New format for the Primal Alternative Podcast today!  This episode is an audio recording of the live Discovery Call that I hosted a week or so ago.

If you are contemplating becoming a Primalista thats is a Primal Alternative producer, or dreaming of having your own business in the wellness industry this episode is worth a listen.

I will share with you my story and how I built Primal Alternative, you will get to tap into your own WHY and identify the blocks that are holding you back from taking action on your dream business.

I explain how the Primal Alternative Licence works and answer the frequency asked questions including those from the attendees. You can watch the Discovery Call here.

The next step to becoming a Primal Alternative Producer is to apply for a Licence here: www.primalalternative.com/apply

To find out more about Primal Alternative, our range and to visit our online shop head to www.primalalternative.com

Thanks for listening and I hope to see you at the Primalista Panel Event on Thursday October 17th – see our Events Page for more details.

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Fleur Sharpe believes that cooking is love made visible but totally understands the pressures on most families to get a healthy meal on the table, that the family will actually eat!!

In this podcast Thermomix expert Fleur shares with us her:

• ideas for creating harmony in the kitchen

You will gain great inspiration and a ha moments from this rich episode, even if you don’t have a Thermomix!

Follow Fleur on social media: www.facebook.com/cooklivelove and www.instagram.com/cooklive_love

To find out more about Primal Alternative head here: www.primalalternative.com

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Cyndi O’Meara is a passionate powerhouse of education and cutting edge information about all things holistic health.  She is a Nutritionist, Filmmaker (What’s With Wheat?) and best-selling author of Changing Habits Changing Lives.

In this episode, we take a deep dive into:

• The “Truth About Wheat” – The rise of chronic illness related to wheat consumption.

The info Cyndi shares is confronting and deeply concerning but she gives us some actionable tips that we can implement to start to make grassroots positive change. Cyndi is passionate about empowering people to make simple and long-lasting changes to their health, Cyndi offers life skills to eliminate unhealthy habits while motivating people to make informed choices about the foods they are consuming, to better nourish the body for optimal health and wellbeing.  Yo – don’t miss this one!

To find out more about Cyndi and her Functional Nutrition Course head here: www.changinghabits.com.au

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On today’s show I am joined by my good friend Tamala who is an Addictions Specialist, empowering women to overcome their self-sabotaging habits-so that they can hold space for themselves and others with a higher level of integrity in order to increase their income, influence and impact.

If you keep coming ‘undone’ on your health journey, or keep self sabotaging yourself, the key to success and freedom is to understand WHY.

Can you conceive that we are more addicted to the come down than to the high?  Sounds crazy right, but it is true and Tam is going to explain why.

I think you will experience some major a ha moments listening to this!

Food and drug addiction are simply physical manifestations of an addiction to stress or to be more exact to fear…

You can get a Free Masterclass from Tam on “The Root Cause of all Addiction and How to Overcome it ” here.

After having been a drug and alcohol counsellor for over 10 years – Tam realised that we have all been focusing on the wrong thing – that we are more addicted to the come-down than to the high! She has developed her own groundbreaking, earth shaking – completely upside down way of working with addiction and is having incredible results.

To find out more about becoming a Primal Alternative Producer and the Primal Alternative range head here: www.primalalternative.com

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There is so much more to Kim Morrison than meets the eye. Tenacity is probably the first word that comes to mind. Her journey and all she has accomplished to date has all stemmed from her unwavering self-belief and her deep understanding that you must also take care of yourself first and foremost.

Kim set a world record as the youngest female to run 100miles in less than 24 hours in 1989. 68 year old world record holder Cliff Young was her mentor at the time and to this day lives by his ethos that success is 90% mental and 10% physical. She has used her running story as a direct metaphor for life – riding the highs, hitting the walls, pushing through the pain barriers, crossing the line and never, ever giving up!

Kim believes it is your inner power, passion and commitment and having truckloads of self-belief that distinguishes you as an achiever. It’s about visualising your dream and going for it – regardless of the feedback you receive or the challenges you face. As a 5 times best-selling author, creative director of Twenty8, aromatherapist, health and lifestyle educator and a multi-tasking mum and wife, Kim is someone who shares her essential tools for self-care, discipline, leadership and teamwork and most of all the importance of the art of self love.

In this episode we dive into all things really doable about Self Love and Kim walks us through her circle of Self Love.

