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Dr. Will Bulsiewicz is a gastroenterologist, internationally recognized gut health expert and the New York Times-bestselling author of the book Fiber Fueled. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina with his wife and two children. You’ll find him on Instagram as @theguthealthmd, on Facebook as @theguthealthmd, and at his website The Plant Fed Gut.

What we talked about:

4:00- Dr. B’s favorite food

7:50- What the gut microbiome is

14:10- Why fiber is critical to gut health

17:45- How people can decrease risk of colon cancer

23:40- How eating fiber in abundance can decrease all cause mortality

27:05- How dietary fiber can help food intolerances

30:10- The function of excess saturated fat intake and the impact that it has on the gut microbiome

35:50- The skin and gut connection

37:45- Gluten intolerances and the importance of gluten in the diet

45:25- Probiotics

50:00- Artificial sweeteners and the negative impact that they can have on your gut health

52:55- The state of the planetary health based on our eating habits

57:30- The power of the mind body connection

1:00:40- Wrap up

Show notes:

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Dr. Bulsiewicz Website

Dr. Bulsiewicz on Instagram

Dr. Bulsiewicz on Facebook

Fiber Fueled book

The Plant Fed Gut online course

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Dr. Chen is a UK trained medical doctor with 15 years of clinical experience. She is board certified in the UK in both internal medicine and family practice.

Her world turned upside down when her daughter was hospitalized soon after being born with symptoms no doctor could figure out. Through doing her own research, she was able to help her daughter recover. She also realized that the many years of chronic fatigue, acne and brain fog she had was due to environmental toxicity. This opened the world of root causes she had never considered before as a conventional medical doctor. 

When she moved to San Francisco she decided not to get relicensed as an MD in the US, but instead to coach clients back to health by identifying root causes and implementing lifestyle solutions. She is also on a mission to help people reduce their toxin load because she believes environmental toxins to be one important root cause of many chronic health conditions.

What we talked about:

4:25- Introduction to Dr. Vivian Chen and how she got into integrative health and why she got out of allopathic medicine

13:20- Her own health journey and how that lead her to how she is practicing with her patients today

17:10- Major contributors to food allergies for the general population

22:05- Pesticides and the roles that they play in causing food allergies

25:25- Other areas that toxins in food are found

30:05- Switching from plastic to glass and stainless steel for our food preparation

36:30- The difference between the regulations in Europe vs. the United States

38:00- Specific environmental toxins that target specific body parts

43:40- Where heavy metals are found and how to detoxify from them

52:10- How having the gene mutation hinders the ability to detox from environmental toxins and if people should test for the gene mutation if they are having health issues

56:30- The most powerful lifestyle factor that turns on and off genes that are less optimal

59:45- Wrap up

Show notes:

Dr. Vivian Chen on Instagram

Dr. Vivian Chen’s Website

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Let’s chat about FGOALS!

This is an acronym coined by Dr Will Bulsiewicz, a New York Times best selling author of the book called Fiber Fueled and an amazing Gastroenterologist who’s out to help everyone increase their gut health through the diversity of plant consumption in their daily diet. You’ll love his interview we have coming up for you on a future episode but until then, here’s a Holistic Hack Friday episode for you to learn more about how to boost the immune system through a simple acronym about plants!

Find Dr.B:

https://theplantfedgut.com/

https://www.instagram.com/theguthealthmd/

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Episode 8: Dr. Anne

Dr. Anne Hussain is a naturopathic doctor and period literacy advocate based out of Ontario, Canada. She helps menstruators optimise their periods, hormones, and fertility. Her personal experience with polycystic ovarian syndrome drives her passion to empower and educate menstruators to practice self-awareness, self-compassion, and self-advocacy. She believes that without health, we cannot show up for ourselves, our dreams and goals, and the people who matter most.

