Balanced Bites: Talk on Food, Fitness, & Life with Liz Wolfe

#485: Today we are excited to reshare one of our favorite episodes with the one and only, Tina Haupert! Tina is the founder of Carrots ‘N’ Cake, an online health and wellness consultancy that helps women find balance in their diets (while still eating delicious food) and hormones, achieve body composition goals, and optimize their metabolism through functional testing and coaching. Tina is a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P), as well as a certi...

#484: Today we bring back a fan-favorite episode with Steph Gaudreau, a certified strength coach and menopause specialist, nutritionist, award-winning podcaster, best-selling author, and overall badass who specializes in making other women over 40 feel like badasses themselves! Listen in to learn more on how Steph coaches women to eat to support strength, increase energy, and boost their performance in the gym to maximize their ROI from workouts. Follow Steph on Instagram HERE To downlo...

#483: Today we reintroduce Juliet Starrett, an author, attorney, health and fitness entrepreneur, former professional athlete (with some really incredible stories!), podcaster, and co-author with her husband Kelly Starrett of the Wall Street Journal Bestseller Built to Move: The 10 Essential Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully. We talk about why mobility is important for everyone and how a newly popular sport is taking over in the best way; why accessibility is just as important whe...

#482: Today we revisit a conversation Liz had with Primeadine creator, Leslie Kenny where she chatted about resistant starch and the gut biome, Leslie’s journey of healing her autoimmune disease, the magic of spermidine, and a deep exploration on why Primeadine is one of Liz’s all-time favorite supplements! Follow Leslie on Instagram HERE Learn more about Leslie by visiting her website, HERE Use code LIZ10 for 10% off your next order, HERE Follow Liz on Instagram HERE Order IdealAge D...

#481: Pediatrician Dr. Carissa Stanton, author of Motherhood Makeover: A Pediatrician’s Guide to Reclaiming an Authentic Mothering Journey returns to the studio to continue our conversation surrounding “mom guilt” and how medicine—conventional or not, is overwhelming! In a world full of burn out and hustle, we talk about why doing less of “all the things” may actually be the answer to restoring a woman’s health. Follow Dr. Stanton on Instagram HERE To purchase Motherhood Makeover: A Pediatric...

#480: Pediatrician Dr. Carissa Stanton, author of Motherhood Makeover: A Pediatrician’s Guide to Reclaiming an Authentic Mothering Journey stops by the new studio to talk the challenges facing moms: from dysfunctional “villages” to “mom guilt” to how practitioners and healthcare providers themselves add to the stress placed on moms today. The solutions? They’re not what we might think. Listen in to feel seen, be encouraged, get regulated, and most importantly, learn to say “f*ck it” when you ...

#479: Today we revisit Liz’s interview with Noelle Tarr on the Well-Fed Women Podcast! In her appearance on WFW, Liz tackled how metabolism plays a role in women’s health and how it’s been oversimplified. She talks about what she thinks is the reason people actually age suboptimally, and why exercise is so much MORE than “burning calories”. Take midlife by storm and dive into this episode for all the hacks to help you age like a badass. Follow Noelle on Instagram HERE For more e...

#478: We are back today for Part 2 with neuronutritionist Tim Frie! We’re talking about how nutrition plays a key role in trauma healing, and why certain “programs” and protocols may NOT be for you (and why it’s not your fault). Plus, we talk the supplements he recommends to optimize your neurological health. Follow Tim on Instagram HERE To learn more about Tim, visit his website HERE Follow Liz on Instagram HERE Order IdealAge Daily Aminos + HERE For exclusive content, giveaway and d...

#477: Founder of the Southeastern USA’s ONLY neuro-nutrition clinic, Tim Frie joins us to discuss the impact of trauma on the body, the cellular danger response, and the association between trauma and disease—especially in women. Follow Tim on Instagram HERE To learn more about Tim, visit his website HERE Follow Liz on Instagram HERE Order IdealAge Daily Aminos + HERE For exclusive content, giveaway and discounts, subscribe to Liz’s newsletter HERE

#476: Today we sit down with the Period Nutritionist, Cynthia Donovan, to talk about the prevalence of Hypothalamic Amenorrhea and how it might not look the way you think it does! We also talk why eating MORE is critical for women’s health, and how metabolism and your cycle go hand-in-hand. Learn more on how to get your period back in this episode! Follow Cynthia on Instagram HERE To learn more about Cynthia and her program, click HERE To listen to the Period Recovery Podcast, visit HERE Fo...

#475: Today I chatted with co-founder of CLEARSTEM skincare, Kayleigh Christina to discuss the root causes of adult acne (it’s deeper than you might think), recommended steps to achieve the skin you desire, and how nutrition–carbs in particular—play a crucial role in a diet for healthy skin. Get the skin you dream of and tune in now! Follow Kayleigh on Instagram HERE To shop CLEARSTEM products, click HERE and use code REALFOODLIZ for 15% off! Follow Liz on Instagram HERE Order IdealAg...

#474: Today we’re giving new life to Liz’s interview with Erin Holt on the Funk’tional Nutrition Podcast! In her appearance on the FNP, Liz dived into metabolism and how it pertains to women, specifically those 35+. We talk protein requirements (and the confusion around it!), how to support your body to be as metabolically healthy as possible (hello, EAAs 🤩), and why diet culture is THE WORST. We discuss further the ways in which glucose in the form of carbs *GASP* are good for us, and how fu...

#473: Today I’m joined by Katy Bowman, a biomechanist (yes, that’s as smart and cool as it sounds), bestselling author, movement expert, and host of the Move Your DNA Podcast. We discuss the differences between exercise and functional movement, why movement needs vary, and why resistance training paired with functional movement is essential for aging well. Katy also introduces her new book, My Perfect Movement Plan: The Move Your DNA All Day Workbook AND a new term–”attention fatigue.” (Yes, ...

#472: Today we’re having an enlightening conversation with PhD Physiologist and Sports Nutrition Scientist, Dr. Stacy Sims. Stacy reveals crucial insights into women’s health, including the importance of tracking the menstrual cycle and its benefits for optimizing training. She discusses the historical lack of female representation in sports science research, the key differences between power and strength, and the necessity of proper pre and post-workout fueling. Stacy also highlights the sig...

#471: Today Registered Dietitian Lauren Papanos joins us! Lauren is a published nutrition researcher, and the founder of Functional Fueling Nutrition, a virtual private nutrition coaching practice that empowers high-performing women to go from frustrated to thriving with individualized solutions for PCOS, hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's, and other hormonal imbalances. Lauren shares her journey from competitive cheerleading to her own health crash to becoming a leading expert in functional ...