This week's episode focuses on functional food for bone health. Our guest, Karen Osborne, is an expert in bone health and the power of food and fitness to strengthen bones. Bone health is crucial in order to sustain a healthy and strong body into our later years. Bones need the right kind of nourishment and most people who are over the age of 50 have bones that are becoming weak and frail. Tune in to discover what nutrients are required to support a healthy bone matrix and some of the foods that Karen teaches her clients to support that. Find out health practitioners can empower their clients in their relationship with food for bone health.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• [8:00] Strengthening bones with foods, and the many layers in bones.
• [12:00] Sources of Vitamin K
• [15:00] Recipes for bone health
• [21:00] Exercises to support bones and muscles
• [25:13] What we can do to assist people to protect the bones from an early age.
• [29:24] Foods to eat for calcium instead of dairy.

KEY TAKEAWAYS: 

•  We’re able to strengthen the inner layer of our bones by the foods we eat, and calcium and phosphorus are the major components.
• Plant based foods may be better to eat for calcium absorption, rather than dairy.
• In the United States, it's estimated that 54% of post-menopausal women are osteopenic and an additional 30% are already considered osteoporotic. By age 80, 27% of women are considered to have osteopenia and 70% are osteopathic.
• The importance of exercise for bone health and how holding certain stretches for 30 seconds or longer supplies the stress on the bones that they need to stimulate the breakdown and then subsequent growth.

RESOURCES:

My Food Fitness and Fun 

Bone Chart

Functional Food Guide

NEPT: Nutritional Endocrinology Practitioner Training

The False Gods of Food Religions

The Real Cost of Healthcare

Identifying Food Sensitivities: The Missing Piece

Food Sensitivity Detection: When Perceived Failure Is True Success

BIO: 

Karen Osborne specializes in considering individual health conditions and taking the best from many different theories to determine what will deliciously bring vibrant health to the individual. Some of the modalities she’s studied include raw, vegan, Ayurvedic, macrobiotic, low-fat high-carb, high-fat low-carb, low-glycemic and her favorite whole food plant based no oil.

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This week's episode focuses on functional food for optimizing microbiome balance. Our guest, Steph Jackson, is an expert in gut health and fermented foods. Lovingly called the “gut whisper” by members of our community, Steph is changing the way we think about holistic digestive health. Tune in to our discussion to learn how to ensure your clients know how to incorporate a variety of carbohydrates needed for a healthy microbiome, the vital nutrients necessary for butyrate production, and how to use fermentation to change everyday foods for a variety of gut healing benefits. By working with all of our bacteria, we’re able to achieve dynamic and lasting wellness.

IN THIS EPISODE:

•     [05:00] The reasons resistant starch is good for you.
•     [09:00] Eating more fiber produces more butyrate, specifically in the gut.
•     [15:00] Liver enzymes, and multiple other things that help us to tolerate foods.
•     [24:00] Many clients are taking zinc supplements but not drinking enough water.
•     [28:00] It's not only a matter of taking a probiotic, it’s a matter of having the right environment as well.
•     [32:00] The benefits of including ginger in your diet.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• If the Microbiome is out of balance, symptoms are produced from bacteria processing the food for you.
• We need to look at improving stomach acid and gut and microbiome health to ensure we make proper changes to our health.
• Several studies show that we can increase our bifidobacterium by eating more fiber. But, what those studies have not been able to find is that eating more fiber produces more butyrate, specifically in the gut. 

BIO: 

My name is Steph Jackson and together with you I'm changing the way we think about holistic digestive health...

Yes I’m a little hard core. I hike barefoot. I’ve done water fasts, juice fasts and pumpkin fasts. I’ve quit jobs, left partners and relocated for my health. I’ve read everything from Spiritual Nutrition to Chinese Medicine Formulations to Advanced Phytotherapy to the Textbook of Clinical and Functional Medicine. I’ve studied Herbalism, Aromatherapy, Color therapy, Functional Nutrition, Nutritional Endocrinology… 

And I STILL got sick! 

And I got better…

Not by fighting with my biochemistry but by harnessing the power of my own body to heal itself with the help of the microbiome. 

