Download the transcript (PDF) A woman’s period is considered her fifth vital sign. The health of our period is an indicator of fertility and hormonal health, with our hormones influencing our weight and health. In this episode, women’s health pioneer Alisa Vitti shares with us: The science ...
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6 Low Sugar Alternatives to the Pumpkin Spice Latte
My Low-Sugar Pumpkin Spice Latte Round-Up Born on October 1, I was nicknamed “The Pumpkin Girl”. So it was fate that I’d love a good pumpkin recipe, right? I’m also pretty sensitive to sugar. This is why I wanted to make sure you don’t have to choose between sugar-laden pumpkin spice lattes ...
Own Your Self and Fertility with Dr. Kelly Brogan – Insatiable Season 9, Episode 1
Download the transcript (PDF) Conception, navigating a healthy pregnancy, and childbirth can be an invitation into owning your self. Or as Dr. Brogan says, “not giving your power away”. In this episode we discuss: How Dr. Brogan’s pregnancy and two patient’s stillbirths following the flu ...
Well-Rounded: Same Foods, Different Weight Gains
My skin used to make me insecure. I tried antibiotics and obscene amounts of Cover Girl foundation in high-school. I took Accutane in college (now the subject of a class-action lawsuit!). In my early 20s, when my acne returned post-Accutane, I turned to random topical chemicals. Once l addressed ...
Well-Rounded: Listening to Bingeing
“Listen to your body” and “you have to be the expert on your body” are often what we hear in the weight loss and wellness space. And while it’s true, how do you do that when all you can hear is, “more carbs please!” Rupa Health asked me about how I accomplished this for myself; I share how ...
Well-Rounded: Sugar: The Solution, Not the Problem
When I was going through cancer as a teenager in the early 90s, the available support groups were comprised of mostly people in their 60s and those who were terminally ill. With cumulative and compounding environmental pollution and treatment advances, more people are getting cancer younger and ...
What a stressful week looks like when you don’t use food to cope.
Last week, Carlos was out of town for work, our roof started leaking, Coffee (our dog) had a cough and was throwing up, and major tech problems arose in my business (during a webinar series hundreds of people had signed up for!). For extra fun, I’m seven months pregnant, my work load is double as ...
Well-Rounded: Overeating and Loneliness
Last Well-Rounded, I shared the root cause of loneliness and overeating. Now, I’m sharing how to resolve the root cause of overeating and loneliness, which doesn’t involve willpower or traditional emotional eating tips like “call a friend when you feel lonely” or “feel your feelings.” If you’re ...
How to Transform the Loneliness-Eating Cycle
In my last post, I discussed the root cause of the loneliness-eating cycle, why we do it and how our reasons for both our actions and beliefs have validity and truth—and aren’t all in our head as self-help may have you believe. With all this being so, how do we break this cycle and use falling ...
Well-Rounded: Smash the Wellness Industry?
Lately, loneliness has been coming up quite a bit as a key reason that my clients fall off track with their food. Research has found that being attractive, intelligent or popular doesn’t make us feel less alone. Rather, there’s a root cause that makes us feel alone —and this is a common reason that ...