The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast (Jamie Belz, FNTP, MHC - The Nutritional Therapy Association)

This episode brings host Jamie Belz and fellow FNTP, Thomas Gilliford together for a very real conversation about food and wellness. They dive into all things from the perspective of thriving within the navigational beacons of the aggressive pursuit of optimal wellness and setting realistic expectations for functionality and quality of life.

Thomas covers his newly developed FCA (Functional Clinical Assessment) Program available to NTPs who desire to add the “F” on the front of their credential to make them FNTPs (Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners). This skill set, formerly called the Functional Evaluation, utilizes hands-on and lingual neural testing to help identify which nutrients and nutrient formulations are best for each person’s bio-individual receptivity. This enables the practitioner to cut through the sea of options available when it comes to nutraceuticals and supplementation protocols to quickly identify which product is right for each individual’s needs.

Their conversation continues to run through many aspects of navigating diet, supplementation, expiration dates and ultra-processed foods, alcohol, surgeries and prescriptions, sleep and stress, and other wellness inputs. They discuss the challenge of trying to balance rigid rules and expectations with being realistic and enjoying life.

Additional topics they touch on: eating out, alcohol, progression, EMFs, hydration, avoidance of surgery by incorporation of water, Lyme, Green Washing, Big Macs, glyphosate, dairy/milk, vegan/vegetarian, gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy), blind spots, trauma, grief,     

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02:35 – Recap of optimal digestion

• Why fertility is more about health status than age.
• How movement and detoxification prepare the body for pregnancy.
• The truth about organic food, chemicals, and the health of future generations.
• Why fathers’ health matters just as much—and sometimes more—at conception.
• How Birgitta overcame industry myths and built a legacy of healthy moms and babies.

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In this episode of The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, host Jamie Belz, FNTP, MHC, brings back historical audio clips from a lecture originally given by the founder of The Nutritional Therapy Association, Gray Graham. Gray discusses the optimal function of digestion in a way you’ve never heard it explained. Listen to this, then hit the “subscribe” button to catch the next episode where Gray explains digestive dysfunction.

Many embark upon their wellness journey by cleaning up their diet. While this is a necessary step, the healthiest diet according to everyone’s bioindividual needs doesn’t do much good for them if they’re not properly breaking down the food into molecules that can be absorbed and utilized within the body.

The health of the organism is dependent upon the health of the organ systems, which are dependent upon the health of the organs, which is dependent upon the health of the tissues, which is dependent upon the health of the cells, which is dependent upon digestion. Thus, all wellness begins with digestion.

06:41 – Overview of digestion

08:59 – Digestive inputs/volume

15:42 – Six digestive functions

17:09 – Digestion is a north-to-south process – where does it begin?

 20:48 – Digestion is fundamental to Nutritional Therapy

 21:45 – How’s it all supposed to work? – Deep dive into optimal function

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Bioindividuality is the recognition that each of us is unique, with our distinct genetic composition, biological needs, preferences, and responses to various aspects such as lifestyle choices, diet, exercise, sleep, stress management – interpersonal relationships - mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being, geographical location, our gut microbiome, our socio-economic status - - - it spans virtually every area of our unique lives as we consider all of the unique inputs and our unique responses to each.

It's a lot to consider, but it’s liberating. Once embraced, bio-individuality is the understanding, acceptance, and embodiment of the truth that there is no “one-size-fits-all” cookie–cutter approach to health and well-being.

Your Personal Health Inventory / Health Audit

(Listen to the audio first)

Areas of Consideration Prompts

Health

Physical

Mental/Emotional

Spiritual

Relationships

Spouse/Significant Other/Life Partner

Children

Parents

Siblings

Extended Family

Friends

Neighbors

Coworkers/Colleagues/Professional Associates

Children's Networks (Teachers, Coaches, Friends' Parents)

Environment

Home

Clean-Tidy

Clean-Toxic (Mold, Cleaners, Off-Gassing, Wildfires, etc.)

Enjoyable

Comfortable

Safe

Lonely

Overwhelming

Affordable

Hard Work

Work

Neighborhood

Community

Digital Space

Finances

Stability

Relationship with money

Debt

Income

Assets

Retirement

Insurance

Charitable giving/Generosity

Ability to Provide

Career

As Employee

Job - Satisfaction, Enjoyment, Feel Appreciated, Feel Challenged, Income, Stress, Hours, Coworkers, Supervisor, Purpose, Challenge, Longevity, etc.

Confidence, Satisfaction, Quality of Life Impact, Financials, Progress, etc.

Education

Exercise

Diet

Sleep

Stress

Sex

Time Management

Confidence

Physically, Intellectually, Life Stage/Progress/Accomplishments, Productively, Relationally, etc.

Points of Consideration/Questions (for everything!)

What's going well? What's not?

How does it impact my energy? Is it draining or energizing?

Does this increase or decrease stress?

What am I proud of?

What do I need more of? Less of?

How am I feeling about that?

What brings me the most joy?

What seems to come naturally?

Do I still need some healing in that area?

Why do I avoid that?

How satisfied am I with my performance on that?

Is something too time consuming?

What's the ROI on that?

What feels unsettled?

Where and when do I feel welcome? Appreciated? Loved? Encouraged?

What should I be doing? What should I stop doing?

Where am I seeing patterns?

Why does that prompt negative self-talk?

Who is getting the best of me? Worst of me?

Why does that subject draw anxiety?

When do I feel most inspired?

...now replace the "what" with "WHO" in these.

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1.) Find a trusted health liason

2.) Do a personal audit/health audit using the above prompts

3.) Set some goals

4.) Make an action plan/determine action steps

5.) Document what you're doing and track your findings

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In Part Two of this two-part episode, Jamie and Amy Lippert, FNTP, continue their discussion, picking up where they left off on Amy's inspirational health story. In Episode seven, Amy shared the symptoms she had experienced for years - symptoms her doctor said were "normal for a woman her age." He prescribed an anti-depressant for her. Amy tried to follow the direction of her physician, but she didn't feel well on the prescriptions, and she knew she wasn't depressed. After conducting her own research, she talked to her doctor about her suspicion that she had a Thyroid condition known as Hashimoto's  

 she pushed back against her doctor who told her she Hashimoto's thyroiditis, also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis and Hashimoto's

In this episode of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, Mike throws Jamie a pop-quiz-style twist to the format as they dive into what's been coined "greenwashing" or "health halos" as the buzzwords Big Food uses to convince you to buy their foods because these words have become known to signify or indicate healthier food options. The problem is, the front of the package doesn't always align with what you see on the back when you flip it over to read the nutrition facts and ingredients.

06:03 - GLUTEN FREE

08:39 - Email Jamie for a link to a sourdough recipe that is actually easy to understand - jbelz@nutritionaltherapy.com

10:20 - GRASSFED

18:47 - NATURAL

21:36 - ORGANIC

28:55 - LOW FAT or FAT FREE

29:21 - PLANT BASED

31:26 - SUGAR FREE (Sugar alcohols, sugar substitutes, aspartame, Stevia)

The cost of food has climbed exponentially with rocketing inflation over the past few years. Learn what these terms mean and the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to the marketing mayhem on our grocery store shelves. What's worth the spend and what's just a "greenwashing" money grab.

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Here's the link to the study Jamie mentioned regarding sugar substitutes and weight gain:

Pub Med Article: The impact of artificial sweeteners on Body Weight Control and Glucose Homeostasis

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7817779/

In this episode, Jamie Belz, host of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast interviews the CEO of The Nutritional Therapy Association (and her husband), Mike Belz. The two discuss the various credentials available through the NTA, program changes made over the past few years, including the return of the FCA, the future of the NTA, health freedom, nutrition freedom, and government involvement.

