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Victoria Albina does a LOT. She’s had a holistic medicine practice, worked as a nurse practitioner, a certified breathwork meditation facilitator, a life coach, and… a good witch?  She’s practically collecting modalities right now, and that’s GREAT, because we all need some of this in 2020. We all understand what stress does to us on an experiential level, but with her expertise, she explains how it affects us biologically and physiologically. She has a passion for helping women realize they are their own best healers, and helps them recover from codependency and perfectionism--we're listening!  Victoria is the kind of person we need to hear from right now.   Victoria talks about... How trauma gets stuck in our bodies and manifests physically, to let us know we need to pay attention  The current level of cultural stress and how we can deal with it The importance of resilience  Navigating the experience of letting out our anger Going nose to nose with someone to diffuse anger Changing the channel   Resou

We want Megan Bruneau to be our new therapist — or at least our friend who we invite out for drinks and free advice. She’s a therapist, executive coach, and speaker who takes a no-bullshit approach to coaching. We talk a lot about sitting in discomfort and how to navigate it, as well as the dangers of using “spiritual bypassing” to avoid stress. Right now is a time of incredible discomfort for all of us, and we’re all trying to navigate it as best we can by staying informed and having conversations — like this one.   Megan talks about... Changing our relationship with discomfort Weighing the risks of involvement or silence The danger of forced positivity The importance of feeling our feelings Spiritual Bypassing--this concept blew our minds-- and how it can be damaging Being compassionate to yourself   Resources: meganbruneau.com Instagram: @meganjbruneau FB: Megan Bruneau, M.A. RCC Highway To Well is a production of Crate Media

Tara Stiles is the founder of Strala Yoga. It would have been lovely if all we wanted to talk about was yoga, but in light of the twin crises of Covid and racial injustice,we wanted to dig a little deeper.  We wellness folk do tend to feel things a bit more, so it’s great to talk with another feeler. She talks about how we can continue to have difficult conversations, having an open mind for yoga, how listening and learning is better than silently not participating, and the problems the wellness industry has created for itself. We hope this conversation brings a new perspective to anyone listening.   Tara talks about... The two pandemics we’re facing What Tara’s community is looking like now Using your platform to use your voice Making yoga unique and your own Evolving as a yoga teacher The gatekeeping of yoga purists The problems with the wellness industry   Resources: https://stralayoga.com/ Instagram: instagram.com/tarastiles Facebook: facebook.com/TaraStilesOfficial Twitter: twitter.com/TaraStiles   H

A special encore for some extra self-care during challenging times.  Emily Fletcher is the founder of Ziva Meditation, a unique practice incorporating mindfulness, meditation and manifestation that she created after years of study.  Ziva is not an app.  It’s an online course that gives you the tools to be free of your devices for good.   Emily is a former Broadway performer who found meditation through a fellow castmate after realizing that despite living her dreams, she was feeling stressed and miserable.  After her initial skepticism, Emily took a meditation class and slept through the night for the first time in 18 months. She fell in love, left Broadway, and trained in India as an apprentice before embarking on her journey to bring meditation to the masses through Ziva.  And she’s clearly doing something right: her bestselling book, Stress Less, Accomplish More, debuted at #7 out of all books on Amazon and is now available in paperback.   Emily Fletcher talks about... Why she created Ziva, which she refe

This episode is a special encore, while we are spending a little more time with our partners than we usually would, we thought you might appreciate some perspective!   Dr. Sonya Rhodes is a psychotherapist, relationship therapist, and the author of four books, including “Cold Feet” and “The Alpha Woman Meets Her Match.” (Ahem... attention Santa!) She spills the beans on what makes a marriage work or not, gets honest about the struggles in her own marriage (her husband originally thought she would be putting his clothes away and arranging the flowers), and shares what kind of marital problems couples are bringing to her couch. We love her for getting super candid and vulnerable and helping us to better navigate what relationship wellness means today.    Dr. Sonya Rhodes talks about... Slow love and pre-marriage Who’s getting divorced--spoiler alert: it’s not the young-uns Resentment in a relationship--spoiler alert: it’s actually a GOOD thing--do we have your attention yet?? Couples who haven’t had sex in yea

