Episodes
Episode Highlights With Kelly Kennedy What fascia is and why it is the fabric of the bodyFascia is connective tissue made of collagenHow fascia connects every single part of the bodyFascia is a fiber optic network within the bodyHow to address scars and tattoos so they aren’t harming the fascia or lymph systemWhy midline scars are more impactful to the body and what to do to address themHow they address and treat scarsMove differently and frequently — the best thing we can do for our...
Published 03/07/24
Episode Highlights With Kelly Kennedy What the lymphatic system is and why it's so importantA new framework for understanding the bodyWe have three times more lymphatic fluid than blood in the body!!There are between 600-1,000 lymph nodes in the bodyThe lymph system doesn’t move on its ownFifty percent of lymph nodes are in the gutDetoxification isn’t just about supporting the liver but mobilizing the lymphatic system because symptoms indicate the filters are dirtyWhat causes lymph to get...
Published 03/06/24
Episode Highlights With Dr. Molly Maloof How it took her a decade to destroy her health and a decade to rebuild itWays to begin creating compounded habits that actually stickFundamental foundational habits to start withHow to not break your mitochondria, and how to support themThe reason to only do one thing at a timeImportant reasons to focus on sleep as the first habitWhat somatic experiencing is and how it can help separate the story we tell ourselves about our life from the felt...
Published 03/05/24
Episode Highlights With Dr. Molly Maloof What Adamo is and why she started itAdamo means to fall in love in LatinWhy does love matter to longevity Loneliness is worse for you than smoking, drinking, or sedentary behaviorThe problem of declining sexual connection especially in long-term relationshipsThe signal of loneliness is similar in the brain to a pain signalWomen are oxytocin dominant, men are vasopressin dominantThe magic of being feminine and the incredible capacity of women for sexual...
Published 03/04/24
Episode Highlights With Dr. Ruth Roberts Why veterinary care has gotten so expensive and hard to find latelyHow Covid changed access to veterinary medicine for many peopleHow to find good pet care in today’s worldWays to support your pets hormonally, especially after they are spayed and neutered How to find a good vet and how to ask good questions to keep your pets healthyWhere to find and how to become a holistic pet health coachResources We Mention Dr. Ruth Roberts - WebsiteHolistic Pet...
Published 02/29/24
Episode Highlights With Dr. Ruth Roberts What does real food for pets look likeHome cooking for pets and why to consider itWhat pets need: proteins, vegetables, slow carbs, healthy fatsDemystifying what pets need and how to feed them optimally The only foods to absolutely avoid for dogs and catsNasty ingredients included in most pet food Incredible results pets have had from changing diet Supplements for petsWhy our pets are exposed to more toxins than we are in our same environmentResources...
Published 02/28/24
Episode Highlights With Jodi Cohen Why the vagus nerve is such a key to healing and nervous system healthHow pathogens in the mouth contribute to lymph and vagus nerve issuesWhere to focus on the neck and clavicle as a natural facelift There are more lymph nodes in the neck than anywhere in the bodyWhy we might not actually be relaxed or in parasympathetic while we are sleepingWays to help get the body into parasympatheticThe opposite of I don’t feel safe is “I have choices”How we can help...
Published 02/27/24
Episode Highlights With Jodi Cohen Why topical remedies can be so effectiveHow topically applied remedies enter the body and can be helpful even if you have digestive or other issuesTopical remedies bypass the liverWays to support topical remedies and get them through the skinEssential oils are so concentrated, and often less is moreHow to open up lymphatic points and help your body get the congestion outWe drain 75% of our lymph on the left side Fascia wraps around the lymph, and how fascia...
Published 02/26/24
Episode Highlights With Raj How to start identifying the cause of the triggers when we're triggered by our kidsWays to help kids not learn that their emotions are bad or create patterns of shutting down emotionsLearning to create space between a trigger and a reaction to have more choice in our reactionsWhat the core childhood wounds are, and where they often come fromMany subconscious beliefs are formed before age seven, and what to understand about this in parentingWays to create nervous...
Published 02/22/24
Episode Highlights With Raj Jana What led him to do the work he does now after running successful companiesHow he learned he didn’t really know how to love himselfWhat happened when he tried hypnotherapy, and what it led toThe nervous system is like the soil of the body from where everything else growsUnderstanding nervous system health and how to improve itHow to learn to develop a healthy relationship with your emotionsWhat emotional triggers are and how to turn them into treasures How to...
Published 02/21/24
Episode Highlights With Dr. Sam Shay What puffy weight is, and why it's differentPuffy weight is weight that rapidly comes on and off and isn’t just fat or water weightThe muffin test to know if this is affecting youHave you ever eaten a small amount of something and gained a disproportionate amount of weight… here’s whyHow inflammatory chemicals in foods can lead to drastic weight fluctuationsDilution is the solution to the pollution, so rapid puffy weight is a signal of an inflammation...
Published 02/20/24
Episode Highlights With Dr. Sam Shay How he got into stand-up comedy as a functional medicine practitioner (who supports people on the spectrum using functional medicine)His definition of functional medicine: the best of Western medicine diagnostics with the best of natural medicine methodsHow he got into comedy through tragedyArt is the receipt for painStand-up comedy is the way to itemize that receipt in publicAt the root of almost every trauma is separation, and comedy and laughter help...
