Elevated Wellness

The world is constantly evolving and so is our knowledge of Health. There is amazing science being done to better understand our Gut Health Microbiome and Dr. Megan Rossi is on the forefront. Also known as The Gut Health Doctor, Dr. Rossi has the ability to take complicated science and explain it in a practical, digestible, action oriented way. Please join me as we learn how to eat our way to better health!

Bio:

Megan Rossi, PhD, RD, The Gut Health Doctor, is one of the most influential gut-health specialists internationally. A practicing dietitian and nutritionist as well as a leading Research Fellow at King's College London, she is the founder of the Gut Health Clinic, where she leads a team of gut-specialist dietitians. She is the author of Love Your Gut as well as How To Eat More Plants.

In This Episode We Discuss:

• Her journey to Gut Health science
• How she translates this data for the average person to understand
• The importance of plant diversity for your Gut Microbiome
• How to easily add more plants to your diet
• The Diversity Diet - a way of eating, NOT a "diet"
• Finally new studies are being done on food additives!
• Redefining Nutrition through Gut Health science
• How to evolve your tastebuds
• The Super Six food groups
• Reconditioning your sensitive Gut to get the foods you need
• How to relax the brain-microbiome connection

Resources:

• Website: https://www.theguthealthdoctor.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theguthealthdoctor/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theguthealthdoctor
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/theguthealthdoc
• How to Eat More Plants by Megan Rossi PhD https://amzn.to/3AZRh8H
• Love Your Gut by Megan Rossi PhD https://amzn.to/3Bn0j0G
• The Gut Health Doctor: An easy-to-digest guide to health from the inside out by Megan Rossi PhD https://amzn.to/3RryR7O

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• Website: https://www.jaynewilliams.com/
• Instagram: @jayne_williamswellness https://www.instagram.com/jayne_williamswellness/
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I knew I had to interview this dynamic duo when I opened Instagram and saw 87 year old Ann Esselstyn pulling an 18 wheeler tire up the hill!!

"Be a Plant Based Woman Warrior" is truly a perfect title for these two amazing, strong, healthy focused, mission driven women. This mother/daughter duo have dedicated their lives to empowering others to focus on plants to find better health. Both are accomplished authors and educators as well as mothers whose thoughtful action has stretched across many generations of family. They receive thousands of letters each week from men and women whose lives have been transformed by their work. Regardless of your dietary preferences you will have incredible takeaways from this episode, that you can apply not only to your plate, but your entire life.

Bio:

Ann Esselstyn, M.Ed.

Ann is an author, educator, and motivational speaker in the plant-based arena. She graduated from Smith College and received a master's degree in education from Wheelock College. Ann taught English and some history for 27 years at Laurel School in Ohio. She stopped teaching in 2000 to focus on creating delicious and healthy recipes to prevent and reverse heart disease, and counseling patients with her husband, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, on how to follow a plant-based diet. Through the years, she juggled raising four children, teaching, and figuring out plant-based, oil-free ways to cook. Ann developed the recipes for the New York Times Best Seller, Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease and in 2014 she wrote The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook with her daughter Jane Esselstyn.

Jane Esselstyn, RN

Jane brings her perspective and passion as a woman, nurse, researcher, and mother to creating on-ramps to the plant-based way of life. She is an avid and inventive designer of plant-based recipes and the co-author of The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook with her next-door neighbor and mom, Ann, and The Engine 2 Cookbook with her brother, Rip. She also created the recipe section of #1 New York Times Best Seller, Plant-Strong by Rip Esselstyn. The Journal of Pediatrics recently published the study she worked on with the Cleveland Clinic, which observed the effects of a plant-based diet on pediatric obesity. A tireless champion for families and their health, Jane brings remarkable clarity, compassion, and humor to the table and presents a no-nonsense approach to raising plant-strong families.

In This Episode We Discuss:

• Why have a Plant Based diet?
• The science behind Heart Disease
• The biggest dietary deficiency today is Fiber
• Secret ingredient brownies!
• The amazing stories of health recoveries they receive
• Nature made sweetness
• The greatness of greens
• A plant based diet can benefit your sexual health
• The energy for life at any age
• Kids perspective of a plant based life
• The amazing true taste of whole foods
• Free bonus video link with your book preorder!

