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Breaking Dieting “Rules” with Cassie Bjork

Cassie Bjork is a globally recognized industry leader in weight loss, a highly sought-after speaker, and the #1 international best-selling author of Why Am I Still Fat?: The Hidden Keys to Unlocking That Stubborn Weight Loss. Cassie is a Registered Dietitian, but not your stereotypical dietitian. (And, she explains during the interview today how she is different). For over ten years, she has helped tens of thousands of women and men achieve the bodies and lives they want—not by starving or skimping, but by eating foods that fuel effective and sustainable weight loss.

Cassie is a Registered Dietitian, but not your stereotypical dietitian, and shares how and why in her interview today. She speaks widely and contributes a regular column, “Real Talk with Cassie” in Paleo Magazine. Virtually every major media outlet—including CBS, ABC, WCCO, FOX News, CNN, TIME, Parade, Cosmopolitan, SELF, SHAPE, Women’s Health, and HuffPost—has covered Cassie’s debunking of dieting lies as she shares the truth about food, weight loss, and overall health.

GMO's and Your Health with Jeffrey Smith

Today, we’re talking about GMOs and how they impact your health and your skin.

My guest is Jeffrey Smith who is an author, speaker and founding executive director of The Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT), a leading source of GMO health risk information for consumers, policy makers, and healthcare professionals.  

His books include: Seeds of Deception and Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods.

Jeffrey has lectured in 45 countries, counseled leaders from every continent, and has been quoted by thousands of news outlets including: The New York Times, Washington Post, The Times (London), Associated Press, Reuters, and Time Magazine. He regularly appears in the media, including the BBC, NPR, Fox News, The Doctors, and the Dr. Oz Show.

On today’s interview, we talk about what exactly GMOs are, how they may impact your health (including your skin) and what you can do to reduce your exposure to them and reverse possible damage.

Rising To The Life of Your Dreams with Danette May

On today’s podcast we’re talking about how to rise to the life of your dreams through mindset, food and movement.

My guest is Danette May who is a world renowned motivational speaker, #1 best-selling author of seven health and empowerment books, former celebrity fitness trainer, wife, and mother. She is the founder of Mindful Health, LLC and The Rise movement. You may have seen her on national TV shows, such as Access Hollywood, Hallmark Home and Family, and CBS.

She has her own personal journey that she shares during interview that has inspired her to help others through her three pillars of healing - healing foods, healing movement, and a healing mindset.

With this simple philosophy she transformed her life from having $47 to her name and operating as a single mother, to owning a $20 million dollar business helping women around the world. Through her programs, she's helped millions of people around the world step into radical self-love and a healthier body and mind.

On today’s podcast, Danette shares her story and inspirational tips on how YOU can have the life of your dreams with some simple yet powerful and radical choices.

Healthy Skin and the Skin Microbiome with Dr. Trevor Cates

Today, I’m sharing important information about the skin microbiome and how it keeps your skin looking clean, clear and naturally youthful.

Skin is our largest organ, and it serves as a protective barrier. Our skin microbiome protects and promotes the natural lipid barrier and skin immune system. So this means it helps protect the skin from infections, skin disorders such as eczema and acne as well as premature aging.

On today’s podcast, I delve into what impacts the skin microbiome, what signs point to imbalances in the skin microbiome, and 3 things to do to promote a healthy skin microbiome.

Turning your Health and Life Around with Reena Jadhav

On today’s podcast we’re talking about how to turn your health and life around.

My guest is Reena Jadhav. She is a Harvard MBA and graduated summa cum laude with a BSc. from Wharton, University of Pennsylvania. She is also an advisor to numerous startups in Silicon Valley and has a passion for disruptive ideas that transform the human experience and create meaningful lasting change.

She had colon cancer at 35 years old and another health crisis at 45 which led her to take charge and become the CEO of her own health. She refused to accept conventional doctors telling her she would have to live with her 28 symptoms indefinitely and spent 15 months getting back her health. Today she is healthier and happier than she has ever been, and is on a mission to spread the truth about health.

On Today’s podcast, Reena shares about her journey, shares tips to take charge of your health to prevent or transform your health.

Body Image and Aging with Ella Lucas-Averett

Today we’re talking about body image concerns as we age and how to shift our mindset.

