Love & Guts

#196 Dr. Julie Greenberg is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor and Registered Herbalist RH(AHG) who specializes in integrative dermatology. She is the founder of the Center for Integrative Dermatology, a holistic clinic that approaches skin problems by finding and treating the root cause. Dr. Greenberg holds degrees from Northwestern University, Stanford University and Bastyr University. She lectures at naturopathic medical schools and speaks at conferences across the U.S. on the topics of hair, skin and nails. Dr. Greenberg is the Program Chair for the Naturopathic & Integrative Dermatology Series on LearnSkin.com, a 20 course CE program for doctors that discusses evidence-based alternative approaches to treating dermatological conditions.

In this episode we cover

• How common is acne? Are we only seeing it in teenagers?
• Why can acne occur in perimenopausal/menopausal individuals and even neonates
• The different types of acne
• What drives acne
• How is mTOR pathway involved and what is the influence of the gut
• Diagnostics and strategies practitioners can use to support the those experiencing acne
• And so much more

#195 Alana Gardini is a specialist paediatric physiotherapist at All About Physio Nerang on the Gold Coast.

Alana graduated in 2005 from The University of SA and in the years following has developed a love for providing physiotherapy to children of all abilities. She particularly enjoys working with children with Cerebral Palsy, having gained expertise in this specialist field through a wide range of post-graduate training and more than 10 years of experience in specialist disability services, public hospitals and private practices. Alana has worked alongside paediatricians, rehabilitation specialists, occupational therapists and speech pathologists both nationally and internationally.

She is trained in Neuro-Developmental Therapy (NDT), orthotic provision, gait assessment, equipment prescription and hydrotherapy. She has a strong understanding of human movement, and a keen interest in the relationship between the sensory and motor systems. Alana wholeheartedly believes that 'play' is the key to helping a child discover their body and to learn how to move 'better'.

Alana works with adults as well as children, and finds her comprehensive Pilates training an extremely useful tool in providing holistic care to her clients.

Alana is also the author of the most excellent book / resource called My Strong Little Body. A resource Alana created that really captures what she wants every new parent to know about baby development. How easy it can be to give your 'little' one a stronger start (and not a flat head).

In this episode we cover

• What compelled Alana to write the book My strong little body
• The link between babies movement and brain development
• The five major gross motor milestones and what age we expect to see them occur
• The major concerns parents and Alana have about gross motor development
• Why they occur and strategies to prevent or correct
• Tummy time - why we want to encourage it and creative ways we can do TT if baby doesn't take to it
• Alana's thoughts on footwear
• What parents can do to support gross motor development
• And so much more

Alana has generously offered the Love & Guts listener 20% off the My Strong Little Body eBook. Simply use LOVEANDGUTS20 at the checkout

#194 Dr. Whitney Hayes is a naturopathic physician and licensed acupuncturist located in Portland, OR. She has a great passion for treating imbalances in digestive health. She's been treating patients for over 10 years with a focus on digestive disorders, including IBS, Crohn's, Ulcerative Colitis, microscopic colitis and especially SIBO. Her favorite patients to treat are pediatric cases with digestive imbalances. She's a member of the GastroANP and is currently volunteering her time with a group of other ND doctors on the GastroANP to write a board certification test for Naturopathic Gastroenterology.

#193 Dr. Anne Hill has been practicing holistic health since 1994. She initially trained as and maintained a practice as a clinical herbalist and craniosacral therapist and then went on to receive her medical degree in 2003. She currently practices in Portland, Oregon as a licensed Naturopathic Physician. She specializes in general family practice, environmental medicine, endocrinology, and chronic infectious disease.

Dr. Hill has been an educator as long as she has been a physician, holding private seminars as well as guest teaching and lecturing on medical topics at various institutions across the United States as well as on line. In her free time Dr. Hill enjoys experimenting in the kitchen, listening to podcasts and hiking in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, two children and her basenji.

