Unlock Your Life is the podcast for highly successful, visionary, heart centered women of color that want more out of life! If you’ve done all the things….got the degrees, the fancy job, the family but still feel like something is missing then this is the podcast for you. Break free from the white picket prison! Join your host, Lori A. Harris as she shares the mindfulness tools you need to finally put yourself first and design a purpose driven life that you love. This podcast is designed to ...
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Dr Hammerstedt & her guests lightheartedly dig into health evidence and education to empower you into real sustainable lifestyle and mindset changes to curate your health future. Heather Hammerstedt MD is a double board certified physician, in emergency medicine and lifestyle medicine, an integrative nutrition coach, CEO of Wholist Lifestyle Medicine Coaching and Consults... and momma... who can't get enough of interviewing colleagues all over the map of medicine and health in the fields of ...
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Age of Reinvention: Redefine Freedom Lifestyle and Purpose at Midlife
Emily Bron, International Lifestyle Consutling
After 50, pivoting careers and redefining one's life trajectory require extraordinary courage and unwavering resilience. The question is: where do you start? How can you find new life meaning, energy, and inspiration for the significant change in midlife? Join host Emily Bron, an avid traveller and multi-immigrant with six professional changes along the life road (the last two happened when she passed the 50-year-old borderline), as she explores this life stage through her discussions with g ...
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Season 2: Guides and Coaches; Unlocking Your Inner Charisma and Purpose in Midlife
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Join host Emily Bron in Season 2 of 'Age of Reinvention,' as she sits down with charisma coach Sandra D. Robinson. Discover how Sandra transitioned from a celebrated actress to a coach guiding individuals to embrace their charisma and reinvent their lives at midlife. Sandra shares her unique approach incorporating nature and horses, practical steps…
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My first “Age of Reinvention” season is completed: interviews were recorded, edited, improved by adding the additional articles and resources to provide the additional information about my dear guests! Please, note that Emily Bron with the launch of the Age of Reinvention podcast also “Reinventing herself” 😊 and re-branding International Lifestyle …
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EP.53: Building Momentum After Life Changes with Lori A. Harris
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Lori Harris shares her personal journey of self-discovery and growth after major life changes. From leaving a long-term relationship to embarking on a journey of self-reflection, she emphasizes the importance of building momentum and creating a new way of being. Lori provides valuable insights into self-love, reflection, and decision-making, offeri…
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Expat Lifestyle: Living Boldly - Journey of International Discovery, Adventure, and Lifelong Learning
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In this episode of 'Age of Reinvention', Emily Bron chats with Emily Rubin, a certified life coach with 16 years of experience, about finding freedom and purpose after 50. Emily Rubin shares her journey from a marketing and PR pro to a life coach, helping women in their fifties navigate career changes, relationships, and self-discovery. They discus…
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Starting Project after Crisis/50+: Navigating New Beginnings - Embracing a Expat Life and New Business in Portugal at Midlife
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In this episode, we dive into the inspiring journey of Colleen Show Walter, an American expat and entrepreneur who moved to Portugal with her family after turning 50. Colleen shares her experience of founding 'Portugal, The Place,' a business that helps other expats relocate. From handling personal challenges, the adventure of starting over in a ne…
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Expat Lifestyle: Reinventing Midlife - International Laywer Journey of Discovery, Adventure, and Lifelong Learning
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Join Emily Bron as she delves into the fascinating world of relocation and the expat lifestyle, featuring the real-life experiences of Rosemary Bointon, a certified content marketer and SEO strategist. Rosemary shares her journey from being an international business lawyer to embracing the expat life, living in 13 different countries, and finally s…
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Starting Project after Crisis/50+: Childhood Dream, as Recipe for Reinvention - From Power Tools to Pastries
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In this episode, Emily chats with Damian Konasiewicz, a former carpenter from Seattle who switched gears to chase his cooking dreams at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. Damian shares his journey of leaving construction behind before turning 50, diving into his passion for food and travel, and why it's never too late to take risks. He also dishes out advice…
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Episode 234 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Denise Schonwald is here today to talk about mental health. She was an ICU nurse who treated patients with their symptoms. She was noticing patterns in the patients and how the body manifested based on their mental health. A lot of the physical symptoms she would see were stomach issu…
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Expat Lifestyle: Beyond the Comfort Zone - Embracing the Unknown Across Borders
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Join Emily Bron for an inspiring chat with Leslie Karchewski about her several incredible journeys from Calgary, Canada, to a new life abroad. Leslie shares her family's life and adventures in the Middle East, from Doha to Muscat, the UK, where her kids thrived in international schools. Returning to Canada posed challenges, prompting Leslie to seek…
