The Health Sessions

This week, I'm excited to welcome Darin Olien to the podcast. He is an American author and podcast host. With a B.A. in exercise physiology and an unaccredited M.A. in psychology, he labels himself a "wellness expert", promotes "superfoods" and co-starred as well as produced the Netflix docuseries Down to Earth with Zac Efron in 2020. Some questions asked during this episode: How does the Superfood Hunter eat? What can we expect from your New York Times bestselling book 'Superlife'? Tell us about Barukas and how you came to find them? https://180nutrition.com.au/ Stu This week I'm excited to welcome Dalin Olien to the podcast. Darin is a health and wellness expert, author, podcaster, and co-host of the Emmy Award-winning Netflix docuseries, Down to Earth. He's known as the Global Superfood Hunter, and founder of Barukas, the most nutrient-dense nuts in the World. In this episode, we discuss his philosophy around nutrition, the principles from his book, Super Life, and chat about the exercises that keep him in great shape. Over to Darin. (01:20) Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and I am delighted to welcome Darin Olien to the podcast. Darin, how are you mate? Darin (01:28) Hey, man. Stoked to be here with you. Hanging out on the deck. Ready to rip. Stu (01:36) You look super comfortable, and I love the sunshine in the background as well. For all of our listeners that are not watching this through YouTube, Darin's sitting outside on a super comfortable reclining chair. Looks like you got a pool in the background, and the sun is shining on the hills. I would like to be where you are right now. Darin (01:54) It's pretty great. And like we said before the recordings, very similar to Byron Bay. Stu (02:00) It is, we are surrounded by nature, and blessed with a great climate as well, couldn't be any happier. But first up, for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you, or your work, I'd love if you could tell us a little bit about yourself, please. Darin (02:17) Oh man. Where do you begin? I think the early passions showed up when I was in sports, and going through awkward teenage times, and realized, "Oh, I have a lot I can do for myself." And started understanding that nutrition played a role in how I felt, and certainly at that time how I looked, because you're this insecure 16 year old. But really, the sports, and really trying to be the best I could in that. And that's where I really excelled, and realizing that exercise, and nutrition played a massive role. From 16 to 18, I gained 50 pounds of muscle, and was playing US football in high school, and college, and basketball, and track, and things like that. And then to cut through, playing college football is where I beat out a bunch of guys that on paper, should have beat me out, but my tenacity beat them out. (03:41) But then I got injured. Getting injured threw me into this contemplative place in college, where I was like, "Okay, what do I want to do with my life?" And these worlds collided, where I was injured, and I couldn't get better to play anymore. I turned my attention towards physiology, kinesiology, nutrition, and things like that, and realizing that this body, and this experience here was... And having a body was... Made sense to learn about it. I didn't really know what the career was going to be, but at least it started me getting excited. And then really cutting through. I learned more of... I went into rehabilitation, a little bit. And out of school. And then got into nutrition, and hooked up with some doctors. And then nutrition started becoming. And then functional food, before it was in term. I started formulating with stuff. And then the more I looked at incredible foods and compounds, the more I wanted to go and see for myself these foods, and how they were grown, and who was growing them, and where they came from. And that started what's termed as, the superfood hunting side of myself. (05:19) And then for a good 15 years, I was running everywhere. Learning from the business side of it too. From the business side of it, how do you actually take this novel thing, or this mushroom, or this adaptogen? How do I formulate with it? How do I help the business side of it? How do I work with these indigenous people? How do we make it scale? And then that came, I started formulating for some companies, and Beachbody became a big place where I could put my passion. I developed a lot of products for them. And then I think the excitement of, and also the reality of seeing the world in that way, it always became, it's not just about the food, or the supplement, it was about the environment. It was about the indigenous people. It was about the cultures. And so these worlds was coming together in all of these other passions that started. Cut to getting to do a TV show, getting to learn from experts in the environment. The world expands as you gain more knowledge, as you gain more wisdom, as you learn. Y Stu (06:57) It's been a journ

This week, I'm excited to welcome Max Casa to the podcast. Max is the founder of Max Vitality, a company centered around the practice of sensory deprivation or float therapy. Floating is designed to optimize recovery after exercise and can be beneficial for anyone interested in bringing their physical, mental, and spiritual health to the next level. In this episode, we discussed the principles behind floating, what to expect from your first session, and also the importance of minerals. Some questions asked during this episode: What is sensory deprivation and how can it be of benefit to our health? What should we expect from our first float session? How important is the solution (magnesium) when floating? https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/ Stu (00:41) Okay, back to the show. This week I'm excited to welcome Maxto the podcast. Max is the founder of Max Vitality, a company centered around the practice of sensory deprivation or float therapy. Floating is designed to optimize recovery after exercise and can be beneficial for anyone interested in bringing their physical, mental, and spiritual health to the next level. In this episode, we discussed the principles behind floating, what to expect from your first session, and also the importance of minerals during the experience, over to Max. Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition and I am delighted to welcome Max Casa, to the podcast. Max, how are you mate? Max (01:25) Doing well, brother. Pleasure to be here. Stu (01:27) Fantastic. No, look, thanks for your time. Much appreciate it, I know you're probably, a busy guy. But first up, for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you or your work, I'd love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself, please. Max (01:41) Sure. Yeah. So I'm a lifelong martial artist. I guess, a good place to start. My parents actually got me involved in the martial arts when I was just four years old, which was the biggest blessing for me. They're originally getting me involved in martial arts with the hope to help the neuromuscular disease, I was born with called Charcot-Marie-Tooth or CMT, for short. And they're trying different therapies and stumbled upon the martial arts, pretty early on. And thankfully, it was the martial arts and thankfully I stuck with it because it's become a huge part of my life, man, these past 20 plus years now. Yeah. And just as I got older and started teaching and competing in the martial arts more, I was just constantly looking for ways to optimize my mind and body. So try just about every therapy in the book from high quality western technology to South American bruise and eastern medicine and everything in between. Max (02:38) But one day, about probably eight, nine years back now, I stumbled upon float therapy and my life totally changed, man. And I remember, so I went out... I was living in Massachusetts at the time and ended up going to a float center in Massachusetts, getting into tank and coming out of the tanks to... And I was literally, just buzzing with this sensation of relaxation and inner peace that I had never experienced before in my entire life. So ultimately, I ended up floating more the evidence into the research deeper and deeper and ultimately, became so inspired that I ended up starting my company Max Vitality, where we manufacture, customize, and install flow therapy chambers, all over the globe. For full interview and transcript: https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/max-casa-interview/

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr David Prologo to the podcast. He is an obesity medicine physician who has spent a large part of his career researching new solutions for weight loss and is most well known for a pioneering procedure to block hunger. In this episode, we discussed the research, principles, and strategies outlined in his book, The Catching Point Transformation: A Twelve-Week Weight Loss Strategy Based in Reality. Some questions asked during this episode: What strategies does an obesity medicine specialist use? What has your research uncovered as to why diets fail? Why are the 'always lean population', always lean? https://180nutrition.com.au/ This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr. David Prologo to the podcast. Dr. Prologo is an obesity medicine physician who has spent a large part of his career researching new solutions for weight loss and is most well known for a pioneering procedure to block hunger. In this episode, we discussed the research, principles, and strategies outlined in his book, The Catching Point Transformation: A Twelve-Week Weight Loss Strategy Based in Reality. Over to Dr. Prologo. Stu (01:15) Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition and I am delighted to welcome Dr. David Prologo to the podcast. Dr. Prologo, how are you? Dr. Prologo (01:23) Hello. Hi. I'm doing very well. Thank you for having me, Stuart. Stu (01:26) And thank you so much for your time. I know you must be a busy man, and I've got a whole heap of questions that I'd love to dig in and ask you this morning. But before I do that, I would love it, for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you or your work, if you could just tell us a little bit more about yourself, please. Dr. Prologo (01:44) Sure. I'm a dual board certified physician doctor. What that means is, I have a specialty in obesity medicine and I have a specialty in something else called interventional radiology. Basically, what that means is we use image guidance like CAT scans and MRIs and so on, to guide needles into the body. During our day job, we guide those needles in for things like treating cancer or managing trauma. In combination with the obesity medicine specialty, we've done some things like block the hunger nerve, for example, or block some other nerves that manage blood sugar and things like that. Join the 180 Nutrition community: ------------------------------------------------------- 180 Nutrition blog: https://180nutrition.com.au/blog/ iTunes Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/180-nutrition-the-health-sessions/id643508818 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/180nutrition Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/180nutrition/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/180nutrition

This week, I'm excited to welcome Elise Museles to the podcast. She is formerly known as Kale & Chocolate, an attorney turned certified eating psychology & nutrition expert. She helps thousands of women change their food stories. Some questions asked during this episode: How did you come up with the concept of food Story? What is "Food Noise" and why is it so harmful? What is "The Chocolate Meditation" and its significance? https://180nutrition.com.au/ This week, I'm excited to welcome Elise to the podcast. Elise is an attorney turned certified eating psychology and nutrition expert. She's the creator of the Food Story platform with a mission to empower women to create healthier relationship with their food and their bodies by changing what's on their plate and what's in their minds. In this episode, we discuss the concept of Food Story. Discover why food noise can throw us off track and uncover the significance of the chocolate meditation. Over to Elise. Hey, guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition and I am delighted to welcome Elise to the podcast. Elise, how are you? Elise (01:27) I am good. Thank you so much for having me on and being open to sharing Food Story with your listeners. Stu (01:35) Look, I cannot wait to dig in to the story and all of your wisdom that you have to share as well this morning. But first up for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you or your work, I'd love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself, please. Elise (01:48) Okay, sure. Well, I always start with that. I grew up in Los Angeles. That kind of says it all, maybe we can finish. But I grew up in LA, always interested in health, wellness, and it bordered on obsession at a younger age. But then I pivoted though. I had a career in law and I was an immigration lawyer before I got into health and wellness. I am a mom; a dog mom, and a boy mom. I am certified in holistic nutrition and eating psychology. And really, the eating psychology is like where I spend most of my time trying to support people, because it is about helping people with their mindset around food. There's so much information on what to eat. At first I started with people on what to eat, but I realized really quickly that that's only half the story with nutrition. Really, how we eat and why we eat, and all those other factors really play a role. So I got certified in eating psychology. This was in 2012. Ever since then, I've never looked back. I always say that I help people with what's on their plate and what's in their mind. Join the 180 Nutrition community: ------------------------------------------------------- 180 Nutrition blog: https://180nutrition.com.au/blog/ iTunes Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/180-nutrition-the-health-sessions/id643508818Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/180nutrition Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/180nutrition/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/180nutrition Category Film & Animation

This week, I'm excited to welcome Karlie Causey to the podcast. She is a sports chiropractor, a certified strength and conditioning specialist, pregnancy and postpartum athleticism coach, and a level 2 Crossfit coach. More importantly, I am a new mom who is ridiculously passionate about helping moms and moms-to-be restore their bodies and continue exercising after their babes are born. Some questions asked during this episode: In terms of exercise, what can you do during pregnancy? Can new mums jump straight back into their pre-pregnancy exercise routine? What strategies do you recommend for pelvic floor dysfunction? https://180nutrition.com.au/ This week, I'm excited to welcome Karlie Causey to the podcast. Karlie is a sports chiropractor, a certified strength and conditioning specialist, pregnancy and postpartum athleticism coach, who is passionate about helping mums and mums-to-be restore their bodies and continue exercising after their babies are born. In this episode, we explore the types of exercise you can safely perform during pregnancy, discuss strategies for pelvic floor dysfunction, and dig into her postpartum restoration plan. Over to Karlie. Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and I am delighted to welcome Karlie Causey to the podcast. Karlie, how are you? Karlie (01:27) I'm great. Thank you so much for having me. Stu (01:29) Look, thanks for your time. I know that we're on different sides of the planet, so I have no idea what time it is over there for you, but it's early morning for me. Apologies, if I'm a bit dusty. Karlie (01:38) Sounds great. Stu (01:40) First up, for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you or your work, I'd love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself, please. Karlie (01:48) Sure. I am a sports chiropractor, a certified strength and conditioning coach, a postpartum athleticism coach. I speak on a lot of postpartum and pregnancy fitness-related topics. And I have a chiropractic clinic, a sports chiropractic clinic, here in Seattle called Seattle Sports Chiropractic. And I also am the co-owner of a company called Jen and Keri, which is an athletic wear company, a postpartum athletic wear company for new moms. And I guess it's probably my most important job is I have two boys, also a mother of two boys, almost three and 14 weeks. For full interview and transcript: https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/karlie-causey-interview/ ‎

This week, I'm excited to welcome Sonia Hunt to the podcast. Sonia Hunt is a food allergy activist, TEDx speaker with over 1M views, best-selling author, and advisor + coach. She is a mentor to global organizations focused on social impact, and a proud first-generation Indian-American living in San Francisco, CA. Sonia is the creator of the Three to Be™ program, a holistic health and well-being program that guides people on how to Be Healthy, Be Safe + Be Well™ (her mantra), to thrive in life. A life-long sufferer of food allergies, environmental allergies, and asthma, Sonia created and utilized the Three to Be™ program to transform her health and well-being holistically. Her life's work is at the intersection of humans, health, and technology, creating products and services that drive impact for people and the planet. Some questions asked during this episode: Why do you think food allergies are on the rise today? What strategies do you utilise to manage your allergies? How can the right mindset help when tackling food allergies? Some questions asked during this episode: Why do you think food allergies are on the rise today? What strategies do you utilise to manage your allergies? How can the right mindset help when tackling food allergies? https://180nutrition.com.au/ This week, I'm excited to welcome Sonia Hunt to the podcast. Sonia is a food allergy activist, TEDx speaker, bestselling author advisor, and coach. In this episode, we discuss food allergies in detail. What happens when we react to certain trigger foods, why food allergies are on the rise and then dig into strategies to transform our health and wellbeing holistically. Over to Sonia. Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition and I am delighted to welcome Sonia Hunt to the podcast, Sonia, how are you? Sonia (01:18) I'm amazing. Thank you. Thanks for having me. Stu (01:21) No, and thank you for sharing your time. Again, very, very intrigued and interested to dive into what you have to say this morning, but first up for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you or your work. I'd love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself, please. Sonia (01:35) Yes. So I am an author. I wrote my first book about food allergies, came out just in August. So not too long ago, I'm a Ted speaker, a food allergy activist, and I'm actually an integrative health and wellbeing coach as well. For full transcript and interview: https://180nutrition.com.au/uncategorized/sonia-hunt-interview/

This week, I'm excited to welcome Alan Graves to the podcast. Alan is the CEO of DoNotAge.org., a health research organization on a mission to extend the healthy lifespan for as many people as possible. In this episode, we discover why we age, everyday practices that could be accelerating our aging, and strategies to slow down the clock. Over to Alan. Some questions asked during this episode: What is the difference between biological age and calendar age and how can we test for this? What are the most common practices you see the public doing that accelerates ageing? How do sirtuins play a role in longevity?