4:13 – Mike details his career background in higher education, then crossing over into commercial realty just before the world shut down for COVID.

10:26 – Pandemic closures

12:34 – The NTP Program’s impact on a family

14:37 – Changing your stars – three things

17:00 – Mike comes to the NTA, and things that have been done since

17:40 – Certification programs, NTA versus other nutrition education schools and programs (again at 50:15), non-profit versus for-profit schools, accreditation, shifts in post-secondary education system structuring in the past decade, school funding, predatory recruitment, federal funding, grants, overpromised career outcomes, admissions ethics

24:15 – NTP program re-structure, allied health associate and bachelor’s degree program structures

27:12 – NTP (Nutritional Therapy Practitioner), FNTP (Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner), Health Coach  (again at 37:29)

29:03 – Government control in nutrition education, two-year and four-year program possibility, funding, tuition, inflation, student loans, accessibility

32:50 – K-12 Public Funding, American Experiment Podcast

33:05 – Keeping the government out of it, CEO of Babylon Bee’s talk on censorship was censored

34:24 – Direction of the NTA, students, graduates

41:51 – Nutrition, Politics, Religion

42:51 – Health epidemic

43:13 – Nutritional truth, legitimate scientists and doctors, special interest funded “science” versus veal science, Big Food, Big Pharma, Big Ag, Big Media,  Health Freedom, Nutritional Freedom, government/American Heart Association endorsement of Cheerios as “heart healthy” cereal

47:20 – It’s not about looking good. It’s about feeling good; then the aesthetics come along with wellness.

48:15 – Profit and corruption in nutrition

48:54 – “You are what you eat” – health at the cellular level

49:40 – Dead foods versus living foods, Raw Milk Mama

50:15 – NTA’s competitors

54:44 – Healing through nutrition

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American Experiment Podcast – How Education is Funded

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In this episode of The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, host Jamie Belz and guest Amanda Jones dive into the fascinating science of blood sugar regulation and how its imbalance impacts the body. They explore how prediabetes and type II diabetes—like many chronic diseases—can often be reversed through strategic diet and lifestyle changes. Discover how achieving balanced blood sugar not only improves energy and vitality but also reduces or eliminates many associated health risks altogether.

Amanda Jones is a dedicated instructor with the Nutritional Therapy Association (NTA) and an experienced Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner since 2013. In addition to being an FNTP, Amanda holds a master's degree in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine, a bachelors degree in communications, she's a certified ADAPT Functional Health Coach, a certified GAPS Practitioner and a licensed massage therapist.

2:55 Diabetes, pre-diabetes, insulin - Blood Sugar 101

4:00 Why blood sugar regulation matters

4:45 Blood sugar regulation impacts everything in the entire body - nothing is NOT impacted

5:20 Current statistics for the prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes

6:50 Subclinical blood dysregulation - insulin resistance (PRE-PRE-DIABETES)

7:50 Reversing the pathway toward diabetes

10:45 How blood sugar dysregulation impacts the cardiovascular system - cardio-metabolic disease

11:50 Atherosclerosis as a result of blood sugar dysregulation

13:54 Glucose conversion to body fat

14:22 Blood lipids - triglycerides - hyperlipidemia

14:37 Why SUGAR is contributing to obesity rather than fats - as well as circulating lipids -

15:33 How elevated blood sugar drives elevated blood pressure and high blood pressure

16:20 How high insulin levels inhibit the production of nitric oxide levels

18:00 Immune regulation and meta-inflammation - inflammation driven by metabolic problems

19:30 Endocrine disruption from blood sugar dysregulation

21:10 Changes to the nervous system, gut motility, our microbiome, and other things negatively impacted by blood sugar dysregulation

21:40 The stages of dysglycemia

22:37 Insulin is a GOOD hormone! - What it's supposed to do in the body - how it brings sugar into the cells - how energy is produced

24:33 Excess glucose and insulin - reactive hypoglycemia

25:00 The Blood Sugar Rollercoaster - why you're tired at 10:30 AM, 2:30 PM, 8:00 PM

27:02 Insulin resistance

28:12 Fasting Glucose Levels - lab testing - Fasting Insulin Levels

30:20 The progression continues - feeling lethargic, gaining weight, etc.

30:30 Pre-Diabetes diagnosis

31:00 A1C - glycation

31:41 Metabolic Syndrome

32:40 Pancreas damage - insulin injections

33:04 Six small meals per day versus fasting

37:30 Fasting and time-restricted eating

38:09 Our blood sugar is synced with our circadian rhythms

39:58 Walking after meals versus other workouts for blood sugar regulation

41:46 There is HOPE! This doesn't need to be a miserable process. YOU can do it and you can enjoy it!

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This episode of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast hits a topic many parents can relate to. "Eyeball Tastebuds" - picky kiddos - and the conundrum that comes with blended families accommodating a variety of flavor palettes. The mealtime food fight can be a real problem and holds the potential to create unwanted and unnecessary conflict.

Mike and Jamie discuss various ways to address picky eating and share their experiences navigating this landscape with their five kids in their blended family while trying to avoid negative marital and familial consequences. Food should be nourishing, delicious, and FUN! It CAN BE when it's done with intentionality.

3:33 Blended-family mealtime challenges

5:15 You don't have to be a blended family to have food struggles in your home.

5:50 When to start picky eating prevention

6:32 The greatest gifts we have been given for enjoyment in life

7:35 Religion, politics, and NUTRITION?

8:50 Big Food marketing

9:45 What to do if you didn't start your kid with "picky eater prevention" when they were young

10:24 Mothers' guilt

11:54 Things to do for helping picky eaters expand their palettes

20:16 Jamie's trick for slow conversions to healthier options

25:05 What if, as a parent, I don't know how to cook?

26:28 Promoting a positive relationship with food - using foods a rewards and emotional eating

29:29 Behavioral issues - Are food dyes and sugar contributing?

32:01 It's okay to enjoy foods that may be less nutrient-dense as well. It's about balance and moderation.

Thanks for listening!

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The Foundations of Wellness:

We'll talk about how crucial it is to eat well, sleep soundly, manage stress, digest food properly, and keep your blood sugar in check.

Bio-Individuality:

Discover the limitations of one-size-fits-all health guidance and understand the importance of tailoring your health strategy to meet your unique needs, ensuring you achieve your optimal well-being.

Diverse Health Topics:

Whether it's the effects of your environment, how to tweak your lifestyle for the better, epigenetics, or dealing with common issues like inflammation and stress, we're covering it all.

Deep Dives on Health Issues:

Expect meaningful conversations on specific health challenges, especially focusing on diabetes and how to prevent it.

Learning from the Best:

We're bringing in experts from the NTA community to share their insights, giving you the lowdown on everything from health wisdom to business advice.

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Transcription:

It's time to escape the health monopoly and end the government's stranglehold on wellness.

I'm your host, Jamie Belz - - - and THIS is the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast.

Today’s episode is a rallying cry—a call to action to break the chains holding back holistic wellness practitioners and, most importantly, to give YOU the freedom to choose your bio-individual path to optimal wellness. 

The Nutritional Therapy Association is on a mission to reverse the trend of preventable poor health. Right now, we’re living in a nation plagued by chronic illness, obesity, and skyrocketing healthcare costs. Meanwhile, millions of people are searching for solutions—but instead of finding freedom, they’re stuck navigating a failing system that prioritizes government-controlled insurance dollars, surgeries, and pharmaceuticals over personalized care pathways that promote sustainable change and truly transformative healthful outcomes.

