Dr. Meaghan sits down and welcomes Allan Misner to the Beyond the Basics Health Academy.  He is an NASM certified personal trainer and works with clients to help them to achieve their health and wellness goals.  He also has an excellent podcast and is the host of 40+ Fitness Podcast.

Today we are going to talk about the correlation between strength and lean muscle mass in connection with longevity and overall health vitality

 WHAT WE WILL DISCUSS IN THIS PODCAST

• What is sarcopenia and how does it affect us as we age?
• The importance of strength training in maintaining body composition and improving health and vitality
• How you can start to incorporate strength training into your daily routine

Allan has been generous enough to offer an exclusive mini course on Strength Training to our listeners.  Find out more by CLICKING HERE

Want to know more about Allan Misner, here are links to his website and social media links

• olderfitness@gmail.com
• http://older.fitness
• http://forever.fitness
• https://www.facebook.com/olderfitness
• https://twitter.com/OlderFitness

Thanks so much Allan for coming on the show and sharing with us this important information.

Be Kind to Others, Take Care of Yourself, and Make Good Choices

Dr. Meaghan welcomes Dr. Kathy Gruver, PhD to Beyond the Basics Health Academy.  Dr. Gruver joins us today to talk about the connection between the mind and body and the role of stress in disease and dysfunction.

It is thought that 60-80% of doctor's visits are due to stress-related illnesses.  Dr. Gruver talks to us about how stress perception is really at the wheel for a lot of the dysfunction that we experience.

In this podcast, we discuss

• The role stress has on our lives
• How our thoughts can change our response to stress
• What research has showed us about the effects of prayer
• Different alternative and holistic techniques that can help us deal with stress

Things mentioned in this podcast

• Dr. John Sarno Book  Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection
• Website
• Facebook
• Dr. Kathy's Blog about Conquering Stress

Thanks so much Dr. Kathy Gruver for coming on the show.

Dr. Meaghan sits down and talks today to Alexis Nicole White. She is a relationship expert, entrepreneur, journalist, and author of the book The Covered.  Alexis uses her personal experiences and story to help convey to her readers the benefits of establishing emotional stability in your life.  

Alexis’ objective is to:

• Educate the fundamental knowledge of emotional abuse in relationships
• Encourage women to develop and maintain healthy relationships
• Empower women to become survivors of emotionally challenging situations and circumstances that may alter one’s outlook on life by being: transparent, fearless and resilient.

She shares with us the 5 rules for modern day relationships.

1.  Set clear boundaries It is imperative to set clear boundaries in your relationships to ensure that you are being treated with the utmost respect.  Without identifying those parameters, people will treat you the way they percieve is appropriate.

2.  Trust your inner voice God speaks to us.  He shows us signs.  He reveals things to us.  Our intuition is there for a reason- use it.  Trust your instinct.

3.  Don't believe the hype Every woman needs to have the ability to have their own money, housing and vehicle.  Ensure you have established your credit so that if you needed to get your own things today, you can.

4.  Don't be afraid to walk away If the relationship is not empowering you to become a better and not inspiring you to do better, thn it maybe something you need to leave behind.  Value yourself enough to know when something is not being fruitful and move on with your life.

5.  Identify quality relationships and people  Character breeds quality.  You deserve to surround yourself by quality people and relationships that fulfill you.

We dive into the fact in this podcast that

IF IT DOESN'T SERVE YOU, THEN DON'T SERVE IT.  

RESOURCES TALKED ABOUT IN THIS PODCAST:

• How to connect with Alexis Nicole White
  • Facebook facebook.com/thealexisnicolewhite
    • facebook.com/thealexisnicolewhite
  • Twitter  
    • @IamMsAlexis
  • Instagram
    • @IamMsAlexis
  • Google +
    • Alexis Nicole White
  • Website:
    • alexisnicolewhite.com
• Find out more and purchase the book The Covered here

Dr. Meaghan and BTHBA are excited to welcome Alison Kero to the podcast.  She is the CEO of the website ACK Organizing along with being a speaker, blogger, and author. 

The reason that I am excited to have this conversation with Alison is that she is a decluttering expert.  I have seen firsthand how important organization and declutter can be for someone. And she focuses on the ramifications on health, both physical and mental, by keeping too much clutter in someone’s life.

She has been a professional organizer since 2004 and works with clients to make their lives simpler and take back control of their lives by getting rid of stuff that doesn't matter.

