Primal Alternative Podcast

On today’s show I am joined by my good friend Tamala who is an Addictions Specialist, empowering women to overcome their self-sabotaging habits-so that they can hold space for themselves and others with a higher level of integrity in order to increase their income, influence and impact. If you keep coming ‘undone’ on your health journey, or keep self sabotaging yourself, the key to success and freedom is to understand WHY. Can you conceive that we are more addicted to the come down than to the high?  Sounds crazy right, but it is true and Tam is going to explain why. I think you will experience some major a ha moments listening to this! Food and drug addiction are simply physical manifestations of an addiction to stress or to be more exact to fear… our addictions are simply trying to turn off our stress response – the wind down wine – but they ultimately feed the stress response through the come down – the hangover Our cells are physiologically addicted to adrenalin and cortisol What we want to do is to be

There is so much more to Kim Morrison than meets the eye. Tenacity is probably the first word that comes to mind. Her journey and all she has accomplished to date has all stemmed from her unwavering self-belief and her deep understanding that you must also take care of yourself first and foremost. Kim set a world record as the youngest female to run 100miles in less than 24 hours in 1989. 68 year old world record holder Cliff Young was her mentor at the time and to this day lives by his ethos that success is 90% mental and 10% physical. She has used her running story as a direct metaphor for life – riding the highs, hitting the walls, pushing through the pain barriers, crossing the line and never, ever giving up! Kim believes it is your inner power, passion and commitment and having truckloads of self-belief that distinguishes you as an achiever. It’s about visualising your dream and going for it – regardless of the feedback you receive or the challenges you face. As a 5 times best-selling author, creative di

I am so thrilled that the Hope For Health and Primal Alternative planets have aligned thanks to the wonderful work of Pete Evans! We are collaborating with the amazing Pete to bring you our No Nut Hemp Bread which is a delicious low carb lunch box friendly new addition to our range – you can even make sandwiches with it!  Gasp! Pete is graciously donating his $1 per loaf royalty to Hope For Health.  Primal Alternative will also pay an extra $1 to Hope For Health for all Online Shop purchases. Helen Padarin is a naturopath, nutritionist, best selling author and speaker. Helen has been in clinical practice for 18yrs, is an ambassador for the Mindd Foundation and co-authored The Complete Gut Health cookbook with Pete Evans, Bubbayumyum with Charlotte Carr and Pete Evans and authored chapters on paediatrics and ASD in clinical textbooks. Passionate about learning from Indigenous communities, and also wanting to give back, Helen partnered with Kama Trudgen of Hope for Health to create TOGETHER Retreat. TOGETHER Re

Today I am joined by Nutritionist Rachel Favilla, author of Periods Poo & Glorious you to discuss an alternative way to approach health and wellness! If you are over the dogma, the black and whiteness and the downright bullshit of regimes and diets and are ready for a fresh approach that involves FUN & HUMOUR then check out this episode! Rach says: Howdy Sweet Spuds! I’m Rachie; Nutritionist, Hatha Yoga Teacher, and Author of the playful, cheeky and eclectic ‘health and lifestyle’ (for lack of a better, less-cliched term for such a genre) book; Periods, Poo and A Glorious You. My mission is to demonstrate – through being my daggy, down-to-earth self – that ‘wellness’ (man, is THAT word overused nowadays) needn’t be stereotypical or obligatory. Optimising happiness by nourishing all corners of your life is fun, as is preventing disease by having enough self respect to care for your mind-blowingly loyal body. I’m a food nerd and yoga-addict who proves by example that nurturing one’s self is wildly enter

Krissy Ballinger shares some actionable tips for those on a mission to live a natural life free from avoidable toxins.  DIY has never been so simple and achievable – even I am going to make the washing powder! Krissy says: The Inspired Little Pot was born from my desire to understand and reduce the toxins I was exposing my children to. When I started this journey, it happened quite quickly. Once I learned information about a particular chemical or the contents of a mainstream product, I couldn’t unlearn it. This led to a whirlwind of research, recipe-experimentation, testing, tweaking and refinement. It didn’t take me long to realise that I was able to achieve almost the same results with recipes made from natural ingredients as I was from the mainstream products I used to buy. Yes, I was putting in a little more effort than when I was visiting the supermarket beauty and cleaning aisles, but I was (and still am) okay with that. It is so worth it. Plus, I now know we simply need less, and we save so much money