It’s an absurd contradiction we face. We're mandated to pay sky-high insurance premiums and hefty deductibles to maintain a safety net for catastrophic health issues—which most of us - THANKFULLY - never need. - - - That money - ((thousands and thousands of dollars for my family each year)) - is just gone. It's a carnival game we're forced to play, and the insurance companies win every year. Yet, at the same time, we’re paying out of pocket for the wellness modalities and practitioners we truly value. These professionals offer personalized, preventive care that keeps us healthy and helps us avoid those catastrophic situations altogether. It’s a frustrating system that forces us to invest in reactive care while actively limiting our ability to choose proactive, holistic approaches that align with our values and promote lasting wellness.

Here’s the kicker: the very professionals who can help—highly trained, deeply passionate practitioners—have been targeted, silenced, and even prosecuted in some states simply for doing what they do best: helping people live healthier lives. 

Today, we’re breaking this down - - -

We desperately need an overhaul of how we do things.

What we've been doing - our current "health care" system - IS NOT WORKING.

The health of our nation is absolutely unacceptable.

- **42% of U.S. adults are obese.** 

- **6 in 10 adults** have at least one chronic illness, and **4 in 10 have two or more.** 

In the U.S. alone - $400 BILLION dollars are spent on prescriptions each year - - - and we're getting sicker and sicker.

We spend $4.1 trillion on healthcare in the U.S. each year - if that $4.1 was making us the healthiest humans have ever been - I'd be all for it!! - - - but 90% of that 4.1 trillion dollars is going toward managing chronic diseases.

Here’s the hard truth: most of these conditions are preventable. They don’t need another prescription—they need a personalized, holistic approach that addresses the root causes of dysfunction.

People are desperate for solutions tailored to their unique needs—their bio-individual path to wellness—but they’re stuck in a system that’s failing them. And that’s where Nutritional Therapy Practitioners and holistic practitioners step in to fill the gap. 

As Nutritional Therapy Practitioners (NTPs), we undergo rigorous, science-based training to support individuals on their wellness journey. We specialize in: 

• Anatomy, physiology, and the body’s interconnected systems.
• Root cause analysis—not just managing symptoms but understanding and addressing the foundational imbalances that cause dysfunction.
• Empowering people with bio-individual strategies, recognizing that no two bodies are the same.
• Providing education in nutrition truth.

We're not owned by big food or big pharma - we'll tell you the truth about that ingredients lists and help enlighten you about why certain foods - like most of the 10,000 industrially produced chemicals the FDA has approved for human consumption in the United States - should be avoided. We're a threat. What we teach is real, and it can't be patented for profit. We discovered this on our own after being exhausted - or sometimes even injured by - the BIGs - big food, big ag, big pharma - the BIG Money Machine.

Most of us found this path because of our own life-changing experiences. Most holistic wellness providers - many NTPs - discovered this work after a personal health breakthrough or helping their child recover from a debilitating condition. We’ve lived it. We’ve felt the frustration of a system that didn’t have answers - we were told, "you can't, you won't, you'll never," - "when in doubt, cut it out" - "where do you want me to send this prescription?" - - - but we pushed back on the prognosis - and we realized that there is another way! You have to be willing to take off the blinders and look. There are incredible licensed medical professionals who have done exactly that - - - they've come over to this side and have seen, felt, and heard what cannot be unseen, unfelt, or unheard - and we’re all passionate about sharing what we’ve learned.

Let’s be clear: this isn’t about demonizing any one group - and it's not about competition. This is about collaboration and abundance. 

The health crisis is far too big for any one group of professionals to handle alone. We need registered dietitians, doctors, NTPs, health coaches, and more—all working together to create a system where everyone has access to the care they need. 

When there are no more sick people left to help, THEN we can talk about competition. Until that day comes, we need boots on the ground. We need practitioners working in communities, meeting people where they are, and providing diverse options for care. 

We’re all allies in this fight. And the more offerings we have, the more likely each person will find their bio-individual path to wellness. 

Here’s the reality - the big problem - and why I need YOUR help.

In some states, Nutritional Therapy Practitioners (NTPs) and other holistic practitioners - including RNs, functional medicine doctors, Chiros, NPs, MDs, DOs, and other licensed professionals, as well as alternative practice practitioners - are facing absurd restrictions and fear-driven enforcement. These are highly trained professionals offering alternative and innovative approaches to health, yet anyone challenging the status quo or “the machine” is met with unnecessary roadblocks, intimidation, and legal threats - fear of financial repercussions - the swipe of a pen can pull someone's license - their entire career gone if they don't get in line and play the conformity game. It’s a system that stifles solutions and prevents people from accessing the personalized care they need and deserve.

We have an NTP in Minnesota who was working alongside a naturopathic doctor, providing nutrition education to a mere five or six clients. She was given a cease and desist from the Minnesota Board of Dietetics because someone called in an anonymous phone call complaint, which was apparently enough to launch a taxpayer-funded investigation - - - and I am telling you - they had nothing - she did NOTHING wrong. Nothing even close to wrong - - - but because of an anonymous phone call and the current laws - she was immediately shut down and forced to spend her precious time and her family's money to fight back - - - ultimately conceding.

Think about how absurd that is. We’re trained, we’re educated, and we’re passionate—but the law ties our hands while the public suffers. 

This isn’t just frustrating—it’s wrong. It limits your choices, perpetuates the health crisis, and prevents qualified practitioners from helping people who desperately need it. 

The MAHA movement has ruffled some feathers - but I don't understand that - because EVERY. SINGLE. PERSON. should want to see Americans - all people - everywhere - get healthy again. 

This is a Non-Partisan Issue. This fight for health freedom isn’t about a specific politician —it’s about people, plain and simple. And let’s be clear: this isn’t about saying that licensed professionals or hospitals are bad. Dietitians, doctors, and hospitals are absolutely essential, and many people rely on them for life-saving care. But this is about freedom—the freedom for every individual to choose the approach and the professional that resonates with their values, aligns with their goals, and helps them meet them.

Whether you prioritize personal liberty, innovative healthcare solutions, or reducing the overwhelming strain on our medical system, this issue affects us all. Chronic illness doesn’t discriminate by political affiliation, and neither should the solutions. This is bigger than party lines; it’s about breaking down barriers and creating a system where everyone can access the tools, resources, and guidance they need to achieve optimal wellness. By lifting these restrictions, we’re not undermining traditional healthcare - we’re expanding the choices available to empower people to take control of their own health.

Every ethical provider should be able to get behind that.

This is about escaping the health monopoly that drove us to the health crisis we're in. This is about ending the government's stranglehold and unlocking bio-individual pathways to wellness.

Here’s where YOU come in. This isn’t just about practitioners - it’s about YOU and your right to access care that works for your bio-individual needs. 

I’m asking you to take action.

Click THIS LINK and sign the petition to lift the legal restraints on holistic and functional health practitioners.

By signing this petition - you're supporting empowered health - a system that champions true preventative care, like nourishing the body with nutrient-dense, whole foods! - and focuses on addressing root causes rather than masking symptoms with bandaid solutions that trap patients in a cycle of lifelong dependency and side-effect management - - - another pill - another surgery - - - - spoiler alert - that vicious cycle never stops. No one on a list of prescriptions is ever as happy as those in the pharmaceutical commercials portray.

By signing this petition - you're supporting a more healthful future for generations to come - one where practitioners can work without fear, everyone has access to the kind of health care they desire and deserve, and they're aware of their options so they can actually find what works for them!

Signing this petition means you support a future of true autonomy - where our hard-earned money isn't being held in the purse of the insurance companies, and like children, we have to beg them for our fractional allowances, which the government ultimately dictates.

You're signing to support the freedom of choice - the right to seek care that aligns with your unique, bio-individual needs and preferences - to spend your wellness money where you want to spend it.

