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BACKchat

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BACKchat is hosted by chiropractors Dr. Paul Bergamo with Dr. Anthony Coxon. BACKchat is a thought provoking health podcast, empowering you to live to your true, health potential.
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BC 18: GLENN WILLIAMS: Life Vs Work Balance – Its your choice.

Glenn Williams Biog: Glenn is the founder of nLIVEn, an executive and business coaching practice in Melbourne. He is dedicated to assisting CEOs and boards of directors take a more strategic approach to successfully navigating change – both in business and in life. Glenn has collaborated with a broad cross section of executives from a diverse array of industries, both locally and internationally. Together, they sought to understand and overcome the challenges executives face in managing and lead...

Jul 05, 201638 min

BC 17: WAYNE SCHWASS – THE IMPORTANCE OF AN AUTHENTIC MINDSET TO COMBAT CLINICAL DEPRESSION

Biography of Wayne Schwass Retired Elite AFL Athlete Wayne played 282 games for the Kangaroos and Swans, spanning a fifteen year AFL career from 1988 to 2002. Wayne was a premiership player with the Kangaroos in 1996 and won two best and fairest for the Kangaroos in 1994 and 1995 and for the Swans in 1999. He was in the Team of the century for the Kangaroos and was an All Australian in 1999. Wayne also suffered from clinical depression for most of his career. Wayne is candid, real, open book and...

May 25, 201659 min

BC 16 : DAMIAN KRISTOF : FOOD MYTHOLOGY part B

Dr Damian Kristof is Nutritionist, Naturopath and Chiropractor with over 20 years of clinical experience. He has extensive media experience with the TV – New Zealand’s Downsize me that premiered on Channel 7 Two in 2014. He is a health expert on the Melbourne’s top rating radio drive time show the Rush hour with James Brayshaw and Billy Brownless .Damian has been on over 400 podcasts with the Wellness Guys (and also as Co Founder) and a 100 Not Out. FOOD MYTHS Are coffee and tea good for me? The...

May 04, 201642 min

BC 15: DAMIAN KRISTOF: FOOD MYTHOLOGY

Damian’s Biog Dr Damian Kristof is Nutritionist, Naturopath and Chiropractor with over 20 years of clinical experience. He has extensive media experience with the TV – New Zealand’s Downsize me that premiered on Channel 7 Two in 2014. He is a health expert on the Melbourne’s top rating radio drive time show the Rush Hour with James Brayshaw and Billy Brownless .Damian has contributed to over 400 podcasts with the Wellness Guys and a 100 Not Out. FOOD MYTHS Fats – What are they? How did the low f...

Apr 13, 201637 min

BC 14 : Dr Richard Chambers – Mindfulness – How it influences everything we do

Biography of Dr Richard Chambers Clinical Psychologist,Mindfulness Consultantx Dr Richard Chambers is a clinical psychologist and internationally-recognised expert in mindfulness. Richard works at Monash University, spearheading a university-wide mindfulness initiative which is a world first. He has been teaching and researching mindfulness for over 12 years and is actively involved in research studies at The University of Melbourne, Orygen Youth Health, LaTrobe University, Sydney University, UN...

Mar 22, 201649 min

BC 13: Dr Tim Robards Exercise,Strength and Longevity

Biography of Dr. Tim Robards Chiropractor B.Sc(Ex.Sc) B.Med.Sc , M.Chiro A successful Sydney Chiropractor, it was through his appearances on Channel TEN’s ratings winners The Bachelor and I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here that Tim was introduced to Australian and New Zealand audiences. It’s with this growing profile he’s committed to spreading a message of clean living with his newly launched program,The Robards Method. The Bachelor Lowdown – Anthony answers Mimi’s (his daughter) questions abou...

Mar 01, 201646 min

BC 12: Dr Peter McGlynn – Integrating Public Health Measures into Private Practice

Dr Peter McGlynn Biography – a chiropractor of 30 years clinical experience with post-graduate qualifications in functional neurology and a Masters in Public Health. Peter is currently a PhD candidate (Public Health) at Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) looking at nutrition and maternal and child health in Papua New Guinea. He is interested in the integration of research, public health and clinical practice in both developed and developing settings. What is Public Health? What public heal...

Jan 19, 201637 min

BC 11 : The Wrap – Paul and Anthony discuss the pivotal moments of the 2015 BACKchat podcast series

In this podcast , Paul and Anthony discuss key moments from each of first fifteen BACKchat podcasts in 2015. BACKchat PODCAST 1,2015 : DR Paul Noone (Chiropractor) – Inaugural podcast : Understanding Neurology on 4th March,2015 BACKchat PODCAST 2,2015 : Dr Scott Wustenberg (Chiropractor) – Eating and Autism. BACKchat PODCAST 3,2015 : Dr Margaret Beavis (GP)- Exercise and Living Longer.*Paul mistakenly references exercise at 30 minutes ,five times per day. This should have been per week. BACKchat...

Dec 29, 201535 min

BC 10: Dr Matthew Antonucci – Neurological Performance in Athletes

Dr. Antonucci is a board certified chiropractic neurologist currently seeing patients at his Plasticity Brain Center in Orlando Florida. He completed a 2-year residency under Professor Carrick, training in the rehabilitation of complex neurological conditions. Dr. Antonucci continued to engage in the advancement of his knowledge through completing 1-year fellowships in each of the following: childhood developmental disorder, vestibular rehabilitation, neurochemistry and nutrition, as well as a 2...

