Today we talk with Lisa Lynn about her 7 Day Arm Challenge, we talk to Dr. Gabe Mirkin about sugar and calcium, and we talk with Stephanie Toups about the chemicals in Mac N' Cheese.

Lisa Lynn is best known for her 13 years as Martha Stewart's personal trainer, her website includes her products, her nutrition plans, and her blog which shows her 7 Day Arm Challenge, broken down into videos.

Dr. Gabe Mirkin is a world renowned sports medicine doctor, fitness guru and long-time radio host. He talks to us about big sugar companies, and the truth about calcium.

Stephanie Toups tells us about chemicals hiding in your Mac N' Cheese, it is disturbing and shocking.

Today we talk with Shawn Wells about foods that improve blood sugar and Dr. Jonny Bowden about his revised book 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth.

Here is a Q&A with Shawn:

* So why is keeping blood sugar in check so important?

Great question.  It’s not just diabetes but let’s look at the numbers collected in 2011-2012 and published as a study in the prestigious JAMA:

* 14.3 percent for total diabetes

* 9.1 percent for diagnosed diabetes

* 5.2 percent for undiagnosed diabetes

* 38 percent for prediabetes (glucose intolerance)

Basically, half of the United states has Diabetes or Prediabetes!

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150908112428.htm

* So why is this so high in the United States and what other issues can this lead to?

That’s the 10,000-dollar question. People are more sedentary, eating a caloric surplus, and having too much processed carbohydrate. Sugar is in 70%-80% of the foods people typically buy in the store. If you include high glycemic carbohydrates like starches, maltodextrin, etc. it can be higher. It’s an addiction as strong as cocaine. If you’ve seen Fed Up, the documentary, you’ve seen how powerful it is. The foods and beverages fill the stores with bright shiny colors of the labels, the beverages. The convenience store is built on addiction of sugar, alcohol, tobacco, caffeine and the lottery…right? Convenient addictions.  Impulsive addictions at your fingertips. They release dopamine and serotonin, the feel-good neurotransmitters. Food engineers work on the science of addiction manufacturing to what’s called the “bliss point." The western diet is killing our country.

* So, is there a diet or foods that can help here?

Yes, getting off the Western Diet first off. It’s also called SAD (Standard American Diet). The first step is avoiding processed foods that are engineered for addiction and have way too many compounds in there for you to break the addictive cycle and path to diabetes. Call it primal, paleo, Whole30, ancestral…whatever…just eat real food. Stay out of the aisles of the grocery store and stay on the outside ring.

* But actual “diets”?

Yes. So, you know what I am going to say here. Add more fat, and lower the carbohydrate. The Mediterranean diet has great longevity data, and even people doing paleo improve their HgbA1c levels reducing diabetes and cardiovascular risk. Ketogenic diets are ultimately the best way to reduce diabetes risk (and cardiovascular disease because of metabolic syndrome, further it may reduce risk of cancer, Alzheimer’s’, Parkinson’s, etc.). Doling out carbohydrate the whole day in 6-8 small meals is not the best way as the ADA recommends. I’ll have a link in my notes for Dr. Sarah Hallberg’s TED talk on Reversing Diabetes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da1vvigy5tQ

* What about supplements?

Yes! You know I love supplements! There’s a study that shows the herbal berberine at 500mg prior to meals was equal to or better than the drug Metformin with patients that had type II diabetes. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2410097/

Cinnamon standardized for polyphenols has been shown to be quite effective.  Some others are the mineral chromium (especially a branded form called Zychrome), Benfotiamine – an analog of thiamin, Bitter Melon, Banaba Leaf,

Today we talk with Kip Watson about a recent article titled "Will Your Child be Rich or Poor?"

Kip talks about the importance of teaching your children ways to save money, reach their goals, the habits of the poor vs the habits of the wealthy, and ways you can talk to your children about this topic. We live in such a demanding "I want it now" society and there are ways to reverse this in your own child.