With all the training I’ve received in anatomy, physiology, and the science of how the foods we eat literally are the building blocks of our bodies—the intricate interplay of nutrients to fuel every function- and the miraculous healing capabilities of a nutrient-sufficient body—I’ve dedicated over a decade to mastering this knowledge. And yet, despite all of that, I’m not legally allowed in some states to create a simple meal plan for your family for next week.

Let that sink in.

Then sign that petition, yeah?

After you sign, don’t stop there. Share the petition with your family, friends, and community. Send this podcast to everyone you know. Post it on social media. Talk about it. We need you to help build momentum. Momentum is the silent force of greatness - - - every signature is a step closer to creating extraordinary outcomes. 

Click Here or copy/paste the link below to sign the petition - right now - it takes a few seconds. Don't say you'll do it later - let's go!!

Thank you for gifting your precious time to hear what I had to say and for being part of this movement. The time for change is now. Together, we can push back against conformity - change the way we think - and, in doing so - change the world. Together, we are reversing the trend of preventable poor health.

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On this episode of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, Corinne Trimarchi shares the story of her son's very challenging start to life - having struggled with a complex case of food allergies.

Corinne is a wife, mom of two boys, a board-certified holistic nutrition practitioner, and a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach. Corinne received her nutrition training from the Nutritional Therapy Association and coaching training from the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy. She specializes in allergies, eczema, digestion, and gut health in babies, children, and adults.

As Corinne tells of having her world turned upside down following the birth of her second son, she discusses working with various specialists, a long list of prescription medications, various diagnoses, referrals to more specialists, and still - no answers. She has committed her life to helping other parents navigate the challenges of childhood allergies, offering hope for the reversal of these conditions which were once considered a life sentence.

Corinne honors the bio-individual approach, taught through the Nutritional Therapy Association while working with her clients. She says, "We are all biochemically unique and our wellness should be approached with that in mind." Corinne helps families better understand how food and environmental factors influence the expression of genes and the trajectory of health.

Resources:

Corinne's Website: www.holisticnutritionnj.com

Instagram: theautoimmunesolution

https://documentinghope.com

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On this episode of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness podcast, host Jamie Belz talks with fellow Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Hallie Loy-Roby, to tackle a topic that doesn’t get nearly enough attention—the gallbladder. What does it actually do? Why is it so often removed? How can you support your health if you no longer have one? Together, they dive deep into the vital role of dietary fats, gallbladder function, and what happens when this underappreciated organ is removed (cholecystectomy).

Jamie shares her personal journey—how gallbladder issues led her to life-changing insights through the Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP) program, highlighting the power of bile salts and nutrient-dense diets. Hallie, a gallbladder specialist, details the gallbladder’s critical role in fat digestion, absorption of fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K), hormone production, and overall cellular health.

Learn to recognize signs of gallbladder dysfunction—from bloating and digestive discomfort to urgent bowel movements—and understand the links to inflammation, fatigue, and environmental toxins. Hallie provides practical strategies to support your gallbladder through hydration, stress-calming techniques, toxin reduction, and balanced fat intake, even if you’ve already had your gallbladder removed.

Discover the importance of being your own health advocate, why fat phobia has damaged our well-being, and how to work alongside doctors who embrace a holistic, bio-individual approach.

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In this episode, Jamie, alongside Desiree Baptist and Heather McDonough, uncovers how nutrition serves as the critical missing piece in health and wellness. They discuss the foundational elements of a healthy lifestyle and share inspiring stories from individuals who've transformed their lives through nutritional therapy. This episode emphasizes the universal importance of nutrition, from personal health journeys to its integration into professional medical practice, highlighting its potential to revolutionize wellness for everyone from moms to MDs.

Key Highlights:

Empowering Health Through Nutrition

Preventable ailments highlight the need for lifestyle changes.

Desiree's journey from concern to empowerment showcases the life-changing power of nutritional therapy.

Heather's battle with autoimmune disease illustrates the body's ability to heal through informed dietary and lifestyle shifts.

The NTA's commitment to expanding educational offerings in nutritional therapy for holistic health improvement.

Navigating Nutritional Therapy Training

The NTP course is a year-long journey into holistic nutrition and body system education.

The FNTP specialization offers hands-on techniques for targeted nutritional support and assessment.

Lingual-neural testing innovates fine-tuning supplement recommendations.

Combines self-paced study with live, interactive support and community engagement.

Bridging Education and Practice in Nutritional Therapy

The career development course offers step-by-step guidance to launch a nutritional therapy business.

The Professional Health and Wellness Coaching Program equips graduates with client-centered health coaching, emphasizing behavior change and empowerment.

Graduates often collaborate with other wellness professionals, enhancing holistic care through nutritional therapy and health coaching.

Increasingly, healthcare and wellness professionals are seeking NTA certifications to integrate nutritional therapy into their practices.

From Passion to Purpose in Nutritional Therapy

Individuals from varied backgrounds find purpose in nutritional therapy.

Graduates apply their education in innovative and impactful ways.

Education leads to significant positive changes in underrepresented communities.

Emphasizes teamwork between nutritional therapists and other health professionals for comprehensive care.

Closing Segment

Highlighting the value of investing in nutritional therapy education for personal and professional growth.

Encouragement to leap over fears, emphasizing the rewarding nature of the field.

The versatility of nutritional therapy knowledge in enriching one's life, family, and community.

Providing accessible ways to learn more through direct contact or scheduling calls with admissions advisors.

Guests Bio:

Heather McDonough is an NTA graduate in 2018 who uses her expertise in nutrition to engage with her community through consulting, teaching, and cooking. She champions the power of nutrient-dense foods and wellness education, inspired by her transformative experience at the NTA. Heather is committed to helping others achieve better health and is an avid supporter of the NTA's mission.

Desiree Baptist leads the NTA's Admissions Team, bringing her experience as an FNTP, Yoga Instructor, and Reiki Practitioner. With over five years at the NTA, she has played a crucial role in admissions and classroom support. Desiree is passionate about guiding future students and values the profound community impact fostered by the NTA.

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Childhood obesity is more than calories and exercise—it’s a biological, hormonal, and psychological issue that can follow children into adulthood, impacting their health status for decades to follow, as well as potentially detracting from their overall quality of life - forever. In this episode of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, host Jamie Belz, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Master Health Coach, reveals why early intervention is essential. Learn how childhood eating habits determine the number of fat cells an individual will have for life and impact their metabolism and hormone regulation, making obesity harder to overcome later in life.

Jamie explains how hidden factors—such as insulin resistance, food addiction, stress, screen time, and the Standard American Diet (SAD)—are silently contributing to this alarming health crisis.

Most importantly, Jamie empowers parents with practical, realistic steps to help their families break the generational cycle of obesity. Tune in to discover how small, intentional changes around nutrition, mindful eating, family meals, screen time management, and joyful movement can dramatically improve your child’s health trajectory

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Resources:

Foundations of Health Course - https://nutritionaltherapy.com/foundations/

Nutritional Therapy Association Practitioner Directory

“Nourishing Traditions” by Sally Fallon Morell and Mary Enig

“Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby & Child Care” by Sally Fallon Morrell, Thomas S. Cowan

The Weston A. Price Foundation

The National Health Federation

On this episode of The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, hosts, Jamie Belz, FNTP, MHC, and Mike Belz, CEO of the Nutritional Therapy Association discuss types, current stats, symptoms of chronic stress, and solutions for creating stress resilience for better mental health which tends to make way for better physical health.

Join them as they touch on mental and physical stressors common in today's world, such as inflation and financial uncertainty/hardship, kids, busy schedules, societal pressures, work, daily tasks, relationships, divorce, isolation, socialization, screens, social media, politics, news, violence, prescription drugs, recreational drugs, environmental inputs, toxins, mold, weight management, health issues, loved ones who are suffering from mental or physical illnesses. Learn about the biological response to stress, and how to practice healthful stress management practices, as well as what to eat and what to avoid.

