Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson, Holly Jean Barrett and Amber Horn, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners.

This week on the Podcast, Leah and Holly are joined by Courtney Bursich from Organic Blondie. Courtney is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, AADP Board Certified Holistic Health Coach, and passionate health hacker who focuses on optimizing female hormones and taking an individualized approach to healing.

In this episode:

Courtney shares her health journey and how her children sparked her to want more.

Courtney shares what hormonal imbalances are and how she sees them commonly manifest in her clients. She shares how estrogen dominance/androgen dominance are among the common.

She also shares that “women’s cycles and fertility are a vital sign. When we are always fighting our body, it ends up rebelling against us and our treatments rather than taking the time to slow down and try to figure it out. Certain medications and interventions may be necessary in some cases, but maybe not, and at what cost?”

What foods and natural alternatives are helpful in hormonal imbalance.

And where does Ayurveda – An ancient Indian tradition fit into our modern lifestyles.

Articles:

• Ask the doctor: Female hormonal imbalance explained
• 6 NATURAL WAYS TO HELP HORMONAL IMBALANCE
• Eating As An Art Of Living: What We Can Learn From Ayurveda

Connect with Courtney on Instagram at @organic_blondie  @the.plantrx

Learn more about Plant Rx

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Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson, Holly Jean Barrett and Amber Horn, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners.

This week on the Podcast, Leah and Holly take a journey with Jonathan Shane, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner at The Keto Road.

In this episode:

Jonathan shares his transformation health journey and struggles with weight and body dysmorphia.

Leah and Jonathan chat about what lead Jonathan to study as a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner.

Find out more about the Nutritional Therapy Association here for USA classes and here for Australia classes. Enrollment for February closes soon!

Holly Jean and John discuss the latest controversy over Cosmopolitan magazine and the cover photo featuring obese women with the caption “this is healthy”. The magazine has come under criticism, being accused of glamorizing obesity, for being irresponsible for displaying obesity as the picture of health during a time where a global pandemic is disproportionately affecting people with obesity and metabolic disorders more adversely. Then there is an outrage in response to the criticism from the body positivity and the body love movement. Holly Jean and Jonathan discuss the valid opinions and arguments on both sides of these discussions and how conversation is opening a lot of doors to understanding and dissecting a complicated topic.

Jonathan shares his proven success formula he uses to help clients:

The ROAD method

R – Remove O – Observe A – Action D – Discipline

Find out more about Jonathan’s Services at True Nutrition Coaching.

Articles:

Row over new plus-size Cosmopolitan cover as magazine is accused of ‘glamourising obesity’ during the coronavirus crisis – but model says ‘health is whatever you want to call it'

Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Obsession With a Flaw Interferes With Life

Ways you can help support the Podcast!

We are truly appreciative of any support you can give to the podcast! Here are some ways you can help us reach more people each week:

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• REVIEW – Leave a review on Apple Podcasts – it does not take very long to do and this really helps get the podcast seen by others.
• RECOMMEND the podcast to your friends and family – recommendations from someone you know and trust are always invaluable.
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We appreciate you, our listeners, and your support of the podcast allows us to reach more listeners, book amazing guests, and spread the messages of honest nutrition, health, and wellness. Thank you so much!

Try Cacao Bliss and save 15% with this link and code LOWCARB Cacao Bliss original contains the genuine power of organic raw cacao which encases a host of healthful benefits. It brings you the best form of chocolate that is all energy and clinically safe to promote lots of functions in your body. Cacao Bliss brings you the pleasure of eating chocolate without any fear of adding weight! It’s such a magical superfood that has absolutely no side effect rather this incredibly good chocolate is nourishing and supportive to strengthen the body against so many health problems.

TRY the Nutritional Therapy 101 FREE 7 Day course and get a taste of what you can learn!

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Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson, Holly Jean Barrett and Amber Horn, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners.

This week on the Podcast, Leah, Holly and Amber are together for the first time in 2021 to discuss goals and intentions for the new year as well as review some of the predicted top trends.

Holly Jean shares her number one tip on goal setting. This is a good one you will want to write down.

Leah shares some yogi wisdom and we discuss what helps us stay on track for achieving our personal and business goals, or intentions, at any time during the year.

The Host’s review the Top 10 Wellness Trends for 2021 and then some more.

Amber is most excited by Chicory so we discover what the fuss is about Chicory and how to make it into a lovely tea.

