Colorful Eats

Social media, smartphones, laptops–all such wonderful perks of our modern lives and such great ways to keep us connected to our loved ones, world events and even our work, but there are definitely some down sides to the constant barrage of technology. We want to start a conversation about how to unplug from it all, even if only for a short time, and the positive impact it can have on your life–your confidence, concentration, relationships and so many more areas.

In today’s episode, we are sharing a few ways to unplug from technology and the many benefits from giving yourself a break.  We’re also giving you a peek into how we unplug, the different reasons why and what it’s done for us in our personal lives.

We are so grateful for technology, but too much of a good thing isn’t always a good thing. We hope that this episode encourages you to create balance within this topic within your own life, furthering your ability to live your best life!

 

Thank you to the Nutritional Therapy Association for sponsoring this episode—real education for people who believe in real food.

Highlight Reel

13:45 | How to create some technology down time

16:23 | Consider how your not missing THAT much

20:50 | You can’t recreate time–is there more you could be doing with your time?

25:50 | How we like to unplug

 

Link Love:

REMOVED (artist removes cell phones from real photos)

Belly Blanket (radiation shield)

Gia Wellness | Radiation protection cell phone case

Brink Case | Radiation protection cell phone case

Welcome back to another episode of the Colorful Eats podcast! If you are planning to start or grow your family in the near to distant future, this episode is for you my friend. Today’s episode is all about what we’re calling the “Fertility Triad” and how to boost your preconception prep efforts by making some simple improvements in your daily life. We are sharing how the food you eat, the products you use daily and the stress you allow into your life all play a vital role in creating a super fertile body, or vice versa.

We’re breaking down each area of the Fertility Triad and giving you our tried and true methods for getting healthy prior to conception in order to improve your chances of conceiving naturally. And since we are all about giving you actionable content for real life, we are sharing just what to do to make some real changes in your preconception journey within each focus area.

Our dream is to help create healthier parents so that the next generation can thrive. That’s what preconception prep is all about and we’re so glad you’re listening today!

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Highlight Reel

12:25 | The fertility diet: What to eat and what to avoid

21:52 | Cleaning up your environment: beauty, skincare and cleaning products

31:57 | Stress and how to navigate stress

 

Link Love:

Episode 8: Safe Skincare–More than just a Movement with Kate Criswell

Episode 22: Making Babies–Preconception Nutrition with Kim Schuette

Episode 52: Why Preconception Prep Matters

Episode 53: Why Self-Care Makes You a Better Human

Episode 60: How Toxin-free Living Actually Affects Your Health

Episode 71: Creating a Non-toxic Home Part 1

Episode 72: Creating a Non-toxic Home Part 2

Episode 76: The Mind-Body Connection of Self-Care

Primally Pure

Beautycounter: Safer Skincare & Beauty

Branch Basics

Have you ever wondered if you should be following a gluten-free diet? Or if you are already following one, is it as healthy as it could be? On today’s podcast we are digging into the popular gluten-free label and asking if it’s really as healthy as most think.

To help you understand just how far wheat and gluten have come from the days when Jesus was breaking bread, we’re sharing a bit about their history and how much they’ve both changed over time. Because of this, many are needing to following a gluten-free diet, but oftentimes this new diet can be filled with processed ingredients potentially causing more issues. Today we’re digging into why a “gluten-free” label may not necessarily mean “healthy” and some of our favorite ways to optimize a gluten-free diet.

Whether you are gluten-free currently or have been considering trying it out, today’s episode will help you understand more about the gluten-free food world and eat the foods that will help you thrive on a gluten-free diet.

Thank you Sunbasket for sponsoring this episode! Click HERE to get $35 off your first order!

