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What is Healthy?Detox and Heal with Lymphatic Drainage MassageDive deep into the world of lymphatic health in episode 8, of What Is Healthy, where we explore the crucial role of lymphatic drainage in maintaining wellness and vitality. Join us as we discuss with expert, Fely Andres from Alivio Wellness, the anatomy of the lymphatic system, its impact on everything from immune function to skin appearance, and practical tips for activating and supporting your body’s natural detox pathways. Learn about manual lymphatic drainage techniques, the benefits of lymphatic massage, and lifestyle adjustments that can enhance lymph flow and contribute to a healthier, more vibrant you. ...2024-09-2043 minWhat is Healthy?Healing Your Thyroid Naturally: Foods, Supplements, and Lifestyle HacksIn episode 8 of 'What is Healthy?' we chat through thyroid health and the natural remedies to help heal the hormonal imbalance. We explore the powerful connection between diet and thyroid function, offering insight into the nutrient-dense foods and supplements that support thyroid balance and well-being. From selenium-rich foods to adaptogens and key vitamins, we’ll cover the nutrients your thyroid craves. You’ll also learn about simple yet impactful lifestyle changes that can further enhance thyroid health, such as stress management techniques, sleep optimization, and movement tailored to thyroid needs.In addition to these natur...2024-08-2240 minWhat is Healthy?The Lowdown on Colonics: Myths, Benefits, and What You Need to KnowIn this episode, we dive deep into the world of colonics—also known as colon hydrotherapy—with guest and expert, Thomas DeVito. Whether you're curious about the health benefits or simply want to separate fact from fiction, we’ve got you covered. We explore how colonics work, the benefits for digestion, microbiome, and detoxification, and discuss the truths surrounding this ancient practice. Tune in for an enlightening conversation that will help you make informed decisions about your gut health!Use promo code WIHxAlivio for $10 of all treatments for first clients!2024-08-151h 02What is Healthy?All About Cycle SyncingIn the 6th episode of our wellness podcast, we explore the world of cycle syncing. Join us as we uncover how understanding and aligning with your menstrual cycle can unlock a new level of health and well-being. We'll explore the four phases of the menstrual cycle—menstrual, follicular, ovulatory, and luteal—and discuss practical tips for optimizing your diet, exercise routine, and daily activities during each phase.Whether you're new to the concept or looking to deepen your knowledge, this episode is packed with valuable insights. Learn how to harness the power of your natural rhythms to enha...2024-08-081h 08What is Healthy?Prenatal and Postpartum Health with Neela GhomeshiJoin us for an enlightening conversation with Holistic Health & Prenatal Coach and expert, Neela Ghomeshi, for Episode 5, as we explore essential lifestyle tips for before, during, and after pregnancy. In this episode, we'll discuss key considerations for each stage, including nutrition, exercise, mental well-being, and more. Whether you're planning for a baby, currently expecting, or adjusting to life postpartum, this episode offers valuable insights and practical advice to support a healthy and balanced journey.About Neela Ghomeshi:Neela has certifications from The Institute of Integrative Nutrition and Dr. Sears Wellness Institute. She is on a...2024-07-3054 minWhat is Healthy?The Truth Behind The Water We DrinkIn Episode 4, we dive deep into the essential element of life—water. Join us as we explore the quality, chemicals, and potential contaminants found in our drinking water. From understanding the sources and safety of your tap and bottled water to learning how to research and what filters actually work, this episode can help bring you make more informed choices about what you drink. Apps mentioned:Oasis Water RatingsYuka2024-07-2336 minWhat is Healthy?Breaking Down the Buzzwords: Understanding Endocrine DisruptorsEpisode 3 of the "What is Healthy?" podcast dives deeper into the world of endocrine disruptors. Join us as we break down these often misunderstood "buzzwords" and chat through some of the hidden dangers in everyday items like clothing, skincare products, non-stick cookware, appliances, and more. We highlight harmful substances such as PFAs, BPA, phthalates, glyphosates, other carcinogens, and pesticides found in commonly used products and share some practical tips on avoiding these toxic chemicals with some safer alternatives.Tune in