The Enlightened Pharmacist

Today we are on a journey to answer some questions on weight loss: How many of you have been on numerous diets and a couple of months later, end up in square one? Weight loss can be challenging; some people end up on a slippery slope of hope, despair and frustration.The hope, the despair and the frustration is real.

What wouldn't you give to reverse the standard patterns-one that most people accept-of steady decline?

Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight is about more than diet. Transform your metabolic health with education and support of a health professional. With the right knowledge, maintaining your ideal body weight can be easy, effortless and fun.

As they say, there are many ways to skin a cat, everyone is different so different interventions work for different individuals and we will be looking at the lower carb way with Dr Nelum Dharmapriya.

Nelum is a GP based in Brisbane who started a metabolic health program to help her patients lose weight and regain health and vitality. She is a lovely export from the UK and through her own health journey, takes an interesting approach to weight loss.

Nelum is passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of her patients through nutrition and lifestyle. Her own health journey has inspired her to learn all she can on this subject. This has lead to a deep understanding of the key role that the hormone insulin plays in weight regulation, metabolic health and in the pathogenesis of nearly all chronic disease. She is a strong advocate of an effortless way to sustain a healthy lifestyle by reversing insulin resistance.

 Join us to find out the truth behind the food you eat, the body you live in, and the mindset that shapes your life.

In this episode, you will discover:

• Dr Nelum's health journey and how she transformed her own metabolic health
• The role of metabolic health to improve healthspan (quality of life) vs lifespan (longevity)
• The benefits of prioritising protein on your weight loss journey.
• How to overcome the pitfalls and barriers to sustainable diet, lifestyle and nutrition changes by addressing limiting beliefs

Resources:
Diet Doctor How to prioritise protein

Wholefoodrevolution Facebook Page

Low Carb Made Easy Workshop for GPs Sunday 12 March 2023 (e-mail [email protected]) Early bird $396 closes soon (1 February 2023)

Find out about Therese's Health Coaching Service here

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Hello you, Welcome to the show, I've got a special guest on my podcast, my own dentist, Dr David Cowhig. who will give us a deep dive into the windows of our health, your mouth and the links with chronic disease like heart disease, diabetes, infertility, and arthritis.

Dr David Cowhig has been practising holistic dentistry over 30 years and is the Founder of Dental Wellness Clinic in Brisbane, Australia.

He trained in King's College, London and completed fellowship in nutritional and environmental medicine with ACNEM (Australasian College of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine)

In this episode, you will discover:

• Oral FITNESS (see show notes), the key pillars and missing link to health and longevity
• Impact of good airways and restful sleep
• Dental hygiene 101
• What to expect from a holistic dentistry
• 3 Clinical Pearls
• Role of a Conebeam CTin holistic dentistry
• How to improve your dental hygiene with oil pulling, flossing in the evening and brushing twice a day
• Benefits of a metal free mouth

For Show Notes: https://theenlightenedpharmacist.com/david-cowhig/ 

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Welcome to the show, The Enlightened Pharmacist.

Today I have Catherine Saxelby, one of Australia's most trusted award-winning nutritionists, author, blogger and "foodologist"

Catherine heads the nutrition consultancy Foodwatch Pty Ltd that works with food corporations, supermarkets and government health programs. She runs an educational website at www.foodwatch.com.au where she shares her discoveries about nutrition and diets. Accredited Nutritionist (AN) and an Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD)

In this episode, you will discover:

• why diversity of food provides a broad spectrum of nutrients
• Cutting down foods vs cutting out foods
• Unpack the different diets and decide the best diet for you 
• 3 other ways to lose weight sustainably (eat mindfully, eat with a fork, not your hands, stop when you are full, overeat when you're hungry)
• the downside of plant-based burgers
• 5 superfoods (eggs, sardines, green leafy veggies, blueberries, ginger)

 For Show Notes, go to https://theenlightenedpharmacist.com/catherine-saxelby/ 

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Hi everyone! Welcome to Episode 7 of The Enlightened Pharmacist Podcast. Today, we're going to be talking to Professor Garry Egger.

He is a Professor of Health and Human Sciences at Southern Cross University and an advisor to many corporate bodies in chronic disease prevention. He has qualifications in behavioural biology and epidemiology

I share a similar passion for preventative medicine with Prof Egger and found him when I asked my health coach trainer, Shivaun Conn, who she would recommend to interview.

 I am very excited to take a deep dive into health and wellbeing, which includes the absence of disease, but also health equity, social justice, corporate responsibility, and environmental sustainability.

