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2. Unlocking Your Healing Potential Through the Nervous System (with Garrett Salpeter) Mar 04, 2024

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Our guest today is Garrett Salpeter, engineer, neuroscientist, and creator of NeuFit®.

Founded in 2016, NeuFit® stands at the forefront of advancing rehabilitation and recovery through the art of electrical stimulation therapy and has been instrumental in not only aiding individuals on their path to recovery, but also in empowering healthcare professionals like physical therapists and chiropractors to elevate their practices.

Garrett is also author of The NeuFit® Method: Unleash the Power of the Nervous System for Faster Healing and Optimal Performance, and he joined Dr. Myers to talk about the path that led him to creating the Neubie®, a device that promotes tissue healing and optimizes the healing and repairing of bone, muscle, connective tissue, and nerves.

In this conversation, the two discuss Garrett's life-changing discovery of functional neurology, the personal benefits Dr. Myers has experienced from using the Neubie®, and much more.

Tune in to learn more about Garrett's story and the power of harnessing your nervous system to unlock your healing potential.

Key Takeaways

(00:00) Taking Back Health With Electrical Physiology

(03:16) Neuro-Bioelectric Stimulation for Healing

(12:14) Electric Muscle Stimulation Benefits and Uses

(18:29) Nervous System and Injury Recovery

(23:26) Accelerated Physical Therapy Treatment Plans

(31:07) Health and Wellness Technology Discussion

(40:21) NeuFit®

(47:09) Optimizing Health Through Lifestyle Factors

Memorable Quotes

"Working with functional neurology and direct current therapies not only expedited my recovery but also inspired the path of my life. It's where engineering, neuroscience, and a holistic approach to the body's potential for healing powerfully intersect.""If you can really work with the nervous system, help it become resilient and robust, that is the foundation that underlies healing from any sort of trauma, injury, and helps people achieve their goals, whether in wellness or sports performance.""Direct current electric fields influence the healing process. It can help with growth and repair of bone, muscle, connective tissue, nerves... We're seeing that direct current can do in humans what was once written off as impossible, stimulating nerve regeneration in conditions where healing seemed insurmountable."

Resources Mentioned

The NeuFit Method: Unleash the Power of the Nervous System for Faster Healing and Optimal Performance

Whoop - https://www.whoop.com

OURA Ring - https://ouraring.com

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1. Amy Myers, MD - My Healing Journey to Reversing Graves' Disease Feb 26, 2024

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Embark on an inspiring adventure with Dr. Amy Myers as she shares the transformative power of functional medicine in our inaugural episode. From her humble beginnings influenced by a health-centered family to her eye-opening experiences in the Peace Corps, Dr. Myers’ path to medicine is anything but ordinary. With a heartfelt narrative, she describes her transition from a traditional medical practice to launching her own clinic, and eventually, dedicating herself to helping people globally through her online platform and wellness products.

Dr. Myers doesn't just speak from professional expertise; she speaks from personal struggle and triumph over Graves' disease. Through the creation of the Myers Way®—a lifestyle regimen designed to combat autoimmune conditions—she provides a beacon of hope to those feeling overwhelmed by their health battles. This episode reveals the four foundational pillars of her program: gut healing, dietary adjustments, toxin reduction, and stress management. Her personal anecdotes coupled with success stories from patients illustrate the profound effects of embracing a functional medicine approach to autoimmunity.

The impact of the Myers Way® extends beyond the clinic, touching the lives of those closest to Dr. Myers, including her father's experience with polymyositis. Her intimate recounting of his journey and the quality of life he regained by following her program, offers a poignant testament to the potential of personalized health interventions. While exploring the delicate balance between conventional treatments and lifestyle medicine, this episode is not only informative but deeply moving, resonating with anyone seeking to address the root causes of autoimmune conditions and lead a healthier, more vibrant life.

