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Solutions to Disease-Causing Toxins with Dr. Joseph Pizzorno

Ever wondered why we’re now seeing more rates of health problems such as obesity, diabetes, ADHD, thyroid disease, and skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis? Today’s guest has made some interesting and well-researched connections between these and other health problems and something that is unavoidable today.

My guest is Dr. Joseph Pizzorno. Dr. Pizzorno is a world-leading authority on science-based natural medicine. A licensed naturopathic physician, educator, researcher, clinician and lecturer, he is founding president of the naturopathic medical school Bastyr University, Editor-in-Chief of Integrative Medicine, A Clinician’s Journal, Treasurer of Board of Institute for Functional Medicine, co-founder of American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, board member of American Herbal Pharmacopeia, and on science boards of Hecht Foundation, Gateway for Cancer Research and Bioclinic Naturals. He was appointed by Presidents Clinton and Bush to two prestigious commissions advising the US government on how to integrate natural medicine into the healthcare system. He is recipient of numerous awards and honors and author/co-author of 12 books, including the best-selling Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine (2 million copies in 6 languages) and the principal textbook in the field, the Textbook of Natural Medicine. His newest books, The Toxin Solution, is being released February 2017 by HarperCollins and another textbook for physicians, Clinical Environmental Medicine will be released in January 2018.

On today’s podcast, if you haven’t already guessed it, we’re talking about toxins. But don’t worry, we’re not going to spend the whole podcast scaring you about the toxins in the environment. Dr. Pizzorno shares some very practical tips. And he explains why some detox and cleansing programs may actually cause more harm than good. Dr. Pizzorno also shares some interesting patient cases of disease recovery that I think will give you hope.

Miracle Mindset with JJ Virgin

Life is not always easy. Challenges come up for all of us, and instead of struggling thru those times, I want to encourage to look at them differently. Today my guest is going to help you have the power of courage, strength, and resilience to help you not just survive, but thrive during life’s hardest moments. My guest is JJ Virgin, and she is sharing some powerful lessons she learned after her 16-year-old son was in a brutal hit-and-run accident.

JJ Virgin is a celebrity nutrition and fitness expert best known for her NY Times bestsellers The Virgin Diet and Sugar Impact Diet, but fighting for her son’s life inspired a new focus on mindset. Her memoir Miracle Mindset: A Mother, Her Son, & Life’s Hardest Lessons explores the powerful lessons in strength and positivity that she learned after her son Grant’s accident. JJ also hosts the popular JJ Virgin Lifestyle Show podcast and regularly writes for Huffington Post, Rodale Wellness, and other major blogs and magazines. She’s also a frequent guest on TV and radio and speaks at major events.

On Today’s show, JJ Virgin shares her story and what lessons she learned along the way that led her to write a memoir and create a documentary. And, she shares how you can master your mindset so you can lead a bigger, better life too.

Hormones and Your Health with Aviva Romm

Have you ever felt tired, fuzzy, overly stressed or just felt like something wasn’t right with your health but you’re told that everything appears normal on your test results? You might start thinking your symptoms are all in your head or that you’re just getting older. Before you make these assumptions, I want you to watch today’s podcast because I think you’ll find some answers here.

Did you know that the answer to your health concerns may be in your hormones? Thyroid and adrenals are hormones that play a big role in the way you look and feel. And that’s exactly what we’re talking about today.

I’m excited to introduce my guest. I’m such a huge fan of her that I asked her to write the forward to my book. Thankfully, she said yes. And I’m thrilled to have her on my show today. My guest is Dr. Aviva Romm, MD. She is referred to as “the face of natural medicine in the 21st century by Prevention Magazine” and named one of the 100 Women to Watch in Wellness by Mind Body Green. Dr. Aviva has bridged the best of traditional medicine with good science for over three decades. Dr. Aviva is a midwife, herbalist, and Yale-trained MD, Board Certified in Family Medicine with Obstetrics, as well as a graduate of Dr. Weil's Integrative Medicine Residency (University of Arizona). Her focus is on the impact of stress on health, willpower, food cravings, weight, chronic disease, and hormone imbalance in women, and the prevention of chronic disease in children’s health, with an emphasis on reducing unnecessary antibiotic use. She is also an avid environmental health advocate, researching and publishing on the impact of toxins on fertility, pregnancy, women’s hormones, and chronic illness in women and children.

Dr. Aviva is one of the nation’s leaders in botanical medicine and is the author of 7 books on natural medicine, including the textbook Botanical Medicine for Women’s Health (Elsevier) and her latest book The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution (Harper One, January 2017). She is the author of the integrative medicine curriculum for the Yale Internal Medicine and Pediatric Residencies, and is on numerous scientific advisory and editorial boards, including Prevention Magazine. She lives and practices medicine in western Massachusetts and New York City and is a nationally sought speaker, author, and consultant.

