Welcome to Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson, Holly Jean Barrett and Amber Horn, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners. This week on the Podcast, Leah, Amber and Holly are together for our co-host catch up! Recapping the guests for the past month, it seems they all had a common theme – personal health journeys turned into a passion for helping others and they all have programs focusing on the importance of lifestyle factors, and the roles they play, when it comes to overall health. Episode 408: Jonathan Shane Jon shares his emotional, and engaging story, of history of being overweight to taking weight loss too far and discovering an eating disorder, to learning about proper nutrition and how to nourish his body to now turning that love and passion into a mission to help others. Episode 409: Courtney Bursich Courtney shares the story of her passion for nutrition and health being ignited, and fueled, by motherhood. She works to help women uncover the roots of health problems, and teaches them how to listen to their bodies and understand the connection between lifestyle factors and the cascade of hormonal events caused by too much sugar, too much stress, lack of sleep Episode 410: Raph Freedman Raph shares the physical and cognitive enhancing benefits of chocolate as well as his transformational business model using data tracking and education to coach clients to peak performance. In this episode: In this episode we are discussing the details of the new 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines. Have we taken a step forward in recommendations or are we maintaining the status quo? Articles: What the Nutrition Pros Think of the New US Dietary Guidelines Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025 (PDF Download) Ways you can help support the Podcast! We are truly appreciative of any support you can give to the podcast! Here are some ways you can help us reach more people each week: SUBSCRIBE to the podcast (if you don’t already) so it automatically downloads for you each week and you never miss an episode. REVIEW – Leave a review on Apple Podcasts – it does not take very long to do and this really helps get the podcast seen by others. RECOMMEND the podcast to your friends and family – recommendations from someone you know and trust are always invaluable. DONATE – If you love the show and our content, consider making a donation by clicking the “Donate” now Pay Pal button on the right side of the website. GET SOCIAL – Join the Facebook Group, like the Facebook Page, and NOW ON INSTAGRAM GO SHOPPING using any affiliate links we post if you are thinking of buying a book or product we mention or recommend. We appreciate you, our listeners, and your support of the podcast allows us to reach more listeners, book amazing guests, and spread the messages of honest nutrition, health, and wellness. Thank you so much!   Try Cacao Bliss and save 15% with this link and code LOWCARB Cacao Bliss original contains the genuine power of organic raw cacao which encases a host of healthful benefits. It brings you the best form of chocolate that is all energy and clinically safe to promote lots of functions in your body. Cacao Bliss brings you the pleasure of eating chocolate without any fear of adding weight! It’s such a magical superfood that has absolutely no side effect rather this incredibly good chocolate is nourishing and supportive to strengthen the body against so many health problems.   TRY the Nutritional Therapy 101 FREE 7 Day course and get a taste of what you can learn! Listen or subscribe with Siri or Alexa. Low-Carb Conversations Production by Kevin Kennedy-Spaien of Disc Of Light Media. Theme and interstitial music: Out of It (Rambling Man Remixes) by Andrew Bowden (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/andrewbowden/33629 Ft: Brad Sucks