The countdown is on for the Joyous Cookbook because it comes out on December 31st and we couldn't be more excited about it! Walker and I are thrilled to bring you this cookbook but there was a lot of work and hustling to get this book done. In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of bringing it to life. 

IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS

• Why we created the joyous cookbook and who it's for
• How I developed the recipes and the inspiration behind them like Walker's grandmother Mamabea
• The process of shooting the recipes from props to food styling
• How I got a cookbook deal
• What did we do with all the food we shot
• How to get you preorder bundle
• What we hope you take away from the book

RESOURCES

• More about The Joyous Cookbook
• My first cookbook: Joyous Health - the foundations of natural healthy living
• My second cookbook: Joyous Detox - detox lifestyle hacks and detox-friendly recipes. This is the cookbook that has those salmon quinoa cakes I mentioned
• Best ever pizza crust recipe
• Get your preorder bundle recipes from the Joyous Cookbook

More about Joyous Health 

• Check out our award-winning blog Joyous Health 
• Check out Joy’s bestselling cookbooks
• Follow Joyous Health on Instagram
• Find Joyous Health on facebook
• Learn more about The Joyous Health Business Program
• Check out our full line of Natural & Organic Haircare and Body Care. 

This past September, you might remember our Joyous Night At The Movies event in Toronto where Joyous Health partnered with The Superfood Chain to preview this incredible documentary! I have been working with the team at Fathom Film Group (who are the people responsible for bringing The Superfood Chain documentary to life) for the past year because I strongly believe the message they are sharing needs to get out to the masses.

It's why we brought Ann Shinn, the filmmaker behind The Superfood Documentary, to talk more about this on the Joyous Health podcast today, and more specifically, the impact that our superfood shopping habits have on the world and people around us. 

Ann is an award-winning Director and Producer known for beautiful, compelling documentary films, series, and innovative interactive projects. Her films and series have aired on CBC, TVO, HBO, ABC, CBC The Documentary Channel, Discovery Channel, HGTV, History Channel, SLICE. 

IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:

• How Ann Shinn paved her way in the filmmaking industry
• The challenge in putting personal biases aside as a filmmaker 
• The art of letting the truth of a story unfold naturally in a documentary 
• What inspired The Superfood Chain documentary
• Do you know where your superfoods actually come from?
• How the nutritional content of superfoods vary depending on where they're sourced from
• The impact on farmer's to have a new superfood pop up every week
• Ann's journey of traveling with her daughters to Bolivia to learn about superfoods 
• The beauty of using the natural and locally sourced superfoods from where you live
• How to be mindful and shop for food sustainably 
• Why you should try to buy smaller fish 
• The one thing Ann hopes for people to get out of The Superfood Chain
• Not all fair-trade organizations are created equal
• What's next for Ann after The Superfood Chain
• Where you can watch The Superfood Chain 

RESOURCES: 

• Watch: The Superfood Chain 

More about Joyous Health 

• Check out our award-winning blog Joyous Health 
• Check out Joy’s bestselling cookbooks
• Follow Joyous Health on Instagram
• Find Joyous Health on facebook
• Learn more about The Joyous Health Business Program
• Check out our full line of Natural & Organic Haircare and Body Care. 

This is a deeply personal episode and one that we've been putting off talking about on the podcast for a while. Sharing this story on the blog back in 2018 was very therapeutic in my own healing journey but talking about it out loud with the world was a whole other ball game.

However, we decided we should share our experience on the podcast because we feel that it's our duty to talk about something that people don't like to talk about. And because we know there's someone like you out there who's been through it too or you're in the process of going through it and I believe our story might give you comfort in knowing that you are not alone. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• Why we wanted to share our miscarriage story 
• Missed miscarriages and what they are
• How Vienna knew we were pregnant before we did 
• Walker's reaction to the news that we were pregnant again
• Navigating the loneliness and isolation that comes with miscarriage
• Mourning your former life
• Who we turned to for support
• Why your emotional state doesn't have to relate to how long you've been pregnant
• Recalling the sequence of events on the day of the miscarriage
• Don't be afraid to feel the feels
• What helped us to heal and move forward
• Why you shouldn't ask people when they're having their next child

More about Joyous Health 

• Check out our award-winning blog Joyous Health 
• Check out Joy’s bestselling cookbooks
• Follow Joyous Health on Instagram
• Find Joyous Health on facebook
• Learn more about The Joyous Health Business Program 

Check out our full line of Natural & Organic Haircare and Body Care. 

