Food, Success & Life For The Modern Woman

In this episode of Food, Sex & Life for the Modern Woman…Living Primal, Alex Golden takes us through her health journey to reach her body’s current happy place, and how she continues to progress daily. She shares with us ways to reach our own hormonal happiness, useful tips to find a functional practitioner (especially if you have a chronic condition), and we go over her Healthy Hormones Group program. One of the key takeaways during our conversation with Alex…“it is OK to realize that we don’t have the capacity right now to know exactly what is going on in our bodies, but we will get there. Give yourself permission to meet yourself where you’re at.”   FIRST STEPS TOWARD SUCCESSFUL HEALING: Find a healthcare provider that will work with your condition. They will become your ally. Figure out exactly “How are you feeling?” Look at healthcare provider directories. Pick practitioners based on your needs…start talking to them. The list will narrow down. Go see them. Talk to them in person and you’ll be able t

There is a ton of great info in this episode with Coach Jim Laird. He takes a holistic approach to training, teaching people the difference between performance and health. “YOU’LL HAVE TO WORK IN SO YOU CAN WORK OUT.”   HOLISTIC TRAINING Formula for looking and feeling great: a) Lifting weights twice a week at your ability. Do just enough to allow adaptation of the body, just enough challenge. b) 30 minutes of cardio daily. Ie: walking, tennis, cycling, etc. b) Eat real food + healthy fats. c) Don’t eat refined sugar. When yo take your walks, walk to rejuvenate not to burn calories. If your body is healthy hormonally, mentally and emotionally, the fat will just come off. You don’t have to force it if you treat your body well.   TIPS FOR WOMEN Typical guidance for women just coming into Jim’s gym for training…usually they work 50 hours a week, have kids at home, are doing multiple sessions of bootcamp, sometimes 2 times per day…and not seeing results. Why? “YOU NEED TIME FOR YOURSELF, FOR YOU TO REST AND SELF-

We talked with Low Carb Dietitian Franziska Spritzler about the benefits of living a low carb lifestyle, including weight loss, great health, skin and hair, just to name a few. We go over the different levels of low carb diets, how to get started on a low carbohydrate diet, and provides some quick and easy low carb recipes for our busy lifestyles…including a yummy treat! Also provides tips on how to go on a low carb diet when you don’t have the support at home from your loved ones.   WHAT IS LOW CARB? There is no universal definition. Franziska defines the different levels of “low carb”: Moderate Low Carb: 100-150 grams of carbs Low Carb: 30-100 grams of carbs Very Low Carb: under 30 grams of carbs   FIRST STEP TO START A LOW CARB DIET: GET AN IDEA OF WHAT FOODS CONTAIN CARBS. Oatmeal, for example, is a commonly used food for breakfast, but it’s high in carbs. Not something you want to have for breakfast, as the high carbs will make you feel hungry again shortly.   WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF A LOW CARB DIET? M

Steph Gaudreau of Stupid Easy Paleo takes us through what a paleo diet is. It’s an area of much debate in the media and difficult to determine. The media paints it as the “caveman” diet, which is one we cannot realistically recreate. Others refer to The Paleo Diet which is trademarked and very strict. WHAT IS A PALEO DIET? Steph’s definition is to base your diet around whole, real foods that are very nutrient dense. But understand your context, your needs and how to adjust that template based on your needs. Athletes and people who do a lot of tough and endurance training cut out carbs to get lean and adopt a paleo diet, and their performance starts to suffer because carb intake is too low. This is where making adjustments for your body and lifestyle is important. HOW TO GET STARTED ON A PALEO DIET AND SUCCEED? Rather than looking at it as “what am I going to take away”, which tends to lead to feelings of deprivation and cravings for the very thing you’re eliminating, Steph likes to take this approach: “What c

