Podcast #310:
The Autoimmune Solution

Guest: Dr. Amy Myers, M.D.

Dr. Amy Myers, author of The Autoimmune Solution and host of The Autoimmune Summit, returned to the podcast this week to discuss how toxins and untreated infections contribute to autoimmune conditions.

Here are my notes:

3:55 – The confusion and frustration of a second-year medical student (Dr. Myers) suffering from the symptoms of an autoimmune thyroid condition.

8:30 – How having your thyroid removed can cause mood swings and panic attacks!

11:00 – The “healthy diet” that may have contributed to Dr. Myers’s condition … and the dramatic “meaty” changes she had to make.

13:20 – It’s not all about gluten and leaky gut! The multifactorial complexity of autoimmune disease.

19:43 – What is autoimmune disease anyway?

20:41 – How a flawed medical system contributes to underreported cases of autoimmunity.

23:19 – The autoimmune spectrum. Where do you fall?

25:15 – The”elevator pitch” version for why you should heal your gut and drop gluten.

27:26 – Dr. Myer’s two non-negotiable foods for healing your gut.

31:00 – Immunosuppressive drugs: how leaving yourself wide open for an infection can be a major problem with autoimmunity.

35:40 – Three theories for how common, everyday toxins may be affecting (or triggering) autoimmune conditions.

41:00 – MAJOR problems with how chemicals and toxins are approved for personal and commercial usage.

44:22 – Dr. Myers’s 3 simple strategies for clearing toxins from your air, water, and food.

48:52 – How to detox WITHOUT triggering autoimmunity.

50:47 – How bacterial infections and viruses trigger autoimmunity. And how to test for them.

1:00:39 – Pre-order The Autoimmune Solution and get these free goodies!

Cool Stuff Mentioned in this Podcast

Episode #276: Toxic Mold Exposure with Dr. Myers.
The Autoimmune Epidemic by Donna Jackson Nakazawa
Discount code for Aquasana filters: DRMYERS
Citrisafe Glutathione

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Podcast #309:
Food Junkies, The Truth About Food Addiction.

Guest: Dr. Vera Tarman, MD

Epic.

That’s the word my audio guy used to describe this week’s interview with Dr. Vera Tarman, author of Food Junkies: The Truth About Food Addiction.

My assistant Katey said she listened to it FOUR times and that it was one of the Top 5 interviews ever on UW Radio.

And me?

Well, I think we saved the very best show of 2014 for last. Dr. Tarman’s personal story is one you’ll never forget!

Here’s what you’ll learn…

2:50 – Dr. Tarman’s personal story of food, drug and alcohol addictions and hitting rock bottom.

17:58 – What food addiction really looks like.

19:53 – The science and reality behind food addiction.

22:34 – The addiction continuum and why food addiction is so hard to diagnose.

26:48 – Food addiction vs. addictive food. Does dieting = food addiction?

28:45 – The emotional side of food addiction and eating disorders.

31:30 – The brain of a food addict.

36:41 – Antidepressants, neurotransmitters and your brain.

39:00 – Insights into the food industry, the “bliss spot” and why you don’t know about any of it.

40:46 – Dr. Tarman’s thoughts on trigger foods and food addiction programs.

47:58 – Ideas and resources about elimination, treatment, substitution and individualized healing.

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Podcast #308:
How to Reset Your Adrenals.

Guest: Dr. Alan Christianson

Dr. Alan Christianson — author of The Adrenal Reset Diet — stops by to discuss how you can use food to transform your adrenals from surviving to thriving.

Here’s what we talked about:

2:15 – The “chubby kid”. Dr. Alan’s adolescent weight issues … and how he got past them.

4:09 – Surviving vs. Thriving: which mode are you in?

7:49 – Cortisol is your friend. Here’s why.

11:09 – Why a low-carb diet may be keeping you up at night.

14:05 – The Adrenal Fat Switch: How to turn it OFF!

16:06 – Carb Cycling: WHEN to eat carbs and why.

18:35 – The Cortisol Slope: You’ll never believe what it can tell you about your lifespan!

19:38 – Dr. Alan’s personal Adrenal Reset experiment.

23:06 – How to shift your cortisol levels with diet alone.

29:20 – The Adrenal Reset Diet in a nutshell.

30:02 – What to do if you’re “tired and wired.”

36:28 – Don’t let your stress get you stressed!

40:00 – Get The Adrenal Reset Diet.

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Podcast #307
Eat Clean. Play Often. Crush Life.

Guest: Mary Shenouda

Mary Shenouda — a.k.a. The Paleo Chef — makes her debut appearance on the podcast and teaches you how to Eat Clean, Play Often, and Crush Life.

Here what we talked about!

3:07 – Mary’s personal health story. It all began in the second grade…

7:45 – THEY said she had lupus and cancer. They were wrong.

11:30 – Your very best options for food sensitivity testing.

13:23 – How an occupation you hate can impact your health. Mary tells her story.

15:43 – The Universe has spoken. Mary takes the leap OUT of the corporate world and into what she loves.

22:45 – Eat. Play. Crush. Defined.

26:30 – How to “grow your crush muscles”.

28:00 – A “new” kind of vulnerability.

31:00 – Meditation, mantra, journaling, and getting N.A.K.E.D.

36:15 – Where a Paleo Chef gets her recipe inspiration.

38:00 – Paleo positives and paleo peeves.

41:31 – Get the Eat Play Crush 5-Day Guide!

Click the PLAY button below to listen in…

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Podcast #305: MTHFR Made Easy!

Guest: Dr. Ben Lynch

It finally happened.

One of the most suggested guest EVER — Dr. Ben Lynch — made his first appearance on the podcast this week. And he crushed it!

The big reason why he hadn’t been on the show before was the fact that I had no idea what MTHFR was. I had seen and heard it come up before, but never took the time to study it.

The general consensus on the MTHFR topic is that it’s too complex for the lay person to understand. So I made it my personal mission to help Dr. Lynch break it down in a way that everyone could understand.   I think we did a darn good job, too!

Here are Katey the Assistant’s show notes:

5:35 – Folate: the backbone of numerous key reactions in your body.

7:54 – Sean tries to say “methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase”. 🙂

8:27 – A MTHFR football analogy to help you get it.

11:20 – You need THIS for activated folate.

12:51 – MTHFR gene mutation: who, what and why.

14:45 – How Dr. Lynch found out about his own MTHFR gene mutation.

15:42 – Hold up! A quick MTHFR review.