Back to Human

By James AndriellaHealth & Fitness

Back to Human episodes

October 20, 2023 Lymph & the Lymphatic System: The Sewage System of the Body With Dr. Christiana Marron
Welcome to the 29th episode of the Back to Human Podcast.
Joining me today I have returning guest and good friend Dr. Christiana Marron. Dr. Marron is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and runs her own private 1-on-1 physical therapy practice in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dr Marron is well versed in a multitude of different modalities that she uses in her practice including but not limited to:
• Graston Technique
• Dry-needling
• Postural restoration
• Rock tape
• Cupping
Dr. Marron offers a premium physical therapy service that you will not find in typical insurance-based physical therapy offices. I highly recommend paying her a visit If you have been dealing with a chronic issue that won't go away no matter what you do.
On this call we discuss lymph and the lymphatic system, often referred to as the sewage system of the body. Some of the topics covered on this episode include:
• What is lymph and the lymphatic system?
• What is lymph made of and where is it located?
• How lymph is connected to the cardiovascular system
• How the diaphragm is a pump for the lymphatic system
• Where does the lymph exit?
• What techniques are beneficial for moving stagnant lymph?
• 6 main points to work on with a top down approach
• Dr. Marron's experience with breast cancer
• The effects of removing lymph nodes
• Why do lymph nodes swell?
• What pain or symptoms can be attributed to stagnant lymph?
• How to dry brush in an effective way
If you are interested in learning more about the lymphatic system I highly suggest you watch Lymphatic Mojo by Dr. Perry Nickelston which can be found here:
• https://www.stopchasingpain.com/lymphatic-mojo/

To learn more about Dr. Marron's work follow her on instagram:
• https://www.instagram.com/drchristianamarron/

To book an appointment visit her website:
• https://www.physicaltherapyfortlauderdale.com/

Thank you for listening to the show!
1 hr 4 min
October 13, 2023 Iodine, Thyroid and Real Breast Cancer Awareness with Dr. Jeffrey Dach
Welcome to the 28th episode of the Back to Human Podcast.
On todays episode we talk about why iodine is an essential nutrient, why it is important for optimal thyroid health and can potentially be preventative and curative for fibrocystic breast disease and breast cancer.
Joining me on this episode is Dr. Jeffrey Dach. Dr. Dach has been practicing medicine since 1976. After 25 years of working in the Memorial Hospital System in South Florida as a diagnostic and interventional radiologist, Dr. Dach retired as a radiologist and started up his own practice TrueMedMD where he specializes in bioidentical hormones, natural thyroid and natural medicine. Dr. Dach is the author of several books including Natural Thyroid Toolkit, Cracking Cancer Toolkit, Heart book, Bioidentical Hormones 101 and Stop the Thyroid Madness.

We cover a lot in this discussion. Some of the topics include:
• What is iodine and why is it an essential nutrient?
• Myxedema
• What causes iodine deficiency?
• Selenium for autoimmune thyroid disease
• How iodine deficiency is a direct cause of autoimmune thyroid disease
• How iodine deficiency is the leading cause of mental retardation in the developing fetus
• The introduction of iodized salt
• Iodine increasing IQ
• Sources of iodine
• How coronary artery disease is correlated to low thyroid and how thyroid hormone has cured heart disease
• The difference between natural desiccated thyroid and synthetic thyroid hormone
• What labs are used to diagnose thyroid health and why should be not rely solely on TSH
• How and why iodine is useful as a treatment for fibrocystic breast disease and breast cancer
• Dermabromism when starting high iodine supplementation and adverse effects
• Does estrogen make breast cancer grow?
• Testosterone as a breast cancer treatment
• Estrogen as a breast cancer treatment in postmenopausal women
If you would like to learn more about Dr. Dach's work you can visit his website:
• https://jeffreydachmd.com/

Also be sure to check out his books:
• Heart Book: How to Keep Your Heart Healthy
• Bioidentical Hormones 101
• Stop the Thyroid Madness II
• Natural Thyroid Toolkit
• Cracking Cancer Toolkit: Using Repurposed Drugs for Cancer Treatment
• Natural Medicine 101: How to Win the Medical Information War and Take Control of Your Health