017: Conversations with Joy and Walker (Vol. 1)

Like many things in life, you just gotta show up! That's exactly what we did in this episode. Walker's computer crashed last week and I was travelling, so we not only lost a lot of highly important files, we had zero time to make up for it. This is why we decided to just wing this episode and have a random conversation about a variety of topics including smiling at strangers, eating cake, how I cope with being away from our daughter while travelling and what I do to stay balanced.

  Resources  

• Upcoming events at Joyous Health: https://www.joyoushealth.com/upcoming-events
• Subscribe to our newsletter: https://hi.joyoushealth.com/news/
• Nature's Fare: https://www.naturesfare.com
• Genuine Health: https://www.genuinehealth.com/
• Bunners Bakeshop Funfetti Cake: https://bunners.ca/collections/cakes/products/funfetti-cake?variant=21028918165568
• Neil's Uplifting episode: https://www.joyoushealth.com/27397-blog-jh-podcast-16-how-to-bring-more-awesome-into-your-life-with-neil-pasricha

  More about Joyous Health   

• Check out our award-winning blog Joyous Health 
• Check out Joy’s bestselling cookbooks
• Follow Joyous Health on Instagram
• Find Joyous Health on Facebook
• Learn more about The Joyous Health Business Program 
• Check out our full line of Natural & Organic Haircare and Body Care.

We interviewed Neil Pasricha, a New York Times Bestselling author and award-winning blogger of 1000 Awesome Things. If you need a boost of positivity or a reminder to look for all the awesome in your life, this is the episode for you. 

He was an absolute delight to chat with and you're gonna love this one!

IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:

• We learned all about “baby Neil”
• How a hamburger determined his parents getting married (in fact if his mom was vegan he wouldn’t be here)
• Born in Oshawa, Ontario and the only brown kid in his whole school and how he navigated it 
• How the death of his best friend and divorce spurred his world-renowned blog 1000 Awesome Things
• How a small sense of appreciation can transform your life 
• His blog later turned into a best-selling book: The Book of Awesome which he wrote from a very dark place yet it transformed his perspective 
• Neil’s wise words “Don’t take advice”
• Listen to the pilot light inside you
• YOU ARE VERY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE and why
• How he overcame his sense of shame about something that made his body different
• The power of communicating love to those you love
• Rose Rose Thorn Bud game Neil plays with his 3 boys and wife to normalize things that aren’t going awesome
• The strategy Neil uses to get his kids to be more resilient 
• The biggest atrophied muscle in society today
• Only 10% of our happiness is circumstances, 50% is genetics
• 40% of your happiness is your intentional activities!! You can control 40% of your happiness by specific behaviours
• Happiness behaviours we can teach our children
• How to be more conscious of your free time
• Why you need to read more
• The epic quest he’s on with his podcast
• Our connection to the moon
• His best ideas have come from untethering himself from all technology and wandering
• Nature deficit disorder

 

RESOURCES:

• More about Neil - https://www.neil.blog/about-neil
• 1000 Awesome things blog - 1000 Awesome Things - A time-ticking countdown of 1000 awesome things by Neil Pasricha
• Neil’s NEW BOOK -  https://amzn.to/2MEU8Mj
• All of Neil’s Books -  https://amzn.to/32HAqVy
• Michael Harris: Solitude  - https://amzn.to/2MFYenj
• Ted Talk: The 3 A’s of Awesome - https://www.ted.com/talks/neil_pasricha_the_3_a_s_of_awesome
• 3 Books Podcast - https://www.3books.co/
• The How of Happiness, by Sonja Lyubomirsky - https://amzn.to/2BFR2RD
• HBR Article: 8 Ways to Read (a lot) More Books This Year - https://hbr.org/2017/02/8-ways-to-read-a-lot-more-books-this-year

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This episode is absolutely packed with evidence-based information to support your immune system from a truly holistic approach! We take you on a journey from understanding how the immune system works, to the factors that lower your immunity and everything you can do to support your immune system. We discuss the best foods, supplements and lifestyle habits for a healthy immune system.

