Did you know men can be affected by hormonal imbalance? Their energy, moods, weight, heart health and overall outlook on life are heavily influenced by the state of their hormones.
Many men don’t realize how their diet and lifestyle habits are triggering their body to convert testosterone into estrogen which makes them have the “Low T” that leads to weight gain, man boobs and poor stamina.In this week’s podcast I’m explaining what’s going on with men’s hormones and how to get things into better balance. Ladies, listen in to get a better understanding of what your man is going through and tell him to listen too. This will be an eye opener for the guys!

There’s a specific approach I take when working with clients:
1. Identify and Remove Stressors
2. Design Optimal Diet
3. Build-In Stress-Reducing and Oxytocin-Producing Activities
4. Add Supplements
5. Space and Grace (time to apply)
In this week’s podcast I’m walking you through the steps to consider when you’re seeking better overall health or beginning a healing journey.

I feel like when we see Jesus in a food scene in the Bible it’s often with fish and bread. And maybe some wine. LOL  And when the Isrealites were wandering the wilderness all those years, God provided them meat (quail) and bread. I think it’s important in this plant-centric dietary space we’re in to remember that Biblical people were not exclusively vegetarians. Now, listen, I love veggies and want you to eat a bunch of them. Eat fruit, too. Grains? If you can handle them. Many people can’t due to compromised guts - a problem our Biblical ancestors didn’t have like we do today. (They didn’t have glyphosate and antibiotics and drive-thrus).
God provided us food from both the plant and animal kingdoms (Gen 1:29 & Gen 9:3). The balance is what leads to our optimal health!
In this week’s podcast we’re talking protein: why you need it, how much you need and why animal sources provide superior amino acid utilization.
It’s the macronutrient of satiety, body composition and the skeletal muscle that leads to longevity.

Looking for a quick and effective way to truly rebalance your emotional and physical state of wellbeing in a matter of minutes? Listen in to this week’s podcast to learn about the technique Biohackers have been using for years. Carly Stagg, RN, NTP introduces us to Heartmath, a biofeedback system that refocuses your emotional state and optimizes your body’s response to stress. This is something you could use on the whole family!

I love considering our bodies in the context of the symbiotic relationship we share with all of God’s creation - the sun, the moon,the water, the land, the plants, the animals. To me there’s nothing more natural or holistic than considering health from this kind of perspective. I call it the Genesis Prescription  - this idea that our very foundation of health starts with making sure we are in sync with the elements of creation.
In this week’s podcast we’re talking about the benefits of sun exposure, how to eat and supplement in order to burn less and how topical zinc is good for the skin!

Y’all have SO many questions about hormones! In this week’s podcast I’m answering your questions about how/if hormones can be balanced naturally, how hormones lead to weight gain, how to avoid a hot, sweaty, dramatic transition into menopause and why your libido is in the tank. You don’t want miss to miss this jam-packed episode!

I think as women and mothers, we are always looking at others and making critical commentary on ourselves. Author Angela Braniff said when people found out she wanted to adopt another child or have more biologically, people looked at her like she was crazy or said she must be “vying for sainthood.”
But she never set out with this as her life plan. Who plans to have 2 biological children, adopt 4, birth two adopted embryos, homeschool them all and try to run a business from home at the same time? This was a story that unfolded as God led her. She had to let go of her “checklist life” and embrace the unexpected journey of God’s plan.
After reading this book, I HAD to get Angela on the podcast to hear more about how she even has time to brush her teeth much less orchestrate all she has going on.
She graciously joins me this week to share the beautiful, painful, messy, lovely and real story of letting go and letting God.

Picture your body weight set point like a thermostat. Your body gets comfortable at a certain number and works to keep you there by turning on and off hormones to keep it stable. This is great when you’re at your healthiest weight, but what if your set point, your “temperature setting,” has crept up to a place that is no longer comfortable for you? How do you get your thermostat to blow the right hormonal “air” for a better target weight?
Check out this week’s podcast as we talk about the concepts and strategies that can shift your set point and bust through metabolic plateaus!

You are a precious vessel that carries out Kingdom work in this world! Your body is not about a calorie range, a scale number or a clothing size. It is about being the hands and feet of Jesus in this world. THAT is the purpose of the body. Taking care of your body is holy business. Because when you feel well, you serve well. And that makes the world a better place.
Listen in for more holy knowledge bombs about your body as a precious vessel of the Lord

God made our bodies to be detox machines but things can get backlogged when we overburden our livers with food chemicals, alcohol, OTC and prescription medications, toxic cleaning products and our everyday skin care routine.
It can be helpful to do focused cleanse a few times a year to boost detoxification and better overall liver health. This week’s podcast is all about liver detoxing. Tune in to hear why we’re temporarily cutting animal proteins, supporting bile flow, jumping up and down, changing face creams, drinking special teas and taking cold showers.

We need light, we need salt and we need Jesus. He calls us to be salt and light in this world - to shake His flavor and show His flame. When we absorb His rays and marinate in His flavor through the Word, we show up as Functional Christians - being the hands of feet of Jesus in the world.
In this week’s episode we are meshing Functional Nutrition with Functional Christianity for a look at how to live out our calling to be salty and lit. 

Struggling with anxiety? PTSD? Depression? Bipolar disorder? Listen in to this week’s interview with Erin Kerry, nutrition health coach and mental illness survivor, who shares how she overcame a debilitating diagnosis using a holistic Spirit, Mind, Body approach. She’s a preacher’s daughter, preacher’s wife and homeschooling mom of 3 who shares her struggle and solution to help other women overcome mental health issues.

The big secret to overcoming emotional eating is to FEEL the feels, not eat the feels. We have to learn to sit in discomfort without trying to avoid it, buffer it or smother it with food.
Using food only delays the discomfort momentarily, but ultimately ends up making things worse. In this week’s podcast we’re talking about tips and strategies to overcome emotional eating, especially during this unsettled time in our world. Taking our thoughts captive, fasting, monitoring carbs, using accountability and leaning into the Lord are all ways that help. Listen in to get a grip on crisis eating!

I recently tested my hormones. This is a collection of salivary samples I sent in to the lab (you want saliva or urine testing - not a blood test). I was surprised to find that I am low in estrogen but high in progesterone and testosterone! I’ve put myself on a balancing protocol because, even though I’m considered peri-menopausal, I’m into hormones without drama. 💃💪

I’m so happy that I can now offer hormone testing to you! I’m sharing all about it in this week’s podcast episode. Tune in to hear more about how hormonal testing can help get to the root cause of your weight gain, sleep issues, painful cycles, hot flashes, urinary problems or low libido.