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Beyond The Basics Health Academy Podcast

Are you looking for practical, holistic, real-life solutions for healthier living? Join Dr. Meaghan Kirschling for real life education as she discusses and explores topics that affect everyday living. Dr. Meaghan brings in expert guests for a lively discussion about nutrition, supplements, holistic health, integrative medicine, and the latest research on a variety of topics. Join the Academy for the University of You!
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Jul 9, 2020
Beyond the Basics Health Academy is excited to welcome co-founder and CEO of Myndlift, Aziz Kaddan to the show! Aziz has built a company centered around neuroscience and has received recognition from Forbes as one of the 30 under 30 members in Israel. His background in Computer Science has helped him build Myndlift into the product it is today.
 
Neurofeedback can be used to help retrain the brain through operant conditioning. To be successful, it usually takes at least 15-20 sessions. Now with the use of Myndlift, individuals can do their treatments at home through a Myndlift clinician. Aziz comes on the show to discuss with us how Myndlift works and how you can find a clinician to work with.
 
Here is what we discuss in this show:
  • What is neurofeedback
  • What can neurofeedback help you with
  • How is Myndlift used and how it can be customized to the person
  • How to find a Myndlift practitioner
Learn more about Myndlift at www.myndlift.com
Jul 2, 2020

In this episode of BTBHA, Dr. Meaghan sits down and talks about the importance of nasal breathing with Nicholas Michalak, the founder of Somnifix.

Many of us are mouth breathers at night. Not only does this increase the chances of sleep apnea and snoring, but it can also lead to other health problems. Studies have shown that nose breathing provides many benefits that improve sleep, such as:
  • Parasympathetic activation. This is also known as the relaxation response and it helps sleepers achieve and maintain deep sleep.
  • Increased nitric oxide production. This helps to improve immunity and kill bacteria in airborne particles. It helps to reduce blood pressure by acting as a vasodilator of blood vessels.
  • Optimized carbon dioxide-oxygen exchange through its slower, regulated cadence.
  • Reduced discomforts caused by mouth breathing such as dry mouth, sore throat, or nasal congestion.

You can learn more and purchase Somnifix from their website at www.somnifix.com

Jun 25, 2020
Beyond the Basics Health Academy Podcast welcomes Dr. Andrew Litchy to the show! Andrew Litchy, N.D. is a graduate of the National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM) in Portland, OR. He treats people of all ages utilizing modern biomedical research and time-tested naturopathic approaches at his clinic: Neighborhood Naturopathic in Edina, MN. Dr. Litchy specializes in digestive and cardiovascular health and issues like cancer, autism, ADHD, depression/anxiety, fibromyalgia, and chronic Lyme.

Dr. Litchy is graduate faculty at the University of Minnesota and is adjunct faculty at the National University of Natural Medicine. Andrew is a medical supervisor at Pillsbury House Integrated Healthcare Clinic, and a founding member of the Integrative team for Children with Challenges.

He comes on the show to talk about holistic health and the need to comprehensively address somebody for optimal health and wellness. He treats many conditions including chronic concerns like Lyme and mold.  
 
You can find out more about Dr. Litchy at:
Jun 18, 2020

Dr. Meaghan sits down with world renowned eye surgeon Jerry Tennant, MD. Dr. Tennant is the author of the "Healing is Voltage" book series that includes "Healing Eye Diseases", "Cancer's On/Off Switches: Polarity, Acupuncture Muscle Batteries", and now in its third edition, "The Handbook". Through these books, Dr. Tennant has made decades of research on his healing theories available to everyone.

Dr. Tennant comes on to the show to talk about his 4-step protocol to healing. He is the inventor of the medical device - the Tennant Biomodulator® - and its accessories that use scalar energy and frequency. He uses them to help return a body to what he calls “factory settings” allowing the body to heal itself. 