Clean living is amazing right?  You can transform how you look and feel JUST by changing what is on the end of your folk! But….it’s so bloody time consuming!  All of that shopping, planning, prepping, chopping, cooking…with no guarantee that the kids will even eat it! That means that maintaining this kind of lifestyle can be just way too stressful and overwhelming for many. There are working Mums running in the door at 7pm, starting to make dinner from scratch.  There are women struggling with health conditions trying to muster the energy to cook for the family…yet again! Bek Daley has spent her life helping others.  She is a Mum from Brisbane QLD and founder of I H8 Cooking! Bek has a national network of home cooks who come to your home and cook, like a cleaner comes and cleans. I have been following Bek out of professional interest – after all she has created a vaguely similar model to my Primalista Baking Licence.  This is a model where women who love cooking with their Thermomix, can earn an income by hel

Vivica Menegaz is a certified whole-food nutritionist, health blogger, published author, a prominent thought leader in ketogenic and paleolithic diet and lifestyle practices, as well as one of the world’s leading voices for a food-based approach to healing. She is the founder of the “The Healing Foods Method,” a 14-week online nutrition program where she works 1-on-1 with clients to achieve breakthrough results in their health by utilizing a therapeutic ketogenic diet for healing (keto paleo). Tracing back to her Italian origins, Vivica is a passionate cook whose ketogenic, Paleolithic, and carnivore based recipes and nutrition advice have been shared with millions through her blog “The Nourished Caveman.” She’s also the host of “The Keto Paleo Life,” a video interview series where Vivica talks about innovative health and diet practices with some of the industry’s most influential thought leaders. She is known for being the first holistic nutritionist to successfully utilize a ketogenic approach as the founda

Jo Whitton ladies and ladies!  Does she need any introduction?  If you are like me and most of the people I know the words Quirky Cooking will have been lovingly recommended to you by a fellow Thermomix owner or healing foods friend – right? I am so grateful to Jo for providing not only providing delicious easy to prepare family-friendly meals but also for creating a community of fellow Quirkies in the Quirky Cooking Chat Group.  Jo is real and sincere, open and honest, ethical and caring and she makes herself available for support and advice helping many on their journey to reclaiming their health. But, she also has four kids and a healing journey of her own and her kid’s healing journeys too!  So how on earth does she do it? How does she have the energy and drive to keep showing up on our social media feeds day after day for over ten years? Toward the end of last year Jo gave me permission to get some help around the home so that I could free up my time to spend doing what I am good at – being with my famil

Have you ever felt like you aren’t doing this whole wellness gig properly?  Or tried a super strict regime only to fall off the wagon by Thursday lunchtime?  What if you could actually create balance with your nutrition and successfully implement the 80/20 rule without it spiraling into yet another sugar binge? On this show, I interview Shelley McKenzie from Freedom Wellness to share with us some actionable tips about how to maintain good health whilst still enjoying the pleasures that life has to offer!  Hoorah for that! Shelley Mckenzie is qualified Nutritionist, and soon to be Naturopath, passionate about using food first to heal the body. She hopes that by sharing knowledge and passion, she will inspire you to make healthy and positive changes in all areas of your life. Shelley practices nutrition out of Vida Lifestyles in Sandringham Melbourne, alongside the amazing Dr. Damian Kristof and co-host Dr. Jess Naughton. She also offers comprehensive online wellness programs as well as a popular blog, where sh

