We are recapping and wrapping up season 1 of the Balanced Babes Podcast and sharing what you can expect for future seasons!
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Alina Brown is the CEO of WellnessCon, an annual outdoor wellness conference dedicated to promoting diversity in the wellness space while fostering community for wellness lovers, wellness influencers, and conscious companies. She is also a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner who spends most of her days creating video content for her Wellness YouTube channel called 'Alina Alive,' where she helps her 21,000+ subscribers take practical steps to deepen their wellness journeys. Alina truly believes that just as nature works synergistically to foster diverse rainforests and deep sea life, we as humans can best thrive and achieve optimal health synergistically through working together.
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In this episode, we break down the 4 phases of the cycle and give 3 tips for nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle for each phase. Cycle syncing is the practice of “syncing” your life with the phases of your menstrual cycle. Your hormones fluctuate according to a predictable pattern throughout your cycle, affecting so much-- nutrient needs, hunger, energy, strength, recovery, mood, creativity, and more. Learning about these different phases of your cycle and how to optimize your hormone health can completely transform your life.
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Kristin's path to nutrition education, fitness and food blogging started back in 2009, when she started CrossFit. Soon after, she learned about Paleo and eventually took the steps to becoming a Certified Nutritional therapy Practitioner, CrossFit Level 2 Coach, BirthFIT Coach, and Check Holistic Lifestyle Coach. Kristin's focus was first and foremost, nutrition, primarily in the Paleo approach. Most of her coaching was done online, with distance clients or small groups, and almost exclusively with women who felt like they had tried everything but still weren't feeling the way they wanted to. It's evolved since then. At the end of the day, here is what Kristin believes: Health is not a struggle. Your body is not the enemy. Living a life that prioritizes health, is not mutually exclusive with living one that you enjoy. Most importantly - dogma - of any kind, is the killer of a 'balanced' life.
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In this episode, we discuss Kim's postpartum journey along with the importance of the 4th trimester. We believe the 4th trimester is such a sacred and important time and hope that sharing Kim's experience along with some things that can help will support those going through it in the future.
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Jess is a blogger, recipe creator, and podcast host with a passion for real food, real connection, and sharing herself--flaws and all. A recovering perfectionist, she now focuses on supporting women in finding their truth, nourishing their minds and bodies intuitively, and creating joy in their lives as they navigate the motherhood transition. She pours her heart and soul into the weekly podcast she co-hosts, The Modern Mamas Podcast--which is a safe space to share her authentic experience of motherhood, and where expert guests come on to educate and empower women to take charge of their health. You can find her recipes, lifestyle posts, and podcast episodes at www.holdthespacewellness.com, and she adores connecting with people online on Instagram @jess.holdthespace. She is also a recipe contributor for the online program, Baby Making & Beyond, a team member for the online editorial Fed & Fit, and mentors an incredible team of amazing women through her advocacy work with Beautycounter. When not working, she loves to spend time with her husband Tim, two kiddos Bear and Camille, and 2 large Great Pyrenees rescues. They are her greatest accomplishment!
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In this episode we do a quick catch up with updates since it's been over 2 months since the last one! Kim has had her baby, Henry, and is embracing motherhood while Amanda reconnects with her husband post deployment. Then we breakdown how we like to get ready for a new year with our 3 step process!
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Nina Boyce, a certified holistic health coach and hormone specialist based in Columbus, OH. After years of struggling with chronic anxiety and hormone imbalance, she turned towards an all natural lifestyle to heal her body. Nina is passionate about women’s health and the philosophy that all bodies are self-healing and resilient. Her coaching programs focus on total hormonal wellness -- mind, body, and soul. Incorporating both nutritional and stress reduction techniques, with a blend of reiki and tarot, deeper healing can be achieved. She is also the host of the Healing Hormones Podcast, where she interviews leading women in the world of menstrual health.
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Mallory Leone is a nutrition consultant, energy healer, and folk medicine practitioner practicing in Las Vegas, Nevada and beyond. She specializes in helping women who are looking to expand their own intuition and heal from trauma, anxiety, and depression.
In this episode we dig into manifestation, energy medicine and tools to help you get started!
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Sara is a registered dietitian, certified LEAP therapist, and functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner. She suffered with hormone and digestive symptoms for years with little recommendations for relief. Being in the wellness field she knew there had to be more going on and was determined to find a solution. She started studying functional medical nutrition therapy and through functional lab work, nutrition, and lifestyle was finally able to find a long term answers to her symptoms. Now she helps busy women dig to the root cause of their health issues. Using proper testing, science based education, and lots of support, she empowers women to take back their health and gain back energy and vitality!
In this episode, we focus on how to heal your gut and why you can’t just do a food sensitivity test.
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As a practitioner trained in both mental health and functional nutrition, Kristy takes a truly holistic approach to wellness that addresses biological, psychological, and psychosocial factors. She is also trained in EMDR, and along with other treatment modalities, she helps her clients heal from trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, navigate life transitions, and cope effectively with stress. Kristy has spoken at conferences, written curriculum, and co-created a program for women struggling with their relationship with food and body image. She lives and practices in Encinitas, California.
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Ali Damron is a wife, mother to two little boys, a licensed acupuncturist and a personal trainer. Over the past eight years, I’ve run my own successful private practice as an acupuncturist. Over the last three years, I’ve taken my message to the online platform to be able to reach more people by the day. I specialize in women’s health including hormonal health, mindset, anxiety, and sleep. I offer 1:1 consults, online programs and acupuncture appointments in the Denver, CO area.