Key Takeaways

(00:00) Dr. Amy Myers Intro

(08:00) The Myers Way®

(15:22) Four-Step Process for Gut Health

(26:37) Reversing Autoimmunity

(32:09) The Myers Way® Impact on Autoimmune Diseases

Memorable Quotes

"Conventional medicine failed me in that moment, and so in that moment I decided I was not going to have it fail other people.""The gut is the gateway to health. If you do not have a healthy gut, you likely are not healthy.""My vision was so much bigger than my clinic. Really, the mission here at AMMD is to empower the world to achieve optimal health, and that truly is, in my heart of hearts, what I aim to do."

Resources Mentioned

Austin UltraHealth - https://austinultrahealth.com/

The Autoimmune Solution - Amy Myers, MD - https://www.amazon.com/The-Autoimmune-Solution-audiobook/dp/B00R5AMX6W/

The Thyroid Connection: Why You Feel Tired, Brain-Fogged, and Overweight -- and How to Get Your Life Back - Amy Myers, MD - https://www.amazon.com/The-Thyroid-Connection-audiobook/dp/B01KGE7YYE/

Institute for Functional Medicine - https://www.ifm.org/

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Take Back Your Health - Welcome Feb 16, 2024

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In this trailer episode, I share my intimate battle with Graves' Disease and how it propelled me to seek beyond conventional treatments, ultimately leading me to embrace functional medicine. I recount the establishment of my functional medicine clinic, Austin UltraHealth, and how the experience has touched thousands of lives. Join me on this mission to empower yourself and Take Back Your Health.

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The Myers Way Episode 35: Disease Delusion with Dr. Jeff Bland May 05, 2014

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[Originally published on May 5th, 2014] Jeffrey Bland has been an internationally recognized leader in the nutritional medicine field for over 35 years and is known for his ability to synthesize complex scientific concepts in a manner that is both personable and accessible. A biochemist by training, Dr. Bland earned dual degrees in biology and chemistry from the University of California, Irvine, and completed his PhD in organic chemistry at the University of Oregon. He is a Fellow of the both the American College of Nutrition where he is a Certified Nutrition Specialist and the Association for Clinical Biochemistry.

With his wife, Susan, Dr. Bland founded The Institute for Functional Medicine in 1991, a nonprofit organization focused on educating healthcare practitioners on effective approaches to treating and preventing chronic disease.

Dr. Bland has authored five books on nutritional medicine for the healthcare professional and six books on nutrition and health for the general public including the newly released The Disease Delusion: Conquering the Causes of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer, and Happier Life (HarperWave, 2014).

You’re considered the father of functional medicine. How did you actually get into the subject?
I appreciate that you’ve bridged the gap between researcher and doctor. It seems like if you want to ask “why?” you shouldn’t be a doctor, you should be a researcher. That’s how we are trained in medical school. How can you explain that disconnect?
Do you feel that the term “functional medicine” has caught on? Is it where you expected it to be?
In your newest book, The Disease Delusion: Conquering the Cause of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer, Happier Life, you discuss the fact that we’ve come so far with medical technology, but there has also been an increase in the number of chronic diseases. How is it possible that we’ve made all these advances, yet we seem to be a sicker population than ever?
You mention in the book seven core physiological processes that affect every organ, and that’s really the heart of what’s making everyone so sick. Can you give us some detail on each of those?
We have 25,000 genes and 3,000,000 SNPs. This seems to be the core of what you’re talking about here: there are these 7 physiological influences, but it’s their influences on these various SNPs, is that correct?
How did we get the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of certain nutrients? Do we really all need the same amount?
How do you think we as a society are going to go forward? How do we mesh the world of functional medicine with that of RDAs and nutritional facts?
How about lab testing? How will conventional lab testing become more functional and individualized in the future?
What are five changes that you would make to our existing healthcare model to ensure that it becomes a more functional and holistic healthcare model?
How does our lifestyle here in the United States contribute to a sick society?
What do you eat in a typical day?

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The Myers Way Episode 34: Hormones with Dr. Bethany Hays Apr 01, 2014

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[Originally published on April 1st, 2014] Dr. Hays has practiced obstetrics and gynecology, and now Functional Medicine, over a career lasting 32 years. In describing the focus of her career at present – she said: “I went into medicine to help people be healthier, but what I found in medicine was a system that was as sick as the people it was treating. Ultimately I realized that my calling was to heal the system as well as the patients. I have three areas that I feel are important enough to put my time, energy and monetary resources into. They are:

creating a model for integrative care that treats illness upstream before it requires drugs and surgery,
finding better ways to train physicians, and
providing better end of life care, essentially, learning to die better

Her practice includes: comprehensive women’s health care, Functional Medicine, non-surgical gynecology and mine-body medicine. Dr. Hays is a founding member of True North.

