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#91: A Carnivore Cancer Strategy with Dr. Al Danenberg
View the video interview of this episode here: https://youtu.be/HJN31aOxtgQ (Channel: Marisa Moon Wellness, Playlist: The Foundation of Wellness podcast, or go to tinyurl.com/FOWyoutube)

Brief Summary & Bio:
Listen as he shares his riveting cancer story and the shocking variables that had something to do with his success. You’ll learn all about his Unconventional Cancer Journey since he was diagnosed with incurable bone marrow cancer in September 2018 and was given only 3-6 months to live. Dr. Al rejected all chemotherapy and is thriving today. And he’s here to share his absolutely unconventional treatment route.

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. This in no way substitutes for medical advice, and be aware that the treatments discussed in this episode are not widely accepted as part of the medical standard of care in the united states. Consult with your doctor or functional medicine practitioner before trying any of the remedies or dietary interventions mentioned in this episode.

Dr. Alvin Danenberg, “Dr. Al”, is a periodontist (formerly in private practice for 44 years). Dr. Al received advanced training in evolutionary nutrition, the Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner designation, Certified Primal Health Coach, and Kresser Institutes ADAPT Trained Health Professional. Dr. Al is on the faculty of the College of Integrative Medicine and created the college’s integrative periodontal teaching module. He is the Chair of the Periodontal Committee for the International Academy of Biological Dentistry and Medicine (IABDM). He also created a Biological Nutritional Dental Certification Course for that same academy.. Dr. Al is a Member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Immunity at Daivam Wellness Center in India. With Elektra Press, he released a book called "Crazy-Good Living" which is based on ancestral nutrition and lifestyle, and he published two mini-eBooks on Kindle: “Better Belly Blueprint” and “Is Your Gut Killing You?”

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For professional Inquiries contact host Marisa Moon, marisa@ marisamoon.com

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SHOW NOTES:

RESOURCES mentioned in this episode:

Paleo Medicina Clinic (Budapest, Hungary): https://www.paleomedicina.com/en
Dr. Al’s Free Guide and Videos “Better Belly Blueprint” and more on his cancer protocols: https://training.drdanenberg.com/.
Dr. Al’s Website and blog: https://drdanenberg.com/
For Global Scientific Research: http://pubmed.gov
Dr. Al on Twitter: twitter.com/drdanenberg
Dr. Al on Facebook: www.facebook.com/al.danenberg

Marisa Moon:
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#90: Meal Planning, Meal Prep for family, with Dana Johnson
View the video interview of this episode here: https://youtu.be/az5R8pulAgI (or go to tinyurl.com/FOWyoutube)
Brief Summary & Bio:
Today’s guest is a certified Primal Health Coach and mother of 2. After years of suffering from depression, anxiety, and pharmaceutical dependency, Dana Johnson found a way to heal herself by overhauling her lifestyle. After doing a 21-day challenge to stop eating grains and taking a primal approach to her diet and life, Dana has been free for several years and is on a mission to teach other women how to bolster their lifestyle habits. In her latest book, Primal Wife Happy Life's Guide to Menu Planning and Meal Prep, she busts the myth that eating clean is expensive and complicated.

Grab Dana’s meal planning ebook here: bit.ly/happylifebook

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Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Dana’s Free Ebook: bit.ly/happylifebook
- Dana’s Website: https://www.primalwifehappylife.com
- The #1 Primal blog: marksdailyapple.com
- Sugar-free Natural Wine: www.dryfarmwines.com/fowpodcast
- Marisa’s Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/FOWpodcast

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* Professional inquiries only: email marisa @marisamoon.com
* Health Coaching Inquiries: marisamoon.com/consultation
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#81: My Depression Confession, PMS & Emotions, with Marisa Moon
Brief Summary and Bio:
This is my depression confession. (NOTE: There's a video for this episode you can find on YouTube: https://youtu.be/o4uJmvaA2L4
Or on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/FoundationofWellnessPodcast). I feel like there’s something missing in the content out there right now; a vulnerability and authenticity that represents how many of us are feeling lately. I can’t be the only one going through this. I have a tendency towards depression. Thankfully it hasn’t been full blown or chronic for many years, lasting no longer than a few weeks at a time. And my most recent one was just last week. My depression seems to always turn up in one of two cases. Primarily, it’s when my big plans get interrupted. Secondarily, it’s around my cycle. Listen to this episode to learn what it was like for me, what I believe the trigger to be, and how I got out of it.