In this episode we discuss: 

• A full tour of your immune system
• The signs of a weakened immune system from eczema to prolonged sickness
• All the factors that lower your immune system
• Stress and how cortisol impacts your immune system 
• A simple relaxation exercise to reduce stress
• The importance of sleep for a healthy immune system
• How sugar, antibiotics and alcohol impact your immune system and microbiome
• How Pacman relates to the immune system
• Lack of protein reduces the effectiveness of your immune system
• Drink water and avoid the S.A.D. C.R.A.P Diet
• The best foods to eat for a healthy immune system: cultured foods, colourful foods, raw garlic, mushrooms, honey, protein, plant-based foods that are colourful!
• The best supplements for a healthy immune system: probiotics, vitamin D, elderberry, oil of oregano, echinacea 
• Walker's prevention plan for not getting sick
• The best lifestyle factors for a healthy immune system: sex, sleep, exercise, fun, joy, laughter, positive emotions

 

Resources

Essential supplements for a healthy immune system

A simple relaxation exercise to reduce stress

10 Natural Solutions for Sleep

The importance of Vitamin D

How to build a healthy immune system in kids

The dreaded sugar. Check out episode 6 on how to break your sugar addiction

Microbiome 101. Check out episode 14 where we chat with Dr. Brett Finlay

Detoxification: Check out episode 12 where we talk about how you can make detox part of your everyday life 

Genuine Health's Multi-strain probiotic for kids

Elderberry Force

Elderberry Suro Syrup

St. Francis Echinacea

 

More about Joyous Health 

Check out our award-winning blog Joyous Health 

Check out Joy’s bestselling cookbooks

Follow Joyous Health on Instagram

Find Joyous Health on facebook

Learn more about The Joyous Health Business Program 

Check out our full line of Natural & Organic Haircare and Body Care. 

You are about to be completely blown away when you learn about the microbes that live both in and on us and how they are bigger determinants of the state of our health than we could've ever imagined.

Here to share his wisdom is the brilliant Dr. Brett Finlay to talk about all things microbiome! Brett is a Canadian Microbiologist, a Professor of Microbiology at the University of British Columbia and world leader about how bacteria infections work. Brett has been studying microbes for over 30 years and has published over 450 articles. He's the two-time best-selling author of Let Them Eat Dirt: Saving Your Child From An Oversanitized World and The Whole Body Microbiome. 

In this episode we discuss:

• When your microbiome is first established
• Your oral microbiome and how it can influence Alzheimer's 
• How Brett got started in microbiome research 
• How changing the microbes in the gut can help you determine the state of an infection 
• Microbiome's previous reputation as "normal flora"
• How microbes were first discovered in the late 1800s 
• Why microbes were destroyed and introduced more harmful effects
• Microbes and how they can determine the health of your gut, immune system, gut-brain axis, and asthma potential 
• Most diseases have to do the state and health of your microbiome
• You can't change your genes, but you can change your microbiome
• How your microbial genes outnumber your human genes
• Why two people who live together would have more of a similar microbiome than a pair of twins with the same genetic make-up that live on the other side of the world 
• There is no single microbe that's conserved in each person 
• How the mother influences the microbes of the fetus during pregnancy
• The best birthday present your mom will ever give you 
• The connection between being delivered vaginally and the ability to digest breast milk better
• Why changing your eating habits in the third trimester is highly advised against 
• The first 100 days of a child's life and why it's so crucial 
• What living with a dog or on a farm have to do with your microbes
• Why your environment is more influential on your microbes than genes 
• Brett's thoughts on antibiotics
• How we can use antibiotics strategically 
• The link between antibiotics in animal feed (and human food) and weight gain 
• Repairing your microbiome after a course of antibiotics 
• The 94% cure rate fecal transplants have for C. difficile Colitis versus antibiotics which have a 25% cure rate 
• Why you might want to be open to taking a fecal transplant through your nose
• Brett's experience with C. difficile
• Navigating the world of probiotics and how to find the right one for you 
• Why you shouldn't use a probiotic that's intended for gut support for vaginal support 
• What we can expect for the next generation of probiotics 
• Is it necessary to take probiotics every day?
• "Re-poop-ulating"
• Your oral microbiome and how it can impact your overall health 
• Brushing your teeth 3 times/day to reduce your chance of getting Alzheimer's by 50% 
• Caring for your skin microbiome by being mindful about showering frequency
• Why Walker smells more after he showers 
• Microbial food and how to get more of it into your diet
• "The Mind Diet"
• Exercising and eating well to give your microbes an anti-inflammatory composition
• Managing stress as much as possible to maintain microbial health 
• What to know about the state of your microbes as you get older 
• How to add an extra 10 years to your life 
• The more diverse you eat, the more diverse your microbes will be 
• How Brett's research has influenced how he lives his life

 

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What if you could use your menstrual cycle as your hidden superpower? Turns out – you can! In this episode, Jenn Pike – a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and Medical Exercise Specialist – will take you through each of the 4 stages of your menstrual cycle, while touching on hormonal health, and share how you can support your body and feel your best throughout each of them. You will feel empowered and inspired to master your hormones and take your health into your own hands! 