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Expat Lifestyle: From Midwest to Pacific - A Journey of Transformation and Discovery
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Join Emily Bron from International Lifestyle Consulting as she delves into Vicki Holman's incredible journey from small-town business owner in Kansas to island dweller in the Northern Mariana Islands. Get ready to hear all about Vicki's ups and downs adjusting to island life, the fascinating culture of Saipan, and how she found her calling as a fin…
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Expat Lifestyle: Harmonies of Life - Tales of Music, Immigration, and Finding New Meaning
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In this episode of 'Age of Reinvention,' Emily Bron sits down with Michael Misha Ovsichtcher and Tatiana Tanya Dreizis to explore their journey from Russia to Canada and their exciting transitions into new careers post-retirement. Michael shares his insights into immigration, adapting to new professions, and finding joy in music and community throu…
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Episode 233: The Art (and Science) of Women Navigating Healthcare
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Episode 233 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Susan Salenger is here to talk about how women need to advocate for themselves for health care. She interviewed women for a book she wrote, and she discovered that women, in many ways, put themselves last and this needs to change. Women need to put themselves first and go to the docto…
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Starting Project after Crisis/50+: Resilience and Radiance - An Inspirational Path from Tragedy to Purpose After 50
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Join host Emily Bron as she interviews Marina Korneev. Marina, a San Francisco-based luxury pearl jewelry business owner, shares her inspiring journey from personal tragedy to entrepreneurial success. Discover Marina's immigration experience, her evolution from pearl collecting to jewelry design, and how pearls became a symbol of resilience in her …
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Expat Lifestyle: Embracing Change - Journey from Canadian Army Beyond Conventional Living Abroad
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Join me as we dive into Jacquie Doucette’s incredible journey of reinvention after 40 years in the Canadian Army. Feeling the pull for something more, Jacquie launched the “Beyond Retirement” podcast, sharing insights on life after a traditional job. Traveling from Southeast Asia to Nicaragua and finally to Mexico, Jacquie embraced international ho…
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Age of Reinvention: How to Discover a New Freedom Lifestyle and Purpose at Midlife. Teaser
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Welcome to Age of Reinvention! Join host Emily Bron in this introductory episode as she unveils the inspiring stories of individuals who have transformed their lives in remarkable ways. Season 1 will explore themes of career pivots, personal growth, and innovation, featuring guests who have turned challenges into opportunities. Subscribe now to emb…
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Starting New Business after 50+: American Entrepreneur's Journey - Impacting Lives in Torn by War Ukraine
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Join host Emily Bron in the conversation with Chris Exline, an American businessman who made the bold decision to relocate from Hong Kong to Kremenets, Ukraine, amidst the war. Exline shares his journey of founding a furniture rental business in Ukraine and his philanthropic efforts, including donating thousands of mattresses to refugees and the mi…
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Starting Project after Crisis/50+: The Power of Perseverance - From Struggles to Success
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In this heartfelt and inspiring conversation, Emily reunites with Deb Krier, a remarkable individual who has overcome multiple cancer diagnoses to make a meaningful impact on others, especially those facing challenges post-50. Deb shares her journey from a surprising breast cancer diagnosis to battling septic shock from chemotherapy complications, …
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Starting New Business after 50+: Crafting Legacies - Army Intelligence, Entrepreneurship, and Humanitarian work
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Join Emily Bron in an insightful chat with Daniel Hammond. From his diverse upbringing to military service and entrepreneurial ventures, Hammond shares how his experiences shaped him. Discover his strategic thinking, fueled by his extensive board game collection, and his post-50 career shifts. Learn about his passion project, founding a nursing sch…
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Episode 232: In Service of Women (and Hormones)
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Episode 232 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Dr. Prudence Hall is here to talk about the unique needs of women, specifically during menopause. How you manage your menopause and perimenopause will determine how you will feel for the remainder of your life. It is so important to be proactive in your health. Around the ages of 35-3…
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Episode 231 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Udo Erasmus is here to talk about total health. He first started looking into healthy oils, digestion, and the importance of eating greens. However, he discovered that everything affects health, and in that insight, he started to look at all components of human nature. He says that if…
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Episode 230 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Udo Erasmus is here to talk about healthy oils. He describes our bodies as a major construction site. Some people say 98% of the time, the atoms in our bodies turn over and are removed and replaced every year. Our bodies need essential nutrients to be healthy. If you are not getting e…