Host: Marisa Moon is a Certified Primal Health Coach and host/producer of The Foundation of Wellness podcast. Marisa fuses together health coaching and life coaching to provide unique insights with a personable approach—all of which is inspired by the principles of ancestral health. Her distinctive coaching style is totally relatable, and it helps others put an end to the confusion about what’s healthy today and finally achieve results that last….forget rules and end dieting so you can enjoy life.

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Disclaimer: Consult with your doctor or functional medicine practitioner before trying any of the remedies or dietary interventions mentioned on The Foundation of Wellness podcast. This information and recording is for informational and educational purposes only.

For professional Inquiries contact host Marisa Moon, marisa@ marisamoon.com

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SHOW NOTES:

RESOURCES mentioned in this episode:
- Beyond Mars & Venus Book https://amzn.to/2wMW3Jy (Amazon affiliate link)
- Fletcher’s Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-YJ0OsBy6T/
- Follow Marisa on Instagram: @marisa_moon_ https://www.instagram.com/marisa_moon_/

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Points of Discussion:
- Everyone’s saying Life’s not on hold, stay positive
- What the depression was like for me
- Emptiness and lack of purpose
- Internet Issues
- My workload
- Pressure to leverage this time for work
- What I turned to to lift my depression
- Beyond Mars & Venus Book
- Female Hormones and PMS
- Progesterone boosting activities
- Adaptability: one's ability to adjust thoughts and thinking to deal with new, changing, and uncertain situations
- Fletcher’s moving post on Instagram

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Brief Summary & Bio:
In this episode, Certified Health Coach Anya Perry talks about Habits vs Routines, and the up’s and down’s of habit formation. She explains the difference between being your own leader instead of a victim of your circumstances, why we should plan to fail (because it’s gonna happen), what your all-or-nothing mindset or being a “monday starter” is doing to your habits and routines; and she teaches her concept of identifying your “hinging” points. I love it.

Anya is a certified health coach, USA weightlifting and CrossFit coach. Anya battled boring diets, low energy, and declining health for over 10 years before she found what works. Now, she helps women achieve their dream state of health, fitness, and vitality… without the struggles, battles of miserable diets, and yo-yo results. She’s been focusing her coaching on entrepreneurs who work from home and struggle to get systems and routines in place; which I think is really applicable right now because so many of us are being forced to work remotely due to the coronavirus. So now we have to be even more able to self-manage and stay on track with our habits and goals. Even thinking about starting new routines or continuing habits you had before can be so seemingly impossible at this time. Having Anya here gives us great ideas and helps to inspire us.

Disclaimer: This information and recording is for informational and educational purposes only.

For professional Inquiries contact host Marisa Moon, marisa@ marisamoon.com

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SHOW NOTES:

RESOURCES mentioned in this episode:
- Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies Quiz (personality & habits quiz): https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3706759/Gretchen-Rubin-s-Quiz-The-Four-Tendencies
- Anya on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anya.perry/
- Join the Foundation of Wellness Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/FOWpodcast
- Episode #60: Wine Industry Lies with Todd White of Dry Farm Wines: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/19245890
- Grab your Dry Farm Wines free bottle with our ink here: www.dryfarmwines.com/fowpodcast

Marisa’s website: marisamoon.com
LIKE our podcast on Facebook: facebook.com/FoundationofWellnessPodcast
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Points of Discussion:
- Anya explains why this is the best time to work on getting routines in place
- Anya’s health story growing up in Russia and coming to the US a decade ago.
- What if you know you SHOULD exercise, but don’t like it?
- Habits and Routines are different
- Routines require effort, in the beginning when it’s something new
- Routines help create automation and build the habit
- The habit helps you reach the goal
- Focus on what matters, align with your purpose
- How does your identity and personal story affect your habits?
- Where do you find the motivation?
- Anya believes in digging deep and leveraging self-discipline
- Long-term results are a bigger driver and come together with tiny, compelling reasons
- Two main drivers for human beings are joy and pain
- We move towards joy
- We move away from pain/fear
- Other components, besides Identity, are important to consider
- “Monday Starters” and All-or-Nothing thinking
- Anya’s 1% Rule: just 14 minutes a day
- Once you get positive result you are more driven
- If you get organized, you can get disciplined
- Doing it daily helps form the habit
- When we think we failed at the end of the day, we are more prone to stopping
- Instead think of the lesson learned, and a simple next step to get back on
- Anya’s process called “Hinging points”
- These are our foundational, key elements that help us function at baseline (like hinges holding up a door)
- most noticeable when they’re gone
- everything else depends on your hinging points
- Marisa shares her hinging points that first come to mind
- The “Up’s and down’s” of habit formation
- it’s easy to fall into the “victim mode” seeing ourselves as a victim of our circumstances
- seeing yourself as a leader, capable of facing challenges and leading yourself where you need to go.
- We’re very impulsive and reactive instead of detaching and viewing it with a neutral perspective
- awareness of your patterned behavior and possible tools is easier to achieve with a coach
- You will have a desire to quit; you’ll win if you don’t quit
- “Plan to fail”
- Write a letter to yourself today to the person struggling or trying to quit OR write a letter from your future self who achieved the goal
- Remember you are in charge of your life
- Celebrate your daily wins
- Embrace the learning curve and “practice” stage
- “Action takers are magic makers”

