Balanced Mama

Dr. John Bartemus from Functional Medicine Charlotte is on the podcast to discuss natural solutions to infertility!  We take a deep dive into what can be done naturally when the system is out of balance.  

Dr. John Bartemus is a Chiropractic Physician who strives to meet the standard for health care that Thomas Edison set over a century ago.

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal disorder in women that can cause painful or erratic menstrual cycles, infertility, acne and hirutism.

Women can suffer for years before being diagnosed or go undiagnosed while suffering with symptoms.

While the conventional medical system maintains that the cause of PCOS is unknown, it does seem to worsen with obesity/weight gain, excess insulin, low-grade inflammation and hormone imbalance.

This all sounds connected right?!

We're going to take a deep dive into how PCOS develops and what can actually be done to reverse it, not simply modify the symptoms with birth control pills that come with their own side effects.

Tune in to discover a functional medicine approach to PCOS!

Dr. Nisha Chellam is a Board certified Internist who is also board certified in Integrative and Holistic medicine. She believes that diminished health and vitality can be reclaimed by just about any proactive person at any age. Dr. Chellam practices functional medicine in Novi, Michigan where she incorporates Nutrition, Fitness, hormone balance, and permanent weight control. Every week, Dr. Nisha gives you tips on how to take control of your health because YOU are your best doctor.

Dr. Chellam’s best-selling book, “Transform Your Thyroid” teaches you how to overcome fatigue, depression, weight gain and more and is available on Amazon.com.

You may have heard the term adrenal fatigue but did you know that there is currently no such accepted medical diagnosis?

Generally, adrenal fatigue refers to a cluster of symptoms which may include fatigue, body aches, weight changes, low blood pressure, lightheadedness, and may even contribute to PCOS.

Adrenal insufficiency is recognized medically as Addison's disease and occurs when there is inadequate production of adrenal gland hormones as a result of another underlying disease.

Adrenal fatigue refers to a less severe form of adrenal insufficiency caused by chronic stress from our perpetually high-paced lifestyles. Many women may be suffering from these symptoms for years with no solution as blood tests often come back normal.

This leaves the questions:

1. Does adrenal fatigue exist and should it be recognized in medicine?

2. What tests can show if adrenal fatigue is the culprit to your mystery symptoms?

3. What is the solution to reversing symptoms and damage done by chronic stress?

Dr. Nisha Chellam is a Board certified Internist who is also board certified in Integrative and Holistic medicine. She believes that diminished health and vitality can be reclaimed by just about any proactive person at any age. Dr. Chellam practices functional medicine in Novi, Michigan where she incorporates Nutrition, Fitness, hormone balance, and permanent weight control. Every week, Dr. Nisha gives you tips on how to take control of your health because YOU are your best doctor.

Dr. Chellam’s best-selling book, “Transform Your Thyroid” teaches you how to overcome fatigue, depression, weight gain and more and is available on Amazon.com.

We are taking a deep dive into the medical marijuana world with ex-surgeon turned pro-marijuana doc, Dr. Bodo Schneider and cannabis counselor and dosing specialist, Julie Barron of Blue Sage Health Consulting in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We discuss your burning questions with the resurgence of this natural treatment for everything from cancer to PTSD to arthritis. Are the claims as good as they sound? What are the side effects? What studies have been done? Is it a safe and effective alterantive treatment or complete hoax?An interesting and in-depth discussion - what you need to know to make an educated decision about your healthcare treatment.

Dr. Nisha Chellam is a Board certified Internist who is also board certified in Integrative and Holistic medicine. She believes that diminished health and vitality can be reclaimed by just about any proactive person at any age. Dr. Chellam practices functional medicine in Novi, Michigan where she incorporates Nutrition, Fitness, hormone balance, and permanent weight control. Every week, Dr. Nisha gives you tips on how to take control of your health because YOU are your best doctor.

Dr. Chellam’s best-selling book, “Transform Your Thyroid” teaches you how to overcome fatigue, depression, weight gain and more and is available on Amazon.com.

