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The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness PodcastEp 070: Getting Started with Meal Planning and Eating Healthier OverallIn this episode of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, host Jamie Belz, FNTP, MHC sits down with fellow FNTP and NTA educator Hallie Loy-Roby for a practical, honest conversation about building real, sustainable meal-planning habits that support foundational health for overall wellbeing. Hallie Loy-Roby is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, course developer, and Assistant Instructor with the Nutritional Therapy Association. Through her practice, Holistically Hallie, she helps clients understand digestion, blood sugar regulation, and liver and gallbladder function with a clear, evidence-informed approach rooted in real food and bio-individuality. She's known for blending science, practicality, and...
2025-11-1834 min
The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness PodcastEp 069: Who Was Dr. Weston A. Price? + Takeaways from Wise TraditionsIn this episode of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, you'll learn who Dr. Weston A. Price was and what his groundbreaking research revealed about the connection between diet, physical health, and human flourishing. Dr. Price's global studies in the early 1900s showed that traditional, nutrient-dense, properly prepared foods produced strong, joyful, disease-resistant people — while modern, processed diets led to degeneration within a single generation. Host Jamie Belz, FNTP, MHC explains how the Weston A. Price Foundation (WAPF) continues Dr. Price's mission today by helping people live healthier, more holistic lives. Through education, community, and advocacy, WAPF pr...
2025-11-1158 min
The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness PodcastEp 067: The "Sober Curious" Movement and Foundational HealthIn this episode of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, host Jamie Belz, FNTP, MHC sits down with Kristin Rowell, JD, FNTP, PHWC—former trial lawyer, marathon runner, and professional bodybuilder turned Functional Nutrition Coach, Energetic Healer, and Spiritual Advisor to executives, professionals, and other high-performing humans. Kristin is the founder of Energetically Efficient and co-owner of Discover Strength Nashville, where she helps clients align their physiology and frequency to live with power, clarity, and purpose. Together, Jamie and Kristin take an unfiltered look at alcohol, health, and consciousness—from the cultural normalization of drinking to the biol...
2025-10-281h 10
The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness PodcastEp 048: Menopause is Inevitable. Suffering is Optional.We've all heard women older than us talk about the hot flashes and hormonal mayhem that makes menopause a dreaded decade on the horizon, but what if it didn't have to be that way?! In this eye-opening, laugh-filled, and incredibly practical episode of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, host Jamie Belz is joined by Patti McCoy—Assistant Instructor at the Nutritional Therapy Association, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (FNTP), and Certified Dietary Supplement Specialist (CDSS)—for a powerful conversation on navigating perimenopause, menopause, and midlife hormone shifts with grace, knowledge, and bio-individual strategy.
2025-06-2452 min
Mind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.“You Don’t Have to Heal Everything to Sleep Again” — Liz’s Story | Ep 55I had such a lovely time sitting down with Liz, a psychotherapist and alum of the Mind. Body. Sleep. mentorship.Not only did Liz make it through insomnia herself, but she stayed active in the community to support others still on their way.Like so many of us, she tried everything:Impeccable sleep hygieneCBT-ISleep medsBut the more she tried, the more fear crept in.Not just a fear of not sleeping, but a fear of fear itself.Which is such a common part of this journey.
2025-06-0532 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.How to Overcome Doubt and Keep Moving Forward | Ep 54Let's talk about doubt. Doubt is something every single person on the recovery path deals with, and I was no exception.In this episode, we take a deeper look at what doubt really is, why it feels so powerful, and how to shift your relationship with it so it no longer holds you back.Come with me and learn: 1. What’s actually driving doubt (hint: safety!), and why it’s a normal part of the human experience.2. The two kinds of doubt, and why...
2025-05-2213 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.The Innocent Mindset That Kept Me Stuck (for years) | Ep 53Today I’m talking about a mindset that quietly fueled insomnia and kept me stuck for years. This mindset can create pressure, anxiety, and an endless loop of trying to "get it right."If you're feeling stuck... overwhelmed... wondering why your brain still won't let go — this might be a part of the picture.Tune in to explore the quiet beliefs that keep this loop alive, and how to shift out of it for good.Enjoy! 🧡Connect with Beth: 👉 Instagram Work with Beth...
2025-05-0811 min
The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness PodcastEp 039: Quick Tips to Boost Your Mineral Intake to Optimize HealthIn this follow-up to our deep-dive on mineral wisdom, Allison Mädl, FNTP and NTA educator, returns to share simple, ancestral-inspired strategies you can implement today to boost your mineral intake—and feel the difference. From crafting nutrient-packed herbal infusions and embracing blackstrap molasses to unlocking the power of leafy greens, culinary herbs, and real sea salt, Allison breaks down the most practical ways to infuse your meals (and your life) with essential minerals. Plus, we explore how digestion plays a critical role in mineral absorption, and why even the best foods...
