“Let food be your medicine,” says Cathy Moore, PA-C, a Physician’s Assistant at One Agora Integrative Health. Cathy explains that many of us have started treating food as a passing need rather than a vital fuel. We often eat on the go and may not even remember what we ate for lunch by the time we’re eating dinner! This approach critically disrupts our gut health, since we aren’t taking the time to rest and digest before, during and after each meal.
Rather than rushing through meals, Cathy suggests that we instead be intentional about what we eat and how we eat it. By taking deep breaths before starting a meal, for example, we activate our parasympathetic nervous system, prepping our bodies to better digest our food. An increase in mindfulness around food also allows us to establish a better relationship with what we’re eating, promoting an attitude of gratefulness rather than the fear that so often surrounds restrictive diets.
Tune into this week’s episode of Beyond the Basics Health Academy for a conversation with Cathy Moore about digestive health. Learn about the differences between healthy and harmful bacteria, the strategies you can use to retrain your taste buds, and how best to balance between your emotional and nutritional worlds. Improving your gut health is not an impossible feat! Join Cathy and host Meaghan Kirschling for some simple steps you can take to kickstart the journey towards a balanced microbiome.
Quotes
• “If you’re going to sit down for a meal, it’s important to take some time and look at your plate, just connect and be intentional with what you’re eating instead of eating emotionally. Because most of us are eating out of emotional needs that haven’t been met. So, when you’re intentional with what you’re eating, you’re looking at your plate, you’re sending gratitude and thankfulness into those foods, which really actually brings good frequencies into that food and helps with the structure of the food.” (4:25-4:52)
• “I think every meal is a chance to heal the body. It’s either that food is going to bring life-giving frequencies and health and life into our body or it’s going to bring cellular death.” (5:39-5:47)
• “We have the good, healthy bacteria that’s really necessary to be able to regulate and govern over our immune system function. And you want to have plenty of what’s called acromancia. I call them the ABCs: acromancia, bifidobacterium, and clostridia. Those are our main healthy, good bacteria that we really need in balance, and when those have too much, then that causes problems, but when there’s not enough, the immune system is really suppressed and low.” (18:48-19:17)
• “Oftentimes, patients will feel like, ‘Gosh, I’m just anxious all the time. I’m so nervous.’ And you think about...what’s going on in their brain, when actually we should be thinking, ‘What’s going on in their gut?’” (22:33-22:45)
• “Let food be your medicine.” (26:46-26:48)
Links
Book a session with Cathy: https://www.oneagorahealth.com/
BE KIND TO OTHERS, TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, AND MAKE GOOD CHOICES.
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“The average person checks their cellphone 160 times a day,” says Edmund McCormick, author of Happiness Power: How to unleash your power and live a more joyful life. “If you didn’t have a cellphone, what would you do with those 160 moments?” Edmund explains to our listeners that he actually got rid of his cellphone a few years back, after noticing how much time the people around him were spending on their devices, completely unaware of their surroundings. Now, he is only reachable by landline and much happier because of it!
Edmund decided to do a deeper dive into the power of happiness after reading the 2020 World Happiness Report, which indicates that, on average, US citizens are the least happy they’ve been in 20 years. This finding piqued Edmund’s interest, and he ultimately wrote a book detailing his findings, including 50 powers that typically accompany an increase in happiness.
Tune into this week’s episode of Beyond the Basics Health Academy for a conversation with Edmund about happiness and how to find it. Learn about the many powers that come with happiness, how to cultivate a glass-half-full mentality, and why self-love and positive self-talk are key to finding long-term contentment.
Quotes
• “Happiness gives us things that people who are not happy don’t have. And that’s where the title Happiness Power came from because there’s a great deal of power if you are happy and content in life. Those that are happier tend to earn more money, they tend to get promotions, they tend to have a greater circle of friends, and so on.” (2:23-2:51)
• “I wound up with the conclusion that you really can’t find happiness directly. It will elude you….How then do you find happiness? You find it indirectly. You find it by practicing self-kindness, by looking for your purpose in life...having more family and friends and building that circle builds our happiness, showing gratitude even for the smallest things increases our happiness, and also giving increases happiness.” (3:10-4:09)
• “The average person checks his cellphone 160 times a day. If you didn’t have a cellphone, what would you do with those 160 moments?” (8:17-8:25)
• “It’s not the material things that make you happy. It’s how you feel about the material things….You could be acquiring the best automobile and then after a week or two the smell wears away and you think, ‘What’s next?’ Or you could be getting a raise, and you’re so excited about that raise, and then a month later, gee, you deserve another one. So, it’s your mindset that’s creating your happiness, it’s what’s inside you.” (20:58-21:47)
• “Use a mantra, meaning repeating to yourself the same few positive words about yourself….Just take 45 seconds to a minute to do that when you get up in the morning or if you’re feeling a little down in the afternoon. Just say it to yourself, don’t say it outloud, and you will find that in several weeks, you’re going to see that the light gets brighter, the curtain lifts, and things look better! All of a sudden, that half empty glass is now looking like it’s half full.” (29:02-29:55)
Links
Link to Edmund’s book Happiness Power: https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Power-Unleash-Your-Joyful-ebook/dp/B08R2ZSJ11
BE KIND TO OTHERS, TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, AND MAKE GOOD CHOICES.
