From Fear of Man to Fermented Vegetables :: Trina Holden {Ep. 43}

Published: Oct. 13, 2014, 5:30 a.m.

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What could people pleasing and pickled cabbage possibly have to do with one another?

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The answer ? Today\\u2019s guest\\u2019s real food journey.

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{real food} :: \\u2026food as close to the way God created it as possible, free of additives and over-processing.\\xa0

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Trina Holden vulnerably shares how panic attacks and stress plagued her for years. And constantly worrying about what other\\u2019s thought had made a physical impact.

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First she began to make small changes in her diet. Because of her\\xa0gradual approach to eating healthier foods, she has sustained a \\u201creal food\\u201d lifestyle for years.

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Trina also worked on re-wiring her brain to recognize God as the only One she needs to gain approval. Then to remember through Christ\\u2019s work, she is pre-approved.

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The author of\\xa0two \\u201creal food\\u201d books, Trina, is a wealth of information in regards to eating better. In today\\u2019s episode she gives some practical ways you can improve your family\\u2019s eating habits today.

\\n What we chat about:
  • \\xa0The health concerns which led Trina to eating real foods.
  • What two things she replaced in her diet.
  • A history of panic attacks which escalated after the birth of her first child.
  • The load of all the roles she had and the pressure of the assumed expectations others have of her.
  • A huge amount of stress she felt was based on worrying about what people thought of her.
  • \\xa0A need to rewire her brain and realize she is approved by God thru Christ.
  • How Heather gets intimidated by real food writers and nervous they will make her switch all the food in her kitchen.
  • What are fermented vegetables and the benefits of eating them.
  • Heather\\u2019s love of Kombucha (how it makes her a better mom) and what that is.
  • Why we need cultured food.
  • Helping our bodies digest the food we eat, so we don\\u2019t just shove it through our system. Food becomes fuel.
  • Preference of using the word \\u201ccultured\\u201d vs. \\u201cfermented\\u201d.
  • How to make sauerkraut from cabbage on your counter.
  • How Trina realized food isn\\u2019t the most important factor in our health, God is.
  • Don\\u2019t eat healthy food from a fear-based perspective.
  • How to buy the best chicken, what labels to look for.
  • Does it matter if the eggs are brown?
  • Legacy of healthy eating we want to leave our kids.
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Stressing about what you are going to eat, is worse for your body than eating a candy bar.

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