It’s an enlightening episode this week as Elizabeth welcomes Elizabeth Candelario, Director of Strategic Partnerships for Mad Agriculture, who is on a mission to revolutionize agriculture for the benefit of farmers, people, and the planet. They discuss the power of regenerative agriculture and its ability to transform our agriculture system and ultimately improve the health of our planet and ourselves. They also unveil the exciting news of Purely Elizabeth’s partnership with Mad Ag in which they...
May 16, 2023•55 min•Season 5Ep. 86
Elizabeth welcomes Dr. Akil Palanisamy, M.D., a Harvard-trained physician who practices integrative medicine, blending his conventional medical expertise with holistic approaches such as ayurvedic medicine. After completing his family medicine residency training at Stanford, Dr. Akil graduated from a fellowship in integrative medicine with the widely known speaker and educator, Dr. Andrew Weil. Dr. Akil authored The Paleovedic Diet and has written a new book, The Tiger Protocol: An Integrative, ...
May 10, 2023•49 min•Season 5Ep. 85
Join Elizabeth in this week's episode as she chats with Sarah Larson Levey, the CEO and Founder of Y7, a popular New York-based yoga studio with a devoted following on social media and in-person. Y7 is known for its unique combination of traditional yoga poses set to hip hop music, in a setting that features heat, candlelit rooms, and no mirrors. Sarah shares her personal journey, from being a fashion executive in New York to becoming a registered yoga instructor, health coach, and successful en...
May 03, 2023•53 min•Season 5Ep. 84
Elizabeth welcomes Kristel De Groot, the co-founder of Your Super, one of the biggest superfood brands in the US and Europe. Kristel talks about her love of plant-based eating, what exactly superfoods are, and how they can help us with everything from our skin to hormones and supports lower inflammation. She shares her personal journey into wellness and how she launched Your Super from her own experience helping her partner, Michael, heal from cancer. Throughout this inspiring conversation, Kris...
Apr 26, 2023•48 min•Season 5Ep. 83
In this week's episode, Dr. Vincent Pedre, the medical director of Pedre Integrative Health and founder of Dr. Pedre Wellness, joins Elizabeth for a great talk on how gut health is the gateway to optimal wellness and health. He explains how our gut affects every system in our body, why microbial diversity is essential to our overall well-being, and how soil health is linked to our gut microbiomes. Additionally, as a medical practitioner who integrates both Eastern and Western traditions, Dr. Ped...
Apr 19, 2023•52 min•Season 5Ep. 82
Get ready for some good eats this week as Elizabeth is joined by Rachael DeVaux, author, content creator, registered dietitian, and lifestyle & wellness influencer. You probably recognize Rachael from her Instagram, @rachaelsgoodeats, where she has an active community of over a half million followers turned friends. Rachael talks about how she parlayed her passion for sports and nutrition into a career as a certified personal trainer and the ways she grew her brand, tips for creating communi...
Apr 12, 2023•51 min•Season 5Ep. 81
Elizabeth’s guest this week is Esha Chhabra, author of Working To Restore, and journalist with a decade-long focus on global development, the environment, and business. Esha’s work has been featured in publications such as the New York Times, Economist, Guardian, Wired, and more. In her talk with Elizabeth, Esha defines what “regenerative” means to her and shares the common threads that she sees in successful businesses. She discusses the challenges she faced during her research and writing of t...
Apr 05, 2023•48 min•Season 5Ep. 80
Elizabeth welcomes Samantha Harris, a well-known Emmy award-winning TV host and author, famous for her upbeat energy and hosting appearances on shows such as Dancing with the Stars, Entertainment Tonight, and currently the game show Tug of War. Despite being diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 40, Samantha has bounced back and is now helping others through her certified health coaching, and her "Your Healthiest Healthy" community courses and retreats. In this episode, Samantha shares her ...
Mar 29, 2023•52 min•Season 5Ep. 79
Elizabeth welcomes Dr. Beth Westie, the accomplished author of Best Selling book The Female Fat Solution, creator of the 12 week Female Hormone Solution, the Eat for your Cycle Method and host of the Female Health Solution Podcast. Dr. Westie has dedicated herself to changing women's perspectives on health by educating and empowering them to take control of their own well-being. Dr. Westie and Elizabeth dive into everything related to women's health, including the impact of hormones on weight lo...
Mar 22, 2023•49 min•Season 5Ep. 78
This week's guest on the podcast is Lejla Cas, the founder of Knesko, a luxury skincare line that combines science and spirituality with revolutionary gem clinical skincare technology. Lejla is an internationally renowned celebrity skincare specialist, esthetician, makeup artist, and Reiki master. Chances are, you’ve seen one of KNESKO’s beautiful gold face masks or jade rollers online. During the episode, Leila shares her journey from growing up in Australia to becoming a globe-trotting entrepr...
Mar 15, 2023•45 min•Season 5Ep. 77
Elizabeth is joined by Certified Health Coach and Nutrition Response Testing Practitioner Vanessa Fitzgerald. She is also a co-founder of Paya Health and operates a private practice in Los Angeles where she assists individuals in achieving optimal health through cellular healing. Vanessa specializes in addressing various health concerns, including hormone balancing, autoimmune issues, skin health, detox, digestive health, IBS, anxiety, depression, and more. In this particular episode, Vanessa ta...
Mar 08, 2023•49 min•Season 5Ep. 76
Elizabeth welcomes Ariel Kaye, Founder and CEO of the home lifestyle brand Parachute. Since launching in 2014, Ariel and her small yet nimble team have evolved Parachute from premium bedding in a digitally native brand into a beloved household name in lifestyle with best-selling essential oils and 22 brick-and-mortar locations across the US. Ariel talks with Elizabeth about how she stays in a growth centered positive mindset and more about her original vision to continue creating products that a...
Mar 01, 2023•40 min•Season 5Ep. 75
Elizabeth welcomes Jesse Merrill, Co-Founder and CEO of Good Culture, the maker of ridiculously good cottage cheese and the perfect snack pairing with some Purely Elizabeth granola. Jesse talks about food as medicine and the importance of gut health, how we can reinvent the food systems using regenerative agriculture, and what he learned at his time with Honest Tea about building a mission-based brand. Jesse opens up about his own health struggles and the personal wellness journey that led him i...
Feb 22, 2023•50 min•Season 5Ep. 74
As a board-certified trichologist and celebrity hairstylist working worldwide from salon to runway, Helen Reavey is an expert on all things hair health and scalp wellness from the inside out. This week, she talks with Elizabeth about the importance of skincare for your scalp, some scalp health myths and how to really have a balanced happy head, and how the scalp affects overall hair wellness. Helen discusses launching Act + Acre and how the brand is committed to bring true innovation to the hair...
Feb 15, 2023•44 min•Season 5Ep. 73
Elizabeth has the honor of sitting down with Dr. Jeffrey Bland, an internationally recognized thought leader who has spent more than 5 decades on the improvement of human health. Dr. Bland is known worldwide as the founder of the Functional Medicine movement and co-founded the Institute for Functional Medicine along with Metagenics and most recently, Big Bold Health. Dr. Bland shares some cutting-edge insight and information on the next frontier of health and his own favorite health bio-hacks. H...
Feb 08, 2023•55 min•Season 5Ep. 72
Elizabeth welcomes Jason Karp, Founder, and CEO of HumanCo., a mission-driven holding company that invests in food and builds brands focused on healthier living and sustainability. In addition to HumanCo, Jason is also the co-founder of Hu, one of the fastest-growing snacking companies in the US since 2018. Jason talks with Elizabeth about focusing his efforts on health and wellness after dealing with his own struggles with autoimmune issues and mental health. He shares his journey into philanth...
Feb 01, 2023•53 min•Season 5Ep. 71
Danny Seo is an Environmental Lifestyle Expert, Editor in Chief of Naturally, Danny Seo and host of the Emmy award-winning TV show on NBC. He's also a principal and publisher at the design magazine Rue and the author of 15 books, including the most recent, Naturally, Delicious Dinners. In this episode, Danny shares his journey from starting an environmental nonprofit at the age of 12 to getting on the Oprah show and being named the next Martha Stewart. Danny and Elizabeth talk about finding purp...
Jan 25, 2023•53 min•Season 5Ep. 70
Elizabeth welcomes Kelly LeVeque, certified functional nutritionist, wellness expert, podcaster, and best-selling author. Kelly’s scientific yet simple approach to nutrition has helped thousands develop lifelong sustainable habits and enjoy true food freedom. In this episode, Kelly gives practical tips for balancing our blood sugar using the Fab 4 philosophy and shares examples of her favorite in each category. Kelly talks about her journey into holistic nutrition and dives deeper into her passi...
Jan 18, 2023•59 min•Season 5Ep. 69
Elizabeth is so excited to kick off Season 5 with her favorite wellness couple, Colleen and Jason Wachob, Co-Founders and CEOs of mindbodygreen, the trusted website and resource for everything in the health space. Colleen and Jason’s job is to stay up to date and ahead of the curve on all things wellness, so they have some invaluable tips and insight on what’s ahead for 2023. They talk with Elizabeth about the importance of getting back to IRL contact, and how wellness centers are leading the wa...
Jan 10, 2023•33 min•Season 5Ep. 68
To wrap up this season, Elizabeth hops on for a solo episode to highlight three of the biggest game changers mentioned as their non-negotiables: sleep, exercise, and filling your cup. This season featured 19 incredible guests, and Elizabeth is so thankful that she could spotlight them so we could all learn from their wisdom and unique perspectives.She dives into each one and explains why they resonate with her, how she applies them in her life, and some tips around bringing them into your every ...
