The Optimal Body

The Optimal Body

By Dr Jen Fraboni & Dr Dom FraboniHealth & Fitness
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  • 347 | Fevers, Eczema and Poop with Naturopathic Pediatric Doctor, Dr. Elana Roumell

    Struggling to navigate your kid's fever, eczema, or poop concerns? “If you’re putting that steroid cream on, that is just a bandaid.” We have Dr Elana Roumell, a doctor and naturopath specializing in paediatric, to address when to conventional and herbal medicine for fevers, specifically Tyenol and Ibuprofen, and her top herbal medicine recommendations. Then, she dives into the world of excema, discussing nutrition considerations and how to care for the manifestations of excema. Finally, Dr. Elana dives into how to read your kid's poop! Let's dive in!

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    What You Will Learn in This Interview with ⁠Dr. Elana Roumell:

    4:21 - Why naturopathic Paediatrics.

    9:44 - How to tell how bad your fever is & when to turn to herbal medicine?

    23:44 - What does it mean if there are rapid changes in internal body temperature?

    26:30 - When or when not to use Tylenol and Ibuprofen.

    30:20 - Nutrition for Excema. 

    35:35 - When to use a steroid creams for Exzema.

    37:37 - Natural type creams for baby Exzema.

    41:43 - Speaking about poop… 

    46:50 - Learn more with Dr. Elana.


    To learn more about this episode ⁠and view full show notes, please visit the full website here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jen.health/podcast/347⁠⁠


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    53 min
  • 346 | Should You Be Doing Warm Ups? What's Effective? What's Not?

    Do you warm-up? At times, warm-ups feel unimportant or a waste of time, however, DocJen & Dr. Dom break the confusion in this episode. With a high emphasis on specificity, they explain the importance of strategically warming up the body to prepare for the upcoming movement, how to appropriately activate the body before exercise sessions, whether stretching is really that bad before movement, and how you can optimize your warm-ups for injury prevention. Let’s dive in!


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    What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl:

    2:30 - Do warm-ups prevent injury.

    5:00 - Research around warm-ups. 

    6:41 - Physiology behind passive warm-ups.

    8:30 - How to actively warm up.

    11:45 - Warm-ups and injury prevention

    14:00 - Can you stretch before workouts?

    16:00 - Are we sure we shouldn’t stretch before workouts?

    18:50 - Example warm-up: how to warm up for a lower body strength workout 


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    26 min
  • 345 | Female Nutrition and Training from Puberty to Menopause

    #womenarenotsmallmen Wondering how to optimize your nutrition & training as a female? Lost a period? Struggling to figure out nutrition and exercise around menopause? Dr. Stacy Sims dives deep into hormones, nutritional, and training considerations during the menstruating phase of life, perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause. Dr. Stacy explains Amenorrhea, nutritional considerations during and post-exercise, and how eating times affect hormones and recovery. Dr. Stacy deciphers nutrition and training considerations throughout the different phases of the menstrual cycle and her top recommendations to getting your period back. Then, Dr. Stacy dives into the fad trends women should avoid, and research generalizability and transferability to women. She discusses the world of menopause and how hormonal changes affect physiological metrics like heart rate, respiratory rate, sleep, lean muscle mass, bone density, mood, and overall health. In spite of these physiological metrics, Dr. Stacy addresses optimizing recovery before, during, and after menopause. Finally, she provides a brief scope into the current research she is undergoing with WHOOP.  Learn about nutrition and training from puberty to menopause.

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    Join Our Move 2 Improve Challenge

    Combine strength and HIIT with our deep core work and mobility to understand how you can begin moving optimally for YOU! Curated for EVERYONE with modifications or progressions, especially if you're pregnant or want to build back that strength post-partum - DocJen has got you! Let's focus on that top-end Strength & Power to build strong healthy joints in less than 30 minutes a day! We've got educational webinars from different health specialists and the ability to win prizes as well! From now until the 3rd of March, you can receive a discount along with an exclusive bonus for you as our podcast listener by plugging in 'OPTIMAL10" Join Us Here!


    What You Will Learn in This Interview with ⁠Dr. Stacy Sims:

    3:48 - Dr. Stacy’s Passion

    5:25 - Why may your menstrual period stop?

    10:35 - Eating for exercise.

    15:00 - Eating with your cycle.

    18:00 - How to get your period back. 

    22:00 - Are low-carb diets bad for women?

    24:45 - Menopause: can you fast?

    27:00 - Repercussions of male-only data 

    28:32 - Trends to stay away from.

    32:00 - Perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause.

    34:50 - Training with menopause. 

    42:00 - How do you define high intensity for you?

    47:00 - Learn more with Dr. Stacy


    To learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠this episode⁠ and view full show notes, please visit the full website here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jen.health/podcast/345⁠


    Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and leave a quick rating and review of the show!


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    52 min
  • 344 | Mobility During the Trimesters of Pregnancy

    In this episode, we delve into essential exercises and tips tailored to each trimester of pregnancy to support optimal mobility, stability, and overall well-being for expectant mothers. In the first trimester, we empower you with the hallmarks of mobility, as well as the importance of breathwork with pelvic floor awareness. In the second trimester, we address how you can work around the new sensations you are experiencing and what it means to focus on strength and stability as a signal of protection and resiliency to the brain. Finally, in the third trimester, we dive into intuition and relaxation, ensuring you move and modify movement throughout the trimester. Let's dive in!


    Join Our Move 2 Improve Challenge

    Combine strength and HIIT with our deep core work and mobility to understand how you can begin moving optimally for YOU! Curated for EVERYONE with modifications or progressions, especially if you're pregnant or want to build back that strength post-partum - DocJen has got you! Let's focus on that top-end Strength & Power to build strong healthy joints in less than 30 minutes a day! We've got educational webinars from different health specialists and the ability to win prizes as well! From now until the 23rd of February, you can receive an early bird discount along with an exclusive bonus for you as our podcast listener by plugging in 'OPTIMAL10" Join Us Here!


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    What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl:

    5:05 - Tips For First Trimester & Top 5 Mobility Exercises

    9:00 - Symptoms During the Second Trimester 

    11:30 - Breathwork & Pelvic Floor Awareness

    15:08 - Top Stability Exercises For The Second Trimester

    20:20 - Two Additional Mobility Exercises To Consider For The Second Trimester

    22:10 - Third Trimester Exercise Considerations: Pelvic Floor Relaxation


    To Watch the PT Pearl on YouTube, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/watch/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


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    30 min
  • 343 | Let us Re-Introduce Ourselves

    Welcome to our re-introduction. We're diving into where it all started, describing DocJen and Dr. Dom's paths to physical therapy and how they met! With fun facts, they expand beyond the initial dates and how their relationship flourished. Speaking into the impact of COVID, they hone in on how they navigated their business and how they paved the path towards creating their app - Jen Health. Let's dive in!

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    What You Will Learn in This Interview with ⁠DocJen & Dr. Dom:

    5:06 - How DocJen and Dr. Dom got into Physical Therapy.

    12:45 - Jen’s fun facts!

    16:40 - Dom’s fun facts!

    20:20 - How DocJen and Dr. Dom met.

    34:10 - Life beyond the dates.

    35:53 - COVID & The Business

    39:05 - The birth of The Optimal Body

    40:00 - Gaps in Social Media and Expanding the Business

    46:06 - Special offer into our App: Jen Health


    To learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠this episode and view full show notes, please visit the full website here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jen.health/podcast/343


    Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and leave a quick rating and review of the show!


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    49 min
  • 342 | Does Electrical Stimulation for Pain Help? A Look Into TENs Units

    Have you tried TENs? DocJen and Dr. Dom dive into Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. They dive into how it affects the body to reduce pain in the short-term, potential contraindications, and critically analyze the research that has been done on TENs. Finally, they discuss its use during labour and how it can facilitate pain management temporarily. Let's dive into all things TENs!

