Real Health Conversations

459: The Body Positivity Movement – Is it Right?

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Mullen, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. Welcome to a New Year. We are starting the year with Leah and Holly discussing a new article on the Body Positivity Movement and an article that suggests that the messaging of the movement is not always positive in terms of health results. We all can agree that one should love the body they have, regardless the flaws we perceive it to have. But the messaging is get...

458: New Year’s Resolutions and the Slow Life with Lana Hall

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Mullen, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. This week on the podcast Leah chats with Lana Hall. Lana is a registered psychologist who’s helped hundreds of women reduce their stress and anxiety, improve their confidence, and do what brings them joy. She lives in Brisbane Australia and has written a Book, Program and Course called the The Slow Life Project. Leah and Lana discuss whether you should make New Yea...

457: And that’s a Wrap 2021

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners.   This week Leah and Holly recap the year and their favorite episodes of 2021. Thank you to all of our listeners and show supporters, we couldn’t have had such an amazing year of growth without you. We are looking forward to a new year full of potential and continued growth, both with the podcast and in our nutrition practices. There are more great guests to com...

456: Do you need your Gallbladder? With Dayna Marsh

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners.   This week Leah and Holly are joined by Danya Marsh, FNTP and Licensed Massage Therapist in Salt Lake City, UT. Dayna shares her personal story of learning the hard way, the importance of gallbladder function and the nuances of recovery after surgery. The ladies discuss whether the gallbladder is a required organ, what it is used for and what is happening when t...

455: Banishing Holiday Stresses with Patti McCoy

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. This week Leah and Holly are discussing the upcoming Holiday season and are joined by special guest Patti McCoy from Nurture by Nature Nutrition. Patti is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Associate Instructor for the Nutritional Therapy Association. She is currently working with Leah teaching a September Nutritional Therapy Association class togethe...

454: Dr. Cate Shanahan on Deep Nutrition and Medical Brainwashing

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. Our guest this week is the leading authority on Nutrition and Human metabolism Dr. Cate Shanahan. A board-certified Family Physician with over 20 years of clinical experience, and NY Times bestselling author of The FatBurn Fix, Deep Nutrition and Food Rules, her expertise is fixing the underlying problems that cause metabolic damage and inflammation, leading to auto...

453: Make Healthy Moves with Cristina Cappelli

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Mullen, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. There is so much to consider when buying a new home – location, quality of local schools, number of bedrooms, structurally sound, investment potential, proximity to amenities – But what factors do people need to consider when moving, in regards to their health? Here to talk about just that, our guest this week is holistic-minded realtor and healthy move expert, Crist...

452: When it comes to Health, is a Mediterranean or Organic Diet Better?

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Mullen, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. This week on the podcast Leah and Holly review best moments of the previous four episodes. The article this week looks at a study where they compared the pesticide levels in a Mediterranean diet versus an Organic Mediterranean diet. Which do you think had the better result? Listen in as Leah and Holly share their tips on choosing spray-free and organic foods includin...

451: Crystal Sikes - The Lady Savage On Pregnancy & Fitness

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Mullen, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners.   Our guest today is Crystal Sikes aka Lady Savage. Crystal is a coach, powerlifter, competitive bodybuilder, married to the Keto Savage aka Robert Sikes who we have had a on the podcast before, Co-owner of Ketobrick and Live Savage Apparel and soon to be Mumma! This week on the podcast Crystal shares her exciting news of pregnancy and shared some of the meals sh...

450: Debbie Potts, Low Carb Athlete

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Mullen, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. Our guest this week is fellow FNTP Debbie Potts – Debbie is NASM Trainer, Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, health detective, athlete, and fellow podcaster. In this episode, Debbie shares her insights and personal experiences as we discuss how low-carb and high-fat diets impact athletic performance, especially when it comes to endurance athlet...

