Autumn Smith: How To Heal Your Brain With Food | Wellness Force #Podcast

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Listen To Episode 352 As Autumn Smith Uncovers:

[1:30] Getting To The Root Of Gut-Brain Issues

-The incredible personal story of Autumn's background and her life before Paleovalley and becoming a certified eating psychology coach.
-Digestive problems that started during her teenage years and the struggles she faced as doctors couldn't really help her heal which led to a snowball effect.
-Diving into the gut-brain connection and how food impacts it.

[9:00] The Predicted Mental Health Epidemic After COVID-19

-Why the next big issue after the COVID-19 pandemic will be a mental health epidemic.
-Her message to those with depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues: you don't have to be ashamed of them if they are your reality.
-Her own mental health issues including anxiety and feeling less than her worth.
-Mental health struggles that Josh's family members including his mother have faced for years.

[20:00] 3 Foundational Steps To Healing Your Brain With Food

-What first steps you can take to find out what specifically is causing inflammation for you.
-Why gluten can be strictly neurological yet there are other factors causing gut problems that are often overlooked.
-Mild to extreme cases of what happens when people eat vs remove gluten from their diet.
-Nutrient deficiencies that impact our brain's health and what foods from proteins and healthy fats to specific minerals and vitamins we need.

[25:30] Seasons Of Nourishment

-The benefits of eating foods in season for a cyclical connection with the earth rather in imported foods all year round.
-What she has noticed about eating in season in Colorado compared to in southern -California especially becoming more in tune with her body wisdom.
-The quality in taste and nutrients she has noticed in her locally grown seasonal foods compared to imported products.

[31:00] Combating Food Addiction

-Her background as a certified eating psychology coach and the personal mission she and her family have behind Paleovalley.
-Emotional eating patterns we sometimes find ourselves in and how to break that negative cycle.
-The processed and artificial food combinations that food engineers are paid to create to hijack our brain chemistry and literally keep us from being able to stop eating junk food.

[40:30] Change Your Food, Change Your Life

-Why breakfast is the biggest part of keeping your blood sugar stable for the rest of the day.
-How fasting can help dampen the inflammation associated with anxiety but you should check in with your doctor about it first.
-The importance of measuring your HRV for understanding how healthy your current mindset and wellbeing are in real-time.

[48:30] The Healthy Benefits Of Tryptophan

-The differences between getting tryptophan from a turkey or beef stick and taking a supplement.
-Why we always want to begin with food to heal and nourish the body if supplements are not necessary.
-The importance of measuring our health especially with blood tests.
-Her favorite methods to track her health from nutrition to sleep and everything in between.
-Why she's begun to track her mineral and microbiome levels more than ever before in 2020.
-Her experience helping a little boy with ticks heal his candida.
-Other important health tests you should take including hormone and thyroid.

[55:30] The Next Step In Your Wellness Journey

-Exploring what's the next best step for your unique wellness journey.
-Why there's nothing else out there quite like breathwork to help you build a healthier life right after food and movement.
-Breaking down the difference between knowing and doing when it comes to your personal wellness decisions.
-Unpacking generational thoughts, feelings, and pain that are passed down to us through our lineage that don't actually belong to us.
-Why family is everything to her at the end of the day.

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