Thom King is the Founder and CEO of Steviva and natural sugar alternatives,

Thom King, a self-proclaimed foodie and health nut, he founded Steviva as a way to effectively help combat metabolic disease and the “diabesity” (his self-coined term to refer to obesity + diabetes) epidemic in this country by offering clean-label sweetening systems to replace sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup.

Steviva Brands Inc. is one of the largest importers, manufacturers and distributors of clean-label sweetening systems and natural sweeteners. As a serial entrepreneur, he says, “you aren’t doing well unless you’re also doing some good”.

Thom is a food scientist and formulator who figured out that sucralose smells like chlorine and was amazed that humans are putting this into their body and it may disrupt your body’s biodome. Taking care of your gut health can help your whole body so this was important to Thom and his team to develop a natural sweetener that would work well with your body and not cause disruption or neurological effects to your body.

Thom talks about the “liquid” sugar (corn syrup) that is used in many of our products and its effect on fat storage in the body. When you eat too much fructose, it automatically gets stored as lipids around your organs and stomach which hinders our health.

We also discuss the difference between the Keto and Paleo diets and the benefits of each. Thom explains the importance of the liver which is able to metabolize fats into ketones, and the body makes a more energy source in the metabolic process.

There’s nothing better than keto for brain function, focus, concentration, etc. Keto is not a diet, it’s a lifestyle.

Overall, Thom believes it is the responsibility of individuals to make these substitutions as big business and the government won’t do it for us. As parents, I asked if his products were safe for kids, and he assured me that they have been FDA approved and safe for our children to use.

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Keto Toolbox: https://www.guygoneketo.com/tool-box/

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Frank King is a Comedian and TEDTalk speaker who specializes in suicide prevention. He is also the host of the Suicide Prevention Podcast.

His suicidality is generational meaning it runs in his family and has for generations.

As a writer for the Jay Leno show for 20 years, people wonder how a comedian is talking about mental health and suicide. Frank has major depression disorder and chronic suicide ideation and says his ability to reach people from this platform is healing to both him and others.

Starting the conversation on suicide, giving people permission to give voice to their feelings and experiences surrounding depression and thoughts of suicide, without recrimination.

- Comedy and suicide, how do those go together?

- How did you get started in comedy?

- How did you go from a funny speaker to a speaker who is funny?

- How does a comedian get 5 TEDx Talks?

- Do you find speaking on mental health therapeutic?

- What mental illness do you live with

Frank said that living with mental illness was isolating and when he came out and started speaking about it, he developed a pit crew that supports him without judgement.

TED Talk: A Matter of Laugh or Death

Frank discusses how to address suicide and what we need to do to support our friends and family who may be suicidal. Asking them outright if they are and how the plan to complete suicide is important.

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Talking about sucide and reframing mental illness is one way we will create a major social shift while reducing stigma.

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Rob Scheer is a speaker, author and a podcast host who was chosen out of thousands of families to play a vital role in the documentary “Dads” that is a beautiful film on Apple TV, directed by Bryce Dallas Howard.

Fostering 5 children with his partner, Reece, Rob is an advocate for children who have been involved in this system and aims to create change for better support.

His podcast “Fostering Change” covers these topics, and his work as a speaker and author are valuable contributions to making a difference in order to advance humanity.

Rob is a proud father and he is an advocate for change in how foster children are treated.

Rob was also highlighted as a CNN Hero and on the hit talk show “Ellen”. Rob is also a TEDx speaker who will help change the world with his powerful and capturing voice.

TEDxTysons: Life in a Trash Bag: Restoring Dignity to Foster Children

https://www.ted.com/talks/rob_scheer_life_in_a_trash_bag_restoring_dignity_to_foster_children

In our discussion, we discussed how labeling and use of language are power areas that need to change. His partnership with his husband, Reece is paramount to his success in parenting, even through the trials and tribulations that come with this most important job we will ever have.

The documentary highlights beautiful moments with his children and family, and the connection Rob has with the other fathers in this film will be lifelong.

Rob says that they have sweet, beautiful moments with his children often, and allowing them to talk about their trauma, and helping them deal with their past will help them get through all they have experienced.

BOOK: https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Rob-Scheer/140131372

Rob’s AMAZING initiative to support children in the foster care system: https://www.comfortcases.org/book

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Roxanne Derhodge is a Registered Psychotherapist who is a mental health and wellness expert, corporate consultant and trainer, keynote speaker, and author.

She also hosts the podcast host of Authentic Living https://roxannederhodge.com/blog/.

Roxanne says that people can live more authentically than they are and can move away from how they think they “should” be living, which is influenced externally, to how they want and need to be living, which comes from within.

When working with people in session to help them live more authentically and to strive to live their best life, Roxanne can help people practice being vulnerable so they can “show up in the real world” with more comfort and unguarded.

