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Honest and eye-opening conversations with functional nutritionist Erin Holt. Erin shares insight into hot topic nutrition, plus interviews with thought leaders in the functional medicine and wellness world. Get informed and empowered with this funky spin on mainstream health information.
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Interview with Trina Felber, the creator and CEO of Primal Life Organics, where the focus is on oral health as the gateway to internal health. We're sitting down to discuss why oral health directly impacts gut health and how you can boost immunity through your mouth. We also cover questions like: Is it possible to reverse a cavity? Why is gum health so important? What causes bad breath? and Flouride: Yes or No?
In this episode:
-Why oral health directly impacts gut health
-Boosting immunity through your mouth
-Signs your teeth are losing minerals
-How to remineralize teeth
-Is it possible to reverse a cavity
-Leaky gut and “leaky gums”
-Why gum health is so important
-What causes bad breath?
-Toothpaste ingredients to avoid
-The problems with glycerine in your natural toothpaste
-Fluoride: Yes or No?
-Natural ways to whiten teeth
-The power of healthy saliva
-How to detox your mouth from heavy metals
-Travel tips for cleaning your teeth
Primal Life Organics: https://www.primallifeorganics.com
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Talking about blood sugar isn’t exactly sexy or glamorous. It’s for sure not winning any clickbait awards. But blood sugar regulation is arguably one of the most important things to consider when we’re trying to put together an owner’s manual for our own healthy bodies.
The truth is that most people don’t realize just how much unstable blood sugar impacts their health -- everything from hormonal balance to thyroid function to inflammation to brain health.
Just like Ron Burgundy, blood sugar is kind of a big deal. Tune in to learn more.
In this episode:
-Why is blood sugar so important?!
-Classic Signs of Low Blood Sugar
-Classic Signs of High Blood Sugar
-#1 Cause of Over-Eating
-Insulin Resistance & Diabetes
-PCOS
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In this episode I'm talking all things exercise, and how to get the most our of your fitness routines. Run in as I talk about signs that you’re not properly fueling your workout, the top 4 reasons you’re bonking during a workout, signs of low blood sugar, the worst diet for HIIT, fasted workouts and pre and post workout nutrition, and more.
In this episode:
-Signs that you’re not properly fueling your workout
-Top 4 reasons you’re bonking during a workout
-Signs of low blood sugar
-The worst diet for HIIT
-HIIT and AMPK Pathways
-Best workout for insulin resistance
-Fasted workouts
-Intermittent Fasting
-Pre and post workout nutrition
Enter the IHP giveaway!! https://www.instagram.com/the.funktional.nutritionist/
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How to Fuel HIIT blog post: https://www.erinholthealth.com/erin-holt-health-1/2019/3/26/how-to-fuel-high-intensity-interval-training
More on pre and post workout fuel: https://www.erinholthealth.com/erin-holt-health-1/are-you-making-these-workout-fuel-mistakes
What do you do when your doctor doesn’t listen? When your provider doesn’t believe you?
The recent Selma Blair interview on Good Morning America brought to light a scary fact: women are not being heard by their medical providers. Chronic conditions are going undiagnosed for YEARS, despite the fact that women are reporting real physical problems. As seen with Selma Blair, this lack of care can have irreversible consequences.
On Episode 53 of the Funk’tional Nutrition Podcast, I interview Dr. Cristin Zaimes of Oceanside Physical Therapy to discuss how sexism in healthcare creates shame and distrust in our own bodies. We discuss what can we do to change this -- including ways to tap into our innate power to heal.
In this episode:
-Sexism in Healthcare
-Why Women Aren’t Being Listened To
-Why does pain go on so long?
-Neural networks
-Hyper vigilance in the body
-Re-establishing Resiliency in Your Body
-Your power to heal
-Building out a health care team
-How to Find Trust in Healthcare Again
Dr. Cristin Zaimes: https://www.oceansidept.com/
Catch Erin’s YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0Vwr_yp0_Y
Selma Blair on GMA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsJOqH5BR3E
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In this episode we discuss how to use labs to practice preventative medicine and answer the listener question, “what are the top 3 lab tests one should look into if you just want to begin taking general health inventory?”
In this episode:
-Our go-to Lab tests
-Pathological vs. functional ranges
-How to use labs to practice preventative medicine
-Labs for baseline functioning
-Comprehensive metabolic panel
-CBC with differential
-Full lipid panel
-Functional labs + when to use them
-Costs of labs -- are they worth it?
-Labs as motivating factor
-Continuity of care
-The importance (and power) of referrals
-Personal healthcare & finances
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Tune in as Megan Garcia, pediatric acupuncturist, and I discuss how we navigate real food in the real world... with kids. We cover a range of topics like: cultural appropriation of herbs, food intros with food sensitivities, how to reduce food stress with children, sugar + exposure to sweets, sour + bitter flavors for babies, common mineral deficiencies in babies, natural deodorant, and what your body odor might mean about how your organs are functioning.
