For decades, saturated fat was blamed for heart disease. But what if we got the science wrong—and silenced the evidence that told a different story?

In this episode of Simple Healthy Life, we uncover the origins of the biggest nutrition myth of the 20th century: the war on fat. You’ll learn how a flawed hypothesis, media momentum, and industry funding reshaped public health policy—and our food system.

We explore:

• The rabbit study that started it all

• How Ancel Keys’ Seven Countries Study ignored contradictory data

• Why the real threat might be oxidized fats, not saturated fat

• What landmark studies like MRFIT and the Minnesota Coronary Experiment revealed

• How food giants profited by pushing seed oils and low-fat processed foods

This is the untold history of how dietary dogma was formed—and why we’re still living with the consequences.

In this deeply moving episode of Simple Healthy Life, we sit down with grief recovery specialist and mental health counselor Julie Foster to explore the untold truths about grief.

Julie shares her powerful story of caregiving for her mother with terminal cancer, her health collapse due to unprocessed grief, and the transformative healing she found through the Grief Recovery Method.

Together, we unpack what it means to grieve someone who's still alive, why society is "grief-illiterate," how shame complicates healing, and the subtle ways grief hides in our daily behaviors.

Whether you’ve recently experienced a loss or are carrying years of silent sorrow, this episode offers validation, insight, and a path toward wholeness.

🎧 Available now on Spotify, YouTube, and all major podcast platforms.

Key topics:

Grief vs. depression and emotional labeling

How unprocessed grief can manifest physically

Anticipatory grief and grieving the living

Why we need better language for grief

The dangers of emotional avoidance and distraction

How grief coaching differs from traditional therapy

In this episode of Simple Healthy Life, Ryan and MJ explore emotional intelligence through the lens of personal stories, childhood conditioning, and modern mental health culture.
From growing up with no emotional language to today’s oversaturation of labels like “I have anxiety” or “I am ADHD,” they break down how emotional awareness forms, where it goes wrong, and what we can do to build it intentionally.
They also discuss:
• Why “fine” isn’t a feeling
• The danger of over-labeling and identity attachment
• How to separate emotion from identity
• Why space between stimulus and reaction is where growth happens
• Real-world examples of how to pause, reflect, and respond

Whether you’re learning to name your emotions or helping your kids understand theirs, this conversation is a roadmap for making space, not just naming feelings.