High Intensity Health with Mike Mutzel, MS

Sought-after integrative endocrinologist Edwin Lee, MD, has a few tips about gut, adrenal and hormone balance for you.

Read the show notes: http://highintensityhealth.com/170 

He discusses:

- How the gut helps regulate blood sugar and enhance weight loss

- How raw foods can boost gut hormones

- How the gut is involved in detoxification

- Ways to balance the adrenal-thyroid-hormone axis

Click this link to get some of these tips.

Additionally, Dr. Lee is a best-selling author of health books for children. If you are a parent, grandparent or teacher, you should really check these out. http://highintensityhealth.com/170 

Watch the video interview: https://youtu.be/LTPMNYi8Fjc?list=PL0ovt_TbvVmYvrI48Tzs1vhe4o2eUn8qU 

Direct download: HIH_170_Edwin_Lee_MD.mp3
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Stanford University scientist Lucia Aronica, PhD, goes into details about how different diets—especially low-carb—affect our DNA structure (aka epigenome).

You might recall that your epigenome is the modifiable “scaffolding” that regulates your genes. (A tweak in the epigenome can either activate or silence your genes.)

Read the show notes: http://highintensityhealth.com/169

Watch the interview: https://youtu.be/v-6ONF_PZpc?list=PL0ovt_TbvVmYvrI48Tzs1vhe4o2eUn8qU

We discuss:

-Genes, obesity and environment

-Key ways our epigenome is modified

-How to eat “epigenetically favorable” foods

-Why Dads are not off the hook for prenatal care: the paternal influence of gene structure

-How the ketogenic diet changes gene structure

 

P.S. Happy holidays! Hope you enjoy this gift of information about diet and gene function from Stanford’s Lucia Aronica, PhD.

Read the show notes: http://highintensityhealth.com/169

Watch the interview: https://youtu.be/v-6ONF_PZpc?list=PL0ovt_TbvVmYvrI48Tzs1vhe4o2eUn8qU

 

 

Direct download: HIH_169Lucia_Aronica_PhD.mp3
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Yaron is a mathematician and a physicist, and the chief scientist and a cofounder of Nutrino.

He’s worked in a number of scientific areas, primarily in general relativity, integrable systems, partial differential equations, and the foundations of quantum theory. Yaron’s current work and research in Nutrino is a brave attempt to form a new interdisciplinary field he likes to call "mathematical nutrition."

Direct download: 168_Yaron_Hadad_PhD.mp3
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Dr. Jason Fung is board certified nephrologist and author of the Obesity Code and co-author of The Complete Guide to Fasting, with best-selling author, Jimmy More.

Here's the link to the full show notes and new books about the science supporting intermittent fasting: http://bit.ly/2h0bAeL

Why fast?

"Fasting has been practiced since the dawn of humanity. Various religions prescribe periods of fasting and the ancient Greeks did it for mental clarity. Fasting lowers inulin and does not burn muscle like many people think,” says Dr. Jason Fung​.

Watch the video interview and check out the full show and resource page: http://bit.ly/2h0bAeL

Show Notes


02:17 History of Fasting: Fasting has been done since the dawn of humanity. Religions prescribe periods of fasting. Ancient Greeks did it for mental clarity. In the last 50 years there has been a strong move against fasting.

03:06 Nothing Wrong with Fasting: Dr. Fung investigated fasting and found that fasting had a great many benefits. Periodic fasting allows your body to burn off fat. Dr. Fung uses it with all of his overweight patients. Blood sugar medications need to be monitored closely once implementing fasting, or blood sugar could go too low.05:25 Hypoglycemia: If you are taking blood sugar meds, you may become hypoglycemic.

09:42 Muscle Loss and Fasting: Starvation mode and muscle loss are two of the many myths. Hypoglycemia is not a big concern unless you are taking blood sugar meds. As you fast, you will consume glycogen.

16:53 Hormones of Fasting: Fasting increases growth hormone. It increases noradrenaline. These are counter regulatory hormones, which counter the effect of insulin. Insulin lowers blood glucose.


22:04 Three Day a Week Fast: Dr. Fung does 24 hour fasts. He skips breakfast and lunch, going from dinner to dinner. This allows him to have dinner with his family.

26:32 Anti-Aging Benefits: Skin is protein, so skin may alter with intermittent fasting. During the process of fasting, you get rid of old cells as part of renovation.

28:44 Autophagy: mTOR is a major regulator of autophagy. Protein turns off autophagy. mTOR is a nutrient sensor, sensing protein.

33:37 Salt and Fasting: One reason why Dr. Fung’s patients use bone broth during a fast is for salt intake.

35:49 Kidney Function:

37:07 Hormone Impacts: The main hormone affected by fasting is insulin.

42:17 Cortisol and Fasting: Cortisol does rise with fasting. It is part of the counter regulatory hormones.

43:14 Noradrenaline: As this hormone rises, you get more energy and you don’t get the basal metabolic rate decrease that you get with caloric restriction. This is the key to weight loss.

48:09 Calories: Calories have nothing to do with weight loss. Fasting is about the time spent not eating. Fasting is about changing your hormones.

49:50 Nutrient Changes in the 1950s: There was little obesity. People ate cookies, white bread and ice cream. You ate within a 10 hour window.

54:51 Bullet Proof Coffee/Fat Fasting: Many of the benefits of fasting come from reducing insulin. Pure fat has almost no insulin effect.

56:26 Ketogenic Diet: Intermittent fasting and ketogenic diet are along the same spectrum, close cousins. The ultra-low carb ketogenic diet lowers insulin. Low carb diet delivers 71% of the insulin lowering of fasting. Many diseases of hyperinsulinemia, obesity and type 2 diabetes, can be treated effectively with a ketogenic diet. Fasting is easy for those of us on a ketogenic or low carb diet because our bodies become well adapted to fat metabolism after the first 2 weeks. Ketones may suppress the appetite.

01:00:39 Dr. Fung’s Morning Routine:

01:03:45 Dr. Fung’s Favorite Nutrient:

01:07:54 Dr. Fung’s Elevator Pitch: We need to teach people about the therapeutic value of fasting. It has the potential to change the entire health system of the world. Most of what we do is treat diabetes, high blood pressure and all of the downstream issues. All of this can be taken care of for free. We need to spread the knowledge of how to do it.

Watch the video interview and check out the full show and resource page: http://bit.ly/2h0bAeL

Direct download: HIH_176_Jason_Fung_MD.mp3
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Einstein once said, “Nothing happens until something moves."

Movement is an essential element to both life and brain health. 

Without it, life is unthinkable says human neuroplasticity expert, Anat Baniel. 

She's written many books on the topic and helps people reshape their brain, through movement. 

