No matter what your level of comfort is in re-engaging with the world in this post-COVID era, one thing is for sure. COVID made us all stop and think about our own physical vulnerability. This experience has many of us re-evaluating what we can do to boost our own health and give our bodies the best chance at being healthy.

In this episode, we pose these immune-health related questions to Certified Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner Karri Ball. And as an added bonus, we not only learn some simple tips for improving our overall health, we also get to hear Karri's inspiring story of leaving her well-paid, 9-to-5 job as a CPA to pursue her passion of helping others.

Special Guest: Karri Ball
Karri is the owner of Health=Wealth, a nutritional consulting firm that centers on the idea that real health can be achieved through a holistic approach to nutrition and lifestyle. Karri executes her mission of promoting health by providing nutritional education through one-on-one consultations and group classes. To learn more about Karri and her services, visit https://www.nutritionaltherapywithkarri.com/welcome.

Show Notes:
2:15 Hear what helped Karri decide to follow her dreams instead of settling for less.

7:30 Holistic health is a term that gets thrown around a lot these days, but how does Karri define it and how does that fit into the "problem with perfect?"

9:45 How hard is your immune system working? The answer might surprise you.

10:50 We all know taking in water is important, but there is more to being hydrated than simply drinking.

13:00 Is all water created equal and how do we know which water to buy?

15:30 Surprisingly, it is possible to drink lots of water and still be dehydrated. This simple trick can help your water do more work for your body.

18:30 Don't like water? Neither does Robin, but don't fall into the same pitfall that she does with her water consumption.

20:20 We all know sweeteners aren't good for us, but what can we use that tastes good and is also full of minerals and electrolytes?

22:00 Want to have a healthy immune system? This is the place to start!

23:30 What are the five foundations of health that always need to be balanced in the body? And how do you know if you are having dysfunction in these systems?

26:40 How are you feeling and what is your body telling you?

27:50 When anxiety is high, many of us reach for food to comfort us. Why is that? And what is the connection between the mind and the gut?

29:00 Would you be surprised to know that the majority of your serotonin receptors are found in your gut? Listen here to understand how to "nourish" the body with these feel-good hormones.

31:00 You might be wasting money on vitamins and supplements if you're not doing this first.

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