In this episode I'm exploring objectives that I have for the podcast. I captured this for the archives, because I want to be able to look back when I'm on interview 647 and remember that the idea started right here.

Ryan Kennedy is a Functional Medicine Practitioner and Board-Certified Clinical Nutritionist who takes a holistic approach to help people look, feel, and perform at their best. Ryan's passion for health and fitness began when he lost his seemingly healthy mother to cancer. He has now dedicated his life to helping others radically improve their health and wellbeing through nutrition, movement, and lifestyle changes.

Follow Ryan's story on Instagram: @ryanckennedy

Find out more about his work at: https://livingphit.com

Show notes and more at: https://russbits.com/rl13

Jodie Campbell studied with the world's top nutrition experts like Doctors Neal Barnard and Andrew Weil. She's certified by the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN) as a Holistic Health Coach, and has taken Nutrition Advisory training at the Sanoviv Medical Institute in Mexico.

She's a gut geek, mom, wife, and bookworm. She loves raw chocolate, green smoothies (even in winter), Amazon Prime, and helping women love their guts. When she not supporting clients, you'll find her playing in the Rocky Mountains with her husband, son, daughter, and their dog.

Follow Jodie's story on Instagram: @jodieDcampbell

Find out more about her work at: https://JodieCampbell.ca

And check out her It Takes Guts program.

Show notes

Simplicity, tacos, nature and deep family values (1:43)

Teaching kids that health is a super power (3:37)

The pivot from a career in banking to health coaching (4:37)

Sugar addiction and mistaking being slim for being healthy (6:28)

Healthy for life by Ray Strand (8:30)

Being stubborn and moving forward without looking back (9:25)

Translating skills into a new career and why you're never "starting over" (10:42)

Sifting through all the information and misinformation on health and wellness (15:42)

An eye opening experience at the Sanoviv Medical Institute (18:19)

Good books to start with for learning about the microbiome (20:38)

The Good Gut by Justin and Erica Sonnenburg (21:05)

Brain Maker by David Perlmutter and Kristin Loberg (21:12)

The Well Fed Microbiome by Kristina Campbell (21:17)

Why is gut health so important? (22:34)

The sense of relief from beginning a journey to improve gut health (24:42)

The benefits of improved ability to digest nutrients (30:34)

What is gut health? (32:10)

The vagus nerve and how your gut is your second brain (33:42)

Gut health has a major impact on your mood... the gut is the primary producer of serotonin and dopamine (see this) (35:05)

There's no magic pill, you just need to work in unison with how the body is designed to work (36:56)

The five keys for healing the gut and maintaining gut health (39:17)

The ideal diet (43:13)

How to get started with making fermented foods (46:02)

Peach Ginger Switchel recipe (48:27)

The It Takes Guts program, a 28-day online program (includes one-on-one coaching) (52:11)

Dr. Benjamin Alter is a licensed naturopathic physician specializing in holistic lifestyle medicine. He points individuals along a transformational path in body and mind, supporting nutritional and lifestyle modification, while also understanding the mind, thought, and consciousness. Shifting the inner and outer environment naturally leads to holistic healing. His intention is always to show each individual that they are their own healer, capable of sustaining resilient and vibrant health throughout life.

Dr. Alter knows individual health is dependent on the health of the world at large, which inspires his mission of spreading compassionate action in this world. When not with clients or working on his podcast Alter Your Health he is enjoying the great outdoors with wife and business partner, Dr. Susanna Alter, in colorful Colorado.

Find out more about Dr. Alter and his work at www.Alter.health and follow his story on Instagram @drbenjaminalter.

