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Food, Feels & Banana PeelsFood, Feels & Banana PeelsKristin Grayce McGary: Functional Medicine Testing & Restoring Health NaturallyIn this bonus episode, I chat with internationally recognized health and lifestyle expert Kristin Grayce McGary. She's an author, speaker and an authority on autoimmunity, functional blood chemistry analysis, thyroid & gut health, alleviating pain, family wellness, extreme exhaustion, resolving blocks to healing, and food as medicine. Kristin Grayce specializes in integrating mind, body and spirit in healthcare through a uniquely individualized approach. And so much more..... We discuss how functional medicine testing can help to identify imbalances in our bodies that the modern medical system can't access with it's standardized testing. Kristin Grace...2024-09-021h 00Abundant Ever After with Cathy HellerAbundant Ever After with Cathy HellerHow to Grow a Profitable Podcast & How to Be an Amazing Podcast InterviewerWhat does it take to have a successful podcast that also makes a profit? In this episode, Cathy first shares the behind the scenes of her interviewing process and her advice on how to overcome the fear of not having a perfect podcast. Then Stefanie Gass, podcaster and 7 figure podcast coach shares the ways you can create a profitable podcast, how to stop being afraid of making money, and how to reframe your definition of sales so you can make a meaningful impact. - Get your ticket to Cathy's Her Turn to Podcast Summit, May 20-21st in Los Angeles...2024-03-2547 minAbundant Ever After with Cathy HellerAbundant Ever After with Cathy HellerHow to Grow a Profitable Podcast & How to Be an Amazing Podcast InterviewerWhat does it take to have a successful podcast that also makes a profit? In this episode, Cathy first shares the behind the scenes of her interviewing process and her advice on how to overcome the fear of not having a perfect podcast. Then Stefanie Gass, podcaster and 7 figure podcast coach shares the ways you can create a profitable podcast, how to stop being afraid of making money, and how to reframe your definition of sales so you can make a meaningful impact.- Get your ticket to Cathy's Her Turn to Podcast Summit...2024-03-2545 minFood, Feels & Banana PeelsFood, Feels & Banana PeelsHealth and Disease: A Trained ND- Naturopathic Doctor's PerspectiveIn this final episode of the first season I chat with Dr. Brigitta Ziemba, a paramedic for ten years, trained Naturopathic Doctor and Cranio-Sacral Therapist. Our chat covers the Naturopathic approach to health and dis-ease and how it differs from Allopathic (Western) Medicine as we know it. She also provides perspective on the importance of nervous system regulation and overall health, and how cranio-sacral work can support the release of nervous system traumas at the root of dis-ease. We chat about food, green allopathy and SO much more! If the podcast hasn't already changed your perspective on health and...2024-03-241h 01Food, Feels & Banana PeelsFood, Feels & Banana PeelsDiabetes & Blood Sugar and A Holistic Approach With FoodIn this episode I chat with Rachel Cogan. She shares her journey of being diagnosed with auto-immune disease over a decade ago and more recently LADA - Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adults. She discusses her use of the Carnivore Diet to reduce consumption of sugars and manage her insulin levels as an alternative to pharmaceutical medications, and so much more. Rachel freely shares her experience with food and how it's changed her life, and offers helpful tips that can help others to consider alternatives to manage their blood sugars. To connect with Rachel: FB Rachel...2024-03-1748 minFood, Feels & Banana PeelsFood, Feels & Banana PeelsCrohn's & Colitis: Finding & Restoring Health NaturallyIn this episode I chat with Kathy Fisher of Calgary, Alberta. A former Family Lawyer, poet, theatre performer and so much more, she shares her difficult journey with Crohn's and Colitis - when little was known about this dis-ease. Kathy shares the medical system's solutions: intense long-term pharmaceuticals, to removing nearly all of her colon, and her difficult journey in enduring symptoms and eventually finding the natural medicine path that saved her life. Tune in to learn about Kathy's journey through dis-ease, advocating for herself, and eventually becoming happier, healthier and able to return to her life. 2024-03-101h 04Food, Feels & Banana PeelsFood, Feels & Banana PeelsDis-ease and Health: A Medical Doctor's PerspectiveJoin me for this chat with Dr. Anmar Salman, an Ottawa-based Medical Doctor as we chat about his views as a Western Medical Practitioner on Dis-ease and Health. In this episode we chat about where modern medicine falls short and how collaboration can be the key to helping people overcome dis-ease. To check out Anmar's Blog : Off the Cuff Connect with Laura @ Laurapifer.com2024-03-0349 minFood, Feels & Banana PeelsFood, Feels & Banana PeelsFood: The Root Cause of Dis-easeFood & Dis-ease. We all know things we're eating aren't good for our bodies.... but do we listen? Lisa Roers shares her story of losing control of mobility in her body and so much more. Her quest to find the root cause of her illness lead her to discover what Western Medicine couldn't: the true root cause and cure - healthy digestion! Join me Sunday to learn more about food & health and why the saying "you are what you eat" is unequivocally true! Spotify, Apple and You tube (Laura Pifer) Resources from Lisa: Lisaroers.com Check...2024-02-2555 minFood, Feels & Banana PeelsFood, Feels & Banana PeelsMyasthenia Gravis & Nervous System Regulation in Finding HealthIn this episode I chat with Kylie Delfino, a Holistic Health Professional for more than two decades. Kylie shares her own frightening health journey, her recovery to heath and all she learned on her journey. Kylie has extensive experience with Cancer research and is now working with two US Universities and a private Clinic in California on a foundational project that promises to change health as we see it. The exciting research project focuses on precognition of the subconscious mind and measuring vibrations sent to the heart. You won't want to miss this