Whether you have years of experience in the kitchen or you’re just getting started, Pamela Salzman believes that cooking with fresh ingredients does not need to be complicated and making real food taste good can be simple and stress-free!

As a best-selling author and sought-after cooking instructor, Pamela has helped thousands of home cooks get organized each week to whip up meals that are easy, yet packed with nutrients and flavor. Her latest book Quicker Than Quick: 140 Crave-Worthy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Foods in 30 Minutes or Less teaches people to create delicious, healthy food without slaving away for hours in the kitchen.

While Pamela’s upbringing instilled a lifelong penchant for healthy food, she never expected to make a career out of cooking. After starting a family of her own, she was soon asked to lead a local cooking group. Word got out and Pamela quickly established a thriving business with a huge following of home cooks wanting to learn her secret to success in the kitchen.

Now twelve years later, Pamela shares ways to become a more intuitive cook, how to accommodate different food preferences without feeling like a short order chef, practical tips for stress-free cooking during COVID-19, advice on what items to make from scratch versus what to buy store-bought, and other tips to feel good nourishing yourself and your loved ones, too!

Resources

Pamela's Book: Quicker Than Quick

Episode Show Notes

Website: pamelasalzman.com 

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We’ve all experienced anxiety at some point in our lives. For some of us it’s chronic and for others it may be more situational. But right now, with the outbreak of COVID-19, there is no denying that our collective anxiety is at an all-time high. According to Dr. Ellen Vora, you can minimize your anxiety naturally, no matter where you fall on the spectrum.

Having graduated from Columbia University medical school and Yale University undergrad, Dr. Vora is a board-certified psychiatrist, acupuncturist, and yoga teacher specializing in depression, anxiety, insomnia, women’s mental health, adult ADHD, autoimmunity and digestive issues.

While in medical school, Ellen experienced mental health challenges but wasn’t satisfied with the solutions that were offered to her. Feeling as if she was being treated as a collection of ailments rather than a whole person, Ellen went on to develop a compassionate and functional medicine approach to mental health which addresses the root problem rather than automatically prescribing medication to suppress symptoms.

Now running her own holistic psychiatry practice in New York, Ellen shares how to better cope with anxiety by managing blood sugar, tools to connect to your intuition, how to avoid diet dogma (and listen to your body!), ways to eradicate stress during the Coronavirus pandemic, and so much more!

You’ll feel empowered to implement lifestyle shifts to calm your nervous system and reduce anxiety right now.

Resources:

Instagram: @ellenvoramd

Facebook: @ellenvoramd

YouTube: Ellen Vora, MD - Holistic Psychiatrist

Ellen's Online Group: Holistic Approaches to Mental Health Online Group & Coping With Coronavirus

Course: How to Control Anxiety

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If you’ve ever thought it’s not possible to change careers, find a new purpose in life, or eat what you love and still feel healthy (and happy), then this episode is for you!

Jessie Sheehan, a cookbook author, food writer, and recipe developer, proves that you can have your cake and eat it, too. While her book The Vintage Baker was named one of the Washington Post’s best cookbooks of 2018 and is beloved by Oprah, Jessie didn't become a successful baker until later in life.

After abandoning an unfulfilling legal career and becoming a stay-at-home mom, Jessie found herself craving something sweeter. She courageously walked into Baked in Red Hook, Brooklyn, asking to work for free in exchange for baking experience, soon working her way up to assistant pastry chef.

Then when Jessie was diagnosed with breast cancer at 41-years old, the bakery became the place where she found solace and felt powerful and optimistic.

Now cancer-free and baking unfussy, easy-peasy desserts, Jessie shares the best advice (EVER!) on how to talk to someone with cancer or any disease, how to follow your dreams, a balanced approach to eating, a simple way to kick food guilt goodbye, and so much more!

Tune in and let Jessie’s story of resiliency and healing empower you to get back up, no matter what curve balls life throws your way.

Resources:

Jessie's Books: Vintage Baker | Ice Box Cakes

Website: jessiesheehanbakes.com

Instagram: @jessiesheehanbakes

Facebook: @jessiesheehanbakes

Have you ever felt like healthy eating and having fun can’t coexist? Rachel Mansfield, author, podcast host, recipe developer, and Instagram sensation, believes that feeling your best doesn’t mean adhering to restrictive diets or giving up all the foods you crave.