Highlight Reel

07:10 |  A little history on wheat and gluten

18:30 | Why a “gluten-free” label doesn’t always mean healthy

26:26 | Some great gluten-free real food options

 

Link Love:

Wheat Belly

Fertility Friday Podcast: Episode 178: Glyphosate, GMO’s and Your Fertility

Banza Pasta

Mary’s Gone Crackers

Siete

Jackson’s Honest

Simple Mills

Bob’s Red Mill

Lark Ellen Granola

Purely Elizabeth

Justin’s

Pamela's

Ancient Harvest

We’ve talked about self-care on the podcast before, on many occasions in fact, because we both feel it is such an important part of a healthy life. The more we learn and the more we practice self-care within our own lives, the more we realize just how essential it is with the positive impact it has on mental and physical well-being.

Today we want to look at the mind-body connection of self-care to begin to understand just how helpful it can be on creating a more vibrant life. We totally understand that some of you listening may still feel a little selfish taking time for yourself, but we know that diving into this topic beyond the “fad” aspect and really looking into how it improves our physical and mental health will give you permission to make it a priority within your own life.

We are talking about the mind-body connection and how self-care plays into it, how to create a healthy self-care practice and a few ideas to help get you started. We’ve also got a fun little challenge for you that will help jump-start your self-care routine.

Thank you to the Nutritional Therapy Association for sponsoring this episode!

Highlight Reel

06:09 | Why w e feel women need self-care more than anyone

08:30 | The mind-body connection of self-care

30:15 | 10 ideas for self-care activities

39:55 | Taking action: A 10-day self-care challenge

Link Love:

Heal Your Body by Louise Hay

The Loving Diet by Dr. Jessica Flanigan

Changing directions a bit and discussing a topic that is near and dear to both of our hearts and one we get questions on frequently–that business life. Whether you own your own business and work from home in your yoga pants, are working that 9-5 or are a boss woman managing a home full of littles, today’s episode will give you some ideas for creating healthy boundaries in business and in your personal life. Because we know it’s not easy running a business or working that dream job, as much as we love it, and we’ve seen first hand how it can quickly take over your life and become unhealthy.

In today’s episode, we are sharing 5 ways to help you create healthy boundaries in business–like lining up your personal and business goals, learning to say “no”, focusing on what you’re really good at and scheduling in that oh-so-important down time. We’re also sharing some of our personal experiences with owning our own businesses and a few lessons we’ve learned along the way.

We’d love to hear more about what you do for work and how you can use one or more of the tips from today’s episode in your own life in the comments below. Getting to know our listeners more gets us all giddy!

Highlight Reel

06:55 | Getting your goals in line and priorities straight

13:08 | How radical changes can make your business even better

16:45 | How “no” can actually be a powerful “yes”

24:40 | When you realize you can’t do it all...focus on what you do best

32:36 | Why we love Monday’s

Link Love:

Shanna Skidmore

Ashlyn Writes: How I deal (& don’t deal) with coffee dates: 11 Ways to Set Healthy Networking Boundaries

We’ve been talking a lot about creating a non-toxic home on the podcast so we wanted to make sure we didn’t leave out one of the most important aspects, your beauty and skincare routine. These are the products we use daily, that sit on our skin for hours and hours and ultimately find their way into our bloodstream, making their safety a major concern.

Today we’re getting into some of the nitty gritty of the beauty industry with our dear friend and a woman who is passionate about health, fitness and safer beauty, Kate Criswell. Kate is a Managing Director with Beautycounter and is one of the women we go to often with questions about the beauty industry and what’s really going on behind fancy labels and companies upping their “greenwashing” game.

In today’s episode, our big focus and the main questions we put together for Kate were about going beyond labels like, “natural” and “organic,” and figuring out what is really being used and showing up in our beauty and skincare products. We also want to know how to choose products that are truly safer, made by companies who are taking a stand for real change within the industry and doing the rigorous testing needed.

Kate shares what the term “greenwashing” means, why “natural” products aren’t always as safe as you’d think, and why the safety of the ingredients used may be a bigger deal than their sourcing. She’s also got some great resources and ways to help you dig into your makeup bag and learn about the products you’re using and just how safe they really are.

Our hope is always to create conversations about topics that affect our health and share information that can help you make healthier choices within your life. We hope we can continue the better beauty convo with today’s episode and encourage you to create changes that positively impact your and your family’s health!

