IMPACT

Today’s interview was a real pleasure for me. I had the opportunity to interview someone that I both admire and consider a friend, Lori Kennedy. Lori is a holistic nutritionist by background and has gone on to build an online business where she teaches other practitioners how to scale their impact and their message in the online space.

What’s remarkable to me is not necessarily the business that Lori has built, but the life she has built. Far too often we sit back and envy what other people have, but Lori has gone out and built her life on purpose.

Today’s podcast is all about how to do that for yourself, and how you can give yourself permission to take your life and your purpose to the next level.

Key Takeaways:

[3:12] Lori is a writer and an empowerer of women.

[5:10] As an entrepreneur, you do the hardest work on yourself.

[7:29] How can you own and harness the power of traits that others might see as negative?

[11:26] Societal expectations can hold women back.

[17:00] Think about how you want to feel rather than what you want to do.

[22:25] Delegation can be your secret weapon.

[25:25] People are going to judge you no matter what, so you might as well live the life you want to live.

[27:23] Entrepreneurs need continuous momentum.

[30:44] What is the first step in scaling your wellness business?

[34:31] School is not always conducive to creative and entrepreneurial children.

[37:49] Lori is already living out her legacy.

[39:20] Health is consistency.

[40:01] Take this month’s quiz at meghanwalker.com/entrepologyquiz.

[40:22] Let’s look at Lori’s key performance indicators!

[46:02] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Legacy Facebook Group

Reveal: A Sacred Manual for Getting Spiritually Naked, by Meggan Watterson

The Wellness Business Hub

Tweetables:

“It is my goal in life to delegate every possible domestic duty.”

“I had to filter the way that I behaved because I didn’t want to come across as a bossy bitch.”

“Not asking for help or support at home is one of the biggest ways that women hold themselves back.”

“Structure equals freedom.”

“Anytime you can reduce stress, everybody wins.”

“My legacy is walking my talk.”

MORE ABOUT LORI KENNEDY

With over 13 years of experience in the fitness and nutrition world, Lori is the founder and CEO Director of The Wellness Business Academy and the producer of The Wellness Business Summit.

Since founding the WOW! Nutrition System in 2007, Lori has transformed thousands of clients globally and sparked her 1 million mission: to improve the lives both physically and emotionally for 1 million people by 2022.

Lori transitioned out of her brick and mortar business and took her entire company online in 2011. Since producing The Wellness Business Summit and founding The Wellness Business Academy she’s trained thousands of health practitioners, healers, coaches and fitness professionals to start-up and grow their own purpose driven businesses. She goes by the motto #mylifemyterms

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CONNECT WITH MY GUEST

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lorikennedyinc/ or https://www.facebook.com/groups/takeyourhealthpracticeonline/?fref=gs&dti=450825361664421&hc_location=group

Instagram: @lorikennedyinc

Website: www.thewellnessbusinesshub.com

CALL TO ACTION

This week's call to action is to take action. What is one task or goal that you have been putting off? It's time to step into your power and start NOW! Share your commitment in the Entrepology Podcast Facebook page to inspire others and create accountability. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.

Today I sat down with a friend and colleague, Dr. John Dempster, ND. Over the last several years, Dr. Dempster has developed a real passion for addressing mental health, both within his patient population and in the broader entrepreneurial world through some of his online summits.

We got into some of the things that we both feel are missing in the lives of our patients that set them up to be more at risk for inability to manage anxiety and depression on a daily basis. John goes on to talk more about how he evaluates new patients that come into his practice looking to find more stability in respect to their mental health. What we discovered as we delved deeper into our conversation is that there are significant and consistent tenets that actually set up for success when it comes to our mental health, and there are certain habits and social norms that tend to pull us down.

This interview was insightful because it was personal. There’s not a single person listening who isn’t touched by mental health problems through their patients, clients, friends or family. This is something that we can all relate to and information that we can all use.

Key Takeaways:

[3:24] Dr. Dempster lost two of his uncles to chronic disease when he was very young and watching them go through conventional treatments that failed really affected him.

[4:47] Dr. Dempster realized the importance of nutrition and root cause resolution.

[6:36] What is functional medicine and how does it differ from naturopathic medicine?

[7:55] How did Dr. Dempster become passionate about mental health?

[11:42] Almost a quarter of Dr. Meghan’s patients are on antidepressants.

[13:47] Mental health is related to gut health.

[16:02] Healing doesn’t happen instantly. We need to reevaluate our environments and relationships.

[17:46] Dr. Dempster’s priorities shifted when he became a parent.

