If you’re struggling with digestive problems then you’ve probably already tried almost everything - from changing diet, to different supplements, maybe even some medications. But, if you’ve literally tried everything and still haven’t found any success, then you might be missing one of the most important causes that is so often missed - stress! Both short term acute stress and long term chronic stress will ruin gut and intestinal function because stress keeps you trapped in a fight/flight nervou...
Aug 23, 2023•7 min•Season 3Ep. 53
If you’re struggling to lose weight, especially that last 10-15 lbs of belly fat, then there’s a number of possible reasons why. Sugar is the most obvious reason for the majority of people, but it’s not the only reason why. So what else could be causing the weight gain, or blocking your ability to lose the fat? It could be some foods that you’ve been told are healthy, things like grains and other lectin-containing plants that are driving up your inflammation. What about seed oils? They are massi...
Aug 19, 2023•11 min•Season 3Ep. 52
50% of men and 38% of women over the age of 60 are taking statins to lower their cholesterol. But, is this number too high? Are they being overprescribed? And, are there any dangerous side effects to taking them? Every cell in our body needs cholesterol, so there’s certainly a significant downside to having not enough cholesterol. What about the fact that so many people who suffer heart attacks have low cholesterol? Some research shows it’s about 50% the number of people with high vs low cholest...
Aug 16, 2023•10 min•Season 3Ep. 51
Intermittent Fasting isn’t for everyone, but it should be used regularly by most people! In this episode I cover all of the basics, as well as who should, and shouldn’t be using intermittent fasting! After watching this video you’ll know everything you need to know so you can successfully start intermittent fasting today and experience the amazing health benefits!
Aug 12, 2023•12 min•Season 3Ep. 50
There’s a number of medical discoveries in the last 100 years that can be both life saving and damaging to our health. None more so than antibiotics! These drugs are literally life-saving for people facing serious bacterial infections. But they have also created a health epidemic of gut issues, not to mention the frightening rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria - superbugs! In this episode I share tips for healing your gut after taking a course of antibiotics (and how to hopefully limit your ne...
Aug 09, 2023•9 min•Season 3Ep. 49
“You’ve got cancer.” This might be one of the scariest sentences you can hear from your doctor. But before you panic and dive immediately into treatment, you need to do some research and ask some serious questions. Is chemotherapy and/or radiation the absolute best first line treatment for this cancer? What are the risks? What other treatments are potentially worth trying first? If you choose to do chemotherapy, do you know what the science shows for how to improve the outcomes and limit the dam...
Aug 05, 2023•15 min•Season 3Ep. 48
Magnesium deficiency affects virtually all of us! From the way stress burns magnesium stores (and we are all under stress in terms of emotional, chemical, and physical) to the massive depletion of Magnesium and other vitamins and minerals in our produce. So does this really matter and what can be done about it? Yes it matters, a LOT! Magnesium deficiency can cause major gut issues, sleep problems, and even anxiety and depression among many other things. This is why in my opinion virtually everyo...
Aug 02, 2023•8 min•Season 3Ep. 47
If you search for liver cleanses or detoxes online, you’ll find thousands of articles and videos promoting the next best thing to “clean out your liver.” But do these actually work? The answer is, it depends on what result means it has “worked.” If your drainage pathways are blocked and you’re dealing with chronic illness, then you’re not going to get your liver working perfectly and fix your health issues after a 3 day liver cleanse. In the case of chronic illness, you need to support your live...
Jul 19, 2023•7 min•Season 3Ep. 46
There’s no official cause behind Metabolic Syndrome, although it’s treated in a very similar way to Type 2 diabetes - drugs! But, what if we are looking at these conditions the completely wrong way? In my opinion, both metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes start out as a protective mechanism, where the body is trying to protect itself against the massive blood sugar spikes and inflammation created by the poor diets so many of us consume these days. The combination of processed sugar, high fruct...
Jul 15, 2023•8 min•Season 3Ep. 45
Even though people start with good intentions, there’s some common mistakes I see people make when they (or their family members) are struck down with illness. In this video I cover some of the most common mistakes that are made, and what you should do instead. Keep in mind that most of these mistakes relate to viral infections, as certain bacterial infections need to be treated much differently and can’t always be taken care of “naturally” at home.
