What is Healthy?

In episode 8 of 'What is Healthy?' we chat through thyroid health and the natural remedies to help heal the hormonal imbalance. We explore the powerful connection between diet and thyroid function, offering insight into the nutrient-dense foods and supplements that support thyroid balance and well-being. From selenium-rich foods to adaptogens and key vitamins, we’ll cover the nutrients your thyroid craves. You’ll also learn about simple yet impactful lifestyle changes that can further enhance thyroid health, such as stress management techniques, sleep optimization, and movement tailored to thyroid needs. In addition to these natural approaches, we touch on thyroid lab testing to help you gain a deeper understanding of your thyroid function. We talk about the most critical tests every woman should consider and you'll walk away with the knowledge you need to better advocate for yourself and take control of your thyroid treatment plan with confidence.

In this episode, we dive deep into the world of colonics—also known as colon hydrotherapy—with guest and expert, Thomas DeVito. Whether you're curious about the health benefits or simply want to separate fact from fiction, we’ve got you covered. We explore how colonics work, the benefits for digestion, microbiome, and detoxification, and discuss the truths surrounding this ancient practice. Tune in for an enlightening conversation that will help you make informed decisions about your gut health! Use promo code WIHxAlivio for $10 of all treatments for first clients!

In the 6th episode of our wellness podcast, we explore the world of cycle syncing. Join us as we uncover how understanding and aligning with your menstrual cycle can unlock a new level of health and well-being. We'll explore the four phases of the menstrual cycle—menstrual, follicular, ovulatory, and luteal—and discuss practical tips for optimizing your diet, exercise routine, and daily activities during each phase. Whether you're new to the concept or looking to deepen your knowledge, this episode is packed with valuable insights. Learn how to harness the power of your natural rhythms to enhance your energy, mood, and overall health. Tune in and take the first step towards a more balanced and empowered life. Key Topics: Don't miss this episode if you want to maximize your health by working with your body's natural cycles. Subscribe and listen now!

Join us for an enlightening conversation with Holistic Health & Prenatal Coach and expert, Neela Ghomeshi, for Episode 5, as we explore essential lifestyle tips for before, during, and after pregnancy. In this episode, we'll discuss key considerations for each stage, including nutrition, exercise, mental well-being, and more. Whether you're planning for a baby, currently expecting, or adjusting to life postpartum, this episode offers valuable insights and practical advice to support a healthy and balanced journey. About Neela Ghomeshi: Neela has certifications from The Institute of Integrative Nutrition and Dr. Sears Wellness Institute. She is on a mission to support women in discovering lifelong health at any stage of their lives and is dedicated to helping new mothers navigate the overwhelming information available through customized and tailored plans.

In Episode 4, we dive deep into the essential element of life—water. Join us as we explore the quality, chemicals, and potential contaminants found in our drinking water. From understanding the sources and safety of your tap and bottled water to learning how to research and what filters actually work, this episode can help bring you make more informed choices about what you drink. Apps mentioned: Oasis Water Ratings Yuka

Episode 3 of the "What is Healthy?" podcast dives deeper into the world of endocrine disruptors. Join us as we break down these often misunderstood "buzzwords" and chat through some of the hidden dangers in everyday items like clothing, skincare products, non-stick cookware, appliances, and more. We highlight harmful substances such as PFAs, BPA, phthalates, glyphosates, other carcinogens, and pesticides found in commonly used products and share some practical tips on avoiding these toxic chemicals with some safer alternatives. Tune in to learn how to protect yourself and your family from these "forever chemicals" and take a significant step towards a healthier lifestyle. Products covered: Branch Basics Allclad Caraway Unbleached Parchment Paper EWG / Yuka - for all beauty products

In Episode 2 of What is Healthy, we delve into the so-called "health foods" and the hidden, harmful ingredients that sneak into these products, especially after they receive significant investments. Our conversation also shifts to period products, and the dangerous components they contain with the potential health risks. We briefly touch on the topic of birth control, discussing its impact on hormones and overall well-being (more to come!). And much more health talk banter in between. Join us as we highlight what’s truly healthy and what’s not. Key Topics: - The truth behind the ingredients in marketed health foods - How investments can lead to changes in product formulations - Harmful ingredients found in period products - The effects of birth control on hormones and health If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with your friends! Have questions or topic suggestions? Reach out to us on social media or through our website. Show Notes: Dr. Jordan Geller Yuka App EWG Diva Cup Saalt Cup Follow @whatishealthypod @healthchefjulia @alina.gertsberg Visit our website for more episodes and health tips: What is Healthy Podcast