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    What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl:

    02:00 - What are TENS and how does it affect our body/work?

    5:20 - Contradictions

    6:08 - How do TENs affect lower back pain?

    8:36 - A 2017 Study

    10:35 - A 2022 Study with back exercises

    11:11 - A 2010 Review

    14:15 - Limitations of the study

    16:11 - TENS & Labour?


    To Watch the PT Pearl on YouTube, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/watch/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


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    18 min
  • 341 | The Power of Breathwork to Release Stress, Relieve Pain and Heal with Samantha Skelly

    Struggling with anxiety? Feeling overwhelmed?  - What if something as simple as breathwork self-healed? A tool constantly overlooked, but within us, is our breath. Samantha dives into her story about breathwork and how her first experiences changed her mental and bodily state. In addition to diving into the science of how breathwork can be a primary determinant of the state your nervous system is in, Samantha provides you with solutions to integrate breathwork when you're busy or stressed, types of breath practices for different events in your life, the optimal frequency for breathwork, and what it means to truly pause. Finally, she dives into how you can begin teaching breathwork at an early age and the impact this has on the younger generation. Let's dive in!


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    What You Will Learn in This Interview with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Samantha Skelly⁠⁠⁠⁠:

    3:33 - How did Sam become interested in breathwork

    11:04 What does it mean to shift the nervous system?

    15:00 - Busy or stressed? How to use our breath to self-heal?

    19:07 Are there different breath techniques for different life events?

    26:25 Frequency of breathwork to self-heal

    32:03 Here’s why you need to take 5 minutes of breathwork!

    36:56 How to utilise the concept of “pause.”

    39:55 How can a parent utilize breathwork with their children


    To learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Samantha Skelly and view full show notes, please visit the full website here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode341⁠⁠


    Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and leave a quick rating and review of the show!


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    45 min
  • 340 | Our Top Tips to Improve Wrist & Elbow Health & Reduce Pain

    Tune into optimal health where DocJen and Dr Dom dive into all things wrist health! DocJen and Dr Dom dive into the potential causes of wrist pain, the role of the elbow in wrist health and the best exercises to help optimize that wrist-elbow complex, considering compensation, the nervous system, and the range of motion. By providing your solution with exercises, they discuss the relevance of mobility and strength to build awareness and resilience in the wrists! 

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    What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl:

    02:10 - Common diagnosis, symptoms and Anatomy of the wrist & elbow.

    04:25 - Potential causes of your pain & Dr. Dom’s mom’s elbow journey

    10:30 - Exercises to optimise your foot health.

    06:48 - Wrist pain during resistance training?

    09:20 - Nervous System Considerations.

    15:22 - Are you ignoring your wrist health?

    19:05 - Optimising elbow rotation health.


    Previous episodes you may be interested in:

    • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode 19 - Wrist Discomfort⁠
    • ⁠Episode 78 - Carpal Tunnel⁠
    • ⁠Episode 118 - DeQuervain's Syndrome⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    • To Watch the PT Pearl on YouTube, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/watch/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

      For research and full show notes, visit the full website at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode340/


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      23 min
    • 339 | Reshaping the Wellness Landscape to Improve Your Health with Dr Jonathan Leary

      Here's a different date idea - What if you and your partner got together to optimize your physiology? Join us as we explore Dr. Jonathan's career and how he birthed the world's first social health club. We dive into the concept of integrative wellbeing and shed light on the Social Wellness Club. We confront the question of why healthy activities often carry a stigma, and what it means to challenge societal perceptions and explore the barriers preventing positive lifestyle choices. By ensuring accessibility for everyone, Dr Jonathan describes the strategies employed to make the Social Wellness Club approachable to a diverse audience and breaks down the idea of participating in seemingly "stressful" self-care experiences. We redefine food choices and re-evaluate the concept of self-care through remedy place.


