As an RN with a background in Critical Care and Pastoral Care Ministry, Karen has seen first hand the devastation of disease and poor dietary habits that have many people taking medications because of preventable diseases. It wasn’t until she suffered with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis for over 30 years and then was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2011, that she began her own personal journey of challenging conventional medicine regarding processed foods vs. Food as Medicine. She returned t...
Jun 21, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Martha Tettenborn, RD is a Registered Dietitian and certified Primal Health Coach with over 30 years of experience working in many areas of nutrition. She currently works in long-term care with a focus on nursing homes and gerontology. Her private health coach practice, The Cancer Doula, promotes a low-carb, whole-foods-based approach to disease prevention and cancer symptom management. When diagnosed with Stage 1 ovarian cancer, Martha began exploring the research of the disease and discovered ...
Jun 14, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Clean, healthy water should taste fresh, be free of odor and color, and should feel good on your skin when you bathe. Reverse Osmosis uses a process that reverses the flow of water in a natural process of osmosis so that water passes from a more concentrated solution to a more dilute solution through a semipermeable membrane. For cancer patients: Your cancer treatment (drugs and chemo) can lead to severe and chronic dehydration and contaminants in water can present a risk to your weakened immune...
Jun 07, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Katie Kimball, the national voice of healthy kids cooking, has been a blogger since 2009 at Kitchen Stewardship, helping families stay healthy without going crazy. As part of her natural living quest, she and her four kids and pale-skinned husband have personally tested over 120 different sunscreens, and she's built a reputation as "the Wikipedia of sunscreen" and an honest source of reviews in the natural living world. Katie has been featured on media outlets like ABC, NBC, FOX Network, and oth...
May 31, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Kiran Sidhu is a Holistic Nutritionist specializing in plant-based pediatric nutrition. She helps confused and frustrated parents raise thriving kids on a plant-based diet. As a mom of a plant-based child who once suffered from digestive issues, she understands the struggle. After taking her daughter to see multiple doctors and only getting band-aid solutions, she decided to take matters into her own hands. Kiran went back to school to study holistic nutrition to get to the root of her daughter'...
May 24, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 56
B.D. Erickson II is on a passionate crusade to spread awareness about the dangers of living with electrical pollution. B.D.'s son developed Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity at a young age and B.D. dedicated himself for several years to helping his ailing son. In his pursuit, he realized that like the water we drink and the air we breathe, that we have the ability to filter electrical impurities. He quickly learned that tolerating electrical impurities are detrimental to our health and even causi...
May 17, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Samantha Harris hosted dozens of TV shows including Dancing with the Stars for eight seasons, garnering two Emmy nominations, and served as correspondent and weekend anchor on Entertainment Tonight , where she earned two more Emmy nominations and a win. At age 40, a breast cancer diagnosis blindsided Samantha – yet wonderfully shifting her entire personal and professional life. As a certified holistic health coach and personal trainer, she has appeared on the covers of numerous health and fitnes...
May 10, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Brunde Broady is a thought leader and new author on the Topic of CalciumATPace. This little-known enzyme is an important biomarker to serious diseases, including Cancer, Heart disease, Diabetes, Obesity, and Alzheimer's. Pesticides and toxins contribute to an increase in diseases and disorders. They also deplete levels of Calcium ATPase, leaving everyone vulnerable to serious illnesses. Her quest began as a mother and then evolved through hours and hours of exhaustive research which got her to w...
May 03, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Michael Nicosia is a Buffalo born entrepreneur. His interest in CBD began a few years ago when some friends invited him to a Cannabis Convention in NYC. He decided to try a sample of concentrated CBD and within the hour, he felt a sense of calm and focus. He spent the day at the convention talking to a number of people in the Hemp and Marijuana industry, everyone from doctors and lawyers to growers and extractors. It was a day of information overload. A couple months later he was home with his t...
Apr 26, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Carey is a veteran journalist, researcher, and writer with more than twenty-five years of experience in the news industry covering corporate America. Her most recent book, The Monsanto Papers: Deadly Secrets, Corporate Corruption, and One Man’s Search for Justice (Publication Date: March 2, 2021) tells the inside story of Lee Johnson’s landmark lawsuit against Monsanto after a workplace accident left Lee doused in Monsanto’s herbicide and facing a deadly cancer. Lee was the first to take Monsant...
