You've probably come across some type of astrology, magic and tarot scrolling through your socials lately. And while witchy vibes seem to be the latest trend, its grounded in decades worth or ritual and practice. You've probably come across some type of astrology, magic and tarot scrolling through your socials lately. And while witchy vibes seem to be the latest trend, it's grounded in decades worth or ritual and practice. Leah Vanderveldt is an author, tarot reader, and founder of Witchy Wellne...
Aug 04, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Your diet may be the key to your cellular health and vitality.Dr. Valter Longo finds the fasting-mimicking diet can eliminate damaged cells and prompt healthy cell creation in mice. This longevity diet may prove helpful for human healing. With so many diets out there, it’s easy to get confused about what would best lend itself to longevity, Dr. Longo supports a vegan diet with fish added. A diet high in animal fat lends itself to increased mortality. Dr. Longo recommends eating two meals plus on...
Jul 28, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Aromatherapy seems to be all the rage these days, with essential oils and diffusers all over the Instagram, blogs, and really the internet in general.Aromatherapy seems to be all the rage these days, with essential oils and diffusers all over the Instagram, blogs, and really the internet in general. But there really is an art and a science to it that gets lost when it becomes mainstream and commercially available. Nadine Artemis joins Dr. Taz in this episode to talk all things aromatherapy, arom...
Jul 21, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 86
Your health and wellness is deeply connected to what you see in the mirror.Your health and wellness is deeply connected to what you see in the mirror. Her desire is to empower women with knowledge of their own ability to shape their life long beauty and health with simple habits. Former magazine editor and author Jolene Hart joins Dr. Taz to talk about beauty foods, energy, and her journey as a health coach....
Jul 14, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Chronic stress and anxiety present more than mental and emotional symptoms--they can also prompt physiological responses. Stress and anxiety have become a regular occurrence in everyday life. From financial woes to relationship angst, there is no shortage of stress triggers. Unfortunately, chronic stress and anxiety become more than just a mental or emotional condition. It can have a number of physiological results, such as leaky gut, food sensitivities, bloating, and an upset microbiome. Your b...
Jul 07, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 84
During the lockdown, a lot of people decided to get into cooking to pass the time. During the lockdown, a lot of people decided to get into cooking to pass the time. But being stuck at home changed a lot about cooking, more than you might think. What were people cooking? How can you use those canned pantry staples and frozen foods in new and creative ways? and what if you're missing that key ingredient for a recipe, and know you shouldn't run out to a store? Here to talk about these quarantine c...
Jun 30, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 83
Grief is a powerful emotion and is experienced in many different ways for different people. Grief is a powerful emotion and is experienced in many different ways for different people. And right now, many of us are dealing with loss: loss of loved ones due to coronavirus, loss of jobs, loss of weddings and other big events, loss of our "normal" way of life. Here to talk about grief in all of its forms, especially at this incredibly heavy time in our history, is author, speaker & grief expert ...
Jun 23, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Meghan Fitzgerald has worked in every domain of healthcare, from the frontlines to the Fortune 500. Meghan Fitzgerald has worked in every domain of healthcare, from the frontlines to the Fortune 500. She is also a global healthcare strategist, investor, academic, and author. She joins Dr. Taz talks about her mission to reform and change public healthcare, how to make pivots in your career, and her new book Ascending Davos: A Career Journey from the Emergency Room to the Boardroom....
Jun 16, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Dr. Rick Hanson shares steps you can take every day to improve your or your child's resilience and well-being. Amongst all the unrest and trauma in our world lately, we're taking this week to revisit an important episode from late last year on resilience and well being. Be mindful. Fake it until you make it. Focus on the positive. We hear so many phrases and instructions on how to be resilient and have a positive outlook on life, but according to Dr. Rick Hanson, it all comes down to neuroscienc...
Jun 09, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Navigating the world of fertility during the CoVid-19 pandemic.CoVid-19 has uprooted all of our schedules, from our work to our social lives - so much about the future is now uncertain. This includes the world of fertility. Should treatments continue, should you keep trying to get pregnant, and what if you're pregnant right now? To help navigate the fertility world during this time is David Adamson, a consulting reproductive endocrinologist and surgeon, Medical Director of Equal3 Fertility, Clin...
