Welcome to the FOOD MATTERS Podcast! Bringing you game-changing health and wellness information, tips, tricks, and healthy hacks on all things nutrition, detoxing, weight loss, mindfulness, sleep, gut health, beauty, alternative healing, spiritual wellbeing, transformation, and more! This podcast is home to the best interviews with leading doctors, nutritionists, fitness experts, and thought leaders of the world who collectively share their wisdom and knowledge. Join hosts James Colquhoun & ...
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The Truth About Ozempic and the Risks of Hormone Manipulation for Weight Loss with Christa Orecchio
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The Ozempic craze is booming. The wildly popular medication is now being used for a quick-fix weight loss solution, but at what cost to your hormones? In this enlightening podcast interview, Laurentine and Christa Orecchio dive deep into the Ozempic phenomenon, exploring how it's being used and the implications for our bodies. They discuss the impo…
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What Med School Never Taught Me About Nutrition with Dr. Sean O’Mara
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The impact of the chronic disease epidemic is far-reaching, and what many people don't realize is that countless cases are preventable through better diet and lifestyle choices. Even medically trained doctors like Dr. Sean O'Mara have struggled with chronic illnesses such as diabetes, arthritis, hypertension, and more. In this eye-opening episode o…
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Could Healing Your Trauma Impact the Wider Community? An Important Conversation with Yemi Penn
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How can raising awareness about trauma lead to collective healing and societal well-being? By understanding and addressing our own trauma, we can break its cycle and create a ripple effect that benefits our entire community. Yemi's profound insights and practical strategies offer valuable guidance on how we can all contribute to a healthier, more c…
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Healing Benefits of EFT Tapping: The Exercise to Reduce Anxiety with Dawson Church
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In a world where we are faced with daily stress and anxiety, finding solace can feel like an endless pursuit. What if there was a transformative practice that could offer relief? Join us in this eye-opening episode as we delve into the healing potential of EFT tapping with the esteemed Dawson Church. Uncover how this powerful exercise doesn't just …
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How to Stop Unwanted Cravings & Emotional Eating with Marc David
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This is the final episode in our special release series celebrating the launch of our NEW Food As Medicine Nutrition Program (enrollments are now open for a limited time). And it's a good one! We've all been told that our ability to fight food cravings comes down to willpower. But could there be more to it than that? This episode covers the psychol…
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Simple Things You Can Do to Heal Your Gut, Boost Your Mood & Shift Stubborn Weight with James Colquhoun & Laurentine ten Bosch
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Struggling with mood swings, bloating, or battling those stubborn extra pounds? If you've declared to yourself that this is the year you’ll turn your health around, then you're in the right place! To celebrate the launch of our brand-new Food As Medicine Nutrition Program, we’ve put together this exclusive Masterclass to share practical solutions t…
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Everyday Products That Are Ruining Your Health with Darin Olien
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Here at Food Matters, we understand the power of food to harm or heal. However, are you aware of the subtle yet profound ways in which our environment affects our health and vitality? Many of us don't realize how everyday products we use can harm our health. No matter how well you eat, if you continue to use these everyday toxins, you may be unknow…
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Breaking Free From Depression and Anxiety with Dr. Dain Heer
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Happiness is something we’re all on a quest to find. A quest that seems hard to conquer in a world where many of us are having trouble breaking free from depression and anxiety. In today’s episode with Dr.Dain Heer we discuss how these intense feelings of struggle don’t have to be our reality, he shares his story of this and how moment that changed…
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Nutrition & Mind-Body Healing: The Thing Most People Overlook with Brandy Gillmore
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Imagine being incapacitated by chronic pain, unable to walk, and facing a daunting road ahead after a car accident and fall. This was Brandy's reality, but instead of resigning herself to conventional treatments alone, she embarked on a journey of self-discovery and mind-body healing. In a world where traditional medicine often serves as our first …
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Learn How to Read Food Labels & Navigate the Grocery Store with Courtney Swan
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In the good old days, nature served up a clean slate – no long list of additives, just pure, fresh goodness. Fast forward to the present, and it's like we've upgraded to a more complex menu with some hidden traps. Integrative nutritionist, Courtney Swan exposes the government subsidies contributing to America's broken food system and gives us simpl…
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Hormone and Thyroid Health; Disruptors to Avoid and How to Balance Naturally Dr. Tami Meraglia
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If you're suffering from unexplained weight gain (no matter what you eat or don't), disrupted sleep (like being wide awake at 2:30 am), fatigue, muscle aches, or sweating, decreased sex drive, or dry, dull, or irritable skin then, this episode is for you! Sign up for the Food Matters Podcast Newsletter here: https://bit.ly/3oiJJbs Read the full sho…
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Gut Issues, Inflammation & Candida: A Six-Part Approach to Mind-Body Healing with Dr. Christine Smith
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Have you ever tried to heal your gut health and found yourself still battling the same gut discomfort or symptoms? Maybe you’ve lived with particular pain for years and just accepted it’s part of who you are? Our body is the most complex, weird, and wonderful machine that works in a complete mental-chemical-physical balance to operate at its best! …