449: Rebekah Farmer On Tailored Keto Health

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Mullen, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners.   Our guest this week is Rebekah Farmer. Rebekah is a certified health and life coach with an astounding personal health journey. In this episode, Rebekah shares her hero’s journey from being so sick she nearly died, to discovering her body’s thriving point, advocating for herself in the hospital, and now flourishing while also coaching others how to do the same f...

448: Michael McNeal – The Holistic Connector

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Mullen, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. Our guest today is Mike McNeal, a certified holistic health coach and Cellcore practitioner and he is here to talk all things parasites and detox with us today, welcome Mike! Mike shares his fascinating story of how a traumatic brain injury and close encounter with violence lead him on a journey to discovering how the gut-brain connection directly impacts overall h...

447: Are you being “tricked” into Eating Fake Meat?

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Mullen, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. Welcome to another of our monthly Co-host catch up episodes with Holly and Leah! This week the Ladies discuss an article on outraged meat producers in Australia upset at "fake" meat being labelled as meat. According to a survey 61% of respondents "mistook at least one plant-based meat product as containing animal meat". Have you ever mistakenly taken home a plant-base...

446: Dr. Ryan P. Lowery

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Mullen, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. Our Guest this week is Dr. Ryan P. Lowery, PhD, 2014 National Baseball champion, Author of the Ketogenic Bible and CEO of Ketogenic.com.  Articles: What a Healthy Body Means for Mental Health Link Between Insulin Resistance and Increased Depression Why Exercise is More Important Than Weight Loss for a Longer Life   Try Cacao Bliss and save 15% with this link...

445: Your Best Sleep with Devin Burke

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Mullen, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. Our guest this week is Devin Burke, an international and TEDx speaker, the bestselling author of “The Sleep Advantage,” the founder of Sleep Science Academy, and one of the top health and sleep coaches in the world. His books, keynotes, programs and videos have inspired thousands of people to improve their sleep, energy, and life. “Sleep is not a problem, it is a...

244: Dr. Ken Berry on Time Restricted Eating, Skin Tags, and Hyperinsulinemia

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Mullen, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. Our Guest this week is Dr Ken Berry. Dr Ken is a Board Certified Family Physician and Fellow in The American Academy of Family Physicians. He has  been practicing Family Medicine in rural Tennessee for over a decade, and has seen over 20,000 patients in his career so far. You might know him from his popular You Tube channel where he has videos about  low-carb/ketogen...

443: Sugar – What it does to your Skin and Brain

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Mullen, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. Leah and Holly are back with another Cohost episode recapping the highlights from the last 3 episodes. Did you have any favorite moments? Want more youthful looking skin, better cognition and mood – then you need to listen in on how sugar is causing you to look older than you are! Holly reports from a great article found in Vogue that tells us all. Then Leah shar...

442: Nutritionist Temple Stewart Uses Keto For PCOS And Fertility

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Mullen, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. Our guest today is Temple Stewart of The Ketogenic Nutritionist. Temple is a registered dietitian helping women lose weight with a ketogenic approach. Dietician and Keto don’t normally go together but Temple shares her success with Keto and how the keto diet helped her reverse PCOS and improve fertility. Temple now helps other women improve their health, in sometim...

441: Building Resilience: Take Control of Your Health & Boost Immunity with Holly Jean

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Mullen, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. Have you been thinking about your health lately? Perhaps it’s been weighing on your mind to put more focus on your health? Finally get “back on track” and take your nutrition and exercise seriously? The very idea of changing your diet and hitting the gym can be daunting. Especially if you feel like you have a long way to go to reach your goals or if your schedule...

440: Digestion: The Good, The Bad and The Embarrassing with Wade Lightheart

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. Wade Lightheart is an Author, Athlete, Nutritionist and Expert on Fixing Digestion. He is  3-Time Canadian national All Natural Bodybuilding Champion, a  Mr. Universe Competitor, host of The Awesome Health podcast, and is the Co-Founder and President at BiOptimizers, a digestive and health optimization company. This in an energetic and informative conversation all...