Resources:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JaneEsselstyn
• Website: https://www.dresselstyn.com/site/about/about-ann-jane-esselstyn/ https://janeesselstyn.com/ https://esselstynfamilyfoundation.org/the-esselstyn-story/esselstyn-family-history/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jane_esselstyn_rn/?hl=en
• Twitter:https://twitter.com/janeesselstyn?lang=en
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/healthcareisselfcare
• Be A Plant-Based Woman Warrior: Live Fierce, Stay Bold, Eat Delicious By Jane & Ann Esselstyn https://amzn.to/3e95f0b
• The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook: Over 125 Delicious, Life-Changing, Plant-Based Recipes By Ann & Jane Esselstyn https://amzn.to/3pUaV0H

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• Website: https://www.jaynewilliams.com/
• Instagram: @jayne_williamswellness https://www.instagram.com/jayne_williamswellness/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jaynewilliamswellness/

My guest today, Kate Halfpenny is a former Editor in Chief and current copywriter who I have had the pleasure of working with over the past year. Kate has helped me to share "my story" in such a powerful, authentic way by asking me soul searching questions that have made me think differently. Kate creates powerful copy by locking into your story and your powerful reach.

Kate Halfpenny has written for 30 years for Australian magazines, newspapers and digital websites including the Sydney Morning Herald, The New Daily and Who. She founded Bad Mother Media after facing her turning point last year during the pandemic working in a job she no longer felt aligned with.

A self-confessed city woman who loved the heels, the power suits and the city buzz, Kate decided that she needed to make a huge shift. She swapped the heels for bare feet and moved to the beach to run her business Bad Mother Media and live a life she has designed.

In this episode, Kate opens up about where her entrepreneurial journey began, building her own brand, and working with amazing clients to write their personal and professional copy.

Bio:

Kate Halfpenny has over three decades' experience as a writer, editor and columnist for national newspapers, magazines and digital news sites. As an award-winning executive editor for Australia's WHO magazine (sister publication of People) she interviewed hundreds of global celebrities—Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Kim Kardashian, Sarah Jessica Parker—and wrote countless cover stories including Nicole and Tom's divorce, Nicole and Keith's wedding and royal hatches, matches and despatches. Now the founder of Bad Mother Media and a weekly columnist who writes from the perspective of a mid-life mother, Kate has played Tetris daily since 1992, is a fan of boogie boarding and Dave Grohl, runs when the mood takes her and has been the same weight since 1987, three pregnancies excepted.

In This Episode We Discuss:

• Womanhood, kids and careers
• How her son's journey brought a beautiful full circle life moment
• Finding the balance between fun and punishment
• Interviewing celebrities
• Her biggest inspiration is found in everyday heroes
• How her path has brought her from telling other people's stories, back to now telling her own
• It's a great time to be 55
• Women are EXTRAORDINARY
• The impact telling YOUR story can have
• Finding your consistent, authentic voice
• Back yourself to achieve your dreams
• How not to lose sight of your biggest responsibility and how this will change your life.

Resources:

• LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/kate-halfpenny
• Website: https://www.badmothermedia.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/badmothermedia/
• Facebook: Bad Mother Media https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Writing-Service/Bad-Mother-Media-105377078276532/
• Kate's weekly articles: https://www.theage.com.au/by/kate-halfpenny-p4yw66

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• Website: https://www.jaynewilliams.com/
• Instagram: @jayne_williamswellness https://www.instagram.com/jayne_williamswellness/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jaynewilliamswellness/

"The factor that most people are missing and that the food system is not going to give us, is to eat a wider variety of plants… studies have proven that the people with the healthiest guts were eating at least 30 varieties of plants a week… so stop counting macros, stop counting calories, stop counting grams of fiber and start counting plants!"

In this episode we go deep into the effects the gut has on every inch of our physical well being, from the micro to the macro!If you are looking to learn more about your microbiome, how to implement the right kind of fiber "simply" into your diet, a step by step plan on building plant diversity and how to eat to promote a healthier composition of bacteria in your gut then this episode is for you!! A beautiful blend of evidence-based information, from one of the world's leading voices on gut health, and practical tips to implement in your day to day.

Bio:

Dr. Will Bulsiewicz (or "Dr. B") is an award-winning gastroenterologist, internationally recognized gut health expert, and the New York Times bestselling author of Fiber Fueled and The Fiber Fueled Cookbook. He sits on the Scientific Advisory Board and is the US Medical Director of ZOE, has authored more than twenty articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, has given more than forty presentations at national meetings, presented to Congress and the USDA, and has taught over 10,000 students how to heal and optimize their gut health. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina with his wife and children.

