My guest today is Jenn Malecha, the Wholistic Health Boss. She wasn't always as health conscious as she is today as we'll talk about in the beginning of our talk.

Jenn empowers clients by teaching them a model of self-care to relieve a variety of health complaints and improve overall wellbeing. Using a functional diagnostic and holistic approach, she helps to identify healing opportunities (within the hormone, gut and immune systems, etc.) that are creating dysfunction or imbalance in the body. Then, she works together with her clients to restore balance in the body using tools to improve diet, rest, exercise, stress reduction and natural supplementation to promote the healing process.

In this episode, we discuss autoimmunity, where to start with testing, why getting healthy first is the secret to weight loss, and more!

Time Stamps:

(0:30) Testing Over Guessing

(2:48) Athletic Training to Personal Training

(8:55) Looking At Autoimmune

(16:43) My Shoulder Surgery Progress

(17:14) Where To Start With Testing

(30:00) Getting Healthy First to Lose Weight

(32:12) Thyroid Health

(38:25) What's Going On With Poor Thyroid Health

(43:02) Where To Find Jenn

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Website: https://wholistichealthboss.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wholistichealthboss/

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Medical technology is advancing at a rapid pace but are people seeing the results they truly want? What are the tradeoffs and downsides with this new wave of medications and wearables? Today's guest is a returning guest here to answer some hot button topics!

Dr. Paul Kolodzik is a double board-certified emergency and metabolic-health physician with thirty years of experience. As a private-practice metabolic MD, Dr. Kolodzik has used continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to help thousands of patients lose weight and prevent and reverse disease.

In this episode, we discuss CGM's, GLP-1's, the reality of processed foods, and more!

Time Stamps:

(0:35) CGM's, GLP-1's, and More Of Your Questions

(2:25) Halting Pre-Diabetes

(4:32) What Are CGM's?

(14:02) Counting Is Important

(19:12) GLP-1's

(21:38) Potential Side Effects

(26:10) GLP-1's and Longevity

(31:28) Intermittent Fasting

(40:18) Weight Loss Resistance

(43:30) On The Horizon with Processed Foods

(48:02) You Have The Power

(49:40) Where To Find Dr. Kolodzik

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CGMdoctor

Link to previous episode with Dr Paul Episode 164: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/forever-fit-with-carol-covino/id1537000191?i=1000638191873

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Today's guest has a fascinating story and weight loss transformation and his reason for it was very interesting as you'll hear. While this is a wide ranging conversation, our central theme in this talk is how to find the right lifestyle for you after 45 and the big pillars that contribute to it.

Dr. Derek Alessi, Ph.D became interested in the field of fitness training at an early age when he was an obese teenager. Determined to change his health, body and ultimately his future, he began strength training and developed a system to modify his nutrition.

Derek dropped over 80-pounds in one year and later that same year, he entered his first and only body building contest. Disenchanted with the way body building tends to minimize health and well-being in order to encourage raw size, he left that arena and dedicated his career to helping individuals achieve better health and wellness through a program of planned exercise and practical nutrition.

At the age of 19, Derek passed a national fitness certification exam and began his career in personal fitness training. He furthered his quest for more information through education and received post-graduate degrees in health and physical education as well as a master's degree in nutrition.

Dr. Derek is the author of The Bermuda Triangle Diet (October, 2009 Strategic Publishing), Lose Fat Forever (2003), and The Promise Health and Fitness System (2002 ). Derek has earned a doctorate degree in health and physical education and a master's degree in nutrition.

He is also a National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) trainer. He owns and operates Dr. Derek Health & Fitness, a private practice, a personal training facility for adults in East Amherst New York. He has appeared on over 2100-TV and 400-radio programs throughout the country and has been featured in national print media including Maxim, Burn Fitness for Women and Iron-Man Magazines.

Dr. Derek is a health, fitness and lifestyle contributor for the USA Today and the host of weekly TV show on NBC Cleveland & NBC in Buffalo, New York called Live It Fit Now!

