Victoria Albina does a LOT. She’s had a holistic medicine practice, worked as a nurse practitioner, a certified breathwork meditation facilitator, a life coach, and… a good witch? She’s practically collecting modalities right now, and that’s GREAT, because we all need some of this in 2020. We all understand what stress does to us on an experiential level, but with her expertise, she explains how it affects us biologically and physiologically. She has a passion for helping women realize they are ...
Jul 08, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 98
We want Megan Bruneau to be our new therapist — or at least our friend who we invite out for drinks and free advice. She’s a therapist, executive coach, and speaker who takes a no-bullshit approach to coaching. We talk a lot about sitting in discomfort and how to navigate it, as well as the dangers of using “spiritual bypassing” to avoid stress. Right now is a time of incredible discomfort for all of us, and we’re all trying to navigate it as best we can by staying informed and having conversati...
Jul 01, 2020•54 min•Ep. 97
Tara Stiles is the founder of Strala Yoga. It would have been lovely if all we wanted to talk about was yoga, but in light of the twin crises of Covid and racial injustice,we wanted to dig a little deeper. We wellness folk do tend to feel things a bit more, so it’s great to talk with another feeler. She talks about how we can continue to have difficult conversations, having an open mind for yoga, how listening and learning is better than silently not participating, and the problems the wellness ...
Jun 24, 2020•53 min•Ep. 96
A special encore for some extra self-care during challenging times. Emily Fletcher is the founder of Ziva Meditation, a unique practice incorporating mindfulness, meditation and manifestation that she created after years of study. Ziva is not an app. It’s an online course that gives you the tools to be free of your devices for good. Emily is a former Broadway performer who found meditation through a fellow castmate after realizing that despite living her dreams, she was feeling stressed and mise...
Jun 17, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 95
This episode is a special encore, while we are spending a little more time with our partners than we usually would, we thought you might appreciate some perspective! Dr. Sonya Rhodes is a psychotherapist, relationship therapist, and the author of four books, including “ Cold Feet” and “The Alpha Woman Meets Her Match .” (Ahem... attention Santa!) She spills the beans on what makes a marriage work or not, gets honest about the struggles in her own marriage (her husband originally thought she woul...
May 27, 2020•56 min•Ep. 94
So, real talk: Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is our legit hometown hero. Before holding the title of our ACTUAL favorite sitting president, he served three terms in the New York State Senate and 22 years in the New York City Police Department. He is crazy smart, super compassionate, and his dedication and goodwill toward his community is endless. He was diagnosed just three years ago with diabetes, which felt more like a sentence than a diagnosis, but in a matter of three short weeks he ...
May 20, 2020•32 min•Ep. 93
We’re here to talk about fiber! And no, it’s not that powder you’ve seen grandma put into her water. We’re joined by Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, the author of Fiber Fueled and a board-certified, award-winning gastroenterologist. So, he knows his stuff when it comes to gut health. He talks about how fiber interplays with your gut health — something we’ve always been super into — and how this can be especially important in a world of COVID-19. Dr. Will Bulsiewicz talks about... Preparing your body to han...
May 13, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 92
We are ready to show you our fruiting bodies! We’ve spent a lot of time chatting with guests about the world of adaptogens, specifically mushrooms, because it’s a category that fascinates us. Their incredible immune-boosting properties are just the tip of the iceberg. We've been a couple of fun gals into the fungis for quite some time, as we've been hard at work creating our new business. Earth & Star is a grab-and-go plant-based latte supercharged with the benefits of functional mushrooms. ...
May 06, 2020•20 min•Ep. 91
By now, you’ve probably seen the growing trend of functional mushrooms and understand that we ourselves are down with fungi in a big way. But what are we really getting from these mushrooms and mushroom supplements? To better understand what’s real and what’s just advertising, we sat down with one of the world’s foremost mushroom experts: Jeff Chilton, founder of Real Mushrooms and Nammex. Jeff was one of the pioneers to bring proper food and functional (or medicinal) mushrooms extracts from the...
Apr 29, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 90
We like to feature conversations with founders that are doing important and unique things, and Emily Schildt of Pop Up Grocer fits that bill 100%. They're the first-ever pop-up grocery store that showcases hundreds of the most innovative and exciting brands in natural food and beverage, plus home, pet and body care. She’s thinking about retail in a broader way, and Pop Up Grocer is one of the ways that you can still do retail in our world. She saw the challenges that companies who were trying to...
Apr 22, 2020•27 min•Ep. 89
The gut is a messy place, so we’re going to dive into immunity, probiotics, and everything going on inside your gut biome with Ara Katz of Seed. We talk about probiotics, prebiotics, symbiotics... ALL of the biotics. There’s a lot of misinformation out there, and most people have no idea what they are doing when it comes to probiotics, but Ara helps us get to the bottom of bacteria and what the hell is going on in our gut. SPECIAL OFFER FOR LISTENERS! Use code: HTW15 for 15% off your first month...
Apr 15, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 88
Jenny Sansouci is the author of The Rebel’s Apothecary , a science-based and supportive guide to the wild world of fungi and CBD that will enhance the lives of anyone living with pain, anxiety, depression, a weakened immune system, insomnia, and more. Jenny saw their healing powers firsthand when her father was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer and she guided him on his health journey, offering a powerful supplement to traditional healthcare that makes the process of chemotherapy less pai...
Apr 08, 2020•40 min•Ep. 87
We’re in the middle of a global pandemic, and things are kind of crazy. We talk (from a safe social isolation distance) to Dr. Kirk Parsley about what’s going on with this coronavirus, how we can best arm ourselves and build up our defenses, and how to make sure we are staying healthy. He also has his own perspective on how the world is responding to this and how we can help ourselves get through the day with less stress by fixing our own perspective. Dr. Kirk talks about... Trying not to worry ...
Apr 01, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 86
This week we’re broadcasting straight from the corona closest to weigh in on our own coping strategies in the current coronavirus pandemic. These are unprecedented times, and nobody really knows what they’re supposed to do in this situation. We hope that you are all coping well, and we have just a few tips on how you can help deal with this whole thing. Love to you all, stay safe and healthy! Highway To Well is a production of Crate Media...
Mar 25, 2020•15 min•Ep. 85
Cyrus Khambatta, Ph.D. is the New York Times bestselling author of Mastering Diabetes: The Revolutionary Method to Reverse Insulin Resistance in Type 1, Type 1.5, Type 2, Prediabetes, and Gestational Diabetes , and the co-founder of Mastering Diabetes, an online group coaching program for people with all forms of diabetes. He has been living with type 1 diabetes for more than 18 years and has helped thousands of people improve their health and fitness using plant-based nutrition. His approach to...
Mar 18, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 84
After a near-death experience, Francesco Clark dedicated himself to learning about skin to heal the issues he was facing, and then realized his unique plant-based formulations were more than just a hobby. Together with his family he created Clark’s Botanicals. His story is unbelievable and we cannot get enough of this skincare line! Be sure to check out the products at clarksbotanicals.com after you hear his incredible journey. EDITOR’S NOTE: The end of our interview was cut short by a technical...
Mar 11, 2020•45 min•Ep. 83
We’re back with our beloved Alisa Vitti, best-selling author of WomanCode and In the FLO , who has been helping women improve health by hacking their hormones for 20 years. In the past 5 years, at least, there’s been an influx of content online around women’s hormones, so you’d think that with all of these resources, women would be better equipped to address issues like fatigue, burnout and weight management. But statistics are showing the opposite — women now face hormone and autoimmune issues ...
Mar 04, 2020•58 min•Ep. 82
We’re back with our friend Dr. Jeffrey Morrison, the award-winning functional medicine MD who champions a nutritional approach to healthcare. We recorded this ep at his eponymous Morrison Center, where they offer a range of treatments and services based on integrative medicine, i.e. treating the whole person to assist innate healing and promote optimal health instead of just fixing a problem. We’re here today to talk about peptides, that buzzy word that gets thrown around without any true meanin...
Feb 26, 2020•49 min•Ep. 81
Emily is a former Broadway performer who found meditation through a fellow castmate after realizing that despite living her dreams, she was feeling stressed and miserable. After her initial skepticism, Emily took a meditation class and slept through the night for the first time in 18 months. She fell in love, left Broadway, and trained in India as an apprentice before embarking on her journey to bring meditation to the masses by creating Ziva. There are many ways that a daily practice can help y...
Feb 19, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 80
Dr. Robert “Iron Man” Willix is a truly amazing functional medicine practitioner. Formerly a cardiac surgeon, he left that path to pursue functional medicine, and he’s had some fun stops along the way. Acupuncture, shamanism, Chinese medicine--he is a true pioneer of the modalities that as a culture, we’re only starting to talk about now. He never stops evolving and learning, high praise! He’s also been a vegan for over 40 years and credits his vitality to changing his diet and exercising daily....
