Today I'm chatting with Niraj Naik, a certified pharmacist turned holistic health and breathwork expert. Having cured himself from Ulcerative Colitis, he is dedicated to helping others restore their health and improve their overall quality of life with holistic practices and lifestyle changes where stress and gut health is a contributing factor. A professional musician, Niraj has produced music that is used in wellness centres and spas internationally. Niraj is also the founder of SOMA Breath, the global breathwork movement taking the world by storm. He is a Mindvalley and Hay House author, creator of the world’s most viral infographic, a serial entrepreneur, and one of the world’s most sought after spiritual ceremony facilitators. In this episode, Niraj shares the story of why he stopped being a pharmacist and how he used food to heal himself from Ulcerative Colitis. He discusses the pros and cons of plant-based, vegan, paleo, and carnivore diets, how Ayurvedic principles can be applied for healing, and how traditional yoga is much different than today's yoga. He also explains the science behind breathwork, how breathwork can be used for healing, and much more. For more from Niraj, you can find him on Instagram (@the_renegade_pharmacist), at somabreath.com, and on Youtube. For more from Christina, head to her website, christinaricewellness.com, to find her services, blog, programs, and ebooks. If there's a question you'd like answered or a topic you'd like discussed on the podcast, send it in to podcast@christinaricewellness.com! Don’t forget to join the Facebook group, Wellness Realness Podcast Tribe, to meet other podcast listeners! This podcast is also sponsored by Native! Native believes in creating personal care products that are truly better for you, which is why they've created a line of deodorants that are free of aluminum, parabens, and sulfates, and instead use ingredients you can understand, like coconut oil, shea butter, and baking soda. For 20% off your first purchase, visit nativedeodorant.com and use my promo code "wellness" during checkout! This podcast episode is also sponsored by Comrad Compression Socks, the world's most comfortable compression socks! Comrad socks have a padded toe, heel cushion, and Slide-Free cuffs that keeps socks in place all-day, and they come in a wide range of colors and styles that look like casual socks. These socks increase your circulation, creating more energized legs, less pain, and less swelling. These are perfect for comfortable travle, sitting and standing for long periods, speeding up muscle recovery, and preventing swelling and spider veins. To get a pair for yourself, head to comradsocks.com and use my code "CRW" for 20% off! Want in on all of the health benefits of mushrooms?! Functional mushrooms like Reishi, Chaga, Cordyceps, and Lion's Mane have been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. With Four Sigmatic products, we can now easily take advantage of mushrooms' many health benefits for immunity, energy, longevity, and more. Four Sigmatic makes drinking mushrooms and superfoods delicious and easy with their Mushroom Coffees, Mushroom Superfood Blends, and Mushroom Elixirs! Head to foursigmatic.com/crw to check out all of their products, and use the code "CRW" for 15% off all purchases on their site! If you're ready to finally take control of your health, Christina's online course, The Paleo Women Lifestyle Program, is exactly what you need. This course is designed to teach you everything you need to know to optimize your health as a woman, no matter your age or where you are in your health journey. This course has hours of video lectures, audio lectures, and PDFs that cover nutrition, fitness, sleep, stress management, balancing hormones, self-love, cooking and grocery shopping, and more. You can learn more / sign up at bit.ly/paleowomenlifestyle. If you love desserts but want to avoid the sugar and sweeteners, pick up a copy of Christina's new ebook, #NoSugarNoP