Can you explain perimenopause and menopause for us?
Neither of us is an advocate of synthetic hormones, but what are your thoughts about using biodentical progesterone and testosterone during the perimenopausal phase?
What’s the best delivery system for progesterone – oral, cream, sublingual troche? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each one?
What’s the best way to test for hormone levels? Saliva, blood, urine? What are some of the disadvantages and advantages of each test?
Let’s talk about 2/16 ratio. Can you explain this for us?
What are symptoms of too much estrogen?
Many people, myself included, have a problem with their methylation pathways. Can you tell us a little bit more about what we can do to improve our metabolism of estrogen? Are there those of us who need supplementation, even when we are eating a nutritious diet?
Which tests should someone start with to determine how well they are methylating?
Do you typically perform a urine test on every patient before you adjust their hormones?
What are some of your go-to methods when it comes to treating the adrenals?
Do you use adaptogenic herbs?
Do you use a compounding pharmacy for the bio-identical hormone gels you use for your patients?
Do you continue women on hormones after menopause when they are no longer having hot flash symptoms?
Do you use bio-identical hormone replacement therapy for women with a history of cancer?
Any recommendations for PCOS?
Lab testing we talk about on the podcast can be found on Youtube here.

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The Myers Way Episode 33: Autoimmunity with Dr. David Brady Mar 03, 2014

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[Originally published on March 3rd, 2014] Dr. David M. Brady has 22-years of experience as an integrative physician and over 18 years in health sciences academia. He is a licensed naturopathic medical physician in CT and VT, a board certified clinical nutritionist and received his original clinical training as a chiropractic physician. He currently serves as the Vice Provost for the Division of Health Sciences, Interim Dean of the College of Naturopathic Medicine, and Director of the Human Nutrition Institute at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. He maintains a private practice, Whole Body Medicine, in Trumbull, CT. Dr. Brady is also the Chief Medical Officer for Designs for Health, Inc. He is an internationally sought-after presenter on nutritional, naturopathic and integrative medicine. He has appeared on the plenary speaking panel of some of the largest and most prestigious conferences in the field including; IFM, ACAM, A4M, IHS, and many more. Dr. Brady has published a multitude of peer-reviewed scientific papers and textbooks related to chronic pain, autoimmunity and functional gastroenterology and is a featured contributing author in the medical textbooks; Advancing Medicine with Food and Nutrients, Integrative Gastroenterology, and Laboratory Evaluations for Integrative and Functional Medicine.

Dr. Brady, you have emphasized the topic of autoimmune disorders in many of your publications, your professional lectures and your private practice. What developed your interest in this topic so keenly?
You published a paper in the Open Journal of Rheumatology & Autoimmunity in 2013 which garnered a lot of attention titled: Molecular Mimicry, the Hygiene Hypothesis, Stealth Infections and Other Examples of Disconnect Between Medical Research and the Practice of Clinical Medicine in Autoimmune Disease. That is quite a title. Why did this paper stimulate such a buzz?
You suggest that autoimmune disease is a “modern epidemic” and that rates of autoimmune disease have quadrupled in the last fifty years. What are some of the reasons for that?
In your publications, including the one mentioned above, you bring up several specific hypotheses related to why autoimmune diseases have become so prevalent in the Western industrialized countries. I would like to ask you specifically about some of them, including:
– Molecular mimicry
– Hygiene Hypothesis
– Stealth Infections
My understanding is that some people are being diagnosed with celiac disease that do not have the genes. Are we seeing a turn in the tide? Are people without some sort of genes toward autoimmunity now becoming autoimmune?
Do you use soil-based probiotics in your autoimmune patients?
On the topic of stealth infections, why aren’t more doctors testing for and picking up on these infections?
Do you empirically put your autoimmune patients on antibiotics for infections you know are associated with these diseases, or do you first treat them with the standard functional medicine approach (an elimination diet, healing the gut, dealing with toxins, and treating any obvious infections)?
A few months ago a paper was circulating that pointed to salt as a stimulant for autoimmune disease. Is sea salt a concern, or is it simply salt from packaged foods that is a problem? Or is the problem caused by an imbalance in sodium and potassium?
Finally, where do you practice? How can people find more information about you and this fascinating topic?

