1 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: Hi, and welcome to the Rise and Conquer Podcast. I'm 2 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 1: your host, Georgie Stevenson. I'm a lawyer and health coach, 3 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: social media influencer, wife, and dog mum. On the Rise 4 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:22,600 Speaker 1: and Conquer Podcast, we dive deep into all things mindset, habits, career, health, 5 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:26,439 Speaker 1: relationships and more. This is a podcast for women who 6 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,320 Speaker 1: want to rise up to be the best version of themselves, 7 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: who have big dreams in who are willing to put 8 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: in the work to get there. I want to bring 9 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 1: you the tools and actionable steps to feel confident in yourself, 10 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: inspired to take bold action, and motivated to conquer your goals. 11 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 1: Are you with me? Your friends, Let's rise and conquer. Hi, guys, 12 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: and welcome to another episode of the Rise and Conker Podcast. 13 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: This week's Amazing Guess is Jennifer Izolo. Jennifer started out 14 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:12,040 Speaker 1: as a classically trained chef who then became a celebrity chef. 15 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:15,919 Speaker 1: To maintain her balance during her hectic career, she became 16 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 1: a certified yoga teacher and certified Wreeki practitioner. She is 17 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: also the best selling author of Fifty Shades of Kale, 18 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 1: The Healing Slow Cooker, and twenty two other books. Plus 19 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: she regularly appears on TV to share her amazing knowledge. 20 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: Apart from her books, television appearances and writings, Jennifer continues 21 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: to empower people to take a greater role in their 22 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 1: helistic health and enjoy life more. Today Jennifer and I 23 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: are discussing important topics like how to use food to 24 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: heal your body, what are her go to superfoods and 25 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: what they do for you, foods that help with PMS, 26 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: the truth behind this gluten free trend, plus so much more. 27 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: Jennifer is so full of knowledge and I cannot wait 28 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: to share her with you. Now let's get straight into 29 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: the show. Hi, Jennifer, thank you so much for being 30 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: on the show. 31 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 2: Oh I'm so happy to be here. Thanks for having me. 32 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 1: No problem. So before we get into the good stuff, 33 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: I ask all my guests, as this is the Rise 34 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:22,639 Speaker 1: and Conquer podcast, what is one big or small thing 35 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: that you are rising up and conquering this week? 36 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 2: Oh my gosh, I think it's probably my schedule. Things 37 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 2: are pretty nuts right now. And as a freelancer, you know, 38 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:34,359 Speaker 2: I have a lot of food projects. I have new 39 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 2: books that's coming out, so that's exciting. I'm doing pr 40 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 2: and I'm an avid kickboxer, so I just want to 41 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 2: make sure that my kickboxing schedule doesn't go by the 42 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:47,239 Speaker 2: wayside as I'm conquering a lot of things professionally. 43 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 1: Oh wow, amazing. That's so exciting. And what is the 44 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: name of your new book coming out. 45 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:59,079 Speaker 2: It's called super Food Alchemy. So it's really the combination 46 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:05,079 Speaker 2: of all my experiences as a chef, as a yogi, 47 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:08,359 Speaker 2: I started studying alchemy as well. It's food is medicine, 48 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 2: so it's really interesting combination of self help, meditation, essential oils, 49 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 2: and recipes, and it's, you know, really about how to 50 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 2: dovetail those practices because I think, you know, young women 51 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 2: who are professionals are trying to do it all. I 52 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:27,920 Speaker 2: know I used to be like that. So it's, you know, 53 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,679 Speaker 2: how can you make these practices easy and how can 54 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 2: you combine them so you get more out of them. 55 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: I love that. That honestly sounds so amazing and I 56 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: can't wait to talk to you about some of those topics. 57 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 1: So before we do get into some of those topics, 58 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: can you give the audience who may not know you, 59 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: just like a quick snapshot of who is Jennifer? 60 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 2: Absolutely so, I didn't always start out as a health 61 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 2: maven in my younger years. I grew up in Pittsburgh 62 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 2: in the United States, and my family was absolutely obsessed 63 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 2: with food, and sadly, a lot of my family members 64 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 2: are morbidly obese. A lot of people have died from 65 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 2: obesity related illnesses, so you know, my destiny was kind 66 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 2: of dark. And I started to turn things around when 67 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:18,919 Speaker 2: I started to change my eating habits. And I was 68 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:21,479 Speaker 2: in my twenties and I wanted to date, and I 69 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 2: wanted to lose weight. But the more I learned about 70 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:25,840 Speaker 2: food and cooking, the more I realized that the more 71 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:28,280 Speaker 2: you know you cook for yourself, the more you can 72 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 2: really control what you eat. And I started to learn 73 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:33,920 Speaker 2: the basics of nutrition. And then I met my husband 74 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 2: and we moved to New York City, and after time, 75 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 2: I decided that I wanted to make food my career. 76 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 2: And my entire family is obsessed with food. They are 77 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:46,720 Speaker 2: amazing cooks. We just ate too much. So food was 78 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 2: our passion, and we also ate too much food. So 79 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:53,359 Speaker 2: when I started getting into the culinary industry here in 80 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 2: New York City, I was a little concerned, but at 81 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 2: the time I was doing a lot of yoga, and 82 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 2: I knew that I had an emotional eating it. At 83 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 2: the time, even though my weight was under control, I 84 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 2: was still sort of snacking when I wasn't supposed to 85 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 2: and eating a few of the wrong things. But through 86 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 2: my practice of yoga and meditation, I was able to 87 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 2: conquer my eating addiction and I became a professional chef. 88 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 2: I worked in some of the top kitchens in New 89 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 2: York City, which was incredible. So it was like me 90 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 2: and a bunch of dudes, and it was a very 91 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:24,479 Speaker 2: rough industry, but I learned a lot. And after I 92 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:27,280 Speaker 2: did that, I worked in kitchens for about three years. 