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Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size bonus episodes offer tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn is talking about Aloha Bars—those plant-based protein bars you might’ve seen in your grocery aisle or spotted someone snacking on. Are they as healthy as they claim? Or is it all just clever marketing wrapped in organic labels and feel-good buzzwords? Tune in for this bite-sized bonus episode where Jenn breaks down the facts, digs into the ingredients, and gives her honest take. Have you ever actually read the label on your go-to snack bar? You might be surprised at what’s inside. Like what you're hearing? Be sure to check out the full-length episodes of new releases every Wednesday. Have an idea for a nutrition nugget? Submit it here: https://asaladwithasideoffries.com/index.php/contact/
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Become A Member of Salad with a Side of Fries
Jenn’s Free Menu Plan
A Salad With a Side of Fries
A Salad With A Side Of Fries Merch
A Salad With a Side of Fries Instagram
Are you navigating perimenopause or menopause while also managing chronic health conditions? Or perhaps perimenopause has triggered an underlying, previously dormant issue? Traditional healthcare may not be enough to combat the symptoms, but do not fear! Today’s guest is here to teach us how your nervous system, immune system, and hormones can all work together to support healing and longevity.
This week, host Jenn Trepeck is joined by Dr. Jessica Drummond, Founder and CEO of The Integrative Women’s Health Institute. Together, they explore how seemingly “silent” chronic conditions like endometriosis, pelvic pain, autoimmune disorders or even long covid, can complicate menopause—and what you can do about it. Dr. Drummond shares her insights on calming the nervous system, building metabolic health through nutrient-dense habits, and using tools like heart rate variability (HRV) to guide recovery.
The Salad With a Side of Fries podcast is hosted by Jenn Trepeck, who discusses wellness and weight loss for real life, clearing up the myths, misinformation, bad science & marketing surrounding our nutrition knowledge and the food industry. Let’s dive into wellness and weight loss for real life, including drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store.
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Become A Member of Salad with a Side of Fries
Jenn’s Free Menu Plan
A Salad With a Side of Fries
A Salad With A Side Of Fries Merch
A Salad With a Side of Fries Instagram
Use Your Heart Rate Monitor to Improve Your Health
GUEST RESOURCES:
The Integrative Women's Health Institute
Integrative Women's Health - Podcast
Integrative Women's Health - PubMed
Innovative Approaches to Chronic Pain with The Anodunos Method Team
GUEST BIOGRAPHY:
Dr. Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC, is a leading expert in women's health and the Founder and CEO of The Integrative Women’s Health Institute. With 25 years of clinical experience, in her MenoChronic Program, she specializes in supporting women ages 35-55 through the perimenopause and menopause transitions who struggle with underlying chronic conditions such as pelvic pain, endometriosis, post-viral syndromes (such as long covid), and autoimmune issues, using health coaching, integrative, and functional medicine. She is a licensed clinical nutritionist, physical therapist, and board-certified Women’s Health Coach. Dr. Drummond is the best-selling author of Outsmart Endometriosis and Clinician to Coach: Secrets to Building Your Successful Health Coach Practice, offering practical strategies for health and wellness practitioners.
Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size bonus episodes offer tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn is talking about CRP (C-Reactive Protein), a fascinating blood test that could be key to understanding your body's hidden inflammation. Did you know your CRP levels might reveal more than your heart health? How could this test impact your long-term wellness? Tune in to find out! Like what you're hearing? Be sure to check out the full-length episodes of new releases every Wednesday. Have an idea for a nutrition nugget? Submit it here: https://asaladwithasideoffries.com/index.php/contact/
RESOURCES:
Want to Jump Into Round 2 of the Healthy Vibe Tribe? Start HERE: https://bit.ly/gotrimprofile
Become A Member of Salad with a Side of Fries
Jenn’s Free Menu Plan
A Salad With a Side of Fries
A Salad With A Side Of Fries Merch
A Salad With a Side of Fries Instagram
Nutrition Nugget: Antioxidants
The Ultimate Biohack
Are you tired of starting over every Monday? Wondering how to build lasting healthy habits that stick—even when life gets chaotic? Then this episode is for you.
