Our eyes provide us with so many benefits for interacting with the world.  The health of them is vital but we often don't think of specific care for our eyes. 

To bring this to our attention, I interviewed Dr. Lee Newton, an optometrist who has provided eye health care and vision care in Bay City, Michigan for over 20 years.  Dr. Newton's passion includes helping children with eye teaming/tracking deficits, focusing or visual processing challenges, as well as adults with diabetic eye care, cataract, dry eye, glaucoma, and macular degeneration needs.

We begin discussing common eye conditions in children.  Dr. Newton works with children to retrain their visual tracking to help with vision focus for improving the ability to read. 

We then touch on the common eye conditions seen in adults: diabetic retinopathy, dry eye, macular degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma and floaters.  Dr. Newton gives us suggestions on treatment options as well as how to spot these conditions.

Many people also use progressive or multi-focal lens so we discuss the benefits and drawbacks to these types of eyewear.  Lastly, Dr. Newton shares his top tips on eye care to promote your eye health.

Please join us to learn Dr. Newton's tips on how to care for your eyes to protect your vision.

To reach Dr. Lee Newton, please visit email him at [email protected]. Make sure you ask for his upcoming ebook on eye care tips!

-Dr. Amy

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Wellness might seem like an elusive topic with so many varying opinions on what wellness encompasses.  Some healthcare practitioners study it for years and bring us great knowledge and wisdom about what they have discovered.

This past weekend for the Weekend Wellness Hour show, I interviewed Dr. Michelle Robin who has spent almost 3 decades in the health and wellness arena.  Dr. Robin started in chiropractic after experiencing significant health changes from her own chiropractic and has since branched into the study of wellness.

We discuss her definition of the four quadrants of wellness: mechanical, chemical, psychospiritual, and energetic.  She dives into each to describe how we can improve our lives in each of these areas.

We talk about her top tips for a healthy life that she also details in her book, Wellness on a Shoestring: Seven Habits for a Healthy Life®.  She is also the author of The E Factor: Engage, Energize, Enrich – 3 Steps to Vibrant Health®, The Wellness on a Shoestring® Program, and co-author of Succeeding In Spite of Everything.

Her talents continue as Dr. Robin is an international speaker, best-selling author, podcast host and practicing chiropractor. She founded Your Wellness Connection, P.A., one of the nation’s most successful integrative healing centers focusing on disciplines such as chiropractic, Chinese medicine, massage therapy, energy medicine, counseling, nutritional and wellness coaching, and movement arts.

Please join us for this conversation to learn her most vital tips on improving your health and wellbeing!

To reach Dr. Michelle Robin, please visit her website: https://www.drmichellerobin.com/ or https://www.yourwellnessconnection.com/.

-Dr. Amy

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Have you ever played a sport and felt that your mind affected your performance? Did you ever seek help from a sports or performance psychologist and experienced the benefit in your sport?

We discussed these topics and much more in this week’s episode of the Weekend Wellness Hour Show with sports psychologist and mental performance coach Dr. Toby Larson.  Dr. Larson shared with us his journey into the sport and performance world after finding his passion in coaching but wanted to help athletes achieve at higher level performance goals.

Dr. Larson shared what sports psychology means and why it’s important for athletes typically in high school or older.  He explained his approach with children in middle school or younger that differs when a student becomes more serious about a sport in high school.

We went through the process Dr. Larson uses when working with a client.  He stressed the importance of identifying the athlete’s intention regarding the sport and his or her performance before making any changes.

Dr. Larson also explained how he uses visualization to help an athlete begin to see how to use all their talents and skills to perform at their highest level.  We also explored self talk and mindfulness as tools depending on the personality of the athlete or where he or she is at in the performance journey.

We also looked at some of the fears facing athletes and how to address them so they don’t impact performance.  Dr. Larson went through some additional tools he uses to help get past imposter syndrome as well.

Dr. Larson has a master's degree in kinesiology and a doctorate in performance psychology. While he began his work with professional MMA fighters, Dr. Larson now works with a diverse range of clients, including athletes and individuals pursuing audacious goals such as becoming world champions, game-changers, or industry leaders.

Please join us to learn about sports and performance psychology and how it can relate to your life even if you don’t participate in sports!

To reach Dr. Larson, please visit https://www.drtobylarson.com/.

-Dr. Amy Novotny

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"Both Jana and I have benefited greatly from your course. I had a lot of pain because I’m bone on bone in my right knee, but refused to skydive on a fake knee so I had resolved to simply put up with the pain. My pain is much more manageable now and sometimes nonexistent. Thanks for all you do!" Randy Hubbs, Business Owner

"Lifesaving. Changed so many aspects of my life. It's such a great life skill being able to understand your Body and regulate it naturally. The Mind -Body connection is real. Dr. Amy teaches you how to fix it.  She is the Best."  David Goldstein, Executive

As we go through life and become burdened by our emotions and thoughts, our energy becomes altered.  We often have difficulty sensing how to get out of that state but many seek reiki as a modality to help them.