93 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 2: I moved on to working as a private chef and 94 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 2: I got a chance to work for some amazing celebrities 95 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 2: and that was tough too and exciting, and I met 96 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:39,040 Speaker 2: some very cool people. And around that time I started 97 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 2: to learn about writing, because I was really interested in 98 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 2: writing cookbooks, so I really dove into food is Medicine. 99 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:50,720 Speaker 2: I start working with nutritionists and health centered magazines and 100 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:53,599 Speaker 2: writing recipes, and I worked with a woman from The 101 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:56,160 Speaker 2: Today Show and her name is Joy Bauer. We did 102 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:58,599 Speaker 2: a book on food is Medicine. So that's when I 103 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 2: started to learn how to really fine tune my diet, 104 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:04,720 Speaker 2: and I learned about foods like turmeric and adaptogens and 105 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:08,280 Speaker 2: eating for certain conditions. So how do you to heal 106 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:10,919 Speaker 2: your pms? What do you do if you have cancer 107 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 2: in your family or diabetes? And then through my years 108 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 2: of writing, I decided to really retire from working in 109 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 2: restaurants and private chefing and just go hardcore into writing. 110 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:23,599 Speaker 2: And I got a chance to work with some amazing 111 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 2: doctors and learn a little bit about integrative and functional medicine. 112 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 1: Wow, that is so amazing, Jennifer. Thank you so much 113 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 1: for sharing that and so many awesome topics that we 114 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: can get into. I understand that you studied alchemy. I 115 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 1: personally have never really heard of this term, and I 116 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:48,239 Speaker 1: was just wondering if you can explain it a little 117 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: bit more and go into why you think it's important. 118 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 2: So alchemy is this really interesting spiritual science. And I 119 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 2: classify as the Western yoga, So yoga we know deals 120 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 2: with chakras. And at the time when I first started 121 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 2: my cooking career, I was studying a ton of yoga. 122 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 2: I got trained in Ashtanga style, but after about fifteen 123 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 2: years I kind of bottomed out. So one day I 124 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 2: found this amazing image on alchemy and I became entranced 125 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 2: with it. It had all the stuff going on. So 126 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 2: I picked up a book and I read a little 127 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 2: bit about it, and it was so interesting because alchemy 128 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:27,880 Speaker 2: actually gives you the formulations for how to do deal 129 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 2: with chakras. So if you don't know what chakras are, 130 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 2: they're basically energy centers in your body that house all 131 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 2: the really important glandular systems like your thyroid, you know, 132 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 2: like your adrenal glands, which are close to your kidneys. 133 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 2: But those centers also have emotional and mindset connections to 134 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 2: them as well, So it's interesting the difference between really 135 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 2: yoga and alchemy's Alchemy gives you these formulations things like calcination, fermentation, 136 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 2: and the more I looked at these they call them operations, 137 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 2: the more I was like, oh, my gosh, these are 138 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 2: like cooking terms. So I affinity with alchemy and I 139 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 2: from the first time I read about it, I was like, gosh, 140 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 2: how can I apply this to my life? Not that 141 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 2: I wasn't applying yoga, but a lot of my yoga 142 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 2: training was more diffused and it was a little bit 143 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 2: less specific. On how to deal with these energy systems, 144 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 2: and yoga comes from a different tradition, where traditionally in 145 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 2: the East you would have a guru that you would 146 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 2: study with and that person would really train you, whereas 147 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 2: alchemists in the West were really just doing experiments. In Europe, 148 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 2: a lot of them were lab guys, some of them 149 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 2: were doctors, and alchemists were just about doing experiments. So 150 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:39,679 Speaker 2: while they were doing their experiments to create great medicines 151 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 2: to do metallurgy, they were also meditating and doing soulful 152 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 2: practices at the same time, and they were having these 153 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 2: amazing outcomes. They were creating medicines to heal people, they 154 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 2: were creating the great cathedrals that you see all throughout Europe. 155 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 2: And I think, as a chef and as a doer, 156 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 2: that's something that really appeals to me. And the more 157 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 2: I read about alchemy, the more I was like, gosh, 158 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 2: this would make an amazing book, and I started to 159 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 2: see more transformation inside myself. Now I still practice yoga 160 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:11,440 Speaker 2: and I love it, and yoga's a great The physical 161 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 2: practice is a great way to balance out what I'm 162 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 2: doing with my kickboxing routine. But in terms of what 163 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 2: I'm doing to heal people with food alchemy is much 164 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 2: more in line with the way I help people heal. 165 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:30,079 Speaker 1: You spoke a lot about how you use food as medicine. 166 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: I personally went through a bit of a pivot, you 167 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 1: could say, where I started seeing a nature path over 168 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 1: a doctor. I had some hormone issues and I had 169 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: to get into that sort of using food as medicine, 170 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: seeing a natural path, that sort of natural perspective to 171 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 1: treat a lot of health issues that I personally had. 172 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: So I wanted to ask you what is your sort 173 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:03,800 Speaker 1: of point of view on using food to heal our body? 174 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 2: Well, you know, I come from the world where I 175 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:09,959 Speaker 2: write cookbooks for a lot of integrative and what we 176 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:14,439 Speaker 2: call is functional medicine doctors. So in the US, integrative 177 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 2: and functional medicine doctors are really looking at root cause resolution, 178 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:20,720 Speaker 2: so they're not just slapping a medication on top of 179 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:23,200 Speaker 2: your symptoms. So if you have stomach problems, it could 180 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:25,440 Speaker 2: be problems with your hormone levels. It could be that 181 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 2: you have problems inside your gut with a microbiome. You know, 182 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 2: you could have an infection, you could have a parasite, 183 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 2: you could have something like a used infection which is 184 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 2: called candida, So there could be a lot of issues. 