Episode Summary In this episode, Dr. Breus discusses managing your energy by understanding your chronotype and body type. He talks about the five types of energy and offers some practical tips on how to manage energy throughout the day.  Highlights There are four chronotypes; early, middle, late, and insomniac.You have a genetically predisposed chronotype.Chronoquiz.com can help you understand your chronotype.Understanding your hormonal patterns can help you determine the best time of the day...

Episode Summary In this episode, Dr. Tarman discusses the treacherous nature of sugar addiction. She talks about her struggle with a sugar addiction and how working with addicts in her professional life helped her recognize that she had an addiction.  "What got you here won't get you there" - Marshall Goldsmith Highlights Since tackling her food addiction, Vera has lost and maintained a 100-pound weight loss.In her college years, Vera started restricting her intake of calories and all she...

Episode Summary In this episode, Dr Goldhamer discusses the health benefits of fasting and adopting a whole plant-based diet. He talks about why we have so many issues today managing our diet because of unnatural dopamine stimulation Highlights A book called "How fasting can save your life" by Herbert Shelton inspired Dr. Goldhamer at a young age.Everybody fasts each day. Most people just break their fasts quickly.Dr. Goldhamer advocates extending fasts to 12 to 16 hours.At True North Health...

Episode Summary In this episode, Robert discusses how the food that we eat plays a critical role in our overall health and wellbeing. He talks about his “FRESH” system for creating and living a healthy and happy life. “Food is Medicine is a movement, Food as Medicine is the intervention." -- Dr. Graham Highlights The beauty of integrative holistic or functional medicine is trying to get to the root cause of the problem and understand why it’s happening.“FRESH” stands for, food, relaxation,...

Episode Summary In this episode, Glenn discusses the strategies of his book Never Binge Again and the history of its inspiration from Glenn’s time working with patients and consulting with large food companies. Highlights Glenn’s book Never Binge Again has over 12,000 reviews on AmazonAround the age of 17 is when Glenn realized that he had a problem with binging.Glenn noticed that while he was with patients he would often start to think about food during their session.Glenn was consulting for...

Episode Summary In this episode, Ilana and Mordechai discuss intuitive eating and how understanding your emotions can help manage your cravings and help avoid negative self-feelings. They delve into their own emotions and go on a journey of understanding what shapes their reactions.  Highlights Ilana believes that mindfulness is critical to understanding the difference between a craving and a need.Sometimes submitting to a craving is not about the food. It’s about the act of numbing an...

Episode Summary In this episode, Ravi talks about his experience growing up as a heavy kid and how he started his relationship with food. He discusses losing the weight and gaining it back multiple times and the actions that he has taken to help maintain the loss this time. He has several tips and some inspirational words about changing and building habits. Highlights Ravi noticed he was bigger than other kids.Ravi lost weight and then gained it back but then decided to try again.This time he...

Episode Summary In this episode, Rebecca talks about her transition from cardio-based fitness and a lower carb eating mindset to strength training and focusing on properly fueling with macronutrients. She shares her “First Three” things to do to start improving your macronutrients. She also discusses mindset and gives several tips on how to stay focused on the journey. Highlights People focus too much on the end goal instead of enjoying the journey.You have to be able to enjoy the small...

Episode Summary In this episode, Marc talks about the psychology of eating, the reasons so many people struggle with weight loss, and how stress affects our relationship with food. He discusses some common traps that people fall into along with some strategies to manage those traps so that you can reduce stress and become a better version of yourself both mentally and physically. Highlights At 5 years old Marc asked his mother to change his diet because he didn’t feel well.He began to feel...

In this episode, Mordechai talks about having compassion for yourself along the journey to reach your goals. He discusses the idea that nobody is perfect and we have to give ourselves some grace and compassion to work through the messiness of the journey so that we can feel content.  Highlights For the past few weeks, Mordechai has been eating more than he typically would because of Jewish holidays which are full of big meals and family gatherings.Mordechai operates best when he has control...

In this episode, Charlene talks about the moment that she no longer recognized herself and began the process of losing weight and becoming fit. She reveals some of her strategies, philosophies, and tips for being successful and losing nearly 100 pounds, and keeping it off for many years. "You're no busier than a fit person" Charleen Bazarian Highlights Charlene has lost nearly 100lbsYou’re no busier than a fit person.Taking time for fitness can give you more energy to do other things more...