Jul 12, 2023•8 min•Season 3Ep. 44
Getting a good night’s sleep is as important (maybe even more so) than eating a healthy diet and exercising consistently. Yet, a huge number of people don’t get enough quality sleep each night and need caffeine every day to function, which keeps them trapped in a vicious cycle! In this episode, I discuss how to set up a solid pre-sleep routine, but also what you need to do (and avoid) during the day so that you can wake up fresh every morning and crush your days!
Jul 08, 2023•6 min•Season 3Ep. 43
If you want to experience great health, then you need to exercise frequently. This needs to include lifting weights 3-5x per week (no matter how old you are, and yes ladies this includes you too!), and some higher intensity workouts to get your heart rate up. However, don’t forget that consistent movement throughout the day is also vital. Walking frequently everyday brings a host of health benefits, so don’t let lack of a gym membership, or time stop you from exercising. Everyone can find the ti...
Jul 05, 2023•5 min•Season 3Ep. 42
With so many people suffering with gut issues, there’s millions of people searching the internet every day for ways to heal their leaky gut problems. There’s some really great generic advice out there about how to heal the microbiome and fix the gut issues once and for all. However, there’s also some commonly shared advice that, in my opinion, is causing more issues for people rather than helping them. In this episode I share the advice that I believe people need to be wary of if they’re sufferi...
Jul 01, 2023•9 min•Season 3Ep. 41
The combination of heartburn, GERD, and acid reflux together are one of the most common health issues in the world. This means they’re also one of the most commonly medicated groups of health issues. But, is the approach to treating acid reflux correct? Is it actually due to too much stomach acid, or is diet and lifestyle a bigger issue? In this episode I examine what the research actually shows about lifestyle, medications, and acid reflux!
Jun 28, 2023•8 min•Season 3Ep. 40
If you’re a parent of a child with special needs - including autism or even ADHD, then you’ll know how difficult it can be to help your child eat a healthy diet, while also seeing how bad the effects are on their behavior and health from poor eating habits. So what should you do? Well, in a perfect world you’d have your child eating a healthy diet that promotes good brain and body development, which in my opinion means good quality grass fed meats and organs, high quality fats, eggs, organic fru...
Jun 24, 2023•11 min•Season 3Ep. 39
A few hundred years ago, if you had a well built castle on top of a hill, with a wide moat around it, then your castle was almost impossible to be attacked. Your defenders could sit atop the walls and pick off attackers with bow and arrows. Now think of your gut and intestinal lining like this castle wall, and your gut microbiome is your moat. So what 2 things have to happen to make that castle more vulnerable to being penetrated and taken over? If the moat dries up - or in the real life situati...
Jun 21, 2023•7 min•Season 3Ep. 38
There’s a lot of awareness these days about how dangerous sugar is for our health, and rightly so. Long-term sugar consumption is one of the main drivers behind our chronic health and obesity epidemics. But there’s something we are eating everyday that’s even worse for our health than sugar, and that is seed oils! These nasty, rancid oils (things like vegetable oil or canola oil) should never have been sold as safe for human consumption. They damage every cell in our body, and it was originally ...
Jun 17, 2023•8 min•Season 3Ep. 37
There’s a lot of awareness around this genetic mutation, and that’s great. It’s a big reason why so many people are chronically sick. When the MTHFR gene mutations are present, your methylation pathways don’t work very well, which means you struggle to detox. So a lot of people will test positive for this, and then following orders from their Functional Medicine Doctor (or their own research) they’ll start taking B12 and methyl folate. But, this is a mistake. You must first open your drainage pa...
Jun 14, 2023•5 min•Season 3Ep. 36
One is really good for you and helps improve (or prevent) a B9 deficiency. The other is synthetically made and contributes to the deficiencies. Folate is naturally occurring, is what your body needs, and is found in high content in organ meats and dark leafy greens (although be careful here because if you eat too many dark greens you can ingest a high level of lectins and oxalates, both of which are damaging to your health). Folic Acid on the other hand, is synthetically made, is not used very w...
Jun 10, 2023•5 min•Season 3Ep. 35
It was so great to have Lynette Sorrentino join the show again. This time we dived deeper into why most people's lives are chaotic rather than organized and stress-free, and of course what to do about it! If you are feeling overwhelmed with the busyness of life, this podcast is for you. You're not alone. Lynette offers some tips to help you reduce the stress of everyday life and start to set yourself up for the life you want to live. Lynette is also offering up a mastermind course to help you ge...
