Redefine Fitness with Kelsey Wells Kelsey Wells

In this week's episode, Kelsey is joined by Dr Robynne Chutkan - board certified integrative gastroenterologist, microbiome expert, and best selling author of her books, Gutbliss, The Microbiome Solution, The Bloat Cure, and The Anti-Viral Gut.
Dr. Chutkan received her bachelor’s from Yale University and her medical degree from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, and has served on the faculty at Georgetown Hospital since 1997. In 2004, Dr. Chutkan founded the Digestive Center for Wellness, an integrative gastroenterology practice dedicated to uncovering the root cause of GI disorders. 


With three decades of medical practice, and having performed more than 17,000 colonoscopies, Dr Chutkan is a leading expert in the world of digestive health, nutrition and the gut microbiome. 


Providing the ultimate guide to all things gut health - Dr Chutkan speaks to Kelsey about the gut microbiome, importance of digestive wellness, the gut and immune system connection, the mind gut connection, and the impact stress can have  on our gut microbiome. Dr Chutkan also shares ways we can all optimize our microbiome to help our immune system, reduce inflammation, and protect and improve our overall health.


Your gut will not want you to miss this one! 
Read Dr Chutkan’s books - https://robynnechutkan.com/books/ Read Dr Chutkan’s gut guides: https://robynnechutkan.com/health-topics/ Follow Dr Chutkan on Instagram: @gutbliss0:23 - Introduction 
2:48 - What is the gut microbiome 
13:10 - Signs of an unhealthy gut 
16:15 - The gut & immune system connection
21:25 - Why we are seeing an explosion of autoimmune diseases
22:30 - Difference between pre, pro & post-biotic and if you should take them 
27:00 - Do green powders work & should you take them 
38:00 - Doctors aren't trained in wellness 
47:00 - What is IBS & how can we help our symptoms 
50:50 - Mind & gut connection
53:30 - Stress & the impact on gut health 
58:10 - Tools to help with stress 
1:00 - Changing your microbiome & internal chemistry  
1:03 - What makes a healthy gut microbiome
1:07 - Importance of getting vegetables in our diets 
1:08 - Dr Chutkan’s final thoughts

In this week's episode Kelsey is joined by Dr Tara Swart - neuroscientist, medical doctor, executive advisor, senior lecturer at MIT Sloan, podcast host, and author of her best-selling book ‘The Source’. 

Tune into this insightful, educational and ultra empowering episode to hear Dr Swart’s journey to how she got where she is today, her take on manifestation, gratitude, positive psychology, different types of stress and the impact it has on our bodies. 

You will not want to miss this one! 
Read Dr Swart’s book The Source – an incredible toolkit for unlocking our minds and reaching our fullest potential – here: https://www.taraswart.com/the-source/ Follow Dr Swart on Instagram: @drtaraswart0:30 - Introduction 
1:35 - Dr Tara Swart’s background & journey
7:50 - The science behind manifestation 
12:50 - Religion & manifestation 
13:20 - Mind body interaction & to how to boost manifestation 
14:50 - Tools & ways to begin manifesting 
18:40 - Affirmations
23:20 - Importance of intention 
27:35 - Why gratitude is good for you 
30:30 - Positive psychology  
32:00 - First thing to do in the morning 
25:00 - Honouring yourself and what your body needs
37:10 - What is stress & different types of stress
39:28 - What happens when your body is stressed 
43:40 - Importance & impact of journaling and how to get started 
49:55 - Finding your purpose & Dr Swart’s final thoughts

In this weeks episode, Kelsey is joined by Ashley Kidd - the most accomplished female wake surfing athlete of all time with an incredible 7x World Champion wake surfing titles under her belt, and 10x USA National Champion titles. 

Inspiring a new generation of female athletes to carve their own paths on the water, Ashley is one of the most progressive and challenging women’s Wake Surfing competitors in the sports history. Growing up scared of the water, it wasn’t until she was around 13 years old that Ashley overcame her fear and took up wake surfing. Little did she know that what started out as having fun on the water with her older brother would turn into a legendary career and lead to her pioneering the female wake surfing space.

Today, Ashley is the most decorated and popular athlete in the sport of wake surfing and her achievements within the competitive wake surfing realm remain unmatched! Tune into this uplifting and empowering episode to hear Ashleys story, how she continues to navigate the male dominated wake surfing world, what she does to help prepare herself in the lead up to competitions, and her favourite mindfulness practices that she implements into her routines.
Website: ashleykidd.comInstagram: @ashleykiddsurf Learn to Wake Surf with Ashely: https://ashleykidd.com/lessons/ 0:20 - Introduction 
2:15 - How Kelsey and Ashley met 
3:50 - Growing up and how Ashley got into wake surfing 
9:06 - What is wake surfing and the difference between wakeboarding 
10:21 - When Ashley fell in love with wake surfing 
12:15 - How long it took to become confident 
14:20 - When Ashley decided she wanted to compete & take things to the next level 
17:08 - Getting recognised, rewarded & sponsors 
18:50 - How Ashley's success impacted her schooling & college 
24:45 - Having to make sacrifices to get where she is today 
27:50 - Growth & change within the sport 
33:00 - Tricks Ashley pioneered & being the first woman to land them
35:30 - Wake surfing community & different competing levels 
40:00 - USA Nationals vs Worlds
43:30 - How Ashley prepares to compete, mentally, physically & emotionally 
45:00 - How to get into the ‘in the zone mindset’
48:00 - Breath work & how it helps Ashley in the lead up to competing
53:00 - Advice & encouragement for anyone wanting to get started in the sport

In this week’s episode Kelsey is joined by special guest Dr Uma Naidoo - a Harvard-trained psychiatrist, professional chef, trained nutrition specialist, best selling author and an internationally regarded medical pioneer in the filed of Nutritional Psychiatry.