to learn how to protect yourself and your family from these "forever chemicals" and take...2024-07-1642 minWhat is Healthy?Unmasking "Healthy" Products: The Truth Behind IngredientsIn Episode 2 of What is Healthy, we delve into the so-called "health foods" and the hidden, harmful ingredients that sneak into these products, especially after they receive significant investments. Our conversation also shifts to period products, and the dangerous components they contain with the potential health risks. We briefly touch on the topic of birth control, discussing its impact on hormones and overall well-being (more to come!). And much more health talk banter in between.Join us as we highlight what’s truly healthy and what’s not.Key Topics:- The truth behin...2024-07-0432 minWhat is Healthy?Origin Story: The Pod RebootIn this special first episode, "Origin Story: The Pod Reboot," Health Chef Julia Chebotar and Hormonal Health Coach Alina Gertsberg take you through the evolution of the What is Healthy? podcast.Join Julia and Alina as share their personal stories and the inspiration behind the podcast through humor and education. 2024-06-2539 minWhat is Healthy?The Spark of Biodegradable Glitter with Taylor McPherson of The Sustainable Sparkle BarThe queen of glitter shines brighter than ever! Today's guest is Taylor McPherson, creator of The Sustainable Sparkle Bar, a biodegradable glitter, festival-style body art and makeup brand. Taylor, known as the Sparkle Queen, has been styling herself with glitter and gemstone designs her entire life. From her college days at the Fashion Institute of Technology to over 5 years in New York City working in public relations, marketing, and social media. She specializes in experiential marketing for brands at launch parties and events; mainly music festivals and for brands that want to turn their logo into clothing art that...2021-05-2022 minWhat is Healthy?How to Use Your Style to Create a Visual Brand with Alison Bruhn and Delia Folk of The Style That Binds UsUse your style to boost your self-confidence! Today's guests are Delia Folk and Alison Bruhn, founders of The Style That Binds Us, a cutting-edge lifestyle brand and community for those who want to live a stylish and fearless life. This mother-daughter fashion duo offers style and business consulting, encouraging each client to find their own look and making them feel confident in the way they want to show the world who they are. Alison Bruhn is a costume stylist and Delia Folk worked at Barneys New York on the purchasing team and now works as a brand consultant. They...2021-05-1328 minWhat is Healthy?The Talent of Achieving Natural Looks with Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Sheila NazarianIf you want to make a skin decision, she's the one to call! Dr. Sheila Nazarian is a Beverly Hills board certified plastic surgeon, founder of Nazarian Plastic Surgery, and host of the Netflix show Skin Decision. Since she was a little girl, she was interested in design and the precision work that it requires. At first she wanted to do architecture, until she realized that she liked to design, but also building using her hands. That's why plastic surgery fits her like a glove. Dr. Nazarian attended Columbia University in New York and graduated with a BA in...2021-05-0628 minWhat is Healthy?The 30 Day Healthy Living Program with Kim StarzykAre you aware of all the ingredients in the products you usually consume? Today's guest is Kim Starzyk, a versatile woman—Empowerment Coach, Actress, and Arbonne’s Regional Executive Vice President. Kim began her career in the world of acting, but after her son was diagnosed with a formaldehyde allergy, she began to investigate and take an interest in the ingredients of the products we consume naturally, finding that most have toxins of which we are not aware. That's how she came to Arbonne, where they offer clean, vegan products that enhance the mind, body, and skin. Now, Kim educ...2021-04-2931 minWhat is Healthy?Changing the Market with Vegetable and Gluten-Free Products with Bobbi Giudicelli and Michael Giudicelli.Download Podcast TranscriptA healthy gut can change your life! Today's guests are Bobbi Giudicelli and Michael Giudicelli, mother and son co-founders of Read The Ingredients, 100% gluten-free and vegetable products that are marketed. Prior to RTI, Bobbi successfully founded and ran other companies throughout her career. Michael spent the first 8 years of his career in business when his mother, Bobbi, suggested that he joined her in a previous company. After dealing with several personal losses, Bobbi took a look outside of traditional western