Daily Wellness Podcast

Conversation with Haley Scheich from @mysuperherofoods

Author of My SuperHero Foods and My SuperHero Sleep

Haley’s passion is helping kids and families discover and enjoy healthy food. 

0:40 - How Haley went from working at Pfizer to writing kids books about healthy food!

2:12 - Learning the connection between what you eat and how you feel.

5:30 - Why wait until we are in our 30s or 40s to learn about the difference healthy food can make. 

8:45 - Is healthy eating important for kids?

11:38 - What is healthy food? - Ask: Where does the food come from?

17:30 - The problem with natural flavors and synthetic vitamins?

19:05 - The bad effects of processed food.

22:30 - Link foods to their super hero power!

24:19 - Focusing on real food over specific nutrients is key for kids!

28:00 - Learn about Haley’s books

31:50 - Where should you start?

36:20 - How do you handle events with unhealthy food?

38:30 - Haley’s recommendations.

Connect with Haley Scheich:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/mysuperherofoods/

Website, blog: https://mysuperherofoods.com/

My SuperHero Foods Book

My SuperHero Sleep

Cookbook

Haley recommends finding raw milk for your family using this website: https://getrawmilk.com/

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This episode is all about thermography! And, as my guest, I have Level 2 Certified Clinical Thermographer, Libby Ray, who has been a thermographer for 15 years! She has seen thousands of images from all ages of people.

If you’ve been considering thermography as a tool for screening (could be for cancer, could also be for inflammation, blocked lymph, infections, etc.) this episode will really help clarify what thermography is, the benefits, how an appointment goes and how you get results.

One of my favorite quotes from the episode:

“It can show us things 8-10 years ahead of a mammogram.

It takes about 8 years, if you have a cancer in your breast, to grow large enough to be seen by a mammogram.

At 8 years, you have over 4 billion cancer cells.

Our goal is to look at things much sooner, with much earlier detection.”

Check out Libby’s Guest Article on the website - https://www.dailywellnesscommunity.com/post/top-three-secret-weapons-for-better-breast-health

Connect and/or schedule with Libby Ray here:

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://brasthermography.com/locations/springfield-thermography/

Libby is available to provide informational sessions on thermography and courses on the benefits of breast health prevention and well as one on one and group coaching. If you are interested in a thermogram, booking a seminar, one on one or group coaching, please contact her via the website brasthermography.com using the dropdown box under locations for Springfield, MO.

Libby’s Recommendations:

Healthy snacks with flax seeds (for good breast health)!

Dr. Nicole McCauley

https://www.instagram.com/bolwellness/

https://bolwellness.com/meet-team/

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Health Coach, Lindsey Waters joins me for a “mom chat” for a conversation about handling the unique challenges of summer. Schedules changes, routines often go out the window, lots of get-togethers, worry about how we look in a swimsuit, there’s stressful travel, kids needing snacks every 5 minutes…. That’s summer!

We talk about ways to prioritize your health while still enjoying summer, and how to minimize and manage stress through this season.

I have two new mantras coming out of this episode:

You are ready for summer - just as you are!

Asking for help is of value to me!

This episode will leave you feeling very equipped to maximize your summer fun without sabotaging your health!

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Lindsey’s Recommendations:

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Sometimes a heart to heart mom chat is just what you need!

Today’s episode is with Melannie Blandon from @empoweredmamastribe. We had a great time chatting about Melannie’s health journey - she healed her allergies naturally y’all! When the doctors told her there was nothing else they could do! I loved hearing that story!

Because Melannie recently had a baby, I also asked her for some input on preparing your body for a healthy pregnancy and birth. We talked about some of the challenges in the modern maternity system and what we can do to advocate for the birth we want!

This episode is full of practical tips for healthy living in general and for new moms especially.

She is a passionate mom advocating for health and sharing her wisdom with others!

Melannie mentioned some product swap recommendations. Check out her Instagram page for lots of ideas. I have been using non-toxic cleaners and personal care products for 6 years and it’s made a big difference in our home!

Connect with Melannie here:

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DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.

Todd Marchant joins for this episode. He is the founder of Be Whole. Do Good., a community that encourages whole person well being through a podcast and online courses.

