This week we are featuring Tess Masters, The Blender Girl. She'sa cook, writer, actor, and voiceover artist with a passion forsmoothies and juices. Tess is the author of The Blender Girl, The Blender GirlSmoothies (recipe book) and will release her third book, ThePerfect Blend at the end of this year. Tess is Australian-born and now lives with her partner and WestHighland White Terrier in California. In this episode, we discuss: How Tess got her nickname "The Blender Girl" No one diet works for everyone How Tess went about building her brand and empire You learn from everyone you interact with Tess getting diagnosed with Epstein-Barr virus We all need to eat more vegetables Becoming fearless after a breakup Social media and the internet level the playing field in the 21st century Using your own voice and trusting in your uniqueness You haven't missed the boat starting your online business...yet Nobody can do you better than you Managing work-life balance in today's always connectedworld Smart people surround themselves with smarter people The ultimate smoothie walkthrough Tess' top smoothie tip After you blend a smoothie, are all the nutrients destroyed? Which is better... Vitamix or Blendtec? The best blender in the world Problems with glass blender containers Tess' current favourite smoothie The importance of staying hydrated Links to things we mentioned: TessMasters' website - The Blender Girl Tess Masters -The Blender Girl (book)* Tess Masters -The Blender Girl Smoothies (recipe book)* Tess' iOS app - The Blender Girl The 2016 Culinary Nutrition Conference hosted by MeghanTelpner Vitamixblender* MelissaLanz ProBlogger The BodyEcology Diet website Michael Pollan Cooked - Netflix DocumentarySeries Blendtec KitchenAid Pro Line Series Blender Breville BossBlender* Sunwarrior <== 10% off all Sunwarrior products (freeshipping over $100)* Download Habits app for iOS Join TUHP Facebook group Add us on Snapchat Note: Links marked with an asterisk (*) are affiliate links.Making a purchase through these links won't cost you anything butwe will receive a small commission. This is an easy, free way ofsupporting the podcast. How can you support our podcast? 1. Subscribe and review our show on iTunes and Stitcher. We make sure to read them all. 2. Tell a friend about The Ultimate HealthPodcast. They will surely thank you later. 3. Share using the buttons below. Thank you!