medicine and began her journey of understanding nutrition. That’s when they decided to se...2021-04-2237 minWhat is Healthy?Whole Food Style with Isabella GambutoDownload Podcast TranscriptFood: it’s medicinal and can benefit a multitude of ailments and diseases! Today's guest is Isabella Gambuto, recipe developer, food stylist, and former NYC restaurateur turned Certified Natural Chef. She specializes in cooking delicious, vibrant, and fresh foods that are also enjoyable and healthy. She has always been passionate about food, growing up in her father's Italian restaurant and running it alongside him at the age of 23. When Isabella was 27, she was diagnosed with endometriosis, a uterine disease. The diagnosis changed her life, forcing her to reconsider her relationship with her own health an...2021-04-1538 minWhat is Healthy?Reignite Your Sex Life with Sexologist Dr. Megan StubbsDownload Podcast TranscriptDid you ever think that to improve your sex life you have to know what you like? Today’s guest is Dr. Megan Stubbs, EdD; a sexologist, relationships expert, and body image specialist. She has degrees in biology and human sexuality, which combine her two passions, science and sex. Megan was always that friend everyone asked for advice on relationships and sex. When she had her undergraduate degree in biology, she was ready to start medical school, but she chose the path of sexology, putting traditional chemistry aside to focus on the chemistry of pe...2021-04-0827 minWhat is Healthy?Bringing Art Into the Kitchen with Ariela TrepmanDownload Podcast TranscriptIt looks fantastic, but it tastes better! Today's guest is Ariela Trepman, an entrepreneur pastry chef, creator of One Hungry Baker, where she brings art into the kitchen with her DIY Galaxy Cake Kits. Ariela was born in Mexico City, and since she was little she wanted to be a chef. Although she was never very good at cooking, she wanted to study baking, to learn something that she did not know how to do. She was accepted into The Culinary Institute of America and her adventure began. After earning a bachelor's degree in...2021-03-2522 minWhat is Healthy?Everything in Moderation, Including Moderation with Leah Silberman of Wellhaus HealthDownload Podcast TranscriptFood is power and enjoyment! Today's guest is Leah Silberman, Registered Dietitian, who focuses on nutrition for weight loss without forgetting the importance of enjoying food. Leah has been fascinated by nutrition from a young age, so when her mother steamed vegetables, she used to ask her to remove the water from the steam so she could drink the nutrients that leaked out of the vegetables. Her main interest is prevention: because food is not just calories, but what we eat affects our health and can prevent chronic complications. She helps her clients feel...2021-03-1818 minWhat is Healthy?Improving Life Quality Through Plant-rich Recipes with Dr. Adeleh YarmohammadiDownload Podcast TranscriptPromoting the shift towards wellness is what the best doctors do. Today's guest is Dr. Adeleh Yarmohammadi, MD, an ophthalmic surgeon in training and passionate about sharing healthy, plant-rich recipes. From a young age, Adeleh knew that when she grew up she would help people. Once in medical school, she wanted to do something visual to use her artistic skills, and that's how ophthalmology appears. She received her medical degree from Shahid Beheshti Medical University in Tehran, and spent her internship year at UCLA in general surgery. Currently, she is Chief of Residents and...2021-03-1125 minWhat is Healthy?Love, Appreciate, and Embrace your Body with Chrissy KingDownload Podcast TranscriptIt’s time to love, appreciate, and embrace our body! Today's guest is Chrissy King, a certified personal trainer, lifestyle instructor, and writer who embraces body liberation and aims to create equity in the wellness industry. After years of trying various diets and being very unhealthy, she decided to hit the gym with the sole goal of being slim. Fortunately, in the process she learned about strength training and weight lifting, where she discovered a new passion and shifted her focus from being slim to accepting herself. She began training people to help them lo...2021-03-0420 minWhat is Healthy?Inside the Kitchen for Stressless Eating with Laura Lea BryantDownload Podcast TranscriptLearn how to make affordable and delicious meals! Today’s guest is Laura Lea Bryant, an author, holistic chef, and founder of LL (Laura Lea) Balanced, where her goal is to offer healthier versions of Southern classics, and introduce new ideas about food. She was born and raised in Nashville with a deep