Lisa is joined by Beth Frates, MD, pioneer in Lifestyle Medicine education and an award-winning teacher at Harvard Medical School, as well as at the Harvard Extension School. Dr. Frates joins Lisa to talk about lifestyle medicine and its six pillars: nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress resiliency, addiction, and social connection in detail.

At Harvard Medical School, Dr. Frates's passionate teaching style has earned her several Excellence in Teaching awards for work in multiple pre-clinical courses covering topics including nutrition, the musculoskeletal system, the central nervous system, the endocrine system, and an introduction to the medical profession. Working one-on-one with clients is what Dr. Frates does best. She connects with people and meets them right where they are at that moment. After establishing a personal connection, Dr. Frates can identify what her clients need to make progress in adopting healthy lifestyles. She believes in the power of implementing realistic small changes to create big results. In 2008, Dr. Frates met with a group of students at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and came up with the concept of a Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group (LMIG). Dr. Frates is the faculty advisor for the group and has been since its inception. Each year Presidents or Co-Presidents help lead the group and set up lectures with space, appropriate time, and healthy food. Dr. Frates teaches some lectures and invites colleagues to share their expertise in exercise, nutrition, sleep, stress resiliency, motivational interviewing, behavior change, and other areas in Lifestyle Medicine. This HMS group is the template for LMIGs nationally and internationally. Dr. Frates works closely with the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) to support the growth and establishments of these groups.

Lisa is joined by Keri Gans, RDN who talks about probiotics, probiotics and primarily postbiotics! Keri Gans, MS, RDN, CDN, is a registered dietitian nutritionist, certified yoga teacher, media personality, spokesperson and author of “The Small Change Diet.” She has been covering hot nutrition trends and various health topics for U.S. News since 2012. Gans has over two decades of experience and her nutrition advice has also been featured in national and international publications including Glamour, Women’s Health, Health, Self, Shape and Men’s Health. 

As a sought-after expert, Gans has appeared regularly on local and national television and radio programs, including The Dr. Oz Show, Good Morning America, ABC News, ABC’s Primetime, Fox Business and Sirius XM’s Doctor Radio. Gans’ personal bi-monthly blog and newsletter, The Keri Report, helps convey her no-nonsense and fun approach to living a healthy lifestyle. 

About EpiCor® postbiotic:

EpiCor® postbiotic is a whole food fermentate made using yeast (“Saccharomyces cerevisiae”) that goes through a closely held trade secret fermentation and drying processes. This fermentation process makes a unique fingerprint of metabolites including proteins, polyphenols, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, polysaccharides, fiber, and other nutrients.

Over a dozen published studies show EpiCor® postbiotic helps to support your immune system and modulate the gut microbiota. It is found in some of the most well-known health and wellness supplement brands. When taken daily, EpiCor® postbiotic has been shown to be a safe and effective way to help people live more healthy days.TM

Lisa is joined by Rosie Acosta, to talk about her book You Are Radically Loved: A Healing Journey to Self-Love. Rosie has studied yoga and mindfulness for more than 20 years and taught for over a decade. She hosts a weekly conversational wellness podcast, Radically Loved. Rosie has traveled all over the world leading workshops, retreats and yoga teacher trainings. She’s been featured in Yoga Journal, Well + Good, Forbes, The New York Post. She lives in Los Angeles. YOU ARE RADICALLY LOVED is her first book. For more information visit her at www.radicallyloved.com

Book description: You Are Radically Loved: A Healing Journey to Self-Love.

Growing up in East L.A. in the nineties, Rosie Acosta dismissed spirituality and wellness as something people like her didn’t do. But after being arrested at age fifteen, she knew that only a radical change would lead her away from debilitating anxiety and self-doubt. As she puts it, yoga offered her a ladder and she began to climb.

In this empowering and accessible guide, Acosta leads readers through the essential spiritual practices she uses to create a radically loved life. With the arc of her own journey as a framework, she presents meditations, journaling questions, and practices for identifying and honoring our own radical truths.

With grit and grace, this heart-filled guide makes spiritual practice accessible to everyone and helps you become the person you are truly meant to be.

