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Naturally Nourished

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Welcome to the Naturally Nourished podcast - your resource for cutting-edge food-as-medicine information! Functional Medicine applied with use of food-as-medicine. Join Ali Miller RD and her cohost Becki Yoo RD as they navigate you through nutrient deficiency, gut health, hormone balance, and optimizing metabolism through a keto reset. Each episode provides research supported approaches to optimizing your health and empowering you and your household.

Episodes

Episode 180: The Stress Immune Connection and Coronavirus Updates

Monday Mar 16, 2020

Monday Mar 16, 2020

Are you freaking out about the coronavirus? Looking for more food-as-medicine solutions to support your family’s health during this time? Need a little reassurance to reduce the anxiety this pandemic is causing? Tune in to hear Ali and Becki discuss emerging information about the coronavirus, new statistics on infection rates and what this means for you and your family. Learn about the connection of ACE 2 receptors, symptoms of coronavirus vs. cold and flu, and how you can best support your system during this time.

 

With evolution of the coronavirus pandemic over the past week, we are interrupting our regularly scheduled content to bring you up-to-date information about the mechanism of the virus, how it spreads and factors that put individuals at higher risk. The added stress and anxiety that self-quarantine, 24/7 news coverage and business and school closures is definitely NOT supportive of immune health, in fact stress can actually shut down the immune system! Learn how stress wreaks havoc on your body’s ability to fight, from reduced white blood cell activity to suppressed autophagy to depletion of micronutrients like Vitamin C and what you can do keep your immune system robust to the impact of stress! 

 

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This episode is sponsored by Wild Foods, a company that puts quality, sustainability, and health first in all of their products. They have everything from coffee to turmeric to medicinal mushrooms, and every single product is painstakingly sourced from small farms around the globe. They take their mission seriously to fix the broken food system, and believe real food is medicine. They’ve partnered with us to give you guys an exclusive discount, so use the code ALIMILLERRD for 12% off your order at WildFoods.co! 

 

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Episode 179: Coronavirus and Immune System Support

Monday Mar 09, 2020

Monday Mar 09, 2020

Are you freaking out over coronavirus? Wonder if you need to be stocking up on supplies or cancelling travel plans? Want to know how you can best prepare for any immune system hit and what to have on hand just in case things do get serious? Tune in to hear Ali and Becki break down how the immune system works, unpacking the mechanisms of both innate and acquired immunity. Learn how vaccines actually function, why getting a flu shot to prevent coronavirus is NOT going to work and how this could actually further compromise your immune system! 

 

In this episode, Ali and Becki dive into the media buzz surrounding the coronavirus and provide a balanced opinion on why you don’t need to stress just yet. Learn how you can best support your immune system to be ready to take on any hit, be it cold, flu or coronavirus. Get food as medicine tips as well as a play by play of what to do for you and your family during times of illness. Plus learn what is in our coronavirus prevention kits and what you should be stocking in your “farmacy” to best prepare in a way that supports your system! 

 

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Sponsors For This Episode: 

This episode is sponsored by the Naturally Nourished supplement line: these pure, potent and effective formulas have been hand selected to deliver profound health benefits. We price our formulas 2-5% below market industry standard and competitors and guarantee that our products will always be third party assessed to ensure they are free of mold, toxins, contaminants, and contain the stated active ingredients in dosages noted. 

Use code ALI15 for 15% off your first Naturally Nourished Supplement Order! 

 

This episode is also sponsored by Further Food, a female owned and operated company that provides the highest quality food as medicine products including their Collagen Peptides, Pasture-Raised Gelatin Daily Turmeric Tonic and Mindful Matcha. Use code ALIMILLERRD at checkout for 10% off!




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Episode 178: Why You Need Supplements Part 2

Tuesday Mar 03, 2020

Tuesday Mar 03, 2020

Did you catch last week’s episode on why you need supplements? Want more on how conventionally prescribed medications can be replaced with high quality nutritional supplements? Tune in to part 2 to hear Ali and Becki continue the conversation on how medications can drive side effects and dysfunction while supplementation can address symptoms and create a synergy of beneficial outcomes in the body and why this should always be the first line of defense! 

