The Wellness Warrior Podcast

Today’s guest, Lindsey Mitchell, is an accomplished plant-based chef, professional actress and cooking teacher who is lending her talents to the movement of bringing health-supportive, plant-based cuisine into the mainstream. In January 2020, she committed to eating an exclusively plant-based diet and as a direct result, both Lindsey & her husband Tom have been able to eliminate prescription medications & have seen a tremendous improvement in their overall health. Now, Lindsey is beginning a new chapter in her life in which her personal health journey has become a professional career.  She maintains an active Youtube channel with instructive cooking videos.  She is a cooking instructor and has worked as a chef in a nationally renowned restaurant. To take her skills to the next level, this September Lindsey is heading to the world renowned Institute of Culinary Education in NYC to attain a degree in Health-Supportive Culinary Arts. If you’ve been wanting to learn more about plant-based eating and how you can live a healthy and full life, this episode is a must listen!

Here's what we talk about into in today's episode:

• Lindsey's definition of optimal health
  
• The importance of knowing who grew your food and consuming organic produce
  
• Why Lindsey and her husband went full plant-based, and the benefits they have experienced
  
• How YOU can get started with plant-based and clean eating today
  
• The power of baby steps, trusting your gut, feeling what's right to you
  
• All about Lindsey's youtube channel, LindseyLicious
  
• Following your heart and enjoying your unique journey of life
  
• How to overcome societal "stress" and doubts about your career/life/health
  
• Tools to take care of yourself and your body
  
• Why Lindsey has stopped watching the news
  
• A note on feeling the fear and doing it anyway
  
• Lindsey's advice to young adults starting their health journey
  
• Jacob & Lindsey's upcoming Youtube collaboration release in August 2021
  

Learn more about Lindsey:

Website: COMING SOON SEPTEMBER 2021

Today’s guest is personal trainer, Owner of Priority Fitness in Overland Park Kansas, and best selling author of Make Fitness a Priority: How To Win the fight against your excuses, Chad Austin. Chad is also the co-founder of Be Fit.. for life, was voted a top 10 personal trainer in Kansas City by Thumbtack Professionals, and is on a mission to teach people how to get long term success with their fitness goals. If you’ve been needed a little kick in the butt to get your fitness and health journey started, this is a must listen!

Here's what we talk about into in today's episode:

• Chad's definition of optimal health
  
• The obstacles getting in the way of making fitness a priority
  
• How to overcome your negative self talk and limiting beliefs
  
• Moving past your excuses and changing your story
  
• How to cultivate motivation and stay on track with your goals
  
• Having a strong WHY
  
• Why short term results will leave you disappointed
  
• How to set the foundation to achieve long-term success with fitness
  
• The turkey bacon dilemma
  
• Importance of "diet" and nutrition
  
• Finding a fitness routine you enjoy and that fits your life
  
• Make Fitness A Priority: How To Win The Fight Against Your Excuses Book
  
• A piece of advice regarding *Cilantro
  
  

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Today’s guest is health, life, and weight loss coach Elizabeth Sherman, who helps her clients to identify and overcome limiting beliefs and negative thought patterns so they can get consistent in their health habits and become the best version of themselves. After going through a deeply personal experience with breast cancer, Elizabeth became committed to learning everything she could about the disease and more importantly, how not to get it. And as you’ll hear in today’s conversation - she now has a whole toolbox full of information on diet and exercise, weight loss, mindset, thought patterns, hormones, healthy habits, self-care and lifestyle change. If you’ve been feeling held back and stuck with your health goals - this is a must listen! 

