Optimize Your Life: Recent Episodes
Gary te Roller
Life & Biz Coach, plant-powered functional athlete, speaker, entrepreneur, integrative wellness practitioner, and outdoor adventurer, Gary te Roller, chats with today's innovators, experts, and change-makers around the world.
The show highly focuses on OPTIMIZING YOUR MIND + BODY FOR SUCCESS + LONGEVITY through the eyes of many different experts with decades of research and experience. Bio-individuality is the main pillar of concern with regards to the thought-provoking questions by the host, Gary te Roller.
Is modern footwear destroying our health?
Most of us never think about our feet. But what if weak arches, bad posture, and even chronic pain are linked to the shoes we wear every day? Could the key to fixing energy, inflammation, and resilience start from the ground up?
In this conversation, I’m joined by Joshua J. Holland—holistic trainer, health coach, and author of The Awareness Shift—to uncover the science of barefoot living, grounding, and the 5 pillars of health that can transform your body.
This isn’t just theory. Joshua blends decades of functional movement training, ancestral living, and modern science to reveal how reconnecting with the earth can restore strength, balance, and vitality.
Together, we discuss:
❏ Why modern shoes are weakening us
❏ The hidden science of grounding (earthing) and inflammation
❏ The safe way to transition into barefoot shoes
❏ Joshua’s 5 pillars of optimal health
❏ How to reconnect with nature in a modern world
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(03:15) Why your feet are the “tires” of your body
(12:40) The damage modern shoes have caused
(21:05) What is grounding and how it heals
(33:12) Transitioning into barefoot living safely
(48:00) Joshua’s 5 health pillars explained
(1:10:27) Practical steps for modern life
(1:25:45) Closing thoughts
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In this episode of "Optimize Your Life," I sit down with Kashif Khan, the founder of The DNA Company, a celebrity longevity expert, two-time TEDx speaker and author of The DNA Way. Kashif shares insights into his journey, the significance of understanding one's DNA, and the path to achieving optimal wellness.
Show Notes:
- [1:35] DNA's Role in Disease Reversal and Anti-Aging
- [3:44] Gene Mapping
- [4:19] Dietary Choices
- [7:23] Modern Healthcare
- [9:21] Tailored Wellness Strategies
- [10:47] Decoding Genetic Secrets
- [12:04] The Future of Health
- [15:20] Practical Wellness Tips
- [15:34] Genetic Predispositions
- [21:32] Nutrition & Genetics
- [22:16] Understanding Genetic Markers for Disease Prevention
- [24:35] Lifestyle Interventions
- [28:23] Kashif Khan's Vision
- [32:07] Deciphering Genetic Reports
- [32:46] Aging Gracefully
- [33:31] Beyond Genes: Holistic Approaches to Wellness
- [37:19] Disease Reversal: Genetic Science
- [39:10] The DNA Company
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Oliver Wolf - Husband & father of twins, Business Harmonization Specialist and Founder of the Beyond the Peak Conscious Sales Agency.
I had the privilege of learning directly from Oliver working alongside him in scaling revenue for numerous clients. This man is a systems and scaling genius.
What we chat about in this episode:
- The uniqueness of sales agency space.
- Importance of conscious sales vs. crony sales.
- Empowering people to make buying decisions, not purchases.
- Setting boundaries for venting and seeking support.
- Recognizing the need for constant learning and humility.
- Benefits of playing competitive sports for entrepreneurs.
- Balancing personal growth with business success.
- The significance of intentional and authentic relationships.
- The impact of leadership's actions on organizational culture.
- Learning from mentors and evolving business practices.
- Understanding the core values of your business.
- Empowering teams through understanding individual motivations.
- Building a conscious sales culture and its positive outcomes.
- Ensuring clients' needs are aligned with business offerings.
Hey there, it's Gary te Roller, and I'm thrilled to welcome you back to a fresh episode of the Optimize Your Life podcast.
After a year of hiatus, I'm back with a bang, and I can't wait to share today's insights with you.
In this episode, we're diving deep into
- The power of taking action in alignment with our values and desires.
- The essence of growth, not just in business but also in our personal lives.
- How focusing on the present moment and taking consistent steps forward can lead to incredible transformations.
So, let's embark on this journey of action, growth, and optimization together. Tune in and let's get started!
Memory & Learning Coach, Josh McCartney specializes in helping people identify false beliefs and stories creating a less than desired life. By using NLP and memory techniques, he has been able to expand his own life as well as the lives of his clients and his 700 000 social media following.
Find Josh on:
- TikTok
- Spotify
- Website
- YouTube
Neuroscience Ph.D. student, Manesh Girn, discusses his latest research into the healing benefits of psychedelics, why the research on psychedelics was censored, the latest on government grants for psychedelics, and how doctors are doing controlled trips with patients.
Links and resources:
- Manesh Girn's latest research
- The Psychedelic Scientist YouTube
- Mind Mend as mentioned in the interview
Episode 99 brings you the powerful personal freedom coach, Bek Antonucci. She shares her story of being bullied at school, how fitness modeling and the bully language turned her towards an eating disorder, and then eventually contracting the highly stigmatized herpes virus. We go deep.
We go through every angle Bek took to overcome the false belief that she is not worthy, how she overcame her bulimia and eating disorder, physical abuse from her ex, and how she uses her herpes virus as a tool to help other people break the stigma on this virus.
THIS REALLY IS AN EPISODE THAT WILL SHAKE EVERY PIECE OF AWARENESS WITHIN YOU.
Follow Bek Antonucci on Instagram - @bekantonucci
Kirsti Pratt is a well-known holistic health practitioner and former ninja warrior competitor. She believes that health is more than movement, and went on to sharpen her focus on becoming a holistic health practitioner under the guidance of the inetrnationally renowned CHEK institute. She shares her passion for integrated health, living by example and integrating these principles into her day-to-day life alongside nature.
Contact Kirsti:
- Website
In this episode with Koya Webb we go deep into breath-work, spirituality, intuitive wellness and how the environment around us when growing up can influence us or distract us.
She is the founder Get Loved Up Yoga + Holistic Health School that runs 100hr, 200hr, 300hr, and 500hr yoga teacher training all online and she is the author of Let Your Fears Make You Fierce.
Koya Webb Contact Details:
- Get Loved Up Instagram
- YouTube
Victoria Bauman is on a mission to help humans heal & evolve with breathwork and a mentor, coach, and leader. She is the founder of BRETH™ and a woman destined to change the world one breath at a time. In this episode, we understand the link between emotional and physical states and breath-work and how the use of the breath can power us into a higher state of consciousness and performance.
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Transformational leader and coach, Khadaura Roshan teaches people how to embody a deeper connection to God through Presence, Pleasure, and Purpose. From his early days in Japan being a student of an old Samurai master to the US Army fighting in Iraq to present-day Austin as a transformational leader. Khadaura finds a connection to spirit and ultimately his purpose of helping people overcome their war inside their minds.
Make sure to follow his journey here:
- TikTok: @itskhadaura
Darin Olien is co-host with Zac Efron on the Emmy® Award-Winning Netflix docu-series Down to Earth and host of the top-rated Health & Fitness podcast The Darin Olien Show. Today he delivers yet another piece of truth serum. In this episode, Darin delves into the dangers within the 90 000 toxins being released in our environment and how they are hurting us, and how we can save ourselves from this disaster.
An author of the New York Times best-selling book, “SuperLife: The five fixes that will keep you healthy, fit and eternally awesome” and is a widely recognized exotic superfoods hunter, supplement formulator where he has spent nearly 20 years traveling the planet discovering new and underutilized exotic foods and medicinal plants.
Host of “The Darin Olien Show” a widely popular podcast curiously exploring people, solutions, and health as well as “Fatal Conveniences™” a segment of the show uncovering modern-day flaws and challenges that may be undermining our health and our environment.
Darin worked with fitness-company Beachbody™ to formulate one of the top superfood shakes in the USA a whole-food supplements called, “Shakeology”, grossing over $4 Billion in sales since 2008 as well as creating a plant-based, “Ultimate Reset 21-day” detoxification program for the company.
Darin is one of the founders of Barukas™, the most nutrient-dense nut from the Savannah “Cerrado” of Brazil Through sustainable business practices the company is committed to supporting this important biome by planting 20million Baruzeita trees. (Barukas.com)
Founder of a health App called 121Tribe.com created to help people learn about health, follow programs for an optimal life and health. Director of Human and Health innovation for KindHumans dedicated to healthy consumer products.
Darin is also the Director of Strategic Alliances and the Global Health Ambassador for APPICS, a revolutionary new social media platform monetizing passion and content through cryptocurrency and blockchain. (APPICS.com)
Advisory board of one of the most advanced green tech companies, PatroCor LLC. The company’s expertise is taking any heat or change of temperature and creating usable power.
Advisory board for FootPrintUS.com. The largest plant-derived alternative to single use plastic in the world.
Advisory board to Forza, a developer of plant-derived compounds to protect the mind, body and all age-related diseases.Advisory board for “Habits of Waste” which is “cleaning up the planet one Habit of Waste at a time”
Darin holds a Bachelor of Arts in Exercise Physiology/Nutrition and a Masters in Psychology.
The man is on a mission.
We discuss the following:
- The sovereign health path
- Desensitising from the toxins creates more adverse reactions to the toxins
- 60 000 - 90 000 toxins are let out into our world
- Fatal conveniences
- How to step out of toxic behaviour.
- How Coca Cola and McDonald's are killing us.
- Heavy metals in tulk powder.
- Why it's not the consumer's fault
- Unconscious behaviour
- The most powerful way to vote
- Empowering our farmers
- Toxins in teflon
- Toxins in mattresses
- Sustainable "plastics" - Footprint US
- Fulvic Minerals: BLK Water
- Fire retardants
- Darin's 5 steps of optimization
Links:
- Baruka Nuts
- DarinOlien.com
- Darin's Instagram
Every week, I will be dropping some lessons and teachings that I have gone deep into for the week.
Ultra Running Adventurer and all-around nice guy, Scott Jenkins goes in-depth about the lessons that 11 years of ultra running have taught him. How it has allowed him to adopt a practice of ultimate success, resilience, and fortitude that he carries into his every day whether at work or at home.
- MOAB 240 British record holder
- CanalSlam 2019, Badwater 2021, and many other 100+ milers completed.
And the bonus, he does it all to put smiles on children's faces through his foundation, Operation Smile UK. - Donate here.
Follow Scott's impressive journey on Instagram: @ScottjJenkins
Welcome to Optimize Your Life with Gary te Roller. Thank you for joining me on this journey. I am excited to introduce you to my personal methods of personal growth and wellness optimization methods along with many different experts in many different fields of mindset, wellness, well-being, personal freedom and success. Episodes will be released every single week so stay tuned for some serious wisdom, lessons and techniques to live a better, healthier, happier and more fulfilled life.
Fields include:
- Personal Freedom
- Bio individual health
- Mindset
- Lifestyle
- Movement
- Relationships
- Happiness
If you love the show, please subscribe and share it with loved ones whom might resonate.
You can catch me on the following socials:
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- Twitter: @gary_teroller
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Candice Langford is physiotherapist that specialises in pelvic & sexual health (summed up as Pee, Poo, Pleasure, Pain and Periods)
She is an educator empowering women through sexual education and understanding the hormonal system. We go deep into the vulva on this episode.
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Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud is the founding chairman of KBW investments and founder and CEO of KBW Ventures. As a figure of business, technology enthusiast, and investor, Khaled, is a firm proponent of clean energy, healthy living, the humane treatment of animals, and a motivated voice for Middle East entrepreneurs.
A member of the Saudi Arabian royal family, Khaled was born in California and spent his youth in Riyadh under the mentorship of his father, philanthropist HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, Chairman and founder of Kingdom Holding Company.
Today, with holdings on three continents, Khaled stands at the gateway between the Middle East’s evolving economies and the Western world. He invests in an array of successful, but diverse global businesses—from promising technology start-ups to established companies in the construction sector. Consistently, his focus is on ventures and ideas at the intersection of innovation and economic stability. Khaled is the founder and Chairman of KBW Investments and works across several tiers and levels of the business.
What we cover in the podcast:
- How he gained nurture from his mom and business acumen from his dad - 5.30
- Self doubt and self worth
- Spirituality
- Got into things people thought I should do
- Why banking did not work
- Taking investing to another level
- Why he went vegan
- Why veganism is a healthier lifestyle and how he decreased hi cholesterol
- Honouring his journey through hunting to compassion
- Sustainability
- How the last 2 months have been the biggest shift
- Love for technology
- EMF device protection
Resources:
- KBW Ventures
- Beyond Meat
- Memphis Meats
- Matthew Kenny Cuisine
- Power Of Now
This week on Conversations with Change-Makers, I sit down with an engineer and MBA graduate that is helping businesses master their numbers & scale their impact online! He has the gift of the gab and can be found speaking all over the world as well as the host of Hyper Conscious Podcast. Meet Alan Lazaros.
In this episode we discuss the complexity yet simpleness of the transition Covid-19 has provided us. There is so much opportunity to thrive during and post pandemic and all we need to do is open our eyes and our senses to the gaps in every industry.
Find Alan:
- Hyper Conscious Podcast
This week on CWCM, we get to know the man behind Plant-Based News, Robbie Lockie. Robbie and his co-founder Klaus Mitchell, have grown PBN into the most sought after plant-based, wellness and nutrition news source online today. A massive company and even bigger movement birthed from both their passions for a compassionate, healthier and more sustainable world.
What we covered in the episode:
- Moving from Africa to London as a young man pursuing his dreams In the creative industry.
- The spiritual awakening story he experienced holding his dying cat.
- Growing the PBN website from 2000 views to 2 million views per month within 2 years and the method they used.
- Overcoming lots of health problems and chronic pain through diet
- Juicing and fasting benefits on our health
- Research and peer reviewed studies to understand why a vegan diet is optimal for our health
- Refuting the debunking of Game-Changers Documentary
- Understanding the psychology behind diet and people's bad choices
- Factory farming
Sources:
- Prince Khaled aka the vegan prince
- Jamie Oliver
- Getty Images
- PCRM
- UK Health professionals
- Dr Kim Williams
- Dr Garth Davis
- Chris Kresser
- Jamie Wilks
- Game Changers
- Joe Rogan
- Happy Healthy Vegan
- Dr Caldwel Esselstyn
- Henya Mania
- Melanie Joy
- Animal Kill Counter
This week on CWCM, I step into the room with one of the kindest and most ripped men to ever grace the gym floor, Jon Venus. Jon not only is a YouTube star, but an influential health and fitness expert with a strong focus on mindset. He has graced 1000's of stages and millions of screens around the world all in the name of promoting optimal wellness with compassion as the forefront.
Discussion points:
- Dissecting the confusing information out there regarding gym, protein and what diet is optimal to gain muscle and lose weight
- Physiology 101
- Benefits of a plant-based diet as a bodybuilder
- Traveling the world and experiencing different cultures and lessons learnt
- Launching his massive YouTube channel, over 350k strong
- Reversing digestive disorder
- How hole-foods melt body weight and make you stronger
- Amino acids from plants versus protein from meat and the effects thereof
- Benefits of carbohydrates on getting lean
Resources:
- Patrik Baboumian
- Earthlings Movie
This week on CWCM I interview leading longevity authority, The Certified Health Nut, Troy Casey. A expert wellness coach made famous through his unique style in identifying and healing wellness issues of our time. This is a man that bio-hacks the power of the sun through butthole sunning and actives DMT through breath-work. He is a colossal figure in the wellness industry, bringing the truth to the masses with zero censoring and a high vibration.
Topics discussed in episode:
- Qi Gong
- Butt-hole sunning
- Bio-hacking
- How important movement is
- Plant medicine and how it evoked a reunion between himself and ex wife
- Detoxification, juicing and fasting
- Red light therapy
- Sleep
- Self love and self care
- Mental health attached to physical and emotional health linked to our spiritual
- Economic programing of the masses
- Laws of nature
- Corona virus
- Placebo and nocebo
- Our issues are stored in our tissues
- Swapper chair
- how to become moving being
- Facial Yoga
- Breathe, sunlight, nutrition
- Breathatarians
- Ayahuasca
- Feminism
- Food is medicine. What has happened to our food supply.
- Systematic genetic anomalies.
