hol+ with Dr. Taz MD | The Future of Medicine is Holistic

Chronic stress and anxiety present more than mental and emotional symptoms--they can also prompt physiological responses.Stress and anxiety have become a regular occurrence in everyday life. From financial woes to relationship angst, there are no shortage of stress triggers.

Unfortunately, chronic stress and anxiety becomes more than just a mental or emotional condition. It can have a number of physiological results, such as leaky gut, food sensitivities, bloating, and an upset microbiome. Your body is constantly in reactive mode, which disrupts multiple systemic functions.

Rather than turn to prescription remedies, Ali Miller, RD, LD, CDE, prefers to take a more holistic approach. She utilizes a six-step approach in order to restore balance:

Miller also uses a ketogenic strategy for managing chronic stress and anxiety, which helps balance blood sugar levels and grounds mood and mindset.

Listen as Miller joins Dr. Taz to discuss her expertise in this area, as well as share highlights from her newest book, The Anti-Anxiety Diet: A Whole Body Program to Stop Racing Thoughts, Banish Worry and Live Panic-Free.

At the basis of Love Meditation is: Love melts all blockages, love transforms all life.Dr. and Master Zhi Gang Sha has a long history of practicing and teaching the many disciplines of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), including qigong, tai chi, kung fu, feng shui, and the I Ching. He also teaches the Love Meditation, which is a time for people to come together to embody love, share love and feel love. At the basis of Love Meditation is: Love melts all blockages, love transforms all life. During the Love Meditation, participants are guided into a deep state of relaxation. Participants focus on the energy and light that love brings into all our lives. This creates a powerful Field of Love that is very nourishing and healing. Master Sha joins Dr. Taz to explain how Love Meditation works, as well as the myriad benefits of TCM for mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual health.

Learn how to turn your "food story" into one of deep nourishment and radiant health.Certified eating psychology and nutrition expert Elise Museles describes a "food story" as an inner narrative crafted by a lifetime of experiences, associations, and feelings we have as eaters. Get farm to table ingredients and recipes delivered right to your door every week with Sun Basket. Go to SunBasket.com/wholehealth to save $35 off of your first order. - sponsor It’s the origin point of our struggles... with food, cravings, body image, self-worth, and more. We all carry these stories with us, and oftentimes, they're really hard to shake.  Fortunately, there is a way. Elise says the key to breaking the pattern is truly uncovering your own food story. Listen as Elise joins Dr. Taz to discuss how food stories are formed, why they are so influential, and how you can overcome the narrative that may be keeping you from your best self. Sponsor: Get farm to table ingredients and recipes delivered right to your door every week with Sun Basket. Go to SunBasket.com/wholehealth to save $35 off of your first order.

Many scientists and respected researchers believe the proliferation of glyphosate may be disrupting our ability to thrive and even to survive as a species.The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that an agricultural chemical called glyphosate is a human health hazard. And, as of July 2017, against the chemical's creator Monsanto’s unsuccessful challenge in court, the state of California EPA has declared that glyphosate is a carcinogen and causes cancer. Many scientists and respected researchers believe the proliferation of glyphosate may be disrupting our ability to thrive and even to survive as a species. The complications caused by widespread glyphosate toxicity could be in part responsible for a massive increase of physical, mental and immune challenges that are now pervasive among the general population. The common thread? The food we eat and the environment in which we live. Both of these are now sources of potentially lethal glyphosate contamination. David Sandoval, author of The Toxin that Came to Dinner, joins Dr. Taz to explore solutions to this dangerous chemical.

Top athletes, celebrities, and doctors are increasingly embracing CBD's anti-anxiety, antioxidant, and pain-relieving properties.Cannabidiol (CBD) oil is quickly becoming one of the biggest trends in beauty and wellness. Top athletes, celebrities, and doctors are increasingly embracing its anti-anxiety, antioxidant, and pain-relieving properties. According to Gretchen Lidicker, Health Editor at MindBodyGreen, this non-psychoactive compound of the cannabis plant can benefit the body and skin in a variety of ways. Consumers have the option from choosing from CBD that has been derived from either marijuana or hemp, both plants that fall under the cannabis umbrella.  Gretchen has authored CBD Oil: Everyday Secrets: A Lifestyle Guide to Hemp-Derived Health and Wellness in order to help consumers interested in CBD know what to look for in a high-quality product and what to expect before using CBD for the first time. Listen as Gretchen joins Dr. Taz to share insights from the book, as well as the specific health benefits one might realize from incorporating CBD into daily life.