Since getting fired from her job over four years ago and pursuing her brand full time, Rachel created a community of hundreds of thousands of people by sharing deliciously, wholesome recipes that fuel your body and soul. In 2019, she became a first-time mama and while pregnant, she wrote her debut cookbook, Just the Good Stuff: One Hundred Plus Guilt Free Recipes to Satisfy All Your Cravings.

Although it may seem that Rachel is the picture of balance and freedom, her relationship with food hasn’t always been easy. As a child, Rachel loved to eat and adored all-American junk-food classics, but as she grew up, the happiness she experienced around eating turned to stress.

Realizing that her restrictive ways were harming her health both mentally and physically, Rachel began to explore in the kitchen while healing her food and body image struggles. Thousands of mouthwatering recipes later, Rachel shares why living a label-less lifestyle leads to more joy, innovative ways to recreate classic comfort foods, the true meaning of food freedom, and more!

You’ll feel inspired to release the rules, get playful in the kitchen, and enjoy foods that not only taste good but feel good, too!

Resources

Rachels Book: Just the Good Stuff

Website: rachlmansfield.com

Instagram: @rachlmansfield

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What does self-love have to do with your health, your relationships, your career, your spirituality, your desires, and your overall satisfaction with life?! EVERYTHING!

Laurie Gerber, TEDx speaker and head coach at the Handel Group specializing in relationships and marriage, knows firsthand that loving and respecting yourself is the foundation to live in alignment with your dreams.

While growing up, food symbolized love for Laurie and her family. But what started out as a source of comfort and happiness quickly turned into an out of control sugar addiction that affected every aspect of her life, nearly destroying her marriage.

By enlisting a life coach and following an accountability method (which she now teaches!) using a series of promises and consequences, Laurie was able to break up with sugar and transform her health, save her relationship, and begin a new satisfying career.

Now on a mission to help others become the authors of their lives, Laurie shares how to release the victim mentality and stop making excuses, simple ways to hold yourself accountable, exactly how to connect with your head and your heart, an approach to stop negative self-talk, and SO MUCH more!

Tune in and let Laurie inspire you to truly love and value yourself, so you can live your happiest, most fulfilling life!

Resources:

Episode Show Notes

Websites: inneru.coach   |   handelgroup.com - Use code “ONCEUPONAFOODSTORY75” for $150 off  Inner.U LIFE 

Elise’s Website: elisemuseles.com 

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Have you had a desire to live more holistically, but felt like alternative forms of treatment were too overwhelming, too woo-woo, or simply just not meant for you?

Danny Steiner and Krista Berlincourt, founders of the new online health platform Kenshō, believe ‘healthy’ should measure all of you: how you’re doing physically, mentally, and emotionally. Determined to fill in the gaps where the current healthcare system is failing us, they created a modern guide to holistic health that’s accessible, affordable, and available from anywhere around the globe.

Before founding Kenshō, Krista traveled thousands of miles, crossing continents, deserts, and seas in search of a natural cure for the adrenal failure that left her hospitalized when conventional medicine hadn’t worked for her. She then moved to Los Angeles where she met Danny, a fellow entrepreneur who had adopted a plant-based diet and meditation practice at age 14 in hopes of warding off the autoimmune disease that plagued most of his family.

Now on a mission to help people get better and be better, Danny and Krista share why community is key for healing, cutting edge research on the benefits of holistic healing practices, how to reduce information overload to find the right solutions, and SO MUCH more!

Tune in and let Danny and Krista empower you to look outside of conventional medicine and add alternative forms of healing to your holistic healthcare toolbox!

Resources:

Episode Show Notes

Website: kenshohealth.com

Elise’s Website: elisemuseles.com

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You eat well, hit the gym, and try to squeeze in a bit of self-care on the weekends. On paper, you’d say you’re pretty healthy! But are you really?!

Ruth Elnekave, CEO and Founder of the functional snacks brand JOYA, believes that the essence of health is not created by going through the motions but rather in finding the joy in nourishing ourselves even in small ways. The child of Israeli immigrants, food always symbolized family, connection and togetherness with Ruth getting an early start as her mother’s sous-chef by the age of four!

Ruth’s positive, food-filled childhood led her to train in the culinary school after college, but she traded in a career in the kitchen to practice corporate law. Burning the candle at both ends as a lawyer, Ruth’s lack of sleep and stress-inducing lifestyle led to severe adrenal fatigue and other health issues. 

Now, after escaping the rat race and healing herself through powerful botanicals, functional foods, and plenty of rest, Ruth shares how adaptogens support stress, the most effective protocol for your adrenal system, specific foods to supercharge your health, why cacao is the ultimate superfood, and more!   