In today’s interview we discuss the connection between symptoms you might be experiencing such as fatigue, belly fat, brain fog, sleeplessness and skin changes and your hormones, in particular your thyroid and adrenal hormones. Dr. Aviva shares how to know if you need adrenal and thyroid support and specific lifestyle, diet and natural treatments to regain balance and get your health back. She shares so much information in this podcast, so I want to remind you that we now transcribe the podcasts. So you can print out the transcript to read and use as a guide.

Fit2Fat2Fit with Drew Manning

Have you ever been too embarrassed to go to the gym because you’re afraid everyone is judging how out of shape you are? Have you seen a fitness instructor or personal trainer and thought to yourself he or she had NO idea what you were going through? They’re already so fit, so how could they possibly know what you’re going through?

It’s not always easy to get in shape. There are definitely some hurtles to overcome. So I asked my friend to come on as a guest today because he knows exactly how it is to go through all the obstacles from being completely out of shape to being fit.

My guest today is Drew Manning. NY Times Best Selling Author of the book, Fit2Fat2Fit and is best known for his Fit2Fat2Fit.com experiment that went viral online. He's been featured on shows like Dr. Oz, Good Morning America, The View and many more. His experiment has become a hit TV show, called Fit to Fat to Fit, airing on A&E!

In today’s interview, Drew shares some very interesting insights he learned in his journey. He shares why he thinks this went viral. And, we discuss what it really means to be fit. (Because just like skin is not just about appearance, neither is being fit, right?!). And, Drew shares some very practical tips to overcoming the big challenges to getting in shape and healthy.

Is Your Gut Happy with Dr. Vincent Pedre

My Guest is Dr. Vincent Pedre. He is the Medical Director of Pedre Integrative Health and Founder of Dr. Pedre Wellness, Medical Advisor to two health-tech start-ups, MBODY360 and Fullscript, and has been in private practice in New York City since 2004. He is a Clinical Instructor in Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and he’s also certified in yoga and Medical Acupuncture. He believes the gut is the gateway towards excellent health. For this reason, he wrote the book, “Happy Gut—The Cleansing Program To Help You Lose Weight, Gain Energy and Eliminate Pain”—which helps people resolve their gut-related health issues.

Exercise with Debra Atkinso

We’re shifting into the New Year… 2017! That means, you probably have some New Year’s Resolutions and health goals or perhaps you need to recover from the holidays. Exercise is probably on your list. Or, at least I hope it is! When you exercise the right way, it can help you have a healthy glow, drop excess weight, and improve your energy, sleep and overall health. We know exercise is great for your skin too.

So, I invited my guest today, Debra Atkinso to talk about how to efficiently and effectively exercise, and how to fit it into your schedule in a way I think you’ll love!

Debra Atkinso is Flipping 50 Wellness Coach and a fitness expert and author. She has 32 years fitness industry experience and is an International fitness presenter. Her primary focus is helping women approaching 50 or who’ve turned the corner on 50 to have more vitality and energy. Debra is host of the Flipping 50 TV show and the Flipping 50 podcast as well as a frequent blogger at Huffington Post, ShareCare, and other media channels. She is the author of You Still Got It, Girl: The After 50 Fitness Formula for Women, and Navigating Fitness After 50: Your GPS For Choosing Programs and Professionals You Can Trust.

On today’s podcast, she shares some great tips on how to achieve your new year’s resolutions and build an efficient workout routine that helps you achieve the results you’re looking for.

Food Cravings and Emotional Eating with Melissa Kathryn

Today we’re talking about food cravings and emotional eating. We’re right in the middle of the holiday season, so it’s such an important topic to cover. And, if you’re watching this after the holidays, there are still some great tips to help address emotional eating and get your glowing skin and health back.

 My guest today is Melissa Kathryn. She is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Weight Loss and LifeStyle Expert, Emotional Eating Coach, Hypnotherapist, International Best Selling Author and Speaker. As the Owner and Founder of Melissa Kathryn Inc., a holistic weight loss and lifestyle practice for women, Melissa is dedicated to freeing women from dieting, emotional eating and self-sabotage cycles, making peace with food, themselves and their bodies. This results in effortless weight loss, so they thrive in life in a body they love. Melissa has been a featured TEDx speaker, an expert guest on New York Live, The CW, and a writer for publications such as Real Simple, Mind Body Green and Shape Magazine.

 On Today’s podcast Melissa shares some very practical tips to help you curb cravings and make peace with food.

To learn more about Melissa Kathryn, go to http://www.melissakathryn.com

The Meaning of Your Life with Elaine Glass

Have you ever met someone who constantly has to be occupied? Who always has to be doing something else, meeting up with someone, on their phone texting, or watching a video on Facebook or YouTube? These people are so busy “doing” that they can’t seem to make time to just “be.” Maybe this is someone close to you or maybe you realize it’s YOU!