Lisa is joined by Cynthia Thurlow. NP who talks about her book, Intermittent Fasting Transformation: The 45-Day Program for Women to Lose Stubborn Weight, Improve Hormonal Health, and Slow Aging, Cynthia is a nurse practitioner, CEO and founder of the Everyday Wellness Project, and international speaker, with over 10 million views for her second TEDx talk (Intermittent Fasting: Transformational Technique). With over 20 years experience in health and wellness, Cynthia is a globally recognized expert in intermittent fasting and nutritional health, and has been featured on ABC, FOX5, KTLA, CW, Medium, Entrepreneur, and The Megyn Kelly Show. She was listed in Yahoo Finance as one of the, “21 Founders Changing the Way We do Business.” Cynthia hosts the Everyday Wellness podcast, considered one of "21 Podcasts To Expand Your Mind in 2021” by Business Insider. Her mission is to educate women on the benefits of intermittent fasting and overall holistic health and wellness, so they feel empowered to live their most optimal lives.

Book Description: Intermittent Fasting Transformation: The 45-Day Program for Women to Lose Stubborn Weight, Improve Hormonal Health, and Slow Aging 

Designed specifically for women, this individualized six-week intermittent fasting program is the sustainable solution to help you feel and look your absolute best. Based on the scientifically proven 16:8 fasting model, what makes this program unique is that it is geared toward your hormonal needs at every stage in life–whether you are cycling or in perimenopause, menopause, or beyond. Intermittent Fasting Transformation will help you:

  •  lose weight steadily and burn fat without hunger, cravings, or plateaus–and keep it off

  •  balance your hormones for better metabolic health and wellness, while easing symptoms associated with perimenopause and menopause

  •  experience a huge boost in physical and mental energy all day long

  •  learn what foods best support weight loss, detoxification, and overall health

  •  lift brain fog and help you sleep better

  •  put aging in reverse . . . and so much more

Cynthia Thurlow, a nurse practitioner and an internationally known women’s health expert whose viral TEDx Talk has received more than 10 million views, developed this breakthrough plan after entering perimenopause in her forties. Intermittent fasting didn’t just help her lose weight; she had more energy, fewer cravings, and lower blood glucose levels. Thurlow has now worked with thousands of women in her private practice to make her unique program of intermittent fasting work for them, too.

With meal plans and 50 recipes, along with advice for supercharging your fast, this plan will transform your life, slow down the aging process, and help you reclaim your health and well-being.

Lisa is joined by ALYSSA DWECK, MS, MD, FACOG, a practicing gynecologist in Westchester County, New York. Dr. Dweck joins Lisa to talk about perimenopause and sexual health.

Dr. Alyssa Dweck provides care to women of all ages; she has delivered thousands of babies. A graduate of Barnard College, she has a Masters Degree in Human Nutrition from Columbia University and her Medical Degree from Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, now named Drexel University. Dr. Dweck trained at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, where she was Chief Resident in 1994.

Dr. Dweck practices in Mount Kisco, NY and admits to Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, NY. She has been voted “Top Doctor” in New York Magazine and Westchester Magazine. She is proficient in minimally invasive surgery. She has a special interest and expertise in female sexual health and medical sex therapy. She is a consultant at Massachusetts General Hospital, Vincent’s Memorial Ob/Gyn Service and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology New York Medical College.  

Dr. Dweck is co-author of three books, including the newest release The Complete A to Z for Your V (Quarto Press 2017)

Dr Dweck has appeared on The Today Show and Good Day LA. She contributes regularly to multiple in print and online media outlets.  She is a consultant, KOL and medical advisor in the women’s health device, pharmaceutical, product and medico-legal spaces. Dr. Dweck enjoys time with her husband, two sons and “girly” English Bulldog. She is an avid runner and sports car enthusiast.

In addition to lifestyle changes, Dr. Dweck discusses two excellent non-hormonal ways to manage symptoms of menopause and to improve your sexual health. One is Revaree and the other is Relizen, both by Bonafide.

Revaree is a non-hormonal easy-to-use vaginal insert that provides relief from vaginal dryness so that you can feel comfortable during intimacy. evaree is made of hyaluronic acid, a molecule that is naturally produced throughout the body and plays a significant role in cell hydration and healing. In the case of vaginal dryness, Revaree works by attracting and retaining moisture in the vaginal lining, creating a healing environment that repairs and restores thinning and damaged tissue for lasting, hormone-free relief.