185 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:40,280 Speaker 2: So you know, these doctors are really doing hardcore testing 186 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:42,840 Speaker 2: to understand what's going on. But then they're also talking 187 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 2: to you about lifestyle things like how to treat certain 188 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 2: lifestyle issues, like if you have mold in your home, 189 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 2: if you have a job that upsets you, maybe you 190 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 2: have a really mean boss. So how do you balance 191 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 2: these things? And then also how does eating affect these 192 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:01,439 Speaker 2: specific conditions, or how can eating changes within your diet 193 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:04,959 Speaker 2: actually heal some of these conditions. Like in my case, 194 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 2: before I start writing cookbooks for these doctors, I had 195 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 2: no idea I had a gluten intolerance until I got 196 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 2: the proper testing, and that blew my mind because once 197 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:16,439 Speaker 2: I got off gluten, a lot of my stomach and 198 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 2: health issues went away, and a lot of my brain 199 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 2: fog also went away. 200 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:24,680 Speaker 1: I'd love to chat to you about how you found 201 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: out that you need to be gluten free. I see 202 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: a lot of people sort of getting on this bandwagon 203 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 1: of hashtag gluten free, and so what do you suggest 204 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 1: if someone thinks they are gluten intolerant? 205 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:44,319 Speaker 2: The deal with being gluten free is this, first of all, 206 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 2: not everyone has a sensitivity. Gluten is a protein that's 207 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:51,199 Speaker 2: inside wheat rine barley, and it's made up of two 208 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 2: major proteins that bond together, and it's basically what gives 209 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 2: spread its delicious, chewy texture. Now, the reason why some 210 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:01,720 Speaker 2: people have intolerance to it is because gluten can function 211 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:04,319 Speaker 2: almost like a glue inside your system. It can cause 212 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 2: also a lot of inflammation. Now in the US, the 213 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 2: reason why gluten can also be in issues because a 214 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 2: lot of these crops, unfortunately, are sprayed with something that 215 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 2: contains a compound called glyphosade, and glyphosate can literally tear 216 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:22,080 Speaker 2: your intestinal lining to shreds. So they're really looking into 217 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 2: this poisonous toxin that they're spraying on these crops. And 218 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 2: you know, nothing against the farmers. It's really hard to 219 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 2: be a farmer. But in conventional farming, they're spraying this 220 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 2: pesticide to try to save the crop, but at the 221 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 2: same time not realizing that has this damaging effect. Now 222 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:41,720 Speaker 2: you have something called gluten intolerance, which works almost like 223 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 2: an allergy, which is what I have, which means you 224 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:46,839 Speaker 2: eat gluten, you get awfully inflamed. I used to think 225 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 2: when I would down those few pieces of pizza that 226 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:52,320 Speaker 2: my stomach would puff up because it was pizza. No, 227 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 2: the inflammation can cause a lot of bloating, but it 228 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 2: can also cause a few brain issues, meaning brain fog, 229 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:02,679 Speaker 2: and in case it was anxiety. So I would eat 230 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 2: gluten and lay awake at night and think I was 231 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 2: stressed out about being a freelancer or writing all these 232 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:10,560 Speaker 2: books or doing all this these activities I'm doing. Once 233 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 2: I got off gluten, a lot of the neurological issues 234 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 2: that I was having because of it would simply melt away. 235 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:19,080 Speaker 2: So there is a connection between the gut they call 236 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 2: it the gut brain axis. Now, if you have gluten 237 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:25,200 Speaker 2: sensitivity and it goes untreated, it can turn into the 238 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 2: autoimmune illness called celiacs, But not a lot of people 239 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 2: have celiacs. But you do need to be careful if 240 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 2: you think you need habit. One way you could tell 241 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:38,439 Speaker 2: that you possibly may be gluten intolerant is if you 242 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 2: have a lot of bloating after you eat wheat, riley 243 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 2: or bar or any kind of bread or pasta that 244 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 2: contains these grains. Another way you can tell is maybe 245 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:49,680 Speaker 2: if you have kind of like a hangover the next day, 246 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 2: a lot of brain fog, but you know, the brain 247 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:54,679 Speaker 2: fog can be from other things. So if you suspect 248 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:57,120 Speaker 2: that you have it, I suggest that people go to 249 00:13:57,160 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 2: a naturopathic doctor or someone who's in the integrate OVE 250 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:04,439 Speaker 2: or functional medicine space. The reason being is the first 251 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:07,079 Speaker 2: test I got done came back that I did not 252 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:10,200 Speaker 2: have it because unfortunately, a lot of the tests that 253 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 2: they give you that are covered by health insurance do 254 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 2: not test for all the proteins in gluten, so you 255 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:19,920 Speaker 2: may not have a reaction to one while you maybe 256 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 2: have a reaction to another. So the testing I got 257 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 2: done is called specifically a GI map, and it's more 258 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:29,640 Speaker 2: sensitive and it tests for all the proteins across the board. 259 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 2: So once I found that out, I stopped eating gluten 260 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 2: and a few things happened. I dropped to dress size 261 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 2: right away. I was able to button my pants. The 262 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 2: other thing was a lot of my anxiety went away, 263 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:43,160 Speaker 2: and I had a rash on my neck that I 264 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 2: thought was because I was allergic to my dogs, and 265 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 2: of course I'm not getting rid of my dog, so 266 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 2: I thought I just have to live with it. But 267 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:53,240 Speaker 2: my skin cleared up massively and I had a few 268 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:57,800 Speaker 2: what I felt was premature wrinkles, So getting gluten off 269 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 2: my plate was really important. But if you're not gluten intolerant, 270 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 2: you can still do gluten, but please consider doing organic 271 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:09,800 Speaker 2: because organic is highly regulated and they don't use glyca 272 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:13,240 Speaker 2: sate in organic on organic crops are not permitted to. 273 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:17,080 Speaker 1: Do you think like some of those symptoms that you 274 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:21,280 Speaker 1: got from being gluten intolerant, is it sort of similar 275 00:15:21,400 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 1: in regards of people can be intolerant to other foods 276 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 1: in the same way it can. 277 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 2: It can, And also what I find is that once 278 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:34,640 Speaker 2: you get rid of one irritant, and the thing with 279 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 2: gluten is, let's face it, if you eat any packaged 280 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 2: foods or you're eating out in restaurants, it's in everything. 