Primal Alternative Podcast

PAP 22: FOUAD KASSAB – QUIRKY COOKING, GRASSROOT CHANGE & THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

Today I am thrilled to be joined by food blogger, ex Restaurateur, co-author of the Life Changing Foods Cookbook and all-around funny and cool dude Fouad Kassab!
I met Fouad and Jo earlier in the year at a Cooking Class in Perth, if you get to go see these guys in action – do it.  Jo & Fouad walks their talk and are passionate and sincerely care about their tribe.
An example of how gracious Fouad is: we originally did this interview last week and due to a technical glitch – I didn’t record it!!  So, here we are for take two!!  A totally different chat than the last one, but just as unmissable!
In this interview, Fouad shares his story of his youth in war-torn Lebanon where the middle east meets the Mediterranean when it comes to food – sensational!  Fouad tells us how international aid brought industrial seed oils and refined foods such as spam (yuck) into his diet and how he developed obesity, chronic ear infections, acne and eczema as a result.
Fouad’s message turns away from scarcity, self-hate, immediate change, egoic identity and sickness to abundance, self-love and how a return to health is a daily practice and why it is OK to be ‘work in progress’.  Phew, what a relief!
Fouad shares his tips for foodie entrepreneurial success and tells us how he got to work with the fabulous Jo Whitton and how they bonded over their shared hatred of margarine!
Find Quirky Cooking on Facebook, join their Facebook Quirky Cooking Chat Group and head to www.quirkycooking.com.au to get your hands on the Life-Changing Foods Book and to check upcoming events.
If you share the same values as Fouad and want to follow your bliss, take action, contribute to improving the health of the nation and create a business where you can put your family first then why not check out the Primalista Baking Franchise?
You can become a Producer of the Primal Alternative range and join our national network of local producers – the Primalistas.  The Primalista Baking Franchise is designed for women with a passion for grain-free goodness, who love to create with their Thermomix and who want a sustainable lifestyle business. The Primal Alternative range includes Fruit Toast, Fat & Seedy Bread (less than 1g carbs per slice), Choc Chip Cookies, Gellies, Pizza Bases and Summer & Winter Bread.  Grain-free made easy!
To find out more and to find your local stockist head to www.primalalternative.com
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PAP 21: RAE POWYS – NATUROPATHY, GUT HEALTH & THYROID DISEASE

Today I had the delight of interviewing a hero in my health journey -my very own Naturopath Rae Powys. It was so exciting, as, whilst Rae know all about me, I know nothing about Rae! Today Rae reveals her sugar burning athletic life pre-paleo, talks about her autoimmune thyroid condition and shares heaps of must know info about gut health.
I love Rae’s approach as it’s all about not taking yourself too seriously and she gives wine chocolate and coffee the thumbs up!
Rae is also advising Naturopath to The Healthy Chef, Teresa Cutter.
You can work with Rae here www.raepowys.com.au
If you would like to give a primal lifestyle a try why not sign up for the next 21 Day Challenge?
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PAP 20: SUE JOY – FATTY LIVER DISEASE, HASHIMOTOS & THE JOYFUL TABLE

On the show today I am joined by one of the most loved and cheerful Paleo gurus I know – Sue Joy!  If you want to paleo-fy your favourite recipe then Sue Joy has it done for you in her amazingly delicious, easy, practical and family friendly book The JOYful Table.
Sue battled with Chronic Fatty Liver Disease, an Autoimmune Thyroid Disease (Hashimotos), Arthritis and digestive issues for many years. She decided to conduct her own research on what food choices could help her conditions. Enter PALEO! Sue lives in Perth, Western Australia with her husband of over 43 years. Sue is the author of The JOYful Table cookbook.
Sue tells us her personal story and tells about the changes she made to reclaim her health and how she went on to publish a cook book.  A must listen episode if you are here to reclaim your health, love cooking and are inspired by people who follow their heart – so, that’s all of us right??
To find out more about our gorgeous Sue, to find Sue’s recipes and to purchase her fab book please check out her website http://susanjoyfultable.com/ or follow her on Facebook & Instgram or check out her on 98.5 Sonshine FM
If you love to create in your kitchen and are into clean living, why not consider joining our national network of local producers and become a Primalista?  A Primalista is a franchisee and producer of the Primal Alternative range: Fruit Toast, Summer & Winter Bread, Choc Chip Cookies, Gellies, Pizza Bases and the keto low carb winner Fat & Seedy Bread.  To find out more about the range, our stockists and this unique opportunity please head to www.primalalternative.com
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PAP 19: STEPH GAUDREAU – STUPID EASY PALEO, INNER BADASS & BEING HARDER TO KILL

