Happy Bones, Happy Life

“We know that all of the brain function problems, such as depression or anxiety, are imbalances of too much inflammation in the brain, and the primary topic that needs to be addressed is your gut.”

- Dr. Tom O’Bryan

Dr. Tom O'Bryan is a recognized world expert on gluten, autoimmunity and brain health, and his products have hugely impacted my family. Dr. Tom is the founder of www.theDr.com and the author of two best selling books. The first, ‘The Autoimmune Fix’ outlines the step-by-step development of degenerative diseases and offers the tools to identify a disease process years before the symptoms are obvious. His second book, “You Can Fix Your Brain: Just 1 Hour a Week to the Best Memory, Productivity, and Sleep You've Ever Had” is the handbook for anyone worried about brain health. 

Dr. Tom holds teaching faculty positions with the Institute for Functional Medicine and the National University of Health Sciences, and he has trained and certified tens of thousands of practitioners around the world in advanced understanding of the impact of wheat sensitivity and the development of autoimmune disease. 

In today’s talk we delve into the importance of taking care of our gut and the negative impact of gluten on our health. Dr. Tom shares some amazing products that can truly transform your life.

Links:  

• Some of Dr. Tom’s amazing products now 10% off with the code HAPPINESS (all caps)

Timestamps:

[0:58] Introduction to Dr. Tom O’Bryan

[4:01] How does gut health affect your brain function?

[12:16] What is a leaky gut?

[27:02] Why gluten triggers a leaky gut

[32:03] Discussing the benefits of Colostrum powder

[39:44] Are gluten-free menu options really gluten-free?

[49:06] Understanding ulcers and their origins

DISCLAIMER – The information presented on this podcast should not be construed as medical advice. It is not intended to replace consultation with your physician or healthcare provider. The ideas shared on this podcast are the expressed opinions of the guests and do not always reflect those of Margie Bissinger and the Happy Bones, Happy Life program.

“There are times in our lives when we need to take the time to heal.”

– Dr. Marisol Teijeiro

Marisol Teijeiro, ND, BA – Queen of the Thrones is a world leader renowned for empowering people to improve their digestive and gut health by unlocking secrets found in the number one product our body produces, our stools.

Her life’s mission is for the billions of people around the world, both healthy and suffering from digestive issues like constipation, bloating, gas, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis and more, to understand the inner workings of their bodies.

She’s the founder and clinical director of Sanas Health Practice, where she’s helped thousands of patients live happy, healthy lives. She teaches at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, appears as a guest on TV and podcasts, and speaks around the world.

Her passion and first-visit prescription is castor oil and castor oil packs. She shares cutting edge tips and techniques that are scientifically supported, clinically practiced and historically honored. In today’s talk Dr. Marisol discusses the amazing benefits of castor oil and how we can all use it to significantly improve our health. She shares some beauty secrets as well!

 *Links:

• Dr. Marisol’s castor oil and all of her other great products!
• Dr. Marisol’s website 

Timestamps:

[00:36] Introduction to Dr. Marisol

[03:51] How Dr. Marisol became “Queen of the Thrones”

[08:31] A mother’s rescue: how Dr. Marisol’s mother saved her from illness-induced depression

[10:02] One thing that can keep you away from healing: STRESS

[14:11] Why is castor oil so magical + having F.A.I.T.H.

[23:04] The most important things to achieve happiness + a castor oil routine[

[34:42] Using your poops as a gut-health litmus test

[36:29] Are you “wiping clean”?

[43:06] The toxicity of “POOP SPRAYS”

DISCLAIMER – The information presented on this podcast should not be construed as medical advice. It is not intended to replace consultation with your physician or healthcare provider. The ideas shared on this podcast are the expressed opinions of the guests and do not always reflect those of Margie Bissinger and the Happy Bones, Happy Life program. 

*In compliance with the FTC guidelines, please assume the following about links on this site: Some of the links going to products are affiliate links of which I receive a small commission from sales of certain items, but the price is the same for you (sometimes, I even get to share a unique discount with you).