- Air, water, the soil
- Shamanic healing frequencies of music
Resources:
-
RippedAt50 book
- Paul Chek
- S.N Goenka - Founder of Vippasana
- David Lee Roth on Joe Rogan
- Ra of earth
- Jack Lelanne
- Certified Health Nut - Troy Casey
This week on CWCM I sit down with a human teacher and student. RA of Earth specialises in personal development and ultimate freedom through the practice of mindfulness, movement and Kriya's. He terms himself the 'bringer of dawn' and is also the founder of Kriya of the Week and Practice of the Day.
What we cover in the episode:
- Powering ourselves through the energy of the sun
- How our body is so complex and resembles technology
- The teacher/student relationship and guru/disciple
- Telecommunications
- Our level of consciousness
- Cells have consciousness
- A lot of positivity has come from the internet
- Our heart has a brain
- Communicating outside of your body without words
- How the army is using empathy training to become more efficient
- Intuition is really presence
- We are creators and all that will be is your state of being.
- Reality is your perception
- Steps to become more aware
Resources:
- Dr Joe Dispenza
- Guru Singh
- RA of Earth Instagram
This week on Conversations with Change-Makers I sit down and chat with sought after medical intuitive specializing in chronic and mystery illness, cancers and neurological disorders, a master foot zonologist and most importantly the catalyst behind 1000's of healing stories. Get ready to meet the amazing Amber Bodily.
What we cover in this episode:
- What does it mean to be a medical intuitive
- What is wrong with diet culture nowadays
- What is the biggest and most widespread illness we are experiencing now and why
- What is the biggest mistake people make for their health and wellness
- 3 biggest myths about diet and healing
- Understanding digestive disorders
- Corona virus advice
- Strengthening the immune system
- Celery juice
- How can protein be bad or good for you
- Pros and cons with fat
- Supplements and vitamins
- Herbology
- Listening to your intuition
- Connecting DNA to inner blueprint
- Environmental toxins
- Toxic relationships
- Stress
- Healing benefits of plant-based foods
- Importance of sleep
- Water
Resources:
- Amber Bodily Health
- Berkey water filtration systems
- Dr Masaru Emoto - Water scientist
Founder and visionary of SuperLife, is the first ever health and wellness expert to be coined a ” Superfood Hunter. ” He is known uniquely within the health and wellness community as an exotic superfood expert, supplement formulator, and environmental activist who travels the planet to discover new and underutilized medicinal plants.
Inspired by his travels around the world, he has created an individualized approach to achieving optimal health through small changes and daily habits based on the wisdom of global cultures. It’s his no-judgement, progress-focused, supportive approach that gets results.
Darin’s interest in food and nutrition began when a college football injury drove him to uncover better ways to heal his body. He realized there had to be a better option out there after he struggled to recover using only traditional Western medicine treatments that failed to address the healing potential of his diet and lifestyle choices. It’s then that he began to pursue a healthier lifestyle and deeper understanding of how hydration, nutrition, and exercise can truly impact the human body.Darin changed his major, studying Exercise Physiology and Nutrition. He now holds a Bachelor degree in this field as well as a Masters in Psychology.
What we discuss in this podcast:
- What it means to be a superfood hunter
- Quality control and quality assurance of superfoods
- What superfoods should we be taking (spirulina, moringa, camu camu, chaga mushrooms (king of mushrooms), reishi, lions Mane, turmeric, cacao)
- How important is organic and the details of the organic certification industry
- Pesticide industry
- How to grow produce without much land
- How to eat while on the road traveling
- Superfood conservancy and how he is getting New Zealand off the grid
- Superfoods for joint health
- Helping communities rebuild at the same time as harvesting the superfoods
- Honouring the plants and trading with the indigenous people
- The origin of food.
- Benefits of plants, fruits, tubers
- The importance of adaptogens in the modern day stress environment
- Mono culture agriculture and regenerating our soil
- Living in a nutrient deprived world focused on convenience.
- How to navigate social situations while eating healthy and differently
Resources:
- Baruka Nuts
- Superlife Living
- SuperLife Book
- The Fourth phase of water by Gerald Pollack
Let's talk about breaking free from old conditioning. Who are we? What is important for our own vitality.
In this podcast I discuss:
- Movement
- The importance of deep the breath
- Whole food plant based diets
- Fruit being our cellular fuel
- Slow down
Resources:
- Dr Michael Greger - How Not To Die and How Not To Diet
- NutritionFacts.org
- Medical Medium - all books
- Ghandi Autobiography
- Plant Proof podcast
In episode 79, I get to explore the importance of emotional resilience with regards to high level success with high performance coach, Kim Ades. Kim, a mother of 5, and I discuss the close links between parenthood and being a successful leader. If you are a corporate leader or a parent, this special episode is for you.
Kim Ades is the Founder and President of JournalEngine(TM) Software and Frame of Mind Coaching, and she is one of North America's foremost experts on performance through thought management. She uses her own unique process of coaching through journaling with hundreds of clients yearly to ignite significant changes and life transformations. Her software is being used
What we cover in this episode:
- How being a mom makes her a great coach
- Coaching successful people and how 9/10 times they land up speaking about their kids
- The link between being a better parent and being a better leader ent
- The role of a parent
- Confusions of parenthood
- Confusions of leaders
- People pleasing disrupting generational balance.
- Helicopter parenting
- Journaling
- Lining up beliefs with goals
- Asking Why Not instead of Why
- Thinking versus doing
- Work/Life balance
- Reason why people battle as parents. What their job is
- Being a parent is about the parent
- Parenting beliefs that contradict our goals.
- Corporate culture with no structure
- Kids have temper tantrums. Instead of discipline learn to coach
- Belief of I am in charge of my child. Need to let them do their own thing
- WHAT DO I REALLY WANT AS A PARENT, LEADER, RELATIONSHIP
- Emotional resilience is the determinant of a top performer
Resources:
- Frame Of Mind Coaching
- Kim Ades YouTube
- Join the Facebook conversation
What a beautiful conversation this week with flow state master and high performance coach, Kevin Orosz. Kevin embodies a realisation of reality that he has developed through studying philosophy in the west and being guided by ancient mystics in the east. He has combined these two world view into a understandable and approachable structure in order to help people around the world to get to their truth. The biggest take out from this conversation is that "The solution to everything is listen to you intuition". Listen to the episode to find out how.
Kevin's Bio
After a post-graduation spiritual awakening, Kevin left his home tribe of Texas in 2012. Instead of pursuing his PhD in Psychology, he was called to Northern California to study the human mind and ancient traditions of eastern philosophy. Soon after, his travels led him on an epic quest throughout Southeast Asia, Thailand, India, and Nepal. While there, he studied under mystics in the B. K. S. Iyengar Yoga style and the Osho meditation tradition.
As a result of his learnings, he realized a synergy between Eastern & Western mysticism relating to his own personal myth. On his return to the states, he immediately aligned forces with like-hearted comrades Ryan Bowditch & Jordan Bowditch. In LA, they formed the Mystic Misfit: a lifestyle brand to empower men & women to activate their inner divinity.
Kevin believes powerful habits create our reality. By investing in healthy rituals, optimal lifestyle, and the human body as the gateways to our true potential for healing. Using yogic postures, breathing patterns, and nutritional science, he helps clients transform and craft their lives. Through language, radical honesty, authentic relating, and non-violent communication, Kevin assists his clients with uncovering what is pioneering to live through them. By exploring their unique story, Kevin helps clients transition across the threshold to the life they desire.
What we cover in the interview:
- Top hacks, techniques and mindsets to get into flow state
- Ancient traditions of Eastern philosophy
- Synergies between Eastern and Western Mysticism
- From a Catholic Texan to global warrior peak performance coach
- Relationship rock bottom
- Jung relating to rock bottom's
- Heroes journey
- Masculine and feminine balance
- Why men have to trust themselves
- How women's cycles are in line with nature
- How money does not bring on more happiness over $60k per year
- How powerful habits create our reality
- Intuition
- Meditation and writing
- Visualization, movement and tantra
Links:
- (R)Evolution Podcast
- Flow State Mastery Course
- kevinorosz.com
- YouTube
- Nadine Lee Tantric Alchemy
In episode 77, I peel back the layers of Tru Self Explorers founder and personal growth expert, Marc Dimancescu. Marc comes into the personal growth journey through your standard Western life. He had the money, he had the family, he had the house, he had "everything". But it was not enough. As much as Marc grew in his professional career as a corporate consultant and in life materially, the more he realized that there was more to life. Through many years of diving deep into his own conscious and psychology, it all came down to one thing. Connection within a community. It was within Marc's tribe in Ibiza that he realized the importance of ones community on health, wellness and happiness. This edged him into an aha moment in which he founded Tru Self Explorers, a meeting place for conscious and aware being looking for growth and serenity within. This online community will provide journey providers (anyone having the role of a mentor or guide) with the tools to upload their profile and location and offer their services to journey explorers (regular curious beings) . The gap between location dependant and clients can finally be bridged.
In episode 76 I sit down with a Drew Harrisberg. Most of you might be familiar with Drew from his well known brand, Drews Daily Dose. Drew is a is a type 1 diabetic, exercise physiologist, Diabetes Ed (GradCertDiabEdM) and a Singer-Songwriter.
For a long time now he has lead the pack by educating people on how to manage type 1 diabetes through his own knowledge, experience, science and recently putting together the pieces of the puzzle through epidemiology. At the age of 22 Drew was diagnosed with the autoimmune illness, type 1 diabetes and since then with his keen interest in health and wellness has been on the path to reverse and heal this often debilitating illness. Listen to this episode on how Drew hit the bottom of the bucket on a keto diet and has now found hope and is thriving on a plant based diet.
In this episode we cover the following topics:
- How type 1 attacks your body
- The way we heal diabetes is the same way we heal from everything else
- All autoimmune illnesses starts in the gut
- I being health conscious doesn't necessarily mean you are doing the right thing
- How dangerous dairy is.
- Transitioning from a Western diet to a Paleo diet to a Keto diet to finally a Plant-Based diet
- How a keto diet made his insulin sensitivity even worse and worsened his condition
- Simon Hill from Plant Proof motivating him to change to a vegan diet
- How carbohydrates heal the body and do not cause diabetes
- Overcoming the fear of plant-based foods and adopting a varied plant-based diet
- How diabetes is an insight into your physiology
- The protein myth
- How society is obsessed with science and have forgotten to live intuitively
- Epidemiology
- Hidden agendas in science and the media
- Making the mistake of managing symptoms instead of finding the cure
- Drews Daily Dose 5 Pillar approach.
- How sleep affects your blood sugar levels
- Caffeine's affect on blood sugars
Resources:
- Drews Daily Dose Website
- Drews Daily Dose Instagram
- Dr Neil Barnard - Program for reversing diabetes
- Plant Proof with Simon Hill
- Dr Michelle McMacken
- Chef Claire Sharryn Roberto
- Game Changers Documentary
- Plant Proof blog post and how a plant-based diet is better for the planet
- Dennis (Drews Dog) instagram
"I TURNED STRUGGLES INTO TRIUMPHS, AND FOR EVERYTHING LIFE HAS THROWN ME, I AM GRATEFUL."
This week on Conversations with Change-Makers I explore the deep waters of Eat with the Moon Author, Francesca Annenberg and her eating disorder, her battle with hormone imbalance, acne and regaining her menstrual cycle. This is a first of its kind episode on the show where we explore the intricacies of womanhood and the common obstacles so many woman face on a daily basis. Battling with eating disorders, coming off the contraceptive pill, and dealing with hormonal issues, POCS symptoms and acne have all lead her to where she is today. Fran truly believes in the idea that our own weakness can be a source of our strength. As Fran mentions in the episode, her Mantra became patience and perseverance and she had to tap into her intuitive body in order to fully heal and regain her period.
Topics we cover:
- Hardened emotions suppressed her true self
- How resentments affected her and aided her eating disorder
- Overall health is so holistic
- Not knowing what voice is talking in your head with an eating disorder
- How life is should not only be about doing more
- Accepting womanhood
- Healing acne and overcoming the physical and mental blockages
- Intuitive Eating
- Plant-based lifestyle
- Bio individuality
- Trusting intuition
- Patience and perseverance mantra
- Balancing hormones
- Sound Mental space
- Regaining your period
- Why animal based foods, especially dairy is nasty
- Everyone is a mirror of each other
Get in touch with Francesca Annenberg:
- Website
- Eat with the Moon E-Book
Links mentioned in the show:
- Dairy industry truth
- The Deeper Retreat
Activist. Vegan. Athlete. Leader. Influencer. Change-Maker. Speaker. Entrepreneur. These are just a few of the words that describe the legendary Dominick Thompson. In this conversation Domz lays out his path from the West Side of Chicago dealing drugs to hitting his rock bottom in prison and deciding that abstaining from eating animals was the most compassionate route he could take. In his words, it is bad karma to directly or indirectly cause harm to other beings, whether it is humans or animals. Domz went on to become one of the strongest inmates living only on plants and still is today where you can see him lifting heavy in the gym or racing in triathlons. Domz made a 180 in his life and has dedicated his compassionate activism to changing this world for the better.
Domz went on to launch the uber successful sustainable vegan clothing brand, Crazies and Weirdos and as of this year has recently launched 'Eat What Elephants Eat': a powerful nutrition and wellness program that can be tailored to your exact requirements.
Do not forget to follow Dominick Thompsons journey as he create a more loving and compassionate world for all of us:
- Eat What Elephants Eat
- Crazies and Weirdos
Rational-Spiritual Bridge Builder, Consciousness Coach, Peace Warrior and breath work facilitator, Chris White is a man that is for sure on his dharmic path. In this episode we discuss the subtle balance between masculine and feminine energies that are present in all of us and how for so long the powerful feminine energy has been discounted and suppressed. We are now in the age where males and females have discovered the quality of empowering the feminine energy within us all.
We discuss a spiritual connection to the divine, plant medicine journey's, meditation, dark rooms, breathwork, floating and many other forms of transcendental work encouraging personal growth. I loved the conversation and it sparked a fire inside of me to go deeper. I know it will do the same for you.
Contact Chris:
- Master of Intuition Course and Other Links
This week is one of the most exciting conversations that I have been wanting to share with all of you for so long. Meet my vegan parents, Hendrik and Sharon te Roller. Married for 30 years, in love like they are teenagers and both converted to a vegan diet and turned their life around. They are the living proof that it is never too late to make a impactful change in your life.
Hendrik (69 years old), a butcher for over 45 years, suffered with a whole host of lifestyle diseases from heart disease to diabetes to ulcerative colitus. He was on 9 tablets a day and was weighing 150kg. At the age of 67 he decided to make the change to a vegan diet. WIthin 3 weeks he reversed his diabetes on a high carb plant-based diet and within 6 months was weighing 115kg taking no more meds and exercising 6 days a week.
Sharon (55 years old), suffered with spastic colon and high cholesterol for 20 years, not knowing where to turn as doctors kept giving the false examination that there was no cure. Sharon proved all these medical professionals wrong by adopting a a high carp plant-based diet and reversed her cholesterol, lost 10kg and has never experienced a spastic colon again.
These incredible change-makers in my life are influencing their circle by the mere miracle of how plants have turned their lives around and given them a new lease on life. I honestly believe that a vegan diet has given my parents an extra 20 years of life and way more in energy. They are my role models and they can be your role model to. There is never a time that is too late to make changes.
It is not often that you get to find a medical professional that has dedicated her life to holistic methods and preventive lifestyles with the patient in mind before the financial gain. This is exactly who Lindsey Elmore is. This pharmacist with a focus on essential oils and holistic wellness beams a love and care that you struggle to find in the medical fraternity. Lindsey is the renowned author behind Essentials Book + Clean Slate Cleanse and a very prominent inspirational speaker.
Due to Lindsey's medical knowledge and qualifications, she has placed herself in a postion of influence by analysing data and translating complicated science into understandable stories.
A chemist and a clinical pharmacist, she some how also finds time to travel the world educating audiences about natural wellness along her way.
Education
She obtained an undergraduate degree in chemistry from the University of Alabama, Birmingham and a doctorate in pharmacy from the University of California San Francisco. She completed her first-year post-doctoral residency in pharmacy practice at Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, AL and her second-year specialty residency in ambulatory care at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC. She is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and licensed to practice in three American states.
Speaking, Publications, and Social Media
Lindsey has spoken to audiences on five continents and more than 30 countries. Her educational materials have been translated into more than 25 languages. She is the author of Essentials, and the Clean Slate Cleanse Cookbook and Workbook.
She is published in a wide variety of pharmacy and medical journals. She served as a visiting scholar at the University of Zambia, Department of Medicine and provided direct patient care inpatient and outpatient in family medicine and community pharmacy for years before changing course to embrace health care instead of sick care.
