those words, written by Andrea Petersen in her book, On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety, resonate with many individuals.
Andrea was a sophomore in college when she had her first noticeable encounter with anxiety. One moment she felt fine. The next, her heart rate spiked, she was short of breath and broke into a sweat, and was experiencing visual changes. She had an overwhelming terror that she was about to die.
At the time, had no idea what she'd experienced was a panic attack. For the next month or so, she experienced those intense physical sensations and dread.
Unfortunately, Andrea was not diagnosed correctly for a full year.
That was in 1990. There is more awareness now among the medical and general communities as to what anxiety entails. But, anxiety also manifests in physical symptoms that can mirror other conditions and confuse a definitive diagnosis.
So many different factors can contribute to anxiety, including:

Childhood trauma or illness (e.g., asthma or bronchitis)
Adult trauma
Certain kinds of parenting
Genetics
High-reactive temperament

In the throes of anxiety, individuals may come off as selfish, because they're so consumed with their own worry and fear that they have no time or energy for anyone else. Andrea describes it as being in an isolation chamber, separated from those you love.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one way to address symptoms. With CBT, you systematically and gradually expose yourself to the very things you're scared of in order to prove to yourself that the terrible things you believe will happen won't.
Varieties of medication can also be helpful in the appropriate situations. Some medications work immediately to address panic attacks.
Natural techniques including yoga, mindfulness meditation, massage, or anything that grounds you in the present moment can help prevent relapse of attacks. One of the activities Andrea finds comfort and ease in is baking.
Quality sleep is imperative for reducing both frequency and duration of anxiety spells.
Listen as Andrea shares her own personal journey with anxiety, as well as options for managing symptoms in daily life.

Body Image, Mental Health, and the Importance of Self-Care Jun 13, 2017

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The Twitter hashtag #theysaid recently went viral with the premise of women sharing hurtful and damaging statements said to them over the years.#theysaid
This Twitter hashtag recently went viral with the premise of women sharing hurtful and damaging statements said to them over the years.
"You'd be pretty if you lost weight."
"No one likes fat girls."
"I've seen you put away more pasta than an NFL linebacker."
"I didn't know they made bras that small."
"You should eat a sandwich."
Some individuals can easily shake off such comments, but others can be impacted in a life-long damaging way. Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is often a devastating result.
According to the Mayo Clinic, some symptoms of BDD include:

Being extremely preoccupied with a perceived flaw in appearance that to others can't be seen or appears minor.
Strong belief that you have a defect in your appearance that makes you ugly or deformed.
Belief that others take special notice of your appearance in a negative way or mock you.
Engaging in behaviors aimed at fixing or hiding the perceived flaw that are difficult to resist or control, such as frequently checking the mirror, grooming or skin picking.
Attempting to hide perceived flaws with styling, makeup or clothes.
Constantly comparing your appearance with others.
Always seeking reassurance about your appearance from others.
Having perfectionist tendencies.
Seeking frequent cosmetic procedures with little satisfaction.
Avoiding social situations.
Being so preoccupied with appearance that it causes major distress or problems in your social life, work, school or other areas of functioning.

The disorder can even be as severe as entertaining suicidal thoughts.
Joyce Knudsen, PhD, joins host Lisa Davis to explain what body dysmorphic disorder is, as well as ways to address the disorder and other body image struggles.

The Infinite View: A Self-Care Guidebook for Life on Earth Jun 06, 2017

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Learn practical advice for approaching life in a more balanced, spiritually informed manner.Ellen Tadd believes that instead of relying on intellect or instinct, individuals should learn to perceive their circumstances through an objective lens, what she refers to as your “third eye.”
Drawing on the counsel from her spiritual guides, Ellen provides practical advice for those seeking to approach life in a more balanced, spiritually informed manner.
Listen in as Ellen joins host Andrea Donskey to share the following:

Developing the skills of deep focus and deep listening.
Tuning into others in order to understand their perspectives and needs.
Integrating spiritual practice with chores and other daily tasks.
Sustaining genuine positivity in order to protect ourselves from negative surroundings.
Nurturing an attitude of “newness” in order to clear away our distorted perceptions.

Why Letting Go Is the Worst Advice 7 & Why Self-Care Matters May 30, 2017

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Discover why “letting go” is the worst advice for healing, and how to really move on.Leah Guy believes that disconnection is the root of all fear, and the attempt at letting go causes more problems than it solves.
Debunking the myth of detachment and other popular New Age ideologies, she emphasizes that there’s no escapism in emotional healing. Rather, the process is about putting the personal pieces of your heart, mind, and soul back together again.
Her book, The Fearless Path, offers a radical approach that helps heal trauma, fear, heartache, and mental and physical health.
Overcoming anxiety, sexual abuse, eating disorders, and addiction using the principles in the book, Leah has spent her life helping others find relief and freedom from personal afflictions.
Listen in as Leah joins host Andrea Donsky to share information from the book, including:

Why “letting go” is the worst advice for healing, and how to really move on.
How to understand the stories your energy system tells about your mind, body, and spirit―and how to rewrite the script.
How to transform fear and anxiety into love and inner peace.
Why the law of attraction isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Find strength and serenity in the midst of a personal storm.

Natural Solutions for Kids with ADHD, Autism, Anxiety & Addiction & the Importance of Self-Care May 23, 2017

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A severe deterioration is happening in the collective health of our nation's children. But, drugs should be a last resort, not an automatic response.A severe deterioration is happening in the collective health of our nation's children.

1 in 10 has ADHD (more than half received diagnosis by age six)
1 in 10 has asthma
1 in 9 has seriously contemplated suicide
1 in 8 suffers from depression
1 in 6 has been diagnosed with a developmental disorder
1 in 3 is obese or overweight
40 percent of kids under age 18 have food allergies
Colitis has tripled, diabetes has quadrupled and Crohn's disease is up 79 percent

Food choices have a lot to do with these spikes, particularly GMO foods (soy, corn), gluten and processed foods. You may see a significant shift by removing these foods from your kids' diets.
Fragrance and other chemicals in cleaning products, air fresheners, body sprays, deodorants, etc. is also a huge culprit.
Reducing screen time can even have a positive benefit for kids struggling with mental and emotional disorders. To reduce EMF exposure, turn phones to airplane mode at night, and switch off WiFi at night as well.
Drugs should be a last resort, not an automatic response. Find a holistic pediatrician or other healthcare provider who will invest in your child's health.
Beth Greer, Super Natural Mom®, joins host Andrea Donsky to explain the multi-factorial reasons for the rapid increase in kids' chronic disease, as well as viable options for addressing these conditions in a safe and natural fashion.

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