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Less Stress + More Out of Life In this exclusive interview with Jamie Sussel Turner, M.Ed, PCC, a professional coach, speaker, friend and award-winning author of Less Stress Business: A Guide for Hiring, Coaching and Leading Great Employees, we discuss her newest book, Less Stress Life: How I Went from Crazed to Calm and You Can Too, which is based on the unique successes of Jamie’s Less Stress Life Method, which has helped many transform stress into power. Hundreds of books tell you how to fight stress. Here is one that explains how to transform it from deadly enemy to life-giving ally. This is a book with stories of real people and real results. We know that as we become more aware of our stress, we can work with it more. Curious where you are now? take her quiz “Jamie has put together a thoughtful and real-world collection of practices that are genuine stress-busters. Drawn from her experience as a mom, cancer survivor, educator and coach, she has skillfully created a highly readable and accessible book

Our gut is our immune system. We can't stress that enough. Take your gut seriously! Listen to find out why it's so important. Here's the transcript: Debbie  Today, we're gonna talk about our microbiome. In other words, our gut. Wendy  Our gut flora!  And everything it affects and everything it's connected to in our health and our wellness. Debbie  Right. Because you may have heard this statistic already, but gut bacteria out numbers are human cells 10 to one. Wendy  Whoa! So, we're made up of more bacteria than-- Debbie  --we are human. Yeah. Wendy That’s pretty wild. Debbie I remember when I first heard that, somebody said something like if aliens came down and scanned us, we would come up as bacteria, not humans. So that's why we have to take care of it, right? Because if that's how much is in us, it's obviously ruling our bodies. It's probably, you know, more of a ruler to our bodies than our brains are! Wendy  Right! And I think that as we understand our bodies even more, because I s

You take 20,000 breaths each day. Why not have a handful of those in The Breathing Rooms, a new business that just opened up in Shrewsbury on Route 35. In this podcast, we did our first on-site recording with Mark Cunningham, the owner. He shared with us how it all began and his intentions to build community. Debbie and Wendy with Mark, the owner of The Breathing Rooms Float room with open tub containing 1,200 lbs of epsom salt (and water, of course). The infrared sauna. It's an exciting, new wellness offering with four rooms available as a bundle spa package or  for use individually: an infrared sauna, a float room, and two salt rooms, one for a small group of people and the other for one or two people. We highly recommend you checking it out and giving it a try.

Interview with Cody Parker of Drop the Beet Farms

We all know the importance of sleep...or do we? Surprising new research convinced us that we really do need more sleep. Seriously. We dive into a bit of that research in our conversation. So much goodness happens when we sleep well - from supporting immune function and increased memory to resilience. And just the opposite is true as well - learning difficulties, emotional swings, depression, weight gain and more difficult dis-ease. We explore ideas for sleep improvement - listen in.  

What color do you cook your green vegetables? Nourish Noshes Podcast: 50 Shades of Green At the little family-owned local Italian deli that I every so often buy prepared foods, my daughter recently asked if she could get their broccoli rabe. This is a vegetable that I make regularly at home. I asked her why, since I believed my broccoli rabe was far better than any you could buy.  She shrugged her shoulders and said, “It’s just so good.” So, we bought it so I could see what made theirs better than mine in her eyes. Immediately, I noticed the color of theirs was a dull, gray-green, not the bright green of my blanched and quickly sauteed broccoli rabe. I tasted it, and discovered it fell apart in my mouth, mingling with the garlic and oil. It was good, but I still preferred mine. “It’s overcooked,” I said to my daughter. She shrugged again. And then she asked, “is that bad?” For the first time, I actually thought deeply about that question. I always assumed that overcooked vegetables were nutritionally deplet

CBD is so popular right now, and gaining more and more interest every day. So, what is the big deal? In this podcast, we explain this big deal and what we've researched about it and why we take it ourselves. We also discuss why you should think twice about where you get it and why it's important. Please share our podcast with people you know and rate us!