Relizen is a carefully formulated, hormone-free supplement made with pure, plant-based ingredients, so you can get incredibly effective and safe relief from hot flashes and night sweats.Rather than going through the hormonal pathways in your body like other menopausal supplements do, Relizen works like an internal thermostat to give your body back its natural ability to regulate its temperature, without hormonal side effects.

To learn more go to https://hellobonafide.com

Lisa is joined by regular Talk Healthy Today contributor Christine Hronec who talks about resetting your hormones.

Award-winning chemist and three-time champion fitness competitor, nutrition, and exercise expert, Christine Hronec uses her background in serious science to develop her bestselling body type programs. Since founding her company in 2013, Christine has helped over 40,000 women transform their bodies and switch to a body-positive self-image. 

With over 20 million views on her YouTube channel, Christine has been a leader in the area of women’s health since 2012. She’s been featured in Forbes, Fox News, ABC, CBS, NBC, Extra, Huffington Post, Muscle and Fitness HERS, Muscle and Strength, and Flex magazine.

After more than a decade of experience as an engineer in research, development, and manufacturing, Christine leaped into entrepreneurship and founded a cGMP FDA-registered dietary supplement manufacturing facility. Once Christine crossed over into the world of sports nutrition, she combined her areas of expertise and founded Gauge Girl Training in 2013, now a multiple seven-figure international online meal planning and coaching service. In addition, Christine is the owner and founder of Gauge Life Nutrition, an all-natural dietary supplement brand established in 2019. 

She’s received awards from the American Chemical Society and was published in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Christine was part of the team that created Time magazine’s “Invention of the Year” for her work in the biotech field. She earned a bachelor’s degree and also a Master of Science in chemical and biological engineering from Drexel University. Christine lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with her two pit bulls, Boss and Cash.

About the Hormone Reset Plan

The 21 Day Hormone reset is a macros-based approach to naturally resetting the hormones through real foods and targeted supplementation. This plan is a modifiable guide designed for those who are experiencing hormonal imbalances resulting from: 

Insulin Resistance

High Cortisol

Estrogen Dominance

PCOS

Leptin Resistance

PMS

Thyroid Issues

In order to address hormone imbalances with real whole foods, the key is to identify nutrient deficiencies that need to be corrected. 

 In this program we will address the most prominent nutrient deficiencies with a targeted nutrition protocol to reset, regulate, and maintain a state of hormonal balance. 

This plan is best when used in conjunction with natural supplementation to support optimum detoxification. 

Get ready to experience REAL relief and finally start to feel like yourself again through the healing power of whole foods combined with dialed in nutrition science.

BONUS Valentine's Day EPISODE

Lisa is joined by Erin MacDonald, RDN who shares information on foods to enhance sexual health for men and women, what key nutrients are important, and recipes that incorporate sex-enhancing foods.

In Lisa's book, Clean Eating, Dirty Sex: Sensual Superfoods and Aphrodisiac Practices for Ultimate Sexual Health and Connection, Lisa -- with the help of dozens of the world’s biggest names in health and sexuality -- explains the art and science of why we’re the most sexually aware society in history, yet somehow the most sexually dissatisfied.

Enjoy this interview and get the book wherever you buy books!

Dr. Heather Moday is a board-certified allergist and immunologist, as well as an integrative and functional medicine physician. After years of working as an allergist and immunologist in private practice, she completed a fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the Arizona Center of Integrative Medicine in Tucson, and became certified by the Institute for Functional Medicine. She is part of the Mindbodygreen “Collective”—the wellness website’s curated group of top 50 experts in the wellness space. Through her practice, The Moday Center, she works to empower people to reclaim their health through comprehensive lifestyle programs, which focus on reversing chronic disease, as well as creating optimum wellness. She lives in Virginia with her partner and their cats, Flannel and Raphael, and dog, Remi. Follow her on Instagram @theimmunityMD and Facebook @modaycenter215. Her book The Immunotype Breakthrough: Your Personalized Plan to Balance Your Immune System, Optimize Health, and Build Lifelong Resilience

Book Description: The Immunotype Breakthrough: Your Personalized Plan to Balance Your Immune System, Optimize Health, and Build Lifelong Resilience

A respected immunologist, allergist, and functional medicine doctor breaks down the latest science on immunity, offering “the most important guide available” (Mark Hyman, MD) to balancing your system for optimal health and longevity.

