Once Upon A Food Story

Have you ever wondered how the food choices you make every day impact your hormones, your happiness, and the health of our planet?

Brittany Fuisz, culinary chef and founder of Malibu Mylk, believes it’s all connected! While trying to get pregnant, Brittany was struggling to conceive and visited a fertility doctor who recommended an elimination diet. When she cut out dairy, nuts, gluten and soy, she began searching for a milk alternative.

That’s when the idea hit: Can you make milk from flaxseed?

Turns out you can! Flax milk is not only allergen-free, but it also has a creamy texture without any gums or fillers. Brittany knew she had to share this incredible product with the whole world, and that’s when Malibu Mylk was born.

At the same time, she learned that while strict diets might sometimes be medically necessary, there is a way to be conscious about your food choices and truly enjoy what you’re eating!

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How your diet can impact your hormones and fertility in unexpected ways
• Some unknown ingredients and problems of popular plant-based milks
• Why flaxseeds are truly a superfood for you and the planet
• The importance of fiber for blood sugar and digestion
• How to feel less stress around food for balance and happiness

After listening, you’ll feel empowered to eat in a way that’s good for you (and the environment) but also brings you pleasure too.

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Learn more about Brittany Fuisz:

• Website: malibumylk.com
• Instagram: @malibumylk
• Facebook: @malibumylk

Learn more about Elise Museles:

• Food Story: Rewrite the Way You Eat, Think, and Live
• Website: elisemuseles.com
• Instagram: @elisemuseles
• Facebook: @elisemuseles

With the busyness of our day-to-day lives, it can be challenging to create daily rituals that make us feel grounded and centered. But what if practices like meditation, mindfulness, and breathwork actually felt accessible (even exciting) and easy to integrate, too?

Globally recognized thought leader, yoga and meditation teacher, author, and SheEO, Faith Hunter believes that we all can use these tools to become more vibrant and magically alive.

As the creator of Spiritually Fly, a philosophy that celebrates every moment of life and uses the technology of breath, movement, sound, and stillness in a fresh and modern way, Faith empowers thousands of people to live an authentic, joyful life.

Faith understands firsthand how easy it is to be caught up in the “what ifs” or worry about the past or stress about some uncertain future, but she herself has learned the power of presence and teaches others to do the same.

After listening to this lively conversation and experiencing Faith’s contagious energy, you’ll likely be thinking, “I want what she’s having.”

In this episode you’ll learn:

• A step-by-step process of how to forgive someone (or yourself)
• How writing can be a healing tool to release stuck emotions
• Ways to use your breath to manage everyday stress
• Some common myths about meditation that hold us back from doing it
• Simple ideas to cultivate mindfulness, even when you’re busy
• A life-changing tip that will affect your relationship with food, with others, and yourself

You’ll feel inspired to find your flow and recharge your soul!

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Learn more about Faith:

• Faith Hunter
• Instagram: @spirituallyfly
• YouTube: Faith Hunter
• Amazon

Learn more about Elise:

• Food Story: Rewrite the Way You, Eat, Think, and Live
• Website: elisemuseles.com
• Instagram: @elisemuseles

Facebook: @kaleandchocolate

Have you ever noticed the ways food impacts how you feel, not just physically but mentally as well?

The latest advances and research in neuroscience now confirm that certain foods such as fruits, greens, nuts, seeds, seafood, healthy fats (and dark chocolate!) can help us stay motivated and upbeat while others, such as processed foods and refined sugar, can drag us down and dampen our spirits.

Dr. Drew Ramsey is a pioneer in the emerging field of Nutritional Psychiatry and one of the most influential voices on using food to support our mental well-being. As the founder of the Brain Food Clinic and author of Eat To Beat Depression and Anxiety, he believes that every time we sit down to eat, we have an opportunity to put our brain in “grow mode,” feed our microbiome and foster optimal brain health.

With depression and anxiety disorders affecting more than fifty-eight million people in the United States alone, we need to think about our mental health just as much as we think about our physical health. Dr. Ramsey not only delivers the most cutting edge-science and actionable tips to nourish your brain for your mental fitness, but his empowering approach also makes it flexible, customizable, and even fun.

You’ll feel inspired to take care of your most important organ and put your brain on a pedestal where it belongs. (It’s just what the doctor ordered!)