If I post an affiliate link to a product, it is something that I personally use, support and would recommend. I personally vet each and every product. My first priority is providing valuable information and resources to help you create positive changes in your health and bring more happiness into your life.

I will only ever link to products or resources (affiliate or otherwise) that fit within this purpose.

"My goal is to make functional medicine more a part of the main stream."

-Dr. Rachel Fresco

Rachel Fresco, L. Ac., Ph. D. is founder and CEO of Bio-Botanical Research. Dr. Fresco has been working for the past 30 years to create botanical formulas that are used as nutritional support by health professionals in challenging clinical presentations. Her focus has been concerns relating to GI Health, oral and systemic infections.

University based research has been done on her formulas.
Dr. Fresco lectures at medical conferences in the US and internationally, in addition to appearances on many podcasts and online summits relating to health and wellness. She “walks the talk” empowering and inspiring others in healthy and organic lifestyles.

*Links:

• Biocidin products  
• Use code HBHLPOD10 for  10% off for two weeks!

Timestamps

[00:52] Introduction to Rachel Fresco

[05:28] What is so important with gut health?

[09:10] How the aging process depletes you of nutrients, and what you can do to reverse this

[12:13] Testing gut health & What are binders?

[15:01] Probiotics- what use are they?

[22:04] Addressing your oral health

[31:31] Which foods are increasing endotoxins?

[40:10] Olive leaf recommendations

“Many food companies are deceiving you on the front of the box to prevent you from reading the back.” -Mira Dessy

Mira Dessy, The Ingredient Guru, is an author, public speaker, and a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner who teaches how to navigate the grocery store’s mammoth packaged food stock, to decipher confusing food labels, understand the relationship of food additives to poor health, and to find real food. A holistic nutrition professional and a popular public speaker, she knows that it's not just what you eat, but what's in what you eat. She is the author of the book The Pantry Principle: How to Read the Label and Understand What's Really in Your Food.  

Dessy is a member of the National Association of Nutrition Professionals, the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, the American Association of Drugless Practitioners, and is on the board of directors for the American Holistic Health Association. In today’s talk we delve into what ingredients to look out for that may be harming your bones and overall health.

Timestamps:

[01:55] Introduction to Mira Dessy

[03:07] Why read your food labels?

[07:31] Learning the other names for "sugar"

[08:51] Avoid any ingredients with abbreviations

[13:39] Distinguishing nutrition nomenclature: organic & nonorganic

[30:39] Alternative milk and dairy

Links:

• Mira’s website – https://theIngredientGuru.com
• Free subscription to the Healthy Readers Book Club https://theingredientguru.com/hr10
• How to make non-dairy milk https://theingredientguru.com/2020/05/how-to-make-non-dairy-milk/
• Carrageenan causing serious health problems https://theingredientguru.com/2015/08/carrageenan-causing-serious-health-problems/
• ELISA ACT LRA (Lymphocyte Response Assay) test https://www.betterlabtestsnow.com/the-ingredient-guru/ 

DISCLAIMER – The information presented on this podcast should not be construed as medical advice. It is not intended to replace consultation with your physician or healthcare provider. The ideas shared on this podcast are the expressed opinions of the guests and do not always reflect those of Margie Bissinger and the Happy Bones, Happy Life program. 

“The worst part about those grain-based mushroom products is that they can have all of those ‘merit badges’, organically certified, gluten free, kosher, and it still wouldn’t be great.”

-Jeff Chilton

Jeff Chilton studied Ethno-mycology at the University of Washington in the late sixties and in 1973 began a 10 year career as a large scale commercial mushroom grower. Jeff is the co- author of The Mushroom Cultivator. In 1989 Jeff established Nammex, the first company to supply medicinal mushroom extracts to the Nutritional Supplement industry. In 1997 he organized the first organic certification workshop for mushroom production in China.
Jeff is a founding member of the World Society for Mushroom Biology and Mushroom Products and a Member of the International Society for Mushroom Science. Nammex extracts are noted for their high quality based on scientific analysis of the active compounds. In today’s talk we delve into mushrooms and how they can be used to help our bones and overall health. Jeff gives great tips on what to look for when purchasing mushrooms and mushroom supplements. 