This week, I'm excited to welcome Martin Silva to the podcast. Martin is a transformation coach, award-winning fitness model, public speaker, podcaster. The list goes on. He's a rare breed in the fitness industry and his focus is geared towards a holistic approach with long-term health as his main goal. In this episode, we talk about how the pandemic has affected the health and fitness industry and how he's managing to get amazing results with his online clients using minimum equipment. Over to Martin … Some questions asked during this episode: How should we eat for optimal health? Is resistance training favoured over cardio? What sleep tips always deliver the results https://180nutrition.com.au/ This week, I'm excited to welcome Martin Silva back to the podcast. Martin is a transformation coach, award-winning fitness model, public speaker, and podcaster. His focus and commitment with a holistic approach to long-term health sets him apart from his peers. In this episode, we talk about the low hanging fruit or quick wins that we can all consider when wanting to improve our health and wellness. Over to Martin. Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition and I am delighted to welcome Martin Silva back to the podcast. Martin mate, good morning. How are you? Martin 1:20 Good morning. I'm very good, Stu. Thanks for having me on, man. Stu 01:23 Oh, cannot wait to chat. But first up, for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you or your work, haven't listened to the previous conversations that we've had, I'd love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself please. Martin 01:35 Sure. Yeah. So obviously, name is Martin Silva. I'm from Wales in the UK and I live in Australia now and that's kind of how Stu and I crossed paths. So I moved to Sydney five years ago, but yeah, long story short, really I live, breathe, and eat health and fitness. I started off as a personal trainer at the age of 19. I'm almost 35 now and two, three years ago, I built an online transformation program, coaching transformation program. Martin 02:01 I've competed as a bodybuilder at a high level. And yeah, basically, I just live, breathe, and eat this stuff. And nowadays, I'm in a place where I'm just very much like Stu, just dialed into just living my life and just really living my life to the maximum in terms of feeling good, optimizing my health, and just having good balance as well in my life. Martin 02:24 But yeah, now I'm in a position where I'm helping. I'm changing lives with what I do and the reason I'm able to do that is because of my own experience. Obviously I mentioned before, with body building, I used to struggle with binge eating and stuff for a couple of years and all these struggles and kind of things that I experienced and not to mention all the hundreds of people I've coached has now enabled me to have a much bigger impact on people's lives. But yeah, that's just a little bit more about me anyway, mate. So yeah. By the way, I've been there for five years. Got my permanent residency for Aus last year, which I'm over the moon with. For full interview and transcript: https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/martin-silva-interview-2/

This week, I'm excited to welcome Brian Keane of Brian Keane Fitness online. He is a Reps qualified Level 3 Personal Trainer, certified Strength and Conditioning Coach and Sports Nutritionist. Over the past seven years, Brian has become one of the most recognised faces in the Irish health and fitness industry. He has spoken at major wellness events such as Wellfest and was a Keynote speaker at Google HQ in Dublin for their 2018 wellness event. Some questions asked during this episode: What does healthy living look like to you? What are your thoughts on weights vs cardio for both males & females? Do you recommend any specific type of diet for long-lasting health? https://180nutrition.com.au/ (00:44) This week, I'm excited to welcome Brian to the podcast. Brian is an entrepreneur, personal trainer, nutritionist, bestselling author, and host of the Brian podcast. He's currently one of Ireland's most influential thought leaders on all things health, fitness, and nutrition. In this episode, we discussed the key areas to address when wanting to transform your body and mindset for the long-term, including nutrition, movement, sleep, and so much more. Over to Brian. (01:15) Hey, guys. This is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and I am delighted to welcome Brian to the podcast. Brian, how are you, mate? Brian (01:23) I am fantastic, Stu. Really looking forward to chatting. Stu (01:25) Yeah. No, look, this is awesome. So I'm in Australia, you're in Ireland. Morning for you, evening for me, but we're both super pumped. But first up, so for all of our listeners there that may not be familiar with you or your work ... and I've had a look online, and you're doing some big stuff and reaching a lot of people. So for all of those guys that may not be familiar, I'd love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself, please. Brian (01:48) Yeah, so kind of elevator pitch. I'm an online fitness coach nutritionist that helps people online in terms of, normally, body composition or sports performance are kind of my two areas of focus. But I'm a former elementary school, primary school teacher. That's what I did 10 years ago. And for two of those years, I basically worked as a teacher during the day, personal trainer in the gym at nighttime. And over the space of the last nine to 10 years, I made the transition out to full-time one-on-one personal trainer, and then into the online space in 2016. And I've been doing that ever since. And since then, I've had a podcast, which has done very well in terms of the amount of downloads. Very similar to you, Stu, and trying to serve people. We're very similar. We have a lot of overlap with guests. For full transcript and interview: https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/brian-keane-interview/

This week, I'm excited to welcome Aaron Alexander from The Align Method to the podcast. Aaron is a pioneering manual therapist and movement coach, founder and creator of the Align Method, author of the Align Method book, and host of the Align Podcast, which has ranked #1 in Nutrition on iTunes. Questions asked in the episode Do we need to spend time in the gym to build a resilient and functional body? Can you recommend any key movements that we should all integrate into our day? How can we mitigate spending long hours hunched at the desk? https://180nutrition.com.au/ This week, I'm excited to welcome Aaron Alexander to the podcast. Aaron is a pioneering manual therapist and movement coach, founder, and creator of The Align Method, which offers a modern movement guide for a stronger body sharper mind and stress proof life. [00:01:00] In this episode, we discuss the core principles of The Align Method, cover key movements that we should all integrate into our day and talk about how we can use light to optimize our health. Over to Aaron. Hey guys, this is Stu from one 18 Nutrition, and I am delighted to welcome Aaron Alexander to the podcast. Aaron, how are you mate? Aaron I'm well, I've got my little flex bar thing here. I'm twisting as we're conversating. It's not- Stu [00:01:30] Well, we'll certainly get into that a little bit later for sure. But first up all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you or your work. I would love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself, please. Aaron Also, my background is manual therapy predominantly and then crossed with a lot of training of various different sorts and started off with, or started a podcast about seven years ago called the Align Podcast. And was it the integration of various different experts, [00:02:00] ultimately, mainly around conversation of the mind body intersection in relationship. It's kind of a focus, wrote a book called The Align Method a few years ago, and that's essentially filling in the gaps of a healthy movement lifestyle in your daily life. So instead of movement being like a thing that you, or fitness being a thing that you do, I'm much more interested in the [00:02:30] way that you are, and making it be something that's part of the way that you interact and communicate and understanding how to get the most out of your breathing patterns and visual patterns and your human experience as a movement experience. That's really what the line method educates people on, and I'm still trying to figure it out myself, frankly. For full transcript and interview: https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/aaron-alexander-interview/

Jessie Inchauspé is on a mission to translate cutting-edge science into easy tips to help people improve their physical and mental health. She's the founder of the wildly popular Instagram account @GlucoseGoddess where she teaches tens of thousands of people about healthy food habits. Questions asked in the episode Why should we (the public) care about glucose? What are the tell-tale signs of consuming too much glucose? What strategies can we quickly use to combat spikes in glucose? https://180nutrition.com.au/ Stu (01:18): Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition and I am delighted to welcome Jessie Inchauspe to the podcast. Jessie, how are you? Good morning. Jessie (01:26): Hi Stewart. I'm so good. How are you? Stu (01:29): Very good. Very good. Really, really excited to talk to you today. And as we were just talking off-camera, I mentioned that you've really added some bling, some pizazz to this world of glucose, which is fantastic because it's bringing it mainstream, more mainstream than I think it has ever been. But it opens up a whole realm of hacks tips, tricks, strategies for us to start to take control of our health, which I'm super excited about talking with you today. But first up, for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you or your work, I'd love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself, please. Jessie (02:10): Of course. I'm French, trained as a mathematician, then a biochemist, and I've been spending the past three years making the science of blood sugar or glucose accessible mainstream. And as you said, bling, I like thinking that I'm making the science stylish and accessible for people to use. I'm a scientific translator if you will. I take the latest scientific Studies and I turn them into very easy tips for everybody to apply. I started on Instagram. My Instagram is Glucose Goddess, and I just finished writing a book Glucose Revolution that is going to bring the stylish science to even more people, I hope. Stu (02:55): Fantastic. So clearly we've had the sugar message. Maybe there's some confusion there between people that are listening as well. So glucose, tell us about glucose. What is it? Why should we the public care about it?

This week, I'm excited to welcome to the podcast Steven Acuff to the podcast. He began eating natural food in 1971 with his discovery of macrobiotic food. At different times between 1980 and 1987 he studied with macrobiotic author and lecturer Michio Kushi in Boston, Massachusetts to further his understanding of macrobiotic food therapy and oriental body diagnosis. Steven has taught many international seminars, including joint seminars with Shizuko Yamamoto, a world-renowned master of shiatsu massage. These courses furthered his knowledge of this Japanese style of massage and his understanding of the energy flow within the body and its importance for healing. Some questions asked during this episode: How do you define macrobiotic food? Should we be concerned about the acid-alkaline balance of our food or is it a myth? Should we be worried about chemicals if buying non-organic produce? https://180nutrition.com.au/ Stu (00:48) This week, I'm excited to welcome Steven Acuff to the podcast. Stephen is a nutrition consultant offering a holistic approach to self-healing health and wellbeing. He's an expert in the field of the macrobiotic diet and his book, Eating the Wu Way, takes into account personal needs that otherwise often get overlooked with a common one-size-fits-all approach to food. In this episode, we discussed the principles of the macrobiotic diet, explore the acid alkaline balance and dig into the potential roadblocks that a modern day diet could present. Over to Steven. Stu (01:31): Hey, guys. This is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and I am delighted to welcome Steven Acuff to the podcast. Stephen, how are you? Steven (01:39) I'm well here at Stockholm, Sweden. The morning has started and I'm full of energy. Stu (01:44) I was just mentioning, I'm kind of getting to the reverse end of the scale as we're coming to the evening in Byron Bay in Australia, but all good. Thank you so much for offering some of your time today. But first up, for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you or your work, I'd love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself please. Steven (02:03) Well, it began, my journey with organic foods, in 1971 at the age of 25. Just out of curiosity, I had no health problems, but I was involved in the original environmental issues and it made sense to me to eat organic food. So I went to a lecture about macrobiotic food and decided I'd give it a try for a week. And so here I am, 50 years later, talking to you about it. Steven (02:33) I've spent most of my adult life in Europe. I come from Oregon originally, but Europe drew me. I always had an affinity for it. I have four children and nine grandchildren here. Went to 1999 to Australia, met a lovely Aussie lady who came to our center to learn more about macrobiotics and we hit it off. So I came down there and it was love at first sight when I came to Australia. And had I not had all of my family already here, I would already be immigrated there. Australia's the perfect place for me because it's got that laid back quality of the US, and yet it's got a sophisticated European nature to it also. So for me, it's just like tailor made. Steven (03:22) In fact, I remember one man I met at a UK summer camp, a health camp, was asking me about Australia and he said, "The Australians are interesting." He said, "You know, basically they're Californian with an East London dialect." For full interview and transcript: https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/steven-acuff-interview/

This week, I'm excited to welcome to the podcast Jai Forster from Life Logic. Jai Forster to the podcast. Jai has a background in sports science with over 12 years experience in the fitness industry, and two times triathlon World Championships under his belt. He's also the founder and coach of Life Logic, a personalized health and fitness framework that empowers individuals to unlock their innate potential. In this episode, we discuss how Jai transitioned from burnout to his multiple triathlon wins. He also shares his client's most common roadblocks and reveals the biggest misconceptions in the health and fitness industry. Some questions asked during this episode: What did burnout look like to you? How did you know where to start when wanting to address your fatigue? Which of the changes made the biggest difference to your health https://180nutrition.com.au/ Stu (00:03) Hey, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and welcome to another episode of The Health Sessions. It's here that we connect with the world's best experts in health, wellness, and human performance, in an attempt to cut through the confusion around what it actually takes to achieve a long-lasting health. Now, I'm sure that's something that we all strive to have. I certainly do. Stu (00:23) Before we get into the show today, you might not know that we make products too. That's right. We are into whole food nutrition and have a range of superfoods and natural supplements to help support your day. If you are curious, want to find out more, just jump over to our website, that is 180nutrition.com.au, and take a look. (00:41) Okay, back to the show. This week, I'm excited to welcome Jai Forster to the podcast. Jai has a background in sports science with over 12 years experience in the fitness industry, and two times triathlon World Championships under his belt. He's also the founder and coach of Life Logic, a personalized health and fitness framework that empowers individuals to unlock their innate potential. In this episode, we discuss how Jai transitioned from burnout to his multiple triathlon wins. He also shares his client's most common roadblocks and reveals the biggest misconceptions in the health and fitness industry. Over to Jai. Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and I am delighted to welcome Jai Forster to the podcast. Jai, how are you, mate? Jai (01:31) Stu, thank you very much. Pleasure to be here. For full interview and transcript: https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/jai-forster-interview/

