Health Matters With Rosie Bank

#23 Giving Thanks for an Embodied Life Giving thanks to your body during the holiday season… and throughout the year. Rosie Bank discusses how, when, and why giving thanks to your body is a wholesome endeavor to practice on an on-going basis. Listen in as Rosie encourages you to develop a lasting gratitude-based relationship with your body. Learn to say “Thank you body” to show your appreciation. Listen to your emotions instead of using food to bury them. Use words like peace, relaxation, calm, and harmony to change your point of focus. Use health and body based events in your life as opportunities to make hew pro-vitality choices. Practice wholesome habits. It is no accident that the Health Matters brand is described as love your body and get your body to love you back. Rosie is passionate about helping you discover why you are worth it, why your best life depends on your making it a priority to take good care of you, and why now is the best time to focus on nourishing your body and nurturing y

#21 Gut Matters: 4 Ways to Optimize Your Digestion to Boost Your 'Second Brain' and Improve Your Mood Interview with Dr. Karen Wolfe Join Rosie and her guest, Dr. Karen Wolfe as they discuss why and how having a healthy gut is among the most important keys toward a vibrant body. Why is the gut important? What is Functional Medicine? What is the link between our mood and our gut? How can you improve digestion? Gut health is a focus for all of us who love our bodies and want our bodies to love us back. A healthy gut helps you feel more alive, helps you get the essential nutrients from your food, helps you be in a good mood, and helps you have a healthy brain… and more that Dr. Karen will show you.* Dr. Karen Wolfe is an Australian physician, entrepreneur, Healthy Lifestyle Coach, author and international speaker. Dr. Karen was born in Sydney Australia and graduated from Sydney University with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and completed a Master’s Degree in Psychology from National

Learn how to release trapped emotions in your body to live with more freedom, happiness, and expressiveness in your life.

#19 Starting a Plant Based Diet Interview with Dr. Debra Shapiro Join Rosie Bank and her guest, Dr. Debra Shapiro as they discuss how to live longer, what to eat to prevent chronic disease, and even how to use whole plants in your diet to treat and even reverse chronic disease. They even discuss the controversies that are alive and well in the nutrition arena, even among experts. Dr. Debra has some fascinating remarks on the obstacles you may encounter as you eliminate junk, processed food, and unhealthy animal products from your diet. Change your habits ... and improve your gut, your diet, your outlook toward food, and your ability to provide your body with optimal nutrition. Dr. Shapiro is a Board Certified OB-GYN and certified health coach, as well as vegan lifestyle coach and educator. She had a busy private ob-gyn practice for 23 years before becoming a coach. She has been vegan for 6 years and has been studying plant based nutrition for that entire time, as well. She is a graduate of the e.Cornell co

#18 Marriage of Love and Health Interview with Kimi Avary Continuing with the love/health/romance/vitality theme, please join Kimi Avary and me as we discuss how taking care of yourself positively impacts your love relationship. Learn from Relationship Navigation Specialist, Kimi Avary (www.ConsciousCouplesNetwork.com) as she shares relevant and powerful distinctions to keep you love and health alive. (See below for Kimi’s credentials.) Here is what you will discover in this episode of Health Matters Podcast: How “feeling safe” is important for women and men and how to express your needs. How wellness practices impact your own health and that of the partnership. What to do when you feel stressed in response to your partner’s health-related behavior. How stress can take its toll on relationships and what you can do about it. What is the only assumption you ought to make and how this can positively impact the wellness factor in your primary relationship? At Kimi’s website you can download Signup

#17 The "We" in Wellness Interview with Dr. Gary Salyer What do health and love have to do with each other? What is the “We in Wellness?” Learn from Love Expert, Dr. Gary Salyer (www.GarySalyer.com) as he shares enlightening information about how to nurture a loving relationship. (See below for Dr. Gary’s credentials.) Here is what you will discover in this episode of Health Matters Podcast: How taking care of you provides nourishment for your love relationship. What is the third entity in a love relationship and how do you take care of this entity? What are the risks of letting yourself get depleted, and how does this impact your love relationship? What health risks are associated with conflict and contempt in your primary relationship? What practical steps you can take to help your primary relationship flourish with health and vitality. What is your GPS of feeling secure and loved? When we feel… welcomed with joy worthy of our needs and nourished cherished and protected empowered wi

#16 Eat Your Veggies Have you heard the term plant based diet? It is among the most popular themes currently running in the nutrition/wellness/weight management/disease prevention arena. Surely you hear experts recommending that you eat your veggies. Some trends come and go. There is something about the emphasis on eating fruits and veggies plus nuts and seeds to enhance your health that has lasting, timeless relevance. This is not a fad. In this episode, I will walk you through making a transition toward a plant based diet. Sharing with you my own journey moving toward veganism, even without being 100% at this point, may help you find your path. What is unique about dietary decisions is that yours will be unique from someone else’s and that is how it should be. Finding what works for you is what the journey is. In this episode of Health Matters Podcast, I explain three benefits for you to eat more and mostly plants. They are: You will be crowding out lower-nutrient food with higher-nutrient food such as