She personally is plant-based, loves eating chocolate, drinking tea, spending time in nature, and talking about menstrual health. She has created online program called Periodicity, which runs for 6 weeks and is a roadmap to peaceful periods and cyclical living. She runs the program live and the next round starts on April 7, 2021. 

What we talked about:

4:45- Natural cures for people who are struggling with endometriosis and PCOS

9:30- How to introduce an anti-inflammatory diet

12:45- The difference between perimenopause and premenopause

13:30- Natural solutions to help people with hypothyroidism

17:00- Changing workouts during your period

20:00- Guidelines around working out and eating when you don’t have a thyroid

22:15- How a naturopathic doctor can help and how to find a good one

25:40- Dietary changes that she suggests for people

30:40- How someone that is perimenopausal can maintain healthy testosterone levels

33:40- What people can do to limit hot flashes during menopause

35:50- Eating different foods at different points in your cycle

40:10- How you can keep your pancreas from making stones

41:45- Wrap-up

Show notes:

Periodicity Program: www.annehussain.com/periodicity

PCOS Checklist: https://www.annehussain.com/pcoschecklist/

Dr. Anne Hussain on Instagram

Dr. Anne Hussain’s Website

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Episode 6: Dr. Jonar de Guzman:

Dr. Jonar de Guzman, M.D., a board certified physician in Internal Medicine with Lifestyle Medicine certification, currently practices as a Hospitalist in Los Angeles, California.  Dr. Jonar helps patients make drastic life changes toward healthy living and is a frequent speaker on Lifestyle Medicine, a relatively new field that focuses on evidence based lifestyle approaches to treat, prevent and potentially reverse chronic disease.  As a doctor caring for sick hospitalized patients during this pandemic, he became inspired to promote healthier living to a wider audience and launched a podcast called the Glass Half Healthy.  Dr. Jonar hopes to use his voice to challenge the way people think about health and inspire them to lead happier thriving lives.  

In his free time, Dr. Jonar is a long time avid meditator, running aficionado, and enthusiastic advocate for plant-based nutrition. He earned his B.A. in Politics and Economics from New York University and his M.D. from Georgetown University School of Medicine.

What we talked about:

4:55- Introduction to Dr. Jonar and his work

8:10- How lifestyle medicine can impact negative health statistics

17:45- How his dad’s diagnosis of colon cancer affects how he treats his patients

21:25- The power of mindset, habits, and finding your why

27:05- Mind-body medicine and getting into meditation and mindfulness

33:20- What the mind-body connection looks like for him personally

35:30- His journey to go plant based

40:05- What Dr. Jonar feels his mission in life is

41:45- Dr. Jonar’s definition of health

43:20- Wrap up

Show notes:

The Glass Half Healthy Podcast

Dr. Jonar on Instagram

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What we talked about:

4:15- Lauren’s plant-based journey and her decision to become a vegan chef

9:30- Lauren’s journey to going from the corporate world to entrepreneurship

14:25- Tips to people that are interested in becoming entrepreneurs

17:05- When and why she transitioned to a vegan lifestyle

23:55- Simple cooking tips

26:30- Favorite spices to use while cooking

27:30- Tips for buying food in bulk and storing them freshly

30:10- Best ways to store nuts

30:30- Vegan staples to keep in the kitchen

33:00- Thoughts on using the Instant Pot for cooking

35:00- Taking time to connect with your food

37:15- Thoughts on tofu and tempeh

39:05- The best way to cook tofu

42:10- Favorite vegan dessert

43:10- Favorite food

45:00- Thoughts on dairy substitutes

47:30- Fast and easy meals that don’t cause a big mess

48:20- Wrap-up

Show notes:

Lauren on Instagram

Lauren’s website

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Connect with Stacey:

Stacey on Instagram

Stacey’s Website

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SandyBoy Productions Shows:

Why is Everyone Yelling?

The Up and Running Podcast

The Illuminate Podcast

I’ll Have Another with Lindsey Hein