This week, I'm excited to welcome to the podcast Dr Dan Plews from Endure IQ. Dr Dan Plews is a sport scientist, researcher, coach, world champion ironman and founder of endureIQ. He combines his experience with cutting-edge science to help you land in the sweet spot of performance, health, and enjoyment. Some questions asked during this episode: What are the most common mistakes people make when training for an endurance event? How have endurance training strategies changed over the last decade? What does the latest science recommend for endurance nutrition? https://180nutrition.com.au/ This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr. Dan Plews to the podcast. Dr. Plews is a sport scientist, researcher, coach, world champion Ironman and founder of Endure IQ. He combines his experience with cutting edge science to help you land in the sweet spot of performance, health and enjoyment. (01:03) In this episode, we discuss the most common mistakes people make when training for an endurance event. We dig deep into the latest science in this area and talk about the best practices for recovery. Over to Dr. Plews. Hi guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and I am delighted to welcome Dr. Dan Plews to the podcast. Dr. Plews, how are you? Dr. Plews (01:27) Yeah, I'm good. Thanks for having me, Stuart. Stu (01:29) Well, I really appreciate your time. I know you must be a busy man. But first up, for all of our listeners out there that may not be familiar with you or your work. I'd love it if you could just tell us a little bit about your background please? Dr. Plews (01:41) Yes. So where to begin with that? So I'm a lifelong endurance athlete, I guess. I've been doing triathlon since I was nine years old. Was quite competitive in the UK, was national champion. But I got into coaching more recently, I guess, more into the sports science and the science side of things. So I'm now an academic but I'm applied academic in sports science, and specifically in substrate use, metabolic usage, diets. Have more than 50 publications in the area of sport science from higher variability, ketogenic diets to heat adaptation. (02:22) And I've been in involved in a number of Olympic sports as well. Been involved with more than 30 Olympic in world champions. Champions from kayak, to rowing, to sailing. I was head of physical performance for Emirate team, New Zealand, which I'm the captain. So, I got a large portfolio, I guess, and what's going on. Well, I also do a lot of Ironman triathlon myself. So I compete in that high level. Hold the age group course record for Ironman Kona, the world championships [inaudible 00:02:58]. So, that's a little bit about me in a nutshell, I guess. For full interview and transcript: https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/dr-dan-plews-interview/

This week, I'm excited to welcome Tim James to the podcast. Tim is the founder of chemicalfreebody.com and the host of the Health Hero Show. He has a mission to help people put themselves in the health first and supports their transformations with articles, videos, coaching, and arrange of natural products. In this episode, we discussed the commonly used chemicals that we should try and avoid, the biggest weight loss misconceptions, and where to start when wanting to quickly improve our health. Questions asked in the episode - Are there any commonly used chemicals in particular that we should mindfully avoid? - Which lifestyle changes made the most immediate difference to your health? - What are the biggest misconceptions regarding the weight loss industry? https://180nutrition.com.au/ Stu Hey, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and welcome to another episode of The Health Sessions. It's here that we connect with the world's best experts in health, wellness, and human performance in an attempt to cut through the confusion around what it actually takes to achieve a long lasting health. Now, I'm sure that's something that we all strive to have. I certainly do. Before we get into the show today, you might not know that we make products too. That's right. We are into whole food nutrition and have a range [00:00:30] of superfoods and natural supplements to help support your day. If you are curious, want to find out more, just jump over to our website. That is 180nutrition.com.au and take a look. Okay. Back to the show. This week, I'm excited to welcome Tim James to the podcast. Tim is the founder of chemicalfreebody.com and the host of the Health Hero Show. He has a mission to help people put themselves in the health first and supports their transformations with articles, videos, [00:01:00] coaching, and arrange of natural products. In this episode, we discussed the commonly used chemicals that we should try and avoid, the biggest weight loss misconceptions, and where to start when wanting to quickly improve our health. Over to Tim. Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and I am delighted to welcome Tim James to the podcast. Tim, how are you, mate? Tim Hey, I'm doing good, brother. Thanks for having me on. I'm excited to share today. Stu Yeah, [00:01:30] me too. We've got lots of questions to get stuck into. But first up, for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you or your work, I'd love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself, please. Tim Yeah, absolutely man. So I grew up over in Eastern Oregon. So I'm over here in the states on a small cattle and hay farm. So that was a really good way to grow up. I feel like my parents and the people around there are good decent people and I learned a lot of common [00:02:00] sense. I was out in nature a lot. We had Hereford cattle. We did grass and alfalfa hay. And I had a great childhood, man, growing up outside as a kid. You don't need a whole lot of toys. Nature is the playground. It's pretty awesome. For full transcript and interview:https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/tim-james-interview/

his week, I'm excited to welcome Rob English to the podcast. Rob is a researcher, medical editor, and the founder of Perfect Hair Health, a website dedicated to showcasing evidence-based methods for hair regrowth with or without drugs. Rob's interest in hair loss began in 2007, right after he was diagnosed with androgenic alopecia. Since then, he spent thousands of hours researching hair loss – its causes, treatments, and misconceptions. He has distilled complex hair loss science into dozens of reader-friendly articles. He also published four peer-reviewed papers on androgenic alopecia: one on its pathology, one on an experimental therapy, one on methodological challenges faced while conducting biopsy research, and one systematic review. Question about the episode What factors cause hair loss? Are natural therapies worth exploring? What are the most common myths associated with healthy hair? https://180nutrition.com.au/ Stu This week, I'm excited to welcome Rob English to the podcast. Rob is a researcher, medical editor, and the founder of Perfect Hair Health, a website dedicated to showcasing evidence-based methods for hair regrowth with or without drugs. [00:01:00] Rob's interest in hair loss began in 2007 right after he was diagnosed with androgenetic alopecia. Since then he's spent thousands of hours researching hair loss, its causes, treatments, and misconceptions. In this episode, we discuss the fundamental causes of hair loss, the common misconceptions, and the most effective treatment options. Over to Rob. Stu Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition and I am delighted to welcome Rob English to the podcast. Rob, how are you mate? Rob I'm doing great. Thanks for having me. Stu No. Well, look, thank you so much for agreeing to come on and having a chat. I know that we've got lots questions that people will be very, very intrigued to hear your take on, but first up, for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you or your work, I'd love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself, please. Rob Sure. So I'm Rob English. I am a medical editor and I'm [00:02:00] a peer-reviewed researcher who specializes in hair loss disorders. So that can be anything from common hair loss disorders like androgenetic alopecia and telogen effluvium all the way toward less common hair loss types like alopecia areata, autoimmune forms of hair loss, scarring alopecias. And I'm also the founder of a website called Perfect Hair Health, which showcases evidence-based approaches for hair regrowth with the drug model, without the drug model. It doesn't really matter which path somebody takes. For me what matters [00:02:30] is their access to good information that they're not making any decisions that are rooted in their exposure to, I guess what I would describe asymmetrical information or cognitive dissonance. And I'm also on the editorial board of a journal called Dermatology and Therapy. So that gives me insights into the peer review process. I could see what's coming down the pipeline in terms of different hair loss research, which interventional approaches are gaining more traction, and it also gives me this opportunity to converse with a bunch of different people in the hair loss community that are active researchers and have dedicated their careers to these things. So it's a really fun experience overall. I guess what makes me a little unique compared to other people is that I'm on the editorial board of a dermatology journal. I have all of these peer-reviewed publications and I am not a technically trained academic. I didn't study anything related to hair loss in college. My interest in hair loss research, which later became my career, happened after college. [00:03:30] And it all happened because of self-interest because back when I was 16 years old, I started to notice that my hair was thinning a little bit. 17 years old, went to a doctor who specializes in hair loss disorders. It was a transplant surgeon. They did this scalp exam on me and they told me that I was dealing with male-pattern hair loss and androgenetic alopecia. And that it's this chronic and progressive hair loss disorder and that if you don't seek treatment for it, it just gets worse and that I'd likely be bald by 30, 35 years old [00:04:00] unless I did something about it. So obviously that was a warning signal that I probably need to focus a little bit more on my hair than other people because I was the only one at the time that I knew of even dealing with hair loss at such a young age. So it also kind of felt, I guess, emotionally isolating. So I got a prescription for this drug called finasteride. I was told to start using minoxidil twice daily. I opted into a clinical trial inside a clinic for low level laser therapy, [00:04:30] which was super expensive at the time, but I was freaking out and wanted to do something. And then I went home and like most people who are facing a very similar situation, I started to Google some of th

This week, I'm excited to welcome Trina Felber to the podcast. After more than 25 years as a registered nurse, Trina turned her attention to oral health. She's the creator and CEO of Primal Life Organics, a premiere all natural dental care company that focuses on oral health. As the gateway to internal health. In this conversation, we discussed the oral microbiome. We debunk common myths related to our oral hygiene, discuss tooth whitening systems and so much more. Questions asked during our conversation: Why should we be concerned about our oral microbiome? What would your ideal oral health routine look like? Is remineralization a myth? https://180nutrition.com.au/ Stu This week, I'm excited to welcome Trina Felder to the podcast. After more than 25 years as a registered nurse, Trina turned her attention to oral health. She's the creator and CEO of Primal Life Organics, a premiere all-natural dental care company that focuses on oral health. As the gateway to internal health. In this conversation, we discussed the oral microbiome. We debunk common myths related to our oral hygiene, discuss tooth whitening systems and so much more. (00:38) Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 nutrition, and I am delighted to welcome Trina Felber to the podcast. Trina, how are you? Trina (00:45) I'm awesome. Stewart. How are you? Stu (00:47) Very well. Yeah, very well. Thank you again for connecting this morning, because I'm really keen to dig into some of the information that I'm sure you will share with us. But first up for all of those that may not be familiar with you or your work. I'd love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself, please. Trina (01:04) Absolutely. My background is in nursing. I've been a nurse, I hate to say this, it feels like forever. It's been over 35 years. Well... [crosstalk 00:01:16]. (01:16) Yeah, the past two, let's see the past 14 years has been in anesthesia. I'm a nurse anesthetist, so I have a master's in anesthesia and, but I don't work as much now, obviously. I have my company that I run and that's my main focus, but how I do my nursing now is literally through my company. For fullest transcript and interview https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/trina-felber-interview/

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr. George Vimal to the podcast. Dr. George Vimal is a family doctor practicing medicine at the Austin Diagnostic Clinic in Austin, Texas. He has a unique and broad understanding of population health, and is the author of Health in Flames, which we discuss here. Questions asked during our conversation: How can we use technology to better our lives? How can we optimize our surroundings so that we are more likely to make better choices? Please explain your thoughts on consumerism and its impact on health. The views expressed on this podcast are the personal views of the host and guest speakers and not the views of Bega Cheese Limited or 180 Nutrition Pty Ltd. In addition, the views expressed should not be taken or relied upon as medical advice. Listeners should speak to their doctor to obtain medical advice. https://180nutrition.com.au/ This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr. Vimal George to the podcast. Dr. George is a family doctor practicing medicine at the Austin Diagnostic Clinic in Austin, Texas. He has a unique and broad understanding of population health, and is the author of Health in Flames, which we discuss here. In the book, he draws upon research and ideas from fields as varied as finance, psychology, economics and medicine, to present a scientifically sound solution for a better and healthier way of living. In this episode, Dr. George explains his thoughts on how consumerism impacts modern day health, how we can use technology to better our lives and so much more. Over to Dr. George. (01:44): Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and I am delighted to welcome Dr. Vimal George to the podcast. Dr. George, how are you? Dr. Vimal George (01:53): I'm doing good. Thank you so much for having me Stu. Stu (01:54): Oh, look, absolutely delighted. Can't wait to get into the conversation this morning. But first up, for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you or your work, I'd love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself please. Dr. Vimal George (02:06): Sure. Yeah. Happy to. So, I'm a family doctor. I live in the city of Austin, Texas. I live here with my wife and two little ones. They're middle schoolers. And I work in a fairly large multi-specialty clinic. Worked my way up to being head of the family medicine section. And then eventually chief of quality where I was overseeing some population health programs, and then eventually left that to pursue this writing and some other interests. For more interview and transcript: https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/dr-vimal-george-interview/ ‎

This week, I'm excited to welcome Louloua Smadi to the podcast. Louloua Smadi is a board certified neurofeedback practitioner with over six years of experience in the US, UK, France, and Lebanon, she specialises in helping people with special needs and other various brain challenges. Her passion for brain health and neurodiversity stems from her experience with her brother with autism and her own attention difficulties. She hopes to help families living with severe challenges raise the bar on what can be accomplished using brain-behavior therapies. Questions asked during our conversation: How would you describe the principles behind neurofeedback? What behavioural issues could signal the need to use neurofeedback? What is the arousal and compensatory lens? https://180nutrition.com.au/shop/ This week, I'm excited to welcome Louloua Smadi to the podcast. Louloua is a board-certified neurofeedback practitioner with over six years of experience in the US, UK, France, and Lebanon. She specializes in helping people with special needs and other various brain challenges. Her passion for brain health and neurodiversity stems from her experience with a brother with autism and her own attention difficulties. She hopes to help families living with severe challenges raise the bar on what could be accomplished using brain behavior therapies. In this episode, we discuss the principles of neurofeedback and learn how we can use the techniques to transform lives. Over to Louloua. Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and I am delighted to welcome Louloua Smadi to the podcast. Louloua or Lulu, as I think you're also commonly known, how are you? Good day. You're in Paris. Good day from Australia. Welcome to the podcast. Louloua Thank you. Stu (01:56) So super excited about connecting with you today and loads to talk to you about in your specialist field, but first up, for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you or your work, I'd love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself, please. Louloua (02:11): Yeah. So I'm a practitioner in neurofeedback therapy and play therapy, currently in training. I am 28 years old. I have a son and a husband living between France and Lebanon. And basically, my story is that I have a brother with autism or four children, and he's completely shaped our lives. And one of the therapists who really helped him, her name is Dr. Lynette Louise. And she's the one who introduced us to neurofeedback and healing as a whole. And I just decided to follow her footsteps and get into this field. And I just published a book about this whole story. It's called From client to Clinician. And yeah, I work with primarily children with special needs. So any neurodiverse and brain challenges [crosstalk 00:03:04]. For full transcript and interview: https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/loulous-smadi-interview

