Magnificent Midlife

My guest today is Ricki Heller, cookbook author, holistic nutritionist and anti-candida crusader. She’s the ultimate expert, I reckon, on making dietary restrictions work, whether because you have to for health reasons or you just want to. She’s completely plant-based, sugar-free and still eats the most amazing food. This episode covers a wide range of foods you may need or want to restrict in your diet: gluten, sugar, meat, dairy, processed food etc. We talk about: Candida overgrowth, its causes, and symptoms Holistic vs allopathic medicine and their approaches to diet Nutrition and its lack of inclusion in western medical training The mysteries of the gut biome and its effects on the body Alternative eating, methods, diets, and how to stick to them Sugar alternatives, such as coconut sugar, date sugar, monk fruit, and more Baking with alternatives, gluten-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free Junk food cravings, how and why they happen Emotional eating and its negative effects Menopause, dealing with it with a