Chances are when someone brings up the word diabetes you can name a loved one effected by this life altering disease. That’s because we have an epidemic on our hands in America. Over 30 million people have diabetes, with 1 in 4 not even knowing…
Today’s guest, Sarah Megrue, has had quite the health journey. After slowly becoming ill in her late twenties, experiencing a whole host of symptoms including hair loss, anemia, and digestive distress, doctors didn’t have an answer for her. She bounced from different doctors and even…
Going plant-based can be daunting at first. It can prove to be even more of a challenge when trying to get ones whole family on board. For Liz Wood, the shift came slowly. However, the decision became imperative when her daughter started experiencing major digestive…
Khet Waas Hutip is an herbalist, holistic nutrition counselor, and certified spiritual counselor. Like many of us his road to holistic health came about from his own health issues. As a teenager Khet had terrible asthma and allergies; he couldn’t even mow the grass and…
What is lifestyle medicine? What and where are the Blue Zones? How can lifestyle choices effect our health? We get to all these questions and more with Dr. Renae Thomas, a senior resident and lifestyle representative in Loma Linda, California’s Family and Preventative medicine residency…
I love plants! I can’t get enough of them. I also love talking about the benefits of eating plant-based and what this type of lifestyle can do for one’s health. But there’s actually another reason why I choose to eat this way, perhaps the most…
My road to holistic health wasn’t quick and it wasn’t easy! After getting an autoimmune disease, seemingly out of the blue, I tried pharmaceutical drugs. However, I quickly learned they weren’t the answer for me when my symptoms actually worsened from their use. I began…
Eat your greens. Drink your lemon water. There’s often a lot of emphasis on what we put IN our bodies, but it shouldn’t stop there. What we put on our bodies is just as important as what we put in them. In my past I…
How can we bring back a sense of community? Can we heal the current alienation our society is feeling? What role does food play in our ability to connect with others? I recently sat down with the super passionate Renee Orth to chat about all…
The newest episode of The Refined Hippie Podcast is up with the ever inspiring Litisha Ashley-Washburn! Litisha is a Wholistic Food Practitioner, Living Food/Vegan Food Chef, motivational speaker, living lifestyle/health coach, and detoxification specialist. Her journey began when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer…