 

In this episode, Ali and Becki unpack two more commonly prescribed medications--PPIs and SSRIs and discuss the risks and side effects associated with both. Get practical solutions for reflux and gastritis that will ultimately support your digestion and absorption vs. hinder it and learn how optimizing your microbiome can favorably influence your mood. Learn about the role of orthmolecular therapy and hear real success stories achieved in the Naturally Nourished clinic using targeted supplementation, from reducing inflammatory markers to conceiving miracle babies to getting ulcerative colitis into remission. Plus, Ali shares her current supplement regimen and the whole Naturally Nourished crew dishes on their favorite formulas! 

 

Also in This Episode: 

 

  • Functional Medicine Approach to Reflux and PPI Dangers

 

 

  • Risks of SSRIs and Anxiety Medications
  • The Role of Probiotics on Mood Stability

 

 

Sponsors For This Episode: 

 

This episode is sponsored by the Naturally Nourished supplement line: these pure, potent and effective formulas have been hand selected to deliver profound health benefits. We price our formulas 2-5% below market industry standard and competitors and guarantee that our products will always be third party assessed to ensure they are free of mold, toxins, contaminants, and contain the stated active ingredients in dosages noted. 

Use code ALI15 for 15% off your first Naturally Nourished Supplement Order! 

 

This episode is also sponsored by Further Food, a female owned and operated company that provides the highest quality food as medicine products including their Collagen Peptides, Pasture-Raised Gelatin Daily Turmeric Tonic and Mindful Matcha. Use code ALIMILLERRD at checkout for 10% off!

 

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Episode 177: Why You Need Supplements Part 1

Monday Feb 24, 2020

Monday Feb 24, 2020

One of the most common questions we hear both in clinic and from podcast listeners is “but I already eat a squeaky clean keto or paleo diet, do I really need supplements?” The answer is YES as even individuals with the “perfect” diet can see micronutrient deficiency based on demand of their body during times of increased stress, injury, illness, pregnancy and beyond. There are so many factors that contribute as well to inability to absorb or utilize the nutrients we are consuming from genetic variants like MTHFR to gut integrity issues. Not to mention that we can even see inadequate intake of certain nutrients if restricting specific foods or based on changes in farming practices and sourcing. Tune in to hear Ali and Becki tackle common reasons for deficiency and how use of high dose nutrients can accelerate outcomes, support metabolic pathways and ultimately lead to optimal health! 

 

In this episode, we cover the multitude of reasons that you need supplements to thrive in your body and how we use strategic supplementation both clinically and personally to get into superhuman mode. Whether looking to drive remission with autoimmune disease, optimize hormones, or just feel more resilient to stress, you will learn how we use functional targeted nutritional supplementation to yield clinical results. Plus learn how supplements can replace potentially harmful over the counter and prescription medications and actually address the root cause for ongoing resolution versus a bandaid quick-fix that will likely drive dysfunction down the line! 

 

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Sponsors For This Episode: 

 

This episode is sponsored by the Naturally Nourished supplement line: these pure, potent and effective formulas have been hand selected to deliver profound health benefits. We price our formulas 2-5% below market industry standard and competitors and guarantee that our products will always be third party assessed to ensure they are free of mold, toxins, contaminants, and contain the stated active ingredients in dosages noted. 

Use code ALI15 for 15% off your first Naturally Nourished Supplement Order! 

 

This episode is also sponsored by Further Food, a female owned and operated company that provides the highest quality food as medicine products including their Collagen Peptides, Pasture-Raised Gelatin Daily Turmeric Tonic and Mindful Matcha. Use code ALIMILLERRD at checkout for 10% off!

