That Paleo Show

What would happen if you crossed Paleo with Ayurveda? Find out this week when Brett interviews Dr Akil Palanisamy. Dr Akil is a Harvard-trained physician who practices integrative medicine, incorporating the best of conventional medicine and alternative therapies. In this episode Dr Akil shares the different constitutions (or doshas) that make up the Ayurvedic framework, how you can determine which on of those you are and how you can adjust and individualise your Paleo diet and exercise to suit you. A fascinating insight into how Eastern, Western and Evolutionary medicine can be combined for a truly unique approach to the Paleo lifestyle. The post TPS 186: The PaleoVedic diet appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This week Brett is joined (or rejoined we aren’t quite sure) by Diane Sanfilippo from Balanced Bites. Diane shares with us her passion for educating people about paleo food, exercise and mindsets and what has led her to creating a new updated version of her uber ‘paleo bible’ successful book, Practical Paleo. she talks about the most common questions she get asked about living a Paleo life and the solutions that she felt were missing in her book the first time around.  Diane also talks about her studies in holistic nutrition and what people should think of when looking for a course.So tune in for another wonderful episode of That Paleo Show! The post TPS 185: Practical Paleo 2 appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This week Brett interviews the amazing Stacey Kirsch from Adelaide Paleo and Nourish, Body, Life, Soul. Stacey has an amazing personal journey of struggle and transformation that you won’t be able to help but be inspired by including losing an amazing 64kg! Which is actually more than she weighs now. Not only did Stacey lose weight, she transformed her health, got out of pain and gained a whole lot more including her beautiful boy. Tune in for an amazing Paleo story and see how Stacey is now becoming a beacon of hope for so many others. The post TPS 184: Nourish Body Life Soul appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This week Brett interviews actor, author, health coach and host of The Primal Blueprint Elle Russ about her new book The Paleo Thyroid Solution. Elle shares her journey of gaining unexplained weight, bloating and a raft of unexplained symptoms and how frustrated she was tying to find a solution. When she discovered Mark Sisson and started learning more about the paleo diet and her thyroid her life changed drastically for the better. So if you are experiencing unexplained weight gain, muscle pain or weakness, bloating, dry skin, fatigue or even depression then you are going to want to tune in and hear what Elle has to say. So tune in for a very informative inspirational episode of That Paleo Show! The post TPS 183: The Paleo Thyroid Solution appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This week Brett is joined by two of the directors of The Wellness Couch and the co-hosts of 100 Not Out Damian Kristof and Marcus Pearce to talk about The Wellness Summit and they drop a few BOMBSHELLS that you are not going to want to miss! One of Australia’s biggest annual wellness events The Wellness Summit really is (as it is billed) 2 days that will change your life. In this episode the boys talk about how the first ever Wellness Summit came about, why The Wellness Summit is their favourite weekend of the year and why this year is going to be the best one yet. So tune in for not only some great information but also to be the first to hear the big news! For more information about The Wellness Summit go to www.thewellnesssummit.com And use the discount code PALEOSUMMIT16 to get $100 off of your tickets! The post TPS 182: Why The Wellness Summit appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This week Brett interviews mindset coach Dara Simkin about the mindset of change. Why is change so hard? What are they keys to making it easier? How can we deal with family and friends who are resistant to our change? And what do we do when we fail? All these questions and more are answered in a really succinct way to help you love yourself more, get aligned with your values and adopt the lifestyle you would love. So if you want to make a change to your health and wellness you will not want to miss this episode of That Paleo Show! The post TPS 181: The mindset of change appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This week Brett interviews anthroposophical medical practitioner Dr Tom Cowan. Dr Tom has served as the Vice President of the Physicians Association for Anthroposophical Medicine and is a founding board member of the Weston A Price Foundation. he talks all about the Weston A price diet as well as the methodologies of Rudolf Steiner is Listen In The post TPS 180: Anthroposophical medicine appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This week Brett interviews historian and Associate Editor at the Journal of Evolution and Health Hamilton Stapell. Hamilton brings a fascinating perspective to the Paleo movement due to his background in history, in particular studying social movements. Hamilton talk about the Physical Culture Movement of the late 19th and early 20th century and how similar it was to the Paleo movement of today, he talks about the decline of the Paleo movement since its 2013 peak and also where he thinks Paleo will go in the future. So tune in for some fascinating insights on That Paleo Show! The post TPS 179: The past,present and future of Paleo appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This week Brett talks to one of his very good friends and parenting guru’s Alexandra Sim about Innate Parenting and what it means to truly trust your gut as a parenting. Delving into topics of attachment parenting, natural birthing, how to find time for yourself as a parent, how to maintain your relationship as a parent and how to overcome the challenges of excessive parental pride this is one episode that every parent or prospective parent should listen to. So tune in for another wonderfully informative episode of That Paleo Show The post TPS 178: Innate Parenting with Alex Sim appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This week Brett interviews Australia’s #1 obstacle course racer Matt Murphy. Have you ever wondered about those athletes that do those crazy obstacle course races? Or run insanely long and steep trail courses? Or what about elite Olympic level athletes. what makes them tick? Matt and Brett cover all this and more in a fascinating interview touching on the mindset, the physical preparation and the food required to really challenge your capabilities. Be it a short obstacle course being taken on by your average