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  • Ep 55 on hair loss with hormone expert Dr Carrie Jones
    Hair loss… What’s “normal”? Does everyone’s hair get thinner as we age? How can stress, changes in weight, your shampoo, and even shower water affect your hair? Plus... why are people putting caster oil on their hair?
    Dr Carrie Jones describes her work as helping “hormonally challenged people feel less crazy”. She is board certified in Naturopathic Endocrinology with a Master's in Public Health, has spent over 15 years working in integrative medicine.
    In this episode, Dr Jones covers:
    🔹follicles, color and the growth cycle
    🔹’normal’ shedding
    🔹main types of hair loss in men and women
    🔹how the pattern of balding can indicate the cause
    🔹the major causes of hair loss
    🔹how the pH level of your shampoo could be accelerating baldness
    🔹how Dr Jones investigates hair loss in her patients
    🔹the effect of weight loss and weight gain on hair growth
    🔹water softeners and filters - do they make a difference when washing hair?
    🔹red light therapy for hair
    🔹what to do if you think your hair is shedding more than it used to
    🔹caster oil - why are people using it on their hair?
    🔹what Dr Jones does to keep her hair growth as healthy as possible
    Follow Dr Jones on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.carriejones/
    Her website: http://www.drcarriejones.com/
    To watch healthHackers episodes as videos, head to the YouTube channel: youtube.com/HealthHackers
    For articles, podcasts, mini clips, health-tech review videos, guest episodes and to sign up for the monthly newsletter 👉 https://healthhackers.org/
    Thank you to the sponsors of this episode:
    glycanage.com
    See my review of the GlycanAge biological age test and get a discount here:
    https://healthhackers.org/handson/glycanage-biological-age-test
    🟥Common sense caution: Anything you hear or see within healthHackers content should not be considered personal or medical advice. You’ve all heard it before, so you know the score - always talk to your own health provider about your concerns.👌
    34 min
  • Ep 54 on Pure OCD with psychotherapist India Haylor
    Purely Obsessional OCD (Pure O) with psychotherapist India Haylor.
    Don’t believe obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is *only* about hand-washing, checking and tidiness. There’s much more to it, including a lesser known set of invisible symptoms referred to as ‘Pure O’. They can involve mental ruminations, going over memories to check them, arranging thoughts, and mentally assessing lots of “What if?” scenarios. There are many subtypes and themes; each deeply distressing to the person who cannot stop obsessing about them.
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    My special guest on healthHackers™ episode 54 is India Haylor - psychotherapist and founder of OCD Excellence. She’s been working in OCD for 17 years in both the UK and USA. India also has OCD - and the therapists she trains have had personal experience with it too (it’s part of the hiring criteria).
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    In this episode, hear India discuss:
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    🔹how Pure O differs from the OCD you’ve previously heard about
    🔹thought neutralizing, counting and ‘lucky’ numbers
    🔹chewing, blinking, and other secondary subtype obsessions
    🔹what does relationship OCD (ROCD) look and feel like?
    🔹treatment methods for Pure O
    🔹is it important for a therapist to spot Pure O versus traditional OCD?
    🔹why therapists can struggle with if they’re not experts in OCD
    🔹when India’s OCD started and how it manifested
    🔹the positive aspects of living with OCD
    🔹why India only recruits therapists who have personal experience of OCD
    Follow OCD Excellence on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ocdexcellence/
    Visit the website: https://www.ocdexcellence.com/
    OCD Action (UK): https://ocdaction.org.uk/
    International OCD Foundation: https://iocdf.org/
    To watch healthHackers™ videos, head to the YouTube channel: youtube.com/HealthHackers
    For articles, podcasts, mini clips, health-tech review videos, guest episodes and to sign up for the monthly newsletter 👉 https://healthhackers.org/
    🟥Common sense caution: Anything you hear or see within healthHackers content should not be considered personal or medical advice. You’ve all heard it before, so you know the score - always talk to your own health provider about your concerns.👌
    41 min
  • Ep 53 on child behavior challenges with psychologist and nutritionist Dr Nicole Beurkens
    Anxiety, ADHD, autism, and the role of nutrition and lifestyle factors.
    Dr Nicole Beurkens is known as one of the only clinical psychologists in the world with advanced degrees in nutrition and special education who has spent over 20 years helping families identify the root of their children’s behavior, attention, anxiety, or mood disorders - sometimes where other specialists have failed - using lifestyle solutions before medication.
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    She’s also a mother-of-four, an award-winning therapist, a published researcher, international consultant, author of two books - and somehow still has time to lead a team of clinicians at her treatment center in Michigan.
    After learning about Dr Beurkens’ integrative work, I was really keen to interview her on healthHackers. When I was teenager, at least two practitioners linked my debilitating anxiety to fluctuating blood sugar levels. It resulted in a major dietary shift for me (and my family). At the time, we knew barely anything about possible associations between food and brain health.