Have you noticed the craze around “hot yoga”? There’s good reason why you’re seeing it pop up everywhere. Certified Yoga Practitioner Annie Brugenhemke explains the most popular types of yoga being practiced in the US and the many benefits surrounding hot yoga, including creating better relationships in our lives. She talks to us about what to bring with us and what to expect for our first hot yoga class, and the frequency in which to practice to reap the highest rewards. “WE PRACTICE YOGA TO GET BETTER AT OUR LIFE.”   BENEFITS OF PRACTICING HOT YOGA: Better sleep- Restorative for the body and better function throughout the day. Better ability to handle speed bumps in life- Not stressing so easily over things that come our way, leading to better relationships with everyone around us. Learning to breath properly- Better oxygen exchange, better exchange of energy, consistent energy throughout the day. Comfort in body- feeling of comfort for days. Feeling of lightness and coordination-  Lighter on feet, don’t t

Jason Seib is the creator of the popular AltShift Diet, the author of The Paleo Coach, co-host of the popular JASSA Podcast and AltShift Podcast, founder and co-owner of AltShift Fitness and Fat Loss, a successful small gym in the Portland, Oregon area, as well as founder and co-owner of JassaFIT.com, an on-line training site and community. He speaks on the subject of fat loss regularly, delivering his Sustainable Fat Loss Seminar around the US. Jason’s passion is guiding normal people to extraordinary levels of health and fitness and he has built his career by helping thousands of people to change their perspective and find a healthy, sustainable path to their goals.   JASON’S 3 HABITS TO ENSURE HIS HEALTH JOURNEY: Walk everyday as often as he can, as much as possible. Do not eat grain or sugar. Lift weights with intensity 3 times per week with immaculate form.   JASON’S FAVORITE MUSIC FOR: Pushing through: If he’s alone in his gym: classical or celtic music If he’s with friends: 80’s and 90’s metal

Dr. Susan Smith Jones is a ray of sunshine we all need on a cloudy day. She goes over 10 simple, surefire tips for invigorating body, mind & spirit; using an acronym for the word REJUVENATE for whole-body wellness. When asked to provide a definition of holistic, this is what she said…wholeistic: the body reflects the mind and the mind reflects the spirit. You can’t separate the three, they always work as one. Don’t you just love that? When you get ample sleep you get more optimistic. When you’re depressed, your food choices also reflect your poorly lit thoughts. So you can’t separate those.

Dr. Mary Newport takes us through the journey of her late husband, Steve Newport. She talks to us about the early onset of Dementia, through his Alzheimer’s diagnosis and how her research to help him, lead her to the astounding benefits MCT oil and coconut oil on the brain. You’ll want to listen in to learn the impact the consumption of coconut oil had on Steve’s disease overnight and within a 2 month span, prolonging his life by several years. The Alzheimer’s Association states that Alzheimer’s is the only cause of death in the US in the top 10 that cannot be prevented, cured or slow downed. But can coconut oil defy that notion? Listen in and tell us what you think.

Want tips from a Fitness Magazine Cover Model and International Figure Champion on how to sculpt your derriere and legs?? We thought so!! Our amazing guest, Nicole Wilkins, gives us great insight into what it takes to shave your body, build muscle and definition. From nutrition, specific exercises, advice on hiring a fitness trainer to her preferred digital resources and general advice on life and achieving goals.

Ben Greenfield talks to us about what it takes to become Superhuman...merging performance, fat loss (metabolic efficiency), digestion, brain health, sleep, hormone balance and recovery. He offers excellent tips for maximizing fat loss...you'll want to listen to this! And goes over tests you can have done to know your body and make adjustments to reach Superwoman status.

Alex Navarro of Fit Living Foodies and BodyIO talks through the Carb Nite and Carb Backloading protocols. Both are cyclical ketogenic diets that allow much more flexibility, and results, than typical diets. They consist of fat/protein ratios and low carb meals for most days, and carbs on certain evenings or days. It’s more manageable for most of us. The goal is to keep the metabolism up by eating high-GI carbs once a week in the evenings creates that perfect insulin spike needed to extend our bodies ability to burn fat. It’s just an added bonus that most high-GI foods are generally the sweet treats and “naughty” carbs that we were previously told to never have! With this protocol, people are able to create a fitness regime that still activates the muscles without overtaxing the nervous system, and still achieve fat burning results!