Check out the show notes: http://highintensityhealth.com/166
 

In this video, Anat shares some new ways to help both the very young and old learn new skills (and preserve brain function with age).
 
In this interview she discusses:
 
-Why variability, not repetition, accelerates learning
-How movement with attention creates new connections in the brain
-Practical tips to drive positive brain changes and induce neuroplasticity
-Why clapping and rewarding children’s behavior may slow learning 

Check out the show notes: http://highintensityhealth.com/166

Support the podcast: http://theautismintensive.com

Direct download: HIH_166_Anat_Baniel.mp3
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Sought after nutritionist, Josh Gitalis came on the podcast to simplify his most successful “how-to steps” to ensure you’re priming your inner tube of life for incoming nutrients.

Check out the full show notes and resources: http://highintensityhealth.com/165

Here's the short list of the DIY digestive strategies that we discuss in more depth:
-Deep breathing around meal time 
-Consuming bitters 10 to 15 minutes before eating helps to stimulate the digestive tract
-Get involved in the cooking process--the smells and tastes can help get the digestive juices flowing

Watch the full video interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25qF2lm5vcA

Direct download: HIH_165_Josh_Gitalis.mp3
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The science supporting the health benefits of a low-carb, high-fat diet continues to get stronger.


From reduced inflammation to improved fat-burning mitochondrial function to a changed microbiome, the evidence is there.


Leading pediatric neurologist in the space, Jong Rho, MD, came by to discuss the details with me.

Here's the show notes page: http://highintensityhealth.com/164


His laboratory continues to publish new research about how ketogenic diets affect the brain.


Here’s what he covered:
-The ketogenic diet and epilepsy
-How ketones affect whole-body metabolism and inflammation
-Ketogenic diet applications for autism, brain cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and brain injury
-Dispelling myths about carbs and brain health


Hope you enjoy this one!

Watch the video interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EZ6pYOdqvg

 

Direct download: 164_Jong_Rho_MD.mp3
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Dr. Perlmutter came on the podcast to discuss gut bacteria, low-carb, high-fat diets, exercise and a decent view of the presidential election. 

Read the full show notes page: http://bit.ly/2fDQfE2

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hR9sD9eX-A

Hello there, 

The presidential election is finally behind us.

Hopefully the bickering and negative ads will go with it.

It was a great relief to have Dr. Perlmutter come on the podcast to teach ways to balance gut bacteria with real food.

He also shared tips on how to optimize brain and blood sugar health with high-fat diets and exercise.

And although the topic of the election did come up, it was in the context of being mindful and grateful.

Watch to learn more.

I hope you’ll thoroughly enjoy this informative conversation.

Be sure to grab a pen and paper as he and I took a deep dive into some key points regarding the gut microbiome and ketogenic diets.

Here are some key takeaways:

03:44 The Real Problem with Carbs
05:29 Eating for Your Microbiome
07:44 Why Fat Gets Blamed
09:00 Gut Bacteria Diversity and FMT (Fecal Microbiota Transplantation)
13:30 Problems with High Fat in the Research
21:46 Gut Bacteria and Heart Disease
26:53 The Ketogenic Diet, Cancer and Brain Health

 

Read the full show notes page: http://bit.ly/2fDQfE2

Direct download: HIH_163_David_Perlmutter_MD.mp3
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As a licensed naturopathic physician and avid strength athlete, Dr. Kinnon has a unique approach to health and wellness.

She’s a record holder in the Snatch, an olympic weightlifting exercise and has a thriving practice in West Vancouver, British Columbia.

Check out this upcoming event www.adrenalresetsummit.com

Read the show notes: www.highintensityhealth.com

Watch on YouTube

Here are a few key takeaways from this interview: 

02:16 Adrenal Fatigue:
05:17 Over Exercise/Training:
07:53 Adrenal Repair:
11:00 Hormone Orchestra:
14:24 Supplementing Men’s Hormones:
15:11 Adrenal Recovery:
18:43 Balancing Circadian Rhythms:
20:01 Creating Boundaries:
22:06 Adrenal Fatigue and Losing Weight:
23:25 Strength Training and Chronic Cardio:
26:39 Exercise and Ageing:
29:10 Effective Herbs for Adrenal Health:
31:26 The Role of Mindset in Fitness:
34:20 Dr. Kinnon’s Favorite Supplement, Herb or Botanical:
35:39 Dr. Kinnon’s Morning Routine:
40:15 Dr. Kinnon’s Top Health Tip

Direct download: 162_Sara_Kinnon_Muscle_and_Adrenals.mp3
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Dr. Caplan is board certified in Family Practice, Anti Aging and Regenerative Medicine, and Regenerative and Function Medicine (FAARM).

Today, we discuss many ways to help rebalance female and male hormones, naturally. 

She says, “There is a huge estrogen load and not enough progesterone, causing cycling issues, moodiness, weight gain and more. One could increase progesterone or reduce excess estrogens...through diet and detoxification.”

Get the full show notes and watch the full-length interivew: http://highintensityhealth.com/161-shari-caplan-MD

Here are a topic we discuss in more depth:

Stress and Our Hormones

Estrogen/Progesterone Balance

The Problem with Low Progesterone

Symptoms of Low Progesterone

Oral VS Topical Progesterone

 

Thanks for tuning in!

 

Mike

Direct download: 161_Shari_Caplan_MD.mp3
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Welcome to episode #160 with Alessandro Ferretti, Dip ION, mBANT. Alessandro is a leading nutritionist in the UK and shared his latest findings in the realm of time-restricted feeding, ketogenic diet applications and using nutrients to rebalance circadian rhythms.

This interview is jam-packed with nuggets; so be sure to get and pen and paper out.

Watch the full interview and check out the show notes page: http://highintensityhealth.com/time-restricted-feeding

View related interviews on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MQpsFTVAqpA?list=PL0ovt_TbvVmYvrI48Tzs1vhe4o2eUn8qU

NOTE: Our usual videographer, Sam couldn't be live in San Diego for this one, so we had a substitute...and thus the audio quality is not what you may be used to. I sincerely apologize for this, and hope you can still catch some of the many takeaways.

Here are some key takeaways:

02:04Time Restricted Feeding: There are different styles. Some of us use stimulants with fats. The best results come from abstaining from ingesting anything of caloric value during fasting. It instigates different glucose regulations and ketone readings. There is also alternate day fasting (a full 24 hrs). The more fat adapted you become and the more regular your ketones in both breath and blood, the stronger the correlation to a sustained increased HRV (heartrate variability),

05:10 Secondary Benefits of Ketones: Ketones are signaling molecules, not just substitutions for macronutrients or energy substrates. Ketones effect metabolic and inflammatory signatures, contributing to an increase in HRV. Beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetyl acetate promotes epigenetic control, mitochondrial protection, and histone acetylation function, reducing free radical damage to mitochondria.