Highlight Reel

04:12 | How greenwashing may = brainwashing

11:15 | Sourcing vs. safety

17:25 | The best resource for getting started with better beauty

27:45 | What’s trending this year in the safer skincare world

Link Love:

Episode 8: Safe Skincare: More than Just a Movement with Kate Criswell

Environmental Working Group–Skin Deep

Gregg Renfrew at the Nantucket Project

The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics

Beautycounter Asterick Blog

Beautycounter

Primally Pure

Today’s episode is a challenging one. It was challenging for us to record and it may even be challenging for you to listen to (you may need tissues my friend), especially if miscarriage is a part of your story. We’ve been wanting to do this episode for a while, but speaking so openly and freely about loss doesn’t come easy. With that being said, we’ve both found healing and connection in sharing our own personal stories of loss with other women.

We wanted to start a conversation about miscarriage because sometimes just knowing that you’re not alone, that other women have walked this path before you, can bring an incredible sense of comfort. So today, for the first time on the podcast, we’re both sharing our miscarriage stories, how we grieved and how we’ve begun the healing process in our own lives.

Coming from a nutritional therapy perspective, we also wanted to share some ways to begin to physically and emotionally heal after miscarriage, something that isn’t talked about much...if any.  Because as those of you who’ve walked this road know, healing is a process and each woman and couple’s journey is different.

We know that this episode will reach each woman who listens in a different way, but we hope it’s positive for all. Our hearts ache for each one of you who’ve experienced loss and we pray that you’ll find healing and strength in your own time.

Thank you Sunbasket for sponsoring this episode! Click HERE to get $35 off your first order!

Highlight Reel:

06:50 | Caroline shares her story of loss

14:17 | Justine shares miscarriage stories

32:24 | Everyone handles grief differently

41:50 | Healing physically (building blood and supporting adrenal and hormonal health)

Link Love

Episode 37: Finding Beauty in Miscarriage with Amanda Koch

Finding Beauty in Miscarriage (Caroline)

The Healing Code

How I’m Healing After–Physically and Mentally (Justine)

Episodes 11 and 12: Recognizing, Preventing and Conquering Adrenal Fatigue Parts 1 and 2

Today’s episode is Part 2 of our “Creating a Non-Toxic Home” series and we are so excited because this is the stuff that really helps bring this topic...well...home! If you missed it, definitely listen in to Part 1 of the series, the “why” behind it all.

As Nutritional Therapists who talk about this specific topic with clients on the regular, we know that it can be a little overwhelming to get started. On today’s episode we are sharing just how to begin cleaning up your home environment and creating a space that is safe and supports your health. We are sharing the best places to get started and our tried-and-true favorite products and companies who are creating a positive change in our homes and in their industries. From cleaning and laundry to food storage, cookware and water, we’ve got just what you need to know to make the clean swap (we even threw in our fave air purifying plants!).

We love this topic because it’s one of the many ways we can be advocates for our health and make serious impact just by choosing safer products. We hope this episode will further inspire you to begin swapping out those chemie filled products or continue on your journey to creating a non-toxic home!

And before you go, we’d love to ask a big huge favor–if you haven’t already, would you mind taking a minute or two to write us a review in iTunes or your purple podcast app? We love hearing from our listeners and it’s also a way to help other like-minded ladies find the podcast.

Thank you to the Nutritional Therapy Association for sponsoring this episode!

 

Highlight Reel

08:55 | The best place to start when creating your non-toxic home (and our favorite brands)

25:34 | Food storage–what our food sits on and in matters

42:36 | Our favorite plants to clean the air

47:02 | Taking your non-toxic home game a huge step further (think mattress, sheets, towels, paints, etc.)

