Today we are talking about the history of Western medicine. We felt that this is important in giving people an understanding of how ideas around health and wellbeing have changed and the impact that this does or may have on our health care system.

 

Join us as we cover the history of Western medicine over the last 2,500 years and what impact certain thinkers have had on the modern model of health and wellbeing. We divide these thinkers into two teams:

 

On the holistic team we have Hippocrates, Beauchamp, Einstein, Canon, Weston A. Price and Bruce Lipton.

 

On the reductionist team we have Descartes, Newton, Pasteur, Florey, Crick and Watson.

This episode will help you understand the evolution of our health system, where we have come from and where we are going to. As always we hope this inspires and empowers you on a journey to better health, happiness and wellbeing.

 

 

Links mentioned in this episode:

The Good Doctors Interview | Bruce Lipton - 5: Epigenetic’s: Biology of Belief | Dr Bruce Lipton

Upcoming Episodes

37: Wheat: The Story of Wheat | Phillip Day

38: Good Health: What is Good Health?

39: Toxic Truths: 10 Toxic Truths | Professor Marc Cohen

40: MOJO: Find Your Inner MOJO | Dr Joanna McMillan

Hormones: Their Impact on Our Health

Today, The Good Doctors discuss the topic of hormones and the impact of hormone imbalance on our health and wellbeing. Covering questions as simple as what is a hormone to how hormones impact our health. We look at topics such as cortisol, cholesterol, PMT, menopause, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), adrenaline and sex hormones.

Upcoming Episodes

36: A History of Western Medicine | The Good Doctors

37: Wheat: The Story of Wheat | Phillip Day

38: Good Health: What is Good Health?

39: Toxic Truths: 10 Toxic Truths | Professor Marc Cohen

‘Vegetable’ oil makes you exceedingly vulnerable to cancer.  Every extra mouthful of vegetable oil you consume takes you one step closer to a deadly (and irreversible) outcome.”

With these words David Gillespie begins his new book Toxic Oil, in which he explains that our bodies are not adapted to eat the standard modern diet of polyunsaturated fats. In today's episode we help listeners understand our complex biochemistry and how the industrial replacement of fats with cheap man-made alternatives is having a detrimental impact on our health.

David Gillespie takes us on a journey to understand seed oils and the impact that they can have on our health as well as providing us with alternatives to make healthier choices.

About David Gillespie

David Gillespie is a recovering corporate lawyer, co-founder of a successful software company and consultant to the IT industry. David was also 40kgs overweight which led him to decipher the latest medical findings on diet and weight gain and what he found was chilling. Being fat was the least of his problems. He needed to stop poisoning himself.

Links mentioned in this episode:

David Gillespie book 'Sweet Poison'

David Gillespie book 'Big Fat Lies: How the Diet Industry is Making You Sick, Fat, Poor'

David Gillespie book 'Toxic Oil'

Upcoming Episodes

35: Hormones: Their Impact on Our Health – The Good Doctors

36: A History of Western Medicine: Holistic versus Reductionist Models of Health - The Good Doctors 

37: The Story of Wheat - Phillip Day

38: What is good health? - The Good Doctors 

Our guest today is Phillip Day who is based in the United Kingdom and heads up the international health publishing and research organisation called Credence. Phillip is an internationally renowned journalist, author and speaker.

He is also founder of the worldwide citizen’s advocacy movement, The Campaign for Truth in Medicine - a theme dear to The Good Doctors hearts.

Phillip joins us to discuss what prompted him to form the organisation searching for truth in medicine. He also discusses the importance of Vitamin D, how it impacts on our health and the fascinating impact of a shower after being in the sun. We also discuss topics about modern diseases like Alzheimer's and dementia, and the problem with modern medicine and why it is so important to have a holistic approach to one's health.

Phillip Day’s What’s News tour comes to New Zealand and Australia beginning in October 2013.

 

I was on a radio show the other night actually and they had a doctor on and he came out and he said.... "Who is Philip Day?"

I said to him I’m pleased you asked me that, Doctor, because I think you might need to remind me. I’m the public whom you serve... And it all went quiet.

I founded the campaign for Truth in Medicine because a number of members of my family died completely unnecessarily in one year.

