There is a new era of health upon us and it is looking up. We've been plagued the last few years by disease and a decreasing length of life. But we have had enough. The health trends for 2017 predict that there is a new wave of hunger on the horizon and it doesn't involve cravings but rather true health and self awareness. The tide is turning and gone are the days of restriction, starvation and rules. I can't be more excited for what's ahead. You can find all of the health trends for 2017 here.
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Who knew that writing, yes the physical act of taking pen to paper could affect your health in such profound ways. If you’re questioning what I’m even saying, then you’ll want to listen to this episode and learn why our paperless society could be making you sick and fat. It’s simple changes like going back to paper, at least some of the time, that could make all of the difference.
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So many of us are really good at dieting. Yet, we know that long-term statistically all diets fail. But why? Maybe there is an aspect that you are really good at dieting but really bad at living life. Living life is the critical element that we can’t forget. In this episode, we’ll dive into weight, emotional eating, dieting and the perfect way we should be eating.
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It’s the lightened up episode where Alexa fills you in on all of her favorite things that keep her healthy and loving life. She even shares a bit of her own health journey and what she is doing to overcome that and what she's looking forward to this Christmas season.
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Listen to the story, the heart and the passion behind creating a physical, printed project. It's the full story from the heart, the passion, the vision and how it all came together in perfect timing. The Nourished Planner has a lot to offer and I know you'll learn so much from listening to the full story with co-founder Heidi Larson.
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I don’t know anyone who doesn’t want to stay healthy this holiday season, yet at the expense of what? Restriction, deprivation, and starvation. The three words no one wants to talk about when all of the Holiday gatherings tend to involve food. Here is a list of 5 realistic tips to stay healthy through the holidays while still enjoying delicious food with good company.
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Candida is becoming a common phrase in today’s society. Yet there is great controversy on the actual recommendations for curing candida. Here we get to the bottom and learn what candida really is, what's more common and how to treat it in a matter of weeks.
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There is only one commodity we can’t get more of, that is time. So instead of fretting about how much or how little time you have, lets just start embracing time and truly live life by learning how to get more done in less time.
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We like to believe that only diet and exercise matter. And the more we do and the little we eat the thinner we get. Fortunately, there’s a better way to lose weight but it means working with your own specific genome and creating an environment for rest. Find out if your bedroom could be making you sick and what sleep has to do with weight anyways with leading sleep expert, Dr. Michael Breus.
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If we are honest with ourselves, life rarely goes as planned. For good or bad there is a lot of broken expectations. But our actions through these broken expectations determine our joy. This show is all about learning to love the life you didn't choose. Of finding joy through it all.
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It’s the lightened up episode where Alexa fills you in on all of her favorite things that keep her healthy and loving life. She even shares a bit of her own health journey and what she is doing to overcome that.
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There are so many shiny gimmicks and tricks to get you to lose weight these days. But do any of them work and how good are they for your health? Follow along as I fill you in on the five ways your diet is ruining your life and the first step in getting it back.
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What if what we knew about water and hydration were false? What if those 'water rules' were actually doing more harm than good. You may be surprised to learn that pure H2O is not a hydrating beverage and in excess can actually cause harm to your GI tract and hormonal flow. It could be the cause of the plateau you may find yourself in. In this episode we'll uncover the truth about hydration and how to do it right.
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Just like our personality, we are all different types of sleepers. We have different chronotypes. But what if just knowing what chronotype you are and living based off of your inherent needs changed everything in your life. What if when you sleep to make you more productive, successful, a better spouse, parent, child, student, and worker? What if it were really as easy as determining your sleep needs and knowing when you work best? Check this podcast out to learn from the leading natural sleep expert Dr. Michael Breus.
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There is a lot of controversy when it comes to how many meals a day we should eat verses snacks creating excess confusion. In this episode we’ll take a deep yet simplistic look at when and how often we should eat to answer the question is snacking healthy.
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From acne to headaches, cramps, missed periods and even serious conditions like PCOS we’re often told just take birth control. Hormonal contraceptives have become the norm, the standard in masking symptoms, helping you to feel as normal (or masculine) as possible. Yet, there is something missing, more we need to know to make the most informed choices possible. Check out this episode on hormonal contraceptives, vasectomies, natural family planning, regulating hormones naturally and so much more.
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There is a big disconnect in the world when it comes to food and agriculture. In fact, some don't even know how or where their food is grown. And that is no different when we look at meat. We hear about grass-fed meats but don't really understand the difference. This episode uncovers the science and respect for agriculture when we specifically look at animal production.
