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The Alkem PodcastA Brief Dip Into Functional TestingIn this episode, join me, Dr. Taal, for an exploration into the world of functional lab tests. As we embark on my first solo podcast, we'll delve into what functional lab tests are and why they're essential for a comprehensive view of our health. These tests offer a holistic perspective, uncovering nutrient deficiencies, hormone imbalances, and digestive issues that often elude standard blood tests. By identifying root causes, functional tests not only personalize treatment programs but also accelerate healing. We'll navigate through various types of functional tests, from hormone and stool testing to food sensitivity and organic acid tests...2023-08-1710 minThe Alkem PodcastHow to Talk to Your Doctor: Navigating Hormonal HealthWelcome back to the podcast! In today's episode, we're tackling the important topic of hormones as part of our "How to Talk to Your Doctor" series. Joined by Dr. Taal, our naturopathic doctor, we aim to make discussing hormone health with your healthcare provider more comfortable. Dr. Taal shares personal experiences with hormonal health issues, highlighting the need to address discomfort rather than normalize it. Hormones act as messengers for various bodily functions, making understanding their basics crucial. Even if not planning to conceive, fertility and hormonal balance are still relevant. We emphasize early action if your body deviates...2023-08-1043 minThe Alkem PodcastRooted in Health: The Birth of Alkem Integrated Health and Wellness and Dr. Taal's Journey to Becoming a Naturopathic DoctorWelcome to our first full episode of the podcast! In today's episode, we are excited to share the inspiring journey of Dr. Taal. He takes us back to his roots in Vancouver, Canada, and explains how his path led him to Bahrain, becoming the first naturopathic doctor in the country. Dr. Taal discusses the importance of naturopathic medicine and the unique approach it offers for patient care. He also shares a heartwarming story of how he met his co-founder, Naz, and how their shared vision led to the birth of Alkem Integrated Health and Wellness Medical Center. The center's...2023-08-0342 min
The Alkem Podcast39. Introduction to the ALKEM PodcastWelcome Back! We are rebranding this Podcast for Season 2! The Alkem Podcast is a holistic wellness show hosted by Naz, a self-love coach and business owner, and Dr. Taal, a naturopathic doctor. They explore ancient practices, cutting-edge research, and expert insights to provide a holistic approach to wellbeing. The podcast aims to help listeners manifest their dream life, regardless of age or origin. In this episode, they announce the rebranding of the podcast to "The Alkem Podcast" and introduce Dr. Taal as the new co-host. They share their passion for holistic medicine and their desire to provide...2023-07-2607 min
The Alkem PodcastFemale Entrepreneurship Talk with Leena AlsulaimaniIs this something I can do now? Do I have the time? Do I have the finances? Do I have the support? These are probably the questions that are going around your mind when thinking about opening a business. And frankly, you may have amazing ideas but those are real questions that need realistic answers. Leena Alsulaiman is here in the podcast to lift some of the fears and self doubts on our shoulders. Leena is a Life, Brand & Mindset Mentor for Women. She supports women in identifying and fulfilling their purpose by reflecting back to...2023-02-1648 min
The Alkem PodcastTime Management for Moms with Olga GhaliMotherhood requires selflessness. Most Moms sacrifice so much about what they want and need to give their children a boost. The load of home tasks and caregiving to their family make them think they don’t have time for themselves. But you know what, you can still do anything you want and achieve the things you dreamed of, and have some self care and “me” time once in a while. It’s not being selfish, it’s not like abandoning your children but investing for yourself. Because a happy Mom can more likely raise a well virtuous child and build a be...2023-02-0629 min
The Alkem Podcast6 Easy Ways To Relieve StressPeople over time keep looking for better ways on how to heal your hormones and heal your gut. We want quick fixes, we want to get there really fast. But we forget all the years that we've put our body through without allowing ourselves to forgive ourselves for how we treated our body. And the most common solutions offered to those who seek them are usually grinding your body and/or food restrictions. But let me tell you this, what you really need to do first is work on your stress. When you are working a...2023-01-3020 min