Dr. Tennant started to work with energy medicine when he became seriously ill and traditional medicine could not help him.  He went from the top of his game to losing everything. He met with the finest physicians from around the world and when there was no hope, he began studying different and leading-edge medical theories to heal himself. Dr. Tennant discovered connections between Eastern and Western healing methods and began to understand the relationships between the physics of medicine and how cells work and replace themselves. Not only was he able to recover his own health, his practice in voltage medicine sprouted from it. Twenty-five years and many breakthroughs later, Dr. Tennant is an expert in voltage medicine and sees patients from all over the world.

Find out more about Jerry Tennant, MD and his work at:

www.tennantinstitute.com

www.senergy.us

** We apologize for some audio quality issues in this episode that may make it hard to understand some points that Dr. Tennant makes. If you have any questions about Dr. Tennant or the Biomodulator®, feel free to reach out to us at btbhacademy@gmail.com and we will be more than happy to answer whatever we can! Thank you.**

Jun 11, 2020
In this episode of BTBHA, Dr. Meaghan talks with owner of SES Research, Chris Burres. Chris is a mechanical engineer, scientist and entrepreneur that has focused his attention on ESS60 and the numerous benefits it provides. ESS60 is a nutritional product that utilizes the health benefits of C60 (Carbon 60) in an oil-based suspension.
 
The C60 fullerene compound has been scientifically backed by a number of research studies that demonstrate an abundance of mental and physical benefits.  
 
Research has shown that ingesting ESS60 has numerous health benefits such as:
  • Protection against aging by preventing free radical damage in the body
  • Has shown to improve the lifespan of rats by 90%
  • Can kill viruses
  • Decrease inflammation in the body
  • Help with anti-aging effects on the body
Listen to find out more about ESS60 and how it works.
 
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May 28, 2020

On this episode of BTBHA, Dr. Meaghan sits down with Jenn Malecha to discuss mold toxicity. Jenn shares with us her personal experience with mold in her own home as well as how to properly assess and treat mold toxicity.

Jenn runs the (W)holistic Health Blog and works with a number of clients on many different health issues. She uses over a decade of personal training experience, functional diagnostic nutrition, and transformational coaching to build personalized, realistic and sustainable health-rebuilding programs that help her clients achieve long lasting results and be the boss of their own health.

Mold has proven to be a very complicated issue as it can silently cause problems in your body and every person reacts differently to its exposure. Therefore, Jenn and Dr. Meaghan discuss how you can know if you are exposed and what to do if you believe mold toxicity is interfering with your health.

Want to know more about Jenn and mold toxicity? Check her out on social media and visit her (W)holistic Health Blog!

(W)holistic Health Boss articles published in Elephant Journal:

Other podcasts and interviews with Jenn:

(W)holistic Health Boss: Mysterious Mold Series:

May 21, 2020

On this episode of BTBHA, Dr. Meaghan sits down with her colleague, Chad Weed, to discuss the importance of functional rehab and how looking specifically at restoring proper musculoskeletal and neurological function can help with any type of disease and dysfunction.

Chad has been working with musculoskeletal concerns for 20 years and one of the patterns that he has noticed is that many times we go after the specific location of dysfunction or pain but don't focus on truly rehabbing what is necessary to get individuals out of dysfunctional patterns.
 
This episode focuses on how musculoskeletal issues are also neurological issues due to the body having to compensate and that we need to take a comprehensive approach to care when dealing with injuries, especially old trauma to the body.
May 14, 2020

Dr. Meaghan and Dr. Mark from One Agora Integrative Health sit down and talk about how the immune system works and discuss a few important lifestyle changes that help promote optimal health and wellness.

There are many things that we can do to promote optimal wellness. The number one factor for longevity and quality of life depends on the body's terrain. Dr. Mark goes through what we should be monitoring and action steps we can take today to take control of our health.

Watch the full video interview with Dr. Mark here!

May 7, 2020

In today's episode of Beyond the Basics Health Academy, Dr. Meaghan sits down with Lauren Ohayon. Lauren is the owner of Restore Your Core and is an internationally recognized Yoga and Pilates teacher that works with women around the world to restore proper function of the core and pelvic floor.