I created a yogurt so that there would be a product in the store I was willing to buy.At the time I didn’t realize the tremendous healing potential of probiotic rich, living foods. Since applying everything I learned through designing my own yogurt to MYSELF my life has completely changed.

After decades of searching for a community of like minded individuals I’ve come to realize… I am so FAR from the mainstream most “normal” people couldn’t begin to understand what I do, who I am and how I heal. So I’m creating my own community.

Thank goodness for you. Or I’d be here alone.

I believe it is through working with ALL of our bacteria that we will achieve dynamic, lasting health. I don’t believe in homeostasis. I believe we are adaptable, changeable and beautiful beings through which wellness can manifest if we get out of WAR with OURSELVES and our internal/external environment.

I believe that without addressing the DIVERSITY of the microbiome we will never achieve lasting and robust health.

Resources:

Plant Powered Probiotics

Friendly Flora Collective

Functional Food Guide

 Free ticket to the microbiome mission 

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This week's episode focuses on functional food for liver health. Our guest, Isabelle Yang, is a certified nutritional endocrinology practitioner and an expert in liver health. The liver needs just the right nourishment to be strong and healthy. It’s common for most individuals to have imbalances in the liver area and this can lead to numerous problems your clients may face. Tune in to learn from Isabelle how health practitioners can empower their clients in their relationship with food for liver health. It’s time to customize food to support our clients’ specific functions. 

IN THIS EPISODE:

• [04:20] Dandelion as a food to support the liver.
• [05:54] Bile is something that we need to emulsify fat.
• [08:33] Basil, peppermint, rosemary, and different spices among other foods all assist the liver. 
• [14:22] Foods that are harmful for the liver are vegetable oils, peanut oil, any type of processed foods, and chips.
• [17:30] How Isabelle guides clients in her Second Heart Liver Cleanse

KEY TAKEAWAYS: 

• The liver is the only organ in our bodies that can regenerate. However, it won’t regenerate on its own, it needs help from us and the foods we eat to begin that process.
• There are certain foods and herbs which support and repair the liver.
• An emotional, spiritual and physical cleanse and lifestyle is needed to nourish and keep the liver happy.
• Proper liver function relies on adequate sleep, movement, sunshine, fresh air and specific foods that optimize liver function.

RESOURCES:

FREE GIFT LINK - How to Detox Naturally for Better Energy, Clarity, Vitality, and Sleep

Isabelle Yang Website - Second Heart Liver Cleanse

Functional Food Guide

BIO: 

Isabelle Yang is a Certified Nutrition Consultant, National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and Nutritional Endocrinology Practitioner. She is passionate about empowering people to build life-long sustainable habits that support their inner healing power.

She specializes in digestive health, cancer nutrition, detoxification, and blood sugar balance. Her passion for nutrition started in 2008, and since then she’s helped her clients heal from digestive challenges, reverse pre-diabetic conditions, shed body fat, reduce inflammation, decrease toxicity exposure, and regain energy and vitality to live a vibrant, active, and purposeful life. 

Her approach is simple. Let the good stuff in and kick the bad stuff out. Her goal is to help her clients take baby steps to increase nutrient absorption, reduce detox burden, improve detoxification capacity, reduce stress, and get the body moving. Her mission is to leave this planet a better and cleaner place for generations to come.

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In this week’s episode of the ReInvent Healthcare podcast, Dr Ritamarie explores the effects of food on metabolic health, and how nutrients can support insulin receptors in people with metabolic disorders. This episode delves into functional food and various ways of increasing the metabolic system. By focusing on insulin sensitivity and increasing nutrients like chromium, magnesium, and DHA docosahexaenoic, you can learn how to support insulin resistance in diabetes, balance blood sugar by healing insulin receptors, and to return your client to metabolic wellness. 

IN THIS EPISODE:

•     [02:00] How to start the process of resetting the metabolism.
•     [03:00] Hibiscus as a good source of chromium, which escorts insulin attached to sugar across the cell membranes.
•     [08:00] Taking magnesium in natural forms assists overall health.
•     [11:00] Almost everyone in the Western world has imbalanced omega-6 to omega-3.
•     [19:00] Foods for metabolic healing are broccoli, avocado, alfalfa, and Bolivia, but you need to be careful with people who are extremely insulin resistant.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

•     Food can support reversing insulin resistance in diabetes, balance blood sugar by healing insulin receptors, and can return your client to metabolic wellness.
•     The three nutrients Dr. Ritamarie uses the most are chromium, magnesium and DHA docosahexaenoic.
•     Disruptors of metabolic processes include trans fats, pesticides and processed carbs.