In This Episode We Discuss:

• How his passion led him to become a doctor, but a path to healing led him to become an author
• You have to understand the process to properly heal
• Food for thought: your colon is actually external
• The importance of the Gut-Microbiome for our health
• You can heal your gut and love food again
• How GROWTH strategy can help you identify and work through issues to better health
• The Fiber Fueled Cookbook is much more than just a cookbook
• IBS is diagnosed by ruling EVERYTHING else out and some things can be missed
• The controversy around SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) treatment
• What is SIBO?
• Respecting the constant change in our understanding of Science
• Why Fiber is Sexy
• The importance of Fiber for human health and gut microbes
• Prebiotic means food for the microbiome
• Plant points! How to get them and how to make it fun
• Your microbiome is an ecosystem, like any other, that thrives with diversity

Resources:

• Website: https://theplantfedgut.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theguthealthmd/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theguthealthmd
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-bulsiewicz-md-msci-176a8734/
• Fiber Fueled by Will Bulsiewicz, MD, MSCI https://amzn.to/3vuLaqK
• The Fiber Fueled Cook Book by Will Bulsiewicz, MD https://amzn.to/3Q9G9Mo
• Andrew Reynolds 2019 Systematic Review in Meta-analysis of Fiber, https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)31809-9/fulltext

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• Website: https://www.jaynewilliams.com/
• Instagram: @jayne_williamswellness https://www.instagram.com/jayne_williamswellness/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jaynewilliamswellness/

How do you measure growth? Are you giving yourself enough credit? In this lightening, 10 minute, easily digestible episode, I will give you a tool that will empower and elevate you that will 10x your health goals with just a simple mind shift.

In This Episode We Discuss:

• Don't overlook the little things
• What is one simple thing you can put into action today towards your goals?
• Decreasing your burdens
• Keep it SIMPLE: the list you make for yourself and the positive changes
• Be intentional towards things that feel good
• One small step, a microchange, one giant leap for selfcare
• Track your accomplishments, see those forward movements!

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• Website: https://www.jaynewilliams.com/
• Instagram: @jayne_williamswellness https://www.instagram.com/jayne_williamswellness/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jaynewilliamswellness/

When you hear the words "eating disorder" most people get an image in their mind of what that means and what that "looks" like. Unfortunately, that can lead to many missed opportunities to help people. If we use different terminology, such as disordered eating or dysfunctional eating behaviors, we create broader language that speaks to a much broader spectrum of individuals who may have problematic eating behaviors. Eating Disorder Specialist Jessica Setnick breaks it all down in this powerful, informative episode.

Bio: Jessica Setnick is a rare mix – an irreverent nutrition expert who knows her stuff but doesn't take herself too seriously. With a light-hearted look at how we got into this mess, Setnick brings a fresh, smart perspective to our relationships with food. In her quest to create a world where no one is ashamed of their eating and everyone has enough, Jessica blends her personal story of eating disorder recovery with twenty plus years of working in the field to cook up strategies that all of us can try. She writes, speaks and interviews worldwide, all centered around the idea that everyone who wants help should be able to get it. Her advocacy work knocking down insurance barriers to treatment and systemic bias in healthcare has made a difference, but she's not done yet. Her latest workbook is called Food Fairy Tales: Change The Stories You Tell About Food & Eat Happily Ever After. Welcome Jessica!

In This Episode We Discuss:

• How we look at and treat food
• What eating disorders really are
• How Dysfunctional Eating Behavior is a better term to understand these issues
• Getting rid of the shame
• Identifying types of hunger
• The importance of self talk about food
• How are you feeling about the food you eat, before and after
• A journal can help you study yourself and identify your patterns
• How the longer history can explain today's challenges
• Let your thoughts be a process, not a self condemnation
• Tips for parents of teens with all the social influences
• Helping kids find confidence in their differences

Resources:

• Website: https://www.jessicasetnick.com/
• Workbook: www.FoodFairyTales.com
• Professionals Training: www.EatingDisordersBootCamp.com
• Use Discount code: Elevate for $30 off the Workbook for individuals or with the BootCamp training for professionals
• Instagram: @understandingnutrition https://instagram.com/understandingnutrition/
• Facebook: @jessicasetnick https://facebook.com/jessica.setnick/
• Twitter: @jessicasetnick https://twitter.com/@jessicasetnick
• Linkedin: @jessicasetnick https://linkedin.com/in/jessicasetnick/