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr. Steven Gundry to the podcast. Dr. Steven Gundry is a cardiothoracic surgeon, heart surgeon, medical researcher, and author. During his 40-year career, Dr. Gundry has performed 10,000 surgeries and developed patented, life-saving medical technology. After discovering how diet could help his patients avoid surgery, he wrote the book, "Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution" in 2008 which outlines his unique nutrition plan for wellness. In April 2017, he released his second book, "The Plant Paradox" that further refines this revolutionary eating program, helping tens of thousands lose weight and achieve better health. His latest book is now a New York Times bestseller. Questions asked in the episode Should we simply accept that low energy is to be expected as we age? What are the tell-tale signs that we're suffering from chronic low energy? What are 'The 7 Deadly Energy Disruptors'? http://180nutrition.com.au/ Stu This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr. Steven Gundry to the podcast. Dr. Gundry is one of the world's top cardiothoracic surgeons and a pioneer in nutrition. He spent the last two decades studying the microbiome and now helps patients use diet and nutrition as the key form of treatment. He's the author of many New York Times bestselling books, including his latest title, The Energy Paradox, which we discuss here. In this episode Dr. Gundry outlines, the seven deadly energy disruptors, and where to start to address them. We also discuss medical testing, leaky gut syndrome, meal timing, and so much more. Over to Dr. Gundry. Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition and I am delighted to welcome Dr. Steven Gundry to the podcast. Dr. Gundry, good afternoon. How are you? Steven Stu? Thanks so much for having me. Appreciate it. Stu No. Well at the pleasure's all mine. Now I would imagine that the majority of our audience will have heard of you, but first up for those that haven't. I wondered... I'd love it if you could just tell me a little bit about yourself, please. Steven Oh, gosh. No, that'd take the entire 45 minutes. So I'm a world famous heart surgeon that just over 20 years ago, saw a gentleman reverse inoperable coronary artery disease by changing his diet and taking some supplements from a health food store. And it was the most amazing thing I ever saw. Didn't believe it could happen, but saw it with my own eyes. So I actually experimented on myself and my patients. I resigned my prestigious chairmanship of heart surgery at Loma Linda University and open clinics where I teach people how to eat. And now 80% of my practice is autoimmune diseases that have defied treatment. And so whatever anybody comes in with. So we usually have a good time. Now we'll go- For full interview and

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr. Stephen Hussey to the podcast. Dr. Stephen Hussey is a health coach who helps people achieve high levels of health. He specializes in heart health and autoimmune issues. Questions asked in the episode - What are the biggest misconceptions surrounding heart health? - Is cholesterol the enemy that we're led to believe? - What type of diet do you believe to be the most beneficial for our heart? https://180nutrition.com.au/ This week I'm excited to welcome Dr. Stephen Hussey back to the show. Dr. Hussey is a Chiropractor, Functional Medicine Practitioner, and Online Health Coach. He's the author of a new book called Understanding the Heart: Uncommon Insights into Our Most Commonly Diseased Organ. In this episode, we discuss the most common myths surrounding heart health and we dig deep into nutrition, movement, and mindset, and more. Over to Dr. Hussey. Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition and I am delighted to welcome Dr. Steven Hussey back to the podcast. Dr. Hussey, how are you? Dr Stephen Hussey (01:22) I'm doing great. How are you? Stu (01:23) Yeah, really good. really good. I'm very excited about the conversation today. I think our listeners are going to get a huge amount out of this as well. But first up for all of those that perhaps didn't listen to our first conversation and are not familiar with you, I'd love it if you can just tell us a little bit about yourself, please. Dr Stephen Hussey (01:43) Yeah. So I live in the States. I am a Chiropractor and Functional Medicine Doctor. And I do mostly neuromusculoskeletal stuff in my clinical practice, but I also do a lot of nutrition and I have a master's in nutrition and functional medicine. And I do a lot of metabolic health and things like that. And as a child I had a lot of inflammatory conditions I would say. Everything from IBS to chronic hives, to asthma, to terrible allergies and things ultimately ended up with type 1 diabetes, autoimmune, my body attack my pancreas and I no longer make insulin. Dr Stephen Hussey (02:27) And that kind of sent me on this path to health. Over time, I started to find out that the way I lived my life had an impact on how I could manage type 1 diabetes. I'd also been told by many physicians that having that I was predisposed to heart disease two to four times increased risk. And so that spurred this, I guess, passion for figuring out how to mitigate heart disease the best I could and also how to manage type 1 the best I could. Dr Stephen Hussey (02:58) And so I've just been this, I don't know, I get a little obsessed with finding those things and obsessed with researching. Because I got a chiropractic education and a master's in nutrition and I still didn't feel satisfied and I just wanted to know more and dig in deep. And so that's what I've been doing and I recently wrote this book. I wrote a book before but this is my second book called Understanding the Heart. And it's just everything that I've come to learn about the heart and I'm pretty excited about it. For full transcript and interview: https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/dr-hussey-interview2/

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr Amy Baxter to the podcast. Dr. Baxter directs innovation, invention, operations and strategy for Pain Care Labs. After graduating from Yale University and Emory Medical School, as a double boarded pediatric emergency physician, Dr. Baxter founded PEMA Emergency Research while also founding Pain Care Labs (initially called MMJ Labs). Accomplishments include multiple NIH SBIR Fast-Tracks and review panel service, writing and overseeing patent strategy, and successfully pursuing 510(k) FDA clearances. Recognition includes Forbes Ten Healthcare Disruptors, Inc. Top Women in Tech to Watch, Top 10 Innovative and Disruptive Women in Healthcare, a Wall Street Journal "Idea Person," and the Most Innovative CEO from Georgia Bio. National and international lecturing highlights include Exponential Medicine "Future of Pain Management", TEDx, State Department VentureWell keynote, and TEDMED. Questions asked in the episode How might we know if our pain is normal or if we should see a medical professional? What strategies do you recommend for managing chronic pain? When should we use ice for pain as some say this strategy is outdated? https://180nutrition.com.au/ This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr. Amy Baxter to the podcast. Dr. Baxter is a double-boarded pediatric emergency physician, and now CEO of Pain Care Labs with a mission to eliminate unnecessary pain. She invented and patented VibraCool, vibrating cryotherapy to treat tendonitis and decrease opioid use, and her Buzzy device has been used to control needle pain for over 32 million needle procedures. She has been named a healthcare game-changer, healthcare transformer and most innovative CEO of the year. In this episode, we discuss the topic of pain management using tools and techniques, including vibration, heat, cold and mindset. Over to Dr. Baxter. Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and I'm delighted to welcome Dr. Amy Baxter to the podcast. Dr. Baxter, how are you? Amy 01:41 I am doing wonderfully this afternoon for me and morning for you. Stu 01:45 Yes. Yeah. Connecting via the internet once again. Thank you so much for sharing some of your time today. But, first up, for all those that may not be familiar with you or your work, I'd love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself, please. Amy 01:58 Sure. I am a pediatric emergency doctor by training. I did most of my clinical work in any areas of suffering. So I did a child abuse fellowship, I did pediatrics, I did research in nausea, I invented the BARF scale for children with cancer to be able to say, "That barfing face, that's the one I feel like." Now I am a full-time CEO of a medical device company that blocks out sharp pain. Stu 02:27 Wow, fantastic. Well, interesting topic then because pain is very personal, it's very unique to the individual. I guess first question then when talking about pain, many of us will be subject to pain throughout our days, weeks, lives, whether it be headache, sports injury, leading to perhaps more serious complications where pain is involved. How might we know if our pain is normal, i.e., "Oh, it's just a headache," or we should see a medical professional? For full transcript and interview https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/dr-amy-baxter-interview/

This week, I'm excited to welcome Andrew Genovese to the podcast. He is a dimensional breathwork teacher, plant medicine guide, nutritionist, healer. And yeah, ultimately, I help guide people into wholeness, and oneness, and alignment within themselves just working with the energies in the body. And bringing just a combination really of all my knowledge of energy and breathwork, and spiritual knowledge, and a background, from my guru, of a lot of ancient yoga knowledge coming from India. Questions asked during our conversation: What is a dimensional breathwork teacher? Why should we pay attention to breathwork? How long do you recommend focusing on breathwork each day? https://180nutrition.com.au/ This week, I'm excited to welcome Andrew Genovese to the podcast. Andrew is a Dimensional Breathwork teacher, healer, and nutritionist who specializes in helping people move towards wholeness. He's journeyed to over 40 countries, learning various philosophies and healing methodologies. And recently spent three months living in a tribal village in the mountains of South India, studying breathwork, yoga and Reiki. In this episode, we discuss the methods behind dimensional breathwork and learn how we can optimize our own health using the power of breath. Over to Andrew. Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and I am delighted to welcome Andrew Genovese to the podcast. Andrew mate, how are you? Andrew 01:31 Beautiful man. I'm just coming off a really, really just awesome day, just got off a powerful live, and then have another podcast straight after this. So I'm actually coming off a three-day men's retreat this weekend. That was one of the most inspiring things that I've ever done in my entire life. So I'm actually quite on a high at the moment. So, yeah. Stu 01:55 Right, well share some of that energy, that's the sure. But first up, for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you or your work, I would love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself and your journey, please. For full transcript and interview: https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/andrew-genovese-interview/

Dr. Nicki is a holistic health educator, author, speaker and coach. She teaches people how to prevent and reverse type two diabetes using holistic lifestyle practices. In this episode, we discuss the topic of sugar addiction and dig deep into the strategies and mindset required to recognize and overcome this common issue. Over to Dr. Steinberg. Questions asked in the episode - How might we know if we have a problem with sugar consumption? - Which everyday 'health foods' commonly contain an excess of sugar? - What strategies could we consider to reinforce the right mindset? http://180nutrition.com.au/ This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr. Nicki Steinberger back to the show. Dr. Nicki is a holistic health educator, author, speaker and coach. She teaches people how to prevent and reverse type two diabetes using holistic lifestyle practices. In this episode, we discuss the topic of sugar addiction and dig deep into the strategies and mindset required to recognize and overcome this common issue. Over to Dr. Steinberg. Hey guys, this is Stu from one 80 nutrition and I am delighted to welcome Dr. Nicki Steinberger back to the podcast. Dr. Nicki, how are you? Dr. Nicki I'm fantastic. Stewart. Thank you for having me back. How fun two years later. Stu Absolutely. Well, I think that there's a whole heap that we need to catch up on, and no doubt we've all made some learnings during that time as well. So I'm really keen to dial in, but first up for all of our listeners that may not have heard our previous conversation, I would love it if you'd just tell us a little bit about yourself. Dr. Nicki Yeah. So if I go back, oh, about 10 years, I could start there and say that I found myself with some peculiar symptoms, shaking and fatigue and getting very burnt out and went into the doctor and had some tests done. And I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. So 2010, 45 years old, and that's when I got to work on questioning, what can I do about this? I don't want to jump into pharmaceuticals. I want to see what I can do with lifestyle. And lo and behold, I tested 12 months later and I had reversed it. So what I was doing was working and that of course felt phenomenal. And I had an aha moment. And then I went on to teach workshops and coach folks and transitioned from going towards psychotherapy into holistic health education, which I had been really studying for most of my life. I published a book on it in 2019, Wave Goodbye to Type 2 Diabetes. It was endorsed by Dr. Christian Northrup. And then here we are today and talk about I'm opening Ditch the Sugar Academy and working with folks one-on-one and really focusing in on sugar addiction. For full transcript and interview: https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/dr-nicki-steinberger-interview-2/

This week, I'm excited to welcome Hunter McIntyre to the podcast. Hunter Mcintyre is one of the most decorated multi-sport athletes in history. On top of being a mainstay in the sport of OCR with 6 World Titles, he is a Crossfit games competitor, has the MURPH World Record, the Hyrox World Record and is undefeated on the popular TV show Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge. Join Hunter this year by gaining access to his exact training programs as he attacks his athletic adventures! Questions asked during our conversation: Why do you think that so many people are hard-wired to enjoy punishing workouts/events? What does your pre/post race nutrition look like? What motivates you to find that extra 1% when you're feeling smashed? https://180nutrition.com.au/ This week, I'm excited to welcome Hunter McIntyre to the podcast. Hunter is a professional athlete and fitness trainer who established himself as a dominant force in the world of obstacle course racing and is one of the most decorated multi-sport athletes in history. He brings his magnetic personality to all his fitness endeavors, which has led him to create a variety of online programs, events, and sport specific resources. In this episode, we discuss the mindset, nutrition and recovery strategies he calls upon to ensure that he continues to dominate. Whether you're a weekend warrior or an elite athlete, you'll definitely get a lot out of this conversation. Over to Hunter. Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition and I am delighted to welcome Hunter McIntyre to the podcast. Hunter, how are you, mate? Hunter 01:35 Fantastic, buddy. I'm actually drinking some protein right now. Stu 01:39 Well, you're looking cool and we're going to get into that in just a second. But first up for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you, your work, all the crazy stuff that you do, I'd love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself, please. Hunter 01:53 Yeah. It's always tough to do this because you feel like you're bragging but whatever, I'll do my best to be without being braggadocios. But I mean, I live in the world of a kind of extreme independent competition, kind of like the X Games version of running and fitness. I don't do Olympic distance running. I do Tough Mudders and Spartan Races and we travel the globe doing races and HYROXs and CrossFit Games. Whatever you could throw at me, I'll do, kind of like a hitman for hire. I dropped out on college and I needed to find a way to make money so I loved working out and I realized that you could work out and make money in these sports. And I was like, "All right, I'll just be a hitman. If you put cash down, I'll show up and I'll beat everybody." So that was kind of my motto and my lifestyle when I was a little bit younger. Obviously. I still love to do that stuff but I've kind of transformed my life into being more of a businessman nowadays and I actually spend more time at a desk that you can imagine, sadly. But, trust me, if any of you guys got $100,000 and you're putting it down to see who is fittest person on earth, I'll show up and probably cream everybody. For full transcript and interview: https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/hunter-mcintyre-interview/