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Life is hectic and overwhelming. Most days you wonder how you could possibly make time for cooking, yet you still want health. In this show we’ll dive into my secrets on what to cook when you don’t feel like cooking anything. You’ll also get top five go-to meal ideas. Its time to simplify meal planning.
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We’re often looking for the perfect way to lose weight and gain health. A pill, a diet, a set of rules yet those things are only fleeting. Instead we miss the only way to achieve these things and that is through you. Fully knowing and understanding you and why you want it. It’s about taking ownership and that is exactly what you’ll find in this episode.
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The mentality of health is tricky. Its easy to focus on nutrition and exercise alone but what if we’re missing the real answer in doing this? In working so hard for things that are secondary to the truth that will set your health free? It’s the foundation of health and that is your mentality. The choices you make and what labels you place on yourself. This episode is on the one thing you must stop doing for your health.
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Alexa’s husband Payton and sister Whitney tell all the secrets about Alexa and her true health antics. You'll learn what a nutritionist really eats and how she deals with her un-cooperative family. This is Alexa exposed.
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I can remember walking to the swimming pool on a sunny May day in 7th grade. In lines, hanging out with friends who would have been the popular crowd. Although I always teetered on the edge of that. Mostly hanging in there because we had been friends before we defined popular by looks. So as you can guess I wasn't the prettiest of my friends nor was I a stand out in really anything I did.
I was just mediocre. But I was content and happy with who I was. I definitely followed a crowd more than I should have, as my personality is really to go against the grain. But owning that came later in life. So there I was, walking with the "in-crowd," trying to fit in when out of nowhere I had my first realization that I was more mediocre than I had thought.
I can hear it just like it happened today, Thunder thighs, Alexa has thunder thighs.
Heart stops.
What?
Am I hearing this, thunder thighs, thunder thighs, thunder thighs? Over and over and over, I couldn't' stop hearing it.
At that moment, the first moment I began getting defined by looks. Heart-wrenching and heartbreaking is what it is. For the hold that had on me for longer than it should. I never verbalized it, for the shame of that, but obviously, it never left. Those words clung to me and began the spiral of lies that I wasn't enough.
Fortunately, something bigger was planned for my life and somewhere along the way I mustered the strength to move beyond that, yet it still defines a part of my journey. Yet it wasn't until I was able to accept that, to deal with the hurt and fully move beyond that that I was truly able to blossom into a greater value and respect for myself, regardless of how large my thighs were.
Yes, getting dressed on a warm summer day I still consider hiding my thighs in black leggings or jeans, dreading shorts will cause other people to judge the very thing that began my spiral of self-defeating lies. But now I know better, I know I'm worthy of more, that even in my darkest days my thighs don't define me, I'm not controlled by a number and instead, I choose to respect and value even when it's hard.
But getting here is all about the journey. Of knowing, accepting and moving on for the past and choosing something better. Of letting go of what and how everyone else has defined you and fully living for who you are. And today on the show there is a very wise friend and mentor who is full of wisdom, a past and someone who will ignite your future. It's bright I can tell you that so now will you choose to use your force, the wellness force inside of you to live for something bigger?
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Raising healthy eaters is a battle. But do we make it more of one than it needs to be? What if raising healthy eaters meant letting go, becoming a good negotiator and really fostering their own eating cues and patterns? It's not as rigid or strict as we've made it out to be. In fact, feeding your kids can be a pleasant experience. Learn how and exactly what in this episode.
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Expectations have a way of wreaking havoc on life. It can really suck the joy out of all things.
I say this knowing full well what living in a life full of expectations can do. The problem was for the longest time I never realized that expectations were the root of a lot of arguments, anger, and let-downs. I truly believed that expectations were, well expected in this life.
I mean it's kind of ingrained in us from the time we were little ones. There's no escaping it, from expecting our children to behave well, to expect to get paid on time, to expecting everything in your day to go perfectly planned or how about expecting to lose weight on your next "diet". And the list continues.
But what happens when reality strikes, your kids fall apart, your paycheck comes in a few days late or you get stuck in traffic only to be late for your 8:00 am meeting? You become reactive. In my case, reactive means angry, distraught and anxious about the realities that have actually happened that seem to be far from what I expected.
Maybe it's the fantasy land we create or believe others are living simply because of the perfection of social media. Maybe it is just a human tendency to want to be right. I'm not really sure where the urge to create unending expectations comes in but the reality, they're sabotaging our chances of actually getting what we've set out to get, of meeting our goals.
So before you get into today's episode on preventing expectations and all of the reasons you should change it up and forget them I want to ask you, are your expectations met? What happens when they aren't? How does it make you feel and why do you even make them?
Just a little light thinking for you ;)
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