 

Links mentioned in this episode:

Phillip Day's Credence Website

Campaign for Truth in Medicine Website

Bill Clinton and Wolf Blizter Interview

The Rave Diet and Lifestyle Website

Dr William Davis' book 'Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health'

Upcoming Episodes

34: Fats & Oils: The Toxic Truth – David Gillespie

35: Hormones: Their Impact on Our Health - The Good Doctors

36: A History of Western Medicine - The Good Doctors

37: The Story of Wheat – Phillip Day

Dr. Ian Gawler OAM is known as a pioneer in Mind-Body Medicine and therapeutic meditation. He is a long-term cancer survivor and an articulate advocate for a healthy lifestyle. Ian is the author of 6 bestselling books and has spent the last 30 years developing a wide range of self-help techniques that integrate lifestyle practices, such as a healthy diet, regular exercise and meditation with contemporary medicine. Ian Gawler describes this as 'Lifestyle Medicine'.

"Lifestyle medicine involves what people can do for themselves in terms of how they manage what they eat, what they drink, whether they smoke or not, exercise. But also very importantly how they manage their emotional lives, their mental health and their spiritual life." - Ian Gawler

For more information on Ian Gawler:

Ian Gawler website including information on upcoming events can be found here

The Gawler Foundation Website

Ian Gawler book 'Meditation: An In-depth guide'

Ian Gawler book 'You Can Conquer Cancer'

Ian Gawler book 'The Mind that Changes Everything'

Upcoming Episodes

33: Vitamin D: Truth in Medicine - Phillip Day

34: Fats & Oils: The Toxic Truth – David Gillespie

35: Hormones: Their Impact on Our Health - The Good Doctors

36: A History of Western Medicine - The Good Doctors

Joining Dr Ron & Dr Michelle is David Gillespie, author of best selling book 'Sweet Poison'.

David describes himself as a recovering corporate lawyer, co-founder of a successful software company and consultant to the IT industry.

He is also the father of six young children. With such a lot of extra time on his hands, and 40 extra kilos on his waistline, he set out to investigate why he, like so many in his generation, was fat. He deciphered the latest medical findings on diet and weight gain and what he found was chilling. Being fat was the least of his problems. He needed to stop poisoning himself.

In fact it’s time for the population as a whole to do the same.

About David Gillespie

David Gillespie is a recovering corporate lawyer, co-founder of a successful software company and consultant to the IT industry. David was also 40kgs overweight which led him to decipher the latest medical findings on diet and weight gain and what he found was chilling. Being fat was the least of his problems. He needed to stop poisoning himself.

Links mentioned in this episode:

David Gillespie book 'Sweet Poison'

David Gillespie book 'Big Fat Lies: How the Diet Industry is Making You Sick, Fat, Poor'

David Gillespie book 'Toxic Oil'

Upcoming Episodes

32: Meditation: Lifestyle Medicine and Your Health | Dr Ian Gawler

33: Vitamin D: Truth in Medicine | Phillip Day

34: Fats & Oils: The Toxic Truth | David Gillespie

35: Hormones: Their Impact on Our Health – The Good Doctors 

Nicole Bijlsma returns to the show to continue our conversation on hazards in the home. Today we will be focusing on some new elements. In Part 1, Nicole talked to us about electro-magnetic radiation (EMR) and the dangers of exposure. Today, in Part 2, Nicole will be talking about lead and mercury in the home. Where they can be found and what the impact is on our health.

Our homes can be dangerous places with exposure to radiation and chemicals. It is important to be aware of how to minimise your exposure and understand the ways that this can impact our health.

 

This is an informative and empowering interview. Do not miss.

About Nicole Bijlsma

Nicole Bijlsma is an accomplished naturopath, acupuncturist and building biologist. Nicole is also the founder and CEO of the Australian College of Environmental Studies which was established in 1999 to educate people about the health hazards in the built environment.

