Oftentimes when looking to improve mental health, the first ideas to come to mind are things like meditation or yoga. However, there is one simple & effective way to: combat anxiety & depression, clear brain fog, help you feel less irritated, agitated, overwhelmed by life’s little tasks that is free, accessible, and necessary for your everyday functioning. And we’re here to day to talk about it!

In today’s episode we’re diving deep into an issue we touched on in “Healthy Habits Gone Wrong” last week as we learn about the increasingly prevalent health disorder: orthorexia. We have a candid conversation about food, nutrition, eating habits, healthy - unhealthy - and disordered eating behaviors, mindset, spirituality, the pursuit of perfection, self improvement, diets, whole 30, therapy, coaching, finding fulfillment… you’ll just have to listen to see how all these things are entwined!

In her book How Food Heals: A Look Into Food as Medicine for Our Physical and Mental Health, Emmie Cohen chronicles her long struggle with moderate to severe acne and her eventual realization that the root cause of her acne was from her gut and her diet.