RESOURCES:

• Functional Food Guide 
• ReInvent Healthcare
• Sweet Spot Solution
• Insulin Resistance Solution Practitioner Training

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Today’s episode of ReInvent Healthcare is the first episode of our Functional Food Facts series. We discuss how the processed food industry is affecting our everyday health and the different ways clients can monitor how food affects function. Tune in to learn how health practitioners can empower their clients in their relationship with food. It’s time to customize food to support our clients’ specific functions.  

IN THIS EPISODE: 

• [02:39] Here is a quick breakdown of the nutrients in food. 
• [05:34] Why the processed food industry is the source of many health challenges people encounter. 
• [08:55] Why health practitioners need to consider a client’s specifics in mind when recommending a diet. 
• [10:52] Dr. Ritamarie shares how people can monitor how food affects function. 
• [13:43] How healthcare practitioners can support their clients in their relationship with food.  

KEY TAKEAWAYS: 

• Highly processed and adulterated food is technically poisonous to humans.  
• For a food to be functional, it must provide nutrition, promote growth, and have a favorable effect on bodily function. 
• Health practitioners need to keep their client’s specifics in mind as you help them design a healing diet. 

RESOURCES:

• Functional Food Guide 

• ReInvent Healthcare

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For today’s episode of ReInvent Healthcare, Dr. Ritamarie answers some of the most common metabolic questions. This episode is full of clarifying information, such as how long it takes to reverse metabolic imbalance, how to find the best eating and fasting windows for your clients, and various ways to test blood sugar. There is no one-size-fits-all answer, because every body is different. Tune in as Dr. Ritamarie helps practitioners better understand the complexities of metabolic health.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• [00:52] How long does it take to reverse metabolic imbalance?
• [04:07] Dr. Ritamarie discusses the dangers of being told that an A1C level of 5.6 is normal.
• [06:34] Does intermittent fasting need to be paired with a keto-like diet in order to be successful?
• [09:06] How to know the ideal eating and fasting windows for your clients.
• [11:31] Should you really eat breakfast within an hour of waking up?
• [14:06] Dr. Ritamarie shares different ways to test blood sugar.
• [20:22] How important is it to test ketones?
• [23:00] How often should blood sugar be tested and how high can it safely go?
• [26:35] Dr. Ritamarie discusses the potential of falling in the danger zone when intermittent fasting.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• As practitioners, it is important to stress that your clients follow your instructions to become metabolically well.
• Someone doesn’t have to eat a low carb diet in order for intermittent fasting to have positive benefits.
• The key components of the meal that should break your fast are: fiber, fat, protein, greens, and probiotics.

RESOURCES:

ReInvent Healthcare The Many Faces of Fasting Metabolic Syndrome – The Most Common Disease You’ve Never Heard Of Inflammation: The Silent Killer Fasting: A Cautionary Tale

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Welcome back to the ReInvent Healthcare podcast. Today we are joined by Annette Falconett, author of My Journey Back to Health: Living with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, Health Coach, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, and Nutritional Endocrinology Practitioner. Annette shares how her daughter’s type 1 diabetes went undiagnosed and nearly ended her daughter’s life. Tune in as Dr. Ritamarie and Annette discuss what Annette learned from her experience, the importance of metabolic health and monitoring your blood sugar levels, and also how Annette and her daughter worked to balance her daughter’s metabolic health. It’s time doctors see diabetes as the serious disease that it is. 

IN THIS EPISODE: 

• [03:19] How Annette’s family was impacted by diabetes.
• [12:24] Why the system needs to change when it comes to testing metabolic health.  
• [13:45] Why doctors should be testing postprandial glucose.  
• [19:00] Dr. Ritamarie discusses the damaging effects of high levels of insulin.  
• [25:48] Annette shares her daughter’s testing patterns for monitoring her blood sugar.  
• [31:59] Dr. Ritamarie shares some resources where you can go for your own testing.  
• [37:19] Why a continuous glucose meter should be used to manage blood sugar.  
• [43:01] A quick rundown of blood tests that Dr. Ritamarie and Annette recommend.  