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Brief Summary & Bio:
Today is such an amazing interview with Dallas Hartwig to talk about the concepts in his new book called “The 4 Season Solution: The Groundbreaking New Plan for Feeling Better, Living Well, and Powering Down our Always-On Lives”. We talk about small yet significant lifestyle changes we can make, in accordance with the seasons and our biological needs; and we get into some conversation about the typical Mid-Life crisis, as well as how this quarantine time we’re being forced into living is perfectly matched up with the contents of this book.

Dallas Hartwig is the cofounder of the Whole30 and Whole9 programs, the coauthor of New York Times bestsellers “It Starts With Food” and “The Whole30”. Dallas is a functional medicine practitioner and physical therapist, he’s also the cohost of The Living Experiment podcast. He has been featured in media such as Today, Good Morning America, The Dr. Oz Show, The View, and more. To learn more, visit DallasHartwig.com.

Disclaimer: Consult with your doctor or functional medicine practitioner before trying any of the remedies or dietary interventions mentioned in this episode. This information and recording is for informational and educational purposes only.

For professional Inquiries contact host Marisa Moon, marisa@ marisamoon.com

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SHOW NOTES:

RESOURCES mentioned in this episode:
- Book: The 4 Seasons Solution (Amazon Affiliate Link): https://amzn.to/2WHlA19
- Dallas’ Website & Newsletter http://dallashartwig.com/
Dallas on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dallashartwig/
Dallas’ Podcast: The Living Experiment: http://livingexperiment.com
Pilar’s book “The Healthy Deviant”: https://amzn.to/2y1codJ

Marisa’s website: marisamoon.com
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Points of Discussion:
- The timelines of this book during the pandemic
- Thinking about 4 Seasons on multi-year, multi-decade timeline of implementation
- Dallas talks human history that led us to the disconnected life we are typically living now
- What is oscillation, what does it matter to us
- 2 Primary Phases - Expansion and Contraction, Summer and Fall
- without the necessary balance, we feel stress, unease, and disease
- comparing “Chronic Summer Living” with over drafting your bank account
- social isolation from the coronavirus pandemic is almost forcing us into “Fall”
- you don’t have to do this all at once
- we’re living as if it’s summertime all year round
- Sleep variations in Summer and shorter days/nights
- circadian rhythms
- lighting plays a big role in our health and living experience
- blue light
- chronic lack of sleep is a serious thing to consider
- Marisa shares her chronic fatigue story
- Dallas explains it’s not just sleep we need to fix, it’s our dark/light exposure
- sleep is a profoundly active restorative state
- time spent in darkness is an important part of this balance
- Connection between “Chronic Summer Living’ and chronic disease
- Dallas shares his upbringing living “off the grid” as a child
- When we’re more connected with nature and our surroundings, we’re more at peace (and step away from the speed of modern life)
- We feel like we have to justify ourselves when we’re not staying busy
- What does the typical “Midlife Crisis” represent?
- a mismatch between the choices we’ve made in our lives and the deep yearnings within us
- we don’t feel at ease and have an urge to break free
- the problem is we’re expected to keep up the pace of our 30’s into our early retirement age
- we don’t have to take our foot off the gas and slam the break, just gradually coast into change
- we should think about what our legacy is, who we care about, how we contribute to a better world and community (in our 40’s and 50’s)
- midlife crisis is like our mind and soul telling us “we’re in the wrong place” and have to get out of the constraints
- The modern world we live in has all the constraints built into it
- book: The Healthy Deviant
- we need to be willing to deviate from societal norms
- financial constraints of eating healthy usually ends up being more of an issue of prioritizing your health
- Marisa shares a story about holiday stress
- The 4 Seasons Solution is a new lense to build your entire life through, and it’s unique to you
- The more you do something, the more you want to do it. It can be good or bad behavior you crave based on your current habits
- Dallas shares an ancestral point of view that emphasizes the lack of external cues and our personal responsibility to shift into balance
- Dallas’ ETRE recommendations (Early Time-Restricted Eating, AKA Circadian Fasting or Intermittent Fasting)

