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Today we talk with Ryan Lowery all about gluten and going gluten-free, we talk with Brian Williamson, the director of an upcoming conference: KetoCon, and we talk with Rosalie Robinson about being afraid of success.

This is the first ever KetoCon, Brian Williamson discovered the Ketogenic Diet because of his son with Epilepsy. He took on the diet and now is taking it to the whole world. The One Life Radio team will be at the conference, we can't wait to meet everyone!

Rosalie Robinson tell us this:

Do people really fear success or is it the physical feelings that may be reminding us of a more traumatic situation? Like people who have suffered from PTSD, or an abusive relationship, or a traumatic incident like an unexpected death. Self-sabotage can be diminished, it is a choice. Today we’re going to explore those things that may cause us to “fear” success.

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* 1)  How are you defining “success”?

* 2)  Why would anyone fear “success”?

* 3)  Why is this topic important today?

* 4)  Is this really the flip side of “fear of failure”?

Today we talk with Krista Scott, the Senior Director for Child Care Health Policy at Child Care Aware of America (CCAoA), about how to talk to your kids about stress, we talk to Chris Greene about the green home improvement store TreeHouse, and we talk with Robin Perry Braun how to get to the root of the problem.

Chris Greene is a home advisor with TreeHouse Dallas, he talks about some of their initiatives and brands that are leading the green movement.

Robin Perry Braun tells us the process of getting to the root of our problems.

How do we find the roots?

Imagine a tree – a tree grows rotten fruit – we believe if we pick the rotten fruit off, the tree will eventually grow good fruit.  But the problem is not the fruit, there is some sickness in the roots of the tree.  We have to treat the root or pull up the whole tree and plant a new one.

What does this mean

Things not working in your life are bad fruit, not bad roots.  They are the product of negative emotions and beliefs we have stored up and trapped.  QP says we attract what we believe.

Example of little girl whose Dad cheats on her mom.

In order for her to stop attracting cheaters, we go back to the trapped emotions, release them but also reprogram the beliefs from her subconscious.  The belief that men will cheat on her is the bad tree – she can look all day long for a faithful man but she will attract infidelity.

When we look at national problems such as racism – this is bad fruit, we have to look for the underlying roots that have grown over a couple centuries and go back to these roots – that helps change the roots.  What is the origin of the paradigm or belief that is contributing to the bad fruit that we see.

Whether its personal healing/transformation or political change, we err when we think we just pick off the bad fruit – we will pick forever, change happens when we find the bad roots and pull them up or heal them, then the tree produces good fruit.

Today we talk with Dr. Brad Dieter about obesity, we talk with Dr. Nasha Winters about Epigenetics, and we talk with Jill Lane about how to boost your Childs immune system before the start of school.

Dr. Brad Dieter refers to this article.

Dr. Nasha Winters, ND, FABNO, L.Ac, Dipl.OM is the visionary and CEO of Optimal Terrain inspired by more than 25 years of experience in the health care industry as one of the thought leaders in personalized precision medicine. She is also the author of "The Metabolic Approach to Cancer."

Jill Lane talks about The top things parents can do to get their kids immune system ready for 'back to school.'

Today we talk with Allison Smith about Pigs 101, Dr. Mike Fenster about food as therapy for chronic disease, we talk with Stephanie Toups about home water filtration systems, and we talk with Shawn Wells about the benefits of nuts.

Shawn Wells tell us about how beneficial nuts can be, here is all the information you will need:

We have heard nuts are healthy, some say they are not because they are often high fat…but are they healthy? Are they all the same? Which ones are better than others? Shawn will help us figure that out!

* Shawn, Are nuts “good” for you or “bad”?

Great question! Some people see that nuts are calorically dense and high in fat and have concerns about them be unhealthy. Maybe when nuts are highly processed with heat, covered in soybean oil and coated in salt (I’m not anti-salt as you know), etc. its approaching that bliss point.  Some nuts go further to the bliss point of oily, salty, sweet, crunchy with honey or sugar coating on the nuts.  Raw nuts I see no problem with.  With raw nuts you will not override the satiety signals (fullness/appetite).  You eat a handful, you will naturally feel full.  High fat is a good thing for fullness and being energy dense.  Often, they are also high in nutrients, fiber and protein too. So, I am all in favor of nuts and consider them healthy until we transform them and make them healthy. I talk until I am blue in the face about foods being processed and becoming more addictive and less unhealthy.

* So, which nuts are the healthier nuts?

Well it depends on your definition of healthy and what you’re trying to achieve. Being a ketogenic dieter, meaning I want very low carb and very high fat, I eat Walnuts, Macadamia Nuts, and Pili Nuts (those are gaining popularity and are delicious – look them up online).  If you’re a low carb person that wants high protein them almonds are your best choice.  If you are a higher carb, but whole food or vegan or paleo fan than cashews, peanuts (which are legumes and not nuts) could be your choice.

* Lectins, aflatoxins…any of this a concern with nuts.

That is a great, great question. Lectins are a type of protein that can bind to cell membranes. They are sugar-binding and become the “glyco” portion of glycoconjugates on the membranes. Lectins offer a way for molecules to stick together without getting the immune system involved, which can influence cell-cell interaction.  Some people have lectin sensitivity and issues with leaky gut.  So, a lectin avoidance diet is warranted if that is the case. Lectins, like phytic acid, can be thought of as an anti-nutrient as they reduce the body’s ability to absorb other valuable nutrients. Lectins are highest in Kidney beans, Peanuts, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Wheat, and Soybeans. Nightshade vegetables are the highest concern.

Aflatoxin is the name for a group of toxins (carcinogenic compounds) that are produced by two fungi called Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. These toxins occur naturally and have been found in a wide range of commodities (including peanuts and corn) used for animal and human consumption. So yes, it may be advisable to avoid heavy consumption of peanuts…but here again…its technically not a nut.

* What about cooking oils?

YES!!! I love macadamia and walnut oils to cook with.  They are very healthy with their profile and anti-inflammatory.  Whereas peanut oil and soybean are not.  Macadamia and walnut have a higher smoke point too.  I recommend not cooking with olive oil, though I love adding it to foods and its healthy, due to its lower smoke point.

* Any fun facts?

Today we talk with Dr. Jonny Bowden about his book "150 Healthiest Food on Earth" and we talk with Kip Watson about dealing with transitions and anxiety.

You can find Dr. Jonny Bowden here, and pre-order his book with the link above, send him an email with confirmation of the pre-order and he will send a free copy of his new book to you!

Today we talk with Ryan Lowery about exercise as a weight loss method, we talk with Daniel Tague about raising your set point, and we talk with Rosalie Robinson about micro-chipping at work.

Ryan Lowery refers to this article which talks about specific exercises decreasing your appetite which in turn help with weight loss.

Here is a Q & A with Daniel Tague:

* What is a set point?

* Point right now for maximum force the muscle can handle

* If you exceed your set point muscle inhibition will occur (muscle shuts down)

* Maximum Threshold

* The max amount to stress/ load a muscle can take before severe injury may accrue (rupture)

* Minimum threshold

* If the minimum is not met can cause cell death and atrophy

* Set point going down is the downward progression that we associate with aging

* Raising the set point will widen the maximal physiological operating window

* How do you raise it?

* By raising the contractile ability of each muscle

* Isometrics

* Muscle treatment MAT

* Lifting

* How do you know you have raised it?

* If it can take more stress and not shut down

* Workout longer and harder with more load without muscles shutting down

* Active improved range of motion and muscle testing.

Rosalie Robinson talks about the pros and cons of businesses chipping their employees, what do you think?

Today we talk to Robin Perry Braun about the power of words and we talk to Laura Richardson about how to get through back to school when going through a divorce.

Robin Perry Braun says this about words:

How do we know words have power?