[21:02] How does Dr. Dempster manage anxiety?

[24:40] How does busyness contribute to adrenal fatigue?

[28:14] Naturopathic physicians have more tools at their disposal than MDs.

[31:05] A sense of community is really important to health.

[32:21] We need “Vitamin N.”

[33:23] Dr. Dempster hopes that he will be known as someone who really cared and who listened to his patients.

[34:28] What is health?

[35:40] Take this month’s quiz at meghanwalker.com/entrepologyquiz.

[36:08] Let’s look at Dr. Dempster’s key performance indicators!

[41:55] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Legacy Facebook Group

Mental Wellness Summit

Tweetables:

“Exercise daily is really a must.”

“We have this thing in our society right now where we pride ourselves on being busy.”

“What are you doing that you love?”

MORE ABOUT DR. JOHN DEMPSTER

Dr. John Dempster is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor and is the medical director/founder of The Dempster Clinic – Center for Functional Medicine, located in Toronto, Canada.  He focuses on a functional medicine model to treat a variety of patients ranging from high performance individuals to those with, or wanting to prevent chronic illness.  In addition he has a strong passion for helping patients embrace an Optimal Aging philosophy to help them achieve a long, healthy, vibrant and fulfilling life.

As an avid seeker in integrative and evidence based medicine, he has furthered his studies by completing an advanced fellowship in Functional, Regenerative, and Anti-aging medicine.   In addition to his busy practice, he writes regularly for a number of publications and speaks to corporations on a variety of health & wellness topics.  In addition, he is also featured frequently on national television, radio, newspapers and magazines.   

Aside from treating patients and teaching those how to improve their health and lifestyle, Dr. Dempster prioritizes living a balanced life.  He is extremely passionate about the outdoors and is an avid downhill skier, fly fisherman, and white water canoeist paddling throughout Canada’s arctic.  Dr. Dempster and his wife, recently welcomed the birth of their daughter, of whom he enjoys spending all of his free time with.

For more information on Dr. Dempster you can visit his website www.thedempsterclinic.com.

CONNECT WITH MY GUEST

Website: www.thedempsterclinic.com and www.mentalwellnesssummit2.com

CALL TO ACTION

This week's call to action is all about self care. It's time to ditch the badge of busyness and take some time for yourself. How do you plan on taking care of your number one asset (aka- YOU)? Share your commitment on the Entrepology Facebook Page. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.

Alex Charfen first became an entrepreneur during his teenage years and learned some very important lessons about business through early failures. At his peak of his financial success, he found himself incredibly unhealthy and stressed out. Understanding he needed to change, he created a wildly successful real estate business with his wife and began living life on his own terms.

Finally, when Alex was ready to sit down and write his own book to help entrepreneurs, he had to take a step back and ask himself, who exactly, is an entrepreneur? What makes someone want to even become an entrepreneur? This is how his book, Entrepreneurial Personality Type, came to be. He realized through all the years of working with entrepreneurs and wildly successful business people, they all had one thing in common. They were outliers. They were risk takers, and society thought they were just strange.

On this week’s episode, Alex discusses his book, why entrepreneurs are wired differently, and their beneficial purpose to society, and how entrepreneurs can use this knowledge to prosper in their own professional and personal lives.

Key Takeaways:

[2:25] Alex has spent his career trying to figure out what makes entrepreneurs tick and, through that, he’s found that there are key entrepreneurial personality types that make us who we are.

[3:20] How did Alex first get started as an entrepreneur?

[6:15] When you read books about successful people, there are very clear distinct patterns for why these people became successful.

[9:55] Life sometimes throws you curveballs. At 22 years old, Alex became a fortune 500 consultant.

[11:25] At 32 years old, Alex was unhealthy and he had to make a shift in his lifestyle. He ended up opening a real estate  business with his wife.

[13:00] One day, Alex decided to sit down and write a book about all the things he’s learned about business over the years, but when he sat down to write his target audience, aka entrepreneurs, he couldn’t figure out who they really were. This shocked him. He’s worked with entrepreneurs and highly successful people all his life, how could he not know who they were?

[14:30] So, instead of writing about the book he had initially intended to, he wrote Entrepreneurial Personality Type.

[17:00] What is the Entrepreneurial Personality Type book about?

[18:00] Personality type one: The Caretakers.

[19:20] Personality type two: The Communicator.

[20:35] Personality type three: The Coordinators.

[22:35] Personality type four: The Hunters.

[23:55] The hunter group is the smallest group out of those four. The hunters are entrepreneurs. They are the trendsetters, but they’re also seen as intimidating and scary.

