Glucose is seen as something that only diabetics need to think about. WRONG! Glucose is becoming more and more apparent as a true marker of health. Too much of it over a prolonged period of time can lead to insulin resistance, can impact your inflammation, and impact mood, brain fog, weight gain, and ultimately (potentially) things like Alzheimers (which is now being called "Type 3 Diabetes"). Today we are talking about the importance of glucose for healthy people with Dr. Casey Means. Dr. Casey is a a fantastic Stanford trained physician, ENT surgeon, nutritionist, and now cofounder of a new biowearable company that helps track you glucose levesls. Dr. Casey's multivaried background of deep knowledge and breadth of knowledge in health allows her to speak widely in all things related to health, which you will see in this interview. This conversation of glucose touches on why it's important for women - and it's ties to: <ul><li>PCOS</li><li>Brain Fog</li><li>Metabolic Fitness</li><li>Heavy Periods</li><li>Alzheimers</li><li>Stress </li><li>Skin Aging</li></ul> FOLLOW DR. CASEY -- You can find Dr. Casey on her instagram (<a href="www.instagram.com/drcaseyskitchen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@drcaseyskitchen</a>) and find out more about the continuous glucose monitor (CGM) that we were talking about at <a href="www.levelshealth.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Levels Health</a>. GET YOUR GLUCOSE MONITOR -- Their blog is fantastic and their company is taking off - they currently have a waitlist of more than 35k people; so if you are listening to this in Fall 2020 and would like to JUMP the waitlist - use this <a href="http://levels.link/whealthco" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">link here</a>. MY FINDINGS -- I've been loving playing with my CGM and have been documenting many of my trials on my instagram as well (<a href="www.instagram.com/_dashofhealth" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@_dashofhealth</a>), check it out. Enjoy the convo.&nbsp;

Glucose: Your Continuous Marker of Health with Dr. Casey Means

Have you ever thought of how you physical trauma (low back pain, headaches, etc.) are linked to emotional trauma? Today we are talking about physical pain with Dr. Meghan Helwig, a sought out Doctor of Physical Therapy based in Southern California but seeing clients all over the nation. But in truth that does not give her justice – she more of a physical therapist, a coach, a philosopher, sister, and psychologist rolled into one. She approaches pain not just from the acute place of injury, but rather also looks at your environment - relationships, how you breath, your daily habits, etc. She looks to understand not only your pain, but where you body is in terms of mobility, stability and strength. This conversation of physical pain stemming from emotional or past physical trauma (e.g., giving birth, having surgery on your trunk area, etc.) is important. I love that Meghan also intertwines the importance of breathwork into her practice (did you know that you breath 20,000 times a day?!?!). In Meghan's eyes, breath is paramount to the healing journey, which is something that many PTs will not tell you or not ask you about. You can find Meghan in sunny California or on the other side of a zoom call. She does consults across the world and is someone who really acts as a detective to understand your health. You can find out more info at www.primalstrengthpt.com or see her amazing tips on instagram at @primalstrengthdoc Enjoy the convo.&nbsp; You can find more about Dr. Sarah's research here --https://www.sarahehill.com/Make sure to buy her book as well!

Healing Women's Physical Trauma with Dr. Meghan Helwig

Birth control impacting more than just whether you can have a child?!? Say what! Today we are talking about birth control with the brilliant evolutionary psychology researcher, Dr. Sarah Hill. She's a professor and researcher who 's focus shifted to something that she happened upon when she realized it was impacting her own life - birth control.&nbsp;Her book provides an extremely even look at the Pill - the pros and cons, and how it has changed how we think, who we are attracted to, and even has larger implications on society as a whole. Sarah has more than 50 scientific publications and research grants to her name and she's been featured in publications from the Scientific American to the Economist to the Washington Post.&nbsp; What I love most about her book, "This is your brain on birth control: the surprising&nbsp;science of women, hormones, and the law of unintended consequences" is that Sarah is not prescriptive or judgemental about it. She's very measured and just provides us with the science so that we can make a decision on our own!&nbsp; She paints a picture that has many downsides including impacts to memory, mental health, sexual libido, and choice of mate, but she's also measured about the fact that many modern women may not be as far along in their careers or where they want to be in life had they not been on the pill for a period of time.&nbsp; This conversation is one I’ve forwarded to a number of my girlfriends who have been on the pill – please do the same because more women need to know about the potential impacts that the pill can have in their stress levels, their thought patterns and their overall happiness. Enjoy the convo.&nbsp; You can find more about Dr. Sarah's research here --https://www.sarahehill.com/ Make sure to buy her book as well!

