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This episode focuses on Vermont's notably low obesity rate, the second lowest in the United States out of all the mainland states.

The discussion begins with some context and then expands on the state's outdoor lifestyle, highlighting how its natural beauty and terrain encourage an active lifestyle among residents. Vermont's cities and towns are praised for their walkability, contributing to the population's overall physical health.

The episode explores the health-conscious mindset of Vermonters, who prioritise wellness and healthy eating, influenced partly by the state's small population density that allows for close-knit communities with access to fresh, local foods. Economic factors are also examined, notably Vermont's lower poverty rate, which correlates with better access to quality food and health services. Environmental consciousness in Vermont is also linked.

A fun fact about Montpelier, the U.S. capital with no McDonald's, wraps up the episode, symbolising Vermont's unique approach to community health and diet.

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Timestamps:

(00:26) Introduction: My Vermont Experience

(01:51) Embracing the Outdoors: Vermont's Active Lifestyle

(02:29) Walkability: Vermont's Pedestrian-Friendly Areas

(03:38) A Health-Conscious Community: Vermonters' Diet and Wellness

(04:56) The Impact of Population Density on Health in Vermont

(05:35) Economic Well-Being: The Role of Poverty Rates in Vermont's Obesity Statistics

(06:52) Green Living: Environmental Awareness and Health in Vermont

(08:50) Montpelier's Unique Claim to Fame: A Glimpse into Vermont's Capital

(09:23) Winding Down: Reflecting on Vermont's Healthy Living Model

I had a great chat with Marty Kendall today. We share a common interest in the nutrient quality of the food we eat. Marty has spent years understanding and collating information on the foods that provide the best quality of nutrition for the calories that they contain.

With his background in civil engineering, he has brought his ability to analyse complex data into the nutritional world. He began with a strong interest in improving the health of his family. His wife is a type-1 diabetic and his son was recently diagnosed with type-1.   

His initial goal was to figure out the best nutritional strategies for his family. He is now sharing these with the world through his optimising nutrition programme. He provides mini-courses on micronutrients and a data-driven fasting challenge and explains these in more detail during this podcast. Marty is really making a difference in the nutrition world and helping us all understand more about the quality of the food we are eating.

I want to say special thanks to Marty's wife for being a guinea pig and allowing her data to be shared publicly to help others. This is real-life stuff and provides invaluable insights. 

You can find out more about Marty at:

Website: https://optimisingnutrition.com

Optimising nutrition Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/optim...

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Hello to you listening in Charlottesville, Virginia!

Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Time Out Tuesday and your host, Diane Wyzga

Maybe like me you know how it feels to hit the wall. Fatigue, loss of energy, negativity, or lack of enthusiasm when you’ve used up whatever it is that’s been holding you up. Maybe you ask yourself: Does anybody care? What is this for? Who is this for? What’s the point? You have two options: stand and stagnate or figure out how to move over, under, around, or through the wall.

How do I do it? I step back. I go for a walk - maybe a few walks. I think about a time when I was working as a shepherd on a fiber farm on the outskirts of Charlottesville, Virginia. While there I met a fellow named Joe who raised organic goats for meat. Many of his customers came from the D.C Beltway area; they were quite happy to pay good money for quality food.

But Joe hit the wall selling goat meat from his farm. He wanted to venture out and educate people about the value of eating what he raised: food that’s organic, sustainable, humanely harvested, no junk in the feed, and lots of pasture to graze. But he didn’t know how to begin. Or where to begin. Now what? Join us tomorrow for Part 2.  

You’re invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, I hope you’ll subscribe, share a nice shout out on your social media or podcast channel of choice, and join us next time! Remember to stop by the website, check out the Services, arrange a Discovery Call, and Opt In to stay current with Diane and Quarter Moon Story Arts and on Linked In [linkedin.com/in/diane-f-wyzga-78403919a]

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We are releasing another bonus episode! This is my interview on The EVOLVE Podcast with my friend, former boss, and mentor Steve Cutler, and his co-hosts Myles and KC! I had a great time appearing on their show and got to talk about some of the challenges I've overcome in the journey. We talked about our business that we started in 2020, Boundless Body LLC. We also talked about the podcast we launched in 2021 that you are listening to now, Boundless Body Radio! I'm always so grateful to be a guest on someone else's show, and am happy to share it here on our platform!

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The EVOLVE Podcast- Personal Growth and Evolution

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myboundlessbody.com

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If you have ever worked with us, are working with us, or will work with us, you are working with our amazing guest by proxy. This episode was special. I had the opportunity to thank the dude who completely shifted my career forever. Bob Seebohar did a call eight years ago talking about "Metabolic Efficiency" and how to burn fat as fuel as an endurance athlete by embracing dietary fat and reducing carbohydrates. At the time, it blew my mind. Bob was one of the first US Triathlon Level III Coaches in the country. He now has a bunch of letters behind his name, and runs several successful companies, including eNRG, which is his flagship company. He also makes delicious snacks that fit his program with his company Birota Foods! This was an absolute honor and I will be forever grateful for Bob and his work.

