After working with the sickest children in the hospitals in NYC, Dr. Nelli Gluzman found herself driven by the need from parents to help identify the root cause of their child’s illness (instead of relying on the typical "band-aid" solutions). She utilizes an integrative, functional, and holistic approach to medicine in her practice. This approach is one that focuses on the root cause of chronic illness in children, allowing for the complete reversal of symptoms and the elimination of long term ...
Oct 13, 2020•54 min•Ep. 118
Reed Davis, Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner (HHP) and Certified Nutritional Therapist (CNT), is an expert in functional lab testing and holistic lifestyle medicine. He is the Founder of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® (FDN) and the FDN Certification Course with over 3000 graduates in 50 countries. Reed served as the Health Director at a Wellness Center in Southern California for over 10 years and with over 10,000 clients is known as one of the most experienced clinicians in the wor...
Sep 29, 2020•50 min•Ep. 117
September started her career as a U.S. Navy personal chef to 4-star Admirals, stationed in Sicily, Italy. She has since shared her expertise and passion for nutrition as a recurring guest on KCMJ 93.9 radio show, "Happy News Now" and developed a 6-week "Eating for Fertility" nutrition plan for prospective parents. She is the Founder and CEO of “4-months-to-Fertile,” working with couples and mothers struggling with primary or secondary infertility and is the organizer of the first ever Colorado F...
Sep 15, 2020•32 min•Ep. 116
Rachel Welch is a women’s health advocate and post natal fitness expert and pioneer. Her life-elevating fitness method empowers women with the knowledge and skills to understand, heal and embody motherhood from the inside-out. Rachel works with all pre and post natal injuries, including pelvic + back pain, hip + wrist pain, scar tissue adhesions, organ prolapse, incontinence and diastasis recti. With 20+ years experience teaching and studying human physiology, yoga, barre, Eastern medicine, and ...
Sep 01, 2020•50 min•Ep. 115
Holly Toronto is a Certified Master Level Coach through Health Coach Institute and has 4 years of experience helping highly driven women build resilience to toxic beauty and diet messages. She uses an intuitive and spiritual approach that guides her clients towards self trust, confidence and Sovereignty over their entire being; body, mind and soul. From this place, her clients are able to make self-guided decisions and finally live the life they desire in the body they live in today. Visit: http...
Aug 18, 2020•47 min•Ep. 114
Andrew Newman is the award-winning author and founder of www.ConsciousStories.com, a growing series of bedtime stories purpose-built to support parent-child connection in the last 20 minutes of the day. His professional background includes deep training in therapeutic healing work and mindfulness. He brings a calm yet playful energy to speaking events and workshops, inviting and encouraging the creativity of his audiences, children K-5, parents, and teachers alike. Andrew is a featured expert on...
Aug 04, 2020•45 min•Ep. 113
Randi Zinn is an author, mindfulness and wellness expert, podcast host and founder of the Going Beyond Movement and Beyond Mom. The Going Beyond movement grants women permission to step in, step up, and enter a curious dialogue with their life. Their platform offers: The Going Beyond Podcast, LIVE podcast events, community building events, dynamic social media storytelling, and retreats for women. Randi is an ambassador for Athleta and has partnered with Deepak Chopra Homebase at ABC Home, Loyal...
Jul 21, 2020•45 min•Ep. 112
Casey Urban is a yoga instructor, eating disorder coach, and anti-diet culture advocate. She is into helping people heal their relationship with their bodies one post, one class, and one workshop at a time. Check her out at www.caseyurban.com . Visit: DrLauraBrayton.com for show notes and available downloads. © 2020 Dr. Laura Brayton
Jul 07, 2020•48 min•Ep. 111
Heather Holmes is the President and CEO of Eco Balanced Technologies Inc. It’s P2 Probiotic Power brand of products was developed to focus on changing the perception of clean in order to protect our families, our homes, our pets and our environment against the proliferation of deadly superbugs, mold, fungus and viruses. By successfully commercializing several probiotic products that meet the needs for home cleaning, body care, pet wellness and allergy, asthma &sinus, P2 Probiotic Power is pr...
Jun 23, 2020•47 min•Ep. 110
When Sarah Clark was 28 years old, she received a diagnosis of premature ovarian failure. She accepted the diagnosis and had both her children through in vitro fertilization. Years later she realized the root cause of her infertility was a food sensitivity and later a gut infection. Sarah is a certified life coach with accreditation from the International Coaches Federation and a health coach with training from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She is the author of Fabulously Fertile - Su...
