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#189: Mapping Creativity with Farzana Khan Jan 01, 2021

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As we leave 2020 behind and welcome 2021, I hope we can all do so with some renewed creativity. On today’s episode we’ll kick off the new year with Farzana Khan who speaks into the role of creativity in the healing journey. “Survival is a creative process”, and one that we practitioners can reflect to […]

#188: Mapping Breastmilk with Lily Nichols Dec 30, 2020

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Breastfeeding history is one of the antecedents we collect in a Functional Nutrition Intake, and today on the 15-Minute Matrix Special Nutrition Therapy Series Lily Nichols shares why breast milk makes such a difference in health outcomes. This episode is rich with grounded information about breast milk, a dynamic, evershifting nutrient that can have profound […]

#187: Mapping the Low FODMAP Diet with Gabriela Gardner Dec 23, 2020

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Everything about the low FODMAP diet is a process. It takes patience–from the removal of triggering foods, all the way to their reintroduction, and everything in between. Today on the podcast Gabriela Gardner helps us embrace the journey when working with clients who are experimenting with a low FODMAP diet. This episode sheds so much […]

#186: Mapping Grief with Jasmin Jenkins Dec 18, 2020

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Today’s podcast on grief is near and dear to my heart. Jasmin Jenkins defines grief as a complex multilayer experience and shares that everyone’s grief journey is unique. Grief is an invitation for transformation and as practitioners, our ability to hold space for our clients grief experience is an integral part of the healing process. […]

#185: Mapping Conditioned Food Hypersensitivity with Wendy Busse Dec 16, 2020

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When it comes to the topic of conditioned food hypersensitivity we clearly cannot separate the mind from the body. Today on the podcast Wendy Busse takes us into the inner workings of the limbic system and how “poor health self-perception” leads people to feel that food is dangerous. This is such a rich and important […]

#184: Mapping Mouth Taping with Dr. Mark Burhenne Dec 11, 2020

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Today I’m excited to bring Dr. Mark Burhenne back to the mic to talk about mouth taping. Sleeping at night with your mouth open (hello to most of us!) alters the microbiome of the mouth and today Dr. B illuminates issues ranging from the root causes of mouth breathing to the role that nitric acid […]

#183: Mapping Glutamate with Dr. Katherine Reid Dec 09, 2020

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Glutamate is an amino acid that acts as a neurotransmitter, and it also plays a role in energy regulation. While we naturally produce it and can get it from whole foods, our current food supply introduces excesses that lead to over-stimulation and neurotoxicities. Dr. Katherine Reid illuminates the many problems that glutamate can cause in […]

#182: Mapping SNPs with Dr. Yael Joffe Dec 04, 2020

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I’m excited to introduce you to Dr. Yael Joffe. In today’s episode she’ll speak into the importance of understanding nutrigenomics in relation to low penetrance SNPs. This reframe around what gene variants mean in our practice and how we can work with them to influence outcomes was music to my ears. Get ready for a […]

#181: Mapping Essential Nutrients with Dr. Michael Klaper Dec 02, 2020

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On today’s Special Nutrition Therapy Series Dr. Michael Klaper speaks about the importance of including essential nutrients in the diet. As you likely know, essential nutrients are factors that your body does not make on its own, but that it needs to function. Dr. Klaper shares his practical knowledge that’s essential for inviting optimal health. […]

#180: Mapping Safety with Nkem Ndefo Nov 27, 2020

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On today’s podcast I have the pleasure of speaking to Nkem Ndefo about the complex realm of “safety”–particularly in relation to race and the racial injustices that many face and have for generations. “Safety is an internal job,” says Nkem. We cannot create safety for anyone if we ourselves don’t feel internally safe. This episode […]

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