EPISODE 235
Mae Steigler: Real Food, Real Fast
People who find their way to careers that serve the health of the planet often take the most interesting and unexpected journeys getting there.
Meet Mae Steigler, who grew up on an organic farm then took a huge detour after college to work at Big AG dairies before going full circle back to real food and Organifi as its CEO, in this Living 4D podcast.
Learn more about Mae via social media on Instagram and LinkedIn.
SHOW NOTES
- Mae was a personal trainer wanting to do so much more for more people when she met Organifi co-founder Drew Canole a decade ago. (4:23)
- “I’m an unconventional CEO of a supplement company because I hardly believe in supplements.” (22:21)
- The lack of access to ingredients like turmeric shows how companies like Organifi can help people live healthier lives. (38:56)
- Lifespans versus health spans. (52:00)
- Mae’s struggles with amenorrhea. (1:03:55)
- Our unhealthy disconnection with the foods we eat. (1:16:39)
- What is a natural state? (1:25:19)
- Bringing back the seasonality to eating foods. (1:40:31)
- Nourishing your body with food is self-care. (1:46:37)
- Infobesity affects how we understand health information… or don’t. (2:23:59)
- Do you take supplements with clarity? (2:32:04)
- Mae handles the stress of being a corporate officer partly by playing a lot of pickleball. (2:52:40)
- What’s next for Organifi. (3:02:17)
RESOURCES & FURTHER READING
- Adaptogens
- The Metabolic Typing Diet by William Wolcott and Trish Fahey
- The Peckham Experiment by Innes Hope Pearse
- Expecting Better by Emily Oster
- Paul’s Living 4D conversations with Drew Canole, Dr. Nathan Riley, Fred Provenza, Simon Cheng and Selina Delangre
- Naked Calories by Mira and Jayson Calton
- The Living Soil and the Haughley Experiment by Lady Evelyn Barbara Balfour
- Science in Agriculture: Advanced Methods For Sustainable Farming by Arden Andersen
- The Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird
- Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston Price
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