Lauren discusses how the pelvic floor, core muscles, low back, and diaphragm are not only linked together as the foundation of posture and movement but how they are connected to our organs and the rest of the body as well.

This is a great episode for anyone wanting to learn more about how to restore proper function to the core, pelvic floor, low back, and breath.

In this episode we discuss:

  • How the pelvic floor, diaphragm, and low back are connected
  • How Restore Your Core takes a comprehensive approach to reconnecting various aspects of health
  • How everything in the body is connected
  • The importance of realizing that structure and function go together
  • How to strengthen your body effectively so that sneezing, running, and coughing do not lead to urinary leakage
  • How tight muscles reflect dysfunction
  • How to put everything together in a movement puzzle so that full function and structure is restored

Want to know more about Lauren and the Restore Your Core program?

Visit restoreyourcore.com or follow Lauren on Instagram (@thelaurenohayon), Youtube, and Facebook.

Thanks everyone for listening and remember to take care of yourselves and be kind to others.

Apr 29, 2020

Beyond the Basics Health Academy welcomes Cass McLaughlin to the show. Cass works at Hennepin Healthcare as a program coordinator for Integrative Health Lifestyle-Based Group Medical Visits and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in both the Department of Internal Medicine as well as Family and Community Health at Whittier Clinic. Cass has also co-authored the book, The Whittier Way Lifestyle-Based Group Visits with Kara Parker, MD.

Cass McLaughlin has been practicing meditation for 30 years and has been helping others through a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program since 2004. She has also participated in two meditation research studies and trained in Trauma Sensitive Medicine.

Cass comes on the show to talk about the power of mindfulness and even leads us through a meditation. She discusses the importance of using meditation to help to reconnect the body and the vital aspect of breath work.

We hope you enjoy this relaxing episode of BTBHA!

Apr 23, 2020
Apr 2, 2020

On today's episode of BTBHA podcast, Dr. Meaghan sits down with Reed Davis, Founder of the Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN) Certification Course to discuss food sensitivities. The discussion addresses not only food sensitivities but how they need to be assessed and addressed in a functional medicine model.

 
Reed is an expert in functional lab testing, data-guided health building protocols and holistic lifestyle approaches. Reed is widely known as one of the most successful and experienced functional lab educators in the world today, having provided functional assessments to over 10,000 clients as a clinical nutrition therapist and teaching over 3,000 health coaches and allied health professionals about hormone, immune, digestion, detoxification and nervous system issues. 
 
He uses five tests on all of his patients and one of them is food sensitivity testing.
 
In this podcast, we discuss:
  • What is a food sensitivity? How does it differ from food allergies and celiac disease?
  • How to test for food sensitivities?
  • If you are sensitivity to a food, do you have to avoid it for life?
  • Why it is important to address food sensitivities on every patient?
  • How digestive health is linked to overall health and wellness
Thanks so much Reed for coming on the show and sharing your expertise and knowledge.
 
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Mar 28, 2020

During this special edition of Beyond the Basics Health Academy, Dr. Meaghan video chats with Dr. Stephani Martinson to discuss aspects of the immune system and immune response that are important to understand with the recent outbreak of COVID-19.

 
Dr. Stephani and Dr. Meaghan have worked together for years and Dr. Stephani is the owner of the compounding pharmacy, Evexia.
 
In this podcast, they discuss:
  • How the Immune System works
  • Why we are seeing some of the trends that we are seeing with COVID-19
  • What we each need to know about our immune system and how we can best support immune function
  • Why are some populations having mild cases and what is leading vulnerable populations to have severe reactions and going into cytokine storms
  • What is a cytokine storm
  • Hydroxychloroquine- How it works (specifically with COVID-19 and the immune response of cytokine storms)
  • What we can do to try to stay safe and sane during these times
Mar 17, 2020
Dr. Meaghan Kirschling welcomes Andrea Beaudot to Beyond the Basics Health Academy to talk about acupuncture.  Acupuncture has the ability to help many people with various health concerns.  
 