In the show today I chat to my good friend and gut guru Kirsty Wirth from Kultured Wellness and we dive into a great discussion about all of the barriers and blocks we put up when it comes to finally doing something about our health like – I am too tired. My kids won’t eat that What will people think of us. Kirsty walks us through the usual blocks and lets us know that we can do this!  Kirsty shares some tips on how to give yourself permission to heal and to become a positive role model to others. We talk about the things it takes to build resilience and how to implement change even when you feel so tired! Kirsty has had her fair share of adversities and adventures since we last spoke so she gives us the low down on that too, including her recent brain injury. You can buy Kultured Wellness gorgeous ferments and cookbook here. To shop all things Primal Alternative and to find out about becoming a Primalista head here. Thanks for coming on the show Kirsty, we love you loads! The post PAP 55: Kirsty Wirth – Gut

Your daily ‘dirt’ is your daily report from your body as to how things are going.  You will probably relate to eat of the poo descriptions that ‘poo whisperer’ Lynda Griparic shares (and giggle along) but what does each poo mean?  Your poo has some great feedback for you and we are going to share which each one has to say! You can play at home and see what was making me giggle so much by checking out this post by Lynda. Work with Lynda: www.lyndagriparic.com For all things Wellness Sistas, Primal Alternative and becoming a Producer head here: www.primalalternative.com The post PAP 54: Lynda Griparic – What Your Poo Says About You appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

We all know sleep is super important when it comes to our health right?  But why? I love this episode, it is a bit of an education piece from one of my Wellness Coaching Clients who also happens to be a Professor at UWA and an expert in sleep! Professor Romola Bucks will explain what sleep is exactly as well as the sleep stages.  We will learn what healthy sleep is, what happens when we don’t get enough sleep and explore some common sleep disorders. Luckily sleep can be improved with behavioral change and positive habits like those that we practice in Thrive and in Wellness Sistas. I am closing the doors on this Intake of Primalistas (Primal Alternative Producers) on March 29th, so if you want to bake from home, have a business that suits you AND help others and earn some money it’s time to Apply to Become a Primalista. Find everything about our grain free food range, Wellness Coaching with me and all about becoming a Primalista here www.primalalternative.com Professor Bucks obtained her qualification in Clin

I’ve invited my Nutritionist friend Karen Martel onto my show again to explore all things Keto, fasting and caloric restriction – when you are doing all the right things and it’s just NOT happening. In episode 43 I interviewed Karen about weight loss resistance – it really is a thing! If you haven’t checked that out already, maybe go back and listen after this one? What’s going on there? If you are between the ages of 35 and 55 you are starting to, or already feel, the effects of hormonal imbalance in your body. Your weight has been starting to climb Your belly fat is growing You feel like you are on a hormonal roller-coaster You feel tired more often than not Your sex drive is low or non-existent Your brain is foggy You feel depressed You exercise and eat well but still can’t lose weight This is the wonderful world of hormones! Unfortunately, when our hormones are involved or I should say NOT involved in the right way, weight loss becomes impossible! Karen has an excellent program called On Track and

Vegans and Vegos – the total opposite of Paleo/Primal right? Keto, LCHF – can’t do that when you are vegan?  Right? Elly from the Natural Nutritionist and I discuss these topics in today’s show.  It’s a good one! I ask Elly: how can a vegan make up for a lack of nutritious foods like bone broth, meat fish, fermented dairy and broth? is it possible to do LCHF Vegan/vego and do it well? what are the key considerations to make when it comes to doing vegan/vego well? We also discuss: bloating, constipation, cravings, LCHF versus Keto, how low carb is low carb, LCHF and menstruation, parasites, gut health & build your plate guidelines plus much more like the short life span of a KFC chicken. To work with Elly head to www.thenaturalnutritionist.com.au Find out more about becoming a Primal Alternative Producer. The post PAP 51: Plant Based Eating, Veganism & Vegetariansim with Elly McLean appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

What’s your body image like? Do you think favourable positive thoughts about how you look and about your body? Chances are, if you are a normal woman in today’s society there will have been times or there are many times when you feel less than ‘enough’ when it comes to how you look. Maybe you have tried to change your body with diet and exercise or even surgery. If any of the above resonates with you – you have to check out this show and this concept! What if you could love your body as it is right now – like really love it? I really relate to the work Emma is doing in the world with her Body Love Method and Body Love Academy. Who knows – this might be your new career!  Check it out! Emma Polette is The Body Love Coach. Her clients call her a real woman for real women. She is a qualified personal trainer, health coach, reiki practitioner & yoga teacher and the creator of The Body Love Method™ She uses these modalities and many other tools to empower women to treat their bodies with love just as they are

