Episode Highlights With Dr. Afrouz How she went from wanting to do neurosurgery to the work she does now in naturopathic medicine Why the things people come in for her to help with often aren’t the things they need to work on The mind and body connection and how she uses biopsychology in her practice Modalities she uses to help address the subconscious and inner emotional aspects Better questions to ask yourself in getting to better health answers Common pitfalls she sees that women encounter wh...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 704
Episode Highlights With Cameron How he used to own monkeys and piranhas and how this was actually part of his own health journey The total health collapse he had that led him into health and wellness and how he discovered Kava Desperation and inspiration are the two main pathways to growth What Kava is and where it grows natively How Kava impacts the body The unique effects of Kava and how it can lead to better focus and connection without the downsides of something like alcohol Understanding th...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 703
Episode Highlights With Shawn How he didn’t eat a salad until he was 25! And what led to his nutritional shifts What led to his massive health transformation Fascinating data about how our social connections impact our health Science-backed reasons that family meals are so important People who have healthy social ties have about a 50% reduction in all-cause mortality Families that eat together only 3 times a week have a reduced risk of obesity and disordered eating Up to 80% of doctor visits tod...
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 702
Episode Highlights With Ashley Her experience as an amateur beekeeper and how she got into it How being around bees can help with parasympathetic Understanding the importance of rest and the actual definition How rest can help us do hard things and improve other areas of life Recovering from her trauma as part of her healing journey Simple practices to learn rest and connect to the body How nature helps with rest and the stress response cycle Ways to break the stress response cycle and downshift...
Oct 16, 2023•54 min•Ep. 701
Episode Highlights With Katie Sharing some life lessons, new directions, new shifts, and letting go Where we’ve come from - the journey to more integrated health How nothing shifted substantially for my health until I also addressed the inner mental/emotional side and worked on letting go How I've changed over the past 100 episodes What some of my biggest adjustments in life have been How I've navigated divorce and the vow I made as I moved through that Ways that we helped our kids with big life...
Oct 11, 2023•35 min•Ep. 700
Episode Highlights With Julie How she found the love of her life in her fifties Her own story with autoimmunity that led her to the work she does now What the inflammation spectrum is and how to address chronic inflammation The biggest drivers in inflammation and autoimmune disease How toxins contribute to inflammation and autoimmunity Why we need 6-9 cups of vegetables a day for micronutrients How to create a haven in our home and nurture resilience for other experiences and exposures Why autoi...
Oct 09, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 699
Episode Highlights With Dr. Inna The fun life turn that happened when she decided to learn English as an adult How hormones shift at different phases of life for women The first hormone to drop in perimenopause Progesterone is a natural anti-anxiety hormone Understanding progesterone, testosterone, and estrogen for women in perimenopause and menopause How perimenopause and menopause can affect the adrenals Nutrition is 80% of success for hormone health at every phase Why we need more protein as ...
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 698
Episode Highlights With Katy Breast health through the lens of movement Understanding why breasts need to move and how to do that without injury The way you move moves your body in a particular way If you want breasts that are well supported, do movements that build strength in support Movements like pushups or hanging as a test of chest movement and strength How carrying babies and breastfeeding can lead to stiffness in the upper body Why to work up to being able to hang by holding onto a bar f...
Oct 02, 2023•57 min•Ep. 697
Episode Highlights With Brian Why he repelled down a building to raise money for charity and help kids The common factors he sees as contributing to the rise in chronic disease in society Why the current system supports disease and not optimal health His 5 keys to the wellness lifestyle: DREAM- Diet, Relaxation, exercise, adjustment, and mental wellness Diet is everything that goes into your body from the outside world, including food, relationships, books, etc His 5 dealbreakers in his househol...
Sep 27, 2023•59 min•Ep. 696
Episode Highlights With Scott How he came face to face with a bear and a shark and survived Understanding financial literacy and teaching this to our kids at a young age Passing on a generational legacy to kids Steps for building financial literacy with kids and preparing them for wealth at a young age The three “E”s of wealth with kids How to use the Gravy Stack app for teaching kids wealth Expectations, Expenses, and Extra Pay as Teachers of finances with Kids The things that differentiate fam...