In this episode, you will discover:

• Secrets to a successful health promotion campaign
• Professor Garry's work in identifying 15 determinants or drivers of chronic disease
• One simple strategy to find your flow/being in the zone so you can fulfil your life's purpose and reconnect with your community
• How you can rinse and repeat your "flow" through muscle memory and visualisation
• Prof Garry's current project on the win-win Shared Medical Appointments where GPs can multi-task and patients can participate and help each other reach health goals

Prof Egger's 15 determinants of chronic disease NASTIE MAL ODOURS

N=Nutrition

A=Activity

S=Stress

T=Techno-pathology

I= Inadequate Sleep

E= Environment

M= Meaninglessness

A= Alienation

L= Loss of culture/identity

O=Occupation

D= Drugs/Smoking/Alcohol

O= Over and under exposure

R= Relationships

For Show Notes: https://theenlightenedpharmacist.com/garry_egger/

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What is health coaching? How does it work? These were the questions that crossed my mind when I deliberated whether to enrol in the Accredited Health Coaching Course.

I consulted my inner circle, Nah, you're a pharmacist and worked on the Phone Lines, you don't need it.

However, when I conducted medicine reviews, I felt like I could dig deeper with patients and transform their health habits, long-story short. I enrolled and completed the course.

What was it like? The experience was life-changing. As part of the course, you bring real-life habits to practice with other students. Many times I put my hand up to be coached by Shivaun, just because the results were transformative. I no longer am a potato chip addict, have 1 less self-limiting belief and am on my way to become My Dream Self.

Shivaun Conn is a Certified Health Coach, Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD), Accredited Nutritionist (AN), Certified Trainer and Assessor, Director of Accredited Health Coaching Australia, Director of Discovery Health Coaching, former Vice President of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine and Professional Member of Health Coaches Australia & New Zealand (HCANZA). Shivaun has worked for 19 years as a dietitian, health coach and presenter.

Shivaun currently coaches individuals in nutrition and lifestyle, trains practitioners in health behaviour change, and develops health and nutrition programs across a range of sectors.

Today, I managed to persuade Shivaun to join us and share her secrets of behaviour change.

In this episode, you will discover:

• How a health coach can unlock any powerful and limiting beliefs that are preventing you from living a healthy life
• Role of a health coach: tap into motivation, change behaviours and create healthy habits, prevent relapses, challenge any limiting beliefs that interfere with your ability to achieve any health goals
• If it's important for you to be your optimal self, here's a reminder of the importance of self-care. If you're a practitioner and want to show up without burning out, find out Shivaun's philosophy on 'Being Committed but not Attached'

For Show Notes: https://theenlightenedpharmacist.com/shivaunconn/ 

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Hi everyone! Welcome to The Enlightened Pharmacist Podcast. Today, we're going to be talking to South Australian Eye Surgeon, Dr James Muecke co-founder of the social impact organisation , Sight for all, who deliver sustainable eye health care projects free of charge to countries and communities in need.

We know that diabetes is one of the leading causes of blindness, one of the most-feared complication of type 2 diabetes

Listen to how James uses his 2020 Australian of the Year platform to help prevent type 2 diabetes after his own personal health journey and the simple and effective health tips he has for everyone.

In this episode, you will discover:

• Why an eye surgeon who was treating blindness related to type 2 diabetes is now an advocate for a change in nutrition guidelines and what he is doing to help patients with diabetic retinopathy (eye disease related to diabetes) resolve their condition
• The continuum of metabolic disease (how the body converts food to energy) and how too much sugar from one's diet gets converted to fat, stored in vital organs like the liver and pancreas, resulting in organ dysfunction and contributes to the continuum of chronic condition and permanent organ damage
• Role of sugar, refined carbohydrates and industrial seed oils in the continuum of metabolic disease and how Dr James resolved his fatty liver disease with satiating foods, intermittent fasting, eat real food that avoids processed food, resistance training to prevent muscle wasting and optimising circadian rhythm

For Show Notes: https://theenlightenedpharmacist.com/prevent-blindness/ 

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Welcome to The Enlightened Pharmacist podcast. If you've been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, have risk factor for diabetes, today's episode will help you dig deep into the root cause of this condition and what you can do to control your diabetes.

Our guest today is Dr Sandeep Gupta, Integrative Physician based in Queensland and Educator of health practitioners

After transforming his own health, Dr Sandeep Gupta, reverse engineered his symptoms, studied with the best in integrative medicine and today shares his philosophy on the root cause of chronic disease and is helping his clients do the same.

He is an Australian-trained doctor with a special interest in integrative medicine, chronic illness, depression and anxiety treatment, adrenal gland and thyroid dysfunction and treatment of parasite and other gastrointestinal infections.

Dr. Gupta established the Lotus Institute of Holistic Health in 2017, to provide training in integrative medicine for those who seek it. 

