The vernal equinox, also known as the Spring Equinox, marks the shift from longer nights to longer days. It marks new beginnings and represents renewal, growth, and expansion. It’s the season to awaken from the slumber of winter and it the perfect time to do a cleanse or detox.

⁣⁣In this episode, I share how to go about doing a cleanse or detox:⁣⁣

• General guidelines ⁣

• The best foods that are in season to eat⁣

• Foods to avoid⁣

• Body support practices to enhance your cleanse / detox experience⁣

“Sleep quality and duration should be considered a vital sign, as they are strong indicators of overall health and quality of life,”

As a society we’re sleeping less, in shorter durations, and it’s poor quality sleep. We’re dependent on sleep aides, now more than ever, which actually makes our sleep processed and artificial.

So why is this happening? Why are so many people not sleeping?

In this episode, you’ll hear me:

• Share my personal struggles with sleep

• Discuss all the ways poor sleep stresses our body

• How poor sleep affects our hormones

• List eight tips that help me get a better night’s sleep

You’ve probably heard about blue light, but just how much do you really know about it?

In this episode, I'm joined by James Swanwick, an Australian-American investor, entrepreneur, speaker, former SportsCenter anchor on ESPN, host of The James Swanwick Show podcast and the author of The 30 Day No Alcohol Challenge. He’s also a founder of Swanwick Sleep, a company dedicated to helping people get a restful night’s sleep by providing blue light protection glasses.

In this episode, you’ll hear James share:

• What exactly is blue light and how it affects our bodies

• How blue light blocking glasses work and what are the most effective kinds for helping with sleep

• What apps supplement blue light blocking glasses

• And he even shares his gold standard for getting a good night’s sleep

One of the outcomes from my experiment in following the Keto Quick Start 30-day Meal Plan (Episode 074) was the realization that I had been eating to avoid unhealthy foods versus eating for nutrition, or rather nutrient-density.

In this episode, I’m joined by Nutrition Consultant and fellow 21-Day Sugar Detox Coach, Katie Leadbetter for a conversation exploring this topic.

You’ll hear us discuss:

• What does it mean to eat for nutrient-density

• How is that different than eating to avoid unhealthy foods

• Mindful and Intuitive Eating

• The role that programs like the 21-Day Sugar Detox, Keto Quick Start Meal Plan or even Whole 30 can play in mindful and intuitive eating

• And a whole lot more!

Unlike typical episodes with guests, this is not an interview, but rather, a conversation with two nutrition and wellness practitioners sharing our views and philosophies on this topic!

Back in Episode 068, I was joined by New York Times Best-selling author Diane Sanfilippo, who joined me for a discussion on the ketogenic diet and her new book, “Keto Quick Start.”

A week after that episode aired, I embarked on my own experiment following the Keto Quick Start 30-Day Meal Plan.  It was my first time following a keto-focused program and in this podcast episode, I’m sharing all about my experience with it.

In this episode I take you behind-the-scenes and share:

• The backstory and thought-process of why I chose to embark on this experiment

• How I prepared to set myself up for success

• My biggest takeaways and challenges

• Answers to your most commonly asked questions!

I documented my daily eats over on Instagram which you can check out by searching for the hashtag: #naomisketoquickstart!

Mushrooms are the latest trending superfood and you’ve probably seen mushrooms in coffee, teas, elixirs, and even supplements!

In this episode, I’m joined by Jeff Chilton, an ethnomycology expert (the study of fungi). He founded Nammex, a company that introduced medicinal mushrooms to the U.S. nutritional supplement industry. He also co-authored the book “The Mushroom Cultivator.”

You’ll hear us discuss:

• What medicinal mushrooms are and what’s the active ingredients in them

• The importance of consuming organic mushrooms and how he started the first organic mushroom farm in China and the regulations that they must meet to ensure safety

• The differences between popular mushrooms like reiki and chaga and other trending varieties

• How mushrooms are used in supplements and how to know if you’re purchasing a quality, safe mushroom supplement

We're wrapping up our 4-part mini-series on taking a Functional Nutrition approach towards skin health

In this episode, I pull back the curtain and share:

• My decades-long struggle with chronic skin problems

• How I came to Functional Nutrition

• How reverse engineering my health helped me uncover the root causes of my chronic skin (and other health!) problems

• How you can learn this for yourself through my Beautiful Skin for Life Bootcamp program

When it comes to your chronic skin problem have you ever been advised to focus on repairing your gut health?

But what does that even mean? What does your gut health have to do with what’s going on with your skin? How are these things related?

In this episode, Part 3 of this 4-part mini-series on taking a Functional Nutrition approach towards skin health, we’ll explore something called a “Leaky Gut” and in doing so, hopefully, make the skin + gut connection.

You'll hear:

• What is a Leaky Gut

• How does a gut become "leaky" with a mini anatomy lesson

• The problems a leaky gut can cause

Contrary to popular belief, skincare doesn’t start at Sephora, nor does it start with Beautycounter. Skincare begins with what you’re feeding your body and what your body can with what you’re feeding it.

Because your diet and lifestyle habits - sleep, stress, and even the beauty products that you’re using -influence how your internal systems and organs in your body function - and your skin is the largest organ in your body.

In this episode, Part Two of this four-part mini-series on taking a Functional Nutrition approach towards skin health, we’ll examine four common mistakes that you’re making in your skincare and a better approach to take instead.