Starseed Kitchen Podcast with Chef Whitney Aronoff

Hana is a licensed acupuncturist in New York and North Carolina, a nationally recognized diplomat of acupuncture, and a certified holistic health practitioner. Arriving to where she is today was a challenging, vital, and passionate process. With the aid of Chinese Medicine, Peruvian shamanism, and a disciplined and ongoing dedication to her highest self she has finally arrived in a place where she can share her own healing process with others so that they may experience their own metamorphosis. Her work is an expression of who she is and while her degrees say otherwise, she doesn’t necessarily consider herself a healer –she is simply a facilitator of this medicine. I invite you to learn more about Hana Miller, The Balanced Healer, by visiting her website, reading about her journey and the support she offers.

Riffle Farms raises grass-fed and finished bison tucked in the hills of Preston County, West Virgina, where the grasses are cool and the snow is heavy.

Owner and operators Liz Riffle is a U.S. Navy Nurse Corps veteran and her husband, Jimmie, is currently still serving on active-duty as a Navy Nurse Corps Nurse Practitioner.

Liz is an animal lover first and foremost, and an agent for the natural community. She is committed to honest meat and changing the current meat processing system our nation relies on.

Riffle Farms was the first commercial bison operation in the state of West Virginia. They were also the first farm business to field harvest their animals for state certified commercial sale, which is also how Liz’s second business, The Honest Carnivore - A West Virginia Meat Collective, was born. Liz has years of supporting work behind her through The Good Meat Project and The Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund.

Riffle Farms is part of a growing movement. A movement to facilitate the large-scale regeneration of the world’s grasslands and the livelihoods of their inhabitants, through holistic management.

Regenerative farming and agriculture provide a resilient system to grow food by building soil that will become abundant for man, beast, and all of Nature. The Riffle family chose bison, with their intact wildness, to help teach us how to work with Mother Nature instead of against her (plus they are fabulously, healthy meat!).

Hilda Labrada Gore is the host and producer of the popular Wise Traditions and Tradiciones Sabias podcasts. She is a certified health coach and ancestral health advocate. She has traveled the world exploring traditional practices for optimal well-being.

The Wise Traditions podcast is a project of the Weston A. Price Foundation and has had over 6 million downloads to date. It is regularly featured in the top 200 of alternative health podcasts on Apple Podcasts.

Hilda is also a podcast coach and the author of “Podcasting Made Simple.” She especially enjoys helping people in the health and wellness space launch and improve their shows. Hilda has energy to spare thanks to her love for sunshine and liverwurst.

In this podcast episode we discuss:

+ How she started the Wise Traditions Podcast

+ What she learned about ancestral wisdom from visiting the Maasai in Kenya

+ What foods to incorporate into your diet when you shift from a ‘healthy’ American diet to an ancestral healthy lifestyle

+ Weston A Price Foundation pillars of health

+ How to listen to what your body wants and needs

+ Breathwork and so much more

Parris Hodges is a Root Cause Protocol Practitioner based in Northern California. As a practitioner, she supports clients with mineral balancing and reclaiming their cycle. This includes supporting those with endometriosis, anemia and estrogen dominance.

She hosts the Parris Hodges Podcast, a space for conversations rooted in curiosity of these divinely created bodies and this human experience as a whole. The podcast is a space to explore all the complexity and nuance of existence, along with conversations with individuals she considers to be great investigators of our bodies.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What are signs you have iron overload
• What is Anemia
• How your iron levels fluctuate depending on where you are with your monthly cycle
• Why are we low in iron and why are we high in iron
• What to do when your doctor tells you you’re anemic
• If you believe your iron levels are low or high, what should you do
• What in our body becomes out of balance when we are high in iron

Reiko (RAY-co) is a long-established Feng Shui expert and interior designer. She blends ancient Chinese principles of space and placement with strong, inspired interior design to elevate homes and offices to a place of beauty, inspiration, harmony and abundance.

Combining three decades of extensive spiritual practices with advanced training in the science of Feng Shui, Reiko has mastered an approach to physical space that helps clients to overcome obstacles and realize life goals.

As a trained interior designer, Reiko has blended her various disciplines into a comprehensive philosophy that advocates the use of one’s immediate surroundings to help manifest life dreams.

Projects have spanned the globe from China to Buenos Aires, India, the Caribbean, Europe, and throughout the United States, with a special emphasis on New York, California and the Hamptons.

Reiko is a Feng Shui Specialist certified by the American Feng Shui Institute, and an Interior Designer trained at the Parsons School of Design.