What is reiki exactly?  This past weekend for the Weekend Wellness Hour show, I interviewed Judith Wade, a Reiki Master and teacher to discuss this Japanese form of energy healing.  She has been practicing this healing art for over 21 years. 

We discuss what Universal Energy (chi, prana, life force energy) is and how a facilitator like her can use this energy to pass it through the body to resolve issues of the person receiving it.   

Judith shares examples of how this has helped her clients move past physical as well as mental and emotional ailments.  She even ties it into the chakras that we discussed last week with Dr. Rickard.  We also touch on how Reiki can be used virtually to help people all over the country. 

Judith is a Usui Reiki Master/Teacher, Kundalini Reiki Master/Teacher, Practical Reiki Master/Teacher, Pranic Healer, and practices Bars Access Consciousness healing.  She shares with us the differences between the types of Reiki and how she might chose to use one over the other.

Please join us for this conversation to learn how you can shift your energy to design a life you wish to have!

To reach Judith Wade, please visit her website: http://www.sacred-expressions.com

-Dr. Amy

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We all experience challenges in life that can lead to emotional and energy blocks in our bodies.   We might feel them as discomfort or unease in various parts of our bodies. 

To help us understand this issue, I interviewed nationally-certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP),  Dr. Kathleen Rickard.   She studies chakra systems and the energetic flows related to disease and the ability to heal.

We discuss how our bodies are energy beings and how this can impact our overall health and disease status.  We dive into the 7 main chakras in the body and how a blockage in each chakra can show up in our health status.

Dr. Rickard gives examples of how we can combine Western medicine with Eastern medicine to help someone begin to heal. She talks to her patients and asks them questions to help them begin to clear their chakras.

Dr. Rickard has been a nurse practitioner for 23 years, a registered nurse for over 35 years and earned her doctorate in nursing practice.  She has developed and presented workshops across the country to address important topics in health and wellness.  She is also a Certified Kundalini Yoga teacher, a Master Reiki Practitioner, and a Sat Nam Rasayan practitioner.

Please join us for this conversation to learn about the chakras in your body and their importance in your wellbeing!

To reach Dr. Rickard, please visit her website: http://www.healgracefully.com.

-Dr. Amy

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We know that sometimes when we eat certain foods, we feel off.  It can be hard to pinpoint which foods contribute to these sensations, especially if our meals consist of a variety of ingredients.

To help us understand this issue, I interviewed Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Integrative Health Practitioner/Coach and Personal Trainer, Linda Downey. 

We discussed what happens when inflammation in our gut allows it to leak food into our blood stream.  This can lead to symptoms of food sensitivities when we eat specific foods. 

Linda explains the different between a whole food sensitivity test and a zoomers test that breaks down the food into the different peptides to see if there are specific components of the food to which you are sensitive.

We go through her sensitivity test and she explains how it is important to understand that common foods we are sensitive to can show up in other products like shampoo or adhesives.  We discuss some of the common symptoms like brain fog, joint pain and migraines.  Some symptoms don't even show up until a couple days after you eat that specific food!

Linda underwent her own personal health journey in her 20's, 30's and 40's as she suffered from Ulcerative Colitis, Lyme's disease, Grave's disease and Hashimoto's disease.  She was determined to find out what happened to her body and how to fix or control these issues.  She has been working to repair her gut to allow her to eat certain foods again without reactions.

Please join us for this conversation to learn all about food sensitivities, testing and its importance in your wellbeing!

To reach Linda, please visit her website: www.organichealthjourney.com or email her at [email protected].

-Dr. Amy

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As we get older, we often attribute our aches and pains to arthritis, typically osteoarthritis.  There are times when the wear and tear gets so bad that you lose all the cartilage in your joint and it becomes "bone-on-bone."  

Conservative treatment options are typically used first to help avoid a joint replacement and many of these options are successful.  Recently a client of the PABR Institute canceled a hip replacement due to the work with did using the PABR method.  

Unfortunately, there are times when a joint replacement is needed.  That's when you want a surgeon who is highly skilled, caring, attentive to detail and who works with you on your goals. 

This past weekend for the Weekend Wellness Hour show, I interviewed just that type of surgeon, Dr. Michael Sumko.  We discussed indications for knee and hip replacements as well as indications for revisions of those surgeries.  

Dr. Sumko discussed minimally invasive options as well as robotics that are now used in surgeries.  We even discussed patient optimization to ensure greater success with these major operations.  

Dr. Sumko is the chief of orthopedics at Tempe St. Lukes Hospital in Tempe, Arizona and is the Medical Director of Quality and Cost Efficiency.  He served at the VA and is soon to be a clinical associate of Arizona State University.  He was nominated and named as a Healthcare Hero in 2017 and is joint fellowship trained by Tony Hedley in less invasive approaches to hip and knee replacement as well as revision surgeries. 

Dr. Sumko is a wealth of knowledge in this field and I've personally seen his surgical technique in the operating room! 

