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Mind Your Body

Mind Your Body

Trudy Stone

The Mind Your Body Show is a weekly show, hosted by Certified culinary nutritionist, TV guest expert and author Trudy Stone, where you’ll learn how to get your mind right so that your body will follow. After self hacking her mind and body to lose 30lbs, she now helps busy overwhelmed women use stress as their superpower so that they can RISE above it and become more calm, resilient and physically fit. Each week not only will you learn nutrition & stress management habits, you’ll also learn about the power of food to enhance your mental and physical wellbeing and how to overcome your battles with living a healthier lifestyle. For more nutrition tips and recipes head over to trudyestone.com.

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If only I could lose 20 lbs, I’d feel more confident. Does that sound familiar? In this episode, we’ll talk about what to do if not being able to lose weight is filling you with hopelessness and despair.

Losing weight is hard enough when you’re happy but it’s even harder when you’re feeling depressed. I want to help you understand and identify the causes behind your thinking and emotions. We will dive deep into this while also talking about how we can change our thinking from negative to positive.

Change is never an easy task but it is definitely something you can do. Once you are able to change your thought patterns, you’ll be able to celebrate yourself every day, flaws and all.

  • [02:28] There’s one important thing that you need to understand - there’s no division between what you think and how your body performs. If you want to speed up your body transformation you need to understand the mind-body connection.
  • [02:50] Your thoughts and emotions affect your body in many different ways. High levels of cortisol, the stress hormone, impacts the body in so many ways like weight gain, fatigue, depression, sex drive and overall mental function.
  • [03:46] The first step when you’re feeling down about not being able to lose weight is to have awareness.
  • [04:27] There is a link between food, emotions, and weight. When you are unable to gain control over your emotions, it can often lead to an unhealthy addiction to food. This is why tuning into your mind and having awareness is so important.
  • [05:34] Pema Chödrön says this about emotions: “If you allow an emotion to exist for 90 seconds without judging it, it will disappear. If this emotion goes on for more than 90 seconds it’s because you chose to hold on to that emotion.”
  • [06:17] Things you can try to change your thought track from negative to positive: hit stop when a negative thought creeps into your mind. Listen to positive songs to substitute your negative thoughts into positive ones.
  • [08:56] When we continue to feed our minds with negative messages, we start to adapt to the messages that we’re feeding it.
  • [09:20] To change your body, you need to change your narrative. Reverse your negative messages.
  • [10:26] Flood your mind with positive messages. Whenever you feel negative thoughts coming on, give these a try: “I am happy, healthy and radiant. I am ready to enjoy my perfect health. I am a healthy eater. I love and care for my body and my body cares for me. I believe in myself and my abilities” Affirmations are a good way to change your mindset.
  • [11:34] Take multiple opportunities throughout the day to repeat your positive affirmations to yourself. Repeating this to yourself daily will help you get a confidence boost and get the results you desire.
  • [12:00] One way to keep commitments is to yourself. Confidence builds if you keep your commitments to yourself.
  • [13:34] Remember: Your thought patterns become your emotional patterns which then become behavioral patterns. Our brains pick up on our thoughts, emotional and behavioral patterns.
  • [13:57] Other ways to overcome a negative body image: find things you love about yourself and let it expand, to love your body as it is is to truly love yourself, ask yourself: what about my body must I learn to accept as it is?

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Mind Your Body - EP 1: Why weight loss is all in your head
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04/16/20 • 13 min

Many of us struggle with obesity and weight loss. Most people have developed a mindset that sabotages their weight loss efforts. With over 60,000 thoughts that pass through our minds on a daily basis, 80% of those are negative. This is because our brains are hardwired to think more negatively than positively.

Your thoughts drive your emotions and your emotions drive your behavior. Your mind dictates your eating choices and your urge to overeat especially when you’re hungry. With this show, I hope to help you get your mind right so that your body will follow.

I share this with you in the hopes that it will give you the motivation to overcome whatever obstacles are coming in your way to releasing the weight and using the power of your mind to create the body you’ve always wanted.