This week on Salad with a Side of Fries, host Jenn Trepeck dives into the transformative journey of the Healthy Vibe Tribe and how 12 weeks of shared goals, weekly check-ins, and community support led to lasting change. Healthy Vibe Tribe member, Shannon, joins Jenn to share how she went from chasing the number on the scale to tuning into how she felt—physically, emotionally, and mentally. They talk about staying on track through travel, social events, and everyday chaos, proving that progress—not perfection—is what matters. Tune in to hear how consistency, community, and a shift in mindset can help you transform from the inside out.
The Salad With a Side of Fries podcast is hosted by Jenn Trepeck, who discusses wellness and weight loss for real life, clearing up the myths, misinformation, bad science & marketing surrounding our nutrition knowledge and the food industry. Let’s dive into wellness and weight loss for real life, including drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store.
IN THIS EPISODE:
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
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(07:40) “Am I an example or a warning? You get to a point where you have to decide that time is important, and I don't want the quality of the subsequent decades of my life to be different because I kept saying, ‘Next Monday is gonna be the time.’” - Shannon: Healthy Vibe Tribe Member
(21:31) “There's something really powerful about the words we use, not just in terms of lost weight, which many of you listeners know, is like nails on a chalkboard to me. We remove it, we release it.” - Jenn Trepeck
(32:22) “But the point is that perfection is not required, and bringing the exercise clothes is still progress over where we've been before.” - Jenn Trepeck
(35:04) “When we start to make quality choices, it inherently invites other people around us to do it too, in a way that's not pushy. Our consistency in healthier choices allows the people around us to adapt.” - Jenn Trepeck
(40:19) “Accountability, even if it looks a little bit different, is keeping the things in place that we know helped us get here.” - Jenn Trepeck
RESOURCES:
Want to Jump Into Round 2 of the Healthy Vibe Tribe? Start HERE: https://bit.ly/gotrimprofile
Become A Member of Salad with a Side of Fries
Jenn’s Free Menu Plan
A Salad With a Side of Fries
A Salad With A Side Of Fries Merch
A Salad With a Side of Fries Instagram
Plan, Party, Prosper: A Game Plan for the Season and New Year
Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size bonus episodes offer tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn is talking about methylene blue—yes, that bright blue liquid you’ve seen turning water (and lips!) a shocking shade of blue. But beyond its eye-catching color, could this synthetic compound hold the key to boosting brain function, fighting aging, and enhancing physical performance? Some biohackers swear by it, while others urge caution. So, what exactly is methylene blue, and is it the next big thing in wellness—or just another fleeting trend? Tune in to find out! Like what you're hearing? Be sure to check out the full-length episodes of new releases every Wednesday. Have an idea for a nutrition nugget? Submit it here: https://asaladwithasideoffries.com/index.php/contact/
RESOURCES:
Become A Member of Salad with a Side of Fries
Jenn’s Free Menu Plan
A Salad With a Side of Fries
A Salad With A Side Of Fries Merch
A Salad With a Side of Fries Instagram
Nutrition Nugget: Red Light Therapy
Are you feeling off but can’t pinpoint the cause of your frustrating symptoms? Have you considered that mold could be the culprit? Today’s guest shares insights into the symptoms of hidden mold exposure and mold remediation to heal and improve your overall health.
This week on Salad with a Side of Fries, Jenn Trepeck welcomes functional health coach Jenn Malecha to share her personal journey with hidden mold exposure and the profound impact it had on her health. Jenn M. opens up about her skin cancer diagnosis, unexplained symptoms, and the shocking discovery of black mold in her home office. Together, they uncover why mold often goes undetected, the dangers of mycotoxins, and how symptoms like brain fog, vertigo, and digestive issues can easily be misdiagnosed. From mold sabbaticals and testing methods like VCS and urine analysis to the importance of professional remediation, this episode is packed with crucial insights. Plus, Jenn M. shares her toxic checklist to help you identify hidden hazards in your environment. Don’t miss this eye-opening conversation—your health might depend on it!
The Salad With a Side of Fries podcast is hosted by Jenn Trepeck, who discusses wellness and weight loss for real life, clearing up the myths, misinformation, bad science & marketing surrounding our nutrition knowledge and the food industry. Let’s dive into wellness and weight loss for real life, including drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store.