Thank you for listening to the show! Please share it with someone you believe can benefit from hearing the information in this episode!
1 hr 21 min
October 06, 2023 Midwifery and the Sacredness of Birth with Whapio Diane Bartlett
Welcome to the 27th episode of the Back to Human Podcast.
On this episode we explore the world of midwifery and what birth can look like outside of conventional medicine. During Jade’s pregnancy, we elected to have an assisted home birth with a midwife. Things did not go as planned for us and Jade was transferred to the hospital where she was able to give birth to Jax, vaginally and unmedicated. Reflecting back on Jade’s pregnancy and labor, it seemed there was many tests, screenings and even coaching that may have been unnecessary and perhaps even harmful.
For this interview I had the pleasure of speaking with Whapio Diane Bartlett. Whapio has been an Independent Midwife for 42 years, practicing and teaching about the consciousness of birth. Whapio believes, “The way we give birth is a mirror of our maturity on this planet. If we understood the magnitude of birth and our potential for transformation through birth we would organically raise our level of consciousness and all the inappropriate things we do would just disappear.”
Some of the topics we discuss on this include:
• Whapio’s introduction to midwifery
• What is a midwife?
• The difference between clinical and independent midwifery
• What do women want in a pregnancy?
• Who should you be giving birth with?
• What is an undisturbed birth?
• The role of the father in birth
• The vagina being a portal
• The male manifesto of birth
• How can we collaborate with hospital staff?
• Should women push during labor?
• What is the illusion of choice in holistic midwifery?
• How birth is a rite of passage and this has been taken away from women
• What tests & screenings are actually necessary throughout pregnancy?
• How can women find an independent midwife?
Thank you for the listening to the show! I’d love to hear your feedback and would much appreciate you sharing this episode with someone you believe would benefit from hearing it!
If you are interested in learning more about Whapio’s work you can find her on instagram at: https://instagram.com/whapio_and_thematrona?igshid=NzZhOTFlYzFmZQ==
or visit her website https://www.thematrona.com
2 hr 6 min
September 15, 2023 Project Airway: How Your Facial Anatomy Impacts Your Ability to Breathe
Welcome to the 26th episode of the Back to Human podcast.
On this episode I have the pleasure of chatting with Greg Mc Lean of Project Airway. Greg has been a trainer for the past 25 years and is the co-founder of Premier Fitness Systems in Scottsdale, Arizona. While perceivably, “having it all”, Greg suffered from brain fog and felt off mentally. After having an MRI scan of his brain which eventually led to a diagnosis of Celiac’s disease and later CTE, Greg found no real resolution to his issues despite spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on different protocols, testing and supplementation. It wasn’t until he dove into airway health that he finally found some relief.
On this episode we discuss:
• Greg’s journey to studying airway health
• Why our jaws are so small now and why the furniture (our tongue and teeth) no longer fit
• Why breastfeeding is so important for optimal jaw development and how it teaches babies to nasal breathe
• How bottle feeding creates a deficit for optimal breathing
• How can we potentially correct this deficit?
• Why is it so important to nasal breathe?
• How should our tongue sit on our palate?
• What is a tongue tie?
• How a forward head posture limits your ability to use your diaphragm
• What are some of the least invasive methods to increase our intermolar width?
• Implementing breathwork in training
• What would be some contraindications for mouth taping at night?
• How you can't buy your health back
Below are some additional resources if you are interested in learning more:

Instagram:
• https://www.instagram.com/projectairway/?hl=en
Websites:
• https://thebreatheinstitute.com/
• https://www.posturalrestoration.com/

Books:
• Normal Breathing by Artour Rahkimov
• Breathe by James Nestor
• The Dental Diet by Dr. Steven Lin
• The Oxygen Advantage by Patrick Mckeown
• Nutrition & Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price