The Alkem PodcastHow To Avoid Burnout By Increasing Your Time Management Skill with Alejandra MarquésSome people say, “You will never hit burnout, and can still keep working an infinite number of hours, if you love what you are doing.” I hate to break it to you, but your body and mind need rest. If you don’t give yourself time to rest and manage the time for each task/goal you want to do, you will end up burning that passion. To help us understand how to manage our time and energy that serves us, Alejandra Marques will be joining us in this episode. Alejandra Marqués...2023-01-1656 min
The Alkem PodcastIt's Never Too Late To Follow Your Passion with Dr. Taal BastienOur first special guest for our podcat’s new season is Dr. Taal Bastien. He is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor since 2017, born and raise from Vancouver Canada and currently working in Bahrain since January 2022 Dr. Taal is practicing at Janabiya, Intouch Clinic, where he’s seeing a pretty wide breath of patients. He has a really strong interest in helping people with any blood sugar dysregulation, hormonal imbalance, cardiovascular disease, digestive concerns and people who are just trying to manage all the stressors. He creates personalized holistic treatment plans for his patien...2022-12-2641 min
The Alkem PodcastWhy You Need To Eat Breakfast For Your HealthWhen people don’t eat breakfast, it is probably because they don’t have time or to lose weight. But let me tell you this, “It’s not good for you!”. This is another Accountability Call to you to “Eat your breakfast” for a healthier life you want. In this episode I talked about: Why we should never skip breakfast Instant food vs real food for breakfast What are the odds when you don’t have energy by lunch time And so much more! “A healthy breakfast is essential for a productive mo...2022-12-1908 min
The Alkem PodcastI Went All In For My BusinessWelcome to the New Season Rebels! With the new phase of this podcast, we will dive deeper into more sustainable, disciplined and direct ways of accessing our truest self, helping other women in incorporating something new in our lives that feeds our soul. For this episode, you will learn more about: How did I went all in for my business Overcoming Societal Standards Which type of mentors you should invest Resolution starts on January 1st? True or False: “I don’t have time to do what I want” 2022-12-1210 min
The Alkem PodcastMom Boss Life with Brittney Oliver-BakerBrittney Oliver-Baker is the Author of Buddha Belly: A Mind body soul approach to health starting with your gut and the Founder and Lead educator for the Holistic Wellness Coaching Academy. She is a Board Certified Holistic Health and Life Coach who holds a 2 year traditional college degree as well as multiple wellness certifications. Growing up overweight with chronic panic attacks, even in childhood, she fought to heal what she thought was a hormonal imbalance. She later discovered that the key to her 26 years of suffering would be found in her GUT. We talked, in t...2022-11-2132 min
The Alkem PodcastDefining Body Image with Anna CortesiAnna Cortesi is a Registered Dietitian, Clinical Nutritionist and ThetaHealing® Practitioner. She coached thousands of clients worldwide and motivated to find a way to help others. Having obtained a first degree in Food Design & Technology, she developed a true understanding of how ingredients combine to form appealing, nutritional meals. This helped her to not only overcome her food obsessions but also acted as a springboard to further her education in this field with a second degree in Dietetics & Nutrition and a Master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition. Today, as a Personal Nutrition Coach, she specializes in t...2022-11-1421 min
The Alkem PodcastNo Excuse Mom with Maria KangMaria Kang is a wife, mother, author, speaker, business owner, nonprofit founder, fitness philanthropist, and social entrepreneur. She is widely known as “Fit Mom” whose No Excuse campaign to get people active, has reached millions of people around the world. She presently lives in Sacramento, California, posting online for Extra Popular in 2005 and has had a blog since then. She had a campaign around 2013 that went viral which developed her nonprofit project, “No Excuse Mom”. It was originally called “Fitness Without Borders'' in 2007. The campaign promotes building communities throughout the world where mothers workout for free parts...2022-11-0714 min
The Alkem PodcastGetting To The Root Cause Of Your Gut Health with Megan BrynokMegan Brynok is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, Certified Personal Trainers Cycle Singing Specialist, the Founder of SHE Code, Three Times Fitness Competitor, Hosts of the Balanced Woman Podcast, army wife and affirm Mama to five. Megan is passionate about educating and empowering high achieving women to solve their Hormonal Health and digestive stress so they can feel energized, balanced and sexy in their next decades of life. In her practice, SHE Code, she helps women all over the world who are feeling unheard, exhausted and ready to heal their sy...2022-10-3134 min