In his spare time he plays guitar and keyboard, and enjoys tennis, golf, practicing meditation and enjoying new music and philosophical concepts.

In this episode, you will discover:

• How Dr Sandeep Gupta reverse engineered his symptoms by improving gut health and how his holistic wellness practice is transforming client's health
• Why Disconnection (to self or others) may result in habits and symptoms leading to chronic disease
• Never-ending vicious cycle between increased sugar intake, insulin production and insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome that can lead to inflammation and disease (type 2 diabetes, autoimmune conditions)
• Tell-tale signs and symptoms (weight gain, high cholesterol, hypertension) of metabolic syndrome
• Useful tests to assess metabolic syndrome
• Reversal of Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome through Reconnection, Detoxification, Nutrition and more

For Show Notes: https://theenlightenedpharmacist.com/reverse-diabetes/ 

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Are you stressed? Do you have low-grade inflammation that manifests as low energy and not being able to fulfil your life's purpose?

Stress lowers immune function and drives chronic inflammation, a common denominator to all chronic disease and the pitfalls of ageing.
To have good health, we first must understand stress by identifying ALL stressors in our lives and work towards minimising them as best as possible.

Today's guest, Dr Ron Ehrlich will help us unpack this from his 40 years on the job as a holistic dentist

Dr Ron Ehrlich is a health educator, internationally published author and creator of the highly rated podcast Unstress with Dr Ron Ehrlich >300 episodes and counting

His book  A Life Less Stressed unpacks the 5 pillars of health and wellness whereby he was awarded a Fellowship in Lifestyle Medicine as a result of the book

In this episode, you will discover:

• What is holistic dentistry and how this differs from conventional dentistry
• How dental health can affect your digestive or respiratory system (pathogen load, how you breathe, sleep) and chronic disease (gum and tooth decay and association with heart disease )
• Why mouth breathing can adversely affect your health and the importance of nasal breathing
• 3 ways to assess if mouth-taping is useful for you
• How a dentist can tell how healthy you are by looking at the positioning of your teeth, size and shape of your mouth
• 5 main stressors of health (emotional, nutritional, environmental, postural, dental) and how to build resilience with the 5 pillars of health (sleep, breathe, nourish, move, think)
• The different life stages (child, adult, mature adult) and strategic dental interventions

For Show Notes: https://theenlightenedpharmacist.com/holistic-dentistry/

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Are you or anyone in your family being exposed to toxic chemicals? (hint yes).

The toxic load is high in our food, water, and environment, and can cause sickness in us, our children, and future generations. In this podcast, my guest Nicole Bijlsma gives simple tips on how to reduce your toxic load by eating organic foods, getting a water filter, taking off your shoes at the door, buying only what you need and more!

Nicole is the CEO and founder of the Australian College of Environmental Studies (est.1999) which was established to educate people about the health hazards in the built environment.

Her book, Healthy Home, Healthy Family, An Essential Guide for Every Home

Is a great resource for anyone interested in cleaning up their habitat, any unknown toxins and is an essential resource to those thinking of starting a family, buying a new house or who have allergies.

In this episode, you will discover:

• Nicole's health crisis (miscarriages and electromagnetic fields, her unhealthy home) and how she transformed her life of struggle to one of impact and purpose
• Environmental exposures and impact on future generations
• Importance of maintaining a diverse microbiome/healthy gut microflora
• Precautionary principles regarding sunscreens and tattoos
• Simple changes you can make to help reduce your toxic load. (Buy seasonal/local organic food, use a water filter, take off your shoes before entering the house)
• If you are stuck in your health journey, learn more about the impact of your environment on her website or consult her accredited building biologists

For Show Notes: https://theenlightenedpharmacist.com/nicole_bijlsma/  

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This podcast was developed to spread the word about the latest interventions, beyond the traditional approach and how best to tackle and reverse disease. I interview thought-leaders who at the cutting edge of their practice and passionate about improving health.

How do you prepare for a pandemic, a crisis or the ultimate worse case scenario, an apocalypse?

Our guest today, Prof Marc Cohen has been pondering that since primary school.

He decided to spend his life studying and researching holistic health and wellness in the hope that it would lead to the most fun and fulfilling life and help tip the scales in the right direction when crisis came.

Dr Marc is a medical doctor, university professor, author, poet, entrepreneur, wellness trailblazer and perpetual student of life, trying to coax the world towards worldwide wellness.

In this episode, you will discover:

• How to lead the most fun and fulfilling life and eventually tip the scales in the right direction when crisis occurs.
• 2 things you can work on how to boost the immune system (hint: think gut and shut-eye)
• Using heat therapy to deactivate viruses
• What to do if you don't have a bath-tub and would like to initiate heat therapy

Show Notes can be found here

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