In this special first episode, "Origin Story: The Pod Reboot," Health Chef Julia Chebotar and Hormonal Health Coach Alina Gertsberg take you through the evolution of the What is Healthy? podcast. Join Julia and Alina as share their personal stories and the inspiration behind the podcast through humor and education.

The queen of glitter shines brighter than ever! Today's guest is Taylor McPherson, creator of The Sustainable Sparkle Bar, a biodegradable glitter, festival-style body art and makeup brand. Taylor, known as the Sparkle Queen, has been styling herself with glitter and gemstone designs her entire life. From her college days at the Fashion Institute of Technology to over 5 years in New York City working in public relations, marketing, and social media. She specializes in experiential marketing for brands at launch parties and events; mainly music festivals and for brands that want to turn their logo into clothing art that their attendees can take with them. The Sparkle Bar has worked with Sur Restaurant, Soho House, Employees Only, among other top-notch restaurants in Los Angeles, and was highlighted by Poosh, Kourtney Kardashian's lifestyle blog. Highlights To learn more about Taylor McPherson, follow her on Instagram, or visit The Sustainable Sparkle Bar’s website. Follow us on Instagram or visit our website and stay inspired by our blogs, featuring a collection of posts about lifestyle, food, and so much more. Listen to our past episodes! Go back home.

Use your style to boost your self-confidence! Today's guests are Delia Folk and Alison Bruhn, founders of The Style That Binds Us, a cutting-edge lifestyle brand and community for those who want to live a stylish and fearless life. This mother-daughter fashion duo offers style and business consulting, encouraging each client to find their own look and making them feel confident in the way they want to show the world who they are. Alison Bruhn is a costume stylist and Delia Folk worked at Barneys New York on the purchasing team and now works as a brand consultant. They are busy women who combine all their knowledge and love of fashion to achieve unique and sincere looks that represent the personality of each client. Highlights To learn more about Alison and Delia visit: thestylethatbindsus.com YouTube Channel Podcast @thestylethatbindsus @deliafolk@alisonbruhn The Style That Binds Us Email Newsletter Follow us on Instagram or visit our website and stay inspired by our blogs, featuring a collection of posts about lifestyle, food, and so much more. Listen to our past episodes! Go back home.

If you want to make a skin decision, she's the one to call! Dr. Sheila Nazarian is a Beverly Hills board certified plastic surgeon, founder of Nazarian Plastic Surgery, and host of the Netflix show Skin Decision. Since she was a little girl, she was interested in design and the precision work that it requires. At first she wanted to do architecture, until she realized that she liked to design, but also building using her hands. That's why plastic surgery fits her like a glove. Dr. Nazarian attended Columbia University in New York and graduated with a BA in economics with a pre-medical concentration. From there, she enrolled at Yeshiva University’s Albert Einstein School of Medicine, and then went on to a combined residency in plastic surgery at the University of Southern California. She always makes it clear to her patients that plastic surgery does not complete a life, because happiness comes from within and from working on yourself. Thanks to her honesty, dedication, and meticulous eye to achieve natural looks, Dr. Nazarian is known as one of the best plastic surgeons in the US. Highlights To learn more about Dr. Sheila Nazarian, you can visit her website or follow her on Instagram. Follow us on Instagram or visit our website and stay inspired by our blogs, featuring a collection of posts about lifestyle, food, and so much more. Listen to our past episodes! Go back home.