[27:25] What kinds of differences has Alex noticed between male and female entrepreneurs?

[38:45] Alex mentioned at the height of his financial success, he was at his unhealthiest. What has his health journey been like over the years?

[42:05] If you’re not optimizing yourself, then you’re not optimizing your business.

[46:25] What does Alex want his legacy to be?

[50:10] Take this month’s quiz at meghanwalker.com/entrepologyquiz.

[50:50] Let’s look at Alex’s key performance indicators!

[59:30] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Legacy Facebook Group

Charfen

Entrepreneurial Personality Type, eBook by Alex Charfen

Momentum Podcast for the Entrepreneurial Personality Type

Tweetables:

“We are the smallest part of the human species. The Hunters make up the smallest group, and the rest of the world simply doesn’t understand us.”

“They call us risk takers, intimidating, frightening, and scary. We do things that just don’t make sense and are illogical.”

“We’re fundamentally different from the rest of the world. We get up everyday and demand that the world improve.”

MORE ABOUT ALEX CHARFEN

Alex has studied greatness for decades and here is what he has found: All of the notable entrepreneurs down through history have a great deal in common with each other, and, quite frankly, very little in common with the rest of the world. They share The Entrepreneurial Personality Type (EPT) with all of its quirks and idiosyncrasies. They are a restless bunch with an intrinsic need to move and build and strive. His own remarkable entrepreneurial journey reflects that.

His professional career started at the tender age of eight. Economic factors forced the emergency sale of his family’s business, making it necessary for him to start working, selling things with his dad at a local flea market. He quickly found that, unlike the rest of the world he lived in, the business environment felt safe. He innately understood it. The exchange of money for goods and services made sense. He grew and continued to learn about commerce, reading voraciously about the great business minds down through the ages. In his teen years, he began to launch and build businesses of his own, sometimes failing and sometimes wildly succeeding. His high flying Florida real estate business became a victim of the 2008 downturn, but he rebounded by turning that tragedy into a thriving business built around helping others in real estate understand the world of distressed properties, of which there were many at the time. For that, homeowners and real estate experts are eternally grateful. In fact the U.S. Treasury Office has data that shows that Alex’s CDPE process shortened the recovery of the foreclosure crisis in this country by at least five years. 

Now, Alex has turned his attention and resources to what is without a doubt the most important work he believes he will ever do- helping other EPT’s prosper and understand themselves so they can make the difference that they are intended to make. His book, The Entrepreneurial Personality Type, published in 2016, has become the handbook for his restless tribe around the world looking for answers. He has obviously struck a resonant chord with his findings and his continued learning and discoveries on the subject. He’s spoken on the biggest stages, appeared on TV and in print for major media outlets such as MSNBC, CNBC, FOX News, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Investor’s Business Daily and AmEx OPEN Forum to provide his unique views and insights. His next book, Momentum, will publish in early 2018.

CONNECT WITH MY GUEST

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/alexcharfen

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/charfen

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alexcharfen/

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/charfen-social

CALL TO ACTION

Understanding your personality type, helps you take steps forward so you can make the world a better place. Discover your personality type and share your findings in our Entrepology Facebook Group. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.

In today’s show, I’m switching things up a bit, and I do not have a guest to interview! Between every 10-15 guests, we’ll take a mini break from that format, and go into a solo show. So, today’s solo show is about achieving balance in your life, especially as we transition from summer into the fall.

I was watching my daughter ride her bike without training wheels the other day, and some inspiration came to how riding a bicycle is the perfect metaphor for living our real life. Oftentimes, when we are stressed, we think taking a screeching halt, and putting everything on pause is what will give us balance, but this is wrong!

As anybody who has ever ridden a bike knows, the slower you go on a bike, the more dangerous things become. In order for us to properly achieve balance, we need to learn how to coast on our bicycle, and ride on the momentum of our hard work. Find out more about achieving balance on this week’s episode!

Key Takeaways:

[1:35] I don’t have a guest for this week’s episode! Let’s take a mini break to reflect as we transition from summer into fall.

[2:05] How do you achieve balance when the seasons change and get busier?

[3:40] Have questions for me? Don’t forget to join our Facebook community, Legacy, and reach out there!

[4:00] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.

[5:00] We all strive for balance in our lives. We’re searching for it every single day.

[6:00] We try to come to a screeching halt when striving for balance, but for anyone who has ever ridden a bike, they will know that the slower you go on a bike, the more dangerous it becomes for you.

