Podcast Category: Gut health & nutrition

We have Kara, registered dietician, and co-founder of NutriSense, on to discuss how blood glucose levels are a core marker of metabolic health. She speaks tot he four pillars of glucose control – nutrition, sleep, stress, and movement- and how glucose maintenance can be affected. Finally, she explores the topic of menstruation and how women can optimize their blood glucose health throughout the month.

Looking beyond just diet, Kristina takes you through the mental, physical and spiritual manifestations of the FullyRaw phenomena. As she walks us through her journey from her diabetes diagnosis to her transition to FullyRaw, to her co-op at university, and to her youtube channel, Kristina reflects upon her appreciation for the light the FullyRaw lifestyle brought her. In explaining her mission, she describes the ease in getting sufficient nutrients eating raw and debunks common pushbacks on the FullyRaw diet. Then, she discusses changes in poo and the difference between bloat and fullness. Finally, she emphasizes starting small, providing her insights on successfully transitioning into eating raw vegan.

Jessie Inchauspé brings us the truths surrounding sugar, carbohydrates and how blood sugar affects PCOS, mood, sleep, fatigue, cravings, and diabetes! She explains glucose spikes and its physiological affect within the body, consequently providing 4 biohacks that can optimize your health through blood sugar regulation: clothing carbohydrates, eating vegetables first vinegar, and post-meal muscle contraction. She addresses what to avoid adding to salads and coffee, and whether or not alcohol mitigates blood sugar spikes in an optimal manner. Finally, she dives into the power of fiber and how to optimally break your fast!

We’ve got Sarah Grace, dietitian, and licensed nutritionist, on to explore the realms of nutrition and how it relates to hormone health, birth control, and PCOS. With an emphasis on steps to compiling reliable and credible advice, Sarah describes whether or not intermittent fasting and the keto diet are beneficial for women. Through this discussion, she discusses optimal sources of carbohydrates and the truth around birth control. With masking effects of birth control, Sarah shares how birth control may be perpetuating the root causes of different symptoms and diagnoses. In light of getting to the root cause, Sarah provides her best tips on how you can optimize your physiology, while on birth control, and what to focus on coming off birth control.

Hollan explores the realm of vegan eating and how it can manifest in enhanced awareness and connection within your body. With 15 years of experience eating vegan, Hollan emphasizes that her journey continues to evolve and change over time. As she shares what inspired her passion for food, Hollan shares her best tips to giving vegan eating a try and how you can begin to make substitutes. She describes the changes she felt in her body with energy, mood, and overall health, and how she loved food while being healthy. Perhaps, you can shift from a state of “not health” to “health” too!

Jason Philips takes us back to his teens as he shares his perspective on dealing with Anorexia Nervosa. He simplifies the rabbit hole of fat loss and nutrition, explaining caloric maintenance, restoring biofeedback, and true stress management. Through his triangle of awareness approach, he speaks about how you can set yourself up for your most optimal fitness journey and how to approach dieting according to your goals. He explains body signals that may arise when disordered habits have a physiological effect, clarifies the theory behind eating more to lose weight, the quality of nutrition, and explains the nuances in physiological adaptations to caloric deficits for weight loss.

Dr. Jen & Dr. Dom breakdown the anatomy and different components of the gut. After discussing their experiences with gut issues, they dive into how gut mobility and motility relates to fascial connections.  By describing different manual techniques to help reduce that bloat, they hone in on the importance of diaphragmatic breathing and the role of the nervous system, as well as different movement patterns that can ease the pressure in the gut. 

Kelsey Heenan, takes us through an emotional ride as she describes her eating disorder journey, her thoughts, and exactly how she was feeling as she tried to navigate her overriding, fearful, and anxiety-inducing thoughts around food and body image. As she dives into the social pressures associated with being a female and an athlete, she explains the miscommunication around what healthy eating consists of, the importance of fueling for performance, and how she re-orientated herself around triggering foods. Through education, Kelsey provides her favorite way to get individuals to begin to approach their relationships with food and how movement can help heal your relationship with food and body image.

We have Jennifer Peters, founder of Just Be Kitchen, on to expand your views on getting creative with healthy eating. From start to finish, Jennifer outlines her journey to how she opened up the JustBe restaurant, and where her passion came from. Through her story, she shares the changes she has made to her diet to perform optimally, and how she navigated her relationship with hidden added sugars. Finally, she shares how the pandemic has helped her embrace her passion in an even more meaningful way and ends with her top food swaps to optimize your health!

With an overarching emphasis on addressing the root cause, Dr. Janelle debunks common myths about Vaginal Hygiene, discusses basic anatomy and what different odors indicate, which products and ingredients to avoid, and how to prevent infection by maintaining vaginal acidity. Moreover, she discusses the benefits of fibrous foods, and clarifies the use of lubrication. Also, she addresses how sex is a two way street, honing in on the importance of postural function on pelvic health and how to improve pelvic floor function.