Welcome back my zesty listeners. I have recently been getting a lot of questions about what a health history is and why I’m giving away free consult sessions. Well, rather than siting down and explaining what a health history and initial health consult is, I decided to record a session with my good friend Stef to give you an idea of what an initial consult would feel like. In this week’s episode I, with Stef, review her health history and ask her open-ended questions, helping me to understand her health landscape, goals and struggles. By asking meaningful and deep questions I can get to the root of the health issue and in the end be witness to the internal self-realisations of my client. My job is to provide support and accountability when it comes to your health mission.

If you are interested in diving deeper into your health and would like a FREE Health Consult then please click here, fill out the short form and I will get back to you as soon as possible. This offer is for anyone, anywhere. Whether you live in Sydney Australia, or Toronto Canada, we can connect and get you working towards reaching your health goals.

As always, I hope you got some value out of this episode. If you did, it would mean the world to me if you could leave a rating and review this podcast on your app. If ever you want to find me or get in touch please head over to my Instagram @britetheridge, check out my website or join the Facebook group – The Zesty Life Community.

Until next week, stay zesty!

R U OK Day is coming up, considering that and beautiful post I saw by @sweetcherrysoda I wanted this week to have a quick chat about mental health. While I am in no mean an expert when it comes to mental health, I have witnessed mental illness and with my own stresses, overwhelm and fears rising I have seen my life becoming more and more controlled by anxiety. I have found talking about my struggles and normalising the struggles of others have really helped me. I believe when it comes to mental health, we need to unite in order to find a solution and heal each other.

R U OK Day falls on Thursday the 12th of September. On this day in particular, if not each and every day, please check in with your friends, your family, your loved ones and most importantly yourself. Ask, ‘Are you okay’ and take the time to hear the answer. Together, let’s bring about a loving and caring change when it comes to mental health.  

As always, I hope you got some value out of this episode. If you did, it would mean the world to me if you could leave a rating and review this podcast on your app. If ever you want to find me or get in touch please head over to my Instagram @britetheridge, check out my website or join the Facebook group – The Zesty Life Community.

Until next week, stay zesty!

Gluten, I've never really thought much about it except for the fact that you can be gluten free or eating gluten. I've heard so much about how gluten is terrible for your body and can induce many ill side effects, but I, in myself have never really seen this. At times I've been gluten free, however I am always drawn back to gluten’s doughy deliciousness. This week I wanted to look at why gluten is so demonised, and to explore if it really is that crucial to good health. In this episode we talk about the different diseases linked with gluten and what this means for you depending on where you fit into that spectrum.

As always, I hope you got some value out of this episode. If you did, it would mean the world to me if you could leave a rating and review this podcast on your app. If ever you want to find me or get in touch please head over to my Instagram @britetheridge, check out my website or join the Facebook group – The Zesty Life Community.

Until next week, stay zesty!

It has been a really big, big, huge week. A week filled with a good amount of stress and overwhelm. Yes, there were times when I laughed but also ones where I cried, most of the week I felt short of time, frustrated and rushed. But it was through this frustration that I learnt a very valuable lesson, one that I will continue to practice and hopefully perfect. I learnt that setting boundaries is crucial for good health, in particular mental health. Come on a journey with me as I learn this lesson in real time. Setting boundaries doesn't have to be hard, even a simple start is incredibly liberating!

As always, I hope you got some value out of this episode. If you did, it would mean the world to me if you could leave a rating and review this podcast on your app. If ever you want to find me or get in touch please head over to my Instagram @britetheridge, check out my website or join the Facebook group – The Zesty Life Community.

Until next week, stay zesty!

Welcome to the zesty project. This week’s episode is all about my own journey, coming back into the gym, resetting goals and getting back to basics. It’s been 3 months since I have trained properly, some of that is due to a healing broken leg, some of that is due to me wanting a break and having low motivation. This week I started up my routine again though and have been incredibly inspired to get back to a fit, strong and energetic me.

Like so many times in the past I have started strong, hit my workouts hard and have burnt out quickly. In this episode I explain what I am doing this time around to try and curb that burn out and how I am structuring my routine around my goals and not just an image of myself.  

As always, I hope you got some value out of this episode. If you did, it would mean the world to me if you could leave a rating and review this podcast on your app. If ever you want to find me or get in touch please head over to my Instagram @britetheridge, check out my website or join the Facebook group – The Zesty Life Community.