Do you struggle with sugar cravings? Feel like sugar controls you? In this episode, Julie talks about the damaging effects that sugar, and other highly processed foods, have on the body and brain. She talks about the different types of sugars to avoid and also recommends alternatives to substitute.  Highlights Julie struggled with ADHD as a child.Her mother recognized that Julie had an issue with sugar and started to remove and replace sugar and other highly processed foods in her diet. Julie...

I met Leon a few weeks ago while enjoying farm life upstate New York. I was searching for a place to work out, and immediately resonated with him when I walked into his gym, Leon grew up wrestling and, while in college, enrolled in the military to join the Coast Guard. Eventually, he got kicked out. When we met, he shared how he had lost 50+ pounds, and how accountability had played such a big role in his success to maintain his healthy lifestyle.  Leon opened a CrossFit gym and began...

Mark Krassner is a close friend and one of the most committed coaches I know. He works with people on living their truth and pursuing their dreams. In this episode, I love what he shares about the importance of not overriding your emotions with intellect. We also talked about the importance of accepting and processing emotions that are driving your decisions to live a life of more ease and flow.  Highlights Mark loves to help people find ways to step into their greatness.Have a plan for when...

Lee Syatt has just reached a personal milestone of losing 115 pounds. I’m honored to bring you my conversation with him. Lee is an inspiring guy, who shares his weight loss journey with courageous authenticity and humor. As a self-described “fat kid”, he was often made fun of and put down because of his weight. In today's conversion, he shares how public accountability plays a big role in his ability to stay on track, how he’s overcoming many obstacles, and how he plans to keep the weight...

Today, I’m speaking with my friend, Light Watkins. He's a meditation teacher, author and advocate for meditation practice. Formerly a model, he one day decided to take a leap and trust the softer voice in his head. One thing led to another, and Light was on a journey to become a yoga and meditation teacher. He eventually went on to write 3 books. His latest, Knowing Where to Look, is a fun read, with 108 short stories that will inspire you to live “on purpose” more...

Stephen Ritz is widely known as “America’s Favorite Teacher.” After losing over 100 pounds and changing his life. Stephen created the first edible classroom in the world. He and his students have grown more than 100,000 pounds of vegetables in the South Bronx, and in the process, Stephen has moved school attendance from 40% to 93% daily, and helped to provide 2,200 youths with jobs in the Bronx. In our conversation, we discuss the many challenges faced by children growing up in the South...

James Clear has a gift for breaking down complex human behaviors into simple, small ideas. In our conversation, James shares habits that can help you lose weight without using willpower. He shares simple approaches and mindset shifts that make developing good habits easy and breaking bad habits even easier. James’ book, Atomic Habits, has sold over 4 million copies, and it’s one of my favorite books to gift to someone who wants to create habits intentionally.  “Every action you take is a...

My conversation with Charles Eisenstein really lit me up. Motivated by his own struggles with his body, including feelings of not being good enough and unworthiness, he took a deep dive into where these feelings came from. Then he wrote a book about it… The Yoga of Eating, Charles’ book discusses one of the biggest gaps with food: trusting ourselves. If we use willpower and diets to override our bodies’ intelligence, it’s a recipe for struggle.  If you're curious about what life could be like...

In this episode, I speak with Liz about her experience working for Weight Watchers and eventually writing her book, called Target 100.  Liz has helped thousands of people lose weight sustainably with her six weight loss targets.  Highlights For Liz, the power of Weight Watchers was sharing the experience with others and recognizing that she was not the only one that felt the way she did.Liz decided to work for Weight Watcher as an accountability measure since you had to weigh monthly and...

Today I am joined by Mick Cornett, who was the Mayor of Oklahoma City for 4 terms. One of the things about Mick that inspires me the most is how he takes big risks and embraces failure.  Thanks to his mindset and leadership, Oklahoma City turned from one of the “fattest cities in the country” to one of the healthiest, and so much more. This conversation will inspire you to think bigger, take more chances, and cultivate a belief that anything is possible.  Highlights Mick saw that the city was...

In this episode, Eliza and Mordechai discuss ways to help kids that are struggling with their weight. They discuss strategies to help them learn healthy internal dialogues and how to manage their belief systems so that they can have a solid foundation for managing their weight and self-image.  Highlights When someone is struggling with their weight it means that they probably are not living the happiest, healthiest, and biggest life that they were meant to live.Eliza was told that she could...