Wellness While Walking

Wellness While Walking

Inspiring, interesting, and funny news and stories about health and life are delivered to you by Health Coach Carolyn in this walking podcast. Your 30-minute movement venture will now be a a more social occasion! After 30 minutes, you will feel energized and renewed, having moved, learned, and laughed!

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May 7, 2025 29 mins

When Dr. Aly Cohen’s golden retriever got a very rare autoimmune hepatitis diagnosis 15 years ago, she started to explore environmental toxins and their health impacts. As a practicing rheumatologist, she’d noticed increasing rates of autoimmune diseases in younger patients with no family history, suggesting environmental factors might be at play. Dr. Cohen (no relation!) became an expert in toxins and now help...

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    Justis was an avid gamer who loved his friends and family. His parents seek to make his tragic passing meaningful and so we’ll listen to their warnings, as we delve into the potential health risks posed by wireless radiation from devices like cell phones and Wi-Fi routers. We’ll learn about some precautionary measures being embraced by other countries (not the US) to mitigate these risks, highlighting the discr...

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    Are you wearing wireless ear buds right now? Your beloved wireless devices emit radiation that penetrates your body, creating biological changes scientists now link to serious health concerns. Environmental health expert Theodora Scarato reveals how the $30 million National Toxicology Program study found this radiation caused cancer in lab animals, mirroring concerning patterns in human cancer cases. Though the...

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    When we’re intentional and thoughtful about our career, children, aging parents and our home management, we’re more likely to live fulfilling, vibrant and healthy lives. In her new book, "The Four Jobs Club," Kathryn Sollmann brings together the wisdom of dozens of successful women, offering practical strategies from successful women on juggling multiple roles without sacrificing well-being. Discover how embrac...

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    Does your walk keep you within your "fat max" heart rate zone? We wrap up our conversation with Brad Kearns today, talking about optimizing our walks and two other movement pillars that will round out fitness, especially if we’re in midlife and beyond. We talk about how to keep an open and inquisitive mind in an effort to age healthfully, and I’ll share how I’m testing out some new approaches and how you might,...

  • Your body might be fighting against you when you push too hard in exercise, activating powerful compensatory mechanisms that can undermine your goals. In this eye-opening episode, we cover the critical "compensation theory of exercise" that reveals why high-intensity workouts often lead to less overall activity and compromised metabolic health. Brad Kearns, co-author of Born ...

  • The destructive "struggle and suffer" mentality sold by the fitness industry is leading to astonishing injury rates among runners while sabotaging our fat-burning capabilities. Former professional triathlete Brad Kearns challenges conventional exercise wisdom, revealing how the running boom created by cushioned shoes and cultural programming has led countless well-intentioned fitness enthusiasts into patterns o...

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    Save time, money and simplify your health routine! By immediately by removing a handful of popular products or activities we can possibly improve our health, and spend that time and money on things that work! But after we cut those things out, we’ll add one ridiculously cheap, easy and hard-hitting tool into our regimens, and I'll share with you how to do it right when so man...

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    "Just this once. I deserve it,” we say, as we return to the freezer for another serving of ice cream. Watching us, our future self is concerned as she thinks about our recent track record of sleeping poorly, missing our walks, living with constant stress, and indulging in highly processed foods at every meal. Discover why we so often betray tomorrow’s health for today’s comfort, and how to be our future self’s ...

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    Some forms of exercise cause inflammation. When a listener wrote in, saying a friend told her walking was one of them, she wanted to know the truth. We’ll discuss how walking affects inflammation levels in our bodies, and how to best navigate walking for health!

     

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    Let's ditch the fleeting fads and superficial solutions. We're going beyond quick fixes and shiny objects today, to build a foundation of true, lasting health. Andrea Nakayama is back to talk critical basics like blood sugar balance, digestion, and sleep, and how these can truly revolutionize our overall well-being, especially when it comes to hormone and cardiovascular health. Tune in to discover simple yet po...

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    When we’re not feeling 100% or are unhappy with our health status, it’s logical to look for solutions. Plenty of folks out there are ready to tell us to try this or that product or method – often, their product or method. But so often, we already hold the key to feeling better, even if we don’t get to “perfect.” We can influence the expression of our genes through lifestyle factors such as diet, movement, envir...

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    When we face bone loss, whether that be osteopenia or osteoporosis, we’re rarely told about lifestyle factors that could make a difference. Today we’ll delve into why we might suffer bone loss, and what we can do about it. Taking our very foundation – the strength of our skeleton – into our own hands is a step worth taking, and our guide in doing so is Debi Robinson. Her expertise in yoga instruction and functi...

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    "If you fail to plan, you're planning to fail," said Ben Franklin! Let’s change our health trajectory by planning! We’ll talk about some tools and some mindset shifts, including for those creative rebels who don’t like to plan! Intention and planning are key in making change in this busy world of overwhelm by simplifying and amplifying the path to improved health. Get your pens (or keyboards) ready!

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    Is it time to re-think your step count goals or habit? Let’s run your ideal number of daily steps past 7 considerations to see where you step sweet spot is. We’ve spoken about all or nothing thinking. Let’s combat it by considering how walking fits in our overall healthy lifestyle goals with an open mind that’s guided equally by science and knowing ourselves!

     

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    This particular mindset pitfall can make the difference between realizing our health goals and not! Tackling this common outlook can help us level up our lives overall, leading to more growth, happiness and improved health, so let’s jump in together so we can manage this dynamic and thrive!

     

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    Lose weight? Eat better? Move more? If taking care of your health is on the list for this year, let's finetune those resolutions to ensure they actually come to be! We'll consult the science and then will run through an example for a revised resolution that has staying power! And then a brief look ahead for the podcast on its 5th birthday!

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    To track steps or not to track steps, that is the question!! We’ll talk tracking steps and other healthy behavior metrics, as well as avoiding surgery and keeping our muscle pair cooperating! We talk all these changes against a backdrop of a mindset shift for the best life!

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