Wellness Your Way with Dr. Megan Lyons

Latest Episodes:

E208: The Power of Flavonols: How Increasing Flavonols Can Help You Live Better and Longer! Oct 15, 2024

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This episode covers:

A new study on intermittent fasting, the role of flavonols in health, how to incorporate more flavonols into your daily diet, and more!

Links mentioned during this episode:

Blog post on flavonols: bit.ly/powerofflavonols

Intermittent Fasting and Timing Study: https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966-024-01639-x

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E207: The Master Antioxidant: Glutathione, with Dr. Nayan Patel Oct 08, 2024

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In this episode, we discuss what glutathione is and why it is crucial in detoxification and overall cellular health, foods high in cystine, lifestyle factors' role in maintaining glutathione levels, and so much more.

Dr. Nayan Patel is an alumnus of the University Of Southern California School Of Pharmacy, where he now serves as adjunct faculty. A pharmacist for over three decades, Patel is an internationally recognized expert, consultant, and lecturer on the Master Antioxidant Glutathione and has traveled the world educating practitioners and pharmacists on advanced biochemistry and antiaging science. Dr. Patel founded Auro Wellness in 2011 to create products to help the body function at an optimal level and reduce the long-term impact of stress on the body. Through his research, Dr. Patel stabilized Glutathione, improved absorption, and increased its effectiveness with the Auro GSH™ Antioxidant Delivery System. He is the author of The Glutathione Revolution: Fight Disease, Slow Aging & Increase Energy, which addresses how powerful and essential Glutathione is to the body’s detoxification system and how to increase the body’s levels naturally.

Links mentioned during this episode:

Auro Wellness Glutathione: https://aurowellness.com/

High Cystine Foods: https://nutrientoptimiser.com/top-foods-and-recipes-high-in-cystine/

Auro Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aurowellness

Auro Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Aurowellness

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E206: All things liver: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and more! Oct 01, 2024

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A new study on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, how to manage fatty liver disease with nutrition and lifestyle, foods that need to be minimized or avoided to reverse fatty liver, and more!

Links mentioned during this episode:

NAFLD Blog Post: https://www.thelyonsshare.org/2023/02/07/how-to-prevent-and-manage-fatty-liver-and-why-it-is-so-common/

Camu Camu Berry Powder: https://amzn.to/47wsGrE

Camu Camu and NAFLD Study: https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-medicine/fulltext/S2666-3791(24)00403-8?

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E205: Easing the Perimenopause Transition with Jenn Pike Sep 24, 2024

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In this episode, we discuss the significance of gut health, the intricacies of women's health regarding perimenopause and hormone balance, the impact of stress, the necessity of creating healthy routines, and so much more.

Jenn Pike is a Functional Medicine Diagnostic Nutritionist, Registered Holistic Nutritionist, and Medical Exercise Specialist. She specializes in women’s health and hormones and is the best-selling author of The Simplicity Project as well as her two cookbooks The Simplicity Kitchen and The Simplicity Body. She is the founder of the global and revolutionary women’s health programs The Hormone Project and Synced, and the host of The Simplicity and Audacity Sessions podcast. As an inspired Wife and Mom of two, she understands that true well-being is a journey to be enjoyed not a struggle to be forced. Her ultimate aim is to inspire you to create more Simplicity and Ease in all you do.

Links mentioned during this episode:

Jenn's Perimenopause Support Guide: https://jennpike.com/perimenopausesupport

Jenn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennpike

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E204: Inflammation Explained: Symptoms, Causes, and How to Reduce It Sep 17, 2024

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A new study on preventing Type 2 diabetes, symptoms of inflammation, how to reduce inflammation, and more!

Links mentioned during this episode:

Blog Post on Inflammation: bit.ly/inflammationexplained

Inflammation Reduction Supplements: https://us.fullscript.com/plans/lyonsshare-reducing-inflammation

Type 2 Diabetes Study: https://academic.oup.com/jcem/advance-article/doi/10.1210/clinem/dgae422/7695531

Free Initial Consultation: https://p.bttr.to/3a9lfYk

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E203: What Your Urine Says About Your Health with Dr. Michael Garko Sep 10, 2024

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In this episode, we discuss the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, the significance of hydration and the role of electrolytes in the body, how urine can indicate certain health conditions, and so much more.

Dr. Michael Garko, Ph.D. is an award-winning university professor and researcher, nutritionist, consultant, writer, journalist, and radio host-producer. He passionately believes that your health is your wealth, and your health is the wealth of those who care about and love you. In that regard, Dr. Garko has extensively studied, written about, lectured, and reported (as a journalist) on the use of nutrition, dietary supplementation, and diet and lifestyle strategies to educate and empower others on how to create, sustain, and reclaim their health.

Links mentioned during this episode:

Ask Dr. Garko: https://straussnaturals.com/pages/ask-dr-garko

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E202: Faster Recovery = Better Performance: Tips to Improve Muscle Recovery! Sep 03, 2024

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This episode covers:

What muscle recovery is, why muscle recovery is important, how to speed up muscle recovery, and more!

Links mentioned during this episode:

Types of Magnesium Blog Post: https://www.thelyonsshare.org/2022/04/05/which-type-of-magnesium-is-best-for-you/

Kion Aminos: https://glnk.io/j6vy/thelyonsshare26m

How To Speed Muscle Recovery Blog Post: https://www.thelyonsshare.org/2021/03/29/how-to-speed-up-muscle-recovery-and-what-is-muscle-recovery-anyway/

Magnesium and Chronic Disease Study: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00394-024-03449-0

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E201: From Circadian Rhythms to Ozempic with Dr. Naomi Parrella Aug 27, 2024

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In this episode, we discuss the importance of circadian rhythms, the significance of maintaining a regular eating and sleeping schedule for optimal health, Ozempic benefits and side effects, and so much more.

Dr. Parrella is the Chief Medical Officer at Zero and the Chief of Lifestyle Medicine at Rush University, where she has helped more than 10,000 patients struggling with overweight, obesity, and other metabolic-health conditions. At Rush, she is also the Director of Strategy and Implementation for the Department of Surgery and an associate professor. Dr. Parrella is a highly sought-after speaker and expert consultant for organizations including the NFL, United Airlines, and Google.

Links mentioned during this episode:

Zero Longevity Website: https://zerolongevity.com/

Zero Longevity Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zerolongevity/

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E200: Things that Make Perimenopause Worse … and 5 Things that Make it Better! Aug 20, 2024

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This episode covers:

What perimenopause is, 4 things that make perimenopause worse, how to make perimenopause better, and more!

Links mentioned during this episode:

Things that Make Perimenopause Worse … and 5 Things that Make it Better!: https://bit.ly/lyonsperimenopause

Free Initial Consultation: https://p.bttr.to/3a9lfYk

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E199: The Myth of Motivation with Jenn Trepeck Aug 13, 2024

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In this episode, we discuss the science of behavior change, the importance of making healthful choices easy, debunk the myth of motivation, and so much more.

After graduating from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, Jenn Trepeck founded Better Life Now LLC while working full-time in hedge funds. In 2019, she took her practice from side-hustle to full-time self-employment and launched her podcast, Salad With a Side of Fries. On the show, science-based tips and tricks for how to achieve wellness and weight loss for real life are discussed – because who wants a life without fries or dessert?! Topics tackled on the podcast include debunking fad diets, food myths, misinformation in marketing, bad science, and general nutrition.

Links mentioned during this episode:

Jenn's Instagram (podcast): https://www.instagram.com/saladwithasideoffriespod/

Jenn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenntrepeck/?hl=en

Jenn's Website: https://asaladwithasideoffries.com/

Jenn's Wellness Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/jenntrepeck/wellness-discovery-1-1

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