2025-04-2413 min
The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness PodcastEp 038: Graying Hair Cramps and Cognition - Are You Missing Minerals?In this episode of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, host Jamie Belz is joined by Allison Mädl, FNTP, educator, and long-time contributor to the Nutritional Therapy Association. Together, they unpack one of the most overlooked keys to vibrant health: minerals. Allison shares how her personal health journey, combined with her years of teaching English to indigenous students in the U.S., led her to uncover the deeply rooted nutritional wisdom found in traditional cultures—especially the mineral-rich diets of the Misteco people of southern Mexico. From the science of how minerals regulate everything from...
2025-04-2334 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.What Traditional Advice Gets Wrong About Insomnia | Ep 52It was such fun to sit down with Richard Wills MD, resident sleep coach in the Mind. Body. Sleep. Mentorship, to discuss why conventional advice often misses the mark when it comes to insomnia. Tune in to hear:The only two factors that truly influence sleepWhy CBT-I can backfire (even though it's considered the "gold standard")How rigid, rule-based systems can actually increase anxietyWhy more effort keeps you on the hamster wheel if fixesHow simple education becomes life-changing when it targets the real issueThis c...
2025-04-1726 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.3 Quantum Shifts For Insomnia Recovery | Ep 51This episode is a little science, a little woo, and a whole lot of HOPE.If you’ve ever felt like the harder you try to sleep, the more impossible it becomes — you’re not alone.In this talk, Beth breaks down:Why paying so much attention to sleep makes it less likely to happenHow multiple sleep realities already exist (yes, even the peaceful one!)Why working through sleep anxiety requires looking at the whole versus just the partI loved working on this episode.
2025-04-0317 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life."There's Tremendous Power in Letting Go" — Mike's Hope Story | Ep 50Mike spent months fighting with sleep.Melatonin? Nope.Sleep hygiene? Not the magic answer.CBT-I? Let’s just say it had him sitting in the dark, petting his cat, calculating his “sleep score” like a mathematician.The more he tried, the worse things got. Until he realized something HUGE — the best way to control sleep is to not try and control it.This episode is packed with powerful insights you don’t want to miss:“I found tremendous power in letting go.”“I don’t need that much to recov...
2025-03-2037 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.How to Deal with Scary Health Information | Ep 49Our world is FLOODED with health advice. And not all of it is helpful.Especially if you're recovering from insomnia. You're going along, working your way back to peaceful sleep, and then BAM! Another scary statistic shows up.And you feel that old fear rise to the surface again. So, what can we do?In this episode, I answer that very thing.Listen in and learn:How overexposure to health information just fuels anxietyWhy avoiding ALL sleep discussions isn’t th...
2025-03-0614 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Belief or Behavior: Which Comes First? w/ Michelle Weil | Ep 48This week I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Michelle Weil, fellow sleep coach (and dear friend), to discuss a powerful question in the insomnia recovery process:Does belief shape behavior, or does behavior shift belief?And why does it even matter?Well, if you're struggling insomnia, you've probably got some unhelpful beliefs about sleep that aren't even true.Do any of these thoughts feel like unshakable facts?"I'll never recover.""My body is broken.""I'm the one person who can't...
2025-02-1341 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.The ONE Simple Sentence That Got Me Through Recovery | Ep 47What if insomnia recovery didn’t have to be awful?What if it could be one of the most interesting things you ever experience?For me, it was. And it can be for you, too.In this episode, I share the one sentence that transformed my recovery and why I still rely on it today.This simple sentence helped me:Embrace curiosity about my experienceReduce judgmentCreate some distance between myself and anxietyShift from fixing to understandingRecovery, like life, doesn’t have to be a constant struggle. It can be a...
2025-01-3007 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Why Do I Fall Asleep Right Before I Have to Get Up? | Ep 46When I had insomnia, I’d toss and turn all night, only to fall blissfully asleep right before the alarm went off.Even more strange, I’d stay awake all night, but then magically fall asleep during my 10-minute snooze alarm.So what gives?Well, it’s not as strange as it might seem. In fact, it makes perfect sense.Tune into this episode to understand why this happens and how “less is more” when it comes overcoming insomnia.Enjoy!Connect with Beth Kendall: 👉 Instag...