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• Website: https://www.jaynewilliams.com/
• Instagram: @jayne_williamswellness https://www.instagram.com/jayne_williamswellness/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jaynewilliamswellness/

If you are experiencing long-term symptoms after having Covid or symptoms after receiving the vaccine, you aren't alone and shouldn't ignore them. The millions of people who's state of health has been changed by this pandemic is alarming. The good news is that there are some brilliant people working together to find solutions. One of them is my guest this week, my good friend Functional Gastroenterologist, Dr. Robin Rose. Dr. Robin has teamed up with a long list of clinicians and researchers to study why this is occurring in so many people and how to best treat it. Their work has brought much needed help to many long-haul Covid patients. Join us as Dr. Robin shares ongoing research, symptoms to look for and how to get help.

Bio:

Dr. Robin Rose is a double board certified specialist in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, specializing in functional medicine. She is author of the "28 Day Gut Fix," and founder and CEO of Terrain Health where she practices next generation healthcare, integrating systems biology with an innovative approach that requires a deep understanding of each person's biochemical, genetic, and lifestyle factors. Her foundational test measures your Bio Age, revealing how old your body is behaving physiologically & the actual age of your cells, which is quite different from your chronological age. She utilizes a variety of healthcare technologies to optimize the health trajectory of individual patients. Her comprehensive approach prioritizes patient-centered care by creating healthcare interventions that are more precise, personalized, predictive. participatory and preventative. Her philosophy is deeply rooted in healing her patients from the inside out by restoring health to the gut so they will ageLESS.

In This Episode We Discuss:

• Treatment of Long-haul Covid
• Researching the patterns with what is causing long haul Covid
• How people are reacting to the S1 spike protein, even in the vaccine
• Why there are so many different reactions to Covid
• How proper treatment is really about understanding what lies beneath
• Traditional model bloodwork vs. in depth functional bloodwork
• Long Haul Covid symptoms are quickly becoming a pandemic
• The important role of the Gut with chronic disease
• Breaking the vicious inflammatory cycle
• Whole-listic medicine is putting all the specialties together

Resources:

• Website: http://terrainhealth.org (203-900-4416)
• Instagram: @dr.robinrose https://www.instagram.com/dr.robinrose/
• Linktree: https://linktr.ee/RobinTH
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drrobinrose/

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• Website: https://www.jaynewilliams.com/
• Instagram: @jayne_williamswellness https://www.instagram.com/jayne_williamswellness/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jaynewilliamswellness/

We are all searching. Searching for knowledge, truth, joy and purpose. Looking for that one person who will resonate with our goals. What if that person you're looking for is you?! That's exactly what my guest this week, Roshanda Pratt, is here to tell you. Getting to know yourself is a journey, one that leads to confidence and a lot of answered questions. You can get there, to that truth, listen in as Rosho gets you started!

Bio: Roshanda Pratt is the creator of The Rosho Live, a platform that helps entrepreneurs and organizations boost their marketing ROI through brand storytelling and live video. A digital media pioneer with 20 years of experience producing TV news, Roshanda is a visibility expert in coaching clients to find their voice, engage their audience, and grow their business. She is also an international speaker and the author of the Amazon bestselling book CEO of LIVE VIDEO: Discover the Fundamentals of Dominating Live Video and her most recent book Visibility Is Power: Discover the power of being seen & heard.

In This Episode We Discuss:

• Confidence! What it is, how to use it and how to embody it!
• Losing her voice and finding it again
• The "burning bush" experience that changed her life
• Getting out of the box you've created
• Visibility is Power, but it's an inside job
• Understanding you are the answer
• Breaking out of the introverted shell
• The importance of self study
• Listening to your self needs for color and time
• Letting your seasons change
• Learning your personal system of operations and honoring those needs
• How stepping into a new space will open other doors

Resources:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VisibilityIsPowerTV
• Website: https://www.therosholive.com/
• Instagram: @therosholive https://www.instagram.com/therosholive/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/therosholive
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therosholive/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roshandaepratt/
• "CEO of Live Video" by Roshonda Pratt https://amzn.to/3sDUMhT
• 6 Breakthrough Sessions: https://www.therosholive.com/

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• Website: https://www.jaynewilliams.com/
• Instagram: @jayne_williamswellness https://www.instagram.com/jayne_williamswellness/
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Lauren Magers had a dream family of her own, but was on hands and knees. She had no structure. She didn't want a podcast, a book to find what she was looking for…..she wanted an everyday system of how to consciously communicate and build lasting friendship and love, first with her family and then with everyone else in her life. She asked herself, 'If I was a child again, what would I need to live a happy life?' And used that as inspiration to build a blueprint for raising kids and setting family intentions…..first starting with her own. This was how "The Happy Life System" was born. "A school for the heart", as she calls it. It's a simple, gamified approach where families unify via pillars of self-mastery. Join Lauren and I as we sit down and she shares her own story of what led her to build this blueprint. A blueprint or personal "code" she believes every family needs to create liberation, freedom and magic in their own home.

