Holistic Vigilantes

The Holistic Vigilantes take a break to activate the parasympathetic nervous system with massage therapist, holistic educator, and author of The Pause to Relax, Linda Penkala. This episode is a big reminder to slow down and give the body a chance to rest, repair, and digest. Kick back and learn how to activate your parasympathetic nervous system with natural tools like essential oils and tapping. This calming episode winds through the vagus nerve, exploring how oral health is connected to emotional health, energy, breathwork, bodywork, stress, chronic inflammation, and toxins. Because sometimes saving the World starts with self-care.

The Vigilantes have joined forces with Dr. Andrew Wong of the Capital Integrative Health Clinic to tear down the outdated concept of separation between dentistry and medicine. This exhilarating and informative episode digs into oral health and its connection to chronic inflammation and conditions like Alzheimer's and insulin resistance. No stone is left unturned, as we explore buzz-word topics like heavy metals, gut health, good fats, covid, fasting, acid reflux, and root cause. Sometimes the journey to whole-body health is not one giant leap, but many small steps incorporated into your daily life. 

The Vigilantes collaborate with Chiropractor Dr. Katherine Kadin of Kadin Family Chiropractic & Wellness Center to emphasize the connection between oral structures and whole body alignment. Dr. Kat "the Brain-Based Chiropractor" is fired up and ready to take on the 6 T's: trauma, toxins, thoughts, technology, tethers, and terrain. This compelling episode features functional wellness hot topics like epigenetics, vagus nerve problems, inflammation, preventative medicine, and what you need to know about how your dental treatment affects the success of your chiropractic treatment. It's never too early to take an active role in your overall health and wellness - the time is now!

The Holistic Vigilantes have teamed up with the queen of TOTs and Myo, Hallie Bulkin, to eliminate Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders. Listen in as these airway heroines discuss the impact that muscle function can have on oral, facial, and airway structures. Learn about tongue ties, dental growth appliances, and the role Myofunctional Therapy plays in the expansion process. Breathe easy, literally, because the Holistic Vigilantes are taking the team approach to airway-focused dentistry. 

The Vigilantes team up with board-certified physician and psychiatrist, Dr. Ulka Agarwal, equipped with her secret weapon to combat inflammation and chronic illness: FOOD. Dr. Ulka's extensive research shows how plant-based diets can affect mood, diabetes, depression, anxiety, obesity, energy levels, inflammation, and even sex. Learn how the produce section is your greatest arsenal and armory to protect your overall health and fight back against disease. We're saving the world, one apple at a time!

The Vigilantes talk with the author of Six-Foot Tiger, Three-Foot Cage and Licensed to Thrive , Dr. Felix Liao. In this episode, the doctors will help you build your health arsenal, so your body is ready and able to defend itself when disaster strikes. Dr. Tipograph, Dr. Baer, and Dr. Liao combat some of America’s greatest villains, like underdeveloped airways, sugar, the big food industry, and COVID. It’s going to take more than a mask to save you from some of America’s biggest killers.

The Holistic Vigilantes go head to head with one of the most controversial dental materials: Mercury Amalgam. Why is a filling material that contains mercury being used in modern dentistry? If it's harmful in the water you drink, how is it safe in your mouth? Tune in as the Vigilantes expose the hidden dangers of amalgam/metal/silver/mercury fillings, and how removal is important. Kim and Jen are armed to the teeth, and they're kicking dental Amalgam to the curb (by using the proper disposal technique, because we also care about environmental health)! 

If you’re looking for a dentist who values your general health as much as your dental health, then consider using a “Holistic Dentist.” Here at Natural Dentist Associates (NDA), our holistic approach to dental care ensures that the care of your healthy smile doesn’t come at the expense of your overall health. We perform most procedures at our holistic dental office in Maryland.