So, real talk: Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is our legit hometown hero.  Before holding the title of our ACTUAL favorite sitting president, he served three terms in the New York State Senate and 22 years in the New York City Police Department. He is crazy smart, super compassionate, and his dedication and goodwill toward his community is endless. He was diagnosed just three years ago with diabetes, which felt more like a sentence than a diagnosis, but in a matter of three short weeks he changed his entire diet and lifestyle and got the disease under control.  A true role model and a leader for his community, he’s a great steward of the impact that lifestyle change can have on chronic illness.  It's been a minute since we've had a president we can crush on!   Eric Adams talks about... Reversing diabetes purely through food medicine Eating the wrong foods, or how you can actually eat the "right" foods incorrectly What’s antithetical about the traditional diabetic diet The importance of

We’re here to talk about fiber! And no, it’s not that powder you’ve seen grandma put into her water. We’re joined by Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, the author of Fiber Fueled and a board-certified, award-winning gastroenterologist.  So, he knows his stuff when it comes to gut health. He talks about how fiber interplays with your gut health — something we’ve always been super into — and how this can be especially important in a world of COVID-19. Dr. Will Bulsiewicz talks about... Preparing your body to handle a disease Why coronavirus is targeting people differently How we can support our immune system The relation between the gut and immunity The importance of diet diversity How we should think about eating meat Good and bad inflammation Resources: theplantfedgut.com Read: Fiber Fueled Instagram: @theguthealthmd   Highway To Well is a production of Crate Media

We are ready to show you our fruiting bodies! We’ve spent a lot of time chatting with guests about the world of adaptogens, specifically mushrooms, because it’s a category that fascinates us. Their incredible immune-boosting properties are just the tip of the iceberg.  We've been a couple of fun gals into the fungis for quite some time, as we've been hard at work creating our new business. Earth & Star is a grab-and-go plant-based latte supercharged with the benefits of functional mushrooms. Here we'll share a bit more about the product as well as the process that got us here. And it was pretty gnarly.  SPECIAL CODE FOR LISTENERS: Use HTW10 for your first order at www.earthandstar.com   We talk about... Our new product, Earth & Star! Launching a business in the midst of a pandemic Why we love mushrooms and how they play a key role in preventative health care The painstaking process of creating a product that meets our standards-cracking the oat milk game isn't easy, hats off to Oatly!

By now, you’ve probably seen the growing trend of functional mushrooms and understand that we ourselves are down with fungi in a big way. But what are we really getting from these mushrooms and mushroom supplements? To better understand what’s real and what’s just advertising, we sat down with one of the world’s foremost mushroom experts: Jeff Chilton, founder of Real Mushrooms and Nammex. Jeff was one of the pioneers to bring proper food and functional (or medicinal) mushrooms extracts from their places of origin to the Western world. He is a wealth of knowledge in the field of fungi. When you start rattling off the benefits of mushrooms, it can sound like a joke — immune-boosting, cognitive function, athletic performance, calm — but it’s legit.  Mushrooms are the world’s most studied superfood, and Jeff helps us sort out the value from the fluff and misinformation when it comes to these fascinating fungi.   Jeff talks about... What Nammex is doing and his motivation behind creating it The new frontier of m

We like to feature conversations with founders that are doing important and unique things, and Emily Schildt of Pop Up Grocer fits that bill 100%. They're the first-ever pop-up grocery store that showcases hundreds of the most innovative and exciting brands in natural food and beverage, plus home, pet and body care. She’s thinking about retail in a broader way, and Pop Up Grocer is one of the ways that you can still do retail in our world. She saw the challenges that companies who were trying to launch their brands were facing and she wanted to be the solution that helped them come to market. And now you can experience Pop Up Grocer from home with the just launched Pop Up Grocer Box.  Each box contains a surprise, limited-edition selection of products (grocery, home + body care) and complimentary Pop Up Grocer merch.  Plus 10% of all sales go to Feeding America.  www.popupgrocer.co/boxes Emily talks about... Where the idea for Pop Up Grocer came from How her pop up events are structured How the physical

