The Truth About Grains: Yes, You Can Have Your Gluten-Free Cake and Eat It, Too!

04/29/19 • 50 min

With the growing number of people sensitive or intolerant of gluten, we decided to tackle the topic of grains, glutens, and healthy eating!

Can you have your gluten-free cake and eat it too? We’ll discuss the root causes of gluten sensitivities and allergies here in America. We’ll share how our wheat products are grown here, why it’s different in Europe, and the dangers of industrial farming in the U.S.

We’ll share all about Mama Z’s gluten allergies and how you can conquer your own allergies or sensitivities. We’ll talk about grains, sprouting and how our family chooses grains so we can enjoy our food in optimal health.

Finally, we’ll share how you can find balance when eating grains and wrap with our natural living tip on the best way to cook gluten-free pasta!

Episode Highlights:

Topic intro and what’s in our diffuser (2:37)
Behind the scenes on writing The Essential Oils Diet Book (4:11)
Let’s talk about grains – and more about our cooking classes! (7:28)
The truth about grains, chronic disease, and industrialized farming (14:27)
How sprouting aids digestion (23:34)
Let’s talk about gluten and gluten-free cooking (27:28)
“Gluten-free” doesn’t necessarily mean healthy (35:30)
Finding YOUR place of balance with gluten and grains (40:31)
Natural living tip and episode wrap (45:47)

With the growing number of people sensitive or intolerant of gluten, we decided to tackle the topic of grains, glutens, and healthy eating!

Finally, we’ll share how you can find balance when eating grains and wrap with our natural living tip on the best way to cook gluten-free pasta!

Episode Highlights:

Topic intro and what’s in our diffuser (2:37)
Behind the scenes on writing The Essential Oils Diet Book (4:11)
Let’s talk about grains – and more about our cooking classes! (7:28)
The truth about grains, chronic disease, and industrialized farming (14:27)
How sprouting aids digestion (23:34)
Let’s talk about gluten and gluten-free cooking (27:28)
“Gluten-free” doesn’t necessarily mean healthy (35:30)
Finding YOUR place of balance with gluten and grains (40:31)
Natural living tip and episode wrap (45:47)

Previous Episode

Food Sensitivities, Fitness & More: Living Right for Your Body Type!

This week, we share all about living right for your body type. We discuss how and why genetics and biochemistry, along with environmental factors, can impact what you should – or should not – eat.

We talk about some of the adverse reactions you can have to food and what to do about it. We discuss Mama Z's struggles with food sensitivities and what caused them. Then we reveal how our 14-Day Essential Oils Diet Boot Camp can help you.

Next, we provide tips on how to choose the right exercises and how to get started if you haven’t worked out in a long time. We also share the warning signs of overdoing exercise or doing the wrong routines.

Finally, we reveal our leaky gut capsule recipe. You don’t want to miss this podcast if you want to enjoy feeling healthy again after you eat and exercise!

Episode Highlights:

Topic intro and what’s in our diffuser (2:31)
Eating right for your body type (6:24)
Navigating beans and the benefits of sprouting (13:05)
Individual reactions to foods and how to tell if something is wrong (20:16)
Additional factors that can impact your nutrition (29:21)
Mama Z’s battle with food sensitivities (33:05)
Change your life with the 14-Day Essential Oils Diet Boot Camp (42:35)
Tips to exercise the right way for your body type (45:24)
Natural living tip and episode wrap (57:54)

Next Episode

The Essential Oils Diet: Lose Weight and Transform Your Health with the Power of Essential Oils and Bioactive Foods

This week, we are celebrating the launch of our book, The Essential Oils Diet, by talking about food...food that is rich in bioactive compounds, that is. We define bioactive compounds and delve into the importance of this plant-based chemical nutrition that is necessary for abundant living.

We’ll talk about “diet” as a way of making smart food choices vs. meat-heavy fad diets that can be bad for you. We’ll walk you through how our book can help you attain your body’s ideal weight and achieve better health.

We’ll share about healthy eating as a spiritual practice and discuss stress and other emotional factors, like unforgiveness, that can actually cause disease. We are going to tell you about the “Essential Eight” core food groups of the Essential Oils Diet and all the benefits of trying it for yourself.

Are you ready for the challenge? Join us as we show you how to transform your health and your life!

Episode Highlights:

Topic intro, what’s in our diffuser and latest reviews! (2:14)
The Essential Oils Diet Book is here! Shout out to everyone who helped us write this book (7:00)
Diet means choices and the spiritual act of good health (13:36)
Stress and the emotional causes of disease (16:23)
Transforming your life with bioactive compounds instead of fad diets (22:18)
The Essential Eight core food groups of the Essential Oils Diet (34:58)
The Essential Oils Diet: fast track 30-day challenge and lifestyle (45:30)
How to get started right now (1:02:16)
Natural living tip and episode wrap (68:02)