Straight-Up Wellness

In this episode, Jay Croft talks about the importance of exercise as we age, and how to get moving: * Why health over 50 is important * Aging out of the primary demographic for fitness * Addressing the needs of people over 50 * Aging differently * How aging affects the economy * How we view age culturally * Importance of exercise as we age * Exercise in the prevention of falling and age-related cognitive decline * Goals of exercise are different at 50+ * Strength at age 65+ * The types of exercises we do as we age * When we begin losing muscle mass * Functional fitness * The role of nutrition for health after 50 * Importance of protein * Leveraging the time you have to eat better * The placebo effect * Prescriptions and the risk of falling * Fear of aging * Exercise as the fountain of youth * How to start - or get our older loved ones to start - moving * Leading by example * Choosing activities that you enjoy * Find what motivates you

In this episode, David Roseberry talks about his incentive system for doing good deeds: * What is Proxy Score * How and why Dave founded the company * Mental health improvement through acts of service * Being happy with your skills * Listening to self-help * Incentive system to think of others * Service-scoring platform * How employers search for employees * Current employment statistics * Mental health statistics among youth * Doing things that fill your soul * Getting a Proxy Score * Building the score * Finding volunteer opportunities * Discounts offered to Proxy Score individuals * Being a Public Benefit Company * Pitching to Shark Tank

In this episode, Liz Tennyson shares her story and discusses fasting and journaling for mental clarity and soul cleansing: * Liz's personal story * Detoxing * Misdiagnosing inflammation * Intermittent fasting for mental clarity and soul cleansing * Fasting for mental health * The 16/8 IF window * Fasting for religious purposes * Dry Fasting * How to do a 24-hour dry fast * Placing meaning and setting intentions for fasts * Liz's day during a 24-hour fast * Breaking the fast * The void * Powering through mental resistance * Overcoming self-doubt with fasting * Fasting and journaling * Journal prompts during a fast * What your body experiences vs who you are * Turning doubt into declaration * Unpacking declarations * The journal prompt that changed Liz's life * Removing shame and judgement * Having people to call on for help * Danger of isolation * Importance of accountability * Intentionality for breakthroughs * Working with Liz

In this episode, Lauren Unger talks about spiritual and energetic healing: * How spiritual work found Lauren * Becoming a medium * Reiki * Holy Fire Reiki * Spiritual Awakenings * Chakras * How chakras become imbalanced * Immediate healing * Soul awakening * How long healing lasts * Releasing stress from the organs * Body of Light work * Distance reiki * Favorite transformation stories * Reiki and fertility * Importance of mindset * Blocking our abilities to receive * How healing ourselves heals others * Intentionality of healing * Guidance through a healing journey * Sound healing * Trusting your intuition * Journaling * Reiki as natural healing and immunity

In this episode, Lauren Unger talks about spiritual and energetic healing: * How spiritual work found Lauren * Becoming a medium * Reiki * Holy Fire Reiki * Spiritual Awakenings * Chakras * How chakras become imbalanced * Immediate healing * Soul awakening * How long healing lasts * Releasing stress from the organs * Body of Light work * Distance reiki * Favorite transformation stories * Reiki and fertility * Importance of mindset * Blocking our abilities to receive * How healing ourselves heals others * Intentionality of healing * Guidance through a healing journey * Sound healing * Trusting your intuition * Journaling * Reiki as natural healing and immunity

In this episode, Ben Azadi talks about using keto and intermittent fasting for long term health: * Ben's personal journey * Addictions and Toxic Fat * Mental Health * "Books saved my life" * "I am responsible" * Weight loss vs. health gain * Going vegan * Vegan Crossfit * Transitioning to keto * Eating pork for the first time * Raw dairy * Transitioning from vegan to keto * "Keto-flexing" * What Ben eats now * Diet evolution * The problem with the popularity of keto * Keto is not a diet * Mimicking ancestral eating * Keto and fasting as a muscle * Toxic fuel sources * Transitioning into keto * Eating bitters * Importance of bile * Bitter-rich foods * Keto after gallbladder surgery * Using MCT oil and other supplements * Release of toxins * PPARY pathology * Bio-chemical individuals * Keto Kamp's mission * Keto Kamp Academy * Importance of Mindset * Self-love, loving others, gratitude * Ben's mindset practice * The significance of the number 150,000