Jun 07, 2023•44 min•Season 3Ep. 34
There is no “one size fits all” diet. But, in my opinion there’s some universal health principles that everyone should follow with their nutrition and eating habits if they want to live their best life! It starts with eating in a time compressed window. Snacking 15 times throughout the day over a 12 hour period is terrible for your health, even if you only eat good quality foods. Then, the reason why ALL diet plans work initially - cut out all of the processed junk, sugars, chemicals, artificial...
Jun 03, 2023•6 min•Season 3Ep. 33
Behind virtually every chronic health disease, from autoimmune conditions to chronic fatigue to mental health disorders to skin conditions to cancer, is gut problems. And the quality of the gut microbiome diversity will pretty much make or break your gut health. Good diversity means it’s very hard for you to suffer from chronic health issues. Bad diversity means it’s almost impossible to have great health! In this episode, I discuss how you can improve your gut microbiome and therefore start to ...
May 31, 2023•6 min•Season 3Ep. 32
There’s a lot of arguments right now about what’s the better way to eat - plant based, carnivore, or a mixture of both? I have my own opinions formed from what I have seen in the research as well as what has and hasn’t worked for me and the majority of my clients over the years. I’ll start with this - if your health is thriving and you feel amazing, then you probably don’t need to change anything that you’re doing. However, if your health is suffering in any way, then you need to take a serious ...
May 27, 2023•6 min•Season 3Ep. 31
If you’re constipated, the best thing you can do is eat more fiber, right? Incorrect! More fiber is going to increase your stool volume and make things worse. Instead you need to: Move more Get better hydration Eat more protein Take a prebiotic supplement from Layer Origin - https://layerorigin.com/?ref=tx47t1gkbc Open your drainage pathways through Infrared sauna, lymphatic drainage, and supplements Clear out any underlying root cause issues creating the leaky gut such as mold toxicity or Lyme ...
May 24, 2023•7 min•Season 3Ep. 30
In this episode I talk about how “Everything in moderation is OK” is actually terrible advice. Sure, there’s some foods that aren’t great for you that you can enjoy occasionally without destroying your health. But there’s a range of foods and chemicals that you should NEVER ingest if you can help it!
May 19, 2023•6 min•Season 3Ep. 29
There is so much confusion that exists surrounding probiotics, prebiotics, and the gut microbiome. In this episode, I give you the best tips for healing your gut in general. I also explain the difference between prebiotics and probiotics and why you should only be taking one of these as a daily supplement (hint: it’s probably not the one you’ve been told to take!)
May 17, 2023•6 min•Season 3Ep. 28
Dr. Cori has been inspired to help increase your awareness of how the food, water, air, medications and everyday products you use are poisoning you- making you weak, sick and stupid. On her Youtube channel "Dr. Cori Stern Take Control Of Your Health" she also gives you suggestions for how you can take back control of your health. Her inspiration comes from two sources: 1- 20 years experience working to restore the health of people and animals (animals are people too!), naturally and safely 2- Go...
May 06, 2023•46 min•Season 3Ep. 27
70 million Americans suffer from digestive issues! But, before you reach for medications, there’s so many things you can do yourself to fix it! Some of these things involve changing habits and lifestyles, and others are natural hacks and tricks. In this episode I share 4 things everyone with digestive issues needs to start doing immediately!
May 03, 2023•5 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Anyone who has been, or is currently on a weight loss journey knows that losing the first 10 lbs is relatively easy. Just move a little more, and eat a little less. But that last 10 lbs? That’s not so easy. In fact, it’s usually the hardest 10 lbs to lose. There’s a number of reasons why, including underlying biotoxins that drive up inflammation. But this episode isn’t about those reasons. This episode is how to guarantee that you can lose 10 lbs within the next 30-60 days if you apply everythin...
Apr 29, 2023•8 min•Season 3Ep. 25
If you want to lose weight, stop doing cardio! Before you attack that statement, hear me out! Cardio as exercise is definitely valuable and certainly has its place. It’s great for mental health and lung capacity. But it’s not the best way to lose weight! If you want to become a major fat burner and get back to your best self, then you need to start lifting weights. Heavy weight. And make sure you lift 3-5 times per week. If you do this consistently for 6 months you’ll see major muscle growth and...
Apr 26, 2023•6 min•Season 3Ep. 24