281 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 2: So once I got rid of gluten, my dog allergies 282 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 2: went way down, and I was able to cuddle my 283 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 2: dogs and kiss them without getting hives or scratching myself. 284 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 2: So it's kind of interesting, you know, if you have 285 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 2: a gluten intolerance and you have other allergies as well, 286 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 2: getting rid of one of those, especially the thing that 287 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:01,520 Speaker 2: you're eating on a regular basis, can make a huge 288 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 2: difference in your life. But I'm certainly not here to 289 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 2: vilify gluten. And what I noticed, especially when I travel, 290 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 2: is glutenous grains are farmed completely different in different countries. 291 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 2: When I go to Europe, I can eat bread and 292 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 2: nothing bad happens. But the gluten in the US has 293 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 2: one hundred times or the grains in the US contain 294 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 2: one hundred times more gluten. They're farmed that way, they're 295 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:27,400 Speaker 2: genetically engineered to be that way, Whereas in Europe, and 296 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 2: when I go to Paris and I eat the crusty 297 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 2: bread there, that's an antique grain that's a more of 298 00:16:33,080 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 2: an heirloom variety, so it has a different gluten content. 299 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:41,360 Speaker 2: And also each country has different regulations and how these 300 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 2: things can be grown, and also what types of pesticides 301 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 2: you're allowed to put on them. 302 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 1: It's actually funny because one of my best friends is 303 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:53,680 Speaker 1: gluten intolerant and she said the exact same thing that 304 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 1: compared to living in Australia, and then when she went 305 00:16:57,040 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: to Europe she could eat a lot of the pasta 306 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 1: and the pizza and all that sort of thing and 307 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 1: not get sick, which is crazy. 308 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 2: Actually, once you know the back end of how these 309 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:11,200 Speaker 2: things are farmed, it starts to make a lot of sense. 310 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, no, I bet so. I want to switch gears 311 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 1: and pick your brain at just about foods that we 312 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 1: can use for different things. This is something I'm very 313 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 1: interested in. So I just wanted to ask a few 314 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 1: questions just about some different symptoms that especially young girls 315 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:37,600 Speaker 1: sort of get. So you mentioned previously about like specific 316 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:41,080 Speaker 1: foods that you could take around the time of your 317 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:44,440 Speaker 1: menstrual cycle when you are pmsing. Could you get into 318 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:45,440 Speaker 1: that a little bit more. 319 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 2: When it comes to hormone balance, one thing I tell 320 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 2: young ladies, and something that I've gone through myself, is 321 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 2: if you have super painful periods, I really highly encourage 322 00:17:57,040 --> 00:17:59,959 Speaker 2: you to get your hormones tested. There's a couple different 323 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 2: tests that you can get done just to see where 324 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:05,920 Speaker 2: your levels are and to make sure that estrogen is 325 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:08,280 Speaker 2: leaving your body in the correct way, because we actually 326 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 2: have to metabolize it, just like we metabolize food, and 327 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:14,760 Speaker 2: if the estrogen isn't leaving this can be a real problem, 328 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 2: and sometimes painful periods are a symptom of that. Another 329 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:21,359 Speaker 2: thing you want to do is you want to be 330 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:26,479 Speaker 2: adding vegetables that detoxify, and this is really important because 331 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:30,040 Speaker 2: people think they're eating enough vegetables, but they're not. So 332 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:33,440 Speaker 2: when we say eight servings of vegetables, six to eight servings. Okay, 333 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 2: maybe eight is a lot I wish I could eat 334 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 2: eat a day, but six to eight so if you 335 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:40,159 Speaker 2: just hold your hands up to kind of cut them together, 336 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:43,679 Speaker 2: that's about a serving. So when it comes to PMS, 337 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 2: cruciferous vegetables are super super healing because they detoxify your liver, 338 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:52,480 Speaker 2: and your liver is the thing that has to process 339 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 2: excess estrogen. So this is why it's important to keep 340 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:59,920 Speaker 2: your liver super clean. So when I say cruciferous vegetables, 341 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:03,159 Speaker 2: the reason they call them that perciferous is because of 342 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 2: the word the cross. So when they flower, they look 343 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 2: like a little cross in the actual shape of their flowers. 344 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:14,479 Speaker 2: So this includes things like broccoli, kale, call of flour, 345 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:18,359 Speaker 2: Brussels sprouts. So also when health experts talk about eating 346 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 2: plant based, this is why you want to get those 347 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:25,000 Speaker 2: superfoods in. So when I say superfoods, they're vegetables that 348 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:28,639 Speaker 2: have one hundred times more nutrition compared to other vegetables 349 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:32,440 Speaker 2: in their class, like things like cucumber and celery. And 350 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:36,200 Speaker 2: nothing against cucumber and celery. Actually had someone bash me online. 351 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 2: We're saying that celery wasn't nutritious. Celery is fine to 352 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:41,320 Speaker 2: use as a dip, but you want to get those 353 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:45,159 Speaker 2: crucifers in, so you can always google to see what 354 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:47,680 Speaker 2: else is in the list. Water crust is another one, 355 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 2: and also just getting a lot of antioxidant rich foods 356 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:53,840 Speaker 2: in and be careful about caffeine. So instead of hitting 357 00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:57,120 Speaker 2: caffeine in the afternoon, instead of a coffee, choose something 358 00:19:57,119 --> 00:20:00,480 Speaker 2: that has lower caffeine like a green tea, and green 359 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 2: tea has and even coffee has a lot of antioxidants, 360 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:06,879 Speaker 2: but you just want to be careful about the caffeine 361 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:08,919 Speaker 2: because you want to be gentle on your body when 362 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 2: you're going through that. You know, week before your period comes. 