The Optimal Body

Is inflammation bad? Dr. Stephen Cabral describes what inflammation is and whether it is bad. By discussing the theories behind increases in inflammation that occur with age, Dr. Stephen Cabral provides a perspective on four supplements to pay attention to when targeting inflammation. Contrary to what we've been told, he discusses how cortisol is an anti-inflammatory hormone and the types of foods to implement for anti-inflammatory effects. Finally, Dr. Stephen dives into common micronutrient deficiencies. Let's dive in!

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What You Will Learn In This Interview with ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Stephen Cabral

04:20 - What is inflammation & is it bad?

07:48 - What causes inflammation to increase with age?

14:03 - What supplements do we need to start paying attention to inflammation?

17:24 - Is cortisol an anti-inflammatory hormone

24:48 - Foods to implement to support the body

28:33 - Micronutrients that are difficult to get

34:06 - The importance of dosage-wise vitamin D

38:05 - Family therapy and counselling

To learn more about Dr. Stephen Cabral⁠⁠ and view full show notes, please visit the full website here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ht⁠tps://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode307⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Are you afraid of HIIT? Perhaps age is holding you back from HIIT? DocJen and Dr. Dom suggest that "high intensity" is relative, which means that it is adaptable and accessible to everyone and anyone. By defining what HIIT is and what it encompasses, they speak about the benefits HIIT has on 5 systems of the body: the cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary system, metabolic/hormonal system, musculoskeletal system, lymphatic system, and the nervous system. Furthermore, they describe how HIIT targets strength and power development, promoting longevity, decreasing fall risk, promoting health after menopause, and surgery rehabilitation, Let's dive into how you can reap the benefits of HIIT in a safe way!

Adapting High Intensity for Every Body. DocJen, a doctor of physical therapy, and Jill Miller, a Myofascial expert, come together to bridge the gap between post-rehabilitation and highly functional fitness. Your PT isn’t gonna teach this to you once you finish your rehab and your coach may not have the kinesiological tools to regress speed/intensity/intervals to a level that’s beneficial for your longevity. Who better than Jen and Jill to share with you the Science of Rolling & HIIT and best practices tailored for YOU! This program combines decades of clinical and industry expertise in the worlds of Physical Therapy, mobility, fascia science, HIIT (high-intensity interval training) and regeneration in a mash-up that helps bodies at any age and stage of injury or fitness to prepare their bodies for a successful high-intensity fitness program. 

What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl:

0:34 – What actually is HIIT?

04:51 – Heart, Lung, and Blood Vessel Adaptations: Hypertension and cardiovascular disease

07:28 – Metabolic Adaptations: Blood Sugar Control

09:49 – Muscles, Bones  Adaptation: Sarcoponeia, Power Loss, and Fall Risk

14:47 – Impacts on recovery from surgery & optimizing menopause

16:26 – Lymphatic Adaptation: Detoxification

17:43 – Neurologic Adaptation: BDNF and Cognitive health

20:28 – Navigating injuries

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

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Have you heard of conscious parenting? Dr. Shefali, doctor of clinical psychology, presents a paradigm shift in parenting by prioritizing connection over correction. By providing insight into what drove her passion towards the psychology of parenting and how parents can shift from a reactive response of correction to connection. Then, she discussed the role of awareness in changing parental approaches to discipline and how to approach a public emotional tantrum. She shares the three stages of conscious parenting and how it is never too late to start parent consciousness. By understanding that there is no "best" way of parenting, Dr. Shefali shares her thoughts on family therapy, how expectations influence childhood, what it takes to get your child to love the same hobbies as you, the stages of parenting, and how to navigate social expectations around raising a child. Let's dive into this new approach to parenting.

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What You Will Learn In This Interview with ⁠Dr. Shefali

03:50 - What drew Dr. Shefali to a career in parenting

06:28 - Connection over correction - how do we shift that?

09:47 - How can parents change their innate rules about childhood, upbringing and discipline?

11:50 - How to navigate an emotional tantrum or situation publicly

15:21 - How to guide: 3 Stages of conscious parenting

18:28 - Is it ever too late to start parent consciousness

20:46 - Do all parents f*uck up parenting?

24:50- Family therapy and counselling

25:55 - How do we guide a child without putting our expectations on them?

.28:08 - How to get your child to love the same things you love

.30:24 - Stages of parenting & continuing on awareness to be a conscious parent

.31:22 - Tuning out social expectations on how to raise a child

.34:19 - Accessing The Parenting Map

To learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Shefali and view full show notes, please visit the full website here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ht⁠tps://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode305⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Do you have or know an important other with Fibromyalgia? We're diving into the considerations that need to be accounted for around expectations for Fibromyalgia patients, what Fibromyalgia is, and how it presents within the body. Then, we discuss what success may look like for Fibromyalgia patients and 3 goals of Fibromyalgia treatment: Exercise (Low Impact Aquatic Training, Aerobic Training and Strength Training), Psychology (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Self-Efficacy, and Adherence), and Education. Let's dive in!