KEY TAKEAWAYS: 

• Every household should have a glucose meter, just like a thermometer.  
• Early testing for diabetes is crucial for providing the right care for patients.  
• Unfortunately, most doctors are not taught how to manage insulin resistance. Instead, patients are told to lose weight, which is not a preventative approach.  

RESOURCES:

• ReInvent Healthcare
• The Many Faces of Fasting
• Metabolic Syndrome – The Most Common Disease You’ve Never Heard Of
• Inflammation: The Silent Killer
• Fasting: A Cautionary Tale
• Annette’s Book: My Journey Back to Health: Living with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
• NE Lab
• Direct Labs
• Your Lab Work
• LabCorp

BIO:   Annette Falconette

Annette Falconett, author of  My Journey Back to Health: Living with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, is a health coach, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, and Nutritional Endocrinology Practitioner who believes that Real, whole food is foundational to good health.

Annette knows from personal experience that we have to empower our clients and patients to change the way they eat and make lifestyle changes if they want to lead healthier lives. 

Annette became interested in nutrition and alternative healing modalities in 1989 after she developed MCS, multiple chemical sensitivities while cleaning her bathroom. She spent the next year in bed, reading about alternative healing and nutrition.

Annette became certified as a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP) in June 2011, joined NEPT in October 2016, and was certified as a Nutritional Endocrinology Practitioner in 2019. Annette has been a coach in Dr. Ritamarie's client programs since 2017.  

In 2015, Life threw Annette a wicked curveball when her daughter had her own health crisis. This experience taught Annette firsthand the importance of comprehensive metabolic testing and methods you can teach your clients and patients to use at home to keep themselves metabolically healthy.

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In today’s episode of ReInvent Healthcare, nurse practitioner, author, and international speaker, Cynthia Thurlow, joins us to discuss the benefits of intermittent fasting. This episode covers a lot of ground, including how hormones play a crucial role in our metabolic health, determining your fasting and eating windows, considerations for females contemplating intermittent fasting, lifestyle choices that boost the benefits of intermittent fasting, and why when you eat matters as much as what you eat. Tune in to learn about how you can reclaim your health today, with resources to get you started.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• [02:55] Cynthia describes her approach to intermittent fasting.
• [04:37] How intermittent fasting can restore balance to your overall health.
• [10:10] Hormones play crucial roles in our metabolic health.
• [16:09] Why lifestyle medicine should be the first step in reclaiming your health.
• [17:13] When you eat matters just as much as what you eat.
• [19:41] Cynthia touches on some considerations for females contemplating intermittent fasting.
• [24:44] What are the different kinds of intermittent fasting?
• [30:22] Why the length of your fast should be determined by your goals and your body’s needs.
• [37:38] What people struggling with thyroid imbalance should know.
• [42:14] How you eat during your eating window matters, and here’s why.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• We are constantly exposed to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, not only in our food, but also in our environment, food, and personal care products.
• Estrogen is a grossly underappreciated hormone because we don’t realize what happens when it’s not properly balanced.
• It takes our bodies four to five hours between meals to detoxify, push things forward, and address pathogens. We knock out the benefits of this process when we eat too frequently.
• We need to prioritize high-quality sleep because it affects so many aspects of our lives and health.

RESOURCES: www.reinventhealthcare.com/fasting

BIO:  Cynthia Thurlow is a nurse practitioner, CEO, and founder of the Everyday Wellness Project, and international speaker, with over 10 million views for her second TEDx talk (Intermittent Fasting: Transformational Technique). With over 20 years of experience in health and wellness, Cynthia is a globally recognized expert in intermittent fasting and nutritional health and has been featured on ABC, FOX5, KTLA, CW, Medium, Entrepreneur, and The Megyn Kelly Show. She was listed in Yahoo Finance as one of the, “21 Founders Changing the Way We Do Business.” Cynthia hosts the Everyday Wellness podcast, considered one of "21 Podcasts To Expand Your Mind in 2021” by Business Insider. Her mission is to educate women on the benefits of intermittent fasting and overall holistic health and wellness, so they feel empowered to live their most optimal lives. Twitter Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Website Book Podcast

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Welcome to the second episode of the ReInvent Healthcare podcast, a show for wellness practitioners who are passionate about making a difference. Today we will be discussing one of the most misguided pieces of advice given to people suspected of having blood sugar imbalance. We also share the benefits of Fasting and Intermittent Fasting for metabolic health. I’m sure you’ve heard about Intermittent Fasting before, but we’re diving into the science behind why it works and how it can change lives. Let’s disrupt this broken system together and reinvent healthcare.   

