Be Well by Kelly Leveque

Dr. Amy Shah is a double board-certified MD with training from Cornell, Columbia, and Harvard. She was named one of MindBodyGreen’s Top 100 women in wellness to watch in 2015, and she’s been proving them right in the five years since! Dr. Shah focuses on gut health, inflammation, and intermittent fasting, and today she’s going to share how we can address each one of those categories.Intermittent fasting for women, in particular, is an issue I know people have a lot of questions about, so I am ecstatic to be able to share this episode and clear up some of the misinformation out there.You will learn about...(1:48) Dr. Shah’s advice for nurturing your health during the coronavirus pandemic(2:40) How can someone determine if they have a healthy gut microbiome and what can we do to cultivate gut health in the long-term?(5:35) How Dr. Shah helps patients who are experiencing issues with their bowel movements(6:40) Intermittent fasting for women: how do you know if it’s right for you?(13:40) Eating in the circadian window(16:50) How Dr. Shah takes care of herself and her family, even with a busy schedule(22:40) How to avoid snacking late at night(25:20) What is autophagy and how can we leverage it?(30:45) Why Dr. Shah doesn’t recommend being in ketosis all the time(35:30) Keto treats that are also good for you gut(39:30) Why Dr. Shah is a fan of (some) alcohol and caffeine(46:00) Fasting workoutsResources:Instagram: www.instagram.com/fastingmdLearn more at amymdwellness.comConnect with Kelly:kellyleveque.comInstagram: @bewellbykellyFacebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykellyBe Well By Kelly is a production of Crate MediaMentioned in this episode:BWBK Protein Powder | Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at bewellbykelly.com.

Emily Current and Meritt Elliott are female founders, celebrity stylists, and dear friends of mine. These are the boss babes behind THE GREAT, a fully-realized and cozy women's wear collection, and their passion for inclusivity and collaboration carries through to the brand. These two have also dressed some of our favorites, like Jessica Alba and Reese Witherspoon.But best of all, Em and Meritt are health-conscious moms who are super down to earth — and who decided to take on the world together as best friends!You will learn about...(00:39) How Em + Meritt’s best friend love story started(02:18) How do you get a job in styling?(05:02) The moment Em + Meritt teamed up in business(07:55) Building a brand by women for women(11:15) Letting go of the Current/Elliott brand so that they could do more + what they learned in the process(15:20) Co-founding a business(16:00) Em + Meritt’s favorite founder-led brands(19:20) How the creative process changes day to day(20:30) Making time to take care of yourself when you have a ridiculous schedule + healthy lifestyle tips(34:30) Taking care of yourself when you are also a caretaker(36:45) What ‘body love’ means for Em + Meritt(38:55) How THE GREAT celebrates inclusionResources:Thisisthegreat.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/emilyandmerittPinterest: www.pinterest.com/ThisisthegreatConnect with Kelly:kellyleveque.comInstagram: @bewellbykellyFacebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykellyBe Well By Kelly is a production of Crate MediaMentioned in this episode:BWBK Protein Powder | Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at bewellbykelly.com.

Sandra Grahame is a money and lifestyle expert who has been featured on Oprah, The Today Show, CNN, and so much more. She is an author, a keynote speaker, a brand spokesperson — but, most importantly, she’s a Smart Cookie!Smart Cookies Money Mentoring is a digital platform designed to help ambitious women achieve life changing financial goals. As co-founder and CEO, Sandra has helped hundreds of women achieve financial wellness — a topic we don’t talk about enough in the wellness space — and I am so excited to introduce her to all of you in a time when so many people are really thinking a lot about their finances and how they can make money from home.You will learn about...(00:40) What is financial wellness?(02:10) How working with friends to tackle their own debt inspired Sandra to create Smart Cookies(06:00) What everyone should be doing to support themselves financially in the future(14:05) Sandra’s advice for taking the “next step” in adulthood: buying a house, saving for your kid’s college tuition, etc.(17:40) The first steps you should take towards planning for retirement(28:45) Marie Kondo-ing your money(30:24) An exercise to help you connect your habits and actions to your Why, which will help you be more intentional about your purchases(36:20) Apps that will help you invest and save(42:50) How do we know if we’re using the right credit card?(48:50) Low-hanging fruit for cleaning up your spendingResources:Smartcookies.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/sandra.grahameLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sandra-grahame-19353b8Acorns app: www.acorns.comMint app: www.mint.comTip Yourself app: www.tipyourself.comClarity Money app: claritymoney.comGet a human on the phone: gethuman.comFigure out what credit card is right for you: nerdwallet.com + bankrate.comSpending Awareness Guide: smartcookies.com/spendingawarenessguideGet the $1,000 Jumpstart GuideConnect with Kelly:kellyleveque.comInstagram: @bewellbykellyFacebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykellyBe Well By Kelly is a production of Crate MediaMentioned in this episode:BWBK Protein Powder | Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at bewellbykelly.com.