Let's go barefoot outside this summer! Get your feet back to their flexible function, exactly how it was from the time you were born. Time and time again, paediatric physical therapists recommend wide-toe box and zero-heel drop shoes for kids and this space and access to integrity in your feet should be experienced as adults too! We cannot talk about back and knee issues without talking about restrictions in feet and ankles. Improve your foot and ankle health and therefore everything up the chain by wearing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VivoBareoot shoes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to improve the mobility and strength in your toes, feet, and ankles. There's one for every occasion, including weddings, hiking, a grocery walk and casual wear, or shoes for your active lifestyle. Use code '⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TOB⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠' to get 15% off your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VivoBarefoot Shoes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

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

What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl:

04:07 – Considerations around expectations for Fibromyalgia

04:41 – What is Fibromyalgia?

05:31 –Symptoms and Diagnostic Criteria of Fibromyalgia

09:11 –3 categories of successful outcomes with Fibromyalgia + defining success

18:44 – Final thoughts on Fibromyalgia

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

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Is Ketamine better than antidepressants? Could ketamine be the future for depression treatment. Research proposes that a combination of treatments serves depression outcomes best, but with only 10-30% of patients prescribed antidepressants experiencing Benefit from their medication, he proposes an alternative. By discovering neuro plastic therapy, he discusses the role of psychedelics treating depression and how it differs from anti depressants and talk therapy. Aclnowledging the importance of professional administration, he speaks to how recreational use can set individuals back and how appropriate guidance can be liberating for depression patients. Finally, he explains psychedelic use after therapy, navigating bad experiences with Ketamine and how to come back, recommendations for those with previous addictions, microdosing Ketamine, and how ketamine could be used as a chronic pain treatment.

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What You Will Learn In This Interview with Dr. Sam Zant

01:20 - Neuro Plastic Therapy

05:43 - What attracted Dr. Zant to the field of psychedelics?

08:52 - Do psychedelics work in combination with antidepressants or alone?

10:46 - Ketamine therapy vs antidepressant vs talk therpay for neuroplasticity therapy 

15:46 - Psychadelic recreational use vs professional administration 

17:30 - Ending therapy - do patients need to continue psychedelic use afterwards?

20:33 - Navigating bad experiences with psychedelics 

22:51 - Recommendations for those with previous addictions

25:07- Using psychedelics to treat chronic pain?

29:31- Microdosing Ketamine & what people gain.

32:00 - Learn more with Dr. Sam Zant

To learn more about ⁠⁠Dr. Sam Zant and view full show notes, please visit the full website here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ht⁠tps://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode303/⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Here’s what providers can do to be more effective healthcare care providers from assessment, treatment, and plan of care. DocJen and Dr. Dom dive into their experience with a Paediatric chiropractor and physical therapist with their baby, Dante. They discuss Dante’s experience with latching, tongue ties, preferential head turning, and therefore Torticollis. Let’s discuss what to expect from a healthcare provider to optimize treatment success. 

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Get your feet back to their flexible function, exactly how it was from the time you were born. Time and time again, paediatric physical therapists recommend wide-toe box and zero-heel drop shoes for kids and this space and access to integrity in your feet should be experienced as adults too! We cannot talk about back and knee issues without talking about restrictions in feet and ankles. Improve your foot and ankle health and therefore everything up the chain by wearing ⁠⁠⁠⁠VivoBareoot shoes⁠⁠⁠⁠ to improve the mobility and strength in your toes, feet, and ankles. There's one for every occasion, including weddings, hiking, a grocery walk and casual wear, or shoes for your active lifestyle. Use code '⁠⁠⁠⁠TOB⁠⁠⁠⁠' to get 15% off your ⁠⁠⁠⁠VivoBarefoot Shoes⁠⁠⁠⁠!

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

What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl:

04:30 – Why Dante needed physical therapy? Tongue ties and latching

09:37 – Chiropractic Therapy & the Importance of Education and Plan of Care

16:23 – Paediatric physical therapy

19:42 – What you should expect from your healthcare provider

23:08 – Diagnosis: the spectrum of Torticollis

25:16 – How to optimize your therapy visit whether with a chiropractor or a physical therapist

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

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Stem cells vs Platlet Rich Plasma (PRP) - Which is most effective? It turns out, regenerative medicine is context dependent. Dr. Gregory Lutz provides a rundown on what regenerative medicine and PRP is, the effectiveness of PRP and stem cell injections on disc and joint disorders, as well as the importance of white blood cell count in PRP. Through this discussion, Dr. Lutz highlights newfound research surrounding the spinal microbiome and how it may explain the presence of symptomatic and asymptomatic degenerative disc presentations on MRIs. Therefore, he dives into protocols to target the spinal microbiome, how PRP is made more successful, why patients have persisting pain following spinal fusion surgery, and whether there are any side effects to consider. Let's dive in!

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What You Will Learn In This Interview with Gregory E. Lutz, MD⁠

01:38 - Regenerative Medicine - What is it?

02:35 - Why did Dr.Lutz redirect his clinic to regenerative medicine?

06:43 - What is PRP and how does it work in the body?

11:14 - What is degenerative disc disease?