In this episode:
-Cultural appropriation of herbs
-Chinese tonic herbs/adaptogens
-Herbs + vaccinations
-Food intros with food sensitivities
-How to reduce food stress with children
-Sugar + exposure to sweets
-Sour + bitter flavors for babies
-How to transition kids to whole foods diet
-Plant-based diets with kids
-Common mineral deficiencies in babies
-Best foods for baby’s development
-Baby led weaning vs. purees
-Responsive feeding
-Dairy-free calcium sources
-Natural deodorant options
-Body odors + organ function Megan Garcia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megan___garcia/
Resources mentioned:
Chinese Herbs for Babies class: https://megangarcia.com/chinese-herbs-for-babies/
Cold Snap herbal medicine for cold & flu: https://amzn.to/2XLoW18
The Hashimoto’s Healing Diet Book: https://amzn.to/2UpGNZw
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Throughout the years Meg Doll has worked with women as a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, she also become a Certified Spiritual Coach because she began to see that all of her clients also needed exactly what she needed back in 2013: their own loving. Today I sit down with Meg to discuss her experience with eating disorder at the age of 10, diet culture, recovery as a process, and much more.
In this episode:
-Meg’s experience with eating disorder at the age of 10
-Death or grief as impetus for eating disorders
-Meg’s final straw with her eating disorder + an a-ha moment
-Eating disorders as mental illness
-Traditional eating disorder recovery
-When eating disorders are disguised as “being healthy”
-How to change diet culture
-Why it’s important to share your experience
-How to find your unique voice
-The power of the ripple effect
-Recovery as a process
-Busting through food fear
-When we see food cravings as failure
-How to determine what diet is right for you
-Meg’s take on keto, low carb and fasting
-Women + carbs
Meg Doll: https://megtherhn.com/
Meg's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megtherhn/
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This episode is a must-listen for nutritionists and practitioners-to-be! I talk about the one social media experience that made me stop comparing, a recap for practitioners, why practitioners need to be okay with failing, thyroid health and brain health, systems in the body that thyroid affects, why testing TSH doesn’t cut it, the diet for Hashimoto’s, and thyroid labs you need.
In this episode:
-The one social media experience that made me stop comparing
-Recap for practitioners
-Does your practitioner even research, bro?
-Why practitioners need to be okay with failing
-Thyroid health and brain health
-Systems in the body that thyroid affects
-Why testing TSH doesn’t cut it
-Diet for Hashimoto’s
-Thyroid labs you need
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Work with The Funk'tional Nutritionist https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/services
Find Erin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.funktional.nutritionist/
Dr. Jolene Brighten is a prominent leader in women’s medicine and the emerging science of Post-Birth Control Syndrome — studying the effects of hormonal birth control on female health. A fierce patient advocate and completely dedicated to uncovering the root cause of hormonal imbalances, Dr. Brighten empowers women worldwide to take control of their health and their hormones. In this episode, we discuss: Post Birth Control Syndrome and why you should care, When your doctor doesn’t believe your story, When medicine borders on dogma, Why birth control is NOT “the pill for every female ill”, a brief history of birth control, vaginal pain & shame, how stress affects fertility, the best hormone, thyroid & adrenal tests and so much more.
In this episode:
-What is Post Birth Control Syndrome and why you should care
-When your doctor doesn’t believe your story
-When medicine borders on dogma
-Why birth control is NOT “the pill for every female ill”
-Doctors are not a one-size-fits-all: the importance of building a healthcare team
-A brief history of birth control
-How birth control can delay your diagnosis
-What pain with sex & chronic yeast infections have in common
-Vaginal pain & shame
-Why you need to be a troublemaker
-The nutrients depleted by birth control
-Foods to eat if you take hormonal birth control
-How birth control affects your thyroid, hormones and gut
-Birth control, leaky gut & autoimmune disease
-Is the pill causing your depression?
-The two theories of depression and how birth control affects both
-The importance of your period & cycle regularity
-Amenorrhea after the pill
-Tests to ask for if your period is irregular or missing
-How insulin, blood sugar regulation affect your hormones
-How stress affects fertility
-The best hormone, thyroid & adrenal tests
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Dr. Jolene Brighten: https://drbrighten.com/
Find Dr. Brighten on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjolenebrighten/
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Tune in today to hear:
-Immune-boosting herbs we’re loving now
-How to support yourself nutritionally when weaning off SSRIs
-Supplements to consider when coming off anti-depressants
-Nutrition to support the brain and mood
-Gluten & the brain
-Talking about gluten sensitivity
-Thyroid health & the brain
-How to test the thyroid
-Eczema triggers
-Specific diets to try for eczema relief
-Supplements & life practices for eczema relief
-Is Jillian Michael’s keto stance legit?
Immune Boosting Hot Chocolate Recipe: https://www.erinholthealth.com/erin-holt-health-1/immune-boosting-hot-chocolate
Follow Kyle on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rootdownnutrition/
Work with The Funk'tional Nutritionist https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/services
Find Erin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.funktional.nutritionist/
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