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#78: Nutrition & Lifestyle for Thyroid Healing, Holistic Nutrition with Dr. Jeni Weis ND.

Brief Summary:
This is part 2 of 2 episodes on the Thyroid. A growing number of people either have a diagnosed thyroid disorder or debilitating thyroid dysfunction that is being overlooked. In part 2 today, Naturopathic Doctor and thyroid specialist, Dr. Jeni Weis, talks about her top dietary protocols and lifestyle changes that she takes her patients through when they’re healing from thyroid disorders. She talks about certain trigger foods, and a variety of things including skin care products and toiletries that can disrupt thyroid function and even cause cancer. Go to episode #77, part 1 of this episode, to learn why people go under-diagnosed even after their doctor tests them, and what kinds of tests to order to get to the bottom of it.

Disclaimer: Consult with your doctor or functional medicine practitioner before trying any of the remedies or dietary interventions mentioned in this episode. This information and recording is for informational and educational purposes only.

For professional Inquiries contact host Marisa Moon, marisa@ marisamoon.com

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SHOW NOTES:

RESOURCES mentioned in this episode:
- Chris Kresser’s Complete Thyroid Special Report: chriskresser.com/thyroid
- Chris Kresser on Stress impacts the Thyroid: https://chriskresser.com/5-ways-that-stress-causes-hypothyroid-symptoms/
- Dr. Jeni’s website: https://www.drjeniweis.com
- Dr. Jeni’s Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/drjeniweis/
- Marisa’s Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/FOWpodcast
- Marisa’s Instagram: @marisa_moon_ , instagram.com/marisa_moon_
- Marisa’s Favorite Stress Relieving Activities at Home, IG Post: https://www.instagram.com/p/B9wyZAxjt04/
- Chris Masterjohn’s new food and supplement guide for the coronavirus: https://chris-masterjohn-phd.myshopify.com/products/the-food-and-supplement-guide-for-the-coronavirus


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Points of Discussion:
- Corona virus is adding a lot of stress
- stress thyroid connection
- 5 ways stress causes hypothyroidism, and Thyroid special report
- Why is thyroid disease so common now?
- The leaky gut connection
- Nutrient deficiencies needed for thyroid hormones
- Gluten and glyphosate
- viruses like mononucleosis and epstein barr
- pesticides, herbicides, and synthetic fertilizers
- autoimmune diseases
- cross-reactive proteins that mimic gluten molecules
- beauty products, toiletries that contain immune system disrupters
- Are goitrogens a problem for the thyroid?
- found highest in brassicas and cabbage family
- phytochemical and micronutrients can make up for the goitrogen concerns
- it’s all about context, bioindividual needs, and severity of the situation
- The role of genetics
- The importance of Nutrition journals for two weeks
- What is Intestinal Permeability? AKA Leaky Gut
- elimination diets are important here
- gluten is highly inflammatory
- IgE antibodies (allergy) vs IgG antibodies (intolerance causes IBS, IBD)
- Sugar of all kinds should be avoided, except from fruit and completely raw honey is sometimes okay
- food coloring, artificial colors, MSG, and preservatives
- Vegan vs Non-Vegan Foods for nutrition
- wild-caught fish
- pasture-raised, 100% grass-fed beef
- all organic animal products
- increasing raw fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds
- organic eggs
- dairy should usually be eliminated
- no soy products
- Stay away from “vegetable oils”, industrial seed oils, and hydrogenated oils.
- don’t heat your olive oil
- heated vegetable oils, and hydrogenated, are destructive in the body
- soybean oil, and soy products, are a big no-no; disrupts hormones
- canola oil is a big no; one of the worst things you can eat; it’s in everything.
- contributes to heart disease, thyroid disfunction, cancer
- try to avoid using refined oils
- saturated fat sources differ from one another
- grass-fed raw cultured butter is better than ghee
- Meat is part of the recovery process for thyroid healing
- the proteins are easier to assimilate
- get Organic whenever possible
- you’re eating what that animal eats, including cancer-causing chemicals and hormone disrupters.
- look for 100% grass-fed and pasture-raised beef and bison; then the meat is a superfood
- Wild-Caught Fish and Seafood
- farm-raised fish are raised in filthy waters and fed unnatural diets with synthetic ingredients
- Lifestyle Factors:
- Sleep and Wake at a routine time
- Eat at routine times for thyroid healing and endocrine balance
- Prioritize sleep, aiming for at least 7 hours every night
- Switch to natural/organic/non-toxic detergents, fragrance, deodorant, skin care, makeup
- Do something for yourself each day, 15 minutes, something mentally stimulating or enjoyable
- Try diffusing essential oils: lavender, eucalyptus, orange
- within 3 feet of where you are
- Get good quality bedding, non-toxic, ergonomic pillow
- Distance yourself from toxic relationships and seek supportive friends/family
- Join Dr. Jeni Weis’ Facebook group: The Holistic Health Circle