07:16 Inflammation and Exercise:

13:17 Glycogen Storage and Keto Adaptation: The benefits of being a fat adapted person will stay, even when glycogen stores are tapped.

16:36 Inflammatory Proteins and Postworkout Recovery: Casein is often recommended at certain amounts at certain times of the day. Inflammatory proteins, post workout, stimulate more inflammation to shorten the time it takes to create new tissue.

17:11 Post Workout Nutrition and Glycogen Replenishment: We have been taught that we need protein and carbs to spike glycogen replenishment and spike insulin. The body can make glucose and store it as glycogen from virtually every substrate. Through gluconeogenesis from glycerol, fats or protein for the amino acids that are able to be converted to glucose can rebuild the stores.

19:58 Post Workout Fasting: The longer you fast post training, the recovery period is slightly shorter and secretions are made of human growth hormone and testosterone increase healing and shorten total recovery time. This breaks with what we have been taught.

23:25 How Ketosis Enhances our Metabolic Efficiency: Fat adapted people use less heat (thermogenesis) and you produce more ATP, given the same number of carbons you have. On top of that, fat is a cleaner and slow burning fuel.

28:35 Advice for Competitive Athletes and Cross Fitters: To become truly fat adapted, where your body preferentially uses fats to supply energy on demand, depending upon how much oxygen you have available through intensity, can take 3 to 9 months.

38:25 Going In and Out of Ketosis: When learning to be fat adapted, different foods can push the body into alert mode and out of ketosis.

40:22 Lifestyle Shift: Becoming fat adapted is total commitment. We socialize in the evening, when intermittent fasting is best. People can be highly motivated for the therapeutic effects, like positive effects upon epilepsy.

44:28 Where to Start: A good place to start is with a high fat/low carb diet. Begin to experiment. Perhaps try an intermittent fast. Check breath acetone.

44:33 Sleep Quality: Our guts are highly active in the middle part of the day (10 a.m. to 4 p.m), thus it is logical to consume most of our calories then. Food has a substantial impact upon body rhythm. Alessandro travels extensively, but does not suffer from jet lag. He regulates this with food. His body knows that when he eats, part of the day, whatever is left, must be either evening or morning.
51:48 Food and Circadian Rhythm: We discuss how foods can be used to restore (AKA entrain circadian rhythms)

 

Watch the full interview and check out the full show notes page: http://highintensityhealth.com/time-restricted-feeding

Direct download: HIH_160_Alessandro_Ferretti_Time-Restricted_Eating_Ketosis__Sleep_.mp3
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Dr. Ben Lynch and I caught up to discuss methylation and liver function, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and gene testing.

Here are a few links we discuss in the interview: https://youtu.be/DAdJnnvdjYU

➢ Stratagene http://go.strategene.org/genetic-analysis

➢ Seeking Health http://bit.ly/1TQjG3H

➢ Genos Research https://www.genosresearch.com

Here are some key takeaways:

03:52 Harms of Folic Acid: Folic acid blocks folate receptors. These receptors are designed to bind to methylfolate, but folic acid will bind preferentially over methylfolate. Folic acid will bind to transport proteins, again blocking the binding of methylfolate.
05:49 Folic Acid Link to ADD/ADHD: Folate makes neurotransmitters that help with focus and attention. Consuming processed food is linked with ADD/ADHD and blood sugar crashes. There may be a link to the synthetic folate in the food, causing aberrations in methylation.

11:45 Dirty Genes: Dr. Lynch has written a book about genes that are perceived to be bad. MTHFR is seen as negative, but it may help with DNA synthesis and possibly repair.

13:44 Folinic Acid and MTHFR: Take folinic acid for hair growth. Methylfolate is for methylation. Folinic acid does DNA-based repair or DNA-based production and works with adenosine, which is used in ATP, energy.

17:05 Genetic Polymorphisms: We all have genetic polymorphisms, about 1 ½ million of them. They are not bad. They are just different.

17:45 Folate Needs during Pregnancy: Pregnant women need a combination of folinic acid and 5-MTHF.

18:31 Choline in Pregnancy:

21:51 COMT Polymorphism:

23:15 Liver Dysfunction:

25:50 Fatty Liver:

26:32 SIBO:

29:07 Supporting the Bile:

30:47 Gene Testing:

32:26 Addressing SNPs/Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms: The majority of SNPs are in regions of the gene that have no effect on your body or genetic function.

42:56 StrataGene Tool: StrataGene reports 50 clinically relevant SNPs. SNPs cannot be viewed in isolation. StrataGene does not make supplement recommendations.

 

Direct download: 159_Ben_Lynch.mp3
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“Sugar shrinks the brain … and I see ketogenic diets actually increase brain volume and changes in brain signaling,” says Jan Venter, MD.

Dr. Venter is the go-to physician for Vancouver, BC’s top CEOs and high performers.

Over the last 13 years, he has run thousands of brain maps (quantitative EEGs) and uses the principles of functional medicine to optimize cognition in his clients.

Here are a few of his best tips for boosting brain health: http://highintensityhealth.com/158

Another big part of Dr. Venter’s practice is helping folks heal after a head injury—from, say, a fall or a car accident.

He discusses how neurofeedback, nutrition and hormone balance are key to restoring brain health after trauma and to slowing down age-related cognitive decline.

We also talk about how to get into a state of flow to boost a plethora of neurochemicals that can help reverse brain fog and help you perform at a high level.

Get your pen and paper out as this one is loaded with nuggets.

04:39 Using Neurofeedback and Quantitative EEG
08:34 DIY Neurofeedback Devices
21:18 The State of Flow and Brain Health
33:42 Hormones, Supplementation and Cognition
39:35 Ketogenic Diet and the Brain
 
Hope you enjoy!
 
Mike
 
P.S. Learn how eating a high-fat diet and being a state of flow can boost your mental performance http://highintensityhealth.com/158

 

P.P.S. Watch the video interview https://youtu.be/oGCjUZ44MRk?list=PL0ovt_TbvVmYvrI48Tzs1vhe4o2eUn8qU

Direct download: 158_Jan_Venter_MD.mp3
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Dr. Amy Myers stopped by to give a standout talk on women, autoimmunity and thyroid dysfunction.
 
We discuss why thyroid problems are so common in women and the most effect natural solutions to help optimize thyroid function.
 
Amy is a true artist of explanation and analogy. I really think you’re going to dig this one.
 