• What craniosacral therapy is
• The communication pathways of the microbiome-gut-brain complex
• How it applies to craniosacral treatment
• The two-way relationships between the gut microbiome and the stress response system, including the role of the vagus nerve
• How we can use craniosacral therapy as part of SIBO treatment and recovery
• How craniosacral supports women postpartum and their bubs
• And so much more

#192 Dr Rosalba Courtney (DO, PhD) is an osteopath, researcher, author and teacher.

Rosalba has a PhD on the topic of dysfunctional breathing and breathing therapy and has published widely in the scientific literature and contributed to textbook chapters. Rosalba is passionate about both the art and science of breathing. She believes that breathing combined with movement, mind-body techniques, other health practices has enormous potential as a tool to heal the mind and body. She is actively involved in ongoing research on broad topics related to breathing and health.

Rosalba has developed a system called Integrative Breathing Therapy based on the models and tools she developed during her PhD and subsequent research. She has trained health professionals from many disciplines including physiotherapy, psychology, speech and language pathology, osteopathy and integrative medicine in the theory and applications of breathing therapy for their field. She is currently developing her first online certification course in Foundations of Integrative Breathing Therapy for Health Professionals.

Rosalba also runs online and face to face programs for individuals and groups. These programs include Breath Mind Body, Functional Breathing Retraining, Healthy Breathing Healthy Child and Altitude Power Breathing. She sees private patients at the Breath and Body Clinic in Avalon and at Genbiome in Edgecliff, Sydney.

In this episode we cover

• What breathing issues or dysfunctions she commonly sees in children and why some of these occur
• Signs that a child's breathing may need attention
• The importance of nose breathing and the impact of nitric oxide
• What mouth breathing does to the oral microbiome
• Rosalba's thoughts on mouth taping for children
• Strategies that help to restore functional breathing and break vicious cycles
• How humming is such a great strategy on so many levels
• And so much more

#191 As a women's health physiotherapist, author, yoga teacher and teacher trainer, experienced keynote speaker and founder of Sacred Women's Business Coaching, Lisa believes that when women tap into their feminine wisdom, the feminine shift restores balance and equality and helps to heal our troubled world. She lives in a subtropical paradise near Byron Bay.

In this episode we cover

• Why many women are disconnected or experience dampened sensation in the pelvic floor

• How this may present for someone

• Ways we can elevate our awareness of these areas

• How certain ways we move could potentially cause harm

• How to protect the pelvic floor in a yoga class

• Causes of Painful sex and how PFP can help

• How the pelvic floor can be impacted during peri menopause

• And so much more

#190 In this episode we extinguish the confusion on when to begin introducing solid food to your baby. I had to get Dawn Whitten back on the cast. If you have yet to listen to my first conversation with Dawn please do. Back in episode 64 I Dawn and I delve into the world of breast milk and the breast milk microbiome. It's a goodie and one that I've listened to a few times already. Judging by the downloads, you guys found this one valuable too.

Let me refresh your memory on who Dawn is; Dawn Whitten is a Naturopath, Western Herbalist, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, Researcher and Educator. Passionate about protecting and nurturing the microbiome of the next generation, Dawn has a broad base of clinical experience with a focus on women's health through pregnancy and beyond, as well as infant and toddler health. She has been in clinical practice for 16+ years.

Dawn has been published in the peer-reviewed literature and has contributed to clinical textbooks (Including the Breastfeeding chapter in the soon to be published Advanced Clinical Naturopathic Medicine, Elsevier). Dawn co-coordinates two units within the Evidence-based Complementary Medicine Program in the College of Health & Medicine at the University of Tasmania. She is part of the research team at Probitic.Advisor.com and a clinical director at Goulds Natural Medicine in Hobart.