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Adaptogens and Plant Medicine for Stress, Anxiety, Cognitive Decline, and Hormone Health with Chris Kilham, The Medicine Hunter
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If you have an ever-growing to-do list and feel like you're running on empty, this is for you. Plants have been the basis of our medicine for many centuries, and yet we forget to fully make use of the plant world when faced with issues like stress, anxiety, and depression. The Medicine Hunter, Chris Kilham wants to change that! In this week’s episo…
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In case you didn't catch much of the Food Matters Podcast this year, we’ve wrapped our most popular podcast episodes of 2023 into one short listen for you. From optimizing your brain and gut health to unlocking your unlimited potential, this is the expert advice you MUST take with you into 2024. Sign up for the Food Matters Podcast here: https://bi…
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PMS, Fertility, Postpartum, and More: A Deep Dive on Hormones with Jacqueline Alwill & Brittany Darling
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If you’re a female, there’s no doubt that you’ve experienced changing hormones at some point in your life. Balancing your hormones is important so that you can function at your best no matter the season of life you’re in, including through PMS, pregnancy, and postpartum. In today’s episode, I am joined by Jacqueline Alwill and Brittany Darling as w…
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The Healing Power of Sound: Unravel the Science Behind Sound Healing with Chase Trellert
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Have you ever explored sound healing and its benefits? Sound healing is an alternative healing modality that uses the different vibrations of sound to help heal the body. It works to heal in a multi-dimensional capacity, meaning physical, mental, and emotional healing. In this episode, we are joined by Chase Trellert as he explains his experience w…
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Using Cacao to Optimize Your Physical, Mental, Emotional & Spiritual Wellbeing with Brenden Durell
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Did you know that food can have an impact beyond your physical health? Certain foods have the power to influence your emotional, mental, and spiritual wellbeing. Cacao is one of those plants and has been used since ancient civilizations as so much more than just a food. In this episode with Brenden Durell, we discuss his journey with intentional ca…
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Breathwork, Meditation, Morning Practices & Simplifying Self-care with Ryan Haddon
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The journey of discovering your true-self doesn’t happen overnight. Oftentimes, it’s a lifelong journey of staying in touch with your own authenticity while you simultaneously grow and evolve as a person. There are many tools you can use to help along the way to help you stay connected to yourself such as breathwork and meditation. In this episode …
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From Chronic Illness to Thriving Wellness Business with Tian Evans
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Do you or a loved one struggle with unexplained pain, illness, or symptoms that you simply can’t get answers about? Embarking on a healing journey can be difficult when every door seems to keep getting shut. In this week’s podcast, you are going to hear from Tian Evans on how she persisted in finding answers to her health issues, how it saved her l…
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Living With Purpose & Contentment: Lessons from an Ultra Endurance Athlete, Rich Roll
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Have you ever come to a point in life where you know something needed to change? Maybe it’s been in the area of your health, a relationship, your job, or even mindset. Oftentimes, these moments can be catalysts for positive change and even have the power to change the course of your life. In this episode with Rich Roll, we discuss how we went from …
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Ancient Healing Practices Explained: Ayurveda with Amish Shah
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Have you explored the world of alternative and ancient healing practices? Ayurveda is a natural healing science originating in India and is based on the idea of helping bring your body into balance by understanding your body’s constitution, or dosha. Your dosha helps you understand your body’s natural predisposition so that you can work with it to …
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The Healing Power of Music with Marcus Gad
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Do you feel a prompting in your heart to dig deeper into some of the questions about life that you have? Maybe you have begun exploring these big questions and are on a mission to find truth, meaning, and a sense of purpose. Many people find these answers in their spirituality, and in this podcast episode, we are going to learn more about famous re…
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Silencing Negative Self Talk: How to Tap Into Your Inner Conscious and Heal for Good with Marjolijn Loderichs
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Have you ever felt as though fear-based thoughts and traumas are holding you back from being your most authentic self? Taking charge of your inner consciousness and making steps towards healing is becoming more available through alternative modalities such as NLP, EMDR, EFT, and more. In this episode with Marjolijn Loderichs, we talk about the impo…
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How to Use Feng Shui to Create a Holistic and Happy Life with Marie Diamond
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Have you ever wondered if the physical nature of your environment could be affecting your mental health? Feng Shui is an energy system created by Chinese culture that says the environment has a subconscious effect on overall well-being. In this episode with Marie Diamond, we discuss how you can use the system and Feng Shui and the Law of Attraction…
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Healing the Root Cause of Disease Using Naturopathic Medicine with Dr. Valerie Franc
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Living a high-performance life often comes at the cost of sacrificing your health, but what if it didn’t have to? Oftentimes, conventional medicine uses a “one size fits all” approach whereas naturopathic medicine looks at identifying the underlying causes of issues. In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Valerie Franc who explains the ins and outs of…