Lindsey reaches millions of women on social media. Her Facebook content reaches more than 85 countries, and more than 15 million minutes of education have been watched on Facebook alone. Her sassy stories and heartfelt writings also touch the lives of many on Instagram.
Additional Certifications
Dr. Elmore is a Certified 250-hour vinyasa, yin, and Aroma Yoga® Instructor, an Aroma Freedom practitioner, and the creator of the Clean Slate Cleanse.
Contact Lindsey:
- YouTube
- Website
- hello@lindseyelmore.com
World reknowned as the filmmaker behind Let Us Be Heroes, Rebecca Cappelli, is not your average movie maker. Rebecca has a deep passion and desire to ignite the worlds thinking to understand the consequences behind our eating patterns and conscious or somewhat unconscious decisions asa a human race.
In the first episode of a brand new season of Conversations with Change-Makers, we explore the mind of public speaker and documentary filmmaker, Rebecca, and what her essential motivation behind the documentary Let Us Be Heroes is as well as her message of consciousness in this world. Rebecca teaches us about authenticity as well as a life beyond veganism. Ultimately exploring consciousness at a deep level. Needless to say this conversation went deep and I could not be more happy to have such a loving soul in this world making a difference every day. Thank you Rebecca.
Resources:
- Let Us Be Heroes
I was honoured to be featured on The Vegan Luna Podcast where I chat about all things health, wellness, yoga and veganism.
Strategist. Author. Teacher. Coach.
Carl figures the best way he can serve you is to share with you some of what he has learnt over his 20-year journey into the 'personal development' and wellness field and his personal trials and tribulations. As a former army major and olympic games anti terrorism consultant he is the perfect strategist to align you to your purpose and destined life. If you missed the first interview with Carl, don't forget to check out episode 32.
Fast forward a few years and Carl has now coached CEO’s, elite athletes, world record holders, actors, UN workers, business owners, entrepreneurs and everything in between. He has also presented seminars and workshops to companies like Chevron, Aspire Zone and the SWIRE Group. Plus run MindBody Detox Retreats in places like Mallorca and have authored four books (The Guidebook to Happiness, The Guidebook to Optimum Health and The Guidebook to Authentic Success), The Successful Mind. He also offers a couple of Coach Apprenticeships each year to the right aspiring Coaches.
In the end, he just loves seeing people tap into (a lot) more of the potential they have. With 20 years of strategic planning skills, plus skills as a NLP master practitioner, reiki master, personal fitness trainer, hypnotherapist, and Coach, he is fascinated to find the little things that people can start doing or stop doing, that provide them with the highest happiness ROI (return on investment).
Connect with Carl
- https://www.carlmassy.com/
Meet Manuel Bergmann. He is a German living in Bali. He used to push the limits by competing at a high level in American Football and now he pushes the boundaries in educating people about sustainability.
During our conversation he mentions that becoming a minimalist and consuming less we are helping our planet heal. He is a strong believer of there being no planet B so we better be looking after planet A
*Get into contact with Manuel:
- Planet A Podcast
Resource Links:
- Green School Bali
- Green Camp
Today's episode is a special one. It is the start of an in depth conversation about myself. My weaknesses, my strengths and the wisdom I have picked up along the way of living a compassionate and conscious life since sobering up 5 years ago. I thought it would be apt to start with explaining my WHY. The reason behind my purpose driven energy in life. I get vulnerable and share my story of strength and hope. I believe everyone has a story and needs to share it. We are all ENOUGH. We owe it to the world to reveal our genuine truth by living in line with our purpose. Thank you for listening to my story.
Get in touch with me:
www.garyteroller.com
Email me to start a more intimate conversation away from the public's eye: hello@garyteroller.com
Not often you come across a person that just gets it. Understands the true meaning of compassion and consciousness. Finding a whole family with this view is impossible. Well thats what I thought until meeting Margaux Khoury and Joshua Bruce David. They are the uber successful founders of The Best Deodorant in the World along with James Aspey, they are in the process of launching Vegan Rebels which is a vegan venture capital company, they supply the world with clean drinking water, they unschool their 3 children and they live a conscious vegan lifestyle. Nothing is impossible for this family. And as a bonus they are the kindest and most loving souls ever.
We Chat About the Following Topics:
- Raising 3 kids consciously, compassionetely and vegan
- The disconnection within reality. Animal agriculture and the relationship towards climate change, health and peace.
- How being a wholefood vegan is the healthiest and most sustainable way to be
- Unschooling and how the current school system is archaic and not suited to aid the growth of individual personalities
- The Best Deodorant in the World: Speak of a near fatal call through surgical error which motivated them to transform their deo company into a business thats purpose was to pay it forward. They partnered with Water.org and for every deo that they sold they supplied one person with water for a year.
- Vegan Rebels: Opening up their own venture based company to help vegan businesses grow
- Why he got cow tatoos on his hand
"The world needs more elevated children"
Resources:
- The Best Deodorant in the World
- The Best Deodorant In The World Video
- Vegan Made Simple Facebook Group
- Margaux Khoury Instagram
- Joshua Bruce David Instagram
- Greta Thunberg Video
- John Holt - Growing without schooling
- Sir Ken Robinson - Do Schools Kill Creativity TED Talk
- Indiegogo
- Simon Sinek - Start with Why
Veteran, consultant, and coach, Gerald has spent his life leading teams and empowering people.
Gerald is a guy that was engulfed in a privileged school system and raised in a gang ridden neighborhood. We discuss how Gerald overcame the racism and segregation to excel in the military and then as a coach and a leading example of a businessman.
We chat about how people have a bias towards their own people and this is one of the major flaws Gerald saw being on tour of Iraq.
Gerald's mission is to build wealth and political power and leadership within the black community through many different mediums but one in particular is his BUY BLACK PODCAST.His podcast gives a voice to the man and woman next door. He believes that he will be able to change the reality of black people through positive economic growth.
"Practice doesn't make perfect. PERFECT practice makes perfect! Let's teach your audience to be Brilliant in the Basics and build a DOPE business!"
*CONTACT GERALD:
- Buy Black Podcast
- D.O.P.E Business Plan
Kevin Luna, is a man on a mission. He not only has healed himself from a debilitating illness, he has been able to find the lessons in personal tragedy to live his true calling.
A local Californian, now residing in Kuwait, is using his passion and energy to bring vegan awareness to a country that struggles to break free from the habitual consumption of animal based product.
In this episode we discuss the passing of his Dad whom he was very close to and how and how him and his sister took different path's of grieving. We go onto discussing the importance of living a vegan lifestyle due to the torture and unjust treatment of animals across the globe.
Vegan Luna Instagram
Vegan Lunatic YouTube
Vegan Luna Podcast
Rhys and his brother Scott, always look to create their own extreme ultra-endurance challenges, and where schedules match up, complete them together. By doing this they have raised over £50,000 for a variety of different charities, all of which have a special connection to each of them. In recognition of this, Rhys was selected to be an Olympic Torch Bearer for the London Olympics 2012 and is a CF Warriors Charity Ambassador. In his spare time, he has also helped establish a grassroots environmental organisation with his wife Cerys called Repair Café Wales with the aim of reducing waste, sharing skills and building community cohesion. Scott's recognition was via Johnson & Johnson, and was lucky enough to complete an Operation Smile mission in 2015 in Mekele, where he assisted in screening and in theatre for the repair of Cleft Lips and Palates. Scott has overcome some tough mental and physical challenges in order to complete his challenges in the past.
*Contact Scott and Rhys:
- Pegasus Ultra Running
- Pegasus Facebook
- Pegasus Instagram
- Rhys Instagram
- Rhys Email: rjenko@icloud.com
- Scott Email: scottjjenkins@gmail.com
- Scott Instagram
- The Jenko Bros Facebook
The plant powered power couple, Sarah and Peter together run The Seasonal Diet, where they help women and couples lose weight and THRIVE on a plant-based diet.
Everything changed for them in 2010.
Before then, Sarah suffered from the worst persistent stomach pain. Doctors couldn't figure it out. IBS, allergic to gluten, maybe it's just stress they would say and skin issues that had her so self-conscious about leaving the house.
Plant-based diet couple Sarah and Peter struggled with low energy, constipation, and the weight was creeping up. They were unhappy and unconscious.
So 2010 Peter took the lead.
He broke up with Sarah and shook everything on its head. Sarah says "Looking back it's one of the best things that's ever happened to us. Not how I would have done things, but sometimes that's what it takes to have a wake-up call."
While they were apart, they found a plant-based diet. They couldn't believe at 22 and 23, this was the first time they heard about this.
Sarah remembers thinking. "Of course I feel like crap, of course I've been sick my entire life, I've never thought once about the food going into my mouth."
A plant-based diet is what brought them back together. Since then they've been healing their bodies (because health is a long game), educating themselves, and now they get to help others do the same thing.
They've helped couples work together to lower their cholesterol, get off medications, and thrive on a plant-based diet. And, most importantly build a stronger relationship.
Work with Sarah and Peter
- Website
Dean Karnazes is an American ultra marathon runner, and author of four books.
Dean is known for completing a number of endurance events, and his Most notable achievements include:
- Ran 350 miles (560 km) in 80 hours and 44 minutes without sleep in 2005
- Single-handedly completed "The Relay", a 199-mile (320 km) run from Calistoga to Santa Cruz, eleven times
- Ran a marathon to the South Pole in −13 °F (−25 °C) temperatures without snowshoes in 2002
- Ran a marathon in each of the 50 states in 50 consecutive days in 2006
- Winner, Badwater Ultramarathon (135 miles (217 km) across Death Valley in 120 °F (49 °C) temperatures)
- 148 miles (238 km) in 24 hours on a treadmill, 2004
- Ran 3,000 miles (4,800 km) across the United States from Disneyland to New York City in 75 days
Dean has been heralded as:
- Competitor magazine Endurance Athlete of the Year Award winner, 2008, 2006, 2005
- ESPN "Best Outdoor Athlete", 2007
- Men's Journal, Adventure Hall of Fame, 2007
- Outside magazine, Ultimate Top 10 Outdoor Athletes, 2004
In the episode we discuss:
- Avoiding injuries
- How his mind is the major strength of getting through an ultra marathon
- How running gifts him with a sense of presence
- How running puts life into perspective
- So many of the limitations we put on ourselves are self contrived
- Rules of engagement for runners
- 50 in 50
- Death Valley
- His inability to build up lactic acid
- How he is a US sports ambassador and how running is the great equalizer
- Why human connection is so important
- Plan to run a marathon in all 203 countries within 1 year
Books:
- Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner
- The Road to Sparta: Reliving the Ancient Battle and Epic Run That Inspired the World's Greatest Footrace
- 50/50: Secrets I Learned Running 50 Marathons in 50 Days -- and How You Too Can Achieve Super Endurance!
- Run! 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss
Erik is a Mental Performance Coach with a Masters degree in Business and Executive coaching through Wits Business School. In addition, he is the founder of the Mental Performance Lab and a professional speaker.
His clients include executives, high-level entrepreneurs, celebrities, and sportsmen.
Four years ago he founded BetterMan – South Africa’s largest online community for men dedicated to personal and professional development.
His weekly email touches on the topics of leadership, decision-making, strategic thinking and executions so be sure to sign up at erikkruger.com
Tyler Tolman is a world-renowned speaker, entrepreneur, media personality, event facilitator, truth-teller and one of the world’s leading authorities on natural health and longevity.
He is the co-founder of the Conscious Lifestyler and Heal Thy Self brands where, together with his wife Rachelle, they have touched the lives of millions of people around the world. His live events, workshops, retreats, products and educational platforms Heal Thy Self Tribe and Heal Thy Self Academy have been built on a solid foundation of ancient wisdom combined with modern science.
Tyler spent many years travelling around the world, carrying out extensive research into the profound wisdom of ancient masters who knew the true secrets to longevity. He learned ancient rituals and natural healing techniques that have been lost to western medicine. Building on the powerful knowledge of his father, Don Tolman, Tyler has studied teachings by Pythagoras, Plato, Einstein, Hippocrates, the Ancient Egyptians, Tibetans and many other brilliant minds and cultures. His passion for knowledge led him to take this one step further and find the modern science that proved the effectiveness of these techniques.
A qualified iridologist and fasting expert, Tyler has dedicated his life giving to others. His mission is to continually impact the lives of millions globally.
His work has helped people from all walks of life, from celebrities to everyday families. Through sharing his knowledge and cutting through the noise, people learn how to reconnect with their body’s innate wisdom. They rediscover the brilliance of the natural world and uncover their ability to naturally improve their lives mentally, emotionally, physically, financially, socially and spiritually.
Tyler has made headlines by helping people to heal themselves from conditions deemed incurable by western medicine. He has accrued countless testimonials from clients who have healed themselves from diseases such as brain cancer, colon cancer, liver cancer, prostate cancer, Lyme disease, motor neuron disease, obesity, hypertension, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, psoriasis and more.
Tyler lives in Bali, Indonesia, with his wife, Rachelle Starr-Tolman and their daughter Seannah.
Work With Tyler:
- TylerTolman.com
- Heal Thy Self
James Swanwick is an Australian/American wellness entrepreneur based out of Los Angles. James was a New York-based ESPN anchor on SportsCenter, author of 3 books, co-founder of international agency, Crocmedia, founder of Swanwick Sleep and extremely passionate about helping entrepreneurs quit alcohol in order to rev up their success through his 30 Day No Alcohol Challenge. His career spanned over 20 years in print and TV journalism, interviewing celebrities all over the world from Australia to London to New York and Now Los Angles. James mentions in the episode that he has placed himself in the wellness game by investing and building business to help enhance the health of all of us. You can find James on his podcast, The James Swanwick Show, in Hollywood living his best life or on a stage as a speaker advocating a successful life.
JAMES SWANWICK:
- 30 Day No Alcohol Challenge
- SwanwickSleep.com - use "GARYTEROLLER" at checkout for 15% discount
- JamesSwanwick.com
Matthew Kenney is an American celebrity chef, entrepreneur, author, and educator specializing in plant-based cuisine. He is an author of 12 cookbooks and is the founder of the companies Matthew Kenney Cuisine and Matthew Kenney Culinary, a plant-based diet education and wellness business offering courses in several countries and online
In 2012 Kenney formed Matthew Kenney Cuisine, a California-based lifestyle company offering a variety of plant-based services and products, including hospitality, education, media, products and services. The company now has 18 restaurants across the globe with another 14 opening in the next year. Matthew and his team really are Crafting The Future Of Food.
Matthew is also a well-known speaker and appears at several events throughout the world each year to share his vision for a future improved by a broader adoption of the plant-based diet. He has appeared at 2 highly watched TEDx events (Links below), and has served as a keynote speaker at hospitals, universities and charity organizations.
Thank you Matthew for what you are doing to make our world a better place. You are a true change-maker.
Contact Matthew Kenney
- Messenger
- Email: contact@matthewkenneycuisine.com
- Tumblr
- TEDxAmericanRiviera
- TEDxOKC
Henya Perez, AKA Henya Mania, is a vegan Israeli, YouTube personality , independent filmmaker, director and editor, model, singer, actress, and studies for a B.A degree in Asian Studies in The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Henya is a vegan from Israel, traveling the world, documenting her life and sharing her opinions with the people of the internet. She makes daily vlogs, skits, music videos, parodies, opinion vlogs and dance videos so go subscribe on her YouTube channel for some fun.
Henya is also known to controversially compare the meat industry and more specifically the slaughter houses to the holocaust
Get her EBOOK: http://www.henyamania.com/ebook
Follow her on:
YouTube
Snapchat: @henyamania
Check out her Blog for more of her life: http://www.henyamania.com/
Ask her anything: henyamania@gmail.com
Vegan Style Gangnam Style Video
Important points in the conversations:
- 6:37 Link between veganism and eating disorders
- 8:15 Going against the grain
- 10:50 Mortified by what was happening behind the scenes within the meat industry
- List 17:15 - 19:50 Americans invented that only certain people can compare cultures. Referring to holocaust
Tyler is a self taught hypnotist originally being inspired by Derren Brown. He reached a moment in his life when he realised he could use his gift to help entrepreneurs gain the confidence that would allow them to succeed 10X.
Tyler helps entrepreneurs break through barriers holding them back. Understanding emotional set backs, character defects and past traumas.
Follow his journey on
- YouTube
Dalal Al Doub is one of the most prominent names and faces in the Middle East for fashion beauty. She launched onto the scene in 2012 with her blog Dalalid, sharing her daily personal style and make up tips and quickly found her role as an Influencer in the region.
