Alter Life

What happens when everything just stops working and there's nothing you can do!?

Well... you do nothing! But oftentimes you may also do a considerable amount of whining, complaining, feeling upset, and suffering!

At least we do!

Here we share the latest opportunity that life presented us - an opportunity to remember to surrender and do nothing because everything fixes itself, even tech issues!

Join the conversation live in the Plant Based & Stress Free FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth

Join the conversation live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/alterhealth

Some highlights from today's first WW episode...

- Everything fixes itself, even tech issues
- Being upset is not a sign of weakness or being broken, but a part of being human
- Wisdom penetrates even the darkest thought storm or temper tantrum
- When in doubt, walk away and create space for insight

We look forward to taking these conversations deeper, week by week, trusting the unfolding of wisdom and creativity each moment of every episode.

Links to some more good stuff

- Join the WFPB Enegy Upgrade Challenge: https://www.alter.health/wfpb-challenge-energy-upgrade
-  Join the Plant Based &. Stress Free FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth
- Cleanse with Us during the next Alter Health Cleanse: https://www.alter.health/cleanse
- Work with us in the Thrive on Plants program: https://www.alter.health/thrive-on-plants
- ATTN Health Practititioners! Learn more and apply to the Plant Based Mind Body Practitioner Program: https://www.alter.health/pbmb-practitioner

Peace and Love.

Links to  more good stuff

- Work With Me - www.alter.health
- GREEN FORCE! - www.visfoods.co (use the code AlterLife for $10 off)
- Check out my favorite products - www.alter.health/products

It is SOOOO common to feel alone or overwhelmed on a whole food plant based lifestyle, especially when family, friends, and community have other nutritional understanding or preferences.

This week we take notes from Nike and talk about JUST DOING IT.

But also, we talk about some strategies when it comes to eating out at restaurants, dinner parties, or preparing food for non-plant-based eaters.

If you'd like to join these conversations live, join the Plant Based & Stress Free FB group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth

Registration for the WFPB Enegy Upgrade Challenge is OPEN! Join us here: https://www.alter.health/wfpb-challenge-energy-upgrade

Some highlights from today's MM episode...

- Consider being a positive influence rather than being subject to "negative influence"
- The importance of staying nourished to stay free from cravings
- Why it is completely okay and natural to think junk food smells good!
- The power of tough lough and boundaries when it comes to your healthy choices
- Simple meal equations that can easily be modified to accommodate omnivores
- Why you should stay focused on yummy side dishes

Links to some more good stuff

- Join the WFPB Enegy Upgrade Challenge: https://www.alter.health/wfpb-challenge-energy-upgrade
-  Join the Plant Based &. Stress Free FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth
- Cleanse with Us during the next Alter Health Cleanse: https://www.alter.health/cleanse
- Work with us in the Thrive on Plants program: https://www.alter.health/thrive-on-plants
- ATTN Health Practititioners! Learn more and apply to the Plant Based Mind Body Practitioner Program: https://www.alter.health/pbmb-practitioner

Peace and Love.

Links to  more good stuff

- Work With Me - www.alter.health
- GREEN FORCE! - www.visfoods.co (use the code AlterLife for $10 off)
- Check out my favorite products - www.alter.health/products

We've been wanting to start this project for some time, and that time is NOW!

...even though our fancy camera broke just before the livestream, we move forward into the present moment!

We love our Plant Based & Stress Free community, and sometimes feel like we emphasize the "plant-based" more than the "stress-free." (BTW, you can join the group, if you haven't already done so, here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth)

Hence the revealing of WISDOM WEDNESDAY - an opportunity to delve deeper into topics of Mind, Thought, and Consciousness to support us all in embracing all aspects and flavors of the moment-to-moment human experience!

Some highlights from today's first WW episode...

- Broken cameras in fact DO NOT cause stress, despite what it may appear
- Feelings are to be felt and embraced, not judged or resisted
- Wisdom doesn't come from life experience but is innate
- Life can be messy, and it's always okay

We look forward to taking these conversations deeper, week by week, trusting the unfolding of wisdom and creativity each moment of every episode.

