The Food Factor Podcast

The Food Factor Podcast

Hosted by: Stephanie Machacek, MS, CNS

The show that combines nutrition, lifestyle, science, and food pattern changes to help you make the best choices for the health of you and your family.

Episodes

Ep 63: The Sweet Truth: The Results of the 14-day Sugar Experiment

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Many people feel "out of control" when it comes to sugar. It can seem like sugar is seemingly everywhere and in everything so no wonder it can seem challenging to lower it. What if lowering it, though, could improve...
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Ep 62- How to Level Up Your Nutrition Game: Navigating the Stages of Change

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In this episode, I discuss the stages of change in behavior and nutrition and how they can affect your journey towards a healthier lifestyle. We'll be exploring the different stages, including precontemplation,...
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Ep 61- What is the root cause of almost all disease? (Replay)

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Bold statement alert: You will never reach your goal, and sustain your goal, if you don't get to the heart of what's preventing you from achieving it in the first place. For many, they focus on an unwanted symptom....
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Ep 60- How to get your digestion back on track- Replay episode

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Do you have digestive issues? In this replay episode, we discuss the basics when it comes to why digestion can be thrown off and what to do about it. Tummy troubles, gas, bloating, constipation, and acid reflux can...
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Ep 59- What to buy organic and where to save your money

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We all have heard that we need to increase our fruits and vegetables. Eating fresh produce is "healthy" for us, right? Well what if there are toxic chemicals sprayed on them and now you are eating them multiple times...
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Ep 58: What I learned from eating lunch with 1st graders-- Kid and parent episode

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As a parent, feeding your kids can be a struggle, but have you thought about it from THEIR perspective? I recently had the opportunity to eat lunch with a group of 1st graders and I learned a LOT about what kind of...
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Ep 57: Fighting Fatigue: 5 ways to energize your day through nutrition and lifestyle

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 "I'm so tired."  "I need a nap."  "I don't feel like doing anything." If you wake up and already feel like you need a nap, you may be suffering from fatigue. Whether it's easily explained like you didn't get a good...
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Ep 56- Properly Fueled- Nutrition's Impact on Student's Success

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"Kids can not focus when their body is inflamed and their blood sugar is on a rollercoaster." There's no secret that nutrition is important, especially when it comes to our kids. Why, though, have our priorities...
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Ep 55- Your health is a reflection of you

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This title may be triggering for you. I'm personally a positive person and like to believe that we are all perfect beings in our own way and nobody should tell us anything negative. As I discuss in this episode, this...
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Ep 54- Fibromyalgia- Nutrition and Integrative options

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Fibromyalgia has previously been a heavily debated condition and one that brings a great deal of frustration to those who suffer from the symptoms. You or someone you know may have been told that the pain and...
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EP 53: The Nutritional Ripple Effect

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Have you thought about the ripple effect when it comes to your nutrition? How one little change can ripple out into major impact on not only your health but also those around you? Many times when we set goals or...
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Ep 52- Stress is NOT a killer, but THIS is.

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We've probably all heard at one point that "stress kills" or were given the advice to "lower your stress", but what if that wasn't the true killer? What if there was something else that actually determined if stress...
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