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Dec 2018
27m 42s

Ep. 100: The Gut Brain Connection

JJ FLIZANES & DOUG SANDLER
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Jeanne is a mind/body/spirit nutritionist who bridges medical science with ancient food wisdom in her novel approach to food, mindful eating and weight management. She specializes optimizing women’s hormone health, digestive/ thyroid disorders, and how to breakthrough weight loss resistance. She co-founded the Nourishing Wellness Medical Center with partner, Dr Allen Peters MD, who specializes in bio-identical hormone health and homeopathy for men and women. She was voted California Dietitian of the Year by her colleagues for her nutritional expertise and was recently certified in Clinical Homeopathy by CEDH-Center for Education in Clinical Homeopathy.

JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and the host of several podcast shows including Fit 2 Love and Spirit, Purpose & Energy. She is the Director of Invisible Fitness, an Amazon best-selling author of Fit 2 Love: How to Get Physically, Emotionally, and Spiritually Fit to Attract the Love of Your Life, and author of Knack Absolute Abs: Routines for a Fit and Firm Core. She was named Best Personal Trainer in Los Angeles for 2007 by Elite Traveler Magazine. JJ has been featured in many national magazines, including Shape, Fitness, Elegant Bride, and Women’s Health as well as appeared on NBC, CBS, Fox 11, the CW and KTLA. Her newest book, The Invisible Fitness Formula: 5 Secrets to Release Weight and End Body Shame debuted at #2 on the Amazon Best Seller List for Women’s Health – get your free copy at jjflizanes.com/book

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