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Click here for a transcript of Part 1 (episode 62) of our conversation with Andrew.

Click here for a transcript of Part 2 (episode 63) of our conversation with Andrew

Welcoming Andrew Sterman, Author of Welcoming Food

In the first part of this two-part series, you’ll learn:

• Why and how we need to return back to nature with food

• Basics of food energetics 

• How Cold can damage to your gut health 

• Weak digestion signs and symptoms 

• Why your supplements may be damaging your gut health

• Three pillars of designing a diet:

  • Meets individual nutritional needs

  • Meets energetic needs of our health

  • Doesn’t unduly tax the earth itself 

• Cooking for basic health maintenance vs therapy 

• Understanding and resolving “food conflicts“

• Spicy foods and the Scoville scale 

• Self soothing foods that may be damaging your health 

• How dehydration can cause illness and why it’s essential to hydrate using food (not just water)

• Why we need to eat fat and the problems with a low fat diet 

In the second part of this two-part series you’ll learn:

• The unhealthy strategies we commonly use with food to manage our emotions and the Fire in our lives

• The importance of simplification

• Should you eat dessert?

• What to do after eating to feel better and satiated

• What it really means to eat with awareness

• Why counting calories is not a successful strategy

• What to eat when you have a fever

• Why it’s essential to be accountable for your ailments

• Simplified meal ideas

• Why it’s important to make things easier to digest

• The harm of engineered food

• How taste and texture influence nutrition

• The power of intuition and how it’s is vital to cultivate dietary wellness

• Why you should start cooking (or cook more often) for yourself

Resources Mentioned These Episodes

Click to learn more about Andrew Sterman’s work

Click to download your free audio guide on How to Improve Your Gut Health in Just One Week

Click to learn more & join the VIP waitlist for the Yin & Yang of Nutrition online course

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