Return to Vibrant Health

Susan Spell
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A podcast bridging the science of Lifestyle Medicine with ancient wisdom to help you live a life free of chronic disease, and full of joy and vitality.

  1. 38: Gardening Heals! with Sweet Earth Co.'s Xenia D'Ambrosi

    01/28/2024

    38: Gardening Heals! with Sweet Earth Co.'s Xenia D'Ambrosi

    I'm SO excited for today's guest, Xenia D'Ambrosi!   Join us to hear about how her cancer diagnosis led her to horticulture therapy, which led her to growing a thriving cutting garden business, Sweet Earth Co. At Sweet Earth Co. Xenia and her team focuses on sustainable and regenerative growing practices and shares ways we can ALL just start where we are to make a difference for ourselves and our planet. AND Sweet Earth  Co. can help you to do just that with their foundational pillars of Grow | Design | Teach. Their new online course will be opening in Feb 2024, so get on the wait list asap! (Watch for it every year if you missed it in 2024.) Course Info/Waitlist:  https://www.sweetearthco.com/cutting-garden-course Use code VIBRANTHEALTH for 10% off the course. Find Sweet Earth Co.'s Blog Post & Worksheets for 2024 Eco-Garden Goal Setting: https://www.sweetearthco.com/blog/garden-goals   Sweet Earth Co. photo cred: Fay Fox© / @lovelyandtalented.  Anything else you want to hear about? Let me know! Send me DM on social. I genuinely want to provide (and translate) all kinds of great info for you. You can find me: www.vitaltransformationsllc.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/VitalTransformationsLLC Insta: https://www.instagram.com/vital_transformations_llc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susiespell Do you have high blood pressure? If so, grab my FREEBIE - how to accurately take your BP at home. As always, thanks to Lemon Music Studio for intro and outro music.

    37 min
  2. 37: Optimizing Mobility & Vitality with Aging Expert & Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Vonda Wright

    07/17/2023

    37: Optimizing Mobility & Vitality with Aging Expert & Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Vonda Wright

    Are you a couch potato? Or do you move your body regularly? Either way you will LOVE this episode with Dr. Vonda Wright! She is an amazing physician, speaker, author, and podcast host on a mission to help you maintain mobility as you age, but also optimize your health in order to live as vibrant a life as possible. At a young age she decided she wanted a life of "behind the red rope" experiences. And she got just that as a professional football team and professional ballet doc. She's an orthopedic surgeon committed to researching and using the best medical evidence has to offer! She is an expert in her field and super fun to listen to. I hope you join us for this AMAZING conversation and read one of her books. (Psst - she recommends you start with "Guide to Thrive" which you can get HERE).  Anything else you want to hear about? Let me know! Send me DM on social. I genuinely want to provide (and translate) all kinds of great info for you. You can find me: www.vitaltransformationsllc.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/VitalTransformationsLLC Insta: https://www.instagram.com/vital_transformations_llc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susiespell Do you have high blood pressure? If so, grab my FREEBIE - how to accurately take your BP at home. As always, thanks to Lemon Music Studio for intro and outro music.

    54 min
  3. 36: Crime Scene Investigator to Functional Health & Nutrition Pro, with Andrea Nicholson

    06/25/2023

    36: Crime Scene Investigator to Functional Health & Nutrition Pro, with Andrea Nicholson

    Today's guest is Andrea Nicholson - CSI turned Functional Health & Nutrition Professional! If you are interested in a ROOT CAUSE approach to health, this is the episode for you.  Andrea walks us through her unique approach to investigating metabolic health and supports you to address underlying causes, ultimately leading to a life of vibrancy, energy, and health.  As a Metabolic Health Investigator, she helps people reduce inflammation, optimize weight, and repair gut health by identifying and targeting the underlying imbalances.  This is a GREAT conversation for anyone interested in being healthy from the inside out.  Visit her at https://www.healthylifewithandrea.com/ Anything else you want to hear about? Let me know! Send me DM on social. I genuinely want to provide (and translate) all kinds of great info for you. You can find me: www.vitaltransformationsllc.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/VitalTransformationsLLC Insta: https://www.instagram.com/vital_transformations_llc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susiespell Do you have high blood pressure? If so, grab my FREEBIE - how to accurately take your BP at home. As always, thanks to Lemon Music Studio for intro and outro music.

