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Do you struggle with anxiety and/or depression? SO many of us do. Did you know that what and how you eat could help heal that? On today's show, I had to pleasure of interviewing Ali Miller. Ali is an integrative functional medicine practitioner with a background in naturopathic medicine. She is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, with a contagious passion for food as medicine developing clinical protocols and virtual programs using nutrients and food as the foundation of treatment. Her Food-As-Medicine philosophy is supported by up-to-date scientific research for a functional approach to healing the body. Ali is a renowned expert in the ketogenic diet with over a decade of clinical results using a unique whole foods approach to a high fat low carb protocol. In today's show, we covered: -How Ali toes the lines between allopathic (traditional western medicine) treatments and naturopathic/functional treatments -Dietary ties to mental illness -Stress and the imbalances it causes -HPA axis dystfunction -The 6 "R"s of healing and health -Gut health and the neurotransmitters in the gut -Detoxification from a functional and dietetic perspective -How Ali uses ketogenic diets for healing, -Potential problems with zero-calorie sweeteners -So much more! Find Ali here: IG Website (be sure to check out her new book, "The Anti Anxiety Diet." ) ----------------- Today's episode of EMBody Radio is brought to you by Four Sigmatic. Four Sigmatic provides the best in adaptogenic/therapeutic mushroom products. You've seen me post about this stuff on Instagram and IG stories all the time, and I wanted to take a sec to tell you a little more about them today. I started using them because I love adaptogens, and many of their mushroom products are just that – adaptogens. Adaptogens basically help you respond better to physical and emotional stress. I run a business, run multiple social media platforms that tie into my business, I'm a student, and I have a life outside of all that that I'm trying to live, so stress management is key. Mushrooms can also be used to help everything from your gut health to your skin. My favorites are the Lion's Mane Mushroom Elixir and the Mushroom Hot Cacao with Reishi... Be sure to listen to the whole episode to learn why ;). If you want to try Four Sigmatic products, use the code "EMDUNC" to get 15% off your order at foursigmatic.com/emdunc. -------------------------- Find me here: Instagram Twitter YouTube My Website

I've been through a lot of weird health complications the last couple of years and tried a lot of different therapies. If you had told me a year ago that it was my breast implants that were causing the problem, I'd have thought you were crazy. My health continued to decline, and then I came to realize that my implants could very well be at the root of why. Today, I talk about: -Some of the symptoms I had -What I tried to fix them/heal -What made me believe my health problems were related to my implants and not some other disease -My explant journey, finding a surgeon, why I chose the surgeon I chose, etc -Why you NEED an en bloc total capsulectomy if you choose to explant -How I'm feeling now/improvements I've already seen since surgery 2 weeks ago -Lots more! ----------------------- My Blog Post Healing Breast Implant Illness Website Breast Implant Illness and Healing by Nicole FB Group ----------------------- ----------------- Today's episode of EMBody Radio is brought to you by Four Sigmatic. Four Sigmatic provides the best in adaptogenic/therapeutic mushroom products. You've seen me post about this stuff on Instagram and IG stories all the time, and I wanted to take a sec to tell you a little more about them today. I started using them because I love adaptogens, and many of their mushroom products are just that – adaptogens. Adaptogens basically help you respond better to physical and emotional stress. I run a business, run multiple social media platforms that tie into my business, I'm a student, and I have a life outside of all that that I'm trying to live, so stress management is key. Mushrooms can also be used to help everything from your gut health to your skin. My favorites are the Lion's Mane Mushroom Elixir and the Mushroom Hot Cacao with Reishi... Be sure to listen to the whole episode to learn why ;). If you want to try Four Sigmatic products, use the code "EMDUNC" to get 15% off your order at foursigmatic.com/emdunc. -------------------------- Find me here: Instagram Twitter YouTube My Website

TRIGGER WARNING FOR THIS EPISODE: We discuss eating disorders, physically/emotionally abusive relationships, PTSD, and mental illness in this episode, so please be aware of that before listening. Today's guest is, to put it simply, a warrior. Mik Zazon has been through so much for such a young person, and she's all about owning her story and using it to help others. Today's episode covers so many topics, including: -Physical trauma from sports that left her without college scholarships and without an identity, -What happened when she first started dieting, particularly yo-yo dieting, -Going through an emotionally and physically abusive relationship -Identifying abusive/unhealthy relationships -Learning to depend entirely on herself as a form of healing -Dealing with eating disorders, mental health, PTSD, and so much more, -The root of your problems, -Her experience being caught photoshopping her Instagram pictures and the realization that happened afterward that prompted her to truly get the help she needed, -Cultivating TRUE self love, -Tips for self care, -Handling criticism online with grace and confidence, -Transitioning from hardcore fitness/powerlifting to a more intuitive approach, -... So much more! Mik is a truly powerful woman doing amazing things for women everywhere. --------------- Find Mik here: Mik's IG Mik's Twitter Mik's YouTube The Rose Retreat Health Undefined --------------- Today's episode is brought to you by Thrive Market. Thrive Market is THE place to go for healthy, affordable groceries that meet YOUR diet needs. Whether you're vegan, paleo, gluten free, whatever it is, you can filter through all sorts of options on Thrive Market. They even have responsible sourced meats! If you want to get 25% off your order and a free 30-day trial of Thrive Market, go to ThriveMarket.com/emdunc ! --------------- Find me here: Instagram Twitter YouTube My Website