[7:05] Following the riding-the-bike metaphor, instead of trying to stop suddenly, look for opportunities in your daily live to coast; ride the momentum of your hard work.

[7:35] How can we actively, and consciously, engage in a break?

[9:25] You don’t need a ten-minute break every hour, you need a minute, or even 30 seconds, to step away from your work and recharge.

[10:00] Do you experience energy crashes in the afternoon? Getting sugar or a coffee into your system is not the answer.

[11:35] Don’t have time to go to the gym? Lack of movement is another factor as to why you are struggling to achieve balance.

[12:45] Adults typically don’t play anymore, but just because you’re no longer a child, and have bills to pay, this doesn’t mean you aren’t allowed to have fun. Try and incorporate more play time into your life.

[15:55] Join the Facebook community and let us know how you want to increase more of your play time this fall.

[17:35] We have a fantastic list of guests lined up for the fall, and they will be talking about how you can have more play in your life.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Legacy Facebook Group

Tweetables:

“What an incredible metaphor riding a bike is for living your real life.”

“When people say they don’t have enough time, usually what they mean is they don’t have enough energy.”

“Balance doesn’t come because it’s scheduled. Balance comes because it’s floating in front of you and you take it.”

MORE ABOUT DR. MEGHAN WALKER

Dr. Meghan Walker is a naturopathic doctor, serial entrepreneur and mother. She graduation from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine and completed a science degree, with a focus in reproductive physiology from the University of Waterloo. As an entrepreneur, Meghan started and sold her first business while in University and went on to found the Canadian Chapter of a national Youth Engagement Organization called Millennium Kids. Millennium Kids, taught responsible social activism in schools across Canada, Australia and South Africa.

Meghan is a Co-founder and past CEO of the digital health media start-up, Bright Almond, and she has most recently launched ‘The First 18’, an online incubator for new clinician entrepreneurs and Legacy, a community of go-getters looking to optimize their health and performance. Meghan maintains a boutique practice in Downtown Toronto, catering to entrepreneurs and inspired individuals looking to maximize their body and brain. When not satisfying her entrepreneurial itch, she is hanging out with her three little girls and super supportive husband. 

LET’S CONNECT

W:  http://entrepologypodcast.com

T: @drmeghanwalker 

FB: fb.me/entrepologypodcast

IG: @drmeghanwalker

MONTHLY QUIZ

Part of improving your health and performance as an entrepreneur requires that you take inventory of your current state of health. To this end, we have prepared a monthly quiz related to the health and performance of entrepreneurs and go-getters. This month, the focus is on balancing blood sugar...

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CALL TO ACTION

We can’t move forward unless we start to take action. This week’s call to action; Incorporate play into your life. Finding those moments to play help you create momentum in your life so you can achieve your mission. Share your commitment to play in our Entrepology Facebook page, because when you are accountable, you are healable.

Join our Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/belegacy/

Like the Page: https://www.facebook.com/entrepologypodcast/

In today’s show I got to have a really cool conversation. We talked about something that everyone thinks about, but no one really wants to talk about, and that is money. Money is an issue, and whether we like it or not, we all hold beliefs around money. Some of us believe that money is a bad thing, that it is evil. Others have evolved to a place where they allow money to flow into their lives freely and easily. We hear about these people; they are like myths, like mermaids. It’s rare to get to sit down with one and really understand what that mindset looks like in real life, but that’s what I did today.

Today I sat down with David Binns. David is a real estate agent by background and training, and a contributor to the self-improvement movement. We looked at the concept of money mindset, and learned how to transition our way of thinking to allowing money to flow toward us. The conversation was insightful. It gave me goosebumps throughout, and it was really foundational to addressing a concept that I believe is important to everybody’s health; financial freedom. This conversation is a gateway to the liberation that comes from looking at money in a whole new way.

Key Takeaways:

[:40] Please join our Facebook community, Legacy, a group of bad-ass women collectively committed to leaving the world better than we found it.

[3:58] David grew up in a lower class family in an affluent town, and his self-improvement journey began when he saw Tony Robbins on TV.

[7:05] David recognized that he was no different than a wealthy person, and that he could achieve financial freedom.

[8:50] Money is not mechanical.

[12:09] Where should you start if you know you have a limiting view of money?

[13:34] How do you stay in a place of abundance?

[16:20] Trust is not entitlement.

[17:13] We acquire much of our money mindset in our family of origin.

[18:45] David is unwilling to give up on what’s possible.

[21:03] Is money a problem to be solved?

[22:57] Be specific about what you’re asking for.