In addition, Dr. Derek conducts regular health and fitness seminars for the health care industry, Fortune 1000 companies, and small businesses where he combines his unique brand of humor, empathy and knowledge to communicate his positive, affirming message: Make the Most of Your Life… Live It Fit!™

Time Stamps:

(2:40) Losing 80 Pounds To Be A Dentist

(6:15) Nair and Finding Competing Wasn't For Him

(11:10) Opinion on GLP-1's

(13:20) Biggest Mindset Shift

(21:40) First Steps For Weight Loss

(22:38) The Right Diet

(25:05) True Keto Salad Dressing

(34:05) The Right Exercise

(37:00) Training Heavy In Midlife and Beyond

(42:10) Women vs Men

(53:16) Choosing Your Curious

(54:10) Where To Find Strength Genesis and Dr. Derek

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Today's guest has a unique position in the world of healthcare as she co-founded Culina Healthcare which is covered by most health insurances and she has seen many individuals. I wanted to pick her brain on several important topics and get her perspective on them!

Tamar Samuels is a registered dietitian and entrepreneur who reps health equity. In this wide ranging conversation, we discuss processed foods, cancer prevention, food sensitivity tests, PCOS, and much more!

Time Stamps:

(1:10) Tamar's Bio

(3:13) Disparity in Health

(11:00) The Research on Processed Foods

(14:55) Cancer Prevention

(25:30) Food Sensitivity Tests

(30:10) The Ketogenic Diet

(31:38) Higher Fat Approach?

(34:30) Recommended Carbohydrate Intake

(43:50) Intermittent Fasting

(50:10) PCOS Considerations

(53:25) Where To Find Tamar

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Website: https://culinahealth.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/culinahealth/

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Artificial intelligence has been the talk of the town for the past couple of years and it's impacting the health and fitness field as well. While there are some concerns about it, the potential amount of data and personalization it is capable of is very intriguing. Today's guest is at the forefront of this technology inside her new app and is here to share her expertise and experience!

Ariana Hakman is the Owner of Luna Fit Universe, Luna Fit Fresh, and Luna Fit Supplements. She is based out of central Florida and has a lot to offer those looking to improve and optimize their health and fitness!

In today's episode, we discuss the Luna Fit brand and offers, advice to those picking up a weight for the first time, meal prep tips, and so much more!

Time Stamps:

(2:18) Ariana's New App

(7:54) AI Integration

(14:25) Meal Delivery Service

(16:54) Ariana Meeting Her Husband

(21:00) Sustainability and Getting Off The Diet Bandwagon

(38:30) Picking Up A Weight For The First Time

(41:42) Doing What Works For You

(42:48) Meal Prep Tips

(45:39) Weighing and Measuring Food

(48:35) Free Gift

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Do natural remedies actually work? Are they helpful in our day to day lives or just another product being sold to us? Today's guest is going to share her insights and experiences with us and what we should look out for in midlife when it comes to supplementation.

Kate Maguire is an entrepreneur, natural health enthusiast, and podcast host! In this episode, we discuss how Kate got her start, the use of talk therapy, essential supplements for women in midlife, and more!

Time Stamps:

(0:36) Do Natural Remedies Actually Work?

(1:47) Kate In Her 20's

(4:50) Talk Therapy

(10:22) The Nutrition Aspect

(27:50) Essential Supplements In Midlife

(37:08) Benecin Supplement

(46:17) Where To Find Kate

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As our understanding of the body and brain expand and increase, there are certain modalities that once were looked at as trivial or "voodoo" are now becoming more mainstream. Chiropractic is one of those areas of medicine that is murky in its benefits and my guest today is extremely passionate about his mission to bring more people to this world so they can benefit.

Bharon Hoag is currently serving the profession as the Executive Director of OneChiropractic.

OneChiropractic is a non-profit advocacy organization focused on attracting like-minded chiropractors to move in a unified effort to educate the world on the power of the chiropractic adjustment.

He has been a leader in the business aspect of healthcare for almost two decades. He has worked in the chiropractic profession for eighteen years and taught for sixteen, developing his unique "non-doctor" approach through ownership and management of numerous clinics. He also served as the Executive Director of The Ohio State Chiropractic Association (OSCA) for six years. This experience enabled him to facilitate a new model of State Association management.

Hoag's new venture with the creation of OneChiropractic has ignited his passion and purpose. The mission of this organization is to harness the power of the chiropractic patient, drive for chiropractic parity in healthcare and to ensure the individual chiropractor has the tools to succeed. Achieving these goals will make Chiropractic the #1 healthcare choice in the world.

In this episode, we discuss how a non-chiropractor got into this field, how this field is growing and evolving, the real benefits both physical and mental, and more!