 

Links mentioned in this episode:

Australian College of Environmental Studies website

Nicole Bijlsma 'Healthy Home Healthy Family' book

The Good Doctors | Nicole Bijlsma interview | Part 1 - 12: Toxic Home: Hazards in the Home | Nicole Bijlsma

 

Upcoming Episodes

31: Sweet Poison: Sugar | David Gillespie

32: Meditation: Lifestyle Medicine and Your Health | Dr Ian Gawler

33: Vitamin D: Truth in Medicine | Phillip Day

34: Fats & Oils: The Toxic Truth | David Gillespie

Heart disease is still the no.1 killer in the Western World. Today’s guest is Jimmy Moore, host of one of America’s most popular podcasts, “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb“, and author of recently released “Cholesterol Clarity – What the HDL is wrong with my numbers?“,

Jimmy has distilled the latest information surrounding heart health, the role of cholesterol and some of the myths that have dominated and confused heart health messages for over 30 years.

Jimmy, has interviewed over 700 guests on his podcast over the years, and for this book, has taken 29 experts’ views, together with his co-author Dr Eric Westman, delivered a clear message, which he shares with us today.

This book is a must read!

About Jimmy Moore

In 2004 Jimmy Moore was morbidly obese. After numerous failed diets, he found himself constantly hungry and losing no weight. This led him to explore the Atkins diet. And within a few weeks he was losing weight. By 2005 he started his own blog documenting his Atkins low-carb weight loss success story. Jimmy has since written numerous books and produced a long standing podcast.

Links mentioned in this episode

Jimmy Moore's blog Livin La Vida Low Carb

Jimmy Moore's book 'Cholesterol Clarity: What the HDL is wrong with my numbers?'

'Dr Atkins: New Diet Revolution' book

Atkins Low Carb Diet website

Upcoming Episodes

30: Lead: Hazards in the Home Part 2 - Nicole Bijlsma

31: Sweet Poison: Sugar – David Gillespie

32: Meditation: Lifestyle Medicine and Your Health – Ian Gawler

33: Vitamin D: Truth in Medicine - Phillip Day - The Good Doctors

In this episode we discuss a common problem and unravel the difference between food allergy and food intolerance and some of the problems that emerge from both. It is common for people to get very confused by this topic. So it's good to divide food allergy and food intolerance into two different areas.

 

Food is one of the biggest relationships that we have with the outside world. When you span the whole digestive system, if you put it out and cover the whole surface area it would cover a tennis court, which means when we introduce food into our body we have a huge area that could be impacted.

 

So what is a food allergy? What is a food intolerance? And what are the different impacts they each have on our body? Why has there been such an increase in food allergies? We will cover all these questions and more so tune in!

 

This is our first episode in the series of “Listener Requests” on topics that our listener’s would like covered on the show. Make sure to send us your requests and we will endeavour to cover the requests in upcoming shows.

 

Upcoming Episodes

29: Cholesterol Clarity: What the HDL is Wrong With My Numbers? | Jimmy Moore

30: Lead: Hazards in the Home Part 2 | Nicole Bijlsma

31: Sweet Poison: Sugar | David Gillespie

32: Meditation: Lifestyle Medicine and Your Health | Dr Ian Gawler

Petrea King joins Dr Ron and Dr Michelle to talk about the importance of our mental attitude to our overall health and particularly how resilience can be built when we are faced with life threatening diseases.

Petrea discusses her own personal journey, an inspiring story as she faced her own life-threatening challenge almost 30 years ago. Since then, through her Quest for Life Foundation, she has helped thousands of people through their own trauma.

 

“I can’t change the Drama, the Disappointment, the Disaster, the Divorce, the Diagnosis, the Death, the Disfigurement, theDisability, the Drought, the Debt, the Downturn”; whatever it is, I can’t change the D. What I can change is who I’m going to be in relationship to that D." ~ Petrea King

About Petrea King

Petrea King is CEO of the Quest for Life Foundation. She is a well-known author, inspirational keynote speaker, teacher and facilitator. Petrea was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 1983 and was not expected to live. Meditation became an important part of her recovery.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Quest for Life Foundation

Petrea King's book Quest for Life: A Handbook for People with Cancer and Life-Threatening Illnesses

The Rainbow Ritual toolkit

Upcoming Episodes

28: Food Allergies & Food Intolerances: Listener Requests Part 1 - The Good Doctors

29: Cholesterol Clarity: What the HDL is Wrong With My Numbers? – Jimmy Moore

30: Lead: Hazards in the Home Part 2 - Nicole Bijlsma

31: Sweet Poison: Sugar – David Gillespie