Episode Highlights With Micah What ozone is and the difference between oxygen and ozone Ozone therapy - what it is and how it is available at home now How Micah got into ozone therapy Different types of ozone therapies and which ones can be done at home What rectal and vaginal insufflation of ozone are and how can they be used How to try these methods of ozone therapy Local application of ozone vs. systemic use Why vaginal and rectal insufflation are systemic methods of using ozone What ear insufflation is and how it can help ear, sinus, and eye issues How to use ozone to support oral health ..read more

Episode Highlights From Katie The ultimate question is, how do we form habits and get them to stick As much as 40% of what we do in a day isn't the result of decisions, but of habits What the research says about habit creation, including methods for starting new habits and making them stick The average habit actually takes about 66 days (so over two months) to be created Will missing one day of the new habit affect the creation of the new habit? What the difference is between habits and routines The process of creating a habit isn't just about learning to do something repeatedly - It's really ..read more

Episode Highlights With Kelly Why she transitioned from a pharmacist to a functional medicine specialist and why she now works with ADHD and anxiety patients The common root causes she sees for these chronic issues Dopamine connection and why ADHD is not just a dopamine deficiency Common gut issues and how they present in problems in the body and the brain Other factors that contribute to these issues that people don’t always realize Why ADHD and anxiety often go hand in hand The vitamin and mineral deficiencies that often play a role in why we see these issues together Importance of asking w ..read more

Episode Highlights With Bryana What makes conscious parenting different from other approaches How focusing on ourselves and our own emotional reactions and behaviors as parents is a more effective long term approach and is relationship first Focusing on “how am I managing myself” as a marker of effective parenting The magic of taking a pause during heated emotional encounters with our kids How to understand what is getting in the way of being able to model these behaviors for our kids What to do when “my kids will only listen to me if I am screaming” Love withdrawal - what it is and why it is ..read more

Episode Highlights With Dr. Waldinger How he became a zen master who teaches meditation around the world The science of meditation and the science of why it is beneficial What the Harvard study of adult development is- the longest study on the same group of people since 1938 Key takeaways from this extremely long study The surprising key to happiness and why human connection and relationships are so important Helpful questions for checking in on your own relationships How childhood experiences shape mental health later in life and what children really need to feel safe and secure in life What ..read more

Episode Highlights With Morley Robbins What might be going on if you are told you have low iron or low ferritin Why what’s going on in the blood isn’t always indicative of whats going on in the tissue and what to know when looking at blood tests The three things to understand when measuring iron: hemoglobin (70% of body’s iron), ferritin (storage protein inside cells- 10% of body’s iron), serum iron (less than a tenth of a percent which actually means copper isn’t doing its job) What hepcidin is (peptide) Katherine Philpott MD PhD paper on how ferritin is storing excess iron in the body Why t ..read more

Episode Highlights With Diana Rodgers How she got into nutrition through her own undiagnosed celiac Why meat is the most vilified food and some reasons this is off base The most common myths and misconceptions on meat: nutrition, environment and ethics Why personal food decisions should stay personal and not be imposed on others What the research says about meat being critical for childhood development The elephant in the room: 60% of the US diet is ultra processed foods Why it's possible to meet protein needs and still be deficient in amino acids Protein consumption is especially important f ..read more

Episode Highlights With Dr. Lyon What muscle-centric medicine is and how she developed this method Why muscle is so important, especially for women The connection between body composition and how we age Her research on how body composition affects the brain and ability to do cognitive tasks Why muscle is the organ of longevity How muscle helps with disease prevention Muscle is an endocrine organ and why exercise should be about building muscle not losing fat The longevity connection to lean muscle mass Why it's very difficult for a woman to get “bulky” or too muscular quickly What reverse die ..read more

Episode Highlights With Katie The beautiful lessons I've learned this year and how it was a year of rest and relationships My focus for this past year: to be with my kids and focus on them, inner work and diving into house projects that required new skills (and lots of power tools!) Why I now feel ready to step into new projects and new energy An update on my Health and how it is better than it has ever been What health goals I've been focusing on: healthy blood sugar numbers , eating to nourish my body, Hashimoto's remains in remission The biggest factors impacting my health: dealing with st ..read more

Episode Highlights With Matt What wild health is and where this concept came from How a return to nature is the root of good health What separates precision medicine from traditional medicine Why genetics are important but they are only about 20% of the whole picture The importance of light, sleep, and stress for health Factors we can optimize for our kids for lifelong health Are diseases actually preventable What their data says on reversing disease through lifestyle intervention His core pillars of optimal health and how to optimize each one What studies say about movement and how much we n ..read more