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Dr. Bindiya Gandhi,  a double board certified Integrative Medicine / Functional Medicine Physician and Forbes Health Advisory Board Member, joins Jeanne today. They talk about the confusing world of vitamins, minerals, and supplements. Dr. Ghandi clears up the confusion around taking supplements and talks to us about calcium, vitamin D, evening primrose oil and tumeric.

00:00 Introduction.

02:00 The overcrowded supplement space and why its so confusing to understand if you should or should not take a supplement.

02:30 Is it true that vitamins are just expensive urine? Do we really need supplements?

04:25 How do I know what my body needs, or does not need? Do I even have a deficiency?

08:17 What is the difference between food supplements, vitamins and minerals?

10:45 Are there certain vitamins and minerals that you cannot get enough of in your diet?

12:25 Interactions between your supplements and other medications you take.

12:53 What is evening primrose oil and how can it help you? Are there precautions to taking it?

15:05 What is endometriosis?

18:00 Should we be taking calcium after a certain age, when we breastfeed or after having kids?

21:20 What are the different forms of calcium and do the different forms have different side-effects, like constipation?

22:50 Do you have to take calcium with Vitamin D? Is Vitamin D really a hormone?

27:00 Why is tumeric/curcumin a good supplement to take? Is it for everyone?

30:15 What are good and reliable vitamin brands?

33:24 One thing Dr. Gandhi does on the daily to live her best life.

34:09 Where to find Dr. Gandhi and how to make an appointment with her.

35:45 Conclusion

Dr. Bindiya Gandhi: Website | Instagram | Reset Renew Revive with Dr. Bindiya Gandhi

Jeanne Retief: FIGGI Beauty Shop | My FIGGI Life Podcast | My FIGGI Life Blog | Instagram | Facebook

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Dr. Amelia Kelley: About | Dr. Kelley's Books | Instagram 

Jeanne answers your most pressing questions about common skincare myths. She also explains the reasoning behind her answers and offers some great additional tips and suggestions.

00:00 - Introduction.

 00:58 - Myth 1: Are natural skincare ingredients better than synthetic? Jeanne explains what occurs in natural ingredients and how these can influence our skin routine.

07:29 - Myth 2: Is hyaluronic acid the holy grail for hydration? The answer may surprise you!

09:43 - Myth 3: We have to be extremely gentle with our skin and only was with our fingertips.

10:37 - Myth 4: Sunscreen blocks vitamin D.

12:24 - Myth 5: You have to remove dead surface skin.

14:14 - Myth 6: The body can handle different and/or harsher skincare practices than the face, neck and chest.

16:06 - Myth 7: We cleanse our skin to free or clear it from bacteria.

18:27 - Myth 8: Sleep does not affect your skin.

19:08 - Conclusion

Jeanne Retief: FIGGI Beauty Shop | My FIGGI Life Podcast | My FIGGI Life Blog | Instagram | Facebook

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Dr. Amelia Kelley: About | Dr. Kelley's Books | Instagram 

Dr. Mitzi Krockover, board certified internist and host of Beyond the Paper Gown Podcast, joins Jeanne today. They talk about 3 women's health risks that we do not talk about enough: Cardio vascular disease, bone health, and internal medicine for women. Dr. Krockover explains that we are more than just our reproductive health or "bikini medicine", there are other health factors we need to be aware of, and know how to navigate.

Episode Key Moments:

[00:20] Introduction

[03:02] Why don't we talk about bone health enough and why is it important?

[05:40] Bone health, pregnancy, breastfeeding and post-breastfeeding.

[06:59] Must you take vitamin D with calcium? What does vitamin D do?

[08:23] Tests for bone health: When to do them, how to intervene with osteoporosis.

[09:53] Cardio vascular disease in women: Why is it important? Why do we need to talk about it more?

[14:15] What specific episodes or diseases are we talking about when we talk about cardiovascular disease in women?

[16:33] Signs of cardio vascular problem: What symptoms and signs should we be aware of?

[21:18] Internal medicine issues for women and why we don't talk about it enough?