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Book: https://roxannederhodge.com/guide/

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Cyndee Hopkins is an author and survivor of tremendous adversity. What she experienced as a mother of four children under the age of 6 is unimaginable. Motherhood is challenging even with the best support. Coping with a significant change and trying to manage it alone was a “new normal” she had to adapt to, which was a tremendous hardship as she was not only grieving for herself, she was grieving for four other people - her children.

Taking time to herself was a major challenge and learning to work through self-care and fostering old relationships had to be navigated differently. Being there for her kids and nurturing her own mental health was really difficult.

Cyndee said that she slowly learned to fill her own cup before he could fill her kids cup with love, affection and attention. She said she saved the “ugly crying” for when she was alone, but it was important to get through the grief as it came on or else it would just show up later. She went through a period of anger, though eventually she came to terms with her new life and learned some major life lessons that she wants to share with others.

Getting stuck in the “why” is why people get bitter, so it is important to work through this to heal.

Something else that was interesting later in Cyndee’s life is that she got to meet the First Responder who showed up to her home the day she found her husband who tragically died. This is truly a joyful part of the story as together, after all these years, they are working together to support other first responders. Staying connected has helped them to use their story to serve other front line workers in their community.

Cyndee said their lives are now interwoven. Cyndee says that what happened to her was “25 years of adversity wrapped in really ugly wrapping paper”. Her book dives deeply into her journey and serves others who have many challenges to overcome.

Cyndee says that joy and sorrow can live in the same space. Some people just get bitter. They don’t get better. “Sometimes the sorrow makes the joy more joyful.”

BOOK: Detour to Happiness - An Expected Journey

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Dr. Randy Beck is an internationally renowned expert in the field of clinical neuroplasticity and neuroplastic restructuring techniques. He is the Executive Director of the Institute of Functional Neuroscience in Perth, Australia, he has authored text books and has won the Excellence in Teaching and Neurologist of the Year awards.

With the use of FMRI, we can now map the function of the brain and is a major advancement in neuroscience along with the EEG who use mathematical formulas which are used for analysis to determine where problems are in the brain.

We now know the effects of toxic substance use during pregnancy can affect the fetus since the nervous system is already formed on day 28 of embryonic development, before the woman knows she is pregnant.

Concussion is much more understood now, which is important because we know that symptoms indicate a problem with the neural function of the brain and we want to ensure we reconnect the synapses in the brain. Being aware of aggressive behavior is important because the frontal part of the brain is acting as a gate to the emotions and the connections get disrupted in some types of trauma so some emotional aggression/rage can arise.

Dr. Beck also says that the brain does not know the difference between emotional trauma and physical trauma. He says that people can actually die of a broken heart and physical and emotional pain show up on an FMRI the same in the brain since pain is a perception where the brain creates the feeling of pain.

Uncovering this new information about brain-based dysfunction is important to eliminate stigma around mental health so people get the help. Postpartum depression, for example, could be better treated if there wasn’t a stigma for new moms.

In Hollywood, stigma also exists and neuroscience can help celebrities get help rather than isolate themselves where some go into depression and attempt or complete suicide such as Robin Williams.

A discussion of the neurological implications of COVID-19 are there, but we do not know what the long-term effects are and we have never seen anything like this coronavirus in human history. Therefore, Dr. Beck’s advice is “just don’t get it”. Avoiding exposure is important since we do not know what it will eventually do to our immune systems or others systems in our body both long and short-term. Overall, there are economic, health, parental, education and other issues, and those who have to make decisions have a tough job. Since there has never been a vaccine against a coronavirus, we just can’t tell what will happen in the future.

Stress is also an important body function that affects us in many ways. The hypothalamus, pituitary glands and hormones are activated and the sympathetic nervous system causes inhibition of certain aspects of our nervous system, and chronic stress can impede the immune system to fight disease so essentially, stress can make you sick. Being able to manage stress and regulating the emotional part of the brain is how we effectively mitigate this. Dr. Dan Siegel, who is a neuroscientist as well, is an expert in this area where he gives us strategies to trick our brain to get out of these stressful states. When people have strong social connections and social support systems, such as in education, gives them a sense of worth and can help them thrive.

Dr. Beck hopes one day that his research finds solace for families who have children with Autism in understanding why they don’t speak, that would be a major breakthrough.

Though some of Dr. Beck’s clinical results are controversial, they are still there, which is exciting and provides hope for people who may have not had the opportunity to thrive in the past.

Overall, he is hopeful about the future and the field of neuroscience is making remarkable improvements everyday.

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Jay Shifman is a speaker and is a consultant to help people through addiction who is in the midst of writing a book to share stories of addiction from various lenses.

Jay also hosts the podcast called Choose Your Struggle. His story of addiction and recovery is capturing. and his message is to end the stigma around issues of mental health and addiction.

We discuss why not even talking about these issues is contributing to over 100,000 deaths in the US every year.

