Take Back Your Health

By Amy Myers, MD

Are you on the path to optimal health and looking for the latest breakthroughs in longevity and functional medicine? After her own struggle with an autoimmune thyroid condition, Dr. Amy Myers has made... more

4.9

4242 ratings

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about Take Back Your Health:

How many episodes does Take Back Your Health have?

The podcast currently has 80 episodes available.

Take Back Your Health episodes:

June 24, 2013The Myers Way Episode 10: Sleep Expert Dan Pardi
[Originally posted on June 24, 2013] Dan is the CEO and co-founder of Dan’s Plan, an online wellness and technology company promoting optimal health in our modern world. Prior to founding this company, Dan established a track record of excellence in various health-related occupations, including innovative work in bioinformatics and Scientific and Medical Affairs in the biopharmaceutical industries. Dan has also performed scientific research on diet, exercise, and cancer, and continues to conduct research today in both sleep neurobiology and cognitive neuroscience at Stanford University and the University of Leiden.

Sleep
How our sleep has changed over the last 50 years (hint: we are sleeping less)
The effects of loss of sleep and sleep deprivation
The importance of intention formation for sleep
How we discover our optimal number of hours to sleep
Sleep Issues
How artificial light in the evenings is the greatest negative factor for sleep
How sleep problems influence weight gain
What are the health risks associated with night shift work and some health suggestions
What is iPad insomnia?
Getting Better Sleep
How to improve circadian rhythms
How to use amber lights, blackout curtains, and computer software to help get better sleep
Do natural sleep aids work? (5HTP, Melatonin, Magnesium)
How what you do during the day, affects your sleep at night
5 tips to better sleep

Connect with Dr. Myers:
Website: https://www.amymyersmd.com/
Newsletter: https://www.amymyersmd.com/ec/guide-to-leaky-gut
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmyMyersMD
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amymyersmd/
...more
1h 8min
June 17, 2013The Myers Way Episode 9: Conscious Living With Katie Hendricks
[Originally published on June 17, 2013] Kathlyn Hendricks, PhD, has been a pioneer in the field of body-mind integration for nearly forty years. She received her doctorate in transpersonal psychology in 1982 and has been a Board Certified-Dance/Movement Therapist of the American Dance Therapy Association since 1975. She has an international reputation as a seminar leader for health and business professionals. Her seminars specialize in training professionals from many fields in the core skills of conscious living using a unique system of whole-body learning and Quantum Coaching.
What is Conscious Living and Conscious Loving?
Why getting “goosebumps” is an important body signal?
What does body wisdom mean?
What is the best learning state for the body?
What is the difference between thinking and noticing?
Why is ‘creative play’ and why is it important?
How do we speak “authentically”?
The power of appreciation and the 5 to 1 ratio

Connect with Dr. Myers:
Website: https://www.amymyersmd.com/
Newsletter: https://www.amymyersmd.com/ec/guide-to-leaky-gut
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmyMyersMD
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amymyersmd/

Connect with Kathlyn Hendricks:
Website: https://hendricks.com/
The Conscious Living Foundation: https://consciouslivingfoundation.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/relationshipadvice
...more
44min
June 10, 2013The Myers Way Episode 8: Paleoista Nell Stephenson
[Originally published on June 10, 2013] Nell is one of the collaborators of The Paleo Diet Cookbook with Dr. Loren Cordain, PhD and Lorrie Cordain, and the author of Paleoista, Gain Energy, Get Lean, and Feel Fabulous with the Diet You Were Born to Eat.
Tell us your personal story about going gluten free and then Paleo?
Tell us about following a Paleo diet and racing in IronMan competitions?
What are some of the biggest myths about carbs and training?
What improvements have you seen in your racing by changing your diet?
You were recently on Dr. Oz you talked about the cheat meals – do you subscribe to this or was that something they had you say?

Connect with Dr. Myers:
Website: https://www.amymyersmd.com/
Newsletter: https://www.amymyersmd.com/ec/guide-to-leaky-gut
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmyMyersMD
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amymyersmd/

Connect with Nell Stephenson:
Website: https://paleoista.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Paleoista
...more
37min
June 03, 2013The Myers Way Episode 7: Clean Gut With Dr. Alejandro Junger
[Originally published on June 2nd, 2013]
How do you define the gut?
Why do you call the gut the Achilles heel of your body?
What causes gut dysfunction?
Disease as survival mechanism (major diseases, discussed, depression, heart disease, allergies, autoimmune diseases),
– What is the mechanism for depression?
– What is the mechanism for autoimmune?
Tell us about Biofilms. What are they and why are they important?
Let’s talk about the recent article in The New York Times.
The Clean Gut Program
Is there a best probiotic?
Food allergies: can people go back to gluten and dairy or other toxic triggers?
Let’s talk about the controversy surrounding S. Boulardii and prebiotics.
Are all fermented foods good for us?
How does someone like vegan/ vegetarian heal the gut?
What do you eat Dr. Junger?