She does this through incorporating 5 basic steps to organizing your life:

1) Know Your Priorities

2) Establish Boundaries

3) Make Small, Self-Love Based Decisions

4) Create Simple Systems

5) Become Aware of Your Emotions/Intuition & How to Use it Effectively

RESOURCES WE TALK ABOUT ON THE PODCAST

• ACK Organizing
• 6 MP3s to help you organize different components of your life for DIYers

Thanks so much for listening and thanks Alison for coming on the show.  I would like to leave you with one of Alison's mottos:

"One’s self or material goods, which has more worth"

Dr. Meaghan is excited to welcome Kathryn Kemp Guylay, CNC, MBA, to the show today to talk about her new book Give it a Go, Eat A Rainbow.  This book follows the magical travels of Blake as he is exposed to all the colors of the rainbow in his food choices and how they positively affect his journey. 

Kathryn is the founder and executive director of the non-profit organization Nurture that focuses on low-income populations and the nutritionally related diseases that we see in certain populations.  She has found by working closely with these wonderful families, that nutrition needs to be fun and straightforward.  That is how this book has come to be.  With her son, Alexander Guylay, contributing the augmented reality illustrations for the book.  This book is excellent for both parents, teachers, and children.

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST

• Give it a Go, Eat A Rainbow on Amazon
• Links to Kathryn Kemp Guylay
  • Make Wellness Fun 
  • Give it a Go, Eat a Rainbow

Thanks so much Kathryn for coming on and talking about your new book.  We highly recommend that everyone goes to the links above and checks it out.

Until next time, Remember to Be Kind to Others, Take Care of Yourself, and Make Good Choices

Dr. Meaghan and Dr. Ron Kirschling dive into the book Food Politics by Marion Nestle

HERE ARE SOME OF THE TOPICS THAT WE TOUCH ON IN THIS PODCAST:

• What are the driving forces of food politics in the US
• How advertisements and food companies drive our food choices
• How many more calories we are driven to consume now compared to a few decades ago
• How sometimes science can be manipulated for the good of big industries

Want to know more?  Check us out at btbha.com

In this podcast, Dr. Meaghan and Dr. Ron Kirschling talk about the second part of the book The Brain Maker by Dr. Perlmutter.   This book was full of great information about the effect that a healthy microbiome and gut has the whole body focusing on the connection with the brain.

This podcast is full of great information about both the connection between the brain and the gut, but also what you can do to have a healthy gut.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE TOPICS THAT WE TOUCH ON IN THIS PODCAST:

• What is fructose and what levels of fructose should we have in the diet?
• What is the difference between Fructose and High Fructose Corn Syrup?
• What are the negative effects of gluten?
• How the microbiome affects overall health
• How gut bacteria imbalance can lead to weight gain
• Supplements that help to support the brain

In this podcast, Dr. Meaghan discusses the benefits of dry brushing and why this should be incorporated into your daily regimen.  The benefits include:

• Exfoliating
• Increased circulation
• Improving lymphatic drainage
• Healthier skin
• Detoxification
• Neurological improvement
• Decreased stress
• Reduce Cellulite

Dr. Meaghan and Dr.  Ron Kirschling dive into the book The Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain- For Life by Dr. David Perlmutter.  This book really dives into the effects that the gut microbe has on brain health.  And even how the gut microbiome is linked to different diseases such as autism, obesity, and general health.

We have attacked our microbiome due to environmental factors, such as:

• Food sources
• Antibiotic use
• Lack of breastfeeding
• C section births
• Antimicrobial products

Due to these, and other reasons, we are seeing a rise in conditions that can be linked back to the gut and the microbiota being off.  

IN THIS PODCAST, WE WILL DISCUSS

• The role of the microbiota with epigenetics and the expression of disease.
• How microbiome helps to manage inflammation 
• We transport our microbiome from one generation to the next
• The gut and the brain are bidirectional.  The brain affects the GI tract and the GI tract affects the brain.  And leaky gut causes leaky brain.
• Why berberine is a super supplement and how it improves the gut balance and overall health because of its effects on the gut
• How gut bacteria can affect sleep, mood, immune system, autism, obesity and depression

Today we welcome Dr. Jeremy Schmoe of Minnesota Functional Neurology and Chiropractic. This is just a fascinating podcast talking about the importance of brain health and rehabilitating the brain for optimal wellness.

This has been one of my favorite podcasts to date because people don't talk enough about the importance of rehabilitating the brain no matter what the trauma has been. Dr. Schmoe breaks this down into an easy to understand way. On top of that his background is very impressive.