What an amazing, inspirational person Nia Shanks is! This is an episode you’ll want to listen to over and over again!! Nia shares with us her health and fitness philosophy…one that overthrows all the fad diet plans and fitness regimes commonly seen in the industry. She adopts, and encourages her clients to live by, the philosophy of becoming the best version of ourselves.

Angie Spencer talks to us about running injury-free and provides us with her coaching philosophy. You’ll want to listen in to get her great tips to prevent injury and how to stay motivated for the long haul, creating a lifestyle of health and fitness.

Rena Greenberg talks to us about achieving easy weightloss through hypnosis. Through live hypnosis sessions with her or at home hypnosis programs, she is able to walk clients through the process of hypnosis, achieving a deeper level of relaxation, tapping into the subconscious and providing it with a new mental program. So if you're interested in overcoming that little voice in your head and lose weight, quit smoking, get off your sugar and carb addiction, get over an unhealthy relationship or achieve other goals you've been unable to reach, you will want to listen in on this podcast episode.

Katie shares with us her personal story of how she got started on her health and wellness journey. She takes us to her lowest point and how she has transformed her life into a wellness wonderland. It hasn’t been just about physical wellness, but also about spirituality, meditation, relationships and creativity. Making her life, not just her body, her masterpiece. Katie is a huge proponent of journaling. It’s comforting, non-judgmental, takes you out of your head. She’s such a fan that’s she’s created a book about it. A great tool to help you discover yourself and get un-stuck: Let It Out: A Journey Through Journaling. 

Did you know...1 in 3 cases of Alzheimer's are based on modifiable risk behaviors? That means that this disease is potentially preventable in 1 of 3 cases!! Max discusses the interaction between gut health and brain health, and what we can do to dramatically reduce our risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease. He highly encourages us to perform research on our own health, cutting through the media clutter and getting the real scientific data. But how do you get the real information? Glad you asked! Tune in to get Max's tip on performing medical and health related research.

Katie and Megan walk us through the health journey that lead them to where they're at, sharing Prescribe Nutrition with others. They get into the foods that create low grade inflammation, found as a contributor to many ailments later in life, and how to focus on nutrition with today's busy lifestyles.

Dr. Andrew Hill talks to us about healthy brain aging and performance. He takes us through modifiable behaviors: things we can do in our 20s and 30s to affect the trajectories of brain health. Not simply the performance of the brain at age 80, but the trajectory of getting to 80. Tune in to get Dr. Hill’s easily accessible, simple, yet powerful SLEEP HACK to quickly re-regulate sleep, offsetting all-nighters and jet-lag, and great for putting things back on track.

Your FSL Modern podcast host, Jennifer Knecht, welcomes you to Food, Sex and Life for the Modern Woman. Hello! I'm Jennifer Knecht, a healthcare executive who's deeply passionate about health and well-being. I've spent years seeing what happens to people later in life when we take our health for granted... And that's where FSL Modern was born- as a vehicle to share cutting-edge health, fitness, nutrition and well-being information to enable you and me to make modifications today, helping to preserve our health in the future.   Are you ready to burn fat, ignite your health and gain sisters in joy?   Listen in weekly and join the private, FSL Modern Community, a sisterhood of support. Membership is completely FREE.

In this episode, Melissa takes us through what it takes to be a real Super Woman: honoring time for self-care. So we can serve ourselves, and then others. Melissa goes over the symptoms we should look for to determine if our hormones are out of wack. Listen in for some useful tips on how to start getting your hormones in balance. She talks to us about her new Sexy Lady Balls program developed for women with PCOS, ovarian cysts, fibroids, perimenopause, menopause and even women with Hashimoto’s are joining the program. AND, she’s giving FSLer’s a coupon code for a lifetime discount on her monthly  membership!