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There's been a lot of "drama" in the vegan, plant based world lately... at least from my perspective.

Of course Rawvana is no longer vegan, and so many other vegan youtube stars have followed suit.

I don't put much weight into these individuals who come to their nutrition without any sort of solid professional advice.

The fact of the matter is that a whole food plant based vegan diet takes some knowledge and time to implement in a healthy and sustainable way. The good news is that in doing so, it is the healthiest diet for humans and the earth.

We covered a lot in this conversation...

Some takeaways include...

• Why dogmatic approaches to nutrition are never sustainable
• What a sustainable whole food plant based vegan diet looks like
• The myth of bioindividuality 
• Where more extreme nutritional approaches (fasting/raw diets) fit into a health program
• How inner feelings about something is so much more powerful than what we think
• The importance of recognizing the individualized nature of everyone's human nutritional journey

Want support in the holistic healing journey through mind and body? Check out our Weekly Group Coaching program! - https://www.alter.health/weekly-group-coaching

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- Work With Me - www.alter.health
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- Check out my favorite products - www.alter.health/products

I was interviewed on Jon's Hol Truth Podcast recently (though the episode has not yet been released!) where I was talking about my expertise in Mind Body Medicine. Here, the tables have turned as Jon brings a topic that he is passionate about onto my podcast: SLOW FOOD.

"Slow Food" can mean any number of things. It is obviously the opposite of Fast Food, but what more does it entail for food to be slow...? In this conversation we dive into what Slow Food is and how cultivating a connection with a Slow Food movement can enhance health holistically.

Here are highlights from the conversation..
 * Jon's path from pharmaceutical sales to holistic health coaching
 * Current holes in the medical system and how to fill them
 * What is "Slow Food?"
 * How to slowing food consumption naturally leads to weight loss and health
 * Food is an opportunity to connect intimately with nature
 * Why Slow Food is actually more nutrient dense
 * Action items for getting more health into your life with food

Be sure to connect with Jon and his podcast to give him some gratitude!

Links to learn more
 - SHOW NOTES: https://alter.health/episode86/
- SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alterhealth
- JOIN THE GROUP COACHING PROGRAM: https://www.alter.health/weekly-group-coaching
- GET OUR BOOK: https://amzn.to/2tmiOz3
- APPLY TO WORK WITH US: https://alter.health/membership
- 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

SIBO, Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth, is such a popular diagnosis these days...

The fact of the matter is that it is NOT a diagnosis, but a laboratory finding the signifies an underlying deeper imbalance.

FUN FACT: The SIBO breath test was actually developed at my alma mater, National College of Natural Medicine

In this conversation we speak to what's really causing symptoms of SIBO and how to finally heal!

Some takeaways from this conversation...

• Conventional approach to SIBO
• Different forms of SIBO - hydrogen and methane producing bacteria
• The hidden type of SIBO - hydrogen sulfide producing bacteria
• What is sulfur metabolism and what does this have to do with SIBO
• How to optimize your sulfur metabolism
• Why a low sulfur diet may be helpful for some period of time
• Keys considerations for reintroducing foods and sustaining health and wellbeing

Want support in the holistic healing journey through mind and body? Check out our Weekly Group Coaching program! - https://www.alter.health/weekly-group-coaching

Links to learn more

• Show notes and resources: https://alter.health/episode85/
• support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/alterhealth
• Join the Alter Health Weekly Group Coaching: https://www.alter.health/weekly-group-coaching
• Get a copy of Dr. Benjamin's book: https://amzn.to/2tmiOz3
• Apply to work with Dr. Benjamin: https://alter.health/membership
• Connect on Facebook: https://fb.me/alterhealthinc
• Follow Dr. Benjamin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbenjaminalter

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 conversation with Wendy is my first exposure to her work. She is such a special person!

When I learned about her work as an Eidetics practitioner, I was intrigued... I have been exposed to SO many practices and processes with regard to spiritual and psychological inquiry from meditation, to emotional freedom technique, to neurolingustic programming, to psychoanalysis, to dream work, to somatic studies, and of course the 3 principles teachings of Sydney Banks. 

This episode was unlike most due to its experiential nature. Wendy guided me through an Eidetic process, which listeners can also follow along with. If you watch the video, you may even see me transform!

Here are highlights from the conversation.. 