Sep 25, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 695
Episode Highlights With Priyanka How her own health journey led to her helping women with health using her background in the data world Why were women not included in clinical research until 1993, and why are women diagnosed years later than men for the same conditions How to actually make the best use of data that we now have access to Vaginal discomfort is the leading reason women seek medical help in the US At any given moment, 30% of women have some form of vaginal dysbiosis The reason the v...
Sep 20, 2023•56 min•Ep. 694
Episode Highlights With Lauryn How she also used to be a journalist and reporter Her story of 13 incurable illnesses and eating disorders and how she recovered What led to her breaking the normal medical model and researching the root cause The gut and mind connection Why healing is 80% mindset Understanding stress at a deeper level and how this relates to gut health Fascinating studies on hunger signals, stress, and nourishment from food (and how even metabolic response changed) How to shift yo...
Sep 18, 2023•57 min•Ep. 693
Episode Highlights With Alisa Vitti How she sat and learned with one of the only female zen masters and what she learned from that experience Reconnecting with her feminine energy What cycle syncing is and how to use it to your advantage Why we actually need more calories in certain phases of our cycle like the luteal phase How to use certain foods strategically to deal with estrogen surges throughout the cycle Fitness and your cycle and how to train optimally in each part of the cycle A reason ...
Sep 13, 2023•59 min•Ep. 692
Episode Highlights With Dr. Stillman How he got into functional medicine and conventional medicine and now works with many families The importance of light, sunlight, and how to optimize this We are each our own primary healthcare providers and his approach of partnering with families for better outcomes How to create an optimized natural light environment and know the level of lux in the light exposure you get Average indoor light exposure is about 20 lux and it can be 100k+ outdoors even on a ...
Sep 11, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 691
Episode Highlights With Naveen 99% of the genes in our body don’t come from our mom and dad but from the 100 trillion microbes that call our bodies home How oral health relates to overall health and gut health What the oral microbiome is and how to improve it How oral health is connected to colorectal cancer and heart disease Why the bacteria in the mouth is related to digestion, nitric oxide production and so much more What biofilms are in the mouth and what to do about them Oral prebiotics, pr...
Sep 06, 2023•54 min•Ep. 690
Episode Highlights With Dr. Isaac How he got to study with meditation masters in the Himalayas and how this led to what he calls open heart medicine What the survival paradox is and how it's a new paradigm of understanding health and disease How this relates to fight or flight and what this does to the body The feminine principle in Chinese medicine and how this relates to health What alarming protein is and how it impacts the body Moving from reactivity to responsiveness The fibrotic process th...
Sep 04, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 689
Episode Highlights With Dr. Leaf The problem with how we take care of depression, anxiety, and mental health How the mind can influence the brain and vice versa Why the brain isn’t the cause, it is the responder, and why this reductionist approach has been a disservice to those who struggle with mental health The problem with labeling conditions based on just looking at the brain and a better approach What mind management is and how to help our kids have a good foundation of this The neurocycle ...
Aug 30, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 688
Episode Highlights With Dr. Appelbaum The misdiagnosis and missed opportunities of vision and eyecare and why healthcare has it all wrong about the eyes Eyesight and vision are different things and need to be treated differently Eyesight refers to how well you can see on a chart or in a classroom Vision refers to how our eyes work together and how we derive meaning from the world around us Why vision problems are brain problems and why there is a fix for these Most doctors are reactive rather th...
Aug 28, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 687
Episode Highlights With Amy Her own drastic story with conventional medicine and how this led her to functional medicine and the work she does The common triggers and causes of the rise of chronic disease Why she defines autoimmunity as a spectrum and commonalities among conditions How to know where you are on the spectrum 5 factors: toxins, infections, gut issues, diet, and stress Why ¾ of the triggers and causes of health issues are not genetic and are within our control to change The power of...
Aug 23, 2023•58 min•Ep. 686
Episode Highlights With Tina Preparing for back to school with a family Core things that can help us get back into a routine for school Health things to keep the immune system strong when going back to school The importance of morning sunlight - her tips Her most crucial parenting advice The power of words and the energy you bring to any situation A fantastic strategy that her dad used that helped shape her mindset Her mantra: everything works out perfectly for me Key factors for good gut health...