6:53 The resounding impact of the COVID pandemic from "Stress in America 2023: A Nation Recovering from Collective Trauma"

8:21 The abundance of stressors

11:31 The body's stress response - fight or flight - overstimulation of stress response

12:32 Working with an NTP to optimize digestion to help minimize stress and improve mental health/reducing stress to optimize digestion

13:35 Hitting the stress wall and the key to beating the stress epidemic - mindfulness and a healthier lens - avoiding "breathing life into" your stress

15:17 Work hard, play hard -> work hard, work harder

16:04 Physical symptoms of stress - aches and pains, insomnia, chest pain, heart damage, esophageal spasms, heartburn/acid reflux/GERD, digestive dysfunction, weakening of the intestinal lining, intestinal permeability/leaky gut, decreased immune function/increased susceptibility to pathogens and disease, exhaustion, increased cortisol, increased abdominal fat, weight gain, weight loss

17:42 Nervous breakdown

19:49 Mindfulness, meditation, relaxation - the role of the nervous system (enteric, autonomic, parasympathetic, sympathetic) - rest and digest - fight or flight - cortisol and adrenaline - the impact of the stress response on hunger cues, digestion, gut motility

23:27 Stress eaters, emotional eating, over-eating

27:13 Maldigestion/poor digestion, the impact of stress on HCl production and the digestive process - heartburn, GERD, leaky gut/intestinal permeability

Digestive Hell Podcast Episode

30:32 Gut brain connection

30:55 Reinforcing and empowering stressful states versus resilience -  daily habits

32:06 Mike's tips for reducing stress/growing stress resilience - mantra mindset

35:10 Things that will force you to stay in a stressed-out state - relationships - toxic people - who you're spending time with - Dr. Henry Cloud's book, "Necessary Endings"

https://www.drcloud.com/books/necessary-endings

36:20 Jamie's tips for reducing stress - things you can do

38:12 Reduce stress nutritionally with foods, herbals, and supplements - the endocannabinoid system -

39:52 Working with an NTP to address stress

40:18 Things to avoid 

41:39 The importance of healthy boundaries

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Dr. Henry Cloud's book, "Necessary Endings"

https://www.drcloud.com/books/necessary-endings

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In Part One of this two-part episode, Jamie talks with Nutritional Therapy Practitioner Amy Lippert as Amy shares her personal health story. She tells of suffering extensive symptoms and receiving a false diagnosis from her doctor and, after several years, finding another doctor who helped point her toward the path to healing... but it still wasn't an easy road. 

Blood sugar dysregulation spans well beyond the diagnosis of diabetes or the prevalence of prediabetes. As you learned in Episode 28 with Amanda Jones, a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and lead instructor for the NTA, as well as many additional things - - - blood sugar dysregulation impacts every single function within the body and is a precursor to many chronic diseases - - - but there is hope - - - intentional dietary and lifestyle adjustments can often catalyze the reversal of these diagnoses while simultaneously reducing inflammation, increasing energy, promoting healthful weight loss, and improving overall wellbeing.

In today's episode, host Jamie Belz welcomes Amanda back to The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast to share her roster of "Quick Tips for Healthy Blood Sugar Regulation."

Amanda highlights many considerations and offers some "low hanging fruit" action steps that can be easily implemented into your life while potentially producing noticeable results sooner than you'd imagine.

In regard to optimizing blood sugar regulation, Amanda will cover some tips on:

• What to eat
• How to eat
• Lifestyle hacks

If you missed Episode 28: Blood Sugar 101 - Hope for Reversing Pre- & Type II Diabetes, be sure to listen to that for an entirely different and deeper look at the fascinating science of blood sugar regulation and how its imbalances impact the body.

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What is a Professional Health and Wellness Coach, and Why Should I Become One or Work With One?

In this episode, your host, Jamie Belz, interviews Shanna Nemrow, FNTP, NBC-HWC, and developer and lead instructor for the PHWC course about the Nutritional Therapy Association's hottest new credential.

Shanna teaches why the health coach service industry is one of the fastest growing career fields globally and how to earn your PHWC credential through the NTA, qualifying you to become NBHWC board certified. You'll learn why the most industry versatile health coaches are NBHWC certified.

Shanna shares her story in finding healing after years of struggling with her health, to the point of saying, "goodbye," to her family in her dire condition. Fortunately, she was able to recover and became an Instagram "beacon on the hill" in her own quest to find others who shared similar struggles.

Through her journey/battle of over a decade, Shanna suffered from complications during pregnancy and postpartum sepsis which took a major toll on her organs. As someone who had once enjoyed CrossFit workouts and ran Tough Mudder races, she was reduced to needing to rest while climbing the stairs. She struggled with fatigue, joint pain, and brain fog, and her hair was falling out. Over the years, Shanna felt like something had to be wrong, but at each annual appointment, her doctor told her she was "fine." At 36 years old, Shanna saw an endocrinologist who diagnosed her with Hashimoto's Disease, an autoimmune disease impacting her thyroid. She heard words like "incurable" and phrases like "there's nothing you can do," but Shanna refused to accept that she would continue to struggle "to barely function" for the rest of her life. She persevered with the heart of a warrior and found great improvement by changing her mindset, diet, and lifestyle.

Shanna became a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and, later, a health coach. She is now an inspiration to all who seek answers and no longer wish to feel alone or hopeless in their battles against disease.

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In this episode, Jamie discusses the power of nutritional therapy and personal health journeys, emphasizing the goal of reversing preventable poor health trends. She highlights the concept of "wellness webs" for collaborative patient care and challenges current healthcare misconceptions. Urging community action and continuous learning, Jamie sets the stage for a future where health is a priority.

Key Highlights:

Mission to Reverse Preventable Poor Health

Inspired by founder Gray Graham to combat preventable poor health.

Highlights alarming health statistics in the U.S., emphasizing the need for change.

Belief in the power of a nutrient-dense diet, quality sleep, stress management, digestion, and blood sugar balance.

Paradigms and Health Perspectives

Jamie shares a video of NTA founder Gray Graham teaching early Nutritional Therapy Practitioner courses.

Explores societal health views, and disease fears, and advocates for rethinking health care.

Questions the belief that health naturally worsens with age and promotes prevention and proactive care.

Highlights a new healthcare approach focused on restoring health through nutritional therapy, beyond just disease management.

Transforming Health Perspectives

Jamie reflects on an "aha" moment during FNTP training, complemented by a car accident recovery.

Advocates for a world where everyone experiences and values health, energized by personal and collective wellness.

Emphasizes the Japanese concept of Kaizen for continuous health improvement through small steps.

Discusses the need to integrate nutritional therapy with conventional medicine, highlighting systemic challenges in healthcare.

Closing Segment

Challenges in the current healthcare system and physician burnout.

Promotes integrative care and "wellness webs" for better outcomes.

Aims to dismantle misconceptions and divisions within healthcare, advocating for a united approach.

Encourages ongoing education and patience for real change, emphasizing collective effort and impact.

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On this episode of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, host Jamie Belz talks with Miles Welch, Founder and CEO of North Star Training Solutions, about the importance and difficulties of being a good leader - for ourselves.

Miles is a leadership expert who is passionate about helping business owners build their leadership bench and develop their leadership potential.

He has impacted thousands of executives, entrepreneurs, and business owners through his speaking and coaching, as well as the industry-leading developmental programming he has designed.

Miles's varied leadership assignments include serving as a Platoon Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps, pastoring one of the largest churches in the United States, serving as the Executive Director of the John Maxwell Leadership Center, and launching two successful businesses.