#15 Why Stretching Matters Part 2 Yoga stretching is like the fountain of youth. Consider doing yoga stretching for a wide variety of improvements in how you feel in your body every day.  Think of the difference it would make in your life to feel more comfortable, more relaxed, more alive. Yoga stretching can help you achieve all of these and more. May I assume that you followed my suggestion and have listened to Part One of this two-part podcast? Episode 14 comes before 15. You will invariably get more value if you listen to them in order. Yoga stretching can become part of your life. Let me show you how. Here are the topics I broached on Health Matters Podcast Episode 15: How to deal with a “too-busy” life. How do yoga stretches help if you feel stiff in your body? What about equipment and your space? What do you need to get started? What about when to stretch? Is it better to have one set time, or are there a variety of ideal times for you to stretch your body? What are the pros and cons of

#14 Why Stretching Matters Part One Yoga Stretching to do at home for optimal health and well-being. Do you resonate with the idea of becoming looser, more balanced, more comfortable, and stronger in your body? If so, follow along with me in 'Why Stretching Matters Part One' in this Health Matters Podcast, and then, afterward, in 'Why Stretching Matters Part Two'. And most importantly, TAKE ACTION! Bonus resource. This is a beautiful page with lovely and inspiring quotes. Relax like a boss Here are the topics I broached on Health Matters Podcast Episode 14: The joys of stretching. What can happen for you when you begin to stretch your body? Let’s discuss a plan, so that you can literally move ahead with your practice. You can stretch dutifully, knowing that it is good for you. Or, you can fall in love and have a transcendent experience. Both are perfect, and you can’t go wrong. Don’t compare yourself to anyone else. It is built in to yoga that you work with what you have and meet yourself where

#13 Leave a Legacy of Health This conversation has no end. Why? Because there is no arrival point when it comes to taking care of your body and making your health a priority. I suppose at the end of our lives, we can consider this chapter closed. But every day leading up to that, we can always do things to help us keep our bodies, our energy levels, our ability to stay well top of mind. In this episode, I will engage with you something I call Leaving a Legacy of Health. This is about looking forward. The choices you make today have a lasting effect. Not only for you, but for the people you love, with whom you work, and perhaps who you serve through your profession. Knowing what this looks like is key to your staying on track. To ignore your future goals and desires makes it so much harder to make good choices today. Connect the dots is one of my favorite sayings. In this episode of Health Matters Podcast, I explain three benchmarks to help you accomplish what I just described. They are: You use food

#12 Are You Addicted to Stress On this podcast: Learn how to recognize the signs of excess stress and what to do about it. Stress can be “good” and stress can be “bad” ...  How can you tell the difference? How can you use stress as it is meant to help us function? And when do you have to jump off that stress train to become a calmer, healthier, happier version of you? Here are the topics I broached on Health Matters Podcast Episode 12: What happens to our health when we overdo stress? What health conditions are so-called “stress related?” What are the benefits of unwinding from stress and becoming more relaxed? What are the most effective ways to go from stress to experiencing peace and harmony? Here is another podcast that your body wants you to listen to. And so does your mind, and your muscles, and your heart… well, every part of you. Why? Because stress causes wear and tear and puts you at risk. Anyone and everyone who is committed to her health will pay attention to the signs of excess s

#11 Working From the Inside Out Is there a train coming down the track? Is it the Health Train, and if so, are you on it? Is it the Disease Train, and if so, are you jumping out of the way to get on a different track? Here are the topics I broached on Health Matters Podcast Episode 11: Where do you start to “work from the inside?” What conditions respond to self-care versus medical care? How do you integrate getting professional help while maintaining personal power? What are good strategies to treat our bodies to get and stay healthy? Your body wants for you to listen to this podcast. Why? Because your body knows intuitively that the place to start to make the greatest difference for you on the “wellness meter” is with self-care. Your body is counting on you to make pro-health choices on a consistent basis. Your body will let you know when you need to “up” your personal care by showing symptoms of wear, tear, and neglect. What kinds of illnesses respond to self-care? Here is a partial list:

#10 Calorie Counting vs Calorie Consciousness An Intuitive Approach To Eating For Health And Slenderness … Without Dieting. Do you find calorie counting an inconvenient distraction from enjoying your food? I do! On this podcast, I’ll guide you to simply have a better, more informed, less stressed-out relationship with food. How can you know which to pick… an egg-salad sandwich, or a peanut butter one? I’ll show you the difference. Learn what food makes you feel fabulous, and discover how to eat just enough of it to achieve optimal health and ideal weight. What is an empty calorie, and why does this matter? Why should you avoid them? All that and more on this episode. By the way, the free download for this episode is a “Cheat Sheet for Calorie Consciousness”.  You’ll get a whole bunch of tips and strategies to help you determine the calorie value and the nutrient value of foods that you are familiar with. The illustrations depicting the volume of foods in relation to their caloric content will be very helpfu

