Up For A Chat

UC 183: Cusco with Julian

Cusco is an extraordinary vibrant and colorful city of 600,000 people. It is the gateway to Machu Picchu. The Up For A Chat girls and their tour party are fortunate to be escorted by a beautiful local tour guide whose amazing nature and knowledge has them all mesmerized. Julián Santisteban holds a degree in tourism from the National University Peru at Cusco. He’s worked as a tour guide in Cusco ever since he graduated in 1975. He has guided English speaking tourists from all over the world especially from the States and England. International tour companies like Kuoni England, Bales, Journey Latin America have used him as their guide through local tour operators. He has an amazing outlook on life and to hear his messages is a must.
The post UC 183: Cusco with Julian appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

UC 182: On the way to the Airport

Cyndi, Kim & Carren are on their way to the airport on a bucket-list trip of a lifetime to Machu Picchu. They are taking 12 amazing Up For A Chat listeners with them. Tune in to see how they each prepared, packed and committed to making this happen. As well as how excited they are Listen In
The post UC 182: On the way to the Airport appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

UC 181: Dr Jack Kruse – Neurosurgeon.

Cyndi believes that Dr Kruse is the modern day Einstein, he thinks about things differently and has a blog for nerds and non nerds.  He believes Australia is the canary in the coal mine due to it being beneath a hole in the ozone layer where our very energy exchange – electrons are being zapped out of our atmosphere.  His story from fat man to egotistical neurosurgeon to fifty, fit, fabulous and having a lot more humility is an amazing story of an extreme paradigm shift in his life.  His pearls of astounding wisdom will have you grabbing your pen to jot down his every word.
The post UC 181: Dr Jack Kruse – Neurosurgeon. appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

UC 180: Daniel Vitalis – Rewilder

Daniel decided at a very young age to be a vegan, but after 6 years noticed his health declining as he continued to take out more and more foods out of his diet it one day dawned on him that he should be putting meat back on the plate. His story is mesmerizing and educational.  He now consumes food that he catches and gatherers, even his water supply.  Daniel and Cyndi connect and they both talk about their times as vegetarians and how it impacted on their health.
The post UC 180: Daniel Vitalis – Rewilder appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

UC 179 : Dr. David Perlmutter – Neurologist

Damian and Cyndi met up with NY times best selling Author Dr David Perlmutter. The conversation mainly focused on the GUT and the BRAIN. Preventing Alzheimer’s and Dementia was one of the key topics. Both Damian and Cyndi had a plethora of questions and Dr Perlmutter was generous with information.
The post UC 179 : Dr. David Perlmutter – Neurologist appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

UC 178 : Dr Deanna Minich – Nutritionist

Damian and Cyndi met up with prolific author, researcher and food advocate Deanna to delve into the world of supplements. How can you tell what is a good supplement and what is not.  Listen in on an amazing insightful conversation about the world of supplementation.
The post UC 178 : Dr Deanna Minich – Nutritionist appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

UC 177: Talking Organic Turkeys

Kim and Cyndi have the opportunity to talk to the Turkey Man – Ewart Sylvester from GreenAg Organic Free Range Turkeys.  A man with a great passion and knowledge about the poultry industry, the good the bad and the very ugly.  He has his own free range organic turkey farm which Cyndi has visited and enjoyed the gobbling turkeys.  Listen in and make a stand to support these farmers who are passionate about their animals and have animal husbandry that is healthy for the turkey and the humans who choose to consume them.
Cyndi’s Turkey Liver Pate
1 garlic clove – crushed
1 medium onion – finely chopped
500gms of chopped turkey livers (white removed) soaked in milk for 20 minutes in the fridge and then rinsed and pat dried
250gms of organic butter + 1 TBS
100ml cream
1 tsp seaweed salt
lots of freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp All spice
3 TBS fresh corriander
50 ml of brandy or cointreau
Topping Ingredients
ground Black Pepper
1 TBS Gelatine
½ cup of hot water (not boiling)
Method
1. Saute the garlic and onion in 1 TBS butter until translucent
2. Add the chopped turkey livers and cook for 6 minutes
3. Place the cooked onion, garlic and turkey into a blender (or if using the thermomix just add the rest of the ingredients)
4. Add the rest of the turkey pate ingredients and blend until very smooth (the butter will melt in the mixing process)
5. Divide the mixture into ramekin dishes and place in the fridge overnight covered
6. In the morning sprinkle the top of each pate liberally with pepper
7. mix the hot water and gelatine together and stir until gelatine has dissolved
8. Now top each pate dish with about 1mm thick of gelatine
9. place back into the fridge to set
10. Serve with carrot, cucumber and red pepper sticks or just scoop with a spoon.  Delicious.
The post UC 177: Talking Organic Turkeys appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

