Colorful Eats

On today’s episode we are hanging with the beautiful Davida of the Healthy Maven, talking about all things...well, health! We absolutely adore Davida’s take on a healthy life and are so excited to share all her nuggets of wisdom and quote worthy responses to our probing questions.

Davida is the blogger, podcaster and You Tuber behind the Healthy Maven, a multi-channel health and wellness platform helping women to live healthFULLY rather than living for their health. Today we chat with Davida about how she got started with blogging and how her struggle with body image and obsession with all things healthy has lead her to a pretty incredible place within her own health journey, one that has allowed her to create a food and healthy living philosophy that we can all get behind.

Davida shares her take on stress and overcoming the “hustle culture”, how to create more balance and time for self-care and what her furry companion is teaching her about life. Like we said, we are smitten over her take on the healthy life and know that you’ll be encouraged by what Davida shares with us today.

To hear more from Davida, check out her blog, That’s So Maven podcast, and Instagram!

 

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

 

Highlight Reel:

04:10 | What the Healthy Maven is all about–healthy living philosophy

08:55 | Davida’s obsession with health and how she has overcome this struggle

18:05 | Davida on stress and self-care

25:02 | A surprising (furry) health boost in Davida’s world

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Today’s episode is all about you, our amazing listener, and the burning questions you’ve got about healthy eating and living! We took a handful of questions that have been sent to us from women all over the country about different health topics and answered them with our personal food and lifestyle philosophies. And surprisingly, we don’t see eye to eye on everything today!

Today we’re answering questions about the safety of the Apple Watch, the documentary “What the Health”, how to make working the night shift healthier, gut health trends and how to lose stubborn baby weight. There is a little piece for everyone on this one!

We are so grateful for YOU, our listener, and your continued love and support! We are always looking for episode topics that fit our audience of health conscious women so please feel free to comment with any ideas or food and lifestyle questions. You can also message us on Instagram or send us a direct email.

It’s truly incredible to watch our listeners run with the education we share and to see the powerful changes your efforts bring about within your health journey. Keep up the hard work and always know we’re rooting for you!

Highlight Reel

04:14 | Our take on the Apple Watch and info on radiation and your health

16:50 | Our take on the documentary “What the Health” (this one gets a little fire-y!)

27:20 | How to stay healthy while working the night shift

33:40 | A few thoughts on current gut health fads

40:50 | Weight loss and nursing babies

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Belly Armor Belly Blanket (anti-radiation)

 

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Today’s episode is such a treat because we got to chat with the beauty behind Ambition Kitchen, Monique Volz. We are all about her healthy lifestyle philosophy and love the way she’s sharing her story to empower others to find balance within their own health journey.

Monique shares a bit about her struggle to find balance within food and fitness after major hardship in her life and how she has learned to overcome and allow for a more mindful and compassionate approach to her body, food and exercise. The beauty behind the amazing and always delicious recipes on Ambitious Kitchen shares what has really helped her stick to the healthy life and how one of our favorites, self-love, has become a super important part of her daily routine (plus her fave meditation app, mega food splurge, safer beauty product and dream weekend!).

We are loving what Monique stands for and what she’s doing to share her experience with the world! You can find more from Monique on Ambitious Kitchen and Instagram (her stories are so fun and encouraging!) and snag a healthy meal plan from her brand new adventure, the Healthy Glow Co.!

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

Highlight Reel

03:56 | How sadness prompted Monique to start blogging

06:45 | The eating disorder battle and how she learned to find balance

16:45 | How this go-getter is learning to incorporate more self-care and what she does

20:25 | Two things that have helped Monique stick to her healthy routine

22:08 | All about the Healthy Glow Collective

 

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Headspace app

Calm app

Healthy Glow Collective

Beautycounter Lip Sheer

 

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Today’s episode is all about breaking down common food buzzwords and helping you to create your healthiest diet along your own wellness journey. Because everyone’s story is different and where everyone is at along their journey varies so much, we wanted to do this episode to help you make the best food choices based on where you’re at in it all.

In today’s episode, we break down different categories of food, like meat and fish, dairy and eggs, fruits and veggies, and pantry items into “good, better, best” categories and share why quality is what really matters in it all. We offer up some super helpful money saving tips (like choosing certain cuts of meat or taking a look at the “Dirty Dozen” and the “Clean 15”) and a few resources we use to stock our pantries to help keep our grocery bills down.

This episode is great for the real food newbie and the experienced foodie! If you know of a friend or loved one that would love this episode, please share!

And if you’ve been listening to the podcast and haven’t left us a review in iTunes, we’d absolutely love to hear what you’re loving most about the podcast! Just head to your purple podcast app on your smart phone or iTunes, find the Colorful Eats podcast and click “Write a Review”. It’s quick and easy and we absolutely love hearing directly from you!