Stay connected to Dr. Meaghan and her work:
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• Instagram: @oneagorahealth // @drmeaghankirschling
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• Twitter: @btbhacademy
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• Clinic Website: oneagorahealth.com
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On today's BTBHA episode, Cathy Moore from One Agora sits down with Meaghan to talk about low dose immunotherapy and allergen support.
Today on Beyond the Basics Health Academy, Dr. Meaghan sits down with Michael Rubino to talk about mold, mold toxicity, and home remediation.
Rubino’s focus is not just on removing cosmetic damage resulting from mold. It’s on removing all traces of mold, the spores they leave behind and the toxins produced by the mold. He’s discovered that a person suffering from hypersensitivity to mold needs all three types of decontamination to regain their health.
In one home or business after another where mold was supposedly eliminated, Rubino found the cause of continuing mold-related illness: conventional mold remediators are only doing part of the job. He intends to correct this situation.
Rubino and his company - All American Restoration - have been featured in USA Today, NJBiz, Reader’s Digest, New Jersey Monthly, and Digital Trends. He was also selected as a speaker for the Spring 2020 Indoor Air Quality Association Meeting and Expo.
Rubino received a Bachelor of Science degree in 2008 and is a council-certified microbial remediator from the American Council for Accredited Certification and a New York State Department of Labor Remediation Contractor. He has spent the past seven years involved in construction and remediating mold contamination.
Thanks so much, Michael, for coming on the show to tackles these and many more topics during our discussion about mold and mycotoxins.
Dr. Meaghan Kirschling sits down with Dr. Gordon Croizer to talk about peptide therapy. Dr. Gordon Crozier is a physician, an in-demand speaker, and a best-selling author. He’s recognized as a leader in both the research and application of Integrative medicine and a pioneer in the field of genetics-based medicine.
A board-certified physician in the state of Florida, Dr. Crozier is the Medical Director of Crozier Clinic in Orlando where he is also a practicing physician. Dr. Crozier founded Crozier Clinic in 2014 and the business quickly became one of the fastest-growing of its kind in the USA. Dr. Crozier combines his own life experience with his formal education to help patients from around the world. In addition to seeing patients at his private practice in Orlando, he accepts patients remotely and travels around the world giving lectures on the power of natural treatments, genetics-based medicine, and Integrative medicine. He’s appeared and been featured on multiple national television and radio programs. Dr. Crozier holds Fellowships in Anti-aging Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Therapies.
Dr. Croizer comes on the show today to have a conversation about peptide therapy and how we can use it to help individuals to heal and for anti-aging purposes. The field of peptide therapy is an emerging aspect of anti-aging and esthetics. Dr. Croizer has been doing it for years and comes on to share his information and wisdom.
Beyond the Basics Health Academy welcomes Sarah Andrus to the show to talk about her cookbook “Full of It: Healthy Recipes without all the B.S.”. Sarah went through her own health struggles about 10 years ago and realized that she needed to make dietary changes if she wanted to see positive health changes. Through her journey, she has put together a collection of recipes that are full of nutrients without all the negative ingredients that we find in so many other recipes.
Now that Sarah is symptom-free and off all medications, she shares her passion for the simple, straightforward solutions that she has discovered. Sarah inspires the reader to not only cook with ease and love but to use the time-sharing meals around the table as a way to cultivate strong relationships with family and friends.
Thank you Sarah for coming on the show and I know everyone can relate to this podcast and Sarah’s journey.
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Dr. Meaghan has the privilege of sitting down with James S. Gordon, a psychiatrist and the author of The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma. Dr. James Gordon has edited and authored 10 books and over 140 articles in professional journals and publications that include The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and The Atlantic. He has served as an expert for 60 Minutes, CNN, NPR, and other news organizations.