• Wendy's experience coming into Eidetics
• What is Eidetics and how can it be used to take to a breakthrough (experience)
• Why we human beings can tend to hold ourselves back in life and fight against what we want
• How we can work with the mind to open up to our creative potential

Enjoy the experience with Wendy!

Links to learn more

• Show notes and resources: https://alter.health/episode84/
• support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/alterhealth
• Join the Alter Health Weekly Group Coaching: https://www.alter.health/weekly-group-coaching
• Get a copy of Dr. Benjamin's book: https://amzn.to/2tmiOz3
• Apply to work with Dr. Benjamin: https://alter.health/membership
• Connect on Facebook: https://fb.me/alterhealthinc
• Follow Dr. Benjamin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbenjaminalter

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

The answer to this question is YES... you are.... but it's not your fault!

FOOD IS MEDICINE... but, food today is not the same as it used to be. Our soils are depleted from minerals, and as a result, the medicinal properties of our food has largely been stripped away.

For more on how GMOs and Glyphosate contribute to this, listen to this episode (https://www.alter.health/episode79) or read this blog (https://www.alter.health/blog/glyphosate-is-the-most-hazardous-chemical-of-our-time)

Today we bring forward a solution to this problem. Mineral supplements. But not any ordinary mineral supplement, real earth derived, soil-based mineral supplements.

Shilajit is derived from ancient soil and is packed with fulvic and humic acid as well as a harmonious blend of all minerals in optimal proportions for the human body.

Highlights from this conversation...

• Some of the key minerals and how they impact physiology
• Why isolated minerals aren't ideal
• How homeopathic mineral salts can also be helpful
• Why regenerative agriculture is the only way to really solve this issue
• The 2 supplements that we recommend
• Who should consider Shilajit and who should be cautious

Check out two products that we recommend to optimize mineral absorption, gut healing, and overall vitality:

-> Pure Himalayan Shilajit - https://amzn.to/2HKd6Qq

-> Restore - https://shop.restore4life.com/collections/shop/products/one-time-purchase-32oz-bottle?ref=A9PYNDH
 

Want support in the holistic healing journey through mind and body? Check out our Weekly Group Coaching program! - https://www.alter.health/weekly-group-coaching

Links to learn more

• Show notes and resources: https://alter.health/episode83/
• support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/alterhealth
• Join the Alter Health Weekly Group Coaching: https://www.alter.health/weekly-group-coaching
• Get a copy of Dr. Benjamin's book: https://amzn.to/2tmiOz3
• Apply to work with Dr. Benjamin: https://alter.health/membership
• Connect on Facebook: 

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. Susanna is no stranger to the Alter Your Health Podcast !

I'm excited to sit down and pick her brain about one of her areas of expertise: women's health and holistic pelvic care.

In this conversation we just focused on Holistic Pelvic Care, a physical therapy to support the natural healing from many acute and chronic conditions. 

Here are some things I learned... 

• What exactly is Holistic Pelvic Care!?
• The wide variety of symptoms and conditions that can be supported through this therapy
• Why internal, physical therapy is not always necessary
• The power of visualization and meditation to heal the pelvic bowl
• How common it is to be disconnected from this part of our bodies (both men and women)

Dr. Susanna offers this therapy in person locally in Carbondale, Colorado and the surrounding Roaring Fork Valley, but would be happy to help you find a local therapist!

Learn more at https://www.alter.health/holistic-pelvic-care

Links to learn more

• Show notes and resources: https://alter.health/episode82/
• support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/alterhealth
• Join the Alter Health Weekly Group Coaching: https://www.alter.health/weekly-group-coaching
• Get a copy of Dr. Benjamin's book: https://amzn.to/2tmiOz3
• Apply to work with Dr. Benjamin: https://alter.health/membership
• Connect on Facebook: https://fb.me/alterhealthinc
• Follow Dr. Benjamin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbenjaminalter

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

The time has come to address this topic head on!

Trauma and PTSD is ubiquitous in our society today... and today we offer a fresh perspective to the conversation.

Some takeaways from the conversation... 

