Kale and Kids

Today I chat with Dr. Montijo D.M.D, a dentist and owner of his dental practice in Orland FL. We discuss how the size of our jaws has changed over time, what caused the change and how that change has negatively impacted the overall health of humans. 

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-What age to start your child at the dental office

-How the human jaw has changed over time and how that is affecting human health.

-How kids diets affect the size of their jaw

-What you can do to help decrease the need for orthodontics in your child as a baby

-Eliminating mouth breathing and keeping nasal passages clean. Mouth taping and neti pots

-Thumb sucking and pacifiers.

Techniques to eliminate:

Positive Reinforcement

Foul tasting nail polish

Breaking habits after age 2

Rigid/Orthodontic pacifiers

-What cad we do nutrition wise to help increase jaw size

-How is oral and gum health related to overall health

-You can find more information about Dr. Montijo and his practice at https://lakenonadentalgroup.com/

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Today I chatted with Susan Hay, business growth expert. She gave valuable tips for any entrepreneur looking to up level her biz.

We chatted about: 

Susans background. How she got to be where she is today and how 8 years into working for other women she decided she would work for herself. 

The generational gap in the beauty industry and how it created resistance for her. 

How Susan helps female entrepreneurs who crave income and impact.

Women have an opportunity to have the life they desire and crave.

What Dame MBA is.

Are you a constant buffet of availability to your business and others?

How can we have freedom and flexibility while making an income.

Business are not build overnight.

We have been taught that the hustle is a badge of honor. 

What are your core values as a business owner?

We will all have moments of burn out. Have you: slept, hydrated and fueled your own body properly?

Time audit. What can be delegated or automated. What is bottle necking your business. What can you say no to?

No is the most magnetic word out there. 

For business growth and mindset tips you can find Susan on IG@dameandheart 

Her newest 90 day program starts in August with enrollment in July. 

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I talk with Shannon about the things that some women dont want to talk about... 

-How Shannon discovered that her chronic yeast infections could be cured with more than presciption drugs....

-How she healed herself through diet and lifestyle, specifically the candida diet.

-What candida truly is and where it can be found.

-What leads to candida overgrowth.

-What foods that did not work for her; only adding fuel to her candida fire.

-A few signs of gluten intolerance.

-How she overcame shame and embarrassment in discussing her chronic yeast infections and started helping others with this issue.

-If you are suffering from chronic yeast infections, what you can do now to help.

Shannon can be found on IG @adios_candida

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I chatted with Dani Brown about life with her family of 9 children. From hospital birth to at home water births we covered it all. Below is a recap of what we touched on as well as Beautycounter discount code mentioned. 

Why she decided to have nine kids

What grocery shopping is like with 9 

What is their normal family vehicle

How she got all 8 kids (at the same time) on an airplane 

Bath time with 9 

What is the day to day routine like?

Diet and nutrition during pregnancy and postpartum 

5 deliveries at the hospital and 3 at home 

What is like having deliveries at home vs hospital 

How she felt after giving birth to 6 babies in a hospital and what made her decide to have her deliveries from home then on.

Epidural or no epidural?

Hospital birth vs at home birth 

Will she have more? 

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This week I talk with Joi Venison and we chat about how she became a successful business woman growing several multi- million dollar business. What it was like growing up in Compton CA, being a black woman and excelling in her career. 

We discuss:

-What being straight out of Compton is really like

-"Your black, so your already behind the 8 ball. You've got to be better than everyone else to succeed."

-Her story and how she rose to the top of her class in law school while her undergrad GPA was less than stellar.

-She saw how white privileged  kids in law school already had an advantage and that made her want that even more for her own kids. 

-How she graduated top 13% of her class and passed the bar exam the first time

-Hurricane Katrina hits and she has to make a shift

-"Success is not a destination, its a journey"

-How she went from the law business to the hair business

-What is was like learning everything about the hair business

You can find Joi in IG @joivenison_esq

Joi is offering a 15% off discount code to her business, The Firm with code STIMMY. Head over to thefirmcbgroup.com for any of your entrepreneurship needs. Grow and Legally protect your business now! 

Today I chatted with Jayne Williams from Jayne Williams Wellness. We spoke specifically about how her struggle with infertility made he realize she needed to start taking care of her health from a  functional medicine approach. This breakthrough is what birthed her business as a holistic nutritionist in integrative health and gut health expert. In this episode we discussed:

On this weeks episode I am chatting with Kate Markovitz from https://www.motherhoodgrace.com/ We sit down for an authentic conversation about what is really like postpartum and what we can do to best support ourselves during this pivotal time. 

We discuss:

-The lack of support we receive as new mothers

-What is orthorexia

-Loving your body during pregnancy

-How to let go and let it be during pregnancy

-Tips for postpartum nutrition

-Mindset is everything when it comes to postpartum. Make your life EASY

-What is a 'hot mess mom'

-Why a happy healthy momma can still seek therapy postpartum

-What does it mean when your child says "play with me"

-Resources that Kate offers to help along the motherhood journey, Postpartum Grace Guide- out not. Can be found on her website https://www.motherhoodgrace.com/ or Etsy shop at MotherhoodGrace. You can also find her on IG @holistickate

Lastly for any listeners to Kale and Kids, Kate is graciously offering a 10% off discount with code Grace10 at checkout. 

In this episode Michelle Miller, creator of My First Workout talk about, at what age is it appropriate to introduce your child to exercise. 

We also discuss: 

At what age to introduce children to weight bearing exercises such as dumbbells.

What exercises you can with your kids right now.

Why exercise in important for a child as early as 3 years old.

You can find Michelle Miller on IG@myfirstworkout, on FB @ My First Workout or her website https://myfirstworkout.com/

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On todays show Jamie Kennedy from IG @resilientmama and I discuss how to uncover bodily imbalances from the root cause.

This wholistic approach looks at the body as a system rather than a compartmentalized being.

We discuss:

Heavy metals & gut dysbiosis

Your motherly intuition is always right- trust yourself enough to trust that

Everything is your own responsibility and our reaction to events/people/things

We find growth and miracles in change and adversity

Living a life in constant fear is not living a life at all

Jamie Kennedy can be found on ig @resilientmama or her website https://www.resilientintegrativehealth.com/

The two book titles that Jamie mentions are:

The Rain Barrel Effect: How a 6,000 year old answer holds the secret to finally getting well, losing weight & feeling alive again! By Dr. Stephen Cabral

The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think Your'e Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are By Brene Brown

On todays show I interviewed Courtney Broadhead from Keep It Simple Sparkles. 

We discussed: 

The Basics of organizing 

-Everything needs its place 

⁃It’s literally a system that needs to be thought out once and executed constantly 

Including Simple Organizational Topics:

⁃Simple ways to keep your phone organized and save your phone storage.

⁃Simple way to keep your closet fresh and cleaned out so it doesn’t become overwhelming to maintain.

As well as 3 Simple Kids Tips: 

⁃Simple way to keep their toys and items decluttered 

⁃Simple way to get your kid in a car seat sans a big fight 

⁃Simple way to be on time with kids

You can find Courtney on IG@ Keepitsimplesparkles