2025-01-1613 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Jennifer’s Powerful Path Out of Insomnia | Ep 45It was an absolute pleasure to sit down with Jennifer, another Mind. Body. Sleep. graduate, to discuss her transformative journey through insomnia. She candidly shares the two factors that LED to her struggle, and the breakthroughs that finally helped her out.On releasing pressure around sleep:"The whole time I was like, ‘Is this physical? Is it hormonal? I need to take a pill.’ But when the pressure was off, I slept. That was really eye-opening for me."She also shares her many insights on:The combination of challenges that chan...
2025-01-0231 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Insight vs. Intellect | Ep 44Understand all the concepts intellectually but still struggle to sleep?Wondering what you’re missing?Feel like you just need that one magical piece of information that's going to make it all click?Then this episode is for YOU.Not only do I share my own personal story of how the bees RADICALLY changed my life. But I also break down why recovery isn't just about intellect — it's about insight. It's about seeing things differently. Tune in to learn:The difference between intellectual understanding and e...
2024-12-1919 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.How Kim Turned Nighttime Dread into Peaceful Sleep | Ep 43Kim’s journey from being a naturally great sleeper to battling insomnia is a raw, real, and deeply inspiring story.Always a champion sleeper, Kim faced her first bout of insomnia after becoming a new mom and experiencing a “perfect storm” of stress, hormonal changes, and personal challenges.A fear of not sleeping took over, leading her into the insomnia trap where sleep became an effort versus just a natural biological process.In this episode, Kim talks about:How letting go of rules turned out to be the best ruleHow refr...
2024-12-0540 min
The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness PodcastEp. 028 - Blood Sugar 101: Hope for Reversing Pre- & Type II DiabetesIn this episode of The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, host Jamie Belz and guest Amanda Jones dive into the fascinating science of blood sugar regulation and how its imbalance impacts the body. They explore how prediabetes and type II diabetes—like many chronic diseases—can often be reversed through strategic diet and lifestyle changes. Discover how achieving balanced blood sugar not only improves energy and vitality but also reduces or eliminates many associated health risks altogether. Amanda Jones is a dedicated instructor with the Nutritional Therapy Association (NTA) and an experienced Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner since 2013. In a...
2024-12-0246 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Has Sleep Become a Battle? | Ep 42The wildest thing about sleep is that the more we battle it, the further we get from it.Today's podcast episode explores why insomnia feels like a battle for so many, and why that mindset might be holding you back.I spent most of my life wrestling with insomnia, believing that if I just tried hard enough, I could overcome it.Imagine my surprise to learn it was the exact opposite of that.Sleep isn't something we overcome. It’s something we allow.In fact, seeing it as...
2024-11-1416 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Breaking Up with Insomnia | Ep 41In this episode, I’m talking all things metaphors and what it looks like to break up with insomnia.It’s not about quick fixes (they don't work anyway). It’s about unraveling the deep neural pathways that keep us stuck.The journey out of insomnia, much like moving on from love, is messy and nonlinear.It's very up and down. One day, progress feels real. The next, it’s like: “When am I ever going to over this??”But as we rewire our brains, life gets bigger, and insomnia get...
2024-10-3114 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.The ONE Simple Tool That Gets Rid of Sleep Anxiety | Ep 40Is there anything worse than watching the clock tick by hour by hour when you can't sleep?I don’t think so.Time caused me a tremendous amount of suffering when I was going through insomnia. Because I put a timeline on practically EVERYTHING related to sleep.My goal with this podcast is to inspire you to think differently about time.Because time and sleep just aren’t a great mix any way you slice it.Tune in to hear:How the Greeks think about time (and...
2024-10-1713 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.How Majken Shifted Her Focus and Left Insomnia Behind | Ep 39In this beautiful interview, Majken opens up about her experience with insomnia, which started in her early 20’s after a stressful life event.She tried all the traditional avenues over the years including medication and CBTI.But insomnia kept coming back.As a new mom, her sleep struggles resurfaced and eventually Majken found her way into the mentorship.Tune in to hear:How she learned to focus on her responses (rather than trying to fix her sleep), and how this allowed insomnia to gradually loosen its gr...
2024-10-0332 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Sleeping with a Bed Partner Again | Ep 38When you have insomnia, even minor sleep disruptions feel GIGANTIC in the mind.I could hear a pin drop two rooms over.And the reason? A complete mystery to me.I had no idea.Which only made my brain freak-out WORSE.There had to be something seriously wrong with me.But I have good news.If you’re someone who notices every noise, every movement, every sleep disruptor known to man...There is absolutely nothing wrong wi...
2024-09-1915 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.How Arelys Beat Insomnia and Found Trust in Her Body Again | Ep 37Arelys’ struggle with insomnia began on a family vacation when she found it hard to sleep at a noisy Airbnb. Upon returning home, she thought her sleep would return.But that’s not what happened.Instead, she went through many more months of struggle trying desperately to understand what was going on with her sleep.Finally, she found the mentorship and while skeptical at first, she soon realized that it’s entirely possible to recover from insomnia.In this episode, Arelys shares her journey:From being a good sleeper her whole...