Click here to watch/listen to when you get a chance: http://bit.ly/2dujwVD


Here are a few key time stamps:
 
02:15 Iodine and Thyroid Health: fact or fiction?
09:00 How Stress Affect Thyroid Hormone Function
12:15 The Web of Autoimmune Disease and Thyroid Function
23:00 Advanced Thyroid Testing
27:00 Supporting Thyroid Health w/ Medications and Supplements
 
You can also read the full interview transcript: http://bit.ly/2dujwVD

Direct download: 157_Amy_Myers_MD.mp3
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Dr. Deanna and I discuss common questions and health goals when it comes to building muscle. Why should I build muscle? What sets, reps and programs are best? What if I just want to be toned, I don’t want to get bulky?

We address these and many more tips, especially about how muscle building balances hormones. 

Here’s a few key timestamps:


02:35 The Healthiest Way to Look Ripped
03:45  No Such Thing as Toned Muscle:
04:28 Training a Different Muscle Type for Low Body Fat:

04:58 Chronic Cardio and Muscle Loss:
07:09 Move Beyond Your Comfort Zone
10:58 The Workout for Rookies:
12:47 Deloading and Switching it Up:
14:09 Workout Duration and Rest Periods:

Direct download: 156_Deanna_Mutzel_Muscle_and_Hormones.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:41pm PDT

As you know by now, imbalances in the gut often trigger ailments throughout the whole body.

For example, a rise in blood cholesterol may be a protective mechanism to buffer the body from leaky gut.

On the flip side, a common digestive medicine can affect the entire cardiovascular network.

Here’s more on that: http://bit.ly/2d8EfNy

In this podcast, Dr. Kathryn Retzler and I discuss key blood tests that everyone over 40 should get to assess their true cardiovascular risk.

She talks about how hormone balance is connected to heart and brain health and that there are techniques to track brain function as we age.

She and I also discuss why more and more women have heart disease and how it’s decreasing the quality of life in many middle-aged women.

Patients fly in from all over the United States to see Dr. Retzler, and she’s often a keynote speaker at medical conferences. Listening to her is instructive.

 

P.S. Learn about key blood tests that assess heart disease risk and how to improve brain function with age. http://bit.ly/2d8EfNy

Direct download: 155_Kathryn_Retzler_ND.mp3
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Dr. Deanna and I discuss the latest science and common misconceptions about eating low-carb: that dietary protein will convert to sugar and possibly make you fat and that you need to eat four to six meals per day.

Here’s a link to the show notes: http://highintensityhealth.com/154

Here are some more notes from today’s show—

Through a pathway known as gluconeogenesis, certain amino acids and fatty acids convert to sugar.

But this doesn’t necessary mean you’re no longer in ketosis.

Moreover, recent science has revealed that low-carb, high-protein diets create more healthy blood ketones than their protein versions.

The idea that it was healthy to eat four to six meals a day emerged before we fully understood circadian rhythms.

Your gut doesn’t operate in peak function around the clock like some may wrongfully have assumed.

Circadian rhythm research suggests that peak gut function occurs between 10 AM and 4 PM.

New research reveals that the gut actually stores the fat you eat for up to 18 hours.

Direct download: 154_Protein_While_on_Keto.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:50pm PDT

We catch up with Dr. Deb Heald to discuss histamine, allergies and gut health.

Check out the show notes: http://bit.ly/2c7ELbZ

Watch the video interview: https://youtu.be/qWvrNt-tEzc


Do red wine, fish, cheese, or leftover and fermented foods bother you?

It could be the histamine, she says.

She talks about how histamine in foods triggers leaky gut and can make us more sensitive to seemingly healthy foods like nuts, seeds and certain vegetables.

Deb and I also took a deep dive into the topics of interval training and stress reduction.

At 55, Deb has a morning routine of intense intervals, which she says helps keep her brain sharp and her energy high. 
 
We also chatted about stress reduction and the best ways to overcome “perceived stress.”

Many of Deb’s patients were affected financially by the oil and gas market crash in Alberta, Canada-- which continues to cause a lot of worry among many.  

She reveals top tips and workarounds to help overcome  uncertainty.

Here are a few key timestamps:

05:26 Implementing Meditation
09:29 Interval Training at 55 Years Old
19:19 Gut Immune Response
23:03 Zonulin and Intestinal Permeability
23:53 Other Antinutrients in Food
26:02 Histamine Enzymes
41:57 Dr. Heald’s Morning Routine


Hope you enjoy,

Mike
 
P.S. Do you get seasick easily,  feel lousy after eating cheese, chocolate, and seafood or suffer from fertility issues? It could be histamine, learn more: http://bit.ly/2c7ELbZ

 

Direct download: 153_Deb_Heald_ND.mp3
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We caught up Dr. Paul Thomas to chat about his new book, the Vaccine—Friendly Plan.

A big trend in medicine nowadays is personalization.

(People are genetically, epigenetically and microbially different, so therapies should be customized to reflect this uniqueness. That’s the thinking.)

It seems that pediatrics, however, is still in the dark ages …

Every child gets the same vaccine—at the same time.
 
As of July 1, 2016, children in California can't even go to school, or daycare if you don't do all the vaccines per CDC the schedule.
 
A pediatrician of 25 years says this approach is obsolete.

When a child is at risk for autoimmunity, autism or the like—it doesn’t matter—the child gets the same immune-stimulating vaccines as everyone else.

Here is his customized alternative: http://bit.ly/2bgbLB4

This is a great resource that parents and grandparents should own.

I sure wish I’d had this book when my daughter was little.

Also in this interview, we discuss the data collected from his 11,000 charts that recorded this more conservative vaccine schedule.

Here are a few key timestamps:
 
03:52 Tdap Pregnancy Vaccine Theory
11:47 Flu Shots, Moms and and Autism
13:48 An Individualized Vaccine Approach?
19:21 Vaccines and Developmental Delays
22:24 Herd Immunity

Enjoy,

Mike


P.S. Learn Dr. Thomas' slower, evidence-based vaccine schedule that skips some vaccines, and spreads out the associated neurotoxin exposure of others

http://bit.ly/2bgbLB4

Direct download: HIH_152_Paul_Thomas_MD_.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:21am PDT

Ketogenic diets are all the rage there days.  It’s not just hype.
 
Nutritional ketosis brings you lower blood glucose and lower blood insulin levels, as well as weight loss.
 
These are just the side benefits!

The main benefit, in my opinion, is raising blood levels of Beta-hydroxybutyrate – one of the main ketones. BHB is a critical signaling molecule. It positively affects our genetic expression. It protects our DNA and reprograms our metabolism to mirror calorie restriction.  The impact upon the immune system, cancer fighting, metabolism, longevity, mitochondrial health, brain health and athletic performance are profound.
 
Deanna and I take a deep dive into nutritional ketosis and reviewed the science.