 

Thank you Primally Pure for sponsoring this week’s episode! They are sharing the love in February and gifting FREE 1.7 oz Geranium Deodorant with any purchase of $75 or more.  One offer per order, ends February, 2018.  

 

Highlight Reel

03:51 | Importance of remembering that your journey is uniquely yours

08:11 | Animal Fats & Proteins: Good, Better, Best

16:28 | Eggs & Dairy: Good, Better, Best

20:57 | Vegetables & Fruits: Good, Better, Best

27:09 | Money saving tips for your pantry

 

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How to set up Amazon Subscribe & Save

 

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It’s no secret that detox is a wonderful part of a healthy life, but often times in our detox obsessed media, it can be be taken too far, done incorrectly and even cause more harm than good. Our take is a bit different and we’re all about supporting and optimizing your body’s natural detox abilities while improving your food and lifestyle so more junk isn’t coming in.

But how do you know if you need to detox? What are the causes of toxin overload? And what symptoms is your body showing that may indicate that you need some intentional detox support? Listen in and we’ll share the juicy deets.

Since we are all about taking action and really making this content a reality in your own life, we’ve create a 30-day detox program for you, simple enough for anyone to follow. We’ll walk you through the daily routine to support gentle detox and new steps to add in each week to amplify your detox routine.

And to help, we’ve create a FREE 30 day Detox Challenge Action Guide to help you stay on track and nourish detox the right way. Just click HERE download yours!

Our goal is to encourage you to nourish your body with real food and non-toxic living on the daily while creating routines that support your body’s natural ability to detoxify.

Follow along our detox journey over on Instagram @caroline__potter and @alowellness and join in on the fun by adding #nourishingdetox

 

Thank you Primally Pure for sponsoring this episode! Be sure to listen along to learn how you can get your free lip balm!

Highlight Reel

06:58 | Why you need to eat real food to detox best

08:55 | Potential causes of toxicity

10:45 | Symptoms of toxin overload

15:35 | Daily steps for gentle detox

22:15 | Weekly detox steps

36:40 | Monthly detox action steps

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Beet Kvass recipe

Rebounder

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Activated charcoal

Beef Liver capsules

Spirulina

Dangers of fragrances

Beautycounter

Branch Basics

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Today’s episode is something special. I think we both agree the story of transformation that our guest shares is nothing short of miraculous, but not because of some random happenstance, but because of a desire to live beyond her circumstances and cultivate an environment for her and her family to thrive.

We invited Marilee Nelson, co-founder of Branch Basics, to join us on the podcast and share her incredible story of healing. Marilee shares her journey from a very ill young adult told there was no hope for her unknown condition and she’d never conceive, to overcoming the odds using food as medicine and finding the healing power of a non-toxic environment. With a child damaged by illegal pesticides, Marilee shares how she learned first hand how chemicals and pesticides in the home and daily environment impact the growth and behavior of a child and how making proactive changes to decrease exposure changed their lives forever.

It’s really hard to put into words just how impactful this episode will be on those who listen. Her story embodies courage, bravery and what can be done when you challenge the status quo and dig deeper to find answers and understanding to the health problems (both known and unknown) that are plaguing families today.

Whether you are a college student, pregnant woman, new mom, career woman, empty nester or anyone living in today’s world, this episode is for you. As we uncover in today’s episode, ignorance is far from bliss, especially when it comes to your and your family’s health. We hope that Marilee’s story and passion will serve to inspire you to make simple, yet life changing actions that will positively impact your health and those of generations to come.

 

Read Marilee’s full story here and check out Branch Basics for a one stop shop non-toxic cleaning option for your home (and what we both use in our own homes everyday)!

Thank you to the Nutritional Therapy Association for partnering with us to sponsor today’s episode.  Nutritional Therapy Association: real education for people who believe in real food.

Highlight Reel

06:00 | Marilee’s story–from Standard American Diet to food as medicine

19:30 | The environment piece and how Marilee learned the importance of a non-toxic environment first hand

32:04 | Is ignorance really that blissful?

35:50 | How to put yourself in a “take charge” place and create a safe haven

43:15 | THe easy, first step to dramatically improve your air quality at home

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Marilee’s Full Story

Branch Basics Cleaning Concentrate

Healthy Home Cleanse

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Welcome back to another episode of the Colorful Eats podcast, we are so excited you’re here! Keeping with the theme of making your New Year’s resolutions (aka life resolutions) last, we wanted to talk about how to really make good nutrition stick, not just in January, but all year long.

In today’s episode, we’re asking two tough questions that will help you get your mind right and begin to overcome some of the hardships that inevitably come along with making healthier food choices. We’re also sharing our top 7 tips for making healthy eating stick, each and every day...goodies like keeping it simple, creating boundaries with enablers, making sure your food tastes good, keeping the big picture in mind and of course, treating yourself.  

Eating well isn’t about perfect and we hope this episode helps to encourage you to push forward in your efforts to nourish that amazing body of yours, even when the going gets tough!