2024-09-0532 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.David Goggins and Getting Through the Speed Bumps | Ep 36If you’ve ever had the disheartening experience of sleeping better for a while, only to fall “back” into insomnia, this one’s for you.Today I’m talking all about speed bumps.And I’m doing it through the lens of David Goggins.Because here's the thing about speed bumps … they’re normal.Not only normal, but necessary.We can’t really recover without them.Tune in to hear:Why speed bumps are an important part of the processSome of the sneaky thoughts
2024-08-2215 min
The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness PodcastEp. 023 - The Poop Episode - Why you need to know your $#!tPOOP (ewww) What goes in, must come out! In this episode of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, host Jamie Belz, FNTP, MHC, and fellow FNTP, Stephanie Ewals, CNS, Licensed Nutritionist, owner of Out of the Woods Nutrition, and host of the Help For Hashimotos podcast talk about the end product of digestion - poop. Talking about pooping is a total taboo, but it's an important topic. The prevalence of GI disorders such as diarrhea, constipation, and alternating diarrhea and constipation is extremely common, with 3-5% of the U...
2024-08-1234 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Sleep Efforts and Why They Matter | Ep 35When you have insomnia, sleep can feel like a nightly battleground.The harder we try to fix it, the more elusive it becomes. Insomnia is driven by the very efforts we make to escape it.So many people (myself included) get caught in a cycle of trying everything — different teas, blackout curtains, sleep apps — only to find that these efforts just contribute to the problem.It’s incredibly frustrating.You might feel completely alone in this, but I assure you, you’re not. Many people share this struggle. The good new...
2024-08-0818 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Breaking Free from the Sleep Med Struggle w/ Aly Hansen | Ep 34Sleep meds or not, this episode is a MUST listen.My friend and fellow sleep coach Aly Hansen gives us a raw and honest look at her sleep med struggle and shares the final piece of the puzzle that set her free.If you have a love/hate relationship with sleep meds...If you feel a pang of guilt every time you take them...If you’re terrified you’re going to be on them forever...This episode is for you.Listen and learn:How...
2024-07-2534 min
The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness PodcastEp. 021 - STRESS!!! - How It Impacts Your Brain and Body and What To Do About ItOn this episode of The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, hosts, Jamie Belz, FNTP, MHC, and Mike Belz, CEO of the Nutritional Therapy Association discuss types, current stats, symptoms of chronic stress, and solutions for creating stress resilience for better mental health which tends to make way for better physical health. Join them as they touch on mental and physical stressors common in today's world, such as inflation and financial uncertainty/hardship, kids, busy schedules, societal pressures, work, daily tasks, relationships, divorce, isolation, socialization, screens, social media, politics, news, violence, prescription drugs, recreational drugs, environmental inputs, toxins...
2024-07-1846 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Why Did My Sleep Pattern Suddenly Change? | Ep 33Have you gone from struggling to fall asleep to suddenly waking up during the night? Or maybe you used to wake up early, and now you can’t fall asleep? What gives?Rest assured, nothing has gone wrong and it's all a normal part of the recovery process.In this episode, I break down why insomnia patterns can sometimes shift and why it actually makes a lot of sense. Tune in to learn: The brain's intention behind altering sleep patterns Why changing sleep patterns indicate a powerful brain Personal anecdotes from m...
2024-07-1111 min
The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness PodcastEp. 019 - Habit Stacking and Biohacking - Interview with Kristin Rowell, FNTPThis episode of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast brings together host Jamie Belz, FNTP, MHC and Kristin Rowell, Founder and CEO of Energetically Efficient as they discuss Kristin's career journey from trial attorney to FNTP (Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner) and all things wellness. They discuss the gizmos, gadgets, and easy "to do" things - biohacking and habit stacking - in the pursuit of optimal wellness. 4:30 Running 25 marathons - using GU Energy Packets (The GU Packets - NOT recommended! Ha!) 5:30 Breaking her leg in ten places - wondering how it was possible...
2024-07-0159 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life."Neurons That Fire Together, Wire Together." | Ep 32Most people view insomnia as a SLEEP problem — an unrelenting beast that wreaks havoc on life.But I see it differently...Yes, insomnia is a problem. But it's mostly just a PATTERN.A looping survival response running on replay.In this episode, I dive deep into conditioned responses — how they work and what they have to do with insomnia.Tune in to learn:• The simple theory behind conditioned responses• Our amazing ability to change these responses
2024-06-2716 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.The Pressure Paradigm | Ep 31Feeling crushed by the pressure to sleep?Have a rough night and then immediately stress about the next one?Find yourself thinking you’ve failed at something as simple as sleep?This episode tackles three of the biggest pressure traps that cause insomnia and how to break free of them.Here’s what you’ll discover:Outcome Attachment: The surprising truth about why turning sleep into a goal can actually keep you from achieving your goal.Timeline Attachment: Why quick fixes are a myth a...