 

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Episode 176: Grab Bag Q & A

Monday Feb 17, 2020

Monday Feb 17, 2020

Wish you could pick Ali’s brain all day? You guys asked, we answer in this grab bag Q&A episode on everything from microwaves to allergy support to keto for kids. We even broach the subject of vaccines, gulp! Plus, learn about a couple new additions to the Naturally Nourished Supplement line, updates on our website progress and some exciting events coming this Spring! 

 

In this episode, Ali and Becki answer your most burning questions that you submitted and have been waiting patiently to hear us tackle! You’ll hear our take on everything from baby led weaning tips to supporting your child through anxiety to how to recover your gut from antibiotics. As usual, this episode is infused with food-as-medicine recommendations, supplement strategy and tons of practical tips for nourishing your family and thriving in your body! 

 

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Sponsors for This Episode:

This episode is sponsored by Further Food, a female owned and operated company that provides the highest quality food as medicine products including their Collagen Peptides, Pasture-Raised Gelatin Daily Turmeric Tonic and Mindful Matcha. Use code ALIMILLERRD at checkout for 10% off! 

 

This episode is sponsored by Wild Foods, a company that puts quality, sustainability, and health first in all of their products. They have everything from coffee to turmeric to medicinal mushrooms, and every single product is painstakingly sourced from small farms around the globe. They take their mission seriously to fix the broken food system, and believe real food is medicine. They've partnered with us to give you guys an exclusive discount, so use the code ALIMILLERRD for 12% off your order at WildFoods.co! 

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Episode 175: Let’s Talk About Sex with Guest Susan Bratton 

Monday Feb 10, 2020

Monday Feb 10, 2020

Want to improve your sex life but not sure where to start? Looking to spice things up this Valentine’s Day? We dare you to try to get through this episode with guest Susan Bratton, intimacy wellness expert, without blushing! Tune in to learn about mindgasms, heartgasms, and maybe even a way to boost your cup size, ladies! Plus, how your partner can put into the orgasmic karma bank, why intimacy doesn’t always need to be quid pro quo and how you might be able to negotiate your way to more foot massages! 


In this episode, Ali and Becki interview Susan Bratton who is champion and advocate for all those who desire intimacy and passion their whole life long. Susan has made it her mission to put more passion in peoples’ love lives, providing the antidote to inexperience, sexual boredom and infrequency by creating sexy sex ed programs that you can access from the comfort of your home...or bedroom. Grab your partner and tune in to this fun episode to learn about the physiology of orgasm, how men and women are different when it comes to sex and how you can turn up the heat at any age and stage! 


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More about Susan Bratton:

Susan Bratton, Intimacy Wellness Expert is a champion and advocate for all those who desire intimacy and passion their whole life long. Best-selling author and publisher of lovemaking techniques and bedroom communication skills including Sexual Soulmates, Relationship Magic, Revive Her Drive, The Steamy Sex Ed Video Collection, Hormone Balancing, The Pump Guide and Thrust In Time as a small selection of her 34 books and programs. 


Sponsors for This Episode:

This episode is sponsored by Wild Foods, a company that puts quality, sustainability, and health first in all of their products. They have everything from coffee to turmeric to medicinal mushrooms, and every single product is painstakingly sourced from small farms around the globe. They take their mission seriously to fix the broken food system, and believe real food is medicine. They've partnered with us to give you guys an exclusive discount, so use the code ALIMILLERRD for 12% off your order at WildFoods.co! 

 

This episode is also sponsored by FBomb, makers of high-quality fat-fueled snacks and products like macadamia nut butter packs and premium oils as well as their new Keto Krunch and Pork Sticks. Click here for more on why I love FBomb and use code ALIMILLERRD for 10% off your order!

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Episode 174: The Dysbiosis and Disease Connection and Ali’s Beat the Bloat Cleanse

Monday Feb 03, 2020

Monday Feb 03, 2020

Did you know that the microbiome can have a dynamic influence on hormone levels and female fertility? Want to know why Ali just completed her third Beat the Bloat Cleanse? Dysbiosis or yeast and bacteria imbalance can wreak havoc on the body, not only causing GI disturbance and skin flares but it can also exacerbate conditions that lead to infertility such as endometriosis and PCOS. Tune in to find out what happened during Ali’s cleanse, how she dealt with dieoff symptoms and why berberine and aromatic essential oils should have a place in your supplement routine even when not doing a cleanse! 