Bio: https://www.jayshifman.com/jayshifmanbio

PODCAST: Choose Your Struggle https://www.jayshifman.com/choose-your-struggle-podcast

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Dr. Kyrin Dunston lost a life-changing 100 lbs. and healed herself from chronic disease.She helps women pursue optimal health with this revolutionary type of natural medicine after becoming fellowship trained in Anti-Aging, Metabolic and Functional Medicine.

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Dr. Kyrin’s book “Cracking the Bikini Code: 6 Secrets to Permanent Weight Loss Success” helps women all around the globe, and she has been featured on numerous podcasts and media outlets such as NBC, Fox, Reader’s Digest, The Huffington Post, First for Woman & Best Self Magazines.

As The Conscious Menopause Boss & Host of Her Brilliant Health Revolution Podcast. Dr. Dunston discusses the problem with traditional medical visits for women.

Through detox and hormone balancing, Kyrin can help women deal with many medical issues including mental health. She retired from OBGYN to do functional medicine to better support women’s health.

Perimenopause, peri “around” meno “menses” and pause means to “stop”.

This is when women started feeling like “strangers in their own skin” and traditionally, women have been treated with synthetic support, such as with birth control pills, though more natural ways would be more beneficial and effective.

Estrogen is the hormone that is the “don’t feel good hormone” that makes women feel bloated, irritable, tired, etc. whereas progesterone helps to combat these symptoms. Since hormones are messengers, they are not functioning at optimal levels so women aren’t experiencing optimal health without the proper, natural support.

Using a “root cause resolution approach” will help you feel as great as you did at 20 and 30 years old even into your 40s, 50s and beyond. Addressing nutrition, hormonal, and ways we are nourishing our bodies will help us reach optimal health. Kyrin says changing what you eat is important, but is not enough because you need a comprehensive approach to feel your best.

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Loree Bischoff is a Personal Performance Coach, Podcaster of We’re Talking Shift, and Author. She gives sound advice about how to age well and provides you with 5 steps to get started living your healthiest lifestyle.

What does it take to age well according to Loree?

What do you want it to be?

Why do you want the health that you want?

How are you going to get there? What process will you use?

Having a plan and a goal will get you to the point of aging well for how you envision it.

Attitude and energy are indicators for how people will age, and shifting this at any point is possible.

Loree says it’s important to compliment others by saying “you look so healthy” instead of saying “you’re pretty”!

Loree discusses notable guests on her show such as an expert who spoke about healthy fats and oils like with Joe Cross and with episode like Health Shift: "Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead." Other guests include Dr. Tommy John who has also spoken about different ways of exercising, and Dr. Lori Schemek to discuss sugar and processed foods. Sugar, fat and salt are designed to make you addicted and your taste buds are involved in that process as well, by design. We have a whole generation of children who may not outlive their parents.

Loree says the rule has to be that sugar should not be a part of your daily lifestyle, and people don’t realize that refined flour has the same effect as sugar. Sugar throws your glucose levels off, and your pancreas has to work in overdrive which produces an overabundance of insulin and makes your glucose plummet. This body process affects your energy and works against you as it is taxing on your whole body system.

Loree says there is a 5 step process for aging well that she outlines in this episode. What you are putting into your body affects everything in your body and your body is being replaced and regenerated biologically so taking care of it is paramount to how well you age.

If you continue doing the same things over and over, you will continue to get the same results, but if you look at this time as an opportunity to make changes for long term positive outcomes.

Loree references several authors to back up her ideas in addition to the deep learning she has been doing for years and practices herself. Some of the work she mentions is by Dr. Deepak Chopra Dr. Bruce Lipton and epigenetics, Dr. Joe Dispenza Maxwell Maltz Psycho-Cybernetics.

Something Loree asks is what is it that you can stop doing right now that will make a difference, and one way you can check yourself when something is enticing, ask yourself if it aligns with your goal.

It is also important to let go of stress, toxicity and resentment in your life. Ultimately, she says to stop disrespecting your body and take on the rest of your life with the most energy and care you can so that it functions at its best.

Lastly, Loree says that if this is important to you, you have to get really GREEDY about your health.

“Health is wealth!”

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Donna Marie Cozine is a CEO (Superintendent) of a charter in Rochester NY. She is also an author, a consultant and parent. Her expertise on school leadership is demonstrated through a solid plan to reopen her K-6 school in Rochester, NY which she graciously shares in the link below.

SCHOOL OPENING PLAN: https://www.renacad.org/article/278048?org=renaissance-academy-charter-school-of-the-arts

Donna Marie formed a team gaining valuable input from stakeholders in her community and is supported by a strong staff who is “always all in”. Though she admits that the plan will not satisfy everyone, it is fair to say that no plan will; however, Donna Marie is committed to ensuring students are safe. She is astutely aware of mental health support and will remain open to supporting staff, students and parents as they navigate through uncertainty. Overall, she relies on the strength of her staff and will be resourceful when necessary.

FREE BOOK: https://donnamariecozine.yourfeaturedauthor.com

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