1 hr 53 min
August 31, 2023 Feeding a Community: Heal Yourself with Southwest Ranches Farmer’s Market
Welcome to the 25th episode of the Back to Human podcast.
On this episode I interview Carolina Hernandez. Carolina and her husband Ruben are the owners of Southwest Ranches Farmers Market located in Davie, Florida.
Southwest Ranches is where I have been purchasing my raw daw dairy products and high quality meats for the previous 3 years.
On this episode we discuss:
• What inspired Carolina & Ruben to purchase the market
• How your grocery cart is an investmest; pay now or pay later with your health
• Why sourcing high quality meat and dairy is important for Carolina & the market
• Health issues Carolina & her family experienced that resolved by making nutritional changes
• How SWRFM’s products are BEYOND ORGANIC and deceiving marketing tactics that Big Food uses
• How Carolina grows her chickens
• Struggles Carolina & Ruben faced upon opening the market
• How the market has been a blessing to the Hernandez family
Thank you for listening! I appreciate your support! Please share it with someone you think needs to hear it!
If you’re visiting Southwest Ranches Farmers Market for the first time you can use code “Back to Human” to save 10% off your purchase. Tell them James sent you!
56 min
July 28, 2023 Are Your Thoughts Lying to You? A Talk About Brain Health & Brain Training ft. Bethany Padgett
Welcome to the 24th episode of the Back to Human podcast.
On today’s episode, I had the pleasure to interview returning guest Bethany Padgett. Bethany is a Doctor of Naturopathy. holds a Ph.D in Natural Health and Nutrition, an M.S. in Holistic Nutrition. is a functional blood chemistry analyst, a ZYTO specialist and is also a licensed brain trainer. On our last discussion together, "Buyer's Remorse" we discussed her experience with inoculations with her children and also the more recent C19 jab. On this episode we dive into brain training.
Some of the topics discussed on this episode include:
• What causes our brains to not work optimally?
• How concussions or previous physical trauma can affect you years after the incident
• How having your brain scanned or assessed can be an enlightening, validating experience
• The 4 major parts of the brain (prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate gyrus, basal ganglia, limbic system) and how damage to these areas can be expressed through certain behaviors
• Methods to overcome damage to these areas
• The four circles (Biological, Psychological, Social, Spiritual)
• Is a diagnosis a life sentence?
• How nutrition plays a role in brain health
• Killing ANTS (automatic negative thoughts)
If you are interested in brain training or having your brain scanned you can contact Bethany via text/call @ (352)449-8421
or email her @ [email protected]
To sign up for Bethany's newsletter:
• https://bethanypadgett.substack.com/
Website:
• https://www.wholeheartedlyyours.org/
Books:
• Change Your Brain Change Your Life by Dr. Daniel Amen
Thank you for listening to the show!
1 hr 16 min
July 21, 2023 Is Cold the New Viagra? How Cold Exposure Can Help Improve Erection Quality
Welcome to the 23rd episode of the Back to Human podcast.
On this episode I have returning guest Dr. Tom Seagar of Morozko Forge. Dr. Seagar is an associate professor in the school of Sustainable Engineering & the Built Environment at Arizona State University. Tom is also the Chief Science Officer of Morozko Forge, a company that builds ice baths that can maintain freezing temperatures. It also has its own filtration system and ozone as a disinfectant so you can enjoy doing cold plunges as much as you want without having to go to the gas station to buy loads of ice.
Tom joins me on this episode to discuss male sexual performance and improvements in erection quality experienced after engaging in a regular cold exposure practice. We also talk about:
• Can cold exposure act as a natural Viagra?
• How erections are a metabolically intensive event and erectile dysfunction is one of the first signs of a metabolic disorder
• How nitric oxide relaxes the smooth muscle tissue that signals vasodilation
• How the the energy for nitric oxide production comes from mitochondria
• How seed oils, too many carbohydrates and mal-illumination lead to mitochondrial dysfunction
• How temperature is a way to train your smooth muscle tissue
• How cold exposure increases your brown fat
• Why magnesium is important to take while doing cold plunges
• Shame of masturbating
• Do no fap and semen retention increase your drive?
• Mismatched sex drive in relationships
Thank you for listening to the show! If you would like to support the podcast and are interested in purchasing your own Morozko Forge, I am an affiliate and would greatly appreciate you using my code to make your purchase. Code "Sixkiller350" will save you $350 off your Morozko Ice Bath and code "Sixkiller500" will save you $500 off your purchase of a Morozko Ice Bath Pro.
1 hr 23 min
July 14, 2023 Let's Take a Coffee Break: Exploring The Dangers of America's #1 Drug, Caffeine
Welcome to the 22nd episode of the Back to Human podcast.