363 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 1: What are some superfoods that you recommend and love and 364 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 1: use in your own daily life and how do they 365 00:20:23,600 --> 00:20:24,280 Speaker 1: benefit us? 366 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:27,640 Speaker 2: You know, there's a wide range of superfoods that are 367 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 2: totally delicious that you can use in a million different ways. 368 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 2: So some of them include things like cruciferus vegetables which 369 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 2: I mentioned, broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, kale. I actually read 370 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:41,960 Speaker 2: a whole book on kale. So I at one point 371 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 2: it was very, very obsessed with I had a love 372 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:46,560 Speaker 2: affair with kale, and the book was fifty Shades of Kale, 373 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:50,479 Speaker 2: So go figure out. But that's seeds. Yeah, nuts and 374 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:55,200 Speaker 2: seeds are awesome because most people lack something called magnesium, 375 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:57,399 Speaker 2: which is really important to get rid of brain fog 376 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:01,280 Speaker 2: and to be focused, and seeds contain that. And you 377 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:03,240 Speaker 2: can do things like quinoa, which you know, if you 378 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 2: have a gluten intolerance, that's a perfect swap. It's not 379 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:08,080 Speaker 2: really considered a grain. It's a seed, but it tastes 380 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:10,800 Speaker 2: like a grain and it performs like a grain. And 381 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 2: then you also want to look for a lot of 382 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 2: red superfoods, so things like beets are really wonderful. And 383 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:19,920 Speaker 2: instead of overdoing it on white French fries, and I'll 384 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:23,240 Speaker 2: tell you I love my fras, I do roast beets instead, 385 00:21:23,280 --> 00:21:25,920 Speaker 2: and sometimes I do roasted parsnips too, and I mix 386 00:21:26,040 --> 00:21:29,360 Speaker 2: them in and then of course red bell pepper. And 387 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 2: you know a lot of these superfoods will contain loads 388 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 2: of nutrition. I'm talking like one hundred to three hundred 389 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:39,360 Speaker 2: percent your needs of vitamin seed. I mean, one red 390 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:43,119 Speaker 2: bell pepper blows orange out of the water. I love oranges, 391 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:45,879 Speaker 2: but they are not a superfood. So the idea of 392 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 2: stocking up on superfood mean that you can get more 393 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:52,679 Speaker 2: nutrition in without having to eat these massive amounts, you know, 394 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:56,199 Speaker 2: these whole tablefuls of vegetables, even though I do encourage 395 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:59,400 Speaker 2: people to do the six to eight cups of vegetables 396 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 2: every day. And then in terms of fruit, I think 397 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:07,560 Speaker 2: people know what the superfruits are, things like blueberries and raspberries. 398 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 2: You know, I love banana. Bananas not a superfood, but 399 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 2: if you're gonna do a smoothie with a banana, that's fine. 400 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:16,159 Speaker 2: Threw some kale in it. There's some spinach. Spinach is 401 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 2: another one of my favorite superfoods. And then in terms 402 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:22,359 Speaker 2: of the fat, you're looking at things like olive oil 403 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:25,119 Speaker 2: and butter. Believe it or not, but it has to 404 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:29,119 Speaker 2: be grass fed. Grass fed butter means that the cow's 405 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:31,680 Speaker 2: actually grass, which means their butter is very high in 406 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 2: Omega three fatty acids. You can use coconut, but here's 407 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:40,280 Speaker 2: the kicker about coconut. It's coconut can be good for 408 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 2: you based on your genetics. So if you haven't had 409 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 2: your genetic test, done. Go easy on the coconut oil. I, 410 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 2: according to my genetic test, cannot process coconut oil very 411 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 2: well because it's a particular type of fat. So olive 412 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 2: oil and butter is a better choice for me. My 413 00:22:57,440 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 2: husband does great with coconut oil. So, if you're not 414 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:02,479 Speaker 2: in the know and you haven't done that very advanced 415 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:05,359 Speaker 2: biohacking on yourself, stick with olive oil. 416 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 1: Could you explain that a little bit more about your 417 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:12,600 Speaker 1: genetics and the carcanile oil and that sort of thing, Like, 418 00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:15,120 Speaker 1: how does that matter? Is it just sort of how 419 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 1: your body is built? I guess so. 420 00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:22,040 Speaker 2: Correct. So, because I work with these integrated and functional 421 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:24,639 Speaker 2: medicine practitioners. Every time I go to a conference, they 422 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:27,640 Speaker 2: call me up. Gen hasn't had a genetics done, gen 423 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:30,399 Speaker 2: hasn't had or hormones testeden So you know, they do 424 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:33,400 Speaker 2: this very advanced kind of testing which is really available 425 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:36,600 Speaker 2: to everyone, but in the US standard healthcare does not 426 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:39,480 Speaker 2: cover it because it just doesn't cover very preventive things 427 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:42,160 Speaker 2: like that. But this is cutting edge science and it's 428 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:46,880 Speaker 2: so interesting and it's basically the ultimate of biohacking because 429 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:50,240 Speaker 2: once you get your genetics done, they send you a 430 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 2: seventy page report on exactly how your body functions based 431 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:57,840 Speaker 2: on your genetic code. So it's the idea, can you 432 00:23:57,960 --> 00:24:00,439 Speaker 2: drink coffee before you fall asleep at night? Are you 433 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:04,479 Speaker 2: prone to heart illness? Will you be susceptible to something 434 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 2: like dementia or Alzheimer's as you age? Can you process 435 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:12,639 Speaker 2: the molecule of coconut oil because it's a different molecular 436 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 2: structure compared to something like olive oil. So all these 437 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 2: things are in your genetic profile. Now, lifestyle does play 438 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:22,280 Speaker 2: a huge role. But now that I know that I 439 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 2: can't process the saturated fat of coconut oil as well 440 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 2: as I can olive oil, I know not to douse 441 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:33,679 Speaker 2: my recipes with coconut oil. And because I've done a 442 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 2: lot of writing for low car paleo style diet, and 443 00:24:38,280 --> 00:24:41,399 Speaker 2: I also do that on myself to be very cognizant 444 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:43,000 Speaker 2: of this. And this is also why a lot of 445 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 2: the studies when they come out saying, you know, coconut 446 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:47,880 Speaker 2: oil is good, coconut oil is bad, it's because they're 447 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:50,240 Speaker 2: testing on different groups, but the people don't really know 448 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:53,040 Speaker 2: what their genetic makeup is. But now that we've had 449 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:56,240 Speaker 2: this breakthrough with the science of epigenetics we can find out, 450 00:24:56,560 --> 00:24:58,760 Speaker 2: and the genetic testing isn't expensive. I think it was 451 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 2: maybe two fifty or three hundred dollars that I spent 452 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 2: on it. Of course you have to pay out of pocket, 453 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:05,480 Speaker 2: but to me, it's so worth it to know these 454 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:08,760 Speaker 2: things and to understand what I have a predisposition for, 455 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:12,040 Speaker 2: and also that idea of where I might have my 456 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:15,040 Speaker 2: sore spots and where I need to add a few 457 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:18,960 Speaker 2: more food helping tips or where I need to add 458 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:22,879 Speaker 2: things like adaptogenic foods or little diet tweaks. So it 459 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:26,720 Speaker 2: really isn't like paleo isn't great for everyone, kto isn't 460 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 2: great for everyone. High carbohydrate's bad for some people, and 461 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:35,040 Speaker 2: higher carbohydrate need work okay for other people. But it's 462 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:38,800 Speaker 2: really based on your genetic code and how active you 463 00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:39,800 Speaker 2: are in your lifestyle. 