You guys asked, we answer in this special Q&A episode all about hormones! We talk about women’s hormones all the time but this episode really breaks down the function of estrogen and progesterone, how levels shift throughout the cycle and lifetime and how the delicate balance of hormones can be thrown off by stress, endocrine disruptors and more. Learn how addressing hot flashes as an inflammatory symptom can make all the difference in getting ongoing resolution and how you can support your system through hormone transitions. Plus get insight into supporting optimal fertility, addressing hormonal weight gain and how stress is intricately connected to PCOS and other hormonal conditions. 

In this episode, Ali and Becki answer your burning questions about topics ranging from hot flash relief to balancing hormones while on birth control to how the microbiome impacts estrogen conjugation and detox. Learn what happens to hormones after a procedure like an ablation and how proteolytic enzymes can help support a hospitable uterine environment, our take on hormone replacement therapy and best place to start with lab testing and supplementation when a hormonal imbalance is suspected. Plus get the skinny on flax seeds and other hormone modulating compounds and how genetics can impact your estrogen status!

Also in This Episode: 

• Past Episodes on Hormones:
  • Episode 44: Women’s Hormones

Sponsors for This Episode:

This episode is sponsored by Wild Foods, a company that puts quality, sustainability, and health first in all of their products. They have everything from coffee to turmeric to medicinal mushrooms, and every single product is painstakingly sourced from small farms around the globe. They take their mission seriously to fix the broken food system, and believe real food is medicine. They've partnered with us to give you guys an exclusive discount, so use the code ALIMILLERRD for 12% off your order at WildFoods.co! 

This episode is also sponsored by FBomb, makers of high-quality fat-fueled snacks and products like macadamia nut butter packs and premium oils as well as their new Keto Krunch and Pork Sticks. Click here for more on why I love FBomb and use code ALIMILLERRD for 10% off your order!

Optimal health goes way beyond diet and supplement strategy and the way we move and connect with our bodies is an integral part of the healing journey. Ali has been taking PranaShakti dance classes with Dr. Deb Kern for the past 6 months and has shared many moments of emotional and physical breakthrough that have come out of this practice. According to Dr. Deb, “PranaShakti is a conscious movement practice that combines elements from many forms of dance, Ayurveda, Kundalini Yoga and Hatha Yoga to remove energy blocks, liberate trapped energy, reconnect mind and body, reawaken creativity, express emotions, pray with the body and ultimately come home to peace, love and freedom.” Tune in to learn more about this unique practice, breaking energy barriers and how you can incorporate movement, mantra and release in your own life! 

In this episode, Ali and Becki pick Dr. Deb Kern’s brain on the evolution of her PranaShakti method and dig deep into the intentions behind her class flow and teachings as she guides women to heal physical and emotional wounds. Deb fuses her academic and medical background with ancient healing techniques to help women discover health and balance in their lives. Hear her insight into the signs of disconnect in body and mind and learn how to recognize and move through energy blockages in your own body. From simple movements you can use at home to connecting through physical touch and sound, Deb provides resources and practical ways to get started on using movement as medicine! 

Also in This Episode: 

• Virtual Ketosis Program - Enrolling through 1/21! 

• Episode 169: Resolutions, Goals and Focus for the New Year

• On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrDebKern/

More about Dr. Deb Kern:

Dr. Deb Kern is a health scientist, visionary teacher, and guide who is dedicated to helping women live divinely embodied lives. Deb has traveled far and wide to study and apprentice with master teachers, shamans, yogis, herbalists, and healers. Her varied studies and experiences have helped her evolve practices and tools that help women embody the divine feminine and live pleasurable, purposeful, spirit-infused lives.

Dr. Deb’s years of practice as a nurse, health educator, personal trainer, yoga teacher, Nia teacher a yoga therapist combined with her life experiences have given her insights not found in books.  She has observed, time and time again, that when we take actions in our own healing and become aware of the patterns that disconnect body and mind, miracles can occur in every area of our lives—and she adores inspiring others to experience these miracles. 

She’s the creatrix of a healing movement practice called PranaShakti™ Dance, a transformational online program called The Shakti Sisterhood.

Sponsors for This Episode: 

This episode is sponsored by FBomb, makers of high-quality fat-fueled snacks and products like macadamia nut butter packs and premium oils as well as their new Keto Krunch and Pork Sticks. Click here for more on why I love FBomb and use code ALIMILLERRD for 10% off your order!

