Full Capacity Living

Meet Kayse Gehret…

 Kayse Gehret is the founder of Micro-dosing for Healing, a nationwide virtual program combining micro-dosing education, experience and supportive community. In their group programs they offer a unique, intimate community of individuals drawn to practice with diverse intentions... including physical healing, mental wellness, emotional balance and spiritual connection. The intention of the program is to introduce individuals to the beautiful practice of micro-dosing, inspire a lifelong connection to nature, instill a reverence & respect for sacred plant medicine and create the conditions for healing in a fun, welcoming and supportive container.

Kayse has been in the healing arts for more than two decades, with a successful healing arts practice and studios in Northern California.  Her passion is inviting individuals to rediscover their own natural, innate healing and building community around healing, discovery and possibility.

The topic of our podcast today is Micro-dosing with plant medicine and the incredible work that is being done at Johns Hopkins and in numerous cities around the country that have decriminalized and even legalized mushrooms as medicine.

 Kayse, as you just heard, is doing some amazing work to empower her clients in the knowledge of plant medicine in combination with healthy living practices.

Kayse shares with us her background in the healing arts and how she grew her spa in Northern California, Soulstice Spa to include 4 locations. The work she did with celebrities and well known folks around the world is legendary, yet during the pandemic she had to shift and grow in a new direction and she hasn’t looked back since.

The transformation that is possible with these plant medicines is pretty amazing and I feel it needs to be shared to the greater masses.  I love when she states about mental health and plant medicine “ you don’t cure these emotions you shift your relationship with anxiety or depression.  You don’t numb your feelings you feel them but not as intensely.”

The world of plant medicine, medicinal mushrooms and functional mushrooms as you will learn is opening up so many possibilities for healing from so many diverse perspectives.

We talk about the work currently going on at Johns Hopkins with Dr. Roland Griffiths at the Center for Psychedelics and Consciousness Research, the personal reports of healing and clarity that so many of her clients have experienced.

We also spend some time talking about the healing properties of what are called functional mushrooms that you can easily find, grow and use in your daily life, things like Reishi, Lions Mane, Turkey Tail…and many others.  The show notes are full of links to explore some of these ideas and places to source these mushrooms and learn more about the benefits.

Stick with me here and maybe this will open your eyes and mind to a world of healing that is within reach for you or someone you know.

SHOW LINKS *******

Kayse Gehret contact info:

https://www.microdosingforhealing.com/

https://www.instagram.com/kaysegehret/

Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelics and Consciousness Research

https://hopkinspsychedelic.org/

Dr. Roland Griffiths Tedx Talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKm_mnbN9JY

Paul Stamets

https://fungi.com/pages/about-us

https://www.instagram.com/paulstamets/

Santa Cruz California Decriminalization movement.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidcarpenter/2020/02/01/santa-cruz-is-third-us-city-to-decriminalize-psilocybin-plant-medicine-as-advocacy-expands/?sh=5be975e85d0d

Functional Mushrooms - Four Sigmatic

https://us.foursigmatic.com/

Lions Mane

https://ommushrooms.com/blogs/blog/lions-mane-mushroom-benefits-m2

Paul Stamets mushroom supplements:

https://hostdefense.com/

Supplements from Paul Stamets

https://hostdefense.com/collections/in-stock

The Movie Fantastic Fungi

https://fantasticfungi.com/watch/

Clinical Trial for PTSD in Veterans

https://www.forbes.

Meet Kayse Gehret…

 Kayse Gehret is the founder of Micro-dosing for Healing, a nationwide virtual program combining micro-dosing education, experience and supportive community. In their group programs they offer a unique, intimate community of individuals drawn to practice with diverse intentions... including physical healing, mental wellness, emotional balance and spiritual connection. The intention of the program is to introduce individuals to the beautiful practice of micro-dosing, inspire a lifelong connection to nature, instill a reverence & respect for sacred plant medicine and create the conditions for healing in a fun, welcoming and supportive container.

Kayse has been in the healing arts for more than two decades, with a successful healing arts practice and studios in Northern California.  Her passion is inviting individuals to rediscover their own natural, innate healing and building community around healing, discovery and possibility.

The topic of our podcast today is Micro-dosing with plant medicine and the incredible work that is being done at Johns Hopkins and in numerous cities around the country that have decriminalized and even legalized mushrooms as medicine. 

 Kayse, as you just heard, is doing some amazing work to empower her clients in the knowledge of plant medicine in combination with healthy living practices.