Bio: Lauren Magers did not get here following another's path. Her fearlessness and passion to guide others is rooted in extraordinary experiences. With only a laptop and a vision- to build one of the most exclusive outdoor media companies in the world. Without a single dollar from outside investors, Lauren built NPRP Media with her husband Brad Magers from the ground up. Today it is an Inc. 5000 company that reaches millions globally. Her life story is a series of courageous leaps. As a collegiate athlete she went from a star soccer - to leaving sports and school behind - as she transformed into a young, passionate career woman and entrepreneur. Motherhood ignited Lauren's greatest call- to change the world by changing the fundamental family system. Her desire to stop generational trauma cycles drove her to forge a new path. Her feverish quest to uncover life shaping wisdom began. Wisdom compelling enough to inspire the raising of amazing humans. Lauren created The Happy Life System, the world's first comprehensive life structure that develops character and teaches children and role models how to find joy in every moment with a new language and a foundation built to empower each individual in a gamified way. This is achieved through pillars with living principles that activate daily positive habits and build self-mastery. Known as "The school of the heart" a new foundation for life.

In This Episode We Discuss:

• Taking a moment to take in your blessings
• How her challenging youth laid the foundation for her evolution
• Her struggle as a D1 Athlete
• A book from her grandparents that opened her soul
• Her journey from Vegas to corporate LA to entrepreneur mom all before 30
• How she learned to listen to the messages and tools given to her
• Making the choice to step into happiness
• How to unlock your own individual code to build your own Happiness Project
• The language you use in your home is so valuable
• You are the power, create the pivots you need
• How to create a foundation for your children to activate themselves from
• How to really listen to understand your child
• How knowing your individual rights will build your own positivity

Resources:

• Website: https://www.thehappylifesystem.com/
• Instagram: @laurenmagers https://www.instagram.com/thelaurenmagers/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheLaurenMagers/
• You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaurenMagers
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenmagers/
• The Secret by Rhonda Byrne https://amzn.to/3vCF6NO

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• Website: https://www.jaynewilliams.com/
• Instagram: @jayne_williamswellness https://www.instagram.com/jayne_williamswellness/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jaynewilliamswellness/

Are your daily thoughts and actions aligned with the path to the blueprint you want for your life? If not, how do you get there? Psychotherapist Eliza Kingsford and I sit down to have a science based, thought provoking discussion around how to upgrade your own internal software and create abundant health, happiness and intention in your life.

Bio: Eliza Kingsford is a licensed psychotherapist and energy psychology practitioner who helps clients learn to get out of their own way, remove limiting beliefs and overcome self-sabotage. Eliza's work has been featured on Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz, NBC Health, CNN Health, Health Magazine, MindBodyGreen and many more; she's also the author of Brain-Powered Weight Loss and a certified Tiny Habits coach. Eliza combines the latest behavior science and neuroscience with cutting edge interventions to create lasting change for her clients.

In This Episode We Discuss:

• The challenges with losing weight
• After 20 years in a clinical setting this new path of a better way emerged
• Get your mindset in a successful foundation and everything else will follow
• Like a smartphone we need to constantly update ourselves with the latest data to operate more efficiently
• The brain-gut connection
• Re-write your story, how to get out of your own loop that isn't serving you
• How to create a new blueprint and align your vibrations to it
• Understanding the roadblocks your brain can create
• How your vibrations are affecting you
• Are you listening to the way you speak to yourself?
• Don't deny your current reality, but understand it can change
• How to help teenagers with this mindfulness on their level

Resources:

• Website: https://elizakingsford.com
• Instagram: @elizakingsford https://www.instagram.com/elizakingsford/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/brainpoweredweightloss
• Brain Powered Weight Loss by Eliza Kingsford https://amzn.to/3JxMnCo

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• Website: https://www.jaynewilliams.com/
• Instagram: @jayne_williamswellness https://www.instagram.com/jayne_williamswellness/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jaynewilliamswellness/