Links to some more good stuff

- Join the WFPB Enegy Upgrade Challenge: https://www.alter.health/wfpb-challenge-energy-upgrade
-  Join the Plant Based &. Stress Free FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth
- Cleanse with Us during the next Alter Health Cleanse: https://www.alter.health/cleanse
- Work with us in the Thrive on Plants program: https://www.alter.health/thrive-on-plants
- ATTN Health Practititioners! Learn more and apply to the Plant Based Mind Body Practitioner Program: https://www.alter.health/pbmb-practitioner

Peace and Love.

Links to  more good stuff

- Work With Me - www.alter.health
- GREEN FORCE! - www.visfoods.co (use the code AlterLife for $10 off)
- Check out my favorite products - www.alter.health/products

What does a HEALTHY Microbiome Look Like?

This is a question that needs to be asked if you want to experience greater health!

The reason being that your MICROBIOME is connected with virtually every aspect of physical health (and to some degree, mental health)!

HEALTH BEGINS IN THE GUT.

If you'd like to join these conversations live, join the Plant Based & Stress Free FB group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth

Registration for the WFPB Enegy Upgrade Challenge is OPEN! Join us here: https://www.alter.health/wfpb-challenge-energy-upgrade

Some highlights from today's MM episode on MICROBIOME...

- Every part of the body has a MICROBIOME, but here we're of course focusing on the GUT
- A HEALTHY microbiome is a DIVERSE microbiome
- Why you should NOT swallow probiotic capsules or rely on fermented food to modulate your microbiome
- Prebiotics are your gut bugs' best friends, and every plant food has them!
- Diversity of the microbiome begins with a diversity of plants on your plate
- Your microbiome serves YOU through creating short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) that are potent antiinflammatory and healing compounds
- Antibiotics, including herbicides/pesticides, are certainly harsh on the gut, but a healthy microbiome creates resilience!
- If you have digestive issues, increase plants/fiber LOW and SLOW

Links to some more good stuff

- Join the WFPB Enegy Upgrade Challenge: https://www.alter.health/wfpb-challenge-energy-upgrade
-  Join the Plant Based &. Stress Free FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth
- Cleanse with Us during the next Alter Health Cleanse: https://www.alter.health/cleanse
- Work with us in the Thrive on Plants program: https://www.alter.health/thrive-on-plants
- ATTN Health Practititioners! Learn more and apply to the Plant Based Mind Body Practitioner Program: https://www.alter.health/pbmb-practitioner

Peace and Love.

Links to  more good stuff

- Work With Me - www.alter.health
- GREEN FORCE! - www.visfoods.co (use the code AlterLife for $10 off)
- Check out my favorite products - www.alter.health/products

Fasting sure is a hot topic in health, and for good reason!

In this episode we break down the science of fasting for health, covering everything from prolonged water-fasting to intermittent fasting, and everything in between.

If you'd like to join these conversations live, join the Plant Based & Stress Free FB group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth

Registration for the WFPB Enegy Upgrade Challenge is OPEN! Join us here: https://www.alter.health/wfpb-challenge-energy-upgrade

Some highlights from today's MM episode on Fasting...

- Fasting allows the body to clean up shop and heal itself
-  Water fasting is powerful way to press the "reset button" for our brain and physiology
- How the metabolism slows down when fasted, and why this may be good or bad
- The sweet spot for intermittent fasting is 14-16 hours
- Why what you do 99% of the time matters most!
- What to know about the myth of metabolic flexibility
- Remember to avoid pitfall #1 - EAT ENOUGH!

Links to some more good stuff

- Join the WFPB Enegy Upgrade Challenge: https://www.alter.health/wfpb-challenge-energy-upgrade
-  Join the Plant Based &. Stress Free FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth
- Cleanse with Us during the next Alter Health Cleanse: https://www.alter.health/cleanse
- Work with us in the Thrive on Plants program: https://www.alter.health/thrive-on-plants
- ATTN Health Practititioners! Learn more and apply to the Plant Based Mind Body Practitioner Program: https://www.alter.health/pbmb-practitioner

Peace and Love.

