Hello Humans! Welcome to the 54th Show housed in “The Human Theatre”. 

Today, as the title suggests, I have a HUGE Black Friday announcement AND I bring on for the second time, the beautiful Yvette Zihhalirwa. 

Yvette is an experienced Early Childhood Development specialist and has over ten years of experience working in the NGO sector, both locally and internationally. She is a mom, a certified Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) life coach, has a Bachelor’s Degree in Language and Literature from UNICAF University and has received certified training from the Nutrition Network in Therapeutic Carbohydrate Reduction and Health Management.

By leveraging her background in education and advocacy work, as well as harnessing her passion for community development, she has been fortunate enough to positively impact communities across the country. She is looking forward to continuous contributions to the future outlook of Africa’s health through her leadership at Eat Better South Africa.

Yvette and I go deep into metabolic health, diabetes, Eat Better South Africa’s knowyournumber campaign, taking your passion for health to the next level, and of course, share some exciting black Friday News…you are in for a treat!

SHOW LINKS:

First Episode with Yvette (Episode 36): https://open.spotify.com/episode/7aWzmNSd5bOoTLC75Mk3SX 

10% DISCOUNT CODE for OXFORDHEALTHSPAN: https://oxfordhealthspan.com/discount/KELSEY

Nutrition Network Affiliate code: https://courses.nutrition-network.org/?affcode=173323_21c0sxer 

Eat Better South Africa: https://eatbetter.org.za/, @eatbettersa (Instagram).

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If you’d like, you can leave a rating and review on whatever app you are listening to this Podcast on…it will help out a lot!

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Hello Humans! Welcome to the 53rd Show housed in “The Human Theatre”. 

Today, I welcome my dear friend, Jeff Tsoutsos, onto the show. 

Jeff Tsoutsos is a Cape Town born ex-fitness model and athlete who has Championed 2x South African Fitness Competitions and placed 2nd in America. He is a successful entrepreneur, being the owner, creative and marketing director of the highly respected fitness apparel and athleisure clothing brand, Dranged (which started in 2010). Jeff graduated with a B.COM in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Cape Town, after which he became a qualified personal trainer and nutritionist, Holistic Health Guide, Energy Healer, QiGong enthusiast and proponent of all things ancestral health and returning to our ancestral ways. 

In today’s episode, Jeff and I go deep into Jeff’s backstory and his expertise when it comes to fitness, body composition, nutrition, healthy living, fasting, sustainable healing and so much more! We discuss why we recently did a 60+ hour prolonged water fast (yip, 60+ hours without food). We also cover some fasting mistakes and tips - so if you are looking at doing an extended fast for health or spiritual reasons, you don’t want to miss out! There is something in here for everyone. Share this far and wide! 

SHOW LINKS: 

10% DISCOUNT CODE for OXFORDHEALTHSPAN: https://oxfordhealthspan.com/discount/KELSEY

Nutrition Network Affiliate code: https://courses.nutrition-network.org/?affcode=173323_21c0sxer

Jeff Tsoutsos - https://dranged.co.za/ , @jeff_tsoutsos (Instagram), @drangedofficial (Instagram) @drangedlifestyle (Instagram) 

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Also, never hesitate to drop me a message either on Instagram or on my email: [email protected] …I appreciate any and all feedback! 

If you’d like, you can leave a rating and review on whatever app you are listening to this Podcast on…it will help out a lot! And if you think there is anyone who would like this episode, please share this episode with them! All help is greatly appreciated!

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Hello Humans! Welcome to the 52nd Show housed in “The Human Theatre”. 

As you guessed by virtue of this show’s title, today’s episode is all about grief, loss, bereavement and navigating one’s way through it all. Carin also shares how she practices self-love, and how she keeps her head afloat whilst still practicing empathy in the very important, complex and heavy work that she does - a MUST-listen for all health-care providers and practitioners out there!!! Even mothers, fathers, caretakers! There is something in here for everyone. 