464 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 1: I always preach that there's no one size that fits 465 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:48,320 Speaker 1: all with diet. It's so different for every single person, 466 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 1: and you almost like need to sort of do your 467 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:54,800 Speaker 1: own research and be your own researcher on your own body. 468 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:58,040 Speaker 1: So that's so interesting. I love that I'm thinking about 469 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:00,640 Speaker 1: it now. I'm like, I definitely need to get this done. 470 00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:03,760 Speaker 2: It'll be eye opening for you for sure. And the 471 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 2: other test I really encourage people to do is the 472 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 2: gut test, just so you know where you are to 473 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:11,679 Speaker 2: make sure that you don't have a parasite. I mean, 474 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:15,160 Speaker 2: you can go to this great yoga trip in South 475 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:17,080 Speaker 2: America and next thing you know, you're coming back with 476 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 2: a parasite. And you think you're feeling tired and worn 477 00:26:20,119 --> 00:26:22,680 Speaker 2: out because you're ever worked, when actually it's a parasite. 478 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:24,959 Speaker 2: And a lot of those things can be easily fixed 479 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 2: with diet and supplementation. 480 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 1: You just previously spoke about adaptogenic foods and adapta gens 481 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:37,359 Speaker 1: irone probably heard about it maybe six months to a 482 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:41,480 Speaker 1: year ago, and I've been so interested in diving deep 483 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:43,760 Speaker 1: into it, and so I was wondering, if you can 484 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:48,440 Speaker 1: explain to our audience just what they are and how 485 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:51,920 Speaker 1: can someone sort of include them, what are their benefits? 486 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:56,520 Speaker 2: So I love adaptogens. I consider them alchemy foods because 487 00:26:56,520 --> 00:27:00,359 Speaker 2: they change you on a molecular structure. And you know, 488 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 2: everybody out there loves Harry Potter with what they don't 489 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:05,359 Speaker 2: realize Harry Potter is actually all that magic stuff is 490 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 2: based on some of the science of alchemy. So it's 491 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:12,280 Speaker 2: really interesting. So getting into these magical foods that transform 492 00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:16,600 Speaker 2: you physically in your glands, in your cells, and on 493 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:19,639 Speaker 2: the molecular basis is to me the best way to 494 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:25,399 Speaker 2: bio hack. So an adaptogen, just like its name says, 495 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:29,080 Speaker 2: helps you to adapt. That's the easiest way to remember it. 496 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:32,760 Speaker 2: And it can help you if you're too hyper, it 497 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:35,560 Speaker 2: can kind of bring you down and level things off. 498 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:38,000 Speaker 2: If you're too tired, it'll give you a little oomph. 499 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:41,280 Speaker 2: So a lot of people have already been using adaptagens 500 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:44,000 Speaker 2: for a long time. They just don't realize their adaptogens 501 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:46,600 Speaker 2: the other things that make them special. So the one 502 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:48,440 Speaker 2: that comes to mind, or if the bad is turmeric, 503 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:53,320 Speaker 2: is that adaptogens actually have very potent active compounds. So 504 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:57,119 Speaker 2: this is a little lessening chemistry, And I think the 505 00:27:57,160 --> 00:27:59,880 Speaker 2: alchemy part comes in is when you make them taste delicious. 506 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:03,119 Speaker 2: When I take turmeric, I start into my coffee, I 507 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:06,639 Speaker 2: use a really delicious faty creamer with it, a grass 508 00:28:06,680 --> 00:28:10,960 Speaker 2: feed dairy creamer. Because the whole point to using adaptogens 509 00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:13,480 Speaker 2: is not only to help your body adapt to harsh 510 00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:17,720 Speaker 2: climates and also to calm inflammation, but it's the way 511 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:21,280 Speaker 2: you combine them that make them absorb in the body better. 512 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 2: So for things like turmeric, you have to combine them 513 00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 2: with fat, a heat source, and black pepper because turmeric 514 00:28:29,119 --> 00:28:31,880 Speaker 2: is not that bioavailable, which means it doesn't really absorb 515 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:35,119 Speaker 2: in your body well. So the black pepper actually keeps 516 00:28:35,119 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 2: it in your body longer, and the fat helps it 517 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:41,240 Speaker 2: to absorb as well. So as an alchemist, when I'm 518 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:44,120 Speaker 2: creating recipes around these foods, I'm not just thinking of 519 00:28:44,160 --> 00:28:47,120 Speaker 2: these magical foods like adaptogens that help you to adapt 520 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:50,880 Speaker 2: on a biomolecular level, but I'm also thinking how can 521 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:52,600 Speaker 2: I make them taste delicious and how can I make 522 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:56,200 Speaker 2: them more absorbable. So when I use them in the book, 523 00:28:56,320 --> 00:29:01,920 Speaker 2: I actually prescribe certain adaptogens for certain chakra areas. So 524 00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:05,400 Speaker 2: depending on where you're working, if you're working in the 525 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:09,680 Speaker 2: throat chakra, if you're working on the brain, I prescribe 526 00:29:09,720 --> 00:29:13,040 Speaker 2: adaptagens for those areas because through my studies, I've come 527 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:18,240 Speaker 2: to realize that specific adaptogens work really well with different 528 00:29:18,320 --> 00:29:20,920 Speaker 2: areas in your body. So in my book, I put 529 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:25,560 Speaker 2: turmeric in the gut because it's a massive inflammation zapper, 530 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:28,200 Speaker 2: and a lot of people out there have serious gut 531 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:30,920 Speaker 2: issues when I work with Rishi mushroom, which is this 532 00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:33,240 Speaker 2: amazing mushroom. You guys, I'm sure you've heard all the 533 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:36,280 Speaker 2: buzz about the Rishi coffee, So I actually pair it 534 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:37,920 Speaker 2: with coffee in the book and you can buy it 535 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:40,960 Speaker 2: that way. But Rishi mushroom is amazing for your brain, 536 00:29:41,560 --> 00:29:43,600 Speaker 2: and if you pair it with something like coffee, you're 537 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 2: just helping to boost your cognition because coffee's really good 538 00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:50,240 