Are you aware of all the ingredients in the products you usually consume? Today's guest is Kim Starzyk, a versatile woman—Empowerment Coach, Actress, and Arbonne’s Regional Executive Vice President. Kim began her career in the world of acting, but after her son was diagnosed with a formaldehyde allergy, she began to investigate and take an interest in the ingredients of the products we consume naturally, finding that most have toxins of which we are not aware. That's how she came to Arbonne, where they offer clean, vegan products that enhance the mind, body, and skin. Now, Kim educates and helps people improve their health and achieve their creative and financial goals. Highlights To learn more about Kim, follow her on Instagram, or visit Arbonne’s website. Follow us on Instagram or visit our website and stay inspired by our blogs, featuring a collection of posts about lifestyle, food, and so much more. Listen to our past episodes! Go back home.

Download Podcast Transcript A healthy gut can change your life! Today's guests are Bobbi Giudicelli and Michael Giudicelli, mother and son co-founders of Read The Ingredients, 100% gluten-free and vegetable products that are marketed. Prior to RTI, Bobbi successfully founded and ran other companies throughout her career. Michael spent the first 8 years of his career in business when his mother, Bobbi, suggested that he joined her in a previous company. After dealing with several personal losses, Bobbi took a look outside of traditional western medicine and began her journey of understanding nutrition. That’s when they decided to sell part of that business to start Read The Ingredients, taking advantage of a gap in the market to start their own adventure. Bobbi and Michael know that nutrition is the answer to feeling better, because what we eat determines how we feel and how we perform in all aspects of life. Highlights To learn more about Bobbi and Michael, follow them on Instagram, or visit their website. Follow us on Instagram or visit our website and stay inspired by our blogs, featuring a collection of posts about lifestyle, food, and so much more. Listen to our past episodes! Go back home.

Download Podcast Transcript Food: it’s medicinal and can benefit a multitude of ailments and diseases! Today's guest is Isabella Gambuto, recipe developer, food stylist, and former NYC restaurateur turned Certified Natural Chef. She specializes in cooking delicious, vibrant, and fresh foods that are also enjoyable and healthy. She has always been passionate about food, growing up in her father's Italian restaurant and running it alongside him at the age of 23. When Isabella was 27, she was diagnosed with endometriosis, a uterine disease. The diagnosis changed her life, forcing her to reconsider her relationship with her own health and well-being. That path led her to sell the restaurant and pursue a new, more health-oriented career and become a holistic natural chef. Currently, she resides in Los Angeles and runs a food preparation delivery service. In addition to her prepared food delivery business, Isabella shares healthy recipes on her social media and is working on an anti-inflammatory cookbook and launching a "Chef Bella" YouTube channel this year. Highlights To learn more about Isabella, follow her on Instagram, or visit her website. Follow us on Instagram or visit our website and stay inspired by our blogs, featuring a collection of posts about lifestyle, food, and so much more. Listen to our past episodes! Go back home.

Download Podcast Transcript Did you ever think that to improve your sex life you have to know what you like? Today’s guest is Dr. Megan Stubbs, EdD; a sexologist, relationships expert, and body image specialist. She has degrees in biology and human sexuality, which combine her two passions, science and sex. Megan was always that friend everyone asked for advice on relationships and sex. When she had her undergraduate degree in biology, she was ready to start medical school, but she chose the path of sexology, putting traditional chemistry aside to focus on the chemistry of people. Sex should be fun and that's why she educates and entertains with practical steps and information using her smart and humorous delivery to make this happen. Her work is frequently quoted in the national media, she writes for many online and print publications, appears on television, speaks on the radio, and presents at public and private events. Highlights masturdatingTo learn more about Dr. Stubbs, follow her on Instagram, or visit her website. Follow us on Instagram or visit our website and stay inspired by our blogs, featuring a collection of posts about lifestyle, food, and so much more. Listen to our past episodes! Go back home.

Download Podcast Transcript It looks fantastic, but it tastes better! Today's guest is Ariela Trepman, an entrepreneur pastry chef, creator of One Hungry Baker, where she brings art into the kitchen with her DIY Galaxy Cake Kits. Ariela was born in Mexico City, and since she was little she wanted to be a chef. Although she was never very good at cooking, she wanted to study baking, to learn something that she did not know how to do. She was accepted into The Culinary Institute of America and her adventure began. After earning a bachelor's degree in bakery and baking arts, she worked at Gramercy Tavern, a Michelin-starred kitchen in New York City. With two amazing and exhausting years of experience in the field, she decided to start One Hungry Baker, where she had room for creativity and to play with the mixture of art and food. In this way, she created a tasty product, where people can enjoy making and eating it. Highlights To learn more about Ariela Trepman, follow her on Instagram, or visit her website. Follow us on Instagram or visit our website and stay inspired by our blogs, featuring a collection of posts about lifestyle, food, and so much more. Listen to our past episodes! Go back home.

