Elizabeth Yarnell | Evolutionary Business Council

Personal Details

Bio

Elizabeth Yarnell has a mission to improve lives simply by changing the way we think about food. Inspired by a 1999 diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis, she's an award-winning author, patented inventor, educational entrepreneur, and board-certified naturopath obsessed with the connection between what we eat and how we feel. Since 2008, she has shared research from her “Fight MS with Food” project on healthy eating and natural lifestyle blog, “Effortless Eating”. Her TEDx talk, titled: “Poisons in Our Everyday Foods,” raises awareness of the dangers in our food supply, and her breakthrough cookbook, “Glorious One-Pot Meals,” (60k copies sold) celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2019. She runs a nationwide food sensitivities and dietary therapy clinic and speaks about health, diet, and autoimmunity through the lens of inflammation.

Current position (3)

Autoimmunity, Health & Nutrition Speaker

Pomegranate Consulting, LLLC.

CEO/Founder

Digistars Make-a-Movie Workshop Ltd.

Director

Fight MS with Food

Degrees (3)

AB Italian, European History, Photography

Bowdoin College

1987 to 1991

Doctor of Naturopathy Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy

Trinity School of Natural Health

2008 to 2011

MLS Creative Writing/Liberal Studies

University of Denver

1995 to 1997

Presentations

Presentations (4)

The Inflammation Influence: How Hidden Inflammation Affects the Way We Look, Think, Feel, and Act

Through entertaining stories and anecdotes, Elizabeth explains Hidden Inflammation and how it affects our thoughts, behaviors, and actions. Along with that "a-ha" recognition of the role inflammation has in the chronic health issues so many of us struggle with, comes tips on "de-flating" naturally so that we can look better, feel better, and think more clearly. Beyond feeding the mind and spirit, we need to address the factors in the physical realm that are holding us back, including the foods we choose to eat. This is the secret that leads to success in everything from increased productivity to weight management, chronic absenteeism, and even optimism.

The Connection Between Trauma and Autoimmunity? It’s Inflammation.

Trauma–both physical and emotional– can set the stage for a decline in health by creating the conditions for inflammation. Chronic inflammation leads to autoimmunity. The secret to resolving inflammation lies in identifying and eliminating the root sources in order to allow for healing– both mental and corporeal– to begin.

Inflammation and Autoimmunity: The Secrets to Feeling Better Even With an Autoimmune Diagnosis

Contrary to what you may have been told, inflammation leads to autoimmunity; it’s not the other way around. Since most– if not all– symptoms are due to inflammation, then removing the source of inflammation would mean that symptoms would disappear. The secret to living with autoimmunity is to eliminate the root causes of inflammation; the only hard part is identifying the sources.

Are You Anxious, or Could it Be You’re Just Inflamed? The hidden link between anxiety and inflammati

Have you tried to address your anxiety through therapy or with pharmaceuticals without success? How would it make you feel if you knew your anxiety was actually due to inflammation causing physiological changes in your body? Hidden inflammation affects how we look, think, feel, and act; the secret to feeling less anxious is to identify and eliminate the sources of inflammation.

Workshops (1)

Anti-Inflammatory Cooking Demonstration

1 hour

Who wouldn't want to create quick, easy, and healthy meals that require only 15 minutes of preparation and are on the table in less than an hour? Dr. Elizabeth Yarnell will introduce you to her amazing, patented method of preparing delicious and nutritious one-pot meals while giving information and advice on improving the health of you and your family every day.