The gut is a messy place, so we’re going to dive into immunity, probiotics, and everything going on inside your gut biome with Ara Katz of Seed. We talk about probiotics, prebiotics, symbiotics... ALL of the biotics. There’s a lot of misinformation out there, and most people have no idea what they are doing when it comes to probiotics, but Ara helps us get to the bottom of bacteria and what the hell is going on in our gut. SPECIAL OFFER FOR LISTENERS! Use code: HTW15 for 15% off your first month of a Daily Synbiotic subscription   Ara talks about... The actionable things that microbes can do today Probiotics vs Prebiotics Staying knowledgable of the cultures you are putting in your body How to use trial and error when taking probiotics What consumers need to look for Different delivery systems What to be wary of   Resources: seed.com linkedin.com/in/arakatz   Highway To Well is a production of Crate Media

Jenny Sansouci is the author of The Rebel’s Apothecary, a science-based and supportive guide to the wild world of fungi and CBD that will enhance the lives of anyone living with pain, anxiety, depression, a weakened immune system, insomnia, and more. Jenny saw their healing powers firsthand when her father was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer and she guided him on his health journey, offering a powerful supplement to traditional healthcare that makes the process of chemotherapy less painful and can help you thrive on the other end of it.  Jenny was already a big enthusiast of the healing properties of CBD, THC, and mushrooms, so when her father got sick, she put what she had learned to the test and saw some incredible results. She shares everything about what that experience was like and where you can start with medicinal cannabis or mushrooms.   Jenny talks about... Supplementing a traditional healthcare route with natural remedies Supporting immunity and nausea with mushrooms Her experience with mu

We’re in the middle of a global pandemic, and things are kind of crazy. We talk (from a safe social isolation distance) to Dr. Kirk Parsley about what’s going on with this coronavirus, how we can best arm ourselves and build up our defenses, and how to make sure we are staying healthy. He also has his own perspective on how the world is responding to this and how we can help ourselves get through the day with less stress by fixing our own perspective.   Dr. Kirk talks about... Trying not to worry about what could be but focusing on what you can do Why the virus is spreading differently in different countries Getting the economy rolling again Where viruses go when they’ve run their course Building a balanced immune system Taking things seriously without stressing out about them Fixing your circadian rhythm Pushing off your worries and to-dos when you sleep   Resources: www.DocParsley.com Dr. Kirk’s LinkedIn   Highway To Well is a production of Crate Media

This week we’re broadcasting straight from the corona closest to weigh in on our own coping strategies in the current coronavirus pandemic. These are unprecedented times, and nobody really knows what they’re supposed to do in this situation. We hope that you are all coping well, and we have just a few tips on how you can help deal with this whole thing.  Love to you all, stay safe and healthy!     Highway To Well is a production of Crate Media

Cyrus Khambatta, Ph.D. is the New York Times bestselling author of Mastering Diabetes: The Revolutionary Method to Reverse Insulin Resistance in Type 1, Type 1.5, Type 2, Prediabetes, and Gestational Diabetes, and the co-founder of Mastering Diabetes, an online group coaching program for people with all forms of diabetes. He has been living with type 1 diabetes for more than 18 years and has helped thousands of people improve their health and fitness using plant-based nutrition.  His approach to living with and managing it is a bit revolutionary, and antithetical to most of what we know about it. For anyone who has any type of diabetes, this is an incredibly informative episode.   Cyrus talks about... Learning how to control your blood glucose levels Becoming vegetarian or vegan with diabetes Eating fruit--LOTS of fruit--with diabetes.  It's a gamechanger How fat content determines your insulin use more than carbohydrates Applying the benefits of the low fat & carb diet if you don’t have diabetes His