Miles and his family live in the Atlanta area.

During their conversation, Jamie and Miles cover many topics in relation to building resilience and having the discipline to level-up and ultimately succeed in all areas of life.

04:07 Entropy

06:25 Busyness

07:12 Resilience and the difference between pressure and stress

10:53 The shame of not "succeeding"

14:56 The key to high performance

15:14 Midlife Crisis

16:25 Doing a life audit and recalibration

21:18 Tips on resilience and holding yourself accountable

22:28 Staying up late versus getting up early

23:12 Stream of consciousness writing

25:09 Television detox

26:36 Journaling, reading (growing/learning) and Miles's morning routine

29:44 The reshaping of friendships as life gets busy - kids' activities and youth sports

33:12 Miles's evening routing

34:10 Quit eating earlier in the evening - the blood sugar rollercoaster - craving carbs at night - blood sugar's impact on sleep - waking up in the night

36:46 The upward or downward spiral of wellness and healthy versus unhealthy habits

37:26 Having accountability partners

37:45 Miles's primary core values #1

38:54 Hiding things in life - vulnerability - talking with others - working with a counselor

40:36 Life hack for "receiving counseling from Brene Brown and other high-level professionals"

42:05 The three-pronged system for working through being "stuck" in life

44:30 Wisdom and the benefit of having mentors

45:53 Miles's primary core values #2

46:47 Miles's primary core values #3

46:58 Having a life that is integrated - having a surrendered relationship with the truth

47:39 Miles's primary core values #4

49:42 The hardest challenge in leading yourself

51:08 The lie we tell ourselves about "the season coming" when everything will be different or easier - not living in the now

53:43 Don't squander another minute, hour, day, week, month, year, decade…

54:18 The upward spiral or the downward spiral

54:36 The best pre-workout

55:48 Being kind to yourself

57:24 Getting better at failing

58:37 Bounce-back rate - falling off the wagon - small vices

59:54 Miles's favorite self-improvement resources

Email Miles Welch: Miles@northstartraining.com

Website: https://northstartraining.com/

Socials:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/themileswelch/

https://www.instagram.com/themileswelch/

Books mentioned:

Developing the Leader Within You - John Maxwell

The Endurance: Legendary Antarctic Expedition - Caroline Alexander

The Greatest Generation - Tom Brokaw

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In this Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast episode, host Jamie Belz talks with fellow FNTPs (Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners), John Bridges and Kristy Corah, co-owners of Best of the Bone USA. Learn more about all things bone broth, from the abundance of health benefits to how to make bone broth at home (22:19).

Visit them at: https://www.bestoftheboneusa.com and use coupon code “NTA15” for 15% off sitewide.

Connect with them at: John@bestoftheboneusa.com and kristy@bestoftheboneusa.com.

Note: This is not a paid sponsorship spot – these are just great people doing great things to promote wellness in the world.

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In this Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast episode, host Jamie Belz interviews Rachel Ballard, an RN who wasn’t willing to accept the prognosis of a slow, painful, premature death.

Rachel is a Registered Nurse, farmer, and Food As Medicine teacher who is currently completing her Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP) certification. After battling back from a rare, paralyzing autoimmune disease, she’s helping individuals use food as a tool so they can fight back against chronic conditions and defy the odds.

A lover of British television dramas, raising medicinal plants, and scratch cooking, Rachel lives on her Kentucky cattle farm with her husband of twenty-three years and two teenage children.

In talking with Jamie, Rachel walks us through her declining health, eventual diagnosis of CIPD (Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy), and her long road to recovery.

04:50 – Symptoms and red flags leading up to diagnosis: Hashimoto’s, muscles in eye, limp leg, loss of strength, paralysis, felt like she was “on fire”

07:10 – CIPD Diagnosis with Central Nervous Symptom Overlap causing issues with vision, hearing, digestion, bowel and bladder control, and promoting cardiac arrhythmia

9:00 - IVIG (Intravenous Immunoglobulin) Treatment, Plasmapheresis, Stem Cell Transplant, slow decline

10:10 – Five years to live

11:02 – Subcutaneous IVIG Therapy Failed

13:02 – Hitting the point of desperation, looking at natural medicine for the first time, found the wrong natural medicine professionals for her preference and bio-individuality at the time

19:34 – Buying-in on the alternative approach

21:30 – Corruption in science, “follow the money”

22:30 – Working with an NTP, starting with digestion, making slow progress

27:53 – New hope, new career

30:31 – Bioindividuality

31:57 – TALKING ABOUT FOOD! Simple swaps, things to buy

40:17 - Mindset

42:04 – Car analogy

43:15 – Rachel’s list of reversed symptoms/conditions

44:21 – Last question

As you’ll hear, taking the first steps into a more natural approach to wellness can be challenging, frustrating, expensive, and a little “weird.” Rachel shares how she didn’t find any luck or answers with the alternative medicine practitioners she initially saw.* Her story is fun, relatable, and inspirational for those suffering from illness, as well as those looking to peek over the fence from the world of conventional medicine.

You can find Rachel’s food blog at www.feastandfarm.com.

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*Not all practitioners of each title are created equally. Remember to give multiple practitioners under one umbrella a chance. This is true for both allopathic and alternative care. :)

In this Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast episode, host Jamie Belz continues with internal interviews of NTA staff as she interviews Jasmine Lutes, FNTP and Admissions Representative for the Nutritional Therapy Association. She shares her personal health story, from being told she would "never have kids" to proving them wrong.

Jasmine openly offers her life experiences and provides hope for others with commonalities in infertility, nutritional deficiencies, poverty, alcoholism and addiction, and food insecurity. She talks about working with her mother, who jumped "all in" while working with Jasmine post-completion of the Nutritional Therapy Practitioner Program and achieved results that changed her life. Jasmine also talks about getting her daughter (the one she was "never" supposed to have) in the kitchen and Reversing the Trend of Preventable Poor Health - shifting the pendulum for her future generations - by making small, simple, sustainable changes over time.

As a member of the Nutritional Therapy Association's Admissions Team - Jasmine welcomes you to her story and invites you to reach out with any questions you have about the NTA and our teachings. Visit www.nutritionaltherapy.com to learn more and get in touch.

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What happens when two of the most influential organizations in natural health—the Nutritional Therapy Association (NTA) and the National Health Federation (NHF)—come together? In this powerful one-off episode, fresh off the NHF Conference, Jamie Belz and Mike Belz unpack the most eye-opening moments, shocking revelations, and inspiring calls to action from a weekend spent with an incredible organization passionately fighting for our health freedoms since 1955.

From Codex Alimentarius to FDA overreach, and the shocking story of NHF’s founding to HEALTH FREEDOM quotes from Benjamin Rush and Thomas Jefferson, this conversation dives deep into the fight for medical sovereignty, transparency, and the right to choose your own path to wellness.

In this episode:

• • The history and mission of the NHF
  • How the FDA and other agencies are restricting natural health practices
  • Why bio-individuality must be protected
  • "If I find something that works well for me in my personal health journey - and I'm not harming anyone else - who should be allowed to tell me I cannot choose that methodology?"
  • The sobering truth behind food regulation and supplement censorship
  • Thomas Levy's quote, "We cannot approach science by committee and convenience."
  • What you can do right now to make a difference

This episode is a megaphone for the movement—a rallying cry for anyone ready to stand up, speak out, and take their health into their own hands. We have worked so hard to get to where we are today - and the future looks bright - but WE need to back those leading the charge. The fight for health freedom is about the future of our children and the right to thrive, not just survive. The fight is NOW!