In this podcast episode, we discuss:

• What is Feng Shui
• How to make the energy flow in the home
• How to create a balanced, happy, abundant living space
• How to upgrade the energy in your kitchen
• How to choose a Feng Shui expert
• Wellness & spiritual tips, and so much more

Chef Whitney Aronoff is founder of Starseed Kitchen and the Starseed Kitchen Podcast. She attended culinary school at the Natural Gourmet Institute in New York City and worked in farm-to-table restaurants in New York and Newport Beach, California. Chef Whitney works as a Holistic Personal Chef in Laguna Beach, California. She also has a line of organic spice blends, High Vibration Foods, which are prepared using organic herbs and spices, real sea salt, sound vibrations and charged with Giza crystals. In this episode, Chef Whitney talks about what are high vibration foods. She goes into depth on the energy of food, how to listen and choose what your body needs and understanding how certain cooking techniques can make you feel. Chef Whitney talks about how you can simply look at how your food grows to understand the energy it is carrying. Is the vegetable growing down into the earth, up to the sky, hanging from a vine? How does this transfer into grounding energy, uplifting energy, calming energy and more.

Whitney discusses:

• What is Starseed Kitchen
• What are high vibration foods
• What is high vibration living
• The energy of food·Choosing food that makes you feel good
• The Starseed Kitchen Podcast
• The energy of cooking on gas versus electric
• The energy of slow cooking versus boiling water
• Cooking and wellness tips

Chef Ava Malazian is a nurturer and natural beautifier at heart. Inspired by her family roots in hospitality, her love for food and community was born. After college she went to a plant based culinary school and has worked in the food and wellness industry for Whole Foods, KPFK, PlantLab and Surya Spa. Most recently she has worked as the head chef for top wellness retreats and as the personal chef for influential families.

Chef Ava’s mission is to educate and inspire others to connect with the earth, themselves and their families through preparing and eating health conscious food. She is inspired to support home cooks to create loving connections through health conscious meals, one ingredient and one plate at a time.

Some topics discussed:

• Tell me about working as the chef for an Ayurvedic spa?
• What type of food are you preparing?
• What are those dishes good for?
• What do you enjoy cooking right now in the summer season?
• What are the kitchen tools you are using the most right now?
• What about ingredients, what have you been using that you love?

Dr. Austyn Yarbrough was a USA competitive gymnast that was always into health and wellness. After an injury, she was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition and later an auto-immune disorder. She knows first-hand the benefits of holistic medicine to heal. Dr. Yarbrough attended The University of Mississippi where she studied Pre-Med Exercise Science and nutrition. She became a licensed and national board-certified chiropractic physician through Chiropractic Medicine at Southern California University of Health Sciences. She is also a certified Acupuncture, ART, Class IV laser therapist, Graston Technique practitioner, and SHAPE certified practitioner. She has an online functional nutrition practice, The Detox Docs, which she runs with Dr. Randi Christ. They specialize in supporting clients with detoxification, nutrition and weight loss.

We discuss:

• What are the causes of fluctuating weight patterns
• You want to commit to finding the final solution for weight management. Is the final solution different for everyone or are there key elements for everyone?
• You need a structured program to follow to get you back on track. Tell us the elements of that.
• How does someone kick start your weight loss momentum
• What is Functional Nutrition
• How did your practice evolve in supporting people with detox, weight loss & inflammation?
• Do you see a pattern in what is causing women to struggle with their weight? Is it all hormone based?

Miyara Rose sees astrology as a tool to connect one to the essence of their soul purpose and to excavate the deep psychological workings within one’s life both in this lifetime and beyond. She is an Egyptian American writer, astrologer, tarot reader, artist, heart-centered healer and intuitive. With 20-years of study in astrology and spirituality, Miyara works as an astrologer and is a certified Shadow Work Integration Coach.

She created her site Awakened Aspects to serve as an oasis for starseeds, awakening earthseeds, spiritual seekers, and those looking for self-reflective nourishment. Combining Astrology and Psychology, she provides modern insights on ancient wisdom to help you Stay Awake, Stay Aware, and Stay Whole during these transitional times.

Questions we discuss:

• What are some astrology basics everyone should know?
• Are there certain signs that corelate to different eating habits or good health in general?
• Do we have the power to overcome the stereotype of our sun signs?
• What is a solar return?
• What is the origin of tracking solar returns with astrology?
• Why should someone look at their astrological chart?
• Are there advantages to knowing your chart?
• What is more powerful, manifestation work on your birthday or the summer solstice?
• What do you recommend your clients do to take advantage of their biggest manifestation day of the year?

Shakti Sita is the Founder and Lead Teacher at The Pallas Kundalini Yoga & Meditation center in Sedona, Arizona. She guides deeply transformational journeys through meditation, movement, and sound.

