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Change Work LifeHealth vs hype: using data to make smarter health choices - with Emma TekstraQuestions? Comments? Episode suggestions? Send us a text message!#205: Emma Tekstra is an Actuary and Global Health Consultant who focuses on the data and science of the human body. She explains the difficulties behind making lasting health changes, the motivations people have for improving their health, and how to live a healthier life. What you’ll learn[02:25] What an actuary is and how Emma became a Health specialist. [7:28] The different motivations people have for improving their health. [11:06] Personal experiences to identify before you think about lifestyle changes. [12:54] How to start living a healthi...2025-05-0645 min
Wellness For Life#114 What Your Doctor Doesn’t Know About Health and Longevity with Emma TekstraIs your doctor overlooking crucial factors in your health journey? On this episode of Wellness For Life, Niki speaks with Emma Tekstra, a global health consultant and independent researcher, about the hidden keys to longevity and wellness. They discuss toxins, inflammation, nutrition, and why functional medicine is changing the game. If you’re serious about health optimization, this episode is a must-listen!Stay connected, follow us for more wellness and fun!Instagram: @LifeSeasonsYouTube: @LifeSeasons2025-04-0654 min
Holistic Human Performance PodcastEp. 117 Toxins & ADHD, How You Can Create a Healthy Environment for You and Your Family with Emma TekstraIn today's episode, Gena interviews Emma Tekstra, author of How to Be a Healthy Human, Global Health Consultant, and independent health researcher. She is passionate about helping companies and individuals understand what truly creates health and well-being. We discuss Emma's story of helping her son heal from ADHD and how to create a healthy environment for you and your family so they can go on to thrive in their lives for generations to come. It starts in the home. Find Emma: https://emmatekstra.com/books/The Spiritual School: https://app.arketa.co/iframe/holistichumanperformance/series...2025-03-1941 min
Growing Older Living Younger: About longevity, wellness, healthspan,Becoming a Healthy Human with Emma TekstraIn this data driven episode of Growing Older, Living Younger, Dr. Gillian Lockitch welcomes Emma Tekstra, actuary, global health consultant, and author of How to Be a Healthy Human: What Your Doctor Doesn’t Know About Health and Longevity. You’ll discover how data-driven insights challenge conventional health wisdom and why your lifestyle choices—not just your genes—determine how you age. Emma shares how traditional health care often fails you, why many medical myths persist, and what doctors don’t tell you about optimizing longevity. You’ll learn how nutrition, fasting, and movement influence gene expression, how to strengthen y...2025-03-1043 min
Business is HumanWhy Workplace Wellness Needs a New Approach with Emma Tekstra“We have been sold this idea that a good job is one that has good pay and good benefits. But what if the benefits we’ve all been chasing aren’t actually making us healthier?”In this episode of Business is Human, Rebecca Fleetwood Hession sits down with Emma Tekstra, corporate benefits expert turned wellness advocate, to share why it’s time to rethink the way companies invest in employee well-being. Emma shares how a wellness-first approach to benefits can create healthier, happier, and more engaged employees—without just pouring money into traditional insurance plans.They ex...2025-03-0652 min
Human Optimization PodcastThe Hidden Rules of Human Flourishing with Emma TekstraEmma Tekstra has spent her 30-year career in employee benefits as an actuary, pension consultant and global health thought leader with experience around the globe. She has a unique perspective on health and the healthcare industry itself, with “published author” now added to her list of achievements. Her first book, How to Be a Healthy Human; What Your Doctor Doesn’t Know About Health and Longevity, is now available, with more to follow. Website: EmmaTekstra.com Instagram : @emmatekstra Substack : emmatekstra.substack Amazon Book Link: https://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Healthy-Human-Longevity/dp/15107795...2025-02-2838 min
Renegade NutritionBeyond the Diagnosis: Healing ADHD, Autism, and Chronic Illness Naturally - with Emma TekstraIn this episode, we welcomeEmma Tekstra—an actuary, global health consultant, and author ofHow to Be a Healthy Human: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Health and Longevity. Emma shares her eye-opening journey of helping her son heal from Asperger’s and ADHD through nutrition and supplementation, proving that the body has an incredible ability to recover when given the right tools.We discuss the limitations of conventional medicine, what doctors often don’t know about true health and longevity, and how you can take control of your own healthcare decisions. Emma explains why diagnoses should guide you—no...2025-02-101h 00
BS Free MD with Drs. May and Tim Hindmarsh - Medicine, Life, Family, Physician, Doctor, Healthcare, Medical History#334 - Author of How to Be a Healthy Human, Actuary Emma Tekstra on Wellness RethinkEmma Tekstra, an actuary turned global health consultant and author of How to Be a Healthy Human, joined BS Free MD to challenge conventional ideas about health and wellness. Emma shared her journey of discovering alternative solutions for her son’s health conditions, which led her to question pharmaceutical reliance and advocate for self-empowered, data-driven approaches. She delved into the history of Big Pharma, the limitations of modern medicine, and the importance of critical thinking in health decisions. Emma also highlighted the need for holistic wellness, social connections, and spiritual health as key elements of longevity.BIO2025-01-231h 00
The ADHD Kids Can Thrive PodcastHow Fixing My Son’s Gut Health Eliminated His ADHD Symptoms with Emma TekstraLearn kind and practical tips to support your ADHD child by downloading the First 3 Chapters of the book for FREE here: https://bit.ly/first_3_chapters
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In this compelling episode of ADHD Kids Can Thrive Podcast, host Kate Brownfield speaks with Emma Tekstra, a global health consultant, actuary, and author of How to Be a Healthy Human. Emma shares her inspiring journey of advocating for her son's health after he was diagnosed with Asperger’s and ADHD alongside other health challenges. This episode dives into Emma’s practical strategies for improving children’s health...2025-01-2033 min
Designed To Heal Podcast: Your Body's Amazing Healing PowerHow To Be A Healthy Human (ft. Emma Tekstra)In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Emma Tekstra, a global health consultant and independent health researcher passionate about helping companies and individuals understand what truly creates health and wellbeing. As a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries Emma is deeply rooted in the data and science of the human body and what makes it tick or break down.
