Ronnie Citron-Fink had dyed her hair for 25 years... until she started to think about what's really in that hair dye.

It's estimated that approximately two-thirds of women color their hair. Some do this to switch things up while many dye their hair to cover grays.

Ronnie Citron-Fink had dyed her hair for 25 years, visiting the salon every few weeks to hide gray roots... until she started to think about what's really in that hair dye. As a journalist covering health and the environment, she didn't stop at just wondering -- she decided to take action.

Her book, True Roots: What Quitting Hair Dye Taught Me about Health and Beauty, was the result of her investigation into the potential dangers of hair dyes. 

Ronnie joins Lisa to help listeners understand how to protect themselves, whether by transitioning to their natural color or switching to safer products.

Lisa is joined by Keisha Blair, the author of Holistic Wealth: 32 Life Lessons to Help You Find Purpose, Prosperity, and Happiness, Keisha Blair shares how to find prosperity in key aspects of life, from financial stability and physical health to your emotional and spiritual connections with others.

Keisha discusses how you can find balance and success in all areas of life, and finally get on the path to serenity.

Master herbalist RH(AHG) and classical homeopath, Sara-Chana Silverstein joins Lisa to talk about her book Moodtopia: Tame Your Moods, De-Stress, and Find Balance Using Herbal Remedies, Aromatherapy, and More, is a practical, easy-to-use guide to herbs, adaptogens, aromatherapy, color therapy, feng shui, intuition, homeopathy and so much more. 

Sara-Chana chats with Lisa to share some of the best natural remedies to help combat stress, anxiety, and promote peace of mind and general health.

Lisa interviews author and science journalist Marta Zaraska.

Description of her book, "Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism, and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100." 

A smart, research-driven case for why optimism, kindness, and strong social networks will help us live to 100.

From the day her daughter was born, science journalist Marta Zaraska fretted about what she and her family were eating. She fasted, considered adopting the keto diet, and ran a half-marathon. She bought goji berries and chia seeds and ate organic food. 

But then her research brought her to read countless scientific papers and to interview dozens of experts in various fields of study, including molecular biochemistry, epidemiology and neuroscience. What Marta discovered shattered her long-held beliefs about aging and longevity. A strong support network of family and friends, she learned, lowers mortality risk by about 45 percent, while exercise only lowers it by about 23 percent. Volunteering your free time lowers it by 22 percent or so, while certain health fads like turmeric haven't been shown to help at all. These revelations led Marta Zaraska to a simple conclusion: In addition to healthy nutrition and physical activity, deepening friendships, practicing empathy and contemplating your purpose in life can improve your lifespan. 

Through eleven chapters that take her around the world, from catching wild mice in the woods of central England to flower arranging with octogenarians in Japan, from laboratories to "hugging centres," Marta embarks on an absorbing, entertaining and insightful journey to determine the habits that will have the greatest impact on our longevity. 

Deeply researched and expertly reported, Growing Young will dramatically change the way you seek a longer, happier life.

Lisa LOVES Dark Chocolate! Do you? If not, it is a good idea to develop a taste for it! In this episode, Lisa discusses these benefits, including:

To get more information and discover what kind of dark chocolate you should be eating to reap these health benefits. While you are listening, enjoy some dark chocolate (70% or higher).

Hi all!!

I wanted to share my brand new podcast!! "Active Allyship...it's more than a #hashtag!" It is a show I co-created and co-host with Sunni Days who you have probably heard on this show. She co-hosted 4 episodes of "Talk Healthy Today." Check them out if you missed them!

The murder of George Floyd was soul crushing & opened up many hearts and minds to the issues of systemic racism. You may be asking why I am sharing this here since this is a health show. Health SHOULD be for all. Fair for all. But the health disparities are huge and covid19 has disportionately affected black and brown communities.

I hope you will give my new show a listen and if you like it, subscribe. I would be so honored to have you here getting your health tips on "Talk Healthy Today" and learning about allyship and dismantling racism with me and Sunni Days on "Active Allyship...it's more than a #hashtag!"

Thank you in advance.

With health & love.

Lisa Davis, MPH

Active Allyship... it’s more than a #hashtag!

Now is the time for honest, unfiltered conversation. For authentic voices and their stories. And for connection.