Here are some key time stamps:
 
02:19 Benefits of Blood Keto 
04:02 Ketones and Athletic Performance 
06:29 Calorie Restriction and Muscle Loss 
11:02 Pre and Post Exercise Nutrition 
13:03 Post Exercise Blood Glucose and Blood Ketones 
22:22 How Lean is Too Lean? 
26:44 Blood Ketones as Messenger Molecules 
27:39 Ketones and Brain Health/Function 
37:17 Protein for the Keto Adapted 
40:41 Ketones and Inflamaging
 

Direct download: 151_Ketosis_Mike_and_Deanna.mp3
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Welcome to Episode #150 w/ Drs Mark Dedomenico and Connie Guttersen, authors of The Love Diet. 

Sometimes, lifestyle medicine is poo-pooed as fluffy and ineffective when it comes treating serious diseases like heart disease and cancer.

But Mark Dedomenico, MD, co-developer of the coronary bypass surgery procedure, quit doing surgeries to start a lifestyle medicine center.

“As surgeons, we simply didn’t have the patient long enough to make sustainable changes in their habits that got them here,” he said.

Over 24 years later, Dr. Dedomenico has helped 11,000 patients change their nutrition, physical activity, and lifestyle and ultimately ditch their disease-causing habits.

Mindset and self-love are at the foundation of their progress.

Rewinding this mental blueprint framework is fundamental to long-term weight-loss success, says Dr. Dedomenico.

Here are his key mindset tips for weight loss:

Connie Guttersen, RD, PhD, and best-selling author of The Sonoma Diet, was part of this two-person interview.

She, too, has helped patients break the hidden shame-cycle and negative self-talk often associated with dieting.

(It may sound light and fluffy, but believe me, this is good stuff that can be applied to non-weight–related health issues like cancer and autoimmunity.)

We also discuss a few other things, including:

01:49 Breaking the Guilt Cycle:
02:37 Isolation and Eating:
05:50 First Week Dietary Changes:
07:03 Chemical and Emotional Reasons for Eating:
09:12 The Low-Carbohydrate Diet:
10:54 Gut Bacteria and Calorie Absorption: 
13:30 Water and Fiber and Appetite:
14:27 Inherited Gut Bacteria:
15:34 How It Started:
19:03 Creation of the Program:
21:57 Binge Eaters:
24:36 20/20 Lifestyle’s High Success Rates:
25:52 Genome Research:
27:38 Changing Environment and Self Talk:
31:05 Sleep and Stress:
32:13 The Necessity of Self-Compassion:
35:26 Tracking Tools/Modalities:
42:49 What is This Book About?
46:26 Dr. Guttersen’s Morning Routine:
46:41 Dr. Dedomenico’s Morning Routine:
47:19 A Favorite Herb, Nutrient or Botanical:
51:32 One Health Tip:

Direct download: 150_Love_Diet_Final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:25pm PDT

A pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, James M. Greenblatt, MD, has treated patients with mood disorders and complex eating disorders since 1990. After receiving his medical degree and completing his psychiatry residency at George Washington University, Dr. Greenblatt went on to complete a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Medical School.

On today’s podcast, he reminds us that violent criminals commonly have low levels of lithium in their bodies.

Scientists have proposed that lithium deficiency may increase aggression. When people hear “lithium,” many think of lithium carbonate, the high-dose, prescription-only drug that’s used to treat bipolar disorder, but lithium could also be one of the most important (but often neglected) minerals under discussion in the narrative of brain health and Alzheimer’s disease prevention.

Dr. Greenblatt says a few milligrams per day of lithium can do remarkable things for the brain, including:

02:34 Minerals and Neurologic Health

03:47 Causes of Mineral Deficiencies

05:47 Sauna Therapy and Mineral Loss

07:25 Nutritional Lithium and Mental Health

09:39 Lithium and Brain Chemistry

07:25 Nutritional Lithium and Mental Health

09:39 Lithium and Brain Chemistry

11:43 Lithium to Optimize Brain Function

23:07 Low Serum B12 and Mood Disorders

Direct download: 149_James_Greenblatt.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:04am PDT

Rodney Dietert, PhD is a prominent researcher in the field of immunotoxicology--how toxins affect the immune system and author of The Human Superorganism.

After decades of studying how toxins affect health, he realized toxicology models didn’t tell the whole story about disease risk—there was something missing, he thought.

While lying awake one night he realized that gut microbes, too,  affect how toxins impact the immune system and our health.

“The microbes are the first ones to come in contact with these environmental toxins,” he says.
 
So he’s been urging medical professionals and toxicologist to rethink their models to include the microbiome.

He shares more details about toxins and microbes in summary of his life’s work, a new book called The Human Superorganism.

Here are a few key timestamps:

04:48 Microbiome and Drugs
08:43 Mother Child Microbial Transfer
15:56 Family Size and Microbiome Diversity
19:41 Rebiosis Strategies
25:14 The Importance of Bacterial DNA
30:23 The Two ‘Keystone’ Bacterial Species
37:54 Baby’s Immune System Control

Direct download: 148_Rodney_Dietert.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:25am PDT

Scientist Says Body Fat Is Actually Protective?

About a year ago, I sat down with MIT researcher Dr. Stephanie Seneff to talk about glyphosate and autism.

Our discussion motivated me to start growing my own vegetables. Even organic food contains significant levels of this herbicide that has been linked to many health ailments.

Recent research shows that this substance has made it into our water supplies and rainwater.

Dr. Seneff also brought up an interesting finding: the autism epidemic parallels the increase in the consumption of Roundup Ready crops.

We often hear scientists blame sugar consumption and low-fat diets for the increasing epidemic, but Stephanie Seneff’s research suggests that environmental toxins and glyphosate are hidden drivers of the obesity and autism epidemic. otherwise.

She says that body fat is protective against environmental toxins, and this is why:

Here are a few key takeaways from the interview:

This discussion is part of the autism intensive interview series that we aired in January. If you’re interested in checking out some of those interviews and learning more about how to raise happy and healthy children, click here.

02:18 Glyphosate on Crops

03:05 Human Consumption of Glyphosate

04:35 History of Glyphosate

05:50 Glyphosate/Disease Correlations

06:38 Tracking Potential Causes of Autism, Obesity

09:21 Gut Microbes and Glyphosate

10:13 New Glyphosate Product:

13:31 Oxalic Acid and Kidney Function

15:51 Preventing Glyphosate Exposure

19:32 Diseases Linked to Glyphosate Exposure

20:13 Bone Health and Glyphosate

22:01 Obesity, Toxins and Glyphosate

28:32 Glyphosate and the Gut Microbiome

30:34 Confined Animal Feeding Operations and Antibiotics

32:11 Glyposate and Gut Permeability (Leaky Gut)

36:24 Glyphosate and Methylation (MTHFR)

38:15 Folic Acid, Folate and GMO Foods

49:48 Estrogen Disruption and Glyphosate

Direct download: 147_Stephanie_Seneff_PhD.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:51am PDT

Sarah is a Registered Dental Hygienist and Myofunctional Therapist. Today we talk about how dysfunctional day-time breathing can lead to sleep-disordered breathing and sleep dysfunction; altering the gut microbiome, circadian rhythms, contributing to metabolic disease.