This episode is also sponsored by Harper and Soul, makers of fat fueled, nutrient rich, savory & lightly sweetened granolas. Made with whole, real-food ingredients and fresh, scratch made spices. Great with your breakfast bowls, salads, cauliflower rice pilaf, even the base for a quiche or holiday pie crust – or simply enjoy by the handful! Use code ALIMILLERRD to save on orders of 2 or more bags!

You asked, we answered in this Q&A all about keto! From keto crotch to keto while breastfeeding to the ever-present calorie debate, we cover the gamut of listener questions. Whether you are a keto newbie or an OG keto veteran, this episode is a deep dive into some of the common roadblocks we all face when approaching a fat-fueled lifestyle.

In this episode, Ali and Becki take a step back from writing and researching nerdy podcast episodes to let you guys, our listeners, run the show! We got such an overwhelming response to our call for questions that we have broken them out into multiple episodes and this first one will be on all things keto. Whether you are a long time listener or a brand new podcast fan, this episode is a great introduction to our real food approach to keto and how we problem solve common issues that might be halting your progress. Get tangible advice for navigating sugar cravings, whether keto can be an 80/20 approach, how to sub dairy in common keto recipes and how you can do keto even without a gallbladder. 

Also in This Episode:

• Thumbprint Cookies - The Anti-Anxiety Diet 

Sponsors for This Episode: 

This episode is sponsored by FBomb, makers of high-quality fat-fueled snacks and products like macadamia nut butter packs and premium oils as well as their new Keto Krunch and Pork Sticks. Click here for more on why I love FBomb and use code ALIMILLERRD for 10% off your order!

This episode is also sponsored by Harper and Soul, makers of fat fueled, nutrient rich, savory & lightly sweetened granolas. Made with whole, real-food ingredients and fresh, scratch made spices. Great with your breakfast bowls, salads, cauliflower rice pilaf, even the base for a quiche or holiday pie crust – or simply enjoy by the handful! Use code ALIMILLERRD to save on orders of 2 or more bags!

With a brand new year (and decade!) just days away, many of us have resolutions and goals on the mind. Whether you are a resolution person or not, the new year can be a great time to reflect on where you are and where you want to go. Tune in to hear Ali and Becki talk about taking inventory of 2019, working with mantra to create the life you want and reveal their words of the year for 2020! 

While setting resolutions can seen trite or cheesy, creating focus and goals to ring in the new year can provide structure and accountability to ensure you achieve what you set out to do this next year. Learn about Ali’s method for reframing negative thoughts to create a mantra that resonates and hear about a full moon ritual that you can use to inspire growth at any time of year. Plus get rapid fire ideas on how to approach your goals this year, whether you desire weight loss, better digestion, more energy or to learn to cook! 

Also in This Episode: 

• Life Inventory Checklist

Sponsors for This Episode: 

This episode is sponsored by FBomb, makers of high-quality fat-fueled snacks and products like macadamia nut butter packs and premium oils as well as their new Keto Krunch and Pork Sticks. Click here for more on why I love FBomb and use code ALIMILLERRD for 10% off your order!

This episode is also sponsored by Harper and Soul, makers of fat fueled, nutrient rich, savory & lightly sweetened granolas. Made with whole, real-food ingredients and fresh, scratch made spices. Great with your breakfast bowls, salads, cauliflower rice pilaf, even the base for a quiche or holiday pie crust – or simply enjoy by the handful! Use code ALIMILLERRD to save on orders of 2 or more bags!

The ketogenic diet is often seen as a “radical” approach but in actuality ketosis is a natural metabolic state that is necessary for survival. Not only that, ketosis enhances quality of life and whole body health via its neurological, inflammatory and metabolic benefits. Tune in to hear Ali and Becki break down their approach to real food keto and how you can use ketosis as medicine to achieve optimal health. 

In this episode, Ali and Becki discuss the polarizing nature of the ketogenic diet and break down why keto is NOT a new or novel approach. In reality, getting into a state of ketosis is an adaptive mechanism and human beings are designed to be hybrids in order to survive in times of lack of food. That said, not all ketogenic diets are created equal and the use of keto products riddled with non-caloric sweeteners and GMO corn derivatives have no place in a real food diet. Learn about new research in the application of the ketogenic diet for neurological conditions, mood disorders and beyond and how our balanced approach to keto can support your health goals! 