A session with her completely elevates the frequency and experience of one’s life. Quantum leaps are the order of the day thanks to her deep connection to her yogic lineage. Thought leader, Astrologer, and Yogi -she empowers others to create their most exalted lives and experience their timeline of freedom and prosperity. After years as a national News Producer at NBC & FOX, she healed herself from chronic illness and anxiety using meditation. This innate healing wisdom informs her teaching style.

Whitney and Shakti Sita talk about:

• What is the summer solstice?
• What is the origin of the term solstice?
• Is the summer solstice a great manifesting day?
• What is more powerful, manifestation work on your birthday or the summer solstice?
• Are there sacred temples and places all over the world with alignments for the sun on this day?
• How does building sun energy improve our health?
• What are the ways to build sun energy
• Anything we should be doing leading up to the solstice?

Ever wonder where in the world you would most thrive and find success in your career? Curious to know where you might find love, spiritual growth or the perfect place to settle down? Whether you're traveling, planning a move or looking to harness the supportive energies of a specific place where you are now, your astrocartography map shows it all.

Helena is an author, astrologer and astrocartographer. As an astrocartographer, she gives grounded guidance for those that wish to live with more ease in places that best support them. An avid student of astrology since 2012, she began offering client readings in 2021, having found that her greatest fulfillment comes from connecting one-on-one with others, and helping them find clarity through their natal promise.

She lives abroad in France and makes short films about slow intuitive living on her popular You Tube channel. Her first book on slow living will be published spring 2023.

We discuss:

• What is travel astrology, also known as astrocartography
• Is this a tool royal and influential families use
• How does an astrocartography session work
• Can astrocartography help when planning vacations
• How can you use it for business success
• Once we have an astrocartography session, how can we apply it to our life
• What is a Zodiacal Reading

A lifetime of training with ascended spiritual masters and 20 years of training personally with a living spiritual master has led Shamananda to become one of the world leaders in advanced shamanic healing and guidance. A Shaman is only as good as their consciousness. Shamananda has gone through the introspective layers of purification to deliver the purest channeled mentorship possible, so the recipient can experience divine guidance at its best. Shamananda is the creator of the healing modality called Shamanic Transmutation. Using sound therapy, spiritual coaching and an elemental approach to energetic realignment. After a session client results can be a noticeably lighter body and spirit, a clear mind, release of addictions, and clear signs of disappearing ailments. Some experience various energetic experiences and visions, while others find peace within themselves over a series of sessions. Shamananda offers support with energy healing, holistic life coaching, shamanic transmutation, spiritual teaching, chakra balancing, sound healing and tarot.

Areas talked about:

• What is a shaman or shamanic healer?
• Are there different types of shamans?
• What is a Peruvian shaman versus an American shaman?
• Does every traditional culture have a shaman that supports the community?
• What is the purification process?
• What draws someone into this practice, or are they chosen?
• What types of tools do shamans use?
• Why would someone go and see a shaman?
• What is the difference between a shaman and a reiki session?
• What is the role of a shaman in these modern times?

Hana is a licensed acupuncturist in New York and North Carolina, a nationally recognized diplomat of acupuncture, and a certified holistic health practitioner. Arriving to where she is today was a challenging, vital, and passionate process. With the aid of Chinese Medicine, Peruvian shamanism, and a disciplined and ongoing dedication to her highest self she has finally arrived in a place where she can share her own healing process with others so that they may experience their own metamorphosis. Her work is an expression of who she is and while her degrees say otherwise, she doesn’t necessarily consider herself a healer –she is simply a facilitator of this medicine. I invite you to learn more about Hana Miller, The Balanced Healer, by visiting her website, reading about her journey and the support she offers.

Matt Dorsey has spent the last twelve years studying and practicing Eastern Medicine, clinical nutrition, acupuncture, herbology, pharmacology, Qi Gong, psychology, and anything else that falls under the umbrella of 'Integrative Medicine'. He can approach any health condition using a variety of different lenses, although he draws most heavily on his training in western clinical nutrition, herbology, lifestyle medicine, acupuncture, and biochemistry. Dr. Dorsey works as the Chief Scientific Officer & Formulator for CHOQ and runs his own practice working one-on-one with clients through The East-West Alchemist. Dr. Matt Dorsey, DACM, LA Chief Scientific Officer & Formulator CHOQ, LLC

Matt Dorsey describes himself as being 'medically bilingual', since the Eastern and Western medical systems are essentially different languages.

In this episode, we discuss:

1. What lead him to study acupuncture and eastern medicine?
2. How he got into learning about supplements? What is true purpose of supplements?
3. What is the difference between over-the-counter supplements and medical grade supplements?
4. What are signs to look out for that what you are supplementing might not be working with your body?
5. What is the difference between taking Chinese herbs and adaptogens?
6. When and what should we be trying to get from food, rather than a supplement?
7. How does one choose a supplement company to buy from?
8. And so much more.