Unlike adults who have had years building their coping skills, children may not know how to handle the unfamiliar feelings of stress and anxiety.Kids get stressed too.  Our fast-paced, always on-the-go society has resulted in increasing levels of anxiety for kids and teens. And, unlike adults who have had years building their coping skills, children may not know how to handle the unfamiliar feelings of stress and anxiety. A health gut (flora) makes life a lot easier. The good news is: there is something you can do about that! Try Kaya Biotics – as a treat for your gut. Click on this link to save 25% off your first order, use code "wholehealth" at checkout. - sponsor Mallika Chopra, wellness expert and the daughter of Deepak Chopra, is avidly working to give kids the tools they need. Mallika learned the practice of meditation at a very young age, and has tapped into her own expertise to author Just Breathe: Meditation, Mindfulness, Movement, and More. Just Breathe is a fun and accessible, fully illustrated go-to meditation guide full of specific exercises to help deal with day-to-day challenges. Designed for kids age 8-12, The book includes practical advice on breathing techniques and guided meditations for a number of topics and scenarios, including: Dealing with stress Getting to sleep Building self-confidence Focusing on school/tests/other work Ridding oneself of anxiety Listen as Mallika joins Dr. Taz to explain the benefits of meditation and how Just Breathe can help kids learn to lead a healthier, happier, and more connected life. Sponsor: A health gut (flora) makes life a lot easier. The good news is: there is something you can do about that! Try Kaya Biotics – as a treat for your gut. Click on this link to save 25% off your first order, use code "wholehealth" at checkout. - sponsor

Upon realizing an epilepsy diagnosis would set the stage for the rest of her life, Alisa Kennedy Jones sat in her doctor's office in shock and disbelief.At age 40, Alisa Kennedy Jones suffered her first epileptic seizure. While many believe epilepsy is a condition begun in childhood, Jones quickly learned that there are many different types of epilepsy and 40 different types of seizures, depending on the type of epilepsy you have. Upon realizing this would set the stage for the rest of her life, Jones sat in the doctor's office in shock and disbelief. Get farm to table ingredients and recipes delivered right to your door every week with Sun Basket. Go to SunBasket.com/wholehealth to save $35 off of your first order. - sponsor In her book, Gotham Girl Interrupted: My Misadventures in Motherhood, Love, and Epilepsy, Jones chronicles her experiences after her diagnosis. A health gut (flora) makes life a lot easier. The good news is: there is something you can do about that! Try Kaya Biotics – as a treat for your gut. Click on this link to save 25% off your first order, use code "wholehealth" at checkout. - sponsor Beginning with that first in a series of grand mal seizures, which she likens to "swallowing a bolt of lightning," she says each seizure leaves her with what Zen Buddhists sometimes refer to as a "beginner's mind"--a vast, open expanse of headspace, coupled with a creative euphoria. This state renders you less encumbered by everything you've already learned, but also challenged by having to relearn some of the more basic aspects of daily life. As she moved through denial, fright, and grief as she dealt with her disease, Jones came to address her "new life" with comedy.  Listen as Jones joins Dr. Taz to share her story and provide light for those currently suffering with epilepsy or other seizure-afflicted diseases.  Sponsor: A health gut (flora) makes life a lot easier. The good news is: there is something you can do about that! Try Kaya Biotics – as a treat for your gut. Click on this link to save 25% off your first order, use code "wholehealth" at checkout. - sponsor Sponsor: Get farm to table ingredients and recipes delivered right to your door every week with Sun Basket. Go to SunBasket.com/wholehealth to save $35 off of your first order.