Blood flow restriction training, also known as occlusion training/BFR, has become increasingly popular in the fitness industry. Today's show features Kusha Karvandi, the man behind BFR Bands. Kusha has an extensive background as a trainer (over 10,000 hours with clients and over 20 nationally recognized certifications) and he also has a unique perspective given his knowledge of neurology. Today's episode is rich with knowledge from Kusha, including: -What does "functional neurology" even mean? -Why proprioception isn't the only signal we should be considering when it comes to our training -The importance of your vestibular system and vision, and how those may help you upgrade your training to the next level -Easy exercises to start implementing into your training to improve your vestibular and visual acuity -What blood flow restriction training (BFR) is and how it came about -How to properly program BFR (band tightness, volume, load) -Who BFR is and isn't appropriate for -...So much more! And as a thank you to everyone who listens to the show, you can use the code "EMILY" to save 15% on your BFR bands! -------------- Find Kusha here: Shop BFR bands Instagram ----------------- Today's episode of EMBody Radio is brought to you by Four Sigmatic. Four Sigmatic provides the best in adaptogenic/therapeutic mushroom products. You've seen me post about this stuff on Instagram and IG stories all the time, and I wanted to take a sec to tell you a little more about them today. I started using them because I love adaptogens, and many of their mushroom products are just that – adaptogens. Adaptogens basically help you respond better to physical and emotional stress. I run a business, run multiple social media platforms that tie into my business, I'm a student, and I have a life outside of all that that I'm trying to live, so stress management is key. Mushrooms can also be used to help everything from your gut health to your skin. My favorites are the Lion's Mane Mushroom Elixir and the Mushroom Hot Cacao with Reishi... Be sure to listen to the whole episode to learn why ;). If you want to try Four Sigmatic products, use the code "EMDUNC" to get 15% off your order at foursigmatic.com/emdunc. -------------------------- Find me here: Instagram Twitter YouTube My Website

The body positivity/#BOPO movement is becoming increasingly popular... One question that health professionals, myself included, have asked, is "Does promoting body positivity mean promoting obesity or unhealthy behaviors?" There's also a myriad of fitness influencers/personalities beginning to use body positivity hashtags and claim the movement as their own... which can be problematic. Today's guest, Victoria Myers of Nourishing Minds Nutrition, is a Registered Dietitian who also speaks extremely eloquently on body positivity. She specializes in disordered eating, female hormones, IBS/SIBO, and body positivity. In today's show, we talk about: -The Body Positivity movement and what it means/why it was created, -Defining diet culture and how it impacts our lives, -Internalized vs. externalized fat phobia, -Thin privilege, -Body positivity and promoting health, -Why diets aren't the key to health, -Health at every size, -Recovering from amenorrhea -Coming off of hormonal birth control and getting normal hormone levels back, -Cyclic living, -Traditional foods, -So much more! This episode is FULL of wisdom and I can't wait for you to hear it. --------------- Find Victoria here: Victoria's Instagram Nourishing Minds Nutrition's Instagram Nourishing Women podcast Nourishing Minds Nutrition's Website Victoria's Website --------------- Find me here: Instagram Twitter YouTube My Website

Social media essentially runs our current world... And I don't really think it's going anywhere. To be honest, there are a TON of positives to social media! But, put it in the wrong hands, and it can go south reeeeeal quick. It gives anyone with a smartphone/computer/tablet the ability to speak freely, without filtration or regulation. That can be a breeding ground for misinformation, especially in the fitness industry. I don't know about you, but there have been many a time when I found myself scrolling, reading, listening, or watching, and I just got FRUSTRATED. Consuming content is a job in and of itself... You have to know HOW to consume it intelligently without letting it take over your entire brain space. In today's episode, I'm giving you 5 of my favorite ways to be a better content consumer so you can have a better overall social media experience! -------------------------- Find me here: Instagram Twitter YouTube My Website