Please join us for this conversation to learn more how to help your joints, how to determine if you need to see an orthopedic surgeon like him and how to change your lifestyle to improve your life and wellbeing!  

To learn more about Dr. Michael Sumko, please visit, his Facebook page titled Dr. Michael Sumko Hip and Knee Specialist or call Steward Healthcare at 602-553-3113.

-Dr. Amy

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Have you or someone you’ve known struggled with addiction?  Have you experienced early life trauma or adverse experiences that led you to seek unhealthy coping mechanisms?  

We explored the topic of recovery from drug addiction for this week’s episode of the Reawaken Your Health Podcast with Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor LPCC-S) and Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor (LICDC-CS), Todd Crandell. Todd spent 13 years of his life in the throes of drug abuse and addiction before choosing a different path.  He started the organization Racing for Recovery to help people all over the world overcome addiction through healthy and holistic living.

Todd shared with us his early life experiences that led him to seek ways to cope with his trauma. He explained his choices and how he got mixed up in drugs. 

We discussed how he feels about addiction and recovery as well as his path to a life of sobriety. He shared why he started the Racing for Recovery organization and the four important tenants of the recovery process. 

Todd dove into the topic of resilience and how it has helped him with his choices during his sobriety. We also touched on his mindset and why a growth and learning perspective have helped him succeed. 

Todd’s ability to be real comes through in the conversation as he admits areas where he still needs to work and grow. He also touches on the various aspects of his health and lifestyle that help him to this day. 

Please join us to learn more about Todd’s unique process for drug addiction recovery to help you or a loved one. 

Please feel free to reach out to Todd Crandell at https://racingforrecovery.org.

-Dr. Amy Novotny

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What others had to say:

"Both Jana and I have benefited greatly from your course. I had a lot of pain because I’m bone on bone in my right knee, but refused to skydive on a fake knee so I had resolved to simply put up with the pain. My pain is much more manageable now and sometimes nonexistent. Thanks for all you do!" Randy Hubbs, Business Owner

"Lifesaving. Changed so many aspects of my life. It's such a great life skill being able to understand your Body and regulate it naturally. The Mind -Body connection is real. Dr. Amy teaches you how to fix it.  She is the Best."  David Goldstein, Executive

How to Cook with Plants to Make Your Meals More Nutritious with Chef Lisa Lyne

We know our diet is critical to our health. So many physicians and nutritionists talk about the gut microbiome nowadays and how what we feed ourselves determine the bacteria, fungi, and other organisms that live in our gut and allow us to absorb nutrients. 

One consistency in the health and nutrition world is eating more plants, especially a diverse variety of plants.  Diving into plant-based cooking can be overwhelming and daunting if you are not a cook or if you haven't used plants much in cooking before.

This past weekend for the Weekend Wellness Hour show, I interviewed Lisa Lyne to explore easier ways to incorporate plants into our daily cooking and meals.  Lisa is a chef, gardener, storyteller, holistic health coach, certified cycling instructor, gym rat, vegan, avid reader, friend of all animals and lover of good food and wine. 

She graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition ten years ago. While attending classes at IIN, she also completed a Culinary Arts program through the State University of Brockport in NY. She became vegan because she felt it was the right thing to do for the animals, the planet, and her body. Her goal is to motivate people to eat more delicious plant-based foods and help them navigate the vegan world.

We discuss some common ideas that cause people to avoid plant-based cooking, whether it's not enough protein or becoming hungry too often to not getting enough vitamin B12.  Lisa has suggestions for all of these fears and we go into some ideas for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  

Please join us for this conversation to learn more how to incorporate more plants into your cooking to improve your life and wellbeing!  Join us on this delicious journey!

To learn more about Lisa Lyne, please visit, www.veganneverboring.com or reach out to her at [email protected].

-Dr. Amy

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So many of us work hard at improving our health and wellness through a clean diet and exercise but we often don't think of what's in our homes that could possibly be toxic to our health.

This past weekend for the Weekend Wellness Hour show, I interviewed  Loni Brown, a certified interior decorator, non-toxic living coach, and speaker to discuss the topic of everyday home products that have chemicals that could harm us.  

Loni shares with us her own journey as she began to search for clean products before the birth of her first child.  She found so many items in our house harm our air and could have long term effects on our health.

We discuss two of the main culprits that impact our air which include carpets and rugs that have flame retardants and pain and varnishes on woods that have volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that give off gases that harm the air in our homes.

We dive into kitchen items that impact us through the food we eat including strategies to minimize plastic cookware.  Loni is full of suggestions to help us begin taking the first steps to detoxify our homes.  

Besides sharing this wealth of knowledge, Loni is a pioneer in eco-friendly living and the founder of EntirelyEco, a beautiful and non-toxic home decor shop. She has a mission to help people, especially new parents, reduce toxic exposure in their homes so they improve their indoor air quality and provide their children a foundation of a lifetime of health.

Please join us for this conversation to learn more about the ways to make changes in your home to improve your life and wellbeing! 

To learn more about Loni Brown and her company, please visit, www.entirelyeco.com.

-Dr. Amy

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