Body Chat Podcast

We’ve covered the best-known parts of the nervous system, but what about the parts that keep your body’s functions going without you having to think about them.  This is the ‘automatic’ nervous system – aka, the Autonomic nervous system.   In this episode, Dr. Nedd covers:

• What the autonomic nervous system is and how it differs from the somatic nervous system. 
• What the 2 parts of the autonomic nervous system are and how they deal with both ‘fight or flight’ and ‘rest and relax’.
• What can throw the balance off between the 2 and how to tell when that’s occurred.

Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755
Website:  NeddChiro.com

If you need more oxygen, you could always get an oxygen tank and mask.  But what about when the oxygen need is more serious?  That’s when hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be useful.  It’s also great for athletes who want to improve their performance or have a faster recovery.   In this episode, Dr. Nedd covers:

• What a hyperbaric chamber does and when the first one was used. 
• The difference between hyperbaric oxygen therapy and getting oxygen through those nose tubes.
• Conditions that hyperbaric oxygen therapy can help.
• How athletes use hyperbaric chambers to improve their performance and recovery.

Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755
Website:  NeddChiro.com

Is there any way to check on the function of your heart, rather than just finding out if it has already been damaged in the past?  Wouldn’t it be better to see where the function is suboptimal and have a way to improve that with nutrition?  In this episode, Dr. Nedd covers:

• Why there was a need for a heart test in addition to the EKG and stress test. 
• What the Heart Sound Recorder tests for and why that’s important.
• How nutritional solutions improve test results and how quickly that can happen.
• How the test is done, how to get it done for yourself, and what it costs.
• How this doesn’t replace the standard heart test but complements them.

Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755
Website:  NeddChiro.com

Just like with health-related issues these days, ‘climate’ and ‘climate change’ has become so politicized it’s hard to get accurate info.  A scientist who has worked in this field thinks this is ridiculous and wrote a book to discuss this problem and then goes over what the true info is.  In this episode, Dr. Nedd covers:

• How the term ‘climate change’ is a wrong term the way it’s being used.
• How both sides of the political spectrum contribute to the problem.
• What long-term graphs show about increasing global temperatures and the rising of the seas.
• The actual problems that exist and what we can/should do about them.

Resources from this episode:

The book being discussed:  Unsettled by Steven E Koonin

Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755
Website:  NeddChiro.com

With food prices skyrocketing, it isn’t a bad idea to grow some of your own.  Most people think it’s too difficult or that they don’t have enough land but neither of those has to stop you, if really you want to get started.  Expert gardener, Jai McFall, explains how even a beginner living in an apartment can grow their own food without it being complicated.  In this episode, our special guest, Jai McFall, covers:

• Why homegrown veggies and fruits will taste better and be better for your health.
• Different techniques for growing your own food when you have very little land.
• How condo or apartment dwellers can grow their own food.
• How Jai can help even a total newbie get started with organic home gardening.

How to Contact Jai:

Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755
Website:  NeddChiro.com

A lot of people think that CBD is basically a different form of marijuana.  But they don’t realize that CBD is part of a category of chemicals that the body actually makes that actually. have a lot of health benefits.  To cover this in-depth and further clarify the difference between CBD and marijuana, special guest Dr. Alf Garbutt joins Ron Nedd to share his knowledge on the subject.  In this episode, Dr. Garbutt covers:

• What is CBD and what are endocannabinoids.
• How it was discovered that CBD and other endocannabinoids not only come from the hemp plant but also are produced in the body.
• What are the healthful benefits of CBD and endocannabinoids.
• How to ensure you don’t get the harmful chemical that causes the ‘high’ if you do use endocannabinoids.
• The safest places Dr. Garbutt has found to order endocannabinoids.

Resources mentioned in this podcast:

Viva Oils

Tenpenny.com

Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755
Website:  NeddChiro.com

Going to the hospital can be scary.  And the reports coming out over the past couple of years makes going an even scarier thought than before.  But sometimes you need to go to the hospital.  What can you do to give yourself the best chance of surviving a hospital visit or stay?  In this episode, Dr. Nedd covers:

• Some statistics that reinforce there are dangers in going to the hospital.
• A study showing a specific example of these dangers.
• How to choose the right hospital to go to (before you need to go).
• Ways to protect yourself when you do have to go.
• What you need to know about informed consent and what your rights are.
• Can you refuse medications or treatment, and can you leave the hospital when YOU want to?

Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755
Website:  NeddChiro.com

Why do people feel tired during the day (when they shouldn’t)?  And why don’t we have abundant levels of energy all the time?  In his book ‘The Energy Paradox’, Dr. Gundry goes over what his research found about your body’s power plants and what is causing them to give you less get up and go.  And what to do about it.  In this episode, Dr. Nedd covers:

• The surprising finding about an African hunter/gatherer tribe and what it means about desk workers’ lack of energy.
• 7 Energy Destroyers.
• The change in eating habits that can dramatically increase your energy levels.
• What foods to avoid – the ones that will rob your energy supplies.

Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755
Website:  NeddChiro.com

Last week we talked about blood tests and urine tests and nasal swabs.  This week we’re covering the other category of diagnostic tests – imaging studies.  Why do we need CT scans and MRIs in addition to xrays?  Why are some imaging studies done with contrast media?  We’ll answer those questions and more.  In this episode, Dr. Nedd covers:

• All of the most common types of imaging studies.
• How they are done and when they are used.
• Why there was a need for other imaging studies besides xrays.
• The best type of imaging study for pregnant women.

Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755
Website:  NeddChiro.com

When you think of lab tests at this point in time, you think about COVID tests.  But there are many more types of lab tests performed every day.  The NY Times reported that there were as many as 90% false-positive tests for COVID.  Which brings up the question, how reliable are these tests really?  In this episode, Dr. Nedd covers:

• Which medical tests are considered to be lab tests, and which aren’t.
• Where lab tests are done.
• How lab tests are regulated.
• What to do if you think a test result is wrong.
• What lab tests Dr. Nedd uses and what he does to avoid taking a false test result.

Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755
Website:  NeddChiro.com