Birth Control's Impact on Your Brain with Sarah Hill, PhD

Dr. Gabrielle Lyon is a Washington University fellowship-trained physician in Nutritional Science and Geriatrics and is board certified in Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulation. She completed her undergraduate degree in Human Nutrition, Vitamin, and Mineral Metabolism at the University of Illinois. Dr. Lyon works closely with the Special Operations Military and has a private practice in NYC. In addition, her practice services the leaders, innovators, mavericks, executives in their prospective field. Dr. Lyon brings unparalleled results to her patients with personalized advanced nutritional interventions, metabolic and genetic testing, and behavioral action implementation. You can follow her on her (fanastic) instagram page (<a href="http://instagram.com/drgabriellelyon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@drgabriellelyon</a>) where she provides frequent tips and tricks, or, you can also find her on her <a href="http://www.drgabriellelyon.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">website</a>.‍ 00:02 Number One Thing Want to Debunk<ul><li>What Needs to Happen to Become Bulky</li><li>Differences Between Men and Women and Protocol</li><li>Muscle Mass</li><li>Approach For Women</li><li>Narrative Around Various Diets and Women</li><li>Reversal for Women and their Symptoms</li></ul>00:26 Protein and Bone Density<ul><li>Not All Protein is the Same</li><li>Animal Protein and Moral/Religious Reasons</li><li>Steps for Women to Take</li><li>Why Increasing Protein as You Age is Required</li><li>Change in Protein Intake with Age</li><li>mTOR</li><li>Why Certain Countries / Cultures Can be Vegetarian</li><li>Importance of Branch Chain Amino Acids</li></ul>00:55 Biggest Shift Seen in Patients<ul><li>00:59:33 Commons Things Seen in Female Patients</li><li>Females and Fertility/Pregnancy</li><li>Isolation, Anxiety</li></ul>01:09:20 Rapid-Fire Questions‍

Protein Myths and Muscle Medicine for Women with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

Get ready to cry, be angry, and want to upgrade your body's and environment's terrain!!! Dr. Nasha Winters is a world reknowned naturopathic integrative oncologist. In her 20 years of practice, she has helped patients with cancer ranging from Stage 1 to terminal to recurrences. She herself was diagnosed with stage IV ovarian cancer at the young age of 19 and boldly decided that the diagnoses her doctors gave her were not going to be her story. In this talk we cover:<ul><li>Fasting and Breast Cancer</li><li>Radiation, Fasting and Sugar</li><li>PCOS and Bloodclots and Birth Control</li><li>Ads in Medical Textbooks &amp; Commercials</li><li>Men vs. Women in Healthcare</li><li>History of Medicine: Hygea, Panacea</li><li>Cancer: Two Viewpoints</li><li>Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR), 2-to-1 Ratio</li><li>What it means to have Low Endocannabinoid Tone</li><li>Restoring the Land with Sauerkraut Juice</li></ul> Nasha’s book, The Metabolic Approach to Cancer, is one that I recommend to anyone who has cancer or has a history of it in your family.Dr. Nasha currently trains other doctors to understand things the way she does. Read her book and if you are working with an oncologist - gift it to him / her as well! Enjoy! Connect with Dr. Nasha <ul><li>Website: <a href="https://www.drnasha.com/free-guide/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.drnasha.com/</a></li><li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/drnashawinters/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@drnashawinters</a></li><li>Book: Metabolic Approach to Cancer</li></ul> Connect with WhealthCoWhealthCo is the women's health community for biohackers, doctors, entrepreneurs and health explorers. Our global online private FREE community of women’s health explorers is always asking and answering each other's questions. You can join us as <a href="http://www.whealth.community/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.whealth.community</a>. Catch you there! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave review and / or take a screenshot and share on social media tag us @whealth.co Happy exploring!