The Alkem PodcastThe Best 10 Minute Practice That Will Help You Regulate Stress and Create Focus with Emmy LoumeauEmmy Loumeau holds certifications in both integrative nutrition and holistic health coaching. Her autoimmune journey led her to where she is now. It has taken her eight years to learn, heal, and do the best she can under the circumstances. She decided to change her professional path from graphic design because of this trip. Loumeau worked as a graphic designer for several businesses both abroad and in my nation. She also worked as a freelancer after getting married. Learn more about: How to realize the pattern Why yoga is the key to a better l...2022-10-2431 min
The Alkem PodcastHow we can Live Legacy instead of Leave Legacy with Michelle FisheringMichelle Fishering nourishes the community of female leaders with her vision, strategy and presence so we can powerfully and intentionally leave the world better than we found it through her own personal fulfillment and expansion. She worked with 7 - 8 figure people wanting to put their name on a wine label and later on she realized that by putting so much work out to it from herself at the expense of her own personal dream. She is a regenerative farmer. She and her husband have several properties in Western Colorado, very rural communities. She is also a...2022-10-1741 min
The Alkem PodcastWork Balance as a Single Mom with Jennifer BrustJennifer Brust is an HR Specialist and a Single Mom. She is the CEO of her own business and specializes in employment compliance. Jennifer is very involved in the community and loves ballroom dancing. She shared in this episode about his son's medical problems and the support she didn’t get from her ex. After discovering a way for making her schedule flexible, she decided to start her own business. She found balance being a Mom and a business owner while still having time for herself and created some tools to help her do things on...2022-10-1020 min
The Alkem PodcastWhy We Need To Do Our Own Research And Question "Women-Labeled" Products And Services with Nayla TawaNayla Tawa is an international breathwork mentor, as well as yoga, meditation and resilience teacher. She is also a world explorer, snowboarder, and filmmaker. Having trained in breathwork and meditation directly under Himalayan Masters and world renowned yoga teachers, as well as from top Neuroscientists, she has a well rounded understanding of the power of breath and mind control. Nayla splits her time between Lake Tahoe, CA. and the jungles of Costa Rica. She shared, in this episode, her car accident experience and the reason she became a breath worker. We also discussed how reliable t...2022-10-0328 min
The Alkem PodcastCreating Your Self Care Tool Box with Breanna BortnerBreanna Bortner is an Online Business Manager supports high achieving female entrepreneurs with back end support to optimize their sustainability, scalability and systems. We’ve been working with each other, helping each other show up in ways we best serve the people around us. Our discussion, in this episode, mainly focused on what made Breanna say yes to hiring a health coach and why by doing so turns out to be a good investment. We dive deep into the importance of mindset to remind ourselves not just to be ecstatic. Learn More...2022-09-2622 min
The Alkem PodcastFeminine Leadership with Dr. Elisabeth WygantDr. Elisabeth Wygant is a functional nutrition expert, the founder of Elizabeth Wygant Wellness, author for best Holistic Life magazine, a speaker co-hosts of Thrive Mama Podcast, wife and mother of two little ladies. Her specialty is empowering, ambitious, career focused Mamas who are feeling overwhelmed fatigue and short on time to embrace their feminine energy, live a present life and listen to their body. She utilizes her signature method flourish to guide clients through mindset cycle thinking, gut health, functional nutrition, hormone and nutrient panel labs, tailored supplement support, and so much more. She s...2022-09-1935 min
The Alkem PodcastIt’s Time To Break Up With The Scale with Zeina PechaziZeina Pechazi is fitness and health trainer who loves to empower women to be more comfortable in their bodies by inspiring, motivating and educating them on their workouts and nutrition protocols without giving up their socials while living a healthy balanced life. The episode mostly revolves around what led Zeina to become a personal trainer, her online fitness business helping more people even outside Bahrain through her online personal training programs, how to build confidence and understanding how social media affects us. “You started your journey and you've lost maybe 1kg but...2022-09-1223 min
