19: Meal Planning, Vitamins, and Alternative Comfort Foods - Global Institute of Children's Mental Health

Today’s guest, Cynthia Thurlow, is the CEO and founder of Everyday Wellness, a nurse practitioner and functional nutritionist. In this conversation with Dr. Roseann and Dr. Cleopatra, Cynthia shares how she finds ways to eat healthy and keep her kids healthy at home. She covers a range of topics from meal planning, taking vitamins, and how to find healthy alternatives to comfort food favorites. This interview is packed with tips on how to pack minerals and greens into your diet, while still having fun.

Show Highlights:

Cynthia shares how she plans for her and her families meals
How Cynthia integrates different varieties of foods in her house
The importance of incorporating foods with antibacterial properties in your meals
Different ways to ingest healthy foods
Healthy and fun food options for kids
Why we need to take supplements and what we should be taking
Ways to get kids to take more vitamins
Finding healthier comfort foods
Cynthia shares her skincare and beauty regimen
Things you can do at home for self care
The benefits of a magnesium bath
Practices you should integrate into your daily life
What makes food the best medicine
Taking control of teaching your kids to eat healthy