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Michelle Herzog hosts the Beyond Burning Fat Podcast, discussing nutrition, exercise, and mindset - with practical, actionable, real-world help. Hang out long enough and you'll likely discover that getting fit is much more than just burning fat. It's a gateway to a better you, not just physically, but emotionally as well. Whether you are new and don't know where to start or you're a gym junkie, you'll find something here that will help you transform your body, mind, and life.
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The waitlist for my Masterclass that's only available for ONE WEEK in January is UP! CLICK HERE TO GET REMINDED! I can see you now - you pressed your eyebrows together and thought, "huh?" when you read the title of this week's episode . . . It's a very real-world lesson that renewed my appreciation for something I teach all the time. And I got to s…
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You tell yourself, "it will all be OK", because intuitively you know that's the "right" thing to say, and you really want to feel that way . . . OK with how it all turns out, regardless. But why doesn't that work a lot of the time? Why, even after you say over and over again, "it will all be OK", you DON'T FEEL OK? There are three reasons I believe…
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Yah, the title is a bit dramatic, but you've likely never considered this as ever being something that could be detrimental to your health! Especially since our modern lifestyle more than embraces it. Not that it is the only thing - but if your stressor bucket (or stress baseline) is already near-full, this can definitely contribute to it overflowi…
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So many people have seasonal allergies - but, so many do not! What could be the difference? Might there be something - lifestyle behaviors - that could reverse allergies and allergy symptoms? This is exactly what we explore in this week's episode. I cover THREE ways to support the body naturally that could very well make allergies a thing of the pa…
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You want to STOP doing this or that - over drinking, over eating, under-exercising, whatever. And you tell yourself that you really need to stop . . . but despite the logic, you find yourself going directly against that logic. There is a really good reason why the brain does this, and a really "simple" way to fix it. And using the example of drinki…
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Why is it that we (you?!) can have the BEST of intentions with starting an exercise plan, eating better - or even improving relationships - and no matter how well-intentioned and how successfully we start off, we find ourselves right back into our old habits? Actually, there's a really good reason for this. And a really easy way to create new habit…
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Today we cover the FIVE key habits that lay the foundation for ANYTHING you want to accomplish with your health and fitness. Especially if you want your results to be long term. Lose body fat - yup. Improve your cholesterol - yup. Reverse TypeII diabetes - yup. Have more energy - yup. Support your body in optimal health - uh huh. No matter your goa…
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If you're on birth control, or considering it - you need to listen to this episode! It's NOT the typical rundown of alternative methods, and a step-by-step break down of how your cycle works . . . I actually talk about: What birth control actually DOES in the body What are the side effects of taking it What are the signs BEFORE those long-term side…
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Before I prime you for this episode - ENROLLMENT IS NOW OPEN for FOUNDATIONALLY FIT - Online Course & 6-Week Coaching Intensive - and there are ONLY 25 founding-member spots available and enrollment CLOSES 2/22/19 at midnight! Don't miss out - watch the 5 min video of Yours Truly tellin' ya all about it at www.FoundationallyFit.com Now - you've pro…
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Nearly ALL diets and programs "work", at least to a degree, or temporarily. Why is that so? In this episode, we chat about what drives temporary success as well as, oftentimes, the return to old habits. More importantly, we'll cover three tools you can use to change it so that the changes you work so hard for, can last! Follow me on Instagram: @che…
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Enrollment for my flagship course opens February 15th: Foundationally Fit - a Six Week Health & Fitness Coaching Intensive. In this episode we talk about the typical "causes" of hair loss in women, what your doctor will typically prescribe to "fix" it, and what you can do, looking through the lens of the Five Pillars I always teach about: Pillar 1:…
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What a treat I have for you in this episode! It’s a powerful interview with Dr. Christine Kaczmar, known to multitudes as “The Digestion Doc”. Get Dr. Christine’s FREE gift for BBF Podcast listeners – the Nutrient Duty Sheet download: at bit.ly/BBFgift Dr. Christine is a Functional Medicine Doctor specializing in enzyme nutrition and, in particular…
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It's embarrassing. As a sought-after health consultant I had a toxic stressor right under my nose and it wasn't even on my radar. That is, until about 8 months ago. I've had breast implants for nearly 13 years and it turns out my body has been a saint in dealing with the toxicity. But, it's also been "talking" to me all along the way. Dropping subt…
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Have you heard of telomeres? Well, I had mine tested and I'll share with you what my results were (partial spoiler alert: It wasn't as good as I thought it would be). What are telomeres?? Not only will I explain what they are in this episode, but we'll take a look at what kind of insight they might have into your health and wellness. Plus, if you h…