[23:45] Invest in yourself.

[25:05] David examines his health and the impact he wants to have on the world.

[26:28] Most people don’t know what their purpose is, or they don’t know that they know.

[29:24] Your purpose will evolve.

[29:53] David’s purpose is to be a leader and a contrarian.

[30:54] What does David want his legacy to be?

[32:43] Health is having your mind, heart, and body reflect how you want to experience life.

[32:58] Take this month’s quiz at meghanwalker.com/entrepologyquiz.

[33:20] Let’s look at David’s key performance indicators!

[38:04] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Legacy Facebook Group

The Science of Getting Rich, by Wallace D. Wattles

Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth, by T. Harv Eker

The Landmark Forum

The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself, by Michael Singer

@david.binns on Instagram

Mind Body Reset

Tweetables:

“The foundation of money is trust.”

“We have to wrap our heads around the concept of money if we are ever going to be at a place where we are truly free.”

“If you don’t trust that you can have everything you desire in life, it ain’t gonna show up.”

CONNECT WITH MY GUEST

Instagram - @david.binns

Website - www.mindbodyreset.co

CALL TO ACTION

What is one word you would use to describe your relationship with money? What is one word you would like to use to describe your relationship with money? This week's challenge is to create a positive mantra around the relationship you wish to have between yourself and money. Share your commitment and mantra on our  Entrepology Podcast Facebook Page. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.

Today I sat down with Samantha Gladish. Samantha is a nutritionist by background, health crusader and a renowned online entrepreneur. While I thought we were actually going to talk about health, where we went with this conversation was really getting to know the fundamentals that entrepreneurs require to be effective in this world. We broke through some of the commonly-held beliefs that hold people back in terms of being able to achieve what they want to achieve, and then we got into health from an unexpected angle, where we started to explore the connection between hormones, the birth control pill, and their collective incapacity to enable us to be our best selves.

Key Takeaways:

[:42] Please join our Facebook community, Legacy, a group of bad-ass women collectively committed to leaving the world better than we found it.

[2:33] Samantha has always been interested in nutrition and natural healing, but has a BA in religion and English.

[5:31] Getting clients wasn’t as easy as Samantha thought it would be.

[7:53] Samantha got fired from a sales rep job at the perfect time.

[9:12] Samantha attributes her success to a “glass half full” attitude.

[12:19] You have to know what works for you.

[17:04] How did Samantha get clarity and define her goals?

[20:44] You have to have skin in the game.

[23:12] It can be difficult to charge what you’re worth.

[26:06] Because of her own health issues, Samantha became passionate about hormonal health.

[31:53] Just last year Samantha found out that she has Hashimoto’s.

[34:52] The birth control pill stops your own hormones from working, and can lead to PCOS and insulin resistance.

[43:15] Health is living with joy.

[43:40] Thank you to our sponsor, The Interpreting Your Genetics Summit.

[44:55] Samantha’s morning routine includes affirmations and drinking water and tea or coffee.

[46:29] Samantha reads both fiction and nonfiction.

[46:52] Samantha’s hot beverage of choice is mushroom coffee with collagen.

[48:22] Samantha loves dancing, being outside, kayaking, and reading.

[49:16] Entrepreneurs are born with a drive to live by their own rules.

[51:32] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Legacy Facebook Group

Holistic Wellness

10 Day Detox

Tweetables:

“We have it so backward. It should be ‘be, do, have,” not, ‘have, do, be.’”

“The journey [to entrepreneurship] has been long.”

“I can only take people [whom I coach] as far as I’ve gone myself.”

“You can always choose the mindset that things aren’t going to work out, and you’ll be right.”

“I want my business to revolve around my life, not my life to revolve around my business.”

“Tracking your cycle is just as effective as going on the birth control pill.”

" You really need to have skin in the game."

MORE ABOUT SAMANTHA GLADISH

Samantha Gladish is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and Women’s Health and Wellness Coach. She is the founder of www.HolisticWellness.ca; a website dedicated to helping women lose weight and balance their hormones through delicious food. Samantha coaches and supports women from around the world on natural beauty, holistic health and nutrition. Her philosophy is that through changing the way we eat, think, move and care for our bodies, we can heal ourselves and live a life we love. Through therapeutic lifestyle changes, whole foods, and straight-forward guidance, clients become confident and empowered to lead healthier and vibrant lives. Clients report greater levels of energy, confidence in their bodies, and release excess weight after many years of feeling stuck.

