Naturally Nourished

Are you pregnant or trying to conceive and wondering how to best prepare your body? Want to know what happens in the first trimester in your body and what changes are already happening in the first 12 weeks? Curious about carbs and pregnancy and why eating keto in the first trimester might not feel great? Tune in to hear Becki get personal about her first trimester, from finding out she was pregnant to dealing with morning sickness to how her diet changed in some pretty unexpected ways! 

In this episode, Ali and Becki dive into first trimester shifts and nutrient demands for mama and baby as well as some of the common pregnancy symptoms and how to address them without medication. Learn tips and tricks for dealing with nausea and what Becki really ate during the early weeks (spoiler alert: it was not a perfectly balanced keto diet!) Plus learn about why iodine, DHA, and choline are essential to a healthy pregnancy and how to up your intake of these and other essential nutrients for building a super baby!

Also in this Episode: 

• Food-As-Medicine Ketosis Class Starts May 27th! 

Sponsors for this episode: 

This episode is sponsored by the Naturally Nourished supplement line: these pure, potent and effective formulas have been hand selected to deliver profound health benefits. We price our formulas 2-5% below market industry standard and competitors and guarantee that our products will always be third party assessed to ensure they are free of mold, toxins, contaminants, and contain the stated active ingredients in dosages noted. 

Use code ALI15 for 15% off your first Naturally Nourished Supplement Order! 

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

Histamine is involved in necessary immune processes to aid in battling foreign invaders or pathogens in the body, but when overproduced or when enzymes that aid in breakdown and removal are compromised, the body can become bombarded! 

In this episode, Ali interviews guest, Dr. Becky Campbell, author of The 30-Day Thyroid Reset Plan and The 4-Phase Histamine Reset Plan to discuss how histamine intolerance can drive chronic illness and undesired symptoms including dermatitis, fatigue, migraines, heart palpitations, congestion, mood disorders, hormone imbalance and more! We will discuss the 2 primary enzymes involved in histamine breakdown diamine oxidase (DAO) and histamine N-menthyltransferase (HNMT) as well as conditions that interfere with enzyme activity and function. Learn about the stress-thyroid-adrenal-hormone connection to histamine intolerance and how gut dysbiosis can exacerbate the problems as well as the top high histamine foods to avoid when looking to reduce your body’s reactivity. 

Also in this Episode:

• Root causes of histamine intolerance

• Mast cell disorders

• • Thyroid connection to histamine
    • Thyroid Optimizer

• Adrenal Rehab Program - 50% off through 4/30 with code ADRENALAPRIL

• How estrogen dominance drives histamine overproduction

Sponsors For This Episode: 

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

 If you’re a longtime podcast listener, you’ve probably heard us mention the HPA-axis at least 100 times, if not in just about every episode. The hypothalamic, pituitary, adrenal feedback loop of your body’s stress response really is THAT important, hence Ali’s work in The Anti-Anxiety Diet. With many of us operating in fight or flight the majority of the time, it is more important than ever to understand how to dial in your HPA-axis and shift your body into rest and digest mode. Tune in to learn about the function of your HPA-axis as well as diet and lifestyle support for harnessing your body’s stress response!

In this episode, Ali and Becki unpack the hypothalamus and pituitary, two glands that may get overlooked with all the talk about the adrenals and cortisol in relation to stress. Go beyond the 101 level of understanding and learn exactly what these glands do, how they are connected and how you can best support optimal balance and harmony. Learn about the importance of limiting blue light, moving your body and curbing your caffeine intake to balance your stress response. Plus get food as medicine and supplement recommendations for supporting your HPA-axis (chocolate avocado maca pudding, anyone?!). 

Also in this Episode:

• • Episode 11: HPA-axis

• Adrenal Rehab Program - 50% off through 4/30 with code ADRENALAPRIL

• Why the HPA-axis Matters
  • The Role of the Hypothalamus

Sponsors For This Episode: 

This episode is sponsored by the Naturally Nourished supplement line: these pure, potent and effective formulas have been hand selected to deliver profound health benefits. We price our formulas 2-5% below market industry standard and competitors and guarantee that our products will always be third party assessed to ensure they are free of mold, toxins, contaminants, and contain the stated active ingredients in dosages noted. 

Use code ALI15 for 15% off your first Naturally Nourished Supplement Order! 

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

Are you interested in enhancing your memory, focus or clarity? Feel like you're not as sharp as you used to be or need a leg up with concentration and productivity? Want to prevent age related cognitive decline and keep your edge? Tune in to hear Ali and Becki unpack the reasons cognitive decline can occur in the first place, from stress to lack of sleep to diet. Learn how keto can be a tool to prevent age-related decline and enhance brain function at any age and stage of life, why processed food is terrible for your brain and how nootropics can support optimal performance. 

In this episode, Ali and Becki break down the drivers of decreased cognitive decline, providing solutions for each with food as medicine and targeted nutritional supplementation.  Learn about essential nutrients for supporting cognition and how an antioxidant-rich diet can protect your brain. If you’ve experienced brain fog or felt like your memory is just not what it used to be, this episode will provide solutions and strategies for getting your brain back! 