• Traumatic events are correlated to chronic disease BUT do not cause chronic disease
• Viktor Frankl and Nelson Mandela are two popular examples of human resiliency
• Healing trauma does not require revisiting and processing traumatic events
• Feelings come from thoughts 100% of the time
• Being present is the antidote to trauma and does not involve any other prescription or practice

Want support in the holistic healing journey through mind and body? Check out our Weekly Group Coaching program! - https://www.alter.health/weekly-group-coaching

Links to learn more

• Show notes and resources: https://alter.health/episode81/
• support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/alterhealth
• Join the Alter Health Weekly Group Coaching: https://www.alter.health/weekly-group-coaching
• Get a copy of Dr. Benjamin's book: https://amzn.to/2tmiOz3
• Apply to work with Dr. Benjamin: https://alter.health/membership
• Connect on Facebook: https://fb.me/alterhealthinc
• Follow Dr. Benjamin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbenjaminalter

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

I'm excited to have Rohini on this podcast. I have been connecting with her regularly via the Soul Centered Series that she has organized . This program dives into the teachings of Sydney Banks, the 3 Principles of Mind, Consciousness, and Thought. It has been a phenomenally enlightening experience, giving insight into how we create this crazy human experience of life!

In this conversation, we dive into Rohini's "speciality:" RELATIONSHIPS. We know how relationships can be such a great source of both Love and Stress, which helps explain how maintaining healthy relationships is so critical to overall health and wellbeing.

Here are some things we cover in this conversation...

• What these 3 Principles are and how they help understand the human experience
• Rohini's background, and how her understanding of these 3 Principles have transformed her life and relationships
• Why sometime it is best to just walk away from an argument/conflict
• Where to focus your energy in order to transform any relationship

Enjoy this enlightening conversation!

Want support in the holistic healing journey through mind and body? Check out our Weekly Group Coaching program! - https://www.alter.health/weekly-group-coaching

 Links to learn more
- Show notes and resources: https://alter.health/episode80/
- support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/alterhealth
- Join the Alter Health Weekly Group Coaching: https://www.alter.health/weekly-group-coaching
- Get a copy of Dr. Benjamin's book: https://amzn.to/2tmiOz3
- Apply to work with Dr. Benjamin: https://alter.health/membership
- Connect on Facebook: https://fb.me/alterhealthinc
- Follow Dr. Benjamin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbenjaminalter

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

• Glyphosate is a water soluble toxin that disrupts the shikimate pathway in plants, bacteria, and fungi
• Glyphosate causes plants to be deficient in essential amino acids, minerals, and other phytochemicals
• Eating organic, non-GMO food and drinking clean purified water are the most important things to keep healthy
• Mineral replacement can be very important (AND we really do not generally advocate for any supplements - besides Vit D and Vit B12!)
• Buying organic is a vote for a natural and sustainable farming system that promotes health

• Show notes and resources: https://alter.health/episode77/
• support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/alterhealth
• Join the Alter Health Weekly Group Coaching: https://www.alter.health/weekly-group-coaching
• Get a copy of Dr. Benjamin's book: https://amzn.to/2tmiOz3
• Apply to work with Dr. Benjamin: https://alter.health/membership
• Connect on Facebook: https://fb.me/alterhealthinc
• Follow Dr. Benjamin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbenjaminalter

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

I love talking about breath! It is FREE medicine. Modulating breath is a powerful practice that can hav ehuge impacts on your the health and wellbeing of your mind and your body.

In this conversation we dive deeply into all of that, and discuss some practical tools and information to optimize your breathing patterns.

Some of highlight topics in this conversation include...
 * Breath is the link between mind and body via the vagus nerve
 * The diaphragm carries tons of information and energy related to breath
 * Inhaling brings in oxygen which stimulates the nervous system
 * Practice mindful breathing through nose to expand diaphragm for 5 minutes every 90 minutes to retrain your breathing
 * The mouth is for eating, the nose is for breathing 

I loved having Marco on the podcast, and encourage you to check out his Udemy course! - https://www.udemy.com/respiro-marco-tesi/

 Links to learn more
 - Show notes and resources: https://alter.health/episode78/
 - Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/alterhealth
 - Join the Alter Health Weekly Group Coaching: https://www.alter.health/weekly-group-coaching
 - Get a copy of Dr. Benjamin's book: https://amzn.to/2tmiOz3
 - Apply to work with Dr. Benjamin: https://alter.health/membership
 - Connect on Facebook: https://fb.me/alterhealthinc
 - Follow Dr. Benjamin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbenjaminalter

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