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#77 Dr. Jeni Weis Thyroid Part 1

Brief Summary:
This is part 1 of two episodes on the Thyroid. A growing number of people either have a diagnosed thyroid disorder or debilitating thyroid dysfunction that is being overlooked. In part 1, Naturopathic doctor and thyroid specialist Jeni Weis explains what the thyroid is, and why we need it to be healthy, she gets into various thyroid disorders, and why so many people are undiagnosed yet still walking around with thyroid dysfunction, and which tests you should be ordering to confirm or dismiss suspicions of thyroid dysfunction. In part 2, next week, you’ll hear Dr Jeni talk about her favorite dietary protocols and lifestyle changes she takes her patients through when they’re healing from thyroid disorders.

Disclaimer: Consult with your doctor or functional medicine practitioner before trying any of the remedies or dietary interventions mentioned in this episode. This information and recording is for informational and educational purposes only.

For professional Inquiries contact host Marisa Moon, marisa@ marisamoon.com

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Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Dr. Jeni’s website: https://www.drjeniweis.com
- Dr. Jeni’s Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/drjeniweis/
- Find a doctor who specializes in Functional Medicine AND Thyroid: Ifm.org (patient resource center)
- Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Book: Root Cause by Izabella Wentz (amazon affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3cUJJau


Marisa Moon's site: marisamoon.com
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Podcast Instagram: @foundationofwellness_podcast, https://www.instagram.com/foundationofwellness_podcast
Follow Marisa’s Instagram: @marisa_moon_ , instagram.com/marisa_moon_

Points of Discussion:
- Dr. Jeni’s shares her story beating cancer with nutrition
- Thyroid statistic: 1 in 5 people will get thyroid disease, up to 60% don’t know they have it
- What is a Naturopathic Doctor and how does it differ from a Medical Doctor?
- What does the thyroid do in the body?
- “Master Hormone Gland”
- Controls metabolic function, bone formation, muscle movement, sleep patterns, menstrual cycles, weight, body temp, cardiovascular function, breathing, cholesterol, much more
- HYPO vs HYPER-thyroidism
- TSH is thyroid stimulating hormone, tells pituitary how much T3 and T4 to make
- Too much T3 or T4 is HYPER
- Too little is HYPO
- This can fluctuate and show symptoms of both
- Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
- autoimmune disease (the body attacking the thyroid)
- accountable for up to 90% of hypothyroid cases
- can vacillate between hypo and hyper
- 20 million people diagnosed with thyroid disease but up to 60% of people are undiagnosed
- Why does thyroid function fluctuate from HYPO to HYPER?
- What is it like to see the average doctor about possible thyroid dysfunction?
- Even Endocrinologists won’t typically have enough training on the thyroid
- Thyroid Disorder causes vs mediators
- Ifm.org, the Institute for Functional Medicine to search for a physician, who specializes in thyroid disorders, near you
- The average MD is clueless when it comes to proper thyroid treatment and diagnosis
- Insurance concerns with a specialist and proper thyroid testing
- So important to test for “Free T3 and T4” and TSH antibodies, possibly TPO antibodies, thyroid globulin, the uptake, the reverse (opposite of free T3 and free T4)
- “Total” T3 and T4 is simply not enough information to diagnose or dismiss thyroid dysfunction
- “My Med Labs” for ordering your own labs and bring results to your doctor
- May need several thyroid panels in a few weeks to get several snapshots of the thyroid function
- Join Dr. Jeni in her Facebook group “The Holistic Health Circle: A Naturopathic Doctor’s Perspective”
- also at drjeniweis.com to book an appointment
- email drjenniferweis @gmail.com
- More on lab testing for thyroid dysfunction in the book: “Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Root Cause” by Izabella Wentz
- Consequences of undiagnosed thyroid disorders?
- What about surgery that removes the thyroid?
- The average hypothyroid patient has 4 autoimmune diseases
- Thyroid cancer link
- Signs of Thyroid Dysfunction