 

Link Love

Episode 71: Creating a Non-Toxic Home: The Why

Branch Basics Cleaning Concentrate

Branch Basics Oxygen Boost

Grab Green Laundry Pods

Wool Dryer balls

Bkr glass water bottle

Glasslock storage containers

Swell water bottle

Stainless steel bento/lunch box

Silicone baby food storage

Organic Reusable Food Wrap

Bee’s Wrap

Berkey water filters

Radiant Life Catalog–water purification and whole house water filters

Bath ball

Shower filter

Coyuchi for organic bedding, towels, blankets and more

CozyPure mattresses and bedding (share our names if you purchase!)

Savvy Rest mattress

Naturepedic baby and toddler mattress

Welcome back to another episode of the Colorful Eats Podcast! On today’s episode, Part 1 of a 2 part series, we are going to dig into the “why” behind creating a safe, non-toxic home environment. Just as with your health or family or professional goals, creating a solid “why” at the root of your non-toxic living goals allows you to stand strong behind your decisions when you feel overwhelmed or when family or friends question your sanity…

Today, we are sharing our personal journeys–how we’ve come to create our own non-toxic homes and how this topic has grown to be such an important piece within our personal lives as well as with our clients, within our blogs and on social media. We’re also giving you some alarming stats, teaching you how toxic chemicals from common products react and store themselves within our bodies and four major ingredients to avoid and why.

The fact of the matter is that we live in a toxic world, but a cool and empowering fact is that we have the ability to protect ourselves by choosing safer products. Just by listening in today, you are arming yourself with knowledge that will help you take steps forward in your health journey!

Don’t forget to tune into next week’s episode, Part 2, where we’ll be sharing just how to create a non-toxic home, some of our favorite products and exactly why we’re choosing them. This is going to be a great episode and will help to really bring the topic home!

Thank you to the Nutritional Therapy Association for sponsoring this episode!

Highlight Reel

05:12 | Our personal journeys with creating a non-toxic home

24:45 | The individuals who are most affected by toxic chemicals from common products

37:50 | Four toxins to avoid and why

47:43 | Our FAVORITE, everyday, clean-everything-in-your-home cleaning product

 

Link Love:

Episodes on Detox– Episodes 27/28: Detoxing your Life Part 1 and Part 2 and Episode 65: 30-day Simple, Nourishing Detox Challenge

Episode 64: Finding Radical Healing with Creating a Non-Toxic Environment with Marilee of Branch Basics

Branch Basics

Branch Basics Cleaning Concentrate

Branch Basics Oxygen Boost

Today, we are talking pregnancy again, 2nd trimester specifically. Caroline just made it through her second trimester so we wanted to talk about some important aspects of nutrition and healthy living that can really make a huge difference in your and most importantly, your baby’s health.

In today’s episode we are talking about the mental, physical and emotional wellbeing of mama in her second trimester. We believe that each one of these areas has importance on having a healthy pregnancy, labor and birth and creating a beautiful, healthy baby.

We share some very important nutrients to focus your attention on during this time (and where to find them), how physical and emotional stress can affect you and baby and why giving yourself grace can allow for more joy during this amazing time. We also touch on high risk pregnancies and those dealing with complications and hope to encourage those mamas dealing with the emotional and physical sides of this.

If you have a girlfriend, sister or family member who would benefit from listening to today’s episode, please share the love!

We’d also like to ask a little favor–if you haven’t already, head over to iTunes or your purple podcast app and leave a review for the Colorful Eats podcast. It’s quick, simple and we absolutely love hearing from you.

Highlight Reel

12:30 | Important nutrients for second trimester and where to get them

32:14 | Exercise in your 2nd trimester

33:25 | Back to the important topic of stress–environmental, emotion and physical

43:30 | A few thoughts on high-risk pregnancy

 

Love Link

The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby and Childcare

Shower and Bath Water Filters

Rain Showr Bath Ball

Ancient Minerals Magnesium Lotion

Vital Proteins Beef Liver Capsules

Pure Radiance Vitamin C

Vital Proteins Gelatin

Gelatin Gummies Recipe

Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides

Sprouted Pumpkin Seeds

Branch Basics Cleaning Solution

Beautycounter

Primally Pure Baby Line

 

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