Carin Marcus-Berman is a Clinical social worker and Logotherapist, who works in private practice. She specialises in grief, loss, bereavement, oncology, Logotherapy and LIFE! Carin is also a mom, wife and Human. And as you’ll hear, Carin is one of the most beautiful, eloquent and wise Humans I have ever met, and I cannot wait for you to introduce her to you! 

SHOW LINKS:

10% DISCOUNT CODE for OXFORDHEALTHSPAN: https://oxfordhealthspan.com/discount/KELSEY

Nutrition Network Affiliate code: https://courses.nutrition-network.org/?affcode=173323_21c0sxer

Carin Marcus-Berman: [email protected] (email)

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Also, never hesitate to drop me a message either on Instagram or on my email: [email protected] …I appreciate any and all feedback! 

If you’d like, you can leave a rating and review on whatever app you are listening to this Podcast on…it will help out a lot! And if you think there is anyone who would like this episode, please share this episode with them! All help is greatly appreciated!

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Hello Humans! Welcome to the 51st Show housed in "The Human Theatre".

Today, I am honoured to have Christian Van Camp come on the show and speak about all things Men’s Health - something I don’t think could ever be emphasised enough. A large part of the health and wellness space is predominantly female-based, however, Men’s health is equally as essential to give voice to and speak out about.

Christian Van Camp is a Men’s Holistic Lifestyle and Performance Coach on a mission to energize and empower men to live a more healthy, adventurous, and balanced life. Since childhood he overcame many challenges with his family’s health, trauma, and addiction all of which inspired him to study the vast array of ancestral wisdom and modern science the past 7+ years. Most days you’ll catch Christian barefoot hiking in nature, working out, jumping in ice baths, cooking delicious meals, and playing with his two cats, Akira and Nika.

SHOW LINKS:

10% DISCOUNT CODE for OXFORDHEALTHSPAN: https://oxfordhealthspan.com/discount/KELSEY

Nutrition Network Affiliate code: https://courses.nutrition-network.org/?affcode=173323_21c0sxer 

Christian Van Camp: cvcwellness.com, @cvcwellness (Instagram), Men’s Lifestyle Optimization Program: liveinnerfit.com

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Also, never hesitate to drop me a message either on Instagram or on my email: [email protected] …I appreciate any and all feedback! 

If you’d like, you can leave a rating and review on whatever app you are listening to this Podcast on…it will help out a lot!

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Hello Humans! Welcome to the 50th Show housed in “The Human Theatre”. We are halfway to 100!!!! I cannot believe it! 

According to Dr David Rabin, M.D PhD, who is a neuroscientist, board certified Psychiatrist, health tech entrepreneur and inventor, the average person today consumes more information in the first 30 minutes of waking than the average person did in 1 WEEK in the 1950s. You heard me. When I heard this I knew I needed to write an episode for the Pod, because I don’t know about you, but I find myself completely disconnected and silently overwhelmed when I get “stuck” into all the scrolling, and in general, stuck consuming way too much content. 

And as ironic as it may seem, while I’ve been navigating my way through this low period, I came across Dr David Rabin’s work (ironic because yeah, I stumbled my way to his work while consuming content), but it truly resonated so deeply with me to the point where I needed to share it. So, today’s episode is inspired by a large proportion of Dr David Rabin’s work. In fact, I highly suggest you check out some of his work.

In today’s solo-cast, I’ll not only discuss the climate of the current information overload and overstimulation crisis that faces most of the modern world, I’ll also be sharing my personal experiences with feeling overwhelmed, overstimulated and burnout when trying to “keep up”, and finally, share with you 6 highly effective and actionable interventions that you can use to help you slow down, reconnect, process information and overstimulation, as espoused by Dr David Rabin (which, shameless plus, align perfectly with my own work!). 

I hope you enjoy the show! 