2024-06-1310 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.The #1 Tool for Insomnia Recovery | Ep 30Today’s episode focuses on the most powerful tool we have at our disposal when it comes to insomnia.And no, it has nothing to do with sleep hygiene, sleep rituals, or subjecting yourself to a rigid sleep restriction protocol.But it has EVERYTHING to do with getting to the root of insomnia.Tune in to learn:How we can intentionally shape our brain’s perception of dangerWhy long-term success requires getting to the root of the problemThe role of neuroplasticity and how it applies to insomniaHow we can use our...
2024-05-3014 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.5 Ways Sleep Tracking Fuels Insomnia | Ep 29Is sleep tracking truly helpful?Should you even be using one?Could you be sabotaging your sleep in a quest to improve it?Contrary to popular belief, the answers to these questions might just surprise you.In this episode of the Mind. Body. Sleep.® podcast, I share 5 significant reasons why you can ditch your sleep tracker and still improve your sleep.Listen to hear:Why sleep tracking isn’t all it’s cracked up to beHow it can make sleep anxiety worseThe #1 reason it doesn...
2024-05-1616 min
The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness PodcastEp. 015 - Interview with Mike Belz, CEO of the NTA - Nutrition FreedomIn this episode, Jamie Belz, host of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast interviews the CEO of The Nutritional Therapy Association (and her husband), Mike Belz. The two discuss the various credentials available through the NTA, program changes made over the past few years, including the return of the FCA, the future of the NTA, health freedom, nutrition freedom, and government involvement. 4:13 – Mike details his career background in higher education, then crossing over into commercial realty just before the world shut down for COVID. 10:26 – Pandemic closures 12:34 – The NTP Program's impact on a family ...
2024-05-1158 min
The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness PodcastEp. 014 - Real Talk About Food and Balancing It AllThis episode brings host Jamie Belz and fellow FNTP, Thomas Gilliford together for a very real conversation about food and wellness. They dive into all things from the perspective of thriving within the navigational beacons of the aggressive pursuit of optimal wellness and setting realistic expectations for functionality and quality of life. Thomas covers his newly developed FCA (Functional Clinical Assessment) Program available to NTPs who desire to add the "F" on the front of their credential to make them FNTPs (Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners). This skill set, formerly called the Functional Evaluation, utilizes hands-on and lingual...
2024-05-031h 27Mind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Gemma’s Hope Story: “I feel so far removed from sleep now…” | Ep 28You will LOVE this interview with Gemma.Not only does she have the most engaging accent ever, but she also shares her raw and unfiltered journey through insomnia.Many of you will resonate with her story and find solace knowing you're not alone.Gemma went from being a lifelong lover of sleep to fearing she was going to lose her mind. She dives into:How insomnia blindsided herWhat kept it lingeringWhat lead to a reset and what caused a relapseHer path from sleep obsession to sleep freedomWhen...
2024-05-0231 min
The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness PodcastEp. 013 - Author Sonia Sidle, FNTP, FBCS, AIP CoachIn this Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast episode, host Jamie Belz interviews Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, AIP Coach, Functional Blood Chemistry Specialist, and Author, Sonia Sidle. Sonia, originally from France, saw a need for more resources and filled it by writing an AIP (Autoimmune Protocol) book in French. 4:00 - FBCS – Functional Blood Chemistry Specialist Credential, "normal" ranges 6:05 - AIP Coach – Autoimmune Protocol Coach, Hashimoto's diagnosis, specialized diet for symptom management and seeing improvement, nightshades, Dr. Sarah Ballantyne, career change 10:07 - A better approach to elimination diets, seeing changes immediately 11:10 – AIP Die...
2024-04-2634 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.A Closer Look at the Insomnia-Menopause Connection | Ep 27Feeling lost in the maze of hormone information and how it relates to insomnia?Struggling to figure out what’s insomnia and what’s disrupted sleep?Not sure where one ends and the other begins?This one is tailored for my ladies, but anyone could benefit from a little clarity on the difference between sleep disruption and full-blown insomnia.Join me as I talk about:The KEY difference between sleep disruption and insomnia.How hormonal fluctuations can trigger insomnia.What to keep in mind as you move...