We dive into:

– self care is not selfish it’s essential

To find out more about Kim check out her website www.kimmorrison.com or follow her on social as Kim Morrison.

To find out more about the Primal Alternative range and Primalista Baking Opportunity head here: www.primalalternative.com

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I am so thrilled that the Hope For Health and Primal Alternative planets have aligned thanks to the wonderful work of Pete Evans!

We are collaborating with the amazing Pete to bring you our No Nut Hemp Bread which is a delicious low carb lunch box friendly new addition to our range – you can even make sandwiches with it!  Gasp!

Pete is graciously donating his $1 per loaf royalty to Hope For Health.  Primal Alternative will also pay an extra $1 to Hope For Health for all Online Shop purchases.

Helen Padarin is a naturopath, nutritionist, best selling author and speaker. Helen has been in clinical practice for 18yrs, is an ambassador for the Mindd Foundation and co-authored The Complete Gut Health cookbook with Pete Evans, Bubbayumyum with Charlotte Carr and Pete Evans and authored chapters on paediatrics and ASD in clinical textbooks. Passionate about learning from Indigenous communities, and also wanting to give back, Helen partnered with Kama Trudgen of Hope for Health to create TOGETHER Retreat. TOGETHER Retreat is an immersive cross cultural journey that provides a unique and powerful opportunity to pay it forward while learning and healing on a journey hand in hand with indigenous brothers and sisters.

Kama Trudgen is a Medical Doctor who stepped sideways from clinical practice to be immersed in the world of community development. She spent 8 years living on Elcho Island in North East Arnhem Land in a remote Yolngu community. In the process of overcoming heartbreaking fertility issues, Kama discovered the power of nutrition. She now has two beautiful sons! Sharing her families healing foods with a sick Yolngu friend started a chain reaction in the Yolngu community that birthed the Hope for Health program. The program uses experiential education and the framework of the Yolngu traditional diet, to help empower Yolngu people to reclaim their vitality. Kama is passionate about the power and relevance of the wisdom held in traditional cultures, and in bridging the gap between the Yolngu world and the dominant culture.

In this episode we find out:

– What and who is Hope for Health

If you want to find out more about the amazing Hope For Health head here: www.hopeforhealth.com.au

To learn more about Primal Alternative, check out our full range of breads, pizzas, cookies, Quirky Cooking Pastries and gellies head here: www.primalalternative.com

Primal Alternative makes grain free easy and is locally produced by a home baker in your area.  To find out how this opportunity works and to learn more about how to join us head here: www.primalalternative.com/franchise

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Today I am joined by Nutritionist Rachel Favilla, author of Periods Poo & Glorious you to discuss an alternative way to approach health and wellness!

If you are over the dogma, the black and whiteness and the downright bullshit of regimes and diets and are ready for a fresh approach that involves FUN & HUMOUR then check out this episode!

Rach says: Howdy Sweet Spuds! I’m Rachie; Nutritionist, Hatha Yoga Teacher, and Author of the playful, cheeky and eclectic ‘health and lifestyle’ (for lack of a better, less-cliched term for such a genre) book; Periods, Poo and A Glorious You. My mission is to demonstrate – through being my daggy, down-to-earth self – that ‘wellness’ (man, is THAT word overused nowadays) needn’t be stereotypical or obligatory. Optimising happiness by nourishing all corners of your life is fun, as is preventing disease by having enough self respect to care for your mind-blowingly loyal body. I’m a food nerd and yoga-addict who proves by example that nurturing one’s self is wildly entertaining and ridiculously gratifying.

You can buy Rachel’s book on our Online Shop

To find out more about Rach and to buy the book directly from her head to her website here.

Follow her on social media as Rachel Favilla.

To find out more about the Primal Alternative range, shop and to find out how to become a stockist or a Primalista Producer head here.

Thanks for being here!  Love, H xx

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Krissy Ballinger shares some actionable tips for those on a mission to live a natural life free from avoidable toxins.  DIY has never been so simple and achievable – even I am going to make the washing powder!

Krissy says:

The Inspired Little Pot was born from my desire to understand and reduce the toxins I was exposing my children to. When I started this journey, it happened quite quickly. Once I learned information about a particular chemical or the contents of a mainstream product, I couldn’t unlearn it.