IN THIS EPISODE:
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
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(13:18) “That innocent mildew in the shower, you think nothing of it, but it could be a sign of moisture accumulation in your home. That mildew can further burden the body if you're already dealing with a moldy situation.” - Jenn Malecha
(19:45) “The body will encapsulate toxins and mold in the fat, and we start putting on weight that we can't lose because it's the body's protective mechanism. So it's brilliant, it's frustrating, but it's a brilliant mechanism.” - Jenn Malecha
(21:14) “The confusing piece is that the symptoms connected to mold or mycotoxins look like symptoms of many other things. And so as our western medicine system does, we address all of those symptoms individually rather than saying, well, what else could be going on here?” - Jenn Trepeck
(36:06) “I want everybody to hear it, but it bears emphasis that we remove these foods for a while to support healing. That allows us to add those foods back in eventually.” - Jenn Trepeck
(43:34) “Take the steps that we're willing and able to take when we're willing and able to take them versus feeling like you have to do everything all at once and then are totally overwhelmed.” - Jenn Trepeck
RESOURCES:
Become A Member of Salad with a Side of Fries
Jenn’s Free Menu Plan
A Salad With a Side of Fries
A Salad With A Side Of Fries Merch
A Salad With a Side of Fries Instagram
What Your Thyroid Says About the Rest of Your Health (feat. Reed Davis)
Metabolic Health is Overall Health (feat. Dr. Casey Means)
GUEST RESOURCES:
Jenn Malecha - Instagram
Wholistic Health Boss - Facebook
Wholistic Health Boss - YouTube
GUEST BIOGRAPHY:
Jenn Malecha supports busy, health-mind professionals in taking back control of their health by giving them access to the proper lab tests and resources to find the missing pieces of their health puzzle, fix what is wrong, and get back to feeling like themselves again.
Using over a decade of personal training experience, training in Functional Diagnostic Nutrition®, Transformational Coaching, and a B.S. in Kinesiology, she creates personalized health-rebuilding programs for clients that are realistic and sustainable for long-lasting results and that empowers clients to be the boss of their health.
If you’re ready to look at the “big picture” of your health (not just one disconnected piece at a time), to embrace healthy as a way of being, and to stop settling for anything less than you deserve when it comes to your health and happiness then Jenn is exactly who you’ve been looking for!
Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size bonus episodes offer tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn is talking about the fascinating Blue Mind Theory—the idea that being in, on, or near water can profoundly impact your mental and physical well-being. But what is it about water that calms the mind, sparks creativity, and even lowers stress hormones? Could something as simple as taking a shower or listening to the sound of waves really influence your brain? Tune in to find out! Like what you're hearing? Be sure to check out the full-length episodes of new releases every Wednesday. Have an idea for a nutrition nugget? Submit it here: https://asaladwithasideoffries.com/index.php/contact/
RESOURCES:
Become A Member of Salad with a Side of Fries
Jenn’s Free Menu Plan
A Salad With a Side of Fries
A Salad With A Side Of Fries Merch
A Salad With a Side of Fries Instagram
Blue Mind - Book
Does your health plan stress you out more than it helps you? If navigating wellness feels overwhelming, you’re not alone. Luckily, wellness doesn’t have to be complicated. In this episode, Jenn shows us how.
On this episode of Salad with a Side of Fries, host Jenn Trepeck is here to help you uncomplicate your health journey. From focusing on what works for your body to tuning out the endless noise of health content online, Jenn breaks down the essentials—clean eating, movement, sleep, stress management, including the power of social connection, and the role of supplements. Learn why consistency matters more than perfection, how to listen to your body's signals, and why sleep might be the ultimate biohack. It’s time to simplify, take control, and make wellness work for you—without the stress!
The Salad With a Side of Fries podcast is hosted by Jenn Trepeck, who discusses wellness and weight loss for real life, clearing up the myths, misinformation, bad science & marketing surrounding our nutrition knowledge and the food industry. Let’s dive into wellness and weight loss for real life, including drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store.