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Episode 229 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Caroline Goodner is here today to talk about vaginal health. Her company OrganiCare makes products that help with vaginal infections. Femiclear has natural ingredients that have been proven to be efficient. Her products help with conditions such as: yeast infections, genital herpes, b…
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Episode 228 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Dr. Elsbeth Meuth & Freddy Zental Weaver are here to discuss how we can connect to our dreams and desires. They explain that tantric healing is about opening oneself up and being more intentional. This allows you to shift how you are living and feeling. You can become more aware of yo…
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Episode 227: Skin care for tweens and teens
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Episode 227 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Dr. Sheilagh Maguiness is here today to talk about skin care. As tweens enter puberty it is important that they know how to have healthy hygiene, with both body and skin care habits. There are big differences between girls' and boys' hygiene. It is important that we educate and show o…
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Episode 226: Fixing the root causes to improve health
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Episode 226 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Karin Reiter is here today to discuss holistic health. She talks about looking at the root causes (the pillars of your health) in order to be healthy. The physical, mental, emotional, and trauma base pillars need to be addressed and she helps people with small steps to make these chan…
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Episode 225 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Tess Jewell-Larsen is here today to talk about how she empowers women from feeling exhausted to finding balance. It is so easy to get caught up in our thoughts. She focuses on where these women are lacking or overdoing something, and she tries to help them find one thing they can do f…
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Episode 224 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Dr. John Neustadt is here today to talk about bone health and osteoporosis. He explains how bone density tests are inadequate. He wants to educate people on how to improve your bone health and protect yourselves. Medications, such as antacids, are damaging bones and increasing the ris…
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Episode 223 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Adele Spraggon is here to ask our listeners if your patterns of behavior are continuously getting in the way and stopping you from getting the things you want most in your life? She says forget commitment, willpower, positive-thinking, mindset techniques, or better goal-setting. These…
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Episode 222 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Dr. Valerie Cacho is here to discuss how to get a better night’s sleep. As we get older, we have less REM and less deep sleep and more light sleep. We need all 4 stages of sleep and if you are not sleeping well, your mood can be affected. She recommends reserving the last hour of your…
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Episode 221 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Audrey Wells MD is here today to talk about sleep, sleep apnea, and weight loss. She goes into detail about sleep apnea and how it is diagnosed, signs and symptoms, why it is easily overlooked and the health complications that can come from it if not diagnosed. Dr. Wells is a seasoned…
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Episode 220 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Helene Rutledge, from mend Labs is here today to talk about proactive patient center interventions. mend Labs provides patients with the training and support they need through a care plan that includes lifestyle goals and nutrition. The mend nutrapharma products are clinically proven,…
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Episode 219: Natural and Plant-Based Ways to Prevent, Survive and Thrive with Cancer
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Episode 219 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Dr. Brandy is an MD and has been practicing medicine for over 40 years. He is the Founder of “Natural Insights Into Cancer” which is a passion project for Dr. Brandy. “Natural Insights Into Cancer” uses diet, exercise, targeted supplements, and other lifestyle changes to help you figh…
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Episode 218: Functional Diagnostic Nutrition
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Episode 218 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Reed Davis is here today to discuss Functional Diagnostic Nutrition. He talks about how important it is to run multiple blood work to find the root cause. If you run one test and find a problem, you could simply say that is the issue. However, there could be so much more going on. By …
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Episode 217 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Mary Katherine Stahl is here today to discuss her entrepreneurial journey. She started working out at a Fit Body Boot Camp and loved the coaches and the community. She decided to open her own business and now six years later, she has opened three locations. She shares her successes an…
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Episode 216 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Laurie Lewis is here today to discuss intermittent fasting. She is a certified coach who shares her personal story and clarifies many misunderstandings about intermittent fasting. She explains the first mistake is that people think it is a diet. It is a timing, an eating window, that …