Dr. Jeremy Schmoe (DC DACNB FACFN, FABBI), a Minnesota concussion doctor and owner of Minnesota Functional Chiropractic & Neurology (MFNC.) He is a leading practitioner who works with patients from all over Minnesota as well as the USA.

Dr. Schmoe has successfully completed the TBI Fellowship Examination for Brain Injury Rehabilitation and specializes in helping patients who are suffering from concussions and complex brain injuries, and is an expert in Chiropractic Functional Neurology. Dr. Schmoe is a Board Certified Chiropractic Neurologist and a Fellow of Functional Neurology.

Dr. Schmoe is also a speaker for the Carrick Institute of Graduate Studies, where he shares his expertise and presents advice on managing patients with concussion and brain injury. In this role, he teaches and educates other practitioners about clinical applications in functional neurology. He has also lectured for the Minnesota Chiropractic Association, Northwestern Health Science University, University of Minnesota Sports Performance Program and various patient support groups.

Dr. Schmoe can be found at the two following websites:

• MNFunctionalNeurology.com
• MNConcussion.com

Today we welcome Erica Brahan to discuss with us the limitations and frustrations of food restrictions that are specific to teenagers.  Erica shares with us her journey with various health concerns and food restrictions.  This podcast is jam packed with both information about food sensitivities and what they are and how to best incorporate dietary changes into your life when your food is making you sick.

Thanks Erica for coming on the show and if anyone is looking for her book or more information, check out Erica's blog at edibleattitudes.com.

BTBHA welcomes back Michelle Langdon from the Embodied Life for the third part of our three-part series.  In this podcast, we discuss the effect that social media has on our self-worth and how we can promote balance in a society that is driven by social media.

This is one of my favorite conversations so far and I really think that so many people will find benefit from the different topics that we bring up in this podcast.  

RESOURCES THAT WE DISCUSS IN THIS PODCAST

• Embodied Life Website
  • http://michelleannelangdon.com
• Michelle’s email
  • michelle@michelleannelangdon.com

In this podcast, Dr. Meaghan Kirschling discusses natural approaches to fertility and reproductive health.  Reproduction is a complicated system, and infertility issues affect many women.  However, we do not talk about all the aspects of reproduction enough, and this podcast focuses on starting that important conversation.

In this podcast, we want to discuss fertility and provide some examples of individuals that Dr. Meaghan has helped with fertility.  

 IN THIS PODCAST, WE WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS OF FERTILITY 

1. Healthy oils
   1. Take high-quality fish oil
      1. 6-8 grams of fish oil supplementation a day
   2. Take coconut oil, avocado oil, olive oil, walnut oils, etc
   3. Take out processed fats, vegetable oils, and trans fats
   4. REMEMBER OUR REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS LOVE HEALTHY FATS AND OILS
2. Stress Reduction
   1. Find good coping mechanisms to decrease the production of cortisol and stress hormones
   2. This can be emotional, mental, physical or chemical stress
   3. Incorporate meditation
   4. Recommend acupuncture and essential oils
3. Insulin and Blood Sugar Control
   1. Insulin and blood sugar is so important for the reproductive organs
   2. Berberine can be very helpful in this case
4. Take out dairy
   1. Mucus producing and can interfere with hormones
5. Estrogen Detox to take you out of estrogen dominance
   1. Estrogen is the hormone of womanhood
   2. Progesterone is the hormone of motherhood
   3. Estrogen will help you create eggs, but you can’t prepare the uterus and grow a baby without proper progesterone
   4. Need to support the release of estrogen with phase 1 and phase 2 detoxification and calcium d-glucarate.
   5. Also, important to incorporate DIM and Indole 3-carbinol either through supplementation or the cruciferous vegetables of broccoli, Brussel sprouts, kale, cauliflower, etc.
   6. Castor Oil Packs with heat are also beneficial

Dr. Meaghan and Dr. Ron tackle the second part of the book The Second Brain by Dr. Michael Gershon.  This book is jam packed with great research and information about the physiology of the digestive system.  We discuss the research, how it changed functional medicine and what it means to everyone.

WHAT WE WILL DISCUSS IN THIS PODCAST

• What happens if we don’t produce enough HCl or shut down the HCl production in the stomach
• Why gluten and dairy proteins can start to have problems with digestive concerns
• How you can better manage your HCl and breaking down food
• The argument that Dr. Meaghan makes for eating less frequently
• What is SIBO- Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth? And how is it connected to production of stomach acid
• How the research in the book has changed the way many practitioners address health

Podcast 112: Th1/Th2 Balance

BTBHA welcomes back Patrick Plum to discuss Th1/Th2 Balance.  Patrick shares with us his personal story about Th1 and Th2 dominance in order to show the importance of balancing the immune system when dealing with chronic diseases of the immune system such as Lyme Disease.

