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We are in the middle of another WFPB Challenge and want to share an excerpt from one of our latest sessions!

Here we open it up to all sorts of questions spanning a huge breadth of topics, all pertaining to an optimal WFPB diet for health and longevity.

We encourage you to come on into the Facebook group and join the Plant Based & Stress Free community at www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth

Please note, we also ramble just a bit about the Medicinal Living Mastermind. Enrollment opens periodically, so if you miss this opportunity, you can learn more and apply for a space at www.alter.health/mastermind 

Hope you enjoy! Please feel free to leave a comment, rating, or review on whatever platform you choose to tune in on!

You may also be interested in these episodes...

• What’s so bad about GMOs and conventional food - https://www.alter.health/episode79
• Healing Iron Deficiency with Plants - https://www.alter.health/episode115
• Why Oil is NOT a Health Food - https://www.alter.health/episode155

Links to learn more

- SHOW NOTES: https://www.alter.health/episode188

- JOIN PLANT BASED & STRESS FREE FB GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth/ 

- TAKE OUR ONLINE COURSE: https://www.alter.health/course

- SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alterhealth

- GET OUR BOOK: https://amzn.to/2tmiOz3

- APPLY TO WORK WITH US: https://www.alter.health/holistic-intensive

- CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://fb.me/alterhealthinc

- CONNECT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alter.health

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

Fear is pervasive, especially in current times.

Where is it all coming from?
 What does it all mean?
 What can I do about it?
 And what is the real opportunity here?

Let’s take some time to talk about peace. Where to find that nice feeling and how to live from that centered place.

In this episode we reflect on what's going on and how we have been responding to the current coronavirus pandemic situation that has swept the whole wide world.

Some important takeaways include...

• Cluttered thinking vs a clear state of mind
• Where fear actually comes from (hint: not the virus, and not the news)
• Worrying vs trusting, and how to trust more
• Why 'trying' to be more peaceful is most often counterproductive
• The benefit of changing the channel, on your screen, and in your consciousness

Join the conversation and tune in LIVE on Thursdays at 12PM pst on FACEBOOK or INSTAGRAM!

You may also be interested in these episodes...

• Stress and Chaos to Peace and Wisdom with Dicken Bettinger - https://www.alter.health/episode60
• How stress magnifies symptoms - https://www.alter.health/episode131
• Turn Your World Inside Out to Feel Good - https://www.alter.health/episode143

Links to learn more

- SHOW NOTES: https://www.alter.health/episode187

- JOIN PLANT BASED & STRESS FREE FB GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth/ 

- TAKE OUR ONLINE COURSE: https://www.alter.health/course

- SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alterhealth

- GET OUR BOOK: https://amzn.to/2tmiOz3

- APPLY TO WORK WITH US: https://www.alter.health/holistic-intensive

- CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://fb.me/alterhealthinc

- CONNECT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alter.health

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

Philip and I connected via social media, and on some level I feel like soul brothers. He sent me a copy of his book, "You Are Beautiful," and his words and message resonates deeply.

In this conversation we hear about how Philip went from a cycling fanatic growing up in LA to a plant based nutrition coach working and living abroad, now for the majority of his life.

Philip is a fascinating guy with deep wisdom to share!

Some highlights include... 

• Insights gained from extensive food journaling throughout college
• Learning connection between food, lifestyle, and chronic disease by witnessing father's health decline
• How an Ayurvedic perspective informs lifestyle choices
• The holistic benefits of living with a gentle footprint
• How to live and travel abroad without sacrificing health and wellbeing

Hope you enjoy! Please feel free to leave a comment, rating, or review on whatever platform you choose to tune in on!

You may also be interested in these episodes...

• Ayurvedic Wisdom with Meredith Klein - https://www.alter.health/episode7
• Be a Healthy Yogi with Arvind Chittumalla - https://www.alter.health/episode24
• Eat Less Protein with Julieanna Hever - https://www.alter.health/episode120

Links to learn more

- SHOW NOTES: https://www.alter.health/episode186

- JOIN PLANT BASED & STRESS FREE FB GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth/ 

- TAKE OUR ONLINE COURSE: https://www.alter.health/course

- SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alterhealth

- GET OUR BOOK: https://amzn.to/2tmiOz3

- APPLY TO WORK WITH US: https://www.alter.health/holistic-intensive

- CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://fb.me/alterhealthinc

- CONNECT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alter.health

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

Covid-19 pandemic, aside, life is full of ups and downs, challenges and wins.

It's human nature to feel good in the ups and struggle with the lows.

In this conversation we present lots of tips for navigating tough times while also taking your health to the next level. We present reframes that span from body to soul.

Some important takeaways include...

• The benefit of keeping your food preparation as simple as possible
• Ways to work with whatever your grocery store does or doesn't have while keeping nourishment your top priority
• Cultivating authentic selfishness so you can fill your cup before you can serve others
• Potential energy drains that clog your consciousness and deter you from health and wellbeing
• The power of a 'should detox' to find your inherent self-compassion
   
   Join the conversation and tune in LIVE on Thursdays at 12PM pst on FACEBOOK or INSTAGRAM!