439: Busting Nutrition Myths with Leah and Holly

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. We are back with our monthly Cohost Episode where we discuss guests from the past month: #436 with Abby Durlewanger, House of Keto, #437 with Lucia Hawley, and #438 with Stephanie Reiter. Then we have fun discussion common nutrition myths that are still taught in schools. We revisit the calories in, calories out model and ask the question, does too much protein ...

438: Real Food Education with Stephanie Reiter

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. Our guest today is Stephanie Reiter, FNTP and Special Education Teacher. Stephanie joins us to share her personal insights and experiences in working with children in a school setting, witnessing, first hand, the impact of nutrition on attention and behavior. Our conversation briefly takes the audience through the evolution of feeding children, starting 3000 years...

437: Lucia Hawley on Getting Uncomfortable to Get Unstuck – The Keys to Finding Your Happiest Health

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. Lucia Hawley is the certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner with a Master’s Degree in social work and clinical mental health. She is the  host of the podcast Devoured, and creator of her coaching program Lean and Liberated where she empowers women to lose 30-60 pounds easily and without apology. In this episode Lucia talks to us about prioritizing health (weight...

436: Abby from House of Keto Hits Back at Critics on Feeding Children Keto

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. Our guest today is Abby Durlewanger from House of Keto. Abby started keto in 2017 and had huge success and went on to inspire others including her own family. Abby motives others through her social media platform House of Keto showing delicious foods she is making, running challenges and more. Abby shares her health journey and reveals how her experience with keto...

435: Co-Host Catch Up for July with Leah and Holly Jean

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. In our July Co-Host Catch Up, we discuss this month's guests and look at new stories about a weight loss device developed to lock the mouth almost shut, and a Mom slammed for giving her 11-year-old daughter a "keto diet" lunch. Learn more about becoming a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner here   Ways you can help support the Podcast! We are truly appreciative...

434: Insulin Friendly Living and Fasting Secrets with Dr. Don Clum

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. Our guest today is Dr. Don Clum, a chiropractor and specialist in advanced metabolic nutrition. Dr. Clum has a cutting edge, integrative programs for insulin resistance specifically focusing on diabetes, diabetes prevention, metabolic syndrome, weight loss resistance, obesity, and cardiometabolic issues. Don is a bit of a health rebel in the way he challenges the ...

433: Keto, Fasting and Carnivore with Ben Azadi from Keto Kamp

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. Our Guest today is is Ben Azadi from Keto Kamp. Ben is a long-time Keto advocate and Educator, Podcaster, Youtuber and the Author of four best-selling books, The Perfect Health Booklet, The Intermittent Fasting Cheat Sheet, The Power of Sleep, and his latest book Keto Flex: 4 secrets to reduce inflammation, burn fat & reboot your metabolism. Ben walks us through h...

432: How to Digest the Fat with Danielle Hamilton

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. Our Guest today is Danielle Hamilton. Danielle is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Educator and Real Food advocate. Danielle has used real food to help heal herself of all chronic conditions including PCOS, and now helps others find optimal health with a bio-individual approach. She has a podcast called Unlock the Sugar Shackles and a busy Instagram and you tube ...

431: How to Manage Food Cravings

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. This week on the podcast Leah and Holly Jean are back with another Cohost Episode. They recap their favorite moments of the last 3 episodes before reviewing the latest health news. First up Holly and Leah review an article about Doctors and why they might not be the best person to discuss nutrition with and they look at the pros and cons to this as well as suggest...

430: How to Respectfully Question Authority with Keith Norris

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. Our guest today is Keith Norris, he and his wife Michelle are the founders of the annual PaleoFX conference in Austin Texas – and he has a brand new book “Primal Uprising: The Paleo f(x) Guide to Optimizing Your Health, Expanding Your Mind and Reclaiming Your Freedom.” Are you ready to escape the human zoo? This episode with Keith will surely provide insight and t...