Join Sunni and Lisa as they confront the moment head-on with a podcast that’s as substantive, passionate, and as real as the lives behind the headlines.

Program Description

Active Allyship… it’s more than a #hashtag! goes beyond the likes, the retweets, and the hashtags, making space for the vital dialogue necessary for racial justice. 

Allyship calls for self-reflection, support for other perspectives, and hearing other voices. 

Sunni and Lisa dig deep in each episode, getting to the heart of:

Allies matter.

Together—through laughter, honesty, tears, and good faith—we make a difference. The vital healing, collaboration, and uplift humanity needs depends on allies. 

Are you ready to become an active ally?

Active Allyship… it’s more than a #hashtag! goes beyond the likes, the retweets, & the hashtags, making space for the vital dialogue necessary for racial justice. Allyship calls for self-reflection, support for other perspectives, & hearing other voices. 

Enjoy three interviews in this 30 minute podcast! James Smith starts us off with 8 tenets of eating clean. Followed by Michelle Dudash, RD who talks about how to eat clean without breaking the bank, and Aimmee Valpone who talks about how she changed her health with clean eating!

Jonny Bowden, Ph.D talks about the book he did with Steven Masley, MD, "Smart Fat." After the interview with Dr. Bowden, Lisa interviews Dr Steven Masley about how not to ruin good fats and the heat points of cooking with fats and oils.

Description of Good Fats:

The innovative guide that reveals how eating more fat—the smart kind—is the key to health, longevity, and permanent weight loss.

For years experts have told us that eating fat is bad. But by banning fat from our diets, we’ve deprived ourselves of considerable health benefits—and have actually sabotaged our own efforts to lose weight.

Though they originally came from vastly different schools of thought about diet and weight loss, renowned nutritionist Jonny Bowden and well-respected physician Steven Masley independently came to the same conclusion about why so many people continually fail to shed pounds and get healthy. It all comes back to a distinction far more important than calories vs. carbs or paleo vs. plant-based: smart fat vs. dumb fat.

In Smart Fat, they explain the amazing properties of healthy fat, including its ability to balance hormones for increased energy and appetite control, and its incredible anti-inflammatory benefits. The solution for slimming down—and keeping the pounds off for life—is to “smart-fat” your meals, incorporating smart fats with fiber, protein, and most importantly, flavor. Bowden and Masley identify smart fats, explain what not to eat, and provide a thirty-day meal plan and fifty recipes based on the magic formula of fat, fiber, protein, and flavor.

It’s time to unlearn what we think we know about food. Getting smart about fat—and everything you eat—and learning to smart-fat your meals is the only solution you'll ever need.

There are two wonderful interviews back to back which will make it easier for you and your family to eat more veggies!!

Marilyn Haugen - 150 Best Spiralizer Recipes

Tanya Linton - 150 Best Meals in a Jar: Salads, Soups, Rice Bowls and More,

Spiralizers are taking home kitchens by storm. They are a fun way to introduce more vegetables, especially to finicky eaters, and reduce carbohydrates.One of the simplest options is substituting typical wheat pastas in a dish with zucchini noodles.

, co-authored with Jennifer Williams, has many more delicious and creative dishes to explore, including updated versions of classic favorites.

There are recipes for vegetarians, gluten-free diets and low carbohydrate diets but also a wide variety of dishes for meat, poultry and fish lovers.

The 150 recipes feature some of these delicious offerings: Thai Salad with Peanut Lime Dressing; Pancetta and Lentils with Zucchini Pasta; Curry Beef with Sweet Potato Noodles; Tuna Noodle Casserole; Spanish Shrimp and Scallops with Butternut Squash; Spaghetti alla Carbonara; Spicy Shoe String Jicama Fries and Sweet Potato Pizza Pie.

Tanya Linton, author of 150 Best Meals in a Jar: Salads, Soups, Rice Bowls and More,

Most people think of mason jars for preserving foods, but they are also ideal for making and taking portable meals. Tanya Linton, author of 150 Best Meals in a Jar: Salads, Soups, Rice Bowls and More, joins host Lisa Davis to share some interesting tips for making yummy meals in a jar.

Lisa and Sunni talk share advice on how to cope racial trauma. This is a MUST listen for all.