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What Can Psychedelics Teach Us That Conventional Medicine Can’t? with Dr. Sri Mummaneni
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Have you ever been in a position where you’re searching for alternatives to the modern healthcare system? Oftentimes, today’s medical system can take a ‘one-size fits all approach.’ People are now starting to explore alternatives such as occupation medicine, integrative holistics medicine, plant medicine, and psychedelics. In this episode, we dive …
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Harnessing the Power of Plants to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease with Dr. Joel Kahn
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Did you know that heart disease is preventable, reversible, and treatable? As modern society continues to develop, there are many resources available for us to be proactive about our heart health, including being aware of genetics and lifestyle factors. In this episode with Dr. Joel Kahn, we dive deep into the truth about heart disease, cholesterol…
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How to Overcome Limiting Beliefs and Experience Full Self-Acceptance with Meredith Rom
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Have you ever felt that something in your life is holding you back from reaching your full potential? Sometimes, deep inner healing needs to take place so that you can step into total self-acceptance and self-love. In this week’s podcast episode, I am joined by Meredith Rom, who has dedicated her life to helping women come into their power, believe…
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How to Bring Your Adrenals Back Into Balance Naturally with Dr. Izabella Wentz
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Understanding autoimmune conditions, like Hashimotos, and overall adrenal dysfunction can be challenging if you’ve never experienced it. Stress and adrenals play a large role in autoimmune conditions and are generally important for overall health. In this episode with Dr. Izabella Wentz, we break down what adrenals are, what happens when there is a…
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How to Unlock the Power of Your Femininity with Shar Moore
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Have you ever felt that you haven’t been able to tap into your true feminine identity? Women have been given the beautiful gift of having a feminine essence but are rarely taught how to embrace and step into this gift. In this episode, I am joined by Shar Moore who speaks to the importance of experiencing your feminine essence to live authentically…
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The Art of Mastering Your Mind for Unlimited Potential in Your Life with Dr. John Demartini
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Do you feel like you’re struggling to uncover your true potential in life? One significant step in finding your purpose is to become more aware of your mindset and work on changing any beliefs that may be unconsciously holding you back. In this episode, Dr. John Demartini talks to us about the psychology of motivation and values and how perception …
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How Identifying Your Sleep Type Could Transform Your Health with Olivia Arezzolo
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Did you know that the average person spends 26 years of their life asleep? Sleep is one of the most important components of overall health yet one of the most overlooked. It’s becoming more and more common to hear people express how tired they are, no matter how much sleep they get. In this episode with Olivia Arezzolo, Australia’s leading sleep ex…
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Healing Your Mind, Body & Spirit with Nature Immersion & Plant Medicine with Cathy Coyle
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Have you ever felt a draw to connect with nature in a deeper way than ever before? Nature immersion and plant medicine are two powerful tools that more people are embracing as they seek out ways to come back into balance with nature. In this episode, I am joined by Cathy Coyle, and we discuss the ideas of merging psychology with spirituality to emb…
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How Sleep Affects Longevity, Plus Secrets of the World’s Healthiest People with Jason Prall
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Have you ever wondered what the biggest factor is in determining how long a person lives? Longevity is a topic that seems to be studied extensively, but there’s still so much we don’t know because we are limited by the lifespan of a human. What we do know is that there are several factors that contribute to a long, healthy life, and gratitude lies …
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Using Adaptogenic Mushrooms to Optimize Your Brain Health & Boost Your Immunity with Tero Isokauppila
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Have you ever wondered how to begin incorporating adaptogens into your diet? Adaptogens are taking the health and wellness world by storm right now, and there’s no wonder why. These powerful substances that nature has given us have the potential to help your body adapt to stress. Adaptogenic mushrooms have been around for thousands of years, but in…
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How to Cultivate Conscious Relationships after Overcoming Childhood Trauma with Sheleana Aiyana
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Do you feel like your inner perfectionist keeps you from experiencing good things because you write them off as not good enough? When it comes to relationships, we can have the idea of what a perfect partner is when in reality we are searching for something that exists. That’s why it’s so important to tune into how we actually feel about someone, a…
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How Intuitive Fasting Can Transform Your Health with Dr. Will Cole
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There is an overwhelming number of diets and recommended eating philosophies out there, and choosing the right one can be overwhelming. And you might find that more often than not, these different ways of eating tend to contradict each other. Just because you’ve read about it doesn’t mean it’s right for you. It’s important to check in with your bod…
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How to Heal Physical Pain from the Inside Out with Jake Currie
