Live Purely with Elizabeth

Elizabeth welcomes Dave Asprey, renowned as the "Father of Biohacking." A health science entrepreneur, founder of Bulletproof Coffee, four-time New York Times bestselling author, and host of the award-winning podcast "The Human Upgrade," Dave shares his journey into biohacking. In their chat, Dave shares a few of his favorite high-tech and low-tech techniques for optimal health, more about his latest book Smarter Not Harder: The Bi...

Elizabeth welcomes Angela Vranich, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Little Spoon, the fastest-growing direct-to-consumer kids' food brand in the US. Angela shares her entrepreneurial journey, starting from her roots in marketing natural foods to identifying a glaring gap in the baby food market. With her husband, she founded Little Spoon, aiming to revolutionize kids' nutrition by offering fresh, nutritious meals directly to...

This week, Elizabeth welcomes Lauren Montgomery, founder and CEO of Monty's, maker of plant-based dairy essentials including cultured cashew cream cheese and butter. Lauren shares her inspiring journey from the fast-paced corporate fashion world to becoming a health-supportive chef with a passion for whole plant-based foods and fermentation. She discusses how her own quest for wellness led her to culinary school and ultimately to f...

Elizabeth welcomes renowned Chef Kim Floresca from goop Kitchen to celebrate the launch of the limited edition banana bread collaboration between Purely Elizabeth and goop Kitchen. In the episode, Chef Kim opens up about her inspiring journey from a terrible meal experience as a teenager that motivated her to learn how to create delicious, healthy dishes. After working in prestigious restaurants around the world, Chef Kim now spear...

This week, Elizabeth welcomes Jennifer Scheinman, a highly accomplished registered dietitian and nutritionist, who currently serves as the Senior Manager at Timeline Nutrition. Jennifer begins by sharing her background in functional nutrition and her journey to healing from debilitating Lyme disease. She then taps into the crucial role of mitochondria in energy metabolism, cellular function, and aging. Jennifer offers some great ti...

This week, Elizabeth welcomes Patrick Drake, a former attorney who left his legal career to pursue his passion for food full-time. In their chat, Patrick talks about landing a job in renowned chef Heston Blumenthal's kitchen after a chance meeting, co-creating the meal kit delivery service HelloFresh in the UK, and picking up the pieces to create a fresh start after losing almost everything to a fire in California. He now runs the ...

This week, Elizabeth sits down with renowned culinary expert and trailblazer Gail Simmons, best known for her role as a judge on the reality series "Top Chef." Gail shares her inspiring journey from writing down her love of food on paper to attending culinary school and working at iconic New York City restaurants. She details her invaluable experiences assisting renowned food critic Jeffrey Steingarten and managing special events f...

Elizabeth welcomes back Dr. Josh Axe, leadership expert, entrepreneur, physician, and co-founder of Ancient Nutrition. He is also the author of several health and wellness books, including his latest book titled “Think This Not That: 12 Mindset Shifts to Break Through Limiting Beliefs and Become Who You Were Born to Be.” In their conversation, Elizabeth and Josh talk about the role of mindset in health, overcoming limiting beliefs,...

This week, Elizabeth welcomes Dr. Romie Mushtaq, a board certified physician and neurologist. She talks about her new book, The Busy Brain Cure, which explains her 8-week brain shift protocol for reducing chronic stress, anxiety, and burnout. Dr. Romie discusses implementing mindfulness practices in both personal life and the workplace and highlights the importance of improving sleep quality. She gives some great tips on establishi...

It’s all about good energy this week as Elizabeth welcomes Casey Means, a Stanford trained physician and Co-Founder of Levels, a health technology company with the mission of reversing the world’s metabolic health crisis. Casey first talks about training as a Head and Neck Surgeon before leaving traditional medicine to devote her life to helping reverse our broken food and healthcare system. She gives a glimpse into her new book, G...

It’s all about gut health this week as Elizabeth welcomes Dr. Daryl Gioffre, Gut Health & Inflammation Specialist, Best-Selling Author and the Founder of Alkamind. Dr. Daryl first talks about overcoming his personal struggles with sugar addiction, and how his father’s illness led him down a path to investigate the role of digestive wellness. Dr. Daryl talks about his Acid-Kicking product line and Gut Detox Programs, and small chang...

This week, Elizabeth welcomes lifestyle journalist and author of The Dry Challenge, Hilary Sheinbaum. Hilary talks about her fun career path covering Hollywood’s biggest stars to founding Going Dry and freelance writing for publications like The New York Times. Hilary shares her experience completing Dry January after making a New Year's bet and how it upleveled her life and showed her you don’t need alcohol to thrive. She provides...

Elizabeth welcomes Jordan Rubin, one of America’s most recognized and respected natural health experts. As the Co-Founder and CEO of Ancient Nutrition and founder of Garden of Life, Jordan is an eco-entrepreneur, best-selling author, and founder of Heal the Planet Farm and the Ancient Nutrition Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Sustainability. Jordan first shares his profound health journey of battling Crohn's and Colitis, an...

The fresh scent of clean and toxin-free laundry is more than just pleasing to the nose - it can be powerful enough to improve your health. This week, Elizabeth welcomes Allison Evans and Kelly Love, co-founders of Branch Basics, a plant-powered cleaning company. Allison shares how removing toxins from her environment and switching to a whole-food diet healed her polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) symptoms. She and Kelly discuss the...

Elizabeth welcomes Steven Salm, Founder and CEO of PLANTA Group, to discuss his journey from traditional hospitality to pioneering the plant-based dining scene. Steven shares his awakening to a plant-based lifestyle after watching “Cowspiracy'' and how it inspired him to champion change through food. He talks about growing PLANTA to 20 locations across North America with a mission to normalize plant-based living. Steven also discus...

Elizabeth is joined by Robby Sansom, Co-Founder and CEO at Force of Nature, a regeneratively sourced meat company based in Austin, Texas. Robby talks about his journey of building EPIC foods and selling to General Mills, which set the stage for Force of Nature. He highlights Force of Nature’s partnership with land stewards, ranchers, and farmers with the mission to create a positive return on the planet, the issues with our current...

We take a big bite towards wellness this week as Elizabeth is joined by Sara Cullen, founder of GEM, a nutrient-dense food company focused on whole foods and sustainability. A pioneer in the food and beverage space, Sara shares her journey building GEM after discovering her own nutrient deficiencies, and the challenges of fundraising and product development as a smaller business. They discuss GEM’s science-backed formulation featur...

It’s all about the snacks this week as Elizabeth welcomes Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Expert Frances Largeman Roth. Francis shares her journey from studying animal science to becoming a best-selling author and nationally recognized wellness expert, appearing on shows including “The Today Show,” “Dr. Oz,” “Good Morning America” and CNN. In her chat with Elizabeth, Frances discusses her philosophy of “positive nutrition,” emph...

Elizabeth is joined by the dynamic brother-sister duo, Mike and Angie Lee, founders of Soul CBD. Mike, a world-ranked professional boxer, has graced iconic arenas like Madison Square Garden and the MGM Grand, but his journey hasn't been without its challenges. Diagnosed with an autoimmune disease in 2014, Mike's career was on the line until he discovered the transformative power of CBD. Angie, a marketing maven and serial entrepren...