#10: Chef Vanessa Musi & Low-Glycemic Baking

12/04/17 • 54 min

Clean Eating for Women with Carrie Forrest, MPH in Nutrition

Healing from Hypoglycemia and Making Healthier Low-sugar Desserts

In this episode of the Clean Eating for Women podcast, We talk about:

We dive into Vanessa's background and how she got into the niche of baking healthy desserts.
Specific methods to avoiding baking disasters when making healthy holiday treats.
How lifestyle diseases like prediabetes are affected by everything in our lives from stress to diet.

Some highlights of this episode:

How Vanessa discovered that stress and diet were affecting her health. Her passion was baking, but she needed to create healthy recipes. [04:28]
In 2001, she had her first experience with vegan baking. She also wanted to become a pastry chef. She even did recipe development for Starbucks in Mexico. She also started developing whole wheat recipes. [11:30]
How hypo-hypoglycemia and prediabetes is a lifestyle disease. Vanessa fainted again and went to a holistic doctor. [20:12]
How Vanessa moved to Austin and started coaching and taking courses like Tony Robbins Mastery University before deciding to become a healthy baker. [26:44]
Vanessa still experienced health issues and was diagnosed with endometriosis. Then she discovered that she had leaky gut. [29:38]
How there are amazing healers out there, but you have to be receptive and ready to take their guidance. [33:11]
In Noble Baking Vanessa creates recipes that please the palate with a feast of flavors, but they are still healthy. [37:16]
In her classes or on social media she gets feedback about which sweeteners work best for people and are easier on the stomach. [45:06]
How eating clean and green with quality protein makes it no problem to eat a paleo dessert or treat. How it's best to eat the lowest glycemic foods. [49:01]

Links mentioned in this episode (some affiliate links included):

Healing from Hypoglycemia and Making Healthier Low-sugar Desserts

In this episode of the Clean Eating for Women podcast, We talk about:

We dive into Vanessa's background and how she got into the niche of baking healthy desserts.
Specific methods to avoiding baking disasters when making healthy holiday treats.
How lifestyle diseases like prediabetes are affected by everything in our lives from stress to diet.

Some highlights of this episode:

How Vanessa discovered that stress and diet were affecting her health. Her passion was baking, but she needed to create healthy recipes. [04:28]
In 2001, she had her first experience with vegan baking. She also wanted to become a pastry chef. She even did recipe development for Starbucks in Mexico. She also started developing whole wheat recipes. [11:30]
How hypo-hypoglycemia and prediabetes is a lifestyle disease. Vanessa fainted again and went to a holistic doctor. [20:12]
How Vanessa moved to Austin and started coaching and taking courses like Tony Robbins Mastery University before deciding to become a healthy baker. [26:44]
Vanessa still experienced health issues and was diagnosed with endometriosis. Then she discovered that she had leaky gut. [29:38]
How there are amazing healers out there, but you have to be receptive and ready to take their guidance. [33:11]
In Noble Baking Vanessa creates recipes that please the palate with a feast of flavors, but they are still healthy. [37:16]
In her classes or on social media she gets feedback about which sweeteners work best for people and are easier on the stomach. [45:06]
How eating clean and green with quality protein makes it no problem to eat a paleo dessert or treat. How it's best to eat the lowest glycemic foods. [49:01]

Links mentioned in this episode (some affiliate links included):

Previous Episode

#9: Carly Johnson Brawner from Frolic & Flow

Healing from Hashimoto’s thyroiditis using holistic techniques

Main topics for this episode:

Thyroid disease and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis symptoms and how diet and lifestyle matter
The importance of walking 30 minutes a day and moving your body
Traveling, handling stress, and staying healthy during the holidays

Some highlights:

Carly shares how she was noticing strange symptoms like itchy skin, trouble swallowing, fatigue, and acne [03:47]
After reading online health sites, Carly wanted to be tested for everything and discovered her TSH was 150, and she was diagnosed with hypothyroidism [05:49]
Carly decided to fire her doctor who didn't give her much information and insisted that medication was the only option. [07:36]
A naturopath told Carly that she had Hashimoto's, and he had her change her diet, reduce stress, move more, walk for 30 minutes a day, and look at things from a whole body perspective. [08:16]
The importance of finding someone to optimize your body and monitor your thyroid. [18:55]
Gut health and how candida overgrowth can cause Hashimoto's and leaky gut [19:33]
Bone broth and Collagen powder helped Carly heal her gut along with a real diet and reducing stress [24:33]
Carly and her husband wanted to travel for a year and went to Chiang Mai, Thailand but her symptoms came back and they came home after not being able to find a place in New Zealand [30:32]
How noise canceling headphones, essential oils, and a warm scarf can help combat stress during flights [37:08]

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#11: Beating the Winter Blues & Tips for Staying Healthy Through the Holidays

So many of us are affected by the winter blues or seasonal affective disorder. I talk about ideas for natural and more holistic treatments to prevent and fight this condition on today’s episode #11.

In this episode of the Clean Eating for Women podcast, I talk about:

How Seasonal Affective Disorder is considered a type of depression.
The signs of major depression.
Signs and causes of Seasonal Affective Disorder.

Some highlights of this episode:

How Seasonal Affective Disorder is a depression that starts in the late fall or early winter and goes away in spring or summer. [13:37]
Major depression is feeling depressed most of the day, problems with sleep, frequent thoughts of death, feeling hopeless or worthless, losing interest in activities, changes in appetite or weight, and difficulty concentrating. [16:31]
Symptoms of seasonal depression include having low energy, hypersomnia, overeating, weight gain, craving carbohydrates, and social withdrawal. [17:12]
Risks factors are being female, living where you don't get as much sunshine, family history of depression, you've had depression before, and being younger. [18:19]
Serotonin levels can be a cause. As well as over producing melatonin. Vitamin D deficiency can also be a cause. [20:12]
Treatments include light therapy, antidepressants, cognitive therapy or a therapist, and vitamin D supplementation. More natural treatments include herbs, supplements, movement, and diet. [23:48]
My experience of feeling like I had Seasonal Affective Disorder last year. I had a lot of risk factors including family history of depression. My cat died. I was under-medicated for thyroid issues. I stopped going to the gym. [25:44]
Ideas of how I came out of this include seeing a functional medicine doctor, switching up my exercise, getting foster kittens, and I went to Hawaii with my husband. This year I try to get outside for at least 20 minutes, spend time with friends, I have a lamp for SAD, I take Vitamin D, St. John's Wort and 5 HTP. [30:48]
Stay on your diet and exercise routine, focus on your self-care, eat clean, talk with your healthcare provider about supplements, and get quality sleep. [41:03]

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