Reduce stress in real time by changing how you breathe. 🌿
In this episode, Cindy guides us through practical breath awareness exercises that help shift the body out of stress and into a state of calm and regulation. We explore how posture, diaphragmatic breathing, and slowing the breath activate the relaxation response and support long-term health.
This is a hands-on episode you can practice along with anywhere — at home, at work, or in moments of stress — using simple tools you already have.
🎵 Music
"Marathon Man" by Jason Shaw (Audionautix.com) — CC BY 4.0
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🧠 About the Evidence
Our conversations reference experimental and observational research from the natural sciences — including physiology, nervous system regulation, and stress response — to explore how awareness and breathing influence health. These discussions are educational and interpretive, not prescriptive medical advice.
Disclaimer
Everything we share comes from our own journeys and experiences. We’re not doctors, and nothing here is meant as medical advice. Always make decisions about your health with a trusted professional.
🧠 Stress isn’t just in your head — it’s happening in your body.
In this episode, we explore what stress actually is beyond the feeling. Cindy explains how stress affects the nervous system, why chronic fight-or-flight can quietly disrupt nearly every system in the body, and why awareness is the first step toward real change.
We walk through the history of stress research, share personal stories, and spend time working through the Holmes–Rahe stress inventory together — reflecting on how recent life events contribute to overall stress load. Cindy also introduces her foundational CALM technique. This is Part 1 of a two-part series, setting the groundwork for practical regulation tools in Part 2.
🧩 You can download Cindy’s version of the Holmes–Rahe Stress Test here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12CPoMkdCBZYrmpQ5O2n_NDyENpko3OS_/view
🎵 Music
"Marathon Man" by Jason Shaw (Audionautix.com) — CC BY 4.0
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🧠 About the Evidence
Our conversations reference experimental and observational research from the natural sciences — including physiology, stress biology, neuroscience, and metabolic studies — to explore what the evidence shows about human resilience and healing. These discussions are educational and interpretive, not prescriptive medical advice.
Disclaimer
Everything we share comes from our own journeys and experiences. We’re not doctors, and nothing here is meant as medical advice. Always make decisions about your health with a trusted professional.
Struggling to stay on track during the holidays? This episode helps you navigate parties, pressure, cravings, travel, family expectations, and gifting without losing your sense of health or identity. 🎄
We explore why Christmas feels so chaotic, how environment and sleep shape cravings, why abstaining vs moderating is different for everyone, and how to stay unprocessed even when everything around you is tempting. We also share real strategies for travel, routines, desserts, boundaries, and coming back after a slip — without guilt.
⭐ Products Mentioned
Courtney Luna — Carnivore in the Kitchen Cookbook
https://courtneyluna.com/carnivore-in-the-kitchen-cook-book
🎵 Music
"Marathon Man" by Jason Shaw (Audionautix.com) — CC BY 4.0
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🧠 About the Evidence
Our conversations reference experimental and observational research from the natural sciences — including physiology, sleep research, metabolism, and behavioral studies — to explore what the evidence shows about human nutrition, resilience, and healing. These discussions are educational and interpretive, not prescriptive medical advice.
Disclaimer
Everything we share comes from our own journeys and experiences. We’re not doctors, and nothing here is meant as medical advice. Always make decisions about your health with a trusted professional.
Curious about fermentation but scared of mold or doing it wrong? This episode gives you the confidence to start. 🌿
We break down what fermentation actually is, how good bacteria support your gut, what gear you really need, and how to avoid mistakes. We also explore home vs store-bought ferments, SCOBYs and grains, timings, and why simple ferments fit beautifully into unprocessed living.
🎵 Music
"Marathon Man" by Jason Shaw (Audionautix.com) — CC BY 4.0
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📄 Sources & References
🥬 Fermentation Resources
Krum — Fermented Foods for Health.
Katz — Fermenting Foods Step-by-Step.
Katz — The Art of Fermentation.
Farmhouse Culture — The Farmhouse Culture Guide to Fermenting.
Cultured Food Life — https://www.culturedfoodlife.com/
🧠 About the Evidence
Our conversations reference experimental and observational research from the natural sciences — including stable-isotope data, comparative physiology, and metabolic studies — to explore what the evidence shows about human nutrition, resilience, and healing. These discussions are educational and interpretive, not prescriptive medical advice.
Disclaimer
Everything we share comes from our own journeys and experiences. We’re not doctors, and nothing here is meant as medical advice. Always make decisions about your health with a trusted professional.
Cold exposure changes everything — mood resilience stress and the way you handle life’s hard moments ❄️
In this episode we share our personal cold plunge stories, what we learned as beginners, and how cold-water adaptation supports mental clarity and emotional strength.
We talk cold shock, brown fat, stress training, and why discomfort can become one of the most powerful tools for healing.
🎵 Music
"Marathon Man" by Jason Shaw (Audionautix.com) — CC BY 4.0
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📚 Sources & References
Søberg et al. (2021) — Human cold adaptation and brown fat thermogenesis. Cell Reports Medicine. https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-medicine/fulltext/S2666-3791(21)00255-3
Ducharme & Tikuisis (1991) — Physiological responses to cold-water immersion. J Appl Physiol. https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/jappl.1991.70.3.1243
Tipton et al. (2017) — Cold shock response and autonomic activation. Exp Physiol. https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1113/EP086323
Jansky et al. (1996) — Catecholamine release during cold exposure. Physiol Res. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8884603/
Seager TP (2021) — Safe progression in cold-water therapy. Morozko Forge. https://www.morozkoforge.com/post/cold-plunge-therapy
🧠 About the Evidence
Our conversations reference experimental and observational research from the natural sciences — including stable-isotope data, comparative physiology, and metabolic studies — to explore what the evidence shows about human nutrition, resilience, and healing.