  • [02:24] When you attack yourself with negative self-talk, it puts your body in a stress response which increases your cortisol and leads to weight gain. You have the power to heal your relationship with food so that you can help yourself to lose weight.
  • [03:20] On this show you’ll learn how to get your mind right so your body will follow, how to live a healthy lifestyle.
  • [03:51] What do you believe about yourself and your ability to lose weight? We all have beliefs about ourselves whether we know it or not. We are making choices every day based on those beliefs. During this show, I want to help you get to the core of your beliefs to get lasting weight loss because until you do, you won’t get the weight loss you’re longing for.
  • [04:30] “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” A belief is a thought you judge to be true. Beliefs are the mental architecture of how you move through the world.
  • [05:10] 3 main ways your beliefs propel you forward or hold you back: 1) your beliefs dictate your behaviour and your behaviour dictates your health. 2) your beliefs affect the chemicals in your brain and how your body functions. 3) Your beliefs are changeable. You have the power to change them.
  • [08:24] You have the power to control your thoughts. Positive and hopeful beliefs are healing. Negative and illness-focused beliefs trigger your brain to its fight and flight stress response which dumps cortisol into your bloodstream and causes a cascade of events that make your body more predisposed to illness and weight gain. You have the power to think yourself thin.
  • [09:31] What you believe is nothing more than an agreement that you’ve made with yourself about your reality. So to change it, all you have to do is change that agreement.
  • [10:27] On the Mind Your Body Show, the strategies I’ll be sharing with you are mostly based on the principles of cognitive therapy, the most effective form of therapy in the world. It is based on the concept that the way people think affects how they feel and do.
  • [12:37] I share this with you in the hopes that it will give you the motivation to overcome whatever obstacles are coming in our way to releasing the weight and using the power of your mind to create the body you’ve always wanted.

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Want to feel younger than you actually are?

Blue Zones hold the secrets to remarkable health, vitality and longevity.

Now, you might be wondering, what exactly are Blue Zones? Well, they're not mystical places or hidden paradises. Blue Zones are regions where people live significantly longer than the global average, often surpassing the age of 100 with remarkable frequency.

Join me in this episode as we embark on a journey to uncover the lifestyles, habits, and community practices that contribute to the longevity of these extraordinary places.

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Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones on Netflix

EP 139: The Secret Path to a Sharper Brain & Mental Resilience

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Mind Your Body - EP 152: The Magnificent Benefits of Magnesium
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02/19/24 • 14 min

Are you deficient in magnesium?

About 50% of the population is.

In this episode, you’ll discover the powerhouse nutrient you've been overlooking!

Join me as we explore the incredible benefits of magnesium for your heart, bones, and beyond. From stress relief to better sleep, learn how this essential mineral can transform your health. Tune in now to unlock the magnificent benefits of magnesium!

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Stress Relieving Coconut Butternut Squash Soup

Self Care for Black Women

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To mark Black History Month this February, I thought it would be fun to share the benefits of some of the Caribbean’s most popular foods.

The Caribbean has much more to offer than just a warm and sunny vacation escape.

Some of the foods in the Caribbean are overflowing with an abundance of nutrients, minerals and antioxidants which makes them overlooked when we think about superfoods to boost our health.

In this episode, I share 6 Caribbean superfoods that you may want to add to your diet.

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Ep 26: The Truth About Habits and Willpower

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Feeling overwhelmed and on the verge of burnout?

Join us as we chat with Erayna Sargent, a burnout relief specialist and mental wellness champion. Erayna is the founder of Hooky Wellness® and the creator of the Navigating BurnoutTM program.

In this episode, you'll discover practical, actionable tips to:

  • Reduce stress and anxiety in your daily life
  • Identify the signs of burnout before it takes hold

Erayna has empowered thousands of professionals from companies like Google, Deloitte, and Microsoft to help their employees find balance and achieve their full potential. Now, she's here to share her expertise with you.

Listen in and take control of your well-being!

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MYB - Episode 18 How Much Does Obesity Affect Your Risk?

Obesity and COVID-19. Two risky conditions.

I’m hoping that this episode will not only help someone struggling with obesity but also make them realize how more serious and dangerous it is now with COVID-19 lurking around.

Obesity is the leading risk factor for critical care and hospitalization during this pandemic.

There are a lot of challenges to face when addressing obesity, but I’ll give you a clearer picture of what can help you physically and mentally, and eventually become successful in becoming healthier and having stronger immunity.

Here’s a sneak peek of what’s in this episode:

  • [1:26] Roughly 40% of US adults have obesity. People living with obesity are emerging as one of the groups most at risk of critical illness if they contract Covid-19.
  • [1:39] Obesity is a chronic medical condition that is already a well-documented risk factor for hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers.
  • [1:58] Britain has one of the biggest obesity problems in Europe and now the largest death toll by cumulative numbers.
  • [2:33] Apart from seniors over 65 years of age, obesity is the leading risk factor hospitalization and need for critical care due to Covid-19.
  • [3:29] Our hormone that connects the body’s metabolism and immune response may explain why Covid-19 is so dangerous for people with obesity.
  • [3:49] The hormone leptin regulates appetite and metabolism. It also regulates the cells that fight infection.
  • [4:02] The more fat a person has, the more leptin circulates in their body.
  • [4:16] Elevated leptin levels hamper the body’s ability to fight off infections in the lungs and elsewhere. High leptin levels promote a low gray systemic inflammatory state.
  • [5:33] Inflammation is at the root of most if not all diseases.
  • [6:45] Cytokine molecules are part of a healthy immune system response except when the number of molecules soar.
  • [7:10] People with obesity hospitalized with Covid-19 are almost twice as likely to need a ventilator according to information gathered by 41 hospitals in the Southern United States.
  • [8:11] A person with obesity carries excess chest and abdominal fat. That extra weight puts pressure on their diaphragm, lungs, and chest cavity. This can lead to breathing problems and even lung damage.
  • [8:35] The respiratory system of a person with obesity is already working at a disadvantage before the added distress of a Covid-19 infection. With the infection, their blood levels could drop to near-fatal levels without them knowing.
  • [8:58] Those with severe or class three obesity which is defined as a BMI of 40 or higher are most at risk.
  • [9:44] Obesity is also linked with poor mental health.
  • [9:53] Anxiety and stress may contribute to further weight gain while in isolation at home.
  • [10:46] Another study was done by the University of Alberta that hints that the Covid-19 pandemic will increase obesity rates especially among those who have lost their job.
  • [11:38] As financial stress increases, the desire to eat also increases.
  • [11:50] Cortisol triggers the pumping of blood to the large muscles in preparation for a fight or flight response.
  • [12:45] People squirreled away food because they thought the environment was becoming harsher.
  • [14:27] Hyperpalatable foods are those that hit the sweet spot in your mouth and immediately tell your brain to have more even if you feel full.
  • [15:27] Inflammation in the body may lead to you being overweight.
  • [16:57] Impaired immune systems make an individual more susceptible to viral infections in general.
  • [18:50] It’s important to love your body as it is right now and respect and honor it for all that it has brought you to.
  • [19:37] When you attack yourself with negative self-talk, it puts your body in a stress response which increases your cortisol which leads to weight gain.
  • [20:08] There are 37 trillion in your body and your beliefs affect the functioning of these cells. Your thoughts trigger chemical messengers in your brain which in turn trigger your cells to take action.

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When was the last time you woke up ready to take on the day?

Sleep and water have one major thing in common. No one seems to get enough of either.

Sleep is as critical to your life as food and water, and it's time to put some respect on sleep.

In this episode I talk about the importance of sleep and share some tips on how to sleep better at night so you can wake up feeling refreshed and alert.

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People tend to limit themselves because of social norms or because they don’t think they are capable of doing something. A lot of people are used to being perceived in a certain way that hinders self-improvement.

It doesn’t matter what other people think, what matters is how you see yourself and how you can become a better person, inside and out. Listen in to Kym Niles and she’ll tackle why black women face barriers in working out. She’ll give tips on how you can change your mindset from being content with who you are now to achieving more in becoming the best version of yourself, in mind and body.

Begin with the end in mind.

Kym Niles is a vivacious leader, magnetic mentor and a Fitness Expert as seen on City TV News, Cp24, CTV News, Breakfast Television, and Women's Health Magazine to name a few. Kym takes a holistic approach that connects your mind and body resulting in a wholesome outcome.

She has been recognized with several leadership awards and was most recently featured on Citytv's Breakfast Television after being selected as a "BT Hero" for her work with youth.

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I’ll never succeed at eating healthy or I have no willpower around food.

Have you ever thought about yourself?

In this episode, we’ll explore the profound impact of language on our health.

From the mind-body connection to the relationship between words and stress, discover how the language we use daily influences our mental and physical well-being.

You’ll also discover the language of food choices and learn how simple shifts in the way we talk about our meals can lead to healthier relationships with nutrition.

Tune in and empower yourself with the knowledge of how the words you choose shape your well-being.

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FREE TRAINING - How To End Unhealthy Eating Without Deprivation

EP: 57 Minding your Thought Life with Dr Krissy Doyle-Thomas

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FAQ

How many episodes does Mind Your Body have?

Mind Your Body currently has 158 episodes available.

What topics does Mind Your Body cover?

The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Nutrition and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Mind Your Body?

The episode title 'EP2: What To Do If Your Weight is Making You Feel Down' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Mind Your Body?

The average episode length on Mind Your Body is 28 minutes.

How often are episodes of Mind Your Body released?

Episodes of Mind Your Body are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Mind Your Body?

The first episode of Mind Your Body was released on Apr 16, 2020.

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