Dec 08, 201553 min

BC 09: Tony Massarotti (Sports Podiatrist) – The why,what and what’s done for Heel Pain

Tony Massarotti is a sports podiatrist who holds a Bachelor of Podiatry and Masters of Health Science (Podiatry). He is a member of the Australasian Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine and an associate member of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine. Tony is Founder and director of Eastern Foot Care which has seven podiatrists and two sites in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. What is the Podiatrist Qualification in Australia? What is plantar fasciitis and what are the mo...

Nov 17, 201533 min

BC 08: Chris Ennis on CERES FAIR FOOD Organic Food

1. What is the Ceres Fair Food business? 2. Ceres supporting Victorian organic farmers where the food ends up in one thousand households using Food Hosts. 3. Why Coles and Woolworths cant compete with the local CoOp? 4. What is Organic food? 5. What steps do farmers need to take to ensure they are certified organic? 6. What is Fair Foods carbon credit offsets in Cambodia? 7. Why should people eat organic food? 8. How does Fair Food benefit asylum seekers coming into Australia? 9. Three take home...

Oct 27, 201536 min

BC 07: Dr Stephen McKenzie On Mindfulness

Welcome to our health expert – Dr Stephen McKenzie PhD Psychologist and Mindfulness expert, Author of two books: 1) “Mindfulness for Life” (with Dr Craig Hassed) and 2) “Mindfulness at Work” What is Mindfulness? The importance of being of being aware and accepting of our awareness Heartfulness = Mindfulness Meditation is formalized mindfulness Vipassana meditation – “To see things as they really are” Our culture forces us to be so busy doing ‘Stress’ …we need time to be ‘Present’ Mindfulness is ...

Oct 06, 201539 min

BC 06: Mandy Mecuri on Recovery from Chronic Pain

Natural management of chronic pain including food, mindfulness, exercise and most importantly self management. Dealing, twice, in adolescence with surgery and scoliosis. The power of one sentence that can change your life. The multi disciplinary management needed for the best results in a chronic pain management Stop catastrophising. Move to mindfulness and pacing. The concept of minimal pain movement capabilities. The dangers of fear avoidance and withdrawal behavior You can have pain without s...

Sep 15, 201541 min

BC 05 : Dr Marc Pick Live at 7th Annual AAFN Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia,2015

1. Paul Bergamo and Anthony Coxon welcome Dr Marc Pick to the 7th Annual AAFN Symposium, in Sydney, Australia 2. Dr Pick explains his life before chiropractic 3. Non-pharmaceutical approaches to depression. 4. Tonic eye movements and the sedentary posture 5. The relationship of the spinal adjustment and the cerebellum 6. Efferent copy and feed forward mechanisms with the cerebellum 7. The environment and genetics 8. Semi-circular canals and scoliosis 9. The Chiropractic ‘water-bed’ adjusting tab...

Aug 26, 201546 min

BC 04: Lisa Cox – Recovery from Severe Brain Trauma

What defines a first world problem? Lisa – “I do not use my disability as an excuse” Lisa – “Do what you can with what you have” Recovery Goals- relearning to eat, stand and walk after being in intensive care Value of your family when your life is on the line Lisa is a Synapse Ambassador. Synapse strives to reconnect the lives of those most at risk within our community, affected by a Brain Disorder. What is Acquired Brain Injury? What is the invisible disability? Are you ready for BANGONABEANIE ...

May 26, 201542 min

BC 03: Dr Tania Ash (Integrative GP) – Is your home making you sick?

Health Expert Biography: Dr Tania Ash is the founder and medical director of Vitality Hub clinics in Prahran and Malvern. A Melbourne University medicine graduate, she has 21 years of clinical experience, including 11 years as an Integrative Medical Specialist, and a Fellow of A5M (Australasian Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine). One of her passions is evaluating Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and she now specializes in treating patients acutely unwell from mould and Lyme disease. Key Covering points of...

May 05, 201547 min

BC 02: Dr Margaret Beavis (GP) – Exercise and Living Longer

In this podcast, BACKchat interviews Dr Margaret Beavis. Margaret is a Melbourne General Practitioner of 25 years experience, a senior examiner with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and teaches in the Medical Faculty at Melbourne University. She has recently completed a Masters in Public Health at Deakin University and published late last year, her research on the Health and Economic Benefits of Physical Activity in Melbourne Commuters, in the Health Promotion Journal of Aus...

Apr 14, 201542 min

BC 01: Dr Paul Noone (Chiro) Understanding Neurology

During our first podcast, we interviewed one of Australia’s leading authorities in Functional Neurology – Dr Paul Noone.Here Paul discusses one of the five pillars of health – YOUR NEUROLOGY – and how to be your best.The 1990’s was designated the “Decade of the Brain” to enhance public awareness of the benefits to be derived from brain research.The nervous system is fundamental to our health and performance as it regulates and controls every voluntary and involuntary action of the body.Dr Noone ...

Mar 03, 201540 min
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