177: Julie Ward on Optimal Health Through Fresh Food

February 12, 2019

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Welcome to the Peaceful Power Podcast today I chat with Julie Ward all about fresh food alchemy.

Introduction

Julie and I had a wonderful conversation about food and various ways to incorporate vegetables into your diet. Julie has a practical outlook on how to build a spice cabinet with food as your medicine. How to slow down and enjoy your food for better digestion, and how to make habit shifts when looking at your food choices in a practical way. This episode is perfect for anyone wanting to better their habits around food.

About Julie

Julie helps others transition to health using a new approach to food and “habit hacks” that help her clients overcome obstacles. As the founder of Fresh Food Alchemy, Julie’s presentations focus on how foods can boost energy, joy and focus. After overcoming her own depression, mood and digestive issues using plant-based wisdom, she brings 25 years of first-hand experience to the table, helping health educators and clients understand that optimal health is possible, and healthy food can taste great!
Julie is a 100% plant-based certified ACE health coach with a certificate in Plant Based Nutrition. She loves creating new ways to make “healthy” tasty, fun and healing!

Connect with Julie

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/Freshfoodalchemy

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/freshfoodalchemy

Twitter:  http://www.twitter.com/Plantbalchemy

Websitewww.freshfoodalchemy.com/podcast

 

Topics Discussed

  • How to make southern foods healthy
  • How to eat your veggies and like them
  • Using nutrition as medicine
  • Nutrition philosophy
  • The spirituality of food
  • Ways to combat anxiety & depression with food
  • How to make food habit switches
  • 5 day plant based challenges

Where to Connect with Andrea

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Facebook- facebook.com/andreaclaassen21
Website- andreaclaassen.com
Facebook Group- facebook.com/groups/peacefulpower

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I'm Andrea - your Seasonal living guide

LEarn My Story

My work is rooted in the belief that healing is not linear, but cyclical—like the seasons, like the womb. I help women reclaim their vitality through the sacred tools of Ayurveda, embodied movement, and intuitive rituals drawn from Mother Nature herself.

After the birth of my first son in 2016, Ayurveda became more than a practice—it became my lifeline. The postpartum window cracked me open and reoriented my path, deepening my devotion to supporting women in every season of life—from the fertile soil of postpartum to the sacred shifts of midlife.

I’m also the host of the Peaceful Power Podcast, where I explore how ancient wisdom meets modern life, and the author of two books on cyclical living—Divine Body Wisdom and Ayurvedic Approach to Healing Your Menstrual Cycle.

When I’m not in sacred space with clients, you can find me playing tennis, watching Hallmark mysteries, sipping my morning coffee with reverence, or adventuring on nature trails with my two boys and husband. 

an Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor & Postpartum Doula, 500 HR Yoga Teacher, and Personal Trainer who has been guiding women back to their inner rhythms since 2007.

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