#9 Personal Growth and Your Health Connect the dots. Making your health a priority supports your evolution in a variety of areas of your life. Focusing on your personal growth enables you to make necessary adjustments in your health. I came up with several areas where you can put your attention. In doing so, you can invite your body to meet higher standards by which you want to live your life and express yourself. Based on my experience, focusing on your health brings enormous value to you as a person. You express your belief in your own worthiness when you make taking care of your body a priority. For example, do you honor your body with whole, fresh food, but not too much? Or do you trash your body with chemicals and poisonous substances like excess alcohol and sugar? Do you express your appreciation for your body by moving, breathing, stretching, and getting a good sweat? Or do you ignore your body’s need for movement and leave yourself discarded at your desk or on the couch? Do you see how it is co

#8 Knock It Off I'm excited to talk with you about 'Following the Five Rules', as laid out in Mastering Leptin, by Byron Richards. This approach is systematic and will show you where you have room for improvement in your relationship with meals, quantity, frequency, and quality. The result may likely be a renewed and refreshed experience of weight loss, increased energy, and feeling more strategic in meal planning. I loved reading Mastering Leptin for the third time. I get more out of it every time I read it. What is new now is that I am using the planning method as taught by Byron Richards with my clients. They love the results, and I hope you will too. From my own experience, the most dramatic thing I did to comply with his recommendations was to quit snacking. What I most enjoy about this (besides my slender waistline) is that I am really hungrier for dinner. Mark and I moved our dinner up since we gave up our afternoon snack. This was a huge habit for us before, namely eating something in the afternoo

#7 Grazing vs Square Meals Feeling confident knowing when and how much to eat will make a big difference for you. It’s like having a road map, so you don’t get lost.   I am very hopeful about this podcast episode for you. In the old days, I used to have no definition between my meals. It seemed like I started in the morning and used food throughout the day to distract myself, soothe over my emotions, and to give me energy because I was so depleted from eating so much junk food. That seems like another lifetime ago. Now, I am able to enjoy very satisfying meals, with an occasional afternoon snack before going out to exercise. I mentioned a cool download I made for you, called How to Let Common Sense Dictate How Much and When You Eat. This is another cheat sheet for you to navigate your way around the whole when and how much to eat issue. It does not have to be complicated, or difficult. I created some guidelines for you that will help you get and stay on track. Please click below. I really think that th

#6 Getting Support Creating a community of like-minded health enthusiasts can do wonders for you on your journey. Don’t go at it alone! My sincere desire in creating this episode for you is to inspire you to have supportive buddies to go on this journey of enjoying massively improved health. Whether it is your family, your friends, your co-workers, a walking club you join, or a class that you take, it makes all the difference in the world when you are not alone. The other reason why it’s a big deal for you to be encouraged by others is the effect this closeness has on your immune system. Not only can others encourage you, they can often love you when you are less than thrilled by your own behaviors. None of us is perfect, and you certainly don’t have to be perfect to improve your health. Sometimes getting acceptance from others can remind you that you can do this. You can improve your habits and practices. You can get better a little bit at a time. Your goals are just as important to you as anyone else’s

#5 Give Peace a Chance Doing things that help you feel more peaceful also help you be healthier. Doing things to be healthier can also help you feel more peace. There is a lot of talk about overcoming stress. (Bonus download about meditating and relieving stress!) By focusing on allowing more peace and harmony in your life through deliberate practices, much of the stress disappears. Include regular practices that include physical relaxation, forgiveness, and giving thanks. Support the part of your immune system that helps you make better food choices by breathing and centering yourself. Let your co-workers and family know that you appreciate them, and keep any tendencies to criticize to a minimum. Find time to breathe, stretch, and quiet your mind, (yoga and meditation) even when your schedule is full. I prepared this episode’s download on yoga and meditation so that you can get started and enjoy the benefits. Click below to get the free download. What does this all have to do with your heal

#4 Doing Drugs in Public Today we are exploring a very legal drug that can have horrendous consequences to your body.  Sugar. In this episode I’ll dig into how your food choices can impact your health positively … or negatively. Get my five best tips for managing and getting relief from taking in too much sugar and processed food. Why you are starving even a couple of hours after you eat? Why is it so incredibly important to maintain steady levels of your blood glucose? Is it true what they say about having a healthy breakfast? Learn this and more on this podcast episode. Heat up your metabolism for energy and weight loss! The lifestyle of avoiding diabetes is far better than the one where you are putting yourself at risk. If you want to take the avoidance pathway, you need to hear this episode. I will show you how to get off the train that’s headed toward a health wreck. We talk about five important and specific signposts that can alert you to make adjustments in order to steer clear of diabetes

#3 Everything Counts "Everything Counts" will be among your absolute best tools for maintaining your radiant good health. Fifty great ideas for improving your health. It's the little things that count! In this episode of Health Matters Podcast, as your Health Coach, I will help you make some significant discoveries about your daily habits. Learn why it does not serve you to discount the little things you do. Your energy and vitality are the result of small choices throughout your day. Baby steps plus consistency yield astonishing results. I will emphasize the role of discipline regarding your health. Mastering your health requires self-discipline. I prepared for you a list of 18 simple activities that you can incorporate into your busy day. (Don’t worry – they are all listed and more in the download I prepared for you.) Bringing yourself to actually take action based on these suggestions will make a world of difference.  I recommend that you practice healthy habits like you would practice the violin, or prac