I’ve wanted to interview Dr. Valter Longo for years, and today I finally get to! In this episode, we explore all things fasting — one of my favorite health topics — and especially the fasting mimicking diet, a precise system of fasting that he invented. In fact, his diet was granted one of the only …

255: Dr. Valter Longo on a Fasting Mimicking Diet & Increasing Healthspan

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Episode Highlights With Caroline AlanWhat plant-based minerals are and how they are much different than other forms of mineralsHow we can get minerals from decomposed plants The molecules inside humate: humic and fulvic Minerals fuel the cells via mitochondria in the cellsFulvic is an intracellular molecule that removes toxins from the cell and humic hangs out in the blood to help remove inflammation-causing elementsThese can actually be helpful in removing heavy metalsThere are 70+ minerals in plant-based minerals in the ratio that the body needsHow quickly these can work within the bodyThe reason these can be absorbed even without a healthy gut lining!How humic interacts with the cell wall to help it and can improve hydrationSpecific tips for athletes with minerals Minerals drive all the biosynthesis processes in the body!How minerals relate to bone health and why to think about this differentlyThe problem with megadosing specific minerals without balancing minerals in the bodyOne theory of why some athletes end up with osteopenia at earlier ages Mineral usage for kids and pregnant or nursing mothersHow humic can help with glyphosate exposureResources We MentionBeam Minerals

Plant-Based Minerals: What They Are & How They Work with The Mineral Geek Caroline Alan

Episode Highlights With Caroline AlanWhy modern humans are experiencing so many mineral deficienciesThe reason modern humans can’t get enough minerals from foodHow minerals impact mitochondria and why this is so importantYour body makes amino acids but minerals must be ingested We are often operating at 40% of the mineral levels we actually needSymptoms of mineral deficiencyHow mineral depletion affects the nervous system and cellular healthHer own experience with mineral depletionHow to get minerals back into the cells correctlyWhat fulvic and humic minerals are and what they do Macrominerals vs micromineralsThe problem with megadosing minerals - your body is not a carResources We MentionBeam MineralsCaroline Alan - WebsiteCaroline Alan - Instagram

Mythbusting Minerals – Understanding Minerals Starts in the Cells with Caroline Alan

Episode Highlights With Dr. Olga StevkoWhat resilience is and why it is important Common traits of people who are resilient What kinds of things can lower our resilience How the language we use toward ourselves and our children can impact us drasticallyA way to become the observer in a situation to shift focus and become more resilientWays to cultivate resilience with small daily practicesHow resilience can help us when we go through difficult situationsResources We MentionDr. Olga Stevko - website

How to Become More Resilient and Release Unconscious Programs with Dr. Olga Stevko

Episode Highlights With Dr. Olga StevkoWhat emotional intelligence is and how it affects all areas of lifeWe need to be able to feel to have emotional intelligenceWhat happens when people feel too little or too muchProblems that can arise if someone has very high emotional intelligenceWays to improve emotional intelligence How unconscious programs are formed from trauma and life events or passed geneticallyWhat mirror neurons are and how they can be helpfulHow pets can help with emotional intelligenceWays to deal with unconscious programming Her term: what artificial emotional intelligence isHow she helps people with the unconscious level without using hypnosisGenetic trauma and how it can affect the unconscious level without you even being aware of itResources We MentionDr. Olga Stevko - website

How to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence to Improve Your Life With Dr. Olga Stevko

Episode Highlights With VeronicaHow we can befriend our bodies and nervous systems to help create the life we wantThe pitfalls that women especially can fall into when it comes to nervous system healthHow this relates to reproductive health, especially for womenDeeper nervous system healing that goes beyond just affirmations and talkingHow to make amends with your body and start to signal safetyWays to build a nervous system healthy environment in our homes and teach our kids good nervous system habits from a young ageHow to integrate nervous system health into your whole dayWhat co-regulation is and how to create it with your partner and kidsResources We MentionVeronica Rottman - websiteVeronica Rottman - Instagram

255: Dr. Valter Longo on a Fasting Mimicking Diet & Increasing Healthspan

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