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Want to dive deeper into your health? Go to www.MichelleFit.com/bloodtests to get on the waitlist for my upcoming course: The Top 5 Blood Tests for Women - How to Order, Understand, and Monitor In today's episode, we chat about something very common . . . Emotional Over-Eating. Notice how I reference over eating, rather than just emotional eating. …
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Want to dive deeper into your health? Go to www.MichelleFit.com/bloodtests to get on the waitlist for my upcoming course: The Top 5 Blood Tests for Women - How to Order, Understand, and Monitor In today's episode, we chat about liver detoxing - well, the liver in general. The liver gets little respect. Yet it's working for you 24 hours a day, clean…
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It comes up, in some form, at once a week - a question related to hypothyroid or the thyroid in general. But there is a lot of confusion around how to test it, and how it's connected to other organs and systems in the body. Fatigue, hair loss and hair thinning, low cold tolerance, constipation, and stubborn fat loss are symptoms that can have you r…
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Seems simple, but this is truly one of the best little tools in your tool box. Why? It forces you to think about things outside the box. Especially when it's something that you "believe". And beliefs are nothing more than thoughts that we think, repeatedly. When we get "stuck" in a belief or thought process, we tend to just let it sit . . . Whether…
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High carb, low carb . . . why all the focus on carbs? Is it all hype, or are there some things we should consider? Why is there a difference between people that can eat all the "carbs" they want, and others just look at carbs and get bloated and gain weight? That's referred to as "carb tolerance". There are several things that can make up your carb…
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What's your vitamin D level? You don't know? Well, that makes you . . . normal. Most people not only don't have a clue as to what their Vitamin D level is, they also don't understand what it does, what the risks are if it's too low, and if it IS too low, how to increase it effectively. Well, we cover all this, and more in this episode. It's the Vit…
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Today we're talking about the mindset behind the phrase "I should have . . . " or "I shouldn't have . . .", and how it can undermine your best efforts to improve your health. It seems harmless enough, but you might be surprised as to how it undermines. Make sure to visit me at www.MichelleFit.com and feel free to email me your questions or comments…
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Wouldn't it be cool if there was a test you could do at home, as often as you like, and it was super cost-effective AND gave you valuable information . . . like where you might be on the diabetes scale (pre-diabetic, diabetic, or not-at-risk)? Or, some insights into your insulin resistance? Or, when you're actually optimal for burning fat - or how …
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What do you think when I say "health care"? There's a common thought linked with this term - and we'll challenge it! We'll discuss seven different myths of health care that you may have never considered . . . that may change your mindset on how you take CARE of your HEALTH. Let's DO this! Make sure you subscribe to the Podcast so we can hang out wi…
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Have you heard about the 21st century epidemic (some would say) of Adrenal Fatigue? Is it a real thing? Since it looks like many other things – hypothyroidism, metabolic syndrome, chronic fatigue, etc., what’s really going on from an adrenal aspect? (Don’t worry, if you don’t know what AF is, we’ll brief you on it first!) Join me!…
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The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www.MichelleFit.com Today’s Show: How Big Is Your Genetic Bucket? What’s a “genetic bucket” you ask? Good question. It’s simply a visual I came up with that may help empower you when it comes to your health and fitness. If you’ve ever felt like you are destined to the diseases of your parents, or…
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The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www.MichelleFit.com Today’s Show: Intermittent Fasting – the How & Why and the Do’s and Don’ts Intermittent Fasting. It’s all the rage. But should everyone be doing it? If you want to experiment with it – what should you consider first? In this episode we’ll have a balanced discussion on the whol…
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The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www.MichelleFit.com Today’s Show: Mindset For Setting Fitness Goals Whether it’s a new year or not, we make goals. And if you listen to THIS podcast – fitness and health are for sure on the list. But so many times our goals end up in the goals “grave yard”, only to be resurrected at a later date.…
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The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www.MichelleFit.com Today’s Show: What To Do When You Have a Setback It’s a fact of life – the fitlife! Let’s face it, there will be setbacks. But how do you keep the setbacks from actually setting you back? Today we chat about three distinct ways to help you push through those more challenging t…
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The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www.MichelleFit.com Today’s Show: Fat Loss Plateau: 3 Tips to Break It Ahhhhhh, the dreaded plateau! You know, when everything was working just great, and then, without warning, they quit working. Results cease. Today we’ll discuss just three (yes, there are many more!) ways to bust through what …