Jun 02, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Kathy Ireland and Chef Andre join Dr. Taz to explain the benefits of CBD products.Kathy Ireland is known as the supermodel turned supermogul. Her company, Kathy Ireland Worldwide, has just partnered with Vertical Wellness, an industry leader in the hemp cannabinoid health and wellness space, for CBD products. She and Chef Andre, the "fit chef," are working on this venture together. Kathy and Chef Andre join Dr. Taz to explain the benefits of CBD products. They also discuss the many other project...
May 26, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Take back the control of your life that you’ve lost since your diagnosis.A physician who was diagnosed with stage-4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2014, Dr. Diva Nagula integrated a holistic approach to his traditional treatment regimen that ultimately led him to remission. His approach incorporated mind, body, and spirit -- which was then manifested in his new book, From Doctor to Patient: Healing Cancer through Mind, Body and Spirit . Dr. Nagula joins Dr. Taz to share his story, why a functional ap...
May 19, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Couples who want to stay together in a lasting relationship need to be honest—with themselves and one another.Relationships don’t self-destruct overnight. They fall apart the same way people gain weight: slowly and often imperceptibly until one day the couple wakes up, looks at one another, and realizes they are somewhere they don’t want to be. Couples who want to stay together in a lasting relationship need to be honest—with themselves and one another. Dishonesty is an express route to divorce ...
May 12, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 76
The New Keto-Friendly South Beach Diet takes the powerful fundamentals of the original South Beach Diet and adds the fat-burning principles of keto.The original South Beach Diet, created by Dr. Arthur Agatston, defined the cutting edge of healthy weight loss. Now, he has adapted the classic plan to combine his signature diet with the latest, most cutting-edge advances in healthy eating that are the basis for the ketogenic diet. The new book, The New Keto-Friendly South Beach Diet: Rev Your Metab...
May 05, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Keto can be a difficult diet to follow. Side effects like gastrointestinal discomfort, low energy, and moodiness—known as the “keto flu”—make the diet hard to sustain. Here's a solution.There is no question that "going keto" works for certain health applications. It can be especially helpful for those who: have a hard time losing weight or experience severe, unwanted cravings suffer from brain fog, lack of focus, and poor memory lose energy halfway through the day But, keto can be a difficult di...
Apr 28, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 74
TV host, actress, and author Kym Douglas joins Dr. Taz to share her personal journey through cancer and cancer treatment -- and what she learned along the way.Encountering a devastating health diagnosis can turn your life upside down. Some succumb to the fear and anxiety. Others use the diagnosis as a catalyst. TV host, actress, and author Kym Douglas (who you may have seen on Ellen), found the latter to be her driving motivation after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018. Kym joins Dr. Ta...
Apr 21, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 73
Digital devices have literally hijacked our lives.The average person uses digital devices five hours each day. Is this really the best use of your time? Digital devices have literally hijacked our lives -- from toddlers to adults. Device addiction can be responsible for everything from sleep loss to damaging relationships with your family, friends, lovers, and coworkers. How much screen time should you allow yourself each day? What about your children? Dr. Lori Whatley is a Clinical Psychologist...
Apr 14, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Dr. Eric Karchmer, practicing Chinese medical doctor, joins Dr. Taz to share his expertise and provide valuable information for eastern medicine's use during these uncertain times.Does Chinese Medicine have application during the current coronavirus pandemic? Dr. Eric Karchmer, practicing Chinese medical doctor, medical anthropologist, and co-founder and Chief Doctor of Chinese Medicine for DAO Labs, joins Dr. Taz to share his expertise in this area and provide valuable information for eastern m...
Apr 07, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Award-winning chef Seamus Mullen shares how he used food to overcome his RA and why it's so important to have the "right" relationship with food -- whether or not you're suffering from a chronic illness.An avid cyclist who raced competitively in his twenties, award-winning chef Seamus Mullen was diagnosed in 2007 with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease that forced him to rethink his relationship with food. Initially he enlisted the pharmaceutical options available for his disease. ...
Mar 31, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Dr. Taz shares some tips about what you can really do to help yourself and your loved ones during this global pandemic.With all the chaos and confusion surrounding coronavirus (COVID-19), it's difficult not to get anxious and depressed. Dr. Taz is here to share some tips about what you can really do to help yourself and your loved ones during this global pandemic. For starters, the basics include: wash your hands with soap and water quarantine if you're not feeling well -- even if you don't have...