A lightbulb moment in their lives gave them clarity that the path they were on in life wasn’t what they wanted life to be.

There were some big changes in their lives to get them to the much healthier place where they are today, like entrepreneurship. But Todd shares how the little changes they’ve made along the way were what has made the most difference. The little changes made it possible to make the big changes. The little things were being learners, practicing mindfulness and bringing enthusiasm to life.

We talk a lot about how the physical, mental, emotional parts of our bodies are so interconnected. And I love how Todd and his wife are bringing awareness to all those things into their family culture, and helping other families do the same.

You’ll love hearing the specific tips he shares for bringing this whole-person focus into your family culture.

Listen in and then check out their courses online through the links below!

Connect with Todd Marchant

Connect with the Daily Wellness Community

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Kayla Mangione of the @thefamilyfoodproject is our guest today!

In early adulthood, Kayla started to develop some health symptoms that led her to a diagnosis of Crohn’s disease. She was given the option to take pharmaceuticals as a treatment option, but because she was so young she knew she didn’t want to be on medicine the rest of her life. So she set out to heal her body naturally, mainly through food.

Crohn’s disease is an auto-immune that creates a lot of painful inflammation in your bowel.

She is off all her medication and in remission!

We also get to talk about how this journey has affected her whole family, their healthy family culture and her perspective on autoimmune diseases.

With a background as a marriage and family therapist and art therapist, she has built a lot of therapeutic wisdom into her relationship with food and how she teaches her kids about health eating.

You’ll love Kayla’s tips for helping kids become adventurous eaters!

Connect with Kayla Mangione

Instagram: The Family Food Project

Kayla’s Recommendations:

Kanchan Koya, PhD on Instagram @chiefspicemama

Dr. Vivian Chen on Instagram @plateful.health

Dr. Natasha Beck on Instagram @dr.organicmommy

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Conversation with Dr. Caleb Guernsey.

Chiropractic care as well as sports injury care for 14 years, with almost 11,000 patients.

Specializing in the muscular, skeletal and nervous systems.

The first part of our conversation we spent on the “main thing” - what is the main thing that contributes to life-long health?

Here are a few of his thoughts:

As a physician, I’m always making observations and there are things that become very obvious.

The most obvious problem that we have is that we allow our bodies to go dormant.

Our bodies aren’t built to not be used.

There is no such thing as living longer by not using your body.

The main issue I see is weakness, underuse and over-protection of your body and that central problem bleeds out into other issues.

If there was one order I could give to every patient - it would be to do more with your body.

The second part of our conversation, I asked questions about some serious issues in men’s health like the rapid decline of testosterone.

The testosterone issue specifically is not being talked about enough.

Testosterone levels are very important in men for them to age well, but it also affects energy level, sex drive, mental clarity and more.

We talked about reasons and solutions for overall health and for men’s health.

Connect with Dr. Caleb Guernsey

On Facebook

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Conversation with Dr. Wendi Davis, ND.

Estimates at least 80% of her clients have sleep trouble.

Why is sleep so important? You can’t be truly healthy if you’re not sleeping well.

Sleep is when our brain detoxes, our body recovers, it helps regulate mood, hormones and metabolism.

Sleep deprivation causes magnesium deficiency, brain fog, lack of focus, lack of energy, poor diet, mental health problems, and just affects every area of life.

Causes of sleep deprivation: stress - high cortisol levels decreases melatonin production. Pain - from autoimmune issues or otherwise, chronic pain can’t sleep well. Diet - not eating the right foods, not regulating blood sugar. Hormones - perimenopause or menopause (progesterone helps us produce GABA which helps us fall asleep.)

One sleep remedy isn’t going to work for everyone.

Exercise - be careful of the type of exercise and when you exercise.

Diet - food is medicine or a slow form of poison. The biggest thing is sugar. It is poison, kryptonite. At every meal, have good protein and fat to keep your blood sugar stable and get the nutrients you need.

The body is one unit, start to put things together and things fall into place. Diet is the foundation.

The connection between sleep and mental health.

I wish there was more investigation when people have sleep problems, finding the root cause and finding what’s not working. (Me: Yes! Yes! Yes!)

Recommends 7-9 hours for adults.

Advice for those struggling:

Focus on your sleep routine, get into bed earlier!