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr Tommy John to the podcast. He is the founder of Dr Tommy John Performance and Healing Center. The primary goal of Dr. Tommy John Performance and Healing Center is to provide entire families with integrative, individualized care plans and treatment to improve their quality of life by reducing physical and emotional pain from injury and aging and minimizing the use of pharmaceuticals or surgery. Questions asked during our conversation: How can we become more resilient as a nation? You recently used the phrase 'Convenience Devolves You', please explain. What are your thoughts on children born into the digital age? https://180nutrition.com.au/ This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr. Tommy John to the podcast. Dr. Tommy owns and operates the Dr. Tommy John Performance and Healing Center in San Diego, California, where he provides individualized care plans, incorporating a truly holistic approach to health. In this episode, we discuss the fundamentals of what it means to become resilient at a time when it seems that the odds are against us. We dive into nutrition, movement, sleep and mindset in order to reclaim our health, strength and vitality. Over to Dr. Tommy. Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and I am delighted to welcome Dr. Tommy John to the podcast. Dr. Tommy, how are you mate? Tom 00:01:30 I'm doing very well. How are you? Stu 00:01:31 Yeah, really, really good. Really, really good. Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to dive into your area of expertise. I'm really looking forward to the conversation, but first up for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you or your work, I would love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself, please. Tom 00:01:50 Yeah, so I call myself a performance and healing specialist. I'm more of a facilitator of sorts, where I have chiropractic in a background. I have training and rehab. But we put together the emotional health, meditation, spiritual, purpose, relationships, outdoor light exposure, nourishment, and movement and we bring it all together and all I'm trying to do in my facility, on my pages, and my social, when I interact with anybody is just to empower people to know that they're self-healing, self-regulating, everything they have is within them. And if they can just access that and almost get out of the way and let themselves be their best self, whatever I can do to help facilitate putting them in the best position possible to be able to adapt, survive and thrive in this life. That's my job. So if it's a career, it's passion, I've never worked a day in the last 20 years. For full interview and transcript: https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/dr-tommy-john-interview/

This week, I'm excited to welcome Erin Sharoni to the podcast. Erin is a digital health expert with deep roots in the longevity industry. She has studied biology and genetics at Stanford and Harvard university, and is also on the leadership team of the Harvard Biotech club. Erin is also the co-founder of Juvicell, the first longevity supplement of its kind. In this episode, we discuss the fundamentals of aging from a holistic approach, covering nutrition, movement technology, and the latest in longevity research. Questions asked during our conversation: What's happening in the body when we age? Where does science currently sit in terms of longevity research? Is our lifespan predetermined by our genetics? http://180nutrition.com.au/ This week, I'm excited to welcome Erin Sharoni to the podcast. Erin is a digital health expert with deep roots in the longevity industry. She has studied biology and genetics at Stanford and Harvard university, and is also on the leadership team of the Harvard Biotech club. Erin is also the co-founder of Juvicell, the first longevity supplement of its kind. In this episode, we discuss the fundamentals of aging from a holistic approach, covering nutrition, movement technology, and the latest in longevity research. Over to Erin. Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and I'm delighted to welcome Erin Sharoni to the podcast. Erin, how are you? Erin Sharoni 01:27 I'm great. Thanks for having me. Stu 01:29 Thank you for sharing some time, really appreciate it and very keen to dive into some of the questions that I'd love to ask you this morning as well, but first up for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you or your work. I just wondered if you could tell us a little bit about yourself please. Erin 01:45 Sure. It's always so odd when someone asks you to give a synopsis of yourself. You're like, "Where do I start?" Well, I'll start with why I'm here today. I'm the co-founder of Juvicell, which is a new really exciting longevity nutraceutical, so a supplement, and I also have a background in biology and biotech. I worked in the digital health and biotech space for the past six years. I'm wrapping up my Master's thesis right now at Harvard in biology with a focus on aging and epigenetics. And prior to that, I have a very interesting career path where I spent quite a few years on television here in the States doing sports presenting actually. And previous to that, I worked in finance as a trader at a couple of Wall Street banks and hedge funds. So very broad experience right there. Stu 02:41 Yeah. Well look, no thank you. Yeah. Very interesting and wide ranging background and of particular interest to us because nobody wants to get old really, or at least nobody wants to look like they're aging, I think. So I'm really keen to tap into your knowledge and try and understand I think first and foremost, what's actually happening in the body when we age? Erin 03:08 Yeah. Well, that's a great question. No one wants to look like they're aging, but I would say even more importantly, and I'll be the first to admit, I can be very vain, nobody wants to feel like they're aging. Right? And I would say that ultimately if we're honest with ourselves, that's really the more important thing that's at stake, right? If you really want to look good, there's plenty of options. You can spend some money and somebody can make you look better, but no one to date can wave a magic wand or use a scalpel to turn back your biological age significantly if you're not also supporting your biological aging in other important ways. So as we age on a cellular level, there are a bunch of these different hallmarks of aging. So I'm sure you're familiar with my friend, David Sinclair. I don't know if you've had him on, but I'm sure you've read his book, and other people have talked about stuff, and he's a fellow Australian and I recommend his book Lifespan, which is incredible. People always ask me, "What was the best book you read last year?" It was 2019. And I said, "David's book." It's awesome. He talks quite a bit about that. And so if you're talking about a loss of physiological integrity, that's what's happening over time. We see it happen in a plant in your house, right, over time or an apple, as it's exposed to oxygen, starts to brown, and wilt, and shrivel, and so that's this sort of microcosmic view of aging, you see in a very compressed timeframe. But aging is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide so it's associated with all of the leading causes of disease and there's a lot of different biochemical processes, but there's a couple of hallmarks in aging which you might've heard of, and so I'll just take them off here. It's genomic instability so you accrue DNA damage over time. Telomere shortening. So we've all heard of the end caps on our genome. Epigenetic changes over time, loss of proteostasis, mitochondrial dysfunction, so a decline in your cells ability to produce energy corre

This week, I'm excited to welcome Jo Bhakdi to the podcast. Jo is founder and CEO of Quantgene. He leads a team of 22 that is growing quickly. Quantgene's mission is to extend the healthy human lifespan by 10 years within the next 10 years, or more simply put: a decade within a decade. To achieve this vision, Quantgene is striving to fix what's broken in medicine, going well beyond a single pill or EMR update. The company is tackling conventional medicine from scratch and building a new system of Medical Intelligence™. They are innovating to effectively combine the full power of modern medical expertise, clinical-grade genetic and genomic intelligence and advanced data technology to prevent and detect diseases far earlier than is possible today. Quantgene launched its first commercial offering, Serenity, earlier this year. The company has also acted quickly to stand-up next-day 99.9% accurate COVID-19 testing solutions for individuals and institutions. He has raised $13 million to date and expects to end next year with more than 10,000 members. Jo's audience is engaged and numbers more than 20,000. Questions asked during our conversation: How does your Medical Intelligence™ system differ from the usual principles & practices? What advice/protocols might the end user expect to receive after genetic testing? How do your testing services compare to the existing DNA testing services? https://180nutrition.com.au/ Hey, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition. And welcome to another episode of the health sessions. It's here that we connect with the world's best experts in health, wellness, and human performance in an attempt to cut through the confusion around what it actually takes to achieve a long lasting health. Now I'm sure that's something that we all strive to have. I certainly do. Before we get into the show today, you might not know that we make products, too. That's right. We're into whole food nutrition and have a range of super foods and natural supplements to help support your day. If you are curious, want to find out more, just jump over to our website. That is 180nutrition.com.au and take a look okay. Back to the show. This week, I'm excited to welcome Jo, back to you to the podcast. Jo is the founder and CEO of Quantgene, a biotechnology company with a mission to extend the healthy human lifespan by 10 years, within the next 10 years. the company is tackling conventional medicine from scratch and building a new system of medical intelligence to prevent and detect diseases far earlier than is possible today. In this episode, we discuss the fundamental differences between conventional medicine versus Quantgene's innovative early detection technology as a tool to protect ourselves against most diseases. Over to Jo. Hi guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and I am delighted to welcome Jo back to the podcast. Jo, how are you? Jo 01:34 Good, wonderful. How are you? Stu 01:36 Very well, thank you, very well. First up for all of those that aren't familiar with you or your work, I would love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself, please. Jo 01:47 Sure. I'm the CEO and founder of Quantgene. We are company a biotechnology, AI and cloud company here in California in Santa Monica. Yeah. We started the company in 2015, that's five years ago, who can believe it? It's fast. Time's flying by fast. Yeah. What we found in 2015, we did some very specific things, mainly cancer detection at early stage in the blood. That was our first big endeavor. And now we are wrapping it up and launching a product this year. But on this very long journey, what we basically found, even very early on, is that there is this unique and powerful confluence of these different factors right now, which is biotechnology sequencing and genetics, AI, Artificial Intelligence, and cloud. And cloud just means the entire software cloud systems that you can bring into this space. And by bringing these three things together, we are opening up a gate into the future of medicine that fundamentally transforms what we think medicine is. And it's not just talk, it is reflected in numbers... And ultimately in this new paradigm, that medicine is not just about curing disease, it is about keeping you healthy and alive. So it is about longevity. And through this confluence of factors, we are building superior medical intelligence. We know more about everything, create foresight, understand what's going on in your body and can prevent bad things from happening and ultimately get to this ultimate mission of Quantgene, which is to extend and protect lives. And yeah, there's a lot in there because all the way from technology into business models, into what is healthcare, what is medicine, who practices this new medicine, right? Who are the experts on that and who pays for it? The entire system needs to be rethought. And that makes it even more exciting because where there are challenges, there are also even greater opportunities. So that makes the wor

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dan Churchill to the podcast. Dan Churchill is one of the world's most exciting celebrity chefs. Now based in New York, Dan is regularly featured on Good Morning America, on ABC's The Chew and on The Food Network. As a result he has reached an audience in excess of 10 million people. He is the Chef and Co-Founder of Charley St, a fast casual restaurant in Nolita that serves healthy farm-to-table. The restaurant is also home to Dan's own production kitchen, where he films videos and content with thought leaders in food and wellness. Questions asked during our conversation: What does good health mean to you? - Are there any particular ingredients that you tend to avoid? - Where would we start if we wanted to 'clean-up' our diet? https://180nutrition.com.au/ This week, I'm excited to welcome Dan Churchill to the podcast. Dan is an Australian born New York-based celebrity chef with a focus on good food as the foundation for a healthy lifestyle. With a master's in exercise science, he's also the co-founder of the restaurant Charley St, but it doesn't stop there. He's a TV host, best-selling author of multiple titles, and the host of The Epic Table podcast, where he connects with some of the world's most remarkable thought leaders. In this episode, we discuss the best way to start our clean eating journey, the ingredients that could derail you, and a whole lot more. Over to Dan. Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and I am delighted to welcome Dan Churchill to the podcast. Dan, mate, how are you? Dan 01:33 Mate, I'm very well. As we were touching on earlier, this is not the first time we've actually met. Stu 01:39 No. Dan 01:40 It's good to see you again [inaudible 00:01:41]. Stu 01:42 Exactly, right. It may be a decade or so, but we're still doing what we're doing, which is great, which is great. For full transcript or interview: https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/dan-churchill-interview/

This week, I'm excited to welcome Joele Greene. He is the creator of the VEEP Nutrition System, the world's first commercially available program based on targeting gut communities to effect biomarkers. He is a featured author, speaker, and guest in top tier publications like Muscle and Fitness, 24 Hour Fitness Digital Magazine, CBS Online, Superhuman Radio, and beyond. His system has also been featured on the Dr. Phil Show, where it has delivered astounding life-changing results. Questions asked during our conversation: You talk about the need to 'learn how to eat', please explain. Tell us about the VEEP nutrition system. How do you recommend we exercise with long-lasting health as our goal? https://180nutrition.com.au/ This week, I'm excited to welcome Joel Greene to the podcast. Joel is the creator of the VEEP Nutrition System, the world's first commercially available program based upon targeting gut communities to affect biomarkers. He's a featured author, speaker, and guest across multiple top tier publications, and his latest book, the Immunity Code, will change everything you think you know about your body. In this episode, we discuss food timing, exercise hacks, and why we need to learn how to eat again. Over to Joel. Hey, guys. This is Stu from 180 Nutrition and I am delighted to welcome Joel Greene to the podcast. Joel, thank you so much for sharing some of your time. How are you today? Joel 01:28 I'm actually fantastic. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you so much for having me. I really appreciate it. Stu 01:34 No, certainly the honor is all mine, but first up, for all of our listeners that may be new to you, unfamiliar with you, and your work, and your message, I'd love it if you could just tell our listeners a little bit about yourself. Joel 01:50 Yeah. So, the question I get a lot is, "Are you a doctor or where'd you get all this stuff?" And my answer is pretty much, I really think of myself as just a consumer. I mean, that's all that I've ever really thought of myself as. I'm just a consumer who, if you go down a certain rabbit hole, and the meta rabbit hole would be that thing we call fitness and body consciousness. If you go down that rabbit hole and listen to people, and then you continue down that rabbit hole, I'm just what you get at the end of 30, 40 years of that, which is at the midpoint, very disillusioned, then where I'm at now, which is just really after what really works in the real world over time for the vast majority of people. What got me to that was, I had done the whole fitness thing starting really in 1970 with Jack LaLanne. I'm very, very old, so a billion years ago when there was just three channels, Jack LaLanne was like the only thing on, and I would just get up every morning and I would go. I had a onesie that had Tigger on it and Jack had a onesie so, as a kid, I thought that was kind of cool. He's got a onesie too. So, I would just go and I would just mimic whatever he did, and it kind of just became this thing that I got into and did my entire life. So, what happened was, I just was fortunate to grow up around a lot of Olympic athletes. I lived in San Jose, California, and at the time, you had Bruce Jenner, now Caitlin, and you had Mac Wilkins and you had Millard Hampton and Ben Plucknett and all these Olympic gold and silver medalists that were training there. So, I was around that and I just got bitten by the athletic bug really early. So, in fifth grade, I was going and doing interval sprints at school, trying to get faster. In ninth grade, we had all these Olympic athletes that would train at my high school because my high school coach was an Olympic vaulting coach and he actually coached Jenner. So, I just was doing what they were doing, and they were doing clean and jerks and Olympic lifts. I was so skinny. I'm six, three, and I was 160 pounds, and I was humiliated when people saw my arms. I was doing everything I could do to just not be so skinny. So, I kind of got bitten by the bodybuilding bug when I was very young, 12, 13 years old. I kind of followed that path throughout going into my twenties, and I was never paid to be fit. I was never a fitness person. I was just a regular person, and I would just take whatever was new as soon as it came out and I would just wholeheartedly just digest it and do it militantly. So, in the late eighties, a company came out, Champion Nutrition, and they had a product called Metabolol II, and it was what was called a metabolic optimizer. The label said, "MCTs, the fatless fat." This was the era where fat was evil, and every product out there had a no fat, no fat on the label. So, here's this company saying on the label these fats can't be stored as fat. I was blown away by that. I was like, "Wow. How's this work?" So, I started really studying everything I could find on MCTs and nutrition. About that time, 2000 or 91, 92, I think, Vince McMahon got into bodybuilding and put everybody on the keto diet. So, this was more of this fat th