In this episode, Manny Weintraub talks about getting your financial life on track: * Relationship with money * Talking about money * Making choices around money * The wealthiest client * Debt & investing * Mindful debt * Misconceptions around money * The penny that doubles each day * Working with Financial Advisors * Getting a second opinion * Feeling good about money * Investing based on values * The future vs. now * The Time Horizon * Industry of money fear * Permission to feel like an investor * 401K structure * Asset allocation * When to start investing * Meditation - practice, not perfection * The only constant is change * Deal with the present * Creating a meditation practice * Meditation for overcoming financial stress * Where to start in a money practice

In this episode, Janice King talks about superior oral health between dentist visits: * Damaging your gums with daily actions * Proper flossing techniques * Death due to gum damage * Danger of current dental hygiene recommendations * Gram negative Bacteria * Keeping bacteria in the mouth * Chronic inflammation cytotoxins * Systemic health begins in the mouth * Bacteria causing inflammatory disease * Sharing bacteria and the gut microbiome * Changes in saliva at age 40 * How medications change saliva * Saliva as the gatekeeper for gum health * Stress as a key factor for poor oral health * Maternal age and child oral health * Oral bacteria during pregnancy and infant mortality * The importance of oral health during pregnancy * Oral bacteria overgrowth and strokes * Oral bacteria and brain health * Avoiding oral hygiene products with man-made chemicals * Water flossing * Baby toothbrushes * Managing stress for oral health * Supplementing saliva for systemic health * How the body absorbs synthetic substances * Formulation of Tri-Ology products * Oral wound-healing agent * Dental appointment preparation * Killing cells when killing bacteria * % of Americans with periodontal disease * Oral disease and reproductive health

In this episode, Dr. Heather L. Cardin talks about why and how to use exogenous ketones: * Multi-disciplined treatments * Therapeutic ketones * How the body makes its own ketones * Definition of ketosis * Developing ketones for Navy SEALS * Why and how to use exogenous ketones * Why some people have trouble getting into ketosis * Ketones as a bridge to ketogenesis * The Carb Flu * How long energy lasts after taking ketones * Testing for ketones * When to take ketones * Ketones for sleep * Therapeutic ketones for brain health * Sleep as a secret weapon for overall health * Slipping out of ketosis when stressed * Higher level of ketones for extra healing * "Operation Torrent" documentary * "Broken brains" * Suicide and brain health * Changing your DNA * Clean nutrition * Ketones post-diagnosis * Ketones vs. Glucose as an energy source * Developing a tolerance to ketones and MCT oil * Determining how much ketones and MCT oil to take * Keeping calories down with quality MCT oil * Eating vegetables on a ketogenic diet * Ketones are not a substitute for diet * Choosing ketones the body can absorb * Autoimmune keto

In this episode, Dr. David Jockers shares strategies for making keto work for you: * Keto-friendly recipes * Difference in flours * Transitioning from the Standard American Diet * Having 10-12 go-to recipes * Importance of taking good images of recipes * Palmini Noodles * Hearts of Palm * Troubleshooting keto * Importance of food quality * Minimizing toxins * Keto as anti-inflammatory diet * High-quality diet choices * Drivers of inflammation * Avoiding refined vegetable oils * 3 big changes to make immediately * Where to find the best meats * Making keto work for your family * Why butter is so healthy * Fasting benefits with keto * Keto for women * Feast/famine cycles * Controlling insulin * Using carbs strategically * Nutrient-dense carb sources * Mastering our own physiology * Carbing up or carb-cutting to break a plateau * Are you really in ketosis? * How to test your thyroid at home * Carb cycling for thyroid * Adding stress to break a plateau * Hormetic stressors * Being intentional about adding stress to the body * Being intentional about calming the body * "Cold and flu season" * Training the body for resilience * The maintenance phase of keto * Mind Body Spirit * Tracking what you need with wearable devices * Tracking carbs - net vs. total * Tracking macros * Gentle approach to transitioning into keto * Worse thing you can do for fat-burning * Carbs in the evening

In this episode, Jeannette Bessinger talks about women’s health and wellness beyond the childbearing years: * When the hormonal shift starts to happen * When doing what has "always worked" suddenly stops working * Lack of research for women's health over 40 * The difference in aging in men vs. women * HRT therapy risks * Environmental contributions to menopause experience * Xeno-estrogens * Accepted levels of stress and the effect on our health * Understanding cortisol levels * The cortisol and progesterone relationship * The cultural fight against menopause * Stepping into power to age gracefully * Tips for reducing cortisol * Elimination diet * Walking and restorative exercise * Walking post-workout for decompression * "Forest bathing" * "Natural Solutions for Digestive Health" book * Rest-based HIIT training * Reconnecting with your body from the inside out * Making the mental shift to allowing yourself to rest * Vegucation * Increasing fiber content as we age to flush out the liver * Swap out comfort foods for veggie-forward ones * Women taking care of themselves while taking care of their families * Finding staple dishes that families love and that are good for their aging bodies * Vegucating over time * Importance of making food taste good * A freebie for Straight-Up Wellness listeners!