Ages ago, my good friend Melissa Palmer shared a link to these awesome Paleo Tortilla Wraps and introduced me to the world of Steph Gaudreau and Stupid Easy Paleo.
Steph is a refreshing breath of fresh air, she does things heaps differently than most.
Steph Gaudreau helps people unleash their inner badasses so they can change the world.
Steph combines a formal education in biology / human physiology (BS Biology—Human Physiology), 12 years of science teaching experience (MA—Education and National Board Certification), holistic nutrition training (Certified Holistic Nutrition Practitioner), and an unabashed love of tasty Paleo food (human with taste buds) on her blog, Stupid Easy Paleo.
Steph’s mission is to provide the most kickass, inspirational strategies for building a stronger body, mind, and spirit.
She wrote the best-seller The Paleo Athlete: A Beginner’s Guide to Real Food for Performance in 2014, and her award-winning book, The Performance Paleo Cookbook: Recipes for Eating Better, Getting Stronger & Gaining the Competitive Edge (Page Street Publishing, 2015).
Steph has a chart-topping podcast, Harder to Kill Radio, where she talks all things fitness, nutrition and mindset about how to build unbreakable humans, and she’s the creator of the wildly popular Women’s Strength Summit.
In addition, Steph’s an international speaker on the subjects of nutrition and strength training, giving talks at PaleoFX, AHS, and AHS New Zealand. Steph’s been recognized in the media by publications such as Outside Magazine, Triathlete and SELF, has appeared on ESPN Radio, and her blog was named by Greatist as one of its 15 Must-Read Health and Happiness blogs of 2016.
She lives in San Diego with the loves of her life, her Scottish husband Z and her cat Ellie. When she’s not lifting heavy stuff, you can find her tending to her beehive, standing on the dining room table to get the perfect food photo shot, and reading nerdy science books.
Steph truly is a Paleo Rock star and I am humbled and honoured to have her on the Primal Alternative Podcast!
Steph’s BooksThe Performance Paleo Cookbook, available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound, Target.com, iBooks and Google PlayThe Paleo Athlete, available as PDF, Kindle and iBook
Steph’s website: www.stupideasypaleo.com
If you have a passion for clean living and love creating delicious recipes like Steph and I – then check out the Primalista Baking Franchise. Become a Primal Alternative Producer and serve you community with home made, nutrient dense Primal Alternatives to the foods we love with Fruit Toast, Summer/Winter Bread, Fat & Seedy Bread, Choc Chip Cookies, Gellies & Pizza Bases.
Head to www.primalalternative.com to find out more.
Thanks for listening!
Love, H xx
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PAP 18: ERIN POWER – EAT SIMPLE, LIBERATION & EFFORTLESSNESS

