The Art of Pre-Selling

In order to exercise and take care of our health we need to make some changes, adjust, and choose what we want to prioritize. As much as our jobs take a lot of our productive time, the family and the kids need attention, and we feel super tired after a busy routine, our health should also be included in this equation. We cannot let ourselves and our wellbeing be the last thing on our to do list.

In this episode of The Wellness Revolution Podcast, Amber gives you tips and strategies to get a physical activity in even if you have no time and your schedule is all over the place, everyday. Oftentimes, we think that we need to find motivation to get to the gym and the truth is that the motivation will meet us there, after the first minutes of the workout. Start small, progress over time, and you're good to go.

Wellness Quote

• "If you've got some fat loss goals and you've got some health goals and exercise is really hard for you to get in and you're not doing it… I can't sugarcoat this. At some point you're just going to have to make it happen." – Amber Shaw

Key Highlights

• Exercise is really important for our health in general, and not just the appearance. Our entire body benefits from some movement;
• Amber explains that you need to own that you need to take care of you first and really make yourself your top priority;
• It's important to start small, progress over time, and not try to do a lot of things or heavy exercise or exercise everyday, all at once;
• It's also fundamental to prepare your body for the exercise and 'get in the mood'. Sleep habits and nutrition habits must be taken into account;
• When we talk about exercising and getting fit to reach our goals, consistency is really the key and not perfection.

About Amber Shaw

Amber is a Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works with helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

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Instagram: @msambershaw

TikTok: @msambershaw

Website: ambershaw.com

Facebook: Amber Shaw

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When it comes to proper nutrition and weight loss, the myths and misinformation in the industry are really what prevents people from getting results and seeing changes. The endless cycle of new information proving other information wrong all the time can confuse people, leading them to give up. The truth – and studies and research are out there to prove it – is that nutrition is not too complicated.

In this episode of the podcast, Amber welcomes Robert J. Davis a.k.a. The Healthy Skeptic, PhD, and author to demystify popular and wrong information about nutrition. Robert explains that there are some things that we cannot help when it comes to changing our body composition (like microbiome and genetics) but there are also a lot of best practices that if done properly can really make a difference. Tune in!

Wellness Quote

• "Nobody can go from eating a certain kind of diet which is perhaps filled with a lot of processed or refined grains and overnight change that. This is a gradual process that has to happen over time and taking small steps over time is crucial here." – Robert J. Davis

Key Highlights

• Misinformation in the industry inspired Robert to start his work and try to spread the truth when it comes to nutrition;
• Robert explains that the pressure to try to lose weight no matter what, can affect our health – physical and mental;
• Robert explains that some things we can't help or change when it comes to changing our body image (microbiome and genetics);
• How to identify these things we can't change and when is the time to recognize and accept how we were made;
• Robert talks about what motivated him to write his book and what are some of the key themes that the book was based upon;
• Robert debriefs important topics for weight loss such as calories (counting macronutrients), myths about exercising and cardio, and best practices on intermittent fasting.

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Supersized Lies by Robert J. Davis

About Robert J. Davis

Robert J. Davis, PhD, a.k.a. The Healthy Skeptic is an award-winning health journalist whose work has appeared on TIME, CNN, PBS, WebMD, and in The Wall Street Journal. The author of three previous books on health, he hosts the "Healthy Skeptic" video series, which dissects the science behind popular health claims. Davis holds an undergraduate degree from Princeton University, a master's degree in public health from Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health, and a PhD in health policy from Brandeis University, where he was Pew Foundation Fellow.

Connect with Robert

Website: www.healthyskeptic.com

Instagram: @healthyskept

Facebook: Robert Davis - Healthy Skeptic

About Amber Shaw

Amber is a Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works with helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

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Instagram: @msambershaw

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Carbohydrates (commonly known as carbs) are an important component of the nutrition spectrum that our body needs to keep functioning properly. Used by the body as the main source of energy – and for that reason, is extremely valuable before physical activities. Carbohydrates are not very popular when the topic is weight loss. It's an important macronutrient that ends up being demonized, but why?

In this episode of The Wellness Revolution Podcast, Amber dives deep into this topic, explaining the best practices when it comes to carbohydrate consumption. When trying to lose weight, it's recommended to consume less processed and less refined carbohydrates and try to focus more on food portions sizes. Amber also explains that the quality of the food and the source of the carbohydrate matters as well. Tune in!