Show notes

The outdoors and starting a life in Colorado (1:48)

A skateboard and bike crash that open a path towards naturopathic medicine (3:34)

Discovering the root of his illness while doing research in Debrecen, Hungary (11:58)

The evolution of mindfulness and why not to meditate (19:06)

Monkey study on the importance of security and the importance of emotional healing (29:19)

How to smoke cigars, eat McDonalds and drink six packs and live to be 100 (tongue and cheek... don't actually try this) (31:32)

The Therapeutic Order of naturopathic medicine (32:49)

Alter your health podcast: The truth about carbohydrates

Unraveling the fear of carbohydrates, or "carbo-phobia" (37:04)

Most people are deficient in micronutrients (41:07)

The metabolic dilemma and danger of combining fats and carbohydrates (44:55)

The role of protein in food combination (53:45)

"All of the things that point us in the direction of health are effortlessly achieved by just eating real, whole-food, plant-based nutrition" (57:53)

Dr Joel Fuhrman: "Health equals nutrients over calories"(1:00:04)

Naturopathic medicine isn't just preventative, it focuses on healing at the foundational level (1:02:09)

"Health is the ability to move through your disease with ease and grace" (1:07:40)

Weekly group coaching sessions that dissect health topics and empower and equip you as your own healer(1:09:21)

Justin Darling is personal trainer and a brain-body alignment specialist. He spent much of his youth depressed, anxious, and medicated. Justin took responsibility for his health and wellbeing, found nutrition and fitness, and completely transformed his life. He's helped more than 1,000 people with their weight loss goals. And he's created the Brain-Body Alignment 12-week Coaching system to share everything he's learned in the journey to transform his and his client's lives.

Find out more about Justin and his work at JustinDarling.com and follow his story on Instagram @JustnDarling.

Show notes

The "Core, Bum" principle (1:23)

Embracing discomfort and becoming better (4:46)

Childhood, structure and comfort (8:32)

Intimidation of gyms and the turning point to fitness (12:00)

The medical system is broken because it's overburdened (15:32)

Transitioning to taking responsibility of health (19:35)

Experiencing psychosis, thinking he's Jesus, (23:15)

Psychosis, being Jesus, lithium, and mental health recovery ()

A trip to Cuba and changing his patterns (30:00)

Finding better outlets and creating new patterns (34:55)

Take one step towards being better (39:18)

The most important daily practices: sleep, movement, nutrition, getting outside (44:49)

Mobility, complexity and a lesson in stretching (54:11)

The 3 principles of Brain-Body Alignment (1:08:07)

Stretching the nervous system (1:12:06)

Decide what you want in your life and go create it (1:22:53)

Coach Reggie Brown is the CEO and head trainer of In10sity, a rising health & fitness company in the New Jersey / Greater Philli area. He got his start as a personal trainer. He built a company, lost a company, and was reborn from the ashes as “Mr. Intensity.” Reggie believes in the power of nutrition and the power of the mind.

Check out all things by Coach Reggie at In10sityfitnessunited.com and follow his story on Instagram @In10sity10.

Show notes

The path that led him to poor health (erectile dysfunction, pre-diabetic, high blood pressure) (1:25)

School wasn’t for him, but you don’t need it to be successful (6:23)

The rise and fall of his first company (12:58)

Re-programming his mind with the law of attraction, building self-esteem, and a spiritual awakening (21:27)

Esther Hicks (Abraham) (25:41)

Kevin Trudeau (26:49)

The lower self and the higher self (30:15)

Learn to love the process because greatness takes time (32:45)

Give yourself what you need, not what you want (self-checks and daily practices) (37:34)

Nutritional philosophy: the body is the conduit to the mind (41:25)

Meat shouldn’t be consumed like most people consume it (48:26)

Intermittent fasting—the single greatest thing you cab do to extend your lifespan (52:13)

The most important supplements (1:00:38)

Steven Herrera has a bachelors of science in Human Biology from UC San Diego. He's a Certified Personal Trainer (ACSM), Exercise is Medicine Certified (ACSM), a Posture and Mobility Specialist a Certified Nutritionist.

Steve founded Stick-To-It Fitness (stickToItFit.com) here in my home town of Portland, Oregon. He's conducted more than 10,000 fitness classes and has written more than 2,000 training programs. He's also on a mission to help the world kick sugar with the world’s first keto-friendly candy bar.