Limit blue light before bed, instead have warm, low light to get your body producing melatonin.

Diet: what are you eating on a regular basis? do you need a snack before bed or not?

Exercise - try to move it earlier in your day so it’s not right before bed

Deep breathing/meditation/prayer, to bring cortisol down

Supplementation - magnesium glycinate, melatonin, herbal teas, essential oils

Pay attention to your exposure to emfs

Get help! If you are still struggling with sleep after trying a few things. Find a practitioner that will help you find out why!

Gut health - you are what you eat, but you are what you eat and absorb. If your gut health is off, then that can definitely affect your sleep. (Seratonin and melatonin production.)

CBD good for sleep? Medicinal use of cannabis for sleep can be great for some people. Some need to be careful using it long term.

Wendy recommends:

• A great cookbook! - One of my favorites: Paleo Press Cooking
• Her favorite snack - dehydrated apples with nut butter
• She would love to see on the podcast -
• Lewellyn Melnyk - author and her book Rooted
• Kyla Johanson - Live Blood Cell Analysis and here
• Nancy Wozniak - stage 4 colon cancer survivor

Connect with Dr. Wendy Davis, ND

• Website and blog
• Shop with Dr. Wendy
• Instagram

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Some products I mention may be affiliate links, which means I may receive a small commission if you decide to make a purchase through one of my links. Our family greatly appreciates your support, it helps us keep creating the free resources we make for you all!

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You are going to be riveted by Sonia Jhas’ story.

Sonia is the author of “I’ll Start Again Tomorrow, and Other Lies I’ve Told Myself”, a mindset and wellness expert, and personal trainer. She’s also authentic and wise.

For a long time in her life, she was seeking health, wellness and happiness in all the wrong places: achieving goals, pursuing the wrong career, eating disorders, weight loss, and pure determination.

We have an incredible conversation about the wearisome cycle of reaching for the perfect body and then falling “off the wagon” so to speak, feeling terrible about it yet repeating that cycle over and over again.

She says that even from a young age, she didn’t feel good in her own skin, and the first pain point she needed to solve was the relationship with her own body.

What followed was an un-peeling of layers in her mindset, her goals and her lifestyle. There was no quick fix. She abandoned what she knew about fitness and nutrition and started over.

I love that she talked about “abandoning the timeline” for her goals. Instead, she started paying attention to how she felt about every aspect about her health routines, and she got really clear about what she wanted. Those mindset shifts started to make all the difference and paved the way for her to be able to start making aligned decisions and truly change her life.

Lastly, Sonia and I talk about body image. Such an important topic.

I really loved her perspective on this - she gave us some great tips on tuning into our bodies, honoring the mind-body connection and fueling a narrative about ourselves that is about “capacity and potential.”

Sonia’s book - I’ll Start Again Tomorrow and Other Lies I’ve Told Myself

Sonia on IG

Sonia’s website

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Some products I mention may be affiliate links, which means I may receive a small commission if you decide to make a purchase through one of my links. Our family greatly appreciates your support, it helps us keep creating the free resources we make for you all!

DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.

In 2021, over 81 million in the US were diagnosed with seasonal allergies.

Approximately 26% of adults and 19% of children.

The global Nasal Antihistamines Market was projected to total US$ 1.9 billion in 2021 (prnewswire.com)

In 2017, Claritin and Zyrtec sold almost $600 million in tablets.

The question I’m asking is why?

Environmental allergies develop when the body's immune system recognizes and overreacts to things like pollens, dust, animal dander or mold; things that typically don't cause a reaction in most people.

It’s spring when I recorded this - so many people were suffering from symptoms due to allergies. It’s affecting quality of life.

So, today we talk about some things you can do to get some quick relief from those symptoms. Some are simple new habits you can pick up to keep the allergens out of your home. Some are products that you may find helpful.

BUT we are also going to think about long term solutions. I share about my son’s journey with allergies, too. He used to have year-round allergy symptoms. But now he doesn’t.

After treating his body for Lyme disease, his allergies also went away.

Whether or not allergies can be healed is debated. But you’ll hear our story and how gut and immune system support made a WORLD of difference for our son.

Products* I mention:

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STUDIES:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/exd.13769

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1205624109

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC49094867

https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/122809