Wellness Quote

• "It is real that we cannot afford any longer to not be paying attention to the quality of our food and so I do believe that the quality of our food matters. […] I'm always operating in coaching from the place of 'food is medicine'." – Amber Shaw

Key Highlights

• People tend to demonize carbohydrates and label it as being a "bad" macronutrient, which is far from the truth;
• Food is medicine and it should be treated this way; The quality of the food also matters and it's not only a matter of "calories in, calories out";
• Amber explains that less processed and less refined carbohydrates will benefit weight loss goals more;
• Amber gives examples of less refined carbohydrates that can be good for you and can assist in weight loss;
• Instead of logging in food and weighting everything, try to focus on food portions and don't stress too much about it;

About Amber Shaw

Amber is a Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works with helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

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Instagram: @msambershaw

TikTok: @msambershaw

Website: ambershaw.com

Facebook: Amber Shaw

Tina Haupert is an expert in bringing a holistic approach to help women with their metabolism, understand their hormones, and have a better and healthier relationship with their bodies. In this episode of The Wellness Revolution, Amber interviews Tina on all of these topics and more. Tina opens up about her diagnosis with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and how it helped her understand her gut health better.

Tina also shares important tips and guidelines on what to pay attention to when it comes to our bathroom habits and gut health: things like feeling bloated after meals, feeling tired throughout the day, feeling fatigued for no apparent reason, and certain digestive issues can be signs of UC. Tina also talks about how important it is to share more about this, helping others along the way. Tune in!

Wellness Quote

• "I do think that a lot of hormonal imbalance comes down to your eating and how you're living your life. Hormonal imbalance doesn't come out of nowhere and usually is a result of something that is happening in the body." – Tina Haupert

Key Highlights

• Tina tells everything about how she got to do what she does right now, helping other women find balance and healing their metabolism;
• Tina talks about the importance of showing yourself, being vulnerable, and sharing your story – it can help others too;
• Important things to pay attention to when it comes to gut health and bathroom habits – learn how to identify some things that are happening;
• Tina talks about the idea that has become popular recently, which is consuming water around mealtime;
• What are some of the best practices for hormone testing (learn about DUTCH testing) and what are some tips to keep gut health balanced;
• Tina talks about probiotics, supplements, macronutrients, and the concept of her book 'The Everything Macro Diet Cookbook'.

Episode Resources

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About Tina Haupert

Tina Haupert is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P), certified nutrition coach, cookbook author, and the creative mind behind Carrots 'N' Cake—a popular healthy living blog that chronicles her adventures, workouts, and recipes, all while sharing how you can have your carrots and eat your cake, too. Tina works one-on-one with clients, utilizing hormone testing and a macro-based approach to help them enhance their metabolism and diet to achieve their health and body composition goals. Tina was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis 10 years ago and is also an active IBD advocate.

Connect with Tina

Book: The Everything Macro Diet Cookbook by Tina Haupert

Website: www.carrotsncake.com

Facebook: Carrots 'N' Cake Community Group

Instagram: @carrotsncake

About Amber Shaw

Amber is a Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works with helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

Connect with Amber

Instagram: @msambershaw

TikTok: @msambershaw

Website: ambershaw.com

Facebook: Amber Shaw

People who have always been on the fence with their body image can get really triggered with 8-week-programs, 5-day-challenges, and all sorts of these offers that exist on the internet. You know, chronic dieters really struggle with self-belief, confidence, and conviction so when they see themselves wanting to commit to something, they get really frustrated and afraid of not being able to go all in.

In this episode of The Wellness Revolution Podcast, Amber gives you a pep talk if you are one of these chronic dieters who are bombarded with all kinds of challenges and programs on social media. Amber explains that you cannot fail if you lower your expectations and change the word 'perfection' to 'consistency'. Everything seems easier when we abandon the many attempts of doing things flawlessly.

Wellness Quote

• "The only way that you can mess up is if you stop showing up. That's it." – Amber Shaw

Key Highlights

• Chronic dieters can get freaked out with programs or challenges. Due to the many past attempts of trying to get results no matter what, this 'gotta-do-it-perfectly' mentality can get in the way;
• Amber explains that if you are listening and you see yourself as one of these examples, know that it's ok and these are real feelings you shouldn't be ashamed of;
• Trying to follow these programs with consistency instead of perfection and always keep moving forward is the antidote of not failing.

Episode Resources

Doors open for Master Your Nutrition, Master Your Body on 4/19. We start 4/25!

About Amber Shaw

Amber is a Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works with helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

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Instagram: @msambershaw

TikTok: @msambershaw

Website: ambershaw.com

Facebook: Amber Shaw

CBD companies have been emerging in the health and wellness space and are now one of the most successful niches of this industry. Hundreds of thousands of people that deal with mental health issues like constant stress, episodes of depression, panic attacks, anxiety, and even aches and athletic injuries can now benefit from all the help that CBD products provide. In this episode you will learn everything on this topic.