Download Podcast Transcript Food is power and enjoyment! Today's guest is Leah Silberman, Registered Dietitian, who focuses on nutrition for weight loss without forgetting the importance of enjoying food. Leah has been fascinated by nutrition from a young age, so when her mother steamed vegetables, she used to ask her to remove the water from the steam so she could drink the nutrients that leaked out of the vegetables. Her main interest is prevention: because food is not just calories, but what we eat affects our health and can prevent chronic complications. She helps her clients feel safe and empowered by the food choices they make while meeting their wellness goals. Currently, she practices at Wellhause Health, where she is the lead dietitian and works alongside some of the most amazing and brilliant physicians. Highlights To learn more about Leah Silberman, follow Wellhaus Health on Instagram, or visit their website. Follow us on Instagram or visit our website and stay inspired by our blogs, featuring a collection of posts about lifestyle, food, and so much more. Listen to our past episodes! Go back home.

Download Podcast Transcript Promoting the shift towards wellness is what the best doctors do. Today's guest is Dr. Adeleh Yarmohammadi, MD, an ophthalmic surgeon in training and passionate about sharing healthy, plant-rich recipes. From a young age, Adeleh knew that when she grew up she would help people. Once in medical school, she wanted to do something visual to use her artistic skills, and that's how ophthalmology appears. She received her medical degree from Shahid Beheshti Medical University in Tehran, and spent her internship year at UCLA in general surgery. Currently, she is Chief of Residents and is in the UC San Diego department of ophthalmology. Her fervent enthusiasm for trying to improve people's lives is not only limited to her profession, but she is interested in the science of nutrition to promote healthy plant-based eating. Highlights To learn more about Dr. Adeleh Yarmohammadi, follow her on Instagram. Follow us on Instagram or visit our website and stay inspired by our blogs, featuring a collection of posts about lifestyle, food, and so much more. Listen to our past episodes! Go back home.

Download Podcast Transcript It’s time to love, appreciate, and embrace our body! Today's guest is Chrissy King, a certified personal trainer, lifestyle instructor, and writer who embraces body liberation and aims to create equity in the wellness industry. After years of trying various diets and being very unhealthy, she decided to hit the gym with the sole goal of being slim. Fortunately, in the process she learned about strength training and weight lifting, where she discovered a new passion and shifted her focus from being slim to accepting herself. She began training people to help them love their bodies and have a good time exercising, as well as enjoying life without shame or guilt. Chrissy empowers women to stop shrinking, build strength in all areas of their lives; making them feel badass in the gym, to then feel badass in life too. Highlights To learn more about Chrissy King, follow her on Instagram, or visit her website. Follow us on Instagram or visit our website and stay inspired by our blogs, featuring a collection of posts about lifestyle, food, and so much more. Listen to our past episodes! Go back home.

Download Podcast Transcript Learn how to make affordable and delicious meals! Today’s guest is Laura Lea Bryant, an author, holistic chef, and founder of LL (Laura Lea) Balanced, where her goal is to offer healthier versions of Southern classics, and introduce new ideas about food. She was born and raised in Nashville with a deep relationship with food, as her family prepared homemade meals every night. After graduating from the University of Virginia, she moved to New York City to do a paralegal job while applying to law school. At that moment, she found herself in a routine life, following a path that did not satisfy her, and with a life that did not make her proud. From there, she discovered that the National Gourmet Institute (NGI) was located right there in New York and discovered her true passion. Since graduating from NGI, she has moved to her beloved hometown of Nashville and started her already renowned business, LL Balanced. Highlights To learn more about Laura Lea Bryant, follow her on Instagram, or visit her website. Follow us on Instagram or visit our website and stay inspired by our blogs, featuring a collection of posts about lifestyle, food, and so much more. Listen to our past episodes!