Also in this Episode:

Virtual Food As Medicine Ketosis Class - Starts January 8th - GRAB YOUR SPOT NOW!

Past Episodes on Keto:

Episode 75: Considering Carb Cycling

Episode 99: Ketosis as Medicine

Episode 100: Five Ways to Solve Your Keto Slump

Episode 118: Real Food Keto and Natural Sweeteners

Episode 121: Keto and Women’s Hormones

Episode 153: Metabolic Flexibility and the New Age of Keto

Free Keto 101 Keto-as-Medicine Webinar on January 6th - Register Here! 

10 Day Real Food Detox

Gingerbread No Bake Cookie Balls

Kale Chips 3 Ways 

Keto as An Adaptive Mechanism

What are Ketones

Boost and Burn

Why is The Anti-Anxiety Diet Keto?

Leptin and HPA-axis Regulation

Episode 146: Keto as a Hormetic Stressor and All About Leptin

Research in the Keto Space

Episode 164: Make Positivity Louder and Keto Science with Dr. Ryan Lowery

Testing Ketones

KetoMojo Meter

Ketone Urine Strips

This episode is sponsored by FBomb, makers of high-quality fat-fueled snacks and products like macadamia nut butter packs and premium oils as well as their new Keto Krunch and Pork Sticks. Click here for more on why I love FBomb and use code ALIMILLERRD for 10% off your order!

This episode is also sponsored by Harper and Soul, makers of fat fueled, nutrient rich, savory & lightly sweetened granolas. Made with whole, real-food ingredients and fresh, scratch made spices. Great with your breakfast bowls, salads, cauliflower rice pilaf, even the base for a quiche or holiday pie crust – or simply enjoy by the handful! Use code ALIMILLERRD to save on orders of 2 or more bags!

Bone broth has been used for hundreds of years as a traditional food that supports whole body health. Its benefits include repairing the gut lining, the home to our immune system, providing gelatin and collagen for connective tissue and joint support and even supporting brain health via the gut-brain axis. Tune in to learn about the benefits of bone broth, how to make it at home and how to choose a store-bought broth.

In this episode, Ali and Becki interview Sharon Brown, President and Founder of Bonafide Provisions. Learn about Sharon’s personal story of healing her son from chronic illness using food as medicine and a heavy dose of bone broth and how Bonafide Provisions came to be. Sharon shares how to make your own bone broth and troubleshoot everything from flavor to gel-factor to histamine intolerance. Plus, nerd out on the gut brain connection and how bone broth supports the body from the inside out! 

Also in this Episode:

• Sharon’s Story

More About Sharon Brown: 

Sharon Brown is the Founder and President of Bonafide Provisions. Sharon’s journey in the food business began when she healed her son from chronic health issues using real food and bone broth. This life-changing experience compelled Sharon to become a certified Clinical Nutritionist and open a private practice in Del Mar, California. Within one year, Sharon had a client wait list four months long. People were desperate to heal, and bone broth was a cornerstone of Sharon’s protocol. Unfortunately, making bone broth properly can be time consuming and expensive. There was no commercially available bone broth that met Sharon’s standards, so she enlisted the help of her husband, a professionally trained chef, to help her make bone broth for her clients. But changing her clients’ lives was not enough. Sharon believed that the healing power of bone broth should be available to everyone and, so, Bonafide Provisions was born. Bonafide Provisions is the pioneer of traditionally-made bone broth and it’s currently the #1 selling frozen bone broth in the nation. From her nutrition practice to her healing foods company, Sharon’s mission has and always will be: to bring abundant wellness to the world by returning to the wisdom and traditions of our ancestors.

Sponsors for this Episode:

This episode is sponsored by FBomb, makers of high-quality fat-fueled snacks and products like macadamia nut butter packs and premium oils as well as their new Keto Krunch and Pork Sticks. Click here for more on why I love FBomb and use code ALIMILLERRD for 10% off your order!

This episode is also sponsored by Harper and Soul, makers of fat fueled, nutrient rich, savory & lightly sweetened granolas. Made with whole, real-food ingredients and fresh, scratch made spices. Great with your breakfast bowls, salads, cauliflower rice pilaf, even the base for a quiche or holiday pie crust – or simply enjoy by the handful! Use code ALIMILLERRD to save on orders of 2 or more bags!