This is my first ever solo show! I wanted to share with you my top tips for clean living including: what on earth to eat how to move how to sleep & connect better how to trust your intuition how to get the hubby and kids on board how to cope with what life throws you how to show up on social media without feeling embarrassed why deprivation is the road to falling off the wagon I will share my story with you and the story of how the Primal Alternative business came to be! This is a great show for you whether you are starting out or looking to take things next level on your human journey! To find out about everything I discuss in the show head here www.primalalternative.com I am offering Thrive for FREE plus a whole month in Wellness Sistas which is my brand new subscription membership! ➡️Join here: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/catalog.php?owner=13806481&action=addCart&clear=1&id=587978 Coupon: FREETHRIVE I would love to hear if you enjoyed this solo episode! Love, H xx The post PAP 49: Hel

Jess is fab!  She has taken some of her home recipes and transformed it from a home business to a manufacturing food business that serves Woolworths!  Jess shares with us how she did it whilst maintaining her health lifestyle.  We look at why mindset counts, how she dealt with failures, what products she sells and why and how to make a success of it in a highly competitive and saturated market. Find out more about Jess and Health Lab here. Join me for a free Thrive! Click here. Coupon: FREETHRIVE Become a Primal Alternative producer AKA Primalista. The post PAP 48: Jess Thomas- Real food, real passion – super success appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Megan Ellam is totally incredible!  She has completely transformed her life and made a stunningly successful business out of helping others do the same – deprivation free!  I seriously do not know how she does it – she can ‘keto-ify’ absolutely anything!  Going Keto in Megan’s Mad Creations world means losing 30 kilos and a whole bunch of debilitating health conditions whilst eating donuts, burgers, chocolate and wine!  Sounds very doable doesn’t it? I loved my chat with Megan, we are sisters with very aligned values.  She was so generous with her time, after the interview we chatted for over an hour about food business!  Amazing woman!  I am so grateful to Megan, as I know all of her devoted fans are too.  You will love this episode! From the moment Megan could reach the kitchen bench she has been creating amazing recipes and meals for her family, friends, and professionally. After a short 13 year career in various award winning restaurants and cafes in Newcastle, Megan left to pursue a career in business de

In 2018 Wendy was invited to speak at The Wellness Summit. Wendy has also spoken at Backpacks for Vic Kids, Unity Melbourne and The Pain Summit. Wendy is doing all within her power to release all the excess weight she is carrying and change the lifestyle and mindset to a healthier happier version of herself. She is passionate about helping people on their life’s journey. Whatever part of that journey you are on there is always something to change or improve that can help you live a happier, healthier life. A podcaster, speaker, wellness coach, motivator, blogger and writer, Wendy wants to be a voice of hope and encouragement to anyone who needs it and as Wendy would say ‘it takes a village and be kind to yourself always’. Wendy believes in living her life to the full every day. You can connect with Wendy through her social media at Wendys Way on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011209925324 Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/_wendysway/?hl=en Website:  www.wendysway.com.au for inspira

Steph Lowe is a Sports Nutritionist, triathlete on a break and Head Honcho at The Natural Nutritionist.  Find out why Steph is on a break in this episode! Growing up Steph was only concerned with nutrition to lose weight, and even though a low fat diet got her to her ‘goal’ weight it didn’t make her happy.  A friend challenged her to go gluten free some ten years ago – way before it was cool and the norm and she has never looked back. In this episode we dive into: How a SAD diet impacts our longterm health and gut health How you can eliminate some common niggling symptoms with LCHF How to know when you are doing it right – how does that look? Is Keto and LCHF for everyone? How does LCHF & Keto vary based on an individual and their training needs How to fast easily What does the journey look like when you choose to work with Steph and her team? What’s next for Steph? www.thenaturalnutritionist.com.au  Follow Steph on Facebook and Instagram @thenaturalnutritionist Buy some of that amazing Fruit Toast Steph