Kayse shares with us her background in the healing arts and how she grew her spa in Northern California, Soulstice Spa to include 4 locations. The work she did with celebrities and well known folks around the world is legendary, yet during the pandemic she had to shift and grow in a new direction and she hasn’t looked back since.

The transformation that is possible with these plant medicines is pretty amazing and I feel it needs to be shared to the greater masses.  I love when she states about mental health and plant medicine “ you don’t cure these emotions you shift your relationship with anxiety or depression.  You don’t numb your feelings you feel them but not as intensely.”

The world of plant medicine, medicinal mushrooms and functional mushrooms as you will learn is opening up so many possibilities for healing from so many diverse perspectives.

We talk about the work currently going on at Johns Hopkins with Dr. Roland Griffiths at the Center for Psychedelics and Consciousness Research, the personal reports of healing and clarity that so many of her clients have experienced.  

We also spend some time talking about the healing properties of what are called functional mushrooms that you can easily find, grow and use in your daily life, things like Reishi, Lions Mane, Turkey Tail…and many others.  The show notes are full of links to explore some of these ideas and places to source these mushrooms and learn more about the benefits.

Stick with me here and maybe this will open your eyes and mind to a world of healing that is within reach for you or someone you know.

SHOW LINKS *******

Kayse Gehret contact info:

https://www.microdosingforhealing.com/

https://www.instagram.com/kaysegehret/

Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelics and Consciousness Research

https://hopkinspsychedelic.org/

Dr. Roland Griffiths Tedx Talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKm_mnbN9JY

Paul Stamets

https://fungi.com/pages/about-us

https://www.instagram.com/paulstamets/

Santa Cruz California Decriminalization movement.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidcarpenter/2020/02/01/santa-cruz-is-third-us-city-to-decriminalize-psilocybin-plant-medicine-as-advocacy-expands/?sh=5be975e85d0d

Functional Mushrooms - Four Sigmatic

https://us.foursigmatic.com/

Lions Mane

https://ommushrooms.com/blogs/blog/lions-mane-mushroom-benefits-m2

Paul Stamets mushroom supplements:

https://hostdefense.com/

Supplements from Paul Stamets

https://hostdefense.com/collections/in-stock

The Movie Fantastic Fungi

https://fantasticfungi.com/watch/

Clinical Trial for PTSD in Veterans

https://www.forbes.com/sites/javierhasse/2020/08/12/psilocybin-trial-ptsd-veterans/?sh=2b9451d44601

James Fadiman - MIcrodosing

https://www.jamesfadiman.com/

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Psychedelic-Explorers-Guide-Therapeutic-Journeys/dp/1594774021

Melissa Lavasani Decriminilization in Washington DC

https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/07/27/how-the-most-normal-person-ever-became-the-face-of-a-movement-to-decriminalize-magic-mushrooms/

MAPS - Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies with Rick Doblin:

https://maps.org/news/media/7810-ted2019-the-future-of-psychedelic-assisted-psychotherapy-rick-doblin

Michael Pollan’s books:

https://michaelpollan.com/books/how-to-change-your-mind/

https://michaelpollan.com/books/this-is-your-mind-on-plants/

Book link - Braiding Sweetgrass

https://www.amazon.com/Braiding-Sweetgrass-Indigenous-Scientific-Knowledge/dp/1571313567

On today’s podcast episode we dive into the Sober Curious movement. In 2018 Ruby Warrington coined this phrase and wrote a book with the same name.

Her one persistent question when she first became Sober Curious was… “would life be better without alcohol?”

Since her book and the conversation ensued thousands if not millions have asked the same question of themselves. Many have found the answer to be an unequivocal “yes”.

This podcast may just open your eyes to a few surprising thoughts around alcohol, tips on how to go about trying this out, how to talk to your family and friends and alternatives to alcohol that can be surprisingly tasty.

If you have ever been curious about what life would be like not taking that glass of wine or fancy cocktail but maybe a mocktail instead…have a listen.

I mention several products in this one so here are the handy links for your convenience!

Links:

Dry Farm Wines - this is an affiliate link but only because I truly believe in their products and the care they take in selecting wines and vineyards.

www.dryfarmwines.com/KarenBush 

Book… Sober Curious by Ruth Warrington: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=sober+curious&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

Non-Alcoholic relaxing beverage substitutes:

Sunwink: https://sunwink.com/

Kin Euphorics: Adaptogens and calming herbs

https://www.kineuphorics.com/

Humm Zero Kombucha: https://hummkombucha.com/humm-zero/

Organic Beer Companies:

https://www.peakbrewing.com/

https://www.uintabrewing.com/

https://www.samuelsmithsbrewery.co.uk/shop/bottles/ale/organic-pale-ale/

Organic Liquor:

https://www.rainvodka.com/home.html

https://prairieorganicspirits.com/

https://onelifetequila.com/

https://www.titosvodka.com/

On today’s podcast episode we dive into the Sober Curious movement. In 2018 Ruby Warrington coined this phrase and wrote a book with the same name.