Follow Steven's story on Instagram: @trainersteve and at stickToItFit.com.

Learn more about the world's first Keto Candy Bar: ketocandybar.com and on Instagram at: @ketocandybar

Show notes

Watching his grandmother die triggered a passion for health (1:42)

His friends would tease him while he struggled to run the mile (3:09)

Ridicule from kids causing body image issues (4:28)

Choosing to listen to the voice that wants to make you better (5:49)

Everyone wants magic moments, but it's about showing up every day (6:40)

Habits are one of the most important things (9:30)

"I think a lot of times people limit themselves because they don't know the possibility of what they can become"(12:34)

Going to school to make parents happy (13:56)

Medical School is based on a flawed system (15:09)

Getting a job at a gym to be in an environment that drove him (17:01)

The importance of experimentation (19:00)

Follow the rules, break the rules, make the rules (22:19)

The Dip (23:11)

Habits are the programming tool for who you become (24:56)

How to set up an awareness anchor and the Dry Erase Habit Forming Calendar (26:49)

Food cravings are primitive and keep you from building your identity (29:08)

Shifting focus and we're still just big, walking babies (32:52)

Loser goggles versus winner goggles (33:58)

My last 6-months with loser goggles on (35:56)

Discovering the biggest health and fitness problem (40:04)

and The Habit Factor by Martin Grunburg and starting with identity (42:43)

Fake it until you make it can be practical (44:32)

But fake it until you make it can only go so far (45:28)

The belief balance (46:23)

"Reward is not something to be chased, it's something to experience from being alive" (51:38)

Is it better to add positives or remove negatives? (53:21)

The reticular activating system (56:47)

The path that led him to the ketogenic diet (58:34)

Rules for the keto diet (1:01:44)

The Keto Reset Diet by Mark Sisson and getting fat adapted (1:04:58)

The Keto Candy Bar and figuring out how to eat chocolate while limiting sugar (1:08:42)

Losing all of his possessions and a new beginning (1:14:55)

Neva Swartzendruber started an Instagram account to document her “fitness” journey, but it ended up as a documentation of her struggles with bulimia, body dysmorphia, and self-hate.

She hit a breaking point, decided to fight diet culture, accept her body, and love herself, and it has transformed her life. Today, she strives daily to be the woman she needed when she was younger, and to help others to embrace who they are, to love their bodies, to have freedom around food and to see that they are worth so much more than their external appearance.

Follow Neva's story on Instagram: @ditch__the__diet

Show notes

This is her first podcast (I'm honored) (1:30)

What is homemade potica? (2:13)

Bread, her favorite food that she avoided like the plague (3:43)

"Food morality," and how it's not that black and white (5:40)

The best way to eat Ezekiel bread (6:15)

Sourdough and bread making (7:24)

The Tartin Baker (7:57)

Getting into intense, obsessive phases (like brewing beer) (9:01)

Making health decisions from a negative space (10:03)

Avoidance can have the opposite effect (e.g., kids and alcohol) (11:30)

"Your motivation for making a choice has a big impact on your ability to stick with that choice" (12:34)

Growing up in a strict religious household and feeling unworthy (14:10)

The start of her eating disorder and achieving a sense of control (17:45)

The guilt and shame from eating and journaling to beat herself up (21:04)

The fear of gaining weight and parallels with addiction (23:48)

She would not eat out of spite, to have control (25:24)

The appeal of bulimia (27:51)

Being the unhappiest at her lowest weight... it's never enough (29:50)

"Reaching your weightless goals does not guarantee or ensure your happiness and your health" (31:28)

"What you get will never make you happy. Who you become will make you very happy or very sad." - Tony Robbins (33:45)

The impact of our stress about the food we eat (36:26)

The balance between obsession over health and throwing it all out the window (39:44)

Why she decided to "ditch the diet" (42:37)

