Your Longevity Blueprint

A central part of aging well is preventing infections and cancer or treating them. Many conventional treatments come with serious side-effects, which is why at my practice we integrate and combine conventional methods with natural medicine. This provides a more holistic and supportive approach to heal the whole person, not just the disease.

Kylene Terhune is a functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner, wife, mom, dog-mom, and foodie. A former opera singer turned health nerd, she runs a virtual health coaching practice working with women who struggle with chronic digestive symptoms. Kylene’s mission is to empower women in the home to go from homemakers to healthmakers  through education, action, and simple lifelong changes. After recovering from Hodgkin’s Lymphoma with the help of an integrative treatment approach, Kylene wrote Healthy Through Hodgkin’s in order to help others do the same.

After her diagnosis, Kaylene dove into the world of integrative medicine. While chemotherapy is very effective in curing Hodgkin’s, it does so at a cost. In some ways, the treatments can be as devastating as the disease. Ever an inquisitive person, Kylene began looking for ways to treat her disease in a more comprehensive way. This came to involve fewer chemo treatments combined with supplements to help her body recover.

Kylene takes her hard-learned lessons and applies them in her own work. This means helping her clients find a diet that is personalized just for them. No two guts are the same. That’s why becoming the engineer of your own nutrition is a key to healthy living.

A large part of Kylene’s healing involved curing what she calls “emotional constipation”. She built connecting with her feelings and faith into the bedrock of her recovery process. Addressing and dealing with blocked emotions is an integral part of healing the whole person.

Have you integrated conventional and natural treatments to heal and recover? Let’s talk about it in the comments on the episode page!

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In this episode

• What empowered Kylene to take control over her own health and help others do the same
• Blending conventional treatments with integrative supplemental medicine
• Listening to your own intuition as the most important health test you can perform
• The importance of forgiveness for health and longevity
• Great supplements to take for immuno support
• Being proactive about your health as the key to longevity

Resources

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Healthy Through Hodgkin’s by Kylene Terhune

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Welcome to part two of my interview with Dr. Terry Wahls. We continue discussing some of Dr. Wahls’ recommendations for healthy living. In many ways, a health journey is a hero’s journey. It involves a separation from a conventional approach to disease in which you learn important lessons before successfully re-engaging in the struggle.

Dr. Wahls practices the same advice she preaches. That sometimes means packing a cabbage in her carry-on luggage. Of course, not everyone can follow the Wahls Protocol to the letter. Dr. Wahls shares how people can adapt her protocol to conform to various dietary and lifestyle restrictions. That way, it’s possible to eat a paleo diet as well as a vegetarian one.

A large part of Dr. Wahls’ protocol centers on ketogenic eating. There is a growing body of evidence that this type of diet has huge benefits. This includes mental and neurological health and it helps those with insulin resistance. But, there are risks associated with it, such as high cholesterol. Dr. Wahls provides some great advice for adapting the diet to suit anyone’s particular needs.

Dr. Wahls shares some of her favorite meals that you can prepare at home. Just because chicken liver is the main ingredient, doesn’t mean your dinner shouldn’t taste great. These are wonderful delicious meals that are easy to make and will help keep you healthy.

Are you eating a ketogenic diet? Tell me how it’s going in the comments on the episode page!

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In this episode

Resources

Multiple Sclerosis and NeuroImmune Summit 2.0: Learn more here

Listen to the first half of my interview with Dr. Wahls here

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The Wahls Protocol

The Wahls Protocol Cooking for Life

The Wahls Protocol Food Pyramid

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Chronic disease can have a devastating impact on your life. It can be all too easy to give up and accept the new normal, but there are often ways to regain control. Dr. Terry Wahls not only found a way to slow the progression of her own disease, but she also developed a protocol to help others do the same.

Dr. Wahls is recognized worldwide for her protocol which is transforming the lives of countless people. She is a clinical professor at the University of Iowa. Dr. Wahls conducts clinical trials into the efficacy of therapeutic lifestyle to treat multiple sclerosis-related symptoms. She is the author of The Wahls Protocol as well as her revolutionary cookbook. In part one of our conversation, Dr. Wahls shares the specifics of her protocol.

Before her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, Dr. Wahls was an incredibly active woman. After seeking out various aggressive treatments for her condition, Dr. Wahls realized that it was up to her to take control of her health. Dr. Wahls came to realize that redesigning a paleo-diet to focus on the right nutrients could make a difference. Within months, she experienced massive improvements and is as active as ever.

A key part of her recovery centers on feeding the mitochondria. With her redesigned diet, Dr. Wahls is able to better make use of the nutritional compounds that would otherwise be in supplements. Eating lots of green leafy, colorful, and sulfur-rich vegetables is a key part of this. Likewise, there are foods to avoid, particularly gluten and casein.

Changing your habits and diet is easier said than done. Most practitioners know the struggle of patient compliance. Dr. Wahls shares some great advice for helping to motivate patients so that they can better take ownership of their health.

Have you changed your diet in response to chronic disease? Tell me how it’s going in the comments on the episode page!

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In this episode:

Resources:

Multiple Sclerosis and NeuroImmune Summit 2.0: Learn more here

Follow Dr. Terry Wahls online

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The Wahls Protocol

The Wahls Protocol Cooking for Life

Linus Pauling Institute

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What comes to mind when you hear the word chiropractor? There are a lot of misconceptions surrounding this field which is a real shame as there’s so much more to what they do than adjustments. In this episode, Dr. Calla Jayne Kleene shares how chiropractors can help you build a truly healthier body.

Calla Jayne Kleene is a chiropractor and owner of Back in Line Family Chiropractic & Wellness in Hiawatha, Iowa. Her whole-system approach to healing has helped countless patients recover from chronic health issues without needing to rely on medication or surgery.

When getting adjustments by a chiropractor, you’re going to hear some strange noises. Dr. Kleene explains that those are the sounds of gases releasing under pressure. That release of pressure is the cause of the euphoria many feel post-adjustment.

Not all chiropractors use the same techniques. In fact, it’s a highly specialized profession. For some, a low-force approach may be best. Others will prefer something more intense. Dr. Kleene explains what to consider when searching for the right chiropractor for your specific needs. 

We talk about what chiropractors do beyond giving adjustments. For instance, active release technique releases adhesions between nerves and muscles. In fact, bones are just one focus of Dr. Kleene. She pays equal attention to multiple systems so that healing becomes truly comprehensive.

Has a chiropractor helped you regain your health? Tell me about it in the comments on the episode page!

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In this episode:

• What chiropractic care really means 
• Decoding the noises your body makes during a chiropractic adjustment
• The variation in chiropractic methods and how to find the right one for you
• Why people shouldn't wait until they’re in pain to see a chiropractor
• What actually happens during an adjustment
• The many applications of chiropractic work in functional medicine 
• How movement will support your immune system

Resources:

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Palmer College of Chiropractic

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Welcome to Your Longevity Blueprint Podcast. This show is about helping you achieve your dream health. Everyone’s health journey is unique, that’s why I’ve created this podcast to help you through my integrative approach.

First, I want to tell you a little about me and why my old band-aid approach didn’t work. I run a private practice in Iowa, where I help people regain control over their own health. One day, I found myself struggling to even breathe. My heart-rate was out of control.  It turned out that in helping others, I had overlooked myself.

That realization led me down my own health journey. I had become acquainted with short-term solutions in medicine during my own struggles with infertility. Simply taking medication in an attempt to solve problems left me frustrated and no closer to healing than before. There had to be a better way.

Through my own struggles and working with thousands of patients, I developed a unique way of viewing how the human body is structured. To build and maintain my health, I developed a longevity blueprint. This was a solution for me, and now I’m sharing it with you.

Throughout this podcast series, I will be sharing the most progressive functional medicine options for the different systems in your body. I’ll outline plans of action for maintaining your health and improving your longevity to reduce your risk of chronic disease.

What has frustrated you in your health? Let me know in the comments on the episode page!

In this episode:

• Why healing is about more than medication
• Viewing your health journey as a blueprint to a better life
• How integrative and functional medicine differs from conventional medicine
• What you can expect from this podcast going further 

Resources:

My Your Longevity Blueprint course is currently 50% off to celebrate the launch of the podcast PLUS I'm throwing in a free personalized consultation!  

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We all want to live longer, healthier lives. 

The problem is that we’re constantly being bombarded with so many new diets, workout plans, and lifestyle adjustments that it’s hard to filter out what will actually work for us and give us the results we’re looking for.

If you’re sick of not having the answers, sick of being told your symptoms are all in your head, sick of being prescribed solutions from a pill bottle, it’s time to look outside the cookie-cutter or bandaid approach of the conventional medical industry and discover your own, personalized blueprint for health.

Join Dr. Stephanie Gray on the Longevity Blueprint Podcast where she explores the interaction of nutrition, genetics, hormones, toxins, and infections using functional medicine principles to help you improve your health and longevity by finding the root cause of your symptoms.

Listen in each week to learn from experts at the top of their fields sharing progressive, revolutionary, actionable tips, strategies, and resources to help you build your dream health from the ground up. 

Are you ready to discover your longevity blueprint? Let’s live long together! Wellness is Waiting!

Resources:

My Your Longevity Blueprint course is currently 50% off to celebrate the launch of the podcast PLUS I'm throwing in a free personalized consultation!  

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