Dr. Gordon is also the founder and executive director of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine. Over the past 29 years under Dr. Gordon’s leadership, CMBM has implemented successful, large-scale programs of self-care and group support and Mind-Body Skills Groups with conflict-affected populations in Kosovo, Gaza, and Israel; Syrian refugees in Jordan; native communities in the US facing suicide epidemics; and communities that have experienced natural and climate-related disasters in Haiti, Louisiana, Houston, Northern California, and Puerto Rico. CMBM is currently implementing model programs with US Veterans and with communities devastated by school shootings and the opioid epidemic.
The Transformation. is a comprehensive step by step guide to trauma-healing. Dr. Gordon comes on the show today to talk about how trauma affects the body and what we can do to help to move past traumas being stored in our bodies. This is an amazing podcast that is full of useful information for all of our listeners.
You can connect with Dr. Gordon via the following social media outlets:
Shannon is on a mission to empower busy, active women and uncover the hidden issues that are keeping them sick so that they can reclaim their health, find freedom from food, and be confident in their skin.
If you'd like to learn more about Shannon and 3 Leaf Health, check out these links!
Dr. Meaghan invites Steve Daffer to sit down with her today and talk all about lymph, detox, and his invention of the Cocoon RED Infrared Wellness POD.
Dr. Meaghan sits down with Dr. Mark from One Agora Integrative Health to talk about the law of terrain along with the current state of health affairs in the US. Dr. Mark and Dr. Meaghan wanted to take this time to discuss why we should be focusing on improving our health from the inside out.
In this podcast, we discuss the Law of Terrain vs the Germ Theory. It is important to realize that it is our terrain and internal environment that determines how we handle not only infection but other disease processes. This podcast is not only important during this time of COVID when we need to focus on all that we can do for our health but it is generally a great conversation about how we can promote optimal health during our entire lifespan.
Want to know more about Hypopressives? Both Gabby and Teisa teach hypopressives at One Agora Integrative Health Clinic and are open to questions! You can also check out the following links to learn more:
Beyond the Basics Health Academy welcomes back Chris Burres on the show. In today's episode, Dr. Meaghan sits down and talks with Chris about ESS60 and what she noticed after trying it out for a month. Dr. Meaghan not only noticed an increase in energy and a clearer mind, but also an increase in healing. Listen in to find out about all the other benefits that ESS60 and My Vital C provide!
Also, make sure to check out the previous interview we had with Chris (Ep. 191) where you can learn more about Chris's story, C60, and ESS60.
If you'd like to learn more about Chris and MyVitalC, check out these links:
Thanks for Listening!
Dr. Meaghan sits down to talk with Dr. Bill Rawls to discuss not only Dr. Rawls' personal journey with chronic Lyme Disease but also how to take a comprehensive approach to chronic disease.
An avid reader and lifelong student, Dr. Rawls studied all of the research available on Lyme disease and put everything he learned into practice in his own life. Ultimately, it was a combination of diet, lifestyle, and herbal therapy that resulted in his recovery.
More than 10 years later, Dr. Rawls has helped thousands of patients find their path to healing from Lyme disease and chronic illness. He is the author of the best-selling book, Unlocking Lyme, and the Medical Director of RawlsMD.com and Vital Plan, an online holistic health company and Certified B Corporation®. You can also get a free copy of his book by going to UnlockingLyme.com.
Thanks so much, Dr. Rawls for coming on the show and all the amazing work that you do to educate others about Chronic Lyme Disease.
In this episode of BTBHA, Dr. Meaghan sits down with Dr. Christopher Shade of Quicksilver Scientific to discuss detoxification, heavy metals, glutathione, and NAD.
Dr. Christopher Shade - founder and CEO of Quicksilver Scientific - continues to be a driving force of development and innovation in natural supplements. Dr. Shade’s vast depth and breadth of knowledge, passion for healing, and intuitive understanding of chemistry and biology are reflected in Quicksilver Scientific’s well-designed detoxification protocols, unique supplement delivery systems, and patented mercury speciation test.
Dr. Shade is a recognized expert on mercury and liposomal delivery systems. He has lectured and trained doctors in the U.S. and internationally on the subject of mercury, heavy metals, and the human detoxification system. Dr. Shade's current focus is on the development of cutting-edge, lipid-based delivery systems for nutraceuticals, such as liposomes and micro-emulsion systems, to address the growing need of high quality, affordable detoxification solutions.
In this episode of BTBHA, Dr. Meaghan sits down and talks about the importance of nasal breathing with Nicholas Michalak, the founder of Somnifix.
You can learn more and purchase Somnifix from their website at www.somnifix.com
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.
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:
** 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.**
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:
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(W)holistic Health Boss: Mysterious Mold Series: