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 Apr 01, 2022
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Ep 85: Whether for health reasons, the environment, or animal welfare, more and more people are going vegan every day. In less than 10 years there has been a 500% increase in the amount of U.S. consumers that identify as vegan (1% in 2014 to 6% in 2022).
For some of us it might not be as big of a shock to turn vegan, but what about for a man who was once a hunter? On this episode we chat with Chris aka The Vegan Sheepdog who went from life long deer hunter to animal activist. We discuss his transition and how a special cow helped open his eyes to the uncomfortable truth that was sitting on his plate.
Chris is now passionate about rescuing animals, spreading awareness about animal agriculture, and veganism.
Topics Include:
- The Vegan Sheepdog story
- how one cow changed his life forever
- ethical lifestyle
- plant-based versus vegan
- challenges faced when going vegan
- mushroom hunting
- different types of mushrooms
- dairy industry truths
- rescuing animals
- animal sanctuaries
- and more
The Vegan Sheepdog IG: @thevegansheepdog
The Refined Hippie IG: @therefinedhippie
www.therefinedhippie.com
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Ep 84: On this episode we chat with functional medicine expert Dr. Tenesha Wards on getting to the root cause of disease. Dr. Tenesha's passion for wellness was sparked after dealing with her own share of health issues, from being to misdiagnosed as a teenager, to dealing with Hashimoto's and Epstein Barr Virus as a 30 something mother.
She is now the founder of Infinity Wellness Center in Austin Texas, and knows the importance of treating the whole person and not just the symptoms.
Topics Include:
- Dr. Tenesha's story
- Lyme disease
- Lyme disease origins
- EBV and Hashimoto's
- Western medicine blood tests
- functional medicine testing
- stealth pathogens
- shifting our mindsets
- American state of health
- food quality in other countries
- chronic fatugure
- most important supplements
- hydrating the cells
- mineral drops
- water
- and more!
Dr. Tenesha Wards IG: @drtenesha
Infinity Wellness Center IG: @infinitywellnessatx
The Refined Hippie IG: @therefinedhippie
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Ep 83: Spring is on the horizon, making it the perfect time to set new intentions! On this quick and light hearted episode Rebecca shares a life update, including her current goals, fears, and plans.
Topics Include:
- springtime intentions
- social media break
- addicted to our phones
- my current anxieties
- gardening
- soil test hit
- composting
- future travel plans
- exercise goals
The Refined Hippie IG: @therefinedhippie
Friday Mar 04, 2022
Friday Mar 04, 2022
Ep 82: Most people believe that it's normal to not feel well as we get older. At 48, Tim James feels better than ever, with more energy than he had at 18, but what's his secret?
On this episode we chat with Tim about the journey that led him to a shocking discovery which helped his friend beat cancer and transform every area of his life. Feeling charged with a duty to help others he started sharing his knowledge with anyone that would listen. This led him to producing his own chemical free food products. ‘Chemical Free Body’ was born.
Topics Include:
- Tim's healing story
- Hippocrates Health Institute in Florida
- how to operate the human body optimally
- detoxing
- colon hydrotherapy
- why society is so sick
- bioaccumulating toxins
- nutrient deficiency
- flooding the body with nutrients
- green juices
- the truth about supplements
- how to navigate the supplement world
- synthetic supplements
- reading supplement labels
- Chemical Free Body food products
- working class movement
- American infrastructure
- creating a better country
- and more!
Use coupon code refinedhippie for a discount!
Tim's IG: @chemicalfreebodyguy
The Refined Hippie IG: @therefinedhippie
Friday Feb 25, 2022
Friday Feb 25, 2022
Ep 81: On this episode we chat about some recent events revolving around food labeling and animal rights.
First, we go over the new rebranding and labeling of GMO products, which are now dubbed "bioengineered". This marketing tactic comes after years of consumer concerns regarding the safety of genetically modified food and organisms. But what does that actually mean for us and the food industry?