429: When to Try Holistic Energy Healing with Dr. Alison Kay

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. Our guest today is Master Mind/Body Energy Healer, Author, Yoga & Meditation Teacher, Dr Alison Kay. Dr Alison is Considered one of the leading experts in her field, she has taught around the world and has written three books: the award- winning “What if There’s Nothing Wrong?”, Vibrational UPgrade: A Conspiracy For Your Bliss: Easing Humanity’s Evolutionary Transi...

428: 4 Secrets to Chemical Free Living with Tim James

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. Our guest today is Tim James, AKA the Health Hero, founder of ChemicalFreeBody.com and host of the Health Hero Podcast Show. Tim’s journey led him to a shocking discovery which helped his friend beat cancer and transform every area of his life. Feeling charged with a duty to help others, he started sharing his knowledge with anyone who would listen. This led him to ...

427: 12 Diets You Should Never Try, A Logical Review

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. This week on the Podcast Leah and Holly Jean are recapping the latest episodes: 424: Reducing Inflammation with a Low Carb Diet, Jeanne David 425: Are you Hydrated with Cait Crowell from What Cait Ate 426: Is Low Carb on the Menu when you are Expecting with Lily Nichols RDN When it comes to diet, there are no shortages of types to choose from! No wonder it can ...

426: Is Low Carb on the Menu when you are Expecting with Lily Nichols RDN

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. This week on the podcast Holly and Leah chat with registered Dietitian/Nutritionist and Certified Diabetes Educator, Lily Nichols. Lily is the Author of two amazing books: Real Food for Pregnancy and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes. From the minute you find out you’re pregnant to the day of your delivery, as an expecting mother you’re bombarded with an abundanc...

425: Are you Hydrated with Cait Crowell from What Cait Ate?

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. This week on the podcast we have Cait Crowell from What Cait Ate. She is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner specializing in gut health. She has a podcast called The Cait Crowell Podcast. Leah, Holly Jean and Cait have an interesting discussion around Gut Issues and how they are manifesting in Cait’s practice. They then look at dehydration and how this i...

424: Reducing Inflammation with a Low Carb Diet, Jeanne David

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. On this episode we are joined by Jeanne David, Founder and CEO of Outer Aisle Gourmet. Jeanne initially created her cauliflower-based sandwich thins and pizza crusts to help her family remove processed carbs and sugars from their diet, while still enjoying comfort food classics like pizza and tacos. Jeanne is passionate about bringing a low carb, grain and gluten-...

423: Are Carbohydrates Good or Bad?

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. This week on the podcast Leah and Holly review their favourite moments of the last three episodes in their Co-host catch up . What were your favourite moments? They then take a look at whether Carbohydrates are good or bad for you? This question may not be as easy to answer as it seems! The ladies take a look at the differences as well as discussing carb cycling a...

EP 422: Dr. Jockers on Chronic Inflammation, Cancer, and the Ketogenic Diet

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. Our guest today is Dr. David Jockers is a doctor of natural medicine and runs one of the most popular natural health websites in DrJockers.com which has gotten over 1 million monthly visitors and his work has been seen on popular media such as the Dr. Oz show and Hallmark Home and Family. Dr. Jockers is the author of the best-selling book “The Keto Metabolic Breakthr...

421: Skip the Wine and Feel great in the Morning with Sober Sis Jennifer Kautsch

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. In this episode, Leah and Holly Jean enjoy a down to earth discussion with Jenn Kautsch. Jenn is the founder of SoberSis, a like-minded community of women who are renegotiating their relationship with alcohol w/o labels, shame, judgment or rules. Jenn supports women through practical tools and connection while breaking the wine o’clock habit and she does not hold ba...

420: Heather Englund Discusses a Balanced Approach to Children’s Nutrition

Guest Heather Englund of Fit Mama Real Food joins us to discuss the role of parents when it comes to providing healthy food choices for our children, and more!

419: Do You Need Another Summer Diet?