Parris Hodges is a Root Cause Protocol Practitioner based in Northern California. As a practitioner, she supports clients with mineral balancing and reclaiming their cycle. This includes supporting those with endometriosis, anemia and estrogen dominance.

She hosts the Parris Hodges Podcast, a space for conversations rooted in curiosity of these divinely created bodies and this human experience as a whole. The podcast is a space to explore all the complexity and nuance of existence, along with conversations with individuals she considers to be great investigators of our bodies.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What are signs you have iron overload
• What is Anemia
• How your iron levels fluctuate depending on where you are with your monthly cycle
• Why are we low in iron and why are we high in iron
• What to do when your doctor tells you you’re anemic
• If you believe your iron levels are low or high, what should you do
• What in our body becomes out of balance when we are high in iron

Danny DeMarco is from a mid-west Italian family. Food has always been the focal point of family gatherings and traditional Sunday night dinners, which lead to him working in the food and beverage industry. At 21 Danny started working at BevMo and was the beer and wine buyer. In 2011, he started working in a butcher shop and went through a butcher apprentice program. He started as an entry level butcher and worked his way up to lead butcher, meat manager, and later General Manager. Danny opened his own BBQ franchise and ran5 stores. He missed the meat industry and came back to The Butchery as the General Manager of the Crystal Cove, Newport Coast. He now serves as the General Manager for The Butchery in Costa Mesa, the busiest location of the franchise.

In this episode we discuss:

+What is the difference between buying meat from a grocery store versus a butcher shop

+Where is the meat at a grocery store coming from, versus that at a butcher shop

+What are the benefits of going to a store that just sells meat

+Are there parts of the cow that are healthier to eat than others

+ How to butchery shops choose the farms they work with

+ What is the life cycle of steaks and meat that are sold pre-sliced and in plastic wrap

+What is Choice versus Prime

Anna Svedberg is a certified holistic health & nutrition coach based in Sweden who uses mindfulness practices such as yoga, meditation, journaling, and affirmations to help her clients heal their gut to regain their energy, and to feel more light, vibrant and free.

From struggling with an eating disorder starting at age 16, Anna suffered from gut health issues that began to impact her life. Anna knew that in order to heal, she had to dive deep into her own personal intuitive journey. With yoga kickstarting Anna’s path to wellness, she was soon led to studying nutrition and was later certified as a Holistic Health Coach. Through nutrition, mindfulness, spirituality, and journaling, Anna now coaches and assists women in healing their own food and gut health issues while cultivating a new-found relationship with themselves.

In this episode, we discuss:

· Traditional foods of Sweden

· Holistic healing remedies and gut health foods of Sweden

· What foods do people think are ‘traditional’ that are actually modern day processed foods

· Health trends in Sweden and Europe

· The habits that are hard to shift when trying to improve gut health

· Root causes of digestive issues and/or IBS

· Gut health tips everyone can apply

The Honest Carnivore was founded by Liz Riffle, the owner of a grass-fed and finished bison farm in West Virginia. Liz is an animal lover first and foremost, and an agent for the natural community. She is committed to honest meat and changing the current meat processing system our nation relies on.

The Honest Carnivore is a part of a growing movement called A Meat Collective.

A Meat Collective is a one-of-a-kind meat school and community resource that offers hands-on classes to consumers in whole-animal butchery, cookery, and charcuterie, as well as on-farm slaughter.

For each Meat Collective class, local farmers sell whole animals to students who in turn learn from seasoned butchers and chefs how to transform a whole carcass into food. Students go home with a lot of good, clean, fair meat and increasingly rare knowledge. Chefs and butchers share their craft. And farmers sell directly to consumers who support humane and sustainable farming practices. The result? A growing community of informed omnivores who are inspired to eat meat more responsibly and to support a more responsible meat production system.

One of the goals of the Good Meat Project is to spread the Meat Collective model to other communities. As such, the Good Meat Project helped The Honest Carnivore to launch and succeed.

In this episode we discuss:

+ What is The Honest Carnivore

+ The role of bison and animals in creating healthy top soil

+ The importance of learning the cycle of creating healthy land and soil

+ Hands on classes in animal harvesting, carcass prep and cooking

+ The growing movement to humanely process animals

+ How do you find butchers, chefs and farmers with these specialty skills to teach you what you need to know about grass finished meats

+ Healthy cuts of meat you just can’t get in the grocery store or at a butcher

Riffle Farms raises grass-fed and finished bison tucked in the hills of Preston County, West Virgina, where the grasses are cool and the snow is heavy.