These discussions are educational and interpretive, not prescriptive medical advice.
Disclaimer
Everything we share comes from our own journeys and experiences. We’re not doctors, and nothing here is meant as medical advice. Always make decisions about your health with a trusted professional.
🛠️ Black Friday can feel overwhelming — endless deals, endless noise, and no way to know what’s actually worth it.
In this episode, we cut through the chaos and share only the tools, products, and essentials that genuinely supported our unprocessed, meat-based, natural-living journeys.
We walk through the items that made a real difference for each of us — from kitchen gear, salts, pantry staples, and storage upgrades, to grounding wearables, EMF protection, sleep tools, cold therapy setups, strength training equipment, and body care essentials.
Zero sponsors. Zero scripts. Just five different journeys and the honest recommendations that helped us heal, simplify, and live unprocessed.
We also share our full expanded list of 75+ Black Friday essentials — highlighted picks across cooking, lifestyle, recovery, hydration, grounding, and more.
📄 Full Product List (75+ Essentials)
Find the complete list of all 75+ products we mention in this episode:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XD6ZCZTJ7TdTgB2hUK4Mf6ubDgDr_w28IlY2RhhmbyI/edit
💬 Affiliate Disclosure
Some links we mention may be affiliate links. If you choose to purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting our work.
🎵 Music
“Marathon Man” by Jason Shaw (Audionautix.com) — CC BY 4.0
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🧠 About the Evidence
Our conversations reference experimental and observational research from the natural sciences — including physiology, nutrition, stable-isotope data, and metabolic studies — to explore what the evidence shows about human nutrition, resilience, and healing. These discussions are educational and interpretive, not medical advice.
Disclaimer
Everything we share comes from personal experience and our own healing journeys. We’re not doctors, and nothing here should be taken as medical advice. Always make decisions about your health together with a trusted professional.
🧠 We grew up believing saturated fat was dangerous, cholesterol kills, fiber is essential, and meat should be limited — until our lived experience showed something very different.
In this episode, we unpack the biggest nutrition myths we once believed, what changed when we removed processed foods, and what real-world results taught us about fat, fiber, cholesterol, and health.
Honest stories meet clear reasoning in a conversation that challenges the mainstream narrative.
🎵 Music
"Marathon Man" by Jason Shaw (Audionautix.com) — CC BY 4.0
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🧠 About the Evidence
Our conversations reference experimental and observational research from the natural sciences — including physiology, nutrition, stable-isotope data, and metabolic studies — to explore what the evidence shows about human nutrition, resilience, and healing. These discussions are educational and interpretive, not prescriptive medical advice.
Disclaimer
Everything we share comes from personal experience and discussion of nutritional and physiological evidence. This podcast is not medical advice. Always make decisions about your health with a trusted professional.
🔥 Starting carnivore can feel exciting, overwhelming, and confusing all at once.
In this episode, we break down what to eat, what to avoid, and the early mistakes we made so you don’t have to. We talk cravings, fat intake, hydration, and the practical choices that helped each of us succeed — from easing in slowly to going all-in.
If you’re beginning your carnivore journey or getting back on track, this episode gives you the clarity and encouragement we wish we had at the start.
🎵 Music
"Marathon Man" by Jason Shaw (Audionautix.com) — CC BY 4.0
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🧠 About the Evidence
Our conversations reference experimental and observational research from the natural sciences — including physiology, nutrition, stable-isotope data, and metabolic studies — to explore what the evidence shows about human nutrition, resilience, and healing. These discussions are educational and interpretive, not prescriptive medical advice.
Disclaimer
Everything we share comes from personal experience and discussion of nutritional and physiological evidence. This podcast is not medical advice. Always make decisions about your health with a trusted professional.
✨ Our very first episode — the story of how five strangers found each other through healing.
In this first episode of Together, Unprocessed, we share how we met, why we connected so strongly, and what brought the five of us together on our healing journeys. We also give a brief overview of what this podcast is all about, along with our individual introductions.
You’ll hear the story behind our group, the role community played in our transformations, and what we hope this podcast becomes for you — an honest, unprocessed space to learn, reflect, and grow.
🤝 Community Where We Met
We first connected through Dr. Anthony Chaffee’s private Patreon community and Discord — a space dedicated to carnivore and ancestral health. It’s where our conversations began and where this podcast was born.
https://www.patreon.com/anthonychaffeemd
🎵 Music
"Marathon Man" by Jason Shaw (Audionautix.com) — CC BY 4.0
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
🧠 About the Evidence
Our conversations reference experimental and observational research from the natural sciences — including physiology, nutrition, stable-isotope data, and metabolic studies — to explore what the evidence shows about human nutrition, resilience, and healing.
These discussions are educational and interpretive, not prescriptive medical advice.
Disclaimer
Everything we share comes from personal experience and discussion of nutritional and physiological evidence. This podcast is not medical advice. Always make decisions about your health with a trusted professional.