2024-04-1811 min
The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness PodcastEp. 011 - Digestive HellOptimal digestion is crucial for overall health and well-being. It ensures that the body efficiently breaks down food into nutrients, which are then absorbed and utilized for energy, growth, and cellular repair. Proper digestion supports a strong immune system, maintains a healthy gut microbiome, and helps prevent gastrointestinal disorders. Additionally, it plays a significant role in mental health, as the gut is often referred to as the "second brain" due to its impact on mood and cognitive function. Therefore, maintaining optimal digestion is vital for sustaining physical and mental health, enhancing quality of life, and preventing chronic diseases.
2024-04-121h 04
The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness PodcastEp. 010 - Optimal Wellness Starts HereIn this episode of The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, host Jamie Belz, FNTP, MHC, brings back historical audio clips from a lecture originally given by the founder of The Nutritional Therapy Association, Gray Graham. Gray discusses the optimal function of digestion in a way you've never heard it explained. Listen to this, then hit the "subscribe" button to catch the next episode where Gray explains digestive dysfunction. Many embark upon their wellness journey by cleaning up their diet. While this is a necessary step, the healthiest diet according to everyone's bioindividual needs doesn't do much good...
2024-04-0545 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Hyperarousal and the Expectation Effect | Ep 26This week I’m talking all about hyperarousal and the Expectation Effect.Do you ever find yourself thinking things like: “I understand all of this logically, so why am I still not sleeping?” “I didn’t go to bed until I was sleepy, but then I still didn’t sleep. Why is that?” “I normally sleep well on the weekends, but this week I didn’t. What’s going on?”These are all perfectly normal thoughts that can lead to some hyperarousal.Hyperarousal stems fr...
2024-04-0412 min
The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness PodcastEp. 009 - Food for FertilityIn this Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast episode, host Jamie Belz continues with internal interviews of NTA staff as she interviews Jasmine Lutes, FNTP and Admissions Representative for the Nutritional Therapy Association. She shares her personal health story, from being told she would "never have kids" to proving them wrong. Jasmine openly offers her life experiences and provides hope for others with commonalities in infertility, nutritional deficiencies, poverty, alcoholism and addiction, and food insecurity. She talks about working with her mother, who jumped "all in" while working with Jasmine post-completion of the Nutritional Therapy Practitioner Program and...
2024-03-2832 min
The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness PodcastEp. 008 - Prognosis Pushback: Part TwoIn Part Two of this two-part episode, Jamie and Amy Lippert, FNTP, continue their discussion, picking up where they left off on Amy's inspirational health story. In Episode seven, Amy shared the symptoms she had experienced for years - symptoms her doctor said were "normal for a woman her age." He prescribed an anti-depressant for her. Amy tried to follow the direction of her physician, but she didn't feel well on the prescriptions, and she knew she wasn't depressed. After conducting her own research, she talked to her doctor about her suspicion that she had a Thyroid condition known...
2024-03-2536 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.How Austyn Left Insomnia and Got His Life Back | Ep 25Working with Austyn to get beyond insomnia was such a pleasure and now he’s sharing his story to help others.In this heartfelt interview we dive into:The role of OCD in insomniaHow the brain latches on to an intrusive thoughtThe connection between health anxiety and sleep anxietyThe loneliness of insomniaAustyn gives us an honest portrayal of the recovery trajectory and how the concepts of courage, self-compassion, mindfulness, trust, and acceptance come into the picture.Nothing about insomnia is easy. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t silver linings.
2024-03-2151 min
The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness PodcastEp. 006 - The Pottenger's Cats Story: Why Didn't We Learn This In High School?In this episode of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, your host, Jamie Belz, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (FNTP) and Master Health Coach, walks you through the incredible story of Dr. Francis M. Pottenger Jr., a physician and research scientist of the early 1900s. Dr. Pottenger worked in a sanitarium, a medical facility found commonly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which approached the treatment of disease with exposure to fresh air and sunlight, restorative environments, rest and relaxation – often in outdoor settings, nutrient-dense foods, light physical activity, close monitoring by medical staff, structured routines, and...
2024-03-1825 min
The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness PodcastEp. 005 - The Best Health Coach Certification: PHWCWhat is a Professional Health and Wellness Coach, and Why Should I Become One or Work With One? In this episode, your host, Jamie Belz, interviews Shanna Nemrow, FNTP, NBC-HWC, and developer and lead instructor for the PHWC course about the Nutritional Therapy Association's hottest new credential. Shanna teaches why the health coach service industry is one of the fastest growing career fields globally and how to earn your PHWC credential through the NTA, qualifying you to become NBHWC board certified. You'll learn why the most industry versatile health coaches are NB...