IN THIS EPISODE:
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
QUOTES:
(07:48) “No expert knows your body better than you do. We teach ourselves not to listen to our bodies, we outsource all of that to the rules, and we follow the rules and ignore the signs and communication coming from our bodies.” Jenn Trepeck
(11:45) “The difference between a meal and a snack is how much we have at a time and how long till we might need to eat again.” Jenn Trepeck
(21:33) “We've heard sitting is the new smoking. Right? The thing we're doing that we don't realize is slowly killing us because sitting all day is not human.” Jenn Trepeck
(27:34) “The physiological response designed to save our lives now contributes to our demise.” Jenn Trepeck
(42:54) “Anything we're doing for one part of the body supports everything in the body.” Jenn Trepeck
RESOURCES:
Become A Member of Salad with a Side of Fries
Jenn’s Free Menu Plan
A Salad With a Side of Fries
A Salad With A Side Of Fries Merch
A Salad With a Side of Fries Instagram
Top Five Tips for Digesting Nutrition News
Nutrition Nugget: 30-30-30
The Ultimate Biohack
Sleep On It
60 Second Health Quiz
Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size bonus episodes offer tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn is talking about Sola Carb Bread and whether it truly lives up to the hype. With Gary (one of Jenn’s client’s) once again stepping in as our official taste tester, we take a closer look at the marketing claims, nutrition labels, and ingredient lists to see if this low-carb bread is worth adding to your pantry—or if it’s just another overly processed option wrapped in a healthy halo. Could too much fiber in Sola Carb Bread lead to unexpected digestive surprises? Tune in to find out! Like what you're hearing? Be sure to check out the full-length episodes of new releases every Wednesday. Have an idea for a nutrition nugget? Submit it here: https://asaladwithasideoffries.com/index.php/contact/
RESOURCES:
Become A Member of Salad with a Side of Fries
Jenn’s Free Menu Plan
A Salad With a Side of Fries
A Salad With A Side Of Fries Merch
A Salad With a Side of Fries Instagram
“Healthier” Food Swaps - Worth it or Hard Pass
What if a simple molecule could revolutionize health and longevity?
n this Salad with a Side of Fries episode, Jenn Trepeck welcomes Greg the Hydrogen Man, a molecular hydrogen therapy specialist, researcher, and the voice behind the popular YouTube channel Uprising 144k. Greg shares his journey of overcoming severe health challenges through molecular hydrogen and how this powerful antioxidant can optimize cellular health, reduce oxidative stress, and support overall well-being. From uncovering groundbreaking research in Japan to witnessing his father’s recovery from arthritis, Greg dives deep into the science and potential of hydrogen therapy. He also sheds light on common misconceptions, warning about low-quality hydrogen products that may do more harm than good.
The Salad With a Side of Fries podcast is hosted by Jenn Trepeck, discussing wellness and weight loss for real life, clearing up the myths, misinformation, bad science & marketing surrounding our nutrition knowledge and the food industry. Let’s dive into wellness and weight loss for real life, including drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store.
IN THIS EPISODE:
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
QUOTES:
(11:08) “It's important to use hydrogen properly because it needs to be safe, but you want it to be effective. So we want it to work.” Greg the Hydrogen Man
(21:41) “We don't realize the value of our health until it's jeopardized. Right? And then we realize how little these other things matter.” Jenn Trepeck
(36:27) “They put hydrogen there because they had already seen that it was having a positive effect on all these medical conditions.” Greg the Hydrogen Man
(37:26) “Inflammation is essentially the source of all sickness, illness, disease. It is oxidative stress, like the rusting of our insides.” Jenn Trepeck
(40:04) “Hydrogen is the most abundant element.” Jenn Trepeck
(48:51) “When we can increase the nutrient density and the way nutrients reach the different body parts, there's so much possibility.” Jenn Trepeck
RESOURCES:
Become A Member of Salad with a Side of Fries
Jenn’s Free Menu Plan
A Salad With a Side of Fries
A Salad With A Side Of Fries Merch
A Salad With a Side of Fries Instagram
Biostack Over Biohack
Become a Member to Receive 10% Discount off H2 Tabs
Nutrition Nugget: Antioxidants
What’s Your Biological Age
GUEST RESOURCES:
Uprising144K Hydrogen Man - Podcast
Greg Hman - Instagram
Holy Hydrogen Machine - Website
My Pure Water - Carbon Distiller - Website
GUEST BIOGRAPHY:
Greg the Hydrogen Man is a molecular hydrogen therapy specialist, researcher, and host of the popular YouTube channel Uprising144K. Struggling to find answers and overcome extreme depression due to his compromised immune system, tumors, autoimmune issues, gut problems, arthritis, wheelchair-bound immobility, and a severe heart condition, he began his journey to heal himself and discover hydrogen along the way. Studying the complex compound for four years, he implemented it into his health regimen and reversed his health challenges. Greg discusses the endless health benefits of hydrogen, how it helps protect against EMF radiation, topical application for skin problems, tumors, hormone support, COVID-19 and marketing tricks to watch out for when shopping for generators.
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