Here's what we talk about into in today's episode:

• Elizabeth's definition of optimal health
  
• Elizabeth's personal story of what motivates her to prevent lifestyle disease as much as she can
  
• What a life coach does
  
• Reframing our thoughts, beliefs, and mindset
  
• Using visualization as a tool for growth
  
• The easiest way to start adding new healthy habits to your life
  
• The THREE REASONS why we procrastinate and how to overcome them
  
• The first thing someone should look at if they want to lose weight
  
• The different between a diet change, and lifestyle change
  
• The calories-in calories-out paradigm
  
• The role our hormones have in our health
  
• Listening to our bodies and our own intuition
  
• Sticking with your new years goals and avoiding self-sabotage
  
• How to practice self-care in times of stress
  
• Why we shouldn't avoid failure
  

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Today’s guest is Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and my good friend, Tori Blanca, who uses simple nutrition and natural practices to work on the root of all imbalances in the body… the gut. As you’ll hear in our conversation today, Tori’s own experience with a rare autoimmune disease and antibiotics that destroyed her gut microbiome sparked her passion to learn all there is to know about health and wellness, and help busy women like herself live a life of energy, purpose, and balance. Among many other things, we talk about making a commitment to health, the manifestations of poor gut health, why health coaches are important and why you need one too, changing the healthcare system from the inside, and tips for you to get your health on track.

Here's what we talk about into in today's episode:

• Tori's definition of living with optimal health
  
• Tori's story dealing with a rare autoimmune disease and overcoming it
  
• How to get the momentum going to achieve your own health goals
  
• Why "Health is just a decision."
  
• The role the gut plays in our overall wellbeing
  
• How poor gut health manifests itself in our lives
  
• The big offenders that might be negatively impacting your gut health
  
• The ONE BIG THING to avoid as much as possible for good health
  
• How to make nutrition simple
  
• Why a health coach is important and necessary in today's healthcare system
  
• Tori's vision for the future of healthcare
  
• The connection between science and nature in relation to health
  

Learn more about Tori and The Well Decision:

Today’s guest is Dr. Lunide Louis, entrepreneur, author, professor, and high performance coach helping global leaders overcome unconscious success-blocking mindset and habits to move from operating at 40% to peak performance and 100% of their potential. Dr. Lunide is also host of the best morning routine ever podcast and creator of the hit savers app that actually makes morning routines super simple with 9 actionable steps that you can do in the first 9 minutes of your day. As you’ll definitely hear in our conversation today, Dr. Lunides mission is to bless, heal, inspire, and elevate the minds and hearts of as many men and women all over the world and this is seriously one of the best conversations I have had on the podcast to date. It’s all about mastering your mindset, achieving higher levels of success, and leveling up your morning routine.

Here's what we talk about into in today's episode:

• Lunide's definition of optimal health
  
• Lunide's story of coming from a lack and poverty mindset to achieving her success of today
  
• The power of our mind, beliefs, and thoughts in our lives
  
• How to shift from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset
  
• What are A.N.T.S and what affect do they have on our lives
  
• What is the Habit Loop and how can we utilize it to create new habits and achieve our goals
  
• The HIT-SAVERS morning routine
  
• Benefits of Visioneering + Cold Therapy
  
• Starting your morning routine... in the evening
  
• What has Lunide learned from interviewing hundreds of entrepreneurs and thought leaders on her personal podcast, The Best Morning Routine Ever!
  

Learn more about Dr. Lunide:

Today’s guest is romantic visual artist, pioneer, and unconventional designer Jeff Garner who is leading the evolution of sustainable fashion and changing our perception of luxury. Born in the Civil War town of Franklin, Tennessee, and raised on a horse farm, Garner grew up with a connectedness to nature and a peaceful understanding of the world. His fashion label, Prophetic was born when he decided to combine his love for his surroundings with his artistic desires. Jeff’s ultimate vision is to bring awareness to the toxins found in commercial synthetic fashion and the health implications to the human body to allow everyone informed choice when it comes to what they put on their bodies. We’ll dive deep into Jeff's journey in the fashion industry, the hidden toxins that we put on our bodies every single day, what you can do to live a more sustainable and natural life, and so much more.

Here's what we talk about into in today's episode:

• Jeffs's definition of optimal health
  
• Jeff's childhood experience of growing up on a horse farm and how it has impacted the work he is doing today
  
• What's happening to society as we deviate further and further away from nature
  
• What Jeff has learned, seen, and been shocked by in the fashion industry
  
• What the synthetic fashion industry is doing to our bodies, our health, and our environment
  
• Why fashion and apparel shouldn't be seen as commodity items
  
• The big offenders in terms of toxic chemicals and dyes to look out for on your clothing
  
• Sustainable wardrobe swaps to live a healthier life
  
• How individuals can contribute to changing the system
  
• Greenwashing tactics and why it's important to read labels
  

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Today's amazing guest is Karese Laguerre, a myofunctional airway specialist, Registered Dental Hygienist, and Alternative Health Practitioner with a mission to help as many households as possible with dynamic brain, breath, and body work. Without further ado, Karese Laguerre.