CONNECT WITH MY GUEST

Instagram - @holisticwellnessfoodie

Facebook - @holisticwellnessfoodie

Website - www.holisticwellness.ca

CALL TO ACTION

In the spirit of prevention, there is no time like the present, to look at how we could and should be supporting your system for maximum performance. This month I am challenging you to better understand your current state of health.  Register today for the free Genetics Summit to learn how to use your genetic/genomic information to alter your lifestyle, guide treatment and create better health. Register here.

Today I sat down with Heather Allen. Heather is a nutritionist, an entrepreneur, and all around community builder. She’s a queen on Instagram and someone you absolutely have to know. Heather has a love affair with food, and has an innate capacity to take complicated concepts and turn them into something simple that you can easily cook up in your own kitchen. We talked about fermented food, building community, and the concept of “hangry,” and the blood sugar balancing that we all need to do to be able to optimize ourselves on our daily mission. This is a practical talk about how to put things into action, and how to take your body and your physiology to the next level, with the decisions that you make day in and day out, each time you make the choice to eat another meal. You’re gonna love it!

Key Takeaways:

[:40] Please join our Facebook community, Legacy, a group of bad-ass women collectively committed to leaving the world better than we found it.

[2:26] Heather’s entrepreneurial journey began in retail, but she realized that something was missing.

[4:12] Heather realized that when she had travelled in Southeast Asia she felt great, because of the food that she was eating.

[6:55] Heather decided to go to school for holistic nutrition, so that she could sort through all of the conflicting information about food.

[7:54] Why does it take so long to make the connection between food and health?

[9:23] Our society has conditioned us to prefer to take medication rather than change our lifestyle.

[9:58] How does food affect our mood?

[12:24] How can you avoid becoming “hangry”?

[13:19] Fasting can make our cells more resilient.

[15:40] What are the signs of poor blood sugar management?

[17:43] Stress management is more than just managing your to do list.

[18:53] How can you maintain your energy through the afternoon?

[22:07] Protein and fat are important for balancing blood sugar.

[25:39] There are lots of healthy options for vegetarians.

[27:25] Most people eat the worst kind of breakfast.

[28:44] Food and community are intricately connected.

[31:16] Why is fermentation key to our overall nutrition picture?

[32:54] Health is being free.

[33:32] Thank you to our sponsor, The Interpreting Your Genetics Summit.

[34:53] Heather’s morning routine includes warm lemon water and gardening.

[36:02] Heather is reading The Color of Our Sky: A Novel, by Amita Trasi.

[36:40] Heather is consistent with making quality decisions about her food.

[37:56] Heather loves to be in nature.

[38:12] Entrepreneurship can be innate or it can be learned.

[40:00] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Legacy Facebook Group

UberEATS

@bitewithlove on Instagram

Heather Allen Nutrition on Facebook

Heather Allen Nutrition

Today’s interview was really interesting for me. I sat down with Mike Mutzel, the author of Belly Fat Effect. He’s also the host of High Intensity Health, a practitioner, and someone who has immersed himself in this field since he was a teenager. We talked about a lot of things, but mostly we dove deep into the concept of the ketogenic diet. This is actually a concept that, previous to this interview, I wasn’t particularly familiar with. I was used to talking about ketosis from a medical standpoint, but the ins and outs of actually doing the “ketogenic diet” was not something I was familiar with, or something I used with my patients. But now, I might.

Key Takeaways:

[:45] Please join our Facebook community, Legacy, a group of bad-ass women collectively committed to leaving the world better than we found it.

[2:57] How did Mike become passionate about health and the ketogenic diet?

[5:32] The toolbox of the average MD is very limited.

[7:35] Choose a healthy alternative to alcohol or other comfort substances.

[9:53] Seasonal eating and circadian rhythms are crucial.

[16:47] What exactly is a ketogenic diet?

[22:33] Dietary supplements can help you in your journey into ketosis.

[24:36] Some people are not ready to go into ketosis.

[27:58] Is ketosis harder for women?

[29:07] You should know why you want to adopt a ketogenic diet.

[31:01] Most women are estrogen dominant.

[32:24] You may not have to change what you eat to enter ketosis.

[33:03] Can you have alcohol on a ketogenic diet?

[35:16] Diversity of vegetable matter is good for your microbiome.

[39:46] Who has Mike learned the most from?

[42:56] Vitality and energy equal health.

[43:49] Thank you to our sponsor, The Interpreting Your Genetics Summit.

[45:08] Mike journals and meditates every morning.

[46:40] Mike likes fiction but always ends up reading nonfiction.

[48:17] Mike is very consistent about exercise.