Your genes tell the story of your life - unravel how to change this story!

Are you frustrated with menopause or perimenopause symptoms?

Have you experienced weight gain, mood swings, hot flashes or decrease in energy and don't know what to do about it?

Your genetics may be to blame for this hormonal shift, but they also hold the key.

Join Dr. Tara Scott of Revitalize as she explains how genes can predict risk of disease including breast cancer, diabetes, insulin resistance and obesity. Understand the story in your genes and you will understand the power in your choices.

How do we get our genetics to work for us and not against us?

By knowing what we are genetically predisposed to we can actually understand what our body requires on the most individual basis.

Dr. Tara Scott will actually walk us through our very own Dr. Chellam's genetic makeup to show how individuality matters and why it is so important to know your blueprint when struggling with health issues.

Know your genetics and you hold the solution.

Dr. Nisha Chellam is a Board certified Internist who is also board certified in Integrative and Holistic medicine. She believes that diminished health and vitality can be reclaimed by just about any proactive person at any age. Dr. Chellam practices functional medicine in Novi, Michigan where she incorporates Nutrition, Fitness, hormone balance, and permanent weight control. Every week, Dr. Nisha gives you tips on how to take control of your health because YOU are your best doctor.

Dr. Chellam’s best-selling book, “Transform Your Thyroid” teaches you how to overcome fatigue, depression, weight gain and more and is available on Amazon.com.

The Keto Diet promises all-day energy, weight loss and increased focus.  On today’s podcast we discuss what the Keto Diet is and how it works.  We’ll break down whether this diet is right for you and discuss benefits and keys to success. 

Dr. Nisha Chellam is a Board certified Internist who is also board certified in Integrative and Holistic medicine. She believes that diminished health and vitality can be reclaimed by just about any proactive person at any age. Dr. Chellam practices functional medicine in Novi, Michigan where she incorporates Nutrition, Fitness, hormone balance, and permanent weight control. Every week, Dr. Nisha gives you tips on how to take control of your health because YOU are your best doctor.

Dr. Chellam’s best-selling book, “Transform Your Thyroid” teaches you how to overcome fatigue, depression, weight gain and more and is available on Amazon.com.

Our guest today is Shelli Belleci who speaks about her “beautiful awakening” to life of health and wellness. Interestingly it is so apt her book is called

Beautiful Awakening

You can buy it on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Awakening-Shelli-Belleci/dp/0692125183/ref=sr_1_1?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1545682928&sr=8-1&keywords=Shelli+Belleci

This podcast is about Shelli who as a young woman struggled with self-image, health issues, difficulty fitting and finding true health all leading to her journey to becoming a plant-based wellness coach.

Shelli started having what is considered currently normal “hormonal” issues as a young teenager needing hormone management with oral contraceptive pills. Initially she was happy as she is petite by nature, and having curves was a welcome change.

However, in her early college days she struggled with self-image and body image leading to an eating disorder which she describes as over-eating and inducing the vomiting to maintain her weight.

She was caught up in the superficial happiness scene involving drinking, eating mindlessly and she felt “terrible” most of the times.  She defines this moment when she decided she needed to change as “dying inside” like if she did not change, she would really die and would not be able to sustain the lifestyle she currently lived.

Her friends knew something was not working for her, but she was unwilling to accept it initially. She however did want to break away from this self-destructive cycle and wanted to take control of her health.

It was challenging but well worth the change.

She noticed that as young women go through this phase of eating a lot and then exercise a lot to help themselves, it is a constant struggle and is almost ignored as it is so normal to see this happen.

 

Dr. Nisha Chellam is a Board certified Internist who is also board certified in Integrative and Holistic medicine. She believes that diminished health and vitality can be reclaimed by just about any proactive person at any age. Dr. Chellam practices functional medicine in Novi, Michigan where she incorporates Nutrition, Fitness, hormone balance, and permanent weight control. Every week, Dr. Nisha gives you tips on how to take control of your health because YOU are your best doctor.

