The Natural Evolution

After suffering from intense autoimmune-diseases for 34 years, and being disabled for 15 of those, Christopher Blakeslee took his health into his own hands. He searched for cures across a wide spectrum of medical resources and eventually created an integrative view of mind and body, finally being able to say his conditions are in remission. 

From his studies, Christopher Blakeslee found the four pillars of wellness, leading him back to resilient health time and time again. He became an ADAPT-Certified Functional Health Coach and a National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach to help others who are struggling with chronic health problems. Like he was, many of his patients are tired of taking pills to get through the day and have tried numerous conventional and natural remedies for chronic pain with no success. Christopher is ready to help you reclaim your life.

In this 2-part series, we discuss the integrated approach that led to his recovery by walking through the four pillars of wellness, how he applied the four pillars in different stages of his recovery, and the most important changes in diet & lifestyle he made.

To hear more about Christopher’s story pre-recovery, check out Episodes 13 & 14 of Season 1.  

To learn more about Christopher Blakeslee and the resources he provides for those living with chronic illness, visit: https://balancehealthcoach.com 

• To book a free 90-minute consultation call with Christopher Blakeslee visit https://balancehealthcoach.com/work-with-me/ 

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Dr. Jared is an international speaker, a Doctor of Chiropractic, and has been a Certified Functional Medicine Provider for eight years. He is trained in hundreds of hours of Functional Neurology to help promote growth, development, and healing of the brain and central nervous system.

After watching the health of his loved ones erode without having any answers, he became passionate about helping people utilize their body’s natural healing ability. He saw first-hand how the body can heal when his daughter was born despite the fact that he and his wife were told she couldn’t get pregnant.

Dr. Jared focuses on the root cause of why his patients are suffering - he helps them get to a state of healing, growth, and repair. Dr. Jared helps his patients focus on WHY they don’t feel good instead of figuring out WHAT they have.

This episode showcases why Dr. Jared does the work he does. We define terms like ‘neuroplasticity’, discuss what brain health is and how you can attain it. Dr. Jared brings to light the critical question of “how complex does health have to be?”  

To learn more about Dr. Jared and the resources he provides, visit: Drjaredseigler.com or follow him on Facebook  

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Jen is a functional nutritionist who is passionate about healing the body within addiction recovery by teaching people to use nutrition, lifestyle changes, and alternative medicines to address chronic stress, mood swings, fatigue, chronic pain, and more. She believes having a healthy brain is the first step in having a healthy mind. 

When Jen got sober in 2011, she felt like a trainwreck. While she was sober, which was certainly a plus, she was still riddled with depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and a caffeine addiction. She “wanted more for [her] recovery”. She wanted to actually enjoy her life. “Just not drinking” wasn’t a life she wanted to live.

This is when Jen decided to go on a holistic health mission to find answers for herself and others struggling like her. 

She founded Roots Recovery Clinic and helps people level up their recovery “so that the best days of [their] lives can be after [their] addiction is over”. 

In our conversation today, we talk about what is missing from addiction recovery, what’s holding the addiction recovery field back from making progress, how chronic stress and trauma have cascading effects, and utilizing plant medicines for healing.

To learn more about Roots Recovery Clinic, browse the course page, or read her blog, visit Home (rootsrecoveryclinic.com)

And follow her on Instagram @rootsrecoveryclinic 

And Facebook at Jen Bruce | Facebook

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If you ever feel like the world is just too much, like you’re ‘all over the place’, heavy, or lonely, there is one thing you absolutely should know- you are not alone in that feeling. 

Dr. Maya Shetreat recognized early on in her career as an MD just how many people were walking around feeling disconnected to themselves, their bodies, and the world around them resulting in physical, emotional, and spiritual pain. She knew treating the physical body was not the whole picture- we must treat the spiritual as well. 

Maya Shetreat, MD is a neurologist, herbalist, urban farmer, and author of The Dirt Cure. She founded the Terrain Institute to combine her knowledge and invite every one of us to join her on a journey to help better understand why we’re here in this lifetime, to learn how to embrace the “weird” parts of ourselves, and to develop a healing connection to the Earth.

In our conversation today, we talk about what it feels like to make decisions that don’t honor ourselves and how that affects us, what psychedelics can teach us about navigating the unknown, and the definitions and details of plant medicine, microdosing and other healing practices. 

To learn more about Dr. Maya and the Terrain Institute visit drmaya.com | SHEtreat and follow her on Facebook and Instagram @ drmayashetreat.

