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What if the foods you believe are "healthy" are quietly driving chronic inflammation, hormonal disruption, and behavioral issues in children? Julia Putzeys is here to expose the truth about ultra-processed foods, misleading food labels, artificial dyes, seed oils, and chemical additives hiding in plain sight. Julia breaks down why front-of-package marketing is designed to mislead consumers, how certain ingredients are still legal in the U.S. but banned abroad, and why simply "hitting your macros" is not the same as eating real, nourishing food.

We explain how food additives impact children's brain health, gut health, metabolism, and long-term disease risk — and how parents and everyday shoppers can take back control at the grocery store. This conversation will empower you with practical tools to read ingredient labels properly, make smarter food swaps, and protect your family's health without falling into fear or overwhelm.

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00:00 – The Biggest Lie the Food Industry Tells

01:15 – Why "High-Protein" Processed Foods Are Still Dangerous

03:41 – Seed Oils & Chronic Inflammation Explained

05:35 – Why Food Labels Are Designed to Confuse You

08:10 – Are Brands Intentionally Misleading Consumers?

10:45 – Why Front-of-Package Claims Mean Nothing

12:49 – Ultra-Processed Foods vs Real Food

16:02 – Ingredient Order & Label Red Flags

18:07 – Why Modern Bread Is So Dangerous

19:41 – Artificial Dyes & Kids' Brain Health

23:36 – The Top 5 Most Dangerous Food Ingredients

27:54 – High-Fructose Corn Syrup & Hidden Sugars

31:32 – Artificial Sweeteners & Gut Damage

33:56 – Why Europe Bans Ingredients the U.S. Allows

37:48 – Ultra-Processed Foods & Chronic Disease

42:23 – How Parents Can Protect Their Children

56:10 – Why Calories ≠ Health

57:53 – What Is the Trash Panda App?

01:02:12 – How Trash Panda Rates Ingredients

01:08:20 – Consumer Power vs Big Food

01:10:10 – Ever Forward

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In this powerful conversation, Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, MD joins Ever Forward Radio to explore why true healing goes far beyond food, supplements, and exercise—and into the nervous system, emotional health, and human connection. Drawing from his new book Plant Powered Plus, Will explains how inflammation is driven by an inseparable triad of gut microbiome imbalance, immune dysfunction, and a compromised gut barrier, while also revealing how chronic stress, unresolved trauma, loneliness, and circadian disruption can prevent the body from ever feeling safe enough to heal. This episode clearly explains the gut–brain–immune axis, the role of parasympathetic "safety" states, why PTSD and trauma leave measurable signatures in the gut, and how practices like sunlight exposure, breathwork, meaningful relationships, and spiritual purpose are not "woo"—but biology.

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00:00 – Introduction: Why You're Not Healing (It's Not Just Food)

01:30 – Inflammation, Strength & the Core Thesis of Plant Powered Plus

02:25 – 70% of the Immune System Lives in the Gut

03:40 – The Inflammation Trifecta: Dysbiosis, Gut Barrier & Immunity

05:10 – How Fast the Gut Microbiome and Gut Lining Can Heal

06:00 – 450,000 New Gut Cells Every Second

09:00 – Why the Body Wants to Heal (If We Let It)

10:00 – Morning Sunlight, Circadian Rhythm & Energy

11:30 – Gut Microbes Follow a 24-Hour Schedule

12:45 – Why the Immune System Is Active at Night

14:00 – Serotonin, Melatonin & Gut Repair

16:00 – Cortisol: When Stress Helps vs. Harms

18:30 – The Sympathetic Nervous System & "Berserker Mode

21:45 – How Chronic Stress Damages the Gut Barrier

24:00 – Trauma, PTSD & Inflammatory Disease

26:00 – Why You Can't Out-Diet Trauma

29:00 – Science, Pattern Recognition & the Mind–Body Connection

32:00 – Parasympathetic Healing: Safety, Rest & Digestion

34:00 – Breathwork, Meditation & Nervous System Regulation

36:00 – Human Connection as Medicine

38:30 – Loneliness, Mortality & Modern Society

43:00 – Why Meaningful Relationships Are Essential for Health

46:00 – Can You Be Healthy Without Deep Connection?

49:00 – Measuring Stress: HRV, Wearables & Inflammation

55:30 – Trauma, PTSD & the Gut Microbiome

58:00 – Healing Trauma and Healing the Gut Together

1:03:30 – Dr. Bulsiewicz's Personal Healing Story

1:09:30 – Reconciliation, Grief & Spiritual Healing

1:18:00 – Purpose, Faith & the Limits of Science

1:22:00 – Ever Forward

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Today we sit down with interior designer, TV host, and wellness advocate Sabrina Soto to explore how our homes profoundly shape our mental health, nervous system, relationships, and sense of identity. Sabrina shares her deeply personal journey—from growing up in chaos and creating a safe haven as a teenager, to landing her first HGTV role through a Craigslist ad—and explains why design isn't about trends or perfection, but alignment. This episode explores the emotional weight of clutter, how environment influences cortisol and stress, why small changes can create massive life shifts, and how designing your space is ultimately about designing the life you want to live—one intentional step forward at a time.

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00:00 – Why Your Home Might Be Keeping You Stuck

01:21 – Sabrina's Daily Wellness & Non-Negotiables

04:36 – How Home Design Directly Impacts Mental Health

05:21 – Childhood Trauma, Chaos & Creating a Safe Haven

06:15 – Why People Dread Coming Home (and How to Fix It)

09:12 – Creating "Vignettes" That Support Your Best Life

11:00 – Why Sabrina Rejects Design Rules & Trends

12:13 – How Life Phases Shape Your Design Style

13:01 – Music, Culture & Identity in Home Design

14:14 – Using AI Wisely (Without Losing Your Intuition)

15:09 – The Craigslist Ad That Changed Everything

18:25 – Acting "As If" Before the Opportunity Arrives

21:01 – Why You're One Phone Call Away From Changing Your Life

24:30 – Cuban Culture, Perfectionism & Letting Go

28:39 – How Sabrina Scans a Room in the First 60 Seconds

30:16 – The 5-Minute Declutter That Lowers Stress

32:22 – How to Refresh a Room With $500

35:16 – 3 Cheat Codes for Instant Room Elevation

36:20 – Where People Waste the Most Money in Design

39:49 – Timeless Design vs. Trends You'll Regret

42:25 – Should Your Whole Home Match?

43:27 – What HGTV Doesn't Show You About Makeovers

47:06 – Designing a Home That Calms the Nervous System

49:29 – When a Bedroom Makeover Saves a Marriage

52:14 – How Your Environment Creates a Ripple Effect in Life

56:48 – Ever Forward

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