If you enjoy seeing the beautiful outfits on the red carpet or have watched E! over the past decade, you’ve probably seen Catt Sadler before. But, after learning she was paid just half the salary of her male co-host, she left E! to became a prominent voice in the Equal Pay movement, start her own podcast, and create the empowering cattwalk community. Catt’s an inspiration to all of the women out there who refuse to settle for anything less than what they deserve, but more than that, she’s just so much fun!You will learn about...(01:30) When did Catt know she wanted to be a journalist? (Plus, working as a backup singer in the all-girl band The Gypsies)(09:40) Learning what you don’t want to do by doing it(17:50) What makes Catt different? What gives her the confidence to just jump on a plane and go start a new life?(22:15) Living with gratitude(23:25) Fakin’ it ‘till you make it (on live TV)(25:45) Giving yourself a year with your kid + manifesting what you need(28:50) How life rewards you when you don’t hold onto things too tightly(31:45) The lifelong journey of learning self-care + teaching your children that self-care is okay(33:45) Catt’s big exit from E! + how she’s moving forward to do more(45:45) Catt’s advice for her younger selfResources:Instagram: instagram.com/iamcattsadlerListen: Naked with Catt Sadlerthecattwalk.comRead: "I Walked Away from the Table, Left My Job, and Went Public”: My Battle with the Mom Tax"Connect with Kelly:kellyleveque.comInstagram: @bewellbykellyFacebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykellyBe Well By Kelly is a production of Crate MediaMentioned in this episode:BWBK Protein Powder | Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at bewellbykelly.com.

Dr. Jesse Rissman is a cognitive neuroscientist who runs the Rissman Memory Lab, a cognitive neuroscience research laboratory based in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. This is a fascinating episode exploring what anyone can do to optimize their memory and how we can use our memories more effectively, including how Dr. Rissman is using virtual reality in his lab.You will learn about...(01:05) Why Dr. Rissman decided to become a cognitive neuroscientist and how he’s able to study memory by measuring what’s going on in your brain(07:20) What he is currently studying in his lab using fMRI(15:15) How can we improve our memory around the experiences we want to remember? And can we lighten memories of trauma that we don’t want to be solidified in the brain?(20:30) The memory phenomenon “reconsolidation”(27:28) What Dr. Rissman learned about people who have diagnoses like ADD and people who are easily distractable in his post-doctoral work(30:00) How you can make sure you maintain a sharp memory and don’t become too easily distracted(34:13) How long can the average person pay attention to one thing? Is there any value to your mind wandering?(39:50) How the Rissman Memory lab is using virtual reality to research memory(47:18) Your “memory palace”(56:30) How physical exercise and a healthy diet help to prevent memory decline(59:30) Techniques for memory recall(01:01:30) The best ways for children to learn(01:05:50) New cognitive neuroscience research that Dr. Rissman is interested inResources:Rissman Memory LabTwitter: twitter.com/jesse_rissmanConnect with Kelly:kellyleveque.comInstagram: @bewellbykellyFacebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykellyBe Well By Kelly is a production of Crate MediaMentioned in this episode:BWBK Protein Powder | Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at bewellbykelly.com.