punter or a long gruelling endurance race for your more seasoned adventurers. This is one interview full of gems that you won’t want to miss. The post TPS 177: Obstacle Racing and Sky Running appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This week Brett interviews one of the new owners of The Paleo Cafe at Hyde Park (in Adelaide) about her journey towards Paleo via her son’s experience with eczema. At the age of 2 Renae’s son had been dealing with sever eczema and despite the best efforts of the Doctors with creams and medications and steroids they had been unable to adequately get on top of it. By chance one day Renae’s husband heard a nutritionist on radio talk about the impact of diet and the skin and Renae’s family’s  journey of exploration began. So tune in to find out how this family changed their diet, changed their health and then changed their careers! The post TPS 176: Diet and eczema with Renae Baird appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This week Brett went on a camping adventure with his kids and decided that he just couldn’t do it without marshmallows. So he called in a little help from his friend Aimee from Primal Influence. Whilst Brett’s marshmallow making wasn’t actually much of a success (because he didn’t follow the recipe properly) it did open up a can of worms about gelatin, jelly, lollies and marshmallows that he thought was worth sharing with you all. So tune in this week for a fun adventure into the world of gelatin and yummy Paleo deserts! The post TPS 175: Jelly, lollies and marshmallows appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This week Brett talks to the one and only Cyndi O’Meara about her health philosophy, her nutritional educational program and her amazing new documentary What’s With Wheat? Brett and Cyndi have a great conversation about the health landscape in Australia and indeed the world at the moment, the importance of philosophy in health care. They also touch on what to look for if you really want to educate yourself on whole food nutrition and why so many people are reacting to wheat. So tune in for another great chat between these two wellness warriors. Links: Cyndi’s nutritional education course What’s With Wheat The post TPS 174: What’s With Wheat? appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This week Brett interviews Rebecca Coomes from The Healthy Gut about SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) and how it impacted her life. Rebecca spent most of her life feeling sick. Born two months premature, her immune system was underdeveloped and saw her develop food intolerances and an autoimmune disease by her mid 20s. Sick of feeling sick and tired, she saw countless doctors who didn’t know what was wrong with her. She was told she had IBS and a sensitive stomach, with no clues on how to cure this. She was frustrated, depressed and angry that her life wasn’t going the way she had planned. After years of illness, Rebecca took matters into her own hands. Changing her thoughts, how she moved and healing her gut saw her transform her life. Rebecca is passionate about sharing her success with other women, showing them how they can take back control of their lives and begin living the lives they know they should. So tune in for another very informative episode of That Paleo Show! The post TPS 173: SIBO

This week Brett interviews Speech Pathologist and wellness coach Heidi Hosking about what it takes to help fussy eaters become vibrant children. Heidi has had her own difficult journey with her own children and food and is passionate about helping other families along the “fussy eater roadmap” towards better health and well-being and achieving peace at meal times. So whether you are a parent or not tune in for some great insights and information about getting kids (and others) to eat healthily! The post TPS 172: Fussy eaters to vibrant Children appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This week Brett interviews personal trainer, Paleo advocate and founder of HKT fitness Joe Pece. Joe shares his approach to physical fitness and how he feels you can get the best ‘bang for your buck’ when it comes to both exercise and food. The boys also discuss a whole bunch of other topics including what to eat before, during and fter exercise to optimise your performance, recovery and health. So tune in for a great insight into physical fitness and health. The post TPS 171: Functional fitness and Paleo appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This week Brett interviews Jo Garner about her journey from stressed out mum of 3 kids dealing with mood swings, bloating, adrenal fatigue and brain fog through to a much healthier , more balanced existence. Jo discovered something call bio-resonance  therapy and was able to use the feedback from that to revolutionise her health and Listen In The post TPS 170: Stress, Paleo and bio-resonance appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This week Brett is rejoined by the amazing Leah Follett to talk about her journey with her journey from realising that her child was on the autistic spectrum to healing him through whole foods and holistic lifesyles. Tune in to Leah share her amazing journey of first healing her kids and then healing herself as Listen In The post TPS 169: Autistic to Artistic with Leah Follett appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This week Brett interviews long time listener of The Wellness Couch Melissa Barker about her journey from ‘always healthy’, to stressed out and fatigued, and back towards health again. Melissa shares how for her Paleo became an unhealthy obsession as she started to put too much pressure on herself with shift work, diet and her mindset all leading to a crash. She also shares how she has worked through these issues and how finding a healthy framework that works for her has been crucial in her journey to reagining her health. So tune in for another riveting episode of That Paleo Show! The post TPS 168: Real Life Paleo with Melissa Barker appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This week Brett scheduled an interview with Kale Brock (who I am sure needs no introduction to you) to talk about his fabulous new program the Gut Healing Protocol. And there is certainly some great information about gut health in this one. What neither of the boys suspected though was that, with Kale currently touring America and chasing the waves, the first part of the conversation would take a much different direction. So  tune in to hear not just some great gut health information but also a chat around Kale’s approach to life and mindset and ‘enjoying the ride’. The post TPS 167: ‘Enjoy the ride’ with Kale Brock appeared first on The Wellness Couch.