Apr 19, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Ginny Dent Brant’s cancer diagnosis sent her on a quest to discover what caused a health nut to contract a deadly and aggressive form of breast cancer. She tells us how she changed her lifestyle and was on a mission to prevent cancer from ever coming back again. Ginny is a speaker and writer who grew up in the halls of power in Washington, DC. She has battled cancer, ministered around the world, and served on the front lines of American culture as a counselor, educator, wellness advocate, and ad...
Apr 12, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 50
La'Meshia Whittington is a Professor in the Division of Sociology at Meredith College. She is also the Deputy Director for Advance Carolina and the Campaigns Director for the North Carolina Black Alliance. She is the co-convener of the NC Black & Brown Policy Network, former National Democracy Campaigner for Friends of the Earth, Chairwoman of the FRENC Fund Administration, Founding member of Democracy Green, member of the Burke Women's Fund in Western NC and the former NC spokesperson on fa...
Apr 05, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Holly Wade is a Functional Health Coach who helps those with autoimmune illnesses create a lifestyle to support their body so that they get quality of life back. Holly has almost 30 years of experience in the Fitness & Wellness Industry and practical experience through her own personal struggle with anxiety, depression, and Crohn’s Disease. She knows first-hand the toll that stress takes on a person’s life. Her passion is to help others reconnect with the wisdom of their own bodies so that t...
Mar 29, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Nicole Oakes is a functional health and wellness coach with a diverse background in holistic health. She holds certifications in Psychology, Holistic Nutrition, and Herbal Medicine. Nicole’s journey with health is filled with many ups and downs; she spent a large part of her life sick and unwell. She was able to restore her health, overcoming difficult health issues that seemingly “have no cure” including Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia and Mast Cell Activation Disorder. Through this process, Nico...
Mar 22, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 47
In this podcast, we talk with Paula Paradise, from Paradise Wines in Buffalo, NY. We chat about sustainable, organic, and biodynamic wines and how they are healthy for you as well as delicious and affordable. Paula began her career as a chef working in kitchens around the country, putting herself through college as a creative writing and philosophy major. She earned her M.A.H. at the University of Buffalo. Over the years, Paula worked for some of the best chefs in Buffalo as a pastry chef. When ...
Mar 15, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Odette lives in Denver with her 2 dogs Maya and Josie. She is a principal and financial advisor with Investment Security Group. Favorite pastimes of traveling and seeing friends have been limited and look forward to it soon! In 2019 she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent 8 months of treatment which included 6 rounds of chemo, 30 rounds of radiation. In the Fall of 2019, she had her last round of radiation. Right after that, Therese and another Green Living Guru started to help her re...
Mar 08, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Daniel is an actor, director and producer. He is the second oldest of the four Baldwin brothers, all of whom are actors. Daniel and I go back many years from him playing in Jim Kelly’s Golf Tournament which I have been involved with for 35 years. Now, we both are helping people live healthier lives. Daniel is a testament of the positive effects that a healthy lifestyle brings. In recent years, he lost over 50 pounds and through dieting reversed his type 2 diabetes. He has taken his life experien...
Mar 01, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Tamara Rubin lives in Portland, Oregon, and is a child health advocate, author, documentary filmmaker, and mother of four sons. She has won multiple national awards for her lead poisoning prevention advocacy work. With the help and support of her readers, she does independent testing of consumer goods for toxicants including lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium, and antimony. She uses an x-ray fluorescent technology. Her advocacy has been covered in print in the New York Times, the New York Post, Mot...
Feb 22, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Candles can be toxic. Many are made with paraffin wax, which is a petroleum by-product and can release carcinogenic soot when burned. Soot can cause respiratory problems and will aggravate the conditions of those who already have asthma, lung, or heart problems. Many are also scented with synthetic oils which can irritate your lungs and could cause other health problems. Some candles have lead in their wicks which can be even more toxic. Exposure to high amounts of lead has been linked to hormon...
Feb 15, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Eating the right foods and filling your body with the minerals and nutrients it needs to thrive is not only beneficial for your health, but it can also help reduce your chances of developing cancer. Make sure you read the labels and know your ingredients. Look for these top ten ingredients to avoid. They are used to enhance the flavor, color and extend its shelf life of food. Some of these substances have been associated with adverse health effects including cancer. 1. Artificial Colors 2. Artif...
