Do you ask about your client’s “digital diet” when taking a case history?  

 Today Dr Adrian Lopresti is joined by psychologist and one of the USA’s foremost addiction experts, Dr Nicholas Kardaras. Nicholas describes how excessive technology use affects our brains, destroying the myelin sheaths in the same ways substance abuse does.  He also discusses how increased screen time primes us for increased aggression, impulsivity, and deteriorating mental health, how video games affect the HPA axis, and best practices for assessing and treating clients with technology addiction.   

  Find today's transcript and show notes here: https://www.fxmedicine.com.au/podcast/dangers-excess-screen-time

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The Dangers of Excess Screen Time: Dr Adrian Lopresti and Dr Nicholas Kardaras

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fx Medicine ambassador Emma Sutherland talks with one of our professions most respected naturopath and nutritionist Rachel Arthur.   

In the first part of this candid conversation, Rachel shares the origins of her passion for natural health and the series of opportunities that lead her from new practitioner to industry leader. Rachel’s advice for new practitioners - say yes to everything early in your career. She also discusses an industry weakness - one that might surprise you! 

Emma and Rachel then shift gear and get into the intricacies of zinc prescribing. Together they unpack the origins of zinc, highlighting that despite the wealth of research about this nutrient, we are still in our infancy in our understanding of its myriad of functions in the body. Rachel also shares the key systems that clinically benefit from zinc supplementation, as well as a scaffolding to best determine what form to use and when. The discussion culminates in the challenges around the validity of upper tolerable limits, and best practices for dosaging that is in line with recommendations in the research. 

This episode is packed with clinical pearls, a must listen for all practitioners regardless of your understanding of this commonly prescribed nutrient.  

Find today's transcript and show notes here: https://www.fxmedicine.com.au/podcast/replay-zeitgeist-zinc-emma-sutherland-and-rachel-arthur

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REPLAY: The Zeitgeist of Zinc with Emma Sutherland and Rachel Arthur

Naturopath and herbalist Sandra Villella and fx Medicine ambassador Lisa Costa-Bir explore the case of the lean polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) patient. 

Sandra shares her clinical expertise in the management of the lean PCOS patient, offering insights into the differences between the classic PCOS phenotype. 

Join the two naturopaths as they discuss differential diagnoses, signs and symptoms, comorbidities, and risk factors as well as relevant pathology testing to provide patients with an individualised, targeted treatment plan using nutritionals, herbs, and dietary interventions.  

Full of clinical pearls, this episode is for practitioners looking to better identify the PCOS patient and broaden their understanding of this complex condition. 

Find today's transcript and show notes here: https://www.fxmedicine.com.au/podcast/identifying-and-supporting-lean-pcos-patient-lisa-costa-bir-and-sandra-villella

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Identifying and supporting the lean PCOS patient with Lisa Costa-Bir and Sandra Villella

In this week’s podcast replay, Dr Miranda Myles and our ambassador Emma Sutherland delve into the world of thyroid, liver and metabolic health as they discuss how to support clients experiencing metabolic imbalance. Dr. Miranda shares her clinical experience in identifying thyroid imbalances and how to determine what pathology tests are required and when, and importantly, how to interpret them in support of a client’s presentation. Emma and Dr. Miranda also cover differential diagnoses associated with metabolic health including the impact of stress, cortisol, iron deficiency and adrenalin. 

This podcast is content-heavy and definitely one you will want to take notes on to make sure that you can apply as much to practice as possible. 

Find today's transcript and show notes here: https://www.fxmedicine.com.au/podcast/replay-thyroid-testing-treatment-emma-sutherland-and-dr-miranda-myles

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REPLAY: The Thyroid: Testing & Treatment with Emma Sutherland and Dr Miranda Myles

Internationally recognised nutritional psychiatrist and professional chef, Dr Uma Naidoo joins fx Medicine ambassador Dr Adrian Lopresti to deep dive into the world of nutritional psychiatry.

Together they explore the concept of food as medicine for the management of mood disorders and cognitive decline conditions.

Dr Naidoo unpacks the concept of the gut-brain axis, and how neurotransmitter production and cross-talk with the gut microbiome affects mood, and how we can influence this through dietary interventions.

Dr Naidoo shares her clinical insights to support the implementation of sustainable, positive change for our patients using food as medicine to influence behaviour change and compliance to achieve beneficial mental health outcomes.

This podcast is full of practical tips and insights into various nutrients that have been evidenced to positively lower neuroinflammation associated in mood and cognitive decline disorders, and to encourage the concept of mindful eating to support sustainable long-term outcomes for our patients.

Find today's transcript and show notes here: https://www.fxmedicine.com.au/podcast/food-medicine-mental-health-dr-adrian-lopresti-and-dr-uma-naidoo-0

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Food as medicine for mental health with Dr Adrian Lopresti and Dr Uma Naidoo

Carla Wrenn, naturopath and educator, provides us with her insights into the important role the integrative practitioner may play in holistically supporting the oncology patient in our latest podcast.  

Having worked with our ambassador, Dr. Michelle Woolhouse in a collaborative care model to support cancer patients, Carla describes how she supports the cancer patient to obtain their best overall health, to reduce potential side effects of cancer treatment and to minimise modifiable risk factors to improve their health outcomes. Carla explains the complexity of the challenges faced by the cancer patient and how she supports them through diet, lifestyle and supplementation.  

Carla discusses the benefits herbs and supplements may offer for addressing inflammation, hormonal and blood glucose imbalances and stress  while expressing caution on their use and discussing the hallmarks of cancer and the all important safety aspects of prescribing natural medicine for the cancer patient. 

Find today's transcript and show notes here: https://www.fxmedicine.com.au/podcast/replay-integrative-oncology-supporting-patient-holistically-dr-michelle-woolhouse-and-0

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The Dangers of Excess Screen Time: Dr Adrian Lopresti and Dr Nicholas Kardaras

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