EP 50: Back to Basics: What is Food?
In celebration of Eat for Life’s 50th episode, I’m exploring food. What role does your relationship with food play in your life? Do you see it as good, bad, or neutral? Do you eat to live or live to eat? Is food merely a means to an end or could it have a deeper significance […]
EP 49: Mold and Biotoxin Illness with Dr. Lauren Tessier
If you’re struggling with constant brain fog and fatigue despite lifestyle and dietary changes, biotoxin illness due to mold exposure may be to blame. Mycotoxins are dangerous byproducts of some molds and can be stored in your body’s fatty tissues. It’s something I commonly see in women with breast implants and autoimmune disease. Today, Dr. […]
EP 48: How to Support Your Extreme Picky Eater with Jenny Friedman, MS, RD
If you’re a parent with an extreme picky eater, meals can be an incredibly frustrating experience. Which is why today, I’m talking with Jenny Friedman about picky eating, food aversions, and how parents can better understand and navigate supporting their picky eaters and take some of the stress out of mealtimes. Jenny Friedman, MS, RD, […]
EP 47: Does Zinc Supplementation Deplete Copper? with Dr. Judith Bowman
Our world is filled with dis- mis- and mal-information. I am amazed at how many articles and papers have diametrically opposed views about copper and zinc. So no wonder people are confused about the role these important nutrients play in human health. To be clear copper isn’t bad and zinc isn’t bad. Ideally, we want […]
Could Oxalate Toxicity Be the Cause of Your Health Issues?
Vegan diets and spinach-packed green juice have become symbols of health, vitality, and saving the planet, but is there a dark side to consuming high amounts of plant-based foods? Plants have inherent chemical defense systems that protect them from invaders. One such chemical is oxalate or oxalic acid, and you’ll see, it can wreak havoc […]
EP 46: How Oxalate Toxicity Impacts Your Health with Sally K. Norton, MPH
Kidney stones are a commonly known side effect of oxalate toxicity, but many people are unaware of the other serious symptoms oxalates can create. Over-consumption of oxalates can lead to joint pain, gastrointestinal issues, genital and rectal pain, and other health issues. Oxalate toxicity was uncovered over 100 years ago, yet few doctors are aware […]
EP 45: Estrogen Myths, Perimenopause, and Menopause with Dr. Felice Gersh
There is so much misinformation out there about hormones and women’s health, especially estrogen. So I’m excited to share my in-depth conversation with Dr. Felice Gersh about women’s hormones and the different phases of perimenopause and menopause. We discuss the flawed study that generated so much fear and misinformation about estrogen and cancer, the difference […]
The Truth About Estrogen and Women’s Health
Since the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study first came out in 2002, estrogen has gotten a bad rap and created a lot of fear and confusion in women all over the world. Though well-intentioned, WHI lead investigators have backed down from many of their positions because they realized their fundamental conclusions were misused and really […]
EP 44: How Short Chain Fatty Acids Can Fix Your Gut with Steven Wright
Today I’ve brought back Steven Wright of the Healthy Gut Company to talk about the tremendous impact short-chain fatty acids have on the gut microbiome. Short-chain fatty acids are produced when the good bacteria in your gut break down certain dietary fibers, which is why dietary and supplemental fiber sources are so important for optimal […]
EP 43: How to Fix Your Gut When Probiotics Stop Working with Steven Wright
If you feel like you’ve tried everything you can to heal your gut from very low carb or low FODMAP diets to pre and probiotic therapies, and you are still struggling with digestive problems, this episode was made for you. For years, Steven Wright struggled with a wide variety of severe digestive problems, which led him […]