SHOW LINKS: 

10% DISCOUNT CODE for OXFORDHEALTHSPAN: https://oxfordhealthspan.com/discount/KELSEY

Nutrition Network Affiliate code: https://courses.nutrition-network.org/?affcode=173323_21c0sxer

Dr David Rabin: https://www.drdave.io/ 

Circadian Health/Light: Episode 5 with Nick Coetzee https://open.spotify.com/episode/7DhzyjwjcM6fzGhNbBazMH 

Dan Patlansky: Episode 27 https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Jl3O9Xd7ixi4LAEsytOAg 

Hydration/Electrolytes: Episode 28 with Mark Myerson https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ztNzUJSm6bt8qllEYCZB0

Follow me on Instagram @kelseybuchalter for all things relating to me and this podcast.

Also, never hesitate to drop me a message either on Instagram or on my email: [email protected] …I appreciate any and all feedback! 

If you’d like, you can leave a rating and review on whatever app you are listening to this Podcast on…it will help out a lot! And if you think there is anyone who would like this episode, please share this episode with them! All help is greatly appreciated!

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Hello Humans! Welcome to the 49th Show housed in “The Human Theatre”. 

Today I am excited to bring on to the show, Derek Burchell-Burger. Derek is the GM of an award winning NZ Manuka Honey brand, a Capetonian by birth but from a young age spent most of his life living overseas & has finally returned home. He is a strong advocate for ancestral modes of healing and Cape Town’s all encompassing outdoors lifestyle.

Derek and I discuss all things digital nomadism, honey, specifically Manuka Honey, health, bio-hacking and wellness as it pertains to the potential that Cape Town, as a city and top-tier destination, has to offer. Derek and I both get a little vulnerable at time as we reflect on our own health and personal development journeys  I hope you enjoy the show as much as I did recording it. 

SHOW LINKS: 

-10% DISCOUNT CODE for OXFORDHEALTHSPAN: https://oxfordhealthspan.com/discount/KELSEY

-Nutrition Network Affiliate code: https://courses.nutrition-network.org/?affcode=173323_21c0sxer

-Naki Manuka Honey: https://nakinewzealand.com/ , @naki_manuka_honey. 

-Follow me on Instagram @kelseybuchalter for all things relating to me and this podcast.

Also, never hesitate to drop me a message either on Instagram or on my email: [email protected] …I appreciate any and all feedback! 

If you’d like, you can leave a rating and review on whatever app you are listening to this Podcast on…it will help out a lot! And if you think there is anyone who would like this episode, please share this episode with them! All help is greatly appreciated!

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Hello Humans! Welcome to the 48th Show housed in “The Human Theatre”.

Today, I had the honour and privilege of interviewing one of my biggest inspirations in my recovery journey. Although this person never had an eating disorder, I found a significant amount of hope in her transformation to health through diet and other lifestyle interventions.   

Rebekah Farmer is a health & life coach with a keen eye for maximising the nutritional value in any way of eating. Since she was young, she has had a passion for health, nature, fitness, and holistic nutrition/food as medicine. She has overcome Chronic Lyme Disease, Chronic C-Diff, over 10 autoimmune diseases along with Osteoporosis, Costochondritis, and Degenerative Disc (which she was diagnosed with in 6th and 7th grade), OCD, Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Narcolepsy, and a myriad of digestive issues such as Gastroparesis, IBS, IBD, Slow Transit Colon, Celiac and Diverticulitis. She overcame all of it in the span of only a few years and found food freedom through proper bio individual nutrition and Faith. She has since directed her practice toward walking alongside others who are on their own healing journeys.

Today, we dive deep into antidepressants, antibiotics and their impact on the gut, hormones, fertility, bio-individuality, getting stuck in negative belief systems, the importance of having a friend and so much more. Rebekah also dives deep into her health journey, during which, at one point, she was admitted into an eating disorder facility; she was so malnourished due to her digestive issues that she had been mistaken as having an eating disorder. Rebekah and I get vulnerable about our respective experiences being in an eating disorder unit. 