Also in This Episode: 

• Episode 110: Alzheimer's Part 1

Sponsors For This Episode: 

This episode is sponsored by the Naturally Nourished supplement line: these pure, potent and effective formulas have been hand selected to deliver profound health benefits. We price our formulas 2-5% below market industry standard and competitors and guarantee that our products will always be third party assessed to ensure they are free of mold, toxins, contaminants, and contain the stated active ingredients in dosages noted. 

Use code ALI15 for 15% off your first Naturally Nourished Supplement Order! 

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

Do you suspect food sensitivities are causing your symptoms? Want to know if these are a legit concern or if all the attention on food sensitivity testing is just a fad? Curious to hear our thoughts on at home food tests, oat milk and healing leaky gut for good? Tune in to hear Ali and Becki dig into the difference between food sensitivities and allergies, break down common food triggers and identify symptoms of food intolerance.

Food sensitivities can create a cascade of inflammation in the body, leading not only to digestive concerns but also to joint pain, migraines and headaches and beyond. In this episode, Ali and Becki discuss what causes food sensitivity, symptoms to look for and how to identify whether you are a candidate for testing. Learn about the mechanisms of food sensitivity testing and why the MRT Food Sensitivity Test is superior to other tests on the market and which ones are just a waste of money! Plus, hear our protocol for addressing leaky gut and learn how you can create resilience to food sensitivities. 

Also in This Episode:

• Food Sensitivities vs. Food Allergies
  • Episode 30: MRT Food Sensitivity Test

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 products 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 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! 

Are you looking to switch it up in the kitchen with some new recipe inspiration? Want insight on ancestral eating and how you can apply this concept in your own kitchen? In need of tips and tricks to sneak sardines into your family (and yourself)? Tune in to hear Ali and Becki interview dear friend and amazing chef Cristina Curp on her new book, Made Whole Made Simple. Learn what Cristina has been up to since she was last on the podcast and get a sneak peek into the mouthwatering recipes her new book has to offer.

Beyond her creative and nourishing recipes, Cristina’s new book is a wealth of knowledge on topics from dehydration and balancing electrolytes with food to ancestral eating and whether carnivore is truly the optimal diet for all. Plus learn why Cristina has moved away from using non-caloric sweeteners, micronutrients for balancing blood sugar and get some flavor profile and kitchen hack inspiration! 

Also in This Episode: 

• Episode 94: Made Whole with Cristina Curp

More About Cristina:

Cristina Curp is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and former restaurant chef with a BA in Anthropology. Her love of food, and particularly using real food to heal inspired her popular food blog and wellness site, TheCastawayKitchen.com. Author of Made Whole cookbook, co-host of Body Wise Podcast and food as medicine advocate. She is a Miami native with Cuban roots who is currently living in Virginia, or wherever her husband's Navy career takes them. At 29 years old and 2 years postpartum, Cristina hit rock bottom with her health. On top of an inflammatory skin condition she had lived with for years, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, she began to experience many mystery symptoms and inflammation, Cristina took to the kitchen to find wellness. Using her culinary prowess and love of research, she began to discover the connection between her symptoms and the food she ate. This ongoing experiment birthed her blog, which is a collection of inventive, allergen-friendly, low carb, whole-food recipes that have helped her reverse autoimmune disease, lose weight, and take control of her own health and well-being. Empowering people to heal from the inside out is her life's work! With a mix of grit, sass and a lot of love, she continues to do just that through her books, her social media platform, and her nutritional coaching as well. 

The Castaway Kitchen

Cristina's Books

Body Wise Podcast

Cristina's Meal Plans

Sponsors For This Episode: 

This episode is sponsored by the Naturally Nourished supplement line: these pure, potent and effective formulas have been hand selected to deliver profound health benefits. We price our formulas 2-5% below market industry standard and competitors and guarantee that our products will always be third party assessed to ensure they are free of mold, toxins, contaminants, and contain the stated active ingredients in dosages noted. 

Use code ALI15 for 15% off your first Naturally Nourished Supplement Order! 

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

Are you freaking out about the coronavirus? Looking for more food-as-medicine solutions to support your family’s health during this time? Need a little reassurance to reduce the anxiety this pandemic is causing? Tune in to hear Ali and Becki discuss emerging information about the coronavirus, new statistics on infection rates and what this means for you and your family. Learn about the connection of ACE 2 receptors, symptoms of coronavirus vs. cold and flu, and how you can best support your system during this time.

With evolution of the coronavirus pandemic over the past week, we are interrupting our regularly scheduled content to bring you up-to-date information about the mechanism of the virus, how it spreads and factors that put individuals at higher risk. The added stress and anxiety that self-quarantine, 24/7 news coverage and business and school closures is definitely NOT supportive of immune health, in fact stress can actually shut down the immune system! Learn how stress wreaks havoc on your body’s ability to fight, from reduced white blood cell activity to suppressed autophagy to depletion of micronutrients like Vitamin C and what you can do keep your immune system robust to the impact of stress! 

Also in This Episode:

• Episode 179: Coronavirus and Immune Support

• Research Mentioned in This Episode: 
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Neuroprotective Effect of Scutellarin on Ischemic Cerebral Injury by Down-Regulating the

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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! 