Owner and operators Liz & Jimmie Riffle are veterans, animal lovers, and agents for the natural community. They are committed to honest meat and changing the current meat processing system our nation relies on.

Riffle Farms was the first commercial bison operation in the state of West Virginia. They were also the first farm business to field harvest their animals for state certified commercial sale, which is also how Liz’s second business, The Honest Carnivore - A West Virgina Meat Collective, was born. Liz has years of supporting work behind her through The Good Meat Project and The Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund.

Riffle Farms is part of a growing movement. A movement to facilitate the large-scale regeneration of the world’s grasslands and the livelihoods of their inhabitants, through holistic management.

Regenerative farming and agriculture provide a resilient system to grow food by building soil that will become abundant for man, beast, and all of Nature. The Riffle family chose bison, with their intact wildness, to help teach us how to work with Mother Nature instead of against her (plus they are fabulously, healthy meat!).

Kelsey Leland is a holistic nutritionist, chef, and founder of Pretty Healthy Foods, a personal chef and health coaching service based in Los Angeles, CA. Using a combined approach of nutrition, lifestyle, and culinary skills, Kelsey and her team have helped hundreds of clients improve their energy, digestion, body composition, mood, confidence, and mental clarity. She’s passionate about the mind-body connection and uses realistic interventions that fit into busy clients’ lifestyles without causing undue stress or overwhelm. Kelsey is a firm believer that health is not about perfection--it’s about making tiny choices every day that lead to lasting wellness.

In this episode, Whitney and Kelsey discuss:

- The Natural Gourmet Institute Culinary School

- What is Pretty Healthy Foods

- Nutrition services

- Meal prep support

- What is the Mind and Body connection

- Healthy habits

- How the brain supports digestion

- The benefits of grass fed, grass finished beef

- Grounding techniques and grounding food

- Current food cravings

- Is gluten bad for you

- Is dairy bad for you

- The labels to look for when sourcing good quality dairy products

- Doable wellness tips for busy people

Feng Shui Expert & Interior Designer

Reiko (RAY-co) is a long-established Feng Shui expert and interior designer. She blends ancient Chinese principles of space and placement with strong, inspired interior design to elevate homes and offices to a place of beauty, inspiration, harmony and abundance.

Combining three decades of extensive spiritual practices with advanced training in the science of Feng Shui, Reiko has mastered an approach to physical space that helps clients to overcome obstacles and realize life goals.

As a trained interior designer, Reiko has blended her various disciplines into a comprehensive philosophy that advocates the use of one’s immediate surroundings to help manifest life dreams.

Projects have spanned the globe from China to Buenos Aires, India, the Caribbean, Europe, and throughout the United States, with a special emphasis on New York, California and the Hamptons.

Reiko is a Feng Shui Specialist certified by the American Feng Shui Institute, and an Interior Designer trained at the Parsons School of Design.

In this podcast episode, we discuss:

+ What is Feng Shui

+ How to make the energy flow in the home

+ How to create a balanced, happy, abundant living space

+ How to upgrade the energy in your kitchen

+ How to choose a Feng Shui expert

+ Wellness & spiritual tips, and so much more

Holistic Hilda

Hilda Labrada Gore is the host and producer of the popular Wise Traditions and Tradiciones Sabias podcasts. She is a certified health coach and ancestral health advocate. She has traveled the world exploring traditional practices for optimal well-being.

The Wise Traditions podcast is a project of the Weston A. Price Foundation and has had over 6 million downloads to date. It is regularly featured in the top 200 of alternative health podcasts on Apple Podcasts.

Hilda is also a podcast coach and the author of “Podcasting Made Simple.” She especially enjoys helping people in the health and wellness space launch and improve their shows. Hilda has energy to spare thanks to her love for sunshine and liverwurst.

In this podcast episode we discuss:

+ How she started the Wise Traditions Podcast

+ What she learned about ancestral wisdom from visiting the Maasai in Kenya

+ What foods to incorporate into your diet when you shift from a ‘healthy’ American diet to an ancestral healthy lifestyle

+ Weston A Price Foundation pillars of health

+ How to listen to what your body wants and needs

+ Breathwork and so much more

Chris Martin has been working with Meat and Fish for 20 years. He has worked in leadership positions and as a trainer in both meat and seafood for several companies including: Ralphs, Stater Brothers, Albertsons, The Meat House and several Whole Foods Markets.

Chris is an expert in helping you understand how to order fish and where it comes from.

Prior to working in the Grocery Retail Business he was a teacher. He has taught all levels from preschool to Jr. College.