Andrea is an acupuncturist at One Agora Health in Bloomington, MN. She works with clients of all ages with a variety of concerns by utilizing acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. Andrea first became interested in Chinese Medicine when she was trying to find some answers regarding her own health concerns in her early 20s. 
 
During this podcast, we discuss:
  • How acupuncture can help decrease depression and anxiety
  • How emotions can get stuck in the body and how Chinese Medicine views the connection between health and emotions
  • Patterns that we see in Chinese Medicine when it comes to symptoms and disease
  • What conditions can benefit from acupuncture
  • Why Andrea is so passionate about acupuncture and Chinese Medicine

You can watch Andrea's interview at:

You can learn more about Andrea by following her on instagram at @andrea.bdot
Feb 13, 2020

Beyond the Basics Health Academy is excited to welcome to the show the owner of YogaBody - Lucas Rockwood. Lucas talks about his story on how hitting rock bottom in the early 2000s sent him on this journey to help others with health and wellness.

He is currently the owner of YogaBody - a company that teaches trapeze yoga to individuals throughout the world. In this episode, he discusses with us the connection between the mind and body and how movement can help to connect us to our mental state. In this day and age, we are bombarded with emotions and Lucas discusses how we can control our emotions through initiating movement in our life.  

Thanks so much, Lucas, for coming on the show and sharing your experience and expertise with us and our listeners.

 

Jan 23, 2020

In this episode of Beyond the Basics Health Academy Podcast, Dr. Mark LaScotte and Dr. Meaghan Kirschling from One Agora Integrative Health sit down and talk about what it means to eat clean.  This podcast is full of what you need to know to make better food choices and how to do it while staying sane.

Highlights of this episode:

  • What it means to be organic
  • Which foods you should eat organic
  • Ketogenic diet and if it is the right fit for you
  • Benefit of digestive enzymes and HCl
  • Intermittent fasting
  • Wine! How to not get a glass full of glyphosates
  • What you need to know about gluten
  • Foods to avoid and foods to eat

Thanks everyone for listening! If you have any questions, feel free to email us at info@oneagorahealth.com.

Nov 8, 2019

Dr. Meaghan and Dr. Mark from One Agora Integrative Health sit down to discuss the importance of Omega-3 balance in the body.  It is not only important to take out the bad fats in the diet, but also to balance with supplementing the right amount of Omega-3.  

In this episode, we will talk about:

  • How much fish oil we need in the United States
  • How to cook right with oils and fats
  • Not all fats are created equal
  • What lifestyle changes we can make to decrease inflammation
  • What is Omega-3 Index and how this blood level can be preventative against dementia
  • What type of testing we do at One Agora Integrative Health to assess overall Omega-3 status

Thanks everyone for listening. This is a podcast jam packed with information. And remember to:

Be kind, take care of others, and make good choices.  

Oct 4, 2019

Dr. Meaghan and BTBHA.com Podcast welcomes Maria Aparis to talk about many different aspects of health and wellness. 

Maria is here to talk about her own personal experience with thyroid concerns and Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. This lead her to discover the connection between the gut, immune system and the rest of the body. She was able to navigate through brain fog, extreme fatigue, vertigo, weight gain, and even a tumor in her throat.  

This journey made her realize the truth that was said by Hippocrates ages ago... "All disease begins in the gut".

She is now the best selling author of the book The Essential Gut Awakening: Mastering Hashimoto’s and Other Autoimmune Diseases.

Maria Aparis joins us today to share her journey, insight and wisdom. Such a fun and educational conversation!

You can find out more about Maria Aparis at https://mariaaparis.com.

 

Sep 11, 2019

Dr. Meaghan and BTBHA Podcast welcomes Dr. Amber Walker, DPT, PT.  She is the author of a new book called Mast Cells United: A Holistic Approach to Mast Cell Activation Syndrome.

