Episode 273: Re-Imagining the Back to School Busy
MINDSET, GUT HEALTH, METABOLIC HEALTH The Funk'tional Nutritionist MINDSET, GUT HEALTH, METABOLIC HEALTH The Funk'tional Nutritionist

Episode 273: Re-Imagining the Back to School Busy

Back to school and the transition to fall has become synonymous with busyness. In this episode, Erin addresses the “chaos energy” that can accompany times of change. She explains how food plays an impactful role on your mental state, and why it’s important to evaluate food choices for both yourself and your family. Throughout this episode you’ll hear thought-provoking questions designed to help you assess the impact of busyness on you and those around you — and alternatives for a more positive effect. This is not your typical “back to school” conversation!

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Episode 176: Reducing Dinner Overwhelm with Cassy Joy Garcia
FUNCTIONAL NUTRITION Laura Fox FUNCTIONAL NUTRITION Laura Fox

Episode 176: Reducing Dinner Overwhelm with Cassy Joy Garcia

Erin sits down with bestselling author Cassy Joy Garcia to discuss meal planning versus meal prepping, how your partner can actually help, and navigating cooking for picky eaters. Cassy Joy doles out real, actionable steps to simplify healthy eating so we can create meals for our families that we feel good about. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the thought of cooking, planning out your weekly dinners, or creating more whole foods-based meals, this is definitely the episode to tune into!

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Episode 175: Our Food, Our Immune System & Our Kids (A Town Hall on Health)
FUNCTIONAL NUTRITION, AUTOIMMUNITY Laura Fox FUNCTIONAL NUTRITION, AUTOIMMUNITY Laura Fox

Episode 175: Our Food, Our Immune System & Our Kids (A Town Hall on Health)

Today Erin takes a more of a town hall approach to discuss our modern food system and how this plays a role in not only our immune and overall health, but also our kids' health. This episode packs plenty of food for thought: stats and information surrounding our rapidly changing food system, chronic illness, autoimmune disease, access to food, and key factors for a solid health foundation.

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Episode 153: Demystifying Home Cooking with Rachel Mistry, MS, RDN
FUNCTIONAL NUTRITION Laura Fox FUNCTIONAL NUTRITION Laura Fox

Episode 153: Demystifying Home Cooking with Rachel Mistry, MS, RDN

One of the tenets of the Funk’tional Nutritionist is you can’t skip the basics. Eating a variety of whole foods is a huge piece of this, and home cooking is one of the best ways to achieve a whole foods diet. However, a lot of folks feel overwhelmed when it comes to the kitchen, and many don’t know where to start. Today Erin sits down with Rachel Mistry, MS, RDN, to unpack the barriers to entry when it comes to navigating the kitchen. They give practical advice for one pot dishes, pantry staples, maximizing time, overcoming uncertainty, and enlisting help. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, you’ll want to tune in to get some great ideas!

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Episode 119: Building a Healthy Child with Dr. Melina Roberts
GUT HEALTH, IMMUNE SUPPORT Laura Fox GUT HEALTH, IMMUNE SUPPORT Laura Fox

Episode 119: Building a Healthy Child with Dr. Melina Roberts

If you have kids, you probably know just how hard it is to keep them and their surroundings clean. Attempts to completely sterilize our outer environment is an inherently futile goal; microbes and pathogens have always been present and will always be present. As parents we worry about kids catching viruses or other pathogens, and in COVID times, this worry has ramped up cleaning efforts to a critical level. We’ve seen that even with our best efforts and precautions, we can’t completely avoid pathogens or viruses. So, what do we do?

In this episode I chat with Naturopath Dr. Melina Roberts about what it takes to build a robust immune system for our kids. It’s an important and relevant conversation that can also be applied to humans of all ages. We discuss how efforts in our outer environment can benefit (or hinder) us, and how getting to the root of robust health actually requires focus on our inner environment.

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Episode 116: The Problem with Food Dyes (& Why You Shouldn't Buy Kellogg's New Waffles)
FUNCTIONAL NUTRITION Laura Fox FUNCTIONAL NUTRITION Laura Fox

Episode 116: The Problem with Food Dyes (& Why You Shouldn't Buy Kellogg's New Waffles)

Why my feathers are all sorts of ruffled over Kellogg’s new unicorn & mermaid frozen waffles...and the BIG problem with food dyes. This episode is for the busy parent who is looking to glean some information to make more informed decisions about their food purchases. It’s also a short episode that you can share with people that you care about.

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