Time Stamps:

(0:52) Bharon's Background

(2:35) Getting Into Chiropractics

(7:35) Misconceptions Around Chiropractics

(16:15) Professional Athletics and Chiropractic

(25:30) The Mission of One Chiropractic

(38:30) The Mental Health Side

(47:00) The Future of Healthcare

(55:20) Where To Find Bharon

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Warning: if you have kids in the car or in earshot, this one should probably wait until you are in a kid free zone. I've wanted to have a discussion around intimacy on the podcast and today's guest is an expert in this very field!

Susan Bratton is a champion and advocate for all who desire passionate relationships.

Flashes of brilliance pop like paparazzi as Susan rolls out one relationship epiphany after another. When she describes how love and intimacy can transcend what media portrays, you see the path to more intimacy and pleasure than you've been getting.

Whether you enter Susan's world through a sexual health problem you need to solve, intimacy skills you want to learn, or bedroom communication techniques to ignite your connection and pleasure, she offers a world of good to apply to your love life.

In this episode, we discuss how to reignite your sex life, biohacking tips and tricks, how to improve communication, and more!

Time Stamps:

(0:58) Intimacy Expert Susan Bratton

(4:25) Advice To Women in Midlife

(9:45) Sex Regeneration and Biohacking

(21:40) Finding and Enhancing Pleasure

(22:48) Improving Communication

(33:38) Going Alcohol Free

(34:36) Cannabis and Intimacy

(43:02) Learning To Talk About Sex

(46:18) Where To Find Susan

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https://susanbratton.com/

https://gainswave.com/her

https://betterlover.com/

https://www.instagram.com/susanbratton/

youtube.com/c/BetterLover?sub_confirmation=1

facebook.com/susanbratton

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We are creatures of habit and once we are taught a certain way to do something, we rarely seek out a different way even if it's better for us. Breathing is a prime example and today's guest is going to share with us what we might be doing wrong and how to fix it.

Dr. Nicole Fleischmann is a board-certified urologist specializing in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery. With over 25 years of experience treating women's urologic issues, she has developed a unique understanding of pelvic floor dysfunction. Dr. Fleischmann's innovative approach combines medical expertise with a deep appreciation for the mind-body connection. A graduate of the University of Michigan and a former psychology major, she brings a holistic perspective to her practice. Dr. Fleischmann is passionate about educating women on proper pelvic floor function and empowering them to take control of their health. She lives and practices in New York.

In this episode, we discuss a wide range of topics including pelvic floor health, the mind body connection, breathing, and more!

Time Stamps:

(0:35) Pelvic Floor Health

(2:25) Mind-Body Connection

(13:20) Benefits of Learning How to Breathe

(21:06) Mouth vs Nose Breathing

(24:05) Traumatic Childhoods

(32:10) Hysterectomy Considerations

(36:28) The Physiological Process of Menopause

(51:20) Processing Information

(58:54) Where To Find Dr. Fleishmann

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You've probably heard of stem cells but how much do you really know about them? Did you know despite what you might hear that the United States is the leader when it comes to stem cell research? My guest today is a wealth of information on this topic and more and is going to share with us the important aspects of stem cells!

Dr. Joy Kong is an UCLA-trained, triple board-certified physician (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, American Board of Addiction Medicine, American Board of Anti-Aging & Regenerative Medicine).

She is also the president of "Chara Health" – formerly known as Uplyft Longevity Center- in Los Angeles, California, where she specializes in stem cell therapy, ketamine therapy, as well as a wide range of therapeutics to enhance patients' overall health and combat diseases in a holistic manner, by enhancing the body's innate regenerative potential.

She believes in advancing the field of stem cell therapy through education of both physicians and the public, and founded American Academy of Integrative Cell Therapy, where she provides training to physicians on the science, clinical evidence and safe protocols in Stem Cell Therapy. She is a proponent of high quality clinical research, and has originated a traumatic brain injury (TBI) study.

In this episode, we dive deep into stem cells, what they are, how we can utilize them, and why they are important for longevity.

Time Stamps:

(0:33) All Things Stem Cells

(3:30) Dr. Kong's Journey To The United States

(8:48) Regenerative Medicine

(21:15) United States Is Ahead of Everyone with Stem Cells

(28:35) Stem Cell Decline As We Age

(38:00) Autoimmune and Stem Cells

(50:50) Still Menstrating At 53

(59:00) Where To Find Dr. Kong

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Website: https://www.DrJoyKong.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@joykongmd

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