

Balanced Bites: Talk on Food, Fitness, & Life with Liz Wolfe
Liz Wolfe
Liz Wolfe, a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Certified Personal Trainer, gives her signature thoughtful takes on food, fitness, and life alongside bold thought leaders who are changing the wellness industry for good.
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May 1, 2014 • 1h 6min
#137: Guest Sylvie McCracken: Homesteading, Unschooling, and Good Nutrition
Topics: 1. Introducing our guest, Sylvie McCracken [5:17] 2. About the Hollywood Homestead [9:03] 3. Talking about unschooling [11:27] 4. Managing work/life balance [19:58] 5. Entrepreneurship [25:35] 6. Keeping the kids on the good food path [30:47] 7. Making the transition and being ok with not doing everything at once [38:17] 8. Gelatin as a superfood [45:14] 9. The importance of nutrition in early childhood playing a role in health [55:36] 10. Final words of wisdom from Sylvie [58:01]

Apr 24, 2014 • 1h 7min
#136: Gluten-Free Negativity, Botox, Nutrition Practice Laws, and Pesticides
Topics: 1. Updates from Diane [7:14] 2. Liz’s updates [10:35] 3. Considering Botox and fillers [13:30] 4. Responding to coworker’s negativity about gluten-free [20:09] 5. Ways to help minimize effects of pesticide exposure [28:11] 6. How to practice nutritional therapy in a state with restrictions [34:02] 7. Nutrition response testing [42:59] 8. When food is restricted in the work setting [49:06]

Apr 17, 2014 • 1h 11min
#135: Special Guest Allison Siebecker
Topics: 1. Updates [3:16] 2. Introducing our guest, Dr. Allison Siebecker [4:07] 3. How to tell if you have SIBO [7:31] 4. SIBO and leaky gut [9:50]5. Diagnosis options for SIBO [18:34] 6. Why is there a bacterial overgrowth in the first place? [24:25] 7. Preventing possible SIBO when you get gastroenteritis [36:46] 8. Approach to treating SIBO with food [44:39] 9. SIBO and FODMAPs [50:57] 10. Treatment of SIBO [55:09] 11. Resistant starch and SIBO [1:00:09] 12. Prevention, avoidance, maintenance of SIBO [1:03:44]

Apr 10, 2014 • 1h 1min
#134: Why Diet Rules do Work, Post-Workout Fatigue, and Salting Food
Topics: 1. Diane’s Updates [4:52] 2. Liz’s Updates [11:33] 3. Liz’s apology [17:23] 4. Why many people are more successful eating with rules or a "yes/no" list (or: Neuroscience, the president, and choices) [18:14] 5. Feed suggestions for raising little piggies[33:05] 6. How salt makes your food taste better [38:55] 7. Should I stop washing my hands with soap? [46:25] 8. Problems with post-workout fatigue [52:42]

Apr 3, 2014 • 60min
#133: Special Guest Stefani Ruper Author of Sexy by Nature
Topics: 1. Updates [2:52] 2. Our guest, Stefani Ruper [5:14] 3. How Stefani changed while writing Sexy By Nature [11:29] 4. Forgiveness, self-respect, and self-love [20:21] 5. Everything is Ok [25:56] 6. How Stefani “got there” [34:08] 7. Final thoughts from Stefani [54:50]

Mar 27, 2014 • 1h 22min
#132: Special Guest Jen Sinkler of Lift Weights Faster
Topics: 1. Updates [3:32] 2. Introducing our guest [4:38] 3. The origin of Lift Weights Faster [8:20] 4. Jen’s perspective in the gym [11:20] 5. How do you scratch the competitive itch now? [20:06] 6. One strength training exercise every woman should be doing [25:21] 7. Are my squats good enough[26:06] 8. What do you recommend for those new to strength training? [27:11] 9. how should people organize their workouts over the course of the week? [33:16] 10. How to handle training in someone with high life stress [38:46] 11. What are the minimum number of days someone needs to train to get lean and strong? [49:10] 12. Some ways to add Lift Weights Faster to what you’re doing now [52:50] 13. Recommendations for underweight women wanting to gain [57:01] 14. How to eat while lifting to build muscle and not gain fat [1:00:05] 15. How to get the metabolism going when you’ve hit a plateau [1:05:11] 16. Peri- and post menopause strength training tips [1:08:36] 17. Jen’s favorite reason why she loves lifting weights [1:09:45]

Mar 20, 2014 • 1h 5min
#131: Cholesterol confusion, gum, and do I really need to eat meat?
Topics: 1. Updates [3:28] 2. Eat Better Faster [10:52] 3. Egg-cerpt from Eat the Yolks [24:11]4. High Cholesterol; so, what can I eat? [26:51] 5. Happy liver dude. Paleo on, Wayne! Paleo on, Garth! [40:44] 6. Do I really have to give up my gum? [46:23] 7. Do I need to eat meat? [51:43]

Mar 13, 2014 • 56min
#130: Dr. Terry Wahls on “The Wahls Protocol"
Topics: 1. Updates [2:55] 2. Introducing our guest, Dr. Terry Wahls [4:07] 3. Autoimmunity diagnoses younger and younger [12:17] 4. The importance of nutrient density [14:05] 5. Other autoimmune conditions benefited from the Wahls Protocol [17:12] 6. Signs of mitochondrial starvation [20:06] 7. Levels on the Wahls Protocol [22:56] 8. Why the Wahls Protocol eliminates eggs [26:17] 9. Nightshades [28:23] 10. Why sulfur is so important [32:36] 11. Incorporating organ meats [36:45] 12. Beyond the food; lifestyle elements on the protocol [38:10] 13. The Wahls Foundation [43:09] 14. Final comments from Dr. Wahls [47:22]

Mar 6, 2014 • 1h 4min
#129: Conventional Meat, Sports Drinks and Sweaty Husband
Topics: 1. Liz’s book came out! [7:38]2. #Paleotour updates [14:01] 3. Liz’s Eat the Yolks egg-cerpt [15:41] 4. How bad is conventional meat? [21:02] 5. Can you OD on certain foods? [30:00] 6. Sports drinks, and a homemade alternative [32:57] 7. Sweaty husband [39:49] 8. What to use for sunscreen [44:55] 9. Why is peanut butter not allowed, but milk is on the 21DSD [47:01]

Feb 27, 2014 • 1h 5min
#128: Calories, Do They Matter? Clearing up Dogma, 100 Calorie Packs, & Weight Loss
Topics: 1. #Paleotour updates [6:05] 2. Liz’s book is out! [8:11] 3. Beyond Sugar Detox update [15:21] 4. Eat the Yolks egg-cerpt and a rant from Liz[17:14] 5. Diane’s counterpoint to a calorie is a calorie [27:20] 6. Hitting a weight loss plateau on paleo [41:10] 7. Weight gain on paleo [52:58]