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The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www.MichelleFit.com Today’s Show: Can You “Self-Love” Your Way to a Lower Body Fat? We’ll answer that question at the end but first, we’ll go through three practical exercises that have you beginning to cultivate more love for yourself. Why exercises? Because oftentimes the advice is to just “be …
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The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www.MichelleFit.com Today’s Show: Five Cardio-Free Fat Burning Tools We’ve heard of ways to ramp up your fat loss with HIIT cardio, but what about ways that help you burn fat without huffing and puffing? The first tool has you saying “no thanks” to the elliptical, and the second gives you a littl…
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The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www.MichelleFit.com Today’s Show: Stress Eating! (The Why, What To Do With It) Do you have your go-to food or drink that seems to . . . chill you out? A glass of wine? Chocolate? Or a deep dive into a tub of ice cream? Yah, I hear ya. There can be many factors that drive this behavior, but in tod…
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The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www.MichelleFit.com Today’s Show: What Competitive Bodybuilding Taught Me (& How It Can Help You Too!) Getting to an elite level of competing on a bodybuilding stage puts your life, habits, and beliefs under a microscope . . . and although 99% of people never want to get on a bodybuilding stage, …
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The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www.MichelleFit.com Today’s Show: Principles of Building Natural Ever envied a pair of guns, sexy shoulders, or six pack abs and wonder how you can get that too? Or if you’ve been trying and don’t know why your biceps or shoulders don’t cooperate? In this episode we debunk the “I just want to be …
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The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www.MichelleFit.com Today’s Show: Feeling Pressure to Eat Unhealthy in Social Settings? In this episode we tackle nine different ideas related to getting derailed in social settings – pressure from family and friends. Some will be tips in how to deal, some adjusting your mindset, and some that ju…
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The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www.MichelleFit.com Today’s Show: Five Reasons Why You’re Not As Fit As You Want To Be In this episode we dive into five different reasons – sneaky ones—that may be contributing to you not being as fit as you want to be (or think you should be!). If you find yourself smack in the middle of one of…
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The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www.MichelleFit.com Today’s Show: Flexible Dieting vs. Clean Eating Heard of “Flexible Dieting”? Otherwise known as Counting Your Macros – or even IIFYM (If It Fits Your Macros)? Is that really different from a Clean Eating philosophy? If so, how? There tends to be debate as to which is better, e…
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Does the word “meditation” have you shy away because it conjures up the image of sitting in a white gown chanting “OOOHM”? Well, not to worry. In this episode we highlight how to bring some of the benefits of meditation, non-traditional style. But if you’ve struggled with classic meditation, yet want to embrace it – there’s a few tips in here that …
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It’s that age-old question – and typically the answer you get is from one side of the fence: Yes or No. How can we examine this question objectively? We’ll discuss a balanced view, and bring in some new insights from the book THE DORITO EFFECT by Mark Schatzker. This may very well re-shape your thoughts around calories!…
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In Part Two we dive deeper into what to do if you found, from asking yourself the seven questions in last week’s episode, that your sleep needs a little work. Of course, we approach it a bit differently than the norm – with some more abstract approaches to bedtime, as well as the standards as a great reminder. It may just be what’s currently blocki…
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You know that you need sleep – that’s not a revelation. But how does not getting enough, or good quality actually affect your waistline or your pant size? We discuss this in Part One, as well as highlight a neuroscientist’s discovery on why sleep is so important (you might not know!) and pose 7 questions to assess your sleep.…
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It’s an awful trap – If you eat “normal” or decrease your exercise, you gain weight! Is there a way out? What does it take to get to a healthy place where going on vacation or taking a break from exercise doesn’t have you going up a pant size? We’re talking all about metabolism and set point in this week’s podcast. Join me!…
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Here are my top five (at least for now!) truth bombs about living a healthy lifestyle – some you may be a bit familiar with, but we go a bit deeper. This may cause you to see a few aspects of healthy living a bit differently. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode! Like what you hear? It would seriously give you some …
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Is there such a thing as “intuitive eating” that keeps you progressing toward (or maintaining) your fitness goals? And if so, how do you know if that intuition is on track? And to go a step further - how would you go about actually building an eating intuition that serves you? We unpack both of these questions in this episode, plus give you a pract…
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