[49:17] Mike plays the guitar and loves to travel and hike.

[49:36] Are we born this way, or do we learn to become entrepreneurs?

[51:44] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Legacy Facebook Group

Belly Fat Effect: The Real Secret About How Your Diet, Intestinal Health and Gut Bacteria Help You Burn Fat, by Mike Mutzel

Human Food Project

High Intensity Health on Youtube

Tweetables:

“Traditional medicine, while being great at acute care, is just not equipped to help with some of these chronic ailments.”

“You can enhance your own health, the health of your community and of the world at large.”

“[Your diet should be] high fiber, high color, with a diverse array of non-starchy vegetables.”

MORE ABOUT MIKE MUTZEL

Mike has an B.S. in Biology from Western Washington University and is completing his M.S. in Clinical Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport and is a graduate of the Institute for Functional Medicine’s (IFM) Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice (AFMCP). He is an independent consultant for one of the world’s leading professional nutrition companies, and has worked as a nutritionist with Gerard Guillory, MD of the Care Group, PC in Denver, CO. Mike has lectured alongside Dr. Guillory to large patient-groups in the Denver area and they have been featured on local T.V. programs discussing the power of Nutrition and Functional Medicine. In April of 2014 Mike launched his first book and Started High Intensity Health radio. 

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High Intensity Health - Mike’s Amazing Podcast! www.highintensityhealth.com

CALL TO ACTION

In the spirit of prevention, there is no time like the present, to look at how we could and should be supporting your system for maximum performance. This month I am challenging you to better understand your current state of health.  Register today for the free Genetics Summit to learn how to use your genetic/genomic information to alter your lifestyle, guide treatment and create better health. Register here.

Today I’m joined by Dr. Kristy Prouse. Dr. Prouse is an OBGYN who has gone on to discover the world of functional medicine. Dr. Prouse is an associate professor at the University of Toronto and is the founder and chief medical officer at the Institute for Hormonal Health. She has walked the full spectrum of medical experience, and she has landed at a place where she is able to address people’s health through a lens of hormonal balance, with so many tools in front of her. We had a really enlightening conversation about how we assess and treat hormones, the pressures that cause these things to run amuck, and ways that we can go about controlling them without applying the birth control pill as a universal tool. It was a really fascinating conversation because we were able to have it from a perspective that gave us access to multiple ways of thinking about our hormones and our bodies, and ultimately their effects on our brains and our performance out there in the real world. It was an enlightening conversation for me personally, and I know it’s going to be fascinating to all of you.

Key Takeaways:

[:43] Please join our Facebook community, Legacy, a group of bad-ass women collectively committed to leaving the world better than we found it.

[2:48] Dr. Prouse’s own health crisis brought her into the world of functional medicine.

[5:25] How did Dr. Prouse’s colleagues react to her new paradigm?

[8:00] Many patients know that they aren’t okay, even though their blood work looks normal.

[9:29] Many undiagnosed health issues can be tracked back to stress and adrenal fatigue.

[9:55] What is cortisol dysregulation?

[11:57] Preventing adrenal fatigue is about connecting mind, body, and spirit.

[14:32] Even if you believe you are good at managing stress, you may be taking on too much.

[15:46] How is adrenal fatigue related to estrogen dominance?

[18:09] Stress and environmental toxins can both throw off our hormones.

[20:05] How can we avoid environmental proponents of estrogen dominance?

[22:44] How should you feel if your hormones are balanced?

[25:51] If you have abnormal periods, birth control is definitely not the only solution.

[29:50] What is the best way to assess sex hormone balance?

[31:15] What is the least interventional birth control method?

[33:03] We underestimate the physiological damage caused by stress.

[36:42] Dr. Prouse tells us her hormonal health hacks.

[40:36] Health is so much more than the absence of disease.

[41:59] Thank you to our sponsor, The Interpreting Your Genetics Summit.

[43:27] Dr. Prouse is not a morning person.

[44:28] Dr. Prouse enjoys reading about quantum physics.

[44:53] Mindfulness has become a constant in Dr. Prouse’s health.

[45:53] Dr. Prouse loves to travel with her husband.

[46:28] Entrepreneurs are born.

[48:25] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Legacy Facebook Group

Institute for Hormonal Medicine

Tweetables:

“I left my old way of thinking behind and ... embraced this idea of a holistic approach and getting to the root cause.”

“A good chunk of what I see everyday … [are adrenal fatigue issues].”

“We can choose to show up differently in the world.”

"A healthy mindset helps us get healthy and stay healthy."

