Love & Guts

#236 Austin Perlmutter, M.D., is a board-certified internal medicine physician, New York Times bestselling author, educator, and consultant. He received his medical degree from the University of Miami and completed his internal medicine residency at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland Oregon. His focus is on helping identify and resolve the biological basis for "stuckness" in the body and brain, especially around decision-making. He hosts the Get The STUCK OUT podcast and is a co-producer of the Alzheimer's, the Science of Prevention Docu-series. His writing is featured online on MedPage Today, Doximity, KevinMD, Medium, Psychology Today, MindBodyGreen, and DrPerlmutter.com, and his work connecting COVID-19 with immune-related depression appears in the peer-reviewed scientific literature.

In this episode we cover:

• Some of the known or 'theorized" mechanisms that underpin depression
• How systemic inflammation, behavioural changes and psychological stressors related to Covid-19 can increase the risk of depression
• The impact of Covid-19 on BDNF and what the consequences of this are
• How the pandemic has influenced our diet and what impact this is having on depression
• How sleep influences our risk of depression
• Psychedelics
• Strategies to help prevent the onset of depression or to support those who are experiencing depression
• And so much more

#235 Emily started her career as an archaeologist specialising in prehistoric human nutrition before training as a Nutritional Therapist to translate her enthusiasm for human nutrition into personalised, cutting-edge nutritional and lifestyle medicine. Emily has five years of clinical experience within the industry from running her own private practice, working within the supplement industry, and lecturing in Nutritional Therapy around the country.

• What are the common risk factors of urinary tract infections? Who is most affected?

• The urinary tract was long thought to be sterile except in the case of active infections; what's the latest research currently telling us?

• What is meant by the term 'gut-vagina-bladder' axis and how is it relevant to how we think, and support, UTIs?

• How would you approach the natural management of UTI, including the use of probiotic/prebiotic therapies?

• And so much more

#234 I was recently interviewed by Biopractica on the subject of IBS. I thought it may be a great time of the year to share this episode with you. To be honest, given that 1 in 5 Australians experience symptoms of IBS at some time in their lives according to the gastroenterological society of Australia I figure that it's always an appropriate time to be having these discussions.

I hope that you enjoy and if you know someone who needs to listen to this episode please make sure you share it with them.

#233 Dr. Karin is a board-certified Naturopathic physician, graduating from Bastyr University. She received her undergraduate degree in biomedical science from Grand Valley State University, where she excelled as a student-athlete. After her collegiate experience and witnessing the traumatic unfolding of 9/11, Karin was called to serve in the military as a Naval aviator and deployed to Afghanistan in support of OEF in 2010.

Dr. Karin's practice is focused in integrative neurology, and embraces a philosophy centered around forming and maintaining resilience in health. She believes that any path to wellness is the correct one, and by using the tools we instinctively possess combined with the art and science of medicine, we can uncover the deeper root of disease and work on an individual basis to improve the state of health.

As a peer-reviewed published author, Dr. Karin focuses personal research on the neuroimmunology of resilience and enjoys serving as a liaison between her education and clinical practice. Dr. Karin's personal experience caring for her father has grown into a professional passion to provide individualized care for caregivers, feeling strongly that they are the core tenant of health in their communities and homes, and often speaks with support groups in her local area.

• What Parkinson's disease is
• Causes, including some lesser known
• How is the gut involved? Did you know that constipation precedes the motor symptoms common in Parkinsons by about 20 years
• The hallmark symptoms of PD
• Patterns seen in the gut that either precede the onset of parkinsons or are there while present? What measures can we take to prevent the onset of disease
• If symptoms can be reversed
• What health providers should know
• The role that care partners play in the overall health and wellness of PwP
• and so much more

#232 Lesley Braun is a well-respected integrative medicine leader who is passionate about improving public health, ensuring health professionals understand the therapeutic power of herbs and nutritional supplements and their patients have access to sound information and a variety of safe treatment options.

Dr Braun is the Blackmores Institute Director. Dr Braun is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at the National Institute of Complementary Medicine (Western Sydney University) and has held research positions at The Alfred Hospital, Monash University. She was Vice President of the National Herbalists Association of Australia, an Academic Board Member of Endeavour College, and former member of key industry groups including the Australian Therapeutic Goods Advisory Council, Advisory Committee for Complementary Medicine (TGA), the Advisory Committee for the Australasian Integrative Medicine Association, and the National E Health Transition Authority (NeHTA) medicines terminology group.