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    In episode 53, Dr Beurkens shares her insights on:
    🔹the rising number of childhood disorders
    🔹why she looks for the root cause before prescribing psychiatric medication
    🔹the real problem found to be affecting 40% of children diagnosed with ADHD
    🔹the significance of the gut microbiome in child mental health
    🔹nutrition solutions for improved child behavior
    🔹the vitamin deficiencies that can affect behavior
    🔹diet changes with the most success in her ADHD and autism patients
    🔹when placebo pills have been found to work better than psychiatric medication
    🔹the problem with disorder labels and misdiagnosis
    🔹what is pandemic-life doing to children’s emotional and behavioral health?
    🔹how your reaction to the COVID-19 crisis affects your child’s behavior
    🔹and - how Dr Beurkens limits her children’s screen time (without an argument!)
    Dr Beurkens’ website: https://www.drbeurkens.com/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drnicolebeurkens/
    Better Behavior Show podcast: https://www.drbeurkens.com/podcasts/
    🟥Common sense caution: Anything you hear or see within healthHackers content should not be considered personal or medical advice. You’ve all heard it before, so you know the score - always talk to your own health provider about your concerns.👌
    To watch healthHackers episodes as videos, head to the YouTube channel:
    youtube.com/HealthHackers
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    https://healthhackers.org/
    58 min
  • Ep 52 your 'special ops team' immune system with Dr Gina Serraiocco
    Bolstering the most powerful tool we have against COVID-19👉 our own immune system.
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    Dr Gina Serraiocco works on the frontline. She has seen the effects of COVID-19 firsthand and has not only diagnosed but has successfully treated over 100 sufferers of the virus.
    As a board-certified internal medicine and integrative medicine physician here in California’s Silicon Valley with the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Dr Gina is a major advocate of adopting simple lifestyle changes to improve health outcomes.
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    While we all wait for a vaccine and pharmaceutical treatment methods, Dr Gina talks us through some evidence-based steps for supporting immune function to help your body fight off a virus.
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    Episode 52 covers:
    🔹when people with COVID-19 are at their most contagious
    🔹lowering unhelpful inflammation
    🔹eating for good health
    🔹the effect of citrus peel and green tea on your immune system
    🔹stress and immunity
    🔹an easy breathing meditation
    🔹the exercise proven to be best for your immune system
    🔹what’s vitamin P and why would we want it?
    🔹evidence for vitamin D
    🔹vitamin C plus zinc during an infection - research, and lozenge or capsule?
    🔹why Dr Gina takes quercetin
    🔹melatonin research
    🔹the reason hydroxychloroquine may have helped some people
    🔹why those taking Pepcid appeared to fare better against COVID-19
    🔹supporting immunity during pregnancy
    🔹(bonus topic) preventing dementia with habits for a healthy brain
    🔹and what it feels like to be a doctor on the frontline of a global pandemic
    Here’s the link to Dr Gina’s presentation on the prevention and reversal of early dementia and Alzheimer’s (mentioned in the podcast):
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w2_sNbv6L4
    Dr Gina’s YouTube channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyWpvAmtpq87Hq9V1nwO0dQ
    The healthHackers YouTube channel: youtube.com/HealthHackers
    For articles, podcasts, mini clips, health-tech review videos, guest episodes and to sign up for the monthly newsletter 👉 https://healthhackers.org/
    🟥Common sense caution: Anything you hear or see within healthHackers content should not be considered personal or medical advice. You’ve all heard it before, so you know the score - always talk to your own health provider about your concerns.👌
    33 min
  • Ep 51 on back pain with physical therapist Dr Chelsea Matthews
    Back pain! 😩 One of the most common complaints affecting the majority of us at some point in our lives. Anyone else spend too long hunching over a laptop in early lockdown days?
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    Chat to someone who’s had a back issue and you’ll hear how daunting it can be. Maybe you’ve been told you have to lose weight to get rid of your back pain. There might be fears around surgery, inactivity, worsening injuries - you name it.
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    So I wanted to do a #healthHackers episode with Dr Chelsea Matthews - a physical therapist, exercise specialist and former athlete who loves to nip back ache in the bud and resolve her clients’ pain WITHOUT resorting to surgery, injections - or ANY procedures that would mean they have to take time off work.
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    I had no idea there were so many myths around injuries until I found Chelsea. In this podcast, she debunks plenty of ideas about looking after your back that you’ve probably innocently believed for a long, long time.
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    In episode 51, we cover:
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    🔹how Chelsea has helped hundreds of clients get out of pain and back to their workouts without injections or surgery
    🔹tips for a healthy back
    🔹is rest always the best first aid for an injury?