Feb 12, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 79
Dr. Kirk Parsley didn’t set out to become a sleep expert. He became a Navy SEAL at a young age, and then went on to medical school before returning to the SEAL team as their doctor, where he was put in charge of building out and managing a sports medicine facility. He saw patient after patient, many of them former SEALs and colleagues, who were experiencing performance issues but didn’t have any known, diagnosable diseases. However almost every single one of them reported to be using sleep aids....
Feb 05, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 78
TedX Speaker, Author and Coach Keren Eldad is back on the pod to talk about the paradox of overachievers--how they strive to get everything right but can still end up feeling less-than on the inside. Sound familiar, anyone? She calls this phenomenon the Superstar Paradox. We cover the ways that perfectionism can quickly become toxic, and try to understand how it has become so pervasive in our culture, sad but true. Learn the difference between self-esteem and self-love, and try to get a handle o...
Jan 29, 2020•48 min•Ep. 77
Paul Kempisty is an acupuncturist, Chinese medicine practitioner, and a wealth of knowledge on the magical world of fungi. They have incredible healing properties, and it’s great to see them pop up--like mushrooms, one might say-- in more products everywhere. We get into some of the buzzwords (hello, adaptogens and nootropics), and gain more insight into relying on roots, plants, and herbs for healing purposes. He breaks down some of the science behind them and tells us what is undebatable when ...
Jan 22, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 76
We’ve got another Zoë and Erica minisode this week! We are (un)officially starting Season 2 of the podcast, and we’re excited for what’s to come with the show. We’ll be doing things a little differently. We start off by talking about New Year’s resolutions (spoiler: we don’t do them), what we’re excited about this year, as well as what you can look forward to on the show in the future. We’re gonna go deep on sleep, diabetes, longevity, the pelvic floor, adaptogens, and more. And we’re going to ...
Jan 15, 2020•17 min•Ep. 75
Dr. Joe Askinasi is a holistic chiropractor and applied kinesiologist who has worked his magic on both of us and perhaps dozens of our loved ones. He is a master of diagnosis, being able to identify root causes of issues that have nothing to do with how it's actually presenting. We love his incredibly common sense approach to wellness--it’s a refreshing reminder that it needn’t be complicated. The wellness biz could stand to learn a thing or two... Dr. Joe Askinasi talks about... -How a broken a...
Dec 11, 2019•56 min•Ep. 74
Evan Golub was a seemingly healthy 29-year-old until he woke up one day with a crazy case of vertigo, and four years and 30+ practitioners later he still had no diagnosis. He lived with pain and disorientation and was told by doctors that everything looked ok, it was all in his head, and he just needed to move on, prompting a period of deep feelings of isolation and loneliness. Cue Hinge.com! He went on a date with a woman who ultimately reconnected with him when she started experiencing the sam...
Dec 04, 2019•53 min•Ep. 73
Dr. Kevin Gilliland is a psychologist and the Executive Director of Innovation360 , an outpatient counseling service that works with people struggling with mental health, substance abuse and relationship issues. He believes in a holistic approach to health and is passionate about using movement and connection as medicine for problems like depression. We loved chatting with Kevin to carve out the conversation around depression on its own, since it’s often associated with anxiety but they don’t al...
Nov 27, 2019•59 min•Ep. 72
Before Kerry Harling found her own Highway to Well, she spent years suffering from fibromyalgia, depression, Lyme disease, anxiety and chronic fatigue and eventually, she was diagnosed with mercury toxicity. Five years and several life-changing events later, she stumbled onto an ayurveda course and jumped in with both feet. With that knowledge she has been able to heal herself and others and now runs ayurvedic practice The Holistic Highway. Kerry Harling talks about... -How 87% of Americans have...
Nov 20, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 71
20 years ago, at the age of 25, Dawn Russell was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer. After getting a bone infection from surgery, she decided that chemotherapy and radiation were not for her and began a quest around the world to research alternative healing methods. She ended up focusing on nutrition, consuming tons of greens at a time. After her recovery she founded 8Greens with the mission of getting quality nutrients into peoples’ in the most convenient way possible, sparing us all the need to do ...
Nov 13, 2019•53 min•Ep. 70
Sharon Brown’s middle son, Blake, was a perfectly healthy baby until at six months old, he developed a sinus infection and was put on antibiotics. Thanks to old school Western medicine, he pretty much lived on antibiotics for the next 5-6 years, battling chronic sinus infections, ear infections and respiratory infections. When his teacher informed Sharon that Blake likely had Attention Deficit Disorder and would benefit from being on Ritalin, Sharon, a Clinical Nutritionist herself, wondered if ...
Nov 06, 2019•58 min•Ep. 69