In this episode

• Dawn shares a little about herself - what gets her up in the morning
• When to begin introducing solid food to our babies
• What signs to look out for that show baby is ready for solids
• Why it's wise to continue breastfeeding once solid food commences
• Why many babies get constipated when they start solids
• How parents can prevent constipation in their babies
• Why we might want to avoid whole cow's milk in first 12 months
• The risks of consuming solid foods too early
• The best way to introduce potential food allergens to baby
• Baby food labelling
• And on and on we go

It's a great conversation as it always is with Dawn.

#189 Dr. Mona Morstein has been a naturopathic physician for thirty-one years. She graduated from and did a residency at National College of Naturopathic Medicine. She was Chair of Nutrition, Gastroenterology professor and Clinical Supervisor at a naturopathic medical school. She now has her own clinic, Arizona Integrative Medical Solutions, in Tempe, AZ.

Dr. Morstein has a busy gastrointestinal focused medical practice. She has been on all three SIBO SOS Summit series and has done numerous webinars/lectures on SIBO and other gastrointestinal conditions.

Dr. Morstein is recognized as an expert on diabetes. Her 560 page book "Master Your Diabetes: A Comprehensive, Integrative Approach to Both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes," is an in-depth, evidenced based, educational book for both patients and physicians. She is the founder and Executive Director of the Low Carb Diabetes Association, a 501c3 education non-profit.

I have wanted to get Mona on for some time now as I have seen many of her lectures and just love the way in which she delivers well researched information so clearly and with much enthusiasm.

In this episode we cover:

• How common gallstones and cholecystectomies are
• The main reasons people get their gallbladder out
• Who is at most risk of developing gallstones
• The different types of gallstones that exist
• What Biliary Colic and cholecystitis is
• The best way to assess for gallstones
• Treatments for gallstones - conventional medicine and functional medicine
• And so much more

#188 Patrick Mckeown is the President of Buteyko Professionals International. He is also a member of the Management Board and the Advisory Faculty of the International Academy of Breathing & Health.

Patrick was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and later studied in the Moscow clinic of the founder of the Buteyko Breathing Method; the late Professor Konstantin Buteyko. He was honoured to be awarded a Diploma in the Buteyko Method by Professor Buteyko.

Patrick's current professional affiliations include being a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (UK), a Member of the Physiological Society (UK), a Member of the Academy of Applied Myofunctional Sciences, a Fellow of Buteyko Professionals International, and a Fellow of the International Academy of Breathing & Health.

In this episode we cover

• The principles of buteyko breathing
• Why we want to avoid over breathing and losing too much carbon dioxide
• Some of the protective mechanisms that the body creates (in the form of disease) to limit the loss of CO2
• Why we snore and how breathing can impact this
• Why Patrick believes that no one that is mouth breathing is reaching their full potential
• How the Buteyko breathing method can benefit digestive health
• The signs that can indicate that babies and children are breathing poorly
• And so much more

#187 Tara Nelson, is a West Australian-based naturopath with over 24 years of clinical experience. After many years of seeing primarily thyroid conditions in her clinic, Tara went into researching for herself and further education in order to improve her clinical outcomes in her complex thyroid patients.

Tara has developed a six-week online practitioner thyroid training program to further educate practitioners in thyroid health, and thyroid case mentoring for practitioners, a practitioner affiliate program and runs an online thyroid recovery program. Tara has completed extra studies in the AIP dietary and lifestyle approach, which she utilises with many of her thyroid and other autoimmune patients.

Tara is on a mission to bring awareness and education to the public and practitioner community alike, about the importance of thyroid health on a deeper level.

• Why the big increase in thyroid disorders
• The main triggers of thyroid dysfunction
• The interplay between cortisol and the thyroid
• What to test if compromised thyroid function is suspected
• Why your GP may have barriers to testing the full thyroid profile
• Tara sheds light on cellular hypothyroidism
• Treatment
• Tara's thyroid training program
• And so much more

Show Notes

• Tara Nelson's Level 1 Practitioner 6 week Thyroid Course
• Tara Nelson's Clinical Mentoring for Thyroid Cases
• Naturopathic Care