Until next week, stay zesty!

In today's episode I talk a little about how I use social media and how that has changed and evolved with the changes in social media platforms. This podcast is one that will hopefully get you thinking about how you use social media. The idea of this episode is to share with you my experiences while getting you, yourself, to reflect on your use and start to identify if this is really helpful for yourself. Social media can quickly become addictive and before you know it, one can be caught in quite a negative spiral. One that I have been fighting against for a while. 

As always, I hope you enjoy and get some value out of this episode. If you did, it would mean the world to me if you could leave a rating and review this podcast on your app. If ever you want to find me or get in touch please head over to my Instagram @britetheridge, check out my website or join the Facebook group – The Zesty Life Community.

Until next week, stay zesty!

This week we are discussing organic vs commercially farmed foods. What does it all mean? How are they different and more importantly what is better for my health? With so many new organic products on the market I have been seeing my grocery bill increase. So I got to thinking (because who doesn't enjoy saving money), is the price really worth the benefits? What does organic really mean and how with more information, how will I shop in the future?

But first, congratulations! The winners of our first Zesty Life Competition are; in first place winning herself a Retreat Yourself Winter box – Stefania! Congratulations babe, I am sure you will love all the goodies that are packed into this box. Finally the 3 random winners of a Zesty Life shirt are Niki, Simone Ross and Tiff Jolly. Thank you so much to everyone who entered this competition!

As always, I hope you got some value out of this episode. If you did, it would mean the world to me if you could leave a rating and review this podcast on your app. If ever you want to find me or get in touch please head over to my Instagram @britetheridge, check out my website or join the Facebook group – The Zesty Life Community.

Until next week, stay zesty!

This week was a rough one, one with containing heartbreak and many tears. If you are looking for some inspiration and positivity this may not be the episode for you. This is a quick episode explaining where in life I am and I guess a little reminder that life isn't always zesty and it is okay to feel like crap and ask for help. I really hope you all understand that this week I couldn't bring myself to be fun and inspiring, and thank you for allowing me to take this time. 

Competition time! This month (July 2019) The Zesty Life has partnered up with Retreat Yourself to award one of our lucky listeners a jam-packed Winter Box. Think a box filled with inspiring health, wellness and lifestyle goodies, hand picked to keep you on track this winter. Valued at over $200, you don’t want to miss out of this competition! The winner will be announced on the 29thof July! And if that wasn’t enough Retreat Yourself is also giving all you zesty listeners 20% off your first box with the code RETREAT20! Awesome right! To sign up head to my website www.britbehealthy.com and click on the pop up at the bottom of the screen.

As always, I hope you got some value out of this episode. If you did, it would mean the world to me if you could leave a rating and review this podcast on your app. If ever you want to find me or get in touch please head over to my Instagram @britetheridge, check out my website or join the Facebook group – The Zesty Life Community.

Until next week, stay zesty!

Welcome to another episode. This week I have an interview with my fantastic naturopath Chloe Wilkinson. Unfortunately the audio in this episode is not as clear as many of my other episodes but due to the fantastic information and hard work made by my editing partner Dylan Blackman I decided to release this incredible episode. In this episode Chloe covers a lot, from working with me so some the advice she gives to basically all her clients as they begin their journey to good health. For anyone who wants to get in touch or work with Chloe after hearing this, you can find her in the New Leaf Naturopathic Health clinic in Marrickville (Sydney), Australia. I really hope you all enjoy this interview.

Competition time! This month (July 2019) The Zesty Life has partnered up with Retreat Yourself to award one of our lucky listeners a jam-packed Winter Box. Think a box filled with inspiring health, wellness and lifestyle goodies, hand picked to keep you on track this winter. Valued at over $200, you don’t want to miss out of this competition! The winner will be announced on the 29thof July! And if that wasn’t enough Retreat Yourself is also giving all you zesty listeners 20% off your first box with the code RETREAT20! Awesome right! To sign up head to my website www.britbehealthy.com and click on the pop up at the bottom of the screen.

As always, I hope you got some value out of this episode. If you did, it would mean the world to me if you could leave a rating and review this podcast on your app. If ever you want to find me or get in touch please head over to my Instagram @britetheridge, check out my website or join the Facebook group – The Zesty Life Community.

Until next week, stay zesty!