 

In this episode, Ali and Becki discuss the influence of the microbiome on disease and what can happen when pathogenic organisms take over. Beyond the common symptoms of bowel irregularity and skin conditions we can see mood influence, headaches, chronic fatigue and even autoimmune disease as common manifestations of dysbiosis. Learn why dysbiosis can occur in the first place, how to recognize and test, and why we created the Beat the Bloat protocol as a microbiome reset. Plus hear us nerd out on how berberine can be more effective than metformin in addressing PCOS and infertility!

 

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Sponsors for This Episode:

This episode is sponsored by Wild Foods, a company that puts quality, sustainability, and health first in all of their products. They have everything from coffee to turmeric to medicinal mushrooms, and every single product is painstakingly sourced from small farms around the globe. They take their mission seriously to fix the broken food system, and believe real food is medicine. They've partnered with us to give you guys an exclusive discount, so use the code ALIMILLERRD for 12% off your order at WildFoods.co! 

 

This episode is also sponsored by FBomb, makers of high-quality fat-fueled snacks and products like macadamia nut butter packs and premium oils as well as their new Keto Krunch and Pork Sticks. Click here for more on why I love FBomb and use code ALIMILLERRD for 10% off your order!

 

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Episode 173: 3 Micronutrients: Folate, Serine and Niacin

Monday Jan 27, 2020

Monday Jan 27, 2020

Ready for a refresher on why micronutrients matter? Wonder if nutrient deficiency could be at the root of your health concerns? Tune in to hear Ali and Becki discuss folate, serine and niacin as 3 micronutrients that matter! Learn about their function, symptoms of deficiency as well as food sources of these important nutrients and when you should turn to supplementation for repletion. 

 

In this episode, Ali and Becki break down the reasons stress can deplete micronutrients, especially B vitamins like folate and niacin and those used in regulation of cortisol like serine. Learn about symptoms and disease states associated with deficiency of these nutrients and when and why you want to consider supplementation. Plus, hear our take on the importance of avoiding synthetic folate, whether NAD+ is a miracle supplement and why you need to be including organ meats and grassfed whey in your diet! 

 

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Sponsors for This Episode:

This episode is sponsored by Wild Foods, a company that puts quality, sustainability, and health first in all of their products. They have everything from coffee to turmeric to medicinal mushrooms, and every single product is painstakingly sourced from small farms around the globe. They take their mission seriously to fix the broken food system, and believe real food is medicine. They've partnered with us to give you guys an exclusive discount, so use the code ALIMILLERRD for 12% off your order at WildFoods.co! 

 

This episode is also sponsored by FBomb, makers of high-quality fat-fueled snacks and products like macadamia nut butter packs and premium oils as well as their new Keto Krunch and Pork Sticks. Click here for more on why I love FBomb and use code ALIMILLERRD for 10% off your order!

 

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Episode 172: All Things Hormones Q & A

Monday Jan 20, 2020

Monday Jan 20, 2020

You guys asked, we answer in this special Q&A episode all about hormones! We talk about women’s hormones all the time but this episode really breaks down the function of estrogen and progesterone, how levels shift throughout the cycle and lifetime and how the delicate balance of hormones can be thrown off by stress, endocrine disruptors and more. Learn how addressing hot flashes as an inflammatory symptom can make all the difference in getting ongoing resolution and how you can support your system through hormone transitions. Plus get insight into supporting optimal fertility, addressing hormonal weight gain and how stress is intricately connected to PCOS and other hormonal conditions. 