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      **Vivo offers a 100-day trial period. If you are not completely satisfied, you can send the shoes back and get a refund.


      LMNT Discount Code:

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      What You Will Learn in This Interview with ⁠⁠Dr Jonathan Leary⁠:

      3:30 - Inspiration behind Dr. Jonathan’s Career

      15:00 - Where does the power come from when introducing an integrative wellness approach?

      18:39 - What is different about the social wellness club?

      21:36 - Why is doing healthy things stigmatised?

      24:55 - Social Wellness Club promise.

      27:20 - How do we make Social Wellness Club approachable to everyone?

      36:24 - Why take part in “stressful” self-care experiences?

      40:17 - Should we define our food choices?

      43:55 - The power of consciousness and body signals.

      45:52 - How had Remedy Place helped people?

      49:33 - Learn more about Remedy Place.


      To learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr Jonathan Leary and view full show notes, please visit the full website here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode339⁠


      Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and leave a quick rating and review of the show!


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      52 min
    • 338 | Our Top Tips to Improve Foot & Ankle Health & Reduce Pain

      Tune into optimal health where DocJen and Dr Dom dive into the Foot and Ankle! DocJen and Dr. Dom dive into the potential causes of foot and ankle pain, the role of footwear in foot health and the best exercises to help optimize that foot-ankle complex. By providing your solution with exercises, they discuss the relevance of mobility and strength to build awareness and resilience. 

      VivoBarefoot Discount:

      Something that can surprisingly affect the health of our hamstrings is what we wear on our feet. It challenges the whole back-side chain to work through its full range of motion.

      Your feet have the components they need to support themselves! That's why we love ⁠VivoBarefoot⁠ because the shoes themselves help us gain mobility and strength in our feet. Live that barefoot life in style, choose VivoBarefoot and use code ⁠TOB at checkout to get 15% off⁠! Your foot and body will thank you (affiliate link)!

      **Vivo offers a 100-day trial period. If you are not completely satisfied, you can send the shoes back and get a refund.

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      Fuel every system within the body and the brain with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LMNT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Keep yourself hydrated on a cellular level by replenishing the sodium, potassium, and magnesium that our body needs for basic cellular processes like nerve signalling, smooth muscle contractions, unnecessary fatigue, aches and pain, brain fog, and recovery! Get a free gift with every purchase and try some new flavours as you stay hydrated! ⁠⁠Get Your Free Gift!


      What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl:

      5:19 - Causes of foot and ankle pains

      7:28 - Are we anti-conventional shoes?

      10:30 - Exercises to optimise your foot health

      13:00 - How do supportive shoes affect walking?

      14:07 - Exercises to optimise your ankle health

      15:00 - Going Barefoot more often

      17:30 - Our Foot and Ankle Plan


      Previous episodes you may be interested in:

      • ⁠⁠⁠⁠
        • Episode 24 - Shin Splints
        • Episode 34 - Bunion
        • Episode 58 - Foot and Ankle Mobility
        • Episode 122 - Flat Feet
        • Episode 134 - Chronic Ankle Pain
        • Episode 183 - Dr. Emily & Functional Podiatry
        • Episode 188 - Morton’s Neuroma
        • Episode 198 - Stress Fractures
        • Episode 206 - Corns
        • Episode 240 - Metataralgia
        • Episode 262 - High Arches
        • Episode 266 - Plantar Fasciitis
        • Episode 288 - Haglund’s Deformity
        • Episode 318 - Turf Toe
        • Episode 324 - Peroneal tendonitis
        • To Watch the PT Pearl on YouTube, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/watch/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

          For research and full show notes, visit the full website at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode338/


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          20 min

        About The Optimal Body

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        Join top-40 Physical Therapy Influencer, Doc Jen, and her Physical Therapy husband Dr. Dom, as they bring you the body tips and PT Pearls you need to help you understand your body, relieve your pains…

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