The Refined Hippie podcast is a show all about holistic lifestyle, nutrition, and plant-based veganism, with a mind-body-spirit approach to living healthfully and happily, for ourselves and our planet.
Episodes
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Ep 113: Today's episode is with Dr. Crystal Heath, a veterinarian in the Bay Area who also happens to be vegan. In a profession that is supposedly all about ANIMALS, you would think this wouldn't be that uncommon but unfortunately and oddly enough it is.
Dr. Heath is an outspoken animal rights advocate, on the founding committee of Veterinarians Against Ventilation Shutdown, which urges the American Veterinary Medical Association to re-classify ventilation shutdown as a “not recommended” method of depopulation. She’s also part of ourhonor.org, who’s goal is "to create an organized network of professionals who are able to formally challenge unethical institutionalized systems and amplify the voices of those who have been marginalized".
She's been a target of the agricultural industry, which was revealed by a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) showing the industry’s coordinated efforts to discredit her and portray her as a “dangerous animal rights activist” for speaking out against factory farming. Dr. Heath garnered worldwide attention after an Intercept article laid out the details of the story.
Topics Include:
- vet school and the veterinarian profession
- animals on farms versus animals in the wild
- Dr. Crystal's story
- shelter medicine
- terminal surgeries
- testing on animals
- FDA modernization act
- smear campaigns on Dr Crystal
- ventilation shutdown
- AVMA policies
- livestock medicine
- changing hearts and minds
- transitioning farms to grow plants
- EATS act
- salmonella
- taking action
Dr. Crystal's IG: @dr.crystalheath
The Refined Hippie IG: @therefinedhippie
www.therefinedhippie.com
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Ep 112: The "greatest generation" had a lot of daily habits that helped give them a sense of fulfillment, purpose, and an overall sense of life contentment. On this episode we explore the 5 habits we should bring back from our grandparents. Most of these may seem pretty basic, but they can have profound effects on our mental and physical well being.
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Ep 111: Today's episode is your Adaptogens 101 course, where we chat all about these incredible plants, herbs, and mushrooms that have astounding health benefits and help the body manage stress.
Topics Include:
- history of adaptogens
- adaptogen qualifications
- primary adaptogens
- secondary adaptogens
- ashwagandha
- shilajit
- cordyceps
- how to consume adaptogens
- Anima Mundi
Rebecca's IG: @therefinedhippie
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Ep 110: When I started having digestive issues years ago, one of the first things I did was become gluten-free. Of course at the time I had no idea why, it was just a buzz word floating around, but it did help. I felt lighter and more clear headed.
Many others are seeing the benefits of a gluten-free lifestyle and there's now a surge of gf products on the market. However, as with anything, they are not all created equal.
Today's guests, Adam and Maddie, are also passionate about gluten-free, so much so that they created a company making delicious wholesome bread that tastes great and leaves you feeling incredible.
Pacha is a certified organic bread made from sprouted and fermented buckwheat, a crop that's good for soil health, has a delicious hearty flavor, a plethora of health benefits, plus important for regenerative agriculture.
Topics Include:
- how Pacha got started
- gluten-free
- bread making
- buckwheat
- cover crops
- benefits of growing buckwheat
- why soak and sprout
- regenerative agriculture
- compostable packaging
- convenience culture
- the process of getting into WholeFoods
- creating companies that care
- raising capital
- oceanography
- the impact of nutrient inputs
- dead zones
- and more!
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Pacha's IG: @livepacha
Rebecca's IG: @therefinedhippie
www.therefinedhippie.com
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
Ep 109: It's the dreaded c-word, cancer, the second leading cause of death in the world.
On this episode we chat with Nathan Crane, a certified holistic cancer coach and natural health researcher. Nathan's also a best selling author, inspirational speaker, and 20x award-winning documentary filmmaker. But how does a person become passionate about cancer?
We get into Nathan’s story of being a troubled teen, addicted to drugs, to his incredible transformation of becoming a holistic cancer coach with over 15 years in the natural health, leadership, and personal development space.
Topics:
- how Nathan healed his own inner emotional trauma
- personal forgiveness
- trauma and chronic disease
- root causes of all cancer
- cancer fear
- allopathic view on cancer
- misconceptions of cancer
- what causes chronic inflammation
- how to heal traumas
- recommendations for therapy
- Qi-gong
- energetic healing
- and more!
Thank you for listening! Please be sure to subscribe and share this episode!
