Straight-Up Wellness

In this episode, Thom King talks about healthy alternatives to sugar on a keto diet:

* Thom's personal journey

* The trend of "diabesity"

* Sugar addiction

* The effect of Type 2 Diabetes on our healthcare system

* Being connected to nature

* The effects of artificial sweeteners

* Aspartame and Parkinson's Disease

* Sucralose and your microbiome

* Claims that the taste of sweet spikes blood sugar

* How the body recognizes glucosides

* Erythritol and xylitol

* Gut bacteria and your tolerance to sugar alcohols

* Allulose - the "rare sugar"

* Allulose and its use in baked goods

* Stevivia avoiding the bitterness of stevia

* Not using stevia as a stand-alone sweetener

* Keto for overcoming sugar addiction

* Keto for heartburn relief

* How Thom found keto

* Journaling to fix his health issues

* Weekly cheat days in the beginning of his keto journey

* Integrating intermittent fasting

* Tracking macros

* IMO - liquid vegetable fiber - and being kicked out of ketosis

* Guy Gone Keto product ingredients

* Thom's macros: 70% fat, 20% protein, 10% cruciferous veggies

* Reformulation of Guy Gone Keto BBQ sauce

* Spicy Garlic Ketchup

* Giving back to the arts, music, and physical education in schools

* The Open School serving at-risk youth

In this episode, Stephen Vaughn talks about harnessing the limitless potential of young children:

* Stephen's dream chasing journey

* A stage 4 cancer diagnosis

* Teaching in a high-poverty area

* Relating to students through painful life experiences

* Teaching physical education to 700 elementary kids per week

* Capturing kids at a young age = limitless potential

* Children writing down what they want to be when they grow up without a thought of any obstacles

* Dream Wall

* Showing kids who they can become with the right activities and intentions

* Activities to build confidence

* Jumping in without a safety net

* Becoming a Dream Chaser

* The structure of Dream Chasers programs

* School and parent involvement

* The Dream Chaser Challenge

* Family participation

* Activity + putting the right people in your life + mindset

* Functional fitness

* Building confidence and character

* 3 words that equate to being a Dream Chaser

* The rollercoaster of confidence

* Encouraging and loving one another for who we are

* Building others up

* Dream Chaser Code

* Mimicking the positive

* Bringing Dream Chasers to schools and communities

* Help wanted: passionate people

* Best advice to help kids stay focused on their dreams

* Helping kids understand the "why"

In this episode, Nevada Gray talks about her personal health journey, the problems with plants, and her carnivore diet:

* Nevada's personal journey

* PCOS and metabolic health struggles

* Evolving who you are based on what you're learning and how you're living

* Paleo low carb diet

* Cauda Equina Syndrome

* Waking up paralyzed

* Symptoms of Cauda Equina Syndrome

* How to fully recover from Cauda Equina Syndrome

* Nevada's road to recovery

* Finding encouragement through Shawn Stevenson's journey

* Multifactorial conditions leading to Nevada's injury

* Correcting muscle imbalances

* Implementing a sleep protocol

* Cravings during recovery

* Hydration for recovery

* Keto for neurodegenerative repair

* Starting very high fat keto

* "Cheating" with protein

* Feeling good without vegetables

* Nightshade toxicity

* Removing seeds and skin from vegetables

* High lectin foods

* "The Plant Paradox" book

* Plant-based pharmaceutical side effects

* Oxalates

* 3 factors for autoimmune conditions

* Foods while eating 80% fat

* Listening to your body

* DiagnosisDiet.com

* Food families and drug compounds

* Elimination dieting

* High lectin plants and insulin resistance

* Going full-blown carnivore

* Personal benefits of going carnivore

* Weight loss stalls with traditional keto

* The fiber myth

* The gut and gas

* How quickly the microbiome changes

* Evolving personal carnivore

* Nevada's typical food menu

* Supplement-free

* Biggest mistakes when starting carnivore

* Timing foods with circadian rhythm

* Weight loss without loose skin

* Carnivore and insulin resistance

* Gluconeogenesis as a demand-driven process

* Carnivore for women

* Why women gain weight on carnivore

* Quality of proteins - important or not?

* Tracking - necessary?

* Why lower ketone numbers are good

* Oxidative Priority Theory

* Transitioning into carnivore

* Food journaling for food addiction and inflammation

* Carnivore eliminating cravings

In this episode, Julie Scholten talks about keto for breastfeeding moms:

* Julie's personal story

* Postpartum anxiety

* Clean eating to treat colitis and anxiety

* Anxiety and stress affecting milk supply

* Ease in conception when going keto

* Pregnancy nutrition while dealing with 24/7 morning sickness

* Pregnancy supplements

* Transitioning back to keto after birth

* How to know if you're making enough breast milk

* Pumping for supply

* Difference in color and density of breast milk with keto

* Foods to enhance milk supply

* Supplements to boost milk supply

* Add brewer's yeast and flaxseed to recipes to boost supply

* Macros for breastfeeding moms

* Importance of eating enough food

* Carb intake for breastfeeding moms

* The most important goals for breastfeeding moms

* Getting back to pre-pregnancy weight

* Managing postpartum anxiety with keto

* Boosting energy for breastfeeding moms

* Transitioning from breastfeeding macros to "regular" keto macros post-breastfeeding

* Best advice for mamas who are breastfeeding and want to go keto

In this episode, Betty Jean Bell talks about retraining your brain to celebrate yourself:

* Personal journey

* Being bullied for a body

* Leaning on food and future success for comfort and worth

* Idea that "success = safety"

* Believing that we need to look a certain way to be loved

* Being mute for 18 months

* What do YOU need to make yourself feel good

* Your brain and your body love you

* Focus on feeling good right now at the moment

* The problem with "someday" goals

* The beliefs that keep women stuck

* Getting what you want with what you have right now

* Mastering your mind

* The "fixing" mentality

* Thought habits

* Mantras over affirmations

* Reprogramming the neuropathways

* Retraining the brain to celebrate yourself

* Being uncomfortable with change

* Honoring your own dream

* Transformation requires a peer group that is on the same path as you

* The team mentality

* What is precious is a priority

* Not taking "no" as an answer

* Overhauling the "You Are A Babe" 12-week program

* Ending body hatred

* Reclaiming power around beauty

* Finding self-confidence through Instagram

* Learning how to take beautiful photos

* Importance of external beauty to seeing yourself with love

In this episode, Dr. Anna Cabeca talks about the importance of alkalizing your keto diet:

* Dr. Cabeca's personal story

* The devastation of diagnoses

* Acting based on love or fear

* The effect grief has on physiology

* Major and minor transformations

* Getting into a flow

* Becoming self-aware

* Keto Green living

* Alkalinity

* Medicating ADD

* Becoming "keto crazy"

* Urine PH as a vital sign

* What all creates an acidic urine PH

* PH levels telling us how we handle life

* Health benefits of alkaline urine PH

* Getting alkaline PH while being keto

* Being in tune with your heart's desires

* Getting into ketosis is essential

* Keto clean living

* Women are completely different from men

* Thyroid numbers improving

* 10% fasting, 80% keto, 10% feasting

* Metabolic flexibility

* How long it takes to get into ketosis

* The components of a keto green lifestyle

* Maca root

* Alkaline water

* Green breakfast bowl

* Sprouts for detoxing

* Making sure there are alkalizers on every plate

* Counting macros

* Stress affecting blood sugar and ability to get into ketosis

* "Get your Nancy Drew on!"

* Using Weight Watchers points

* How often to test urine PH

* Go to bed and wake up alkaline

* Feast days

* Restriction fatigue

* Working with Dr. Cabeca

* "The Hormone Fix" book

* Test, don't guess

In this episode, Antoinette Caruso talks about her holistic approach to health and longevity:

* Food as medicine

* Our bodies are designed to grow and heal

* How food has changed throughout the years

* Bacteria is necessary for good health

* Why foods are devoid of nutrients

* Knowing the source of where your food is coming from

* Eating what is seasonal to where you are

* Choosing the right foods for your body

* Teeth and mental wellness

* Mental illness and Westernized foods

* Food based on heritage

* What style of eating brings the best balance

* Food journal to document how food is affecting the body and the mind

* Food Intolerance Test

* Why to retest every 6 months

* What happens when you eat wheat

* Bone broth

* Hypothyroidism through diet

* Autoimmune diseases and gut health

* Mental issues and gut health

* How to actually digest foods and absorb their nutrients

* Small changes to nutrition and lifestyle to restore balance

* Example of energy work

* Universal energy

* Vibrational thoughts and feelings

* Honoring Divine conception

* Epigenetics

* Choices that make you well or sick

* Doing energy work virtually

* Rehealing and resealing the gut

* Focused breathing

In this episode, Kristen Zurek talks about the body benefits of ballet-inspired barre workouts:

* Kristen's evolution from dancer to barre instructor

* What is barre

* Body weight and alignment

* Incorporating ballet movements

* Body benefits of barre

* Precision of movement

* Barre for all levels of fitness

* Exercise must feel good on the body

* Intensity of barre

* Music as motivation

* Barre discrimination

* Mind Body component of barre

* Equipment for barre workouts

* Studio workouts vs Streaming

* Doing a barre workout without a bar

* Barre with babies and kids

* Lose the intimidation

* Empowerment on all levels

In this episode, Matt Walrath talks about nutrition and fitness, coaching, and transformations that last:

* How Matt started out in the fitness business

* After the honeymoon phase of owning your business

* Feeling like you have to use your degree

* How to identify an energy vampire in your life

* The "protection purge"

* Building resilience

* How energy vampires affect overall wellness

* The "attack mind"

* How mental health affects physical health transformations

* Cortisol gets a bad rap

* Sleep for whole body health

* Centralizing fat storage

* Difference between building resilience and being desensitized

* Tips for developing a healthy mindset

* Your results in life are your own choices

* Difficult clients as your best teachers

* Being able to identify your ideal client as a business owner

* Feeling like a difficult client

In this episode, Sarah Fragoso talks about living authentically and learning to trust your body:

* The overwhelm of daily life

* Guilt when we don't "get it all done"

* Sarah's personal mindfulness practice

* Being intentional during meditation

* Having a "spiritual IV"

* Allowing yourself to feel negative emotions

* Quick guided meditation with Sarah

* Favorite guided meditations

* Why we get hangry

* Two hormones we have the most control over

* Physiological side of being hangry

* Hormonal imbalances

* Constant change in hormones, and adapting to change

* Listening to your body

* Body acceptance

* Full engagement living

* The 4 Week Hangry program

* Finding what works for you

* Being your best friend

* Opting out of overwhelm

* Living in your authenticity

* Food addictions

* The sustainability of diets

* Pros and cons of intuitive eating

* Moving forward after identifying hormonal disruption

* Developing trust in your body

* Turning into your ACES