To most of us, the immune system is seemingly unknowable—it's an invisible, complex network of cells, receptors, and messengers, and there's no standard way to see if it's functioning as it should. Yet in spite of this, it affects every aspect of our health, influencing (and sometimes even causing) nearly every disease known to humanity. Much has been made about “boosting” immunity, but what exactly does that mean, and what if boosting isn't really what your unique system needs?

 

In The Immunotype Breakthrough, Dr. Heather Moday explains that for most, immune system balance is key. Drawing on a wealth of cutting edge research and fascinating case studies, Dr. Moday explains that the immune system is fluid and significantly influenced by our behaviors, diet, habits, and environment. She identifies four primary Immunotypes—Smoldering, Weak, Hyperactive, and Misguided—that underlie the immune imbalances that commonly lead to disease, chronic inflammation, infection, allergies, and autoimmunity. By identifying your personal immunotype—where you fall on this immunity spectrum—you can intervene by making focused, individualized, natural lifestyle changes to ensure it functions optimally 

Featuring engaging and accessible science, practical and customizable takeaways, and interactive quizzes to help you zero in on your specific needs, The Immunotype Breakthrough is a revolutionary program for creating an individualized lifestyle and diet that will lead to immune resilience, vitality, and longevity.

Lisa is joined by Dr. Stephen Cabral to talk about his book, The Rain Barrel Effect: How a 6,000 Year Old Answer Holds the Secret to Finally Getting Well, Losing Weight & Feeling Alive Again!

At 17 years old, Stephen Cabral was diagnosed with a life-altering illness and given no hope for recovery. He saw over 50 different doctors, tried over 100 different treatment protocols, but still saw no hope of recovery. He suffered endlessly for many years. It was only after Stephen discovered how to combine ancient Ayurvedic healing practices with state-of-the-art Naturopathic & Functional Medicine did he understand how to fully rebalance the body and re-energize it with life.

Today in his online and Boston practice he uses Functional Medicine lab testing and Personalized Wellness Plans to help people rebalance their mind and body to recover from auto-immune, thyroid, fatigue, hormone, weight,digestive, childhood, mood, skin, and dozens of other hard to treat health conditions. His mission is to help people understand that there is always a reason why you have not achieved your ideal wellness or weight loss goals. Dr. Cabral urges you never give up – you can and will get well with the right knowledge and plan.

 Dr. Cabral has appeared in every type of media outlet as a national health & wellness consultant, as well as a contributor to MTV, Men’s Health, Women’s Day, Maxim, SELF, Diet.com, NutritionData, Conde Naste, and many others. He has also authored and co-authored 4 books and published over 1,100 articles.

Dr. Cabral has been hired by over 300 health clubs, wellness clinics, Holistic centers, training studios, and by other health professionals to improve their training programs and services. This allows Dr. Cabral to reach more people and hopefully improve more lives by teaching the health & fitness professionals that work directly with those in need.

Book description:

Discover the 6,000 year old secret to finally getting well, losing weight and feeling alive again! Every year we spend more and more on healthcare, research and pharmaceuticals, yet every year the rate of auto-immune, Alzheimer's, digestive disorders, diabetes and diseases of all types continue to rise. Soon 1 out of 2 people will get cancer in their life time and 2 out 3 people will be overweight. Clearly what we're doing is not working and there must be something that's being overlooked... It turns out the answer is simpler than we think and it lies in the oldest form of medicine in the world. The Rain Barrel Effect explains exactly how we get sick, put on weight, and begin to breakdown over time, as well as how to reverse that process and take back control of your life!

https://stephencabral.com/talkhealthy/

The Rain Barrel Effect: How a 6,000 Year Old Answer Holds the Secret to Finally Getting Well, Losing Weight & Feeling Alive Again!

Lisa is joined by Julie Wilcox, a wellness consultant, writer, teacher, and coach who has spent her life exploring how to hone the body, mind, and spirit to become healthier, happier, balanced, and more productive. Julie believes in personalized solutions that speak to individual needs.