Our life is fast paced. You probably feel the constant pressure - to be there for others, to get things done, to take care of your children, to workout more, to move faster, to do more. This can leave us feeling anxious, confused, and angry. This can also impact our health and show up on our skin. After a while you may begin to forget who you are or why your life turned out exactly as it has. It’s time to come back to yourself and discover what you really need.

And this is exactly what my guest Elaine Glass is talking about today. Elaine graduated from Northwestern University and chose a profession in dental hygiene. After 30 years, listening to challenging stories from thousands of clients and giving to others and neglecting her needs, she lost sight of her own purpose. Elaine knew something had to change in order to reclaim her worth and honor her truest self. She was on a search for the answer outside herself and expected to find it there. But where she found true peace, solitude, calm, good health and ultimately her purpose was when she chose to listen to and trust her own voice. Elaine has switched gears and now runs a successful coaching practice where she focuses on showing people how to get quiet and listen to identify their truth. She has witnessed hundreds of people within professional and personal relationships thrive because of her methods.

So, for this interview, prepare to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Be ready to embrace your fear. You’re going to learn how to open up to inner wisdom you need to hear.

Impact of Mold Exposure on Your Skin and Health with Dr. Jill Carnahan

Today we’re talking about something we haven’t covered before and that’s health and skin problems associated with mold exposure.

Mold exposure can lead to a number of symptoms. Some of the early warning signs show up on the skin and include acne, hives, dermatitis, other rashes. And there can be other symptoms such as fatigue, weight gain, brain fog, memory loss, unexplained pain and a number of other symptoms. If you have these or other symptoms and you haven’t been able to get to the root cause, your answer may be in this podcast.

My guest today is Dr. Jill Carnahan. Dr. Jill received her medical degree from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine. She is double board-certified in Family Medicine (ABFM) and Integrative Holistic Medicine (ABIHM). Dr. Jill was part of the first 100+ health-care practitioners to be certified in Functional Medicine through the Institute of Functional Medicine (IFMCP). She founded Flatiron Functional Medicine in Boulder, Colorado where she partnered in functional medicine with Dr. Robert Rountree. She recently opened a new medical clinic in Louisville, Colorado. Dr. Jill is a15-year survivor of breast cancer and Crohn’s disease and is passionate about teaching patients how to “live well” and thrive in the midst of complex and chronic illness. She is also committed to teaching other physicians how to address underlying causes of illness rather than just treating symptoms.

On today’s podcast, we cover how to know if mold exposure may be an issue for you and what to do about it. Dr. Jill covers testing and valuable resources that I think you’ll be interested to hear about. Many of the symptoms of mold exposure can be misdiagnosed with other health conditions, so it’s important to know what to look for because it may be the missing piece for your health.

To learn more about Dr. Jill, visit www.jillcarnahan.com

 

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If you have not done so already, I highly recommend that you get your customized Skin profile at TheSkinQuiz.com.  It’s free - Based upon your answers, it will give you great tips for glowing skin and vibrant health. You can simply type in TheSkinQuiz.com into your browser and in just a few minutes you will have your own Customized skin report!

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Thank you and we’ll see you next time

Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease with Dr. Joel Kahn

Today’s podcast is on heart health. You may be surprised to hear that many of things I recommend to help keep your skin clear and glowing, also protect your heart health. To tell us more about how to keep a healthy heart I invited Dr. Joel Kahn as my guest today.

 

Dr. Kahn is a plant based cardiologist that has launched a campaign to prevent 1 million heart attacks through healthy living. He teaches early detection, prevention, and reversal of heart disease. He is the founder of the Kahn Center for Cardiac Longevity. He is a graduate Summa Cum Laude of the University of Michigan School of Medicine and is a Professor of Medicine. His books, The Whole Heart Solution and Dead Execs Don't Get Bonuses are both #1 bestsellers. He is co-owner of GreenSpace Cafe in Ferndale with his son. 

 

On Today’s show, Dr. Kahn shares: the causes of heart disease, tests to determine if you are at risk, diet and other lifestyle choices for the heart that also help skin, and how to actually reverse heart disease.

 

If you have not done so already, I highly recommend that you get your customized Skin profile at TheSkinQuiz.com.  It’s free - Based upon your answers, it will give you great tips for glowing skin and vibrant health. You can simply type in TheSkinQuiz.com into your browser and in just a few minutes you will have your own customized skin report!

 

Also don't miss out on all of the latest tips to get glowing healthy skin from the inside and out, be sure to follow me on Facebook, Pinterist and twitter. And join the conversation!

 

Thank you and we’ll see you next time!