Nathan's IG: @nathancranepodcast
Nathan's Book: Becoming Cancer Free
Rebecca's IG: @therefinedhippie
www.therefinedhippie.com
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Ep 108: A new season of the podcast is here and we are taking off with a bang, chatting all about wellness burnout and compassion fatigue, two psychological phenomenon that can happen to many of us trying to live a healthy and/or compassionate lifestyle.
I started using the term 'wellness burnout' after learning of friends and clients (even myself) who'd experienced exhaustion from their health journey. It can happen to anyone who's been devoting an extreme amount of time and energy to healing.
We also discuss compassion fatigue, a condition that can leave animal lovers feeling hopeless, stressed, and anxious.
Topics Include:
- signs of 'wellness burnout'
- what is burnout
- how to overcome it
- finding perspective
- knowledge or information paralysis
- compassion fatigue
- empathetic distress
- cognitive empathy
- animal rights versus animal welfare
- and more!
The Refined Hippie IG: @therefinedhippie
www.therefinedhippie.com
https://animalandmind.com/2017/07/24/bearing-witness-animal-activists-and-compassion-fatigue/
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Ep 107: The health of our GI tract is finally getting the attention is deserves. However, many people believe they can just take a probiotic and call it a day. But just as everything in the supplement industry is concerned, not all probiotics are created equal.
Today’s guest is Natasha Trenev, dubbed “The Mother of Probiotics”, having significantly contributed to the evolution of the probiotic industry. Her extensive experience and knowledge of the industry began with her family’s 750 year history of producing prized yogurt by the royal family of Yugoslavia. In 1980 she became the first person in North America to introduce the category of probiotic dietary supplements for human use. She is the founder and president of Natren Inc, which makes probiotic products that come with 40 years of focused, rigorous scientific research, and technology from leading scientists and researchers in the field of probiotics.
We chat all things gut microbiome, microbiota, probiotics, the supplement industry, and how the gut impacts every aspect of human health - physical, mental, emotional, skin and organ health. We get into autism, mental health, and more.
Topics Include:
- what is the microbiome
- microbiota
- the probiotic and supplement industry
- regulations
- shelf stable versus enteric coated pills
- the best way to encapsulate probiotics
- healthy ecosystems
- educating the public
- mental health
- what to do if one has to take antibiotics
- soil bacteria
- doing the right thing and helping others
- energy exchange
- and more!
Natren IG: @natrenprobiotic
Natasha's IG: @natashatrenev
Rebecca's IG: @therefinedhippie
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Ep 106: On this episode we chat with Lucas McLawhorn, founder of Well-Fed Ed, a healthy food truck located in coastal North Carolina with an emphasis on educating others (particularly kids) on the benefits of proper nutrition.
Lucas’ discovery of the benefits of 'food as medicine' developed after a successful outcome with cancer. We get into all the details surrounding that trying time, as well as all that led up to it.
Topics Include:
- life as a musician
- teaching basketball
- moving to Switzerland
- education system abroad
- developing debilitating back pain with no answers
- diagnosed with cancer
- treatment in Switzerland
- reading The China Study
- impact of plant-based nutrition
- starting a catering business
- the c-word in Europe
- moving back to America
- how we all just want love
- food truck business
- educating kids on proper nutrition
Well-Fed Ed IG: @wellfeded2022
Rebecca's IG: @therefinedhippie
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Ep 105: Trauma is shown to cause a 60% increase in risk of developing an autoimmune disease.
On this quick solo episode I chat about my experience lately with discovering past trauma and how to go about finding peace.
Topics:
- my experience with past trauma and trying to heal
- types of trauma
- methods for healing
- meditation
- Eastern Body, Western Mind book
Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
Ep 104: There is still a lot of confusion revolving around cannabis, but as more research and science comes out showing the indisputable benefits, the more understanding and less stigma there seems to be towards this plant.
On this episode we chat with one of the co-owners of FlowGardens, an indoor cannabis cultivation company, about the basics of cannabis.
FlowGardens is dedicated to cultivating health and happiness through premium quality cannabis and educating their customers on the wellness benefits across the entire spectrum of cannabinoids.
Topics Include:
- how David got into the industry
- difference between hemp and marijuana
- cannabinoids: CBD, CBG, CDC
- THC
- sativa versus indica
- plant medicine
- endocannabinoid system
- cannabis benefits
- cancer fighting agents
- finding a premium product
- growing methods
- terpenes
- the entourage effect
- changes in the industry
- how to combat cannabis stigma
- synthetic cannabinoids
The Refined Hippie IG: @therefinedhippie