    🔹things to know if you’ve been told you need to lose weight to be pain free
    🔹is sleeping on your front bad for your back?
    🔹you’ll likely get a disk protrusion one day - but that’s OK
    🔹you must always sit up straight for a healthy back - true or false?
    🔹staying on top of your mental health during recovery
    🔹reframing pain
    🔹plus, how strong our spines really are
    Chelsea’s website: https://www.catalystptp.com/
    Her Insta: https://www.instagram.com/catalystpt/
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    🟥Common sense caution: Anything you hear or see within healthHackers content should not be considered personal or medical advice. You’ve all heard it before, so you know the score - always talk to your own health provider about your concerns.👌
    24 min
  • Ep 50 on functional dentistry with Dr Mark Burhenne
    Have you ever heard of mouth taping? I recently posted about it on my Instagram Stories the other week (@healthhackers). I’d seen functional dentistry expert and creator of AsktheDentist.com Dr Mark Burhenne talking about it, so I asked my followers if they wanted me to record a healthHackers episode with him. The result of the vote was a majority YES. Well, here we are.👇
    But we don’t just talk about mouth taping. Oh no, Dr B was kind enough to let me quiz him on his expert insights gathered over 35 years as a dentist. Some of it might surprise you. He takes a “microbiome-first” approach to dental health; big on prevention and getting to the root cause of a problem. He’s also the author of ‘The 8-Hour Sleep Paradox.’
    In this episode, you’ll hear Dr B’s views on:
    🔹how to keep your oral microbiome happy
    🔹why it’s better to be a nose-breather than a mouth-breather
    🔹mouth taping and why he recommends it
    🔹a link between oral health and Alzheimer’s
    🔹why using mouthwash is a mistake
    🔹what to eat for a healthy mouth
    🔹why he uses a hydroxyapatite toothpaste instead of a fluoride-containing paste
    🔹insights for healthy-minded parents who can’t figure out why their children need fillings
    🔹why he brushes his teeth before breakfast
    🔹why you shouldn’t brush straight after a meal
    🔹how pregnancy can affect teeth - and what women can do about it
    🔹an easy step to help your oral microbiome after a cup of coffee or glass of wine (it’s not brushing)
    🔹plus, what it means if you snore
    🟥Common sense caution: Anything you hear on healthHackers should not be considered personal or medical advice. You’ve heard it before, so you know the score - always talk to your own health provider about your concerns.👌
    Dr B’s website: https://askthedentist.com/
    Insta: https://www.instagram.com/askthedentist/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/askthedentist?s=20
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    55 min
  • Ep 48 with ‘The Carb Addiction Doc’ - Dr Robert Cywes
    If you’ve seen Dr Robert Cywes on his YouTube channel you’ll be familiar with his straight talking, no fuss videos aimed at those looking to find out what's at the root of their diabetes or obesity.
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    His medical background includes 18 years of performing obesity surgery (over 8000 times). He’s also a board certified pediatric general surgeon and specializes in helping adults and teenagers through his practice in Palm Beach, Florida. 
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    Dr Cywes used to weigh nearly 300 pounds - and has described his experience as an “ongoing journey” of losing weight and understanding why he became heavy.
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    Do not expect this episode of healthHackers to be a lecture on eating less and exercising more. Dr Cywes is known for taking a different approach. One that looks at tackling addiction to carbohydrates.
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    In this episode, you’ll hear:
    🔹why overeating is emotional, not nutritional
    🔹the problem with too much sugar
    🔹why he says sugar and carb addictions are more intense than alcohol or nicotine habits
    🔹reasons Dr Cywes hates the word “diet”
    🔹how obesity is a protective mechanism
    🔹his response to those who criticize him for demonizing carbs
    🔹how carbs aren’t what they used to be
    🔹why he believes we should stop giving our kids sugary foods as “treats”
    🔹how being slim doesn’t mean you’re not addicted to carbs
    🔹plus, insights into the management of his own carb addiction
    Subscribe (for free videos) to the healthHackers YouTube channel: youtube.com/HealthHackers
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    Subscribe to the ‘Carb Addiction Doc’ on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk4Mk7vArjSYBa1VKv9-chA
    Support him at https://www.patreon.com/carbaddictiondoc
    Check out Dr Cywes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carbaddictiondoc
    On FB: https://www.facebook.com/carbaddictiondoc/
    His website: Obesityunderstood.com
    Text him on 561 5170642 for a consultation (USA) or email [email protected]
    Common sense caution: Anything you hear or see within healthHackers content should not be considered personal or medical advice. You’ve all heard it before, so you know the score - always talk to your own health provider about your concerns.👌
    44 min
  • Ep 47 with transformative coach, anxiety author & entrepreneur, Nicola Bird
    After more than 20 years of anxiety and panic attacks (that were so bad she didn’t leave the house for weeks at a time), Nicola discovered “a completely new way of understanding how human beings create their experience of anxiety and how to dissolve it almost effortlessly.”
