Vivica Menegaz

I had the pleasure of speaking with Vivica Menegaz, who is a holistic practitioner who specializes in helping women heal their hormones and lose weight through the use of a therapeutic diet with lifestyle and mindset. Originally from Italy, Vivica has always been around food both through her family of restaurateurs and in her early career as a food photographer. In her late 30s she finally discovered nutrition, her true vocation. Vivica runs a web based practice, specialized in therapeutic diets for healing. She is a creator of the Healing Foods Method, a 4 month one-on-one course to transform health and lifestyle with focus on metabolism and endocrine rebalancing. The program has been extremely successful, helping many people reclaim their lives and health. Vivica is the author of 4 cookbooks. Vivica’s journey 1:41Awareness about toxic cleaning products 9:27Diet and Keto 21:20Trauma and holistic wellness 34:12How to identify damaging trauma 39:54Somatic exercise 47:47“What I found especially at the beginning of the ketogenic diet when I started doing it is that it's an incredibly powerful tool to reverse metabolic damage and to reverse insulin resistance. If you think about it, we live in a nation where sugar is the number one commodity, and so there is a lot of metabolic damage and there is a lot of inflammation aside from a lot of toxicity.” 22:17@thenourishedcavemanhttps://thenourishedcaveman.com/https://www.thehealingfoodsmethod.com/https://feelbrilliant.com/

I had the pleasure of sitting down for a second time with Vivica Menegaz, The Nourished Caveman. We discuss the following in chronological order: Vivica Menegaz’s Introduction. Thoughts on keto or low carb diets being detrimental to women’s health.The China study, and the link between animal protein and cancer.Do women need carbs? Thoughts on glyphosate.Thoughts on regenerative agriculture.What has Vivica seen work on a ketogenic diet for weight loss?Thoughts on the microbiome and hormones.Stress and trauma and how it affects our healing.  Where to find Vivica. ____RESOURCES: Vivica’s website: https://thenourishedcaveman.com/ Keto Weight Loss Boot Camp: https://bit.ly/3y4m0hl Work with Vivica - https://www.journey2wholeness.love/ ____ CHECK OUT MY BOOK, CARNIVORE CURE:  https://amzn.to/37R4lOY​  SIGN UP FOR MY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER: https://nutritionwithjudy.com/join-nutrition-with-judys-newsletter/ _____  ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:  Nutrition with Judy Articles: https://nutritionwithjudy.com/articles/​  Nutrition with Judy Resources: https://nutritionwithjudy.com/resources​  Cutting Against the Grain Podcast: https://cutting-against-the-grain.simplecast.com _____  FIND ME:  🌎 Website: https://www.nutritionwithjudy.com 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/nutritionwithjudy 🏞Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nutritionwithjudy 👤Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NutritionwJudy/ _____  **DISCLAIMER: I am only here to provide support as a nutritional therapy practitioner and I am not providing medical advice. I always recommend working with a team of holistic practitioners, including your PCP and a certified nutritional therapy practitioner. Do not self-diagnose. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.  Head over to paleovalley.com/nwj and get 15% off your first order. Promo code NWJ

Joe Hawley Newsletter: https://www.joe-hawley.com/This week we have Vivica Menegaz on the podcast! Vivica is a holistic practitioner who specializes in helping women heal their hormones and melt weight, through the use of a therapeutic diet, with lifestyle and mindset. She is a listener of the show who reached out to me and I knew I wanted to have her on the podcast. In this episode, Vivica and I dive into everything from spiritual maturity and religious conditioning to her studies of Egypt, ancient civilizations, and plant medicine. Want access to the extended episode? Subscribe to the podcast on Supercast.Want to watch this episode? Subscribe to my Youtube ChannelIf You Enjoy This Show Please Subscribe and Give Us a 5-Star Rating ★★★★★ and Review on Apple PodcastsTools and works discussed in this episode:The Temple of the Soul - Dr. Muata AshbyThe Kemetic Tree of Life - Dr. Muata Ashbyegyptianyoga.comConnect with Vivicajourney2wholeness.love@thenourishedcavemanthenourishedcaveman.comConnect with JoeWebsite | www.joe-hawley.comWebsite | The Härt CollectiveLinkedIn | Joe HawleyInstagram | @joe.hawley Looking for remote work? Check out growmotely.com Former pro athlete? Looking for community? You're not alone. Check out The Härt Collective. Hart Collective Retreats: https://www.thehartcollective.com/events Check out my reality based podcast, Love 'n Life Check Life Beyond the Game, where I talk to former professional athletes about their transition out of sports If You Enjoy This Show Please Subscribe and Give Us a 5-Star Rating ★★★★★ and Review on Apple PodcastsQuantum Coffee is a show that provides deep, powerful, insightful conversations with top thought leaders and experts in the field of holistic healing in all areas including the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies. We curiously discuss esoteric topics, spirituality, alternative healing modalities, sacred plant medicine and psychedelics along with personal stories of transformation, healing and growth with the intention to share the wisdom, knowledge and personal experiences of the these leaders who are paving the way in order to inspire change, both personally and collectively, so that we may step into a new reality, together. Join our host, Joe Hawley, a former NFL starting center, who, after playing for 8 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, went on his own journey towards healing. He is now on a mission to inspire others courageous enough to walk their own path towards self-realization, healing and growth. Become a premium member to receive exclusive content like extended episodes, solo-casts and an opportunity to drop into a monthly zoom call to discuss the podcast or ask Joe anything.