2024-03-1449 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Is Trust the Antidote to Insomnia? | Ep 24This one is all about TRUST, my friends. Because when it comes to insomnia, trust seems to be the missing ingredient.I mean...Could you even HAVE insomnia if you trusted your own ability to sleep?I don’t think so.Let’s talk about the intersection between faith and fear, and how these two orientations occupy two sides of the same coin.In this episode, we look at:The pivotal role of trust in the context of insomnia.How I help people reconnect to their trust...
2024-03-0716 min
The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness PodcastEp. 003 - The Missing Piece: From Mom to MD In this episode, Jamie, alongside Desiree Baptist and Heather McDonough, uncovers how nutrition serves as the critical missing piece in health and wellness. They discuss the foundational elements of a healthy lifestyle and share inspiring stories from individuals who've transformed their lives through nutritional therapy. This episode emphasizes the universal importance of nutrition, from personal health journeys to its integration into professional medical practice, highlighting its potential to revolutionize wellness for everyone from moms to MDs. Key Highlights: Empowering Health Through Nutrition Preventable ailments highlight the need...
2024-03-0142 min
The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness PodcastEp. 002 - Reverse the Trend of Preventable Poor HealthIn this episode, Jamie discusses the power of nutritional therapy and personal health journeys, emphasizing the goal of reversing preventable poor health trends. She highlights the concept of "wellness webs" for collaborative patient care and challenges current healthcare misconceptions. Urging community action and continuous learning, Jamie sets the stage for a future where health is a priority. Key Highlights: Mission to Reverse Preventable Poor Health Inspired by founder Gray Graham to combat preventable poor health. Highlights alarming health statistics in the U.S., emphasizing the need for...
2024-03-0117 min
The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness PodcastEp. 001 - The Nutritional Therapy AssociationIn this episode, Jamie Belz discusses her transition from healthcare marketing to becoming a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (FNTP) and Master Health Coach, emphasizing the critical role of nutrition in health and wellness. Highlighting the concept of bio-individuality, she shares how a personal health crisis solidified her commitment to nutritional therapy. Jamie introduces the Nutritional Therapy Association (NTA), detailing its holistic approach to nutrition education and its impact on personal and community health. Key Highlights: Health Beyond Profit Jamie shares health-promoting initiatives like fitness gifts instead of candy at...
2024-03-0120 min
The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness PodcastEp. 000 - Introduction to The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast Join Jamie Belz on a journey into the core of wellness, where she shares how making the right food and lifestyle choices, tailored just for you, can transform your health. It's all about understanding that most health problems aren't just widespread; they're also avoidable. Jamie Belz is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (FNTP) and Master Health Coach with a passion for guiding individuals toward their optimal health. Specializing in personalized dietary and lifestyle strategies, Jamie helps clients navigate through health challenges and dysfunctions. By tailoring wellness plans to the unique needs of each individual, Jamie empowers people...
2024-02-2304 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Why You Jerk Awake Right After Falling Asleep | Ep 23Do you JOLT awake right on the cusp of sleep and feel a sense of panic?Does your brain decide to wake you up right after you fall asleep?Do you feel like you’re unconsciously monitoring everything about your sleep even while you’re falling asleep?This episode is all about hypnic jerks — what they are, why they happen, and what you can do about it.Hypnic jerks were a big part of my insomnia experience, and definitely one of the scariest parts.I could not un...
2024-02-2212 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Cracking the Code: Pattern Seeking During Insomnia | Ep 22This episode is a shout-out to all my fellow analytical, detail-oriented, problem-solving, Type A, perfectionistic code-crackers.I know you're out there!If you find yourself meticulously scrutinizing every detail of your life looking for clues as to why you have insomnia, this one's for you.We deep dive into a common behavior I call ‘pattern-seeking.’ This natural facet of our safety system helps us survive in the world, but in the case of insomnia, often turns into patternicity.Patternicity looks for patterns that don’t necessarily exist and makes predictions based...
2024-02-0811 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Sleep Meds and Inner Conflict | Ep 21Sleep meds were the absolute BANE of my existence.I loathed taking them but also really needed them, which entangled me in a web of constant worry about the impact they were going to have on my life.But here's the twist...That changed pretty quickly once I understood what insomnia was and why it was happening.In today’s episode, I share the ups and downs of my personal journey and explore the Mind. Body. Sleep. mentorship’s unique stance on medication during insomnia recovery....
2024-01-2514 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Rethinking Progress During Recovery | Ep 20Hello, my friends! This one is all about measuring PROGRESS.When you’re going through insomnia, of course you want sleep more than life itself — that's totally understandable. But let’s be mindful of how we measure progress because one leads to stress, and the other safety.In this episode, I challenge the conventional measure of progress and introduce a novel perspective:Progress is better assessed by how one RESPONDS to sleep than the quantity or quality of sleep itself.What?! Tune in to learn:Why relying on sleep...