Are you freaking out over coronavirus? Wonder if you need to be stocking up on supplies or cancelling travel plans? Want to know how you can best prepare for any immune system hit and what to have on hand just in case things do get serious? Tune in to hear Ali and Becki break down how the immune system works, unpacking the mechanisms of both innate and acquired immunity. Learn how vaccines actually function, why getting a flu shot to prevent coronavirus is NOT going to work and how this could actually further compromise your immune system! 

In this episode, Ali and Becki dive into the media buzz surrounding the coronavirus and provide a balanced opinion on why you don’t need to stress just yet. Learn how you can best support your immune system to be ready to take on any hit, be it cold, flu or coronavirus. Get food as medicine tips as well as a play by play of what to do for you and your family during times of illness. Plus learn what is in our coronavirus prevention kits and what you should be stocking in your “farmacy” to best prepare in a way that supports your system! 

Also In This Episode:

• The Art of Food As Medicine in Atlanta - Get Tickets NOW! 

Sponsors For This Episode: 

This episode is sponsored by the Naturally Nourished supplement line: these pure, potent and effective formulas have been hand selected to deliver profound health benefits. We price our formulas 2-5% below market industry standard and competitors and guarantee that our products will always be third party assessed to ensure they are free of mold, toxins, contaminants, and contain the stated active ingredients in dosages noted. 

Use code ALI15 for 15% off your first Naturally Nourished Supplement Order! 

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

Did you catch last week’s episode on why you need supplements? Want more on how conventionally prescribed medications can be replaced with high quality nutritional supplements? Tune in to part 2 to hear Ali and Becki continue the conversation on how medications can drive side effects and dysfunction while supplementation can address symptoms and create a synergy of beneficial outcomes in the body and why this should always be the first line of defense! 

In this episode, Ali and Becki unpack two more commonly prescribed medications--PPIs and SSRIs and discuss the risks and side effects associated with both. Get practical solutions for reflux and gastritis that will ultimately support your digestion and absorption vs. hinder it and learn how optimizing your microbiome can favorably influence your mood. Learn about the role of orthmolecular therapy and hear real success stories achieved in the Naturally Nourished clinic using targeted supplementation, from reducing inflammatory markers to conceiving miracle babies to getting ulcerative colitis into remission. Plus, Ali shares her current supplement regimen and the whole Naturally Nourished crew dishes on their favorite formulas! 

Also in This Episode: 

• The Art of Food-as-Medicine in Atlanta 4/18 Tickets on Sale Now! 

• Functional Medicine Approach to Reflux and PPI Dangers

• Digestaid

• Risks of SSRIs and Anxiety Medications

• The Role of Probiotics on Mood Stability

• Targeted Strength Probiotic

• Rebuild Spectrum Probiotic

• Calm and Clear

• What is OrthoMolecular Therapy

• Detox Packs

Sponsors For This Episode: 

This episode is sponsored by the Naturally Nourished supplement line: these pure, potent and effective formulas have been hand selected to deliver profound health benefits. We price our formulas 2-5% below market industry standard and competitors and guarantee that our products will always be third party assessed to ensure they are free of mold, toxins, contaminants, and contain the stated active ingredients in dosages noted. 

Use code ALI15 for 15% off your first Naturally Nourished Supplement Order! 

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

One of the most common questions we hear both in clinic and from podcast listeners is “but I already eat a squeaky clean keto or paleo diet, do I really need supplements?” The answer is YES as even individuals with the “perfect” diet can see micronutrient deficiency based on demand of their body during times of increased stress, injury, illness, pregnancy and beyond. There are so many factors that contribute as well to inability to absorb or utilize the nutrients we are consuming from genetic variants like MTHFR to gut integrity issues. Not to mention that we can even see inadequate intake of certain nutrients if restricting specific foods or based on changes in farming practices and sourcing. Tune in to hear Ali and Becki tackle common reasons for deficiency and how use of high dose nutrients can accelerate outcomes, support metabolic pathways and ultimately lead to optimal health! 

In this episode, we cover the multitude of reasons that you need supplements to thrive in your body and how we use strategic supplementation both clinically and personally to get into superhuman mode. Whether looking to drive remission with autoimmune disease, optimize hormones, or just feel more resilient to stress, you will learn how we use functional targeted nutritional supplementation to yield clinical results. Plus learn how supplements can replace potentially harmful over the counter and prescription medications and actually address the root cause for ongoing resolution versus a bandaid quick-fix that will likely drive dysfunction down the line! 

Also In This Episode: 

• The Art of Food As Medicine in Atlanta - Tickets on Sale Now

Sponsors For This Episode: 

This episode is sponsored by the Naturally Nourished supplement line: these pure, potent and effective formulas have been hand selected to deliver profound health benefits. We price our formulas 2-5% below market industry standard and competitors and guarantee that our products will always be third party assessed to ensure they are free of mold, toxins, contaminants, and contain the stated active ingredients in dosages noted. 

Use code ALI15 for 15% off your first Naturally Nourished Supplement Order! 

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