Vivica Menegaz is a certified whole-food nutritionist, blogger, published author and one of the leading voices advocating for a food-based approach to healing. Vivica was the first one to use the now popular expression “Keto Paleo” to describe her lifestyle and way of eating.She is the founder of the “The Healing Foods Method’ – an 14 week online nutrition program where she works 1-on-1 with clients to turn their health around utilizing a therapeutic ketogenic diet for healing (keto paleo).Tracing back to her Italian origins, Vivica is a passionate cook whose love of healing food has been shared with millions through her blog, “The Nourished Caveman.”While living in Northern California, pursuing her self-sufficiency dreams and practice of nutrition, Vivica’s life came to a turning point when she discovered she was pre-diabetic. The nourishing Paleo foods she had been advocating we evidently not the whole solution to modern health problems. Fueled by this discovery, Vivica dove into research and found the ketogenic diet. It was love at the first bite.Thenourishedcaveman.comCheck out my favorite things drlisao.com/bio Want private coaching or group coaching? Ready to reclaim and uplevel your health? You can book a discovery call with me at bitly.com/drlisaconsult Mentioned in this episode:Nourish Super Greens and Redshttps://www.drlisao.com/collections/allOur New Supplement Line Has Arrived!Help cleanse your liver with our Nourish Liver Support get it at www.drlisao.com and click on the Shop button. Balance T might just be the supplement you are missing in your routine! Women need testosterone too, so grab a bottle at the link below!Nourish Balance Thrive Supplements

In our one hundred and eighty ninth episode we talk to Vivica Menegaz, the founder of The Nourished Caveman. She talks about ancestral eating and how food can be healing on a keto diet! Sponsor: Pili Nuts Code: KETOCONNECT for 15% off!

What changes could you make in your life to live more simply and naturally? Today, repeat guest Vivica Menegaz and I discuss her passion for going back to the basics in health and nutrition and her new cookbook, The Essential Carnivore Diet Cookbook.

Vivica discusses how a holistic approach to healing can help restore health and vitality through food, lifestyle and detoxification.EPISODE 54 SHOW NOTES:WHY THE NOURISHED CAVEMAN?PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUNDHEALTH JOURNEYSTRESS IN UTERODIET LIFESTYLE EVOLUTIONVARYING DIETSCARCITY OF QUALITY HEALTHY FOODSSUPPLEMENTS ON A HEALTHY DIETDEGENERATIVE DISEASESCARNIVORE AS AN ELIMINATION DIETWHEN DIET ISN'T ENOUGHCHRONIC INFECTIONSPARASITES IN THE BODYHEAVY METALSVIRAL BACTERIAUSING LABS TO NARROW THE ISSUETROUBLESHOOTING ISSUESHEALING FOOD METHODDEFINITION OF HEALTHREPLACING TOXIC PRODUCTS WITH CLEANER ONESCOOKBOOKSJOURNEY 2 WHOLENESSVivica is a functional nutritionist with a holistic approach to healing, helping restore health & vitality through food, lifestyle and detoxification. Originally from Italy, the love and reverence of food runs deep growing up in a family of restaurateurs that led to an early career as a food photographer.  Through her own healing journey to overcome pre-diabetes and an autoimmune thyroid disorder, Vivica came upon her true vocation – helping others heal through food and the innate wisdom of the body In her web-based practice, Vivica specializes in endocrine rebalance and hormone-related issues, guiding women through a specialized healing journey using therapeutic diet, empowering lifestyle and detox/supplementation.  In The Healing Foods Method, her highly individualized signature course, Vivica works one-on-one with people to help discover and eliminate the root cause of dis-ease. Vivica is also a well-known voice in the holistic nutrition community as a passionate advocate of therapeutic ketogenic and paleo diets through her blog and social channels.  Reconnecting with her roots, she found her way back to the kitchen to author three published cookbooks on healing foods with another due this fall. Website: www.thenourishedcaveman.com Website: journey2wholeness.love IG: @thenourishedcaveman FB: @thenourishedcaveman E-mail: vivica@thenourishedcaveman.com Books: Keto Cooking for Healing and Weight Loss The Essential Carnivore Diet Cookbook ************************Lone Star Keto Social MediaWebsite: https://lone-star-keto.com/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/lonestarketogirlIG: https://www.instagram.com/lonestarketogirlTwitter: https://twitter.com/Lone_Star_KetoFB: https://www.facebook.com/LoneStarKetogirl/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/lonestarketogirl Carnivore & Fasting coaching: https://meatrx.com/product/amber-w/