In 2013, Dalal launched her YouTube channel, providing women with the abilities and confidence to become their own stylists and make-up artists via her engaging tutorials, tips and lifestyle videos.
Her most important goal is to empower women in the region.
With over 2 million followers on Instagram and 650 000 YouTube subscribers, Dalal sure has a massive influence on the world. With her message of compassion, I can only foresee beautiful things happening with her opening up the first CLEAN vegan restaurant in Kuwait... Vterra
Vterra
- https://www.instagram.com/vterrakw
Chef Claire Sharryn Roberto (The creator behind Vterra's menu)
Andrew Taylor found his purpose by digging deep though emotional pain and turmoil to become a leader in food addictions. After many years unknowingly suffering from binge eating and being limited by food addictions, Andrew did what no one has ever thought before. He gave up as much taste in his food as possible and adopted a POTATO ONLY diet for an entire year. This made him realize how he was a victim to hiding his emotions behind taste and food satisfaction. Before long, he catapulted onto TV and Newspapers around the world. Being vulnerable, this was super difficult for him but there was a greater purpose to be pursued. To help others heal from the claws of food addictions. To allow people to access the tools away from emotional torture.
SpudFit.com
SpudFit Academy
SpudFit Cookbook
SpudFit DIY Challenge Book
This week on The Gary te Roller Show, I chat to Ghanim Al-Sulaiti. Founder of Evergreen Organic, Vibe Asia, Botany, Paper Cut Qatar and Good Vibe Foundation.
We chat about how he believes in giving back to the community is a need in today's entrepreneurial world. As well as bringing veganism and sustainability into the heart of The Middle East through vegan cafe's, a vegan skincare range and sustainable packaging factory.
What this space. This young change-maker is literally changing the world for the better every single day
Founder of Cleverpreneur and the Instagram famous account @millionaire.dream, this 19 year old kiwi is changing the way brands and coaches are using and interacting with social media. Having gained millions of followers on social media in the past few years and working with many high-level brands. Josh is the perfect person to help strategies and help you grow on Social Media.
@thejoshryan
@cleverpreneur
@million.dream
Josh Ryan YouTube
EMPOWERING YOU - Personal Freedom
In the 'Empowering You' Series, I will be sharing my empowerment and motivational videos from YouTube with my Podcast crew every other week.
This week we talk about Personal Freedom.
Personal freedom now a days has become mixed up and messed up by social + self oppression. We are truly never free until we separate ourselves from the demands of society and peer pressure as well our own negativity. Break the chains holding you back from personal freedom. The time is NOW.
Love Is Real
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This powerful episode, Nunaisi opens up to us about your childhood abuse from her stepfather and how it opened up a door to her spirituality and eventual path to finding her purpose in life.
Nunaisi is a qualified Yoga teacher, Breath work Facilitator, Holistic Health Consultant, Author, Sexuality Therapist, Reiki Master and Spiritual Intuitive. She is a graduate of the Institute of Natural Health (1999-2000) and holds a diploma in Nutrition, Iridology, Herbs, Various types of body work and Counseling. She is a student of Tantra, Taoism, Indigenous Wisdom and Shamanic practices for over 20 years and studied with Mystics and Shamans from around the world.
She recently returned to South Africa after a journey of 4 years traveling the world with her partner, Ofer and 3 kids.
Our sexuality is non-negotiable. It is the very life force creative energy that fuels our existence and keeps us alive. It is our most pleasurable birthright of experiencing love and creating life. It is the most sacred form of communication with the divine , of prayer and manifestation.
Sexual wounds are epidemic. The sacred sexuality has been mutated in our society due to years of patriarchy, religious haunting, objectification, conditioning, mixed messages, etc. All these boil down to the fear of this powerful energy. My sacred mission is to guide you through a journey of healing your sexual wounds. This is a process of growth and transformation into your innate powers so that you can rise like the Phoenix and become the heroine of your own life. Every woman that heals her wounds becomes a powerhouse of pure potential for which the earth is calling.
Find Nunaisi:
- FREE 3 PART MINI SERIES for listeners of The Gary te Roller Show
- Website
SpencyRay are based in Los Angeles with their energetically charged healing studio space and their amazing new age popular live music - 'Fantastical' - show.
Spency is a multi-instrumentalist and singer, playing trumpet, piano, didgeridoo, native flutes, singing bowls, and percussion. Singing with a powerful voice, his mission is to help bring healing energies to mankind through vibrations of unconditional love and compassion, through beautiful music frequencies being drawn to planet earth at this particular point in our evolution, the Age Of Aquarius, The Golden Age.
TracyRay, as an inspirational vocalist, poet, and wordsmith, practitioned reiki energy worker and healer. Tracy narrates the show and raises the audience's energy and love of self to a whole new high through her capacity for unconditional love and understanding for the human race!
Tracy & Spency have had the privilege of many years of study with many Indigenous Healers, Native American Indian teachers, Peruvian Shaman & Adepts around the USA and on planet earth.
Working together, combining their talents of alchemy and connection to spirit, through magical ceremony and shamanic techniques they are powerful 'light-workers' working to help raise the consciousness and well being of mankind.
RESOURCES:
- SpencyRay Website
Super excited to share this pod with you. The Dervaes family is changing the way we see our grades. They are revolutionizing how we eat and how we look at produce. They have managed to turn a 1/10th acre ordinary home in Pasadena in an urban homestead producing just over 7 tonnes of fresh organic produce annually. Of which they save bucks and a carbon footprint and consume 60% themselves. Listen to this episode about how one man, Jules Dervaes jnr, changed the game and how his three kids, Justin, Anais and Jordanne have kept the flag waving very high.
In 1985 the Dervaes bought a run-down circa 1917 craftsman-style house in the metropolis of Pasadena which is just 15 minutes from downtown Los Angeles. Downsizing from rural 10 acres to suburban 1/10 acre, they thought they’d have to put aside their “country” lifestyle. But, try as the city life may, it couldn’t take their country ways. Instead, they decided to bring their country homesteading lifestyle to their urban plot.
No one thought it was possible. They forged ahead and with no small means of blood, sweat and tears, they worked to transform this ordinary urban plot into an extraordinary example of homesteading in the city. They are now living off the land “directly” — supplying their diet, and “indirectly” — they sell the excess harvest to local establishments and individuals through a customized CSA program via their Front Porch Farmstand.
Urban Homestead:
- Website
- Podcast (Give it a listen!! Yours truly might feature on it too :) )
Don't forget to catch me on the usual channels:
- YouTube
- NEW WEBSITE
Dan was born and raised in Montana, grew up on a horse ranch and learned early on the importance of taking proper care of livestock, part of that care centered around the feeding and health of the animals.
Early on in 1974, Dan witnessed the inability of modern medicine to provide real lasting solutions to his grandfathers Parkinson’s Disease. This failure prompted Dan’s father Sam to pursue a much less invasive approach to personal health in the family which lead him to becoming a master herbalist and Naturopathic Doctor. Later in 1983, we watched as my other grandfather succumbed to Liver failure in a VA hospital in Oregon. These experiences shaped Dan’s father’s pursuit even further into natural, safe, effective, non-invasive ways to handle chronic illness.
In 1998 the Country Doctor Nutritional Center was established in Torrington, WY. By November, 2001 Dan was asked to join Sam in this endeavor. At the time, Dan was the Assistant Director of Elk Creek Academy, an 86 acre campus tucked away in the mountains of Northwestern Montana. This academy catered to at risk teens and is where Dan began to develop his unique and captivating style for education, communication and truly changing lives with words followed by action.
Today, some 17 years later, Dan’s approach to guiding people along their personal wellness path is unparalleled, educating over 6000 people per year in the family practice in Cheyenne, WY.
People travel from all over the country to have the Country Doctor Experience.
Dan Young’s Philosophy of Wellness
Have you ever met someone that always seems to feel good, look good, have lots of energy and never gets ill? They are for the most part up beat, happy and full of life. Ever find that you ask yourself, “Why?” Why is it that this person is experiencing good health on, what seems to be, an all time basis and you are not?
There are several reasons for this…genetics, diet, exercise. However there is one thing the people described have in common. They believe in and apply certain principles to their daily lives. Its called “Wellness Philosophy” and it has a major impact on how we feel and how well we avoid illness.
We have all heard for decades the importance of cleansing the body, transporting the waste products and giving the body proper nutrition. We could list dozens of procedures to achieve good health under each of these areas. So, if we know all this, why are we not achieving and maintaining good health? I feel the answer lies in the following explanation.
One of my earliest mentors in business and a super successful individual by the name of Jim Rohn gave me this simple formula years ago, shedding light on the difference between success and failure and I wish to pass it on to you.
Success is “a few simple disciplines practiced every day.”
Failure is “a few errors in judgment repeated every day.”
This may sound simple, but take a close look at how knowing this can help you amend your philosophy on wellness. We don’t experience poor health overnight. It takes decades of doing the wrong things day in and day out to place us at ailments door. Because there is no catastrophe at the end of the first day, we unfortunately think that it doesn’t matter and we continue to make the same errors over and over.
“An apple a day”…
Lets put it another way. We have all heard the old saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” If that is true you might say, “Wow, that sounds like it would be easy to do, an apple a day to keep the doctor away, sure I could do that because it would be easy.”
Now here is were we get tripped up. Not only is an apple a day easy to do, it is easy not to do, and because there were no major problems over the short term when I didn’t eat the apple, why should I amend my philosophy on wellness?
Mr. Rohn also told me to look for the half dozen things that make the majority of the difference in our lives. Usually just a half dozen, simple disciplines practiced everyday make 80% or more of the difference in our good health.
Ask yourself these 3 simple questions:
What do I do on a daily basis that helps my body cleanse itself, i.e. diet, exercise, supplementation, rest, etc.?
What do I do on a daily basis that will assist my body to get rid of toxins and waste products?
What do I do on a daily basis that nourishes and helps the body rebuild itself?
By answering these simple questions honestly and using the experience of others as a guide, you can determine what disciplines you need to amend for your good health. Remember…it is not difficult to achieve good health…however, it does take daily disciplines.
Today, I chat to Robby Barbaro, whom you might know from Mastering Diabetes or as the mindful diabetic. Robby has been reversing his type 1 diabetes as a fruitarian for the last 12 years.
At 8:20, Robby starts to share his journey with type 1 diabetes, from his diagnosis in the year 2000. He points out the major life-changing moment when he started to notice that the more fruit and the less fat he ate, the better his insulin was working.
But overcoming type 1 diabetes was not the only reason that Robby went raw vegan. After watching the movie Earthlings, Robby talks about how his eyes were opened to the harsh reality of how the food that he was eating got onto his plate. This was a game changer as well.
Going back to the discussion on his diet, at 23: 17, Robby sheds some light on the importance of getting enough calories with a plant-based and fruit-based lifestyle. He mentions how each meal needs food that’s high in calorie density because if this isn’t the case, this is when you find people flaking on veganism.
At 27:40, Robby addresses a common question that people have about taking up a fruit-based diet; where will my protein come from?
Robby talks about the link between heart disease and diabetes at 32:47 and goes on to debunk some common myths about this link and other myths related to diabetes.
“If I eat as simple as possible, then my digestion is a lot simpler, then that frees up a lot of energy for the body to do its own healing”
-Robby Barbaro-
Resources:
https://www.masteringdiabetes.org/
Movies:
- Earthlings
- Dominion
Social media:
Instagram:
@masteringdiabetes
@mindfuldiabeticrobby
Watch the interview on the The Gary te Roller YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/MindfulDiabetic
This week, we’re at Bambu Indah which is a 5-star hotel that is completely constructed in Bamboo! Imagine that for a second! John and Cynthia Hardy are the founding power couple of this eco-friendly establishment, and we get to meet John Hardy. The couple have been pushing the green movement in Bali since 1975 and are also the founders of the trail blazing Green School in Bali.
From meeting his wife Cynthia, to the establishment of the John Hardy jewelry company, and the Green School, John really takes us on an exciting adventure. Be ready to be challenged in the best way possible.
We get to hear about how the Green School came to be. The school has been running for 10 years and to say it has been doing well is an understatement. This year they have 500 students from 35 countries of which 10 percent are local farmers’ kids on scholarship. It’s very clear that there is something special, and maybe even magical about the school. There is a very real contagious green effect that the school is spreading to its young people and their communities. The school is certainly making for a greener future by training future leaders.
John talks about how corporates and government can make a difference and shares how money is raised for kids that are on scholarships.
We hear of the amazing work being done by some of the local students and how they are already pioneering change in their communities, from making banana leaf paper to cleaning villages of mosquitoes, and even creating a bio bus which is run on used cooking oil. And believe it or not, these are all grade 8 students!
“Don’t get a job. Don’t ever get a job. Make jobs that make the world a better place”
-John Hardy-
Resources:
- Greenschool
- Bambu Indah
- Ibuku
- Green Village Bali
- John Hardy
Watch John Hardy’s Ted Talk
I shares my story through addiction and other struggles to spread a message of hope. I use my personal struggles and freedom to explain that anything is possible and if you are not happy then change what you are doing. There is no wrong or right, there is only compassion. I explain how self compassion can expand ones world towards a life of purpose.
To book Gary for keynotes email: gary@teroller.co.za
Follow his journey visually on insta: @gary_teroller
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“You’ve got to be more vocal. We have to be able to see that every single animal has a right to life”
-Elizabeth Henzell
This week, we meet Elizabeth Henzell, the founder of Villa Kitty Foundation in Ubud, which is currently home to 35 dogs and 202 kitties. Whilst in Australia, Elizabeth built a language school for the University of the Sunshine Coast that taught up to 7 languages, that equipped students that were going overseas. It grew to become a community programme as well. In 2007, she relocated from Australia to Bali where she continues to do amazing work in her community and not by building a language school this time, but a refuge for Bali’s disadvantaged cats and dogs.
We chat about the amazing support that she received to establish the Villa Kitty, as well as what it takes to provide care for the cats and dogs at the villa. With many cat and dog rescues, comes a great need for funding and Elizabeth shares how funds can be donated to make a difference.
At 27:43 minutes, she gives a heart-warming tour through Villa Kitty and you don’t have to be there to know that it’s a beautiful facility and the cats and dogs that live here are happy and thriving.
Elizabeth breaks away from the discussion briefly at 32:23 minutes and has a conversation with one of the staff members and she shares the exciting news that 3 adoptions were made. How amazing is it that she’s fluent in Bahasa.
We discuss the sad reality about how cats are not revered in Bali and they, as well as other animals are illtreated, thrown away and even killed due to the shocking lack of understanding of the level playing field of beings.
Resources:
- https://www.villakitty.com
- http://www.sippycreek.com.au
- https://www.sunsetvetbali.com
Social Media:
Contact Elizabeth at: Elizabeth@villakittybali.com
Ben Richards is the head chef, owner and founder of The Seeds of Life Cafe and Taoist Tonic Bar and creator of The Raw Food Academy in Bali.
He has been living the Raw Food lifestyle to the fullest for over 8 years, completing over 50 fasts and vision quests from 1 day to 30 days, student of life, educator, holographic kinetics facilitator, body worker, practicing yogi, chocolatier, taoist tonic herbalist, certified tea master and certified at E Cornell for nutrition. Squeezing as much nectar from life with every breath.
"It is true that some of us can consume just about anything for our entire lives and show no visible signs of degradation. However just because we can eat processed foods doesn’t mean we have Adapted to them. Adaptation is a process that takes generations to achieve and looking around us today we can see how we are not Adapting to this ‘new’ brand of food. What is going to happen to our genetics as a result of this conditioning? Some of us are already feeling the pinch of poor food choices."At 17 went into Swedish Massage, Reiki, Black Magic, CRYSTAL WORK, aromatherapy, feather work
In the show Ben and I chat about
- how he found endurance sport during difficult times and became a top competing triathlete for Australia
- from working in dodgy bikey bars and Italian pizza joints to opening up the most prolific raw food café in Bali
- His gran being a chef was a great influence on him while his mother suffered with addiction
- how people that are in control of us in government or any other high position are unconscious and have one thing on their mind: a strong economy and more money. The disease of more
- Halographic kinetics: "There’s 2 worlds here, cause and effect. If through our actions we hang on to our stuff (causes), it will manifest in the form of imbalance (effects). Only your spirit knows the when, how, what, why and where your creations are. With this system, we essentially assist you to heal yourself. Until we acknowledge we have had previous past lives, and within those lives we have experienced trauma, we can only heal portions of our imbalances."