Do you struggle with your diet? Rather, do you struggle with STICKING to your diet? Today's guest is Dr. Kori Propst. Kori is a health psychologist at the Diet Doc and the Mental Edge program, where she works to uncover the motivation(s) behind and the mindset of eating. She helps clients work on what and HOW we think, tendencies we have, triggers we have, and developing emotional agility. In today's show, we had some amazing conversations about diet, the mindsets/tendencies we have surrounding diet, our triggers, and so much more. Here are some highlights of our conversation: -Emotional agility and learning to do backbends over barriers, -Becoming more aware and open minded of our dietary thoughts/behaviors, -Coaching from a strength-based perspective vs a shame-based perspective, -Being able to identify where our problems, issues, and triggers stem from, -Self control when it comes to eating and the "what the hell" effect, -Deep-rooted fears of rejection, lack of connection, and the desire to belong with our "tribes," -Developing the skill of emotional regulation, -Why willpower doesn't work (and what does), -Why self sabotage is actually just self protection, -"Intuitive" eating vs. "intelligent" eating -So much more! ----------------- Dr. Propst is such a wealth of knowledge. You can find her here: Diet Doc Life Mastery Podcast Website YouTube Instagram Facebook ----------------- Today's episode of EMBody Radio is brought to you by Four Sigmatic. Four Sigmatic provides the best in adaptogenic/therapeutic mushroom products. You've seen me post about this stuff on Instagram and IG stories all the time, and I wanted to take a sec to tell you a little more about them today. I started using them because I love adaptogens, and many of their mushroom products are just that – adaptogens. Adaptogens basically help you respond better to physical and emotional stress. I run a business, run multiple social media platforms that tie into my business, I'm a student, and I have a life outside of all that that I'm trying to live, so stress management is key. Mushrooms can also be used to help everything from your gut health to your skin. My favorites are the Lion's Mane Mushroom Elixir and the Mushroom Hot Cacao with Reishi... Be sure to listen to the whole episode to learn why ;). If you want to try Four Sigmatic products, use the code "EMDUNC" to get 15% off your order at foursigmatic.com/emdunc. -------------------------- Find me here: Instagram Twitter YouTube My Website

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Drew Canole, author of the book "You Be You" (available for preorder now) and founder of Organifi. This episode started as a talk on all the benefits of greens and took a turn for the spiritual. Get ready for this one, we went deep here! We talk about: -How Drew got into this whole situation through his own health transformation, where he discovered the power of green juice, -Defining yourself, -Focusing on not just identity, but WHYdentity, -"Waking up" to create your best life, -Practices to put into place to elevate your frequency in every day life, -Toxic relationships and how to move past them, -Realizing where the "leaks" are in your life and how to plug them, -Spiritual growth and cultivating true, powerful self love, -SOOOO much more! Organifi was also kind enough to offer a discount for EMBody Radio listeners! You can shop Organifi products here and use the code EMBODY for a 15% discount on your order! ------------------- Find Drew here: Pre-order Drew's new book, "You Be You" Shop Organifi Drew's Instagram ------------------- Today's episode of EMBody Radio is brought to you by Four Sigmatic. Four Sigmatic provides the best in adaptogenic/therapeutic mushroom products. You've seen me post about this stuff on Instagram and IG stories all the time, and I wanted to take a sec to tell you a little more about them today. I started using them because I love adaptogens, and many of their mushroom products are just that – adaptogens. Adaptogens basically help you respond better to physical and emotional stress. I run a business, run multiple social media platforms that tie into my business, I'm a student, and I have a life outside of all that that I'm trying to live, so stress management is key. Mushrooms can also be used to help everything from your gut health to your skin. My favorites are the Lion's Mane Mushroom Elixir and the Mushroom Hot Cacao with Reishi... Be sure to listen to the whole episode to learn why ;). If you want to try Four Sigmatic products, use the code "EMDUNC" to get 15% off your order at foursigmatic.com/emdunc. -------------------------- Find me here: Instagram Twitter YouTube My Website

Today's episode features Sarah Clark, a fertility coach who has been through the ringer with her own reproductive health. Sarah was diagnosed with ovarian failure at 28 and had her two children via in vitro fertilization. It wasn't until later that she realized her infertility was actually caused by various food intolerances. She has now dedicated her life to coaching couples through infertility challenges and helps women conceive naturally. In today's show, we talk about: -Sarah's journey through being diagnosed with ovarian failure and turning to IVF, -How she fell very ill after giving birth to her daughter and how that led her on the path that eventually brought her to alternative medicine therapies, -How she discovered that food sensitivities were at the root of her infertility problems, -The most common food sensitivities and how they play in overall health as well as reproductive well being, -Some steps for unearthing and healing food sensitivities, -Tips for helping to clear inflammation from the body, -Advice for women who are dealing with feeling "foreign" or betrayed in/by their own bodies, -So much more! ------------------- Find Sarah here: Sarah's website Get Pregnant Naturally Podcast -------------------------- Find me here: Instagram Twitter YouTube My Website

Today's episode is a solo episode from yours truly! Adversity, struggle, sadness, hardship. Ubiquitous across the human experience. But what happens when tough times strike? Do you fall into the victim mentality? Is everything that happens to you "just bad luck," or make you feel stuck/like you're destined to live a crappy life? Or are you the protagonist? Do you KNOW there's a way, and do you find it? We're all one of those two people. Learn which script you're reading to flip it out of the victim mentality. ------------------------ Giveaway details: 1. Leave a rating/review on the show (leave your IG handle in the review so I can find you!) 2. Follow @embodyradio on Instagram 3. Comment one thing you loved about today's show on @embodyradio's most recent post and tag a friend!