Connect with Dr. Myers:
Website: https://www.amymyersmd.com/
Newsletter: https://www.amymyersmd.com/ec/guide-to-leaky-gut
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmyMyersMD
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amymyersmd/
...more
56min
May 27, 2013The Myers Way Episode 6: Everything You Need To Know About Gluten
[Originally published on May 27, 2013]
The Basics
What is Gluten?
Why is there so much talk about Gluten today?
Tell us a little about how the spectrum of intensity of gluten. What differences have you seen with your patients?
What is leaky gut?
Symptoms of Celiac and Gluten Intolerance
What are some of the major symptoms you have seen?
What are the symptoms where it is essential to remove gluten?
Testing for Celiac and Gluten Intolerance
How do we know where we fall on the spectrum of intensity?
If we remove gluten for 3 weeks, and have problems when we reintroduce it, could this also because we have removed it for three weeks or more (our gut ecology changes), not because we have a problem with it?
In podcast #2 about the Myer’s way, we talked about Leaky Gut and testing. You said that food sensitivity testing is accurate but When you test for food sensitivities and have leaky gut, foods that you eat often might show up, you have the example of spinach, when you create a person elimination diet, do you remove all the foods that have triggered a response?
Treatment of Celiac and Gluten Intolerance
So if we discover we have an issue, what do we do next? How do we deal with this?
Gluten and Cross-Reactivity
Let’s go deeper into the gluten question. Let’s say I have removed gluten, but I’m still experiencing symptoms, maybe after have dairy or coffee. What’s going on?
What is cross-reactivity and how does it work?
Most common cross-reactive foods?
Now if you do have severe symptoms, have you had patients who needed to remove all those foods.
Is there any rule of thumb for how long someone needs to remove these foods?
So I’ve removed all these foods, how do I know if I am “healed” from leaky gut?
Hidden Sources of Gluten
In your guide, you talk about the hidden sources of gluten. This is something that you really emphasize. Some of the examples you cite are shampoos, medications, play-dough, even stamps.
Can these items really cause a reaction?
How to stay gluten-free
So you have decided to go gluten-free and are overwhelmed by the enormity of the task. Do you have any tips for beginners?

Connect with Dr. Myers:
Website: https://www.amymyersmd.com/
Newsletter: https://www.amymyersmd.com/ec/guide-to-leaky-gut
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmyMyersMD
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amymyersmd/
...more
52min
May 19, 2013The Myers Way Episode 5: Mycotoxins
[Originally published on May 19, 2013] In this podcast episode, Dr. Myers will discuss everything she knows about mold and mycotoxin.
The Story
What are mycotoxins?
You just came back from a conference on mycotoxins, any new interesting research you found?
How did you get interested in this area?
Are more people being affected by mycotoxins then before?
Patients Cases / Stories
What are some patient stories
Symptoms
How would someone identify if this might be an issue for them?
Typical symptoms of people with mycotoxin sensitivities?
What leads to mycotoxin sensitivities? (Why do some people respond and not others?)
Treatments
How do you treat this?
Here’s the Glutathione I refer to in the podcast.

Connect with Dr. Myers:
Website: https://www.amymyersmd.com/
Newsletter: https://www.amymyersmd.com/ec/guide-to-leaky-gut
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmyMyersMD
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amymyersmd/
...more
1h
May 13, 2013The Myers Way Episode 4: A Functional Medicine Approach To Candida
[Originally published on May 13, 2013]
Intro
What on earth is Candida?
Candida is a fungus, which is a form of yeast, a very small amount of which lives in your mouth and intestines.
Its job is to aid with digestion and nutrient absorption, but when it is overproduced it breaks down the wall of the intestine and penetrates the bloodstream, releasing toxic byproducts into your body and causing leaky gut.
This can lead to many different health problems ranging from digestive issues to depression.
Symptoms
What are some of the most common symptoms?
How can there be so many symptoms for candida?
Food and candida
Do certain foods cause candida to bloom? Why?
What is the relationship between carbohydrates and candida?
Testing
What are the tests for candida?
How quickly can candida come back? Is it necessary to retest often?
Treating candida
Dr. Myers’ three means to deal with candida: Diet, herbal remedies, and medication.
Supplements
What are useful supplements to treat candida?

Connect with Dr. Myers:
Website: https://www.amymyersmd.com/
Newsletter: https://www.amymyersmd.com/ec/guide-to-leaky-gut
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmyMyersMD
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amymyersmd/
...more
58min
May 06, 2013 The Myers Way Episode 3: A Functional Medicine Approach To Thyroid Issues
[Originally published on May 6, 2013]
Big Picture
“Chris Kresser notes that one in eight women have Hashimoto’s disease as well as up to 10% of women over 60 have clinical or subclinical hypothyroidism.”
1. How common are thyroid issues today?
2. What are the most common Thyroid issues?
Mini Med School
1. What is the thyroid and what does it do?
2. What is A brief explanation of the TSH, T4, T3, T3 uptake, Free Thyroxine Index, Free T3, Reverse T3 and Free T4 biomarkers and perhaps their relationship to each other?
3. How does one know that they have a thyroid issue and what are the most common symptoms?
4. What tests does one get and what should they look for?
5. The major test that most doctors don’t test for but is essential for understanding your thyroid.
6. Is it useful for everyone to get tested for thyroid biomarkers?
7. Dr. Myers’ Blog post on the Thyroid.
Causes of Thyroid Issues
1. What is the connection between wheat and autoimmunity?
2. What does leaky gut have to do with the thyroid?
3. What is the relationship between celiac, autoimmune and specifically and thyroid?
4. What are goitrogens and how do they affect thyroid health?
5. Is there a link between hormone imbalances and/or adrenal burnout and thyroid problems?
6. Amy explains the major theories of the causes of thyroid issues: leaky gut, halides, mercury, viruses, and mineral deficiencies.
Healing approaches
1. What is your approach to healing thyroid issues?
2. How do you know if you’ve overcome your thyroid issue?
3. What the differences between natural and synthetic thyroid medication?

