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Do you or someone you know struggle with Crohn's disease, celiac disease or another illness that makes it difficult to know what to eat? Maybe you want to take care of your body and eat the right kinds of foods but also do not want to feel restricted with your choices. We have a special treat for you today as we dig into all of this and more with the founder of GiGi Eats Celebrities , GiGi Ashworth.
GiGi is a former competitive snowboarder and horseback rider turned humorous weekly blogger and YouTube host where she aims to educate AND entertain her audience with her authentic, real life content about what it is like to navigate health and fitness while living with diseases. GiGi has an incredible mindset and shares with us her journey to discovering her niche in the industry and sharing openly with the world about the struggles and triumphs in her life. This episode will give you practical dietary tips, and inspirational mindset hacks that will empower you to become the best and most authentic version of yourself.
Questions I Asked GiGi:
❏ Did it take practice to be so authentic in front of the camera?
❏ How will your raise your children to think about food?
❏ What diet changes do you recommend for Crohn's disease, celiac disease, etc?
Topics Discussed:
❏ How sharing your story and being authentic reaches more people. ❏ Different ice cream recipes she uses.
❏ The importance of titles with your blogs and videos.
Quotes from the show:
❏ “It’s all about thinking outside of the box.” @GiGiAshworth
❏ “Eating healthy does not have to be boring.” @LindaMitchell
❏ “Mindset is number one.” @GiGiAshworth
❏ “Diet is lifestyle.” @GiGiAshworth
❏ “No one is going to love unless you love yourself.” @GiGiAshworth ❏ “Exercise is like a cup of coffee in the morning.” @GiGiAshworth
How you can stay in touch with GiGi:
❏ Website ❏ Youtube ❏ Instagram ❏ Twitter ❏ Pinterest ❏ Facebook
How you can stay in touch with Linda:
❏ Website ❏ Facebook
❏ Twitter
❏ Instagram ❏ Pinterest
❏ YouTube ❏ SoundCloud
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It is something that a lot of women struggle with. Sometimes there is shame wrapped around the topic and women are left feeling alone and confused. However, it may surprise you that 1 out of every 7 couples struggle with this. What am I talking about? Infertility.
I sat down with fertility expert Sarah Clark as we discussed how functional medicine offers a variety of solutions to fertility problems. Sarah is a certified life coach with accreditation from the International Coaches Federation and a health coach with training from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She has a passion for helping struggling couples find solutions to infertility through natural approaches.
If you have felt overwhelm or confusion around the topic of fertility this episode will empower you with the information you need to explore natural routes that are not often talked about.
Questions I Asked Sarah:
- What causes a leaky gut? How quickly can we heal that?
- What are foods we should avoid when we are trying to conceive?
- What are steps we can take starting off to get us on the right track?
Topics Discussed:
- How food sensitivity can cause you to be infertile.
- How to properly use the elimination diet.
- The importance of functional testing.
Quotes from the show:
- “It’s not about deprivation.” @fabfertile
- “The mindset piece is key” @fabfertile
- “Half doing it does not work” @fabfertile
- “Look at the pillars of health” @fabfertile
- “Look at things differently. Take a different approach” @fabfertile
How you can stay in touch with Sarah:
How you can stay in touch with Linda:
Resources Mentioned
- Sarah’s Free Three Day Fertility Diet Challenge
- Dirty Genes: A Breakthrough Program to Treat the Root Cause of Illness and Optimize Your Health by Ben Lynch ND.
"Proud Sponsors of the Sisterhood of S.W.E.A.T"
My daily energy stems from mushrooms... mushroom coffee that is!
Have you checked out Four Sigmatic yet? If you want a coffee that contains superfoods and adaptogens like rhodiola, eleuthero, and schisandra to help you live a healthier, more enhanced life, then you need Four Sigmatic mushroom coffee in your daily routine! Check out their products here and be sure to let me know what you think of it!
Andrea Beaman is a Natural Foods Chef, health educator, thyroid expert, holistic health coach and herbalist, dedicated to alternative healing, and sustainable eating and living.
Andrea was a featured contestant on Bravo’s Top Chef. She is a regularly featured expert on CBS News, and hosted the Award Nominated, Fed UP! A cooking show that educates viewers how to cook for, and cure, their bodily ailments.
Andrea is recognized as one of the top 100 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness, received the Award For Excellence in Health Supportive Food Education from the Natural Gourmet Institute for Food and Health, as well the Health Leadership Award from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.
As a keynote speaker and teacher, Andrea inspires audiences to take action on their health. She teaches engaging cooking demos and health programs to students and clients through live conferences, schools, and online programs, reaching vast audiences around the world.
Andrea is the author of The Whole Truth – How I Naturally Reclaimed My Health, and You Can Too! and The Eating and Recipe Guide – Better Food, Better Health, and Health is Wealth – Make a Delicious Investment in You! And, Happy Healthy Thyroid – The Essential
- Why my Las Vegas Uber driver should be a health coach
- How to experience the holidays the same without an overdose of sugar.
- Nourish your soul with connecting with others.
- Engage your senses with the scents of the holiday.
- Your sense of smell is connected to your memory.
- Fill yourself up with all of the wonderful experiences of the holidays.
- In the fast-food lane you don't know what your getting.
- Nobody needs a crap sandwich.
- Cook your food at home so you know what your getting.
- Great wintertime workouts
- Medicinal aspects of alcohol.
- Types of alcohol to have at special occasions.
- Why casinos don't have windows.
- My experience with Dr.Fred Pescatore's detox. The A-List Diet
- Andrea's take on the importance fasting and detoxing that has been done for centuries.
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Andrea Beaman is a Natural Foods Chef, health educator, thyroid expert, holistic health coach and herbalist, dedicated to alternative healing, and sustainable eating and living.
Andrea was a featured contestant on Bravo’s Top Chef. She is a regularly featured expert on CBS News, and hosted the Award Nominated, Fed UP! A cooking show that educates viewers how to cook for, and cure, their bodily ailments.
Andrea is recognized as one of the top 100 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness, received the Award For Excellence in Health Supportive Food Education from the Natural Gourmet Institute for Food and Health, as well the Health Leadership Award from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.
As a keynote speaker and teacher, Andrea inspires audiences to take action on their health. She teaches engaging cooking demos and health programs to students and clients through live conferences, schools, and online programs, reaching vast audiences around the world.
Andrea is the author of The Whole Truth – How I Naturally Reclaimed My Health, and You Can Too! and The Eating and Recipe Guide – Better Food, Better Health, and Health is Wealth – Make a Delicious Investment in You! And, Happy Healthy Thyroid – The Essential Steps to Healing Naturally! Andrea makes learning about better health, good food, and sustainable living, a fun experience for everyone.
Besides being a wealth of knowledge, Andrea has a dynamic personality that really draws you in. In fact, I could listen to her all day.
http://www.andreabeaman.com
What we discussed on this very enlightening interview:
- Gut health and ridding yourself of candida overgrowth
- Your gut is the second brain and responsible for a huge amount of your serotonin and neurotransmitter production.
- Probiotic and Prebiotic use.
- The importance of detoxing the liver.
- Eat carrots not crap.
- Reading labels and staying informed.
- A simple way to eat despite consumer confusion.
- Natural healing with alternative medicine.
- Eat what nature made, not what is man made.
- Seasonal eating and acclimating too what is available in your environment.
- Natural remedies to keep yourself free of parasites.
- Sushi and salad bar and what to look for when eating it.
- Burping too much could be a sign of liver congestion.
- Lower cortisol and boost adrenals by slowing down and having more down time.