Considered Harvard’s Mood Food Expert, Dr Naidoo talks to Kelsey about her latest book - Calm Your Mind With Food - touching on everything from healing your relationship with food, to the gut brain connection, the link between food and anxiety, blood sugar & panic attacks, and how you can optimise your diet to improve your mental health.

A fascinating conversation with so many great tips on how you can use food and nutrition as an essential tool for calming the mind.

About Dr Uma Naidoo:
 
Uma Naidoo, MD, is a board-certified Harvard Nutritional Psychiatrist, professional chef, and nutritional biologist. She is the Founder and Director of the first and only hospital-based Nutritional and Metabolic Psychiatry Service in the United States which is housed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Dr. Naidoo also serves as the Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at MGH Academy, the world-renowned educational organization, for which she designed and released the only CME-based Nutritional Psychiatry educational program for clinicians at an academic teaching hospital. Additionally, Dr. Naidoo serves on the faculty at Harvard Medical School, the Harvard Department of Nutrition, and is an instructor at The Cambridge School of Culinary Arts.
Website: umanaidoomd.comInstagram: @drumanaidooRead: Calm Your Mind with Food by Uma Naidoo, MDSign up for Dr Uma’s new Mood Food newsletter here1:00 - Kelsey introduces Dr Uma Naidoo 
3:25 - Dr Naidoo’s upbringing & background  
7:00 - How Dr Naidoo got into Nutritional Psychiatry
9:18 - How Dr Naidoo is helping people heal their relationship with food 
10:00 - How harmful diet culture is to our psychology
10:30 - Optimising your diet for your mental wellbeing 
11:30 - Kelsey’s lifelong journey with anxiety 
11:50 - Dr Naidoo’s new book, Calm Your Mind With Food 
14:20 - Food marketing industry 
17:15 - Link between anxiety & food 
20:00 - Simple food tweaks to help anxiety 
23:09 - Gut health & metabolism
25:00 - Gut microbiome 
27:00 - How to know if you have bad gut health & how to fix it 
28:10 - Self check in & body intelligence 
29:39 - Three tips to to foster a healthy microbiome
31:20 - Eat more, add in and not feel deprived
31:50 - Movement 
33:00 - Fitness world & macros 
35:40 - Importance of not discarding micronutrients in your diet 
39:00 - Whole foods vs processed foods 
40:00 - Homemade sweets vs processed sweets 
43:40 - Link between blood sugar & panic attacks 
48:00 - Doing what works best for you  

This week’s episode is all about motherhood. Following her son’s recent birthday, Kelsey reflects on the ten key lessons she has learnt time and time again following her first ten years of motherhood, touching on everything from mom guilt to mom comparison, prioritising yourself and finding time to be present amongst the chaos. Kelsey also shares a heartfelt poem she originally started writing when her son turned four.  

0:30 - Life update from Kelsey 
2:30 - Episode introduction 
2:50 - Motherhood poem
6:35 - Prioritize postpartum mental health 
9:25 - Self care is not selfish
11:10 - Be where your feet are
14:57 - You know your child best 
19:33 - Never be the first one to let go of a hug 
21:47 - Say yes as much as possible 
27:03 - Going outside is always a good idea 
28:35 - Messing up does not make you a bad mom
31:19 - Mom-parission will drive you mad & your experience is valid 
34:46 - A lasting memory always begins with being present, there is magic in the mundane
38:40 - Having gratitude for all the lessons learnt

Kelsey is joined by special guests Dr Ruchi Gupta & Susie Hultquist to delve deeper into the scientific understanding of life-threatening allergies, key statistics, the importance of community & raising awareness, and to discuss the crucial & hopeful advancements being made in this field.

Dr Ruchi Gupta:
Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, is a Professor of Pediatrics & Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a Clinical Attending at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Dr. Gupta has over 20 years of experience as a board-certified pediatrician & health researcher and currently serves as the founding director of the Center for Food Allergy & Asthma Research (CFAAR).  A mom of a 17-year-old daughter with food allergies, Dr. Gupta is world-renowned for her groundbreaking research in the areas of food allergy and asthma epidemiology, most notably for her research on the prevalence of pediatric and adult food allergy in the United States. She has also significantly contributed to academic research in the areas of food allergy prevention, socioeconomic disparities in care, and the daily management of these conditions. To reduce the burden of these diseases & improve health equity, she and her team develop, evaluate, and disseminate interventions for families and conduct work to inform local, national, and international health policy. Dr. Gupta is the author of the Food Allergy Experience and Food Without Fear, has written and co-authored over 200 peer-reviewed research manuscripts, and has had her work featured on major TV networks and in print media.

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Susie Hultquist:
As a food allergy mom, Susie’s passion for supporting the food allergy community is deeply personal. At the heart of this former Wall Streeter turned entrepreneur is a desire to create an inclusive space where everyone has a seat at the table. Susie founded the Spokin app as a tool to empower individuals with food allergies & make sure they never feel alone and can easily find a world of safe places. A longtime and well-respected advocate in the food allergy awareness space, Susie was featured in “The Peanut Problem” episode of the six-part Netflix documentary series, Rotten. She also co-founded a successful fundraising & awareness event that raised $1.4MM & led to the establishment of Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) Chicago in 2008. Prior to  Spokin, Susie was a professional investor for close to 20-years. Most recently, she was a Portfolio Manager at Columbia Wanger Asset Management where she invested in public equities. At its peak, Susie managed a portfolio of Small and Mid-Cap Consumer Discretionary & Consumer Internet stocks worth $2B, & co-managed a $400M fund. Susie holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Illinois & earned an MBA from The University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.

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