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Episode 338: My Fave Health Tools & Gadgets of 2024
With all the health tools on the market, how do you know which ones are worth the investment? That's what we're getting into today — with Erin's honest opinion & feedback. Tune in to hear her favorite health tools and gadgets from 2024, including clean beauty tools, face masks, wearable — and walkable — devices and more. Some of these might make it to your holiday wish list...and some might make it to the naughty list! These are the unfiltered updates you all have been asking for!
Episode 314: Skin Vitality & Natural Botox with The Facial Cupping Expert
Finally, the long awaited episode with The Facial Cupping Expert, Sakina Di Pace, is here! Learn more about how facial cupping can be beneficial for reducing fine lines and wrinkles, cysts, and cystic acne. While facial cupping is growing in popularity, Sakina wants to ensure that folks are educated in how to use their cups appropriately and when cupping may actually not be the best fit - like hormonal acne and rosacea.
Sakina has practiced acupuncture globally for the past 12 years. She began using Facial Cupping, in addition to her needles, to help alleviate the pain of patients with nerve conditions such as peripheral neuropathy, and to stimulate muscle strength in paralysis cases such as Bell’s Palsy. Realising how beneficial Facial Cupping was to her patients, she decided to incorporate the technique into her cosmetic acupuncture treatments.
Sakina is the creator of the ‘6-step Facial Cupping Protocol for Beginners’, along with a popular and accredited ‘Facial Cupping For Professionals Course’ that helps teach those who want to become qualified in offering facial cupping to their clients.
Episode 301: Our Favorite Health Tools & Gadgets
In a world saturated with health trends and gadgets, it's easy to get caught up in the allure of the latest biohacking craze. Amidst all the hype, it's crucial to discern what's truly beneficial. That's why today Erin and TFN's Lead Practitioner Rachel Mistry are sharing their faves with you. The ones they bought and love, the ones they bought and never use, and the ones to save your money on. Join us as we navigate through the maze of health tools, offering insights and recommendations to help you make informed choices on your wellness journey.
Episode 256: Healthy Travel Hacks
Staying healthy while traveling doesn’t have to be a challenge–it just takes planning ahead and knowing some tips and tricks! Being in a different place and off your normal schedule can throw your system off-balance, but these hacks will help you stay happy and healthy while on the road.
This episode responds to listener questions Erin received after returning from a week-long trip. After listening to this episode, you will come away with healthy snack ideas for the plane, the best supplements to bring while traveling and why, how to eat and drink on vacation without derailing your immune system, post-travel best practices, and more.
Episode 223: Fragrances, Hormones & Simple Steps to Healthy Living
In this re-release, Erin answers your questions about the effect of fragrance on your hormones - plus what to be aware of with the products we use on our bodies and in our home.
Most people have no idea how harmful synthetic fragrances can be - or how often we are using them! The chemicals used to create or prolong these “fresh” scents impact our neurological health, metabolism, and immune system.
We’re bringing this topic back to the forefront because Erin will be doing a deep dive on autoimmunity here on the show soon, and exposure to certain chemicals is part of why autoimmune diseases are on the rise.
Tune in to hear why cutting out fragrance is a simple, easy step to healthy living.
Episode 209: Health & Environmental Effects of CBD & Full Spectrum Hemp
Today Erin sits down with Ret Taylor, cofounder of Ned & Co, to give us a high overview of Ned’s full spectrum hemp, how CBD, CBG and CBN interact with our body and affect stress and sleep, plus the importance of magnesium for our overall health. Tune in to hear Erin and Ret discuss consumerism culture, health and environmental effects of sourcing and farming practices, and how Ned truly puts their money where their mouth is.
Episode 195: Why Wine Makes You Feel Terrible: A Case for Natural Wines
If you’re mindful of what you consume and you also drink wine, or if you’re looking for a way to enjoy wine without feeling terrible, this is a conversation for you. Today Erin sits down with founder of Dry Farm Wines Todd White to discuss how we can consume and enjoy natural wine in a way that’s in alignment with our overall health - and the health of the planet. Tune in to hear about the environmental impact of conventional and natural winemaking, organic, biodynamic farming, the importance indigenous yeast, how wine additives, alcohol content and sulfites affect your health, and even touch on the spiritual and community aspects of wine. While we’re not about to tell you that wine is a health food, this conversation does make a good case for enjoying what you consume.
Episode 185: Practical Strategies to Reduce Chemical Exposure with Lara Adler
Today Erin is sitting down with Lara Adler, who is an environmental toxin expert and educator. Every time the “environmental toxicity” conversation comes up there is potential for overwhelm, but Lara presents this really complex (and important!) information in such a way that you can walk away with low-cost action steps that don’t feel overwhelming.
Episode 184: Our Non-Toxic Home Renovation - All Your Questions Answered
For the first time ever, Erin’s husband (and web designer, and home reno wrangler) Scott is joining her on the mic to talk about their home reno project. Erin received so many questions about how they navigated this project with health in mind, so they sat down together to bring you all the answers in this episode!
Episode 180: Beauty Industry Brainwashing & Holistic Skincare with Lee Zavorskas
Erin sits down with her own esthetician and friend, Lee Zavorskas to discuss what is broken in the beauty industry, what to avoid when it comes to skin care, how important it is to embrace aging - and natural and safe ways to give you and your skin the love and care they deserve.
Episode 179: Natural Options to Support Your Period with Berrion Berry
Menstrual health educator Berrion Berry comes on the show to get back to basics on common culprits behind period pain (spoiler alert: stress is a big one!) and talk strategies to help relieve problematic periods in a natural way. Tune in to hear how anything that can influence your overall body can influence your cycle, and how implementing certain strategies and principles can not only change your health, but also change your life.
Episode 167: Fragrances, Hormones & Small Steps to Non Toxic Living
A 2016 study found that more than 50% of the population said they’d prefer public spaces like offices, hotels, airplanes and healthcare facilities be fragrance-free. Despite this, fragrance use is ubiquitous: it’s found in everything from perfumes, beauty products, and cleaning supplies to plastics, paints, and disinfectants.
The problem with these synthetic and artificial fragrances is the health effects they can have on our bodies. Chemicals used to create or prolong these “fresh” scents often have deleterious effects on our health like neurological, metabolic, respiratory, and hormonal imbalances.
Today’s episode continues the summer series, answering your questions about hormones. Listen in as Erin gets into the nitty gritty answering your questions about fragrance effects on hormone health, and lays out what to be aware of in products we often use on our bodies or in our home. This is a topic everyone can benefit from because most people don’t even know how toxic synthetic fragrances are, nor how pervasive they are in products many of us use daily.
Episode 68: The Clean Water Crisis with Dr. Tina Beaudoin
In this episode I’m interviewing Dr. Tina Beaudoin, who is a clean drinking water expert and President of the NH Association of Naturopathic Doctors. Listen in as we cover topics like contaminants in Water You NEED to Know About, Fluoride: Do We Want it in Our Water?, and How to Test Your Home Water.
Episode 40: Conscious Holidays
Join Kyle and I as we talk about How We Stay Sane and Enjoy the Holidays, Coupon Codes for Health-Conscious Gifts, Our Favorite Companies to Support, How to Detox Your Home and Our Favorite Traditions - New and Old!