It's the ideal season to start a new habit of movement. If you are having trouble getting started or staying motivated, we're your cheerleaders. Let's get moving!

Want to age gracefully AND live life to the fullest? Have you ever thought of what your life will be like when you are old? If not, there is no time like the present! As we witness more and more people living to an older age, we're seeing more and more suffering - pain, weakness, loneliness, sleepless nights, agitation, dis-ease... Of course we all want to live life to the end with energy, strength and happiness - but what are you doing today to make that happen? You have a choice every day to make a difference. Choose more veggies. Choose the walk instead of the drive. Choose to let go instead of clinging. Choose a nap instead of caffeine. Choose to say yes to the dinner invitation instead of sitting home alone. Listen to our latest Nourish Noshes discussion about living a long vibrant life.

Cravings are universal and natural - but what we do with them can really trip us up. In our latest Nourish Noshes podcast, we talk about how we use food to fill the voids and calm our nerves. We share specific tips on deconstructing cravings and a few ways to skip cravings all together. Is this what you are looking for?

We're often told by wellness practitioners that eating several small meals a day boosts our metabolism and regulates our blood sugar levels. We debunk these ideas and give our take on how to eat the best way for your individual body.

We love peanuts. Many of us do. But, many of us can't eat them because it's the number one allergen out there. Why? We discuss this as well as how surprisingly healthy peanuts are for our health (if you're not allergic, of course).

In this podcast, we discuss the messed up culture of dieting, the 'idealized' woman shape, deprivation, and our philosophy about how these ideas aren't sustainable.  

We all know the importance of sleep, or do we? It's something that has some new research that is surprising and convincing that we really do need more sleep. Seriously.

Over time, we've learned to grab temporary "band-aids" like pills, topical treatments, potions, caffeine, alcohol, working, shopping, social media, TV. These "band-aids" can continue to cover up what's festering and the side effects often add to our suffering. Rip it off! Listen to our 40th Nourish Noshes podcast and let us know if you have any ah-ha moments.

Imagine you could accurately measure the health and nutrition benefits of your produce as you select it in the store. You don't have to imagine for long. Listen to hear about this incredible tool on our Nourish Noshes Extra. If you want to learn more about this tool we mention, go to Dan Kittredge's webpage of the Bionutrient Food Association: bionutrient.org.

In August, we met with RJ and Rob Poggioli to record a podcast with them. We had met RJ at one of our book signings earlier in the year and we instantly connected over our shared values of real food, sustainable farming and living, and educating our communities on the importance of these ideas. They were here for more than an hour sharing all about their journey to becoming land owners. We loved talking with them and having their passionate, young, 20-something energy in our space. In this episode we talked about: How Rob and RJ grew up eating good foods under the influence of their grandmother and noticing the disparity of what they ate and what their friends were eating. Traveling to Ecuador and experiencing their culture around food and farming. RJ’s parasite drama and his path back to health, influencing his journey. Poggioli Farm evolves as they travel to Peru and Europe and realize they need to get back to their roots in New Jersey. RJ and Rob go to their first NOFA Conference which inspires

What's right for you, might not be right for your neighbor. For this podcast episode of Nourish Noshes, we were inspired by several of our library talks where we field questions about diet, exercise, sleep, and specific food questions. We get it, people want answers. Listen to our answer to common questions like:  Is coffee good for me?  What do you think about soy?  I thought dairy was bad for me? 

Do you ever find yourself captivated by the sky, the ocean, the trees, the birds and the bees? Wouldn't it be beautiful to have more of those moments of deep appreciation?  In this podcast, Jodi Grinwald of Today is the Day Live It, talks about how these moments of appreciation can help you get connected and allow yourself to get that good feeling we all live for. "Do something today that your future self will thank you for." ~Jodi Grinwald Jodi also talks about a certification she has completed called the Energy Leadership Index - a special assessment tool that helps us understand how we respond to stress in this crazy world.  We got a glimpse of her training at a recent talk she gave - we highly recommend!  Listen to our podcast with Jodi here. >>>Get connected with Jodi