Dec 14, 2022•32 min•Season 4Ep. 67
A delicious cookie, made of no junk and only clean ingredients? It seems like a dream, but Loren Brill of Sweet Loren’s has made it a reality. This week, Elizabeth talks with the baked goods company’s CEO about how a cancer diagnosis when she was 20 led her to have a new outlook on the connection between food and health, and how she took her culinary skill and baked it into becoming a top entrepreneur and huge player in the space. Loren talks about the luck and preparation that led her to securi...
Nov 30, 2022•51 min•Season 4Ep. 66
Amanda Chantal Bacon, Founder and CEO of Moon Juice, joins the show this week. Amanda is a pioneer in the global wellness revolution since starting Moon Juice in 2011, and she walks us through some of career highlights and lessons learned from opening two storefronts and creating a comprehensive collection of adaptogenic supplements and skincare, publishing the Moon Juice Cookbook in 2016 and a follow up Moon Juice Manual in 2021. Amanda also opens up about lessons learned while working in some ...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 65
It’s a great episode with Registered DIetitian and Culina Health Co-Founder Vanessa Rissetto, chock full of facts and scientifically backed nutrition information on how we can manage our weight and build a better relationship with food. Vanessa and Elizabeth first talk about how we can build in more nutrition information in education and help our children view what they eat in a pragmatic way. Then, Vanessa explains why diets don’t work, and why intuitive eating isn’t always the answer. Vanessa ...
Nov 09, 2022•49 min•Season 4Ep. 64
Elizabeth welcomes world renowned hormone expert, functional nutritionist and author Alisa Vitti to the show this week. You may already be familiar with Alisa’s MyFlo app, where women can use cycle syncing to balance their hormones and easily track all four phases of their cycle. There, they can choose the movement, foods, and activities that will set them best up for success to work with their body. Alisa shares how she got into biohacking the female body, and healed her own hormonal issues, wh...
Oct 26, 2022•58 min•Season 4Ep. 63
It’s all about a healthy gut biome this week as Elizabeth welcomes Marc Washington, Founder and CEO of Supergut, a brand offering clinically validated and rigorously tested shakes and bars that support gut health and overall well being. Marc first talks about his unique entrepreneurial experience where he witnessed his sister’s health struggles, and he knew people needed a proactive approach to use the power of food as medicine to health the body. Marc and Elizabeth talk about why it’s so import...
Oct 19, 2022•58 min•Season 4Ep. 62
Kailey Donewald, Founder and CEO of Sacred Serve, a vegan, gluten-free, and plant powered gelato brand that is on a mission to bring function into the frozen aisle. Kailey saw the transformative power of superfoods and a nutrient dense diet when she cured her allergies and asthma while living in Indonesia. When she returned back to Chicago, she set out on her mission to prove that sweet treats can be healing instead of harmful. Kailey talks about the challenges of running a business by yourself,...
Oct 12, 2022•45 min•Season 4Ep. 61
Elizabeth welcomes Danielle and Kayleigh of CLEARSTEM, a non-toxic, anti-aging, and anti-acne skincare line. Kayleigh shares how she was so impressed with the results she got as Danielle’s client, that the two took their love of nutrition, holistic health, and skin care and combined them into a unique brand focused not only on products but on education and whole body wellness. CLEARSTEM is now an award winning company, and one of the fastest growing in the skincare world. Danielle and Kayleigh s...
Oct 05, 2022•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 60
The legendary trailblazer Danica Patrick joins the show this week for an inspiring chat on health, mindset, trusting your gut, and going after your dreams. She broke barriers as a fierce competitor in the male dominated world of motorsports as an IndyCar and NASCAR driver, before retiring in 2018. Danica talks with Elizabeth about her journey into both racing and business, and shares some golden nuggets about following your intuition, keeping your mindset high, and not settling for anything less...
Sep 28, 2022•58 min•Season 4Ep. 59
Elizabeth welcomes Rebecca Parekh, Co-Founder and CEO of The Well, your one stop shop for wellness, bringing Eastern and Western healing modalities under one roof. The Well now has locations in NYC, Costa Rica, and Connecticut, and will be expanding to help more people around the world feel their best by integrating modern medicine and ancient healing. Rebecca shares how she saw the need for a place like The Well as a busy trader in New York, and then she and Elizabeth chat about tips for sleep ...
Sep 21, 2022•52 min•Season 4Ep. 58
It’s a tasty episode this week as Elizabeth welcomes Aishwarya Iyer, Founder & CEO of Brightland, a modern pantry brand creating artisanal olive oils, vinegars, and honey from family run farms. Aishwarya talks about her love of food from a young age, and how her ancestors each paved their own way in the food and farming space. She shines a light on many of the current problems in olive oil production today, and why she saw a need to change the industry with Brightland. She and Elizabeth chat...
Sep 14, 2022•39 min•Season 4Ep. 57