Here's what we talk about into in today's episode:

• Karese's definition of living with optimal health
  
• How many health problems actually start above the shoulders and below the eyes
  
• What is Myotherapy
  
• How the food we choose to eat contributes to the development, or lack or our orofacial muscles
  
• How your sleep can be transformed by addressing facial muscles and breath
  
• Exercises to get better quality sleep
  
• Why a nasal routine is just as important as a nighttime and morning routine
  
• The importance of conscious breathing
  
• Breathing techniques to try for yourself
  
• Empowering patients to commit to their own health journey
  
• The role mindset plays in our lives and in our healing
  
• Karese's latest published book, Accomplished
  

Learn more about Karese and The Myo Spot:

Today’s guest is certified Hypnotherapist, Norman Plotkin who helps people connect the dots in all areas of life to understand the programming of thought patterns, limiting beliefs, and non-serving habits that keeps them stuck. As you’ll definitely hear in our conversation today, Norman’s mission is to help people expand their personal freedom by tapping into their innate power so they can fully live and love in the present moment. We’ll dive deep into Norman’s action packed journey with cancer, discuss hypnotherapy and its many applications, get actionable advice about how to find your soul’s purpose and path, learn how to live in love instead of fear, moving into the 5D and age of Aquarius and so much more.

Here's what we talk about into in today's episode:

• Norman's definition of optimal health
  
• Norman's journey with cancer and learning about alternative medicine
  
• How to find your soul purpose in life
  
• Habits and practices to stay disciplined and on track with your calling
  
• Staying in a mode of love rather than fear
  
• The power of the mind, our thoughts, and our beliefs in all areas of our life
  
• What Hypnotherapy is and its applications
  
• How to rewrite your story and master your mind
  
• Norman's book Master your Mind, Master your life
  
• Moving into the 5D and the age of Aquarius
  
• How to tune in to your body and just listen

Learn more about Norman:

Today's guest, Mark Hernandez, is a holistic practitioner who uses non-invasive energy medicine modalities and tools to help his clients who have "hit the wall" when it comes to health and wellbeing experience change in a gentle and safe fashion. He is certified in The Body Code, The Emotion Code, and Advanced ASHwork, which you'll learn all about in our conversation.

Here's what we talk about into in today's episode:

• Mark's definition of optimal health
  
• How Mark got into energy medicine
  
• How normal people can tap into their energy fields and connect with the divine
  
• The Body Code and The Emotion Code
  
• What happens during an energy release
  
• Habits and practices for people to clear and protect their energy on a daily basis
  
• The impact energy has on our every day lives
  
• Importance of mindfulness and meditation on our energy
  

Learn more about Mark and People and Pets Energetics:

Part 2 of Who Grew Your Food with guest, Benji Ballmer, co-founder of Yellowbird foodshed. Yellowbird is a local company here in Ohio that works with over 100 local food growers and producers to provide subscription produce boxes and online store ordering of delicious healthy foods. All of their products have been sustainably raised, harvested, transported, almost everything is organic, non-gmo, it's just all the good stuff in one big local hub.

Here's what we talk about into in today's episode:

• The day-to-day operations and behind the scenes of Yellowbird Foodshed
  
• The BIG QUESTION... Who Grew Your Food?
  