    43 min
  4. 35: To stretch...or NOT to stretch! With Yogi Aaron

    06/05/2023

    35: To stretch...or NOT to stretch! With Yogi Aaron

    Today I welcome Yogi Aaron, author of the book, "Stop Stretching! A new yogic approach to master your body and live pain-free".  What an amazing episode! Yogi Aaron is the founder of Applied Yoga Anatomy and Muscle Activation™ (AYAMA), a system of yoga that no one else teaches. It’s a revolutionary way to practice yoga that focuses on activating and engaging muscles rather than stretching them. This yoga methodology reduces pain and risk of injury while increasing range of motion, muscle strength, stability, and alignment. He’s flipping the script and challenging conventional wisdom to craft a brand new way of not only caring for your physical body and eliminating pain, but coming into alignment with your purpose here on Earth.  “Become Fearless, Live Limitless. Find out how to become pain free so you can finally uncover your true life’s purpose” is the greeting on his website, https://yogiaaron.com. You can find his book on Amazon. Check out all his offerings and sign up for his FREE 7-Day Pain Free Yoga Series HERE.  Anything else you want to hear about? Let me know! Send me DM on social. I genuinely want to provide (and translate) all kinds of great info for you. You can find me: www.vitaltransformationsllc.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/VitalTransformationsLLC Insta: https://www.instagram.com/vital_transformations_llc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susiespell Do you have high blood pressure? If so, grab my FREEBIE - how to accurately take your BP at home. As always, thanks to Lemon Music Studio for intro and outro music.

    44 min
  5. 34: Bone Health with Jayne Wesler, Esq - Increase your bone density WITHOUT medication!

    05/08/2023

    34: Bone Health with Jayne Wesler, Esq - Increase your bone density WITHOUT medication!

    Meet Jayne Wesler - author, bone coach, speaker, and passionate advocate for INCREASING bone health naturally, without medication. Check out today’s episode where Jayne tells us about her journey with bones that were “thinning at an alarming rate” and what she did to explore all the nitty gritty details about bone health and how to create stronger bones WITHOUT medication. You will love her down to Earth, kind, and genuine approach to an issue that keeps increasing.  Jayne has accomplished so much in her life! She is a lawyer, a psychotherapist, clinical social worker, author, speaker, and bone coach. She easily distills her unique constellation of knowledge and experience into easy to understand information AND actionable steps.  Find her at https://jaynewesler.com including her books about bone health.  And her FREE webinar about bone health (well worth the watch!): https://jaynewesler.com/no-bones-about-it/. Anything else you want to hear about? Let me know! Send me DM on social. I genuinely want to provide (and translate) all kinds of great info for you. You can find me: www.vitaltransformationsllc.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/VitalTransformationsLLC Insta: https://www.instagram.com/vital_transformations_llc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susiespell Do you have high blood pressure? If so, grab my FREEBIE - how to accurately take your BP at home. As always, thanks to Lemon Music Studio for intro and outro music.

    54 min
  6. 33: Eat For The Earth (AND Your Body), with J. Morris Hicks - Exploring the intersection of human and planetary health.

    04/22/2023

    33: Eat For The Earth (AND Your Body), with J. Morris Hicks - Exploring the intersection of human and planetary health.

    Can we really save the planet, one bite at a time? On this day, Earth Day 2023, I think the answer might just be a resounding YES! And that's EXACTLY what J. Morris Hicks has been studying for the last couple decades and he thinks it's possible when we all adopt a plant forward (or even plant exclusive) diet.  He's a big picture, systems thinker with a long career as an engineer, process improvement consultant, and senior corporate executive. He began exploring what the best diet for humans really is and has been on a journey to spread the word about how powerful each and every one of us can be.  He rubs elbows with leaders in Lifestyle Medicine and has befriended many celebrity types with a similar mindset. He's a wellspring of knowledge and experience when it comes to the intersection of human and planetary health.  You can learn more about Mr. Hicks' work, grab 2 FREE books (Outcry & 4 Leaf Guide to Vibrant Health) and sign up for his weekly SOS memos HERE: https://hpjmh.com If you're a medical provider, consider using the 4 Leaf Survey in your clinical practice. Here's your link: https://4leafprogramdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/updated-reg-survey-4-30-19.pdf Anything else you want to hear about? Let me know! Send me DM on social. I genuinely want to provide (and translate) all kinds of great info for you. You can find me: www.vitaltransformationsllc.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/VitalTransformationsLLC Insta: https://www.instagram.com/vital_transformations_llc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susiespell Do you have high blood pressure? If so, grab my FREEBIE - how to accurately take your BP at home. As always, thanks to Lemon Music Studio for intro and outro music.