Connect with Emma's work at: https://emmatekstra.com
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Confidence Through HealthHow to Make Healthy Decisions w/ Emma TekstraEmma Tekstra tells the story of her son's diagnosis opening the door to a whole new approach to health. As a self proclaimed data nerd, it was easy for Emma to keep her emotional side from interfering with what the data was showing - the current medical system in the US is not making us healthy but simply managing diseases.Emma's suggestions for health are not just data driven but they are practical as well. Going back to the way God created our body to live on this earth, it's easy to see how these subtle lifestyle...2024-12-251h 05
Intentionally WellIs the Flu Shot Safe and Effective? Talk on Germ Theory, Antibiotics, Avoiding Seasonal Sickness, and Much More with Emma TekstraSend Vanessa a Text MessageIn this interview, I sit down with Emma Tekstra, actuary, global health consultant, and author of How to Be a Healthy Human: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know about Health and Longevity. Emma is passionate about helping companies and individuals understand what truly creates health and wellbeing. As a fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, Emma is deeply rooted in the data and science of the human body and what makes it tick or break down.Some of what is discussed during this episode:What causes...2024-12-101h 51
Christian Natural HealthTurtles All The Way Down - Vaccine Science and Myth: Interview with Emma TekstraEmma Tekstra is a global health consultant and independent health researcher, passionate about helping companies and individuals understand what truly creates health and wellbeing. As a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, Emma is deeply rooted in the data and science of the human body and what makes it tick or break down. She is the author of “How to Be a Healthy Human.” You can get a copy of "Turtles All the Way Down: Vaccine Science and Myth" here. You can get a copy of Emma's book, "How to Be a Healthy Human" here. 2024-12-061h 13
Informed Life RadioHealth Hour - Which Doc When?Guest Emma Tekstra, author of How to Be a Healthy Human: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know about Health and Longevity, discusses how individuals can take control of their own health and become better consumers of conventional healthcare when it makes sense and the better alternatives when it doesn’t.Reference Links:https://informedchoicewa.substack.com/https://emmatekstra.com/https://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Healthy-Human-Longevity/dp/1510779507/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2024-11-2354 min
Informed Life RadioHealth Hour - Which Doc When?Guest Emma Tekstra, author of How to Be a Healthy Human: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know about Health and Longevity, discusses how individuals can take control of their own health and become better consumers of conventional healthcare when it makes sense and the better alternatives when it doesn’t.Reference Links:https://informedchoicewa.substack.com/https://emmatekstra.com/https://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Healthy-Human-Longevity/dp/1510779507/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...2024-11-2354 min
Alternative Talk- 1150AM KKNWInformed Life Radio 11 - 22 - 24 Health Hour - Which Doc When?Guest Emma Tekstra, author of How to Be a Healthy Human: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know about Health and Longevity, discusses how individuals can take control of their own health and become better consumers of conventional healthcare when it makes sense and the better alternatives when it doesn’t.
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https://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Healthy-Human-Longevity/dp/1510779507/2024-11-2354 minChristian Natural HealthFixing Healthcare, One Step at a Time: Emma TekstraEmma Tekstra is an actuary, independent health researcher and author of “How to Be a Healthy Human”. With a 30-year background in employee benefits and corporate health and wellbeing, she consults with employers looking for real solutions to runaway healthcare costs, and with startup companies bringing health solutions to market. To learn more about Emma, see EmmaTekstra.com/About or EmmaTekstra.Substack.com. You can get a copy of her book here. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us. 2024-08-1636 min
NTI PodTalk by Nutrition Therapy InstituteCareer Opportunities In Corporate Wellness | EP 84Have you ever thought about the career opportunities in the employee benefits space of corporate wellness? Join Dianne Koehler and Emma Tekstra as they dive into corporate wellness programs and the career opportunities for NTI grads in the corporate wellness space. This episode provides great insight into how you can use your certification in the employee benefits space. Emma even provides the names of companies to look into!
Emma Tekstra, FIA, is a global health consultant and independent health researcher, passionate about helping companies and individuals understand what truly creates health and wellbeing. As a Fellow of t...2024-03-2943 min
Hits & WinkeldochtersJan Tekstra in gesprek met Yoshi Breen (Aflevering 8)Yoshi Breen kent weliswaar een actief verleden als bandlid van o.a. Sunday Sun, maar hij is de laatste jaren vooral de drijvende kracht achter vele nationale en internationale hits met artiesten als Emma Heesters en Alok & Dynoro. Daarnaast geeft hij ook nog eens songwriting les aan de Herman Brood Academy.Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2021-02-0554 min