Family Health Lab

By Claire McDonnell Liu

Family Health Lab podcast brings you the Game Changers series.

Listen to conversations with experts sharing extraordinary health benefits for families.

Topics:

Food as medicine, Keto and low carb n... more

· Health & Fitness

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The podcast currently has 55 episodes available.

Family Health Lab episodes:

December 26, 2022 Effective Therapy for Kid’s and Teens - Family Mental Health therapy tips with Praf Solanki
Praful Solanki talks effective mental health therapy for young people, with host Claire McDonnell Liu.

Praf, a NHS mental health clinical nurse, shares his experiences of supporting children in the care system, young refugees fleeing war and families in need of therapy post the pandemic.

Praf explains the holistic approach he and his team are taking to support young people's mental health - with food, exercise, therapy to empower young people. Find out which aspects are proving most effective.

Learn the questions parents should be asking and why it is vital that they are part of the therapy process, alongside their child or young person.

At the end Praf shares the resources that he uses in his own private practice - that families can get started with their children or teens of all ages.
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December 19, 2022Carbs and Tooth Decay - how to avoid disease - with Dr Sarah Hancock
In this episode Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist, chats with Dr Sarah Hancock about Tooth Decay as the “Canary in the Coal Mine”.

Sarah explains:
how important dental decay could really be to our whole body health.

that cavities can be caused by disfunction from inside the body, not only outside as is often thought. With refined carbohydrates being a major contributor.

How diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes, could be prevented - if we take action on children's mouth health.

Sarah's family food and health recommendations - to start today!

This is a fascinating talk - turning what we know about children's fillings and cavities on its head.

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We chat about Sarah PhD research work: Healthy Mouth, Healthy Body. Towards integrated dietary approaches’

- Her presentation at Low Carb Down Under, Gold Coast
- Sarah's childhood experience with carbohydrate restriction for health.
- How dental health is “a canary in the coal mine” for poor metabolic health
- The damage caused by frequent intake of refined starchy carbohydrates
- A tsunami of diabetes type 2, amongst New Zealand’s indigenous Maori population
- How several thousand children under the age of five are admitted to hospital for the removal of multiple teeth each year in New Zealand - painful and preventible surgery.
- Her experience with non-celiac insulin sensitivity diagnosis
- Grant Scofield, Caryn Zinn and Cliff Harvey driving a new low carbohydrate movement
- Her family’s relationship with food now, and what Sarah classes as a win with her teenage daughters.
- The sad legacy of the W.A. Price 100 year old study in New Zealand
- THE foods we need to know about for better health - e.g. fat rich foods and vitamin D rich foods.   - Resources to help families improve their health.

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Family Health Lab Podcast: FamilyHealth Lab: Healing Families
S1: E4 Interview: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist
Episode time: 42:22min
Produced and edited by: Claire McDonnell Liu, Dec 2022
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IMPORTANT - The content in this video is not intended as a substitute for the medical advice of a primary physician. Always consult with your physician in matters relating to your health, particularly with respect to any symptoms that may require diagnosis or immediate medical attention. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies
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December 12, 2022 Emotional Resilience for Families - How to Get Started with Justin Wilford
Justin Wilford shares the essentials of emotional resilience for families.

Learn tools and strategies for parents and kids to flourish with their mental health and emotional wellbeing.

About Justin
Justin is father to Max and Maesie, Co-Founder of Max Love and Yes Collective, and an Emotional Health Coach.
Justin has a PhD in geography and Public Health.

Here Justin shares his journey from coping with his son's rare brain cancer diagnosis to learning how to help Max, and his whole family to thrive. Then spreading their therapeutic approach to support other families. We touch on his holistic approach to health, with a nourishing ketogenic diet, mindfulness, movement and sleep practices.

Justin now specialises in emotional and mental wellbeing, for all families, individuals and workplaces.

We talk about:
* Work home life balance - with puppies and homeschool.
* The atom bomb that changed the course of Justin's life.
* Max Love Project - starting a non-profit while fighting for their son’s life.
* Helping families to access integrative therapies - with sleep, nutrition, movement, mindfulness.
* His own personal health approach - "I needed to change a lot of things".
* How Justin now deals with parenting challenges, by noticing, improving communication and emotional resilience.
* Justin’s mantra of the ‘minimum effective dose’ - why more is not always better..
* The pathway to emotional health - "It's not fun at first - to start to open up to that anxiety, to those fears, to be with ourselves". Stick around to the end - as Justin explains the two steps parents can take to destress - at home immediately. The steps can lead to really big emotional and mental health changes, but it just starts here, with 2 simple steps..

