Nutritional Medicine Podcast

In this interview we speak with nutrition expert Lorraine Nicole who highlights the widespread but underappreciate and often undiagnosed issue of osteoporosis. Lorraine shares clinical insights into the nuances around diet and exercise for managing and preventing bone loss and fracture. Contoversives and necessary clinical nuance around supplements such as vitamin D and K as well as calcium are discussed as is a wider personalised approach that considers the unique biology of an individual.

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How do multiple modalities and disciplines work together to improve patient care? Dr. Sally Moorcroft shares her journey into integrative and functional medicine, and as both an experienced clinician and teacher, sheds light on this model of care and how it can serve patients with a particular focus on her area of speciality; women's health. The interview touches on topics such as menopause, the microbiome, and complex hormonal and endocrine conditions, including endometriosis, and how these are viewed through the lense of integrative medicine.

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For more information about our guest, including their website, relevant links, and a selection of publications and research discussed in this interview, visit this podcast episode at www.nmi.health/podcast

Why is the role of food and nutrients so often underappreciated or overlooked in mental health care when it has the potential to transform lives? Professor Julia Rucklidge has challenged this question through her pioneering research and advocacy on nutrition and mental health across developmental, behavioural and psychiatric fields. We explore the evolution of her work, its implications, and the challenges of integrating nutrition into mainstream mental health care. She also shares the remarkable findings of the NUTRIMUM Trial, examining the impact of nutrition during pregnancy on maternal mental health and child development.

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For more information about our guest, including their website, relevant links, and a selection of publications and research discussed in this interview, visit this podcast episode at www.nmi.health/podcast

We are speaking with Dr Felice Gersh about some of her recently published work on glucose and insulin metabolism and how a better understanding and appreciation of insulin can help with early detection and improve the management of female health concerns with a particular focus on health through menopause. Topics include a deep dive into an integrative approach to women's health and hormones as well as important nutritional considerations including time restricted eating, plant-focused diets and the microbiome. This interview is rich in clinical pearls for your practice.

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For more information about our guest, including their website, relevant links, and a selection of publications and research discussed in this interview, visit this podcast episode at www.nmi.health/podcast

Hormone metabolism is complex, assessment nuanced and management highly personalised, however Dr. Carrie Jones extraordinary expertise and unique, accessible approach has empowered and helped countless clinicians navigate this area. In this conversation Dr. Jones discuses hormone metabolism, testing and how to think about clinical care through the perspective of 'root cause' medicine, including nutritional, lifestyle and behavioural approaches across different life stages.

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For more information about our guest, including their website, relevant links, and a selection of publications and research discussed in this interview, visit this podcast episode at www.nmi.health/podcast

Sometimes we are privileged enough to engage in conversations with sages that, through experience and time, have arrived at profound and novel realisations that challenge our world view. This is one of those conversations. Professor Mark L Wahlqvist has been involved in paradigm sifts in nutrition and medicine, including but not limited to the discovery of foods phytoestrogenic effects, the inflammatory basis of macrovascular disease, and the relationship between food patterns, dietary diversity and health outcomes. We explore his pioneering work and the larger themes of the interconnected relationship between human health, diet, regional ecosystems (eco nutrition) and cosmology (quantum nutrition).

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For more information about our guest, including their website, relevant links, and a selection of publications and research discussed in this interview, visit this podcast episode at www.nmi.health/podcast

Chronic migraine is a debilitating, poorly understood and poorly managed illness due to limited clinical options. Dr. Kyle Bills is a neuroscientist and clinician specializing in migraine who has been involved in the characterisation of unique phenotypes related to glucose dysregulation that may help guide more effective, personalised treatments. The discussion includes his remarkable clinical research utilizing continuous blood glucose monitoring (CGM) and a ketogenic diet.

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For more information about our guest, including their website, relevant links, and a selection of publications and research discussed in this interview, visit this podcast episode at www.nmi.health/podcast

Long covid is a poorly understood and poorly studied illness that is associated with millions missing, that is millions of people suffering with little support or hope. A better understanding of the biology and complexity of long covid could lead to individualised treatments and is an important opportunity for the functional medicine model. Join Dr. Ciara Wright and hear about her own personal, research and clinical experience, which gives us hopefulness for better care and recovery.

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For more information about our guest, including their website, relevant links, and a selection of publications and research discussed in this interview, visit this podcast episode at www.nmi.health/podcast

This remarkable conversation with Dr. Alex Richardson covers the development of her research that was some of the first to demonstrate the influence of food and nutrition on mood and behaviour. Dr. Richardson has been hugely influential in putting nutrition for mental health on the map, especially in areas such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD, depression and schizophrenia. From genetics, biochemistry, and nutrition to physiological and psychological functioning, we explore diverse themes relevant to everyone.

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For more information about our guest, including their website, relevant links, and a selection of publications and research discussed in this interview, visit this podcast episode at www.nmi.health/podcast

For over 30-years, Dr Greenblatt has been practicing, researching and educating health providers on the role of personalised nutrition in psychiatry and remains at the forefront of this important area. His new book Finally Hopeful: The Personalized, Whole-Body Plan to Find and Fix the Root Causes of Your Depression is a landmark contribution and will transform people's lives while highlighting the power of personalised, evidence-based nutrition practice to improve mental health care.

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For more information about our guest, including their website, relevant links, and a selection of publications and research discussed in this interview, visit this podcast episode at www.nmi.health/podcast