Feb 08, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Susan Morreale, a breast cancer survivor explains how she took charge of her body, researched everything possible to lead a healthy life, and avoid as many chemicals as possible. She knew that water was a big part of making that change and she wanted to drink the cleanest water possible. Susan made sure that she was going to avoid as many toxic, cancer-causing chemicals as possible and she shares with us her road to recovery and clean water. In this episode, we discuss the importance of drinking...
Feb 01, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Green Living Gurus: Website: www.thegreenlivinggurus.com Your Host: Therese Forton-Barnes https://thegreenlivinggurus.com/about-us/ Show Notes: Good health starts with good habits, like eating wholesome foods and lots of greens. A Tower Garden lets you easily grow your own fresh, nutrient-rich food without soil. You can grow greens year-round indoors out outdoors. No green thumb? No problem. This vertical, aeroponic garden systems allow you to grow your own produce without the time commitment of...
Jan 25, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Eric Wood is a former center for the Buffalo Bills and nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award two years in a row, in 2015 and 2016. Eric played for nearly nine years with the Bills, until a dangerous neck injury forced him to withdraw from professional football in 2018. Always loving a challenge, Eric has since approached his post-football career transition with enthusiasm, bringing his wisdom of years of experience on the field to broadcast media and public speaking. He current...
Jan 18, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 38
In this podcast interview, we discuss the following: 1. His bout with cancer and the lawsuit against Monsanto. 2. His health and some tips on how your "Health is Wealth" 3. How Food and Exercise are very important and hear some of his daily health habits Merril Hoge's FIND A WAY philosophy has allowed him to triumph over obstacles that threatened to derail his dreams, highjack his career, and end his life. In 1987, Merril made his childhood dream a reality when he was drafted by the Pittsburgh S...
Jan 11, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Kimberly Baca is a wellness coach and also a chef who specializes in gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, plant-based raw, and cooked foods. She is a bestselling author and speaker. Born in New York but grew up in Michigan, she made Southern California her home when seeking ways to heal her diagnosed autoimmune disorder. After being diagnosed in her late twenties with the autoimmune disorder, Fibromyalgia, Kimberly spent most of her thirties exploring and experimenting with the health hand she was de...
Jan 04, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Our immune system is our defense mechanism against viral, bacterial, and fungal infections. There are effective ways to boost your immune system and with a strong immune system, your body has the power to cure itself. The immune system helps to provide resistance to infections and toxicity. The key players include the thymus, bone marrow, lymph nodes—and leukocytes(white blood cells), along with a complex network of cells and proteins that make up your immune system. Without going into the scien...
Dec 28, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Soozie Eastman is a documentary filmmaker and short film producer. While earning her MFA in Producing for TV and Film at Chapman University she developed a profound love for educating and inspiring people through motion pictures. Soozie has taught courses in pre-production and was Director of Programs for the HUMANITAS Prize honoring writers in television and film. After working in entertainment for over a decade, she returned to her hometown of Louisville where she is currently the Executive Di...
Dec 21, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Therese "Tee" and Aly discuss her book Non-Toxic Guide to Living Healthy in a Chemical World. In 2013, Dr. Aly Cohen created The Smart Human LLC, a company designed to inform public and private institutions about environmental health concerns and practical solutions to help minimize chemical exposures. Whether found in hospital neonatology intensive care units, pre-schools, or even our own homes, the 87,000 chemicals surrounding us on a daily basis, may have serious health implications; neurodev...
Dec 14, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Sisters Tara Sasiadek and Anna Bystran explain the health benefits of Kombucha. Kombucha is tasty and versatile. It's a great way to stay hydrated and replace soda. You are much more likely to break a bad habit if you consciously replace it with a better one, so sub in Kombucha for your sugary pop, processed juice, or calorie boosted frappucino. Nourish yourself with the many benefits of tea, including the energy- and metabolism-boosting powers of caffeine, and the immune-boosting properties of ...
Dec 05, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Jen will walk us through what 'belief clearing' is exactly and how it relates to going plant-based. She will explain how she did it with her family, and also explain all of the benefits of switching to a plant-powered diet. Bio: Jen Weare is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and Belief Clearing Practitioner. She’s on a mission to inspire and empower others to live their Hol:Life by switching to a more plant-based lifestyle. One of her mottos is: Be a Rebel. Eat Plants. Live your Hol:Life As a w...
Nov 28, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 31