Jun 09, 2020•49 min•Ep. 109
Because her visits to her pediatrician were usually positive experiences, Dr. Variste’s desire for pediatrics began at a very young age. Later she fulfilled her dream and obtained her Medical Degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. She went on to complete a pediatric residency at UT Houston Health Science Center. After residency she returned to practice in her hometown of College Station, Texas. Dr. Variste is grateful for the five years she spent treating the families t...
May 26, 2020•32 min•Ep. 108
Julie Tupler is a Registered Nurse, Certified Childbirth Educator and Certified Personal Trainer. She developed the Maternal Fitness® Program in 1990 and for over 30 years has been teaching and developing the Tupler Technique® Program for women during and after pregnancy. In 2009 she opened Diastasis Rehab to specialize in the treatment of diastasis recti for women, men and children. Dr. Oz calls Julie an "expert" on diastasis recti and Elle Macpherson credits the Tupler Technique® for a 20 minu...
May 12, 2020•47 min•Ep. 107
Adriane Stare is a Master Babywearing Instructor with more than 10 years experience, a Certified Postpartum Doula, Certified Lactation Educator, Cloth diapering educator, and Mom to two boys. Following the birth of her first baby in 2009, she founded Caribou Baby and Wild Was Mama, Brooklyn’s largest, hippest and most well-loved baby and maternity retail shops and class spaces. She has helped thousands of families learn how to carry their babies comfortably and parent with confidence, strength a...
Apr 28, 2020•52 min•Ep. 106
Jeff Chilton, raised in Pacific Northwest, studied ethnomycology at the University of Washington in the late sixties and started working on a commercial mushroom farm in Olympia, Washington in 1973. During the next 10 years he became the production manager, responsible for the cultivation of over 2 million pounds of agaricus mushrooms per year and was also involved in the research and development of shiitake, oyster and enoki mushrooms which resulted in the earliest U.S. fresh shiitake sales in ...
Apr 14, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 105
Dr. Jeffrey Morrison is an award-winning medical doctor, leader in the field of Integrative Medicine, and champion of a nutritional approach to healthcare. His focus is on preventing and reversing degenerative and chronic diseases by enhancing the body’s innate ability to heal and detoxify itself. In 2002, Dr. Morrison opened The Morrison Center, in NYC, where he has used his successful integrative medicine and nutritional approach for patients with many types of medical conditions. Dr. Morrison...
Mar 31, 2020•47 min•Ep. 104
Shakha Gillin, MD, FAAP, has been in North County since 1990. She attended UCSD for her undergraduate education and medical school. She did residency at UC Irvine and was the chief resident at Miller Children’s Hospital in Long Beach. She practiced pediatrics in La Jolla for five years and Encinitas for five years. She also worked at a private practice in Newport Beach and at the Rady Children’s Hospital Emergency Department. Dr. Shakha Gillin has a special interest in preventative care, particu...
Mar 23, 2020•53 min•Ep. 103
Sara-Chana Silverstein, a Master Herbalist RH (AHG), spends much of her time teaching women about the use of complementary medicine, a practice which integrates alternative and conventional medicines. She shows her clients how using herbs can help them become emotionally and physically stronger. Sara-Chana is also trained in Classical Homeopathy and is an International Board-Certified Lactation/Breastfeeding Consultant (IBCLC). She has helped over 18,000 babies successfully breastfeed and as a d...
Mar 17, 2020•51 min•Ep. 102
Dr. Melanie Howell grew up in Bergen County New Jersey. She received her medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry-School of Osteopathic Medicine. She then completed a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation from NYU Langone Medical Center/Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine. Upon completion of her residency, she went on to pursue fellowship training in Cancer Rehabilitation Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where she focused on the treatment ...
Mar 03, 2020•47 min•Ep. 101
Denise Wiesner, LAc, FABORM, is the author of "Conceiving with Love: A Whole-Body Approach to Creating Intimacy, Reigniting Passion, and Increasing Fertility." The founder of the Natural Healing and Acupuncture Clinic in West Los Angeles, Wiesner is an internationally recognized traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, specializing in the Whole Systems Chinese medicine approach to women’s health, sexuality, and fertility. Since 1994, Denise has treated and helped women manage challenges from m...
Feb 18, 2020•42 min•Ep. 100
Lahana Vigliano is the owner of Thrival Nutrition. She is a certified holistic nutritionist (and mom!) who works mostly with women and mothers. Her approach is to use whole foods as medicine for a variety of things including: hormonal imbalances due to new motherhood or other reasons, gut issues, weight etc. She also loves talking about healthy living for the whole family and how to do it in a way that is balanced for mama too! Her passion also includes entrepreneurship and how to adjust it all ...
