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The Funk’tional Nutrition Podcast
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Episode 119: Building a Healthy Child with Dr. Melina Roberts
If you have kids, you probably know just how hard it is to keep them and their surroundings clean. Attempts to completely sterilize our outer environment is an inherently futile goal; microbes and pathogens have always been present and will always be present. As parents we worry about kids catching viruses or other pathogens, and in COVID times, this worry has ramped up cleaning efforts to a critical level. We’ve seen that even with our best efforts and precautions, we can’t completely avoid pathogens or viruses. So, what do we do?
In this episode I chat with Naturopath Dr. Melina Roberts about what it takes to build a robust immune system for our kids. It’s an important and relevant conversation that can also be applied to humans of all ages. We discuss how efforts in our outer environment can benefit (or hinder) us, and how getting to the root of robust health actually requires focus on our inner environment.
Episode 107: How to Support Your Gut When You Have to Take Antibiotics
This quick n dirty episode is for you if taking antibiotics is a struggle for your gut. I talk about the specific tools to put in place to do the least amount of damage, weighing out the pros and the cons before taking antibiotics, and if you must - what can be done to help with those issues.
Episode 104: Immune Health, Gut Health & Nature (including Lyme Prevention)
This episode is so relevant to everything that we’re all experiencing right now, so I decided to re-release it. Even if you’ve heard it before, I would recommend listening again - I feel like there’s a lot of really important points that need to be underscored. It’s not just what we’re doing at this time, it’s also a mindset shift. So, I go into germ theory as we all try to shift from a mindset of fear to a mindset of understanding, empowerment and control over our bodies, minds, and health.
Episode 103: All About Digestive Enzymes with Dr. Devin Houston
In this episode I have an interview with Dr. Devin Houston PHD, who is the founder and CEO of Houston Enzymes. We’re answering so many questions about enzymes, like: Is it possible to have an enzyme deficiency? How can lactose intolerance increase with age? How quickly do enzymes work? We also discuss other topics like reflux at night, the problem with food sensitivity testing, why it’s important to get a “headstart” on food breakdown, and more.
Episode 97: Optimizing Gut Health to Optimize Your Immune Function
This episode is all about optimizing your gut health and ultimately optimizing your immune function. This is a time in everyone’s lives where we know we want a strong and healthy immune system, but may not be sure how. What’s more - this is a perfect environment for ‘quarantine snacking’ and emotional eating, which may not be the best for our gut microbiome.. especially if you’re not sure what foods to eat + avoid! I cover all of this and much more, so have a listen if this sounds like you.
Episode 94: Fear Response & Nervous System Down-regulation
Tune in to hear why your digestive issues might be kicking up right now, pain flares & fear, how to groom your relaxation response (and why you must), practices for downregulating the nervous system during high stress times, and why extra nervous system support can help.
Episode 91: Integrative Cancer Care with Cathy Biase
Today we’re talking about integrative cancer care with Cathy Biase, who is a registered holistic nutritionist and cancer coach. She works alongside oncologists and conventional care with nutrition for cancer, gut health, micro-biome, and circadian rhythms. There are definitely some new perspectives in this episode, so tune in to learn more about topics like keto and cancer, supplement safety, cancer prevention, the hormone connection, and more.
Episode 89: Root Causes of Anxiety with Kaely RD
Kaely McDevitt is a registered dietician who focuses on women’s health and works heavily with the functional nutrition and functional medicine piece of this topic. Anxiety is the name of the game for today’s episode. The more I talk about anxiety, the more I realize people are struggling with it. Tune is as we discuss topics like the uptick in anxiety, nutrition to build neurotransmitters, brain health and mood, cyclical anxiety, and the first step to figuring out your anxiety triggers & root causes.
Episode 88: All Things Gut: H. Pylori, GERD, SIBO, Candida, CBD & More
Today I’m talking all about the gut and answering some listener questions about the gut. I’m going to talk about H. Pylori (what it is, who is at risk), reflux & GERD, the link between oral & gut health, different types of bloating, what you need to know about treatment, and more.
Episode 87: Eczema, Skin Rashes & What You Need to Know with Jennifer Fugo
This interview with clinical nutritionist Jennifer Fugo dissects chronic skin conditions such as eczema, skin rashes, seborrheic dermatitis, dandruff and yeast, rosacea, and psoriasis. You’ll hear how the intersection between the various systems within the body can affect these conditions and important things to consider for skin health!
Episode 81: Why You Need to Stop Self-Treating Your Gut
Tune in as I discuss the problem with Antibiotics, the problem with “natural” Herbal antibiotics, grapefruit seed extract/Citrus seed extract, testing for leaky gut, testing for wheat & gluten sensitivity and when it’s time to do functional labs.
Episode 78: How to Eat for True Gut Health
We’re talking all about the gut in this episode: what the gut microbiome does, all about antibiotic use, the best sleep schedule for your gut, and why eating for a healthy gut goes WAY beyond probiotics and fermented foods. Tune in as I discuss this and many other topics as I answer all of your questions about the gut!
Episode 76: Constipation, Gut Health & Melatonin
Today I’m talking about the gut hormone connection, ideal bowel habits and asking the question - Are you constipated? I also discuss why we HAVE to avoid constipation, the sleep - poop connection, and some of my favorite supplements for constipation.
Episode 71: Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Gut Healing Naturopath Susie Garden
In today’s episode I’m sitting down with Susie Garden. Having worked in the ‘sickness’ model where illness is treated once it presents, she is convinced that the ‘wellness’ model is the most sustainable option moving forward. Today we’re talking all about IBS, and cover topics like: the criteria for diagnosing IBS, the gut-serotonin link, mind-body work for IBS, the power of a food mood journal.