Speaker 2: for brain health and also all the antioxidants. So these 539 00:29:50,280 --> 00:29:53,360 Speaker 2: adaptogens may sound kind of strange or bizarre, but a 540 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 2: lot of them come in powders and teas. They are 541 00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:59,000 Speaker 2: so easy to get into foods. Sure, you can take 542 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:01,760 Speaker 2: them as supplements, but you also want to think about 543 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:04,959 Speaker 2: how you're taking them. So it's about the combining. And 544 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:07,920 Speaker 2: that's also a lesson from alchemy, because alchemy really teaches 545 00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:10,520 Speaker 2: you about the combination of things. So that idea of 546 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:13,640 Speaker 2: one plus one equals four. And because I'm into biohacking 547 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:15,960 Speaker 2: and I work a million hours a week, I want 548 00:30:16,040 --> 00:30:19,160 Speaker 2: to know how to make these lifestyle practices and these 549 00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:24,520 Speaker 2: amazing foods like adaptogens. Term Rishi mushroom. Rondiolia is another 550 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:27,520 Speaker 2: one of those, and that's one for stamina. So I 551 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:29,560 Speaker 2: use that for the coal and for the root chakra. 552 00:30:29,680 --> 00:30:32,640 Speaker 2: After I kickbox, I make a smoothie with that that 553 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:36,000 Speaker 2: I drink after I come out of my kickboxing class. 554 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:38,200 Speaker 2: So it's about how do you use the adaptagens and 555 00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:41,200 Speaker 2: when and where or what time to give you that 556 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:43,720 Speaker 2: helpful boost that you need when you have a really 557 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:44,880 Speaker 2: really busy schedule. 558 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:50,440 Speaker 1: I love that I personally have some issues. I'm like 559 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:53,760 Speaker 1: a very FoST paced person and I personally have some 560 00:30:53,920 --> 00:30:58,479 Speaker 1: issues where I have trouble chilling out. Is there an 561 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:02,680 Speaker 1: adaptogen that I could use to sort of chill out 562 00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:05,760 Speaker 1: and get in a more zen sort of state. 563 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:09,480 Speaker 2: Absolutely, And I think, you know, we definitely connect on 564 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:11,800 Speaker 2: this where you know, what they term is a type 565 00:31:11,800 --> 00:31:14,280 Speaker 2: and not in the mean way. You know, I'm very friendly, outgoing, 566 00:31:14,320 --> 00:31:16,680 Speaker 2: but I'm a person I want to do a million things. 567 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:18,680 Speaker 2: I want to get as much as I can done 568 00:31:18,760 --> 00:31:22,600 Speaker 2: in a day, and sometimes it's hard to unwind. So 569 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:25,760 Speaker 2: one of the adaptogens that I use a lot, especially 570 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:29,920 Speaker 2: for people that have thyroid issues, because when people are 571 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:32,120 Speaker 2: go getters and they're doing a lot and they're working 572 00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:35,160 Speaker 2: out a lot, sometimes they can also have a tendency 573 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:38,280 Speaker 2: to burn out their thibroids. You've heard of hashimotos and 574 00:31:38,360 --> 00:31:41,160 Speaker 2: some of these illnesses, and I find that women that 575 00:31:41,240 --> 00:31:44,240 Speaker 2: are doers are the ones that suffer from that illness 576 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:47,400 Speaker 2: the most. So Ashwaganda is the one, and it has 577 00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:50,680 Speaker 2: a really funky name. Actually means the Sanskrit the sweat 578 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:55,040 Speaker 2: of ten horses, So I know it's like new and 579 00:31:55,120 --> 00:31:57,160 Speaker 2: it don't smell very good, but don't worry. It doesn't 580 00:31:57,200 --> 00:31:59,480 Speaker 2: smell like horses sweat. It actually smells like a bark 581 00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:01,880 Speaker 2: of a true but Ashwa kinda comes from India, but 582 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:03,760 Speaker 2: you can find it on the internet. It's really easy 583 00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:07,160 Speaker 2: to find. It's really inexpensive. And I find that Ashwagandha 584 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 2: is the one that is also one of those stamina ones. 585 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:14,000 Speaker 2: But it has a calming effect as well, and it 586 00:32:14,120 --> 00:32:16,800 Speaker 2: is an adaptagen. So I have a recipe in the 587 00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:20,480 Speaker 2: cookbook where I blend that with berries and that's just 588 00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:23,160 Speaker 2: a really good thing to throw right into your smoothies. 589 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:25,720 Speaker 2: You can also take it in pill form, but it's 590 00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:29,080 Speaker 2: something that kind of gives you balanced energy. Now, the 591 00:32:29,160 --> 00:32:32,240 Speaker 2: other food and this is something that ancient alchemists used 592 00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:35,480 Speaker 2: to prescribe all the time. It's not an adaptagen, but 593 00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:38,440 Speaker 2: it's very good to chill out. And there's actually some 594 00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:41,880 Speaker 2: anti anxiety studies around it, and that's lemon ball and 595 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:45,160 Speaker 2: lemon balm is your standard culinary erb but it's really 596 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:47,960 Speaker 2: good just to have it as a tea as a 597 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:50,240 Speaker 2: way to chill out. I have a tendency to overdo 598 00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:52,480 Speaker 2: it a little bit with caffeine sometimes because of the 599 00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:55,240 Speaker 2: go go go, So instead of having the caffeine a 600 00:32:55,280 --> 00:32:57,400 Speaker 2: lot of times in the afternoon, I'll do lemon balm. Now, 601 00:32:57,440 --> 00:32:59,960 Speaker 2: one of the reasons why ancient alchemists love lemon balm 602 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:03,960 Speaker 2: was because the anti anxiety effect would help them meditate. 603 00:33:04,080 --> 00:33:08,880 Speaker 2: So every great alchemist and integrated or functional medicine doctor 604 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:12,680 Speaker 2: also has usually some kind of spiritual practice in place, 605 00:33:13,080 --> 00:33:17,959 Speaker 2: so their yogi's or they're doing reiki, healing or acupuncture 606 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:20,800 Speaker 2: some other form of medicine on top of what they're doing. 607 00:33:21,280 --> 00:33:24,240 Speaker 2: And to alchemists back in the day, meditation was the 608 00:33:24,320 --> 00:33:29,120 Speaker 2: gold standard of making scientific discoveries. So if you couldn't 609 00:33:29,160 --> 00:33:32,200 Speaker 2: meditate because you were all, you know, cranked up and 610 00:33:32,240 --> 00:33:34,760 Speaker 2: you were too nervous, you'd get the lemon ball mout 611 00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:37,360 Speaker 2: and that was kind of like, you know, their thing 612 00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:41,440 Speaker 2: during the day, and ancient alchemists also drank wine. But unfortunately, 613 00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:44,040 Speaker 2: you know, wine has some unfortunate side effects that you 614 00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:46,080 Speaker 2: have to watch out for. So that's why I always 615 00:33:46,320 --> 00:33:47,040 Speaker 2: gribe lemon ball. 616 00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:50,960 Speaker 1: Oh, I love that. Thank you so much for sharing that. 617 00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:55,240 Speaker 1: And so you obviously, like you said, you're so busy, 618 00:33:55,480 --> 00:33:58,200 Speaker 1: You're doing a million things. You have so much going on. 619 00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:01,920 Speaker 1: I have to ash you. What is like one of 620 00:34:01,960 --> 00:34:06,360 Speaker 1: your holy grail health hacks that sort of keep you productive, 621 00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:10,200 Speaker 1: allow you to sort of get everything done and still 622 00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:12,560 Speaker 1: feel good. Is there something that you swear by. 623 00:34:13,360 --> 00:34:15,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, there's one thing that no matter what happens, no 624 00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:18,360 Speaker 2: matter what the day is, whether I'm on vacation or working, 625 00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:22,080 Speaker 2: whatever I'm doing, and it's meditation. I'm hardcore into it. 626 00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:25,320 Speaker 2: I've been meditating every day for the past three years 627 00:34:26,120 --> 00:34:28,920 Speaker 2: and it's been an amazing journey. And I tell people 628 00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:31,240 Speaker 2: over and over again, and I know, folks, and meditation 629 00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:33,800 Speaker 2: is hard to get into. I get it. I started 630 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:37,400 Speaker 2: as Yogi. I started meditating over ten years ago, and 631 00:34:37,480 --> 00:34:39,040 Speaker 2: I would do it once a week or twice a 632 00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:41,200 Speaker 2: week or three times a week and you have the 633 00:34:41,239 --> 00:34:45,040 Speaker 2: same kind of things that people confront that idea of like, ah, 634 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:47,600 Speaker 2: thinking about all this stuff. I'm stressed out about my work. 635 00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:49,960 Speaker 2: I'm thinking about my laundry list. But when you do 636 00:34:50,040 --> 00:34:55,520 Speaker 2: meditation every day, something truly out chemical and transformational happens 637 00:34:55,640 --> 00:34:57,960 Speaker 2: is that you start to train your brain. And when 638 00:34:58,000 --> 00:35:01,040 Speaker 2: you can train your brain, you focus is better, you 639 00:35:01,040 --> 00:35:05,719 Speaker 2: don't get upset as easily, you see things in better perspective. 