*Links:

• 10% discount on Real Mushrooms!

Timestamps:

[02:04] Jeff Chilton Introduction

[06:43] Medicinal properties of mushrooms

[14:24] Mushrooms role in immunity

[20:02] Choosing organic mushrooms

[26:58] What to look for when buying mushrooms

[34:23] Using mushrooms as supplementation

[41:12] Looking closer at ingredients in mushroom supplementation

DISCLAIMER – The information presented on this podcast should not be construed as medical advice. It is not intended to replace consultation with your physician or healthcare provider. The ideas shared on this podcast are the expressed opinions of the guests and do not always reflect those of Margie Bissinger and the Happy Bones, Happy Life program.

*In compliance with the FTC guidelines, please assume the following about links on this site:

Some of the links going to products are affiliate links of which I receive a small commission from sales of certain items, but the price is the same for you (sometimes, I even get to share a unique discount with you).

If I post an affiliate link to a product, it is something that I personally use, support and would recommend. I personally vet each and every product.

My first priority is providing valuable information and resources to help you create positive changes in your health and bring more happiness into your life. I will only ever link to products or resources (affiliate or otherwise) that fit within this purpose.

“We should get back to more of the Mediterranean way of eating, and the Mediterranean lifestyle in terms of movement and eating real foods.” -Tony Kasandrinos

Tony Kasandrinos runs the sales and marketing at the Kasandrinos imported olive oil company with his cousin and sister. Olive oil has been a central part of the Kasandrinos family for generations. It's customary in Greece to grow and press your own olive oil for family and friends and that is where the Kasadrinos family began their tradition. Tony spent much of his childhood in the family’s olive oil groves in Greece. Tony is a veteran, who devoted more than two decades to serving our nation. Having retired, he is now devoted to spreading joy through his company. You will be surprised to discover some almost unknown health aspects of olive oil in our interview today – and how it can actually increase joy. Tony really explains what we need to look for when purchasing olive oil.

Links: 

• Kasandrinos Olive Oil * https://www.idevaffiliate.com/32527/idevaffiliate.php?id=798&url=322

Coupon codes – 

happy25 – one time purchase

Happy50 – first subscription purchase

• 3-Day Happiness Challenge (Free) – starts September 21st

Timestamps:

[03:26] Tony’s backstory: why olive oil?

[09:12] Distinguishing the types of olive oils: what should we be looking for?

[18:47] What are the different refinery processes with olive oil?

[25:00] Top health benefits of olive oil

[31:25] Why fat is a good thing

[32:05] Other uses of olive oil

[41:36] How to buy Kasandrinos olive oil

*In compliance with the FTC guidelines, please assume the following about links on this site: Some of the links going to products are affiliate links of which I receive a small commission from sales of certain items, but the price is the same for you (sometimes, I even get to share a unique discount with you).

If I post an affiliate link to a product, it is something that I personally use, support and would recommend. I personally vet each and every product. My first priority is providing valuable information and resources to help you create positive changes in your health and bring more happiness into your life.

I will only ever link to products or resources (affiliate or otherwise) that fit within this purpose.

“The key is to learn how to protect yourself from often harmful man-made frequencies, and the other hand harness the rather beautiful energies of nature.”