Today, Amber welcomes Matt Lombardi. Matt is the co-founder of beam, a company whose mission is to develop special products to optimize functional wellness, recovery, calmness, and energy. Matt talks about every single step of this entrepreneurial journey he started with his best friend Kevin Moran, from college times, until beam's future projects. Learn all about CBD products and how you too can benefit from them.

Wellness Quote

• "From the brand side we need to really take this into a whole different direction and make this brand friendly, approachable. We always wanted to stay aspirational but very attainable for people." – Matt Lombardi

Key Highlights

• How Matt and his friend started beam, their first contact with CBD products, and how entrepreneurship was a very challenging but rewarding experience for him;
• Matt explains what is CBD, THC, the difference between them, and the whole spectrum of the products;
• Tips and guidelines for the average people when using CBD supplements;
• How to differentiate CBD products and how to know the right dosage for you;
• Benefits of adaptogen products and the connection with CBD supplements;
• What to look for when buying CBD products.

Episode Resources

Doors open for Master Your Nutrition, Master Your Body on 4/19. We start 4/25!

About Matt Lombardi

Matt Lombardi grew up in the greater Boston area and attended Boston College where he played hockey throughout his tenure winning the national championship his sophomore/senior year. With an athletic background, Matt suffered with injuries until he decided to pursue entrepreneurship and co-found beam.

Connect with Matt

Website: www.beamorganics.com

Instagram: @beam

Instagram: @mattlombardi24

About Amber Shaw

Amber is a Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works with helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

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Instagram: @msambershaw

TikTok: @msambershaw

Website: ambershaw.com

Facebook: Amber Shaw

Divorce is a very challenging situation that happens for a great number of couples. It's a very long process, it's a very draining decision to make, and when we see ourselves taking steps towards the separation, we suffer even more realizing that it's for real. Not only do the emotions get overwhelming, we also deal with fears of all kinds. Fear of loneliness, fear of lack of support, financial fear, and the list goes on and on.

In this episode of The Wellness Revolution Podcast, Amber gets really personal to tell you her experience with her divorce and how she was able to overcome so many fears that were brought to surface all of a sudden. Amber explains that, even though she always had a profession and was very safe financially, she had to shift her mindset and internalize that from that moment on, she would take care of herself. Tune in!

Wellness Quote

• "When I could just really step back and look at things more objectively and start to pick off my fears one by one, things got easier." – Amber Shaw

Key Highlights

• Amber talks about her divorce, how she was able to accept that the marriage was ending, and how she eventually found herself in a position of self-sufficiency, accepting that she did could take care of herself;
• Amber explains that divorce does not happen overnight and it's not a sudden decision. On the contrary: it's a long process that requires patience, a lot of inner work, and caution (especially if it involves children);
• When we see ourselves taking real and solid steps to actually end the marriage, it might be really scary – for example, getting legal advice. Amber explains that it doesn't need to be this way and getting information is just part of the process.

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Episode Resources

#ZeroProcessed: Free 5 Day Satisfaction and Consistency Nutrition Challenge for women who want fast, easy and delicious nutrition solutions. Link: www.ambershaw.com/zeroprocessed

About Amber Shaw

Amber is a Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works with helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

Connect with Amber

Instagram: @msambershaw

TikTok: @msambershaw

Website: ambershaw.com

Facebook: Amber Shaw

In times like these, dating has never been so challenging, right? With the pandemic, everything became online and digital; everything suddenly started to happen from a distance and meeting new people for real turned into an impossible mission. Dating apps and social media made everything possible somehow, but now we are finally beginning to be sociable again, and finding a partner is now a possibility.

This episode of The Wellness Revolution features Cat Cantrill. Amber welcomes Cat to talk all things finding love, meeting new people, first date tips, and how to navigate being single again after a long term relationship or marriage. Cat shares the do's and don'ts of dates and how important it is to open ourselves up for happiness, love, and pleasure even if everything doesn't feel "perfect". Why wait to enjoy life?

Wellness Quote

• "The more 'happy' you are now, that's going to ultimately fuel your need to be happ-ier." – Cat Cantrill

Key Highlights

• Cat shares about how inspiring women and helping women get back their confidence were the reasons she started her business;
• Cat decided to open a dance studio as a hobby and she highlights the importance of having hobbies and doing things for ourselves from time to time;
• Self-sabotage: why do we keep waiting to be happy and why do we feel the need to keep postponing happiness and joy because something doesn't feel "perfect"?
• Cat explains if there are different rules for women with different ages when navigating the dating world;
• Cat tells the listeners some of the tips she uses with her clients if they are going on first dates (tips for single and newly divorced women);
• The concept of anxious attachment style and how past experiences affect our relationships later in life.