You may also be interested in these episodes...

• Simplifying human nutrition to thrive - https://www.alter.health/episode87
• Stop sabotaging your life - https://www.alter.health/episode103
• Changing habits without willpower with Amy Johnson - https://www.alter.health/episode176

Links to learn more

- SHOW NOTES: https://www.alter.health/episode185

- JOIN PLANT BASED & STRESS FREE FB GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth/ 

- TAKE OUR ONLINE COURSE: https://www.alter.health/course

- SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alterhealth

- GET OUR BOOK: https://amzn.to/2tmiOz3

- APPLY TO WORK WITH US: https://www.alter.health/holistic-intensive

- CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://fb.me/alterhealthinc

- CONNECT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alter.health

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

This is a first! I'm reading an essay on the podcast.

I was so touched by this essay, that I just needed to share it with the world - beyond simply posting the link on social media.

It is about the opportunities that lie ahead for humanity, thanks to Covid-19.

Yes - Thanks to the novel coronavirus pandemic, humanity is awakening to new opportunities... how will we move forward???

Everything Eisenstein includes in his essay resonates deeply with me, and I believe most all of humanity.

So, give yourself the gift and listen through to the end... and share. There is great hope for humanity as we come into one accord, discerning what the highest values truly are and acting on that inspiration.

Read the full essay here.

Hope you enjoy! Please feel free to leave a comment, rating, or review on whatever platform you choose to tune in on!

You may also be interested in these episodes...

• The end to violence, hunger, and climate change with Sailesh Rao - https://www.alter.health/episode28
• The One Mind that heals us All with Larry Dossey - https://www.alter.health/episode46
• Letting Heart lead you in life with Deva and Eaden Shantay - https://www.alter.health/episode148

Links to learn more

- SHOW NOTES: https://www.alter.health/episode184

- JOIN PLANT BASED & STRESS FREE FB GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth/ 

- TAKE OUR ONLINE COURSE: https://www.alter.health/course

- SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alterhealth

- GET OUR BOOK: https://amzn.to/2tmiOz3

- APPLY TO WORK WITH US: https://www.alter.health/holistic-intensive

- CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://fb.me/alterhealthinc

- CONNECT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alter.health

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

DISCLAIMER: We are NOT experts when it comes to gardening, farming, or soil science.

BUT, we do know and appreciate the benefits of growing your own food, and we are sharing that with you in this episode today!

I know a lot of people have been thinking and talking about growing more of their own food lately, especially since the current state of the environment, as well as the food shortages that many supermarkets have seen since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic of 2020.

Personally, I do hope to be more of an expert gardener at some point in my life, but I think it may be a few decades until I get there!

Some important takeaways include...

• The importance of nutrient dense soil, and how growing your own allows you to control the health and vitality of your food
• The impacts of herbicides and pesticides on personal and environmental health, and being empowered in your own garden
• Why your connection with nature really matters and how growing your own food fosters that connection
• The easiest way to get into growing your own food through microgreen cultivation or an herb planter

More resources on at home gardening...

• Great microgreen resources at Bootstrap Farmer
• Growing in small spaces with Square Foot Gardening
• Hydroponic systems like Lettuce Grow
• And as always, get inspired by just googling "indoor herb garden"!

Join the conversation and tune in LIVE on Thursdays at 12PM pst on FACEBOOK or INSTAGRAM!

You may also be interested in these episodes...

• GMOs and Glyphosate - https://www.alter.health/episode79
• Symbiosis in Your Gut - https://www.alter.health/episode91
• End of Health Gurus - https://www.alter.health/episode113

Links to learn more

- SHOW NOTES: https://www.alter.health/episode183

- JOIN PLANT BASED & STRESS FREE FB GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth/ 

- TAKE OUR ONLINE COURSE: https://www.alter.health/course

- SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alterhealth

- GET OUR BOOK: https://amzn.to/2tmiOz3

- APPLY TO WORK WITH US: https://www.alter.

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

Dr. Walls is a dermatologist local to the Roaring Fork Valley in Colorado and has a uniquely holistic approach to her practice with a strong focus on diet and lifestyle.

In this conversation we discuss the most common skin conditions that most people deal with at some point in their lives; acne, eczema, and skin cancer. Like any good holistic health practitioner, Dr. Brooke shares what is really going on 'beneath the surface' so that we can have the best approach for true and lasting health.

Some highlights include... 

• The 3 factors that play into developing acne, and people are more susceptible at different points in their lives
• The most important foods to avoid to prevent or eliminate acne
• The connection between stress and skin health
• How a small amount of topical steroid can be okay at times for eczema
• The role of antioxidants in preventing skin cancer, and why we need these from FOOD

We also discussed a product called HelioCare! Learn more at www.heliocare.com

Hope you enjoy! Please feel free to leave a comment, rating, or review on whatever platform you choose to tune in on!

You may also be interested in these episodes...