Lauren “Lo” Bosworth is the founder and CEO of Love Wellness, a female-first wellness company focused on total body care. She has been a powerful force in arming women with wellness knowledge, and I am just so excited to share her story with all of you today!You will learn about...(01:10) Why did Lo choose to reinvent herself and start Love Wellness?(04:30) Cutting through the misinformation in the wellness space(06:20) The chronic illness that Lo used to experience (and how switching to natural products helped alleviate that)(13:40) Hero products that helped Lo deal with chronic yeast infections(16:45) Diet changes that promote vaginal health(20:05) Creating practices to manage stress(22:00) How Lo has grown Love Wellness so much in just a few years(26:55) Marketing on social media(30:25) What’s next for Love Wellness(32:25) Lo’s advice for aspiring entrepreneursResources:Lovewellness.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/lobosworthConnect with Kelly:kellyleveque.comInstagram: @bewellbykellyFacebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykellyBe Well By Kelly is a production of Crate MediaMentioned in this episode:BWBK Protein Powder | Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at bewellbykelly.com.

Dr. Leonardo Trasande is a professor at NYU, Director of the Division of Environmental Pediatrics and Vice-Chair for Research in the Department of Pediatrics at NYU School of Medicine.Dr. Leo is an internationally renowned leader in environmental health, his research focuses on the impacts of chemicals on hormones in our bodies, and he has led the way in documenting the economic costs for policymakers of failing to prevent diseases of environmental origin proactively. Dr. Leo is also the author of the phenomenal book Sicker, Fatter, Poorer: The Urgent Threat of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals to Our Health and Future . . . and What We Can Do About It — and I loved every. single. Page!I’ve always been concerned about endocrine-disrupting chemicals, but this book armed me with the knowledge I need to better protect my child (and myself) in a world full of chemicals.You will learn about...(1:40) What is the endocrine system?(2:40) How many synthetic chemicals that disrupt the endocrine system are on the market?(3:30) How to clean fire retardants out of your house and car(9:10) Why you shouldn’t microwave plastic and what you can learn from the recycling number on the bottom of plastic items(12:13) How estrogen-mimicking chemicals can affect you (possibly even causing cancer) + how to avoid them(15:10) Why BPA-free isn’t as safe as you might think it might be(16:50) What you can remove from your life to cut BPA and related chemicals out entirely(27:15) Why ‘fragrance’ is such a deceptive word that’s hiding a lot of potential danger(27:50) The potential dangers of essential oils(29:30) How endocrine-disrupting chemicals are affecting children and fetuses + how you can protect them(34:00) Eating organic(40:46) What you can do to learn more about what chemicals are already in your body(43:54) Dr. Leo’s ongoing researchResources:www.leotrasande.comTwitter: twitter.com/leotrasandeSicker, Fatter, Poorer: The Urgent Threat of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals to Our Health and Future . . . and What We Can Do About It by Leonardo TrasandeConnect with Kelly:kellyleveque.comInstagram: @bewellbykellyFacebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykellyBe Well By Kelly is a production of Crate MediaMentioned in this episode:BWBK Protein Powder | Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at bewellbykelly.com.

When I was struggling with my health eight years ago, I was jumping around from doctor to chiropractor to acupuncturist — but nothing seemed to help. Then a good friend recommended Dr. Apostolos Lekkos, a functional medicine doctor located in Santa Monica.I didn’t even know what functional medicine was at the time, but my experience has been life-changing! I’m not being hyperbolic at all when I say that, either, and there is no one else I trust more with my clients.We discuss what functional medicine even is, what does and doesn’t work within the Western medical system, how he creates customized treatment plans for each individual, and how his practice has changed to look holistically at mind, body and spirit.You will learn about...(01:25) What is functional medicine?(6:20) The diagnostic tools that Dr. Lekkos uses + how his practice has changed over the past few years(13:30) Supplementing with glutathione: good or bad?(20:20) Other supplements that Dr. Lekkos uses to address common deficiencies(22:00) One thing that everyone and anyone can (and should) do to optimize their health(24:30) What’s up with CBD? How do you know which products are good?(29:45) How do you diagnose adrenal fatigue?(32:40) How does Dr. Lekkos support clients with adrenal fatigue?(33:05) Learning how to not stress + a breathing exercise you can use today(35:30) Why Dr. Lekkos has shifted his practice to focus on the mind, body, and spirit (as opposed to just the body)(40:45) Modalities for dealing with what you’re holding onto from childhood(48:45) Why Dr. Lekkos sees a lot of potential in peptide therapy(58:20) How to detoxify your environment(01:01:00) How to find a functional doctor and what you should be looking forResources:Learn more at drlekkos.comEWG’s Healthy Living App: www.ewg.org/appsThink Dirty App: www.thinkdirtyapp.comFind a functional medicine doctor at www.ifm.orgAmerican Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine: www.a4m.comConnect with Kelly:kellyleveque.comInstagram: @bewellbykellyFacebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykellyBe Well By Kelly is a production of Crate MediaMentioned in this episode:BWBK Protein Powder | Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at bewellbykelly.com.