On this episode I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Stephen Cherniske. Stephen is a biochemist and former university instructor in Clinical Nutrition. He has served on the faculty of the American College of Sports Medicine, advised members of the US Olympic team, and directed the nation's first federally licensed clinical laboratory specializing in nutrition and immunology.
Stephen is a best-selling author of several books including Caffeine Blues, The DHEA Breakthrough & The Metabolic Makeover. He also hosts a website called The Healthy Skeptics with this wife Natalie that focuses on sifting through much of the "webaloney" that proliferates throughout social media. Prior to this episode he celebrated his 75th birthday. The theme of the party was "So far, so good!" which seemed appropriate considering his vitality!
Among some of the topics on this episode we discuss:
• Stephen's awakening with caffeine/coffee as a stimulant drug
• How caffeine does not provide you energy
• How caffeine is not regulated and companies do not need to disclose how much is in their products
• Rapid metabolizers vs slow metabolizers
• How caffeine impairs your deep sleep and muscle recovery
• Is caffeine neuroprotective or neurodegenerative?
• The affect of caffeine on DHEA, a hormone that is a precursor to estrogen and testosterone
• How caffeine affects women differently than men. (Pregnant, breastfeeding & menopause)
• My experience with going caffeine free
• What are some hidden sources of caffeine?
• Why do we get withdrawal symptoms?
• How can we mitigate these withdrawal like symptoms?
Websites:
• www.thehealthyskeptics.com
• www.my2048.com (Free DHEA .pdf download)

Books:
• Caffeine Blues: Wake Up to the Hidden Dangers of America's #1 Drug by Stephen Cherniske, M.S.
• The DHEA Breakthrough by Stephen Cherniske, M.S.
• The Metabolic Makeover by Stephen Cherniske, M.S.
Thank you for listening to the podcast! We'd love to hear your feedback! Let us know what you thought at: https://backtohuman.us/contact/ and please share this episode with any friends or family that you feel need to hear it!
1 hr 13 min
July 07, 2023 Keto, Carnivore & Cocaine. A Discussion About Nutrition & Discipline with Jake Thomas
Welcome to the 21st episode of the Back to Human podcast.
On this episode I have the pleasure of interviewing Jake Thomas. Jake is a veteran marine and a transformational health coach. His website is Likelikejake.com
We discuss a lot on this call. Some of the topics include:
• How his coaching grew out of a need to improve his own health
• How the military gave him structure and how he struggled to reintegrate into civilian life
• Discipline; how we are all disciplined, but perhaps not in the best of ways
• Jakes moment(s) of clarity with cocaine use
• How you are the sum of the 5 people you surround yourself with
• Taking yourself out of the present moment with external substances
• Jake’s 5 anchors that keep him grounded (reading,writing,stretching,meditation, exercise)
• Doing less, but getting more.
• Consciousness vs congruence (trying to convince our minds something our hearts know is a lie)
• Jake’s experience as vegan bodybuilder and why he transitioned to carnivore or animal-based approach
• Digestive changes he noticed switching to carnivore
• Ketosis and fat as a superfuel
• The convenience of OMAD (one meal a day)
• How we live to eat instead of eating to live
I hope you enjoyed the episode!
Instagram:
• https://www.instagram.com/lifelikejake/
Website:
• https://lifelikejake.com/
If you'd like to support the show, consider using my links and codes for products that I use daily. These can be found at: https://backtohuman.us/affiliations/
1 hr 29 min
June 29, 2023 The Black Sheep: Adoption and How Childhood Trauma Can Linger Into Adulthood
Welcome to the 20th episode of the Back to Human podcast.
On this episode, the guest is... MYSELF! I've had a few requests to give more insight into my life and my transformation so on this episode Jade Jaime took over as host and we explore the man behind the Back to Human podcast.
On this episode we discuss:
• My awakening moment
• The Primal Wound
• My life as an adoptee
• How being adopted affected my relationships as an adult
• How has my adoption affected me as a father
• Advice for adoptees looking to connect with their biological parents
• My upcoming online coaching program/services
Keep your eyes peeled this July as I will be releasing my online coaching program and online coaching services to those that have been interested!
Instagram:
• @kingsixkiller
Website:
• Backtohuman.us
Books:
• The Primal Wound by Nancy Verrier
• The Secret Life of the Unborn Child by Thomas Verny & John Kelly
• It Didn't Start With You by Mark Wolynn
Thank you for listening to the show. Like, comment, share and if you would like to support the show please considering using my links/codes that can be found at https://backtohuman.us/affiliations/ .
54 min