After a near-death experience, Francesco Clark dedicated himself to learning about skin to heal the issues he was facing, and then realized his unique plant-based formulations were more than just a hobby.  Together with his family he created Clark’s Botanicals. His story is unbelievable and we cannot get enough of this skincare line! Be sure to check out the products at clarksbotanicals.com after you hear his incredible journey.  EDITOR’S NOTE: The end of our interview was cut short by a technical glitch, so you’ll forgive the abrupt finish-but rest assured all you missed was our awe and admiration as we thanked him for sharing his story!   Francesco talks about... His background in magazines and fashion and the road to success that he began to pave for himself.   The accident that almost took his life and the powerful lessons that came with it His quest to solve his problems with his own appearance led to a new passion for natural skin health His experiences with depression and loneliness during his recover

We’re back with our beloved Alisa Vitti, best-selling author of WomanCode and In the FLO, who has been helping women improve health by hacking their hormones for 20 years. In the past 5 years, at least, there’s been an influx of content online around women’s hormones, so you’d think that with all of these resources, women would be better equipped to address issues like fatigue, burnout and weight management. But statistics are showing the opposite — women now face hormone and autoimmune issues affecting 50% of the population. We talk about why this may be, why the information we are getting may be wrong, and what you can do about it.   Alisa talks about... The male bias in nutrition research Honoring your infradian rhythm-exercise and diet should literally go with your flow Your infradian rhythm + your circadian rhythm- bonus, we get two cycles to manage! Coping with estrogen turbulence The hidden health benefits of orgasm: ahem, migraine sufferers!    Resources: www.floliving.com www.intheflobook.com www.

We’re back with our friend Dr. Jeffrey Morrison, the award-winning functional medicine MD who champions a nutritional approach to healthcare. We recorded this ep at his eponymous Morrison Center, where they offer a range of treatments and services based on integrative medicine, i.e. treating the whole person to assist innate healing and promote optimal health instead of just fixing a problem. We’re here today to talk about peptides, that buzzy word that gets thrown around without any true meaning or understanding.  Dr. Morrison legit believes peptide therapy is the future of medicine, so we really need to understand what they are! Typical medicines interfere with body processes in order to achieve some result. But peptides work differently because they enhance the way the body is already working. In fact, our bodies already produce peptides, and they signal the body to do something specific. This may sound like hyperbole, but Dr. Morrison explains why the hype around peptides is completely justified.   Dr. Mo

Emily is a former Broadway performer who found meditation through a fellow castmate after realizing that despite living her dreams, she was feeling stressed and miserable.  After her initial skepticism, Emily took a meditation class and slept through the night for the first time in 18 months. She fell in love, left Broadway, and trained in India as an apprentice before embarking on her journey to bring meditation to the masses by creating Ziva.  There are many ways that a daily practice can help you unpack stress, and Emily has gone deep to understand the science behind what's actually happening when you sit for a session.  Ziva is not an app, but an online course that gives you the tools to be free of your devices for good. And she’s clearly doing something right: her bestselling book, Stress Less, Accomplish More, debuted at #7 out of all books on Amazon and is now available in paperback.   Emily Fletcher talks about... Why she created Ziva, which she refers to as meditation for busy people Understandi

Dr. Robert “Iron Man” Willix is a truly amazing functional medicine practitioner. Formerly a cardiac surgeon, he left that path to pursue functional medicine, and he’s had some fun stops along the way. Acupuncture, shamanism, Chinese medicine--he is a true pioneer of the modalities that as a culture, we’re only starting to talk about now. He never stops evolving and learning, high praise!  He’s also been a vegan for over 40 years and credits his vitality to changing his diet and exercising daily. His book, The Rejuvenation Solution, is chock full of tools to jump-start ageless health.  We’re looking forward to hanging with him at his next full moon ceremony!   Dr. Bob talks about... The day he quit cardiac surgery in favor of preventative health and never looked back Reverse aging--it’s a thing, and you can do it How energy healing plays a role with every patient he sees Being a good vegan before it was cool The physiology of daily meditation and how it can dramatically shift your energy and rewire your ner