This week I'm excited to welcome Martin Silva back to the show. Martin is a transformation coach, award-winning fitness model, public speaker, podcaster, the list goes on. He's a rare breed in the fitness industry as his focus is geared towards a holistic approach, with longterm health as his main goal. In this episode we talk about the common misconceptions that he experiences time and time again in health and fitness space. We talk about eating more, not less in order to get the body you want, and also dig deeper into recovery, sleep and the importance of routines. Over to Martin… Questions asked during our conversation: How are you getting results with your online clients during lockdown? What equipment have you found to be most beneficial for home workouts? Are there any popular exercises/movements that you don't recommend? https://180nutrition.com.au/ This week, I'm excited to welcome Martin Silva back to the show. Martin is a transformation coach, award-winning fitness model, public speaker, podcaster. The list goes on. He's a rare breed in the fitness industry and his focus is geared towards a holistic approach with long-term health as his main goal. In this episode, we talk about how the pandemic has affected the health and fitness space and how he's managing to get amazing results with his online clients using minimum equipment. Over to Martin. Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and I am delighted to welcome Martin Silva back to the podcast. Martin, good to see you, mate. How are you? Martin 01:25 Good to see you too, Stu. I'm great. It's good to catch up. Last time we touched bases before lockdown, so great to see your face, man. Great to see you stack some size on there as well from some of the concepts of my program. You need to get a bigger t-shirt, Stu, for sure. Stu 01:41 Like we were saying, it's either a washing machine problem. Martin 01:44 Yeah, a bit of both. I reckon a bit of both, muscle gains and tumble dryer job, that is. Stu 01:49 Fantastic. So before we get into the conversation, I've got so many great questions to throw at you as well, this time. For all of those people that are new to the podcast and may not be familiar with you or your work, I'd love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself. Martin 02:05 Sure. Yeah. So I'm a fitness professional, and I've been coaching people as a personal trainer for over 15 years now. I ventured into the online space as well. So I've been coaching people online for about five years and I literally live, breathe, and eat health and fitness and getting people in shape, that's my wheelhouse, if you like, just to simplify that one. And also I've competed as a bodybuilder, so I've done it naturally. I've never taken the performance enhancing supplements and whatnot, but I have competed against some of the best athletes in the world in non tested federation. So, where a lot of people do take stuff or whatever, but I've competed in those federations and I've done it naturally. I always like to clear that one up, right. Because it's a fundamental difference, but no bodybuilding, I did that for about three, four years, competed nine times and got to the professional level there. And yeah, I mean, like I said, lifting weights and health, I've had my own journey in terms of looking after myself and going from I talked about this on the last podcast, but being driven mainly by how I looked and maybe by aesthetics to focusing more on health, and being kind of forced in a sense to really hone in on taking care of myself and making my health a priority instead of being driven by how I looked. But yeah, I mean, I could go on all day. I don't want to give you my life story and bore you, Stu. But that's the main ones there, mate.

This week, I'm excited to welcome Ryland Engelhart. He is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Kiss the Ground. He is also a co-creator of the award-winning, transformational documentary film, "May I Be Frank." He is an entrepreneur and activist, and works to inspire more "gratitude" into our culture. He speaks on sacred commerce, tools for building community, and regeneration and is the host of Kiss the Ground's "We Can Do This Podcast." Questions asked during our conversation: How do you define regenerative vs degenerative agriculture? Is it too late to be considering sustainability? How important are animals in the soil health conversation? https://180nutrition.com.au/ This week, I'm excited to welcome Ryland Engelhart. Ryland is an entrepreneur, a restaurateur and social activist who co-owns the super popular plant-based restaurants Cafe Gratitude and Gracias Madre. He's also co-founder of Kiss the Ground, a nonprofit increasing social awareness and educating millions of people about the extraordinary benefits of healthy soil. In this episode, we discuss the fundamentals of regenerative agriculture and discover what we can all do at a community level to cultivate global regeneration. Over to Ryland. Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and I am delighted to welcome Ryland Engelhart to the podcast, Ryland, how are you? Ryland 00:01:50 I'm feeling great. Thank you so much. It's been great to get to know you a little bit before we jumped in here. And yeah, grateful to share love and information. That was kind of my mom's declaration of what there was to do in life, was to share love and information. And so it's always a delight to be invited to speak on a podcast, to share with new audience about what I've learned over my life that could potentially be helpful for others. Stu 00:02:23 That is awesome. Well, that is what we are super excited about diving into today. But first up, for all of our listeners that might not be familiar with you or your work, I would love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself and your background, please. Ryland 00:02:35 Okay, beautiful. So professionally over the last 15 years, I've been working within a family business, a restaurant business on the West Coast of the United States called Love Serve Remember. It is a management company that oversees two different restaurant chains. One is called Gracias Madre, which is organic plant-based Mexican food. And one is called Cafe Gratitude, which I know many Australians who have come and visited California have come to Cafe Gratitude. You guys have been a big international group that has been big fans of Cafe Gratitude. And really, yeah, we've been a family of, I would say, entrepreneurs really driving health and wellness and plant-based lifestyle. 15 years ago when we started the Cafe Gratitude, there was no such thing in the general lexicon of understanding of what cold brewed coffee was. No one was eating kale. Quinoa was not pronounceable. And almond milk, there wasn't almond milk on the shelf. It was just a completely different time. And we had the amazing opportunity of understanding as a family. We had been vegetarian for most of our lives and really got into healthy, organic food, and wanted to provide that for people through our restaurants. But I would say the bigger mission of our restaurant company was about spreading the consciousness of gratitude and really, how do we create a public domain, a business, a commercial venture, where we invite people in to that space, and we not only nourish them with healthy food, but we actually also curate healthy or meaningful or purposeful or grateful conversations. And so really, the food was the kind of carrot to get people in the door, but really we were more after having people be centered in a grateful place. What we saw was when you're grateful, you are more present and you're also more loving and kind. When you're full of great, you're not trying to get stuff from the world. You're not trying to be a consumer, more and more and more for me, me, me, because you're in gratefulness. You're in the spirit of gratitude. So that was a a long intro, but yeah, the Cafe Gratitude's been around for 15 years. We have restaurants in the Bay Area on San Diego and in Los Angeles. So that's kind of been my professional world for the last 15 years. And then I ventured out about seven years ago actually to start my own nonprofit called Kiss the Ground, which is kind of my current passion and focus. And really, that's focused on education advocacy for healthy soil and regenerative agriculture as the basis of a healthy civilization. And that if we really trace back a lot of the problems that humanity faces, it comes back to a destruction of the ecology that serves all of life coming from that earth, and that if we could get our relationship to soil, right and if we could heal our soils, we could actually heal a lot of our human health challenges. We could heal a lot of ou

This week, I'm excited to welcome Kristan Kirshaw to the show. She naturally has been supporting others around her to learn and find their way since a young age. She has developed that skill in connection over time and has added a lot of knowledge and experience to this via formal training. She has completed a BSc (Hons) in Animal Science, a Cert IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40110) as well as extensive training with Morley Robbins to be a Root Cause Protocol (RCP) Consultant in 2017 in the area of mineral dysfunction and metabolism in the body. Questions we ask in this episode: What are the most common signs of nutrient deficiencies? Are high street supplements useful in this scenario? What's testing would you recommend for those feeling drained? https://180nutrition.com.au/ Hey, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and welcome to another episode of The Health Sessions. It's here that we connect with the world's best experts in health, wellness, and human performance in an attempt to cut through the confusion around what it actually takes to achieve a long lasting health. Now I'm sure that's something that we all strive to have. I certainly do. Before we get into the show today, you might not know that we make products too. That's right. We're into whole food nutrition and have a range of superfoods and natural supplements to help support your day. If you are curious, want to find out more, just jump over to our website, that is 180nutrition.com.au and take a look. Okay, back to the show. This week, I'm excited to welcome Kristan Kershaw. Kristan is a holistic health coach with a unique understanding of how minerals and vitamins run our bodies and how insufficient or imbalanced minerals will lead to a range of symptoms. She works closely with The Root Cause Protocol, which focuses on learning to feed your body the correct nutrients and supplements in order to repair cellular dysfunction. In this episode, we discuss the most common signs of nutrient deficiency and how high-strength supplements may not be the answer and also the recommended tests that we need to do today to start the healing journey. Over to Kristan. Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition and I am delighted to welcome Kristan Kershaw to the podcast. Kristan, good afternoon. So we're kind of neighbors, I think, at the moment. You're in Queensland now in Byron Bay. Typically, I'm calling somebody over in the states or on the other side of the world somewhere, but how are you? Kristan 02:03 I'm really good, actually. It's a sunny, amazing day outside and I'm like, "Oh, winter's in Queensland." Stu 02:10 It's not too bad, is it? Thank you so much for sharing some of your time. I know we're going to dig deep into a couple of topics that I think will really interest our audience today. But first up, for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you or your work, I would love it. If you could just tell us a little bit about yourself, please. Kristan 02:28 Absolutely. So I'm a mom to three. And believe it or not, you won't have caught this, I could have warned you before and I'm sorry for it, but it's pronounced Kristan, just to throw people because you'll hear it pronounced different ways. For full interview and transcript: https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/kristan-kershaw-interview/

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr Christiane Northrup back to the show. Christiane Northrup, M.D., is a New York Times best-selling author and visionary pioneer in women's health. After decades on the front lines of her profession as a practicing physician in obstetrics and gynecology, she is now dedicating her life to helping women truly flourish by learning how to enhance all that can go right with their bodies. Internationally known for her empowering approach to women's health and wellness, she teaches women (and many men) how to thrive at every stage of life and encourages them to create health on all levels by tuning in to their inner wisdom. As a business owner, physician, former surgeon, mother, writer, and speaker, Dr. Northrup acknowledges our individual and collective capacity for growth, freedom, joy, and balance. Dr. Northrup stays in touch with her worldwide community through her Internet radio show, Flourish!, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, her e-letter, and her website, drnorthrup.com. Questions we ask in this episode: How do you define vibrant health? What products, habits or daily practises could be sabotaging our health? How important is a positive mindset for optimal health?

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr Alberto Villoldo back to the show. He is a psychologist and medical anthropologist who has studied the shamanistic healing practices of the Amazon and Andes for over 30 years. He's the founder of The Four Winds Society, an organization dedicated to bridging ancient shamanistic traditions with modern medicine and psychology. Questions we ask in this episode: What led you to explore shamanism? What did you learn during your time in the Amazon? How does a shamanistic philosophy view modern-day living? Stu This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr. Alberto Villoldo. Dr. Villoldo is a psychologist and medical anthropologist who has studied the shamanistic healing practices of the Amazon and Andes for over 30 years. He's the founder of The Four Winds Society, an organization dedicated to bridging ancient shamanistic traditions with modern medicine and psychology. In this episode, he shares his experiences in the Amazon and discusses how he teaches people to grow new bodies that resist disease through modern day shamanistic rituals. Over to Dr. Villoldo. Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and I'm delighted to welcome Dr. Alberto Villoldo to the podcast. Dr. Villoldo, how are you? Alberto 01:53 I'm well. Thank you. Stu 01:55 Thank you so much for sharing your time. And I know that you've got a very unique story that we're going to dig into this morning, and it's going to take us on a little bit of a different journey. But before we get into that, I would love for any of our listeners that may not have heard about you or your work, just to tell us a little bit about where you started and why you do what you do, please. Alberto 02:18 Just in a nut shell, I'm a medical anthropologist and I've spent the last 30 years traveling through the Amazon and the Andes mountains and throughout the jungles of the world to study the shamans, the medicine men and women that create health. They don't treat disease. Their practice has to do with creating the conditions for health, and then disease goes away or does not manifest. In contrast with our Western medical practice, where we don't really have a healthcare system, we have a deceased care system. The shamans that I work with focused on creating health, psychosomatic health, health through your foods, your diet, nutrition, through your breathing practice, your sleep, and of course, through the luminous energy field that surrounds the physical body and organizes it.

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr Will Bulsiewicz back to the show. Dr. Will Bulsiewicz. Dr. Bulsiewicz is a board certified gastroenterologist and gut health expert. With 14 years as an MD using the latest in cutting edge medical research. He helps patients face their health goals and challenges head on and achieve incredible results. In this episode, we discussed the fundamentals of gut health and dig deep into his new book, Fiber Fueled. The book, amongst other things, outlines how we can lose weight, ditch the diet, and transform our health by optimizing our gut microbiome. Questions we ask in this episode: What are the most obvious signs of an imbalanced gut? What are your thoughts on elimination diets… grains in particular? Is all fibre created equal? Stu This week I'm excited to welcome Dr. Will Bulsiewicz. Dr. Bulsiewicz is a board certified gastroenterologist and gut health expert. With 14 years as an MD using the latest in cutting edge medical research. He helps patients face their health goals and challenges head on and achieve incredible results. In this episode, we discussed the fundamentals of gut health and dig deep into his new book, Fiber Fueled. The book, amongst other things, outlines how we can lose weight, ditch the diet, and transform our health by optimizing our gut microbiome. Over to Dr. Bulsiewicz. 00:01:25 Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 nutrition and I'm delighted to welcome Dr. Will Bulsiewicz to the podcast. Dr. Bulsiewicz, how are you? Will 00:01:35 I'm doing fantastic, Stu. It's a pleasure to connect with you from the other side of the world. We're all immersed in this COVID-19 crisis right now, but it turns out that now is a great time to double down on health. Now is a great time to double down on gut health. Stu 00:01:54 Yes. Will 00:01:54 I don't think it's ever been as important as it is right now. Stu 00:01:57 I think so. I think so, and probably never been a better time to dial in and listen to some podcasts as well because you're likely going to be at home. You're going to have a little bit more free time and feeling that you want to empower yourself with the right thing. So, first up for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you or your work, I'd just love it if you could tell everybody a little bit about yourself please. Will 00:02:23 Oh, happy to. So, I am a board certified gastroenterologist in the United States, so that means that I'm practicing, seeing people with digestive issues. That's what I do for a living. That's my full time job. All this stuff that you find that about me, for example, I have an Instagram account called the gut health MD with a large following. I've written a book called Fiber Fueled, which by the way Stu, I just want to mention that somehow I managed to pick out two words that are spelled differently in Australia than in the United States.