Leah is most excited by Air Fryers and mentions a funny You tube video about appliances and the Air Fryer is the cool kid! She also mentions Aaron from Fat for Weight Loss new book full of Air Frying recipes.

Holly Jean is most excited about less focus on drinking alcohol and the rise of non alcoholic drinks.

What are your 2021 nutrition and wellness predictions for 2021?

In this episode:

#391 with Danette May: The Power of Healing Foods and Life Changing Rituals

Amber mentions her chicory coffee blend – here is some more information about Chicory and a recipe

Air Fryer Youtube video

Aaron Day – Fat for Weight Loss New book – Healthy Keto Airfryer

How to Change your Mind Michael Pollan’s book about the new science of psychedelics

Episode #372 with Zenith Virago – Discussing considerations for final preparations as an optimistic and helpful conversation for families.

Articles:

Eating Well: Top 10 Health and Wellness Trends for 2021

Top Health Trends 2021

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We appreciate you, our listeners, and your support of the podcast allows us to reach more listeners, book amazing guests, and spread the messages of honest nutrition, health, and wellness. Thank you so much!

Try Cacao Bliss and save 15% with this link and code LOWCARB Cacao Bliss original contains the genuine power of organic raw cacao which encases a host of healthful benefits. It brings you the best form of chocolate that is all energy and clinically safe to promote lots of functions in your body. Cacao Bliss brings you the pleasure of eating chocolate without any fear of adding weight! It’s such a magical superfood that has absolutely no side effect rather this incredibly good chocolate is nourishing and supportive to strengthen the body against so many health problems.

TRY the Nutritional Therapy 101 FREE 7 Day course and get a taste of what you can learn!

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson, Holly Jean Barrett and Amber Horn, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners.

This week on the Podcast, Leah and Holly chat with award-winning Science and Health journalist, Cofounder and Director of the Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI), Author of The Case Against Sugar, Why We Get Fat, and Good Calories, Bad Calories, and the latest book The Case for Keto, Gary Taubes.

In this episode:

Gary shares his journey into writing and what drives him to write books to change the paradigm of the way we eat.

He shares his new book The Case for Keto. Leah and Gary discuss why this book is different to your usual “Keto” book and why this book is a must to pass on to your Medical Practitioner, Friends and Family.

Holly reviews an article with Gary on questioning bad science. Does Gary agree with the Forbes article or is the answer more complicated? What do you think about this article?

Articles:

You must not ‘do your own research’ when it comes to science

Exciting news! Leah is a featured speaker at the upcoming 2021 AIP Summit. Leah will be discussing ways to minimize stressors in your life, whether they are food, environment, emotional etc in order to help optimize your health. Stress can be the underlying reason why you not at your optimal health and Leah provides practical advice to help you detect stressors and minimize them.

Leah’s talk and the other sessions will all be available for you to watch for free, thanks to the support of our generous business sponsors, including brands we love like Shop AIP and Paleo Valley.

Sign up for the Summit Now

Ways you can help support the Podcast! We are truly appreciative of any support you can give to the podcast! Here are some ways you can help us reach more people each week:

1. SUBSCRIBE to the podcast (if you don’t already) so it automatically downloads for you each week and you never miss an episode.
2. REVIEW – Leave a review on Apple Podcasts – it does not take very long to do and this really helps get the podcast seen by others.
3. RECOMMEND the podcast to your friends and family – recommendations from someone you know and trust are always invaluable.
4. DONATE – If you love the show and our content, consider making a donation by clicking the “Donate” now Pay Pal button on the right side of the website.
5. GET SOCIAL – Join the Facebook Group, like the Facebook Page, and NOW ON INSTAGRAM
6. GO SHOPPING using any affiliate links we post if you are thinking of buying a book or product we mention or recommend.

We appreciate you, our listeners, and your support of the podcast allows us to reach more listeners, book amazing guests, and spread the messages of honest nutrition, health, and wellness. Thank you so much!

Try Cacao Bliss and save 15% with this link and code LOWCARB Cacao Bliss original contains the genuine power of organic raw cacao which encases a host of healthful benefits. It brings you the best form of chocolate that is all energy and clinically safe to promote lots of functions in your body. Cacao Bliss brings you the pleasure of eating chocolate without any fear of adding weight! It’s such a magical superfood that has absolutely no side effect rather this incredibly good chocolate is nourishing and supportive to strengthen the body against so many health problems.

TRY the Nutritional Therapy 101 FREE 7 Day course and get a taste of what you can learn!

Listen or subscribe with Siri or Alexa.

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