Geri Hirsch and I were both invited to speak at an event at LOOM — an awesome place where both of us took some classes to help prepare us for motherhood — and Geri shared a powerful story about her marriage that really made me stop and think. And as I listened to this story and pondered the nature of trauma, I knew I had to talk to her on the show!Geri is also the Creative Director of the clean makeup line Saie Beauty and owner of the Neighborhood Coffee Shop. She’s spent the last 15 years immersed in the beauty blogging world, and since her journey to motherhood, she’s tapped more specifically into clean beauty and become one of the foremost clean beauty connoisseurs!You will learn about...When Geri’s husband had a heart attack at the age of 37 while doing everything you’re supposed to do to stay healthyWhy Geri’s husband had a sudden heart attackThe most important thing that EVERYBODY should do in case of emergency: set up the Medical ID on your phone!Being made aware of our loved ones’ mortalityLifestyle changes to deal with Hashimoto’s diseaseHow transcendental meditation has changed Geri’s lifeNurturing the energy in your home5 things you can do right now to create a non-toxic environment for your familyWhat Geri’s life was like before founding her own company, LEAFtv (which was acquired) + what her life is like nowCreating content for InstagramWhat’s going on at Neighborhood Coffee ShopHow do you find the right people to follow when everyone has a platform?Do you put your child online or not?Resources:Instagram: instagram.com/gerihirschSaie Beauty: saiehello.comNeighborhood Coffee Shop: neighborhoodcoffeeshop.comConnect with Kelly:kellyleveque.comInstagram: @bewellbykellyFacebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykellyBe Well By Kelly is a production of Crate MediaMentioned in this episode:BWBK Protein Powder | Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at bewellbykelly.com.

Today’s guest is a female entrepreneur who’s really inspired me on my own entrepreneurial journey, both because she is an incredible leader and for her devotion to transparency and decency in an industry marred by unhealthy and immoral practices. Anya Fernald is a pioneering sustainable food expert and the co-founder and CEO of Belcampo, a wellness adjacent wellness meat brand that truly cares about the health of their animals and how it affects your health. They built their own supply chain founded in 25,000 acres of pristine farmland at the base of Mt Shasta, with full ownership of our own processing facility right through our own retail shops — a glimpse at what a better meat supply system for our country and the world can look like.You will learn about...(01:00) When Anya’s worldview shifted and she decided to start Belcampo(04:55) Regenerative farming practices(09:30) How beef is usually farmed in the USA Vs. How beef is farmed at Belcampo(12:05) Anya’s keto chicken cutlet(13:40) Doing everything with integrity to succeed(20:05) Animal wellness and human wellness are a single continuum(22:35) The life cycles of the animals at Belcampo farms(27:40) Why your health quickly starts to deteriorate when you eat low-quality meat(31:40) Why food guidelines ask us to cook meats to a higher internal temperature than should be necessary + why properly-grown raw meat isn’t dangerous(35:15) Non-negotiables at Belcampo (that you might not know about)(40:10) What is a heritage breed?(42:50) Entrepreneur tips: how to get everything done + take care of yourself(57:35) Creating systems for self-care — because that should be non-negotiable for all of us, even CEOs(01:06:55) What’s the future of Belcampo?Resources:belcampo.comAnya on Instagram: www.instagram.com/anyafernaldBelcampo on Instagram: www.instagram.com/belcampomeatcoHome Cooked: 100 Essential Recipes by Anya Fernald and Jessica BattilanaBelcampo Meat CampsConnect with Kelly:kellyleveque.comInstagram: @bewellbykellyFacebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykellyBe Well By Kelly is a production of Crate MediaMentioned in this episode:BWBK Protein Powder | Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at bewellbykelly.com.