Dr. Chellam’s best-selling book, “Transform Your Thyroid” teaches you how to overcome fatigue, depression, weight gain and more and is available on Amazon.com.

Our guest is a patient of the medical system who decided to take health into his own hands and educating himself of his medical condition.  This is a story of a patient seeking to fight for his life after a life altering injury, that led to true personalized care and a fascinating journey to recovery giving a new lease on a new life with a new purpose.

On today's podcast we interview Cavin Balaster, who sustained a very significant traumatic brain injury in 2011 which may have left him bed ridden had he decided to accept his situation. However as of 2018 he is spreading the word of brain healing helping other people heal from this kind of an injury or insult.

In this story following his injury Cavin’s initial MRI did not show any devastating problem. He however did have some significant damage in a few days.Cavin had what was called a diffuse axonal brain injury due to a fall and trauma to the skull and brain.Initially his CT scan showed no specific findings but later showed some extensive damage including blood collection outside his brain putting pressure on his brain called subdural hematoma.He was given 10% chance of recovery and a high possibility of being in a vegetative state.Learn more about Cavin Balaster at:https://www.facebook.com/feedabrain/https://adventuresinbraininjury.com/podcasts/Dr. Nisha Chellam is a Board certified Internist who is also board certified in Integrative and Holistic medicine. She believes that diminished health and vitality can be reclaimed by just about any proactive person at any age. Dr. Chellam practices functional medicine in Novi, Michigan where she incorporates Nutrition, Fitness, hormone balance, and permanent weight control. Every week, Dr. Nisha gives you tips on how to take control of your health because YOU are your best doctor.

Dr. Chellam’s best-selling book, “Transform Your Thyroid” teaches you how to overcome fatigue, depression, weight gain and more and is available on Amazon.com.

Interview with America's Healthy Heart Doc, Dr. Joel Kahn. One of the world’s top cardiologists, Dr. Joel Kahn has treated thousands of acute heart attacks during his career. He’d like all that to stop. He’d like to prevent ALL future heart attacks by breaking through to the public to educate and inspire a new holistic lifestyle. Now is the time to focus on educating the public to eat clean, sweat clean and apply cutting edge science to their lifestyle.

This week we discuss:

- Current State of Disease - How Food is Part of the Healing Process - Facts of about various diets - Focus on the weight we carry versus the weight by our health - 1 in every 40 seconds there is a cardiovascular event - Discussion about impact of diet - Facts and fiction about cardiovascular disease - Greenspace Cafe Learn more about Dr. Joel Kahn by visiting drjoelkahn.com.

Dr. Nisha Chellam is a Board certified Internist who is also board certified in Integrative and Holistic medicine. She believes that diminished health and vitality can be reclaimed by just about any proactive person at any age. Dr. Chellam practices functional medicine in Novi, Michigan where she incorporates Nutrition, Fitness, hormone balance, and permanent weight control. Every week, Dr. Nisha gives you tips on how to take control of your health because YOU are your best doctor.

Dr. Chellam’s best-selling book, “Transform Your Thyroid” teaches you how to overcome fatigue, depression, weight gain and more and is available on Amazon.com.

This week we discuss:

- 5 reasons you shouldn’t see a functional medicine doctor - Sickness is your identity - Are taking medications a way of life - Does your family history determines your future - What happens when the people around you are unhealthy - How to talk to your doctor and health insurance Q&A - Nutrition Tip of the Week - Rapini!

Dr. Nisha Chellam is a Board certified Internist who is also board certified in Integrative and Holistic medicine. She believes that diminished health and vitality can be reclaimed by just about any proactive person at any age. Dr. Chellam practices functional medicine in Novi, Michigan where she incorporates Nutrition, Fitness, hormone balance, and permanent weight control. Every week, Dr. Nisha gives you tips on how to take control of your health because YOU are your best doctor.

Dr. Chellam’s best-selling book, “Transform Your Thyroid” teaches you how to overcome fatigue, depression, weight gain and more and is available on Amazon.com.