Chris is currently the Seafood Department Manager at a well known grocery store in Southern California. He is at wfm.chris@gmail.com

In this episode we discuss

+ What do we as customers need to know to better order fish at the grocery store

+ How fresh is our seafood?

+ How many days pass from the catch to the grocery store?

+ What is the difference between farmed fish and wild fish

+ What are other labels on seafood we need to know?

+ What labels are just marketing and should be ignored?

+ Should we be eating fish and shellfish seasonally?

+ What isn’t popular that we should be eating more of?

And more.

Dr. Allex Walters is a Chiropractic and Sports Medicine practitioner in Southern California at Pacifica Wellness, a functional medicine, physical medicine, nutrition, and training facility.

She was a competitive athlete who was consistently treated by chiropractors, physical therapists and Dr. Tim Ramirez, founder of Pacifica Wellness. Her love for sports medicine, the human body and movement only grew from there.

Dr. Allex graduated from Northern Arizona University with a Bachelors in Exercise Science. She received her Doctorate of Chiropractic with an emphasis in Sports Medicine from Southern California University of Health Sciences.

Dr. Allex is very knowledgeable in recovery, biomechanics of the human body, functional fitness, rehabilitation, nutrition, and physical therapy modalities. Clients come to her for Sports Chiropractic, Posture Correction, Functional Movement, Nutrition, Cupping, Scraping and an overall shift to better well-being. Dr Allex wants to keep our physical machine running optimally.

In this podcast, we discuss

+ Sports Chiropractor

+ Functional Movement

+ Posture Correction

+ Nutrition, Cupping, Scraping

+ Variety of wellness modalities

Chef Whitney talks with Erik Bergstrom of Xtrema Ceramic Cookware to help you understand how what you cook your food in effects the quality of your food, and your health.

When it comes to cooking whole, nutritious meals, you know that every ingredient counts. You read labels. You shop the perimeter. You buy organic. You think about everything you put into a recipe. But have you ever considered what you’re cooking in and how that effects your food?

Aluminum, copper, stainless steel and cast-iron cookware can leach heavy metals and toxic chemicals into foods at high temperatures—changing the flavor and health profile of your favorite foods. You can’t taste these heavy metals, but over time, your body will show the heavy metal toxicity.

In this episode we talk about

+ what is ceramic cookware
+ what is ceramic coated and ‘green’ cookware
+ how long it takes to make real ceramic, metal free cookware
+ what leaches into your food when you cook at high heat
+ how long your pots and pans should last you
+ how does the vessels you cook in affect your food

Shakti Sita is the Founder and Lead Teacher at The Pallas Kundalini Yoga & Meditation center in Sedona, Arizona. She guides deeply transformational journeys through meditation, movement, and sound. A session with her completely elevates the frequency and experience of one’s life. Quantum leaps are the order of the day thanks to her deep connection to her yogic lineage. Thought leader, Astrologer, and Yogi-she empowers others to create their most exalted lives and experience their timeline of freedom and prosperity.

Influenced by approaches of Herbalism, Holistic living and Ayurvedic science.

Chef Erdem’s philosophy is influenced by approaches of Herbalism, Holistic living and Ayurvedic science.

As a culinary trained chef, raised in Istanbul, he was exposed to the rich multi-culture of Anatolian cuisine and its ancient wisdom towards food.

After years of experience cooking in Europe and America, his journey led him into an awakening of the healing power of food and water.

We are taught to disconnect from our bodies and have fallen into a false dietary mindset of our wellbeing. What you eat impacts every area of your mental, physical and spiritual health.

Erdem’s purpose is to reconnect our bodies back to our earthy roots and raise awareness towards holistic wellbeing.

High Vibration Travel to Ireland with Abbi O’Neill, Medical Intuitive & Energy Healer.

Abbi was born on a farm in Indiana. After getting a degree at Columbia University and traveling in Europe, she came to Los Angeles for a career in film.  But when her mother was dying of ovarian cancer, she had a break-through experience and began channeling.  Studying kundalini yoga was the second step in understanding and using her psychic gift. The yoga practice helped her see energetic blocks in chakras, and she began doing channeled readings specifically oriented to dissolving chakral blocks.  Abbi has now done over 8000 readings as a medical intuitive.  Her work is designed to restore the flow of energy in the chakras to heal disease and deeply entrenched behavioral problems.

Abbi first started going to Ireland to visit friends in the 1990s. She worked on scouting and filming a movie there as well. Since transitioning from working in film, to intuitive healing arts, Abbi has taken a number of groups to Ireland for healing and activating retreats.

Abbi and Whitney discuss high vibration places in Ireland and around the world, stone circles, and much more.

