Hello, friends. Welcome back to another episode of the Real Foodology podcast. I'm your host, Courtney Swan, and today's episode is a unique one.

I was recently asked to speak at a retreat in Denver, Colorado for clear stem skin care.

And I was so flattered that they asked me to come and speak. It was such a fun

retreat. It was a two-day retreat in Colorado. And I spoke all about how to navigate the grocery

store, what all the different labels mean, what you want to look for on labels, what to avoid,

what brands I like. I also just gave my little hacks and tips and tricks

as far as how to really decipher what you should put in your cart versus what you should put back

on the shelf. I loved this conversation. It was so much fun for me to be a part of this retreat.

And they recorded it and sent me the recording and I was like,

why don't we release it on the podcast so you guys can hear it? So I really hope you enjoy this episode.

And as always, if you're loving the podcast, if you could take a moment to rate and review it,

it would mean so much to me. It doesn't take long at all and it really helps the show.

I appreciate all of your support. Love you guys so much. Thanks for listening. Do you drink filtered water? Hopefully you

do and hopefully by now you know that tap water is loaded with all sorts of pharmaceutical drugs,

pesticides, heavy metals, fluoride, chlorine, etc. But what I'm here to talk to you about today is if you are

filtering your water, you've got to make sure that you're replenishing the electrolytes and the

minerals back in your water. One of the ways that I love to do this is with element. It's spelled

L-M-N-T. And by looking at the package, you may initially feel a little bit of a shock with the amount of sodium in there.

But if you go back and listen to my episode with Dr. James DeNick, who wrote a book called The Salt Fix,

he talks all about how we, for the most part, are actually not getting enough salt.

We forget that sodium is an imperative part of our fluid and

electrolyte balance. We actually need sodium. It's imperative to have it in certain levels. And

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