Dr. Amber joins us to share her knowledge, expertise and experience overcoming multisystem concerns and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome.  

In this episode, we discuss

  • What is Mast Cell Activation Syndrome
  • What causes some people to become overly reactive to their environment
  • Dr. Amber's journey with multi-system problems and concerns
  • The best approach to help the body to heal
  • Why multiple systems and symptoms occur when Mast Cells have been activated

Resources:

  • Dr. Amber's website: www.mastcellsunited.com
  • She also likes to refer people to www.mastattack.org – a great wealth of information!

Besides being the author of “Mast Cells United: A Holistic Approach to Mast Cell Activation Syndrome” published in March of 2019, she currently resides in Fort Collins, Colorado, where she encourages a root issue approach to healing within physical therapy and advocates for the MCAS population with speaking engagements and the patient resource website www.mastcellsunited.com. She is the owner of Origin Wellness, a holistic practice that will serve patients in northern Colorado starting in the summer of 2019.

May 20, 2019

Beyond the Basics Health Academy is excited to welcome Dr. Yael Halaas, MD to the show to talk about the latest FDA approved device out there called EMSCULPT.

EMSCULPT is a completely new device that is in a body-contouring class of its own because it uses HIFEM (High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic) technology to produce high-intensity muscle contractions meant to simulate the equivalent of 20,000 sit-ups in 30 minutes. It's the first FDA-cleared energy device approved to burn fat and build muscle mass. EMSCULPT contracts muscles beyond what is possible through physical training, yielding better muscle tone and enhanced fat metabolism.  It is absolutely taking the nonsurgical fat reduction and body sculpting world by storm.

Dr. Yael Halaas is known as one of the best plastic surgeons in New York City. Dr. Halaas is double board-certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Her dedication to continued education, training, and top of the line patient care has earned her the highest recognition offered to surgeons practicing in the United States - Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS).

She was part of the research done on EMSCULPT and joins us today to tell us all about this new technology and the research behind it.

You can find out more information about Dr. Halaas through the following:

  • Her website: Dr.Halaas.com 
  • Calling her office: (212) 688-5955

You can also find your closest EMSCULPT provider by going to BodyByBTL.com website.

Remember to be kind to others, take care of yourself, and make good choices

-Dr. Meaghan Kirschling, DC, APRN, CCN

One Agora Integrative Health Clinic

www.oneagorahealth.com

May 1, 2019

Welcome everyone to Beyond the Basics Health Academy Podcast. In this podcast, I interview Amy Medling. Amy is the founder of an online group called PCOS Diva. Amy is a certified Health Coach who has built an amazing community that helps to support, educate, and empower individuals with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. 

She joins us to talk about her comprehensive approach to health and wellness with her new book, Healing PCOS: A 21-Day Plan for Reclaiming Your Health and Life with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Her book is grounded in the latest medical research and filled with knowledge along with guidelines about how to take a comprehensive approach to PCOS. It lays out the mental changes that are needed along with:

  • A 21-day anti-inflammatory, hormone-balancing and gluten-free meal plan, including meal prep and plan-ahead tips to make eating this way sustainable
  • 85 delicious recipes - Half fan favorites and half new dishes
  • Daily self-care exercises including meditation and journaling prompts

 More information and links to Amy:

Thanks Amy for coming on again. It's always great to talk to you and thanks everyone for listening!

If you enjoyed this episode of BTBHA, please leave us a review and make sure to follow One Agora Integrative Health on Facebook and Instagram (@oneagorahealth) to stay updated!

Apr 17, 2019

Beyond the Basics Health Academy is excited to be back and there is no better topic to discuss after a little hiatus than about the thyroid and how the thyroid works. So many individuals struggle with thyroid concerns but are told that they have a normal thyroid gland. Dr. Eric Balcavage DC, CNS, CFMP, BCIM joins us to tackle this issue and explain exactly how the thyroid works and why we need comprehensive testing.

