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David Perlmutter, M.D.: Brain Maker May 12, 2015

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Dr. David Perlmutter — author of Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain for Life — returns to the podcast to reveal shocking research on the role of gut bacteria in depression, ADHD, Alzheimer’s, and autism.

Here's what we talked about:

2:27 – A disaster for medicine? The big problem with looking at the body as different, separate parts and thinking of bacteria as a problem.

6:36 – It all starts in the gut. The set-point of inflammation, the long list of diseases associated with it and why treatments for them don’t always work.

12:35 – What does an optimal microbiome even look like?

14:54 – The power of dirt and how our obsession with “dangerous” germs could be doing us more harm than good.

17:47 – The importance of diversity in the gut and a few things you can do to help your gut help your body.

22:05 – The 3 important brain chemicals your gut makes to keep you healthy. Plus, more evidence for the gut-brain axis and how you can use it as a powerful approach for treating some major disorders.

29:46 – What’s really behind depression and anxiety? The link between gut health and mental health.

34:46 – The biggest problems with feeding out microbiome the standard american diet and what you can do to fix it. (Put down that diet soda.)

39:11 – Some awesome studies about more ways our gut impacts our lives…and can even change your perception of the world around you!

42:31 – Is gut trouble the root cause of ADHD and Autism? How treating the smoke and ignoring the fire is getting us into trouble and some new ideas from science about curing these conditions.

53:17 – Will we ever see widespread support for probiotics and nutritional supplements? Dr. Perlmutter gives us his take.

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Mark Schatzker: The Dorito Effect May 05, 2015

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Mark Schatzker, award-winning food journalist and author of The Dorito Effect, reveals the surprising truth about food and flavor. Topics include why artificial flavoring may be a missing piece of the obesity puzzle, the satiating benefits of natural food toxins, and why you may have no idea what a real chicken tastes like.

Here's what we talked about:

3:31 – The most important word in our food world and how a family vacation changed the world of flavor, allowing us to make food taste anyway we it want it to.

6:39 – Why do we use so much flavor? The technology of food and the reason most strawberries taste like cardboard.

8:14 – How a simple “Chicken of Tomorrow Contest” got us moving in the wrong direction of cheaper, faster, diluted chickens and vegetables.

16:27 – Food crisis or flavor disorder? A new look at obesity and why we’re eating more than we ever have before.

20:06 – The fascinating way one company is using your feelings as flavors in order to get you to eat their foods (and get us into overeating trouble.)

22:11 – Why does food even have flavor in the first place? What your DNA has to do with flavor and nutrition and how your body knows what’s in food before you even eat it.

24:12 – The realities of flavor, cravings and food addiction: how fake flavor sells us a promise it can’t deliver.

25:56 – The joke of “natural” flavor, the antioxidant that might actually be making your real food taste good, and why you should always take a look at that ingredient list —even if it’s a “health” food.

33:12 – What the amazing nutritional wisdom of animals and humans can teach us about eating food that gives us what we need and what goes wrong when you throw fake flavorings into the mix (plus what you can do to fix it)!

44:58 – Is there enough real food to go around? The tradeoff between quality and quantity in our food supply.

47:22 – Are toxins in our food really that big of a deal? Mark’s take on chemicals and toxins in foods we are consuming and why we can so easily overeat refined processed foods.

52:06 – The best evidence that we’re getting the obesity problem wrong and how you can use bitter foods to increase satiety.

57:31 – Some helpful info for finding real chickens.

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Hosted by Sean Croxton of Underground Wellness.

Jade Teta: The Stubborn Fat Fix Apr 28, 2015

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Dr. Jade Teta — co-author of Lose Weight Here — returns to the podcast to reveal how you can stop the metabolism-dirsupting effects of eating less and exercising more. Plus, find out how to target stubborn areas like lower body fat and arms in women and male belly fat.

Here's what we talked about:

2:47 – We’ve been going about it all wrong! Why the traditional “fat loss formula” doesn’t work in the long-term and how we should be doing it instead.

6:55 – Keep your HEC in check! The three most important ways to monitor your metabolism, and how to know when there might be more going on with your body than you think.

8:50 – Why just chasing the mechanism and pushing anything to the extreme probably won’t do a body good.

12:02 – How to balancing energy output to “starve the fat” and the more natural way you can create a calorie deficit.

17:20 – Pay attention! Dr. Teta reveals the “one and only rule of nutrition”.

21:19 – The 4 metabolic toggles that we are all constantly pulling on. Plus, how you can use them to create the metabolism and body you want.

32:48 – The Law of Metabolic Multi-Tasking: becoming a metabolic detective that works WITH your metabolism instead of against it.

39:35 – Why is stubborn fat so stubborn in the first place? And a few tricks to balance uneven fat loss.

44:25 – For the ladies: how to take advantage of your menstrual cycle or menopause to maximize fat loss.

49:13 – How do you know if you’re getting at stubborn fat? Hint: you still don’t need that scale.

51:56 – Dr. Teta’s best advice for jiggly arms and belly fat, plus a bonus tip on cravings, cocoa and brain chemistry!

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Hosted by Sean Croxton of Underground Wellness.

Gerald Roliz: An Ex-Pharma Sales Rep Tells All Apr 14, 2015

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Gerald Roliz — author of The Pharmaceutical Myth — pulls back the curtain on the pharmaceutical sales industry, revealing how he was trained to use fear, pressure, and gifts to “buy out” doctors who would prescribe the medications he represented. Plus, what made him walk away from it all to help people heal naturally.

Here's what we talked about:

2:00 – How dreams of becoming a doctor led Gerald to a company car and unlimited expense account as a pharma rep.

6:30 – Selling pharmaceuticals: how the industry teaches drug reps to spin side effects for better sales.

15:04 – How doctors are being bought out and why the pharma industry gets away with calling bribes “gifts.” Plus, the one “gift” that makes Gerald want to throw up on UW Radio!

17:55 – Have you seen a Pharma rep in your doc’s office? What this could mean and why you should start asking questions about it!

22:59 – More marketing tools and tricks used by the Pharma industry to keep close contact with doctors…and why there isn’t much your doc can do about it.

26:16 – Doctor-induced diseases or drug side-effects? What the difference is and how patients can reduce prescription drug use to avoid both.

32:22 – Gerald’s personal experience with “biochemical weapons” as treatment that powers his current passion for health.

38:20 – The $600 dinner that changed Gerald’s mind about pharmaceutical sales and how he finally forced him to plan his exit from the industry.

44:54 – The 3 major risks of medications and the best ways to support yourself or loved ones to become drug-free.

49:43 – The impact of our health habits on generations to come and what we can do to move closer to experiencing optimal health.

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Hosted by Sean Croxton of Underground Wellness.

Gretchen Rubin: 8 Strategies for Creating Habits that Stick Apr 08, 2015

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Gretchen Rubin, bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better than Before, reveals 8 effective strategies for creating new habits and how to exploit your own personality type to make your habits stick.

Here's what we talked about:

2:21 – Why do we do what we do, why are we the way that we are? How Gretchen got into the business of happiness and habits.

4:05 – The puzzle of habits: Why sometimes we can change and sometimes we can’t – even if we want to.

6:05 – When it comes to habits and expectations, there are only four types of people. Which type are you?

8:40 – Can people change? How to bust through the limitations of your habit tendencies to live more consistently with your nature.

12:04 – The 4 foundational things you need to get a handle on to master your good habits and eliminate the need for willpower.

14:42 – The importance of getting control over (or getting rid of!) the “stuff” in your life.

17:58 – Should you be monitoring your habits? The benefit of knowing where you are at all times and who this strategy might work for.

24:34 – Why going public with your goals could be good for you – and why some people should keep it secret.

25:58 – The danger of YOLO and the vicious start/stop cycle and how you can reframe habit stops and backslides for major success.

29:29 – The all-powerful lightning bolt: how people and habits really CAN change overnight!

32:54 – Abstainers vs. moderators. Why some people need it to be “all or nothing” and how it out could make all your cravings disappear.

39:33 – Are rewards and values undermining your habits? How to set up rewards to make your habits stronger…and when it’s OK to admit that you don’t even want to try.

46:37 – The real reason we want new habits and how they can make your life “Better Than Before.”

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Hosted by Sean Croxton of Underground Wellness.

Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo: How To Beat Brain Fog Apr 02, 2015

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This week on the podcast, Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo — founder of the Institute of Nutritional Endocrinology — shares her best tips for beating brain fog.

Here's what we talked about:

4:56 – How Dr. Ritamarie turned her health around after living life in the fast lane and being prescribed medications for conditions she didn’t even have!

16:55 – Brain fog: Is it normal or just common? What the difference is and how to know if you have a problem.

19:03 – Fat is your friend: what you brain really needs for nourishment and the best places can get it.

23:46 – Too much stress? How it could be affecting you memory and what you can use to ease stress-induced damage and keep your brain cells firing fast enough.

29:21 – Keeping your brain (and blood sugar levels!) healthy. JERF!

33:33 – How vegans can get the nutrients they need and why you might need to supplement … no matter what you’re eating.

35:20 – The Cortisol Connection: how your thyroid and adrenals might be affecting your brain.

38:20 – Brain fog after breakfast? Why it’s happening and what you should be eating to avoid a mid-day crash.

40:33 – How to lift your brain fog with one breath in one minute!

44:26 – Even MORE reasons to get off the gluten.

46:48 – The brain fog tips roundup and the best place to start to clear up your brain fog.

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Hosted by Sean Croxton of Underground Wellness.

Dr. Chip Lavie: The Obesity Paradox Mar 20, 2015

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Dr. Chip Lavie, author of The Obesity Paradox, reveals why thinner can mean sicker and heavier can mean healthier. Find out why being oveweight or obese on the BMI scale can protect those with heart disease, diabetes, HIV, arthritis, cancer, and more. You’ll also learn what REALLY matter when it comes to longevity. And why endurance training can actually shorten your lifespan.

Here's what we talked about:

2:26 – How Dr. Lavie discovered The Obesity Paradox almost by mistake. Do overweight, obese or people of normal weight have the better prognosis?

8:29 – Death by weight: What a huge study of 2.9 million people showed us about weight and mild obesity.

10:42 – Are the obese doing really well or is everyone else just really bad? The connection between your BMI, body fat percentage and muscle mass.

16:24 – Some surprising stats bust through common myths about weight and disease and what it means to be “metabolically healthy” regardless of how much you weigh.

19:32 – Calories in vs. calories out: a different take from Dr. Lavie and where/when he thinks we’ve gone wrong.

24:00 – What fitness really means when it comes to the obesity paradox and why a little extra weight does not equal doomsday.

27:27 – Does it matter where your fat is? How some of your fat could be protecting you (thank your thighs!)

32:15 – FIT vs. FAT. Which one always wins the fight for your health and why.

35:39 – “Fit” isn’t as hard as it sounds: the best ways to move (and eat) to maximize long-term benefits.

42:33 – The future of fat: Will we ever be able to accept it?

44:46 – The obesity overlap and why it is so hard to prove whether or not it is a disease or just guilty by association.

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Hosted by Sean Croxton of Underground Wellness.

Dr. Sara Gottfried: The Hormone Reset Diet Mar 14, 2015

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Dr. Sara Gottfried, author of The Hormone Reset Diet, returned to the podcast to reveal how you can balance your hormones and heal your metabolism through diet and lifestyle changes.

Here's what we talked about:

3:01 – Cravings for Grandma’s chocolate chip cookie dough turned into disordered eating as a teen … and maybe set Dr. Sara up for adult hormone challenges.

8:25 – Are women expected to be everything to everyone all the time? How society’s expectations of women could be leading to addictive behaviors.

10:58 – Madonna helps Dr. Sara dump out her body image shame bucket and find clarity to make a change – and teach other women how to do it too.

13:57 – Why is alternative medicine the 2nd class citizen? The hierarchy of medicine and the reason there isn’t better nutrition science.

18:11 – How modern meat could be making your breasts and hips bigger than they should be … and what you can do to “poop out” some extra estrogen.

29:48 – The subtleties of coffee science: why the final answer on whether or not to drink it will always be “it depends.”

36:27 – The reason you might not be able to hear your body say “dude, put the fork down.”

40:32 – Dr. Sara’s favorite supplements ever for balancing hormones and blood sugar.

42:01 – What fat-free potato chips have to do with reducing your toxic load … and why you probably shouldn’t eat them anyways.

44:45 – More about The Hormone Reset Diet, who it’s for (not just women!) and why you need to be thinking about your cells AND your soul

47:38 – Get your free Hormone Reset Cookbook!

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Hosted by Sean Croxton of Underground Wellness.

Dr. Brian Mowll: Alzheimer's, Type 3 Diabetes, and Cadbury Eggs. Mar 09, 2015

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Dr. Brian Mowll, host of the upcoming Diabetes Summit, discusses how insulin resistance in the brain may be at the root of Alzheimer’s and dementia. And what you can do about it!

Here’s what we talked about:

2:10 – How The Diabetes Coach came to be and found his passion for helping people lost in the medical system with whole body diabetes care.

5:45 – It’s not just your genes. The Diabetes-Alzheimer’s connection, the diabetes spectrum and what happens when your body and your brain is “bathing in insulin.”

12:30 – Brain food: the biggest feeder on sugar in your body and what it means for insulin.

16:13 – This is your brain on fire – the vicious cycle of plaque, tangles and inflammation that is preventing your brain from working right.

25:25 – Is insulin resistance affecting your mood or is your mood affecting your insulin levels? Here’s why it might not even matter.

26:42 – The ADA’s “appetite for profit” and how money is influencing the standard of care for diabetics.

30:27 – “There’s no evidence that sugar has anything to do with diabetes.” Is sugar really to blame or should we give it a break?

33:48 – Dr. Mowll recommendations (with some surprises) for preventing and maybe even reversing Type 3 Diabetes and Alzheimer’s.

40:10 – Is your fat protecting you? How cutting too many carbs can cause a problem and why a little extra weight might not always be a bad thing.

46:19 – Supplements and nutrients vital to blood sugar regulation plus some medications you might want to avoid!

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Hosted by Sean Croxton of Underground Wellness.

Tom Malterre: Is Real Food Making You Sick? Mar 03, 2015

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Tom Malterre, author of The Elimination Diet, stops by to reveal how you can discover exactly which foods that are making you sick and tired.

Here’s what we talked about:

1:35 – Chef Lance drops by the show with a special bone broth announcement.

7:36 – What makes Tom a “research machine” and how research proves that our diseases are NOT a coincidence.

11:44 – What “normal” should really feel like and how the elimination diet became a “magic wand” for eliminating symptoms.

18:34 – Are you going to trust the lab or listen to your body? The intolerance/allergy scale, the limitations of testing, and the #1 way to discover your trigger foods.

24:43 – The usual suspects: what the most common allergens are up to once they’re in your body.

29:55 – The right place at the right time, or too much of a good thing? How unexpected allergens (like chocolate!) might be wearing down your body.

36:45 – The #1 most irritating thing to your intestinal tract .. and maybe your entire body.

44:28 – How environmental toxins can cause food sensitivities almost overnight!

48:09 – 3 major ways toxins contribute to your food sensitivities.

52:04 – Natural substitutes for the harmful chemicals behind the drastic rise of Type 2 Diabetes, obesity and other disease.

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Hosted by Sean Croxton of Underground Wellness.

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