In this episode Primal Blueprint Guru Erin Power joins me. As well as supporting Primal Health Coaches (like me) in her role working with Mark Sisson, Erin has her own coaching business called EAT SIMPLE.
Erin followed conventional wisdom eating low fat and teaching 16 classes a week and instead of having the body of a Goddess, she was gaining weight – rapidly and becoming pre-diabetic – how on earth did this happen when Erin was doing ‘everything right’?
That’s because everything we thought was right, turned out to be wrong. I love Erin’s clear message around taking the FUSS out of life. Erin is all about effortless health and liberation from fussiness. Bingo!
In this candid chat Erin shares with us why she ate half a chicken for breakfast at 4pm, how the stressful job she hated was seriously contributing to her health crisis (I know so many will relate) and how she lost weight lying on the couch doing nothing – oh yay you wanna hear it now!
As well as awesome health tips, Erin shares mindset nuggets and offers brilliant advice to anyone wanting to launch their own business serving the paleo/primal/ancestral market.
Oh, and check out my psychic skills predicting Erin’s future at the end of the interview.
Don’t miss this one!
Check our Erin’s website here: https://www.eatsimple.ca/
Find Erin on Facebook & Instagram as eatsimple.
If you would like a primal aligned business serving the community and making a difference why not consider becoming a Primalista? A Primalista is a producer of the Primal Alternative grain free range of Breads, Cookies, Gellies & Pizzas. This is an at home business opportunity for you to become part of a national network of local producers. To find out more scoot to www.primalalternative.com
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PAP 17: Jeremy Princi – Holistic Lifestyler, Gut Health & Chiropractic

On today’s show, I interview Jeremy Princi – The Holistic Lifestyler! Jeremy is mates with Pete Evans and was a guest writer for the paleo way program – and used to date Helen Padarin! In this juicy episode, we dive deep into gut health, food, movement, lifestyle, and mindset. We explore fibre and why that’s good and why it might not be a good idea to start off with a poo transplant! I love Jeremy’s doable and sustainable approach to health and I know you are going to love the three (more like fifty!) top takeaways he leaves you, my valued listener with.
Jeremy is a registered Chiropractor with post-graduate training in Sports Chiropractic and International Sports. Jeremy has worked alongside professional athletes both nationally and internationally including the Major League Baseball in America and The West Australian Cricket Association locally. Inspired by Paul Chek’s teachings Jeremy has studied the Holistic Lifestyle Coaching program and completed his level 2 with Paul. Jeremy started his own branding “Holistic Lifestyler” manages a chiropractic clinic as well as consulting with clients nationally via correspondence primarily focusing on restoring the gut microbiota. Jeremy teaches fermenting workshops nationally, has his own line of certified organic & fair wear clothing and is in the process of writing a book on Fermented Foods & Gut health and is about to release his own food based product line which is geared toward gut health. Jeremy has worked as a consultant for many companies including a probiotic cleaning company as the media spokesperson as well as a content writer and guest presenter for Pete Evans Paleo Way Program. Jeremy is involved in speaking engagements on the topic of Gut health, Microbiome & Fermented Foods.
Jeremy’s vision is to re-connect food, farming, fitness & healing into one Holistic model of health that supports, honours & respects Mother Earth.
You can find Jeremy here: http://www.holisticlifestyler.com/
Ido Portal is the movement guru Jeremy talks about.
Zazen water filter discount code is ‘HLCONNECT’ which knocks 15% off, including the shower filters too! www.zazenalkalinewater.com.au
To find out more about the Primalista Baking Franchise, or to find your nearest Primal Alternative Stockist please head to www.primalalternative.com
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PAP 16: Nat White – Primal Living, Personal Growth and Becoming a Primalista

Ahh, today I am so thrilled to be interviewing my then client, now dear friend Nat! Nat and I connected about a year and a half ago when she started her primal journey with me as her coach. Nat experienced amazing transformation as she found clarity, ease of movement in her joints and a major reduction in her anxiety. What’s more – going primal was totally enjoyable and easy to do, in fact the only thing she has been able to ‘stick to’. Having tried all the diets, shakes and quick fixes out there on the market already, Nat knew she was looking for sustainable healthy change and that is what she got.
Nat shares her personal story of tragedy in this episode and offers amazing actionable tips that you can try to deal with any kind of uncomfortable emotions or situation in your life. Nat has dreams to write a book and wants to help support and coach other people going through tragic circumstances and is keen for you to reach out to her at natwhite2005@gmail.com
Nat was one of the first ever Primalistas to join Primal Alternative as a producer of our gluten and grain free food range. In this episode Nat shares her Primalistaing experience with you.
Nat is finishing up as a Primalista at the end of November to pursue her dreams of bringing a children’s meditation into the world and writing her book. One of the reasons Nat became a Primalista was to learn how to run a business and she has certainly done that and much more.
Nat has collaborated with neighbouring Primalista Marisha for a seamless handover, all Primal Alternative Stockists and customers taken care of perfectly! Thanks Nat & Marisha for bringing my visions of a collaborative sisterhood into reality!
Nat thanks for being such an awesome Primalista – I wish you all the very best!!
Check out my free online Primalista Baking Franchise on Wednesday 22nd November at 10am AWST – or get an email with the replay by following this link and entering your email address http://eepurl.com/cZwzj5
Happy listening!!
Love, H xx
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PAP 15: Jules Galloway – Real Food, Adrenal Fatigue & Tired Women