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#76: Dining Out Low Carb, Nightshades, Pain & Stiffness, Carnivore Diet, with Jen's Primal Health

Short Summary:
Today I’ve invited my primal health coach friend Jennifer Essary to talk to us about dining out on a low carb or keto diet, and her experience living with joint pain and stiffness, and various food sensitivities including nightshades. Jen’s tried everything from the Autoimmune Paleo Protocol to The Carnivore Diet, and she’s talking about it today.

Grab Jen’s Low Carb Dining Guide here: https://jensprimalhealth.com/dining-guide/

>>> Join me inside my new facebook group: “The Foundation of Wellness - a Refreshing Diet & Lifestyle Chat”. I’m giving away free coaching soon, and it could be you! facebook.com/groups/FOWpodcast

For professional Inquiries contact host Marisa Moon, marisa@ marisamoon.com

>> Toxin-Free Low-Sugar Natural Wine?? Grab your free bottle of Dry Farm Wines with our affiliate link here: www.dryfarmwines.com/fowpodcast

Disclaimer: Consult with your doctor or functional medicine practitioner before trying any of the remedies or dietary interventions mentioned in this episode. This information and recording is for informational and educational purposes only.

Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Jen’s Website: https://jensprimalhealth.com
- Jen’s Low Carb Dining Guide: https://jensprimalhealth.com/dining-guide/
- Weston A Price Foundation article on Nightshades: https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/food-features/nightshades/
- Episode #54: AIP, Autoimmune Protocol Interview https://podkite.link/54
- Episode #61: Carnivore Diet with Dr. Stephen Hussey https://podkite.link/NjBI6ls
- Episode #53: Cutting Carbs in 4 Steps: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/18687505

Marisa's site: marisamoon.com
Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/FOWpodcast
Podcast Facebook Page: facebook.com/FoundationofWellnessPodcast
Podcast Instagram: @foundationofwellness_podcast, https://www.instagram.com/foundationofwellness_podcast
Marisa’s Instagram: @marisa_moon_ , instagram.com/marisa_moon_

Points of Discussion:
- What’s it like when you first go Paleo or try The Whole30 when you’re dining out?
- Jen explains her love for food as it affects her dietary restrictions
- Jen’s experience with nightshades, hurts the bottoms of her feet
- “tight and crunchy”
- hurt to walk
- chronically tight tissues
- medical community didn’t help
- nightshades cause calcification in soft tissues?
- Nightshades include: tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, peppers of all kinds, spices made from peppers, goji berries, ashwagandha
- If you have an autoimmune disease, nightshades are the group you’re least likely to ever tolerate
- Sweet potatoes are not nightshades
- Carb Cycling and Cyclical Ketosis are smart approaches
- Jen suggests cooking with radishes instead of potatoes
- Jen shares tips on dining out with a low carb or keto restriction
- you can eat meat and veggies at almost any place
- try Jimmy John’s “unwich” and slowly peel back the paper as you eat it.
- Skip the bread basket or tortilla chips before they bring them
- The more carbs you eat, the more carbs you want and crave
- Marisa’s tip about not eating the bread or chips when your company wants them
- Jen revisits the topic of her tight tissues and chronic stiffness
- Jen found herself eating low carb because she just felt better overall
- Carnivore makes her brain “off the charts”
- 1 or 2 weeks can be enough to feel the results
- After being unable to eat eggs for over a year because they caused so much pain for Jen, she was able to eat them again after a week of carnivore
- Not an easy switch if you’re on the Standard American Diet or a high carb diet
- Jen suggests going from Paleo or Whole30 to Keto-ish and then Carnivore
- When you go low carb, will you have the “carb flu”?
- Jen suggests you take it slow and make it enjoyable
- Are the symptoms you’re living with really “normal”?
- Why avoid triggers when dining out
- Eating Italian food without the carbs
- Marisa mentions “meatza” and “crustless pizza from Lou Malnati’s
- Jen suggests the pizza toppings requested with sauce and cheese, no crust
- Everything has more flavor when you eat low carb
- Remember to stay away from GPS - grains, potatoes, sugar
- Remember corn is a grain and high in carbs
- Hop on the restaurant website, call to ask questions about menu ingredients and sauces in advance
- spices are often overlooked
- remember: paprika is a nightshade
- Jen tells more stories about nightshades helping leg pain and psoriasis
- you may be able to tolerate certain nightshades and not others
- experimentation and repeat experimentation is important