as we discuss the...2024-02-181h 07Food, Feels & Banana PeelsFood, Feels & Banana PeelsAddictions and the Holistic Journey to Finding Health & HappinessIn this episode I chat with Meliane Paquin-Bureau about her journey with substance abuse and how she came to forgive, love and accept herself on her healing path. Meliane openly shares some of the darker parts of her journey and how she found the light again. She offers some great insight into tools that can help us all find acceptance on our healing paths. To connect with Meliane visit myblissfuljourney.ca  FB IG The reiki master in recovery 2024-02-1150 minFood, Feels & Banana PeelsFood, Feels & Banana PeelsLoss & Grief and the Holistic Journey to reclaiming Health and HappinessIn this episode I chat with Lynda Heyden-Carroll, a former corporate finance executive, about the sudden and tragic loss of her teenage daughter. Lynda shares her journey through the roller coaster of thoughts, emotions and health challenges that plagued her for many years. She tells with us how she came to terms with her grief, rose above it, and reclaimed her health and happiness holistically! She reveals insights into her healing journey and valuable information that can support those in healing from loss. To connect with Lynda: https://lyndaheyden.com/ 2024-02-0440 minFood, Feels & Banana PeelsFood, Feels & Banana PeelsCancer: The Holistic Journey to Finding and Maintaining HealthIn this episode I chat with Tanya Farlinger, an entrepreneur and owner of two busy spas in Ottawa. Tanya shares her story of her surprising diagnosis of colon cancer at the age of 37 and how it changed her life path. She discusses alternative modalities to conventional treatment and how her perspective, appreciation for self-care, and so much more changed. She is living her happiest life, now 12 years cancer-free and fulfilling her purpose of bringing others joy. Tanya credits her encounter with dis-ease as the wake-up call that forced her to change everything! Connect with...2024-01-2826 minFood, Feels & Banana PeelsFood, Feels & Banana PeelsHormones: The Surprising Root Cause and the Holistic Journey to HealthIn this episode I chat with former Marketing Executive Lisa Marie DeSanto about her health journey. She began having "menopausal-like" symptoms that continued to worsen to a point that she was having trouble functioning in her everyday life. She was misdiagnosed by the medical community for an extended period of time, then decided to take control of her health and find answers another way. It wan't until she sought the help of a Naturopathic Doctor that she began to get answers. She was finally diagnosed with MCAS and began her journey to healing her body, holistically. Lisa Marie shares...2024-01-2150 minFood, Feels & Banana PeelsFood, Feels & Banana PeelsBulimia and the Disordered Eating Journey to HealingIn this episode Rhonda openly shares her journey with disordered eating - in particular bulimia- and the healing that took place as she made peace with food and herself. Rhonda offers insight into her two decade long battle with disordered eating and discusses the tools that helped her overcome it. Whether you are emotional eating, have an unhealthy relationship with food (binge eating, strict boundaries, see food as good/bad etc.), or simply interested in learning more, you'll love Rhonda's raw revelations of her trials and tribulations on her journey to healing bulimia naturally. Connect with Rhonda on Insta or...2024-01-1431 minFood, Feels & Banana PeelsFood, Feels & Banana PeelsLyme Dis-ease and the Holistic Journey to HealthIn this episode I chat with Lisa Sabatini, a successful business woman who built and ran a flourishing corporate business and sister corporation..... until her health crashed. Lisa opens up about her journey with Lyme disease that left her bedridden for a year. She shares the difficulties of her illness and the long journey to recovery. She provides us with knowledge, insight and what she learned on her journey through dis-ease to health. Her experience changed her into the healthy, happy and fulfilled path she's on today as an Energy Medicine Practitioner. To learn more...2024-01-0741 minFood, Feels & Banana PeelsFood, Feels & Banana PeelsThe BeginningWelcome to Foods, Feels & Banana Peels! In this episode I'll share my story. My journey with health and dis-ease has been filled with many ups and downs and changed the way I look at myself, health and life overall! I'm sharing the insights and revelations I found on my journey through dis-ease and reclaiming my health, in hopes they will inspire you to consider health from a different perspective. I also hope my story will reach those who are struggling on their health journey and help them to see themselves differently. In my experience, understanding and fully supporting ourselves...2024-01-0742 minFood, Feels & Banana PeelsFood, Feels & Banana PeelsFood, Feels & Banana Peels TrailerThis is a short description of what you can expect to hear about on my upcoming podcast :)2023-12-1102 minNukeTalkNukeTalkWill Russia Invade Ukraine? All eyes are on Ukraine (including ours). Steven Pifer, a William J. Perry Research Fellow at CISAC and former ambassador to Ukraine, joins co-host Tom Collina to discuss Putin’s motivations for Ukraine and more. On Early Warning, co-host Michelle Dover and veteran foreign policy journalist Laura Rozen examine the US-Iran talks on salvaging the 2015 Iran nuclear deal in Vienna. Rozen compares where the parties are now compared to June and shares what she is especially watching out for.2021-12-0731 minOn the Road, Our WayOn the Road, Our WayCOVID-19 and TravelA timely episode for travelers out there wondering about what decisions to make in light of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that has caused a global pandemic in recent weeks. Through the voices of two experts-- Registered Nurse Emily Scott and public health emergency planner Kate Pifer-- we navigate both baseline information as well as the challenging nuance of what it means to be a traveler in light of recent world events, while walking away with the message that how and when you travel does truly impact the lives of others.Things feel very heightened right now when...2020-03-1749 min