PODCASTS

Lorna is a 5-time World Champion, author and personal trainer, with a Bachelor’s in Exercise Science, but her greatest triumph is not visible to the eye. Her journey was shaped by a relentless hunger to experience her full potential, guiding her to the highest ranks in Kettlebell Sport. 

Karen has been in the Health and Fitness industry for over 22 years. She is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Culinary Nutrition Expert, Personal Trainer, Yoga Instructor, Fascial Stretch Therapist and Thai Massage practitioner.

Renee is an entrepreneur at Chew-That Boutique Pet Store Chain in Ottawa, Ontario CANADA. She has a love of pets is a pet health advocate. In this episode Renee and I chat about Canine HTMA (Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis). That’s right, this amazing diagnostic test isn’t just for us humans, but also our furry friends!!!

Caroline is an entrepreneur at Matter of Growth, a company that helps entrepreneurs start businesses from scratch. She also works with IverSoft as an account executive. Caroline has been struggling to find the root cause of her health issues for years. Spending thousands and thousands of dollars along the way.

Dr. Michael DeCubellis is a leading expert in treating complex injury cases. After years of dealing with patients with chronic issues that would not subside with treatment; he decided to dig deeper into the “why”.

Natalie Rivier is the owner of the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition. She has a passion for creating unique spaces where people feel free to be themselves while learning and growing physically, mentally and emotionally. Her goal is to inspire others to live healthy, passion filled lives through nutrition and fitness.

David Alleva has been testing and working with clients for decades on fat loss. David is a metabolic expert and after testing thousands of clients he has produced a metabolic enhancing oil “Liquid Gold” and now has biohacked blood flow. Listen to this episode while we discuss the benefits and the right way to do intermittent fasting; as well as blood flow, nitric oxide production and David’s amazing new discovery!!!!

Everett Sloan has practiced being active his entire life; he started bodybuilding as a teen in the basement with his Dad’s old Weider set. He was involved in a serious motorcycle accident in 2006; which left him broken. The doctor’s told him he would probably never walk again!

Niels Wandler is the inspiration behind Biosa Inc and their specifically crafted Vita Biosa10+ recipe, Chaga recipe and soon to come Milk Thistle recipe.

Jenn Pike, best-selling author, Women’s Hormone Specialist and creator of the amazing “Hormone Project” online program for woman. She is also a Functional Medicine Practitioner, Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise specialist, yoga instructor and more!!!!! Jenn is the guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast TV, Global, Rogers and writes for a number of health and fitness magazines. Listen in as we talk about hormones, xenoestrogens and detoxing your kitchen.

Nicole Scott is a Holistic Nutritionist, Healthy Lifestyle Expert, Author, International Wellness Speaker, Network Marketing Professional and a mom of 2 teenage girls.

Dr. Kaayla Daniel, PhD.; aka “The Naughty Nutritionist”, holds her doctorate in Nutritional Sciences and Anti-aging Therapies. Kaayla has written several books including; “The Whole Soy Story”, “Nourishing Broth” and “Hook, Line and Stinker: The Truth About Fermented Cod Liver Oil”.

Dr. Robert Selig is a Functional Medicine Practitioner and Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis Expert. He is the founder of Back To Natural Health in the Lincoln Park neighbourhood of Chicago. He offers personalized natural healthcare packages for both local and remote patients to address and help prevent the chronic illnesses and symptoms plaguing our society today; like adrenal exhaustion and Copper Toxicity–widely unknown epidemics affecting over 80% of our population.

My name is Peter Defty, and I am not a “fad chaser” or a “Copy & Paster.” Rather, for over 18 years I have been pioneering fat adaptation as a coach, empiricist and athlete. Yes, I am Lab Rat #1. With a Biology degree from UC Davis and an innate ability to think outside the box, I developed the OFM protocols to get us back to metabolizing fat the way Nature intended.

Naomi has a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the University of Iowa. She’s worked in TV and film and while she has always lived a holistic lifestyle, it was only a few years ago that she followed her passion and joined her parents, Dr Rick Malter and Rosalie Malter at the Malter Institute. There she is a thermographic technician, screening patients with medical digital infrared imaging to show clients where their inflammation is in the body.

My fitness and wellness journey started basically back in 2011. I had opened a business. I was an entrepreneur, a restaurateur for almost 15 years, and I opened a brick and mortar restaurant in 2009. It was in basically an economic depression, more or less, so the business was really, really difficult. Starting off, it was a time when I had to put in 6 days a week, 14 hours a day, and I ended up doing that for almost 3 years.