Dr. Eric Balcavage is the owner and founder of Rejuvagen, a functional and regenerative medicine clinic in Glen Mills, PA. He is a nationally recognized speaker and educator on various health related topics including thyroid physiology, bile physiology, detoxification, oxidative stress, methylation, and chronic illness. He has been in private practice in Glen Mills, PA since 1996.

Dr. Balcavage is a Certified Nutrition Specialist (C.N.S.), a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, Board Certified in Integrative Medicine, along with being a licensed Chiropractor in Pennsylvania.

Dr. Balcavage is the co-host of Thyroid Answers Podcast. The podcast focuses on answering the pressing questions those suffering with chronic hypothyroid symptoms can’t get answered elsewhere. You can find his educational "Thyroid Thursday" videos on Vimeo and Youtube.

Dr. Balcavage has made it his mission to change the way medicine looks at hypothyroidism. He is currently working on a book that will address the problems with current allopathic and functional medicine approaches to hypothyroidism as well as the solutions to restoring thyroid physiology.

What you will learn in this episode:

  • Why we need more than TSH to test the thyroid
  • How chronic inflammation affects the thyroid
  • What each thyroid marker means
  • Why thyroid function is so much more than just what we test in the blood
  • What role does diet and gluten play in the thyroid

Want to know more about Dr. Eric Balcavage? Follow him and find him here: 
Rejuvagen Functional & Regenerative Medicine 17 Regency Plaza Glen Mills, PA 19342

Phone: 610-558-8920


www.rejuvagencenter.com


Youtube: Rejuvagen
Vimeo: Rejuvagen
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rejuvagencenter
Instagram: @drericbalcavage

Thanks so much everyone for listening!  Reach out to us at info@btbha.com with any questions, comments, or topics for future podcasts.

Mar 15, 2018
Beyond the Basics Health Academy is excited to welcome Jordan Gross to the show today. He is a young entrepreneur and writer. He graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in Economics, received a Masters in Management from the Kellogg School of Management, and went directly into a corporate job. He recently left the daily grind to pursue what truly makes him happy and motivated each day... adding value to others without expecting anything in return.
 
He shares the importance of setting the right tone for your day through his new book, Getting COMFY: Your Morning Guide to Daily Happiness. This book is a #1 Best Seller on Amazon, specifically in the categories of Teen Health, Relationships, and Family. 
 
In this podcast, we discuss how you can incorporate his five main components of a morning ritual into your day.  
 
How to find out more about Jordan Gross and his book Getting COMFY!
 
Find the book through these links:
 
Thanks everyone for listening and remember:
Be Kind to Others, Take Care of Yourself, and Make Good Choices!
Jan 2, 2018

Episode 174 introduces Trista Zinn and low pressure hypopressive fitness to our listeners. Trista Zinn is a master trainer for hypopressive fitness.  

In this episode you will learn:

  • What is hypopressive low pressure fitness
  • The muscle groups that make up the core canister
  • How you can improve different pelvic floor concerns such as incontinence, cystocele, prolapse, and sexual dysfunction
  • How hypopressives can help with athletic performance
  • Why these exercises are vital for both men and women
  • How you can learn more about these techniques
  • How health care professionals can be trained to use these exercises with their clientele

To learn more about Trista Zinn and hypopressive training visit:

www.coresetfitness.com

You can also find a good educational video at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFHwHPOkvxw

Nov 23, 2017

Patrick Plum has joined BTBHA to do a series on Lyme Disease and Chronic Disease. The purpose of this series is to explore subject matters that are specific to individuals that are dealing with complex health conditions.

In this episode, Dr. Meaghan Kirschling joins Patrick Plum to talk about diet and Lyme Disease. Which diet is right for you is a hard question to answer for anybody so in this podcast, we discuss the specific considerations with chronic disease.

What you will learn in this episode:

  • What dietary restrictions can benefit you the most
  • Why one diet doesn't fit all
  • Differences in diets
  • Why diet has to be individualized

Thanks everyone for listening and don't forget to leave u a review and subscribe!

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