You're Not What You Eat, You're What You Digest with Sarica Cernohous

In today's episode, Sarica and I get a chance to swap ideas based on our mutual love for Chinese Medicine, including how the foods we eat impact our life experience. Sarica shares her thoughts on the lost art of traditional food preparation and why it's so important. We discuss different types of foods as well as preparation methods such as soaking and fermentation. Sarica Cernohous is a Whole-food Nutrition and Natural Lifestyle Consultant as well as a Practitioner of Japanese-style Acupuncture and Practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory and Herbal Medicine. Sarica's real-life, practical knowledge of going beyond organic and healthy ingredients and reaching deeper into the largely-forgotten and yet incredibly potent health benefits of traditional food preparation offers up a "missing link" in the wellness equation.  Her warm presence, infused with her background in Traditional Chinese Medicine and interwoven with modern-day findings, makes for an engaging presentation of the simplicity of how these processes can be implemented into our everyday, busy lives. "Our bodies are super smart…they will always allocate resources to the places that are most stressed and most important to our livelihood." – Sarica Cernohous On Today's Episode of A Healthy Curiosity: Why is it important to get back to traditional food preparation? Modern culture has come to expect certain nutrients in our foods. Bone broth – soothing, healing and incredibly easy to digest. The benefits of soaking and fermentation. How lectins can lead to digestive issues including leaky gut syndrome. Looking at the energetic quality of the food we are eating.   Key Takeaways: There's more to food than the micro- and macro- nutrients. When digestive systems arise, going back to the basics can be the best solution. Pre-digestion steps like soaking and fermentation can be the missing link in vitality for so many people. Keep meals simple – avoid complex meals.    Resources Mentioned: www.naturallylivingtoday.com The Funky Kitchen (http://funkykitchenfresh.com/)    Connect with Sarica Cernohous: Facebook Twitter     Get Our Self-Care Manifesto You have the right to take care of yourself. When you take care of yourself first, everyone around you will benefit, and will let you get more done in less time. If you need a reminder, just visit our webpage and click the download button. Then print and hang the manifesto on your wall or fridge or wherever you want so long as you get to see a positive reminder every day. Remember: Self-care is not selfish; it is essential.   Level Up Your Life It's no secret that the key to feeling vital, vibrant and thriving lies in our everyday habits. But, despite your best intentions, life can get in the way. Taking small, doable steps in the direction of better allows you to evolve and level up over time. And evolving with support, accountability, and other kind, conscious people on a growth path is way easier and more fun! If you're serious about Leveling Up, creating more ease in your life, feel strong, lean and comfortable in your body as well as more present and joyful in 2018, I would love to have a conversation with you. Go to brodiewelch.com/Level-up and apply for your FREE discovery call.     To subscribe to A Healthy Curiosity in iTunes, click here. To subscribe to A Healthy Curiosity on Android, click here. To like or share about A Healthy Curiosity on Facebook, click here.