* Experiments of Dr. Masaru Emoto is an example

* Cancer story

* Stories from clients

What are other examples of how words impact

* Name calling  - especially by authority figure or loved one.  Being called stupid, dumb,

* Ugly etc.  Any critical statement made by parents especially and then significant other has power

* Words spoken over self – brain studies of results of toxic thoughts.

Words have frequency high and low – and meaning – what may be benign to someone may trigger soeone else.

Be kind in word andthought over yourself and others and especially anyone you have authority over

Use the sandwich method to correct behavior – never attack the person – correct behavior that is not bearing good fruit.

Peoples souls are very sensitive to words – change the world by speaking encouraging and positive words – you also get back what you sow.

Laura Richardson gives us this advice:

This is all about helping your kids transition back to school be as smooth as possible and being patient with yourself— 

* Viewing the Big Picture 

* The Divorce Process Generally

* Getting Your Kids Ready to Go to School

* Understand Your Visitation Schedule

* Understand About the Money

* Walking Through the Threshold 

* Pace Yourself, This Is A Major Life Change

Today we talk with Dr. Brad Dieter about the Mediterranean diet and we talk with Autumn Warren about probiotics for you babies and children.

Below is an excerpt from this article.

"We’ve long heard that the Mediterranean Diet is how all of us should eat. The diet, inspired by the coastal cuisine of countries like Greece, Italy and southern France, is characterized by its abundant portions of fruits and vegetables, frequent meals of fish and poultry, use of olive oil and spices for seasoning, and red wine in moderation. Red meat and butter are limited, and grains are mostly whole. The diet has been studied for its effects on heart disease, weight loss, cancer, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. And it’s arguably a more pleasurable way of eating than, say, the strict Paleo and Ketogenic diets, or the faddish but not necessarily effective low-carbohydrate diet.

But it won’t work if you’re poor."

Autumn Warren is the inventor of Ether Elixir, she is brilliant! Here is some transcription from her interview.

Bernadette: Everybody does. Okay. And so, let's talk about this. So, having good gut flora helps with...

Autumn: All kinds of stuff. It's the "cure all." You know, you're talking about your brother with schizophrenia with any sort of mental disease. You've got a nerve in your body that's actually connected directly from your brain stem to your abdomen. It's called the vagus nerve. And it's thought to...it's believed that the gut microbes actually communicate through neurotransmitters all the way from your abdomen to the gut.

So, you know, like, when you get butterflies in your stomach, you know, that's a bad feeling. It's, you know, part intuition, part this. But your body is a living organism and it's not just human cells that are living within it. It's, you know, a whole different ecosystem of different microbes. So they're actually communicating with your brain.

So in any sort of mental disease, the communication that's coming from them are resulting in hormones that cause stress like cortisol. And what you need the good bacteria, the good yeast, they send messages that increase the hormones that are related for happy feelings. Like any sort of oxytocin or any sort of serotonin, anything that has a "feel good", happy vibe.

Those are natural byproducts of those...of probiotics. Whereas the bad ones, they have less desired chemical reactions that can cause mental distress....

Today we talk with Maura Davies about back to school and having a classroom pet, we talk with Dr. Mike Fenster about salt and diabetes, and we talk with Shawn Wells about the controversial Netflix documentary "What the Health?"

Dr. Mike Fenster writes about salt here.

Here is a Q & A with our expert Shawn Wells.

* Shawn, I know you eat meat, eggs, cheese etc. and you’re a non-vegan, correct?

I am. That is correct. I also eat vegetables and love vegetables, along with fruits on occasion.  I eat nuts, seeds, olive oil, coconut oil, etc. I am an omnivore, as our species has been for hundreds of thousands of years and our evolutionary ancestors have been for millions.  Omnivore means meat and plant eating (carnivore and herbivore).  I do seek out organic, grass-fed/grass finished, cruelty-free, antibiotic-free, hormone free animal-based food options when possible.  I see the value in pushing for these things.

* So, What the Health? Is a documentary that I think makes sense on many levels, since I eat vegetarian often.  What do you think?