Tune in and let Ruth empower you to slow down, nourish your mind and body, and find joy in savoring each sip and every bite!

Resources:

Use code "Elise20" for 20 percent off all products on joya.ca

Episode Show Notes

Website: joya.ca 

Elise’s Website: elisemuseles.com   

Follow Elise on Instagram: @kaleandchocolate 

Ready to make a change, listen to your inner wisdom, and feel like your best self in the new year and new decade?! Liz Fisher, a pioneer in the wellness space and CEO and Founder of the innovative yogurt brand Lavva, believes that you can nourish body with healing foods, release limiting beliefs, and pursue your dreams no matter your age or stage in life!

In 2013, Liz had a thriving career when she was taken by surprise with an advanced stage ovarian cancer diagnosis. While undergoing treatment, Liz followed an extremely low carbohydrate and high fat (keto) diet as a compliment to conventional treatment. Incorporating healthy fats, Liz discovered and fell in love with the buttery and magnesium-rich pili nut, and knew she had to learn more about this special healing ingredient.

Now, cancer-free thanks to a combination of medicine, lifestyle, and dietary changes, Liz runs her company based on the plant-based creamy creations she was making in her kitchen using the pili nut. With no added sugar and over 50 billion probiotics in each yogurt cup, Liz invented an alternative to the alternatives when she founded Lavva.

In this episode, Liz shares the latest research on sugar addiction and how to limit your intake, why fat plays a huge role in reducing cravings, cutting-edge science on the microbiome and its effect on mood, food trends for 2020, and more!

Tune in and let Liz inspire you to follow your heart (and your gut) with her powerful story of resiliency and reinvention!

Resources:

Episode Show Notes

Website: lovelavva.com

Elise’s Website: elisemuseles.com

Follow Elise on Instagram: @kaleandchocolate  

Ready to make a change? Start with food!

Tyler Jean, aspiring Naturopathic doctor and the creator of the wildly popular Instagram account @functional.foods, knows firsthand that what you put into your body dictates what you are going to get out of it. He believes that food is the most powerful medicine that nourishes your cells and can bring you lasting health.

Tyler’s journey began in college when he first fell in love with food. While he started off as a young athlete who followed a mostly junk-food Standard American diet, he soon began to make the connection between what he ate and how he felt (and performed). From his initial stint with a vegan diet to his current “plant-forward paleo” approach, Tyler realized that no matter what any expert says, the only person who knows what’s right for you is YOU!

Now after optimizing his own diet and lifestyle, Tyler shares the difference between conventional medicine and naturopathic medicine, a simple shift to make exercise feel easy and fun, how focusing on the details in your diet does more harm than good (and what to do instead!), ways cooking can heal your relationship with food, and SO MUCH more!

Tune in and let Tyler inspire you to power your body with whole, energetic, and nutrient-dense foods as you create the foundations for a vibrant and happy life!

Resources:

Episode Show Notes

Website: tylerjean.com | eatfunctionalfoods.com

Book: Functional Foods Recipe Book

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Do you feel daily pressure to keep pushing yourself even when you’re stressed and exhausted? Are you also trying to be everything to everyone else while putting your own needs on the backburner?

Nicole Lapin knows far too well the dangers of trying to be a modern-day superwoman and why not prioritizing your own wellbeing is doing a massive disservice to yourself! As a TV news anchor, financial expert, and best-selling author of the books Rich Bitch, Boss Bitch and most recently, Becoming Super Woman: A Simple 12-Step Plan to Go from Burnout to Balance, Nicole spent decades feeling exhausted, depleted, and completely stressed out.

After years of grinding out 20-hour days and going non-stop, Nicole ended up in the hospital suffering a complete mental breakdown. It was then that she was forced to confront her workaholic mindset and begin to understand how neglecting herself had taken a huge toll on her health, her career, and her life.

Now, after reconsidering her lifestyle and discovering the value of self-care, Nicole shares how to recognize the signs of burnout, ways to say NO without feeling guilty, an easy routine to set the tone of your day, strategies to do a digital detox, and SO MUCH more!

Tune in and let Nicole empower you to banish burnout and redefine balance, so you can become your own Super Woman and take charge of your life right now!

Resources:

Nicole’s Books: Becoming Super Woman | The Superwoman Journal 

Episode Show Notes

Website: nicolelapin.com 

Elise’s Website: elisemuseles.com  

Follow Elise on Instagram: @kaleandchocolate