The Alkem PodcastReiki to Inner Discovery with Darcey ElizabethDarcey Elizabeth is a corporate accountant turned Reiki Master on a mission to help women rewrite their story. She is also the host of the long running Claim Your Worth Podcast which mainly focuses on the women who no longer want their past story to characterize them and step into claiming their worth. One of her interactive group coaching is the Claim Your Worth University that uses a magical and expansive journey signature framework. Darcey guides ambitious women with redefining their story using tactical tools with a side of woo! This episode, Darcey shared her j...2022-09-0522 min
The Alkem PodcastThe Importance of Building a Business that Sets Your Soul on Fire with Heather RameauWe will be joined, for this episode, by my dear friend Heather Rameau who helped me with my website and strategize business approaches. She helped me build my vision by putting them together in words creating amazing content. Heather Rameau is a brand strategist, mentor and speaker. She helps Heartland entrepreneurs get clear on their brand and build a business they love using a combination of brand business and marketing strategies. She is passionate about helping her clients ditch expectations about what their business should look like, and instead build a business that is aligned t...2022-08-2931 min
The Alkem PodcastFinding Joy in the Midst of Loss and Grief with Dara KurtzDara Kurtz after being diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 42, left her 20 year career as a financial advisor to focus on writing, speaking and podcasting to help people through her experiences. Today, her personal blog, Crazy Perfect Life reached over 200,000 followers. Dara has been a guest on over 60 podcast, TV radio shows. And her latest book is “I Am My Mother's Daughter”, wisdom of life, loss and love there. His goal is to use her life experiences to help people strengthen their relationships and create more happiness and joy in their everyday lives. Dara i...2022-08-2232 min
The Alkem PodcastUnderstanding Human Design with Ali MerrisFor this episode, we will be with an amazing womens mentor and podcast host of “How Dare She!”, Ali Merris. She has been in her coaching practice since 2019 and uses the Human Design tool and a lot more. We dive deep into the topic of the ancient systems of Human Design and its energetic soul blueprint. You will also get to discover The Great Creators, The Multi-Passionate Energizer Bunnies, The Guides, The Trailblazer and The Sage of the collectives. You may want to know your type of Human Design first by going t...2022-08-151h 08
The Alkem PodcastThe 4 Step Formula to Own Your TIME with Alejandra MarquesAlejandra is from Spain. Over the past eight years, she has been studying for two degrees at the same time, business management and law, while having two to three different part time jobs at the same time and learning fifth and sixth language as well. Later on, she decided that she wanted to help people with their productivity, their time management, and how they can really create a time for those things they want to do in life. Alejandra Marquez is a productivity and balanced mentor, and best selling author. She's seen in so many ma...2022-08-0825 min
The Alkem PodcastUnplugging The Mind with Laia BarconsbouI've been interviewing so many amazing women in different parts of this world and I am so blessed to connect with an amazing holistic mentor and artist, Laia Barconsbou. She helped purpose driven individuals feeling loss to understand themselves and their minds break through their suffering and turn it into a blessing through her personal life SHIFT Method. So you can tap into new approaches to yourself and life. Embrace your creativity, power and press play to living an unapologetic joyful life of your own terms. Laia is in Spain and studied Law and Business Ma...2022-08-0136 min
The Alkem PodcastFocusing on Primary Food for Optimal HealthWe’re always been told that in order to achieve the weight and the look we desire, we should strictly follow the diet plan that is laid out to us. I was once weighing the calories of the food that I take and ended-up unhappy with those food restrictions. In this episode, I will help you understand the food you need to be the best version of yourself. The kind of food that will inspire you to show up and be authentically happy. I will help you prevent having gut problems due to not eating what...2022-07-2514 min
The Alkem PodcastBenefits of Essential Oils For Your Overall Health with Amber PachlaThis episode will be so amazing because we will be having the person who introduced me to essential oils! Amber Pachla is a wellness advocate with doTERRA Essential Oils and a women's health and mindset coach. She is the host of the top rated podcast “Shift Into Wellness”, which I was also a guest in her amazing podcast. After spending 20 years in the restaurant industry in a high level management position, she underwent her own health and detoxification journey, changed the course of her life and decided to help others who want to do the same...2022-07-1826 min
