Jul 7, 2020
We used to think that our brain and gut connection were sending
each other a single message from one to the other but now we know
that they are actually sending four messages for every single one.
The gut and the brain are constantly communicating with each other.
So, when our gut is unhealthy, where 95% of our serotonin and 50%
of our dopamine is made, then our brain becomes unhealthy too.
We're eating three times a day and if we're eating inflammatory
foods we are creating an inflammatory environment three times a day
not only in our gut but also in our brain. - Autumn
Smith
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Wellness Force Radio Episode 352
Co-founder of Paleovalley, Co-Founder of
Wild Pastures, and co-host of
the top-ranked Optimize Paleo
Podcast, Autumn Smith, returns to
Wellness Force to explore how we can heal the brain with food,
common gut-brain issues, the three foundational steps to a
healthier you, and why we should nourish ourselves seasonally.
Discover why so many of
us are experiencing poor mental health during this enforced
lockdown and what nutrients can help you heal mentally, physically,
and emotionally.
Listen To Episode 352 As
Autumn Smith Uncovers:
[1:30] Getting To The Root Of Gut-Brain Issues
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- Optimize Paleo Podcast by
Paleovalley
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The incredible personal story of Autumn's background and her
life before Paleovalley and becoming a certified eating psychology
coach.
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Digestive problems
that started during her teenage years and the struggles she faced
as doctors couldn't really help her heal which led to a snowball
effect.
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Why she always hid what she was actually feeling to put on a
happy face and be positive all the time.
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How her husband helped her heal from her
gut issues
and why diet is a common root cause for some people such as
herself.
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Why her and her husband, Chas, decided to create their
company, Paleovalley, especially for busy people looking for
healthier eating
options.
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The other company they founded, Wild Pastures, and how it was
inspired by their son, Maverick.
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How meditation and
breathwork
such as 4 -7- 8 have been such key pieces for her daily wellness
practice.
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What she wants people to know about mental health right now
during COVID-19.
[8:00] The Predicted Mental Health Epidemic After COVID-19
[12:00] 3 Foundational Steps To Healing Your Brain With
Food
[17:30] Seasons Of Nourishment
[23:00] Combating Food Addiction
[32:30] Change Your Food, Change Your Life
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Why
breakfast is
the biggest part of keeping your blood sugar stable for the rest of
the day.
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How
fasting can
help dampen the inflammation associated with anxiety but you should
check in with your doctor about it first.
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The importance of measuring your HRV for understanding how
healthy your current
mindset and
wellbeing are in real-time.
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Why sleep, music, nature, and making time for social
connections that you really cherish is so important for your
wellbeing.
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How to begin to heal your relationship with food with tools
like
intuitive eating
and truly listening to your body's needs.
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Facing the fact that what is working for you today in terms of
diet and
health
practices may not work for you in the future and it's okay to
change how you approach your lifestyle.
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What someone with strong
mood
disorders can do to begin to heal by finding the inflammation,
making sure their nutrient bases are covered and stabilizing their
blood sugar.
- The End of
Alzheimer's: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive
Decline by Dale Bredesen
[40:30] The Healthy Benefits Of Tryptophan
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The differences between getting
tryptophan
from a turkey or beef stick and taking a supplement.
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Why we always want to begin with food to heal and nourish the
body if
supplements
are not necessary.
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The importance of measuring our health especially with
blood tests.
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Her favorite methods to track her health from nutrition to
sleep and everything in
between.
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Why she's begun to track her mineral and
microbiome
levels more than ever before in 2020.
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Her experience helping a little boy with ticks heal his
candida.
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Other important health tests you should take including
hormone and
thyroid.
[47:30] The Next Step In Your Wellness Journey
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Why there's nothing else out there quite like
breathwork
to help you build a healthier life right after food and
movement.
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Breaking down the difference between knowing and doing when it
comes to your
personal
wellness decisions.
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Unpacking generational thoughts, feelings, and pain that are
passed down to us through our lineage that don't actually belong to
us.
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Why family is everything to her at the end of the day.
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Power Quotes From The
Show
Autumn's Three Foundational Health Steps
"There are three foundational steps that I like to teach
people to help heal their gut and brain when inflammation is
present. Find the inflammation, make sure that your nutrient bases
are covered, stabilize your blood sugar, and on top of all of that,
get some tests done. It's about finding your specific imbalances
and then getting the assistance to make some real positive life
changes." - Autumn Smith
Creating Discussions Around Nutrient Deficiencies
"Many of us are facing nutrient deficiencies and we're not
talking enough about what we should be eating. We're all talking
about eliminating gluten, soy, dairy, and whatever else and that is
great and can be very empowering for a lot of people. However, the
bigger picture that we all miss is, 'What are we eating?' and 'Is
this enough to sustain us?' because we need to think about how to
aid our brain chemicals. That protein you eat is becoming your
neurotransmitters. So, if we're not getting enough protein or if
the body is unable to digest it, then it will manifest into
nutrient deficiencies." - Autumn Smith
The Golden Ticket To Your Perfect Diet
"What it all comes down to in creating the perfect diet for
you is listening to your intuition and your body because you are
the only person who can design it. Don't eat something just because
an expert tells you to if you don't like that food. Also if
something is working for you today it might not necessarily work
for you tomorrow or in the next season. We have to eat in tune with
our environment and our life circumstances. There will be times
where you experience seasons of nourishment that you need to move
through, question, stay aware, and know that your body is going to
give you the feedback that you need unless your metabolism has been
hijacked with really, really processed foods. Once you tune in and
heal what needs your attention, that's going to be your golden
ticket to the perfect diet." - Autumn Smith
Links From Today's
Show
About Autumn Smith
Autumn Smith has
been a health enthusiast her entire life. She began her academic
career with a Bachelor's degree in psychology and a minor in dance
from the University of Montana. Upon graduation, Autumn danced
professionally while becoming a certified yoga instructor. Hoping
to combine her love of dance with her passion for health, Autumn
became a celebrity fitness trainer with Tracy Anderson, most notably completing a
world tour with Jennifer Lopez.
Autumn & Paleyvalley's Mission
While working as a fitness trainer, Autumn could see that
exercise alone was not enough for many of her clients to achieve
the radiant health they worked so hard to achieve. Meanwhile,
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and anxiety continued to plague her
personal health, starting in adolescence. These frustrations
further ignited her passion and interest in the study of holistic
nutrition. Through self-guided research, she and her husband, Chas,
healed her IBS with the paleo diet. She then studied with the
Institute for the Psychology of Eating to become a Certified Eating
Psychology Coach and Hawthorn University where she obtained a
Masters in Holistic Nutrition. In 2013, she founded Paleo valley with her husband and
brother-in-law. Paleo valley’s mission is to disseminate excellent
nutritional information and organic food products with 100 million
people worldwide.
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which is important because when omega-6 levels are too high
inflammation is often the result.
With such high quality ingredients we didn't want to degrade
the product in the processing. While most snack stick products
contain a health-damaging ingredient called encapsulated citric
acid, we naturally ferment our sticks which results in
a delicious, shelf stable product with the presence of gut-friendly
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