This is an aspect of health and infectious diseases that practitioners don't always explore.  Therefore, it is important for everyone to understand the way the both parts of the immune system (the cell-mediated Th1 and the humoral-mediated Th2) work. 

Supplements that don't affect either Th1 or Th2 include Vitamin D, colostrum and fish oil.  Here is how the two systems of Th1 and Th2 breakdown:

Thank you Patrick Plum for coming on the show again. If you would like to stay connected to Patrick.  Find him on facebook under his name or Instagram under Patrick Plum Lyme Warrior

Podcast 111: Book Club 1 The Second Brain by Michael D. Gersh

In the first part of this book club, Dr. Meaghan Kirschling and Dr. Ronnie Kirschling discuss Part 1 of the book.  Dr. Michael Gershon has spent his career studying the digestive system and its intricate role in overall health and wellness.

We are seeing so many more digestive system concerns and many functional medicine doctors focus on the digestive system as the route of all health.  This was the groundbreaking book that really connects the reasons for the importance of the digestive system for nervous system, immune system, and endocrine system wellbeing.

IN THIS PODCAST WE WILL DISCUSS

• What is the enteric nervous system
• How much of the nervous system is involved in the digestive system
• What is serotonin
• How the digestive system houses 95% of serotonin
• How autoimmunity and the gut are connected

We welcome back Michelle Langdon from the Embodied Life for the second part of our series with her about how our thoughts affect our actions and goals in life. 

WHAT WE DISCUSS IN THIS PODCAST

• The importance of gratitude and how it is the antidote to negativity
• Steps necessary to overcome self-doubt to achieve the life you were meant to live
• The importance of a gratitude list
• How different emotions can affect us in different ways
• The need to start small and build from there to change behaviors and thoughts
• The importance of organizing your day and how to attack your to-do list everyday
• How emotions affect our health and wellness
• The power of the question “What are you listening for?”
• How are if… then relationships with our thoughts affect our life
• The power of saying yes

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST

• Brain Tracy’s book Eat That Frog
• Podcast 108: Intuitive Eating with Michelle Langdon
• The Embodied Life Website
• Michelle Langdon's email
  •  michelle@michelleannelangdon.com

In this last part of the book club on The WahlsProtocol by Dr. Terry Wahls we sum up Part 3 of the book. This part of the book was called Going Beyond Food.  Itaddresses the other components of optimal health and wellnessincluding exercise, supplementing, and alternative medicine. 

In this podcast, Dr Meaghan and Dr. Ron discuss a variety oftopics that Dr. Wahls brings up in this book. This book is a greatoverview of functional medicine and there is a lot of great talkingpoints.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS PODCAST

• What are the benefits of supplementing
• Why so many people are deficient in vitamins and minerals, suchas selenium
• What we have noticed with outcome in care and Vitamin d
• Differences in the Vitamin E: There is a difference betweentocopherols and tocotrienols
• Why we need more than the Recommended Daily Allowances in orderto thrive
• What happens in our body on the cellular level when we aredeficient in certain vitamins and minerals
• What is functional medicine and when you should utilizefunctional medicine for optimal health

Beyond the Basics Health Academy welcomes Michelle Langdon with The Embodied Life.  Michelle is a health coach that works with clients to help with weight, life goals, and relationships with food.  We are excited to have her on for a series of topics related to body image, goals, and talking about these important topics that everyone goes through but few people really discuss.

In this podcast, she shares her story about how she struggled with weight issues and it structured her life and what she is doing today.   

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS PODCAST

• What is intuitive eating?
• What you can start to do today to help improve your relationship with food
• Importance of working with someone to achieve your food goals and life goals
• The emotional connection that we have to food and how to reflect on that for better results

HOW TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MICHELLE LANGDON AND THE EMBODIED LIFE

• Embodied Life Website
  • michelleannelangdon.com
• Michelle’s email
  • mlangdon12@gmail.com

Thanks for joining Dr. Meaghan and Wendy for another podcast episode.   In this episode, we welcome back Lydia Henshaw with Sow Organic to talk about the tools and resources that Sow Organic offers to help facilitate managing organic farmers. 

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

• What are the current organic farming practices
• What are the difficulties for the farmers when it comes to being USDA certified organic
• How the company Sow Organic is helping to bring better management of documentation
• That currently only 4% of people eat organically (this fact shocked Dr. Meaghan and Wendy!)

