Good health begins and ends with our digestion. It’s never really been “you are what you eat.” It’s really you are what you assimilate, and the health of your digestive tract plays a huge role in this.

Today we have on Dr. Jillian Teta to take us on an epic tour of the digestive system. You’re going to learn about this amazing internal world that’s operating within you right now as we speak. You’re going to find out some of the common problems that take can place in the gut, some of the bigger issues that result from poor digestive health (like autoimmune diseases), plus how you can start turning it around today.

This might be one of our most valuable episodes to date because, well, everybody eats! We’re covering lots of incredible stuff, so click play, enjoy, and (most importantly) put what you learn into action for yourself.

In this episode you’ll discover:

• How your gut sends information to your brain (and influences your decisions).
• What inspired Dr. Jillian Teta to begin studying digestion and digestive dysfunctions.
• How our food gets mechanically and  biochemically broken down.
• Why digestion starts with a thought in the brain.
• Why chewing our food matters far more than we realize.
• How big your stomach actually is.
• Why the pH of your gut is so important.
• What roles your stomach acid plays (and why it’s actually a part of your immune system).
• The big mistake people make when trying to treat acid reflux.
• Why the small intestine plays a huge role in your health overall.
• What causes your immune system to lose tolerization to your human cells (and results in an autoimmune diseases).
• Why food sensitivities can be an early warning sign of autoimmune issues.
• How molecular mimicry relates to autoimmunity.
• What food compound has the highest chance of contributing to autoimmune problems.
• Why you don’t want to put too much stock in basic food sensitivity tests.
• Why diversity in your microbiome is so critical to your health.
• What foods can help improve your gut health and health overall.
• The surprising foods that can be damaging your gut health.

Items mentioned in this episode include:

• Onnit.com/Model <== Get your optimal health & performance supplements at 10% off!
• 8 Foods to Avoid at all Cost – The Model Health Show
• Dr. Jillian Teta Facebook / Twitter / Instagram
• Natural Solutions for Digestive Health <== Pick up the book here!
• Thrive Market – Get your free 2 month membership now!

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This is my story. There was a time when I didn’t think that my story mattered. There was a time when I didn’t think that I mattered… Today I’m sharing the story of how I was able to breakthrough mind, body, and spirit, and how you can too.

Many things that I’m sharing in this episode I haven’t shared publicly before. It wasn’t the easiest thing to talk about at some points, but if anyone can glean some wisdom or insight from it then I’d do it all over again 100 times.

I ask that you share this episode with someone you care about who may be in a place of struggle. Whether it’s with their health, their relationship, their finances, or anything else, I truly feel that this will be a much needed gift to help them see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Enjoy, take care, and talk soon.

In this episode you'll discover:

• Why your genetic expression is heavily influenced by your lifestyle.
• How my diet choices were deeply ingrained at a young age.
• Why young kids are in a kind of hypnotic trance.
• What caused me to break my hip when I was 15 years old.
• What disease diagnosis nearly destroyed my life.
• Why food matters far more than conventional medicine admits.
• What my lifestyle was like after my diagnosis (it wasn’t pretty!)
• The conventional medical treatments I used.
• Why hitting rockbottom was a great thing for me.
• What my biggest catalyst for changing my health was.
• What my initial nutrition changes were and how they impacted my health.
• How stem cells played a huge role in my recovery.
• What the different types of stem cells are and how they work.
• What special things need to be present for stem cells to function.
• A powerful correspondence I had with a friend who was dealing with a challenging health issue.
• Why movement is so critical to healing.
• The surprising impact that getting healthier had on my relationships.

Items mentioned in this episode include:

• Onnit.com/Model <== Get your optimal health & performance supplements at 10% off!
• Interview with Katy Bowman - The Model Health Show
• How to Discover Your Purpose - The Model Health Show
• Interview with Anne Stevenson - The Model Health Show
• Thrive Market <== Get a 2-month membership for free right here!

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Mike Dolce is a game-changer.

He has helped athletes go from good to great for years, but what he’s doing to the face of sports performance is legendary.

We all know that our society looks to athletes as a hallmark of what health and fitness should look like. The problem is that for decades top athletes have allowed their likeness to be slapped onto sports drinks, energy bars, breakfast cereals and other processed junk that is clinically proven to cause things like blood sugar disorders, gut dysbiosis, allergies, mineral deficiencies, and even obesity.

The athletes we admire as a society often train for hours a day, yet the foods they recommend are mostly consumed by people with a sedentary lifestyle and, even worse, young children.

Mike has ushered in a brand new approach to fitness and nutrition that’s based on earth-grown nutrients and real food. His athletes dominate their sport and also dominate the headlines (maybe you’ve heard of Rowdy Ronda Rousey?), which is making the rest of the world take note in a major way and making The Dolce Diet become a household name.

Mike’s approach and passion are helping us to move out of the junk food and supplement dark ages and into the golden age of real food and true longevity. Find out what Mike’s tried-and-true approach to nutrition and exercise is, and the incredible story of how this legendary trainer got his start in the first place.

In this episode you'll discover:

• What unique achievements Mike Dolce brings to MMA and why his mission is far bigger than the world of athletics.
• The incredible story of what inspired Mike to get into health and fitness in the first place.
• What Mike’s foundational approach to nutrition is.
• What category of food is extremely difficult to overeat.
• Whether or not counting calories is vital to your success.
• How food manufacturer’s have been able to override our body’s natural satiety mechanism and make us eat more (this is crazy!)
• Why The Dolce Diet puts such a large focus on longevity.
• Why Mike cuts weight right alongside his athlete’s (this puts him in a league of his own!)
• What the Mike Dolce Breakfast Bowl is and why it’s so popular.
• Why being warm and friendly is a conscious part of Mike’s health practice.
• What specific benchmarks everyone should strive to achieve in their exercise.
• Why Mike does “progressive overload” and how it can work to improve your performance.

Items mentioned in this episode include:

• Onnit.com/Model <== Get your optimal health & performance supplements at 10% off!
• Why We Age And How To Stay Younger, Longer - The Model Health Show
• TheDolceDiet.com
• Mike Dolce on Instagram / Twitter / Facebook

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It’s not often that you meet someone like Steph Gaudreau.

After leaving a comfy job teaching high school science to pursue her passions in health and fitness, she’s one of the rare individuals who set out to reinvent themselves after you’d think that it was too late.

That’s the big issue. It’s the thinking involved that hinders so many of us. Steph didn’t make the leap without having fear. She didn’t take a huge risk knowing exactly what was going to happen. Fear was there, uncertainty was there, but she made the decision to do it anyway.

All of the changes in our lives start with a decision. It’s up to us to take control of our thinking and make the necessary adjustments we want to see in our lives. Whether it’s in our health, career, relationships, or anything else, it’s within our power to make the shifts necessary. And one of the interesting things Steph believes is that getting physically strong will make you mentally strong as well. Today you’re going to learn exactly what she means by that plus a whole lot more.

Steph runs several powerhouse health and fitness platforms. She created the ridiculously popular website StupidEasyPaleo.com where she shares recipes and other health-related info, she’s a bestselling author, and she also runs the the chart-topping podcast Harder to Kill Radio.

Today you’re going to hear about Steph’s story and how she made the transition from the conventional classroom to teaching online (and all over the world). You’re also going to learn some of the key insights that has enabled Steph to be so successful in helping other people, as well what her person fitness regimen looks like so you can see what keeps her fit, strong, and huge inspiration to others.

In this episode you'll discover:

• What drove Steph Gaudreau to leave her 10+ year job as a science teacher to start a solo career promoting health and fitness.
• How certain body types lend themselves towards better performance in certain sports.
• Why Steph no longer obsesses about the way her body looks (this is powerful!)
• How doing what you love will help to change your inner dialogue/inner critic.
• Why your body’s form will follow the function that’s required of it.
• Why the exercise that you do transfers over into other areas of your life.
• How your personality gains strength through lifting weights.
• What crazy good numbers Steph has achieved on her favorite power lifts.
• Why deadlifting is important for reversing and preventing back problems.
• How Steph’s exercise program has changed over time and what it looks like today.
• Why being “harder to kill” is a compelling drive to get healthier.
• Why food is a “gateway” to a healthier overall lifestyle.

Items mentioned in this episode include:

• Onnit.com/Model <== Get your optimal health & performance supplements at 10% off!
• StupidEasyPaleo.com
• Jeff Spencer Interview - The Model Health Show
• Katy Bowman Interview - The Model Health Show
• Steph Gaudreau on Instagram / Twitter / Facebook
• Harder To Kill Radio (Apple Podcasts / Sticher)

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