Colorful Eats

Oh friend, the holidays are upon us and we are beyond excited! This is definitely the most wonderful time of the year in our eyes!

On today’s episode, we are sharing some of our favorite conscious gifts, supporting companies who are making things cleaner and greener and doing business better, for everyone in your life–the precious mamas who bless so many, the fashionista, that fitness enthusiast, the kiddos you love so much and we can’t forget all the men out there, plus a few more in between!

We love to do this type of episode, just as we did last year, because we believe that the businesses we support have the ability to create positive impact in our world with the products they create, the good they support and the way they do business.

And since we’re feeling all giddy about the holidays, we wanted to bless one lucky gal with a few of our favorite clean beauty goodies and tasty holiday treats! All you have to do to enter is head to iTunes or your purple podcast app and write a review for the Colorful Eats podcast! That’s it! And if you’ve already written a review, you’re automatically entered to win!

The deadline to enter is November 30 and we’ll announce the lucky winner during Episode 61 going live December 4!

 

Thank you Sunbasket for sponsoring this episode.  Be sure to listen along to get $35 off your first order!

 

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For the Moms in your life…

GraceLaced by Ruth Chou Simons

Primally Pure’s Body Butter and Body Oil

Beautycounter+ Line

Dear Heart Designs

For fashion splurges...

Everlane

Cuyana

Lake Pajamas

For the home body & kitchen lover...

Coyuchi

Sunbasket meals

Branch Basics starter set

All American Paleo Table cookbook

Honey and Fern beeswax candles

Rewined candles

Waffle Iron

Breville Fryer

For the fitness enthusiast in your life...

Apple Watch

Outdoor Voices apparel

For the outdoorsy in your life…

Patagonia

Hunter rain boots

For the men in your life…

Beautycounter charcoal bar

Primally Pure’s Beard Oil in Mint Mojito

Patagonia

For the kiddos in your life…

Palumba

Cuddle & Kind

Banner Toys

VONbon

For the beauty lovers…

Cuyana leather makeup bags

Primally Pure bath salts or beauty cream

Beautycounter Holiday Sets

Multi-masker: 3 masks with application brush

Color intense lip sheer

Perfect pout trio: nudes or pinks (I love the nudes!)

Gifts that go beyond...

Samaritans purse

International justice mission

Compassion international

The holiday season is upon us! How exciting! We absolutely love this time of year, but with all the celebration, festive parties, gifts and crazy family gatherings, we know it can also be a time of stress, leaving us overwhelmed, a few pounds heavier and down right pooped. Not to mention the fact that it’s cold and flu season and that has it’s own challenges!

Taking care of yourself during this time of year can be a game changer on how you feel come January 1, boost your immune system and bring more joy and excitement to the season.

In today’s episode, we’re sharing our top tips for staying healthy this holiday season along with our fave supplements and ways to better manage the stressors of the season.

We’re all about bringing more joy to the season and keeping it a healthy season, despite the sweet treats floating around and holiday parties galore. We’re challenging you to take a balanced approach to the season and we hope it will make this year your most joyful yet!

Listen in iTunes.

 

Highlight Reel

06:10 | Why getting sick occasionally is normal and even healthy

08:00 | What to eat to boost your immune system and keep you strong all season long

11:40 | Caroline’s one bite rule, explained

19:55 | Justine’s take on creating healthier holiday gatherings and how far she’s come

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Oregano Oil Capsules

Vitamin C

Zinc

Probiotics

Echinecea

Elderberry Extract

Homeopathic Cold Remedy

Homeopathic Flu Remedy

Sunbasket

Today’s episode is all about you, our listener! We talk about a lot of different topics related to nutrition and healthy living and though we try to get as specific as possible, sometimes we just don’t get to that topic or question you’ve had lingering. Well, today is your day!

 

On today’s episode, we’re answering a few listener questions we’ve gotten over the past few months– from where to start if you haven’t been feeling well and when to turn to a practitioner for help, a few ways to improve your gut health and how to support IBS naturally to our fave breakfast options. We also dig into a mom’s question on detoxing after breastfeeding and how to manage keratosis pilaris naturally.

We love getting your questions and we’d love to do more episodes answering all your burning healthy living questions! Whether it be about motherhood or feeding little ones, health issues and struggles, food or product specific, stress and emotional health related, etc.– we love them all! Email me with your questions, we’ll save them for our next listener question episode!

Thank you Sun Basket for sponsoring this episode! Be sure to listen along to get $35 off your first order!

