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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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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!

Nov 9, 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!

Jul 20, 2017

Thanks for listening to episode 171 of Beyond the Basics Health Academy with Dr. Norm Robillard, Ph.D. In this episode, we have an interesting conversation about gut health and diet. Dr. Norm is the founder of the Digestive Health Institute and has been studying issues of the digestive tract for most of his professional life. He became passionate about digestive health after suffering from his concerns with GERD and reflux.

In this podcast, you will learn:

  • The negative effects that carbohydrates have on our health
  • The overall importance of good digestive health
  • Some of the underlying causes of SIBO and IBS
  • What is SIBO and how it has an effect on every aspect of health

Want to find out more information about Dr. Norm:

  • DigestiveHealthInstitute.org
  • To get the fast tract app go to FastTractDiet.com
May 31, 2017

Beyond the Basics Health Academy is honored to welcome to the show, Dr. Stephen, and Janet Lewis. 

Dr. Stephen Lewis and Janet have a long history of helping people achieve their maximum potential. Dr. Stephen Lewis stays current on the latest research about nutritional supplements and optimal health. Janet Lewis is a certified natural health consultant with a unique perspective on alternative and complimentary nutrition from studying with numerous national leading alternative health experts.

Paramount in their education was their trip to China while studying with traditional Chinese medical doctors. They incorporate the latest medical research into the decisions made while helping people with their nutritional decisions by offering extremely low-cost blood work and free consultations to determine the most appropriate nutritional products that are only available through a doctor’s office.

They come on the show today to talk about thyroid function and why we are seeing more concerns and problems in recent years.  

What we will discuss in this podcast

  • Why do we see an increase in poor thyroid function?
  • What is the best way to assess thyroid function?
  • What can be done about thyroid concerns?
  • What signs and symptoms we see with thyroid dysfunction?
  • How Dr. Stephen and Janet approach patient care

What to know more about Dr. Stephen and Janet Lewis?  Here are ways to connect with them.  

Phone: 903-663-1008
Facebook: DoctorsNutritionEastTexas

Website: www.drnutrition.org

Link to the Thyroid Sniper book

 

Thanks everyone for listening.  Remember to be kind to others, take care of yourself and make good choices.  

Mar 30, 2017

Dr. Meaghan Kirschling has joined forces with her father, Dr. Ron Kirschling, MD to talk about both sides of medicine. 

In this episode we talk about:

  • The role of hormones on health and wellness
  • The different hormones that we need to look at
  • Hormone replacement therapy and what we have learned from it
  • Why it is important to fully assess hormones
  • Best way to assess hormones
  • Bio-identical hormones
Jan 24, 2017
BTBHA welcomes Byron Morison to the show. Byron is the author of the book 'Become A Better You: Stop Dieting, Start Living' and is the founder of Tailored Lifestyle Coaching.
 
'Become A Better You' takes a holistic approach to improving wellbeing by training you to listen to your body as you learn to make more informed choices in all aspects of life. From improving your diet to managing stress and developing healthier habits, everything in this book can be tailored around your goals in order for you to become the best version of yourself. This is not a diet! It's a lifestyle change that will not only help you look great, but also feel better than you have ever felt before.
 
Byron's work is all about helping others live healthier and happier lives by changing the way we eat, think, move, and live. You can learn more about Byron and his work at www.tailoredlifestyles.co.uk
Oct 27, 2016

Today, Dr. Meaghan Kirschling welcomes Fatema Karim to the show to talk more about EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique). 

She discusses how addressing negative emotions and stress can help with health and wellness along with reaching personal goals and desires.  

featured in this episode:

  • How EFT works
  • What EFT is good for
  • Why we need to deal with emotions
  • How emotions hold us back in life
  • How EFT can help with pain

Want to learn more about Fatema Karim? Check out her website at:

www.empoweredlivingandhealing.com

Want to learn more about EFT? Check out our podcast with Dawson Church at:

http://beyondthebasicshealthacademy.com/podcast-145/

 

Oct 20, 2016

Dr. Meaghan Kirschling, APRN, RN, DC, MS joins up with Dr. Ron Kirschling, MD to discuss both sides of alternative and allopathic medicine.  

In this recording, we have a fascinating conversation about the importance of lifestyle  when it comes to health and wellness.  We start out by discussing detoxification and how it is approached.

In this episode, we will talk about:

  • The importance of nature in health and wellness
  • Detoxifying our environment and lifestyle
  • Role of wholistic medicine 

Thanks so much for listening.  Tune in to our radio show on BBM global and Tune In Radio at 9 pm EST Wednesday.  And visit us at btbha.com for more podcasts, blogs, and health and wellness information.

Oct 13, 2016

Dr. Meaghan Kirschling joins forces with her father, Dr. Ron Kirschling every Wednesday night at 9 PM EST on BBM Global Network and Tune In Radio.  Here is a link to more information about the show and other recordings:

Both Sides of the Prescription Radio Show

During these shows, we discuss numerous health topics that address both sides of medicine.  Listen in to the recording of this show to find out more about the importance of diet in health, wellness and disease.  

We discuss a recent article from New York Times about how we are approaching weight and diabetes with traditional medical practices.

Click here to read the article

We use this article to discuss the importance of diet and lifestyle in treatment of disease.  The article talks about how we should talk more about low carb and ketogenic diets and not have a first-line treatment approach with expensive bariatric surgery.

 

 

Aug 22, 2016

I am extremely excited to welcome Dr. Angelo Tran on the show.  She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine. After working as a primary care physician for five years, she realized that she was prescribing numerous medications for different treatments and conditions and was not getting the root of the cause.  She now has a strong passion for treating obesity and helping people achieve their weight goals.

She opened up the clinic Med-Fit Medical Weight Loss to focus on weight management.  She comes on the show today to talk about what she has noticed with weight loss and the successful way to lose and keep weight off.

In this episode, she will address:

  • The biggest mistakes made by individuals when it comes to weight loss
  • The mental game of weight loss and how to think thin
  • How to keep weight off long-term and what it takes to be a successful loser
  • Why diets fail
  • The secrets to rapid weight loss

Contacts for Dr. Angela Tran:

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