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Mapping Fibromyalgia with Dr. David Brady #85
Chronic pain affects nearly 100 million Americans and chronic fatigue affects even more. The combination of these two symptoms is often called “fibromyalgia”. Yet the condition remains both mysterious and confusing to most practitioners, and startling percentage of sufferers are misdiagnosed. Dr. Brady busts the fibro myths in this exceptional episode. > Click here to […]
ListenMapping Vagal Nerve Stimulation with Dr. Navaz Habib #84
Physical and emotional well-being are intimately connected. The vagus nerve shows us this. It connects the gut and the brain and everything in between. And as Dr. Navaz Habib shares in today’s episode “anything vagus nerve related is a mediator.” In other words, damage or impact to this large nerve has myriad impacts on the […]
ListenMapping the Elemental Diet with Dr. Michael Ruscio #83
As complex cases of SIBO and IBD rise, so has our awareness of the Elemental Diet. Yet there is still confusion amongst practitioners about how to best implement this therapeutic protocol — for how long, how intensely (semi vs. full) and whether to do the diet concurrent or apart from other treatments. Dr. Ruscio helps […]
ListenMapping Iodine with Dr. Alan Christianson #82
Iodine is a “Goldilocks” nutrient. Before you think about whether your patient needs more or less, you first must know how much they’re already getting. Most people in the modern world average 200mcg daily. Tune-in to today’s episode to discover why amount matters — especially for thyroid health! > Click here to download the completed […]
ListenMapping Colostrum with Dr. Marvin Singh #81
Colostrum is nature’s perfect food, or, perhaps, as Dr. Singh suggests in today’s episode, it’s perfect pharmacy! We know it to be the pre-milk substance produced by mother’s breasts in the first 24-hours of lactation. Yet its benefits go beyond baby. Colostrum supplies ideal growth and immune factors to support GI health as well as […]
ListenMapping Arthritis with Dr. Susan Blum #80
Arthritis can be complex. According to this week’s expert, Dr. Susan Blum, there are 3 buckets of arthritis. She shares these classifications with us and also weaves the web of interconnections throughout the body that amount to pain, ultimately illustrating that when there is arthritic pain in the body there is also unaddressed inflammation. > […]
ListenMapping Endotoxemia with Dr. Vincent Pedre #79
“Leaky gut” is a concept we’re all familiar with, but are you fully aware of the endotoxins that can “leak” into the bloodstream and wreak havoc on the immune system in the presence of gut hyperpermeability? Dr. Pedre weaves the connection between endotoxins, inflammation, metabolic disorders and more in this week’s 15-Minute Matrix. > Click […]
ListenMapping Screen Time with Dr. Nicole Beurkens #78
As Dr. Nicole shares in this week’s episode, the number of devices and the kinds of digital media we’re exposed to have exploded over the past decade. Both parents and professionals have questions and concerns about the impact these devices have on children, their sleep, their moods and more. Tune-in for some sound advice on […]
ListenMapping Systems Thinking with Dr. David Haase #77
Dr. David Haase takes two concepts that I’m passionate about — systems biology and a systems-based approach to health care — to the next level in this week’s episode. You’re going to want to listen over and over again! Functional thinking is reliant on systems and you’ll understand why after you tune in to the […]
ListenMapping EMFs with Nick Pineault #76
Nick is an investigative health journalist and advocate for safe technologies. He curates the budding research on the critical topic of electromagnetic pollution (or “electro smog”) with humour, insight and common sense. He’s keen on making connections between our electronic use and chronic disease states, helping us leave no stone unturned in the care of […]
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