Undeniable Expansion with Darcey Elizabeth{Interview} Flirt with Yourself with Naz GrimleyTalking about Claiming Your Worth, I want to introduce you to Naz Grimley. Naz is a Women's life and hormone coach. She helps women call into their personal power & responsibility that results in radical self-love. She talks all about loving yourself and being sexy for YOU! Tune in to hear her amazing story and how to flirt with yourself. Check her out on her podcast The Rebellious Women https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rebellious-women/id1623061780 IG: @nazgrimley Want to learn more about Reiki? Text "Reiki" to +1 (802) 523-2747 Heal...2022-07-1425 minUndeniable Expansion with Darcey Elizabeth{Interview} Flirt with Yourself with Naz GrimleyTalking about Claiming Your Worth, I want to introduce you to Naz Grimley. Naz is a Women's life and hormone coach. She helps women call into their personal power & responsibility that results in radical self-love. She talks all about loving yourself and being sexy for YOU! Tune in to hear her amazing story and how to flirt with yourself. Check her out on her podcast The Rebellious Women https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rebellious-women/id1623061780 IG: @nazgrimley Want to learn more about Reiki? Text "Reiki" to +1 (802) 523-2747 Heal...2022-07-1425 min
The Alkem PodcastExpressing Your Personal Style Through Jewelry with Irina KharinaIn this episode, we have my virtual friend Irina Kharina. We’ve been doing live sessions on Instagram and it’s always amazing to be sharing the virtual space with her. Here we talk about the jewelry we can wear daily, especially occasions or for self-investment. Irina will also teach us what kind of gem we can start with and what looks beautiful to you. She also shared the limiting belief from women she usually encounters and the thoughts that will stop you from doing something again or wanting to go forward. Irina Kharina is a Cer...2022-07-1124 min
The Alkem PodcastRebellious Self LoveLet me just say THANK YOU! I am so grateful for your love and support by listening to this podcast. And because of that, this podcast has been rated Top 4 in the self development category. I am so much more motivated to continue giving amazing tips and tools towards rebellious self love, and also help you dive into your truest self. For this episode, I will help you understand that you don’t fit in a box, that dimming your own light so others may feel comfortable is not helping you, and most importantly there is n...2022-07-0414 min
The Alkem PodcastThe Importance Of Breaking Taboos In Feminine And Intimate Wellness with Emaan AbbassI found our today's guest on Instagram and I was so amazed by her that she really caught my attention because she is just everything about being rebellious, self-love, and all the feminine stuff. Emaan Abbass is the founder of Ketish and also a feminine and intimate health advocate. She is an Egyptian-American woman who grew up in the States and fell caught in between two worlds just trying to abide by her parents with somewhat strict cultural norms while just trying to be a young American Girl. She grew up in a really small co...2022-06-2733 min
The Alkem PodcastBeing Open-Minded To Trying Intimidating Things with Kristen DayHey Rebels! Kristin Day is here with us in this podcast and I'm so grateful for giving us her precious time. She has built my website and has supported me in my social media strategy. Kristin is a digital marketing and business strategist who works with non-techy business owners who are disheartened, confused, and irritated by trying to discover how to create a converting online presence. She has helped entrepreneurs in over 20 industries eliminate their frustration and overwhelm by building custom-tailored websites, social media strategy and streamline processes they can actually use with their clear-as-day f...2022-06-2028 min
The Alkem PodcastWhat Is Causing Your Hormonal ImbalancesOn today’s episode, we’re going to talk about what’s causing your hormonal imbalances. Because I love helping women be educated in this area of life, I pursued getting certifications in gut health practitioner and the women's hormone practitioner as well. Hormone imbalances can have such a big effect on our health and well-being. It's not just one thing that causes our hormones to be imbalanced. It's like a domino effect. So if you don't take care of one area of your life, it can really harm the other parts of your life as well. “...2022-06-1323 min
The Alkem PodcastThe Power Of Hypnosis With Dana ShalitDana Shalit is tuning in with us in this episode to learn more about Hypnotherapy and how she became a spiritual mentor. She details the way to reach our optimal form and break through our own limiting beliefs, why it is so important to accept our body and how it helps our mind to think differently. Dana Shalit is a certified Hypno & Transformation therapist, entrepreneur and humanitarian with a passion for giving back and supporting others on their self growth journey. She believes we are the sum of our own thoughts and...2022-06-0630 min