• The differences between conventional, organic, and local foods
  
• How the current food system relates to our health and the health of Mother Earth
  
• Shifting the food paradigm one person at a time
  
• The freedom that comes when having no expectations
  
• Why you shouldn't attach yourself to outcomes and the power of taking baby steps
  
• A short exercise for you to try RIGHT NOW to gain new perspectives
  
  

Learn more about Benji and Yellowbird Foodshed:

Today's amazing guest is Benji Ballmer, founder of Yellowbird foodshed. Yellowbird is a local company here in Ohio that works with over 100 local food growers and producers to provide subscription produce boxes and online store ordering of delicious healthy foods. All of their products have been sustainably raised, harvested, transported, almost everything is organic, non-gmo, it's just all the good stuff in one big local hub. I've been a good friend of Benji's for the past year or so when we first met and boy does he have a lot to say. In today's interview, we got through about 3 of my questions and the vibrations and energy levels were so off the charts that our computer internet connections basically dropped dead after about an hour and a half. So this is going to be the first of probably a 2-4 part episode and you are not going to want to miss it. This is by far my most powerful interview to date and the amount of wisdom in this episode is priceless. Without further ado, Benji Ballmer.

Here's what we talk about into in today's episode:

• Benji's definition of living with optimal health
  
• What happens when you try to be in control of nature
  
• How Yellowbird Foodshed was started
  
• The mission behind Yellowbird Foodshed and rebuilding a broken food system
  
• Becoming the observer of yourself
  
• How to overcome doubt on your health or business journey
  
• The energies and vibrations of mother Earth
  
• Making conscious food choices & taking personal responsibility
  
• Focusing on the process rather than the outcome
  
• A discussion on looking within, being enough, and not needing to seek external validation
  
• Why health should be a priority NOW
  
• Why being a critical thinker and going against the grain will save you in the long run
  

Learn more about Benji and Yellowbird Foodshed:

Our bodies have an incredible innate healing power that we often take for granted or completely fail to acknowledge. I had the wonderful opportunity to talk about how food, environment, and our lifestyle can be leveraged to pave the path for a future of personalized, preventative, and healing medicine.

This episode is the complete recording of my TEDx talk that I had the opportunity to give earlier this year. I describe the short-comings of our current healthcare system, what alternatives are out there, and what we can do to make a change.

Dr. Brandon Shriner is a leading health expert AND the lead doctor at the Revive Chiropractic clinic providing hope, healing, and true transformation to his thousands and thousands of patients. His love for knowledge has driven him to be an expert in Spinal Correction to restore the God-given potential of our nervous system. He fully realizes the body’s potential to heal itself and has a hard time accepting the chronic need for mainstream drugs and surgery. Rather, he loves to watch lives be transformed through chiropractic care and healthy lifestyle changes.

Here's what we talk about into in today's episode:

• Dr. Brandon's definition of living with optimal health
  
• How Dr. Brandon came from nothing to the inspiring and healing work he is doing now
  
• How to get the momentum going with your health amidst conflicting information
  
• Finding your tribe and the importance of having a community that will push you to grow
  
• Tips to stay disciplined with your healthy habits and staying on track
  
• Developing a WHY and INTENTION
  
• The importance of chiropractic and why you're going to want to start getting adjusted
  
• The 5 Essentials of Max Living
  
• Developing, maintaining, and strengthening your mindset to achieve your goals, even outside of the health realm
  
• Tools to stay centered and grounded during times of stress and uncertainty
  
• Why health should be a priority NOW
  
• Why being a critical thinker and going against the grain will save you in the long run
  

Learn more about Dr. Brandon and Revive Chiropractic:

Barbera Schouten is a Transformation Coach for Intuitive, Ambitious Aliens that feel they have a mission here on earth and that want to create a life/business for themselves that makes their heart sing. Barbera's work includes helping you to be your authentic self, find your unique voice and connect with your souls mission, so that your calling becomes your soulful, profitable business.

Here's what we dive into in today's episode:

Armando Cruz III is an ultramarathoner, lifestyle physical therapist, legacy coach, and author of the Best Selling book, "The Legacy Code". Armando helps growth-minded individuals live happier, more connected, and more fulfilled lives. Armando's unique approach helps strip away the clutter both internally and externally that is stopping men from showing up daily as the greatest and grandest version of who they are for themselves, their family, and their legacy. He is the creator of the Cleanse & Renewal Program, the Modern Man Virtual Summit, and the R.I.C.H Man Experience, and co-owner of Cruz Country Fitness & Physical Therapy with his wife, Christian.

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