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How to honor your emotions and your nervous system, especially during transitional times
• The different food categories and ingredients to achieve greater mental health
• Myths and facts about seafood and why DHA and Omega-3 fats are so important for brain health
• Why BDNF is essential and how to eat to support it
• What a Nutritional Psychiatrist eats in a day for optimal brain health
• How to feel in alignment with your food values while nourishing your brain

For complete show notes, click here.

Learn more about Dr. Drew Ramsey:

• DrewRamseyMD.com
• Instagram: @drewramseymd
• Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety: Nourish Your Way to Better Mental Health in Six Weeks
• Antidepressant Foods: An Evidence-Based Nutrient Profiling System for Depression, Drew Ramsey, Laura LaChance
• Eat to Beat Depression e-course (code kaleandchocolate15 for discount)
• Clinician Training in Nutritional Psychiatry

Learn More about Elise Museles:

• elisemuseles.com
• Instagram: @kaleandchocolate
• Facebook: @kaleandchocolate

Food noise is everywhere.

From articles and advertisements for the latest “superfood,” documentaries, and conflicting reports about new diet research, to fad diets promising bikini bodies, food noise is the ever-present background noise that keeps you from really tuning into your body and hearing what it needs to feel nourished.

Food noise has been programmed into your subconscious mind and can shift the conversation inside your head. And now it pops up in your daily life disguised as a list of “shoulds” or restrictions that may be accompanied by a side of guilt!

Food noise affects your choices, your habits, your self-esteem, and even reinforces some of your limiting beliefs. The daily noise can become a loud chorus that confuses and even disempowers you.

Here’s the good news: while you can’t avoid being exposed to food noise, you can choose how you respond to it and let it impact you.

Emily Monaco is an American journalist living in France who writes about the current research and hottest trends in health and wellness. After years of trying all sorts of different "healthy" diets, from low-cal to low-carb to vegetarian to vegan to paleo, Emily found what works for her – without labels or a long list of rigid rules.

Emily shares how she is able to take in the different experts’ opinions without automatically thinking that she has to revamp her entire way of eating. Even though she’s curious about the latest findings, she stays aware of how she is feeling so that she doesn’t get swept up in someone else’s version of what works.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How even well-intentioned messages about food from childhood can impact your mindset and habits
• The French alternative to American extremes of overindulgence and restriction
• Why slowing down at meals is healing and essential
• How to create an abundance mindset when preparing and eating your meals
• Ways to support yourself around food when you’re stressed or anxious
• The one habit that can help you listen to your body

As you listen to this conversation, think about where food noise shows up for you, and how you can turn down the volume so that you can make choices that feel good to you!

For complete show notes, click here

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Learn more about Emily Monaco:

• EmilyMMonaco.com
• Tomato Kumato
• Paris By Mouth
• Twitter: @emily_in_france
• “My Diet Doesn’t Have a Catch-All Name, but It’s the Healthiest I’ve Ever Felt”

Learn More about Elise Museles:

• elisemuseles.com
• Instagram: @kaleandchocolate
• Facebook: @kaleandchocolate

How often have you said, “I should’ve listened to my gut,” or “I had a gut feeling!”? What if eating the right foods could help you to connect to it?

Adrienne Lufkin, a seasoned private chef, knows firsthand how life-changing it can be to trust your gut, heal your gut, and feed it supportive foods too! As the founder of Struesli, Adrienne shares how tuning into her inner wisdom and living (and thriving) with Crohn's Disease led her to shake up the granola world with a healthier alternative to add to people’s daily rituals.

On a mission to raise awareness about the benefits of an anti-inflammatory diet, Adrienne continues to craft healing recipes professionally and personally that bring people together and nourish from the inside out.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How to use food as medicine by adding in wholesome and alternative ingredients
• Ways to embrace change, find fulfillment, and bring your dreams to fruition
• The exact role of prebiotics and probiotics in your diet
• Why a savory breakfast can reduce cravings and set you up for the day
• What are tiger nuts and how to use this lesser-known superfood
• What happens when you follow and listen to your inner voice rather than external sources

This conversation will empower you to trust your gut while intentionally nurturing it with food and lifestyle choices too!

Learn More about Adrienne Lufkin and Struesli:

Instagram: @adrienne_lufkin | @struesli

Website: struesli.com

Facebook: @struesli

Learn More about Elise Museles:

Food Story: Rewrite the Way You, Eat, Think, and Live

Website: elisemuseles.com

Instagram: @elisemuseles

Facebook: @elisemuseles