{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"White Coat Black Sheep","title":"From NBA Chef to Healing Hormones | Cindy, The Nourishing Cocina","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4286,"description":"Intro\nDr. Civelli sits down with private chef Cindy, founder of The Nourishing Cocina, for a conversation that goes way beyond the kitchen. Cindy spent a decade cooking professionally, including a stint as the private chef for pro basketball players living in China, before turning her own struggle with hormonal acne into a line of gut-healing wellness mocktails, sauces, and detox drinks. She and Dr. Civelli dig into meal planning without the overwhelm, the real relationship between stress and digestion, and why the wellness industry's fear-based messaging around PCOS and hormones does more harm than good.\n\nTopics Covered\nCindy's path from PR/marketing and teaching English in China to becoming a private chef for professional athletes\nBuilding custom menus and working alongside her then-boyfriend, the team's athletic trainer, as her business manager\nWhy grocery shopping triggers so much stress — and how to simplify meal planning around seasonal produce\nLetting go of food guilt: canned vs. scratch-made, \"clean\" labels, and doing your best instead of being perfect\nThe case for slowing down in the kitchen instead of chasing speed and efficiency\nWellness retreats in Bali and Thailand, including a 3-day silent meditation retreat\nConfidence, imposter syndrome, and growing into a professional identity\nManaging difficult clients and personalities as a private chef\nDesigning multi-day menus and mocktail bars for wellness retreat properties\nThe stress-digestion-inflammation cycle, and how elimination diets can backfire\nGetting real about PCOS, hormone symptoms, and wellness fearmongering\nLessons on longevity from \"The Blue Zones\"\nHow Cindy's own hormonal acne led her to develop Coma La Flor (hibiscus, lemon balm, passionflower) and a chlorophyll-dandelion liver detox drink\nTestosterone, PCOS, and hair loss\nMentioned in Episode\nThe Blue Zones (book)\nComa La Flor — hibiscus, lemon balm & passionflower drink\nChlorophyll dandelion detox drink\nConnect\nCindy | The Nourishing...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/r7Fg59MgUhATCba7AaSRKVP-0dmWKpcE4ZsKXb08Qjs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mOGVl/NmI3Yzg5ZDdlOGIz/NDcyYTdmZjY4ZDIw/N2E3NC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}