- how important pranayama, the breathe, is so vital to life
- finding ashtanga yoga
- finding ancient Chinese tonic herbs and learning their benefits and ultimately healing his body from spleen complications
WHO ARE THE SEEDS OF LIFE?
"Welcome to the Seeds of Life, where the focus is to support the reawakening of our true-self through creating the ultimate lifestyle. Activate your fullest potential via the very act of innerstanding what it means to truly live. This is happening, now, and you are a part of it.
We combine the elements of fun, flavor, vibrancy and integrity through Raw Living Foods, Yoga and Holographic Kinetics, an omnipotent healing modality that exceeds all levels of what a holistic approach to understanding what this game of life is all about and what it means to be truly free. I speak from my own personal, transformational experience and hope to share it with you.
We offer our service to you by combining over 25 years experience in the healing arts and food world, working in many different capacities providing Raw Chef Certification Programs, Our raw Food Cafe & Taoist Tonic Bar, Retreat Chefs for your event and various Workshops. Our strengths have been built on the foundations of Raw Chef Certifications, Yoga Retreats and Teacher Trainings, High End and Exclusive Functions, Small Intimate Dining Experiences, Workshops, Menu Consulting and Staff Training for many of the World’s great Leaders and Teachers in their respective fields and working with the innovative people operating ‘behind the scenes’ whom are facilitating great change."
Ben Richards Resources:
- Seeds Of Life
- Email: ben@theseedsoflife.net
- YouTube
RESOURCES:
- Loyd Wayde
- Alistair Crowley
- Steve Richards
- Runolph steiner
- David Wolf
- Sumudra west aus
- Claire Sharryn Roberto
- Bobby Asplund
- Matthew Kenney
- E Cornel plant-based course
- T Colin Campbell
Carl Massy. A life coach and expert strategist, Carl is the author of The Guidebook to Happiness, The Guidebook to Optimum Health and the Guidebook to Authentic Success. He is the co-owner of The Practice Bali and has a remarkably diverse bio which includes retirement from the Australian Military as a major, service to the Olympics as a Security Consultant, Fitness Instructor, NLP Master Practitioner, Hypnotherapist, Reiki Master, keynote speaker and internationally acclaimed coach.
Carl has been studying the science of happiness and testing out what some of the leading happiness experts have to say for more than a decade. Here, Carl shares a bit about his happiness and authentic success journey with me
We chat about the importance of the 6 pillars to optimum health
- Physical Activity
- Nutrient Abundance
- Detoxification
- Rest
- Mindfulness
- Wholeheartedness
Just like yoga is the is about progressing through the physical movement to access the breath (Pranayama) in order to access the consciousness, the same method is needed to access consciousness with the 6 steps above. We chat about how meditation is an important daily task to fully thrive in today's over sensory world.
*"I have travelled the road less travelled, the road well travelled, and a lot of whacky paths in between.
One of the life-changing paths started with a personal development course in 1999, which caused me to delve into the exciting world of personal development, where I develop an insatiable thirst for knowledge and wisdom, along with physical mind-body practices like yoga and meditation.
As an Australian Army Major at the age of 29, I decided at one point that the box I had learned awesome skills in was just not big enough so I resigned, skipped countries, and took up a role as a Consultant to the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympic Games. My leap of faith lead to five amazing years consulting to mega sports events across the world.
But it was in 2007, where I finally found the courage to leave my cushy consulting work to follow my true calling of helping people to tap into their full potential. It was time to set up a Coaching practice, with Bali as my main base.
Fast forward a few years and I have now coached CEO’s, elite athletes, world record holders, actors, UN workers, business owners, entrepreneurs and everything in between. I have also presented seminars to companies like Chevron, Aspire Zone, FINN Group and the SWIRE Group. Plus I run adventure retreats abroad and now authored three books (The Guidebook to Happiness, The Guidebook to Optimum Health, and The Guidebook to Authentic Success).
In the end, I just love seeing people tap into (a lot) more of the potential I know they all have. With 20 years of strategic planning skills, plus skills as a NLP master practitioner, reiki master, personal fitness trainer, hypnotherapist, and Coach, I am fascinated to find the little things we can start doing or stop doing, to unlock our latent potential."*
RESOURCES:
CarlMassy.com
- A Guidebook to Happiness
- A Guidebook to Optimum Health
- A Guidebook to Authentic Success
- 30 Day Challenge
- Free Resources
- The Happiness Class Podcast
- YouTube Channel
- The Practice Bali
Contact Carl at carl@carlmassy.com
No matter what diet or lifestyle you follow, we can all agree that Rohan Millson is a man of substance. One of the founders of Greyton Animal Sanctuary along with Nicola Vernon. He has dedicated his life to rescuing orphaned, sick or abused farm animals as well as educating South Africa and the world on the ethics and health behind a vegan diet. He is a public speaker and author of Why Animals Aren't Food.
Rohan and I discuss
- How pigs have been deprived of essential minerals being kept as pets and the catastrophe of the tea cup piglet craze
- How animals are not different to us. They feel the same emotions as us. Animals are not ours, they are here for their own purpose
- How toxins bioaccumulate in animals and biomagnify in the fat
- How detrimental to health the latest bone broth craze is. Hint: Excess lead
- How Rohan survived a brain tumour
- How a low carb diet is killing us and 'debunking the supposed truths Tim Noakes is portraying in the media and his books'
- Epidiomeolgy
About Greyton Farm Animal Sanctuary
On 100 acres, over 150 rescued farm animals live their full natural lives in peace and safety. Many have escaped or been confiscated from the farm animal production industry, others were surrendered or brought here because they were orphaned, sick, injured or abandoned. The sanctuary also reaches out to the community to encourage compassion to all sentient beings.
RESOURCES:
- Dr Michael Greger
- SciHub
- PubMed
- Gary E Fraser
- Joan Sabate
- Bruce Fordyce
- Tim Noakes
- Gary Player
- Gary Taubes
- Dr Otto Warburg
- Dr Dean Ornish
- Dr Caldwell Esselstyn
- Dr T Colin Campbell
Every scar has a story. Every story has a lesson. Every lesson has a treasure. The process of finding lessons, transforms the scar into a treasure. Look for the lesson and so transform your scars into treasures. You might well be surprised to find that you are rich.
We chat about overcoming her insecurities through drama and how a process art course helped her deal with the loss of her mom. We chat about the trauma in her life motivating her to inspire others through art and performance.
This trained actress, dancer and singer lives her life through a George Bernard Shaw quote - "Life is not about finding yourself, it is about creating yourself"
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An Energizer, Connector and Transformer, passionate about having meaningful conversations that create positive change in people’s lives and in the world.
Shannon Pam is a powerful professional speaker and internationally certified coach trusted by global companies to design and deliver interactive, life-changing keynotes that unite, inspire and transform leaders and teams, accelerating both their personal and professional growth.
Shannon started her career at the age of 17 when she founded and grew a company that trained and led brand ambassadors for top multinational brands. By the age of 20, she had grown a team of over 150 strong. After working with some of the biggest names in FMCG, she was recruited by the world’s leading premium drinks company to fulfill numerous leadership roles at both a national and global level. She has since been a Trainer, Coach and Mentor to top executives and their teams, helping them deepen their work and life experience.
No stranger to the stage, Shannon has facilitated over two hundred group processes including: leadership, coaching and functional training; team cohesion and effectiveness workshops; company-wide cultural change initiatives; and medium to large-scale conferences of up to 800 delegates. She has led development programs for companies like Diageo International, Allan Gray, Sanlam Investment Management, Levis and Moet Hennessy and has spoken at conferences for the likes of brandhouse, Adcock Ingram, Old Mutual and Cape Union Mart.
Shannon is an internationally qualified coach, trainer and speaker. She holds a business degree and two postgraduate qualifications with thirty-seven first-class distinctions. Her eighteen years working with and within multinational corporations included Global Capability Management, developing programs that helped thousands of people in over 180 markets perform at their best. She left corporate four years ago to follow her passion and now focuses on helping others recharge, connect and thrive in their work spaces and in their lives.
Although Shannon lives in Cape Town, she considers herself a citizen of the world and a patron of humanity. On top of her extensive academic background and work experience she’s also a well-known voice in the social and environmental space, passionate about connecting and having authentic, meaningful conversations that activate real change in areas that matter.
Contact Shannon
- Email: connect@shannonpam.com
UBUNTU NGUMUNTU NGABANTU: I AM BECAUSE YOU ARE
Dr. Warren Chalklen is a passionate servant of South Africa, committed to a just an equitable education system for all. In this podcast we discuss the important link between racism, veganism, gender equality and all the other isms of this world. We understand the reality of racism being a subconscious reality and the true way out of it. As controversial as it may be, white privelige according to Warren is ripe across the globe and it is shown through the four keys being language, symbols, institutions and policies
We chat about the importance of community and how it motivates a sense of love and compassion much needed in this world to go from surviving to thriving.
As an education innovator, he has taught over 82,000+ students across 178 countries using online and face to face platforms.
As a scholar, he combines his Ph.D in Curriculum and Instruction from Texas A&M University, his MPA from the Bush School of Government and Public Service, and his B.ED from Wits University in South Africa with his experience in government, research and non-profit organizations to produce a better world.
As a data driven manager, he builds individual and organizational capacity in the fields of diversity, policy analysis, and data driven performance using softwares such as Excel, Salesforce and Balanced Scorecard tools.
RESOURCES:
Black Skin , White Masks
Unogwaja
WarrenLChalklen.com
Online Skills Academy
Kimberle Crenshaw
Paolo Frere - Pedagogy
Reconsidering Roots by Warren Chalklen
Previous podcast guest John joins us for another session where he discusses his latest book, The Butterfly Man. This is everyone’s story. This isn’t just a book. It’s a guidebook to a healthier new world. It’s part of an educational initiative that seeks to inspire others to look for more honest answers, to see through the institutions that have made us sick, and find the energy to create our own solutions. John explains this through his own hardship of erectile dysfunction in his late twenties.
John McInroy is a South African born social activist, philanthropist, social entrepreneur, ultra endurance athlete, international field hockey player, actor and vegan yogi. John and I got super deep in this session covering topics of how he regained love for himself and in turn spreading that love with like minded people. John's charisma sone through the entire time and he talks how he made a conscious decision to focus that energy towards the the health of the planet and all sentient beings. This guy creates and innovates but most importantly he has an innate ability to inspire people to find their true self.
John:
"I am finally not scared to really stand out and share the truth behind my story. What was really going on behind the story that most people viewed through a small screen on their phone. I shared what I could through that same screen for so long but in truth it didn’t come close to the full picture.
This is me. Butterfly Man
Funnily enough, it was through the small screen of my phone where the real story also came to life. With the spark coming from a beautiful friend of mine, Steve, who read a draft blog I wrote one night back in August 2017 about the last 12 months of my life and what had happened to me in that year where I just about gave up. He replied to me and said, “Bodhi, let’s meet for lunch”. At lunch he said, “Bru, this is not a blog, this is your first book!”
That was it. The rest is history.
What Steve didn’t expect was that in less than a month I would email him a 77 000-word first manuscript – the rawest most vulnerable writing of my life – all written in the Notes Section of my iPhone. I will never forget his email response:
“WTF!! You wrote a 75000 word book in 15 days straight, typing on your iphone!!! You are a beast bro. When you walked to PMB from Ct in 30 days and then ran Comrades afterwards I knew you were one of a kind but now that is confirmed. Unbelievable Bodhi!”
From giving up, and being able to finally let go of so many things that were weighing me down and making me sick, I allowed so much to enter into my life! For that I am truly grateful, and to be on the verge of sharing my deepest darkest secrets with you in the hope that it can help you in some way seems totally unbelievable.
It’s been such a crazy, vulnerable roller-coaster ride to get to where I am today with so many heartfelt contributions. What the Butterfly Man has become, truly is a miracle and I believe in the message it carries and the questions I hope it ignites us to ask. I wouldn’t share what I am sharing if it didn’t truly believe in this.
As you may know the launch of my book is part of something much bigger – The Feel for Real Program in partnership with Oom Ray (editor/ co-writer of my book) and Cristina (mother hen of Olive Retreat) including the Launch of a Program designed for Writers with an important message to share in the world. I can’t wait for more people to experience the magic of our home base in Khao Tao, Thailand. Just waking up there and being there, magic flows!
There is so much to say, but one thing I cannot leave out is to share with you the birth of Hard on Karma Creations (www.hardonkarma.com, will be ready by 22/2) – who is the publisher of Butterfly Man. We hope to facilitate the rise of Writing Revolutionaries to help us co-create a new gentler world to live in. I have met many Writers who have important messages to share but have no idea of the process involved and often this leaves their work unknown. We would like to support you not only in the writing and publishing process but also in making your life as sustainable and healthy as possible. We cannot change the world unless we truly look after ourselves. And how we look after ourselves determines how we treat others. How we treat others determines how others treat themselves. It all begins with ourselves.
Here is a video that gives you an overview of the Butterfly Man Campaign. I am fully open to the magic and vulnerability of this process. Thanks to all of you, I have had the faith to jump off the cliff and keep free-falling as I know the net will appear!
Ideas, collaborations or book launches anywhere around the world would be welcome. So far, we are focusing on South Africa but are looking forward to opportunities in the USA, UK or Australia – actually to anywhere the Universe directs us.
I will be in Dublin at the end of June so I welcome any opportunities while I am there. I am also teaching/ facilitating at two amazing festivals in Ängsbacka, Sweden at the end of July, until the beginning of August. And I will be teaching/ facilitating at a beautiful festival called Retreat Yourself outside Cape Town from 8-11 March. Thank you to so many special people for believing in me.
Now that you know what’s going down, please get in touch with me if any of the above jumps at you and says “I want IN!” I would love to hear from you. Please feel free to email me or comment below and we can go into more detail!
If you have ordered books via my Crowdfunding Campaign, I will start signing and sending your copies of Butterfly Man from Friday, 23 February. I promise to be as present as I can so you can really feel my love and gratitude for your support in this. After you have read the book, I would love to hear from you personally. Please feel free to share your feelings, reviews on social media – whatever comes up, no matter what that is! It’s so important to me that you honour your true feelings!
So much love and gratitude to you!
John / Bodhi / Sipho or whoever you know me as!
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Butterfly Man instagram: @butterflyman2018
Peter is a raw food chef, authors and health dducators who has been guiding South Africa on a journey to radiant health, abundant energy, lightness and fun.
Him and his wife, Berryn (Co-Founder of Soaring Free) returned home to South Africa in 2006. A close friend asked them to run a workshop for herself and her housemate teaching them how to prepare healthy food. They invited a small group of people together and presented their first course. This led to the beginning of courses and events around South Africa teaching people about raw & living foods and how to make delicious raw food dishes.
The Superfoods Brand:
They found that many of the Superfoods that they were accustomed to eating abroad were not available in South Africa, especially the raw cacao (chocolate). So, they began to import their favourite superfoods mainly to keep themselves and their friends in good supply. Very soon they were supplying the people on their workshops, then local health shops, markets and specialised delis. They created their company Soaring Free and the Superfoods brand dedicated to sourcing and distributing only the highest quality organic Superfoods we could find. They now have a wide and continuously growing range of Superfoods.
The Rawlicious Recipe Book:
During the first 2 years of running raw food courses the question Peter and Berryn were asked most often was, ‘when are you going to write a book?’ Inspired by the growing number of people embracing the amazing transformative and healing potential of raw and living foods they wrote and created Rawlicious, recipes for radiant health in 2009 – South Africa’s first gourmet raw food recipe book. The recipe book continues to inspire more people to a new way of being and eating and has now been published internationally.
The Rawlicious DVD:
By the end of 2010 a new idea had started to develop. When their friends came over for a meal, most of the time they only started preparing the food when they arrived and, chatting in the kitchen they would assemble a gorgeous array of dishes in less than an hour. This way they had a chance to catch up while they also had the opportunity of getting involved with the food and seeing just how easy and fun making healthy and nutritious food can be. Peter and Berryn asked themselves: How could we share and bring more people into our kitchen in a similar way? The answer in itself was simple too. Let’s bring our kitchen into your kitchen! And so Rawlicious, Elements for Radiant Health, the DVD series was born.
Rawlicious Events:
Peter continues to share his experiences and expertise in the field of raw food nutrition via free talks, seminars, courses, workshops and retreats. For more info check out the Courses & Workshops page.