This led to a whirlwind of research, recipe-experimentation, testing, tweaking and refinement. It didn’t take me long to realise that I was able to achieve almost the same results with recipes made from natural ingredients as I was from the mainstream products I used to buy. Yes, I was putting in a little more effort than when I was visiting the supermarket beauty and cleaning aisles, but I was (and still am) okay with that. It is so worth it. Plus, I now know we simply need less, and we save so much money.

The Inspired Little Pot is more than a business or a brand. It’s about awareness, education, and empowerment, it’s about simplicity, a natural existence and thriving health. We want to spread this message far and wide: let’s be conscious consumers and advocate for our health, and for the health of future generations from whom we borrow this planet; let’s not wait for someone else to create change, let’s stand up and do it for ourselves.

You can fine Krissy’s website here: www.theinspiredlittlepot.com.au and follow her on social media as The Inspired Little Pot.

To find out more about show host Helen Marshall, the Primal Alternative range, online shop and info about joining our national network of home bakers please head here: www.primalalternative.com or on social media: primal alternative.

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Clean living is amazing right?  You can transform how you look and feel JUST by changing what is on the end of your folk!

But….it’s so bloody time consuming!  All of that shopping, planning, prepping, chopping, cooking…with no guarantee that the kids will even eat it!

That means that maintaining this kind of lifestyle can be just way too stressful and overwhelming for many.

There are working Mums running in the door at 7pm, starting to make dinner from scratch.  There are women struggling with health conditions trying to muster the energy to cook for the family…yet again!

Bek Daley has spent her life helping others.  She is a Mum from Brisbane QLD and founder of I H8 Cooking!

Bek has a national network of home cooks who come to your home and cook, like a cleaner comes and cleans.

I have been following Bek out of professional interest – after all she has created a vaguely similar model to my Primalista Baking Licence.  This is a model where women who love cooking with their Thermomix, can earn an income by helping others.

When I saw she had a cook in Albany, where I live – I had to give it a whirl!  All I can say is. – life changing!  I didn’t realise how much I needed an extra hand.  Having an I H8 Cooking Cook come to my house once a fortnight has given me space to breath and heal and my freezer is full of amazing primal aligned meals ready to go.

This isn’t an advertisement for I H8 Cooking at all – this isn’t sponsored.  This is just a company I love and I wanted to interview founder Bek to see how she started her biz and how it works to share with you.

I hope that this will inspire you to get started on that dream of yours, or will help you get some assistance with the daily household chores.

You can find out more about I H8 Cooking here.

On their website you can check out their menus, there are lots of primal and low carb options and you can specify if you have special dietary requirements.

You can even find out more about joining the I H8 Cooking team!

To find out about Primal Alternative and to browse our range and learn more about becoming a Primalista head here: www.primalalternative.com

You can also follow them on Facebook and follow your local I H8 Cooking Cook!

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Vivica Menegaz is a certified whole-food nutritionist, health blogger, published author, a prominent thought leader in ketogenic and paleolithic diet and lifestyle practices, as well as one of the world’s leading voices for a food-based approach to healing.

She is the founder of the “The Healing Foods Method,” a 14-week online nutrition program where she works 1-on-1 with clients to achieve breakthrough results in their health by utilizing a therapeutic ketogenic diet for healing (keto paleo).

Tracing back to her Italian origins, Vivica is a passionate cook whose ketogenic, Paleolithic, and carnivore based recipes and nutrition advice have been shared with millions through her blog “The Nourished Caveman.” She’s also the host of “The Keto Paleo Life,” a video interview series where Vivica talks about innovative health and diet practices with some of the industry’s most influential thought leaders.

She is known for being the first holistic nutritionist to successfully utilize a ketogenic approach as the foundation to endocrine rebalancing. Vivica uses a therapeutic and holistic approach to food, lifestyle, and supplementation that utilizes the healing power of foods and mindset to address the incapacitating symptoms of many lifestyle-diseases that have plagued our modern lives. It is her mission to help others reclaim their health and quality of life.

Get Vivica’s free download here.

Follow Vivica on social media as The Nourished Caveman.

To find out more about the Primal Alternative range of grain-free breads, cookies, pizza bases, gellies and Quirky Cooking Pastries as well as our low carb: Fat & Seedy Bread, Fat & Seedy Pizza Bases & Triple Chocolate Keto Cookies head to www.primalalternative.com

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