Episode 202: Why Food Matters, Blood Sugar Balance and Creating Healthy Habits for Teens and Tweens

Are you a teen or tween-ager looking to take control of your health? Perhaps you are a parent wanting to start your teen or tween off on the right foot when it comes to applying food as medicine? Want practical solutions for addressing energy, screen time, and blood sugar balance? Tune in to this special episode where Ali and Becki address teens and tweens directly and provide a 101 level introduction to our functional medicine approach!

In this episode, we cover everything we wish we knew about health when we were teenagers! From balancing blood sugar and reading food labels to navigating dining out to optimizing athletic performance, this episode will help to empower you with direct solutions to feel your best in your body. Plus learn about best supplements for supporting optimal wellness, growth and development and get some tasty recipe inspiration for quick grab breakfasts, lunches and snacks appropriate for any age or life stage!

Also in this Episode:

Naturally Nourished Youtube Channel • What is Food As Medicine and Why Does it Matter?

• How Many Carbs Are Too Many?

• Best Breakfast Options Overnight Oats - Naturally Nourished Cookbook Mikey’s Muffins Caramelized Onion & Turkey Egg Muffins Pizza Egg Muffins Blueberry Banana Almond Flour Muffins Smoothies Mango Coconut Chia Pudding •

• School Lunches Best Bars: RX Bar, Rise Bar, Perfect Bar on our Amazon Store Best Meat Sticks: Chomps & Nix Sticks on our Amazon Store School Lunches Blog Greek Yogurt Ranch Dip Best Salty Crunchy Snacks: Simple Mills Crackers, Jackson’s Honest Chips on our Amazon Store •

• Is Fat Free healthy?

• Should I go Vegetarian?

• Essential Supplements for Teens and Tweens Multidefense with Iron for girls Multidefense without Iron for dudes Restore Baseline Probiotic B-12 Boost •

• Why do I need to limit my screen time? Blueblocker Glasses •

• Which energy drink is the best? Banana Bolt Shake •

• What do I need to optimize my sports performance? Collagen and Gelatin Inflammazyme Grassfed Whey Protein •

Sponsors for this episode:

This episode is sponsored by Wild Foods, a company that puts quality, sustainability, and health first in all of their products. They have everything from coffee to turmeric to medicinal mushrooms, and every single product is painstakingly sourced from small farms around the globe. They take their mission seriously to fix the broken food system, and believe real food is medicine. They've partnered with us to give you guys an exclusive discount, so use the code ALIMILLERRD for 12% off your order at WildFoods.co!

This episode is also sponsored by Santa Cruz Medicinals, makers of potent and affordable CBD with effective dosing. For more information check out www.scmedicinals.com and use code ALIMILLERRD for 15% off your order.