Shop & Webshop:
The Rawlicious Shop & Webshop only stocks products that they would use personally. Achieving radiant health is not about a static formula, it is ever-changing and they are always looking for products that enhance and improve health. Many of the products that they use in their recipe book that may seem unfamiliar are stocked here too. We have done our best to make this webshop as user-friendly as possible.
Joanne Lefson is a former professional golfer with a degree in Zoology from the Texas A&M University. She was previously a columnist for Compleat Golfer magazine and presented a slot on women's golf on M-Net's SuperSport channel. Throughout her life, Joanne has always been drawn to the plight of shelter dogs. Through this motivation she founded the Woof Project and Farm Sanctuary SA.
WOOF Project a dynamic ‘pop — up’ dog adoption initiative that aims to accelerate dog adoption through innovative design, creative marketing, and providing an unrivalled dog adoption experience. All the dogs originate from existing shelters and WOOF Project provides the exposure needed in order to find a forever home
Saving fury friends was not enough for this vegan warrior. In 2016 Joanne founded Farm Sanctuary SA and it was officially opened on World Farm Animal Day 2 October 2016. Located in the renowned Franschhoek Valley of the Western Cape, the sanctuary serves to instill an awakened connection between farm animals and visitors and aims to inspire a positive change in the way society views and treats farm animals. This is the home to the infamous painting pig, Pigcasso.
If this was not all enough to convince of Joannes heroism, she is more commonly know as the author and adventurer of Ahound the world: My Travels with Oscar
Dr Thomas Jahn is a doctor of Chinese Medicine (DTCM DAC SOUTH AFRICA) (LAc California AC 9177) specializing in acupuncture, acupressure massage, Qi Gong therapy, Chinese herbal medicine, moxibustion and cupping.
We delve deep into the understanding of Traditional Chinese Medicine and its broad scope of its application and its potential benefits in health today. According to Dr Jahn, from the moment we are conceived we are in a constant state of motion and we need to understand how to manage our energies or chi. TCM is an on going attempt to recognise what are the different relationships at play within our bodies.
HOUSE OF HOLISTIC HEALTH
**Traditional Chinese medicine
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia**
"Chinese Medicine" redirects here. For the general topic, see Medicine in China.
Traditional Chinese medicine
Literal meaning "Chinese medicine"
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM; simplified Chinese: 中医; traditional Chinese: 中醫; pinyin: Zhōngyī) is a style of traditional medicine built on a foundation of more than 2,500 years of Chinese medical practice that includes various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage (tui na), exercise (qigong), and dietary therapy,1 but recently also influenced by modern Western medicine. TCM is widely used in Greater China[1][2][3][4] (where it has long been the standard system of medicine), and is becoming increasingly popular and recognized worldwide (where it is primarily approached as alternative medicine)
Dr Ron du Preez based in Arizona, USA is a senior pastor and an internationally renowned bible scholar of the 7th Day Adventist Church. Fit and faith are great ways to describe him. At the age of 64 on a completely vegan diet, Dr Ron ran the Grand Canyon Rim-Rim-Rim just after running a 7 marathons in 7 days in 7 countries. Not only is Dr Ron making an influence in the church community and the running trails but he has just completed his third doctorate.
If there is anything you can pick up from the conversation it is that religion and everything else in life is caught and not taught. Meaning the influence you have on your children stems mostly from the way you are living your life. Dr Ron and his wife have dedicated their life to the children of the world by spreading the love daily through compound work day in and day out.
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Werner Daniels is a man living a balanced life that I have aptly named the "Happiest Man In The World". Werner was not your overnight success. He transitioned through tough times for many years to become the happy plant powered ultra endurance superfoodist we know today.
Werner has been working in the wellness industry and using Superfoods on a daily basis for over a decade. He studied David Wolfe’s Raw Nutrition Certification to maximise his knowledge on how to successfully supplement naturally using whole foods. By including Superfoods and adopting a conscious whole food lifestyle he has positively transformed every aspect of his life. He used to be on all of the supplements under the sun and he weighed nearly 90kg’s eating a standard South African diet. He now weighs 75kgs and has more energy than he had in his youth. He has recently become the father of twins and he is a Vibram sponsored ultra trail running athlete plus he works a full time career. Energy is not an issue for him anymore.
Everything shifts when you start including high quality whole foods and Superfoods into your lifestyle and move toward a more conscious holistic way of being in all areas of your life. Werner express gratitude on a daily basis that he has discovered this fantastic lifestyle that allows him to life and teach how to successfully live a live without limits
Company Werner works for:
Soaring Free Superfoods
SHOW NOTES:
- Meditation and mindfulness resources: insight timer, Hemisync, Supersleep (Peter King), Quick 30
- Patrick Holford
- Grounded Movie
- Dr Yael Joffe
Tash is the epitome of living a balanced and purpose driven life. After traveling the world learning cultures, techniques and yoga she found herself and her purpose right next door to the very restaurant she grew up in. On the same block as her family's Italian restaurant, Tash etched the name "Nourish'd" in the dust of a garage door which has now become the thriving plant-based cafe that Cape Townian's flock to. Not only does it have deliciously nourishing meals but it is a meeting place of like minded sustainable souls.
Living in harmony with Nature is the key by which most of the life charm is revealed. That is why it is so extremely important to understand this simple belief that the natural order of things is a group of repetitive rhythmic processes that affect our health, physical strength and spiritual balance.
The instruments functioning in Nature affects the human being, which is a part of the world… that’s why Tash and Nourish'd try their hardest to supply customers with as much organic, locally sourced, environmentally friendly produce as possible. They source local and seasonal produce from South African farmers that they trust.
They follow the rhythms of nature to make sure you are healthy, happy and energetic as can be. The sanctuary offers goodies carefully created for their neighborhood friends, using vegetables and fruits with the highest nutrient content sourced with intention to provide the very best with the utmost love which then effects the flavour.
What is Nourish'd?
A cafe/ juice bar that brings awareness to sustainability, consciousness and environmental issues. Serves fresh natural nourishments to the city slickers.
Who is Tash in her own words?
City Hippy trying to save the planet one bamboo straw at a time.
What is Tash trying to achieve?
To make people more aware of their impact to this beautiful planet. Im trying to save the planet. Raise consciousness. Raise awareness for environmental issues that we are facing. e.g Climate change, draughts, pollution, carbon footprint and much more.
John McInroy is a South African born social activist, philanthropist, social entrepreneur, ultra endurance athlete, international field hockey player, actor and vegan yogi. John and I got super deep in this session covering topics of how he regained love for himself and in turn spreading that love with like minded people. John's charisma sone through the entire time and he talks how he made a conscious decision to focus that energy towards the the health of the planet and all sentient beings. This guy creates and innovates but most importantly he has an innate ability to inspire people to find their true self.
Born in South Africa, John McInroy spent most of his childhood in England before returning to com- plete his schooling in Cape Town.
He has a BComm from the University of Cape Town and an MBA from University College Dublin in Ireland. He attended the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore, as an MBA exchange student. An enthusiastic team player, John also represented South Africa in hockey.
While living in Dublin, the red socks (known as the shoOops!) came to life in 2007 when a very close friend staying with him decided to return to work in South Africa. Inspired by a story of three South African prisoners of war who had been captured at the Siege of Tobruk in 1942 and vowed to each other that should any of them make it back alive, they would wear red socks to remember each other and always be “together”. John and his friend made a promise that they would wear red socks every Friday.
Red Sock Fridays have since grown into a global movement, with the socks being worn in more than 70 countries in the world – spanning all 7 continents. More importantly is what they represent and how they bring together and impact the lives of many people.
John was awarded the “Ideas for the Future” scholarship by the University College of Dublin’s Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, in recognition of his dream to connect people all over the world one pair of red socks at a time.
In 2010, the story of Phil Masterton-Smith whose nickname was “Unogwaja”, the zulu word for a hare, made its way to John. In 1931, Masterton-Smith became the youngest ever Comrades winner, aged 19, which is a record that still stands to this day. However, in 1933, Masterton-Smith was living in Cape Town and couldn’t a ord the train fare to get to the start of the Comrades Marathon. He refused to give up and cycled across the country to take part in the race. Masterton-Smith lost his life on 5th June 1942 in the Battle of Tobruk.
In 2011, the first ever Unogwaja Challenge took place. It began as a 1650 km bike ride in 10 days across South Africa from Cape Town to Pietermaritzburg followed by the Comrades Marathon on day 11.
Today, The Unogwaja Charitable Trust has been established and founded by John. The cycle journey and the red socks continue to unite people from all over South Africa and around the world but it is John’s mission to support primary education as a means to empower South African people, and address the significant inequalities the majority of South Africa still contend with that is at the core of Unogwaja, the red socks and John McInroy.
In 2015, John completed the Unogwaja journey on foot to allow more people to become a part of the movement and call it their own.
John inspires people to join together and be the best they can be. And while he may be a uniquely gifted orator, John prefers to be judged on his actions.
With a somewhat spiritual journey and pulling himself out of the all consuming world of his charities, John explored and studied his 300 hour yoga teacher training in India and a tantra course in Thailand. These passages in life opened up a new world of love and compassion that motivated him to write his first autobiography aptly named Butterfly Man that launches on 22 February 2018.
VIDEOS:
- John McInroy Ted X
- John McInroy Successness Fest 2017
- The Power Of Authenticity
Contact John at:
- JohnMcInroy.com
Nick Lawson is no average bloke. This Aussie has extremely big dreams and his purpose in life is to bring communities together through love and compassion. He exudes a confidence like no other adventurer or runner I have ever met and this is all driven by his deep seated desire to love and be loved. Nick started his journey of running only 10 months ago and has never run a marathon on his life but on 14 February 2018 that all changes. Nick has committed to running a marathon a day for the next year from South Africa to Tunisia all barefoot.
This feat has been appropriately named Run For Love 2018.
The world is a pretty scary place at the moment as hate and death continue to flood our news, eyes and ears every second of every day. Nick is raising awareness for LOVE by fundraising for authentic and empowering charities. He is emphasising the fact that we are all HUMANS and underneath our skin we are all the same. Join him as he runs solo from the Southern most tip to the northern most tip of Africa, journeying up the East coast and through 23 countries. He will make the journey the whole way alone, but he will never be alone because the whole world will be joining him in some way. Humans from every country on this planet will join him.
Let's love each other more. Join him if you believe in this message.
Nick's Purpose, Intention and Dream.
SPREAD A MESSAGE OF GLOBALLY UNITED LOVE
- Create more love and empathy by creating a global conversation about love.
- Spread a message of belief and inspiration by empowering individuals to learn to believe in their limitless capabilities, to live out their dreams and to never give up.
- Raise money and awareness for numerous charities on a global level that has never been done before and increase support for the worlds most vulnerable.
- Hold conversations on film with people from every walk of life to show that we are all humans and just because our "roles" that we have fallen into fit a stereotype does not mean that we are that stereotype.
- Have a lot of fun and bring smiles and laughter to the whole world along the way.
Run For Love Social Media: @runforlove2018 >>> Follow Nick's journey
Peter Herman is an incredible human being. Not just the co-founder of Harmonic Mycology but an all round kick ass sustainable dude. Peter and Andrew have created a medicinal mushroom company in South Africa that can rival your top international brands. In this episode we discuss the intellectual capability of mycelium and how incredibly more advanced the kingdom is than the human knowledge base.
The Vision with Harmonic Mycology is unfolding a long-term and multi-faceted vision for enhancing the health and vitality of humyn and ecological systems in the 21st Century. The first phase of their work is the development and sale of top-quality medicinal mushroom products. These products are designed to foster greater physical, psychological and spiritual health as we move through challenging and uncertain times. The second phase is intended to expand humyn engagement with fungi through the teaching of workshops and courses on medicinal mushrooms, fungal ecology and cultivation. Finally, Harmonic Mycology will engage more deeply in mycoremediation, reforestation and filtration, bringing healing to ecosystems and landscapes through the application of mycelial technologies. Further research and development will be devoted to bleeding edge advancements in humyn-fungal relations.
Products
Medicinal Mushroom Types:
- Lions Main
- Turkey Tail
- Reishi
- Chaga
- Cordyceps
- Chicken of the woods
People:
- Peter McCoy from Radical Mycology
- Terrence McKenna
- Paul Stamets - 6 ways mushrooms can save the world TedX
Claire is aa plant-based chef, Personal Chef, Certified Holistic Nutritionist,
Health Coach and developing Yoga Teacher. Born in Cape Town but traveller of
the world, she has visited over 17 countries, lived in 5, and has drawn inspiration
from the faces and places she has encountered over the years. These encounters
have only increased her deep passion for life and food.
Battling through an eating disorder, Claire found solace in the ayurvedic way of life leading her into recovery. Claire is with out a doubt one of the best vegan chef's I have ever had the privilege of sampling food from.
Claire's purpose is to support and motivate people looking to restore their health the
natural way, using functional foods. She truly believes that we can all strive to achieve
optimal health, wellness, nourishment & vitality in a natural and delicious way.
From her personal experience, she has witnessed others and transformed
herself, physically, emotionally and spiritually, through a whole-foods, plant-based
diet. The healing benefits of these foods form the foundation of her beliefs of how
we should be eating and living.
In the kitchen Claire is always experimenting and challenging herself to create
alchemical wonders. Many of her recipes harness the healing properties of
adaptogenic herbs, Ayurvedic herbs & spice blends, raw foods, and alkalizing
ingredients to create potent drinks, snacks, sweets and meals that deliver a
multitude of benefits.
Claire focuses on organic, seasonal, plant-based produce and draws much inspiration from
ancient traditions like Ayurveda, Macrobiotics, cultured & fermented foods, as well
as childhood nostalgia.
Claire is highly experienced in preparing foods to adhere to personalized dietary
sensitivities, particularly digestive disorders, and understands the important
principal that food is medicine and therefore, one person’s food can be another’s
poison. In saying this, she balances and adapts my cooking and preparations
accordingly, always making the most suitable decisions for her clients special
needs.
"As a strong believer in being a force for good in society, I aim to challenge what we
view as healthy food in ways that surprise, delight and heal."
Aubergine 'Bacon'
INGREDIENTS
- 1 large aubergine
- 3 tbs maple syrup
- 3 tbs extra virgin coconut oil
- 1 tbs tamari
- 1 tsp brown miso paste
- 1 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- Pinch pink Himalayan salt
- Pinch cayenne pepper
METHOD:
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
- Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients, except for the aubergine.
Mix until a smooth sauce is formed. 4. Slice the aubergine in half, lengthways. Using a mandolin, slice each half lengthways. (If you don’t have a mandolin, use a very sharp knife & slice the halves as thinly as possible) 5. One by one, dip & coat the aubergine strips in the sauce. Lay the strips onto the tray. 6. Bake for 10 minutes.
WHITE SMOOTHIE BOWL: Salted Caramel Coconut Chaos (VG) (GF) (SF)
SMOOTHIE INGREDIENTS:
- 1 x frozen banana
- ½ cup fresh young coconut flesh
- ¼ fresh young coconut water
- ¼ cup fresh homemade coconut milk
- 1 tbs cashew nut butter
- 1 tsp white chia seeds
- 1 medjool date
- 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped
- Small squeeze lemon juice
- Pinch cinnamon
- Pinch pink Himalayan salt
TOPPINGS:
- Coconut butter sauce
- Homemade coconut granola
- Maple coconut bacon
COCONUT BUTTER SAUCE INGREDIENTS:
- 1 tbs stone-ground coconut butter
- 1½ tbs warm water
- Pinch pink Himalayan salt
METHOD:
- Begin by making the coconut butter sauce - whisk together all ingredients
slowly until a rich, creamy sauce is formed. 2. In a high-speed blender, blitz together all smoothie ingredients and pour into your fave bowl. 3. Drizzle or swirl the coconut butter sauce over the smoothie. 4. Scatter the granola through the centre of the smoothie. 5. Top with flakes of maple coconut bacon. 6. Devour. (Mindfully).
Misha Teasdale is the cofounder of Greenpop.org and all round rad sustainable dude. In 2010, Misha gathered like-minded individuals to plant 1000 trees in a month and hasn’t looked back since. When he is not planting trees, you can find him doing wheelies on his bicycle or sprinting up Table Mountain.
Greenpop is growing a Treevolution – a world where people and nature thrive together. They are making it happen through environmental projects and sustainable events. Greenpop collaborates with passionate individuals and organizations with years of experience to plant trees, green communities and empower environmental stewards in Southern Africa.
Through their special events they empower a bright future of active citizens through experiences that (re)connect people with the planet. Join them for the Reforest Fest Weekends, the Eden Festival of Action as the Hogsback Festival of Trees
With your help, they've planted 86,025 trees to date. Those trees provide daily benefits to 350,000 people in 3 countries.