Fueling change by focusing on the miserable aspects instead of glamorizing it (46:20)

How other women on social media helped her see another way to live (49:28)

The most important change for her recovery: stopping the negative self-talk (49:46)

The ideal diet (53:12)

What is "intuitive eating"? (56:38)

Finding the natural set point for her body and weight (1:02:52)

The most important part of recovery is addressing your mind (1:08:46)

Is a podcast in her future? (1:11:15)

“What really kept me sober was doing the work… you have to go through all that garbage and get rid of it in order to feel better” – Joe Mintzer

Welcome to episode 6 of the #RumbleLife interviews where my mission is to have conversations with amazing people and change your life. Today’s episode is with Joe Mintzer (@mintzerjoe).

Joe holds a certificate in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica. Today his mission is to inspire others that, no matter what their backstory is, they can become successful in life.

But this positivity wasn’t always so. At 13 years old Joe got addicted to drugs, sold cocaine, and lived the bumpy life that comes with addiction. This is a great conversation about his story and how he broke the pattern.

You can find details on his recovery program at: https://www.spiraddictwarrior.com/

Show Notes

Seeking friendship and belonging led him to cocaine at 13-years old (2:10)

Reward mechanisms, eating cake and living the moment (7:36)

Pay attention to the mirror in others (9:28)

“When you wake up every morning and look in the mirror and hate yourself, then every morning’s a trigger” (11:30)

The hard work to developing positive self talk (15:35)

“It’s your soundtrack, play what you want” (18:09)

Finding empowering meaning (24:26)

The discovery of a pattern of blaming others (27:01)

Drug and alcohol are false comfort and false security (33:03)

His first time at Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) (38:21)

The 3-month rehab program that failed (40:43)

“What really kept me sober was doing the work… you have to go through all that garbage and get rid of it in order to feel better” (43:54)

The realization that the “tough guy” image wasn’t really him (44:36)

The panic attack, bottle of vodka, and hospitalization that created a moment of leverage (47:55)

How to get past the discovery that your life was a lie (58:31)

The Spiraddict Warrior project and giving people another option for recovery (1:04:23)

Welcome to episode 5 of the #RumbleLife interviews where my mission is to have conversations with amazing people and change your life.

Today’s episode is with Danielle Hoover. Danielle is 24 from just outside of Boston. From a young age, her parents instilled the importance of health. Her father was a semi-pro softball player and her mother cooked healthy and taught her the importance of a healthy diet.

She started an Instagram account with no other purpose than to help others understand the importance of a healthy diet and to help them find an easy way to achieve it. And it’s working, she has a vibrant community of 30k+ followers.

You can follow her story on Instagram at: @livingwell.withdanielle

Show Notes

She had no intention of growing an audience (01:01)

How her parents instilled a care for health and drive (2:45)

A tool for teasing out ridiculous things in your head (4:31)

The blessing and curse of a productivity focus (7:51)

Goal-setting and how she uses Wunderlist to manager her life (9:45)

Struggle with perfectionism and how to overcome it (11:57)

Was she born with perfect handwriting? (12:45)

The journey from an EAP plan to becoming president of honor society (14:02)

Unhealthy obsession with the gym driven by a need for control (19:19)

Using Daylio for tracking emotions (21:10)

People like to suppress and replace what they feel (23:19)

We're taught that it's weak to face your emotions (25:50)

Nightmares about going to jail—the ultimate failure (26:27)

Pressure from her childhood made her never feel good enough (27:46)

Following passion but not knowing exactly what to focus on (31:01)

The Power Of Now (33:05)

The Clean and Lean Challenge (34:37)

The 30-Day Flexibility Challenge (37:42)

The Period Repair Manual and getting off birth control (39:33)

The pressure young girls face to take the pill (45:35)

PureHaven and transitioning into holistic lifestyle (47:17)

How her mom planted the seeds for good nutrition (50:44)

Her meal prep process and how to get started (52:11)

The importance of being kind to yourself (56:11)