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eNGY Performance

Briotafoods.com

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We Do Science Podcast

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In this episode, Felicia Bell, sustainable agricultural specialist at NCAT's Gulf States Office in Jackson, Mississippi, interviews Wendell Paris about the history of food cooperatives in the South and his involvement in this movement, specifically in the Federation of Southern Cooperatives.

Mr. Paris is the Chairman of the Board for Panola Land Buyers Association and has been involved in the Federation of Southern Cooperatives since its inception, which took place during the Civil Rights movement. In this episode, he describes the connections between the Civil Rights movement and the beginning of the food cooperative model in the South.

For more information on this topic, you can contact Felicia Bell directly at feliciab@ncat.org.

ATTRA Resources:
Tips for Selling to: Aggregators/Grower Marketing Co-ops
Sustainable Agriculture: An Introduction
ATTRA's Beginning Farmer Tutorials

Other Resources:
Federation of Southern Cooperatives website
"Land Assistance Fund Feeds Farmers' Hopes" blog post from AMISTAD Research Center

Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 1-800-346-9140 or e-mail us at askanag@ncat.org. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.

You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.

You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.

Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.

Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!

Southwest Regional Office: Website / Facebook

Western Regional Office: Website / Facebook

Rocky Mountain West Regional Office: Facebook

Gulf States Regional Office: Website / Facebook

Southeast Regional Office: Website / Facebook

Northeast Regional Office: Website / Facebook

COMING SOON!

The National Center for Appropriate Technology, in cooperation with USDA Rural Development, Montana State University, and Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (WSARE), is pleased to announce the 1st Annual Soil Health Innovations Conference. This national conference will be held at Montana State University on March 30 and 31, 2020.

This episode is the second of two featuring a conversation between Kara Kroeger, a sustainable agriculture specialist with NCAT's ATTRA sustainable-agriculture program, and Fred Provenza. Fred is a well-known author and expert on animal health, human health, plant health, and how they are related – as well as their role in the care of ecosystems.

Kara works out of NCAT's Southwest Regional Office in San Antonio, Texas. The conversation took place at the recent 2019 Regenerate Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, hosted by the Quivira Coalition, Holistic Management International, and the American Grassfed Association. There may be a bit of background noise, but the conversation is well worth it.

In the last episode, Kara and Fred talked in-depth about the importance of the quality and diversity of foods for animals and humans, and how important the relationships between particular foods are. Be sure to check out that part of the conversation if you haven't yet. Today's episode begins with pasture management and covers a wide range of practical and philosophical areas.

For more information on this topic, you can contact Kara Kroeger directly at karak@ncat.org.

ATTRA Resources:
A Talk with Fred Provenza, Part One
Soil Health Innovations Conference
Livestock and Pasture

Other Resources:
Quivira Coalition website
Holistic Management International website
The American Grassfed Association website
Behavioral Education for Human Animal Vegetation and Ecosystem Management website
Nourishment
The Art and Science of Shepherding
Is Grassfed Meat and Dairy Better for Human and Environmental Health?

Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 1-800-346-9140 or e-mail us at askanag@ncat.org. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.

You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.

You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.

Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.

Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!

Southwest Regional Office: Website / Facebook

Western Regional Office: Website / Facebook

Rocky Mountain West Regional Office:

This episode is the first of two featuring a conversation between Kara Kroeger, a sustainable agriculture specialist with NCAT's ATTRA sustainable agriculture program, and Fred Provenza. Fred is a well-known author and expert on animal health, human health, plant health, and how they are related – as well as their role in the care of ecosystems.

Kara works out of NCAT's Southwest Regional Office in San Antonio, Texas. The conversation took place at the recent 2019 Regenerate Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, hosted by the Quivira Coalition, Holistic Management International, and the American Grassfed Association. There may be a bit of background noise here and there, but the conversation is worth it.

Kara and Fred talk in-depth about the importance of quality and diversity of foods for animals and humans, and how important the relationships between particular foods are.

Be sure to come back next week for the second part of the conversation, when the discussion begins with pasture management and covers a wide range of practical and philosophical areas. You'll be sure to enjoy it.

For more information on this topic, you can contact Kara Kroeger directly at karak@ncat.org.

ATTRA Resources:
Livestock and Pasture

Other Resources:
Quivira Coalition website
Holistic Management International website
The American Grassfed Association website
Behavioral Education for Human Animal Vegetation and Ecosystem Management website
Nourishment
The Art and Science of Shepherding
Is Grassfed Meat and Dairy Better for Human and Environmental Health?

Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 1-800-346-9140 or e-mail us at askanag@ncat.org. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.

You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.

You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.

Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.

Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!

Southwest Regional Office: Website / Facebook

Western Regional Office: Website / Facebook

Rocky Mountain West Regional Office: Facebook

Gulf States Regional Office: Website<

Trying to figure out why I don't love Carnival Row, plus general musings on where we choose to live and access to quality food. 

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