But they’re not finished yet. Here’s how you can get involved.
- Companies
- Schools
- Individuals
info@greenpop.org
Kheyrne Danu is the brainchild of SuperThrive and founder of Woman Thrive. She is also a health journalist, nature worshipper and muse.
From a young age Kheyrne had to work through a few big health challenges including adrenal fatigue, digestive issues and reproductive problems. She chose to focus on nature’s medicine chest for her recovery. After much research around hormone healing she finally discovered (back in 2006) the profound effects of adaptogen herbs and superfoods.
“I had 14 powders lining my shelves and one day I decided to create a mix for easy use. I was surprised how palatable the taste was. Having one powder made life so much easier. After taking it for 30 days I discovered my energy levels greatly improved, my sleep was deep and restful, my mind was more acute and my emotional state was calm and grounded.” - Kheyrne
Today Kheyrne facilitates Hormone Vitality and Womb Way Yoni Egg workshops.
SuperThrive Notes
Blood Sugar Stability
• The endocrine systems prime directive is to safe guard the transport of glucose between the brain, the heart and the muscle tissue.
• Once the blood sugar is out of balance the endocrine system goes into emergency mode using valuable hormone resources. When this happens continuously the adrenals, reproductive hormones, thyroid and mental state can become compromised.
• Fats, proteins and minerals are essential for stabilizing blood sugar. We all need carbohydrates in the form of vegetables (some body types do well with a few grains), but too many carbs throw the blood sugar out of balance.
• Eat something protein based with some fat within 1.5 hours of waking and eat snacks or meals every 3-5 hours. Eating 3 hours before bedtime prevents insulin spike at night allowing good melatonin production.
Oestrogen Dominance
In women oestrogen and progesterone need to stay in balance (200-300 progesterones to one oestrogen). In men testosterone and oestrogen need to stay in balance.
TOO MUCH OESTROGEN
• Increases blood clotting (strokes, thrombosis)
• Suppresses progesterone and thyroid
• Increases sensitivity to stress hormones
• Increases fluid retention
• Impairs blood sugar balance
• Reduces oxygen level in cells
• Increases bone loss
• Increases anxiety, insomnia and headaches
• Increases inflammation
• Increases body weight
- Too much oestrogen in men can suppress testosterone. In women it can suppress progesterone and thyroid hormones. For both sexes this increases risk of obesity, cancer and lifestyle diseases.
- “Xenoestrogens can disrupt the estrogen/androgen balance and alter the development or the function of reproductive organs, as was observed with pesticides. Xenoestrogens generally act in 100–1000 folds greater concentrations than estradiol. – “Assessment and Molecular Actions of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals That Interfere with Estrogen Receptor Pathways” International Journal of Endocrinology 2013
Chemical Chaos
• Since the industrial revolution over 80,000 chemicals have been produced and used within our environment. Most of these are known as Endocrine Disruptors (ED’s) or Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC’s). Pesticides and fertilizers are a major culprit, but we can find ED’s in many places.
• “ED’s are defined by WHO (World Health Organization) as exogenous compounds or mixtures that alter function(s) of the endocrine system and consequently cause adverse effects in an intact organism. ED’s can also be transferred from the pregnant woman to the developing fetus or child through the placenta and breast milk.”
Water
Not only does water contain the xenoestrogen dioxin from chlorine but the recycled component from sewage water also contains the contraceptive pill and HRT and in some areas other environmental ED’s, none of which can be killed or deactivated.
• Endocrine disruptors found in SA water (News24)
Professor Edmund Pool told News24, “All the sewage treatment plants I’ve tested in the Western Cape were found to remove 80% of hormones, the untreated 20% has been shown to be able to change the morphology and sex ratios of some animals like fishes, frogs, and crabs. EDCs eventually get lodged in humans’ body tissues, more concerning is that it can sit in the reproductive organs where it is carried over to offspring.”
• “Boys who swam the most in chlorinated pools had 20% lower testosterone than boys who swam in the pool disinfected with copper–silver ionization.” – January 2012 Environmental Health Perspectives
Body Products and Cleaning Products
You absorb more chemicals through your skin than you do by ingestion!
For most of us our cupboards are filled with ED’s. If your beauty or cleaning products contain any petrochemicals you are essentially smearing toxic oil from your car on to your skin. Unless an ingredient has a plant name, it is most likely derived from petrochemicals.
• Aqueous Cream
• Petroleum Jelly
• Liquid Paraffin
• Mineral Oil
Some experts say there is approximately a 50% increase in risk of cancer when using these products.
If a body product says ‘natural’ or even ‘organic’ (unless certified) this does not mean it doesn’t contain toxic chemicals. Read the ingredients. There is no limitation on words chosen for the name of a product and this can be very misleading.
If your cleaning products say ‘eco’ or ‘green’, this does not mean they are not harmful for your body.
The Chemical Impact
• Infertility – WHO stats for 2010: 48.5 million couples, ¼ globe
• Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) – 20% women worldwide
• Endometriosis – 10% women worldwide
• Fibroids – 30% women worldwide
• Erectile dysfunction – 1:10 men worldwide, up to ¼ of men under 40
• Premature ejaculation – Up to 30% of men globally
• Obesity – 30% global population
• Depression – WHO: 350 million globally
• Sleep disorders – 55% global population, 40% sleep apnea
• PMS
• Menopause issues
• All of these are markers for cardiovascular disease, cancer, etc.
• Prostate cancer – Globally 80% men by age 80
• Breast cancer – 19% Asia & Africa, 83% West Europe, 80% USA. A 20% rise from 2008 to 2012
Food Oestrogens
Even organic animal fats do naturally promote oestrogen in the body to some degree. Therefore if you eat animal products make sure they don’t take up more than 20% of your diet and sourcing is key! Most organic raw plant oils (except soya oil) promote progesterone production. Testosterone can do well on a balance of both animal and plant fats.
• Dairy – Oestrogen is given to all cows that are not grass fed – look for organic
• Meat – Oestrogen is in all animals that are not grass fed (the grains used are also GMO)
• Eggs – Oestrogen is in all eggs including free range that are not pasture reared (or Angus the Farmers ‘truly free range’)
Soya
• Non-organic dairy and meat are filled with oestrogen administered to fatten up the animal and increase milk production.
• Non-organic, non-fermented soya does not have absorbable protein, contains 3 toxic chemicals and has extremely high oestrogen levels.
• Back in 1998 investigators that wrote the article 'Phytoestrogens in soy-based infant foods' reported that an infants daily consumption of isoflavones from soya formula is six to eleven times higher than an adults would take in through food. Reserchers conclude, “Babies on soy formula receive the estrogenic equivalent of at least 5 birth control pills per day.”
Progesterone
Progesterones is a precursor hormone (makes other steroid hormones) as well as an end hormone. It is vital for proper reproductive, thyroid and adrenal function.
If one has had a high stress life or previous hormone issues it is common for progesterone to start dropping from around 35 years old leading to symptoms such as – inhibited ovulation, lowered mood, increased weight gain, sleep issues, worse PMS, reproductive issues, adrenal fatigue, low thyroid and more.
• Precorsor for oestrogen, testosterone and cortisol
• Promotes bone formation
• Balances blood sugar
• Upholds sex drive
• Upholds cellular oxygen absorption
• Maintains and nourishes uterus
• Prevents fibrocystic breasts
• Natural antidepressive
• Uses fat for energy
• Helps prevent cancer by inhibiting the gene p53
• Facilitates thyroid hormone action
• Balances calming neurotransmitter GABA
• Neuroprotective – promotes myelinization
• Anti-inflammatory
Testosterone (Notes from Dr Bridget Briggs Functional Medicine Lecture)
• Testosterone levels are typically highest by a man’s late twenties. After that they slowly declines 1% to 2% per year.
• Some level of serum decline in testosterone is natural up to 10.4. Below this men are prone to metabolic syndrome, depression and cardiovascular disease.
• Oestrogen and synthetic chemicals inhibit testosterone.
• 34% to 50% of all men experience some level of low testosterone.
• 30% to 40% of men between the ages of 40 and 55 are actually experiencing true symptoms of andropause.
• It only takes 5 days of impaired sleep to see a 15% drop in testosterone.
• Testosterone supplementation below the age of 40 can create infertility.
• Testosterone can aromatize (convert) into oestrogen under certain circumstances.
**HORMONE SUPPORT:
Adaptogens**
Adaptogens should not be combi ned with pharmaceutical medication, especially when it comes to issues like thyroid. Reason being adaptogens work at enhancing the bodies abilities where most medications (such as altroxin) work on the principle of halting the body's own function and replacing it with a synthetic version.
There are ways of slowly weaning off certain medications and replacing them with natural substances such as adaptogen herbs, but this needs medical supervison from an expert such as a Functional or Integrative Medicine doctor.
The Russian scientist, G.M. Barenboirn said it well:
"For the first time in the history of human civilization the biological potentialities of the human body have failed to meet the requirements imposed on it by the epoch. One witnesses an unusual 'epidemic' of fatigue aggravated by the powerful action of man-made, external chemical and physical environmental factors. Like the drugs that saved the world from numerous bacterial and viral epidemics that cost millions of lives in the past, the adaptogens are needed to help man withstand the diverse stresses of today."
What is an adaptogen?
These plants were appropriately named as they adapt to their environment and they help the body adapt to its environment. Explaining the effects of the adaptogens is difficult, since they support each individual differently. Adaptogens literally adapt their function to where it’s needed in the body, making themselves the right shape to fit into the keyhole.
Adaptogens are also a powerful antioxidant. They have no side effects and are not addictive. They possess a wide range of therapeutic benefits, which cause no disturbance to the normal functioning of the body. If you are mentally exhausted or physically fatigued the adaptogens will help you feel more energetic and awake. At the same time adaptogens are not stimulants. If you are stressed to the max and highly strung, or just not coping with life, then adaptogens will help bring you to a calm and centered state, yet they are not tranquillizers and do not have a drug-like effect on the body.
Adaptogens are most known for supporting stress and fatigue, low libido and reproductive health, calming the nervous system, enhancing mental and physical performance and post sports recovery. Since 1947 medical and scientific research has been conducted and published on adaptogens in various parts of the world.
Adaptogens – Ashwaghanda, Medicinal mushrooms, Tulsi, Rhodiola, Schizandra, Astragulus, Maca, Foti, Chaga, Panax Ginseng, Gota Kola, Moringa – SuperThrive.
Nutrition
• Minerals (zinc,magnesium, etc) - Salt, Seaweed, Quinton’s Marine Plasma, Greens.
• Proteins – especially plant based. – Olives, Avocados, Coconut, Hemp, Spirulina, Sprouts, Greens.
• Omega 3 – Dark fish or Algae oil
• Vit C is essential for a every endocrine gland. - Camu Camu powder/ Acerola Chery Powder/ Acai powder.
• Vitamin E – Sunflower Seeds.
• Potassium in the evening – Bananas, Potatoes.
• Coconut Oil is a wonderful form of cholesterol forthe adrenal glands touse to make pregnenolone and cortisol.
• Aloe
• Fermented foods such as Sauerkraut and live probiotics such as Health Booster.
• Selenium (Brazil Nuts).
• Vit D3 (the sun and fish oil).
• Vitamin B6 (bananas, spinach, sweet potatoes) & B12 (probiotics) – needed to make hormones.
• Grounding is a powerful tool in balancing the thyroid! Thyroid needs ( - ) charge to neutralize toxins.
• A bit of cardio-vascular exercise helps the thyroid stay healthy.
PEOPLE:
- Dr Daphne Lyell
- Nutritionist Chantal Daniel
- Dr Marion Weston - drweston@iafrica.co.za
At his core, Dr. Joel Kahn believes that plant-based nutrition is the most powerful source of preventative medicine on the planet. Having practiced traditional cardiology since 1983, it was only after his own commitment to a plant based vegan diet that he truly began to delve into the realm of non-traditional diagnostic tools, prevention tactics and nutrition-based recovery protocols. These ideologies led him to change his approach and focus on being a holistic cardiologist.
He passionately lectures throughout the country about the health benefits of a plant-based anti-aging diet inspiring a new generation of thought leaders to think scientifically and critically about the body’s ability to heal itself through proper nutrition.
One of the world’s top cardiologists, Dr. Joel Kahn has treated thousands of acute heart attacks during his career. He’d like all that to stop. He’d like to prevent ALL future heart attacks by breaking through to the public to educate and inspire a new holistic lifestyle. Now is the time to focus on educating the public to eat clean, sweat clean and apply cutting edge science to their lifestyle.
During our intimate conversation we cover everything about health as his new book, The Plant-Based Solution, covers. Every chapter is about a different area of your life which can be revitalized through the correct nutrition. Buy the book!!!
BOOKS:
- The Plant-Based Solution by Dr Joel Kahn
- Blue Zones by Dan Beuttner
- Salt Sugar Fat
RESOURCES:
- Joslin Diabetes Center
- University Of Southern California
- Dr Walford
- pubmed.com
- medicalnewstoday.com
- naturalnews.com
- medicalxpress.com
- Coronary artery calcium scan
- ProLon Fasting Mimicking Diet - Valter Longo
DR JOEL KAHN:
FB: joelkahn
Twitter: @drjkahn
Instagram: @drjkahn
Website
Green Space Cafe
Kahn Longevity Center
DOCUMENTARIES:
- The Widowmaker
- What The Health
Tony Budden is at the forefront of hemp and the legalization of this versatile plant in South Africa. He founded Hemporium in 1996 with Tony and his business partner, Duncan Parker, being committed to showcasing all that hemp has to offer by providing quality products made from this eco-friendly and versatile plant. Tony and Hemporium are actively lobbying for legislation change in order to allow farmers to grow this beneficial resource so that we can source all our products, from seed to shirt, locally.
“Hemp” refers to the industrial uses of the Cannabis Sativa plant. Hemp varieties are typically non-psychoactive and are prized for the eco-friendly fibre, biomass and nutritious seeds.
At Hemporium, Tony is dedicated to providing eco-friendly solutions to the global need for sustainable materials. Through his online hemp shop, they offer high quality, innovative products to raise awareness of the incredible versatility of industrial hemp.
In our conversation we chat about how hemp is better than zero carbon and having a 4 month turn around from growing your hemp to building your house with your crops. The versatility if this plant opened my eyes and expanded my consciousness.
RESOURCES:
https://fieldsofgreenforall.org.za
Riaan Manser is a pioneering explorer, based in South Africa. He was the first person to circumnavigate the coast of Africa by bicycle, a distance of 37,000 km, through 34 countries over two years and two months. In July 2009 he became the first person to kayak 5,000 km around Madagascar, alone and unaided. Both journeys are covered in his books, Around Africa on My Bicycle and Around Madagascar on my Kayak. In 2011 he also circumnavigated Iceland in a two-man kayak with Dan Skinstad. Riaan then conquered the oceans with his wife, Vasti. They completed a journey, "Take Me 2 New York" that started in December 2013. They rowed from Morocco, Africa to New York City, USA in an ocean rowing boat alone and unaided. Their latest journey is the famous honeymoon trip where they rowed from California to Hawaii again alone and unaided a small ocean rowing boat.
No Food For Lazy Man:
No Food for Lazy Man™ is a charity organisation set up by Solo Adventurer, Riaan Manser, to provide disadvantaged children with a sporting chance at a brighter future.
The No Food for Lazy Man™ trust identifies schools throughout the Province that are in dire need of assistance and supplies them with basic sporting equipment to ensure all our children receive the recreational stimulation necessary to build confidence, character and instill teamwork. For many of these children, the ability to take part in sport is all it will take for them to live out their dreams and aspirations.
Manser likes to do things a little differently... he expects the children to give back to society in some way or another… For example, some children recently chose to do a "beach clean" as part of their payback.
This is Manser's way of educating the youth that there is "no food for lazy man", and he hopes that in years to come these children might one day become the sporting heroes that other kids will aspire to follow, and he hopes too that they will also learn that things don't come free, and that we should give back where we can.
BOOKS:
- Around Africa on My Bicycle
- Around Madagascar on my Kayak
- Around Iceland On Inspiration
- 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris
CONTACT RIAAN:
Facebook: Riaan Manser
Twitter: @riaanmanser
Instagram: @riaanmanserofficial
Dr. Loomis has served as team internist for the St. Louis Rams football team and the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team earning himself 4 championship rings. Dr Loomis was also the tour physician for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Before coming to the Barnard Medical Center, he practiced internal medicine at St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis, where he was also the director of prevention and wellness. He was also on the clinical faculty of the department of internal medicine at Washington University School of Medicine.