The Alkem PodcastHow To Build A Healthy Mindset For Movement With Jelena MlavenovisJelena Mlavenovis is tuning in with us in this episode to help us understand that movement is not just about self-care but it also should be a maintenance. Jelena is from Libya and also lives in Bahrain with 5 years experience in personal training as well as a nutritionist. She’s active in so many sports like football, tennis, karate, gymnastics, etc. She also started calisthenics 8 years ago. “People who are complaining. But someone who's complaining, oh I cannot afford. No, you can but you don't want to invest. People who ever want to invest in somet...2022-05-3031 min
The Alkem PodcastJournaling As A Tool To Start Your Healing JourneyThis episode is really important to me because I will be sharing about the tool I've used for myself during my healing journey for the last 10 year. I've also been using this tool for my clients as well. I have been doing this since I was in the Philippines. I have had a lot of notebooks for my journals. So tune in to know what I wrote in those journals! “I started writing my desires. I remembered I wrote, I decided to try different kinds of movements, not just lifting and going to the gym and...2022-05-2319 min
The Alkem PodcastHow To Manifest Your Dream Clients By Just Showing Up With Your Magic with Maria De LunaI am so grateful for the time our guest, Maria De Luna, indulged us in this episode. We have my amazing friend Maria, who has been supporting me in manifesting things in my life and in my business. Maria De Luna is an aligned purpose light worker, an ancestral witch and spiritual activator. Working with all awakened souls looking to move into their purpose and with an understanding of ancient magic, she used all her modalities to connect her to her ancestors and to assist those looking to come into their sole purpose and understand the quantum mo...2022-05-1641 min
The Alkem PodcastExpressing Yourself Through Dancing with Begum InceI am excited to introduce to you our very first special guest in this podcast, Begum Ince. She is a Pilates and Yoga instructor. She’s from Turkey and has a passion for dancing as a professional and literally moved to another country to get paid doing what she loves. Find out in this podcast what type of dance Begum started and decided that it is the one for her before she became the great dance coach that she is now. Also, learn the different dance styles, how she mixes Yoga, Pilates and Dancing in her...2022-05-0929 min
The Alkem Podcast3 Steps To Start Walking In Self-LoveIt feels great to put a megaphone on this amazing platform for you. To share with you actual real life experiences and help you unleash the rebel inside. In this episode, I will teach you 3 Steps to feel aligned for you that you can twist in your own way. These are also the steps I teach my clients. I will help you step by step dive into yourself. We’ll create your own timeline taking small steps towards building your daily wellness practices. Always remember, You set the rules! 2022-05-0122 min
The Alkem PodcastMy StoryFor my first episode, I would love to share my story about my family, the places and industries I have been, and my journey ripping societal standards. This half-Filipina half-Omani will tell you how to create your own space to feel sexy in every way. “I'm going to write my story, the way I want it to be, the way I desire to be. All of my desires, that's how I want to write my story. There is no way anyone can ever tell me that I'm unworthy.” - Naz Grimley Learn M...2022-05-0122 min
The Alkem PodcastTrailerThis podcast aims to be the voice for empowering women, to teach them to create their own space and become the best version of themselves. Help them rip away stereotyping and rebel from the dictatorship of society’s standards. I will release weekly podcast episodes for you to step into your desires while I share with you tangible steps for you to start implementing into your daily wellness practices. I will also bring meaningful and delicious topics with guests who will inspire you to level up in life. Get ready to unleash the rebellion within you...2022-05-0107 min
Shift Into Wellness#39 - Radical Self Love and Rebellious Health with Naz GrimleyToday I speak with Naz Grimley, Certified Holistic Nutrition & Health Coach and Personal Trainer. Naz empowers women by equipping them with the knowledge they need to heal and rebel against societal standards telling them how they should eat, look and speak so they can level up in life.
Today we discuss;
- Naz' personal health journey and why she is so passionate about helping other women feel their best
- what "Rebellious Health" entails
- why she encourages "Radical Self Love"
- Cycle Syncing
- other tips & tricks...2022-03-0142 min