Feb 04, 2020•49 min•Ep. 99
Stephen Cowan MD is a board-certified pediatrician with over 30 years of clinical experience working with children. He has a sub-specialty in Developmental Pediatrics and is a fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics serving as a member of the AAP section on Developmental Disabilities. He is a clinical instructor at NY Medical College and a member of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture. He has lectured internationally and is the author of Fire Child Water Child: How understanding the...
Jan 21, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 98
Lindsay Mumma is a doctor of chiropractic, an executive at BIRTHFIT, and the owner of Triangle Chiropractic and Rehabilitation Center. She and her husband Chris live in Raleigh with their two sons. She discovered a love for helping pregnant women during her first pregnancy in 2012, and recognized the lack of information and both physical and mental support for those going through the transition into parenthood. She now works to ensure appropriate resources are available to everyone she works wit...
Jan 07, 2020•44 min•Ep. 97
Heidi Brockmyre is a Doctor of Chinese Medicine. She has a decade of experience helping women grow their families. She's supported hundreds of women in her clinic in San Diego, and thousands of women around the world. She teaches women how to get pregnant a faster, healthier, easier and more affordable way with her online program, Fertility Activation Method. She loves teaching women how to renew faith in their ability to conceive and to take back control of their health and bodies. For more inf...
Dec 24, 2019•50 min•Ep. 96
Elisheva Schwartz is the creator of The Dyslexia Quest Podcast , and The Dyslexia Quest Parent Courses. In the past 5 years, she has birthed and midwifed a revolutionary movement of individuals committed to seeing learning differences as opportunities, not just hindrances. She has taught hundreds of parents who have taken her 8 week online courses, 'The Secret Tools of Resilience', that they can pass down to their children, regardless of how stressful the school situation can become, and her pod...
Dec 10, 2019•48 min•Ep. 95
Anne Margolis is a Licensed Certified Nurse Midwife, Licensed Femme! Teacher, Certified Clarity Breathwork Practitioner, Yoga Teacher and practitioner. She is a 3rd generation guide to mommas birthing babies in her family. Anne has helped thousands of families in her 20+ year midwifery practice and has personally ushered the births of over 1000 healthy babies into the world. She has also guided countless human beings to heal from emotional pain, inner stress and trauma, tap into their strength a...
Nov 26, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 94
Karolina Belwal is an entrepreneur and a mother of two. She is a seasoned strategist with commercial, operations, and technology experience across industries. She most recently led People Operations for a large multinational company headquartered in New York. She’s a mother of two and decided she wanted to make it easier for other parents to get the support they need as they plan for and enter parenthood. She founded AfterThird.com to connect them with wellness providers who specialize in postpa...
Nov 12, 2019•50 min•Ep. 93
Jayne Freeman, also known locally as "Mamarama," has been working with pregnant families for nearly ten years in and around Jersey City where she has lived for 18 years. She is a certified childbirth educator, breastfeeding counselor and postpartum doula helping families with the transition into new parenthood. For more information, please visit her website at www.mamarama.tv . © 2019 Dr. Laura Brayton Visit www.DrLauraBrayton.com for show notes and other downloads. Email: [email protected]...
Oct 29, 2019•52 min•Ep. 92
Kim Vopni is a self-professed pelvic health evangelist and is known as The Vagina Coach. She is a certified fitness professional who became passionate about spreading information on pelvic health when she was pregnant with her first child. She is a published author, a passionate speaker and women’s health educator as well as a mom to two boys. Kim is the founder of Pelvienne Wellness Inc - a company offering pelvic health programs and coaching for women in pregnancy, motherhood and menopause. Sh...
Oct 15, 2019•38 min•Ep. 91
As a certified birth doula and mother of three, Renee Pizzuto is passionate about motherhood and the sacred, life-changing journey that takes mothers and parents from pregnancy to childbirth. She believes the world should honor women during childbirth, exalting them for the powerful beings they are! As a birth doula, Renee provides evidence-based education, high-quality resources, and one-to-one support to growing families. This includes preparation and consultation during the prenatal period; c...
Oct 01, 2019•47 min•Ep. 90
Kelly Brogan, M.D., is a holistic women's health psychiatrist, author of the New York Times best-selling book A Mind of Your Own and the children's book A Time for Rain , and co-editor of the landmark textbook Integrative Therapies for Depression . She completed her psychiatric training and fellowship at NYU Medical Center after graduating from Cornell University Medical College and has a B.S. from M.I.T. in Systems Neuroscience. Dr. Brogan is board-certified in psychiatry, psychosomatic medicin...
Sep 16, 2019•49 min•Ep. 89