This week, I'm excited to welcome Scott Carney to the show. Investigative journalist and anthropologist Scott Carney has worked in some of the most dangerous and unlikely corners of the world. His work blends narrative non-fiction with ethnography. What Doesn't Kill Us was a New York Times bestseller; other works include The Red Market and A Death on Diamond Mountain. Carney was a contributing editor at Wired for five years and his writing also appears in Mother Jones, Men's Journal, Playboy, Foreign Policy, Discover, Outside and Fast Company. His work has been the subject of a variety of radio and television programs, including on NPR and National Geographic TV. In 2010, he won the Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism for his story "Meet the Parents," which tracked an international kidnapping-to-adoption ring. Carney has spent extensive time in South Asia and speaks Hindi. He attended Kenyon College and has a masters degree in anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He currently lives in Denver, CO Questions asked in the episode How do you define the phrase you refer to as 'The Wedge'? Which of the practices outlined in the book challenged you the most? What can we expect from the new book?

This week, I'm excited to welcome Erika Flint to the show. Erika Flint is an award-winning hypnotist, best-selling author, speaker, and a co-host of the popular podcast series Hypnosis, Etc. She is the founder of Cascade Hypnosis Center in Bellingham, WA, and the creator of the Reprogram Your Weight system. She has assisted hundreds of clients with weight loss by helping them reprogram how they think and feel. Her unique design and approach helps clients tap into their own inherent power and keep the weight off once and for all. Erika lives in Bellingham, WA, with her family including three sweet cats and a happy rescue dog who looks like an ewok and loves to play soccer... Questions we ask in this episode: What exactly is hypnosis and how does it work? Are we aware and in control when we're being hypnotised? How can hypnosis help with weight management? This week I'm excited to welcome Erika Flint to the show. Erika is an award winning hypnotist and bestselling author, who uses her hypnosis techniques to train some of the best minds in the world. She founded the Cascade Hypnosis Center in 2013, to provide relief from a variety of issues, including weight loss, stress and anxiety, smoking, and many more. In this episode, we discuss the techniques involved with hypnosis, and Erika outlines the path she takes in order to get long lasting results. Over to Erika. Stu 01:18 Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and I am delighted to welcome Erika Flint to the podcast. Erika, how are you? Erika 01:26 I am excellent, Stu. How are you doing today? Stu: 01:28 Yeah, really good thank you. Really good. Thank you so much for sharing some of your time. First off, before we dive into the questions, I'd just love it if you could, for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you or your work, just tell us a little bit about yourself. 01:42 Sure. Well, about seven years ago, I was a software engineer, and I was working in Silicon Valley on different software platforms and programs. And when I realized I needed something more out of my life. And I went through a really low point in my life. And through that adversity on the other side, I realized I needed to do something different. And so, this is when I found hypnosis. And now, I am a three-time bestselling author on hypnosis. I'm an award winning hypnotist, and an award-winning a hypnotherapy instructor. I have a hypnosis center here in Bellingham, Washington. We're about 90 miles north of Seattle, Washington. And, where I have four other hypnotists who work at our center. And we help people with a variety of things. Most of my time is spent teaching people how to become hypnotists. So, helping people do that, and then also helping people lose weight, and slow down on the drinking, and get rid of anxiety. Those are the three areas that I really focus on helping people with. For more interview and transcript: https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/erika-flint-interview/

This week, I'm excited to welcome Cyrus Khambatta to the show. Cyrus Khambatta received his PhD in nutritional biochemistry from the University of California at Berkeley. He started Mangoman Nutrition and Fitness in 2013 to teach people with diabetes how to measure, track, and reverse insulin resistance through plant-based nutrition and strategic exercise. Through nutrition education, exercise coaching, and his personal experience as a person with type 1 diabetes, he positively influences the lives of people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes around the world. Questions asked in the episode - Mainstream advice for anyone with diabetes is to follow a low-carb diet… what are your thoughts? - How does diet impact our blood sugar levels and which foods/diets are the worst offenders? - If we decide to follow a plant-based diet, would you recommend supplementing?

Susie Garden has had a varied career but always with one thing in common – health and caring for people. She started off her career as a Registered Nurse and from there has held numerous healthcare related roles in the hospital, industrial and corporate sectors. She's survived two redundancies and corporate burnout and is currently absolutely committed to mentoring women and supporting their health journeys Having worked in the 'sickness' model where illness is treated once it presents, she is convinced that the 'wellness' model is the most sustainable option moving forward. Preventing disease in our bodies with nutritious food, functional movement and connecting the body and mind, allows us to lead longer and happier lives. Susie has founded The Wellness Clinic in Brisbane, is host of the popular podcast The Wellness Glow® and has created the transformational group online program, The Anxiety Taming Method. Susie is now a regular contributor to One Green Planet and her work has been featured on fitandhealthytravel.com, Silent Earth and Kylie Pax's Ditch the Diet Bootcamp. Questions asked in the episode - Where might we start when wanting to tackle anxiety? - Do certain foods feed anxiety? - How important is gut health for a calm and controlled mind? for more interview and transcript: https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/susie-garden-interview/

Matt Chaplin is a performance coach with a focus on health and wellness. He has been working in the training arena for over twenty years. His passion and interests are driven by optimising health for the purpose of longevity. Matt combines ancestral and new age thinking and techniques to enhance his clients health and fitness journey. "What Ive learnt over the years is that being the best version of myself is more than just incorporating movement. Its a health-life wheel. Its about balance and embracing a holistic lifestyle that encompasses exercise, nutrition, sleep habits, breath work, the environment and many other factors and influences. Adapting these principles has helped me to create and develop the Health Matrix Program.Once balance comes into play, you can alleviate stress and live a life thats full and healthy and, as a result your overall life satisfaction and happiness levels increase. After all Health is for Life. Questions we ask in this episode: How can we determine the best methods of exercising for ourselves with so many options? What are the biggest misconceptions you commonly encounter with your clients? What are your thoughts on the importance of recovery? http://180nutrition.com.au/ This week, I'm excited to welcome Matt Chaplin to the show. Matt's a veteran of the fitness industry who transitioned from the pace of the city to set up a more holistic studio in Byron Bay. His vision is to promote health, wellness and optimize human performance with longevity as a constant focus. In this episode we discuss how to determine the best exercise and movement program for ourselves with so many options available. 01:09 We also dig deep into restoring the body for recovery and performance and discuss how to use our environment to optimize our health. Over to Matt. 01:21 Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition and I am delighted to welcome Matt Chaplin to the podcast. Matt, how are you? Matt 01:28 Good, thanks, Stu. Thank you for having me. Stu 01:29 Matt, I'm very excited to dial in [inaudible 00:01:32] today, so really appreciative of your time. But first up, for all of those that may not be familiar with you, your work, I just wondered if you could tell us a little bit about yourself please. Matt 01:45 So I'll go back to the start. I was born in a small country town, grew up in a small country town, which was just based around. You went to school, you played sport till it went dark, you had dinner, and you wanted to go play more sport. That was life up until I finished school. Then I moved to the big smoke of Melbourne and I originally went there to play cricket. But my body let me down really badly by the time I was 22. Shin splints, I tore muscles, osteo pubis, you name it. I was a broken man at 22 and that led me to the personal training career that I'm in now because I wanted to work out how to fix my body cause I knew I'd broken it down by training really hard push, push, push the work out. 02:34 Right. How do I fix this? So then I cut my teeth in personal training in Melbourne and I spent 20 years there. for full transcript and interview: https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/matt-chaplin-interview/

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr. Dave Rabin to the show. Dr. David Rabin MD, PhD is the chief innovation officer, co-founder and co-inventor at Apollo Neuroscience Inc. In his role, Dr. Rabin is developing Apollo Neuroscience's IP portfolio and running clinical trials of the Apollo technology, the first scientifically-validated wearable system to improve focus, sleep and access to meditative states by delivering layered vibrations to the skin. Dr. Rabin is a board-certified psychiatrist, translational neuroscientist, inventor and has been studying the impact of chronic stress in humans for more than 10 years. He has specifically focused his research on the clinical translation of non-invasive therapies that improve mood, focus, sleep and quality of life in treatment-resistant illnesses. Dr. Rabin received his MD in medicine and a PhD in neuroscience from Albany Medical College and trained in psychiatry at Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Rabin organized the world's largest controlled study of psychedelic medicines in collaboration with colleagues at Yale, the University of Southern California, Mt. Sinai, I'Dor, Modern Spirit, and MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies) to determine the mechanisms of the dramatic therapeutic benefits observed following psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy in treatment-resistant mental illness. Biological specimens are being collected from the first cohort of patients diagnosed with treatment-resistant PTSD in the MAPS FDA phase 3 double-blind randomized placebo-controlled crossover trial that began in 2019. Dr. Rabin is also the founder and executive director of the Board of Medicine, a nonprofit charity focused on improving the safety and effectiveness of medication-based treatments for patients and healthcare providers. Dr. Rabin built and led a team of expert physicians and scientists to spearhead the development of the world's first evidence-based peer-reviewed clinical guidelines for the safe use of medical cannabis and other complementary and alternative medicines. The Board of Medicine uses these guidelines to train and certify healthcare providers and industry partners, as well as to provide quality control standards for natural and unregulated medicines to support the community goals of high-quality clinical research and harm-reduction. Dr. Rabin continues his clinical psychiatry practice providing psychiatric treatment as well as psychotherapy services to his clients and patients in California and Pennsylvania. Questions we ask in this episode: What is HRV and why should we pay attention to it? How can touch and vibration help where stress is concerned? What is the Apollo wearable and what led you to create it? This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr. Dave Rabin to the show. 00:48 Dr. Rabin is a board certified psychiatrist and neuroscientist who specializes in the treatment of chronic stress. He's the co-founder of Apollo, a new wearable wellness device scientifically validated to lower stress. In this episode, we discuss how touch and vibration can positively impact HRV, that's heart rate variability, and learn how the Apollo can adapt to enhance focus recovery and sleep. Over to Dr. Rabin. Hey, guys. This is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and I'm delighted to welcome Dr. David Rabin to the podcast. Dr. Rabin, how are you? Dave 01:29 Good, thanks. How are you, Stu? I really appreciate you having me. Stu 01:32 I really appreciate you sharing some of your time. I know that we got lots to talk about this morning and there's a particular device that we're really intrigued in finding out a lot more about. Before we dial into that, and for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you or your work, I'd love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself please. Dave 01:53 Sure. I'm a psychiatrist and a neuroscientist. I see patients currently focused on treatment resistant, posttraumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety, substance use disorders and chronic pain, insomnia, pretty much most mental health conditions that are worsened by stress and some of them that crossover even into physical health. That's a lot of conditions and we see a lot of overlap between those conditions in people. I was working with those patients for a while and I realized that there were a lot of commonalities between these folks that prevent them from achieving their therapeutic goals from treatment. If you have anxiety or depression, your goal of treatment is to feel less anxious and feel happier during the day and have more energy and sleep better at night. 02:41 But less than 50% in a lot of cases are getting that kind of result from their depression treatment in Western medical situations. I started to look at other techniques for how we could help people access those skills and access better sleep, better focus, better energy levels during the day, better mood, that we're starting to look int

This week, I'm excited to welcome Chris Burres. He is the co-founder of SES Research and one of the leading experts on C60, particularly in olive oil. And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, one of the coolest new compounds on the block and how its antioxidant benefits are making it one of the most sought-after products in the world. Questions we ask in this episode: What are buckyballs/C60? What is ESS60 traditionally used for? How can we be sure that ESS60 is safe for long-term use? http://180nutrition.com.au/ Stu This week, I'm excited to welcome Chris Burres to the show. Chris is the owner of SCS Research, the first company to deliver nanomaterials and MyVitalC, which is the world's first nano-antioxidant. In this episode, we talk about the Nobel prize winning chemical that was proven to almost double the lifespan of mammals, and how he decided to make this into a household item. He's now on a mission to help people live longer, healthier, and pain-free lives. Over to Chris. 01:17 Hey guys, this is Stu from one 180 Nutrition, and I'm delighted to welcome Chris Burres to the podcast. Chris, how are you? Chris 01:24 I am doing wonderful, Stu. I had to adjust my note from Stuart to Stu, so I can fit in on the podcast. That's what I want to do. I'm doing wonderful. I want to thank you for having me today. Stu 01:35 Yeah, no, fantastic. Well, look, very intrigued to get into our topic, which we'll talk about in depth in a second, but first up, for everyone out there that may not be familiar with you or your work, I'd love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself. Chris 01:53 Sure. So, really, we're here today to talk about a a mouthful, and that is carbon nanomaterials. Stu 02:00 Yes. Chris 02:00 I've been a carbon nanomaterial manufacturer since 1991. I started the company when my business partner was actually separating the materials for a Dr. Paul Chiu, at the Texas Center for Superconductivity, that's here at the university of Houston, go Cougs! And, at the time the material, was actually selling for about $6,000 a gram. For full transcript and interview: https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/chris-burres-interview/