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#75: Intermittent Fasting for anyone, with “The RESET Method” by Marisa Moon
Brief Summary:
Today I’m sharing with you my new RESET Method that I developed to help people start fasting the right way, and adopt a realistic fasting routine that’s going to work for the rest of your life. It’s not just going to work, you’re going to love it and you’ll keep doing it because you actually prefer it to the way you were living and eating before. You can download the free guide, too!

Host: Marisa Moon is a Certified Primal Health Coach and host of The Foundation of Wellness podcast. Marisa fuses together health coaching and life coaching to provide unique insights with a personable approach—all of which is inspired by the principles of ancestral health. Her distinctive coaching style helps others to put an end to the confusion about what’s healthy today and finally achieve results that last.

Hi! Marisa here. I can be YOUR coach :) Get excited, and book your free call to discuss your goals and circumstances. >> MarisaMoon.com/consultation

>>> Join me inside my new facebook group: “The Foundation of Wellness - a Refreshing Diet & Lifestyle Chat”. I’m giving away free coaching soon, and it could be you! facebook.com/groups/FOWpodcast

For professional Inquiries contact host Marisa Moon, marisa@ marisamoon.com

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Disclaimer: Consult with your doctor or functional medicine practitioner before trying any of the remedies or dietary interventions mentioned in this episode. This information and recording is for informational and educational purposes only.

Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Free Download- RESET Manual: coaching.marisamoon.com/htt-19
- Cutting Carbs in 4 Steps: https://marisamoon.com/blog/53
- Podcast #69 “9 ways to have more energy”: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/19978304
- Dr. Sam Effarah, Chicago Brain Mapping, Psychologist and Neurofeedback Specialist: Instagram @sam.effarah https://www.instagram.com/sam.effarah
- Fasting for Freedom summit: bit.ly/MarisaMoon

Points of Discussion:
- How fasting helps free you from obsessive dieting and thoughts about food
- Intermittent Fasting or Time-Restricted Eating or Time-Restricted Feeding
- Why use the RESET Method?
- Download the manual at coaching.marisamoon.com/htt-19
- RESET Method (Recording)
- Cutting Carbs in 4 Steps: https://marisamoon.com/blog/53
- RESET (acronym):
- Reduce Carbs
- Eat Nourishing Foods
- Start with 12 Hours
- Extend Your Fast
- Trust Your Instincts
- What’s Marisa’s fasting “routine” like?
- Do you need more protein? Episode #69: “9 ways to have more energy”: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/19978304
- How fasting benefits me
- How does fasting affect the ADHD brain and mental energy?
- Brain Mapping in Chicago with Dr. Sam Effarah

>> Join the Fasting for Freedom summit, starts March 2nd, Marisa presents on Fasting for Mental Energy and ADHD. Go here to REGISTER: bit.ly/MarisaMoon

Marisa's site: https://www.marisamoon.com
Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/FOWpodcast
Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/FoundationofWellnessPodcast
Instagram: @foundationofwellness_podcast https://www.instagram.com/foundationofwellness_podcast
@marisa_moon_ https://www.instagram.com/marisa_moon_

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Intro, Summary, Bio:
This episode gives you a peek inside the Fasting for Freedom summit. You’ll meet the host, Susannah Juteau, and she’s sharing her captivating story about overcoming chronic headaches after brain surgery, all thanks to her new fasting protocol!