How To Clean, Clear & Bless Your Home with Shamananda

A lifetime of training with ascended spiritual masters and a decade of training personally with a living spiritual master and avatar has led Shamananda to become one of the world leaders in advanced shamanic healing and guidance.

A Shaman is only as good as their consciousness. Self-purification of words, thoughts, and deeds is only the beginning of channeling pure spiritual guidance in a way that honors the recipient.

Regardless of how naturally gifted you are, training is imperative for authentic spiritual growth and development.

Shamananda works as a healer, accountability coach and spiritual teacher to help her clients and students live their authentic lives. The work she does is customized and tailored to each individual. No two sessions are ever the same.

We talk with Shamananda about tools and symbols we should have in our homes to keep it safe and blessed form sage to palo santo and much more. We

For more about Shamanda, visit her website

Holistic Health Coach, Natural Foods Chef

Andrea Beaman is a Holistic Health Coach, Natural Foods Chef, thyroid expert, and herbalist, dedicated to natural healing, and sustainable eating and living. She educates people how to heal and prevent disease using ancient, time-tested wisdom.

As a keynote speaker and teacher, Andrea inspires audiences to take action on their health. She teaches engaging cooking demos and health programs through live conferences, schools, and online, reaching audiences around the world.

She is the author of 3 books:

The Whole Truth – How I Naturally Reclaimed My Health, and You Can Too!

The Eating and Recipe Guide – Better Food, Better Health, and Health is Wealth – Make a Delicious Investment in You!

Happy Healthy Thyroid – The Essential Steps to Healing Naturally!

Andrea Beaman makes learning about better health, good food, and sustainable living, a joyful experience for everyone

In this episode we discuss

+ Thyroid health

+ The importance of eating seaweed

+ How food can protect your body and organs from radiation and EMF's

+ Nourishing breakfast ideas

+ The future of access to local fresh food

+ and so much more

Author and Meme Artist

James McCrae is an author, poet, creative guide, and meme-artist based in Austin, Texas. In his writing and art, he applies the principles of mindfulness and Eastern philosophy to modern life with humor and candor.

Private Chef to Professional Athletes @fresh2fitpc

HOW TO FEED AN ATHLETE FOR OPTIMAL SUCCESS ON & OFF THE FIELD

In this episode Chef Whitney Aronoff talks to Chef Chris Donaldson, Private Chef to Professional Athletes in the NFL and NBA. Most notably, the chef to NFL Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and his family.

Chef Chris is a classically trained chef born & raised in Detroit. In 2015 after almost 10 years in the culinary industry, holding various positions from dishwasher to regional executive chef, Chris decided to start his own healthy meal prep & private chef service 'Fresh2Fit Private Catering'. By 2018 Chris had been able to merge both of his childhood passions: Basketball & Food by gaining his first professional athlete client with the Detroit Pistons.

Determined to rise in the ranks of top chefs in Detroit, he transitioned from the NBA to the NFL in 2019 when he started cooking for Matthew Stafford, former QB of the Detroit Lions. In 2021 his client requested a trade & asked his personal chef (Chris) to follow him to Los Angeles (Hollywood!) Now residing in sunny California, Chris is determined to climb the ranks of top private chefs and have his name amongst the greats as he did in Detroit.

Founder & CEO D’Isolana Skincare @jenesposito_ @disolanaskincare

In this episode Chef Whitney Aronoff talks to the Founder & CEO of D’Isolana Skincare, Jen Esposito, which uses the healing thermal waters and clay from Ischia, Italy in all of their products.

D’Isolana Skincare creates products to enhance one’s natural beauty by harnessing the power of sacred thermal waters off the coast of Naples, Italy. By connecting to her family roots in Italy, and her passion for natural wellness, Jen shares the history of the island as a wellness retreat for centuries.

They talk about

+ the history of Ischia as a wellness retreat from Romans & Greeks

+ what called her to the thermal waters

+ why use natural beauty products

+ history of Ischia, Italy

Chef Whitney Aronoff, Health supportive chef and high vibration foods

Chef Whitney Aronoff in this episode is interviewed by Starseed Kitchen Podcast Producer, Karin Silverstein, as she asks the questions this time of Chef Whitney so the listeners can learn more about Chef Whitney.

They discuss:

+ how Chef Whitney became a personal chef

+ what are high vibration foods

+ grocery shopping and cooking tips

+ why create the Starseed Kitchen Podcast & more.

HOW DO PAST LIFE TRAUMAS AFFECT OUR EVERY DAY HEALTH

In this episode Chef Whitney Aronoff is talking to Abbi O’Neill, Medical Intuitive & Energy Healer.