It’s Thursday and that means it’s time for the REALest talk on the Internet. Join Jimmy today as he welcomes Vivica Menegaz.  “I feel like at some point all of us are carrying trauma now.”  - Viviva Menegaz Vivica Menegaz is a Certified Technician in Whole Nutrition who specializes in reversing metabolic damage and rebalancing the endocrine system naturally through the use of diet and whole food supplements. Originally from Italy, she grew up in a family of restaurateurs, learned to cook from professional chefs and soon discovered her passion for food. After moving to the US Vivica had a successful career as a food photographer, then decided to study nutrition: her true vocation. After 5 years working with a local DC, Vivica decided to go solo. Three years ago she opened her own web-based practice, specializing in Therapeutic Ketogenic Diets. Vivica is the creator of the The Healing Foods Method, a 12 week course to transform health and lifestyle, with focus on metabolism and endocrine rebalancing. The program has been extremely successful, helping many people to transform their lives and health. Jimmy has a deep conversation all about the lingering impact of trauma on our mind, body, and soul with THE ESSENTIAL CARNIVORE DIET COOKBOOK author Vivica Menegaz. This one went way down a lovely rabbit hole of examining the reason we have the tendencies we gave based on our trauma. MUST WATCH! ⁣ Find Vivica on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/thenourishedcaveman/  Get Vivica’s new book:  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1645672638