    She wrote a book about her insights: ‘A Little Peace of Mind: The Revolutionary Solution for Freedom from Anxiety, Panic Attacks and Stress,’ and runs programs coaching others about the understanding she discovered.
    The first time I saw Nicola was when one of her videos popped up in my Facebook feed. The way she described her former anxious thinking was so relatable (anxiety and me go back a long way😜) and when I heard her compare the nature of thought to the ticker tape on a news channel - it resonated even more (I’m a former TV news journalist and presenter), so I signed up to one of her courses to learn about the insights that changed her life so dramatically.
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    Not long after that, I invited her on to healthHackers so that you guys could hear about her solution too. I’m happy to say she said yes. And now here we are - episode 47 with transformative coach and author, Nicola Bird.😁
    In this podcast, you’ll hear Nicola explain:
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    🔹the key insights that changed her relationship with anxiety and panic attacks
    🔹unstoppable thoughts, and why you don’t have to jump on them
    🔹dealing with “what if..?”
    🔹why she quit trying to find solutions
    🔹how long it took for her to find peace
    🔹relinquishing the need to control
    🔹how her new insights wiped 90% of tasks off her to-do list
    🔹the new feel-good venture that grew from her garden
    🔹plus, who is Sydney Banks and what are the Three Principles?
    Subscribe (for free videos) to the healthHackers YouTube channel: youtube.com/HealthHackers
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    Common sense caution: Anything you hear or see within healthHackers content should not be considered personal or medical advice. You’ve heard it before, so you know the score - always talk to your own health provider about your concerns.
    42 min
  • Ep 46 with The Allergy Chef
    Can you imagine living with over 200 food allergies and intolerances? A few years ago, Kathlena, a.k.a. The Allergy Chef was told she had only 30 days left to live. Her sensitivities are so prevalent she can’t even drink most water and has spent the last four years wearing an industrial mask to protect her from airborne allergies.
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    Despite this, she’s devoted to helping others living with allergies or special dietary requirements to create safe and tasty meals. Kathlena runs an allergy-friendly bakery and catering business here in the San Francisco Bay Area, has produced several cookbooks and offers online courses too.
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    healthHackers listeners, you know that food allergies are a topic close to my own heart, and Kathlena’s mission, she says, is to change the world “one bite at a time.”
    In episode 46, you’ll hear Kathlena’s views on:
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    🔹growing up while suffering from constant food sensitivities
    🔹being told she only had 30 days left to live
    🔹managing her children’s different allergies
    🔹helping yourself if you suspect you’re reacting to foods
    🔹things that have surprised her most while catering for the allergy community
    🔹a key question restaurants should be asking allergic customers
    🔹the areas of allergy research she’s most interested in right now
    🔹how you’ll know when you’re with a good allergy specialist
    🔹plus, a reason to be cautious of products labelled ‘non-dairy’ in the USA if you have a milk allergy
    Subscribe (for free) to the healthHackers YouTube channel: youtube.com/HealthHackers
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    📌Important note for new healthHackers listeners and viewers: anything you hear or see within healthHackers content should not be considered personal or medical advice. You’ve all heard it before, so you know the score - always talk to your health provider about your own concerns.👌
    48 min
  • Ep 45 with sleep researcher & PhD student of clinical psychology, Christina Pierpaoli Parker
    If your sleep habits feel like they’ve shifted since the coronavirus crisis began - I think you’re going to enjoy healthHackers episode 45 with sleep researcher, PhD student resident of clinical psychology at the University of Alabama, and committee member of the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, Christina Pierpaoli Parker.
    Christina’s work has featured in numerous publications including the Journal of Aging & Health, and Clinical Gerontologist. She also writes for Psychology Today covering sleep, aging and sexual wellness.
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    In this episode, we cover:
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    🔹what the COVID-19 pandemic has done to our sleep and dreams
    🔹how the crisis could be helping your natural chronotype to emerge
    🔹why you don’t need to go to bed at the same time every night
    🔹is it possible to translate your dreams into real meanings?
    🔹why you should go to bed when you’re sleepy - not when you’re tired (there’s a difference!)
    🔹the “sleep tax” you pay for the privilege of aging
    🔹a treatment that can help change bad dreams
    🔹how much sleep is needed for your age group
    🔹what it can mean if you fall asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow
    🔹what happens to your muscles and heart rate when you dream
    🔹how sleep affects your weight-loss goals
    🔹four science-backed tips for getting better sleep (that Christina follows every night!)
    Subscribe (for free) to the healthHackers YouTube channel: youtube.com/healthHackers
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    45 min

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