In this episode I am joined by Naturopath, blogger, online course Facilitator and Fellow Wellness Couch Podcaster – Jules Galloway and she is here to ROCK OUR WHOLEFOOD WORLD!
Jules is on a mission to help tired women find their shine again and believe people need to know the truth about real food as so many health problems can be changed with just a few dietary tweaks.
Find out more about Jules and her Adrenal Fatigue Course here: http://julesgalloway.com/
If you would like to create a business from your passion for real food then check out the Primalista Licence.  With the Primalista Licence you can produce the Primal Alternative range for your convenience craving community and help make going grain free, easy!  Our range includes Fruit Toast, Fat & Seedy Bread (just 1g carbs per slice), Pizza Bases, Choc Chip Cookies, Gellies and Summer & Winter Bread.  Yum!  The recipes are easy and replicable and you can totally do this! To find out more head to www.primalalternative.com
To reserve your free spot at my online Primalista Baking Franchise Demo on 22/11 just enter your details here and all of the info will magically appear in your inbox: http://eepurl.com/cZwzj5
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PAP 14: Tenina Holder: Thermomix, Cooking & Following Your Dreams

Imagine cooking for a living!  That’s what Tenina Holder has been doing for over ten years – and she’s made a gangbusters success of it!  In this juicy episode on the Primal Alternative Podcast Tenina shares with us some practical tips around meal planning as well as her secret recipe for entrepreneurial success.  And *spoiler alert* her secret recipe for entrepreneurial success is to follow your heart, do what you love and be consistent.
During the show Tenina tells us about:
What it felt like when she realised she had to cook dinner EVERY NIGHT!
How to get kids to eat everything
Thermomix cooking and recipes
Why we don’t need to fear salt, butter or sugar and why Tenina thinks chocolate is a health food
Why it’s ok to feel overwhelmed but still go with your heart and do what makes you happy
Why enjoying the journey is seriously what matters
Tips for starting your very own online business
How to menu plan including Tenina’s incredible resource in Insiders
Upcoming book launch events for Tenina’s America
Tenina’s Links
Join Insiders here: https://tenina.com/join
Facebook www.facebook.com/cookingwithtenina
Website www.tenina.com
If you love health cooking in your Thermomix  – why not cook for a living too like Tenina with the walk in business model of the Primal Alternative Baking Franchise.  Find out more here: http://primalalternative.com/primalista-license/  and head to www.primalalternative.com to find your nearest stockist.
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PAP 13: Kale Brock – The Gut Movie, Primal Living & Slowing Life Down