Links to  more good stuff

- Work With Me - www.alter.health
- GREEN FORCE! - www.visfoods.co (use the code AlterLife for $10 off)
- Check out my favorite products - www.alter.health/products

Your health today depends upon the habits your habits and behavior yesterday.

We all know the importance of creating better habits to actualize the health goals we've set for ourselves.  But all to often, the way we go about managing habits is unsustainable. This typically brings us back to square one.

Falling on and off the bandwagon might have you feeling like a failure, like you are lacking something, or resorting to any other limiting belief.

Today, we are talking about freeing yourself from "bad habits" through a deepened understanding of mind, thought, and consciousness.

If you'd like to join these conversations live, join the Plant Based & Stress Free FB group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth

Also, be sure to get on the list for the next WFPB Challenge. The Waitlist is open at https://www.alter.health

Some highlights from today's MM episode...

- Habits are just habits!
- Your "bad habit" is not a problem, but the best solution to the problem you have in a moment
- The power of being open to considering an alternative reality
- Why self-judgment sets us back and how self-compassion sets us free
- How to watch for the "check engine light" and listen to the body's biofeedback
- Creating space for fresh thoughts, new ideas, and creative inspiration
- Surround yourself with nourishing foods and let yourself be guided by healthy thinking 

Links to some more good stuff

- Join the Plant Based &. Stress Free FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth
- Cleanse with Us during the next Alter Health Cleanse: https://www.alter.health/cleanse
- Work with us in the Thrive on Plants program: https://www.alter.health/thrive-on-plants
- ATTN Health Practititioners! Learn more and apply to the Plant Based Mind Body Practitioner Program: https://www.alter.health/pbmb-practitioner

Peace and Love.

Links to  more good stuff

- Work With Me - www.alter.health
- GREEN FORCE! - www.visfoods.co (use the code AlterLife for $10 off)
- Check out my favorite products - www.alter.health/products

Is it possible to talk about anything in the world of nutrition without addressing the sexiest of all macronutrients!? I think not.

When adopting any form of a plant-based diet, you'll likely hear a continual stream of questions about your protein quality and quantity. Are you getting enough? Where does it come from? What are the best sources? Is it really inferior to animal sources? And on and on the questions come.

Today we intend to equip you with the knowledge and understanding to confidently stand your ground on a whole food plant based diet, while also ensuring that you are indeed getting what you need!

If you'd like to join these conversations live, join the Plant Based & Stress Free FB group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth

Also, be sure to get on the list for the next WFPB Challenge. The Waitlist is open at https://www.alter.health

Some highlights from today's MM episode...

- Where does protein actually come from?
- What are some of the best plant-based sources (hint: ALL plants)
- How much protein does your body really need? (it's basic math!)
- Key differences between "plant-based" and "animal-based" protein
- What proteins do in your body (hint: it has NOTHING to do with energy)
- The truth about "essential" and "non-essential" amino acids
- Why we may want to actually consider a LOW protein diet for health and longevity

Links to some more good stuff

- Join the Plant Based &. Stress Free FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth
- Cleanse with Us during the next Alter Health Cleanse: https://www.alter.health/cleanse
- Work with us in the Thrive on Plants program: https://www.alter.health/thrive-on-plants
- ATTN Health Practititioners! Learn more and apply to the Plant Based Mind Body Practitioner Program: https://www.alter.health/pbmb-practitioner

Peace and Love.

Links to  more good stuff

- Work With Me - www.alter.health
- GREEN FORCE! - www.visfoods.co (use the code AlterLife for $10 off)
- Check out my favorite products - www.alter.health/products

Let's talk about CRAVINGS. We are told to just "deal with it," "force it" or "harness willpower." But, that only takes us so far. Cravings have a way of persisting despite what we do... up until now!

Here's a new way of thinking of things...

Cravings are messages from the body. The body CRAVES that which it requires for survival; carbohydrates, aka "sugar!" Of course craving an apple is a little different than craving a piece of cheese cake. In this episode we tweeze apart these two distinct circumstances - physiologic cravings vs. psychologic cravings... it is a bit blurry and hard to navigate at times, but this information should help!