Here are a few highlights:

02:34 Myofunctional Therapy

03:27 Open Mouth/Low Tongue

04:46 Issues with an Open Mouth: Our noses are meant to moisten, warm and clean air. Nitric oxide helps with the microbiome within our noses. Mouth breathing lowers nitric oxide levels. When we breathe through our mouths, we bypass these benefits. Chronic mouth breathing is a cause of sleep apnea. If you are mouth breathing during the day, you will be mouth breathing during the night. That leads to snoring. Snoring leads to upper airway resistance syndrome. It is a precursor to sleep apnea

07:17 Small Airways and Sleep Dysfunction

09:12 Contributors to Small Airways

12:08 Enlarged Adenoids and Tonsils in Children

Direct download: 146_Sarah_Hornsby.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:55pm PDT

Mark Burhenne, DDS, and I talk about all things sleep and why sleep quality, not just sleep duration, is so important.

As you know, sleep is all the rage these days.

 But many people are missing a key aspect that’s linked to sleep quality: how well you breathe while you sleep. 

If you have GERD, grind your teeth, snore, or wake up with a dry mouth, you may have a form of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB).

Sleep expert Dr. Mark Burhenne explains. 

As you may know, poor sleep and sleep hygiene (lights at night, inconsistent bedtimes) are linked to many diseases, including…

Cancer, heart disease, weight gain, diabetes, and more.

But it’s not just about getting in your 8 hours.

 Sleep quality is what counts.

And that has a lot to do with breathing.

But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Here are a few more highlights from this show:

 

02:05 Sleep and Oral Health

04:50 What Happens in the Mouth Does Not Stay in the Mouth

05:58 Oral Microbiome

08:34 Diet for the Oral Microbiome

16:08 Why Talk to Your Dentist about Sleep?

20:04 Hidden Signs of Sleep Apnea

22:40 Breathing and Your Airway

25:28 GERD and Airway Dysfunction Correlation

 

Direct download: 145_Mark_Bruhenne_DDS.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:27am PDT

Dr. David Brady is author of the Fibro Fix and  pioneer in the functional medicine movement and has been helping patients find the root causes of their chronic pain and fatigue.

In this interview, he discusses the research about why people have chronic pain and feature and solutions to help them fix it.

Here are a few key highlights:

09:15 What is Fibromyalgia?

15:28 Links Between Stress, Trauma and Pain

16:13 Can Fibromyalgia be ‘Good thing pushed too far?

28:29 Neurotransmission and Pain Processing

30:32 Modulating Serotonin Levels

33:21 Inflammation and Fibromyalgia

37:00 Impacts upon Sleep

39:04 Improving Sleep Quality

Direct download: 144_David_Brady_DC_ND.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:27pm PDT

Anti-anxiety expert, Trudy Scott, CN shared the recent science about food and mood.

If you or someone you know often feels agitated, irritable or anxious, be sure to watch to check this out!

Trudy also discussed the details of a study finding a strong link between grass fed red meat consumption and good mental health in women.

Here’s a few key takeaways:

05:12 What is a Panic Attack? (what to do if you have one)
09:25 Low Serotonin
16:41 Food Sources of Tryptophan
19:23 Low GABA (what do you do?)
26:55 Copper/Zinc Balance
35:52 Oxytocin

 

Direct download: 143_Trudy_Scott_CN.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:08pm PDT

Jason Wachob, is the Founder and CEO of mindbodygreen, the leading independent media brand dedicated to wellness with 10 million monthly unique visitors.

Here are a few highlights:

06:38 Jason’s Advice to Entrepreneurs: He believes in big ideas and saw Mind Body Green as something that could be big. In 2007 they had the idea and 2009 they officially launched. It took 3 years of hard work and sacrifice on the part of his partners and family to make it work. Building a powerful brand takes time. Trust takes years to build, seconds to lose and a lifetime to regain. It took a great deal of passion and dedication. Jason says to entrepreneurs that whatever you are doing always takes longer than you think. You have to be comfortable with ambiguity, because you will be operating without all of the information you want or need. Your problems don’t go away, they just change.

11:02 Lessons Learned from Experts: Everyone is different. We are all individuals and we change. For Jason, having a gratitude practice is huge. When Jason first awakens, he says thank you silently for each of the important things in his life. Hard work will get you far, as will the spiritual awareness, but the magic happens somewhere in the middle.

15:45 Mindfulness in Business: Bridgewater, one of the biggest hedge funds in the world, led by Ray Dalio, huge meditator. If you work at Bridgewater, it is strongly encouraged that you learn meditation as a means to achieve results. Meditation is viewed as a performance booster. Meditation helps us to manage (not eliminate) stress. It has seeped into corporate culture.


19:15 Mind/Body Practice: Find a mind/body practice that works for you to manage stress. It is essential to survival. For Jason, that’s meditation. He used to do yoga every day. As the Mindbodygreen business grew, his yoga practice diminished. He decided that he could not compromise his health and wellbeing. He committed to doing yoga on the weekends for 15 or 20 minutes at home. Jason does meditation every day for 20 minutes repeating his mantra over and over. Occasionally he does it twice a day, but he never misses a day. It has been a powerful game changing.

21:42 Meditation: There are 4 or 5 main types of meditation. Vedic is a form of meditation where you repeat a mantra, a word that has no meaning over and over in your head. It tunes out and drives focus. There is also posana silent meditation and breath oriented meditation.

Direct download: 142_Jason_Wachob.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:03pm PDT

Marco is a data scientist and founder of www.hrv4training.com. In this episode we talk about using self-tracking tools to monitor exercise recovery and life stress.

Here are some key highlight:

02:11 Heartrate Variability and the Parasympathetic Nervous System: 

05:04 High Heartrate Variability:

06:50 Athletes and HRV:

12:13 Measuring HRV:

19:02 The HRV4Training AP:

21:29 Untrained VS Trained:

24:14  Why Measure Your HRV? 

26:07 Diet/Nutrition and HRV: 

26:56 Training Modalities and HRV4Training:

31:07 When HRV Becomes Lower:

39:08 Becoming an HRV4Training Coach:

 

Direct download: 141_Marco_All.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:34pm PDT

Aging gracefully is a catchphrase that’s been going around for a while …

But does anti-aging have any substance or meaning, or is it just marketing hype?