Register for the March 2020 Fasting for Freedom Summit! This online series gives you access to expert interview with 20 other female fasting professionals like Marisa! It starts March 2nd and is totally Free. I’ll be interviewed on Fasting for Mental Energy and ADHD, so come along and register at : http://bit.ly/MarisaMoon

Susannah Juteau holds a Bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience and a Master’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics. As a Registered Dietitian, she advocates against the traditional eating paradigm and helps women regain energy, confidence and vitality. After a ten-hour brain surgery in 2013, she suffered from constant debilitating headaches for 5 years until she discovered fasting. Within 8 weeks, she was able to be medication free and essentially cured. You can find out more about her on her website: www.fastwithfacts.com

… Join Marisa inside the new facebook group: “The Foundation of Wellness - a Refreshing Diet & Lifestyle Chat” at facebook.com/groups/FOWpodcast

For professional Inquiries contact - Marisa Moon, Certified Primal Health Coach: marisa@marisamoon.com;

Disclaimer: Consult with your doctor or functional medicine practitioner before trying any of the remedies or dietary interventions mentioned in this episode. This information and recording is for informational and educational purposes only.

Resources:
- Susannah on Instagram: @Fast.with.facts_rd https://www.instagram.com/fast.with.facts_rd
- Fasting For Freedom Online Summit 2020 - bit.ly/MarisaMoon
- Dr. Sam Effarah, Chicago Brain Mapping, Psychologist and Neurofeedback Specialist: Instagram @sam.effarah https://www.instagram.com/sam.effarah
- Marisa’s Fasting Guide: The RESET Manual: MarisaMoon.com/iffreedom


>> Marisa can be your coach! It’s affordable and motivational. MarisaMoon.com/consultation and schedule your free call

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Marisa's site: https://www.marisamoon.com
Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/FOWpodcast
Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/FoundationofWellnessPodcast
Instagram: @foundationofwellness_podcast https://www.instagram.com/foundationofwellness_podcast
@marisa_moon_ https://www.instagram.com/marisa_moon_

Episode #74 Points of Discussion:
- Susannah’s inspiration to create the Fasting for Freedom Summit and interview 20+ fasting experts
- Why she encourages clients to seek other benefits fasting, besides weight-loss
- Fasting benefits catching Susannah’s attention
- Chantel Ray: The Spiritual Side of fasting, history, “empty body”
- Gin Stephens: Fasting adjustment phase, and finding your own approach
- Gut Health, How Fasting Helps
- Fasting’s effects on the mitochondria
- Fasting for Menopause, Hormones, and Aging Women with Dy Ann Parham
- Cancer Prevention
- Marisa’s summit interview covers how fasting affects the brain and ADHD
- Figuring out what works for you, and eating quality foods while you live the fasting lifestyle
- Susannah’s captivating story recovering from brain surgery
- Constant debilitating headaches post-surgery
- Didn’t want to take her headache medication for the rest of her life
- Started looking for the root cause and a natural solution
- That’s when she started researching fasting
- She started with 16:8 fasting and didn’t feel relief from her headaches yet.
- Next she started 24 hours fasts, 2 days a week.
- Within 4 weeks, cut medication in half. Within 8 weeks off all medications completely.
- She’s been off medications since then, gets headaches only a few times a year now
- Susannah explains 16:8 fasting, and talks about her 24-hour fasting routine twice a week
- She chose 24 hours too boost autophagy and ketosis longer than she could with 16:8 fasting
- She attributes the headache alleviation to autophagy
- She doesn’t eat between dinner on Sunday and dinner on Monday, then she does that again Wednesday/Thursday.
- She doesn’t eat as soon as she wakes up on non-fasting days, and she doesn’t snack after supper.
- Susannah finds it easy to fast even when she’s preparing food for her children because she cares more about the benefit than the food
- She fasts on days when her children are in school
- More on fasting for stay-at-home parents
- 12 hour fasts is manageable and good for now.
- Susannah explains Autophagy
- fascinating how autophagy helps avoid the “excess skin” left after dramatic weight loss
- In Fasting for Freedom summit, Megan Ramos talks about about longer fasts, IBS, and ulcerative colitis

The Fasting for Freedom Summit, register with Marisa’s link “bit.ly/MarisaMoon”. How this is different: All Female Presenters, 2 Presenters every 48 hours, 30-minute interviews, 11 days of presentations. Starts March 2nd.

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