• Links & Resources:

  • Nutritional Therapy Association Website
  • National Health Federation Website
  • Foundations of Healing Course (NTA)
  • Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP) Program
  • Contact: admissions@nutritionaltherapy.com
  • Children's Health Defense (Sign up for their newsletters!)
  • Green Med Info
  • Global Wellness Forum

Leave a comment, share your thoughts, and help us keep the message strong. TOGETHER, WE ARE #ReversingTheTrend of preventable poor health!

On this "Quick Tips" episode of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner Corinne Trimarchi returns to share her top five tips for dealing with eczema. Hear her full story and additional information regarding pediatric prognosis pushback on infant allergies in Episode 25 - Allergies Don't Have To Be A Life Sentence.

Resources:

Corinne's Website: www.holisticnutritionnj.com

Instagram: theautoimmunesolution

Topical product Corinne mentioned: https://briotechusa.shop/products/pure-hypochlorous (Note: This is neither a paid sponsor nor an affiliate organization. We are simply providing valuable tools for #ReversingTheTrendOfPreventablePoorHealth.)

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In this episode of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, host Jamie Belz and Svein Erik Haugmo, Co-founder and CEO of ORIVO, a third-party testing laboratory in Norway, discuss the high level of fraudulence in the fish oil industry.

80% of the best-selling fish oil supplements on Amazon are NOT what the companies selling them say they are. Eighty percent of label claims were found to be inaccurate representations of the product found in the bottle.

After realizing the abundance of unethical and immoral, greedy business practices within this area, Svein and his team at Orivo developed a one-of-a-kind, revolutionary origin verification technology to test consumable fish products for people and pets. They collaborate with supplement companies to help promote transparency, fight fraudulence, and protect consumers around the globe.

Learn more about ORIVO: https://orivo.no

Additional resource Svein mentioned: https://alwaysomega3s.com

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"A healthy person has many dreams. An unhealthy person has just one."

As we launch a new season of The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, host Jamie Belz is joined by Mike Belz, CEO of the Nutritional Therapy Association (NTA), for a conversation about the urgent need for a health revolution. They dive into the growing crisis of preventable disease, the impact of food industry corruption, and why making America healthy again is not a political issue but a humanitarian one. With eye-opening statistics, historical insights into food as medicine, and a look at how childhood obesity shapes lifelong health, this episode challenges the status quo and offers real solutions. They also explore the critical role of health coaches, the increasing demand for bio-individual nutrition education, and the NTA’s empowering programs designed to equip professionals in this space. This is a must-listen for anyone ready to take control of their health, challenge the system, and be part of the movement to #ReverseTheTrend of preventable poor health.

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This episode of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast brings together host Jamie Belz, FNTP, MHC and Kristin Rowell, Founder and CEO of Energetically Efficient as they discuss Kristin's career journey from trial attorney to FNTP (Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner)  and all things wellness. They discuss the gizmos, gadgets, and easy "to do" things - biohacking and habit stacking - in the pursuit of optimal wellness.

4:30 Running 25 marathons - using GU Energy Packets (The GU Packets - NOT recommended! Ha!)

5:30 Breaking her leg in ten places - wondering how it was possible - became interested in nutrition and researching nutrition - surgery - recovery - came back better than ever

9:20 Standard American Diet (carbohydrate heavy)

10:30 Learning about the Nutritional Therapy Association (NTA) and leaving her law practice to become a wellness practitioner

11:15 Wellness enlightenment - nutrition as the cornerstone of optimal health - craving more

12:14 Hydration as a simple first step for leveling-up your wellness

13:11 Kristin's Practice - Energetically Efficient - working with busy business professionals - "experiential learning"

16:30 Being a life long learner - brain health apps

17:50 Dr. Lindsey Berkson - HRT and learning about hormones - experimenting with a 30 day Carnivore Experiment - fasting

19:25 Habit Stacking and Biohacking

22:00 Where Kristin has all her clients start their fitness journey

23:22 Not just gizmos and gadgets - simple things you can do

25:40 Four fifteen minute walks and building lean muscle mass to increase insulin sensitivity

26:50 Sleep hygiene - melatonin production - blue lights

28:00 It seems overwhelming but it's about small shifts and common sense - grounding - being outside - being barefoot

30:41 Kristin's favorites (https://energeticallyefficient.com/kristins-favorites/)

31:19 Oura Ring vs Apple Watch for sleep tracking

32:30 Time management and prioritization of your health and wellness habits - hacks to incorporate to bring wellness habits into your busy schedule

40:10 Do a time audit - where do you spend most of your time?

41:45 Meditation and energy systems - silence the distractions - receive messages, satisfaction, and peace

49:55 Other resources Kristin recommends

Kristin's website: www.energeticallyefficient.com

Cynthia Thurlow's Everyday Wellness Podcast: https://cynthiathurlow.com/podcast/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyday-wellness/id1435214303

Huberman Lab Podcast: https://www.hubermanlab.com/all-episodes

Huberman Lab Podcast on Alcohol: https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/what-alcohol-does-to-your-body-brain-health

Huberman Lab Podcast with Dr. Mary Claire Haver (on perimenopause): https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/dr-mary-claire-haver-how-to-navigate-menopause-perimenopause-for-maximum-health-vitality

Book: The New Menopause - Mary Claire Haver, MD https://energeticallyefficient.com/kristins-favorites/

Mastering Your World Through Frequencies Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mastering-your-world-through-frequencies/id1455797208

The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-joe-rogan-experience/id360084272

Mike Mutzel's High Intensity Health Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/high-intensity-health-with-mike-mutzel-ms/id910048041

The Ultimate Human Podcast with Gary Brecka: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ultimate-human-with-gary-brecka/id1709740887

53:14 Perimenopause symptoms and being prescribed SSRIs/anti-depressants and HRT

53:58 Dr. Lindsey Berkson on Hormones - "Let's Talk Estrogen"

55:14 ALL things work better with THIS!

58:00 Become an NTP! www.nutritionaltherapy.com

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POOP (ewww)

What goes in, must come out!

In this episode of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, host Jamie Belz, FNTP, MHC, and fellow FNTP, Stephanie Ewals, CNS, Licensed Nutritionist, owner of Out of the Woods Nutrition, and host of the Help For Hashimotos podcast talk about the end product of digestion - poop. Talking about pooping is a total taboo, but it's an important topic.

The prevalence of GI disorders such as diarrhea, constipation, and alternating diarrhea and constipation is extremely common, with 3-5% of the U.S. population experiencing chronic diarrhea. Globally, 16% of adults experience chronic constipation - up to 19% of adults in the U.S. and a whopping 33% of adults over the age of 60 experience chronic constipation.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) with Alternating Diarrhea and Constipation, characterized by symptoms such as abdominal pain, bloating, and variability in bowel habits, affect 10-15% of the global population. Among those with IBS, a significant portion (around 25-30%) experiences alternating diarrhea and constipation (IBS-M, mixed type).

*Mehta, S. R., Patel, D., Rana, B., Kumar, N., Singh, A., & Sharma, P. (2023). Title of the article. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, Article 1061453. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1061453

1:42 Bristol Stool Chart - shows what the shape and consistency of your poop means

4:11 More about what your poop should look like

4:57 Why should we care about what our poop looks like?

5:25 Bristol Stool Chart Types 5-7

5:54 Loose stools with full food particles (some of it looks like it did when you ate it)

6:35 Bristol Stool Chart Types 1 & 2 - Constipation - toxins - excess estrogens

7:19 Bristol Stool Chart Types 3 & 4

7:43 It's not normal to have diarrhea, constipation, or alternating diarrhea and constipation every day.

8:39 Irregularity with our bowel movements are symptoms of dysfunction somewhere in the body.

