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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. 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 pil...

    37 min

  2. 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 o...

    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 ...

    43 min

  4. 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, muscl...

    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 accomplish...

    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 hu...

    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 ...

    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 ...

    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
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      © 2024 Return to Vibrant Health
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