If you are in the depths of chronic illness, or are in the depths of receiving even just one medical diagnosis, know that you are not alone and that there is 100% hope. Rebekah is living proof of the body’s innate ability to repair itself, when put it in the right environment to heal. 

SHOW LINKS: 

10% DISCOUNT CODE for OXFORDHEALTHSPAN: https://oxfordhealthspan.com/discount/KELSEY

Nutrition Network Affiliate code: https://courses.nutrition-network.org/?affcode=173323_21c0sxer 

Rebekah Farmer: www.tailoredketo.health , @tailoredketohealth (Instagram), [email protected] (email). 

Follow me on Instagram @kelseybuchalter for all things relating to me and this podcast.

Also, never hesitate to drop me a message either on Instagram or on my email: [email protected] …I appreciate any and all feedback! 

If you’d like, you can leave a rating and review on whatever app you are listening to this Podcast on…it will help out a lot! And if you think there is anyone who would like this episode, please share this episode with them! All help is greatly appreciated!

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Hello Humans! Welcome to the 47th Show housed in “The Human Theatre”.

Today I had the honour of chatting with the beautiful, talented, intelligent, charismatic and awe-inspiring Kimberly Robinson, known as MindfullyGrounded on Instagram (this is your sign to go and follow her!). I have previously done an Instagram live with Kimberly on her Instagram page (this is another sign for you to go an check it out!), and we finally made her coming onto the Show happen. And I cannot wait to share this inspiring, warm and heartfelt conversation with you!

Kimberly Robinson is a biology teacher finishing her PhD in Biology and Health science as well as finishing her second masters in clinical mental health counseling. She loves research, gut health, and mental health, and is very passionate about gut-brain healing and embodied connection as it comes to diet and the body. And you guessed it, today, we geek out on all things gut health, digestion, mental health, biology, self-love and hopefully make the case for knowing how the body works as one of the greatest tools at our disposal to be able to begin to journey of healing!

SHOW LINKS:

10% DISCOUNT CODE for OXFORDHEALTHSPAN: https://oxfordhealthspan.com/discount/KELSEYNutrition

Network Affiliate code: https://courses.nutrition-network.org/?affcode=173323_21c0sxer 

Kimberly Robinson: @mindfullygrounded (Instagram).

Follow me on Instagram @kelseybuchalter for all things relating to me and this podcast.Also, never hesitate to drop me a message either on Instagram or on my email: [email protected] …I appreciate any and all feedback! 

If you’d like, you can leave a rating and review on whatever app you are listening to this Podcast on…it will help out a lot! And if you think there is anyone who would like this episode, please share this episode with them! All help is greatly appreciated!

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Hello Humans! Welcome to the 46th Show housed in “The Human Theatre”.

We know that sleep is foundational when it comes to anything related to your body, and I know I am not alone in experiencing periods where the quality of my sleep is sub-optimal. There is a MAJOR difference between quantity and quality of sleep. The quality of your sleep is pivotal, because sure, you may be in bed for 8-9 hours and you may have been totally asleep for those 8-9 hours, but if you didn’t get adequate REM and Deep sleep, then you could still wake up feeling as if you haven’t slept.

I have spoken a lot about the importance of adequate sleep on the podcast, but in short, not getting enough adequate sleep puts you at risk of many diseases and disorders that range from diabetes, stroke, heart disease, obesity and dementia, to name a few. Fundamental biological processes happen when we are asleep, such as; the brain gets rid of toxic waste as well as stores and processes information, the body begins to restore important cells, releases important molecules like hormones and proteins in the name of cell rejuvenation and the nerve cells begin to re-group, re-organize and communicate, which further helps the functioning of the brain. And a happy brain equals a happy mood, body and spirit. 