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Could an emotionally stressful event you’ve experienced be causing you physical pain? If you experience persistent discomfort or disease, this question could be the first step to beginning a powerful healing journey. The connection between your thoughts, feelings and past experiences can have a profound effect on how healthy your body is. In this e…
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How to Better Handle Disasters by Shifting Our Perspective with Kat Finnerty
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If you knew the quality of your thoughts could affect your reality, would you choose to think differently? You could have more power than you think when it comes to your experiences. By simply choosing more positive thoughts and consciously repositioning your perspective, you could significantly improve your life and minimize the effects of trauma …
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Using Food as Medicine: From Anxiety to Cancer with Liana Werner-Gray
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Do you want to use food to overcome issues such as anxiety, depression, and even cancer? We are strong believers that food is our medicine, and that the right nutrition can help to heal many different health conditions. In this episode, we highlight the connection between food and healing with Liana Werner-Gray, founder of The Earth Diet and author…
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Fats That Heal, Fats That Kill: The Truth About Fat with Udo Erasmus
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There is an abundance of information available to us when it comes to navigating the best foods and nutritional advice to achieve optimum health. However, much of the time that information can be contradictory. This includes the topic of fats and oils and how they affect our health. Which fats are good for us? Which fats and oils should we avoid? I…
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The Truth about Food Cravings, Weight Loss and How to Heal Your Relationship with Food with Marc David
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Food cravings can be very common and many people experience them from time to time. However it is important to understand why these cravings are occurring so that you can break old habits and make positive changes in your overall relationship with food. Negative emotions such as stress, can trigger certain cravings, causing you to choose the wrong …
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Could Trapped Emotions Be Holding You Back? Break Free from Emotional Baggage & Heal for Good with Dr. Bradley Nelson
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Could emotional baggage be stopping you from living a life of ease and comfort? There are endless ways emotional baggage can show up in our lives, and the energy of past emotions can literally become trapped in our bodies, affecting physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Bradley Nelson, one of the world's foremost experts in the emergin…
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How To Optimize Your Mental Health & Wellbeing with Mushrooms with Alli Schaper
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Mushrooms have been a hot topic, not only for their incredible nutritional benefits but also for their ‘magical’ benefits around consciousness and mental health. Although the use of mushrooms dates back thousands of years with Chinese medicine, they are only now becoming more mainstream and emerging widely within the wellness community for their me…
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Can Your Thoughts Create Your Reality? How Shifting Your Language Can Lead to a Better Mental and Physical State with Jean Sheehan
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You may have heard the saying; “thoughts create things”. Did you know that a repeated thought can have a powerful effect on your life, your relationships, and the world around you? The language you use (whether positive or negative) and the stories you tell yourself and others, can reflect back as physical experiences, emotions and the quality of y…
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Overcome Fatigue for Good, & Reclaim Your Energy with Ari Whitten
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With the busy and fast-paced lifestyles of modern society, it can be easy to dismiss tiredness as being a normal part of how you feel. But you don’t have to accept it as something you must live with forever! Low energy levels, burnout, and fatigue can significantly affect your overall quality of life, including your moods and relationships, plus it…
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Could a Plant-Based Diet Save Your Life? And the Planet? with Simon Hill
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We live in a time where there is more nutrition advice available than ever before, and yet there is still so much confusion when it comes to what we really should be eating for optimal health. Low fat, high fat, paleo, vegan, vegetarian, keto … the list goes on. But these diets have more in common than they do differences. They all empathize greate…
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Low Mood, Depression & Anxiety? How Healing IBS & Leaky Gut Could Help with Dr. Will Bulsiewicz
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The key to healing your gut is understanding the root cause of the symptoms contributing to your gut issues. Bloating, gas, fatigue, constipation, diarrhea, skin issues, and even food sensitivities, are accepted as the norm in today’s society. In fact, many people put up with these uncomfortable symptoms for most of their lives without understandin…
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Learning How to Be Your Authentic Self & Finding Your Own Happiness with Kristina Mänd-Lakhiani
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As we grow up we inherit a set of beliefs and values that may not reflect our own internal truths. On this episode of the Food Matters podcast Laurentine chats to Kristina Mänd-Lakhiani, co-founder of Mindvalley, a global school that delivers transformational education for all ages - about how we can break through the myths we have been led to beli…
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How to Upgrade Your Breakfast to Feel Good All Day with Laurentine ten Bosch
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Starting the day with the right breakfast really can be the secret to feeling good all day. In this solo episode with me, Laurentine we discuss fueling our bodies with foods that can sustain our energy all day long to avoid the dreaded sugar crash or hunger pangs! We look at our diets and how we can balance our moods and emotions through creating t…
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