Health & Its Different Levels with Isabelle Daikeler | Podcast 135 of FITz & Healthy

Quick Overview

Isabelle Daikeler emphasizes that true health involves humility, self-awareness, and a holistic approach beyond rigid dietary rules, advocating for whole foods, sufficient water, and addressing mental and emotional well-being as foundational steps to reverse the global health crisis.

Key Points: Isabelle Daikeler, co-creator of Shakeology, overcame severe autoimmune disease and chronic fatigue by exploring alternative and Eastern medicine after Western doctors offered no solutions, learning to cook "concoctions that stank" from plants and herbs. Her personal health journey led her from a dogmatic 30-year vegetarian/vegan diet to incorporating meat, as blood tests revealed she was "really low" in protein and missing enzymes, demonstrating that "what works for me needs to work for everybody" is not true. Daikeler asserts that judging others' health choices stems from personal insecurity, stating, "Every time you need to disempower another there's an aspect of you who's insecure who doesn't feel like she fits in he fits in good enough." For those overwhelmed by health information, she advises starting with basics: "get rid of everything that's processed everything that's canned and make it whole real food" and "drink more water," emphasizing that these simple changes alone can significantly improve health. She highlights the critical role of mindset in health, explaining that if one "freak[s] out" when plans go awry, it "is showing you where you're out of balance inside," and true peace allows one to "flow with these disorganized days." Daikeler stresses that "crap is crap" regardless of diet, referring to "Twinkies, chips, salty chemically loaded food" as never being good, and extends this to toxic chemicals in everyday products like makeup. She encourages applying one profound principle from self-help books, like forgiveness, deeply into one's life rather than just reading many books, stating, "to really apply it all the way through until you feel free of that need to attack others and make them guilty of something... that alone is it."