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What has 2020 taught us?

There is no way we could have known or prepared for the year we’ve had. We are experiencing a unique moment in history. And with the New Year ahead, I wanted to share some of the learning and re-learning this year has brought. 

In this episode, I want to reflect on this past year. I discuss the significance of kindness, the impact of giving, the value of novelty, and so much more. As we look back, I hope you realize you are the greatest project you’ll ever work on. 

Sleep easy knowing that you can handle whatever this new year throws at you. And as always, may your days be filled with lots of life, lots of love, lots of laughter, and lots of learning.

Happy New Year!

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How does food affect your mental health? 

Now more than ever, people have become more health-conscious about diet and exercise as it pertains to matters like cholesterol, high blood pressure, or weight loss, but not many are discussing the connection between food, the brain, and its impact on mental well-being. 

Here to discuss this topic with us today is our phenomenal guest, Dr. Uma Naidoo. Uma is a Harvard trained psychiatrist, Professional Chef, and trained Nutrition Specialist. She is also the author of her brand new book, This is Your Brain on Food. 

You’ve heard it here before, that what you eat matters, especially to your gray matter. Join us, as Dr. Uma explains the physiological connection between the gut and brain and the powerful effects of food on our mental health and well-being.

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Can you minimize stress with meditation? 

In today’s show, we welcome our extraordinary guest, international speaker, and best-selling author, Emily Fletcher. Emily is the founder of Ziva Meditation and the leading expert in meditation for performance.

In this episode, Emily enlightens us of the exponential power of meditation. She explains that mediation is not just a way to reset your day but also to reset your life physiologically. 

Research has shown that it is a way to heal yourself on a cellular level from up to two generations of familial trauma. She assures us that you will get a greater return on your day and life overall if we take the time to reset. 

Considering the year we have all had, let’s be sure to take great notes and then follow them with the action necessary for change.

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What foods and nutrients are best for the brain? 

In today’s show, we continue our conversation with our phenomenal guest, Shawn Stevenson. Shawn is a nutritionist, best-selling author, and creator of the #1 Nutrition and Fitness podcast on iTunes, The Model Health Show. In this episode, Shawn shares more about our brains’ makeup and which foods are best for memory, focus, and optimal brain function. 

Packed with chief information about supporting brain health, he reveals disconcerting facts about tap water, ways we can be intentional about drinking the right kinds of water, and which fatty acids can directly improve both memory and reaction time. 

This is a show you can’t afford to miss! If you haven’t already, be sure to check out part 1 of our chat in the previous episode.

You can also watch the entire episode on our YouTube channel.

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How do you eat smarter for your brain?

Our brains are one of the most complex yet delicate systems in the universe, not to mention it’s the one organ that controls everything we do. 

It makes sense then that we do all we can to protect it, right? 

Today, I’m excited to welcome back an exceptional guest, Shawn Stevenson, to discuss this topic. Shawn is the best-selling author of one of my favorite books, Sleep Smarter, and creator of the #1 Nutrition and Fitness podcast on iTunes, The Model Health Show. 

In this episode, Shawn reveals some pretty daunting statistics about how much added sugar we consume each year and just how it’s affecting our brains in a phenomenon called hypothalamic inflammation. 

He also shares about his new book, Eat Smarter, where he empowers us to understand that there are specific foods that we can eat and things we can do to make our brains work better. According to Shawn, if we can get our brains healthy, we can get our bodies healthy.

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Is it possible to reduce anxiety with food? 

If this year has been giving you more anxiety and stress than usual, we want to share with you some simple tips you can use today! 

To talk about this topic, I’m thrilled to welcome back Liana Werner-Gray. She is a #1 Bestselling Author, International Speaker, Health Coach, and natural food chef with an amazing story. 

In this episode, we brought Liana back to talk about her new book, Anxiety Free with Food, and how what we eat has a major impact on our mood and mental health. 

With one of three people showing severe signs of anxiety, she reveals that anxiogenic foods are the direct cause of the anxiety many of us experience daily. 

Take note as we learn more from Liana about replacement therapy and how food can be the medicine to cure many, if not all, of our ailments.