What to do about the Cancer in Our System(s) with Dr. Nasha Winters

Dr. Jaclyn Chasse is a naturopath who graduated from Bastyr University and then proceeded to work in a clinical setting and very quickly ipening up her own clinic focused on fertility and sexual health. She combines clinical practice, lab sciences, extensive teaching and strategic leadership.&nbsp;She’s the President of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians and she has served as a Trustee for the American Herbal Products Association.&nbsp;&nbsp;Dr. Jaclyn currently works for (Emerson Ecologics), the largest distributor of dietary supplements to health care professionals, where she provides oversight of the Medical Education and Quality teams. I really love how she blends the naturopath holistic side of health with the tangible, practical side of understanding the place for supplements and more allopathic, western approaches. She has a good blend of both sides and I think you'll see that come out in the talk. I also think it's amazing how excited she gets about the body and specifically cervical mucus. Only when someone is geeking out that hard can you tell that they are an expert in their field. Happy Listening! In this episode we cover -<ul><li>the importance and amazingness of cervical mucus (yep)</li><li>infertility - a western vs. eastern approach</li><li>what tests she has done on her patients to test fertility</li><li>IVF versus other fertility treatments</li><li>teas and supplements that help wtih fertility</li><li>recommendations for fertiltiy during times of stress (covid)</li></ul> This is a great episode to listen if you are trying to conceive or starting to think about that in the coming 1-2 years. Note - this episode is also for the guys as there some interesting facts in here too about your part of the fertility equation as well! If you are interested in working with Dr. Chasse -- she can be found at www.perfectfertility.com; she has some wonderful online guides and courses as well. Use the code WHEALTHCO to get a discount.

Fertility 101 and Preconception Care for Women AND MEN with Dr. Jaclyn Chasse

Ingrid De La O is a mother, and the cofounder and chief product developer of the incredible smoothie brand Tusol. Her story of recovery from postpartum depression and crohn's disease through food is inspiring. She's someone I look up to and who I call when I need the latest tips and tricks on health. Our discussion covers a whole host of topics about the system of health, and how it's not only about food, but also includes: <ul><li>Communication with Others During Conflict/Past Trauma</li><li>Patterns from Childhood and Health/Unlearning</li><li>Transition from Processed Food to Health Food/Her Son's Transition</li><li>Harmful Ingredients and Oxidative Stress</li><li>Foods That Increased Energy </li><li>Importance of Water and Magnesium Bicarbonate </li><li>The problem with Glyphosate </li></ul> You’ll want to listen to this episode if you’ve ever been at the end of your health rope and don't know where to turn. Ingrid's smoothie-in-a-packet is annoyingly delicious. They are quick easy to grab products that you can just blend up with some milk and ice and you are good to go. They don't include the nasty sugars, and intead are chalk full of adaptogens and foods with antioxidants to help you heal your brain and gut. Especially in the summer, I find them to be the perfect afternoon snack. Follow them @tusolwellness or <a href="https://tusolwellness.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tusolwellness.com/</a> -- use code WHEALTHCO for a discount. Happy exploring!

Relationships, Unlearning and Healing Postpartum and Crohn's with Ingrid De La O

Dr. Fiona McCulloch is a mother, a doctor, an author, and the owner of White Lotus Clinic in Toronto a clinic that specializes in all things for female health.&nbsp;Dr. Fiona is known for her book, 8 Steps to Reverse PCOS. If you are one of the 10% of women who suffer from PCOS, I’d highly recommend you read this book – it’s jampacked full of incredible info. In our conversation, we discuss: What is a "Normal" Cycle and Things to Keep an Eye Out for, Eggs and Mitochondrial Health, HPA Axis and how does it impact our Sleep, Emotional Stress, and testing for PCOS, Endometriosis, and Hypothyroidism. You’ll want to listen to this episode if you’ve ever had questions about your cycle and / or have heavy cycles, loss or gain of hair, or other symptoms of hormonal imbalances. Her book, 8 Steps to Reverse PCOS, is available online and you can find more about her clinic here - https://www.whitelotusclinic.ca/

The things you didn't know about your cycle with Dr. Fiona McCullough

Sarah Turner is brain and light researcher, and the science manager for a red light therapy company, FlexBeam. Sarah is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to light, energy, and the brain. While light can be harmful (sunburns, laser, etc.), light can be an incredible healer when used in the correct dosage. It may sound futuristic, but light absorbs through our eyes and skin and penetrates into our bodies and emits energy that can heal. This is the premise behind the science of photobiomodulation (aka using frequencies of light to heal). In this conversation we dive into some of light's healing modalities including collagen repair, impact to brain fog, etc. .&nbsp;She's also part of a team who is bringing red light therapy to the masses via a new product that's easy to travel with. We talk about the different types of red light therapy that exists and when is appropriate to use each one. You’ll want to listen to this episode if you’ve ever suffered from injuries, scars, or are interested in a natural way of improving your skin Find more about Sarah's work here <a href="https://theflexbeam.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://theflexbeam.com/</a>

Light as a Healer 101 with Sarah Turner

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