Her one persistent question when she first became Sober Curious was… “would life be better without alcohol?”

Since her book and the conversation ensued thousands if not millions have asked the same question of themselves. Many have found the answer to be an unequivocal “yes”.

This podcast may just open your eyes to a few surprising thoughts around alcohol, tips on how to go about trying this out, how to talk to your family and friends and alternatives to alcohol that can be surprisingly tasty.

If you have ever been curious about what life would be like not taking that glass of wine or fancy cocktail but maybe a mocktail instead…have a listen.

I mention several products in this one so here are the handy links for your convenience!

Links:

Dry Farm Wines - this is an affiliate link but only because I truly believe in their products and the care they take in selecting wines and vineyards.

www.dryfarmwines.com/KarenBush 

Book… Sober Curious by Ruth Warrington: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=sober+curious&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

Non-Alcoholic relaxing beverage substitutes:

Sunwink: https://sunwink.com/

Kin Euphorics: Adaptogens and calming herbs

https://www.kineuphorics.com/

Humm Zero Kombucha: https://hummkombucha.com/humm-zero/

Organic Beer Companies:

https://www.peakbrewing.com/

https://www.uintabrewing.com/

https://www.samuelsmithsbrewery.co.uk/shop/bottles/ale/organic-pale-ale/

Organic Liquor:

https://www.rainvodka.com/home.html

https://prairieorganicspirits.com/

https://onelifetequila.com/

https://www.titosvodka.com/

Today my guest is Allison Post from the San Francisco Bay Area… She is a Healing artist and somatic educator who brings to our conversation a beautiful calm and open way of working with clients who have many different representations of health challenges.  She uses science based somatic body work to heal in an incredibly transformational way.

Here is what one of her clients wrote about her work:

Allison’s work has transformed my life. Through her extensive knowledge of anatomy and acute intuition, she has helped me literally retrain my body. I now breathe in a whole new way, have much better digestion, and a whole lot more energy. I can’t thank her enough for the gift of health and quality of life. 

In this podcast we talk about how to get into a more connected relationship with our bodies, what modalities can help to release trauma, pain and other embodied experiences that may be contributing to health issues.  We connect the gut microbiome, gut permeability and stress.  Her background and education combines, Ayurveda, craniosacral therapy, somatic practice, traditional Chinese medicine, psychology and so much more.  and make sure to Stay until the end where She leads us through a beautiful grounding practice.

As always…thanks for listening and enjoy this conversation on how to empower yourself to heal your body.

Allison Post - https://www.allisonpost.com/

Book - The Gut Wellness Guide https://www.amazon.com/Gut-Wellness-Guide-Awareness-Whole-Body/dp/162317256X

Dalkon shield - IUD

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/entertainment/books/1985/11/17/the-dalkon-shield-disaster/6c58f354-fa50-46e5-877a-10d96e1de610/

Free and Female - book

https://www.amazon.com/Free-Female-Barbara-Seaman/dp/0449231976

Simone De Beauvoir

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Simone-de-Beauvoir

Unwinding the Belly - https://www.amazon.com/Unwinding-Belly-Healing-Gentle-Touch/dp/1556434782

Get ready for a mind blowing comprehensive conversation about all things fasting with my guest today Amal Ismail, Functional Medicine Practitioner out of London with a background that includes a masters in Pharmacy.

If you have ever been intrigued with fasting and don’t really know how to start, if you have fasted before and want to expand or if you have done this for a long time and want to dig into the research and details on fasting and how it affects your body please take a listen.

Today we dig into the bio individuality of fasting, all the different types of fasting some historical information on the ancient practice of fasting, how to start and expand fasting, autophagy fasting, how to break a fast, benefits to the gut microbiome and longevity with fasting, exercise during fasting, research and many things in between.

Amal is full of truly evidenced based information and the list of links in the show notes is full of noteworthy reading and exploration for you.

As always thanks for listening to the Full Capacity podcast sponsored by Karen Bush, Functional medicine health coaching.