2024-01-1119 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Sleep Optimization vs. Insomnia: Two Conflicting Conversations | Ep 19Finding real help for insomnia can feel daunting.Mainly because there are TWO different conversations going on in the sleep world: 1. Sleep optimization: This conversation focuses on improving sleep for people who don't have insomnia, typically through lifestyle changes and sleep hygiene practices.2. Insomnia: This conversation addresses the underlying conditioned fear and anxiety driving chronic sleeplessness.The stark contradiction between these two conversations makes it crucial to understand them.Tune in to this information-packed episode to discover:The importance of understanding the ROOT CAUSE...
2023-12-2819 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Insomnia and the Perceived Danger Connection | Ep 18In this episode, I not only spill the beans on my newfound passion for Peloton, but I go deeper into why our brains won’t let us sleep.Join me to learn:Why insomnia is based in survivalHow insomnia becomes a fearThe role of hyperarousalThe difference between real and perceived dangerThe significance of mindfulness during recoveryWhy fixing sleep doesn’t workThis deep dive into perceived threat responses offers hope and unveils why the principles of neuroplasticity empowers us to go beyond our reptilian brain.Subscribe to The Mind. Body. Sleep.™ Podcast:
2023-12-1416 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Lauren's Shift: Insomnia to Trusting Life Again | Ep 17Welcome to this insightful interview with the lovely Lauren Meikle joining us all the way from South Africa. Lauren opens up about her unexpected journey through insomnia.It all started when she started teaching K-Pop dance classes…In this powerful conversation, Lauren reveals:How her relationship to sleep started to changeWhy she had to step back from teaching dance The resurgence of insomnia and its toll on her lifeWhy she felt like she was losing her mindHow chasing more things to sleep ultimately failed herWhat made insomnia the most challengingHow a single word explained the...
2023-11-3035 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Using Indifference to Overcome Sleep Anxiety | Ep 16In today’s episode we explore the powerful concept of INDIFFERENCE. Fostering an attitude of indifference is a transformative way to acknowledge your brains messages without being overly fazed them.You’re not taking whatever it’s telling you as the unequivocal TRUTH of the situation.Insomnia is a conditioned pattern of fear. But we can nurture our brains to let go of this fear. By responding from a place of indifference (versus reinforcement), we can forge new pathways around what the brain perceives as a threat.Examples of indifference include:“Oh well”“Wh...
2023-11-1612 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Paradoxical Insomnia – Why You Feel Like You’re Not Sleeping | Ep 15Do you ever wake up and wonder if you even slept at all?Do you feel like your body is sleeping but your brain is awake?Do you feel like you’re in some kind of weird limbo state; half-asleep and half-awake?If so, this episode is tailored specifically for you!One of the most bizarre aspects of my own insomnia experience was the seeming inability I had to sleep deeply. My brain wouldn’t let me cross fully into sleep no matter what I did.Hypersleep is a comm...
2023-11-0914 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Going Beyond the Insomnia Identity | Ep 13Do you feel like insomnia is slowly starting to take over your life?Are you wondering if you're ever going to be who you were before insomnia?Is life getting smaller and smaller but you’re not really sure what to do about it?This episode is for you.The insomnia identity can sneak up you…First, you give up things that you really enjoy like coffee or wine (even though they never affected your sleep before). Then, you stop going out with friends at night (too clos...
2023-10-2617 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.It’s Not About the Bed | Ep 12Is the association you have with your bed making it difficult to sleep?Possibly. But I think there’s a bit more to the story.This episode explores the role of the bed in insomnia and presents a new perspective on how the brain perceives this association.Tune in to learn:Why the bed theory didn’t make sense to meThe true driver behind sleeplessnessWhy cues don’t equal causeWhat really made the difference in my bedWhen it makes sense to change your relationship with the bedIf you’re worried...
2023-10-1910 minMind. Body. Sleep.® - Retrain Your Brain. Restore Your Sleep. Reclaim Your Life.Navigating Through Fear During Insomnia | Ep 11Have you struggled with feelings of fear or anxiety during insomnia?This can look like:Panic at night lying in bedFear around bedtimeLow grade feelings of dread or doomAnxiety that comes out of the nowhereAnticipatory anxiety about late nights or tripsHow to go about processing these emotions isn’t always clear.In this episode, I share a 3-step framework for HOW TO FEEL YOUR FEELINGS:Awareness: Recognizing fear is the first step towards addressing it.Compassion: Rewiring your brain from danger to safety through self-kindness.Cr...
2023-10-1216 min