IN THIS EPISODE:  

• [00:13] What most people suspected of blood sugar imbalance are told to do, and why Dr. Ritamarie believes it is wrong.   
• [01:47] What metabolically happens when a person eats every two to three hours.   
• [03:16] Dr. Ritamarie discusses the biochemistry behind why, for many patients, hunger and cravings still persist after a big meal.   
• [06:58] How physicians can use intermittent fasting with patients who are metabolically unwell.   
• [09:24] What happens when someone fasts for more than 16 hours?   
• [16:42] Why it’s important for doctors to test for “pre-insulin resistance” before jumping to a diagnosis or waiting for metabolic unwellness to happen to them.   

KEY TAKEAWAYS:  

• One of the most misguided pieces of information and advice given to people suspected of blood sugar imbalance is to eat frequent meals. This is only a temporary band aid on the real issue, not a long-term solution to the problem.   
• Insulin is an anabolic hormone, meaning it’s a storage hormone. When food is constantly available, through frequent meals throughout the day, insulin puts the brakes on fat burning, so weight loss is often stalled.   
• Fasting and intermittent fasting are phenomenal for helping people restore their metabolic health.   

RESOURCES: 

• ReInvent Healthcare 
• The Many Faces of Fasting 
• Metabolic Syndrome – The Most Common Disease You’ve Never Heard Of 

BIO:   Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo is a medical practitioner with over 30 years of experience in western medicine, chiropractic care, herbal medicine, acupuncture, nutrition, and mindfulness. Dr. Ritamarie believes that patient care goes beyond the doctor’s office and that patients deserve to thrive after treatment. After losing many family members prematurely due to a broken healthcare system, Dr. Ritamarie has created a space to equip passionate practitioners with the skills and tools that empower people to truly get well. 

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For our first official episode, we are diving straight into a topic that has become an epidemic in the United States. Studies have shown that 88% of our population is metabolically unwell. Today we discuss the dangers of insulin dysregulation and the roles that intermittent fasting can play in the restoration of metabolic balance.  Addressing insulin dysregulation and blood sugar dysregulation is the key to preventing many of the diseases, conditions, and imbalances that so much of our population struggles with. Listen in as we challenge the common practices for testing and diagnosing diabetes, using new research.   

IN THIS EPISODE: 

• [01:37] What does it mean to be metabolically unwell?
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• [02:14] What does it take to be metabolically healthy?
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• [05:10] A quick review of insulin  and why it’s so important.  
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• [09:46] Some of the main conditions related to having out of control insulin and blood sugar.  
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• [13:04] Dr. Ritamarie challenges common practices for testing for and diagnosing diabetes.  
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• [19:19] What is intermittent fasting? How does it help regulate glucose and insulin?  
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• [21:05] Dr. Ritamarie shares The Many Faces of Fasting, her top resource for intermittent fasting.  

KEY TAKEAWAYS: 

• A study conducted from 2006 to 2016 and published in Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders in 2018, found that 88% of the population is metabolically unwell.  
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• Addressing insulin dysregulation and blood sugar dysregulation is the key to preventing so many of the diseases, conditions, and imbalances that 88% of the population struggle with.  
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• Intermittent fasting is proven to help regulate glucose and insulin levels.  

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BIO:  Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo is a medical practitioner with over 30 years of experience in western medicine, chiropractic care, herbal medicine, acupuncture, nutrition, and mindfulness. Dr. Ritamarie believes that patient care goes beyond the doctor’s office and that patients deserve to thrive after treatment.  After losing many family members prematurely due to a broken healthcare system, Dr. Ritamarie has created a space to equip passionate practitioners with the skills and tools that empower people to truly get well.  

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