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. In this co-host episode, Leah and Holly review the guests they’ve had on over the past month. If you missed a show in March, here are the links to go back and check out these great conversations with some amazing guests: 416: What you need to know about Elimination Diets with Erin Holt 417: Get Out of that Dinner Rut! Find Inspiration and Flavor Tips with Natash...

418: Dr. Elisa Song Connects Gut and Mental Health With a Food as Medicine Approach for Families

417: Get Out of that Dinner Rut! Find Inspiration and Flavor Tips with Natasha Ho

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. This week on the Podcast, Leah and Holly chat with Natasha Ho. Natasha is a master-trained chef and avid traveler who has studied culinary traditions from cuisines around the world. She is the founder of The Well-Traveled Palate, a fast-growing company focused on helping food lovers learn how to cook a wide variety of meals that are consistently delicious so they ca...

416: What you need to know about Elimination Diets with Erin Holt

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. This week on the Podcast, Leah and Holly chat with Erin Holt. Erin is a Board Certified Integrative & Functional Nutritionist specializing in autoimmune disease, thyroid dysfunction and digestion disorders and She is also the host of THE FUNK’TIONAL NUTRITION PODCAST. Leah, Holly and Erin discuss elimination diets. Erin guides us through what to look out for and w...

415: Co-host Catchup Reviews Health through Grief, Trauma, and Hope - Plus March as National Nutrition Month.

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Holly Jean Barrett Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. March is National Nutrition Month so, this week on the Podcast, Leah and Holly catch up to discuss the different facets of what makes a healthy diet. Contrary to popular belief, there is not one perfect diet for everybody because every body is different! Listen in for a great discussion around how to personalize your plate. Past Episode Recap: In case you missed t...

414: Hope, Community and Gardening with Timothy Hammond

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson, Holly Jean Barrett and Amber Horn, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. This week on the Podcast, Leah and Holly speak with Timothy Hammond from Big City Gardener. Timothy is a gardener and educator encouraging others to grow healthy foods for nutrition, medicine, and hobby. His Instagram and YouTube Channel, Big City Gardener, focus on sharing gardening tips, growing techniques, and his own at-home growing experiences. In...

413: Going One Step Deeper with Brittany Lee on Keto, Becoming a Mental Newborn, and the Path to Life Transformation

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson, Holly Jean Barrett and Amber Horn, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. This week on the Podcast, Leah and Holly speak with Brittany Lee Davis, personal development enthusiast and co-host of the One Step Deeper Podcast with Jimmy Moore. In this episode: In this episode we explore the emotional and mental side of experiencing a physical transformation. What happens after you reach your weight loss goal and discover you ar...

412: Finding Health and Hope Beyond Food with Tracee Gluhaich

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson, Holly Jean Barrett and Amber Horn, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. This week on the Podcast, Amber and Holly speak with Tracee Gluhaich – certified health coach, personal trainer, energy & breathwork practitioner, author of No Fricken Weigh, and founder of the non-profit Healthy Hope. In this episode: Tracee shares how her unsuccessful history trying to sustain dieting with the calories-in-calories-out model led her...

410: Perform Better with Chocolate with Raph Freedman

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson, Holly Jean Barrett and Amber Horn, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. Enjoy some added Performance with Peak Chocolate! Receive 20% off with the code LOWCARB20 and for the next two weeks $10 flat rate shipping if you are in the USA.   This week on the Podcast, Leah and Holly are joined by Raphael Freedman. Raph is the Co-Founder of Creature Fitness in Sydney, Co-Host on The Mind Muscle Project podcast, one of the highe...

409: Courtney Bursich Debunks the Myths of Hormone Imbalance with Simple Lifestyle Changes

Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson, Holly Jean Barrett and Amber Horn, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. This week on the Podcast, Leah and Holly are joined by Courtney Bursich from Organic Blondie. Courtney is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, AADP Board Certified Holistic Health Coach, and passionate health hacker who focuses on optimizing female hormones and taking an individualized approach to healing.   In this episode: Courtney sha...