Green Glow Lifestyle

"Your hands are the tools of your heart. Use them to choose the foods that love you back." -Kylie Buckner, RN   Happy Valentine’s Week! In this special Heart Health Month episode, Kylie takes us on a journey into the Anahata, or the Green Heart Chakra. Moving beyond the clinical data, we explore how nourishment, movement, and joy are the ultimate acts of self-love and Ahimsa (non-violence).

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“Olive oil is to olives what table sugar is to sugar cane—refined, stripped of fiber, and confusing to your metabolism.” -Kylie Buckner, RN

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In honor of Heart Health Month, we’re going straight to the heart of one of the most confusing topics in nutrition: dietary fat.

In this episode of the Green Glow Lifestyle, nurse, yoga teacher, and ...

“There is no such thing as failure. You’re a work in progress, and every single choice you make is another opportunity to succeed.” - Stefanie Dougherty

 

In this heartwarming episode of the Green Glow Lifestyle Podcast, host Kylie Buckner welcomes back her cousin, Stefanie Dougherty, for a deep dive into the mental and spiritual art of self-love. Moving beyond the plate and the "joy of cooking," they explore how to elevate basic s...

"Resilience is the strength to bounce back after life knocks you down. But Pre-silience is the wisdom to be so present and aligned that you notice the subtle shifts before they become a struggle. It’s the difference between surviving the storm and being the one who was ready for it." - Kylie Buckner, RN

 

In this Glow & Go episode, Kylie introduces her signature concept of Pre-...

In this quick Glow & Go episode, Master’s Prepared nurse and physiology nerd Kylie Buckner hands you a missing page from your body’s owner’s manual: how to actually read a nutrition label.

Most of us were never taught how to decode the back of the package. We’re swimming in “heart healthy,” “natural,” and “high protein” claims on the front of the box—but your brain and your biol...

"Your doctor has the textbook, but you have the owner's manual. When they dismiss your experience, they are ignoring the most important data point in the room: You."- Kylie Buckner, RN

In this raw and unfiltered episode, Master’s-prepared nurse and “diabetes whisperer” Kylie Buckner sits down with her husband, Cyrus Khambatta, PhD (author of Mastering Diabetes), to call out a hard t...

"Your doctor has the textbook, but you have the owner's manual. You live in that body 24/7. When they dismiss your experience, they're ignoring the most important data point in the room: You." - Kylie Buckner, RN

Description: In this raw and powerful Glow & Go episode, Master's Prepared Nurse and wellness coach, Kylie Buckner, calls out the "Bad Medicine" that prioritizes prescriptions over real, individualized care. If you'v...

Intermittent fasting works best when it supports your nervous system. If it spikes stress, it’s not alignment—it’s overload.”- Kylie Buckner, RN

 

Intermittent fasting can be a powerful tool—or a fast track to feeling wired, depleted, and obsessed with food. The difference is alignment.

In this episode, Master’s-prepared nurse and wellness coach [Your Name] breaks down the real physiology behind time-restricted eating: circadian rh...

"You’re not starting over. You’re recalibrating—and that’s a sign of wisdom, not weakness." - Kylie Buckner, RN Life changes. Stress spikes. Schedules shift. And suddenly the wellness plan that used to feel easy feels impossible.

In this episode, Master’s-prepared nurse, yoga teacher, and wellness coach, Kylie Buckner MSN, RN teaches the mindset shift that makes sustainable wellness possible: pivoting without quitting.

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"When you put fiber on your plate, you aren't just eating; you are performing a clinical intervention on your own inflammation." Kylie Buckner, RN

Most people think fiber is just about “staying regular.” But as a Master’s-prepared nurse, yoga teacher, and wellness coach, I know fiber is actually one of the most powerful, evidence-based clinical tools you can put on your plate.

In this episode, I’m filling in one of the missing pag...

"You choose your choice. You might not choose the stressor, the schedule, or the diagnosis, but you can choose the input. Pre-flection is the art of choosing the version of you that you’re becoming." - Kylie Buckner RN

Stop setting resolutions and start writing your own owner’s manual.

Most of us were never given an owner’s manual for our bodies. We understand how our blenders work ...

“Once you have the right food guidelines in place, you don’t have to count calories or measure portions. You get full on foods that actually lower inflammation.” – Cassandra Sampson, MS RD

 

In this episode of the Green Glow Podcast, Kylie is joined by friend, neighbor, and fellow plant-based mama Cassandra Sampson, MS, RD—a plant-based registered dietitian who works with the Paddison Program for Rheumatoid Arthritis and has extens...

"The body never stops trying to heal. Once you stop attacking it with the wrong foods, it rebounds incredibly fast.” – Heather McDougall

In this episode of the Green Glow Podcast, Kylie sits down with Heather McDougall, CEO of the McDougall Program and daughter of plant-based pioneer Dr. John McDougall, for a heartfelt conversation about the power of simple, starch-centered eating. Heather shares what it was like growing up in a ...

“You don’t have to inject a GLP‑1 drug to support satiety. With the right fiber-rich foods, greens, whole grains, and a few simple spices, you can help your body make and release more of its own GLP‑1—while actually getting healthier in the process.” 

 

What happens when a lifestyle medicine doctor also happens to grow most of his family’s food?

In this episode of the Green Glow Lifestyle Podcast, Kylie sits down with Dr. Jeffrey P...

“You don’t need a perfect holiday to feel proud—you just need to stay connected to yourself and choose alignment more often than you don’t.”

 

This December, you don’t have to “fall off” and start over in January.

In this episode of the Green Glow Lifestyle podcast, we’re talking about how to enjoy the holidays, eat in a way that feels good, and still stay aligned with your health goals—without restriction, obsession, or all-or-not...

“Nothing great is going to come from your comfort zone. Some days 30% is all you have—but if you give that 30%, that’s 100% of what you can do that day.” -Ash Solorio What if the most powerful “anti-aging” prescription for women in their 40s and beyond isn’t a cream or a supplement—but a barbell?

In this episode, Kylie sits down with neighbor and friend Ash Solorio, Air Force veteran, former San Francisco 49ers cheerleader, and fo...

“You are not broken. Your body is simply responding to changing signals. When you lower inflammatory noise through daily choices—food, sleep, movement, and calming habits—you change your experience.” - Kylie Buckner, RN

💡 Show Summary

Welcome back to the Green Glow Lifestyle Podcast with Kylie Buckner, RN, your guide to navigating perimenopause and beyond with knowledge, compassion, and practical tools.

In this episode, Kylie bre...

“Your nervous system isn’t the enemy—it’s your messenger.” 

Host note: This episode is different—recorded in real time, in the middle of a very human week. It’s raw, tender, and grounded. I’m sharing the exact tools I’m using as I use them: naming activation, practicing somatic resets, and choosing “body first, then logistics.” If you’re in a sandwich season—caring for parents while raising little ones, building work you love while...

“I’m now in my sixties and I feel better than I did in my twenties. I was burned out and inflamed—then I changed my lifestyle, my weight and cholesterol plummeted, my energy soared, and I got my joy back.” - Dr. Kim Scheuer

Summary

What if getting healthy felt joyful—and actually stuck? In this energizing conversation, Kylie sits down with Dr. Kim Scheuer, a board-certified family and lifestyle medicine physician, who transformed ...