The Revive Wellness Podcast
Real talk about faith, fitness, and functional health with natural figure pro & functional health coach Allison Fahrenbach. Allison has 18 years of experience helping women 35+ balance their hormones, improve their gut health and lose body fat. She is the owner of Revive Wellness Health & Physique, an online functional health coaching company based in Lancaster, PA.
Episodes
85 episodes
BONUS Q&A: Do Akkermansia supplements work? Is almond flour toxic? Bodybuilding & Christianity, MTHFR mutation, and more!
In this bonus Q&A episode, I’m answering some of the most thoughtful (and surprisingly insightful) questions I’ve been getting lately- from gut health and genetics to nutrition myths and .... the intersection of faith and bodybuilding.<...
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Season 5
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39:37
What I Got Wrong About Health And Fitness (and what I believe now!)
In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on something we don’t talk about enough in the health and fitness space: changing your mind.After years as a full-time coach - and working with thousands of clients through training, n...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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28:38
The Real Rules of Fat Loss (Hint: They Aren't What Instagram Says)
If you've ever struggled with fat loss (and let's face it, most of us have) it could be that you are following the wrong rules. In this episode, I’m sharing the real rules of fat loss, 10 principles most people skip while cha...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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25:17
The Importance of Building and Maintaining Muscle for Female Metabolic Health with Gray Gaines Achilles
In today's episode, I sit down with Gray Gaines Achilles to discuss muscle and female metabolic health. Gray has been a certified personal trainer since 2019 and has since dedicated her career to helping individuals build confidence, strength, ...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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54:25
Adaptive Biology, Not a Broken Body: Why “complicated” health issues are often intelligent responses
So many women are led to believe their body is broken when weight loss, hormones, digestion, or energy feel increasingly “complicated.” When the usual strategies stop working, the narrative quickly shifts to dysfunction, failure, or the idea th...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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26:58
10 Mindset Struggles Sabotaging Your Weight Loss & How to Break Free From Them in the New Year
As the New Year approaches, many men and women double down on goals, only to find themselves stuck in the same cycle of frustration, inconsistency, and self-blame.In this episode, we’re talking about the real reasons weight loss keeps...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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28:50
Beyond Protocols & Pills: The Art of Thinking Like a Root-Cause Coach with Jeffrey Su
In today’s episode, I sit down with Jeffrey Su, owner of First Call Out Fitness and one of the most respected voices in the functional health coaching space. Jeff has been in this field long enough to see trends come and go, and he ...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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43:44
Fix Your Gut With Your Fork: A Food-First Approach to Better Digestion
In today's episode, we’re breaking down the most common digestive complaints- constipation, diarrhea, bloating, and acid reflux- and getting brutally honest about what your food choices have to do with all of it. Instead of ch...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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23:56
Faith Friday Minute: Knowledge vs Wisdom
Scripture references: Ecclesiastes 12:12____________________
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Season 5
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2:18
Navigating the Messy Middle of Your Health & Fitness Journey: Don't Give Up Even When You're Tempted to Quit
The messy middle is that maddening stretch of the journey where your body hasn’t quite caught up to your effort. You’re showing up, you’re doing the work, yet the scale is stubborn, your energy is unpredictable, and every part of you w...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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22:59
Teddy Pantelis- Functional Health & Female Athletes
In today's episode I sit down to talk with Teddy Pantelis. Teddy is a professional natural bodybuilder, highly respected coach, and a rising leader in the functional health space. Teddy has produced multiple world champions and is k...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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59:09
Faith Friday Minute: Do you trust more in worry than you do in God?
Scripture references:Isaiah 46:4Philippians 4:6-7Matthew 6:25-34
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Season 5
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2:54
When Food Isn't the Fix: Faith-Led Strategies for Emotional Eating
Let’s be real: emotional eating isn’t just about food. It’s about the stories, stress, and self-talk that drive us there. In this episode, we are going deep, and talking about what's REALLY under the vicious cycle of emotional eating that so ma...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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26:18
Faith Friday Minute: Wisdom isn't a concept, it's Christ.
Scripture references:Proverbs 8:22-311 Corinthians 1:30James 1:5
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Season 5
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1:23
When diets don’t work: Digging Into Functional Root Causes of Weight Loss Resistance
Ever feel like you’re doing everything right—tracking, eating clean, training hard—but the scale won’t budge? In this episode, we’re digging into some of the functional root causes of weight-loss plateaus- the things that make th...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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22:26
Faith Friday Minute: Stop Striving to "Figure it all out" On Your Own
Scripture references:Proverbs 3:52 Corinthians 5:7Deuteronomy 29:29
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Season 5
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2:18
Weighing In on Worth: Breaking the Scale Obsession
In today's episode we’re going to talk about one of the most frustrating parts of a health journey- and that is the scale. You know what I’m talking about—those mornings when you step on the scale and the number is up two pounds ove...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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32:18
Listener Q&A: Best foods for gut health, what levels of bodyfat are healthy, are weighted vests all hype + the story of how I met my husband!
In today's special bonus episode I'll be answering the following listener questions:Is walking with a weighted vest worthwhile? Or just another trendy hack?How often should I reevaluate the supplements that I am taking?
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Season 4
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42:44
Laying Aside the Weight of Perfectionism
In today's episode I am going to be talking about perfectionism, and why perfectionism, is not a part of our story, as Christians. I will be discussing:What perfectionism isHow perfectionism differs from excellence...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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22:18
Friday Faith Minute: Remembering to Remember God's Faithfulness
Several passages in the Bible describe the Israelites setting up pillars or stones as memorials to remember God's faithfulness and miraculous acts. Two prominent examples are Jacob setting up a pillar at Bethel (read Genesis 28:18) and the Isra...
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Season 4
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2:21
What is Cellulite and can you get rid of it?
In today's episode, by popular demand from my private coaching clients, I am going to be diving into the topic of cellulite. What is cellulite? What causes it? And more importantly, what can be done to reduce it's appearance, naturally?...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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27:29
Friday Faith Minute: Nourishing Yourself Spiritually
Psalm 1:1-2 “Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night.”
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Season 4
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1:55
Belly fat, Bloat and Food Cravings? The healthy foods that could be blocking your fat loss.
Here’s the harsh truth: most of what’s marketed as “healthy” in today’s society is actually just ultra-processed junk in disguise. And if you are frequently consuming these foods, it could be a driving force behind your hormonal imbalances, gut...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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31:44