My guest is Ella Lucas-Averett who is a speaker, Personal Development Coach and the host of On Air with Ella, a podcast about "living better RIGHT NOW." She’s an entrepreneur and a business woman who has founded three successful businesses. She works with people who want to dial up any area of their life by helping them take action from right where they are.

On today’s podcast, we cover where body image issues come from and tips to help shut the negativity down and shift our perception as well as our reality.

Herbs and Hormone Balance with James Frame

My guest today is James Frame who is the CEO and co-founder of Symphony Natural Health and has been in the natural products industry for over 20 years. During that time he has established a global business that has supplied over 3000 tons of herbs and now operates in 11 countries. His operation controls the whole process from seed to shelf and consists of organic and sustainable farming as well as creating industry in 3^rd world countries, which injects 5 times more into the local communities than just buying raw materials.

On today’s podcast, we cover what to look for in herbal supplements to ensure potency, purity and quality. We also discuss why organic and sustainable is important and one particular herb that helps with hormone balance (and how it may also benefit the health of your skin). You may have heard of this herb before, it’s called Maca, but what you’ll learn about it during this interview will likely surprise you.

5 Ways to Strengthen Your Intuition with Joy Martina

My guest is Dr. Joy Martina who is a Psychic Psychologist and specializes in Rapid Change Coaching. She is also a Bestselling Author (Sleep Your Fat Away), the creator of the Christallin Oracle Training (a training to develop mastery over our innate psychic abilities), Master Hypnotist and Trainer of Trainers and Coaches. Her unconventional approach towards coaching and her success rates are based on her ability to combine a wide range of modalities and her skill of connecting to the unconscious parts of the brain. She is able to tap into her clients’ subconscious and higher mind to reveal the original cause of the issue that her client is struggling with. Joy is able to do this not only with her VIP clients in 1-1 sessions but also with large groups in countries around the globe, where she takes them through powerful and fun processes with cycles of mental and emotional clearing that give incredible yet tangible results.

Today we cover what intuition really allows us to do, what gets in the way of it, and 5 ways to strengthen our intuition.

A Foundation for Healthy Eating with Brooke Alpert

On today’s podcast we’re discussing why DIET should not be a 4 letter word that we’re afraid to speak about. Let’s get back to the basics on how to support a healthy approach to eating.

My guest is Brooke Alpert, M.S., R.D., C.D.N. She is a nationally recognized nutrition expert and best-selling author. She is the founder of B Nutritious, a nutrition counseling and consulting practice in New York City. Brooke received her Masters of Science at New York University and completed her training at Mt. Sinai Hospital in affiliation with NYU. She is an active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Brooke is author of several books… The Diet Detox: Why Your Diet Is Making You Fat and What to Do About It (BenBella Books), The Sugar Detox: Lose Weight, Feel Great and Look Years Younger (Da Capo), and Healthy Eating During Pregnancy (Kyle Books).

Brooke’s expertise and nutrition knowledge has lead her to be featured on national television regularly including, The Doctor Oz Show, The Today Show, Access Hollywood and more. She was named one of the new up and coming stars in the beauty and health field in W Magazine and has been quoted and featured extensively in both national and international magazines including People, Shape, Glamour, Town & Country, Tatler and more.

On today’s podcast, we discuss the basics of healthy eating and self-care so you can live a more vibrant life.

Deep Healing of Chronic Dis-Ease with Dr. Greg Eckel

On today’s episode of The Spa Dr. Podcast, we’re discussing dis-ease and deep healing. We have a particular focus on chronic neurodegenerative diseases such as MS, ALS, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and dementia, but really the information we’re covering has the ability to prevent and address many other chronic diseases. It’s a different way of looking at health and healing… it’s a deep healing approach.

My guest is Dr. Greg Eckel who is a naturopathic physician specializing in natural immunology and neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Greg and I attended naturopathic medical school together at the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon and he’s been helping  thousands of patients since. This past year something happened that changed the course of Dr. Greg’s life…

During this interview he shares about his wife’s health journey and how it’s changed his life and his practice. It gets a bit raw during the interview, but, as many of you already know, it can be devastating to experience news of a loved one’s deteriorating health.

It’s what we choose to do in these moments that can not only impact the life of our loved one, but also many others…