Fernando Aires talks with Maggie Hadleigh-West, a filmmaker whose film, "Sick to Death!" covers her own journey of discovering her thryroid issues, as well as other people's, and how the industry may be trying to keep those people sick because it's simply good for business.

Key Takeaways:

3:40 - How pharmacutical companies are NOT working towards cureative medicines

5:25 - Her story and journey towards discovering her real health issues, which includes several wrong diagnoses and wrong medications and turns out it was hashimoto

10:37 - Explaing thyroid hormones

13:43 - How she found the right diagnosis

20:01 - What the film is about

24:40 - What people can do to help themselves get diagnosed

Websites Mentioned:

www.yomaggie.com

Fernando Aires talks with Judy Gaman about how to achieve longevity with the help from health, activity, sleep and even happiness.

Key Takeaways:

2:32 - Making your plan to live longer

5:33 - Avoiding fad diets and truly just living a healthier lifestyle

8:31 - The mentality that "it's genetic" and we can't do anything about it and how we overcome said mentality

11:27 - The role that sleep plays in your health

16:15 - The importance of having a "spritual life"

20:50 - The role that chromosomes play in all this

24:04 - An example from a dear friend of Judy's that lived past 100

Websites Mentioned:

www.judygaman.com

Fernando Aires speaks with Joy Stephenson-Laws about ALL the nutrients we need in our diets and how minerals are often forgotten. They even discuss how/where your nutrition levels can be tested and what we can have to make sure we are getting those nutrients.

Key Takeaways:

2:54 - The SIX main nutrients and minerals' role, especially vitamins

7:16 - The nutrition tests available at Proactive Health Labs

11:40 - How people can make their immune systems more resilient

17:55 - How weight is not everything, it's also water balance and muscle mass, etc.

21:56 - The importance of food in all of this

24:38 - The message is that it's up to us to take care of ourselves

Websites Mentioned:

phlabs.com

Fernando Aires talks with Colette Heimowitz about the Atkins diet in Lifestyle.  They cover misconceptions about carbs and fats and sugars and most importantly, how the Atkins diet can leave you totally full and satisfied with all the health benefits.

Key Takeaways: 

2:47 - Why low carb diets have become so popular and why they work

7:41 - What is the right amount of protein?

12:20 - The 'evolution' of the Atkins diet and the changes it has undergone

18:07 - The right food is more important than the amount of food or counting calories

23:03 - The effects the diet has on cholesterol

26:47 - An encouraging example of a meal

Websites Mentioned:

www.atkins.com

Fernando Aires talks with John LaRocco and they discuss the future of surgical capabilities, the research behind it and how it's not as far off as we may think.

Key Takeaways:

2:40 - "Living corpse research" and how close we are to a head transplant

4:32 - the real issue, reconnecting a spinal cord

6:27 - the psychological factors of such a transplant

13:24 - the progress with artificial organs

16:22 - potential solutions for life support issues

Websites Mentioned:

www.johnlarocco.com

Fernando Aires talks with Dr. Nick Porterfield about what chiropractics really should mean and how to properly diagnose and treat injuries that athletes suffer from. He discusses how common the wrong diagnosis or treatments are in the field, and ultimately how to prolong and get the most out of an athlete's career. And it doesn't just apply to professional athletes but anyone training for anything physical or is just physically active.

Key Takeaways:

4:34 - The clear, proper meaning of chiropractics.

9:25 - The "anatomy train" and how the area that hurts is not always the problem area that needs treatment.

12:19 - Hip problems and where the joint actually is.

18:56 - Improving, helping or avoiding problems with disks and joints.

22:14 - What to do with inflammation.

Websites mentioned:

www.azactivechiro.com

Fernando Aires speaks with Dr. William Sears about the health benefits of omega threes, omega sixes, how they are derived from nature, and how your body is its own private pharmacy. Learn how the medicines your body makes are far superior to any that you buy and even how to preserve your joints.

Key Takeaways:

3:09 - How omega threes are so effective and help athletes and how Dr. Sears learned about them but watching salmon swim.

5:50 - Omega threes, the membrane molecule

8:30 - Omega threes vs sixes

11:05 - Your own personal pharmacy and how your body creates medicines

15:02 - When to intervene with medicines your body did not create and why you may need to

17:41 - What tears your joints down and how to treat it

Websites Mentioned:

www.askdrsears.com

Fernando Aires talkes with Robert McQuade about a revolutionary new technology in the world of medication.  What if your phone could remind you to take a pill if you forgot?  What if doctors could be 100% sure whether or not you took your medication?  Well this is all becoming a reality and hopefully widespread in the future.

Key Takeaways:

1:56 - Andrew Wright, Vice President of Digital Medicine & Medical Device Division at Otsuka, who is also joining the interview

3:05 - Introduction and potential of this new digital tracking device within pills

5:35 - How the system works, the pills, the chip, the patch and the app

9:00 - When will it be launched?

11:48 - The potential of where it can go...

Websites Mentioned: 

www.abilifymycite.com

Fernando Aires talks with Catharine Arnston, founder, CEO and chief scientific officer of energybits.  The company specializes in plant based protien snacks, specifically algae based.  They discuss the history and health benefits of algae 

Key Takeaways:

2:50 - Chlorella and Spirulina Algae Bits and recommended servings

5:15 - The history of these two strains of algae and they're benefits

10:29 - the singular ingrredients of these products and their compatibilty with certain diets

13:10 - the benefits of chlorophyll which is found in algae

15:59 - how it can play a role in detoxing 

20:00 - the purity and safety of the product

26:34 - information and breakdown of the specific products

Websites Mentioned:

www.energybits.com

Fernando Aires talks with Maria Emmerich, author of "The Ketogenic Cook Book. They discuss the benefits of a high fat and low carb diet, how those meals can be delicious and also tap into how to avoid sugar and how just because something is all natural doesn't always mean it's healthy.

Key Takeaways:

3:23 - how the lowfat label is misleading

8:28 - Ketogenic diet benefits, living on gluecose vs ketones

11:17 - getting your kids to eat right

17:00 - which sweeteners to avoid, which to use and how to use them

20:00 - how "natural" doesn't always mean healthy

24:50 - what's coming up next for Maria

Websites Mentioned:

mariamindbodyhealth.com

www.facebook.com/ketoadapted

www.instagram.com/mariaemmerich/?hl=en