[25:14] What an internist does and what diseases they are focused on.

[26:57] What Dr. Krockover does on the daily to live her best life.

[27:23] Beyond the Paper Gown Podcast, and where to find Dr. Krocover.

Guest Details:

Dr. Mitzi Krockover: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Beyond the Paper Gown Podcast

Jeanne Retief: FIGGI Beauty Shop | My FIGGI Life Podcast | My FIGGI Life Blog | Instagram | Facebook

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Dr. Amelia Kelley: About | Dr. Kelley's Books | Instagram 

Avery Thatcher, registered nurse and burnout specialist, takes us on a journey of finding yourself again after burnout. She openly shares her own story and how she grieved the loss of Heather in favour or becoming Avery. We learn about the body's stress responses, the warning signs of burnout, how to seek help, and how to find middle ground.  

Episode Key Moments:

[00:00] Introduction

[03:55] What is burnout? What are the different stages of burnout?

[07:18] How our environments and lives contribute to burnout.

[08:36] The four types of burnout.

[09:38] Avery's story and how she bid farewell to Heather.

[16:54] The moment that helped Avery accept her diagnosis.

[20:00] What are the symptoms of burnout?

[23:54] Burnout and a short fuse - Noticing a shorter temper.

[25:44] Can you heal from burnout and what does help look like?

[30:00] Who are the right people to help you and how to find them?

[32:00] The difference between an anxiety disorder and burnout. 

[33:20] What about people that are not normally stressed - can they experience burnout?

[35:26] What Avery does on the daily to live her best life.

[36:26] Where to find Avery.

Guest Details:

Avery Thatcher: Website | The Flow State App | Instagram

Jeanne Retief: FIGGI Beauty Shop | My FIGGI Life Podcast | My FIGGI Life Blog | Instagram | Facebook

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Dr. Amelia Kelley: About | Dr. Kelley's Books | Instagram 

Jeanne talks explains what double cleansing is, how it works, what it does, and why it is a skincare game changer. She explains the uniqueness of the FIGGI Beauty Double Cleanse Duo and how double cleansing has changed her skin. Get ready for some chemistry lessons.

Episode Key Moments:

[00:00] Introduction

[00:45] Why you need a beautifully clean skin and Jeanne's golden skincare rule.

[03:27] Why is there so much confusing advice on cleansing? How do we navigate this with sensitive skin?

[05:40] What is double cleansing? How does it work?

[07:53] Why do I need two separate cleansers? Why can't I use the same cleanser twice?

[09:37] How do we double cleanse?

[13:06] Why is the FIGGI Beauty Double Cleanse Duo unique?

[15:03] What has double cleansing done for Jeanne's dry and sensitive skin?

[16:07] Conclusion.

Jeanne Retief: FIGGI Beauty Shop | My FIGGI Life Podcast | My FIGGI Life Blog | Instagram | Facebook

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Dr. Amelia Kelley: About | Dr. Kelley's Books | Instagram 

Jennifer Abbatiello is the founder of Your Transformed Family and a Certified Parent Coach. She is a mom, wife, cancer survivor, recovering perfectionist, and dominant parent. She is dedicated to helping parents feel calm, confident, and connected to their kids. Her methods come from real-life, hands on experience and today she shares this wisdom with the FIGGI community. 

Episode Key Moments:

[00:20] Introduction

[02:50] Extra stressors in modern parenting and the overwhelming how-to advice that adds to the pressure.

[03:47] The anxiety and stressors placed on our children and how this affects their emotional wellbeing.

[05:28] Why Jenn chose this path and what was her breaking point that led her on this path of coaching parents.

[11:43] Parenting within our unique situations like mental illnesses and high-stress jobs.

[17:35] Should we be honest with our kids about how we are feeling?

[19:52] How to discipline our kids without making them anxious about what they did wrong.

[25:28] How to see discipline through when you're ready to give up.

[26:37] How to raise healthily balanced children when we can't always lead by example.

[31:00] Get in touch with Jenn.

