Delivering Health

Giving birth is the most vulnerable time in a woman's and baby's lives. Women want to feel safe and in control of their birthing experience, but too many women don't, especially black and brown women. Kimberly Seals Allers has done something to change that. She's the founder of the Irth app, and what she's doing for families is nothing short of incredible

Resources talked about in this episode:

• Guest podcast - Birthright
• Guest app - Irth app
• Guest website - Kimberly Seals Allers
• Guest social media - IG/Facebook: @iamksealsallers, @theirthapp Twitter: @iamksealsallers, @irthapp
• Guest book - The Big Letdown--How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding

Osteoporosis is a global epidemic. Too often people only think about their bones when they break one. Penelope Wasserman developed the Million Dollar Bones program in 2011 to help prevent osteoporosis by teaching healthy lifestyle habits to children decades before people are usually thinking about their bones. Her unique program is a sensory immersion experience that gets kids (and adults) excited about bone health.

Resources talked about in this episode:

• Product mentioned – Osteo-K
• Guest social media - Million Dollar Bones

Chemicals in the environment disrupt the normal activity of the thyroid, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. They also deplete vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and neurotransmitters, causing health problems. Without even knowing it, you're being exposed every day. Dr. Marianne Marchese talks about these chemicals, how they increase the risk for endometriosis, cancer, infertility and other health problems.

Resources talked about in this episode:

• Guest website - Dr. Marchese
• Guest book - 8 Weeks to Women's Wellness: The Detoxification Plan for Breast Cancer, Endometriosis, Infertility and Other Women's Health Conditions

If you're overweight, have high blood pressure, or have poor blood sugar control you might have metabolic syndrome. This syndrome is the gateway to deadly chronic diseases. Dr. Larson is here to tell you that your fate isn't sealed and that there are lots you can do to turn things around. Dr. Larsen holds two medical degrees as both a chiropractor and naturopathic doctor. Today he'll empower and inspire you to take your health to the next level.

Resources talked about in this episode:

• Guest website - Doctor Chad Larson
• Guest social media - Instagram
• Guest Youtube - Keepitreal

Environmental toxins accumulate in the body and can cause cancer, heart disease, fatigue, digestive problems, and lots of other stuff nobody wants. And they're everywhere. Here to teach you how to protect yourself and what you can do about these dangerous chemicals is Dr. Jessica Tran. This brilliant clinician isn't only a clinical researcher who is fellowship-trained and board-certified in environmental medicine, she's President of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine.

Resources talked about in this episode:

• Guest website - Wellness Integrative, Dr. Jessica Tran

Short term, the stress response is adaptive, and helps us handle things better, enhances immune function, and helps us focus. But long-term stress increases your risk for osteoporosis, arthritis, heart disease, leaky gut, and sagging skin. And one way it wreaks its havoc is by damaging collagen.

Resources talked about in this episode:

• Blog mentioned - Top Natural Approaches for Anxiety
• Blog mentioned - Checklist to Beat Insomnia
• Blog mentioned - 3-Steps to Eating Healthy for Life
• Products mentioned - Calm + Clear, Sleep Relief, Collagen

What role does spirituality play in developing resilience and health? On this episode of the podcast, spirituality scholar Frederic Craigie, Ph.D. gives advice on doing the important inner personal work needed for emotional and physical well-being. Dr. Craigie is a respected clinical psychologist, author, clinician, and faculty member at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine.

Resources talked about in this episode:

• Guest book - Weekly Soul: Fifty-two Meditations on Meaningful, Joyful, and Peaceful Living and Positive Spirituality in Healthcare
• Guest website - Goodness Of Heart

Everyone knows they should exercise, but too many people are stuck in a trap. They think there are right and wrong exercises. Improving your health with exercise can lower your risk of dying by about 20%. Learn what it takes to start experiencing the benefits of a better mood, more energy, more joint flexibility, improved balance, and a slimmer waist.

Resources talked about in this episode:

• Blog mentioned - Four Pillars of Health
• Blog mentioned - Your Body Was Built to Move

A doctor who struggles with an illness often becomes the expert, and that's exactly what happened with today's guest. For three years Dr. Darin Ingles battled Lyme disease. Conventional treatments didn't help. He became progressively more and more debilitated until he found the right combination of diet, lifestyle, and natural therapies to heal. He applies what he learned to his own Lyme patients who recover faster and with fewer side effects. Dr. Ingels has now treated more than 7000 Lyme patients using his novel approach, many of who have gone on to live healthy, symptom-free lives.

Resources talked about in this episode:

• Guest book - The Lyme Solution: A 5-Part Plan to Fight the Inflammatory Autoimmune Response and Beat Lyme Disease
• Guest social media - Dr. Ingel's Instagram
• Guest website - Dr. Darin Ingels

In today's episode, we talk about what you should be doing to reduce your osteoporosis and fracture risk. Should you get screened for osteoporosis? How does the screening test work? And what can be done to protect your bones from fractures? Many people don't realize they're walking around with bones that are getting weaker until one day, SNAP!, they break a bone. Don't let that be you.

Resources talked about in this episode:

• Blog mentioned - Stop the Burn—7 Proven Ways to Stop Acid Reflux
• Blog mentioned - 6 Steps to Reduce Fracture Risk