Highlight Reel

08:20 | Where to start when you’re not feeling well and not sure where to turn

13:40 | How being your own advocate can help you dive into what’s happening within your body

16:22 | Stress, IBS and doing detective work

22:47 | Justine’s take on getting healthy after weaning baby

36:45 | Out fave balanced breakfast options

 

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Gut and Psychology Syndrome

Taking Charge of Your Fertility

Cod Liver Oil

Dry Brush

Beautycounter’s Rejuvenation Toner Pads

Today’s episode is quite exciting because one of us is sharing some very exciting news! Along with this, we thought we’d dive into a topic we’ve yet to touch on in our 55 episodes of the Colorful Eats podcast–– pregnancy nutrition! We’re sharing our thoughts and feelings on first trimester wellness, dealing with morning sickness that lasts all day and how giving yourself grace through it all can create a positive change in perspective and improve your first trimester experience and most importantly, your baby’s health. We each share tips for surviving this draining trimester and how to best nourish yourself and that little miracle with love and grace.

We hope this episode encourages you! If you know anyone who could benefit from this open conversation episode, please pass it along! We’d be ever so grateful!

If you’re pregnant or planning to conceive in the near future and would like extra nutrition and lifestyle support to optimize your experience and outcomes, head over to alowellness.com for more info on the preconception and prenatal services I offer and to connect with me directly. please contact me for more information and wellness plan options. We’d be so blessed to work with you!

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

Highlight Reel

06:45 | A very big family announcement

12:45 | The pressure of first trimester nutrition and giving yourself grace

16:30 | Why preconception prep comes in handy

20:20 | Why removing the guilt is essential

24:25 | Caroline’s first trimester survival recommendations

32:40 | Justine’s first trimester survival recommendations

 

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Magnesium Lotion

Ginger Candies

Belly Armor (anti-radiation) Belly Blanket and Shirts

Pong (anti-radiation) Cell Phone Case

On today’s podcast episode, we are hanging out with the adorable and vibrant Bri McKoy, author of the new and beautiful book, Come and Eat, and the blogger behind Our Savory Life.

Bri shares with us what motivated her to begin her cooking journey (hint: she got married) and how living in a military community opened her eyes to the need to drop perfection and send out the dinner invites, despite the simple menu and less-than perfect home. This shift in perspective has allowed her to create and encourage community with her social influence and is the foundation to her new book, Come and Eat. Bri shares with us her best tips for creating community for women out there wanting to connect, but feel overwhelmed and aren’t quite sure how to make it happen.

Bri is such a breath of fresh air and we absolutely adore her take on community around the dinner table. Get inspired over on Bri’s Instagram and Our Savory Life blog and purchase her new book here!

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

Highlight Reel

03:58 | Bri’s story–from new home cook to author

07:48 | How Bri’s desire to take care of her new hubby changed it all

11:10 | How a shift in perspective created more connection around the table

16:12 | Girl’s night gone bad

20:30 | The common fears we have with inviting community into our homes and how to overcome these

23:43 | Bri’s new movement toward healthy eating and creating balance

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Come and Eat

Compassion International

It’s safe to say that as Nutritional Therapy Practitioners, we get asked about vitamins, minerals and other supplements- All. The. Time. So, we figured you’re probably just as curious!

Are supplements really necessary for good health? What should I look out for? How do I choose the best option? These are all questions we answer on today’s Colorful Eats podcast episode plus we share our take on the popularity of supplements and how we use them in our own nutrition practices. And since you probably also have questions about specific health issues or phases of life (like preconception and pregnancy), we’ve got your back and we’re sharing some of our top supplement specific recommendations.

Disclaimer: Remember that we are not physicians and are in no way diagnosing, treating or curing.  Always check with your medical doctor when starting a new supplement plan.

We hope you enjoy today’s episode, thanks so much for tuning in!

 

Thank you Primally Pure for sponsoring today’s episode.  Listen along for your free lip balm!

 

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Episode 51 | Common Nutrition Fads - Here to Stay or No?

Episode 52 | Why Preconception Health Matters

Pure Radiance Vitamin C

The Synergy Company Prenatal

Fermented Cod Liver Oil

Vital Proteins Beef Liver

The Synergy Company Men's Multi

Zinc Picolinate

Ribes Nigrum

Self-care is such a beautiful thing, but why aren’t more women doing it? On today’s episode we are sharing our take on self-care and why we believe it’s crucial to your overall health and well-being as well as your relationships.

As women we tend to put everyone else first and taking time out of our busy schedules to focus on ourselves can seem next to impossible. Or maybe you’re just unsure of how to create this time in your own life, but have been longing for it’s quiet or laughter filled moments. On today’s episode, we share some helpful steps that’ll teach you how to create time in your schedule for self-care and why it’s so important to make it a priority.

We are pretty sure you’re going to love us just a tad bit more after this episode!

We are giving you permission to take some time to take care of YOU because you deserve it beautiful!

Subscribe in iTunes or leave us a review if you like what you hear!

Preconception health kind of feels like a new topic in our nutrition and health world, it’s not talked about much within doctor’s offices or between mother and daughter, but it’s an area of health that can serve to be a game changer with fertility. Far too many couples are experiencing infertility and loss, but is there something we can do in our daily lives to improve this heart-breaking fact, optimize our fertility and help create a less stress-filled conception story?

On today’s episode, we’re sharing our heart for this incredible form of preventative health and why we believe preconception health can be an absolute game changer on your journey to conceiving and growing a vibrant, healthy little one. We dig into how prep can positively impact fertility and your ability to conceive with ease as well as improve baby’s health, both in the womb as well as long term. We’ve also created a few action steps for you and the hubs to help put today’s info into action in your own life.

Our hope is to inspire a positive change in the way we think about starting and growing families, creating more mindfulness and ultimately healthier parents and children.

We know this can be an emotional subject for couples who are struggling to conceive or have experienced loss so we hope this episode can encourage you on your journey.

If this episode excites you and lights a fire under your future baby making hiney and you wish to dive into your own preconception prep journey with the help of a very passionate Nutritionist, I am currently accepting new clients.  Learn more about how Justine works with couples, package details and schedule HERE.

Thank you Primally Pure for sponsoring this episode! Listen along to find out how you can get your FREE gift!

Highlight Reel

05:40 | Our take on today’s lack of fertility prep

14:00 | How prep can affect fertility and your ability to conceive with ease

26:50 | The alarming number of toxins found in umbilical cord blood

35:50 | Action Steps for better fertility

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Getting Conception Ready: What to Avoid Like the Plague to Boost Fertility + a freebie!

5 Way to Prep for Baby Makin’ (even before you’re ready to start trying)

Episode 22 | Making Healthy Babies with Kim Schuette

Episode 37 | Finding Beauty in Miscarriage with Amanda Koch

Episode 48 | How Creating a Non-toxic Home Changed Life + Business with Allison Evans of Branch Basics

There are an overwhelming number of nutrition fads filling our bellies and confusing the most well intentioned women looking to eat better and live healthier. A lot of times we hear these common fads on blog posts, news stories, social media and even within our friend circle, but we don’t always know exactly what they are or the purpose that they serve.

On today’s episode, we take a closer look at 5 common nutrition fads and break down exactly what they are, how they impact our health and what we think about them. From that famous Bulletproof coffee to the new buzz word “adaptogen”, we are giving our two cents on these nutrition fads and even sharing how we use some of them in our own daily lives.

Thank you for listening to the Colorful Eats podcast! We are so grateful for your support and hope today’s episode will give you a little healthy boost as you go into your week!

Highlight Reel

02:43 | Our take on common food fads

05:50 | Bulletproof got us like :)

10:15 | What’s up with adaptogens?

23:52 | How we really feel about “dairy free” milk alternatives

29:45 | Collagen is legit and where we’ve seen it in history

32:20 | The real story on detox and juice cleansing

 

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Bulletproof Brain Octane

Vanilla Bean Ghee

Ashwagandha

Cordyceps

realmilk.com - info on raw milk and raw milk retailers around the country

Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides

50 episodes!? It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since we started this journey, sharing our passion for real food and mindful living with you, our beautiful friends. We’re beyond grateful for all the times you’ve shared an episode with a friend or told a family member to tune in! We can’t say it enough, thank you for listening!

We share a lot of helpful information about creating a healthier life, but we’ve never shared our own daily routines with you. Some have asked to get an insider look at our day to day, so on today’s episode, we’re sharing the routines that keep us healthy each day- what we do for breakfast, when we work and why, our struggles and everything in between.

Now, for the fun part! We’ve been talking about our 50th episode giveaway for weeks and we officially announced the winner in this episode!

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

04:20 | The crazy beginning to our podcast

06:36 | What we’ve each learned throughout these 50 episodes

13:52 | Justine’s morning routine

39:35 | The self-care activity Caroline is all about these days

42:32 | Justine’s struggles with routines

 

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The Plant Paradox

Beautycounter

Primally Pure

Caroline’s cookbook, All-American Paleo Table