However, life happens! And sometimes, our nights are interrupted, or we go to sleep later than we would like, or the quality of our sleep is depressed due to things like stress, exposure to blue light after dark, eating a big meal too close to bed etc. And one of my biggest hacks to combat a poor night of sleep is a juicy NSDR session. Insert today’s episode. 

NSDR stands for Non-sleep Deep rest, and it has been scientifically proven to combat some of the detrimental effects of a poor night’s sleep. NSDR has been popularised by Dr Andrew Huberman (one of my favourite people), and is essentially synonymous to deep relaxation or Yoga Nidra. And today, I will be guiding you through a quick NSDR session - so please utilise this whenever you feel like you’re fatigued, exhausted or overwhelmed, and especially if you have had a poor night of sleep. It can be done at any time of the day, and can even be done in the middle of the night if you are struggling to fall asleep or find yourself waking up unable to fall back asleep. It can be done seated or lying down. Share this with anyone and everyone, because we all deserve to have fully functioning, fully restored and rejuvenated cells!

SHOW LINKS:

10% DISCOUNT CODE for OXFORDHEALTHSPAN: https://oxfordhealthspan.com/discount/KELSEY

Nutrition Network Affiliate code: https://courses.nutrition-network.org/?affcode=173323_21c0sxer 

Follow me on Instagram @kelseybuchalter for all things relating to me and this podcast.

Also, never hesitate to drop me a message either on Instagram or on my email: [email protected] …I appreciate any and all feedback! If you’d like, you can leave a rating and review on whatever app you are listening to this Podcast on…it will help out a lot! And if you think there is anyone who would like this episode, please share this episode with them! All help is greatly appreciated!

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Hello Humans! Welcome to the 45th Show housed in “The Human Theatre”. 

If you follow me, you know that my diet mainly consists of animal protein. Yes, I am an absolute meat-head. And today, I get to geek out with the faces behind “The Meat Mafia” Podcast, about the powerful effects of nutrition on the Human body, auto-immunity, mental health, the food system, taking ownership of your health and ultimately life as a young adult, as well as discussing some common myths pertaining to red meat. 

Brett Ender & Harry Gray are the co-hosts of “The Meat Mafia” Podcast, a nationally ranked Nutritional podcast, which addresses fundamental problems in our food and healthcare system. Their principles are simple: eat real foods (from local sources), cook your own meals, and live a badass life. Harry & Brett are advocates of Carnivore & animal-based forms of eating. Brett used a carnivore diet to put his Ulcerative Colitis & IBS into full remission. Brett & Harry are also competitive low-carb ultra-endurance athletes, having completed Ironmans, 100K ultra-marathons, marathons, and numerous triathlons.

I hope you enjoy the show as much as I did recording it!

SHOW LINKS: 

10% DISCOUNT CODE for OXFORDHEALTHSPAN: https://oxfordhealthspan.com/discount/KELSEY

Nutrition Network Affiliate code: https://courses.nutrition-network.org/?affcode=173323_21c0sxer

The Meat Mafia: https://l.instagram.com/?u=https://themeatmafiapodcast.substack.com/&e=AT1FzJAuV4UczLCQx_V-qTQMU1A6Y6NY3VqDxjv1b4bD8aql6Iik6gPnfR22gcJaE32qghq830oLreIhEseUA--F9tfJN9F- , @themeatmafiapodcast (Instagram), https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTadLQ-3Eb58I0Q2hVQjffw (YouTube). 

Follow me on Instagram @kelseybuchalter for all things relating to me and this podcast.

Also, never hesitate to drop me a message either on Instagram or on my email: [email protected] …I appreciate any and all feedback! 

If you’d like, you can leave a rating and review on whatever app you are listening to this Podcast on…it will help out a lot! And if you think there is anyone who would like this episode, please share this episode with them! All help is greatly appreciated!

Music composed by Kelsey Buchalter.

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