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This discussion is around developing the awareness and skills to improve your own and your family's emotional wellbeing. We don't go into detail about Justin's son Max's brain cancer, but just to say that he is thriving, with the love, support and tools of his family and community. Justin and his wife Audra are a rare and special type of people. Those that dig in to support their loved one, but also care deeply about others so reach out to share that learning, love, expertise and support with the wider community.

We hope you find this conversation interesting!
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December 06, 2022 Low Carb advocate Belinda Fettke reveals the dark side of Big Food
Meet Belinda Fettke.

Former nurse Belinda's nutrition research came to the defence of her husband, Orthopaedic Surgeon Gary Fettke, as he became a target of the medical world - for advising diabetes patients to cut sugars and refined carbohydrates foods!

Belinda has since continued to delve into the murky world of the food industry, learning secrets that the cereal industry and other food giants would not want revealed. Belinda shares her story, as her tips to help families to thrive.
Interview by: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist and Health Coach, Leafie.com

*** Find out how Belinda defended her husband, and the dark side of nutritional dietary advice that she uncovered along the way. Belinda emerged to become a specialist nutritional researcher, delving deeper than anyone else, into the conflicts of interest and biases that corrupt the dietary bodies we rely on to keep us well.

It's a long video, as we had so much to talk about!
We hope you enjoy this chat and like us learn something new from Belinda's immense knowledge of nutrition science and family foods!
Stick around to the end to listen to Belinda's wisdom on the simple food changes that every family should be making, to stay healthy.

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We talk about:
Sustainable living in Tasmania, Australia
Belinda's time as a nurse - and the Pink Ladies!
Dr Gary Fettke under attack
How one small voice can make a difference - Be Noisy With Me
Helping families to thrive against current ill-informed nutrition guidance
Challenging the corporate interests shaping family's dietary and health guidelines.
The truth about cholesterol and saturated fats
What every family need to know about nutrition, and preventing disease
Belinda's own tips on simple nutritious everyday family foods

RESOURCES:
Family Health Hub Website: Leafie.org/FamilyHealthHub FB: LeafieHealth Twitter: LeafieHealth

BELINDA'S RESOURCE RECOMMENDATIONS:
ISupportGary.com - David Gillespie; Sweet Poison - Low Carb Down Under - Kate Kavanaugh Podcast - Leafie.org - Ditch the Carbs

Episode time: 1:00:39min
Produced and edited by: Claire McDonnell Liu, Dec 2022
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IMPORTANT - The content in this video is not intended as a substitute for the medical advice of a primary physician. Always consult with your physician in matters relating to your health, particularly with respect to any symptoms that may require diagnosis or immediate medical attention. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies.
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November 30, 2022 Dietician Caryn Zinn Breaking Low Carb Barriers
Dietician Caryn Zinn chats all things Low Carb
- preventing ill-health, reversing diabetes, Low Carb kids and real food in schools, her holistic approach to nutrition, as well as her new research project with Dr David Unwin.

Enjoy Caryn's tips for changing foods to help families thrive.

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We talk about:
* Low Carb Down Under conference, including Dr Matthew Phillip's ketogenic diet research
* Caryn's holistic approach to health and nutrition
* Why Caryn emphasises a Whole Foods approach to nutrition - over low carb or keto
* Keto cowboys
* Caryn's exciting new research work project around diabetes type 2 - with Dr David Unwin
* Why government nutrition guidelines are useless.
* The importance of micronutrients for mental and physical wellbeing
* Her most exciting low carb project ever.. changing a whole school’s eating habits
* What Caryn is excited about for the future of low carb and keto diet therapy.
* Caryn's thoughts on the crucial steps that help to imbed food habit change
* Caryn's strategies and resources for families and her own 'go to' low carb resources and recipes.

We hope you find this conversation interesting!
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Family Health Lab Podcast: Healing Families S1: E1
Interviewer: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist
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Episode time: 44:14min
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Leafie.org/FamilyHealthLab
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Twitter: LeafieHealth
Insta: LeafieHealth

- IMPORTANT - The content in this video is not intended as a substitute for the medical advice of a primary physician. Always consult with your physician in matters relating to your health, particularly with respect to any symptoms that may require diagnosis or immediate medical attention. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies.
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45min

FAQs about Family Health Lab:

How many episodes does Family Health Lab have?

The podcast currently has 55 episodes available.