10:02 Motility/transit time - testing how long it takes from eating to defecating (aka pooping)

11:21 Hope/help for Type 1 & Type 2 - things that help relieve constipation and determine what is causing it

13:12 If you're not eating fiber now, ease into it! Notes on fiber intake and ways to get more fiber in your diet

16:12 Diarrhea - within a few hours of eating, fiber will not help, look elsewhere for solutions - food inflammatory tests - elimination diet - Whole 30 -  your body is telling you something!

18:52 Protocols AND or VERSUS bio-individuality?

21:10 Where nutritional therapy really excels…

22:57 How stress impacts digestion - anxiety - adrenals - cortisol

24:47 Not digesting properly - whole food particles in poop

25:09 What you can do if you're struggling with GI disorders

26:12 Physical activity/movement

26:52 Squatty Potty

 28:28 Preworkouts, gels, anything you're putting in that are flushing through…

29:05 Magnesium, Vitamin C

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In this episode, Jamie Belz discusses her transition from healthcare marketing to becoming a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (FNTP) and Master Health Coach, emphasizing the critical role of nutrition in health and wellness. Highlighting the concept of bio-individuality, she shares how a personal health crisis solidified her commitment to nutritional therapy. Jamie introduces the Nutritional Therapy Association (NTA), detailing its holistic approach to nutrition education and its impact on personal and community health.

Key Highlights:

 Health Beyond Profit

Jamie shares health-promoting initiatives like fitness gifts instead of candy at events and wellness wishes for patients.

Discusses the conflict between healthcare as a business focused on profit and the mission of promoting wellness.

Recounts a moment of realization about the prioritization of profit over patient well-being in healthcare procedures.

Resilience Through Wellness

Pivoted to wellness after a life-threatening car accident highlighted the importance of health.

Advocated for health resilience, emphasizing pre-accident fitness as key to survival.

Pursued nutritional therapy to complement personal training, focusing on holistic health.

Highlighted the Nutritional Therapy Association's role in promoting individualized wellness strategies.

 Nutrition's Ripple Effect

Education bridges nutrition science and client communication.

Nutrition knowledge enhances personal, family, and community health.

Shift to nutrition highlights diet's crucial role in wellness.

NTA offers distinctive, science-based, and practical nutrition training.

 Closing Segment

Nutrition's Crucial Role in Health Care, introducing Bio-individuality by Dr. Roger Williams (1956).

Rejects one-size-fits-all diets, advocating for tailored nutrition based on individual differences.

Outlines the Nutritional Therapy Association's courses: NTP, FNTP, and PHWC, for diverse health professional training.

Future episodes to explore nutritional therapy impacts and practitioner stories.

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In this episode of The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, Jamie Belz walks you through her "hot take" on going "COLD TURKEY."

If you feel stuck on the hamster wheel of “I’ll start tomorrow” or are tired of setting new goals only to feel overwhelmed and defeated, give this new approach a try and go from overwhelmed to unstoppable.

What’s COLD TURKEY?

• COLD – Cut Out Little Distractions: Small vices sabotage big dreams. Discover how tiny, seemingly harmless habits quietly drain your time, energy, and potential—and learn simple swaps to reclaim your life.

• TURKEY – Take Inventory, Understand Your Why, Replace the Habit, Keep It Simple, Establish Accountability, Yield to the Process: Step-by-step, we’ll break down exactly how to make meaningful, sustainable changes—without the overwhelm.

Learn:

• Why traditional resolutions fail (and why it’s not your fault).

• Practical ways to reset, refocus, and finally stick to habits that align with your goals.

• How to leverage the Foundations of Health—optimal digestion, quality sleep, stress management, nutrient-dense eating, blood sugar balance, and physical activity—to build unstoppable momentum.

Reclaim your focus and transform your life one intentional step at a time.

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In this Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast episode, host Jamie Belz interviews Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, AIP Coach, Functional Blood Chemistry Specialist, and Author, Sonia Sidle.

Sonia, originally from France, saw a need for more resources and filled it by writing an AIP (Autoimmune Protocol) book in French. 

4:00 - FBCS – Functional Blood Chemistry Specialist Credential, “normal” ranges

6:05 - AIP Coach – Autoimmune Protocol Coach, Hashimoto’s diagnosis, specialized diet for symptom management and seeing improvement, nightshades, Dr. Sarah Ballantyne, career change

10:07 - A better approach to elimination diets, seeing changes immediately

11:10 – AIP Diet, stress, sleep, lifestyle, connection, socialization, appropriate exercise/movement, environmental toxins

12:40 – Joint pain, hydration

14:00 – Authoring her AIP book and the process of working with a publisher

20:46 – Greatest takeaway from Sonia’s book

23:15 – Health in Europe versus United States

 24:20 – Glyphosate (Round-up)

25:17 – Common symptoms associated with various autoimmune symptoms

26:26 – Inflammation, pain, skin issues

28:34 – The foods we don’t want to give up, food sensitivities, food inflammatory test, reintroducing foods

30:00 – Buying locally

30:34 – LNT (Lingual Neural Testing), FCA (Functional Clinical Assessment), FNTP versus NTP, identifying which supplement or nutrient your body is begging for

Sonia Sidle's journey to become a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (FNTP) and a Certified Autoimmune Paleo Coach began with her own struggles against autoimmune disease. Fueled by her personal experiences, she is driven by a passion to assist others facing similar challenges. Originally from France, Sonia's fluency in French empowers her to serve a diverse clientele, spanning both French and English speakers. In order to expand her expertise, she pursued additional certifications as a Certified Functional Blood Chemistry Specialist, a Restorative Wellness Practitioner, and a Functional Supplement Specialist. Teaming up with a fellow French-speaking AIP Coach, Sonia co-created a pioneering program in French aimed at guiding individuals through the transition to and maintenance of the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP). Alongside this initiative, she co-authored a French book about what AIP is, how it can help people and containing 60 AIP-friendly recipes. Together, Sonia and her colleague aspire to shed light on the AIP within French-speaking communities, where awareness of this protocol remains limited.

Sonia’s website: www.yourwellnessrevealed.com and IG handle: @AIP_alltheway

Sonia's book: Soigner l'auto-Immunité Avec le Protocole AIP: La Méthode Naturelle Révolutionaire Qui Réduit Au Silence Les Maladies Auto-immunes - Book Link

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In this episode of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, your host, Jamie Belz, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (FNTP) and Master Health Coach, walks you through the incredible story of Dr. Francis M. Pottenger Jr., a physician and research scientist of the early 1900s. 

Dr. Pottenger worked in a sanitarium, a medical facility found commonly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which approached the treatment of disease with exposure to fresh air and sunlight, restorative environments, rest and relaxation – often in outdoor settings, nutrient-dense foods, light physical activity, close monitoring by medical staff, structured routines, and social interaction as a way of strengthening the patient’s immune system and improving their overall health so their bodies could fight off pathogens and heal.

While studying the correlation between tuberculosis and the adrenal glands, he noticed vast differences in the health of his feline test subjects depending upon the diets they were fed - raw milk and raw meat versus cooked/pasteurized milk and cooked meat.

Over ten years and multiple generations of more than 900 cats, Dr. Pottenger conducted a research project that would eventually become known as "The Pottenger's Cats Study." This study ultimately laid the revolutionary groundwork for what we now call "epigenetics"—the study of how environmental factors, such as diet, stress, and exposure to toxins, can switch our genes on or off without changing the underlying DNA sequence.

The profound findings of Dr. Pottenger's study were not so much that what the cats ate impacted their health as that it impacted the health of three subsequent generations of kittens through transgenerational nutritional deficiencies.

So, what does this mean to the human race? Are WE a case of Pottenger's Humans? Is there hope for regeneration? 

This impactful and truly astonishing story is not told in school, but it should be. You'll want to hear it yourself and then tell everyone you know. 

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