Concentrated breathwork -- such as that practiced with Qigong Meditation -- has incredible benefits for overall health and improved longevity.The term "Blue Zones" encompasses those areas around the globe where people live the longest. Some of this longevity is nutrition-based, but as certified Qigong Meditation expert Simon Cheng believes, concentrated breathwork -- such as that practiced with Qigong -- also has incredible benefits.  This type of breathing teaches your body to turn on the parasympathetic nervous system--the "rest and digest" system (opposite of fight or flight). A health gut (flora) makes life a lot easier. The good news is: there is something you can do about that! Try Kaya Biotics – as a treat for your gut. Click on this link to save 25% off your first order, use code "wholehealth" at checkout. - sponsor Simon's journey to his expertise in Qigong was not without angst. After years of being caught up in the "rat race," suffering multiple health issues, and undergoing a traumatic surgery which didn't resolve any of his medical problems, Simon went back to his roots: Eastern Medicine. Simon joins Dr. Taz to explain the benefits of breathwork, a few simple tips for getting yourself to that parasympathetic state, and additional lifestyle factors that contribute to health, well-being and longevity. For more information, you can also access Simon's blog post, entitled "Medicinal Breathwork: 3 Simple Steps To Turn Your Breath Into Medicine And Cure Illness." Simon is also offering listeners a great deal when shopping on the Pique Tea website -- Up to 28% off PLUS Free Shipping on orders. To claim your offer, click HERE. Sponsor: A health gut (flora) makes life a lot easier. The good news is: there is something you can do about that! Try Kaya Biotics – as a treat for your gut. Click on this link to save 25% off your first order, use code "wholehealth" at checkout. - sponsor

Women who have been told repeatedly to "get your mammogram" may have been misled.For decades, women have been advised to "get your mammogram" as an early detection approach. According to Dr. Nyjon Eccles, women have been misled.  Based on research, Dr. Eccles states that mammography screening doesn't lead to survival advantage. He cites research results that show for every 2,000 women who are screened over 10 years, one life will be saved, 10 women will receive unnecessary treatment, and 200 women will receive false positive results. A health gut (flora) makes life a lot easier. The good news is: there is something you can do about that! Try Kaya Biotics – as a treat for your gut. Click on this link to save 25% off your first order, use code "wholehealth" at checkout. - sponsor A better alternative, says Dr. Eccles, is the use of thermography, which uses infrared cameras to detect heat radiating from breast tissue. Cancers generate heat because they are highly metabolic and cause increased blood circulation. The screening tool does not involve compression of the breasts, nor does it use radiation. It is able to pick up on potential cancer before it can be seen, structurally, by a mammogram.  Another benefit is that thermography screening isn't impeded by dense breast tissue, and therefore can be used in younger women who may have a family history or genetic risk.  While mammography may produce false positives, Dr. Eccles has seen thermography result in 90-95% accuracy.  He does caution, however, that thermography shouldn't be used as a diagnostic tool; rather, its focus should be screening and early detection. Just because heat is detected, doesn't mean it's cancer -- it could be an inflammatory response. That said, any chronic or persistent inflammatory issues should also be followed up with additional diagnostic investigation. Listen as Dr. Eccles joins Dr. Taz to discuss more about why thermography is a better option to mammography, as well as his development of  ThermoCheck®, a computer-assisted Breast Thermography system. Sponsor: A health gut (flora) makes life a lot easier. The good news is: there is something you can do about that! Try Kaya Biotics – as a treat for your gut. Click on this link to save 25% off your first order, use code "wholehealth" at checkout. - sponsor

Dr. David Friedman explains how to navigate food in a world of eating fads.Dr. David Friedman noticed the food rules were always changing. Something that was bad for you one day was proclaimed as having great health benefit the next. To cut through the noise, Dr. Friedman advises combining these three things: Common science: Find out what the studies show. Common sense: Trust your gut instead of what you see in the media. Biology: The body should be designed to utilize the food you eat. Consider eliminating animal milk, eating more fish, and reducing your red meat consumption. Eat like your grandparents, consuming things that were available decades ago. A health gut (flora) makes life a lot easier. The good news is: there is something you can do about that! Try Kaya Biotics – as a treat for your gut. Click on this link to save 25% off your first order, use code "wholehealth" at checkout. - sponsor Diets often fail. The focus is on food. The problem is that there are hormone disruptors that prevent weight loss. Plastics labeled with the numbers 5 or 7 have higher BPAs and interfere with hormones. If the PLU code on your produce has an 8, it contains GMOs. Stick to produce with stickers that begin with 9. Listen as Dr. Friedman joins Dr. Taz to help address the culinary conundrum. Sponsor: A health gut (flora) makes life a lot easier. The good news is: there is something you can do about that! Try Kaya Biotics – as a treat for your gut. Click on this link to save 25% off your first order, use code "wholehealth" at checkout. - sponsor