• Healing Acne - https://www.alter.health/episode101
• Engage your senses, Heal your skin - https://www.alter.health/episode128
• Control Inflammation For Good - https://www.alter.health/episode173

Links to learn more

- SHOW NOTES: https://www.alter.health/episode182
- JOIN PLANT BASED & STRESS FREE FB GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth/
- TAKE OUR ONLINE COURSE: https://www.alter.health/course
- SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alterhealth
- GET OUR BOOK: https://amzn.to/2tmiOz3
- APPLY TO WORK WITH US: https://www.alter.health/holistic-intensive
- CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://fb.me/alterhealthinc
- CONNECT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alter.health

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

So there's a viral pandemic... now what!?

This week, we stay tuned in with current events to give you our grounded and evidence based take on ways to naturally support optimal immunity through diet, lifestyle, and nutritional supplementation.

While we cover A LOT of tips in this conversation, it is important that supplementation with herbs and nutrients is a personalized process and should be informed by your current health status and medications/supplements under the guidance of a knowledgable natural health practitioner.

Additionally, I can't emphasize enough the final points made in this conversation about turning off the TV and 'destressing' through nourishing time with loved ones or in nature.

Some important takeaways include...

• How your innate immune system is designed to deal with times like these
• The power of whole food plant based nutrition when it comes to immune function
• How animal products can aggravate and stress your system
• Our favorite nutritional powders that pack an added healing punch
• The place for herbal supplements, and some of our go-to favorites in the kitchen and herbal teas
• How stress shuts down the immune system

Join the conversation and tune in LIVE on Thursdays at 12PM pst on FACEBOOK or INSTAGRAM!

You may also be interested in these episodes...

• Autoimmune Lifestyle - https://www.alter.health/episode67
• Silver fights pathogens and slows aging - https://www.alter.health/episode100
• How Water Saved My Life - https://www.alter.health/episode105

Links to learn more

• SHOW NOTES: https://www.alter.health/episode181
• JOIN PLANT BASED & STRESS FREE FB GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth/
• TAKE OUR ONLINE COURSE: https://www.alter.health/course
• SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alterhealth
• GET OUR BOOK: https://amzn.to/2tmiOz3
• APPLY TO WORK WITH US: https://www.alter.health/holistic-intensive
• CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://fb.me/alterhealthinc
• CONNECT ON INST

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

Chana Studley and I connected relatively recently via social media. She and I are both in the 3 Principles community with passions in holistic health and the mind body connection.

Chana has a fascinating story, which is to some degree recounted fictionally in her book, The Myth of Low Self-Esteem.

In this conversation we discuss her past traumatic experiences and how she has largely transcended the debilitating physical pain that she felt for years as a consequence. Chana’s current work is influenced by Dr. Sarno’s work with TMS (tension myositis syndrome) and the teachings of Sydney Banks and the 3 principles.

Some important takeaways include...

• Chana’s experience of being mugged 3 times and almost dying
• How tension myositis syndrome (TMS) is really just “too much stress”
• Why reading a book, like Dr. Sarno’s “Healing Back Pain” can work to reverse symptoms
• The risk of dwelling on pain and symptoms, and what to do instead
• The power of understanding where pain and stress really come from

You may also be interested in these episodes...

• Mental Health with Dr. Bill Pettit - https://www.alter.health/episode8
• Stress and Chaos to Peace and Wisdom with Dicken Bettinger - https://www.alter.health/episode60
• Grace and Ease with Pain and Disease with Ellen Friedmanl - https://www.alter.health/episode126

Links to learn more

• SHOW NOTES: https://www.alter.health/episode180
• JOIN PLANT BASED & STRESS FREE FB GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth/
• TAKE OUR ONLINE COURSE: https://www.alter.health/course
• SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alterhealth
• GET OUR BOOK: https://amzn.to/2tmiOz3
• APPLY TO WORK WITH US: https://www.alter.health/holistic-intensive
• CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://fb.me/alterhealthinc
• CONNECT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alter.health

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

Anger, resentment, and all other human emotions, regardless of how disgusting and intolerable they feel, are completely and utterly normal.

In this conversation, we don't talk about being completely free from these emotional experiences - that would of course be impossible! We discuss moving beyond and through anger and resentment with grace by understanding where these emotions come from.

Some important takeaways include...

• Forgiving others vs forgiving self
• Inside out understanding of the human experience
• Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional
• The momentary shifts of perception that are always possible
• The physiology of resentment - more on this in episode 131

Join the conversation and tune in LIVE on Thursdays at 12PM pst on FACEBOOK or INSTAGRAM!

You may also be interested in these episodes...

• Diffusing the Stress Bomb - https://www.alter.health/episode119
• How Stress Magnifies Symptoms - https://www.alter.health/episode131
• Turn Your World Inside Out to Feel Well - https://www.alter.health/episode143

Links to learn more

• SHOW NOTES: https://www.alter.health/episode179
• JOIN PLANT BASED & STRESS FREE FB GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alterhealth/
• TAKE OUR ONLINE COURSE: https://www.alter.health/course
• SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alterhealth
• GET OUR BOOK: https://amzn.to/2tmiOz3
• APPLY TO WORK WITH US: https://www.alter.health/holistic-intensive
• CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://fb.me/alterhealthinc
• CONNECT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alter.health

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