In my book, The Thyroid Connection, I cover everything you need to know about thyroid disease, including its true underlying causes, how to work with your doctor, how to choose the right medication, and a 28-day program to get your life back.

Connect with Dr. Myers:
Website: https://www.amymyersmd.com/
Newsletter: https://www.amymyersmd.com/ec/guide-to-leaky-gut
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmyMyersMD
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amymyersmd/
...more
1h
April 28, 2013 The Myers Way Episode 2: The Myers Way Program
[Originally published on April 28, 2013] In this podcast, John Rosania, VP of Clean, interviews Dr. Amy Myers about her program The Myers Way and what it can do for our health.

Setting the Stage
*Dr. Myers’ response to recent NY Times’ article “The Boy With a Thorn in His Joints”
The Myers Way Program (Comprehensive Elimination Diet)
*What is it and how does it work?
*How it helps to find the source of inflammation in the body
Phase 1: Elimination Phase
*What is it?
*Why is it important?
*The difference between delayed food sensitivities and food allergies
*Why everyone can benefit from going through the program
Critics
*Dr. Myers responds to the critics of the Elimination Diet
Food Sensitivities and Leaky Gut
*Is food sensitivity testing useful?
*The importance of using food sensitivity testing with an elimination diet program
*What is leaky gut?
*How leaky gut affects food sensitivity testing
*The difference between a food sensitivity and a food allergy
*Why Dr. Myers says “It all starts in the gut”
Phase 2: Reintroduction Phase
*How you decide what to do when you reintroduce new foods
*Why Dr Myers will never give the “yes” on gluten
*Is it necessary to remove foods that cause sensitivities forever?

Connect with Dr. Myers:
Website: https://www.amymyersmd.com/
Newsletter: https://www.amymyersmd.com/ec/guide-to-leaky-gut
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmyMyersMD
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amymyersmd/
...more
47min
April 22, 2013The Myers Way Episode 1: Dr. Myers’ Journey To Functional Medicine
[Originally published on April 22nd, 2013]
Before Med School
Dr Myers’ first interest in medicine
How you can be eating “health” food but they may be the wrong foods for you.
What she learned during in the Peace Corps in Paraguay?
The Med school years
Why she went to medical school instead of a naturopathic school
What medical school is actually like
How medical school does not focus on nutrition or getting to the root cause of disease
Getting Sick
Dr. Myers’ autoimmune condition, Graves’ disease, and what she did about it
How her conventional doctor thought her autoimmune condition was in her head
How she helped patients overcome Graves’ and Hashimoto’s disease
The Discovery of Functional Medicine
What is functional medicine? Is it alternative medicine?
The core principles of functional medicine
How functional medicine doctors are different than conventional doctors
Practicing What She Preaches
What Dr. Myers eats (She was a vegetarian for over 20 years)
Dr. Myers’ personal daily meal plan

Connect with Dr. Myers:
Website: https://www.amymyersmd.com/
Newsletter: https://www.amymyersmd.com/ec/guide-to-leaky-gut
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmyMyersMD
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amymyersmd/
...more
45min

FAQs about Take Back Your Health:

How many episodes does Take Back Your Health have?

The podcast currently has 80 episodes available.

More shows like Take Back Your Health

Boundless Life by Ben Greenfield

Boundless Life

5,015 Listeners

The Human Upgrade: Biohacking for Longevity & Performance by Dave Asprey

The Human Upgrade: Biohacking for Longevity & Performance

7,240 Listeners

The Dr. Hyman Show by Dr. Mark Hyman

The Dr. Hyman Show

9,352 Listeners

Peak Human - Unbiased Nutrition Info for Optimum Health, Fitness & Living by Brian Sanders - Filmmaker of Food Lies & Health Coach

Peak Human - Unbiased Nutrition Info for Optimum Health, Fitness & Living

878 Listeners

Dr. Jockers Functional Nutrition by Dr. Jockers

Dr. Jockers Functional Nutrition

786 Listeners

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark by Turning Point USA

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark

13,061 Listeners

Keeping Abreast with Dr. Jenn by Dr. Jenn Simmons

Keeping Abreast with Dr. Jenn

111 Listeners

The Dr. Josh Axe Show by Dr. Josh Axe

The Dr. Josh Axe Show

964 Listeners

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka by Gary Brecka

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka

3,100 Listeners