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Dr. Jessica Drummond is the CEO and founder of The Integrative Women’s Health Institute and has over two decades of experience working with people who battle pelvic pain and women’s health concerns.

She is passionate about empowering and caring for those struggling, while educating other clinicians on how to use conservative and integrative tools to do the same.

In this conversation we focus on endometriosis, when it develops, the common signs and symptoms, and what the current treatment is for the condition. 

Dr. Drummond discusses the stress and barriers this condition can have on peoples’ lives and how her approach to healing is centered around acknowledging and supporting that.

To learn more about her practice visit Home - Integrative Women's Health Institute (integrativewomenshealthinstitute.com) or watch her videos on YouTube at Jessica Drummond - YouTube

Follow her on Facebook  (13) Integrative Women's Health Institute | Facebook 

And on Instagram IWHI (@integrativewomenshealth) • Instagram photos and videos 

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Alison Vickery spent a great amount of time working with medical teams to get better only to find herself getting worse. Until one day, a professor of Immunology told her “you need to learn to keep yourself well without medication”. This was her revelation. 

Alison Vickery began her journey seeking out mentors and training to learn how to take her health into her own hands and found her path as a “Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® practitioner, who specializes in irritable bowel disease, food intolerances, and mast cell activation.”

Now, she seeks to teach others how to reclaim their natural state of wellbeing through taking charge of their own health and happiness. 

Alison helps reconnect people with their bodies so they can identify imbalance and work on restoring balance resulting in better health and happiness.

In this episode we talk about how prescription medication destroyed her life, how she was able to unlock her own healing journey, and how she now utilizes the Five Levels of Healing to help others restore health. 

If you are ready to get out of your head and into your body, you can learn more at www.alisonvickery.com and follow her at @alisonvickeryhealth on Instagram and byron.bay.health on Facebook. 

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Steph Gaudreau is a science teacher turned nutrition strategist and strength coach who specializes in helping women learn how to fuel, train, and recover properly. Steph identified the skewed perception of women in the weightlifting industry and became motivated to make change.

“It’s time to challenge the BS status quo of the nutrition and fitness space; around here, we embrace lifting heavy and we don’t shy away from carbs”.

In today’s episode, we talk about the misconceptions surrounding food, muscle, and training while addressing the harmful perception of women within weightlifting. 

Steph hosts a podcast titled Listen to your Body that has gained the attention of over 4 million people since 2015. You can find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.

To learn more about Steph, read her blog, shop, or participate in a program, visit www.stephgaudreau.com 

You can follow her @steph_gaudreau on Instagram and TheStephGaudreau on Facebook.

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Dr. Michelle Veneziano believes true balance and harmony are accessed through alignment with the natural world. Her practice is centered around Cranial Osteopathy to restore the state of flow each of us are born with.

In this conversation we talk about what Cranial Osteopathy is, how it helps us realign with the harmony inside of us, and how this process can trigger all sorts of healing physically, mentally, and spiritually.

Dr. Veneziano is currently enrolling for her course Cultivating Resilience in Stressful Times which will take place January 6th, 2022-April 7th, 2022 and will be available online live via Zoom or streaming on demand. To learn more and enroll visit https://www.michellevenezianodo.net/michael-roesslein. 

To read more about Dr. Michelle Veneziano and her practice, view her courses, or learn about Osteopathy visit www.michellevenezianodo.net 

Follow her on Instagram and Facebook @michellevenezianodo.

Interact in the Osteopathic Flow Practice Study Group on Facebook. 

Watch her videos on youtube at MichelleVenezianoDO on Youtube.

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 After numerous family illnesses, Dr. Peter Kan realized his mission in life- to help those whom the pharmaceutical- driven medical system has failed. 

He “supports and manages patients with chronic conditions using a comprehensive approach by merging the exciting advances of functional neurology and functional medicine”.

In this episode, we talk about how individuals and practitioners can better help themselves and their patients by continuously asking “why?”. What is going on within my body to produce these symptoms? Dr. Kan explains how to grasp the BIG idea by learning about your Brain IMMUNE Gut connection.

To learn more about Dr. Peter Kan and his practice you can visit www.askdrkan.com.

Follow him at HopeFamilyWellness on Facebook, @askdrkan on Instagram, and watch his videos on YouTube by searching Dr Peter Kan. 

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With the New Year comes a new season of the Natural Evolution Podcast!

Your host, Michael, dives into what you can expect of Season 2.