640 00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:08,160 Speaker 2: And you know, some days when I'm working twelve fourteen 641 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:11,839 Speaker 2: hour days, I'm thinking, how can I keep this up? 642 00:35:11,920 --> 00:35:13,399 Speaker 2: Is because I know not to have a freak out 643 00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:16,439 Speaker 2: because I have perspective. I've got my meditation, and when 644 00:35:16,440 --> 00:35:19,319 Speaker 2: I go to do my meditation practice every night, it 645 00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:22,319 Speaker 2: has become an oasis for me. It's like a spa 646 00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:24,400 Speaker 2: treatment for me now that I know I can just 647 00:35:24,440 --> 00:35:27,080 Speaker 2: go to a place where I can literally shut my 648 00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:30,560 Speaker 2: brain off. But it's also just a great time for 649 00:35:30,560 --> 00:35:33,400 Speaker 2: me to have some quiet time, some downtime. And in 650 00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:36,919 Speaker 2: terms of biologically, it's also a chance for your body 651 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:40,120 Speaker 2: to heal because when you go into meditation mode, stress 652 00:35:40,160 --> 00:35:43,640 Speaker 2: hormones like cortisol gets shut off. You have better sleep, 653 00:35:44,280 --> 00:35:47,239 Speaker 2: and I just feel spiritually too, that your body just 654 00:35:47,360 --> 00:35:49,640 Speaker 2: you kind of leave your bodies. Your body just gets 655 00:35:49,640 --> 00:35:52,279 Speaker 2: a chance to get that really deep rest. And since 656 00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:54,520 Speaker 2: I've been meditating and sleeping better too. 657 00:35:55,360 --> 00:35:59,200 Speaker 1: I just put in a great mole. So to finish 658 00:35:59,200 --> 00:36:02,400 Speaker 1: off the episode, I'm gonna hardly ask you a selfish question, 659 00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:06,480 Speaker 1: and that is what, like foods, will herbs or anything 660 00:36:07,040 --> 00:36:10,720 Speaker 1: should someone use if they feel like they're getting sick. 661 00:36:11,840 --> 00:36:14,799 Speaker 2: Oh gosh, there's so many. And the reason why you 662 00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:17,839 Speaker 2: know everybody thinks about herbs or hot teas when they 663 00:36:17,840 --> 00:36:20,880 Speaker 2: get the sniffles is because most of these herbs just 664 00:36:20,920 --> 00:36:26,279 Speaker 2: have these incredible antioxidant compounds in them. But Echinetia is 665 00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:29,840 Speaker 2: the one that I think everyone knows, and yes it's wonderful. 666 00:36:30,280 --> 00:36:33,399 Speaker 2: But I will share with you my recipe for Oh 667 00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:36,000 Speaker 2: my gosh, I have a tickle in my throat, and 668 00:36:36,040 --> 00:36:39,680 Speaker 2: that's ginger. I take fresh ginger root. I don't peel 669 00:36:39,719 --> 00:36:41,840 Speaker 2: it because I sometimes I don't have time and I 670 00:36:41,920 --> 00:36:44,879 Speaker 2: like to be lazy when well, I wish I could 671 00:36:44,920 --> 00:36:47,759 Speaker 2: be lazy. It's faster if you don't peel it, I 672 00:36:47,880 --> 00:36:50,600 Speaker 2: rinse it, I grate it, or chop it throat in 673 00:36:50,640 --> 00:36:52,759 Speaker 2: some water. I do a half a lemon. If you 674 00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:55,160 Speaker 2: have acid reflex, do not do the lemon, but the 675 00:36:55,239 --> 00:36:58,399 Speaker 2: ginger will help. I boil it, I put a pinch 676 00:36:58,440 --> 00:37:00,480 Speaker 2: of turmeric in it, or if you can find the root, 677 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:03,600 Speaker 2: that's fabulous too, and then you could do a little honey. 678 00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:06,360 Speaker 2: But if your family suffers from diabetes, you could do 679 00:37:06,400 --> 00:37:09,160 Speaker 2: a pinch of stivya as well, and you just boil 680 00:37:09,280 --> 00:37:12,200 Speaker 2: that up and you drink it and it's fabulous. And 681 00:37:12,239 --> 00:37:15,760 Speaker 2: I really just down three or four cups of that. 682 00:37:15,760 --> 00:37:18,000 Speaker 2: That is kind of my go to trick. That's also 683 00:37:18,040 --> 00:37:20,719 Speaker 2: a good thing to enjoy the day after you've done 684 00:37:20,719 --> 00:37:24,120 Speaker 2: a little indulging. So maybe you've had the happy hours 685 00:37:24,120 --> 00:37:26,719 Speaker 2: with the girls and you had that third cocktail and 686 00:37:26,760 --> 00:37:29,680 Speaker 2: you think, oh my god, I shouldn't have because ginger 687 00:37:29,800 --> 00:37:33,239 Speaker 2: actually has anti nausea compound in it, And there's a 688 00:37:33,280 --> 00:37:36,560 Speaker 2: group of compounds called ginger rolls with an s that 689 00:37:36,640 --> 00:37:39,479 Speaker 2: have all kinds of amazing healing properties. They have something 690 00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:43,560 Speaker 2: called anti spasmodic, so that you know, as you're coughing 691 00:37:43,760 --> 00:37:46,200 Speaker 2: and you have problems with your sophagus, it can actually 692 00:37:46,239 --> 00:37:49,040 Speaker 2: help to calm that. So that's one of the reasons 693 00:37:49,120 --> 00:37:51,960 Speaker 2: I term ginger as my go to Oh my gosh, 694 00:37:51,960 --> 00:37:54,719 Speaker 2: I'm getting sick herb. But you know, there's plenty of 695 00:37:54,719 --> 00:37:56,960 Speaker 2: them out there. There are even t mixes that you 696 00:37:57,000 --> 00:38:00,120 Speaker 2: can just buy that say things like cold ease, but 697 00:38:00,200 --> 00:38:02,759 Speaker 2: I find that is more potent. Now the ginger can 698 00:38:02,800 --> 00:38:04,920 Speaker 2: be a little spicy, so if you've never made it, 699 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:07,680 Speaker 2: just be aware that it will tingle, you know, on 700 00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:09,719 Speaker 2: your tongue a little bit, but it's well worth it 701 00:38:09,760 --> 00:38:11,040 Speaker 2: to have the benefits. 702 00:38:11,800 --> 00:38:16,759 Speaker 1: I personally love ginger, so I will definitely be making that. Well, 703 00:38:16,920 --> 00:38:19,880 Speaker 1: thank you so much for coming on the show today. 704 00:38:19,960 --> 00:38:22,840 Speaker 1: You were just so filled with so much knowledge. It 705 00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:27,440 Speaker 1: is amazing. So let the audience know where they should 706 00:38:27,480 --> 00:38:30,319 Speaker 1: find you, where they can follow you. When is the 707 00:38:30,360 --> 00:38:32,600 Speaker 1: book coming out? Everything that they need to know? 708 00:38:33,560 --> 00:38:37,040 Speaker 2: Oh sure. So my husband built a beautiful website. It's 709 00:38:37,040 --> 00:38:40,239 Speaker 2: called superfood Alchemy dot com. That's where you can find 710 00:38:40,239 --> 00:38:43,280 Speaker 2: the book. But I've also want to share my knowledge 711 00:38:43,280 --> 00:38:45,919 Speaker 2: with people, so I've created a ten Ways in ten 712 00:38:46,040 --> 00:38:49,400 Speaker 2: Days to el Chemical healings. So it's a free video 713 00:38:49,480 --> 00:38:52,359 Speaker 2: series that you can download. You can start working with 714 00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:55,040 Speaker 2: your herbs, your recipes, and your crystals right away while 715 00:38:55,040 --> 00:38:57,239 Speaker 2: you're waiting for your book to arrive. And then my 716 00:38:57,320 --> 00:39:00,399 Speaker 2: health coaching practice is Body and Soul Alchemy and that's 717 00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:03,399 Speaker 2: also my Instagram handle, so do a lot of fun 718 00:39:03,440 --> 00:39:06,120 Speaker 2: work with Taro on there as well. So if you're 719 00:39:06,160 --> 00:39:09,919 Speaker 2: interested in learning more about the mystical type practices I do, 720 00:39:10,120 --> 00:39:12,560 Speaker 2: that's also featured along with all the grief food stuff 721 00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:13,799 Speaker 2: that we talked about. 722 00:39:14,520 --> 00:39:18,000 Speaker 1: Thank you so much, Jennifer, and I will also make 723 00:39:18,040 --> 00:39:21,000 Speaker 1: sure I leave all those links in the show notes 724 00:39:21,040 --> 00:39:24,239 Speaker 1: for you guys. But that is it for today. Thank 725 00:39:24,239 --> 00:39:26,000 Speaker 1: you so much for coming on the show, Jennifer. 726 00:39:26,640 --> 00:39:28,600 Speaker 2: Oh, it's been a true pleasure. Thank you so much 727 00:39:28,640 --> 00:39:29,279 Speaker 2: for inviting me. 728 00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:35,800 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for listening in. 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