Besides for being a highly accoladed doctor, Dr Loomis spends a lot of his time training for a half Ironman's and marathons - what an unbelievable plant powered athlete. Dr Loomis is also a whiz in the kitchen and word has it that he has the best hot sauce recipe out there.
We discuss the whole 'bro science' around sports nutrition and how it infiltrates it way into gyms and schools. Theres a misconception that we need more protein when we actually only need more calories and this is the mindset that needs to change.
From a doctor with high cholestrol, atrial fibreliation and pre diabetes to a plant powered athlete/doctor. Dr Loomis managed to change his method of thinking by watching Forks Over Knives. From that day on he began a plant-based lifestyle and this has helped not only change is health around but give him the tools to change his patients health. In his words, he went from practicing sickcare to healthcare
The root cause of 95% of problems that walk into his door is from the food we put into our mouths, how much exercise we get, and how we cope with stress and this is the reason he spends more than the 15/20min most physicians get allocated.
BOOKS and DOCUMENTARIES:
- Forks Over Knives
- What the Health
- Cowspiracy
- The China Study by T Colin Campbell
- Caldwel Esselstyn - reversing heart disease
- How Not To Die by Michael Greger
WEBSITES:
- 21 Day kickstarter program
- NutritionFacts.org
- Plantrician Project
- PlantBasedDoctors.org
- PCRM.org
A unique husband and wife team on the cutting edge of brain science, Dr. Dean and Dr. Ayesha Sherzai are dedicated to educating people on the simple steps to long-term health and wellness through their work as Directors of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Program at Loma Linda University Medical Center, with patients, as well as through online writing, videos, and books.
We discuss all things from how millennials are killing science to how healthy eating creates a a healthy brain and ultimately provides you with the best life possible all the way to their parents death inspiring them to educate the world in brain health.
Drs Dean and Ayesha Sherzai are taking the world by storm with the release of their new book The Alzheimers Solution
SHOW NOTES:
We are bringing the message to the brain - the most important organ!!
BOOKS:
- Walk Like An Elephant
- The Alzheimer's Solution
- The China Study
PEOPLE:
- Dr Caldwell Esselstyn
- Dr Dean Ornish
- Dr Colin T Campbell
WEBSITES:
- TeamSherzai.com
- TheScienceKids.com
- Healthy Minds Initiative
FILMS:
- The Sugar Film
SOCIAL MEDIA:
- Facebook: Team Sherzai
- Instagram: Team Sherzai
- YouTube: Team Sherzai
- Twitter: Team Sherzai
Dr. Laurie Marbas is a board certified family medicine physician, USAF veteran and mother of 3 grown children. Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine. Member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and the American Academy of Family Practice. She will be sitting for the inaugural American College of Lifestyle Medicine's board certification in lifestyle medicine.
She received her dual degrees (MD and MBA) from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine and TTU School of Business.
She is a certified Food for Life instructor from PCRM. She served 4 years active duty in the USAF serving in the Middle East and South America.
I was fortunate enough to meet Dr Marbas at the Plantrician Project Conference in Anaheim in September. Not only is she an incredible physician, she is also doing such amazing charitable work around the world and sharing much needed nutrition knowledge through her brand, How To Health.
SHOW NOTES
RESOURCES:
- The China Study - Dr T Colin Campbell
- The Plant Paradox - Dr Steven Gundry
- Forks Over Knives
- NutritionFacts.org
- Lifestylemedicine.org
- Plantbaseddocs.com
ESSENTIAL VITAMINS (Test Don't Guess):
- B12
- Vitamin D
LAURIE'S TIPS:
- Add 5 fruits and vegetables a day
- Stop the dairy
LAURIE MARBAS CONTACT DETAILS:
How To Health Website
Facebook: How To Health or Laurie Marbas
YouTube: How To Health TV
Instagram: howtohealth_org
Brenda Davis, registered dietitian, is a leader in her field and an internationally acclaimed speaker. She has worked as a public health nutritionist, clinical nutrition specialist, nutrition consultant and academic nutrition instructor. Brenda is the lead dietitian in a diabetes research project in Majuro, Marshall Islands. She is a featured speaker at nutrition, medical and health conferences throughout the world.
Brenda is co-author of nine award-winning, best-selling books:
- Becoming Vegan: Comprehensive Edition (2014)
- Becoming Vegan: Express Edition (2013)
- Becoming Vegan (2000)
- The New Becoming Vegetarian (2003)
- Becoming Vegetarian (1994, 1995)
- Becoming Raw (2010)
- the Raw Food Revolution Diet (2008)
- Defeating Diabetes (2003)
- Dairy-free and Delicious (2001).
She is also a contributing author to a tenth book, The Complete Vegetarian (2009). Her books are vegetarian/vegan nutrition classics, with over 750,000 copies in print in 8 languages. Brenda has authored and co-authored several articles for peer-reviewed medical and nutrition journals and magazines.
Brenda is a past chair of the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association. In 2007, she was inducted into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame. Brenda lives in Kelowna British Columbia with her husband, Paul Davis. She has two grown children, Leena Markatchev and Cory Davis.
HOW TO REACH BRENDA:
- BrendaDavisRD.com
- Facebook/brendadavisrd
WEBSITES MENTIONED:
Nutrionalfacts.org (Michael Greger)
PEOPLE MENTIONED:
- Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal
- Prince Khaled - Animal activist
- Francesca Crowe
- Dr Kim Williams
BOOKS:
- Brenda’s Pick: How Not To Die by Michael Greger
- John Robbins - A Diet For a New America
RECIPES and MEALS:
- Fortified Milk: Almond Milk with a ⅓ - ½ cup hemp seeds for higher protein and higher omega 3’s : Blend it all together
- Breakfast Bowl: Grain (Oat Grouts), Sprouted grain, berries and peaches (3-4 different fruits) and some cooked fruits, Almond Yoghurt, Dehydrated granola, Flax, chia and hemp seeds, walnuts, non-dairy milk
- Lunch: Giant Salad (Family size) - Kale, Sunflower sprouts, pea shoots and something of all the colours of the rianbow, some starchy foods inc sweet potatoes, butternut squash with protein such as soy, tempeh with a homemade nut based dressing
Fruit for dessert with almond butter
- Dinner: Stew, Indian Curry, Lentil Soup with Kale Salad
B12 is an essential nutrient, you must get it. Without you will eventually die
SUPPLEMENTS:
- Red Star vegetarian support formula
- B12: 1000µg twice a week or 25µg - 250µg per day (Only absorb 1%). Best form to get is cyanocobalamin - Very stable and gets converted in your body. Low levels of B12 cause high homosysteine levels that cause CVD. B12 is an essential nutrient, you must get it. Without you will eventually die.
ADVICE:
Do your best to be a conscious human being. To take resposibility for your choices. To understand the consequences that are beyond ourselves for health, the environment, the animals.
This week I sit down with Alex Schwenn (Cousins as married name) from Authentic Embodied Vitality.
Alex is an expert in dry fasting and master fasting and has been studying nutrition for the past 20 years and focusing on detoxification for the past 2 years. While she doesn't put herself into a box, her approach is heavily plant-based and raw. Alex's focus is on nutrient dense foods that will support the body's cleansing process while assisting in the transition to an Authentic Embodied Vitality. Alex has healed herself from serious health issues including bulimia where doctors were not much help. Recently she also helped her husband, Gary, shed 15kg effortlessly.
Alex is currently finishing her certificate in Holistic Health Mastery with cutting edge nutritional strategist Ronny Landis. Alex's passion lies in empowering others in their journey to optimal health by focusing on foods as medicine instead of supplements while ensuring every meal is a luxurious experience that completely fulfills you.
Alex's approach is about removing the obstacles in the body that prevents access to pure life force flowing through us. Through her own trials, she has found systems that are simple yet so effective in removing any blockages that are in the way.
SHOW NOTES:
THE FULL PROCESS OF DETOXIFICATION TAKES 7 - 9 YEARS
Master Fasting
Gino De Siro
Dr Arnold Arret
Dr Jimmy Moore
BOOK:
Be Here Now by Ram Dass
Jessica Kotlowitz is a Registered Clinical Dietitian who is passionate about the use of plant-based diets for the treatment and prevention of obesity and chronic diseases of lifestyle such as Diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and cancer. We jump into this conversation straight away answering many of the most commonly asked nutrition questions
Jessica qualified with a Bsc. in Dietetics from Stellenbosch University in 2012 after which she completed her Community Service year at Baragwaneth hospital in Johannesburg where she focused on all aspects of clinical nutrition, including Paediatric and neonatal nutrition, renal nutrition, surgical nutrition and oncology nutrition. She began her Masters degree in 2014 and began to research the effects of plant-based diets in an attempt to find solutions to some of her own health problems. After losing 15kg’s and drastically transforming her own health with the use of a plant-based diet, Jessica went on to open her own private practice in Cape Town which focuses on helping others to achieve optimal health using abundant plant-centred diets.
Since her practice has opened, she has helped dozens of people to successfully transform their health and improve their quality of life. She also focuses on helping athletes, pregnant women, lactating women and children to achieve optimal health, well-being and performance while following vegan or vegetarian diets.
Jessica graduated with her Masters degree in Nutrition in 2017 and aims to use her skills as a researcher to further evaluate the scientific literature and spread the message of a plant-based diet.
The Green Dietician:
Facebook: Plant-based eating and dieting South Africa
Instagram: the_green_dietician
RECIPE:
Olden Red Lentil Dal with Cilantro-Speckled Basmati
BOOKS:
Poteinaholic by Garth Davis
Vegan For Life by Virginia Messina
John Sanei has been an entrepreneur since the age of 16 from restaurant and hospitality to fashion distribution, fitness and more recently focusing on online platforms. As a serial entrepreneur he actively seeks out the next opportunity and always has something new brewing.
As a trend specialist, speaker, author, entrepreneur, business innovation strategist and conscious human being, he takes great pride in being a vegetarian to not only save the planet but to save other loving sentient beings.
John's career has recently exploded, landing him on stages across the world. He speaks about the future so that leaders and companies can ask the right questions about what it takes to be Forever Profitable. He has built his repertoire by speaking to audiences across the globe, and by shifting mindsets in smaller groups or one-on-one coaching sessions.
As an author John has written a book called “What’s Your Moonshot?”, where he explains what it takes to thrive – rather than merely survive – in our exponentially changing times. With a future-focused victor mindset, he decodes the mega-trends that are reshaping human behaviour and the way we do business, and explains how to innovate your business so as to make a positive impact on millions, if not billions, of people.
John Sanei certainly does walk the talk
SUMMARY KEY POINTS:
- Your reality is your focused attention
John believes in balancing your 3 containers
- Emotional
- Physical
- Business
John's Coaches
- Reiki
- Life Coach
- Tantra
- Abundance
- Business Coach
Businesses/People/Education Mentioned:
- Singularity University
- Charisma On Demand
- Anna Breytenbach: Interspecies communicator
- Graham Hancock - The War on Consciousness
John Sanei:
- johnsanei.com
- Facebook: @Trenovator
- Instagram: @johnsanei
- Twitter: @IAmJohnSanei
- LinkedIn: JohnSanei
- YouTube: Hello John Sanei
Gary te Roller:
- PlantDurance.com
- Facebook: @plantdurance
- Instagram: @gary_teroller
- Twitter: @garyteroller
Established in 2007, Wellness Warehouse is the combined inspiration of brothers Sean & Carlos Gomes.
Sean is a medical doctor with a passion for preventative health and a lifestyle around health and conscious and mindful living. He has since left the medical practice and succeed in launching the very popular wellness warehouse with his brother carlos. With 24 store now open this man has made a complete success of his life
With the brothers combined skills in retail and medicine they created the first store in South Africa with the sole purpose of offering a comprehensive list of health and wellness products to help you to live life well.
Wellness Warehouse wants people to live life well by offering a 360º approach to wellness- a holistic, sustainable and transformative approach that delivers results by uniting people and product through experience.
The Wellness revolution is not a fad or a trend; it’s a way of existing in the world that permeates every aspect of our lifestyle. It influences the way we eat, exercise, sleep, work, age and think.
With their omnichannel retail solution, the products that they offer and the information that they share, they hope that everyone can continue making the best, educated choices for their own health.
Wellness Warehouse
Facebook: WellnessWarehouse
Instagram: @wellnesswarehouse
Twitter: @wellnews
Gary te Roller
PlantDurance.com
Instagram: @gary_teroller
Twitter: @gary_teroller
Former world champion go-karter, Formula 3 racing driver, founder of Scheckter's Energy Drink and now restauranteur behind the very popular Scheckter’s Raw in Seapoint
"Health food has always been a big part of my diet but when I was living in New York launching Scheckter’s OrganicEnergyTM I was blown away by the ingenuity and creativity that was flourishing in the health food scene and a greater passion was sparked in me.
When I returned to South Africa, I became frustrated with the local health food offerings. Compared to New York, they were unimaginative and limited. I wanted a place to eat where the food was nutritionally uncompromised, looked as good as it tasted and bursting with original, fresh flavours. Most importantly, I wanted to share that experience with other like-minded, health conscious foodies.
I drew inspiration from working on my family’s organic farm in the UK, my travels around the world and my healthy obsession for health food!
And so – Scheckter’s RAW Gourmet Health Food was born. A serene space serving uncompromisingly honest, beautiful and innovative healing food made with love."
A true down to earth gentleman that has the kindest soul and conscious way of living.
Show Notes:
Scheckters Organic Energy
Scheckters RAW
People:
- Jody Scheckter
- Tomas Scheckter
Recipes:
Morning Immune Booster:
Cayenne Pepper
Turmeric
Lemon
Ginger
With half a liter of water
Snickers Smoothie at Scheckters RAW to power Toby through the day
Books:
- The Power Of Now
- Deepak Chopra
- Yogananda
In 1991 Mary-Ann Shearer opened her first health shop in Johannesburg. From there on, there were business lows and sugar highs. After hitting rock bottom, Mary-Ann came out tougher and more determined to educate South Africa on the importance of a plant-based lifestyle on ones health.
Mary-Ann's soon became a household brand in South Africa and education spread around the world with her International Natural Health Nutrition Course as well as being an accomplished author of two bestselling books and two recipe books.
Mary-Ann is a mother, grandmother and incredible wife and in between found the time to start a private school, The Daniel Academy, focusing on providing a 'living' education for children from all walks of life.
This lady is INCREDIBLE.
BOOKS:
Fit For Life
Valencia Beukes - Why we need to eat whole foods
I live on Fruit
Textbook of Medical Physiology
The China Study
The Natural Way
Sugar Blues
PEOPLE:
Prof Bernard Mayer - Head of Physiology at the Pretoria University
Dr Walker - Medical research center in Braamfontein
Dr T. Colin Campbell
Thomas Campbell
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
Mary-Ann:
100 Days To Health
Mary-Ann's Natural Emporium
Facebook: Mary-Anns-Emporium-Eatery
Instagram: mary_anns_ne
AIM Group Of Companies Supplements
Barley Life
AIMega
Just Carrots
RediBeets
Red Rush - Great for endurance
RECIPES:
Chilli Pesto:
1 Cup fresh coriander
1 Seeded Red pepper
½ Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1-2 tsp ground cumin
1-5 medium to strong chillies
1-2 tsp Mary-Ann's Garlic and Herb Salt
Mockoroni ‘cheez’
500g macaroni noodles (precook as required on packet)
½ cup finely grated butternut
2 spring onion, finely chopped
½ tsp mustard powder
1 tsp MA veg stock
3-4 cups cashew cream
1-2 cups sliced mushrooms (optional)
Stir-fry fry butternut and spring onion until well cooked and blend with a bit of cashew
cream. Add mustard powder, stock and rest of cashew cream – blend. Mix noodles, sauce
and mushrooms well.
Bake at 180°C for 25-30 mins until golden brown
Best Lentil soup ever:
500g Red lentils
4-6 tsp Mary-Ann’s vegetable stock
4 cups diced or sliced baby marrows (courgettes/zucchini)
2 cups sliced or diced carrots
6-8 cups water or more if you prefer thinner soup
Rinse the lentils until most of the foam has gone
Add to a large pot and cover with the water
Add the vegetable stock
Bring to the boil and simmer gently until lentils are soft (about 15-20 minutes)
Add the carrots and marrows
Simmer until soft, turn off and rest and serve
Optional: add Chili pesto
Feeds 6-8 adults