Today on the show I chat with Kale Brock. Kale (at just 26!!) is a writer, speaker and producer and is launching his debut movie – THE GUT MOVIE. Kale travelled to Namibia in search of the perfect gut microbiota to live with the San tribe. He observed how the San ate, lived, slept, and connected and brought back some of their poo for analysis! Kale talks us through his experience and how things changed for him in such a short period of time.
Kale offers heaps of tips including where to get started with improving your gut health – without having to leave the country! Kale follows a whole food diet, shops locally, spends time in nature with an emphasis on getting good sleep and not being too busy.
I love Kale’s fresh, non-judgemental, non-preachy approach and I bet you will too. Kale is an advocate for becoming an expert in what works for you and listening to your ‘Inner Nutritionist’ – a phrase I love and am stealing!
You can catch The Gut Movie at the following locations: Melbourne, Albury, Perth, Cairns, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Byron Bay & Avoca Beach. Get your ticket at www.kalebrock.com.au
If you would love to trial a primal lifestyle why not join me for my next 21 Day Challenge for just $49? The 21 Day Challenge embraces a whole food plants and animals approach to eating, prioritising sleep, sunshine, connecting with loved ones and moving our bodies.http://primalalternative.com/21-day-challenge/.
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PAP 12: Brad Kearns – The Keto Reset Diet, Sleep & Stress

In today’s show, I chat with Primal Blueprint Guru Brad Kearns!  Brad is a speaker, author and coach in the health and fitness world.  In his 9-year career as a triathlete Brad was one of the world’s top-ranked professionals.  Brad and Mark Sisson have recently launched a book called The Keto Reset.  I have invited Brad onto the show to give us Keto 101 – he gives us that and so much more!  In this episode, we chat stress, sleep breakfast ideas, why the woulda shoulda coulda mindset is doomed to fail.  We talk about honouring health over burning the candle at both ends.  Brad explains what ketosis is, how to do it and why.  Find out Brad’s stance on coffee, chocolate and wine.  We discuss falling off the wagon and why cheat days make Brad’s blood boil!  Brad insists that going doing a ketogenic reset should be on everyone’s bucket list – is it on yours?
Brad’s Links:Brads Morning Routine – hey Brad it kind of went viral, it’s had over 1,000 views now, more than 70!!www.bradkearns.com
Get The Keto Reset www.ketoreset.com and join the Keto Reset Facebook Group.
H’s Links:
Human Health 101 Masterclass – book your free seat here: http://eepurl.com/c6GShb
Sign up for my FREE 5 Day Food, Sleep, Nature Challenge: http://eepurl.com/c64tEn
Join my 21 Day Challenge http://primalalternative.com/21-day-challenge/
Thanks for tuning in!  If you love this show, please leave me a 5-star review and help me to spread the truth about food.
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PAP 11: ELLE RUSS, THE PALEO THYROID SOLUTION, FREEDOM & MINDSET

Holy wowsers!  In this mega juicy and bursting with totally useful information episode, I get to interview my fave podcast host, the fabulous Elle Russ.  Elle is a bestselling author of The Paleo Thyroid Solution, a Life/Health Coach, host of the Primal Blueprint podcast and is a course development consultant and Advisory Board Member for the Primal Health Coach Program (of which I am a graduate!!)
Elle was sooo generous with her time and this show is a must listen if you have any of the following symptoms:
Weight gain or inability to shift those kilos/pounds
Lacking in energy even if you have had an early night
Brain fog, feeling flat or lack of motivation
Feeling cold all the time, especially hands and feet even when it’s not that cold
Menstrual problems, low sex drive, fertility issues, miscarriage
So that’s all of you right?  Elle says that there are an estimated 60% of us with undiagnosed thyroid issues.
Yikes.
Elle has a personal story to share and a Paleo Primal Solution that does not include suffering, willpower or feeling totally confused!  It definitely doesn’t involve eating less and moving more – thank goodness for that!
Tune in to find out what Elle Russ eats for breakfast, why Elle thinks I am a ‘complete mess’ and find out what Mark Sisson is really like!
To find out more about the fantabulous Elle Russ head to www.elleruss.com you can buy her book on Amazon.
Here are those test that Elle recommends as a good starting point to check your thyroid:
TSH, FREE T3, FREE T4, REVERSE T3
Also, good to check for Hashimotos antibodies: TPOAb, TgAb
Other thyroid related tests:
Vitamin D, 25- hydroxy, Homocysteine, B12, Ferritin, DHEA – sulphite, Morning cortisol or twenty-four-hour saliva cortisol test, sex hormones free testosterone, progesterone and estradiol.
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