To answer this question, I caught up with sought-after, NYC-based Frank Lipman, MD, to talk

Dr. Lipman has written four best-selling books (two are related to aging) and has helped many people in their 50s and 60s feel young again.

As a South African-trained doctor, he’s got a unique perspective about optimizing health and preventing disease.

He shares his smart advice after 30+ years of practicing medicine in NYC:

Here are a few key points:

12:12 The ancient herb berberine

08:41 South African diets and low-carb

20:37 Treating hormones

27:49 The importance of sleep and brain function

32:05 Electronic sundown

36:43 Supplements for aging

37:18 Ubuntu and aging (concept and purpose)

Direct download: 140_Frank_Lipman.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:18pm PDT

Here are a few key takeaways from the interview:

01:01 Skinny Fat and Brain Health
04:39 Elevated Blood Sugar’s Impact upon the Brain
08:28 Minimizing Risk for Diabetes and Alzheimer’s
10:01 Diet and Cognitive Function
13:12 Metabolic Flexibility and Intermittent Fasting
20:05 Olive Oil and the Brain
28:25 The APOE-ε4 Gene SNP- New Updates
34:32 Tips to Optimize Brain Health and Function
42:40 Dairy and Neurologic Issues

Direct download: 139_Max_Lugavere.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:19am PDT

Dr. Tyna Moore is recognized as an authority in the application of natural pain solutions and regenerative injection therapies to treat all varieties of musculoskeletal conditions. As both a board certified Naturopathic and Chiropractic physician, she brings a unique perspective and expertise to the diagnosis and treatment of orthopedic conditions.

Direct download: 138_Tyna_Moore.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:43pm PDT

Eoin is a world-renowned strength and conditioning athlete. He started managing health clubs in Ireland. He found that the general advice he was giving was not enough so he got his masters degree and started studying Functional medicine; which gave him the ability to better assess and better individualize plans for his clients. He learned more for his clients than from any course he has attended.

Key Takeaways

 

Carbohydrate Cycling and Muscle Growth

Mindful Eating for Optimal Digestion

Are stimulated Based Pre-workout Supplements Healthy?

Detoxification for athletes

Exercises for the Severely Overweight

Eating for fitness and muscle

Direct download: 137_Eoin_Lacey.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:26am PDT

A few weeks ago, I stopped by Dr. Leo Galland’s office in NYC to chat about allergies.

He wrote a new book all about allergies called the Allergy Solution.

I was amazed by the new science and remedies he shared.

Hidden allergies are the drivers of weight gain, fatigue, brain fog, depression, and joint pain, he says.

In the interview, he reveals the top ways to uncover hidden allergies.

The big take-home from this interview and new book, The Allergy Solution, is that our environment has changed.

We talked about new research that shows how environmental toxins may actually be causing plants to produce more allergens.

Even more, environmental compounds may be causing your immune system to be increasingly susceptible to allergens.

So, it’s a vicious cycle.

Dr. Galland says the solution is not to suppress allergies with natural compounds, but to remove the triggers and also the prime protective T-regulatory cells.

T-regulatory cells help keep inflammation in check.

Hear about the top five ways you can give your T-regulatory cells and immune system a boost.

Hope you enjoy this one,

Mike

Direct download: HIH_136_Leo_Galland_MD.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:09pm PDT

A new study in a reputable medical journal reported that 50% of the adult population has diabetes or prediabetes.

 

But here’s the real cold water: folks with elevated glucose have a much higher risk of developing blindness, getting their legs ampuation and, worst of all, brain atrophy and dementia.

 

(Alzheimer’s is now dubbed diabetes of the brain.) 

 

These scary facts motivated diabetes educator, Brian Mowll to host the 3rd annual Diabetes Summit.

 

Check it out: highintensityhealth.com/diabetes

Dr. Brian and I discussed key nutrients to balance gut hormones and bacteria which can have a huge effect on blood sugar regulation.) 

But that’s not all…

Dr. Brian and I recorded a special interview below to discuss a range of topics that can help you balance your blood sugar control right now.

This was by far one of the most practical discussions on getting control over blood sugar that I’ve heard in a long time.

Key Takeaways from Dr. Mowll’s Chat:

05:06 Assessing our Blood Sugar: Why should all have a glucometer and be testing our blood sugar!

09:38 Blood Sugar Thresholds: What are safe post meal blood sugar levels?

16:23 Type 2 Diabetes Subtype: Not all diabetes is the same

23:56 Hemoglobin A1C Biomarker: What’s optimal VS what’s “normal”

22:44 Triglyceride Biomarker: Why this measures metabolic flexibility

48:43 Berberine and Blood Sugar: New science

P.S. When you sign up for the Diabetes Summit, forward me your registration and I’ll give you access to my 60 minute Circadian Rhythm Master Class video.

Direct download: Brian_Mowll_Diabetes.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:27am PDT

Laura and I discuss the latest research in medical marijuana science and holistic cannabis use.

Why Cannabis? 

The cannabis plant has been bred by farmers to be high in THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the psychoactive component. The plant originally has a much lower THC content. It is a complex plant with many compounds and many cannabinoids that produce different effects. CBD (cannabidiol) modulates the THC effect. Consuming the plant with all of its compounds is beneficial. It does not need to be smoked. It can be as a tincture, as an oil, an alcohol base, in an edible, as a patch, or as a topical.

This is a system of receptors throughout our bodies, called CB1 and CB2 receptors and others. They sit on the cells in our body within various systems. These receptors are in our brain, our gut, our immune system and other places. There are zero deaths from cannabis overdose because we do not have these receptors in our brainstem. You may react to an overdose in some other way, depending upon your genetics.

Direct download: Laura_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:11pm PDT

We caught up with Dr. Loren Cordain, founder of the modern-day Paleo Diet movement. Loren and I met at his office in Fort Collins, CO, back in ’06 and have traveled in similar circles over the years.

It was great to catch up and review time-tested dietary advice and discuss new findings. Loren was actually eating lunch while we recorded this chat.

We discuss a wide range of topics that you may enjoy, including:

04:42 Meat consumption and heart disease

12:39 Why antinutrients are compared to a Trojan horse

14:09 The dairy paradox

24:56 Carbohydrate diversity and the microbiome (new data)

40:22 The safety of antioxidant supplements?

Direct download: 133_Loren_Cordain_PhD.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:59pm PDT

Parasite expert, Moises seems to have unearthed the reason why inflammatory diseases are so rampant today: our immune system has a broken off switch.

Parasites used to be the “brakes” of our immune system.

“We’ve outsourced our immune tolerance to them,” he says.

(In order for parasites to thrive in our bodies, they tricked our immune system into thinking they weren’t there.)

But, now they’re gone…

Asthma, allergies, autoimmunity and neuroinflammatory diseases are on the rise.