He is one of the most decorated Kettlebell Sport athletes. At eight years old, Sergey was a gymnast, wrestler and into MMA prior to lifting at Kettlebell Sport. He started using kettlebells in his general physical preparedness training around age 13. A few years after, he decided to compete. He achieved his Master of Sport at age 24 and his Master of Sport International Class by the age of 30.

David Alleva has been testing and working with clients for decades on fat loss. David is a metabolic expert and after testing thousands of clients he has produced a metabolic enhancing oil “Liquid Gold” and now has biohacked blood flow. Listen to this episode while we discuss the benefits and the right way to do intermittent fasting; as well as blood flow, nitric oxide production and David’s amazing new discovery!!!!

Aaron McGurk is the head coach on an amazing app called Gyroscope. If you haven’t heard of it, you need to check it out. And especially once you hear what it does. He heads up their premium memberships where they help you form healthier habits and meet your goals through matching data with a professional health coach.

Dr Joel Villeneuve is a Naturopathic Doctor, is the founder and the clinical director of Revive Life Clinic in Ottawa, Ontario CANADA. She is also the author of the book “Power Foods 101,” and she’s going to talk a lot about power foods today. Dr Villeneuve’s pursuit of excellence, providing trusted care to her patients and motivational coaching through media has defined her 25 plus year journey as a highly respected Naturopathic Doctor practicing Integrated Natural Medicine.

Allison is one of the co-founders of stutterer Inc. And Ottawa based research company and Health Canada licensed manufacturer of natural health products. She has an undergraduate degree in biology and her master’s degree in cellular and molecular medicine. Her research background covers topics such as spinal cord regeneration mitochondrial health and stem cell regulation for interest in natural health products arose from an inability to find sport nutrition products that she could take due to dietary restrictions.

Nick Varbanov is not only an Ontario Junior and Senior record holder with snatch, clean and jerk and total in the 73 and 69 kilo weight classes. He’s also won 9 National Championships and is the son of Aleksander Varbanov who is a multi-time European and World Champion, as well as an Olympic bronze medalist, which he achieved at the 1988 Seoul, Korea Olympics.

Linda Babulic is the author of Zest Your Life, one of my favorite books and I’m so excited she decided to join us today. Unlike many who focus on life, coaching or business coaching only, Linda builds both through values, assessments and compelling training. If you’re a business professional, struggling with no impact, no influence, no income and no freedom, she can help.

Hair mineral analysis is an age old diagnostic test that is non-invasive, inexpensive and packed full of information about YOU! Take a listen to my conversation with good friend, and client, Cynthia Roulston as we talk about her genetically high blood pressure and by using HTMA testing brought it down to a normal level, naturally. If you want more resources go the articles or podcasts tabs on this website to learn more!

Ksenia Dedyukhina was the first woman ever to achieve two hundred reps Snatching the 24kg kettlebell in competition……NOT an easy feat! When I asked how she managed to do that she said: “If you want to snatch more, snatch more”. Good advice from someone who has held multiple World Records and is also a multi-time World Champion.

Magnesium is involved in over 600 enzymatic process in the body!! It is necessary in maintaining the health of muscles, which includes the heart, and the transmission of electrical signals in the body. Magnesium also plays a role in the active transport of calcium and potassium ions across cell membranes.

Athletes of all kinds, whether professional, amateur or weekend warriors all need to be thinking about recovery and injury prevention. The first part of this is making sure that you are taking the time to stretch, roll or do whatever it is you do to stay mobile; don’t skip this step. Many of you may incorporate some professional treatment in your regular maintenance, such as Chiropractic care, Physio or RMT. The other is ensuring that your nutrition and body is in balance to maximize your recovery efforts.

Kettlebells are an amazing fitness tool that goes back in history almost 350 years; it appeared in the Russian dictionary dating back to 1704. The Russian giyra was a type of metal or cast iron weight, utilized as a counterweight to weigh dry goods on the market scales for farmers in the 18th century.

opper is an essential mineral and necessary for many functions within the body, however, despite being a completely natural mineral the body requires, it can be very unhealthy and detrimental at substantial levels. Rick Fischer is one of the leading experts on Copper Toxicity and he educates on the importance of the HTMA (Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis) testing for understanding and identifying Copper Toxicity.