Parenting is NOT easy, especially with so much conflicting information out there about different methods and tactics. The end game though, is pretty much same--to raise a good, well-rounded human being who can be self-sufficient and contribute to their community. Tune in to hear Becki pick Ali’s brain on the evolution of her own parenting dos and don’ts, how she applies Montessori principles with Stella and how she is working to instill mindfulness and empowerment. 

In this episode, Ali dishes on her personal parenting philosophy and how it has evolved thus far with Stella now three and a half years old. If you’ve been dying to know more about what goes on behind the scenes beyond the instagram stories, this episode is for you! Hear about how Rudolf Steiner, Maria Montessori and a dear, wise friend influenced Ali’s parenting style and some of her tried and true tricks for behavior correction, embracing autonomy and handling mom guilt. Plus, learn about navigation of holiday treats, what Stella is digging lately and a recent experience with sugar and gluten at a birthday party. 

Also in this Episode:

• Ali’s Parenting Philosophy
  • Rudolf Steiner

Sponsors for this Episode:

This episode is sponsored by FBomb, makers of high-quality fat-fueled snacks and products like macadamia nut butter packs and premium oils as well as their new Keto Krunch and Pork Sticks. Click here for more on why I love FBomb and use code ALIMILLERRD for 10% off your order!

This episode is also sponsored by Harper and Soul, makers of fat fueled, nutrient rich, savory & lightly sweetened granolas. Made with whole, real-food ingredients and fresh, scratch made spices. Great with your breakfast bowls, salads, cauliflower rice pilaf, even the base for a quiche or holiday pie crust – or simply enjoy by the handful! Use code ALIMILLERRD to save on orders of 2 or more bags!

The vegan agenda strikes again, this time with the film The Game Changers that posits a vegan diet as superior for athletic performance and as the ultimate human diet. A film founded on junky science and vegan dogma like this comes out every year or so and this one is no exception with its straight up lack of evidence, sexy graphics and “real life” stories of lives transformed by a vegan diet. If you haven’t watched it, save yourself the two hours and instead tune to hear Ali and Becki’s take on the film’s main points, how Big Food is getting in bed with the vegan movement and why animal protein has a place in an optimal, whole food based approach. 

In this episode, Ali and Becki dig in to the problematic nature of this film, from funding by a major pea protein company to the highly unscientific “experiments” meant to convince viewers that a vegan diet is the way of the future. Instead of a nerdy scientific point by point discussion, tune in for a balanced conversation around the brokenness of our food system and why opting out of animal products is not the answer. Learn about unique attributes only found in animal products, why bioavailability matters and how animals can be part of a sustainable food system that is ultimately the only way to save the planet. Plus, hear us read the ingredient lists of some of the new vegan frankenfoods on the market and learn why these have no business going in your body!

Also in this Episode:

• Holiday Recipe Roundup

Sponsors for this Episode:

This episode is sponsored by Further Food, a female owned and operated company that provides the highest quality food as medicine supplements including their Collagen Peptides, Pasture-Raised Gelatin Daily Turmeric Tonic and Mindful Matcha. Use code ALIMILLERRD at checkout for 10% off! 

This episode is also sponsored by Harper and Soul, makers of fat fueled, nutrient rich, savory & lightly sweetened granolas. Made with whole, real-food ingredients and fresh, scratch made spices. Great with your breakfast bowls, salads, cauliflower rice pilaf, even the base for a quiche or holiday pie crust – or simply enjoy by the handful! Use code ALIMILLERRD to save on orders of 2 or more bags!

Are you curious about current research surrounding the ketogenic diet? Want to learn about what is being studied in the world of Neurodegenerative Disease, muscle mass, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and more? Tune in to hear Ali and Becki interview Dr. Ryan Lowery, CEO of Ketogenic.com and the President of the Applied Science and Performance Institute. 

In this episode, Ali and Becki pick Dr. Lowery’s brain on current research in the keto space, the problem with nutritional studies and funding and how he and his colleagues are seeking to change this. Hear Ryan answer rapid fire questions on some keto hot topics including carnivore, carb cycling and extended fasting and learn about pitfalls of keto and where he thinks the movement is headed. Plus, learn about his Make Positivity Louder movement and how he incorporates gratitude as a daily practice.