UC 176: Fats

What do you cook with, what shouldn’t you heat and what should you stay away from?  The Up For A Chatters talk all about fats, delving into the fat we put on our skin as well as what we eat.  It’s confusing, for decades we’ve been told fats are bad and now there is talk that fat is good.  But what fat is good, is it saturated, polyunsaturated, omega 3, 6 or 9.  And what about our skin oils, is Bioil safe and what about essential oils.  The topic is huge and the chatters try as much as they can to fit in all the aspects of fats and oils for cooking, dressings and skincare.
 
The post UC 176: Fats appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

UC 175: Dr Natasha Campbell McBride – The power of the mind and body to heal

Cyndi interviews Dr Natasha, it begins with the doctors story of her son, being diagnosed with Autism 25 years ago and her realisation that her own profession – the medical profession had nothing that could help the condition.  Being a mother and a doctor she poured over the books went back to university to find a cure for her son.  What she discovered was a link between the gastrointestinal tract and the brain.  Listen in as the story unfolds and her program GAPS is born along with thousands of children and adults being helped.
The post UC 175: Dr Natasha Campbell McBride – The power of the mind and body to heal appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

UC 174: The truth about GMO’s with Jeffrey Smith

Cyndi met Jeffrey Smith at a conference in Byron Bay and asked if she could interview him about his books ‘Seeds of Deception’ and ‘Genetic Roulette’ and his views on Genetically Modified Foods.  His knowledge of GMO and how they effect not only the human body but our very mircrobiome is a must to know. You will realise the importance of reading the ingredients in your processed foods after listening to this informative interview.
The post UC 174: The truth about GMO’s with Jeffrey Smith appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

UC 173: Coconut Oil Pulling

How to do it, how to get started and the joy of it all.  Carren has started to coconut pull but is struggling to get past 1 minute.  Kim and Cyndi teach her the tricks of their 20 minute morning routine.  The conversation morphs from coconut pulling to what we put down our sinks and delves into social and environmental conscience, which then turns into a discussion on the 2015 book Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe.  It’s a sign of the times, realising that what we’ve been told about toothpastes, brushing teeth and even our own Australian history is perhaps not what is seems.  Listen in on an education not to be missed.
The post UC 173: Coconut Oil Pulling appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

UC 172: The Essential Miracle

This week Carren and Kim are talking all about their brand new collaboration called ‘The Essential Miracle Retreat’ to be held on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland 10th – 12th June 2016! If you would like to spend a weekend with these two here’s a taster of what you can expect! 
 
Everyone has been asking us how we do it. We’ve been getting calls, emails and requests for the last three years asking how we create magic and magnificence with such ease (especially NOW given how tough life can get ). How do we keep surrounding ourselves with abundance, bliss and peace when life has thrown Carren challenge after challenge in the form of suicide, terrorism and illness and for Kim, how does she keep the home fires burining and the family functioning when her own yearning for greater experience and growth often forces her to chose her focus.
 
At The Essential Miracle Retreat we are peeling back the curtain to share EVERYTHING we know about creating a purposeful life and living with powerful, profitable intentions day after day. Taking you behind the scenes of self mentorship, self discovery and self realisation, you’ll be doing a new dance in no time!’ Carren and Kim 
www.essentialmiracle.com
The post UC 172: The Essential Miracle appeared first on The Wellness Couch.