Today, I am blessed to have here with me a certified whole-food nutritionist, blogger, published author, and one of the leading voices advocating for a food-based approach to healing, Vivica Menegaz. Vivica was the first to use the now popular expression “Keto Paleo” to describe her lifestyle and eating habits. She is the founder of the “The Healing Foods Method’ – a 14-week online nutrition program where she works 1-on-1 with clients to turn their health around utilizing a therapeutic ketogenic diet for healing (keto paleo). Tracing back to her Italian origins, Vivica is a passionate cook whose love of healing food has been shared with millions through her blog, “The Nourished Caveman.” While living in Northern California, pursuing her self-sufficiency dreams and practice of nutrition, Vivica’s life came to a turning point when she discovered she was pre-diabetic. The nourishing Paleo foods she had been advocating are not the whole solution to modern health problems. Fueled by this discovery, Vivica dove into research and found the ketogenic diet. It was love at the first bite. Within the first couple of months, her blood glucose levels dropped, she shed excess weight, her brain fog cleared up, and her energy levels skyrocketed. After a year of successful keto paleo lifestyle, Vivica’s own health journey took another turn as she was now diagnosed with Hashimoto’s and Hypothyroidism. Again she had to rely on her studies and practical applications to resolve those challenges, and that is how she became the first holistic nutritionist to successfully utilize a ketogenic approach as the foundation to endocrine rebalancing. She has made it her mission to help others reclaim their health and quality of life. Vivica is also the author of three cookbooks: “The Ultimate Paleo Cookbook” 2015, together with nine other bloggers, and “The Big Book Of Fat Bombs” in 2016. Her latest book: “The Keto Paleo Kitchen,” was released in December 2017. In this episode, Vivica Menegaz dives deep into her roots and how she grew up eating only the best and fresh meats. Then, Vivica reveals what the media has wrong about Covid. Why aren’t we talking about the immune system, the gut, and getting out in nature? That’s what will actually help you overcome this virus – we aren’t going to get rid of it! Then, Vivica explains how your healing journey may lead you to ayahuasca. Plus, we chat about how Vivica found the keto lifestyle, and we talk all about Vivica’s cookbooks.  / / E P I S O D E   S P ON S O R S  PureForm Omega Plant Based Oils (Best Alternative to Fish Oil): http://www.purelifescience.com Use ben4 for $4.00 off. ☕️ Purity Coffee: http//:www.ketokampcoffee.com, use ketokamp at checkout for 10% off [00:35] About Vivica Menegaz Growing up, Vivica ate loads of fresh meat. As she traveled the world, Vivica would explore local and native foods. Vivica was following her dreams of practicing nutrition. However, she discovered that she was pre-diabetic. After working with Dr. Deborah Penner, her mentor, she was first introduced to a ketogenic diet when only a handful of people were writing or talking about it. Vivica’s therapeutic approach to food, lifestyle, and supplementation, utilizes the healing power of nutrition and mindset to address the incapacitating symptoms of many lifestyle-diseases that have plagued our modern lives. [10:15] Wrapping Our Heads Around Covid There is so much misinformation about Covid. As a practitioner, Vivica is looking for trustworthy resources. However, there’s not a lot out there! Finally, we understand how Covid makes people sick and who it makes sick. There are levels of sickness that we cannot treat as nutritionists. Eventually, people will need to go to a hospital. However, most people will benefit from nutritionists. A person with an intact immune system whose microbiome has resilience will not be affected by the ‘dangerous’ virus. In order for the virus to be dangerous, there needs to be microcirculation problems and metabolism issues. These conditions are making all the difference. Covid could actually benefit you by making your body stronger. A small percentage of people need to be quarantined, but that’s not the majority of us! The real virus is FEAR. [17:20] Using Plants To Heal Ayahuasca is the main plant that Vivica uses to heal. Practicing as a nutritionist, people would just heal from diet changes. However, some people would do everything right but they wouldn’t heal. It would drive Vivica insane! She wants all her patients to get better and heal everything. When they don’t heal correctly, Vivica takes it personally. Now, Vivica likes to find the deep cause of diseases. Her goal is to have as holistic practice where she can treat people as fully human. [22:10] Diving Into The Keto Lifestyle Seven years ago, when you said ketosis, people had no idea what you were talking about. Ketosis is the opposite of insulin resistance, so Vivica knew she needed to be in ketosis. You could say Vivica was an early adopter and researcher for keto. For Vivica, her focus had always been on whole, unprocessed foods as in the Paleo diet. However, she used her personal diabetic challenge as fuel for her research in the ketogenic diet to help Vivica control her blood sugar and hormonal issues. There is no cookie-cutter approach to health – you have to experiment and see how it works for you. [38:15] The Essential Carnivore Diet Cookbook There are a few different categories for the carnivore diet: Purist (meat and salt). This diet is for people who have severe gut issues. We are talking about clean meat, which is the least toxic food on the planet. You can find all the nutrients you need in clean meat. It’s an elimination diet and not meant to be done for extended periods of time. Ancestral (includes fruit and honey). What would a hunter and gather eat? It’s seasonal fruit and meat. Occasionally there would be nuts, but not often. You can’t use olive oil on the carnivore diet, so Vivica uses bone marrow fat. Cookbooks are helpful for people who have no idea how to make high-fat meals. Nutrient-dense healing food is what will heal our bodies. AND MUCH MORE! Resources from this episode: The Nourished Caveman: https://thenourishedcaveman.com Follow Vivica Menegaz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNourishedCaveman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenourishedcaveman YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyl1J_UOu5QPtHkefgYgv5g Join Keto Paleo For Women: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ketopaleo/ The Essential Carnivore Diet Cookbook: https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Carnivore-Diet-Cookbook-Delicious-ebook/dp/B0871BWDQB/benazadi-20 The Everything BIG Book of Fat Bombs: https://thenourishedcaveman.com/the-everything-big-book-of-fat-bombs Get The Keto Paleo Kitchen: http://www.theketopaleokitchen.com Join theKeto Kamp Academy: https://ketokampacademy.com/7-day-trial-a WatchKeto Kamp on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUh_MOM621MvpW_HLtfkLyQ / / E P I S O D E   S P ON S O R S  PureForm Omega Plant Based Oils (Best Alternative to Fish Oil): http://www.purelifescience.com Use ben4 for $4.00 off. ☕️ Purity Coffee: http//:www.ketokampcoffee.com, use ketokamp at checkout for 10% off Text me! 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Vivica Menegaz (@thenourishedcaveman) is a certified whole-food nutritionist, blogger, published author and one of the leading voices advocating for a food-based approach to healing. Vivica was the first one to use the now popular expression Keto Paleo to describe her lifestyle and way of eating. She is the founder of the The Healing Foods Method – a 14 week online nutrition program where she works 1-on-1 with clients to turn their health around. Tracing back to her Italian origins, Vivica is a passionate cook whose love of healing food has been shared with millions through her blog, The Nourished Caveman. She’s also the author of the upcoming book, The Essential Carnivore Diet Cookbook. Please consider supporting the show on Patreon or Paypal so we can reach more people:  https://www.patreon.com/CarnivoreCast www.paypal.me/CarnivoreCast What questions would you like answered or who would you like to hear from in the carnivore or research community?   Let me know on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.