Guest Details:

Jennifer Abbatiello: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Book A Call with Jenn

Jeanne Retief: FIGGI Beauty Shop | My FIGGI Life Podcast | My FIGGI Life Blog | Instagram | Facebook

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Dr. Amelia Kelley: About | Dr. Kelley's Books | Instagram 

Jeanne makes it clear in this episode that there are lessons to be learnt from both good and bad bosses. She speaks against the notion that there is nothing to be learnt from bad bosses. Jeanne acknowledges that we’ve all had the horrible boss that broke our souls and traumatized us emotionally. Not all leaders are made equal. However, we do learn from them all. Whether this experience was positive or negative, they did, in fact, shape us in some way.

Jeanne has been in the entrepreneurial space for over a decade, and she still holds true to these valuable lessons she learned from the leaders that shaped her into the businesswoman she is today. Not all of these experiences were positive fairy tales, and she had many days when she came home crying and dreading the fact that she needed to go back to “that place” tomorrow. However, she's learned from this. Some of these lessons were extremely hard, but this did not make them any less effective.

Here are the 5 most significant lessons she's learned from previous bosses and other leaders, good and bad, who she worked for and with in her career.

Links and Information

Jeanne Retief: FIGGI Beauty Shop | My FIGGI Life Blog | My FIGGI Life Podcast | Instagram

Blog post: 5 Leadership Lessons I Learned From Previous Bosses

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Dr. Amelia Kelley: About | Dr. Kelley's Books | Instagram 

Jeanne is joined by Angie Gallagher, registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist and certified Functional Medicine Wellness Coach. They explore the dogma around dieting, the influence of social media on our eating habits and the confusing messages about what we should be eating and what we should be avoiding.

Angie explains that intuitive eating is the most important concept we can incorporate into our diets. She also stresses the importance of consuming all our food groups and maintaining a healthy moderation in all things. Angie shares her takes on the Keto diet and cutting out food groups from our diets.

She explains what we should be avoiding in our diets and why, while still stressing that a balanced diets with different food sources remains key.

Links and Follows

Angie Gallagher: Coaching Programme | Website | Instagram | TikTok

Jeanne Retief: FIGGI Beauty Shop | My FIGGI Life Podcast | My FIGGI Life Blog | Instagram | Facebook

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Dr. Amelia Kelley: About | Dr. Kelley's Books | Instagram 

Jeanne takes us on a journey to understand the labels on your skincare products. She breaks down what antioxidants are and why we need them. She talks about the key sentences and words often associated with antioxidants and that usually appear on your skincare packaging.

This entails an explanation of free radicals (what they are and why they are harmful to our skin), environmental stressors, and what on earth it means when skincare products are dubbed free radical scavengers.

She also explains why the FIGGI Nurture the Goddess Antioxidant Enriched Day Cream contains unique antioxidants and how this can help increase or boost the efficacy of your SPF.

Jeanne shares her favourite antioxidant ingredients.

Links to use:

Dr. Mariska Lilly Podcast Episode: Rooibos Skin & Health Superstar

Blog Post on Rooibos Benefits

FIGGI Nurture the Goddess Antioxidant Enriched Day Cream

Jeanne Retief: Blog | Podcast | Skincare Shop | Instagram

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Dr. Amelia Kelley: About | Dr. Kelley's Books | Instagram 

Jeanne is joined by Hilke Oskam, a certified yoga teacher and coach. They explore the benefits of yoga and talk about the common misconceptions we have about practicing yoga. Hilke explains that yoga is for everyone and that there are different styles with different benefits.

Hilke goes into detail about Hatha, Nidra and Yin styles of yoga and talks about the benefits this can have on stress and anxiety. Jeanne also explains how she integrates yoga into her routine.

Links and Follows:

Hilke Oskam: Instagram

Jeanne Retief: FIGGI Beauty Shop | My FIGGI Life Blog | My FIGGI Life Podcast | Instagram | Facebook

Blog Post: Meditation For Overthinkers Like Me

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Dr. Amelia Kelley: About | Dr. Kelley's Books | Instagram