What this episode is about

Food as medicine meets energy as strategy. Ingrid shares how she reversed severe illness, supports type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance with low-carb, five-ingredient cooking, and uses Ayurveda to balance the solar plexus chakra (personal power + digestion). Michelle adds mind power tools and hypnosis; Cinthia connects the mystic lens and chakra wisdom.

You’ll learn

• The solar plexus chakra: why confidence, metabolism, and digestion live here
• Ayurveda in plain English: elements, doshas, and “opposites balance”
• Food as medicine: low-carb, gut-friendly, 5-ingredient meals anyone can cook
• Label-reading essentials to dodge hidden sugars and industrial additives
• Gut–brain truth: how microbiome shifts mood, focus, inflammation, and energy
• Real-world wins: triglycerides down, weight loss, energy and joy up
• Mindset & mystic: reclaiming power, reframing “why me?” into purpose
• Prevention > cure: stopping prediabetes from becoming diabetes

Try this (simple starts)

1. Build plates from real food first (protein + non-starchy veg + healthy fat).
2. Read labels—check added sugars and ultra-processed ingredients.
3. Walk + breathe daily; short meditations to “drop in” to your power center.
4. Cook one 5-ingredient meal this week (air fryer/slow cooker count!).

About our guest

Ingrid Elise is a nationally board-certified Health & Wellness Coach, Ayurveda Wellness Counselor, and host of Tasty Tuesdays—live, five-ingredient, heart-healthy, diabetic-friendly recipes. She helps women break free from metabolic and inflammatory conditions with practical food, herbs, and lifestyle.

Ingrid’s offerings mentioned

• Free monthly trainings: Top 6 Health Hacks & How Much Sugar Are You Really Eating?
• New book chapter in Wise Women Wisdom (“Life Is Fab After 50”)
• Small-group fall program for holiday-proof health and momentum

🌿 Find Ingrid: Website | LinkedIn | Facebook | Thrive Guide |

• Cinthia Varkevisser: Website | Social Media
• Michelle Walters: Website |