It starts with food, but once we start our paleo/primal journey the fog lifts, the inflammation calms and we suddenly are filled with a sense of what else is possible?  This is what happened to Rebecca Gibson as she embarked on a Paleo way to reclaim her health.  Rebecca is now a forward thinking spiritual strategist and psychic/medium, helping heart-centred soulpreneurs align their soul and path with their business. Her strategic approach and experience allows her to combine spiritual guidance with tangible methods for her clients to step into deep confidence and expand their energy and self-awareness. She works with people ready to serve humanity on a higher level by illuminating their path and psyche, bringing a deeper understanding of what is really possible in life and business. Rebecca can be found writing her books, loving her toddler and guiding people to step into their true inner potential.

Today I am joined by fellow Primal Health Coach and all-round awesome women Leanne Anders! Leanne is a mum to 3 kids, 2 of them have a genetic metabolic condition PKU, which was a big part of Leanne pursuing more knowledge in the nutrition world. The Primal Lifestyle and The Primal Blueprint really resonated with Leanne so she became a Primal Health Coach.

Today I am joined by lean, mean pocket rocket Amy Whalan of Primal Punk Fitness. Amy and I connected through the Paleo in Perth Facebook Group (which is totally awesome, you got to check it out). Ames and I are big Mark Sisson devotees and love hanging out with Pete Evans when he hosts his amazing Paleo inspired meals at Heirloom in Perth.

Amy used the Paleo eating lifestyle against professional recommendation and the primal way of training to prepare for 2 body-building competitions, where she took home 7 placements. This experiment inspired Amy to show other woman that you can still honour your appetite while getting lean and strong. Calories, macros, numbers and scales are completely unnecessary, and in fact has seen the detriment of this mentally for so many.

Amy loved phys-ed, netball and athletics in school. At quite a young age of 17 Amy began to lift weights in the home gym her Dad would use and hasn’t stopped since. Amy gained a confidence with her strength gains that she says is indescribable until you feel it for yourself. Amy would love to see every female experience this confidence as it is life-changing in every aspect of life.

While working in the mines FIFO in her early 20’s, Amy would continue to research her passion of nutrition and exercise, trialling her new discoveries, ranging from vegan to high meat diets.

In 2010, Amy discovered paleo, where everything changed including energy levels, focus, endurance, strength and fat loss. 20 days in, Amy knew she wouldn’t turn back, she is living proof this way of life is sustainable and that feeling awesome everyday isn’t just for super-heroes.

Mark’s Daily Apple was the inspiration and in fact killed 2 birds with one stone to find information on chronic cardio and over-training. The criteria rang true as she was exhausted, inflamed and craved sugar all the time – despite being “off the chart” fit. Amy dialled her training down to more than half and the results were astounding. Amy became stronger, leaner, more energised and focused. On top of that her appetite stabilised and the cravings dissipated due to cutting out the toxic grains we have been told are so good for us.

Amy would like to help other woman and men prep for comp or to just embark on a health journey to become stronger through the effortless principals she has been sustaining over the past 7 years. Amy is passionate about teaching people health and fitness is something that you live and breathe because you want to not because you feel you need to. Ames has helped many clients, family and friends transform their lifestyle and mind set for life with these amazing principals. Check her face book page – Primal Punk Fitness.

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On the show today I am joined by super inspirational Neil McLagan.  Neil is a Type 1 Diabetic with other auto immune diseases and he is successfully managing his conditions, with a high fat, super low carb ketogenic diet.

To raise awareness of this alternative way of living, Neil is riding his bike from Perth to Sydney!

I met Neil at a Pete Evans dinner at Heirloom earlier this year where Pete surprised Neil by asking him to take the stage and tell us all about his “Crossing For a Cause” mission.

You can find out more about Neil and contribute to his cause here: https://crossingforacauseat1djourney.wordpress.com/

Neil is 35 years old and lives in Perth Western Australia with his family. He is a Customs Broker and an amateur fat adapted athlete. Neil also love cooking, gardening and good coffee. Neil is competitive in life and wont step away from a challenge. Neil is living with an auto immune disease and as a result, type 1 diabetes, coeliac disease and Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism.

Neil is an advocate for management of his type 1 diabetes (and overall better health) using a low carbohydrate, whole foods lifestyle. This has been a breakthrough for him and after conducting his own research into it’s efficacy, firmly believe that it’s the optimal choice for his health. Combined with regular exercise, these are the important cornerstones in his type 1 diabetes management.

Neil believes in living a life where his disease is not a barrier towards fulfilment and to practise the art of being grateful. He also believes in the value of true connection and networking. In creating his website, Neil hopes that he can help others in a way that his experiences have helped him.

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From the time I had my first child in my early 20’s, Helen found she had been gaining weight little by little. Helen continuously tried to slim down by eating the diet most mainstream thinking considers ‘healthy’ – everything low fat and just lean meats with only occasional treats and also indulged in a glass of wine or three every night. She would yo-yo diet up and down and back up again before eventually ending up over 100kgs!

In 2015, Helen was lucky, her Doctor broke the established rules and gave me a ‘What To Eat’ food list that at the time she didn’t know was primarily Paleo.

From that time Helen has lost over 40kgs and began learning more about how our body works regarding hormones, health, nutrition and of course how to lose weight.

Helen went on to meet her current partner, who had already lost over 60kgs eating the same way, and he introduced her to Mark’s Daily Apple and together they learned even more about the primal lifestyle.

In May 2016, they started their own Primal Flavours business to sell homemade beef jerky and sugar-free healthy treats, and Helen began studying Primal Nutrition. Helen believes that if people had a better understanding how their bodies worked, they would find it easy to live healthy.

Helen offers plenty of actionable tips in this show so be sure to tune in!!

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Jodie Gardner (BEnvSc) is an activist, a writer, a singer, a Kojonup farm girl, an Environmental Scientist, a Proud Paleo Parent, a Tantric Earth Goddess, a DōTERRA essential oil lover and recently, a Sherlock Holmes Mystery Solver. Battling obesity and an obsessive compulsive eating disorder since childhood, Jodie began “dieting” at aged 12 and tried Listen In

In this episode, I chat with Heidi Hoskings from The Healthy Caterpiller about fussy eaters and get some practical tips on how to encourage fussy kids to eat real food. Heidi coaches mums of sensitive children to guide them to eat the exact right foods for their bodies. Heidi’s background is in Speech Pathology and Listen In