Lesley is a current member of the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia's Complementary and Integrative Therapies Group Executive, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Australian Institute of Company Directors, Australia-China Business Council Health, and Medical Research working group, plus on the course advisory committees for nutrition courses at Endeavour College and the Think Group.

She is the main author of four best-selling textbooks including Herbs and Natural Supplements – an evidence based guide, founding Editor-in-Chief of the journal Advances in Integrative Medicine, and was a regular columnist for the Australian Journal of Pharmacy for 20 years. In 2018 she was named The CEO Magazine's Health & Pharmaceutical Executive of the Year.

In this episode we cover

• What is mental well- being
• The mental well-being spiral
• What the allostatic load model of stress is
• How we can measure and individuals stress
• Some impacts that stress can have on the body
• What the biggest stressors to date are
• How CAM be effectively used, in the different stages of the stress response
• The link between sleep and mental health

#231 Petrea King is the Founder and CEO of the Quest for Life Foundation which she established in 1989 after her unexpected recovery from leukaemia. Petrea is a well-known author of nine best-selling books. She is an inspirational keynote speaker, teacher, and facilitator. Petrea is also qualified as a naturopath, herbalist, clinical hypnotherapist, yoga and meditation teacher and has been a regular guest on ABC Radio's Midweek Conference for 19 years.

In 1983 Petrea was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and wasn't expected to survive. Meditation and integration of past traumatic experiences, including the suicide of her brother, became paramount in her recovery. Petrea has counselled tens of thousands of people living with life-challenging illnesses, grief, loss, depression, anxiety, trauma and tragedy. She's at the forefront of wellness education and is a frequent lecturer at medical and other conferences. Petrea has produced more than a dozen relaxation and meditation practices, including one for children, Rainbow Connection.

In this episode we cover

• Petrea's fascinating and inspiring story of healing
• The default mode network (DMN) and the task-positive networks (TPN)
• What role disruption of these play in neurodegenerative diseases and cognitive decline
• Why an understanding of the two could be useful in healing
• The 4 qualities that create healing, which encompass resilience, peace of mind and happiness
• What is emotional literacy
• Strategies that help to improve brain function and sense of wellbeing
• And so much more

#230 Dr. Allison Siebecker is a professor of Advanced Gastroenterology, an international lecturer, researcher, award-winning author, and the 2021 lifetime achievement Borborygmus award recipient from the Gastroenterology Association of Naturopathic Physicians. Dr. Siebecker has specialized in SIBO since 2010, is a SIBO patient herself, and is a pioneer of integrative SIBO treatments and education, including her free educational website siboinfo.com

• New Hydrogen Sulphide Research - including testing, symptom picture, treatment etc
• Hydrogen Sulphide research
• Allison's thoughts on the title Intestinal Methanogen Overgrowth versus methane SIBO
• The link between mould and tough cases of SIBO
• We discuss biofilm disruptors - are we using the correct ones?
• and so much more

• Join me for the Next Steps for Treating Tough SIBO Masterclass Summit
• The SIBO Recovery Roadmap for patients
• The SIBO Pro Course for practitioners
• H2S SIBO Registry (please submit your H2S cases here for research)
• Biofilm Phase-2 Enhanced Free Webinar by Dr. Anderson

#229 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.

In this episode we cover

• What is a thyroidectomy and how common is it
• Why someone may have their thyroid removed
• The difference between and impact of thyroid ablation and removal
• Measures one may take to preserve the thyroid gland
• Consequences on one's health by the removal of part or all of the thyroid
• Diagnostics commonly used to ascertain damage to the thyroid gland
• And so much more

#228 This week you indulge me by listening to a conversation I had with my husband Guy Lawrence. We answer some of your questions including, how we began our individual wellness journeys and the daily non-negotiables that feed our soul and ensure we bring joy into our lives.

Show notes

• Guy Lawrence offerings and podcast
• BetterMe tea

#227 Erin Kyna is a sexuality healer and coach, liberating women to experience their pleasure potential in all areas of life including sex. Her journey has been one of a coach and healer on the path to empowerment for the last ten years, travelling the world, and guiding other women along their path as she follows hers. Erin believes we all have the goddess inside of us. The goddess who is sacred, feminine, powerful, pleasured, insatiable, divine, empowered, free, wild, sensual, confident, and radiant.... It is her pleasure and honour to guide women all around the world to embody their inner goddess and their highest potential in all areas of life, including their sexual potential.

• How Erin came to own her voice during sex and pleasure
• The impact this has had on her life
• What power does sexual freedom posses
• Why do some women struggle with expressing themselves freely, sexually
• How to overcome blocks to sensuality
• And so much more