What is Healthy? with Chef Julia Chebotar

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!

Download Podcast Transcript Discover what makes you different and embrace your originality! Today's guest is Nicole Tremaglio, a speaker, dancer, content creator, and brand architect who helps fitness and lifestyle entrepreneurs in the presence, culture, and infrastructure of digital platforms. She used to work for companies where she felt really stressed out trying to compartmentalize the different facets of herself. Once she decided to start down the path of entrepreneurship, she was able to find a place for her true self without having any part of herself removed. Her mission is to inspire others to embrace their originality and live life front and center with wellness, professional empowerment, and mental health. Nicole lives to prove that anyone can pursue their passion, get paid, and be satisfied at the same time so the desire for connection and fulfillment comes full circle. Doing things differently and thinking outside the box are her mottos. Highlights To learn more about Nicole Tremaglio, 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.

Download Podcast Transcript Sex tips and aphrodisiac foods to try on Valentine's Day! August McLaughlin is a journalist, health and sex educator, author of Girl Boner, and host and producer of the nationally recognized Girl Boner Radio podcast. She is a certified and trauma-informed sex educator and is passionate about breaking down the myths installed in our society that misinform. Normalizing stigmatized and taboo topics makes her a benchmark in sexual empowerment. Her articles and experience have appeared in a variety of publications including Cosmopolitan, The Washington Post, Forbes, Shape, and Bustle. In her work she fuses personal life, art and activism, taking advantage of her journalistic skills to incite others to self-love, thus being able to love others and have a better life. Highlights To learn more about August McLaughlin, follow her on Instagram, or visit her website. Download for free Girl Boner’s first chapter or Girl Boner Journal excerpt + exercise. 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.

Dressings and sauces can taste amazing and be healthy too! Today's guest is Kathryn Mann, founder of Bold Palate Foods, a company that creates plant-based dressings and sauces that smash the myth that healthy isn't tasty. Kate grew up in Southern California, where her Hawaiian mother instilled in her an affinity for experimenting with food. Her first memory as a cook was helping her mother with salads, and she was fascinated by it. In 2014, she combined her love of writing with her passion for cooking when she launched the food blog “Salad Every Day,” which shares delicious and healthy salad dressing recipes. The blog increased her interest in healthy eating and creating more plant-based options, which is why she founded Bold Palate Foods as a way to bring delicious and nutritious dressings into every home. Highlights To learn more about Kathryn Mann, follow Bold Palate Foods 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.

Learn to grow your business and improve its image! Diana Davis is a creative photographer, graphic designer, and business consultant who brings vibrant photos and helps clients gain the confidence to succeed. She moved from Montana to New York City without a job or plan, and soon got a job at Time Inc. where she worked as a graphic designer. For a few years she was excited to be able to work in NY, but she got tired of corporate life, because that was not what fed her soul. After several good jobs in the fashion world, she was fired and seized that opportunity. At that point, she met Emily Merrell from Six Degrees Society, the networking group, where she found inspiration to go and give entrepreneurship a shot. She quit graphic design and started doing food and wellness photography. In this way of getting to know herself she found business coaching along the way, giving advice and helping to boost business. The feedback as a coach was incredible, and that's why she created Camp Clarity, a 90-day group course for creative entrepreneurs. Highlights To learn more about Diana Davis, 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.

Do you want easy to incorporate tips to help you have healthy skin? Don't miss this episode! Emily Dimant is a locally licensed professional makeup artist working for weddings, productions, advertising, grooming, publishing, and education. With her careful, ethereal, and elegant style, she always tries to prioritize the satisfaction of each client. Emily was born, raised, and lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and has artistic experience. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia after completing cosmetology school at the age of 18. Her knowledge and understanding of color theory, art history, airbrushing, painting and drawing, and a steady hand give her a different experience and a unique look in this field. She is well versed in glamorous and natural makeup, and is constantly up to date with industry trends. Today, she delights us with beauty tips and talks about the importance of staying healthy when working as a freelancer. Highlights To learn more about Emily, 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.

Don't miss the chance to learn how to buy the wine that suits you best! Today’s guest is Laura Donadoni, a certified professional journalist and certified Sommelier, passionate about the world of gastronomy and oenological education. She grew up in Bergamo, Italy, where her family produces their own wine—so from a young age, she was surrounded by vineyards, which is still an important part of her DNA. Laura worked for many years as a gastronomic reporter in several prestigious Italian magazines, where she spoke about the importance of flavors, food, and traditions. Seven years ago, she came to the United States and decided to learn about American wine culture while working as a wine ambassador, which is why she is known as the Italian wine girl; and her online community reaches 60,000 followers. At present, she is giving online classes and working on the translation of her first book, which was a success in Italy. Highlights To learn more about Laura, 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.

Do you know it’s possible to travel the world and stay healthy at the same time? You’re in for a treat! Today’s guest, Shelby Albo, will reveal all her secrets to help you make it possible. Shelby is a travel guru and a fitness trainer, who will share with us tips and tricks to immerse ourselves in a healthier lifestyle and teach us how to adapt to our environment. Finding the perfect balance between what we need and what we like has never been so easy! Highlights To learn more about Shelby, 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.

Meet the creator of the best cookie in Brooklyn! Today's guest is Lani Halliday, food artist, baker, and founder of Brutus Bakeshop, a gluten-free pastry company. Her journey began two decades ago when she developed a wheat allergy as a baker and was advised by her naturopath to eliminate gluten from her diet. Her first job was at a grocery store where she learned from a local baker who spotted her and saw her potential. When she had her first child, she worked at Erin McKenna's bakery downtown and then did not work for six years. After her divorce, she decided to be the director of her life and went to pastry school to potentiate all her creative ideas. With more knowledge and desire to continue growing in the field, she moved to New York and worked at Ovenly as a manager, running their cake program. Her intuition and love for cooking led her to start her own business. Now, Lani is one of the most successful and talented bakers in town, and Brutus Bakeshop is one of New York City's must-see places. Highlights To learn more about Lani Halliday, you can visit Brutus Bakeshop’s 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.