After getting a degree at Columbia University Abbi moved to Los Angeles for a career in film.  But when her mother was dying of ovarian cancer, she had a break-through experience and began channeling.

Studying kundalini yoga was the second step in understanding and using her psychic gift. The yoga practice helped her see energetic blocks in chakras, and she began doing channeled readings specifically oriented to dissolving chakral blocks. Abbi has now done over 8,000 readings as a Medical Intuitive.

We discuss Abbi’s path, ways people can heal from past life trauma, and so much more.

Private Chef to Professional Athletes @fresh2fitpc

HOW TO FEED AN ATHLETE FOR OPTIMAL SUCCESS ON & OFF THE FIELD

In this episode Chef Whitney Aronoff talks to Chef Chris Donaldson, Private Chef to Professional Athletes in the NFL and NBA. Most notably, the chef to NFL Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and his family.

Chef Chris is a classically trained chef born & raised in Detroit. In 2015 after almost 10 years in the culinary industry, holding various positions from dishwasher to regional executive chef, Chris decided to start his own healthy meal prep & private chef service 'Fresh2Fit Private Catering'. By 2018 Chris had been able to merge both of his childhood passions: Basketball & Food by gaining his first professional athlete client with the Detroit Pistons.

Determined to rise in the ranks of top chefs in Detroit, he transitioned from the NBA to the NFL in 2019 when he started cooking for Matthew Stafford, former QB of the Detroit Lions. In 2021 his client requested a trade & asked his personal chef (Chris) to follow him to Los Angeles (Hollywood!) Now residing in sunny California, Chris is determined to climb the ranks of top private chefs and have his name amongst the greats as he did in Detroit.

@justfoodfordogs WHY A WHOLE FOODS DIET IS GOOD FOR YOUR DOG TOO.

In this episode Chef Whitney Aronoff talks to Jill McLoughlin, Experience Manager at JustFoodForDogs in Costa Mesa, California.

JustFoodForDogs was founded by Shawn Buckley. When he discovered what was legally allowed to be in dog food, he found not just misleading labels, dangerous chemical preservatives and disgusting “ingredients” but an entirely self-regulated industry. One that is very broken.

He began cooking for his own dogs and saw an immediate difference. So did the neighbors, and soon he was feeding their dogs as well. Shawn knew this was a better way.

Ever since, he has made it the mission at JustFoodForDogs to improve the length and quality of life for as many pets as possible—through real food and nutrition.

Shakti Sita is the Founder and Lead Teacher at The Pallas Kundalini Yoga & Meditation center in Sedona, Arizona. She guides deeply transformational journeys through meditation, movement, and sound. A session with her completely elevates the frequency and experience of one’s life. Quantum leaps are the order of the day thanks to her deep connection to her yogic lineage. Thought leader, Astrologer, and Yogi-she empowers others to create their most exalted lives and experience their timeline of freedom and prosperity.

Jeanne Martin, Colon hydrotherapist at Waters Of Life Cleansing & Renewal. Jeanne has a solid reputation for excellence in colon hydrotherapy & life-changing colon cleansing programs. Jeanne strongly believes that the body is generally capable of healing itself if the right conditions are met! Those conditions primarily include being diligent to cleanse the body regularly…internal cleansing as well as external. Internal cleansing which includes colonics (colonic irrigation or colon hydrotherapy) and colon cleansing programs, is just as vital to wellbeing as external cleansing.They talk about colon hydrotherapy and why it works, detox and cleansing programs, how the body is able to heal itself, and much more.

Nutritionist and Founder of @prettyhealthyfoods.

In this episode Chef Whitney Aronoff talks with Kelsey Leland, nutritionist, chef and founder of @prettyhealthyfoods. Kelsey & PHF help busy people eat and live well through personal cheffing, nutrition counseling, and culinary coaching. They discuss what is healthy eaating in these modern times, their experience attending The Natural Gourmet Institute, current trends in food allergies and gut issues, foods that make us feel good, and things you can do for your best health. Tune in.

Galactic Astrologer Riley Callaway @riley0livia // WHY ASTROLOGY MATTERS & ITS ROLE IN OUR LIFE

Our first episode is a conversation with Riley Callaway, Galactic Astrologer and monthly contributor to the Starseed Kitchen blog.

Riley practices spiritual, intuitive, and galactic astrology. Based in North Carolina, she is a cosmic professional with a B. A. in Humanistic Studies and a M. A. in Vedic Science who spends her days interpreting the energies of starseed charts in both recorded and live one-on-one sessions.Riley helps starseeds claim their identity, connect to their gifts, recall their life purpose, and realize their greatest potentials.

Whitney and Riley discuss how astrology plays a role in your health, how to use astrology for your benefit and how to tap into your power and inner wisdom