    56 min
  7. 32: How NURSES bring Plant Based Nutrition to life! ~ with Joanne Evans, RN

    03/28/2023

    32: How NURSES bring Plant Based Nutrition to life! ~ with Joanne Evans, RN

    Calling all nurses! AND anyone with an interest in plant based nutrition.  Today I had the privilege of talking with Joanne Evans, RN - nurse extraordinaire! She's the GOAT of mental health nursing and plant based nutrition. Joanne has been a nurse for 50 years and has seen a thing or two. Not to mention her own journey with mercury toxicity, which is how she discovered the power of plants in the first place.  Let me tell you a little about her . . .  She is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing and expert in plant based nutrition. She’s a national speaker, author, mentor, leader, advisor to The McDougall Program, and is on the medical board of the Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), and in her "free time" heads up the Networking Subcommittee of the RN/APRN member interest group of the ACLM.  Today we focus on the nutrition pillar of Lifestyle Medicine. In particular, how you can use a whole food plant strong / based diet for overall health and reversing disease INCLUDING the nuts and bolts of exactly how to do it while saving money. She’s going to share her experience using PCRM’s 21 day vegan kickstart program that helps get people started.  Joanne also tell us about her newest book, “Cultivating Seeds of Health with plant-based Nutrition” with a forward by Neal Barnard, MD - President of PCRM. This book is a phenomenal intro to plant based nutrition and highlights so many wonderful nurses (you're all wonderful in my book) brining PBN to life with real stories from the trenches.  Because of her decades of healthy lifestyle, she is able to jet set around the world and actively travels with her children and grandchildren. She's passionate about educating and mentoring nurses, as well as helping everyone make those sometimes hard behavior changes needed to upgrade and optimize health.  You can find Joanne's book on Amazon, but if you just shoot her an email she'll send them to you directly with an autograph and a few bucks saving$! Just send her an email at joanne32349@gmail.com.  Join us for this power packed episode!  Anything else you want to hear about? Let me know! Send me DM on social. I genuinely want to provide (and translate) all kinds of great info for you. You can find me: www.vitaltransformationsllc.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/VitalTransformationsLLC Insta: https://www.instagram.com/vital_transformations_llc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susiespell Do you have high blood pressure? If so, grab my FREEBIE - how to accurately take your BP at home. As always, thanks to Lemon Music Studio for intro and outro music.

    45 min
  8. 31: Nitric Oxide - "The Magic Molecule" - with Dr. Nathan Bryan, PhD

    03/22/2023

    31: Nitric Oxide - "The Magic Molecule" - with Dr. Nathan Bryan, PhD

    Today we are saying YES to N.O.! Dr. Nathan Bryan is the world's leading researcher on nitric oxide (N.O.), a gas often called the "magic molecule" because of its powerful role in your body. As you'll hear today, this gas is essential for proper cell signaling, relaxation and ability of the blood vessels to dilate and is implicated in the health of almost all body systems including your cardiovascular system (heart and blood vessels), brain, sexual function (men AND women), gut health, and more. The problem is that our Western lifestyle constantly threatens the production and function of this magic molecule, which fades with age. You have so much power to increase it by diet, exercise, and general lifestyle factors. But we also discuss a couple nice supplements too. Few quick hits about N.O. - things that reduce it (which is "bad") include: - mouthwash - antacids (you'll hear why being on a PPI like omeprazole may be detrimental) - antibiotics Tune in to hear about this wonderful, life sustaining molecule and say YES to N.O.! ADDITIONAL VIDEOS: If you like nerding out on this stuff like me, do some more exploring. Here are a couple videos with Dr. Bryan that I love!  Plantstrong Podcast interview with Rip Esselstyn & Dr. Bryan: https://youtu.be/CEZtAli7tbI Path to Healthier Patients: https://youtu.be/pddFYjiSjzY SUPPLEMENTS: 1) www.no2u.com - use code "VIBRANT" for 10% off & free shipping 2) www.berkeleylife.com - use code "SSPE02" to order (discount for larger purchases and in full transparency, this is an affiliate code and if you sign up with my code I receive a small commission without any additional cost to you). NOTE - both websites above also tell more of the story of N.O. FIND DR. BRYAN HERE: https://drnathansbryan.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drnathansbryan/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/drnitric LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drnathansbryan/ Anything else you want to hear about? Let me know! Send me DM on social. I genuinely want to provide (and translate) all kinds of great info for you. You can find me: www.vitaltransformationsllc.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/VitalTransformationsLLC Insta: https://www.instagram.com/vital_transformations_llc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susiespell Do you have high blood pressure? If so, grab my FREEBIE - how to accurately take your BP at home. As always, thanks to Lemon Music Studio for intro and outro music.

    48 min
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A podcast bridging the science of Lifestyle Medicine with ancient wisdom to help you live a life free of chronic disease, and full of joy and vitality.

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  • Creator
    Susan Spell
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    38
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2024 Return to Vibrant Health
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