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST

• Podcast 30: Lydia Henshaw and Sow Organic
• Podcast 74: Organic Practices with Ro Elgas
• Podcast 85: Aquaponic Farming with Ro Elgas
• Sow Organic www.soworganic.com

Thank you so much, Lydia, for coming back on the BTBHA podcast to share your knowledge, experience, and insight into organic farming. 

Podcast 106: The Wahls Protocol Book Club 2

Dr. Meaghan Kirschling and Dr. Ronnie Kirschling discuss the second part of The Wahls Protocol by Dr. Terry Wahls, MD.  In this part she goes into more detail about the effects that diet can have on health and wellness.  She talks about what dietary changes she made in order to get back her health and go from being in a wheelchair to improving her energy, muscle strength, and overall health.

Listen in as we discuss the research and clinical experience behind her diet.  

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS PODCAST

• What dietary changes Dr. Wahls recommends
• Should you eat dairy and gluten 
• Why Dr. Meaghan thinks that the gluten grain in the US is different than in other countries and therefore, we should all limit our gluten consumption
• What role diet plays in health and wellness and disease treatment

Podcast 105: Mold Toxicity

Today BTBHA welcomes Rochelle and Alyssa as they talk about their health journey after being exposed to mold in a work setting.  They both started to have chronic problems that were not going away after seeing many different specialists.  They soon found out that their school had mold.  They are kind enough to share their journey from diagnosis to recovery to help others.  If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to them at arm.yourself.mold@gmail.com.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS PODCAST

• What is mold?
• Where is mold often found?
• How can mold affect your health?
• What you can do if you think you are exposed to mold
• All about the National Treatment Center in Atlanta
• Treatment protocols for mold

Thanks so much to Rochelle and Alyssa for coming.  And thanks everyone for listening.

As always be kind to others, take care of yourself and make good choices.

PODCAST 103: Book Club #1 for Wahl's Protocol

In this book club, we discuss the first three chapters in The Wahls Protocol: How I Beat Progressive MS Using Paleo Principles and Functional Medicine by Dr. Terry Wahls, MD.  Dr. Ron Kirschling, MD joins Dr. Meaghan for this book club as we discuss functional medicine and its approach to both chronic disease and overall health and wellness.

In these chapters, Dr. Wahls explains how her health started to decline as she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.  It talks about both her physical journey and also the mental frustrations of watching her health deteriorate.  She was forced to realize that in order to get her health back, she needed to change her diet and lifestyle.  

These first three chapters do a great job of taking about the biochemistry component of health and wellness.  In this book club, we will discuss:

• What is functional medicine?
• How its approach differs from traditional medicine?
• What are mitochondria and what role they play in health?
• Dr. Wahls approach to health

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST

Dr. Terry Wahls Ted Talk   

In the second part of the book club, we will explore Part 2: Eating for Your Cellular Health. 

Until then: Be Kind To Others, Take Care of Yourself and Make Good Choices

Thanks so much for listening.  

Dr. Meaghan and Wendy are so thrilled to be sitting down and talking to Suzanne Somers. Many of you know Suzanne from her work as an actress, particularly her role of Chrissy on Three's Company. Most recently, Suzanne is an advocate for Bio identical Hormone Replacement Therapy, Integrative health and taking a proactive approach to one's health and well-being. Suzanne has written 25 books, many of them about the importance of proper hormone replacement, including the two most recent ones "I'm Too Young for This" and "TOX-Sick: From Toxic to Not Sick". Many of our listeners should be familiar with this book from the book club series that we did. In addition to her multiple best-selling books, Suzanne is a national spokesperson for Forever Health, a resource for healthcare education and helps patients find a forward-thinking practitioners in their area. An organization in which Dr. Meaghan is proud to be a part of.

Today we discuss with Suzanne many different issues that she addresses in her book. Dr. Meaghan, Wendy, and Suzanne also discuss current trends that they see in health and wellness.

Podcast 101: Fertility

Dr. Meaghan and Wendy discuss fertility and options for fertility.  Many of the times it is necessary to assess each women’s hormone levels to assess for the reason for fertility issues.  We talk about what causes infertility issues and what are the current fertility trends.  We discuss Clomid and the mechanism of action and why it works really well for some women but some of the side effects for other women. 

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST

• Fertility Blog

http://beyondthebasicshealthacademy.com/fertility-tips/

• How does Clomid work

http://www.aiwhc.com/patient-education-what-is-clomid-and-how-does-it-work.html