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Episode 215 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Dr. Cheruba Prabakar is here today to discuss fibroids. Fibroids are common and can affect 80% of women by the age of 50. Most women do not know they have fibroids. Symptoms include heavy bleeding, spotting throughout the month, miscarriages, pain, pressure, frequent urination or cons…
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Episode 214 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Mark Effinger (Mr. Noots) is here today to discuss neurochemicals. He talks about how he was a lab rat for Accutane. This drug affected his focus, energy level and happiness. He went through exercise and oxygen therapy which was able to detox his system. This was an epiphany for him, …
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Episode 213 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Dr. Lulu is here today to discuss gender identity. She identifies this as your true sense of self, how you see yourself, something, no one else can tell you. She stresses the importance of respecting someone’s gender identity. She is a pediatrician and talks about how to be the patien…
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Episode 212 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. David Greenwalt is here today to discuss how he helps people learn the truth about mental fitness, nutrition and movement. Obesity is at its highest level ever, with about 40 percent of U.S. adults considered obese. The cause of obesity, he believes, can be broken down into four drive…
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Episode 211 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Brian Gryn is a personal trainer who coaches middle aged men looking to get their body back. He is here today to talk about accountability and finding clarity about food choice and lifestyle. In our society people tend to not put themselves first, we fall back on old habits and make a…
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Episode 210 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Hally Brooke is here today to discuss her journey with gut health and brain fog. She discovered by figuring out what foods worked for her, she was able to balance her emotions better and think straight. By being more thoughtful and mindful with the way food made her feel, she was able…
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Episode 209 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Dr. Cecily Havert is here today to discuss concierge medicine and what that means to you as a patient. She has a private practice, which allows the doctors to make the important decisions of how they want to run and manage the practice. She has fewer patients, more accessibility to th…
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Episode 208 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Hannah Bacaron is here today to discuss how our brain and our body are connected. She talks about our mind and body health and how stress can take such a toll. A physical ailment, such as a stomach issue, may be solved from more than one way and there are alternative treatments to con…
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Episode 207: I'm nervous to share! Something just for my listeners...
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Episode 207 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. I’m nervous to share! Something just for my listeners… I’ve never given away this much for those ready to join our proven, highly supported, Weight Wellness personal coaching program. My best deal ever, best bonuses ever, and your best opportunity ever. Nervous, but so many people nee…
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Dr. Hammerstedt is joined today by Tina Koopersmith MD who gives a beautiful overview of who we are through our brain and our body. She discusses how our heart energy can be felt six feet away and if we have a positive energy field, people can feel it. Likewise, if you are in a negative environment, the heart rate is lower, and you can feel the neg…
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Episode 205: What You Need to Know About Healthcare Middlemen
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Dr. Hammerstedt is joined today by Dr. Marion Mass to discuss What You Need to Know About Healthcare Middlemen. She talks in depth about Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) and all the kick back money that they receive. She gives an eye-opening deep dive into all the money that is being lost in the middle of o…
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Dr. Hammerstedt is joined today by Dr. Barrie Tan to talk about the wonders of plants. Specifically, one that he talks about is annatto, which is an orange-red condiment and food coloring derived from the seeds of the achiote tree (Bixa orellana), native to tropical America. It is often used to impart a yellow or orange color to foods. He talks abo…
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Episode 203: Navigating Complex Care for Children
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Dr. Hammerstedt is joined today by Dr. Stella K. Evans, MD to discuss complex care for children with disabilities and their caregivers. She talks about how she is the prime contact for the caregivers, and she helps navigate the best care through their health team. There are a few roadblocks that she wants parents to know about. She stresses that th…
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Dr. Hammerstedt is joined today by Sean Lake to discuss how to stay Fit over Forty. He talks about his transition from being an active snowboarder in his 20s - to then being in his 30s, with less activity and not liking the way he felt. He started to exercise realizing that he craved physical activity. He discusses how fitness is a major tool in be…
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Dr. Hammerstedt is joined today by Jeff Chilton to discuss the health benefits of mushrooms. Jeff talks about how mushrooms are low in calories, high in fiber, provide no starch, and are low in fats. He thinks mushrooms have been overlooked in the United States. He shares information about how supplementing mushrooms into our diets will stimulate o…
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