Inflammation is a term that is thrown around a lot these days, including in our podcast!

In this episode, I want to walk you through what the term inflammation really means, and what it indicates, so that you can be well educated and informed.

Inflammation is a biological response of the immune system that can be triggered by a variety of factors, including pathogens, damaged cells, and toxic compounds. These factors may induce acute and/or chronic inflammatory responses in the pulmonary system, cardiovascular system, digestive system and reproductive system, potentially leading to tissue damage or disease. In the short-term, inflammation is a good thing! It is a necessary system our body employs to kick-start the healing process. However, uncontrolled acute inflammation may become chronic, continuously activating inflammatory pathways and contributing to a variety of chronic inflammatory diseases.

Learn what can cause chronic inflammation, and how you can protect yourself against it as you join us in this week's episode of the Renegade Nutrition podcast!

In this episode of the Renegade Nutrition Podcast we are blessed to be joined by Health Coach and RN Tammy Rich.

Tammy found functional medicine after Functional Medicine doctor Julia Buchkina (see our Autoimmune Disease episode with Dr. Buchkina) helped both Tammy's husband and young son heal from challenging health issues, including Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and failure to thrive. 

When Tammy's son got sick and was placed in the "failure to thrive" category just before his second birthday, Tammy turned to the GAPS (Gut and Psychology/Physiology Syndrome) Protocol, created by Dr. Natasha Campbell (see our Gut and Psychology Syndrome interview with Dr. Natasha!). What Tammy found was a miraculous, amazing healing journey for her son and her family, as they embarked to save his life. 

Today, Tammy is a health coach, working for the same doctor who helped her get her family back - Dr. Buchkina - at Upstream Functional Medicine. Tammy coaches patients at Upstream through everything they need to do in order to achieve success with any dietary protocol. Whether it's cleaning out the pantry, grocery shopping together, cooking meals together, or creating a food matrix - Tammy does it all.

And in this episode, YOU get to learn some of Tammy's top tips and hacks for finding success and enjoying life on any dietary protocol! This episode offers advice on cooking, meal planning, grocery shopping, and dealing with "picky eaters" in the family. The information Tammy provides here offers a huge value to our listeners, and is one you won't want to miss!

For more health advice, follow Tammy on Instagram - @rich_in_health_iowa

Or, find help from Tammy and Dr. Buchkina at Upstream Functional Medicine - https://upstreamfm.com 

Being a parent comes with an unparalleled set of responsibilities and concerns, particularly when it comes to your child's health. In this episode of the Renegade Nutrition podcast, we are privileged to interview Dr. Mary Anne Haskell, DO, who specializes in pediatric health. Dr. Mary Anne helps simplify children's health, covering topics such as nutrition, lifestyle, and environment, how they can impact your child, and what you can do to help your child thrive. Learn how cranial manipulation and osteopathic evaluation at birth can help improve and even prevent common infant complaints, such as difficulty breastfeeding, colic, reflux, indigestion, difficulty sleeping, ear infections, and more. 

If you are a parent or are planning to become one, this is an episode you won't want to miss! Please help spread the word and share this episode with others who will benefit from it.

Go be Renegades!

Resources

Find an osteopathic cranial specialist near you at the Osteopathic Cranial Academy: https://cranialacademy.org/find-a-physician/

Find out more about Dr. Mary Anne: https://drmaryanne.com

For resources on safe vaccination information and schedules for children:

The Vaccine Friendly Plan

The Unvaccinated Child: A Treatment Plan for Parents

In this episode of the Renegade Nutrition Podcast, we had the privilege of interviewing the AMAZING Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride, author of Gut and Psychology Syndrome, Gut and Physiology Syndrome, Put Your Heart in Your Mouth, and Vegetarianism Explained. 

Dr Natasha graduated with honors as a conventional Medical Doctor in 1984 from Bashkir Medical University in Russia, before moving on to obtain her postgraduate MMedSci Degree in Neurology. But when she became a mother, everything changed. At 3 years old, her son was diagnosed with severe autism. 

Dr. Natasha was launched into a steep learning curve, as she researched everything she could to help her son. What she discovered was that a low-carbohydrate diet rooted in her ancestral traditions, the same diet that in fact had saved her life when she was failure to thrive at 18 months old, could - with slight alterations - help her son. Almost immediately, Dr. Natasha noticed significant improvements in her son's behavior and development. 

Today, Dr. Natasha's son is a successful, normally functioning adult with no absolutely signs or symptoms of autism. 

Dr. Natasha has since become world-renowned as the creator of the GAPS (Gut and Psychology Syndrome) protocol - a life-saving protocol that has helped hundreds of families manage and even reverse symptoms of autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, depression, dyslexia, dyspraxia, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and more.  Join us in this episode as we learn all about the GAPS protocol from Dr. Natasha, and how it could save you or your child's health and give you your life back! 

Find help on Dr. Natasha's website: https://www.gaps.me 

And keep up with Dr. Natasha's groundbreaking work by following her on social media:  

Instagram: @gapsyndrome, https://www.instagram.com/gapsyndrome/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GAPSDrNatasha/

Read Dr. Natasha's books - Gut & Psychology Syndrome

Gut & Physiology Syndrome

Vegetarianism Explained

Put Your Heart in Your Mouth

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In this episode, we're bringing sexy back... sexy sulforaphane, that is. Sulforaphane is a health-promoting and health-expanding compound. It can help protect against a number of chronic and inflammatory diseases, as well as neurodegenerative and neurobehavioral diseases, including:

And much, much more.