I think just like hot button issues like religion and politics, there’s just enough truth here to make the whole thing seem true when there’s not a lot of science or data backing up many of the assertions.  Claiming processed meats are a group 1 carcinogen like plutonium and asbestos is lazy and alarmist.  It’s true.  But that doesn’t mean they are equivalent in terms of cancer causing potential or threat of death.  No, they are not healthy.  But someone could eat a lifetime of crappy food and be “OK”, and someone could be exposed to plutonium for 5 seconds and be dead.  This sets the tone for how alarmist and agenda driven this piece will be and how science will be cherry picked for sensationalism.  Otherwise people wouldn’t all be talking about the documentary.  Sensationalism sells.  Factual science and presenting both sides evenly, does not sell nearly as well.  I agree with those that choose veganism for ethical reasons, 100%. I get it.  But saying that eating animal products is killing you – the data is not there to support that.

* I noticed he talks about processed meats, but he doesn’t mention processed grains/foods that are vegan friendly.

Exactly, no one in their right mind would argue processed foods are good.  Sure, processed meats are not healthy for you.  But also, GMO corn, soy and wheat are not.  Gluten intolerance is a growing issue.  Soy is filled cancer causing, endocrine disrupting phytoestrogens, corn is the source of maltodextrin and high fructose corn syrup. What about soda, candy, etc.? Those are vegan.  What about the proinflammatory processed vegetable oils like canola? That doesn’t get mentioned anywhere in here.

* I know how you feel about high fat diets being healthy, given you’re a ketogenic dieter and Kip, the documentarian, say that high fat diets are dangerous, cholesterol in food is dangerous, saturated fat and sodium is dangerous. Thoughts? 

Yes, you know this frustrates me.  Everyone except for the bought and paid for American Heart Association that slammed the vegan-friendly coconut oil (saturated fat) for being dangerous has moved on.  The American Medical Association, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, etc. all have dropped the fat, saturated fat, sodium and cholesterol claims of yesteryear.  Dietary cholesterol has almost zero impact on endogenous cholesterol, it’s crazy they bring that up.  Even cholesterol levels are not a good indicator of heart health.  Inflammation is (CRP) and VLDL (small dense LDL) is.  Though those do not get measured appropriately by most doctors.  Fat is healthy.

Today we talk with authors Dr. John Day and Dr. Jane Day about their book "The Longevity Plan: Seven Life-Transforming Lessons from Ancient China" as well as Kip Watson about how to get unstuck and stop dwelling in the past.

From Amazon:

"From a renowned Johns Hopkins- and Stanford-educated cardiologist at Intermountain Medical Center—a hospital system that President Obama has praised as an "island of excellence"—comes the story of his time living in Longevity Village in China, and the seven lessons he learned there that lead to a happy, healthy, long life.

At forty-four, acclaimed cardiologist John Day was overweight and suffered from insomnia, degenerative joint disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. On six medications and suffering constant aches, he needed to make a change. While lecturing in China, he’d heard about a remote mountainous region known as Longevity Village, a wellness Shangri-La free of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity, dementia, depression, and insomnia, and where living past one hundred—in good health—is not uncommon.

In the hope of understanding this incredible phenomenon, Day, a Mandarin speaker, decided to spend some time living in Longevity Village. He learned everything he could about this place and its people, and met its centenarians. His research revealed seven principles that work in tandem to create health, happiness, and longevity—rules he applied to his own life. Six months later, he’d lost thirty pounds, dropped one hundred points off his cholesterol and twenty-five points off his blood pressure, and was even cured of his acid reflux and insomnia. In 2014 he began a series of four-month support groups comprised of patients who worked together to apply the lessons of Longevity Village to their lives. Ninety-two percent of the participants were able to adhere to their plans and stay on pace to reach their health goals.

Now Dr. Day shares his story and proven program to help you feel sharper, more motivated, productive, and pain-free. The Longevity Plan is not only a fascinating travelogue but also a practical, accessible, and groundbreaking guide to a better life."