Thrive Bites

Season 2 Notes is here! Here are my thoughts on what I thought about this past season, the COVID live series spin-off, what is NEW & UPCOMING for Season 3, and a new EXCLUSIVE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM! YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT!

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Season 2 Notes is here! Here are my thoughts on what I thought about this past season, the COVID live series spin-off, what is NEW & UPCOMING for Season 3, and a new EXCLUSIVE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM! YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT!

THRIVE BITES FEEDBACK FORM: https://forms.gle/wiBwgeXU7XD4cV6R9

Please support this podcast to impact others to live better: https://patron.podbean.com/thrivebitespodcast

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*

Copyright © 2020 by TheChefDoc, LLC

On this season-ending episode of Thrive Bites, I sit down with Margaux Alvarez about her personal journey before being a Crossfit Athlete and Competitor and a winemaker. Let's get behind the scenes of her slogan, "Work Hard, Wine Down."

With seven CrossFit Games appearances already under her belt as an individual competitor, Margaux Alvarez shifted her focus to the Team Competition in 2019, joining Invictus X and qualifying via the Granite Games. At 34, she has become one of the true ambassadors of the sport and a source of inspiration to countless athletes, both through her own performances and her passionate efforts as a coach, affiliate owner, and mentor.

Margaux spent much of her childhood in Montana, where she gained her love for almost any kind of athletic endeavor—from swimming and volleyball to ballet, horseback riding, and Taekwondo. She was turned on to CrossFit while working as a trainer in the Bay Area in 2011 and took to it immediately. Since then, Alvarez spent years on the CFHQ Seminar Staff, and in 2018, made headlines by winning the CrossFit South Regional at age 33. From her current home base in Las Vegas, she’s also found a successful second career as a winemaker.

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IG @321gaux

Twitter @321gaux

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/321gaux/?eid=ARDT4GsUr-fvoOSwBh2kLvq9EeLdajrbADMPt72XKOy_AjLlNtXdhzQKYswyY44Mo0mFXp0I__thU5Q4

Facebook The GOAT Winery: https://www.facebook.com/thegoatwine/?eid=ARDvkJVgSJzYEa9U-QZ6Ybir-xhEHod0xSGg4JhdEJzifYqx6j53DLXvAqsFun18YkjhExw9cOcalKsf

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mca85/

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*

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In this episode of Thrive Bites COVID Special Series, I chat with the wonderful Agatha Achindu who is the Founder of Yummy Spoonfuls and we chat about what it means to eat REAL food and what we need to stock our kitchen and get ready to cook!

This is a *pre-recorded* multi LIVE show series about staying well, calm, and resilient from different experts from backgrounds of psychology, yoga, meditation, wellness and more. We are going to have live talks to discuss how to center ourselves and how to self-reflect on our internal and external world.

Agatha Achindu is a wellness entrepreneur, speaker, and educator who specializes in helping American families thrive, by transforming the way they live and feed their children. As the founder of Yummy Spoonfuls, a line of fresh-frozen organic food for kids, she is devoted to making healthy food convenient and accessible for busy parents and families. A Certified Integrative Nutritionist and Wellness Coach, she furthers her mission by building a brand that amplifies her message of whole living for modern times.

A voice of authority in her field, Agatha has appeared in notable media outlets such as The Today Show, CNN, CBS, Forbes, Fortune, and People Magazine, and is a regular contributor to the Washington Post.  A sought after speaker, she is known for delivering passionate talks on a variety of topics, including organic food and farming, children’s health and nutrition, business development, women’s empowerment, and more. As a married mom of three, her wellness empire represents what it means to live a whole, full, and vibrant life that nourishes the mind, body, and soul.

Social Media Links:

Website: http://agathaachindu.com/

Yummy Spoonfuls: https://yummyspoonfuls.com/

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*

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In this episode of Thrive Bites, I chat with Dr. Quirk on how running & fitness came into her life serendipitously. Then she became a running certified running coach and now she assists others to increase their physical activity! 

In the midst of a lively career in pediatrics, Dr. Michelle Quirk discovered that running could change her life in 2012, and quickly fell in love.  She embraced the sport by becoming a certified run coach with the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA), a local Girls on the Run coach, a Disney World-loving marathoner, and a triathlete. She’s taken on the challenges of short and long-distance races across the country. 

Michelle developed the Mindful Marathon to help others see what she’s learned—that running can fundamentally improve your life. She puts her focus on helping busy professionals discover how they too can embrace running and prioritize their well-being.

Michelle develops customized training plans for every type of runner—new, old, somewhere in between—and helps to fit those training plans into busy lives. With her help, Michelle’s athletes find their edge and achieve their goals.

Social Media Links:

Website: https://mindful-marathon.com/ 

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice* 

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In this episode of Thrive Bites COVID Special Series, I chat with my good friend and culinary colleague Lily Correa about her journey to learning about plant-based dietetics and plant-based culinary arts. This all led her to apply her skills to her now home base of NY Health and Bellevue which is now the pandemic epicenter to now feeding the frontline! Take a listen!

This is a *pre-recorded* multi LIVE show series about staying well, calm, and resilient from different experts from backgrounds of psychology, yoga, meditation, wellness and more. We are going to have live talks to discuss how to center ourselves and how to self-reflect on our internal and external world.