We’ve had a handful of episodes on what not to eat - sugar, processed foods and carbs, seed oils and toxic fats, artificial dyes, gluten.

Now we are beginning our ascent into what TO eat.

One of those essential food groups that is highly underrated but should be a part of everyone's diet is cruciferous vegetables.

I am talking specifically broccoli and broccoli sprouts, but also included in the list of cruciferous vegetables are brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, kohlrabi, bok choi, and radishes, to name a few.

These foods contain the compound sulforaphane, which as you will find out in this episode, is a crucial anti-oxidant boosting molecule that should be a part of your daily diet! Join us in this episode of the Renegade Nutrition podcast to learn how to get sulforaphane into your diet on the daily, as well as the best sources of it and what form and quantity of those sources you should be eating.

Some sources for sulforaphane supplements:

BROQ: https://www.broq.life 

Broc Elite: https://mara-labs.com 

Thorne brand Crucera SGS: https://www.thorne.com/products/dp/crucera-sgs

For everyday high quality vitamins and supplements, we recommend the Bulletproof Brand. To shop all Bulletproof products at a 15% discount, use this link: https://bulletproof.fdf2.net/c/3410087/551222/9221 and enter the code Renegade15 at checkout!

In this episode we interview the amazing Dr. Brett Racine to discuss all things SLEEP - from the importance of a good night's sleep (spoiler alert, it can be the difference between life and death) to how nutrition affects your sleep quality, to tips and tricks for handling sleep issues like insomnia and middle of the night waking.

If you or - anyone you know - sleeps, this is an episode you won't want to miss!

(psssst that's everyone)

Get a copy of Dr. Brett's e-book - Sleep Better Tonight - which I personally have read and benefitted from. Dr. Brett is generously offering this e-book to our listeners for FREE - a $20 value!!

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For the first time in over 200 years, children born today are expected to have a shorter lifespan than their parents. There has been a rapid rise in childhood obesity, with subsequent increases in the development of chronic diseases at younger and younger ages. Indeed, Type 2 Diabetes, which used to be called adult onset diabetes, can now no longer be referred to under that name due to the fact that it now is being diagnosed in children as young as 10, with newly diagnosed cases increasing roughly at a rate of 5% per year. Clearly, this is a problem. 

We’ve already identified several suspects, including sugar, industrial seed oils (aka vegetable oils), and refined, processed foods. Today we talk about one of the biggest offenders of all: Gluten. Join us in this episode as we discuss all things gluten, find out how it may be impacting your and your loved ones' health, and what you can do about it. 

As promised in this episode, below are some details that you may find helpful should you choose to begin a journey of freedom from gluten. 

Here is a list of gluten-containing grains: 

The following starches and grains are gluten-free: 

Sometimes, gluten is extra sneaky and hides under other names. These include: 

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Ever wonder about the Red no. 40 in those fruit snacks? Or the Blue no. 1 in your mouthwash? These are a few of the 7 certified food colors (“FD&C colors”; FD&C = Food, Drugs & Cosmetics) approved for widespread use in the U.S. 

These dyes, made from carcinogenic ingredients, are added to many processed foods, candies, beverages, over-the-counter medications, and vitamins in the US, especially those intended for children. But since the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) initially approved the food dyes between 1969 and 1987, (when few studies of children were available) clinical trials using synthetic dyes have examined neurobehavioral outcomes in children, and laboratory studies of neurotoxic effects in developing animals have become available. Food dyes have been anecdotally and scientifically shown to negatively affect behavior, especially in children, the effects of which is most profound in children with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and other behavioral issues, increasing hyperactivity, impulsiveness, and inattention. Animal studies indicate effects of exposure to synthetic food dyes on activity, memory and learning, changes in neurotransmitter systems in the brain, and microscopic changes in brain structure. 

Learn more about the harmful effects of artificial dyes and colors in this episode of the Renegade Nutrition podcast, and find out what you can do to keep yourself and your family safe! 

Here is the complete list of artificial dyes approved for use in the US: 

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In an ideal world, we could get all of the nutrition we need from food.

However, in the world we currently inhabit, getting the nutrition we need from diet alone is not just extremely difficult, it may well be impossible.

Declining soil quality, long distance transportation and decline of nutrient density of food in transit, an increasingly toxic environment, genetic alterations of heirloom varieties of food, overuse of antibiotics and other medications that damage the gut and liver, a massive increase in chronic stress, decreased sleep quality and duration, and reduced connection with nature and less time spent outdoors all add up to necessitate the supplementing of our diets with quality vitamins and minerals.

In this episode, learn about the top 3 most important vitamins and minerals (besides vitamin D) that you should be supplementing with today.

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We've had a lot of episodes on what not to eat, so we thought it was about time for an episode on what you ought to eat. Enter this podcast episode on the top 5 most nutrient dense foods in the world, with tips and tricks on how to prepare them and love them as part of your daily diet.

Here is the link to the research article referenced in this episode: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.806566/full

Within that article you can view the results of the calculated nutrient density of many, many foods, and see a list of all the included foods from most nutrient dense, to least. 

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