Published 02/19/24
Episode Highlights With Katie Why picky eating is on the rise societallyKids are feeling extra stress today, and that can contribute to picky eatingEating uses all of our senses at once, so if any are overwhelmed for our kids, that can lead to eating issuesThe importance of reducing stress at the tableGratitude or prayer can actually help us get into parasympathetic mode before eatingThe three Ls: laugh, learn, loveA benefit of using family-style serving and letting kids plate their own foodA...
Published 02/14/24
Episode Highlights With Pranitha 70% of medical decisions are made based on lab testingHow to get comprehensive labs at low cost without having to go through a doctorHealth doesn’t happen at the doctor's office; it happens at home with daily decisionsWhat the data is showing them about overall health of peopleBasic lifestyle habits that are beneficial and backed by dataData-driven importance of communityThe health trends and data that stand out based on the data they’re gettingWhat their...
Published 02/13/24
Episode Highlights With Pranitha The most affordable way to get lab testing these daysWhat Function Health is and how it is changing medicineHormone testing and what to look at and why What can we know about our organ health from lab testingInsights from labs that we might not otherwise knowLatent connections between biomarkers and what to know about themWhat to pay attention to and learn from heart health panels70% of people with a heart condition will still have a normal lipid panel unless...
Published 02/12/24
Episode Highlights With Caroline What are plant-based minerals and how are they differentHumic and fulvic and what these areOur body is designed to heal and achieve optimal healthWhy it’s impossible to receive all minerals in food aloneAll cellular systems use humic and fulvicDifference between salt-based electrolytes and plant-based mineralsHow athletes should replenish their electrolytesBerkley study on minerals with brain fogResources We Mention Beam Minerals
Published 02/08/24
Episode Highlights With Dr. Tabatha Barber Her amazing story of overcoming pain, Hashimotos, IBS, depression, and burnoutHow this led to her work in helping women seek answers and make informed choicesThe pivotal event that shifted the course of her career and lifeWhy autoimmune conditions are reversible!Helpful tools for addressing root causes and partnering with our bodies to find healingWhy it isn’t the doctor healing you—it's the innate intelligence of your body and its ability to...
Published 02/07/24
Episode Highlights With Dr. Tabatha Barber Why conventional gynecology is not just failing women but hurting usHow she became disillusioned with the mainstream narrative of women's healthWe're asking the wrong people for help in women’s healthGynecologists are surgeonsBirth control pills do not regulate your hormones (and why this lie is told so often)How birth control causes serious magnesium and B-vitamin deficienciesWhat questions to ask to find a good practitionerFactors within your...
Published 02/06/24
Episode Highlight With Corban David Jenai Why he choose his own name and how it lines up with his storyHis incredible story and how it led to the work he does nowHealing through physiology and mythology and how using both approaches is helpfulWhat HopeGuide is and how it helps people find their own specific path to healingApproaches that help expand our nervous systems' capacity and increase resilience His definition of trauma: our interpretation of events that are stored in our nervous...
Published 02/05/24
Episode Highlights With Corban David Jenai How we’ve exchanged depth of connection with breadth of connection and how this has affected our mental healthThe importance of leaning into the experience you have of another person in your own body and how this is transformationalThe importance of intuition and how to tune into itSo much of the wounds we’ve experienced in life are relational and often need to be healed in relationship with othersHow he learned to tune into his intuition again after...
Published 02/01/24
Episode Highlights With Corban David Jenai We are each our own healer, and how to even begin the journeyHow he started his own healing journey and how some things like talk therapy actually seemed to make things worse at certain pointsNo one can know us as well as we can know ourselves and why we are the experts on ourselvesTherapy is a major intervention often made necessary by lack of a thousand smaller interventions along the wayHealing hinges on connection with our bodies, with each...
Published 01/31/24
Episode Highlights With Dr. David Rabin What to do if you feel stuck in fight or flightThings you can do to help your home feel safe for your nervous systemStrategies for creating a calm and soothing environment in our homesHow screens are stressful to the nervous systemWhy he says one of the most dangerous things you can do to a young child is hand them a screen, especially one that's unlockedHow screens can short-circuit kids' learning to self-sootheCertain lighting that is abrasive to the...
Published 01/30/24
Episode Highlights With Dr. David Rabin What translational neuroscience is and how these topics apply to all of usApplicable understanding of nervous system health and regulationWhat the autonomic nervous system is and the two parts The vagus nerve and how to stimulate it How overstimulation affects the nervous system and how light, sound, news, etc., can keep us in fight or flightStrategies for calming the nervous system and creating a calmer home His six suggestions for calming the nervous...
Published 01/29/24
Episode Highlights With Matt and Wade Why there's no universal perfect diet but why a personalized diet can be helpful for everyoneHow to figure out what a sustainable lifestyle plan for your personalized needs isWays Wade gets enough protein on a plant-based dietGut biome considerations for figuring out your personalized planWhy we can’t get enough magnesium from food anymore, even if we're eating a perfect dietHow to address the emotions that may be inhibiting health and dietary...
Published 01/25/24
Episode Highlights With Matt and Wade Their own stories with diet and nutrition that led to them writing this bookUniversal nutritional optimizers that everyone can benefit fromHow to figure out your own personalized plan that is sustainable and effectiveHow the digestive system processes food and how optimizing your diet helps your digestion be more successfulThe truth about why we crave foodsUndigested protein causes inflammatory issues in the body if we don’t have enough enzymesTheir view...
Published 01/24/24