Decode Your Grocery List—How to Avoid Hidden Inflammatory Ingredients

08/15/24 • 45 min

EP36. You will never walk through the grocery store the same way after this episode! Jen Smiley had a wakeup call in the middle of the aisle, feeling completely deceived by seemingly healthy products packed with ingredients she couldn’t even pronounce. Ingredients that create inflammation and sabotage your goals. Now, reading labels is Jen’s jam and in this episode, she shares some information that will help you make smarter choices.
From coffee (you are going to love this part!) to milk, rice and even which oil is the best to use, Jen’s insight will shift your grocery list. Our conversation cuts through the confusion, giving you the truth about eating healthy with practical solutions you can incorporate immediately!

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Key Takeaways:

The importance of reading labels.
Getting rid of coffee jitters.
Making peace with your morning cup of coffee.
What she says about milk that might surprise you.
Jen’s go-to healthy snacks.
Suggestions for staying healthy when you are eating out at any restaurant.
The breakfast food you should never eat to reduce bloating and inflammation.
How to raise kids who eat healthier.
Information on Jen’s Clean Eating Academy.

Connect with Jen Smiley:

⇢ Instagram: @WakeUpAndReadTheLabels
⇢ Podcast: Wake Up And Read The Labels
⇢ Work with Jen: WakeUpAndReadTheLabels.com

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Copyright of Dana Lewis 2024.

The importance of reading labels.
Getting rid of coffee jitters.
Making peace with your morning cup of coffee.
What she says about milk that might surprise you.
Jen’s go-to healthy snacks.
Suggestions for staying healthy when you are eating out at any restaurant.
The breakfast food you should never eat to reduce bloating and inflammation.
How to raise kids who eat healthier.
Information on Jen’s Clean Eating Academy.

Connect with Jen Smiley:

⇢ Instagram: @WakeUpAndReadTheLabels
⇢ Podcast: Wake Up And Read The Labels
⇢ Work with Jen: WakeUpAndReadTheLabels.com

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Copyright of Dana Lewis 2024.

Previous Episode

From Grief to Growth: How I Went from Stuffing My Feelings to Facing Them

To continue on to Episode 33: Building Stress Resilience: Three Habits to Overcome Challenges, click here!
EP35. Grief is weird and brutal; and can be suffocating. In this episode, I open up about the moment I became a widow and the hard moments that followed. I stuffed my dead husband’s ashes in a closet. True story.
I share some deeply personal experiences to encourage you to stop stuffing whatever it is you don’t want to face and recognize you are not alone. I’m being totally honest because I know now that it is critical to confront our feelings so you don’t spend years ‘faking fine.’
Cancer may have killed my husband, but faking fine almost killed me. My cortisol levels were out of control and I couldn’t figure out how to prioritize myself in the overwhelm of loss. What I’ve learned can help you survive challenges better than I did. What I share in this podcast will help you fight for YOU.
Take my hand; I’ll walk you through it.

As mentioned in this episode:
⇢ Episode 33: Building Stress Resilience: Three Habits to Overcome Challenges
⇢ Keep Your Cortisol in Check with: Happy Juice
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Key Takeaways:

Grieving isn't easy, it takes intention and strategy to process your emotions.
Prioritizing yourself in the chaos is crucial.
Stuffing your feelings and pretending everything's okay only makes the healing process harder.
It's up to each of us to take responsibility for our own well-being and fight to be the best version of ourselves.

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Copyright of Dana Lewis 2024.

Next Episode

Honoring The Past While Growing Forward

EP37. In Episode 22 Tricia Thirey and I dove into the complexities of dating, healing, and the impact of others' judgment on our individual widow journeys. We tackle the big feelings and hurt that come along with learning to stand alone as a widow, and also had a few giggles along the way. That conversation sparked so much positive feedback and deeper questions. When should you take your wedding rings off? What about all of the pictures on the walls? How do you balance the delicate line of keeping the memories alive while growing forward into that next chapter? Buckle up, because we answer all the questions and more in this episode!

As mentioned in this episode:
⇢ Tune In 🎧: Episode 22 , Dating after Loss with Dana & Tricia.
⇢ All the Details + Save $10 on: Happy Juice
⇢ Learn More on Calming Your Cortisol
⇢ BOOK: Sunlight Burning at Midnight
⇢ Tune In 🎧: Episode 29 , From First Date to Blended Family with Dana & Neil.
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