Mar 19, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Before any more panic sets in, Dr. Taz is here to share some facts about coronavirus (COVID-19). Get informed, get empowered.For many of us who have been watching the news over the last few months, we all thought, "It won't happen to us -- right?" We certainly didn't think it would get so massive as to significantly disrupt our daily lives. And yet... Businesses are closed. Schools are shut down. And, so many people are in fear about their future, their safety, and the safety of their loved ones...
Mar 19, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Koya Webb joins Dr. Taz to discuss how to overcome fear and insecurity in dark and uncertain times -- and how to bring more joy, passion, and love.We could all use a little dose of calm. Whether the chaos in your life is internal or influenced by global issues like COVID-19, celebrity holistic health coach Koya Webb wants to remind us that at the center is love. This doesn't mean there isn't darkness or illness. But it helps us to keep mindful that there is also light and wellness on the other s...
Mar 17, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Throughout her life and her life's work, Katie Beecher believes that with connection to intuition, self love, and self acceptance, we can do anything, including heal.Katie Beecher, MS, LPC, knew she had intuitive, empathic and medium abilities since she was a young child but was fearful of them until she entered therapy with a Jungian psychologist for an eating disorder at the age of 16. Throughout her life and her life's work, Katie believes that with connection to intuition, self love, and sel...
Mar 10, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 66
“Your birth chart reveals at least ten times more about you than you might have thought,” says Dr. Jennifer Freed.A good psychotherapist will help you answer some of the deepest questions in life. But, a good astrologer can do the same -- in a different way. “Your birth chart reveals at least ten times more about you than you might have thought,” says Dr. Jennifer Freed. In her book, Use Your Planets Wisely , Dr. Freed introduces you to psychological astrology as a way to take a deep dive into u...
Mar 03, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 65
Nearly 25 percent of people suffering from eating disorders are male.Very often we associate eating disorders with young women, but nearly 25 percent of people who suffer from eating disorders are male. The way eating disorders manifest in males can be different than in young women. It can hit at a different age, be trickier to spot, and may take the form of overexercising rather than purging or food deprivation. Regardless of how or when an eating disorder presents itself, it can be very damagi...
Feb 25, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 64
Learn how you can become your own superwoman -- whatever that means to you .When you're reaching for your dreams, it can become easy to convince yourself that "burnout" is just a part of the process. You may find yourself distancing yourself from others, diving head-first into work and ignoring your own self-care... all to the tune that eventually it will all be "worth it." Another common happening is a great deal of negative self-talk, especially when you aren't realizing success at the pace yo...
Feb 18, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Forget the dos and don’ts of healthy eating and instead choose to eat competently.So often, weight loss diets focus solely on the foods you should or shouldn’t eat. But, according to dietitian and family therapist Ellyn Satter, positive eating habits have more to do with eating attitudes and behaviors than the foods you choose. Satter emphasizes that people should enjoy what they’re eating and focus on food competence. Food competence comes down to feeding yourself faithfully and giving yourself...
Feb 11, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 62
What are lectins, where are they found, and why are they so bad for our health?With so many diet and eating plans like vegetarianism, veganism, gluten-free and paleo, lectins get lost in the fray. But, avoiding lectins might be the key to weight loss, fighting inflammation and the aging process, and eliminating the symptoms of autoimmune disease, thyroid issues, leaky gut, kidney disease, and arthritis. Dr. Steven R. Gundry, a cardiac surgeon turned diet expert, explains why lectins are so preva...
Feb 04, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Find out how one man's experiment to gain and lose weight can help you break unhealthy habits.Drew Manning is a personal trainer who spent his entire life as a healthy individual. Feeling a disconnect with his clients and not understanding why they struggled to lose weight, he decided to embark on an experiment. He spent six months gaining weight, not exercising, and eating the standard American diet, then six months trying to follow his own advice and lose that weight. It was through this humbl...
Jan 28, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Learn the basics of breathwork to release stress and ease tension in the body.Now more than ever before, people are looking for ways to nurture their minds and find naturalistic solutions for stress and restlessness. In addition to yoga and meditation, many are turning to breathwork for stress relief. Breathwork is any breathing practice done with mindfulness and awareness. Much like yoga and meditation, there are a number of different types of breathwork that can be done to help with anxiety, s...
Jan 21, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 59