Lily Correa graduated from Loma Linda University, CA, in 2014 where she obtained a Master of Public Health degree with a concentration in Nutrition. She worked as a Registered Dietitian/Bilingual Health Educator at the Preventive Medicine department at Kaiser Permanente in Riverside, CA, for three years before moving to New York to pursue health-supportive culinary arts studies at the Natural Gourmet Institute.  Lily is passionate about plant-based nutrition and firmly believes that the kitchen is the greatest tool from which to promote optimal health and wellness.  After graduating from the Natural Gourmet Institute, Lily joined the team at Bellevue Hospital’s Plant-Based Lifestyle Medicine Program and has been working there since November 2018.

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In this fantastic 50th Official Thrive Bites Episode, I sit down with my good friend and culinary colleague Talia Pollock about her amazing journey in becoming the founder of "Party In My Plants". She discusses her battle with IBS and her love for comedy and plant food and wellness and how she was able to meld them together! 

Talia is a podcast host, speaker, health coach, chef and founder of Party In My Plants. She has been featured in Dr. Oz, Rachel, The Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen, Martha Stewart, IIN, Buzzfeed, just to name a few. 

From her website: In the health department, I became a professional plant-based chef and a certified health coach. In the happiness department, I became a comedian, performing stand-up all throughout NYC and working for David Letterman, Adam Sandler, and Collegehumor. I’ve combined my two passions and talents (making someone LOL + making someone like kale) to help others like you do exactly what I did – transform their lives from pretty crappy to holy-moly happy!

Social Media Links:

Website: https://partyinmyplants.com/

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*

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In this episode of Thrive Bites COVID Special Series, I discuss with the wonderful Dr. Vanessa about resilience in the setting of the frontlines and what it takes to care for the sick in our pandemic and to remind us of how human we are.

This is a *pre-recorded* multi LIVE show series about staying well, calm, and resilient from different experts from backgrounds of psychology, yoga, meditation, wellness and more. We are going to have live talks to discuss how to center ourselves and how to self-reflect on our internal and external world.

Dr. Vanessa Calderón, MD, MPP is a Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physician who has an active clinical practice in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is a resiliency expert and the Director of Vituity’s Resilience Program. She is a member of the Green Cross Academy of Traumatology and is a certified Compassion Fatigue Educator and Therapist. Dr. Calderón is also a recognized Positive Neuroplasticity Trainer and has studied with world-renowned experts, like Rick Hanson, Ph.D. Dr. Calderón is a masterful educator and has spent over half a decade reconnecting healthcare providers to their original purpose in medicine by educating them on empathy, compassion, and resilience.

She's a sought after international public speaker. Through her keen sense of human connection, she has inspired audiences around the world. Besides resiliency, her speaking interests also include compassion and empathy in the provider-patient experience, women in medicine, gender and neurodiversity in leadership, physician advocacy and increasing healthcare access. She's a regularly invited speaker at Advocacy Conferences, National Risk Courses, Leadership Academy's, Grand Rounds, podcasts and more.

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In this episode of Thrive Bites COVID Special Series, I chat with Elizabeth Peregrina about her perspective in protecting ourselves and maintaining wellness with ancient Ayurvedic practices.

This is a *pre-recorded* multi LIVE show series about staying well, calm, and resilient from different experts from backgrounds of psychology, yoga, meditation, wellness and more. We are going to have live talks to discuss how to center ourselves and how to self-reflect on our internal and external world.

In this episode of Thrive Bites COVID Special Series, I sit down with Dr. Ragini Miryala to discuss how families are dealing with this pandemic and how as a Heartfulness Meditation Trainer she can offer many tips to reduce stress as a family.

This is a *pre-recorded* multi LIVE show series about staying well, calm, and resilient from different experts from backgrounds of psychology, yoga, meditation, wellness and more. We are going to have live talks to discuss how to center ourselves and how to self-reflect on our internal and external world.

Dr. Miryala is a Pediatrician and Heartfulness Meditation Trainer from Houston, TX. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Trinity University in San Antonio, TX and spent her senior year at university as an Ambassador of Goodwill for the Rotary Club in Spain, becoming fluent in Spanish. After receiving her Medical Doctorate from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, TX, Dr. Miryala became Director of the Forensic Assessment Program, serving as an expert court witness in child abuse cases and teaching other health care professionals and social services personnel how to distinguish findings of abuse from normal childhood conditions.  She currently owns and operates PediSTAT Urgent Care in Houston, TX and practices as a Pediatric Hospitalist for HCA Hospitals.

Dr. Miryala feels passionately that meditation is not only a cornerstone of health and wellness, but a means to connect with one’s highest self. Her own experience with Heartfulness Meditation is that it remarkably transformed her from sceptic to believer in the science of spirituality. Dr. Miryala has practiced Heartfulness Meditation since 2003 and became a certified trainer in June, 2015. In addition to presenting for and organizing Continuing Medical Education Conferences for the Heartfulness Institute, Dr. Miryala has conducted small and large group meditation sessions for individuals, schools and corporations such as Lulu Lemon Athletica, JP Morgan Investment Corporation, and Air Liquide. She hopes to inspire people to use meditation as a tool to live their best life.

Social Media Links:

Website: https://heartfulness.org/us/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ragini.miryala.5

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*

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