Aug 21, 2023•53 min•Ep. 685
Episode Highlights With Lisa Her incredible near death experience that changed her life The difference between DNA and epigenetics How things like emotions and trauma can be passed on in our DNA What informational tags are and how they're passed on How to identify our inherited patterns and how to separate those from learned behaviors Parenting tips and how to help our kids build confidence in a healthy way Resources We Mention Lisa Thomas - Website Epigenetics Masterclass - August 19th The Four...
Aug 16, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 684
Episode Highlights With Amber Why she dances to old school hip hop and how she got into this as a mom of four boys What the five anxiety styles are and why they are important Discovering our own superpowers and drivers Where your style isn’t serving you but the flip side is your superpower The five anxiety styles: lover, fighter, executive, visionary, and dynamo How she defines overwhelm and why it differs from other ways it is often defined The amount your actions are aligned with your values d...
Aug 09, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 682
Episode Highlights With Alex What circadian biology is and understanding the foundational aspects of it The big factors that impact circadian rhythms How light, temperature, and food timing affect circadian rhythms and sleep Why blue light isn’t bad but why timing matters so much More reasons why morning sunlight is so important Sunlight can help stimulate the mitochondria and even help thyroid function How to optimally time light exposure Why social media exposure at night can interfere with sl...
Aug 07, 2023•53 min•Ep. 681
Episode Highlights With Dr. Erin How she got into breastfeeding medicine and researching the microbiome The difference in microbiome from vaginal and cesarean and how to optimize each Important bacteria that is now missing from many people's microbiome that is very important for babies and that c-section babies don’t get at all How breastfeeding provides important prebiotics and probiotics Why latching is a big issue for many breastfeeding relationships How lip and tongue ties impact breastfeedi...
Aug 02, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 680
Episode Highlights With Adam His own story of attachment issues as a child and how he got into this work as an adult What is attachment theory and how attachment styles impact relationships How attachment styles can shift throughout life and in different phases of life Why having kids can change the attachment styles of the parents Anxious attachment can sometimes stem from not getting enough oxytocin in childhood and how this can lead to seeking partners who are avoidant in relationships Steps ...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 679
Episode Highlights With Jeff Why he does a yearly event called “challenge the trainer” where clients and friends challenge him to various challenges like feats of strength and embarrassing things Why he often works with parents Bold statements: chronic pain is easy to fix and becoming fit is even easier The simple things that help us stay pain free and fit as we get older Why things like chronic cardio and jogging can lead to injury if our bodies aren’t ready How to increase mind muscle connecti...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 678
Episode Highlights With Dr. Floyd Why he wrote his first books in 5th grade Why over 90% of Americans are considered sick and have at least one symptom of metabolic dysfunction The early warning sign symptoms of metabolic disease We make our entire bodyweight worth of ATP every day ATP is the energy currency of the cell and excess fructose depletes it How Uric Acid comes into play and why this is important How to support mitochondria in the body His completely free biohacks that make a tremendou...
Jul 24, 2023•58 min•Ep. 677
Episode Highlights With Dr. Amie How she set a state powerlifting record The way the thyroid is connected to metabolism, hormones, and so much more Symptoms of thyroid issues and when symptoms and labs disagree Why thyroid function is tied to hair and skin health as well TSH is actually a pituitary hormone and not a thyroid hormone but why it is important What lab tests to get to get an accurate picture of thyroid health Free T3 and what it tells us about the thyroid Testosterone is the most abu...
Jul 19, 2023•57 min•Ep. 676
Episode Highlights With Heather Why managing energy is more important than managing time What her 10-minute habit is and how it can help people stick to their goals Living from our “to-be” list instead of a "to-do" list A journal prompt you can use to help: “Wouldn’t it be nice if…” Connecting this to feelings and helping integrate them Act as-if, instead of fake it until you make it Discovering the things that give you energy Why self-care and balance are triggering words for her and what to do...
Jul 17, 2023•55 min•Ep. 675
Episode Highlights With Dr. Elizabeth Yurth Why she and her five kids go to a foreign country every year with no plans except how long they would stay and how this has been so impactful for them The problems with the medical establishment right now and how we can take control of our own health What’s wrong with how we currently think of joint health and joint pain and how to stop this epidemic It isn’t true that if we overuse our joints we wear them out How to deal with joint pain at the root ca...
Jul 12, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 674