MORE ABOUT DR. KRISTY PROUSE

Dr. Kristy Prouse MD FRCSC is an obstetrician/gynecologist with additional training in functional medicine.  Dr. Prouse is an associate professor at the University of Toronto, medical advisor to In-Common Laboratories, founder and Chief Medical Officer at the Institute for Hormonal Health- an integrative and holistic practise with a team of various practitioners.  Dr. Prouse has also created the I-HHeLP Initiative- a worldwide virtual integrative practice of Institute for Hormonal Health certified practitioners trained using a comprehensive on-line educational program...coming soon!

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Website: www.hormonalhealth.ca

CALL TO ACTION

Conventional body products are chock-full of toxins and xenoestrogens which contribute to hormonal imbalances. This week's call to action is to detox your beauty care routine. Swap out your funky face creams, lotions and potions and get familiar with the ingredients to look out for. Make yourself accountable and inspire others by sharing your commitment in our Entrepology Facebook page.

Today I sat down with James Maskell. James is an entrepreneur in the functional medicine space. Over ten years ago he started his career as an i-banker and realized that wasn’t the ladder he wanted to climb. He transitioned from that career on Wall Street to selling homeopathic products to doctors. He had a natural ability to navigate a landscape and spot problems as they arose. A natural entrepreneur, James has gone on to speak on platforms such as TedMed and TEDx, and is now the host of the Functional Forum, where he speaks with practitioners and experts around the world, discussing the evolution of medicine. Upcoming is his Genetics Summit where we will look at genomics and start to understand how our genetic blueprint interacts with our lives to optimize our health. If something interesting is happening in the world of progressive medicine, James is either behind it or attending. We had an incredible conversation about how to recognize our own skills as entrepreneurs, how we can live to 100, and the types of steps that we can take on a daily basis to optimize our genetics. This is a perfect conversation for anyone looking to take their health and their entrepreneurial vision to the next level.

Key Takeaways:

[:39] Please join our Facebook community, Legacy, a group of bad-ass women collectively committed to leaving the world better than we found it.

[2:57] James’s parents were a homeopath and a chiropractor.

[4:59] James recognized an opportunity and didn’t wait to act on it.

[7:14] What is functional medicine, and why is it foundational to the evolution of medicine?

[10:07] Functional medicine can take you across the “line of fine,” and you can live to be 100 years old.

[14:48] Listen to some very relevant and applicable talks from health and longevity experts at journey100.org.

[15:52] Social isolation is a major contributor to all-cause mortality.

[22:00] Most people associate genetics with a life-or-death sentence, but we can control our genes through lifestyle.

[24:24] You can attend the Interpreting Your Genetics Summit for free.

[27:54] Where should you go for genetic testing?

[31:42] What are the lifestyle factors that everyone must consider for better health?

[34:31] Health is the ability to self-actualize what you are here on the planet to do.

[34:56] Thank you to our sponsor, The Interpreting Your Genetics Summit.

[36:16] James walks his daughter to school in the morning.

[37:07] James loves to read non-fiction.

[37:34] James loves coffee.

[38:08] James loves to dance and play tennis.

[38:30] If you want to become an entrepreneur, do sales.

[40:59] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Legacy Facebook Group

Functional Forum

Journey to 100

Interpreting Your Genetics Summit

The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible, by Charles Eisenstein

The Evolution of Medicine

Tweetables:

“Your health is a product of the five people you spend the most time with.”

“[We are] actually facilitating the journey of doctors from Western medicine to functional medicine.”

“We don’t need an aspirational medical system, we need an operating system.”

“The most valuable thing that a doctor could ever do is to introduce two people who want to get healthy with each other.”

MORE ABOUT JAMES MASKELL

James Maskell is the creator of Functional Forum, the world’s largest integrative medicine conference. He lectures internationally, and has been featured on TEDMED, Huffpost Live, TEDx and more, and is a contributor to Huffington Post, KevinMD, thedoctorblog and MindBodyGreen. He serves on the faculty of George Washington University’s Metabolic Medicine Institute.

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Functional Forum - largest free forum for doctors and health practitioners in functional and integrative health http://functionalforum.com/

Upcoming Genetics Summit: www.geneticssummit.com

Journey to 100: www.functionalforum/journey100

CALL TO ACTION

In the spirit of prevention, there is no time like the present, to look at how we could and should be supporting your system for maximum performance. This month I am challenging you to better understand your current state of health.  Register today for the free Genetics Summit to learn how to use your genetic/genomic information to alter your lifestyle, guide treatment and create better health. Register here.