Parasites even make the microbiome more diverse, according to new research.

Moises is is the author of a best selling book on microbes called Epidemic of Absence.

His research and book cleared up many missing links in my mind about immunology and microbes, I’m sure you’ll feel the same.

Here are some key takeaways:

 

02:16 How Parasitic Worms (Helminths) Shape Our Immune System:

06:20 T-Reg Cells and Immune Tolerance:

08:27 Helminths Regulate Hormones: 

28:03 Parasites and the Gut Microbiome:

30:32 Parasites and Autoimmunity


Integrative psychiatrist Kelly Brogan (MIT and Cornell trained) came on the podcast to chat about her new book, A Mind of Your Own: The Truth About Depression and How Women Can Heal Their Bodies to Reclaim Their Lives, a top 20 seller of all books sold on Amazon.

 

Here are some key highlights:

 

- Antidepressants modify the hard wiring of your brain’s neuronal synapses, which render the antidepressants ineffective but also induce a refractory depressive state.

 

- 85 percent of unmedicated folks recover within a year.

 

- A single dose of an antidepressant can change the brain’s chemistry within three hours.

 

- Antidepressant use is linked with a high relapse rate, which is linked to how disruptive the medication is to the brain.

 

- The most powerful path to our brain—and peace of mind—is through our gut.

 

- Depression and all of its manifestations are glitches in the immune system and inflammatory pathways.

Direct download: 131_Kelly_Brogan_MD.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:21pm PDT

High fat diets are all the rage these days.

Science clearly shows that it was carbs, not fats, that’s causing the World obesity crisis.

But is a high fat diet (and being in a state of nutritional ketosis )the answer for everyone?

Should you avoid carbohydrates all altogether; or strategically “cycle carbs” to keep your body in balance?

I brought guest expert Dr. David Jockers to help you understand these key points.

Dr. Jockers has helped hundreds of patients find that high-fat diet “sweet spot.”

Although it’s different for everyone, he lays out a framework in this podcast that will help cut your learning time in half.

Key Highlights:

18:40 Ketones in the Brain
33:01 Post Meal Blood Sugar for Ketosis
35:24 Carbohydrate Cycling
41:50 Ketogenic Diet Misconceptions

Direct download: HIH_130_Dr_David_Jockers.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:28am PDT

Dr. Deanna Minich is a wellness expert and author of five books. Having had health issues in her teens and twenties, she looked for solutions to feel better and understand her relationship with food. She embarked upon a scientific path to study nutritional biochemistry, while at the same time, explored other disciplines like psychology, spirituality, and philosophy. Her journey to find answers ultimately led her to combine her studies to develop an integrated, complete, lifestyle system called Food & Spirit™. Currently, she offers training to practitioners of all types to learn this color-coded method for full-spectrum health.

Key Takeaways:

00:35 The Role of Colors in Detox and Health
04:43 Color Orange Correlations to Fertility
08:24 Color Purple and Blue and Brain Health
18:23 How Bitters Boost Metabolism
22:50 Metabolic Flexibility and Metabolic Flow
25:08 Detox and Importance of Being in an Alkaline State
33:50 Tips to Clear Your Mind of Toxic Thoughts

Direct download: HIH_Deanna_Minich_Whole_Detox.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:44pm PDT

If you or someone you know needs a few tips to do what you honestly know you should do (cut back on alcohol … even that “healthy red wine”), then check out this interview with James.

Here are some key time stamps:

02:46 How can we not drink and be social?

08:22 The consequences of just one glass of wine or beer every night

14:58 Protection from blue light before bed (to boost sleep)

24:53 The benefits of natural daylight

29:30 Stick to your goal by making the private public

Direct download: 128_james_swanwick.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:27am PDT

Pediatric neurologist best-selling author of The Dirt Cure exposes new science about how gut microbes affect mood.

It turns out that our immune system influences mood and behavior in the brain, and gut microbes directly influence our immune system.

And as you know, many things affect gut microbes (antibiotics, birthing method, foods and even stress.)

She shares case histories about how antibiotics may cause ADHD, and well, how eating dirt and color rich foods may help calm the mind. 

“Our brain is not sitting on top of the totem pole isolated from the rest of the body,” says Dr. Shetreat-Klein.

Here are some highlights

07:30 Digestive Tract/Immune System and the Brain

15:20 Gut Bacterial Diversity is the Key to Balancing the Immune System:

18:39 How Can We Ensure a Variety of Microbes?

27:24 ADD/ADHD Treatment Alternatives

35:51 The Importance of Phytonutrients

Direct download: 127_Maya_Shetreat-Klein.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:27am PDT

Are you eating a gluten-free diet but still not feeling 100%?

Gluten expert Dr. Peter Osborne explains why.

Gluten-free labeling only applies to alpha-gliadin; other wheat-free grains have gluten proteins that create inflammation in the body, he says.

So the real solution to help heal your gut and curb the inflammatory response in your body is to go grain free.

Here’s another reason: gluten-free grains (rice and corn) are a source of highly concentrated mycotoxins (toxic chemical products produced by fungi that colonize crops).

Even worse, grains are sprayed with atrazine. Atrazine is one of the most toxic and widely used herbicides.

Atrazine accumulates in rice and sorghum, two common wheat-free alternatives found in gluten-free foods.

Here are a few interrelated tips offered by Dr. Osborne:

01:11 The Link Between Grain Consumption and Pain

05:16 Gluten Is in More Than Just Wheat

14:05 Hidden Sources of Gluten

18:47 Why Gluten Sensitivity Is More Prevalent Today

36:02 The Grain-Depression Cycle

38:41 The Grainbesity Cycle

 

Direct download: Peter_Osborne_DC__Gluten_Free_Diet_Fails.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:50am PDT

Dr. MacFabe has extensively studied how gut bacterial-deprived short chain fatty acids (SCFA) affect behavior and neurology. In brief, when we eat, we don’t just feed ourselves, we feed these little guys in our gut, largely anaerobic. They ferment.  They eat and depends what they eat. They eat these certain foods. We were interested in mostly these refined high sugar carbohydrates, some wheat-based carbs. You feed these bacteria. They ferment, kind of like giving carbs to yeast to make beer and alcohol, they make compounds very similar to alcohol called short chain fatty acids. Some of us know from personal experience, what small molecules like alcohol can do very complex things with your brain and your behavior, again, not all good and not all bad, but also very sensitive early in development. We had this idea, could these bacteria, which we did know these bacteria produced compounds called short chain fatty acids, kind of like alcohol, and could these compounds, have an effect on us similar to the intoxication of alcohol.

In this episode, we take a deep dive into how SCFA affect behavior, immune function and metabolism.

Direct download: Derrick_MacFabe_MD.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:34am PDT

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