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Natalie Washabaugh is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP) and a 21-Day Sugar Detox Coach focusing on fat loss, blood sugar regulation, body image issues and healing your relationship with food. She loves educating clients on nutritional myths, providing them the tools necessary to nourish themselves; mind, body and soul.
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Adina is a Nutritional Therapy Consultant, a Medical Exercise Specialist and holds a master’s degree in art therapy. This unique path solidified her thoughts about how connected the mind and body are and now she helps women gain strength and energy using real food, properly designed strength training programs, targeted stress management techniques and lifestyle changes. Her messaging is focused on the importance of auditing our total stress load for optimal health and how to manage it through food, movement and lifestyle.
Adina began unlocking her own optimal physical and mental health when she trained competitively for powerlifting. She feels that all women should learn what it feels like to lift heavy things. And at 8 months pregnant she can still squat a pretty badass amount of weight.
This week is part 2 of our conversation. In part 1 we discussed what strength training is, why it's so beneficial for women, and how to adjust your training for the different phases of your cycle. You can listen to part 1 here.
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Adina is a Nutritional Therapy Consultant, a Medical Exercise Specialist and holds a master’s degree in art therapy. This unique path solidified her thoughts about how connected the mind and body are and now she helps women gain strength and energy using real food, properly designed strength training programs, targeted stress management techniques and lifestyle changes. Her messaging is focused on the importance of auditing our total stress load for optimal health and how to manage it through food, movement and lifestyle.
Adina began unlocking her own optimal physical and mental health when she trained competitively for powerlifting. She feels that all women should learn what it feels like to lift heavy things. And at 8 months pregnant she can still squat a pretty badass amount of weight.
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Devon Loftus is a writer and the CEO and founder of Moon Cycle Bakery — a hormone-supportive sweet treat delivery service assisting people during their cycle, encouraging holistic wellness and empowering others to re-define their time of the month — seen in publications such as Elite Daily, Well & Good and Cosmopolitan. Moon Cycle Bakery has gained worldwide coverage including several publications in France and the UK, over 7-billion impressions total and has created an engaging community in the businesses first year.
Devon found herself in a job feeling extremely disempowered and noticed that so many women around her felt similarly, which gave birth to Devon’s value around empowerment. The stress from work was taking a toll on her health and after several ruptured ovarian cysts and challenging symptoms from hormonal birth control, Loftus felt frustrated and unheard and decided that she needed to do something about it for the collective. She began to reconnect to herself through nutrition and found that she felt stronger in her individualized choices the more she listened and learned about her body. Loftus founded her current venture Moon Cycle Bakery in 2017, with the goal of helping people regain their empowerment in their choices through nutrition and strive to celebrate and destigmatize menstruation — a natural and incredibly powerful miracle.
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Learn more about Moon Cycle Bakery (and try some treats!) here.
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Rebekah is a Women’s Mindfulness Coach & Lunar Yoga Teacher. Rebekah studied Social Work & Sociology at University where she discovered her passion for coaching and working with clients privately. She continued her studies in coaching & advanced yoga training post grad. She combines her passion for yoga, mindfulness, and coaching to create a unique mind, body integration process. Rebekah helps women re-discover who they were always meant to be before life & societal conditioning, creating a truly mindful and awake life. Her other focuses include sex & intimacy, and intuitive business building. Rebekah is based out of the Reno-Tahoe region where she loves to explore and be in nature with her husband Kevin & their quirky French Bulldog Hank.
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Saranna Zhang is going into her sophomore year at the Kinder High School for the Performing Arts in Houston, TX as a member of the instrumental department. She is one of the co-founders and current president of PERIOD Houston, a chapter of PERIOD Inc, a youth-run organization that aims to end period poverty and provide menstrual products to menstruators in need! Saranna began her involvement in gender equality and advocacy with the beginning of her Girl UP club at HSPVA and is very excited to be organizing the first National Period Day rally in Houston.
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Amanda and Kim do a quick catch up on life--Kim's still super pregnant and Amanda's husband is finally home from deployment. It's a big day! Then they dive into listener questions on a variety of topics.
Here are the questions we answer:
1. Antibiotics/other medications- what to do if you HAVE to take them but want to reduce toxic load to make sure your gut/liver/etc. are good?
2. How can you switch to less toxic products without breaking the bank?
3. Does fluoride in tap water impact the thyroid?
4. How does plan B affect the system? Does it warrant the need for hormonal healing?
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Kim Perez is a Certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and owner of Root and Branch Nutrition, her integrative nutrition and wellness practice where she specializes in women’s health. After a long-winded history of working through her own health and hormone challenges as well as her complicated relationship with her weight and body image, Kim decided she needed to help other women do the same. the She opened her practice in 2015 with a passion to empower women to take control of their health, get rid of unnecessary stress and restriction, and learn how to truly nourish not only their bodies, but their minds and souls, too. Kim is currently 33 weeks pregnant with her first baby, and is now navigating this new journey of pregnancy and soon-to-be-motherhood, and is excited to integrate this work into her practice to help guide women through this beautiful, but often confusing, overwhelming, and stressful time. In this episode, we dive into the following topics:
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Resources mentioned:
Kim's blog post: This Expectant Nutritionist Shares Her Top Lifestyle Shifts When Trying To Get Pregnant
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The Mama Natural Week-by-Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth
Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding
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