If you loved today episode or if you’re been listening for a while, we’d love to hear your thoughts! The easiest way is to leave a review for the Colrful Eats podcast in iTunes or within your purple podcast app. It’s essentially like a virtual high five and helps other podcasters find our little corner of healthy living sunshine each week!

Today’s episode is sponsored by Sunbasket! Click here to make your meal prep a whole lot easier and to get $35 off your first order!

 

Highlight Reel

05:16 | Before we begin...it’s not all about your food

09:32 | Is your relationship with food ruining your health?

21:50 | Reward and treat yo self, being healthy isn’t being perfect

23:59 | How making your fave foods into a healthier rendition can change the game

26:37 | Why keeping the big picture in mind is huge for your success

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Episode 40: Finding Your Why

Celtic Sea Salt

Spanish Extra Virgin Olive Oil, unfiltered

 

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We are back in action this week with an episode that we’re hoping helps to get your mind right as you sink into the New Year and encourage you to create healthy habits...that actually last. A big piece of this is cultivating new healthy habits and getting rid of the ones that are holding you back from eating well, achieving your goals and dreams and becoming your best self.

On today’s episode, we are sharing some actionable tips to help you create and stick to those healthy habits you’re dreaming of putting into action, a few things to consider in working on breaking the not-so-healthy habits (ever heard of abstainers or moderators?) and a few pointers to help you get the ball rolling in the right direction. We’re also sharing what we’re working on going into 2018 and per the usual, we’re being super honest and open!

We’d absolutely love to hear what you’re working on this year and how you plan on keeping your life resolutions going all year long! Share in the comments below!

We hope this year brings you much fruitfulness within your health journey and life.

 

Today’s episode is sponsored by Sunbasket! Click here to make your meal prep a whole lot easier and to get $35 off your first order!

 

Highlight Reel

06:38 | Our take on New Year’s resolutions

11:18 | The process of overcoming the potential hardships of creating a new habit

18:46 | Know your personality type and how this can help you break bad habits (abstainer vs. moderator)

35:04 | Caroline’s new good habit and what she’s working on breaking

37:13 | Justine’s new good habit and what she’s working on breaking

 

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Episode 18: Making Life Resolutions, Not New Year’s Resolutions

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A few articles on abstainers and moderators: Post by Gretchen Rubin &  Post by Melissa Hartwig of Whole30

On today’s episode we are giving you 5 ways to take some of the stress out of the holidays and give yourself grace to really relax into the season and spend more time family, friends and those in need. Plus, we’re announcing the winner of our conscious holiday gift basket!

We are big believers in really sinking into life, feeling all the feels, enjoying the little moments and taking the time to live intentionally. We hope these 5 actionable steps will help you to have a beautiful season with your loved ones, with a little less overwhelm and guilt and a whole lot more joy!

This is our final episode for 2017, but we will be back to share our passion for healthy living on Monday, January 8, 2018! We absolutely love putting out actionable healthy living content for you, but we are definitely looking forward to a few weeks of quiet before the start of a brand new year!

 

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

Highlight Reel

03:13 | Giveaway winner announced! Woohoo! (Please contact us!)

09:27 | How the comparison game can steal your joy

12:15 | How a little planning can give you extra time during the week

20:51 | Justine’s tip for how to eat during the holidays when you have different eating styles

24:45 | Our take on holiday indulging (hint: it doesn’t involve guilt)

 

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Sunbasket

We’re finally doing it, digging into the nitty gritty of environmental toxins–the cold, hard facts about chemicals within the beauty and skincare industries in the US, ways these chemicals get into our bodies and how they reveal their nasty little side effects and affect our health.

The episode is not for the faint of heart, we definitely go deeper than usual and use some big words, but we break it down, explain the buzz words and connect it all to real life (like how it affects babies in utero, how you experience their effects and more).

Our goal is not to scare you, rather to empower you to be an advocate for your own health, to be able to make decisions that affect positive change within your health journey and create more balance and beauty within your life. No stress, just steps forward. Know better, do better, right?

Don’t forget that November 30 is the last day to enter to win our conscious holiday gift basket. Don’t worry, we made it super simple for you! Head to the purple podcast app on your phone or the iTunes store and write a review for the Colorful Eats podcast! That’s it! You’ll automatically be entered to win. We’ll announce the lucky winner during Episode 61, airing December 4, so make sure to stay tuned!

Highlight Reel

10:55 | How side effects of toxin exposure can reveal themselves in your life (aka symptoms)

16:18 | Endocrine disruptors and how they affect your hormones

20:38 | Heavy metals and your beauty routine

27:32 | The toxin-skin connection and hormonal acne

33:25 | Why “natural” isn’t always enough

38:02 | Sourcing vs safety - what these buzz words really mean

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Environmental Working Group

Beautycounter

Primally Pure

Coyuchi

Branch Basics