Also in this Episode:

• Vote for Naturally Nourished as Top Keto Podcast on Ketogenic.com!

More about Dr. Ryan Lowery:

Dr. Ryan P. Lowery, PhD, a 2014 national champion baseball player, earned his BS and MS in exercise physiology and exercise and nutrition science from the University of Tampa.  Ryan completed his doctorate work at Concordia University in Health and Human Performance with a focus on “The Effects of a Well-Formulated Ketogenic Diet and Exogenous Ketone Supplementation on Various Markers of Health and Body Composition in Healthy and Diseased Populations.” 

 Ryan currently serves as the CEO of Ketogenic.com and the President of the Applied Science and Performance Institute.  Over his career, Ryan has published over 150 papers, abstracts, and book chapters on human performance and sports nutrition and is heavily focused on the impact of ketogenic diets and exogenous ketones on performance, cognitive function, and longevity.  Ryan has received the Exercise Science Scholar of the Year Award, NSCA Award for Outstanding Presentation of the year award, and the National AAHPERD Exercise Science Major of the Year Award. Ryan co-authored the book The Ketogenic Bible alongside his partner Dr. Jacob Wilson which focuses on the science and practical application behind the ketogenic diet, exogenous ketones, and all of their potential applications. 

Sponsors for this episode: 

This episode is sponsored by Further Food, a female owned and operated company that provides the highest quality food as medicine supplements including their Collagen Peptides, Pasture-Raised Gelatin Daily Turmeric Tonic and Mindful Matcha. Use code ALIMILLERRD at checkout for 10% off! 

This episode is also sponsored by Harper and Soul, makers of fat fueled, nutrient rich, savory & lightly sweetened granolas. Made with whole, real-food ingredients and fresh, scratch made spices. Great with your breakfast bowls, salads, cauliflower rice pilaf, even the base for a quiche or holiday pie crust – or simply enjoy by the handful! Use code ALIMILLERRD to save on orders of 2 or more bags!

Your body is wired with the ability to detoxify via the liver and the kidneys supported by excretion through urine, sweat, and stool; however many of us are in a state of overload from the 6+ billion pounds of toxins released in our environment annually. Taking the time to nourish this process both by clean eating and an abundance of the nutrients that support phase 1 and 2 biochemical processes aids in supporting optimal metabolism and whole body health. 

In this episode of the Naturally Nourished podcast, Ali and Becki discuss why you need to do a 10-day detox and how your body’s detox pathways work as well as the nutrients required to support them. When your body loses weight or body fat the adipocytes (fat cells) release toxins, often endocrine disruptors which can then wreak havoc on your metabolism, hormones, and neurological system often leading to a new undesired symptom or weight loss stall. A sound protocol focuses on metabolic reset while supporting digestive function both to enhance nutrient absorption, support gut integrity and microbiome balance, as well as supporting antioxidant capacity and anti-inflammatory effects. 

Ali will unpack the functional pathways of your body, sources of toxins, where plants fit, lifestyle support, and food-as-medicine to support detoxification. She also takes time to discuss hormesis or the impact of a stressor on the body to make it stronger in this episode speaking to the carnivore movement and anti-nutrients of plants, phytocompounds. Tune in to hear her approach on how bioflavonoids may serve as a stressor but if their outcomes are to support endogenous levels of glutathione and other well accepted beneficial compounds, there is an important place for them in our diet! 

Also in this Episode:

• Free Detox Webinar - December 2nd at 7pm. Register here!

Sponsors for this Episode:

This episode is sponsored by Further Food, a female owned and operated company that provides the highest quality food as medicine supplements including their Collagen Peptides, Pasture-Raised Gelatin Daily Turmeric Tonic and Mindful Matcha. Use code ALIMILLERRD at checkout for 10% off! 

This episode is also sponsored by Harper and Soul, makers of fat fueled, nutrient rich, savory & lightly sweetened granolas. Made with whole, real-food ingredients and fresh, scratch made spices. Great with your breakfast bowls, salads, cauliflower rice pilaf, even the base for a quiche or holiday pie crust – or simply enjoy by the handful! Use code ALIMILLERRD to save on orders of 2 or more bags!