It's time for the WELLNESS REALNESS RETREAT 2019! This year's retreat will be in sunny San Diego, CA from July 26th-July 28th. The weekend will be filled with health and body image workshops, delicious food, nutrient drips, acupuncture, Reiki, hiking, yoga, and more. You can find more information and get your tickets at bit.ly/wellnessrealness2019! Today I'm chatting with Julie Wendt all about brain health! Julie is a clinical nutritionist practicing functional nutrition who has advanced training in cognitive health from The Institute for Functional Medicine and The Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation. In this episode Julie discusses key ways to help prevent or reverse Alzheimer's Disease and optimize brain function. We discuss diet for cognitive health, when and if the ketogenic diet is necessary, and what to do when your body has trouble with detoxification. She also discusses the effects of alcohol and sleep on the brain, how your social network affects your brain function, why "stress" is an overused term, hacks for better brain power, and much more. For more from Julie, head to www.brainpowerlife.com and Instagram (@brainpowerlife). 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! Almond Cow is the answer for anyone who loves plant-based milk, but not the mysterious ingredients in store-bought kinds or the hassle of making it themselves. Nut milk from the store is overpriced, generates a lot of plastic waste, and filled with questionable ingredients, so Almond Cow created a machine that makes plant-based milk simple, fun, and effortless. All you do is add nuts and filtered water into the machine, and you have homemade nut milk in less than a minute. You can get your Almond Cow machine at bit.ly/almondcowchristina and use the code "CHRISTINA" for $15 off your machine! 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 love desserts but want to avoid the sugar and sweeteners, pick up a copy of Christina's new ebook, #NoSugarNoProblems Part 2! This ebook contains over 30 paleo dessert recipes (most are also vegan) that contain absolutely no sugar or sweeteners - no stevia, xylitol, erythritol, maple syrup, honey, dates, bananas, or other sugar substitutes. Perfect if you're keto, low-carb, on a gut-healing diet, looking to balance your hormones, or trying to break your sugar addiction! Grab your copy at bit.ly/nsnp2 and use the code "wellnessrealness" for 20% off! If you're a woman looking to learn everything about using the Paleo lifestyle to reach your health goals , sign up for Christina's online course, The Paleo Women Lifestyle Program! 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 sign up at bit.ly/paleowomenlifestyle. If you're finally ready to reach your fitness goals, check out the MAPS programs from Mind Pump Media at bit.ly/mindpumpcrw. You can use the code "WELLNESS" for 10% off! I recommend MAPS Anabolic to anyone who goes to the gym and wants something that will increase their strength and fitn