In this episode, Jessica Ederer talks about the gut-healing benefits of Pique Teas: * Jessica's health journey * Misdiagnosed with juvenile arthritis * Food poisoning and its effect on the gut biome * "Chicken and egg" theory with stress and the gut * Headaches, sleeping, weight, and skin issues as an effect of poor gut health * Plant-based diet to assist in a healing journey * Gut microbiome as a garden * Tea is a prebiotic food * Tea for Intermittent Fasting * When tea may break a fast * Difference in health benefits between tea crystals and tea leaves * Cold brew tea * Phytonutrient extraction to support bodily functions * Polyphenols are key to health benefits of tea * Quantity of tea consumption for most health benefits * How tea is flavored * Goal of Pique Teas for consumers * Sustainable approach to wellness * Difference between coffee and tea * Polyphenols and heat * Caffeine in coffee vs tea * L-thyronine benefits * Difference between pre and probiotics * Black or herbal teas instead of green tea if you have a sensitive stomach * Favorite tea recipes * 3 types of Fasting Teas developed with Dr. Jason Fung * Cinnamon for healthy blood sugar regulation * Friday 5 weekly newsletter * Soothing effect of ginger

In this episode, Josh Trent talks about cultivating physical and emotional wellness: * Josh's personal story * Two driving forces: pain and pleasure * Connecting to a Higher Power * Gaining and losing 90 lbs * Gathering vs. applying information * Default mode network * Wired for ancestral life * The balancing act * Breathing - 6 seconds of stillness * Recurring stressors * Age of transformation * 4 major channels in our timelines * Defining emotional intelligence * Physical intelligence * Electronic signals from the muscles to the brain * Storing and accessing information * Your body keeps score * Healing as an end game * Recommendations for movement * M21 System * Womb squat with overhead reach * Fingerprint on the outside AND inside * List: "Not of Service" and "Service" * Cultivating the power to change * Gratitude mantra * Reach out * Hell YES vs Hell NO * Core components of wellness * BTFA loop * Tools for healing * Eating, moving, sleeping * Danger of listening to your gut * Fighting for the act of self-care and self-love * Josh's biggest "aha" moment * How a partner mirrors you in a relationship * The last thing the ego wants * Stop, breathe, ask for support

In this episode, Jonathan Posey talks about the measures he’s taking to protect the practice of holistic health: * What is "holistic health" * Non-disease based model * The whole person - the whole body * Healing the whole body * Protecting holistic health * Delaying going to the doctor * Competition from dietician lobbyists * Licenses to talk about food and nutrition * Red states * Dietetics Industrial Complex * Holistic Practitioners - what we do/do not do * States with no nutrition laws * Health as a team effort * In-fighting among holistic educators * Policies for supplement and direct sales companies * Coaching on how to take supplements * Laws for lab testing and results * Direct access testing * Working together for a common concern * Bio-individuality * Ongoing education and networking for holistic health educators * The Health Coach in Florida who was sued * Florida nutritional assessment * Institute for Justice * District Courts * Friend of the Court * Getting schools involved in the Council * Reading every state's nutrition law to keep yourself and your practice safe

In this episode, Dr. Sherry Zhang talks about finding food freedom by eating according to your DNA: * Molecular biology and food research * Unique combination of biomarkers * Why GenoPalate was founded * Avoiding obesity by eating for your DNA * Biomarker panels * Finding food freedom * Determining vitamins and minerals your body needs * Genetic baselines * Taking the guesswork out of knowing what to eat * Ancestry * Finding ways to eat foods you are sensitive to * Early intervention for quality of life * Genetic mutations * Integrating with genetics testing * GenoPalate home testing * Geometrics and Nutrigenomics * Neurobiology markers * Food maps * Sequencing the bugs in your gut * Genetic SNPs (“Snips”) * Continued updates to clients' reports * Favorite case studies