-Lloyd Burrell

One day in 2002 my guest today, Lloyd Burrell, found himself facing an uncommon and inexplicable set of health challenges. He went to multiple medical professionals who couldn’t help him. He invested thousands of dollars and years of time on solutions that didn’t work. It took him nearly 10 years to recover his health, and through that experience, year after year, he developed a growing passion for energetic healing through vibration. Lloyd is the author of EMF Practical Guide: The Simple Science of Protecting Yourself, Healing Chronic Inflammation, and Living a Naturally Healthy Life in our Toxic Electromagnetic World and has a fabulous website electrosense.com. In today’s episode, Lloyd shares the remarkable discoveries he has made on this journey. This talk is a preview – one of the exciting talks that is part of my happiness challenge that is taking place on September 21st. There was so much great information – I had to also share it with my podcast audience, so stay tuned!

Links

• Healing with Vibration Summit*
• Margie’s 3-Day Happiness Challenge

Timestamps

[00:55] Introduction to Lloyd Burrell

[02:30] How Lloyd became an EMF expert

[05:28] Lloyds turning points and realizations about EMFs

[08:45] Many recommendations to protect yourself from EMFs

[17:44] Grounding yourself

[18:20] How to evaluate your home for EMF safety

[20:03] Sunlight in your daily wellness regiment

[29:37] Water in your wellness regiment

[38:38] Diet and wellness

[47:49] Energetic Healing Through Vibration

*In compliance with the FTC guidelines, please assume the following about links on this site: Some of the links going to products are affiliate links of which I receive a small commission from sales of certain items, but the price is the same for you (sometimes, I even get to share a unique discount with you).

If I post an affiliate link to a product, it is something that I personally use, support and would recommend. I personally vet each and every product. My first priority is providing valuable information and resources to help you create positive changes in your health and bring more happiness into your life.

I will only ever link to products or resources (affiliate or otherwise) that fit within this purpose.

"When you learn to cook, you will never go hungry or be bored."

-Dr. Sally LaMont

About the Guest

Dr. Sally LaMont is a licensed naturopathic doctor (ND), acupuncturist (LAc), educator and cook and sees patients at the Marin Natural Medicine Clinic in Larkspur, California.
There, she focuses on healthy aging, digestive issues, metabolic and hormonal imbalances, pre-diabetes, and dementia through personalized natural treatment plans that address the root cause.
Dr. Sally has created www.drsallyskitchen.com for her patients and the public to share strategies and recipes to beat chronic disease, by using food as medicine. She hosts the Healthy Immune Reset and other digital courses to empower people to take charge of their health and master the lifestyle changes that prevent and reverse chronic disease so they can feel better, get stronger and live longer.

Dr. LaMont earned her Naturopathic Medicine degree in 1981 from the National University of Natural Medicine and her Master of Science in Oriental Medicine in 1986 at Emperor’s College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. As prior Executive Director of the California Naturopathic Doctors Association, Dr. Sally led the successful campaign to license ND's in California, granting almost 40 million people access to natural health care. She was awarded Physician of the Year in 2001 by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians for her work.

Links

• Top Ten Ways to Supercharge Your Immunity
• Dr. Sally’s Marin Natural Medicine Clinic 
• Vital Choice Wild Seafood*

Timestamps

00:48 Introduction to Dr. Sally LaMont

04:28 What’s the big deal with sugar?

08:51 What is important when it comes to diet?

11:34 What is essential for bone health?

18:48 Exploring options besides osteoporosis medication

27:14 Fun bone-healthy recipes and other diet tips

37:15 The importance of collagen

38:15 This fruit is the key to bone-density

41:50 Dr. Sally’s Digital Course: The Healthy Immune Reset

*In compliance with the FTC guidelines, please assume the following about links on this site: Some of the links going to products are affiliate links of which I receive a small commission from sales of certain items, but the price is the same for you (sometimes, I even get to share a unique discount with you).

If I post an affiliate link to a product, it is something that I personally use, support and would recommend. I personally vet each and every product. My first priority is providing valuable information and resources to help you create positive changes in your health and bring more happiness into your life.

I will only ever link to products or resources (affiliate or otherwise) that fit within this purpose. 

“If you’re not able to strengthen the weak muscles, there's a greater force restricting your body.”