Julie joins Lisa to talk about her book The WIN-WIN DIET: How to Be Plant Based & Still Eat What You Love. She goes into incredibly helpful detail on what it means and how to eat in the following styles: Flexitarian, Pescatarian, Vegetarian, and Vegan. How to transition, meal plans, mindfulness, and recipes are all talked about in this episode!

Book description:

Reinvent your diet, takecontrol of your health, and live a betterlife with a flexible and sustainable plant-based diet solution.

For anyone looking to enhance energy, prevent disease, and reduce stress, I provide a flexible and delicious plant-based solution in my rigorously researched book, The Win-Win Diet: How to be Plant-Based and Still Eat What You Love. I offer an actionable guide to four eating patterns that allow readers to choose the approach that’s best for them: flexitarian, pescatarian, vegetarian, or vegan. It’s ideal for the meat eater looking for a gentle path to more mindful eating, the person who eats only plant-sourced foods, and everyone in between. Featuring tips, ninety-five perfected recipes and sample meal plans for each eating pattern, The Win-Win Diet presents a sustainable approach to enjoying meals that will help you become fit and feel great—for life.

Lisa is joined by Dr. Ian Smith who talks about his latest book, BURN MELT SHRED: Transform Your Body in 8 Weeks. Dr. Ian Smith is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling books, SHRED: THE REVOLUTIONARY DIET, and SUPER SHRED: The Big Results Diet, and BLAST THE SUGAR OUT. Dr. Smith’s highly anticipated newest book, The Clean 20, became an instant New York Timesbest seller, helping hundreds of thousands of people reduce bad sugars from their diet, lose weight, lower blood sugar levels, and cut the cravings.

Dr. Smith was appointed by President Obama to a second term on the prestigious President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition. He is currently the medical contributor and co-host of the nationally syndicated television show The Rachael Ray Show.

He is a former co-host of the Emmy award winning syndicated daytime talk show, The Doctors. He also served as the medical/diet expert for six seasons on VH1’s highly-rated Celebrity Fit Club, and is the creator and founder of the national health initiatives The 50 Million Pound Challenge and The Makeover Mile. Dr. Smith is the former medical correspondent for NBC News network and for NewsChannel 4 in New York, where he filed reports for NBC Nightly News and The Today Show as well as WNBC’s various news broadcasts. He has appeared extensively on various broadcasts including The Oprah Winfrey Show, The View, Dr. Oz, Steve Harvey Show, The Talk, Larry King Live, Anderson Cooper 360, CNN, MSNBC and many more. He has written for various publications including Time, Newsweek, Men’s Fitness, and the New York Daily News, and has been featured in several other publications including, People, Redbook, Details Magazine, Essence, Ebony, University of Chicago Medicine on the Midway, Cosmopolitan, and Black Enterprise.

Dr. Smith graduated from Harvard College with an AB and received a master’s in science education from Teachers College of Columbia University. He attended Dartmouth Medical School and completed the last two years of his medical education and graduated from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.

Dr. Smith is the author of 15 books, 8 of them New York Times Bestsellers including The Clean 20, Blast the Sugar Out, SUPER SHRED: The Big Results Diet, SHRED: The Revolutionary Diet, The Fat Smash Diet and Extreme Fat Smash.  He is also the author of the critically acclaimed The Blackbird Papers (2005 BCALA fiction Honor Book Award winner.)

Dr. Smith is the creator of the SHRED brand which includes SHRED Pop Popcorn and SHRED Bars with other products in development.

BURN MELT SHRED book description:

This simple 8-week plan from #1 NY Times bestselling author Dr. Ian Smith is what you need to jumpstart or continue your weight loss journey. Handcrafted to fit all types of eating preferences and built with flexibility so that you can make the program your own, BURN MELT SHRED will help you BURN calories, MELT fat, and SHRED pounds. The daily meal plan provides several options so that you won't be forced to eat the same food all the time, and you will be excited to try new dishes and flavors. The 20 tasty recipes in the back of the book are simple and fun which the entire family will enjoy. This program is structured so that you will be excited every week to see what's on the meal plan, and most importantly the foods are easily accessible and affordable. Dr. Ian has always believed that losing weight should not be looked upon as a chore, but rather a journey of discovery and enlightenment. BURN MELT SHRED will help you not only achieve your weight loss goals, but along the way you will develop confidence and several skills that can be used in every aspect of your life.