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The Myers Way Episode 32: Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis with Dr. Izabella Wentz Jan 27, 2014

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[Originally published on January 27, 2014] Dr. Izabella Wentz, PharmD, FASCP is a passionate, innovative, solution focused pharmacist with an exceptional blend of creativity, empathy and clinical experience. After being diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in 2009, Dr. Wentz was surprised at the lack of conventional medical knowledge about lifestyle interventions for Hashimoto’s, hypothyroidism, and autoimmune conditions. She decided to take on lifestyle interventions as a personal mission in an effort to help herself and others with Hashimoto’s. Dr. Wentz is the author of the best-selling patient guide “Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis” Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause” and is dedicated to educating the public and healthcare professionals about improved the impact of appropriate diagnosis, medication management, lifestyle interventions and functional medicine treatments on patient outcomes.

1. How did you become interested in Hashimoto’s?

2. Why did you decide to do your own research instead of following your endocrinologist’s advice?

3. Some people say that Hashimoto’s is a genetic condition. Is it just destiny?

4. What is your experience with thyroid medications?

5. You have an interesting approach you call DIG-AT-IT… can you explain what that means?

6. What are some of the main issues you see in people with HT?

7. So many things to think about, what’s a good starting point?

8. What are the best dietary approaches?

9. What about stomach acid and acid reflux?

10. What about supplements? Do you recommend them, and if so, which ones?

11. What about people who don’t have any digestive issues?

12. What are some things listeners can do to help themselves?

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Website: https://www.thyroidpharmacist.com/

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The Myers Way Episode 31: Your Primal Body with Mikki Reilly Jan 20, 2014

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[Originally published on January 27, 2014] Professional certified fitness trainer Mikki Reilly has been teaching people about fitness for twenty years. A one-time competing bodybuilder, she brings her wealth of experience to helping people of all ages lose weight and become fit. Mikki graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara with degrees in both exercise and health science, and communication. She earned the highly esteemed certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) credential from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the master of fitness sciences (MFS) from the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA).

Tell us a little bit about your background. How did you get involved in the Paleo approach to health and fitness?
How did you see your body transform by doing this?
What is functional training?
Can you explain the 5-step primal body program that you discuss in your book?
Tell us about high intensity exercises.
Are there things you can do at home?
What are your 3 favorite exercises that people can do at home?
You mentioned self-myofascial release with the foam roller. Can you explain how that works?
In your book, you say that aerobic training can cause some people to gain weight. Can you explain how that happens?
Is there an interval time that works best?
Can you tell our listeners where they can find you?

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The Myers Way Episode 30: Your Personal Paleo Code with Chris Kresser Jan 01, 2014

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[Originally published on January 1st, 2014] Chris Kresser, LAc, is a licensed acupuncturist and functional medicine practitioner. Greatist.com has named Chris one of the 50 most influential people in health and fitness, along with Mehmet Oz, Andrew Weil, and Deepak Chopra; and the popular LivingLavidaLowCarb.com and best-selling Paleo-nutrition authors such as Robb Wolf have ranked Chris as one of the top 10 trusted authorities in the Paleo-nutrition world. Chris is the author of the forthcoming book, Personal Paleo Code: Your Individual Prescription for Feeling Better Fast, Living Better Longer, and Preventing and Reversing Disease Naturally.

Tell us about your personal story
What are the disadvantages of a vegetarian/vegan diet?
What about the argument that agriculture has increased average human life spans?
What is your opinion about The China Study?
See Denise Minger’s rebuttal to The China Study
What about increased cholesterol and heart disease with red meat consumption?
Is sitting the new smoking?
Can you tell us more about the intangible (play, touch, human connection) aspects of health?

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