relationship with food, as her family prepared homemade meals every night. After graduating from the University of Virginia, she moved to New York City to do a paralegal job while applying to law school. At that moment, she found herself in a r...2021-02-2524 minWhat is Healthy?An Honest, Vulnerable, and a Different Perspective on Fitness & Wellness with Nicole TremaglioDownload Podcast TranscriptDiscover what makes you different and embrace your originality! Today's guest is Nicole Tremaglio, a speaker, dancer, content creator, and brand architect who helps fitness and lifestyle entrepreneurs in the presence, culture, and infrastructure of digital platforms. She used to work for companies where she felt really stressed out trying to compartmentalize the different facets of herself. Once she decided to start down the path of entrepreneurship, she was able to find a place for her true self without having any part of herself removed. Her mission is to inspire others to embrace their...2021-02-1829 minWhat is Healthy?Spicy Sex + Masturbation = Real Pleasure with Girl Boner, August McLaughlinDownload Podcast TranscriptSex tips and aphrodisiac foods to try on Valentine's Day! August McLaughlin is a journalist, health and sex educator, author of Girl Boner, and host and producer of the nationally recognized Girl Boner Radio podcast. She is a certified and trauma-informed sex educator and is passionate about breaking down the myths installed in our society that misinform. Normalizing stigmatized and taboo topics makes her a benchmark in sexual empowerment. Her articles and experience have appeared in a variety of publications including Cosmopolitan, The Washington Post, Forbes, Shape, and Bustle. In her work she fuses...2021-02-1144 minWhat is Healthy?These Plant-Based Dressings Will Have You Trying New Recipes with Kathryn MannDressings and sauces can taste amazing and be healthy too! Today's guest is Kathryn Mann, founder of Bold Palate Foods, a company that creates plant-based dressings and sauces that smash the myth that healthy isn't tasty. Kate grew up in Southern California, where her Hawaiian mother instilled in her an affinity for experimenting with food. Her first memory as a cook was helping her mother with salads, and she was fascinated by it. In 2014, she combined her love of writing with her passion for cooking when she launched the food blog “Salad Every Day,” which shares delicious and healthy sala...2021-02-0427 minWhat is Healthy?Wellness Photography and Business Coaching for Creative Entrepreneurs with Diana DavisLearn to grow your business and improve its image! Diana Davis is a creative photographer, graphic designer, and business consultant who brings vibrant photos and helps clients gain the confidence to succeed. She moved from Montana to New York City without a job or plan, and soon got a job at Time Inc. where she worked as a graphic designer. For a few years she was excited to be able to work in NY, but she got tired of corporate life, because that was not what fed her soul. After several good jobs in the fashion world, she was...2021-01-2820 minWhat is Healthy?Creating a Natural and Organic Beauty with Makeup Artist Emily DimantDo you want easy to incorporate tips to help you have healthy skin? Don't miss this episode! Emily Dimant is a locally licensed professional makeup artist working for weddings, productions, advertising, grooming, publishing, and education. With her careful, ethereal, and elegant style, she always tries to prioritize the satisfaction of each client. Emily was born, raised, and lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and has artistic experience. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia after completing cosmetology school at the age of 18. Her knowledge and understanding of color theory, art history, airbrushing, painting...2021-01-2130 minWhat is Healthy?Chasing Good Taste in Food and Wine with Laura DonadoniDon't miss the chance to learn how to buy the wine that suits you best! Today’s guest is Laura Donadoni, a certified professional journalist and certified Sommelier, passionate about the world of gastronomy and oenological education. She grew up in Bergamo, Italy, where her family produces their own wine—so from a young age, she was surrounded by vineyards, which is still an important part of her DNA. Laura worked for many years as a gastronomic reporter in several prestigious Italian magazines, where she spoke about the importance of flavors, food, and traditions. Seven years ago, she came to t...2021-01-1427 minWhat is Healthy?Staying Fit and Healthy while Traveling the World with Shelby AlboDo you know it’s