Optimize Your Life

Brenda Davis, registered dietitian, is a leader in her field and an internationally acclaimed speaker. She has worked as a public health nutritionist, clinical nutrition specialist, nutrition consultant and academic nutrition instructor. Brenda is the lead dietitian in a diabetes research project in Majuro, Marshall Islands. She is a featured speaker at nutrition, medical and health conferences throughout the world.

This week I sit down with Alex Schwenn (Cousins as married name) from Authentic Embodied Vitality.

Alex is an expert in dry fasting and master fasting and has been studying nutrition for the past 20 years and focusing on detoxification for the past 2 years. While she doesn't put herself into a box, her approach is heavily plant-based and raw. Alex's focus is on nutrient dense foods that will support the body's cleansing process while assisting in the transition to an Authentic Embodied Vitality. Alex has healed herself from serious health issues including bulimia where doctors were not much help. Recently she also helped her husband, Gary, shed 15kg effortlessly.

Alex is currently finishing her certificate in Holistic Health Mastery with cutting edge nutritional strategist Ronny Landis. Alex's passion lies in empowering others in their journey to optimal health by focusing on foods as medicine instead of supplements while ensuring every meal is a luxurious experience that completely fulfills you.

Alex's approach is about removing the obstacles in the body that prevents access to pure life force flowing through us. Through her own trials, she has found systems that are simple yet so effective in removing any blockages that are in the way.

Jessica Kotlowitz is a Registered Clinical Dietitian who is passionate about the use of plant-based diets for the treatment and prevention of obesity and chronic diseases of lifestyle such as Diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and cancer. We jump into this conversation straight away answering many of the most commonly asked nutrition questions

John Sanei has been an entrepreneur since the age of 16 from restaurant and hospitality to fashion distribution, fitness and more recently focusing on online platforms.

As a serial entrepreneur he actively seeks out the next opportunity and always has something new brewing. As a trend specialist, speaker, author, entrepreneur, business innovation strategist and conscious human being, he takes great pride in being a vegetarian to not only save the planet but to save other loving sentient beings.

Sean is a medical doctor with a passion for preventative health and a lifestyle around health and conscious and mindful living.

Former world champion go-karter, Formula 3 racing driver, founder of Scheckter's Energy Drink and now restauranteur behind the very popular Scheckter’s Raw in Seapoint

"Health food has always been a big part of my diet but when I was living in New York launching Scheckter’s OrganicEnergyTM I was blown away by the ingenuity and creativity that was flourishing in the health food scene and a greater passion was sparked in me.

When I returned to South Africa, I became frustrated with the local health food offerings. Compared to New York, they were unimaginative and limited. I wanted a place to eat where the food was nutritionally uncompromised, looked as good as it tasted and bursting with original, fresh flavours. Most importantly, I wanted to share that experience with other like-minded, health conscious foodies.

I drew inspiration from working on my family’s organic farm in the UK, my travels around the world and my healthy obsession for health food!

And so – Scheckter’s RAW Gourmet Health Food was born. A serene space serving uncompromisingly honest, beautiful and innovative healing food made with love.

In 1991 Mary-Ann Shearer opened her first health shop in Johannesburg. From there on, there were business lows and sugar highs. After hitting rock bottom, Mary-Ann came out tougher and more determined to educate South Africa on the importance of a plant-based lifestyle on ones health.

Mary-Ann's soon became a household brand in South Africa and education spread around the world with her International Natural Health Nutrition Course as well as being an accomplished author of two bestselling books and two recipe books.

Mary-Ann is a mother, grandmother and incredible wife and in between found the time to start a private school, The Daniel Academy, focusing on providing a 'living' education for children from all walks of life.

This lady is INCREDIBLE.