Today we talk with Ryan Lowery about vitamins, Dr. Felicia Stoler about her top three grocery shopping tips, and Rosalie Robinson about words at work.

Ryan Lowery says that multivitamins are the most consumed and produced vitamin on the market, but most are not even doing anything for you. The best way to get your vitamins is through whole foods and well-researched vitamins and supplements.

Dr. Stoler talks about her top three grocery shopping tips which includes knowing how to read labels.

Rosalie Robinson is an HR specialist, she tells us how some words can be inappropriate at work. She answers these questions:

* Is it acceptable to joke about your co-workers?

* Can and should employers try to control these different behaviors through policies?

* What is the impact to the individual?

* What’s the impact to the business?

* What should people do to help cultivate a positive work environment?

Today we talk with Robin Perry Braun about Trauma Bonding. Here is our Q&A:

* What is it?

* This is a physiological, chemical emotional bond that happens during states of heightened emotion, usually some type of abuse or addiction.

Traumatic bonding is “strong emotional ties that develop between two persons where one person intermittently harasses, beats, threatens, abuses, or intimidates the other.” 

* What has to be present:

* Imbalance of power or perceived imbalance or created imbalance

* Intermittent- unexpected/unanticipated

* Dissociation

* Denial/Masking truth – changing reality

* What are some examples?

* Stocholm syndrome – this happens when there is a constant release of fear and cortisol in the captive and powerful brain chemicals are released when they don’t kill her or if there is any kindness shown.  It’s the relief and provision.

* Narcissist – devil one minute, savior the next..I will put up with terrible emotional abuse to have five minutes of the hero who adores me.  I get used to feeling bad so the little bit of feeling good meets the need.  But in reality I am so starved and traumatized, I am addicted to the high of both the chaos, the fear/walking on eggshells and the relief I get when you are nice to me and decide to compliment me.

* Abusive parents – disorganized attachment.  This occurs when a parent is abusive one minute and spoils you the next.  You get used to preparing for the beating and learn good coping skills so that the little bit of love you will get when they feel guilty and want to make up for it is worth the beating.  .

* Children “learn” the rules and when they are not consistent – no predictability – this creates an anxiety.  . They will keep pursuing the perpetrator to try to get a desired outcome.  Its like playing the slots

* What is occurring is that our cells get geared to the chemicals that our brain manufactures – we get a charge from it.  So .when there are large and continued doses of adrenalin and other specific peptides which are manufactured when you feel trauma,  Your brain will ruminate over a trauma to get your body to recreate that chemical to feed the cells for the trauma drugs they want.  In the case of parents or narcissistic relationships – this feels like love.

* Victims form parts during abuse and they regress during triggers which feel like passivity and overwhelm and can’t be assertive.  They surrender – the feeling of helplessness gives the abuser the power over the victim, just like the original feeling of a child to a parent who needs that parent to be able to survive.

* Trauma bonded people will overempathize with the abuser – rationalizing the behavior.  By “feeling “ their feelings they can ignore their own and stay in the relationship.

* The vicgtim will also exaggerate the “good” parts of the relationship while minimizing the bad to excuse the abusive behavior.

* Having a history of going through traumas together.  “War buddies” form trauma bonds together so in spite of an abusive relationship often the bond of having suffered together can keep the relationship.  This can be true in families and marriages.

* In the case of sexual abuse, often the perpetrator shows special attention to the victim and does special things for them.  This confusion keeps the victim bonded to the perpetrator.

Today we talk with Dr. Brad Dieter about how exercise affects circulation (and vice versa), and we talk to Dr. Brant Cortright about his amazing book "The Neurogenesis Diet and Lifestyle" and his thoughts on depression and anxiety. We also talk with Shellie Gardner about biking your way to fitness and friendship.

Dr. Dieter tell us the ins and outs of your circulatory system and how everything is connected and affected by what you eat and how much you exercise.