Next we chat about Lolita, a 56 year old captive orca, who has recently fallen ill with pneumonia in the Miama Seaqurium. We discuss government guidelines, marine life captivity, and wild orcas.
Topics Include:
- GMO rebranding as bioengineered
- what is a GMO
- GMO labeling
- marketing tactics
- European labeling requirements
- health implications of GMOs
- what foods will be labeled
- loopholes
- Lolita the orca
- federal laws and self regulation
- captive wildlife
- wild orcas and family life
- how to help Lolita
Help Lolita by contacting the following:
NOAA, Southeast Fisheries Science Center: sefsc.webmaster@noaa.gov
Mayor Levine Cava: mayor@miamidade.gov
phone to call (305)375-5071
USDA Florida Field Station: bryan.kluever@usda.gov
IG: @therefinedhippie
Friday Feb 18, 2022
Friday Feb 18, 2022
Ep 80: Having different tools in our toolbox to stay happy and healthy has never been more imperative. Although the use of salt for health reasons has been used in Europe for hundreds of years, it's just now getting the attention it deserves in the United States.
On this episode I sat down with salt cave owner, Liana Belanich Johns to talk all things wellness. Prana Salt Cave, located in Wilmington, NC, is a holistic wellness center that offers salt therapy, massage, reiki, yoga, and meditation.
We chat all about salt therapy, holistic living, CBD, and more!
Topics Include:
- salt therapy
- halotherapy versus speleotherapy
- benefits of salt therapy
- Liana's story
- how she opened the Prana Salt Cave
- products
- CBD skincare
- natural skincare
- dealing with stress
- screen time
- healthy living
Liana's IG: @lianabyoga and @pranasaltcave
Rebecca IG: @therefinedhippie
www.therefinedhippie.com
Friday Feb 11, 2022
Friday Feb 11, 2022
The podcast is back after holiday and winter break!
On this episode I chat about where I've been, our recent family loss, medical malpractice, as well as some good health news for my husband.
Topics include:
- family loss
- medical malpractice
- ITP (immune thrombocytopenia)
- Ayurveda
- Ayurvedic treatment and herbs
- and more
Ayurvedic Clinic we're working with is Planet Ayurveda.
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
The holidays are here, which can be a stressful time for many reasons. Getting together with loved ones can be prove to be difficult, whether that be because of conflicting views or food being served. But we're going to chat all about it and how to deal with the holidays this season.
Topics:
- dealing with loved ones who disagree with your lifestyle and choices
- spreading love and light
- plant-based veganism
- drinking during the holidays
- what the drink
- non-alcoholic beverages
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
On this episode we chat about a few very important topics, fasting, fragrances, and freedom.
Fasting has been used for thousands of years for health and spiritual reasons. We go over the different types of fasting, a brief historical overview, and then transition into its many benefits as well as how to get started.
Next we discuss the term fragrance, what it really means, where it's found, and why it's harmful.
Last, but certainly not least, we discuss freedom and why it's more important than ever to stand up for freedom of choice to all, no matter what you choose.
- types of fasting
- benefits of fasting
- Valter Longo
- autophagy
- telomeres
- what is fragrance (or parfum)
- where is it found
- regulation loopholes
- health implications
- female health and fragrance
- how to avoid fragrance
- freedom of choice
- why we need to act
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Over the past year and half we've seen censorship happen all over the world at an unprecedented rate. The attack on freedom of speech in America is real and doesn't seem to be stopping anytime soon. The censorship of natural health is one of the many subjects being targeted. But this isn't actually something new. On this episode we briefly go over a few historical highlights of health censorship as well as the most recent attacks.
Topics include:
- history of natural health censorship
- 1500's England
- John D Rockefeller
- censoring natural doctors
- Wikipedia "locking" certain pages
- what we can do to fight back
Not mentioned (but should have been) is using other search engines besides Google. I use DuckDuckGo which doesn't censor (for now) like some other companies. I also use the Brave browser.
My IG: @therefinedhippie