On today 'show, Lisa and B.J. talk to Dr Garth Davis from the Davis Clinic in Houston Texas.  Dr. Davis is a bariatric surgeon, health advocate, Ironman, public speaker and author.  We discuss Dr. Davis weight loss practice, his own weight loss journey, his accomplishments as an author and Ironman.

You will also discover how Dr. Davis is going beyond medicine to change people’s lives by encouraging a plant based diet.

Dr. Garth Davis can be found on FB at:

https://www.facebook.com/drgarth

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Hosted by B.J. Tucker and Lisa F Mindel CHHP, AADP

On today 'show, Lisa and B.J. talk to Jess Tyrell, a current student in Washington who is studying to be a registered dietician.  Jess overcame her challenges with food and lost over 120 lbs.  She is truly an inspiration to others. Her story began and early as she always struggled with her weight, however with a single conversation with her grandmother she began to change everything.

Come join us today as we hear this amazing story about her journey!  Don’t miss this one.

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Topics today include:

• Finding your own health beyond the physical training
• How nutrition effects your training
• Learning how to listen more closely to your body

On todays show, Lisa and B.J. talk to Tom Barbieri, a fitness coach and advocate in the DC area, about his journey as an  endurance athlete and coach. Tom went from an endurance athlete eating the Standard American Diet to eating a "real food” diet. He shares with us how his diet, training and attitude towards real food has changed his overall impact to his health as well as his training and racing. Don’t miss this one.

Tom Barbieri, NASM-CPT Founder & Principal Consultant

Tioga Wellness, LLC.

[email protected] 

703.657.9329 

www.tiogawellness.com

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• How sugar impacts our bodies
• What are the various types of sugar and where they are hiding
• Fake sugars / sweeteners and what are they
• Addictive.. YES

On today 'show, Lisa and B.J. talk about the effects of sugar on our bodies. Is it possible that sugar is 8x more addictive than heroine?

We discuss the many forms of sugar, how they cause our bodies to not function properly, where it is hiding, and how we can start removing it from out everyday diet.  Sugar is a natural substance, but it can have harmful effects on our bodies in different ways. Listen and become informed on where, what and why sugar has become a daily habit(addiction) for many.

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Topics on Today’s Show:

How to stay motivated

How to keep from failing at reaching your goals

Why use a coach

On today’s show, Lisa and B.J. talk with LA Fitness Consultant Chris Plourde.  Chris is a personal trainer, athlete, health enthusiast, and motivational speaker that works with athletes, triathletes, cyclists, celebrities, and moms.  We discuss ways to stay motivated, how to stay on track to achieve your goals, the nutritional link, and reasons why you should hire a personal coach.  Chris discusses several examples of how you can achieve your goals and reasons that may be causing you to not to. A insightful , educating and inspiring, podcast that you will not want to miss. 

How to reach Chris:

Chris Plourde [email protected] www.chrisplourde.com Instagram - chrisplourdefit

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chris-Plourde-Fitness-Consulting-and-Coaching/305569715537

In today’s show we discuss the crazy world of diets, juicing, foods to avoid and how to get stated.  Basically diets tend to always fail in the long run yet so many people are attracted to them.  We also discuss some of the really harmful food and ingredients everyone should avoid. And then we wrap up with how to get started on your journey to eating real food!

On today’s show we discuss “What is real food?”   

What does real food mean:

Whole foods

Made from Mother Nature

A single ingredient, or very few

Doesn’t come from a box or wrapper

Natural in color

Not made from technology

From seed to plant

Ingredients your Grandmother can pronounce and had

In the end, Just Eat REAL food

Book References just to get started: 

“Food Rules; an Eaters Manual” ,“The Omnivores Dilemma” and “In Defense of Food” by Michael Pollan

“The Food Revolution” by John Robbins

“The China Study” by Dr. T. Collin Campbell

“Eat to Live” by Joel Fuhrman

“Salt Sugar Fat” by Michael Moss

Quotes from the Show:

Thomas Edison:

“ The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his patients in the care of the human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of the disease”

Hippocrates:

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”

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On today's show we learn about our two host, B.J. Tucker and Lisa Mindel CHHP, AADP. 

Why are we doing the show

Who are we

What is our own story

Links to Host:

Lisa Fallon Mindel CHHP, AADP

www.wholebodybeautiful.com

B.J. Tucker

bjtucker05.blogspot.com

How to find information about the show: 

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