In this episode, Ali and Becki answer your burning questions about topics ranging from hot flash relief to balancing hormones while on birth control to how the microbiome impacts estrogen conjugation and detox. Learn what happens to hormones after a procedure like an ablation and how proteolytic enzymes can help support a hospitable uterine environment, our take on hormone replacement therapy and best place to start with lab testing and supplementation when a hormonal imbalance is suspected. Plus get the skinny on flax seeds and other hormone modulating compounds and how genetics can impact your estrogen status!

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Sponsors for This Episode:

This episode is sponsored by Wild Foods, a company that puts quality, sustainability, and health first in all of their products. They have everything from coffee to turmeric to medicinal mushrooms, and every single product is painstakingly sourced from small farms around the globe. They take their mission seriously to fix the broken food system, and believe real food is medicine. They've partnered with us to give you guys an exclusive discount, so use the code ALIMILLERRD for 12% off your order at WildFoods.co! 

 

This episode is also sponsored by FBomb, makers of high-quality fat-fueled snacks and products like macadamia nut butter packs and premium oils as well as their new Keto Krunch and Pork Sticks. Click here for more on why I love FBomb and use code ALIMILLERRD for 10% off your order!

 

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Episode 171: Movement as Medicine with Guest Dr. Deb Kern

Monday Jan 13, 2020

Monday Jan 13, 2020

Optimal health goes way beyond diet and supplement strategy and the way we move and connect with our bodies is an integral part of the healing journey. Ali has been taking PranaShakti dance classes with Dr. Deb Kern for the past 6 months and has shared many moments of emotional and physical breakthrough that have come out of this practice. According to Dr. Deb, “PranaShakti is a conscious movement practice that combines elements from many forms of dance, Ayurveda, Kundalini Yoga and Hatha Yoga to remove energy blocks, liberate trapped energy, reconnect mind and body, reawaken creativity, express emotions, pray with the body and ultimately come home to peace, love and freedom.” Tune in to learn more about this unique practice, breaking energy barriers and how you can incorporate movement, mantra and release in your own life! 

 

In this episode, Ali and Becki pick Dr. Deb Kern’s brain on the evolution of her PranaShakti method and dig deep into the intentions behind her class flow and teachings as she guides women to heal physical and emotional wounds. Deb fuses her academic and medical background with ancient healing techniques to help women discover health and balance in their lives. Hear her insight into the signs of disconnect in body and mind and learn how to recognize and move through energy blockages in your own body. From simple movements you can use at home to connecting through physical touch and sound, Deb provides resources and practical ways to get started on using movement as medicine! 

 

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More about Dr. Deb Kern:

Dr. Deb Kern is a health scientist, visionary teacher, and guide who is dedicated to helping women live divinely embodied lives. Deb has traveled far and wide to study and apprentice with master teachers, shamans, yogis, herbalists, and healers. Her varied studies and experiences have helped her evolve practices and tools that help women embody the divine feminine and live pleasurable, purposeful, spirit-infused lives.

 

Dr. Deb’s years of practice as a nurse, health educator, personal trainer, yoga teacher, Nia teacher a yoga therapist combined with her life experiences have given her insights not found in books.  She has observed, time and time again, that when we take actions in our own healing and become aware of the patterns that disconnect body and mind, miracles can occur in every area of our lives—and she adores inspiring others to experience these miracles. 

 

She’s the creatrix of a healing movement practice called PranaShakti™ Dance, a transformational online program called The Shakti Sisterhood.

 

Sponsors for This Episode: 

This episode is sponsored by FBomb, makers of high-quality fat-fueled snacks and products like macadamia nut butter packs and premium oils as well as their new Keto Krunch and Pork Sticks. Click here for more on why I love FBomb and use code ALIMILLERRD for 10% off your order!

 

This episode is also sponsored by Harper and Soul, makers of fat fueled, nutrient rich, savory & lightly sweetened granolas. Made with whole, real-food ingredients and fresh, scratch made spices. Great with your breakfast bowls, salads, cauliflower rice pilaf, even the base for a quiche or holiday pie crust – or simply enjoy by the handful! Use code ALIMILLERRD to save on orders of 2 or more bags!

 

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