-Sue Ellen Strong

Sue Ellen Strong is an expert in myofascial release as well as craniosacral and neuromuscular therapies, yoga therapeutics and bioenergetics. She studied myofascial release with John Branes and uses this powerful technique to treat chronic pain conditions including sports injuries, neck and back pain, concussions and migraines as well as just for enhancing optimal health. She is one of the creators of Myofascial Freedom, a practice in Morristown, NJ.

Whereas many traditional approaches to treating pain act as band-aids and only treat symptoms, Sue Ellen is able to  identify and treat the cause of pain and dysfunction in the body through an in-depth analysis of the body’s myofascia. In today’s interview, Sue Ellen explains the important fascial system that is so often overlooked and how we can all benefit from myofascial release.

She even talks about an easy technique you can do to release the psoas – a muscle responsible for a lot of back pain and tightness. 

Links:

• Sue Ellen’s website! Stay tuned for the launch of her new YouTube channel here.
• My 3-Day Happiness Challenge

Timestamps:

[00:35] Introduction

[02:52] Understanding Sue Ellen, and becoming a myofacial therapist

[08:37] What is myofascia? Is it helping or hindering us?

[10:53] Why stretching isn’t opening your fascia

[18:08] Releasing myofascial tension

[21:23] Methods of myofascial physical therapy

[31:01] Releasing the psoas

[35:51] The element that is essential for the myofascia

[41:00] Other techniques for the myofascia

DISCLAIMER – The information presented on this podcast should not be construed as medical advice. It is not intended to replace consultation with your physician or healthcare provider. The ideas shared on this podcast are the expressed opinions of the guests and do not always reflect those of Margie Bissinger and the Happy Bones, Happy Life program.

“If inflammation and the presence of reactive oxidative species can turn on a disease process like osteoporosis, it can turn on different processes like Alzheimer’s, dementia, and autoimmune disease.” - Ken Brown, MD

Dr. Ken Brown received his medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical School, and completed his fellowship in gastroenterology in San Antonio, Texas. He is a board certified gastroenterologist and has been in practice for over 15 years with a clinical focus on inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Brown declared that his mission is to bridge the gap between medical & natural science. For over a decade he has been conducting clinical research for various pharmacologic companies. Dr. Brown recognized an unmet need for something natural that could help his IBS patients find real relief.

After developing the only all-natural & clinically proven answer for IBS & bloating for over 6 years, ATRANTIL (ahh-tron-teel) launched in the summer of 2015. Dr. Brown developed Atrantil to help those suffering from the symptoms of IBS which we now know are caused by bacterial overgrowth. In today’s episode we delve into the causes of bloating and IBS and what can be done. We also discuss how we can reduce inflammation and improve our bone and overall health with Atrantil.

Links
Affiliate Disclosure*

• Get Atrantil here! Use coupon code Margie10 for a 10% discount!

Timestamps

[00:35] Introduction
[05:39] The origins of Atrantil
[10:23] Gas, bloating, and polyphenols
[19:55] Atrantil as a post-biotic
[26:40] What actually is IBS?
[31:52] SIBO and testing
[33:15] Who should avoid Atrantil?
[39:38] Polyphenols and osteoporosis

DISCLAIMER – The information presented on this podcast should not be construed as medical advice. It is not intended to replace consultation with your physician or healthcare provider. The ideas shared on this podcast are the expressed opinions of the guests and do not always reflect those of Margie Bissinger and the Happy Bones, Happy Life program.

*In compliance with the FTC guidelines, please assume the following about links on this site: Some of the links going to products are affiliate links of which I receive a small commission from sales of certain items, but the price is the same for you (sometimes, I even get to share a unique discount with you).

If I post an affiliate link to a product, it is something that I personally use, support and would recommend. I personally vet each and every product. My first priority is providing valuable information and resources to help you create positive changes in your health and bring more happiness into your life.

I will only ever link to products or resources (affiliate or otherwise) that fit within this purpose.