225: A return to ancient superfoods | Julie Smolyansky, CEO of Lifeway Foods

Julie Smolyansky: “We all have our our grandmother’s recipes, our ancient superfoods. And there is science supporting those functional foods made from the earth.” Smolyansky, CEO of Lifeway Foods, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss why functional food is returning to comfort food, plus: *Why kefir is the champagne of dairy* *How to help loved ones healing from trauma* *How she triumphed as a 27-year-old CEO after her father's sudden passing* *Why we are only as strong as the weakest links in our community* *Why we should always invest in our guts* Thanks to Lifeway Kefir for sponsoring this episode of the mindbodygreen podcast. Visit LifewayKefir.com for more information, recipes, and stockist information  Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices