005: Wellness Speaks About Epstein-Barr Virus And It's Connection to Autoimmune Conditions

Autoimmune Conditions Affect 1 in 6 Americans!

There are many “triggers” of autoimmune conditions including diet, toxins, leaky gut, stress, infections, and viruses. In this episode we look at the research surrounding Epstein-Barr Virus and autoimmune conditions.

When our immune systems are healthy, it keeps the viruses in check, but when it is suppressed by stress or illness, the infection can become active once again. Once the virus is active, the inflammatory immune response damages tissue, which then causes more inflammation and a bigger response from the immune system. Autoimmune disease develops from that chronic state of inflammation.

We also breakdown various healing modalities among the functional medicine perspective to help reduce stress and chronic low-grade inflammation.

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References:

Draborg, A., Duus, K., et.al, Epstein-Barr Virus in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Clin Dev Immunol. 2013; 2013: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3766599/

Wallace, H. II., Natelson, B., Human Herpesviruses in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Clin Diagn Lab Immunol. 1999 Mar; 6(2): 216–223. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC95690/

Lossius, A, Johanson, J, et.al, Epstein-Barr Virus in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Multiple Sclerosis—Association and Causation, Viruses. 2012 Dec; 4(12): 3701–3730.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3528287/

004: MINISODE: Our Favorite Leaders in Functional Medicine and Nutrition

Welcome to Wellness Speaks’ first Minisode!! In this minisode, Jade and Shawna discuss their favorite leaders in functional medicine and nutrition. These are just a few of the people that Jade and Shawna follow in the functional medicine world. There has been an enormous amount of wealth shared between all of these practitioners/nutritional educators. There are many, many more experts in this field that have been inspiring ….these are just the ones that made this first list!

I've added the names here and recommend grabbing these books!

Chris Kresser—

Licensed Acupuncturist who is also a functional medicine leading expert.

Author of Unconventional Medicine and The Paleo Code

Dr. Mark Hyman-MD

Medical Director at Cleveland Clinic's Center for Functional Medicine, has really amazing TED talks and YouTube videos.

Authors: Eat Fat, Get Thin and Eat Fat, Get Thin Cookbook

Rich Roll

—ultra athlete , plant based nutrition

Authors: Plant Powered Way, Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself

Kelly Brogan—MD,

Leading expert and researcher in clinical depression for women

Authors: A Mind of Your Own

Neill Barnard—MD-

-adjunct associate professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C., president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and founder of Barnard Medical Center.

Authors:  Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes without Drugs

Dr. Sara Gottfried==MD., OBGYN, Hormone expert

Authors: Hormone Cure, Hormone Reset Diet

Michael Pollan

In Defense of Foods, Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation, The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World, the Omnivores Dilemma

Aviva Romm is an MD, Herbalist, and Midwife.

Authors: Naturally Healthy Babies and Children: A Commonsense Guide to Herbal Remedies, Nutrition, and Health, Botanical Medicine for Women's Health, The Natural Pregnancy Book, Third Edition: Your Complete Guide to a Safe, Organic Pregnancy and Childbirth with Herbs, Nutrition, and Other Holistic Choices, and many more!

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003: Wellness Speaks About Restoring Gut Health

In this week's episode, Jade and Shawna discuss the 4R's protocol to restoring gut health and repairing leaky gut so you can get back to optimal health!

This is a follow-up episode to, Wellness Speaks About Leaky Gut.

The 4 R's refer to:

Remove

Replace

Reinoculate

Repair

You can also refer back to the article, "How To Fix Leaky Gut".

002: Wellness Speaks About Leaky Gut

In Episode 2 of the Wellness Speaks Podcast, we discuss Leaky Gut, aka Intestinal Hyper-permeability.

Jade and Shawna talk about what Leaky Gut is and how this can lead to a multitude of chronic health conditions such as autoimmune conditions, diabetes, thyroid issues and autism spectrum disorders.

We also discuss what causes leaky gut. Stay tuned for our next episode in which we will discuss how to repair leaky gut which is necessary to get to the root of what is causing your chronic health condition.

001: Wellness Speaks About Functional Medicine

Welcome to our first podcast!

Shawna Kunselman, MSACN and Jade Arellano, MSACN are functional clinical nutritionists that discuss topics in functional medicine and holistic lifestyles that they are super passionate about!

In this first episode, we give a brief introduction to ourselves and a little bit of what led us to the path of functional medicine. Then we discuss an overview of what functional medicine is exactly, how it differs from conventional medicine and why it is thought to be the future of medicine!

Have a listen....we hope you enjoy! Thank you for subscribing, rating and reviewing this podcast!

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