Dr. Brant Cortright talks about the emotional side of neurogenesis and how low rates increase anxiety and depression (and how rates of anxiety and depression have skyrocketed in the last 50

years- 5 to 8 times higher than the 1960's.) Increasing brain health = decreasing anxiety and depression.

Shellie Gardner talks about cities becoming more bike friendly, becoming active with local mayors and council persons to increase bike awareness and getting bike lanes as well as the physical benefits and the social aspects.

Today we talked about the bond between you and your pets, training tips for those on vacation or traveling, as well as how insecticides impact your sleep.

Maura Davies with the SPCA of Texas tells us how cats and dogs can be different when it comes to domestication, and the way that they perceive relationships with humans.

Tina Bernet is one of the best personal trainers in the country. She tells us how to stay fit and active while traveling whether it be for work or pleasure.

Shawn Wells "The World's Greatest Formulator" tells us how common insecticides can affect your sleep quality. These insecticides are in household cockroach sprays and ornamental insecticides. It can be absorbed through the skin, so the potential for exposure is very likely. These compounds have been around since the 50s.

They can affect your sleep because the carbamates block the MT2 receptor, thereby not allowing healthy melatonin action. Without melatonin binding at the MT2 receptor, sleep then becomes highly impaired.

Some side effects are: symptoms of CNS (Central Nervous System) toxicity, while often mild in adults, may be significant in children, and seizures, coma, and death can occur. Encephalopathy, headaches, photophobia, dizziness, and irritability following high-dose exposure have been reported. Slow improvement seems to be the rule, but symptoms can last for years. Case reports suggest that a chronic encephalopathy may result from long-term exposure to low doses of carbamates as well.

Today we talk with Ryan Lowery, Patricia Bragg, and Daniel Tague.

Ryan talks about the top things you should avoid in your food as well as your children's food. Things like: vegetable oils, artificial sweeteners, maltodextrin, sugar overloaded foods, and more.

We talk with the AMAZING Patricia Bragg, co-creator of Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar, about her healthy habits. Health Habit Chat #1: The habit of hydration. Slow aging cells-The fountain of youth in your water bottle! You can buy her book, "Water: The Shocking Truth That Can Save Your Life" on Amazon, it is full of great information and ways to get healthier!

We talk with Daniel Tague about How important training tempo is while lifting, here are some notes from Daniel:

* Tempo

* A specific speed of a given repetition

* 4 phases/ 4 digits, each representing seconds

* Eccentric

* Eccentric-isometric

* Concentric

* Concentric-isometric

* Importance of tempo?

* Changes the type of strength being trained

* Can lessen or increase stress/ damage to the joints

* Tempo for Training Goals

* General strength and hypertrophy 2121 or 3120

* Joint stability 2421

* Explosive strength 1011 (utilizes stretch reflex) potentially more damage on joints

* Starting Speed 2201

This is one of our most important shows ever. We have Kirk Hylan, author of "If Earth Could Speak", a unique road map of actions and steps we must take now to set the table for the survival of our species. The author's strategy for saving the populations on planet Earth revolves around desalination, the process of excreting salt from salt water so it can be used for human consumption. On a mass scale, Hylan believes desalination can cure many of the earth's problems including hunger, drought, soil depletion and more.

Kip Watson talks about her first selection for her upcoming book club, "13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do." What don't they do, you ask? For one, they don't shy away from change. Join her book club to find out more! Follow her on twitter @kipfit.

 

Today we talked with Milan Ross about how weight loss and health can effect your sex life. Milan lost over 200 pounds and is now an author, the creator of Full Flavor Vegan, and a spokesperson for our sponsor Sunwarrior. He says that now that he has lost the weight and his overall health has been restored, he and his wife have fallen in love all over again.

Our sexology expert on the show today, April Barnes, introduces us to her specialty and some of the issues with the word "sex" in today's world.

Robin Perry Braun talks all about the law of reciprocity which could also be called karma.