In this episode we discuss:

• Jenn's personal journey leading up to her becoming a hormone expert
• The problem with how women's health is taught today
• Post-Birth Control Syndrome
• How the birth control pill acts similarly to antibiotics in the body
• Preparing your daughter for their first period
• The importance of tracking your menstrual cycle and symptoms
• The 4 stages of the menstrual cycle and how to support yourself throughout each of them
• Key foods, supplements, and essential oils to support your hormones throughout your menstrual cycle
• Cabbage leaves for breast pain How to know if you're producing excess estrogen
• Why you should be consuming cruciferous vegetables regularly
• How dairy, excess caffeine, sugar and alcohol raise estrogen
• Why your menstrual cycle is your superpower
• The time of month women are highly intuitive
• The biggest lies we've been taught about our menstrual cycle
• "Egg wisdom"
• The issue with not ovulating Impact of stress on hormones
• The importance of saying no
• The DUTCH test and why it's the most important test women should do
• Optimizing the prime time to workout or move your body to support your hormonal health
• Why sleep is one of the most underrated health tools

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

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We often think our anti-aging skincare routine doesn't need to start until we're in our 40s, when in fact, the best time to start is in our 20s when the aging process begins. In this episode, you will learn the best strategies to support yourself through food, supplements and lifestyle habits to age well and feel your best throughout the decades.

In this episode we discuss:

• Why I'm anti anti-aging
• How aging impacts your organs, in addition to the quality of your skin
• Why I feel better in my 40s than my 20s
• What's happening internally in your body throughout the decades
• Why you need to start thinking about supporting your body in your 20s
• Melasma and how to prevent it
• The decline of estrogen as you age
• The terrifying images I had taken by a Naturopath
• Alcohol being a huge culprit of promoting aging
• The role of sugar and aging AGES (Advanced Glycation End Products) and how they contribute to collagen and elastin break down
• "Inflammaging" and what it really means
• The role of the microbiome in slowing the aging process
• The foods and supplements to emphasize and avoid to promote graceful aging
• Astaxanthin and its UV-blocking properties
• Green Tea and how its catechins help to fight off free radicals
• The importance of antioxidants as you age
• Vitamin C as the precursor to collagen
• How fermented foods help to reduce inflammation
• Exercise and how it makes our cells younger
• Regenerating your telomeres Why beauty sleep is REAL
• Managing stress and why it's more important than ever
• Why I recommend multi-strain probiotics
• Blue zones and what we can learn from them

SHOW NOTES: https://bejoyo.us/2kUanKm

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Supporting your body's natural detoxification system is more important than ever. Our ancient biology simply wasn't designed for the chemicals and toxins in our modern environment and as a result, we're seeing a higher frequency of symptoms such as sluggish digestion, acne, and low energy, and the rates of illness and disease are skyrocketing. After listening to this episode, you will have a much better idea as to how you can go detox in your daily life, including the food you eat, the supplements you take, the thoughts you think, the air you breathe and the life that you live! 

In this episode we discuss:

• The first detox Joy ever did
• Looking beyond the quick-fix boxed cleanses and supplements to detox
• Why you should be concerned about your drinking water even if you live in a city that has access to "clean water"
• The harmful toxins in our food and environment
• Our ancient biology and how it isn't designed for our modern environment
• The concern of BPA (Bisphenol A) and its cousin, BPS (Bisphenol S) and why choosing BPA-free options is not enough
• The 2 phases of detoxification and how to support each of them naturally
• Avoidance as a strategy to detox
• What low energy, sluggish digestion, and acne have to do with toxic accumulation in the body
• Hallmark symptoms that your body is overburdened with toxins
• Whole foods that will help you to detox daily
• The importance of Vitamin C while detoxing
• Swapping out conventional personal body care products for safe, non-toxic alternatives

Resources:

• Joyous Detox Online
  • Save 10% off of Joyous Detox Online when you use "JDOPODCAST10" at checkout in the Joyous Shop. When you purchase Joyous Detox Online, you will also get a BONUS copy of our Natural Beauty Guide, a physical copy of Joyous Detox and access to discounts in the Joyous Shop
• SHOP Natural Body Care, Natural Hair and Lifestyle Products in the Joyous Shop
• BOOK: Joyous Detox
• PRE-ORDER BOOK: The Joyous Cookbook

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