Season 5 Episode 8 of Quiet the Diet Podcast with Michelle Shapiro, RD and Iliriana Balaj of Healthillie
Taking Our Health One Step Further
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Do you struggle with a litany of symptoms that you can’t seem to get to the root of? It could be time to take a look at the ingredients in your everyday products including skincare, candles and even certain “health foods” like protein powder. In this episode, Michelle chats with Iliriana Balaj, or Illie, of Live Healthillie about how to live a low tox life. Illie shares her journey of removing environmental toxins, endocrine disruptors and gut irritators from her life and the profound shift that she experienced in her body afterwards. She also offers practical tips on how to choose less toxic products, gradually improve your health, and focus on your individual needs over one-size-fits-all advice.
Tune in to hear:
- Illie’s background growing up with a diet focused on convenience foods and how her athleticism masked underlying health issues.
- The transition from sports to gym culture and a supplement-heavy lifestyle that led to skin problems, migraines, and other health issues.
- The frustration with conventional doctors dismissing symptoms, despite normal lab results and turning to prescription medications without answers.
- The importance of “food first” approaches, and advocating for whole foods over supplements.
- How Illie began exploring holistic health by cleaning up her diet and removing toxic ingredients from her food and products.
- How many “health products” are often as bad as ultra-processed junk food due to harmful ingredients.
- Thoughts on balancing informed choices without falling into fear mongering, and discussing the hierarchy of health priorities.
- Where to begin when choosing less toxic products and what to look for in labels
- The idea of “leveling up” health choices gradually, addressing priorities without becoming overwhelmed by every potential toxin.
- The importance of understanding your unique health needs and not getting swept up by headlines or one-size-fits-all advice.
- The exact ingredients and products Illie recommends that we avoid
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