Episode Resources

#ZeroProcessed: Free 5 Day Satisfaction and Consistency Nutrition Challenge for women who want fast, easy and delicious nutrition solutions. Link: www.ambershaw.com/zeroprocessed

About Cat Cantrill

Cat is an author, a dating coach and a matchmaker. She is also the CEO of Heart Agency, coaching women to find love since 2013. She specializes in helping women take the business out of dating and attracting true love. Cat gives women the tools they need to set the foundation of a fun and flirty dating life.

Connect with Cat

Website: www.theheartagency.com

Instagram: @catcantrill

Facebook: Cat Cantrill

Podcast: Single Women's Society with Cat Cantrill

About Amber Shaw

Amber is a Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works with helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

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Instagram: @msambershaw

TikTok: @msambershaw

Website: ambershaw.com

Facebook: Amber Shaw

In this episode of The Wellness Revolution, Amber shares important tips on meal prep. When it comes to living a healthy lifestyle and maintaining sustainable and sane eating habits, you don't have to try to control everything you eat and count macros and count calories and be super stressed about your food. At the same time, it's good to plan ahead and have an idea of your meals during the week. As much as we try to cook all of our meals on Sunday and consume them throughout the week, we don't know what's going to happen in these 7 days: we might go out for dinner, we might have an event, we might be super busy with meetings all day… so it's impossible to use all of our food containers perfectly. The key in this situation is having balance, being moderate, and trying not to obsess about it. Tune in!

Wellness Quote

• "I think a lack of preparation can be one of the biggest downfalls in attaining the results that you want and really staying the course of eating healthy most of the time." – Amber Shaw

Key Highlights

• Amber talks about the idea of meal prep and how we shouldn't try to control every single meal we will eat during the week, but instead just planning a little;
• Stop trying to plan so much: you might want to go out for dinner during the week or something comes up and you get busy, it's all good;
• Amber explains that although she plans her meals in advance, there is always back up meals in the freezer, or emergency meals;
• It's also important to look at your schedule and see what your day looks like, and then plan your meals accordingly.

Episode Resources

Atomic Habits by James Clear

Episode Resources

#ZeroProcessed: Free 5 Day Satisfaction and Consistency Nutrition Challenge for women who want fast, easy and delicious nutrition solutions. Click here to learn more!

About Amber Shaw

Amber is a Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works with helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

Connect with Amber

Instagram: @msambershaw

TikTok: @msambershaw

Website: ambershaw.com

Facebook: Amber Shaw

When it comes to weight loss, there are a lot of key aspects that are responsible for someone achieving a goal or not. Some people – and that is a modern debate – believe that it all comes down to calories in, calories out, counting calories, and eating less than your 'maintenance level'. Science, however, has been proving that metabolism and the many signs our bodies give us also play an important role.

This episode of The Wellness Revolution is all about metabolism and simple guidelines to weight loss. Join Amber and Dr. Jade Teta as they dive in on a very complete guide about this topic. You will learn how you can start to listen to your metabolism through some of its signs (like cravings and sleep issues), how to balance eating habits and exercising, how to measure weight loss, as well as a detailed explanation on hormones.

Wellness Quote

• "Wouldn't it be nice if you knew the language that your metabolism speaks? Because it doesn't speak English, it speaks metabolism and people do not know how to speak that language. Before you understand how to work with your metabolism, you need to understand what it is saying and how it is speaking to you." – Dr. Jade Teta

Key Highlights

• Why diet books containing all kinds of meal plans, food lists, and recipes don't usually work;
• How the average person can start to understand metabolism and "speak" the metabolism language, understanding and identifying its signs;
• Attaining weight loss is not hard, what is hard is maintaining weight loss;
• General guidelines when it comes to balancing eating and exercising – it's important to start slow when beginning to exercise (move more) daily;
• How to start when trying to lose weight – first steps, key steps, and best exercises and meals options;
• The best ways to measure weight loss (not stepping on the scale);
• A complete guide on menopause and hormonal health (differences between estrogen and progesterone).

Episode Resources

#ZeroProcessed: Free 5 Day Satisfaction and Consistency Nutrition Challenge for women who want fast, easy and delicious nutrition solutions. Link: www.ambershaw.com/zeroprocessed

About Dr. Jade Teta

Dr. Jade is an integrative physician, author and expert in the realm of natural health, fitness, metabolism, and self-development. He has spent the last 25 years immersed on the study of strength conditioning, hormonal metabolism, and the psychology of change and success. Host of 'Next Level Human' podcast.

Connect with Dr. Jade

Website: www.jadeteta.com

Instagram: @jadeteta

Facebook: Jade Teta

Podcast: Next Level Human with Dr. Jade Teta

About Amber Shaw

Amber is a Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works with helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

Connect with Amber

Instagram: @msambershaw

TikTok: @msambershaw

Website: ambershaw.com

Facebook: Amber Shaw