possible to travel the world and stay healthy at the same time? You’re in for a treat! Today’s guest, Shelby Albo, will reveal all her secrets to help you make it possible. Shelby is a travel guru and a fitness trainer, who will share with us tips and tricks to immerse ourselves in a healthier lifestyle and teach us how to adapt to our environment. Finding the perfect balance between what we need and what we like has never been so easy!Highlights Shelby describes herself, what she does, and how...2021-01-0726 minWhat is Healthy?Baking Outside the Lines with Lani HallidayMeet the creator of the best cookie in Brooklyn! Today's guest is Lani Halliday, food artist, baker, and founder of Brutus Bakeshop, a gluten-free pastry company. Her journey began two decades ago when she developed a wheat allergy as a baker and was advised by her naturopath to eliminate gluten from her diet. Her first job was at a grocery store where she learned from a local baker who spotted her and saw her potential. When she had her first child, she worked at Erin McKenna's bakery downtown and then did not work for six years. After her divorce...2020-12-1639 minWhat is Healthy?Build a Healthy Relationship with Food with Emily HochmanPersonalized nutrition accessible for all! Today’s guest is Emily Hochman, founder and CEO of Wellory, an anti-diet app that delivers one-to-one personal nutrition coaching to help create more healthy habits. Before starting college, she was afraid of the Freshman 15, so she tried different diets without professional supervision. Eventually, she became very sick, suffering from polycystic ovary syndrome, hypothyroidism, pre-diabetes and getting told she could potentially never have children at the age of twenty-two. Doctors suggested different medications, but instead she decided to build a healthy diet in order to heal herself. Emily got into the Institute for Integrative Nu...2020-12-0823 minWhat is Healthy?A Wine Adventure with Cha McCoyLearn how to know what wine to buy! Cha McCoy is a certified sommelier, curator, host for intimate wine experiences, and founder of Cha Squared LLC, a consulting company with a focus on tourism, gastronomy, hospitality experiences, education, and training. In 2010 as a civil engineer, she traveled to Italy to achieve her MBA and she fell in love with wine’s magic. When she returned to America, she started her education and became a wine expert, transitioning between two very masculine industries. She currently divides her time between Lisbon and New York, working as Cherry Bombe Magazine’s Beverage Dire...2020-12-0241 minWhat is Healthy?Walking Down The Aisle of Entrepreneurship and Health with Neela AsaadiFood is culture, and how we relate to it is, too. Neela Asaadi is the CEO and Creative Director of Asaadi Graphics, an NYC-based boutique studio specializing in creative solutions for wedding design, business, and personal branding. Born to a Persian family settled in the United States, she understands that people relate to gastronomy in different ways. Her love for cuisine started by watching her mother's love and dedication towards cooking. Since then, food for her is all about bringing people together and sharing moments. Being a business owner gives her the opportunity to choose her own schedule, so...2020-11-2429 minWhat is Healthy?Veda For your Body and Soul with Daniele GatesChanging your lifestyle might be easier than you think. For Daniele Gates, today’s guest, the key to finding balance in everything you do is picturing life as a seesaw. She’s a high school teacher and Yinsa’s founder: an Ayurvedic, yoga-centric wellness lifestyle founded on the premise that preservation of the body and soul is the key to a joyful life. Daniele started her transformation when she hit rock bottom and found yoga as a path to improve herself and help others to feel good. Highlights:Daniele tells us how she started her inner transfo...2020-11-1732 minWhat is Healthy?Balancing a Busy Lifestyle with Healthy Choices with Emily Merrell of Six Degree SocietyHave you ever needed help to incorporate healthy habits into your daily routine? If this is the case, then get your sous chef apron on and join our first guest, Emily Merrell, Chief Networker and Founder of Six Degrees Society—a group of strong, independent individuals who are reinventing what it means to ‘network’. She will reveal her groove and share her lifetime experiences with nutrition, food and exercises to help awaken your inner power to thrive and change your everyday life into something greener. Highlights Emily reveals her vegetarian childhood, and how difficult it was back the...2020-11-1031 min