13:38 - Protocol and diet measures to target the spine microbiome

17:23 - Why patients may have persisting pain after spinal fusion?

19:00 - How PRP is being made more accessible

22:36 - Are there any side effects to PRP?

24:19 - Can PEP help with other spinal disorders?

26:04 - The scenarios stem cells are most effective in

27:59 - Preventative measures for spinal and joint disorders as we age

31:04 - Learn more with Dr. Lutz

To learn more about ⁠⁠Gregory E. Lutz, MD⁠ and view full show notes, please visit the full website here:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ht⁠tps://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode301/⁠⁠⁠⁠

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It's episode 300! In this episode, Dr. Jen & Dr. Dom dives into shoulder impingement, diastasis recti, and meralgia paresthetica - what it is, its potential causes, and what to consider rehabilitatively. Let's dive in!

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Some new styles are out - The Novice & Flats for Formal Wear. We cannot talk about back and knee issues without talking about restrictions in feet and ankles. Improve your foot and ankle health and therefore everything up the chain by wearing ⁠⁠⁠VivoBareoot shoes⁠⁠⁠ to improve the mobility and strength in your toes, feet, and ankles. There's one for every occasion, including weddings, hiking, a grocery walk and casual wear, or shoes for your active lifestyle. Use code '⁠⁠⁠TOB⁠⁠⁠' to get 15% off your ⁠⁠⁠VivoBarefoot Shoes⁠⁠⁠!

**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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What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl:

04:15 – Shoulder Impingement

11:59 – Diastasis Recti

17:49 – Meralgia Paresthetica

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Let's talk about Sex, baby! We have Dr. Jolene Brighten to uncover whether or not what our experiencing is normal! By sharing a practical tool to identify what symptoms may be affecting your health, she dives into what hormonal manifestations are normal and aren't. Then, we discover the world of libido and the current perspectives on how libido changes through the menstrual cycle from sexual drive to lubrication, and the chance of pregnancy, particularly around your period and upon ovulation. Dr. Jolene discusses discharge around the period and the theories around sex determination at the egg and sperm levels. Then, she explains the hormonal changes that occur in the sexual phase of the menstrual cycle, which is the latter half of the follicular phase. Finally, she describes the libido changes that occur using premenopause and post-menopause, as well as things to consider when optimizing fertility. Let's dive in!

VivoBarefoot Discount:

Some new styles are out - The Novice & Flats for Formal Wear. We cannot talk about back and knee issues without talking about restrictions in feet and ankles. Improve your foot and ankle health and therefore everything up the chain by wearing ⁠⁠VivoBareoot shoes⁠⁠ to improve the mobility and strength in your toes, feet, and ankles. There's one for every occasion, including weddings, hiking, a grocery walk and casual wear, or shoes for your active lifestyle. Use code '⁠⁠TOB⁠⁠' to get 15% off your ⁠⁠VivoBarefoot Shoes⁠⁠!

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

What You Will Learn In This Interview with ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Jolene Brighten⁠

4:26 - Is it normal? Common hormonal symptoms that aren't actually normal

5:41 - How to start identifying the root causes of your symptoms?

9:33 - Libido changes through the menstrual cycle

13:36 - Is discharge during your period bad?

16:06 - "Tell me how to have a girl or a boy"

18:24 - The sexual phase of the menstrual cycle

25:02 - How does libido change post-menopause?

30:54 - How to optimize fertility for females and males

39:32 - The truth about environmental toxins

To learn more about ⁠Dr. Jolene Brighten and view full show notes, please visit the full website here:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode299/⁠⁠⁠

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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The birth story. It’s here! DocJen and Dr. Dom walk the path of the birth of Dante one month after the labour process. Still fresh in their mind and feeling the emotions of birth, they describe the ins and out of how their hopes and plans for labour changed, describing the emotions and physical process surrounding the realities of the birthing process. Let’s dive into true emotional and physical vulnerability as we learn to explore the importance of intuition, education, and advocacy around pregnancy plans and the process of labour.

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What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl:

5:39 – Pregnancy Plan A - How things didn’t go as plan

10:43 – Midwife experience & transferring OBGYNs

15:33 – Home birth, mental preparation for birth & Doulas: what setting boundaries looks like 

21:32 – Braxton hicks vs prodromal labour

28:35 – Partner perspectives on early vs late labour + labour positions transition to labour 

32:15 – Movement protocols to promote dilation of the cervix

41:15 – The physical and mental of true contractions and relaxation during  + The go bag 

49:20 – Journey to the hospital to get an epidural 

55:04 – Dr. Dom fainted! - vagal syncope experience & autonomic flip

59:50 – Epidural experience + consequences on baby

1:011:19 – The C-section process

1:17:16 – Microbiome seeding + grieving the process of labour not going to plan 

1:20:19 – Four most important takeaways!

1:24:30 – Rapid fire question: Emotions of first-time mom, balancing business and labour, doctors advice for rehab, best parts of the to-go bag, surprises through the journey, what’s normal and of concern when addressing the pelvic floor around pregnancy, what we need to normalise as women in the medical system

1:46:01 – Dr. Jen’s words to Dr. Dom

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