If you enjoy the show please head over to the apple podcast show page to rate and review the show. This helps to get the word out and share the episode via social media and tag us in it we appreciate the support!

https://drmindypelz.com/

https://www.valterlongo.com/

https://prolonfast.com/products/buy-prolon-preference?variant=39301814419502

https://www.dietdoctor.com/authors/dr-jason-fung-m-d

https://daveasprey.com/about/

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/

Dry fasting - https://drmindypelz.com/the-benefits-of-dry-fasting/

Ramadan study

https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/what-science-says-about-the-benefits-of-fasting-and-its-spiritual-value-35906

Menopause reset book

https://www.amazon.com/Menopause-Reset-Symptoms-Younger-Again/dp/1950367991

Dr. Will Cole Intuitive Fasting

https://drwillcole.com/intuitive-fasting

Keto Mojo blood sugar/ketone monitor

https://keto-mojo.com/

Continuous Glucose Monitor

https://www.healthline.com/health/diabetes/best-glucose-monitors

Research paper - Pancreatic Cell regeneration

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5788488/

Dr. Patrick Hanaway’s Journey with cancer: Interview with

Dr. Mark Hyman at the Center for Functional Medicine at

The Cleveland Clinic grand rounds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC99IMmuTnY

Metabolic Approach to Cancer by Dr. Nasha Winters

https://www.amazon.com/Metabolic-Approach-to-Cancer-audiobook

/dp/B07KRNLXZT

Podcast episode with Dr. Hyman and Dr. Andrew Huberman

https://drhyman.com/blog/2021/07/07/podcast-178/

Electrolyte replacement products:

https://bodybio.com/products/e-lyte-balanced-electrolyte-concentrate

https://drinklmnt.com/products/lmnt-recharge-electrolyte-drink

Book: The Mineral Fix

https://www.amazon.com/Mineral-Fix-Optimize-Longevity-Immunity/dp/B08XXZX695

Podcast on Mineral Fix with Dr. Hyman and James Nicolantonio

https://drhyman.com/blog/2021/05/12/podcast-ep170/

Dr. Stephen Porges: Polyvagal Theory

https://www.stephenporges.com/

Dr. Perry Nickelston:

https://www.stopchasingpain.com/

My guest this week is Dr. Nate Bergman of Kemper Cognitive Wellness and in this podcast we dive into a great conversation around cognitive health including his own story of experiencing a tumultuous time during his residency around his own cognitive function. He shares his story, the work he is doing in the areas of mood, mind and memory, some really cutting edge research coming out around dementia and some protocols that are showing some amazing improvements in cognition.

Nate started his career in the medicine of aging at the Cleveland Clinic as a fellow and then had the opportunity to work at the Center for Functional Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic with Dr. Mark Hyman as it was just beginning. He created the brain health program there and currently is the Chief Scientific Wellness officer at Kemper Cognitive Wellness in Rocky River, Ohio.

He speaks of his personal friend and mentor Dr. Dale Bredesen who is the author of the book The End of Alzheimer’s and the brokenness of our current system of healthcare when dealing with Neuro-cognitive disorders.

It’s likely that you are someone you know is affected with some type of neuro-cognitive disorder such as Alzheimers, ALS, Parkinson’s disease, MS or any number of diseases in this category. Or maybe you are noticing something small that just doesn’t seem right.

Then stay with me here and listen to Dr. Nate Bergman for some answers as to how you can set the clock back on cognitive decline, start early with lifestyle changes that really make a difference and learn about the promising research coming out around intervention.

https://kemperwellness.com/

https://www.apollohealthco.com/book/the-end-of-alzheimers/

Research mentioned in the podcast:

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.10.21256982v1

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25761528/

Welcome to the 12th episode of the Full Capacity Living Podcast. This podcast is a slight departure from our usual format of guest conversations. I decided to take the time to share my journey into health coaching and just a bit about my background. I also talk a bit about Functional Medicine itself and what it is and isn’t. Then we dive into looking at stress from a deeper level.

There are many ways to deal with shifting your response to stress but the underlying relationship with stress is really a key factor to uncover well before diving into any practices. Once you can uncover what relationship you have had with stress in the past and how it may have benefited you then it becomes a bit more clear as to the path you need to navigate to change that response.

So get ready for a solo conversation that hopefully provides you with some tools to uncover your relationship with stress over your lifetime and how to start shifting that response to achieve the optimal health and wellbeing you are seeking.

As always thank you for listening!