If you'd like to join these conversations live, join the Plant Based & Stress Free FB group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth

Also, please join us starting next week in the next WFPB Challenge, the Eat More Weigh Less Series! Register at https://www.alter.health/wfpb-challenge-eat-more-weigh-less

Some topics covered include...

- Why sugar cravings are a natural part of being human
- How low carb eating naturally perpetuates sugar cravings
- Physiologic vs Psychologic cravings
- The importance of repleting glycogen in liver and muscle
- Overcoming fruit fear (and potato fear!)
- Ditching beliefs of restriction and indulging in what the body thrives on

Links to some more good stuff

- Join the Plant Based &. Stress Free FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth
- Cleanse with Us during the next Alter Health Cleanse: https://www.alter.health/cleanse
- Work with us in the Thrive on Plants program: https://www.alter.health/thrive-on-plants
- Join the  WFPB Challenge, the Eat More Weigh Less Series at https://www.alter.health/wfpb-challenge-eat-more-weigh-less
- ATTN Health Practititioners! Learn more and apply to the Plant Base Mind Body Practitioner Program: https://www.alter.health/pbmb-practitioner

Peace and Love.

Links to  more good stuff

- Work With Me - www.alter.health
- GREEN FORCE! - www.visfoods.co (use the code AlterLife for $10 off)
- Check out my favorite products - www.alter.health/products

Let's talk about stress. It's the elephant in the room... that sometimes we don't even know is there!

I this week's Medicinal Monday episode, we briefly unpack the physiology of the stress response before shifting gears to discuss the obvious question that nobody every seems too curious about; Where does stress come from?

We are passionate about the subject of mind, thought, and consciousness and how these 3 principles give rise to the moment to moment human experience.

If you'd like to join these conversations live, join the Plant Based & Stress Free FB group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth

Some topics covered include...

- How we feel the molecules of stress in the body
- Why stress is critical for survival, but chronic stress is detrimental
- "Inside-out" vs "Outside-in" living
- Disengaging from the stress story
- How we can use stress to attune to truth and purpose
- Why it is common sense to stress less

Links to some more good stuff

- Join the Plant Based &. Stress Free FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth
- Cleanse with Us during the next Alter Health Cleanse: https://www.alter.health/cleanse
- Work with us in the Thrive on Plants program: https://www.alter.health/thrive-on-plants
- ATTN Health Practititioners! Learn more and apply to the Plant Base Mind Body Practitioner Program: https://www.alter.health/pbmb-practitioner

Peace and Love.

Links to  more good stuff

- Work With Me - www.alter.health
- GREEN FORCE! - www.visfoods.co (use the code AlterLife for $10 off)
- Check out my favorite products - www.alter.health/products

In this week's Medicinal Monday episode, we are talking about SUPPLEMENTS! If you know us, you know that we are not huge on supplements. Of course, some have their place to SUPPLEMENT a strong foundation of health. Of course, Vit B12 and Vit D are generally obligate in today's world.

The. conversation today is focusing specific nutrient dense "superfood" supplements to take health and nutrition to the next level.

If you'd like to join these conversations live, join the Plant Based & Stress Free FB group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth

Some topics covered include...

- Our favorite GREENS to get in powdered form and why they tend to be better than commercially available "green powders"
- How and why to UP your Vitamin C with things like amla, camu camu, and acerola
- The truth about medicinal mushrooms and why we use them in addition to culinary mushrooms
- Additional herbs/foods that can be flavorful and health promoting
- Tips for incorporating these food-based supplements into day to day life

If you'd like to find some of our favorite products mentioned today, head on into https://www.alter.health/medicinary

Links to some more good stuff

- Join the Plant Based &. Stress Free FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth
- Cleanse with Us during the next Alter Health Cleanse: https://www.alter.health/cleanse
- Work with us in the Thrive on Plants program: https://www.alter.health/thrive-on-plants
- ATTN Health Practititioners! Learn more and apply to the Plant Base Mind Body Practitioner Program: https://www.alter.health/pbmb-practitioner

Peace and Love.

Links to  more good stuff

- Work With Me - www.alter.health
- GREEN FORCE! - www.visfoods.co (use the code AlterLife for $10 off)
- Check out my favorite products - www.alter.health/products