Today I am joined by Susan Clinton, doctorate in PT who some might call the guru of pelvic floor physical therapy! She is an award winning PT and co-owner of Embody Physiotherapy and Wellness, on faculty at Andrews University in the Doctor of Science in PT program, the host of the podcast Tough to treat and so much more. Check the show notes for her full bio.

She happens to be a long time friend yet the offering of this conversation really had me thinking of all the clients I have that experience urinary frequency, incontinence or constipation./bowel issues.

I know. I know…no one likes to actually talk about these things but it’s time that it’s more out in the open folks because more women (and men frankly) have these issues and no one knows what quote unquote “normal” is or what to do about it when you discover it’s not normal, the connection between breath, gut health, stress and triggering into the “fight or flight” autonomic nervous system, over-hydration, how we create a cranky bladder…

Our body’s ability to detox naturally happens through bowel, bladder and sweat. If you get those things regulated and shift some lifestyle things around in the meantime you support natural detox daily. So key to overall health.

Today we talk about what’s normal and what’s not, what contributes to these issues of bowel and bladder and GI and what to do about it.

The need for this information and what we uncover in the conversation is so needed so I am glad you are here with us to learn.

Dr. Lewis Wall - link to bio

https://www.dignityperiod.org/dr-lewis-wall

Women’s health - Uro-Gynecology

Link - threat and women’s pelvic floor response

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11280339/

Fiber Fueled Dr. Will Bulsiewicz

https://theplantfedgut.com/

Kettle and fire bone broth

https://www.kettleandfire.com/

L-glutamine https://badgut.org/information-centre/health-nutrition/glutamine/

App - clock yourself.

https://www.clockyourself.com.au/

How to connect with Susan Clinton:

https://embody-pt.com/

Global women’s health initiative https://www.gwhi.org/

Podcast: https://toughtotreat.com/

LTI physio - TBD new website late 2021

Linked-in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susancclinton/

Jane is a fresh and charismatic voice on the plant-based, whole food diet. She brings her perspective and passion as a woman, nurse and mother to creating on-ramps to the plant-based way of life. Jane is an avid and inventive designer of plant-based recipes and the co-author of The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook (Avery, 2014) with her next-door neighbor and mom, Ann. And she created the recipe section of Plant-Strong, and The Engine 2 Seven Day Rescue by her brother, Rip Esselstyn. Jane presents her work, research, and recipes across the country. Her presentations, food demonstrations, samples and food parties bring clarity of understanding and a can-do attitude to the power of plant-based eating. The Journal of Pediatrics recently published the study she worked on with the Cleveland Clinic observing the effect of a plant-based diet on pediatric obesity and hypercholesterolemia. Jane met her husband and fellow educator, Brian Hart, while working as a field instructor for Outward Bound. They have three plant-based children. Jane graduated from the University of Michigan, where she competed nationally as a recruited swimmer and rower, and earned a B.S. in Nursing from Kent State University.

Today we talk about her journey into plant based eating, her family and their involvement, we will dig into one of the studies she was part of based on childhood obesity and whole food plant based eating and the remarkable results , we talk about how to get started and simple ways to eat more plants and also a sneak peak into the new cookbook she and her mother just completed coming out in late 2021. If you think plant based eating is boring just check out her YouTube channel and that belief will go right out the window.

This was a really fun conversation, Jane’s energy is contagious and fueled by plants so take a listen and I will see you on the other side.

Links from the episode below:

Jane’s website: https://janeesselstyn.com/

Jane and Ann’s Youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkVtuE3WR0NhNnDiP5d_pAA

The Esselstyn Foundation: https://esselstynfamilyfoundation.org/

Books: Plant Strong with Rip Esselstyn - https://www.amazon.com/Plant-Strong-Discover-Healthiest-Diet-Recipes/dp/1455509353/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Plant+strong&qid=1623025112&sr=8-3

Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook: https://www.amazon.com/Prevent-Reverse-Heart-Disease-Cookbook/dp/1583335587/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ND13R6E6Q811&dchild=1&keywords=prevent+and+reverse+heart+disease+cookbook&qid=1623025174&sprefix=Prevent+and+reverse+%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-1

Engine 2 Cookbook: https://www.amazon.com/Engine-Cookbook-Lip-Smacking-Rib-Sticking-Body-Slimming/dp/1455591181/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2V02I2BJ38TVU&dchild=1&keywords=engine+2+cookbook&qid=1623025283&sprefix=Engine+2+cookbook%2Caps%2C186&sr=8-2

Journal Of Pediatrics Research study: https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(14)01227-X/pdf

Movie “What The Health”. https://www.whatthehealthfilm.com/