This week we welcome Martin Silva to the show. Martin is a transformation coach, award-winning fitness model, public speaker and a personal trainer with over a decade of experience in the fitness industry. Find out how Martin's life changed when he put health before aesthetics with a clean diet and a clean lifestyle. Questions we ask in this episode: What are the biggest misconceptions in the fitness industry? How to supercharge your metabolism for optimal fat burning Why drinking clean water is so effective with gut health https://180nutrition.com.au/ Stu This week I'm excited to welcome Martin Silva back to the show. Martin is a transformation coach, award-winning fitness model, public speaker, podcaster, the list goes on. He's a rare breed in the fitness industry as his focus is geared towards a wholistic approach, with longterm health as his main goal. In this episode we talk about the common misconceptions that he experiences time and time again in health and fitness space. We talk about eating more, not less in order to get the body you want. And also dig deeper into recovery, sleep and the importance of routines. Over to Martin. (00:01:21): Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition and I am delighted to welcome back Martin Silva to the podcast. Martin, thank you so much for coming back on again. How are you mate? Martin (00:01:32): My pleasure. I'm great, thanks Stu. Stu (00:01:34): Well that's great. Really, really excited to connect with you today. And a couple of reasons obviously to connect with you and dial into all the knowledge that you have accrued over the years in your industry. But secondly to welcome and introduce and announce you as an ambassador to 180 Nutrition. And so thank you so much for coming on board with us. And just to give our listeners a little bit of a heads up, particularly interested in connecting with you because of a number of things that you do. Obviously you're into personal training and wholistic movement, but at a much deeper level than I see lots of other people doing it. And I'm very interested in anybody who talks about sleep and mindset and motivation as well as nutrition and movement and all the other habits out there as well. Stu (00:02:28): And you apply that to yourself and your clients with a very holistic and natural route, which I think is super rare in the industry, that is tainted with toxic messages and less than authentic supplementation and substances and things like that. So really keen to welcome you onboard. Thanks for sharing some time this morning. But for anyone out there that hasn't heard of you before, it would be great for you just to tell us a little bit about yourself too. Martin (00:02:59): Sure. Firstly, thank you for welcoming me on board. And it's an absolute pleasure, once again, the pleasure's all mine Stu. And yeah, just a little bit more about my background. So where do I start with this? So in terms of personal training, I have been doing this for almost 15 years now. Always juggling a few things. Doing the online coaching, I've been doing that so I've got a handful of people I coach online. I've been doing that for over five years now as well. But just to track back to when I first qualified as a trainer, back when I was like 19 years old. And prior to that I was always competitive, always play in sports from a young age, always had that competitive nature. But when I first started lifting weights properly and consistently, I first picked up a dumbbell when I was about 14 and I got really consistent with it from the age of around about 16. (00:03:53): And I never looked back really. I fell in love with it and it was transferred over to my rugby as well, because I was playing rugby at the time. And it just became my passion then and as I said, by three years later, then by the age of 19 I was a qualified personal trainer. So been doing it for a while and eventually then I got into bodybuilding as well. So I'm a pro level natural bodybuilder, although I've competed in Federation, I've never actually competed in a natural Federation. So just to verify that I've always competed in IFBB or WBFF and then non-tested Federation. So, because I put so much work into lifting weights and into essentially training and exercise over the years, and genetics play a part in that as well I'm not going to deny that. I can compete against the best in the world, people who are taking stuff, performance enhancing stuff, ie steroids, I'll just say the word don't know why I'm swerving around [inaudible 00:04:54]. For full interview and transcript:

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr Will Cole. He is a leading functional-medicine expert specialising in investigating the underlying factors behind thyroid, hormone, autoimmune, digestive and brain problems. He is the author of the bestselling books Ketotarian and The Inflammation Spectrum and consults worldwide via webcam, with offices in Pittsburgh. Questions we ask in this episode: How would you describe inflammation? Is there a gold standard in testing for food-related/digestive issues? Which foods do you find present the most problems for your patients? Stu (00:17) Hey, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition and welcome to another episode of the Health Sessions. It's here that we connect with the world's best experts in health, wellness and human performance in an attempt to cut through the confusion around what it actually takes to achieve a long lasting health. Now I'm sure that's something that we all strive to have. I certainly do. Before we get into the show today, you might not know that we make products too. That's right. We're into whole food nutrition and have a range of superfoods and natural supplements to help support your day. If you are curious, want to find out more, just jump over to our website. That is 180nutrition.com.au. and take a look. Okay, back to the show. This week I'm excited to welcome Dr. Will Cole. Dr. Cole is a leading functional medicine expert specializing in investigating the underlying factors behind thyroid, hormone, auto-immune, digestive, and brain problems. He's the author of the bestselling books, Ketotarian and The Inflammation Spectrum and consults worldwide via webcam with offices in Pittsburgh. In this episode we talk about the rise in allergies, sensitivities and autoimmune conditions and the best methods to test and treat these issues. Now, the audio is a little sketchy on this conversation, but hold tight as the information Dr. Cole shares is priceless over to Dr. Cole. Stu Hi guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition and I'm delighted to welcome Dr. Will Cole to the podcast. Dr. Cole, how are you? Dr. Cole I'm doing great. How are you? Stu Very well, thank you, and again very appreciative of your time. I know you're a super busy guy and we're going to get into what you do in a minute, but first up, for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you, your work, your books, et cetera, I'd just love it if you can just tell us a little bit about yourself please. Dr. Cole Yeah. So I am a functional medicine practitioner. So my day job is consulting patients around the world, via a virtual functional medicine practice. So we're consulting them via webcam. My job is to get to the root cause of why they're struggling with their health issues. So whether that's auto-immune issues or hormonal problems or digestive problems, neurological issues, my heart and passion is really to find out why they're struggling. And it's really a sacred responsibility in my opinion. It's a sacred responsibility for me at least to be a part of somebody's health journey. So yeah, I've been doing this for 11 years at this point over that, consulting patients online and my post doctoral education and training is in functional medicine, clinical nutrition. That's really what my passion is and I'm immersed in that space. Getting labs and getting super geeky and putting numbers on spreadsheets and people will have reasons of why they feel the way that they do. And yeah, when I'm not seeing patients, I'm writing about functional medicine. So I've written articles for the past 11 years on these topics and I [inaudible 00:03:31] instructor and wellness expert for mind body green, one of the largest websites in the world for a long time. They launched shortly after that for Goop, which has been a [inaudible 00:03:42] wellness brand as well. I cohost the Goopfellas podcast, which is Gwenyth and Elise's first spinoff of the main Goop podcast with Gwenyth and Elise host the main one and my friend Seamus Mullen and I host the Goopfellas podcasts and I write books about this stuff too. So I've written Ketotarian, which is the mostly plant-based ketogenic book and The Inflammation Spectrum, my newest book. Which is about inflammation and how inflammation exists on a spectrum and all food and non-food ways, lifestyle ways to calm inflammation because it's such a commonality between so many health problems, autoimmune conditions, neurological symptoms. For full transcript and interview: https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/dr-will-cole-interview/

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr Gurpreet Padda. A graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Medical School, Dr. Padda served residencies in surgery and anesthesia. He is board certified in pain medicine, anesthesiology and age management. He also holds an MBA from St. Louis University. He is a member the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery and has completed certification programs with the International Society of Cosmetogynecology in Abdominoplasty and Liposuction under local anesthesia. Questions we ask in this episode: What early warning signs may we experience if pre-diabetic? We're told it's incurable, what are your thoughts on this? Where should we start if wanting to explore the possibility of reversal? http://180nutrition.com.au/ This week I'm excited to welcome Dr. Gurpreet Padda. Dr. Padda is a board-certified MD and the Medical Director of Reversing Diabetes MD. This online space features protocols designed to reverse disease in patients who are overweight or already have established prediabetes or diabetes. In this episode we talk about the secret to becoming a type 2 diabetic. We discuss common industry myths and how the Reverse Diabetes MD protocol can help address this global epidemic. Over to Dr. Padda. Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition and I am delighted to welcome Dr. Gurpreet Padda to the podcast. Dr Padda, how are you? Dr Gurpreet 01:50 Excellent. Stu 01:51 Good stuff. Well, look- Dr Gurpreet 01:52 I appreciate being here. Stu 01:52 Oh well look, we appreciate you sharing some of your time, especially on a late Sunday afternoon as well, so thank you for that. But first up, for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you or your work, I would just love it if you could tell us a little bit about yourself before we get into the questions. Dr Gurpreet 02:10 Yeah, so I'm a clinician. I actually practice medicine every single day. I see patients every single day. I started off as a physician, treating patients with extremely complex medical problems. I do interventional pain, so I see patients that have just horrendous symptoms and in my career, as I started to treat them, I realized that they had a commonality. You know, everybody talks about patients having fibromyalgia, people talk about patients having all of these symptoms, and I kept coming back to, well, what's the common root cause for all of this? Is there something that I can treat? And it seemed to be progressing. It seemed to be getting worse. I'm 55 years, I started my career 30 plus years ago, and I've seen a dramatic shift in the patient population. This is not the same population that I started with when I first started. Patients were never this heavy, patients weren't this diabetic. And now, three quarters, more than three quarters of my patients, are diabetic. And so I'm trying to figure out, why is it that we've had this epidemic of diabetes? And what is it that we can do about it? And it brought me through a whole bunch of rabbit holes. I dug deep to figure this out. And it turns out it's been in front of us the whole time. It's the food that we're eating. We don't have an epidemic of diabetes. We have a pandemic of diabetes. If animals eat the same food that we eat, which is the standard American diet, they get the same disease. And at this point, we have rats in New York that are gigantic, that are diabetic, and they're cognitively impaired, like Alzheimer's, and they're venturing out in the daytime because they have all this growth hormone, which is insulin pumping through their bodies, they're gigantic, and their brains are defective and they're out in the daytime and they're dying. And so if you look at tourist places where you used to have thin dogs, and now thee tourist places have extremely fat dogs. You look at the monkeys at locations, the monkeys are getting huge. And it's not that we didn't feed them before, we're feeding them something different now. And those are the kinds of the conclusions that have come about. So we know how to make somebody diabetic now, I can guarantee I can make somebody diabetic in about two weeks. To view full interview and transcript: https://180nutrition.com.au/?p=53463&preview=true

This week, I'm excited to welcome Jake Steiner. Jake Steiner (SHTY-nuh) is a passionate advocate for eye health with a unique perspective: that we can reverse myopia (AKA nearsightedness) naturally. After a decade of research, Jake compiled enough peer-reviewed academic data to back his hypothesis that we've been looking at myopia all wrong, that the 100-billion-dollar-per-year retail optometry industry is little more than a cash cow, that our eyes are not broken, and that myopia is reversible. He's here to share his journey from a -5 diopter prescription to perfect 20/20 vision, as well as simple tips to help you naturally regain your perfect vision. Questions we ask in this episode: What is Myopia and why does it occur? What everyday practices could be unknowingly impacting our eye health? Is it possible to improve our eyesight naturally? https://180nutrition.com.au/ This week, I'm excited to welcome Jake Steiner. Jake is a stock trader and investor by day, and moonlights on myopia science, and creating awareness about the reality of human eyesight. Jake entirely eliminated his minus five diopter myopia and in the past decade, has helped over 1.2 million people reduce their dependence on corrective lenses. In this episode, we talk about the everyday practices that could be unknowingly impacting our eye health and the strategies that we can use to improve our eyesight naturally. Over to Jake. Hey, guys. This is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and I'm delighted to welcome Jake Steiner to the podcast. Jake, how are you? Jake 01:30 Excellent. How are you doing, Stu? Stu 01:32 Yeah, really good. Really good. Thank you so much for connecting. I think we're going to be talking about some things today that will intrigue people and prompt curiosity, and want to find out a lot more. So really, really looking forward to this conversation. But first up, for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you or your work, I would love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself. Jake 01:57 Sure. So I am an investor and a stock trader by trade, and I deal with eyesight more as something that started as a side hobby and a personal pursuit of mine, and that somehow over the years has turned into this big thing of discussing eyesight online with tens of thousands of followers and lots of discussion about myopia and its real causes. For full transcript and interview: https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/jake-steiner-interview/

This week, I'm excited to welcome Clinton Ober who is CEO of EarthFX Inc., a research and development company located in Palm Springs. He first learned of grounding when marketing and installing Cable TV systems in Billings, Montana in the early 1960's. A decade later, he formed Telecrafter Corporation and built it into the largest provider of cable installation services in the United States. This company specialized in proper grounding of cable installations for safety and signal stability. In the 1980's, he turned his attention to the developing computer industry and partnered with McGraw-Hill to distribute live digital news services, via cable, to PCs. This led to development of the first cable modem and an increased awareness of need for proper system grounding. Following a health challenge in 1995, he retired and embarked on a personal journey looking for a higher purpose in life. During his travels, he noticed people wearing plastic and rubber soled shoes that insulate the body from earth. He wondered if no longer being naturally grounded could affect us. The question led to an experiment that suggested grounding reduced pain and improved sleep. He developed a working hypothesis: Grounding normalizes functioning of all body systems (Corollary: The body utilizes the earth's electrical potential to maintain its internal electrical stability for the normal functioning of all self-regulating and self-healing systems). Over the past eighteen years, he has supported a host of research studies that collectively demonstrate that grounding reduces inflammation and promotes normal functioning of all body systems. https://180nutrition.com.au/ Questions we ask in this episode: What is grounding and why should we be aware of it? What are the best surfaces to ground ourselves? Is grounding safe for everyone (kids, pregnancy etc)? This week, I'm excited to welcome Clint Ober. Clint is a 30-year veteran of the cable television industry, who began investigating the effects of electrically grounding the human body to the earth. Over the past 18 years, he has supported a host of research studies that collectively demonstrate that grounding reduces inflammation and promotes normal functioning of all the body systems. In this episode, we talk about the science supporting grounding, and how we can easily implement this practice into our everyday lives. Over to Clinton.\. Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition, and I am delighted to welcome Clint Ober to the podcast. Clint, how are you? Clint 01:29 I'm doing very good. I'm really appreciate you giving me the opportunity to visit [inaudible 00:01:34]. Stu 01:34 Well, I appreciate the time. Very, very interesting and intriguing treating topic today and I've been, I've been fascinated by this for forever, so great to be able to connect with you and actually understand the science behind it and your story. But first up, for everyone out there that may not be familiar with you or your work, I would love it if you could just tell our listeners a little bit about yourself please. Clint 01:59 Okay. Well, I grew up in Montana. USA in Montana, and I grew up kind of in a rural environment, kind of an earthy environment, a cowboy, I guess, and back then a cowboy was somebody that stayed with the herd and just babysat them, and if you see one that's not doing well, you take them out of the herd and then you go ride the pasture and find out what's going on in the pasture that might have affected the cows. So anyhow, that's where I started out. But after that, in my work life I spent about 30 years in the communications industry. Primarily television, cable television, microwave, blanks, down lights, you name it, a little bit of everything. But in that industry, I learned most importantly about grounding, and there you have to ground everything to the earth in order to maintain electrical stability in order to have good quality sound with no interference, pictures, data and everything. So, the world we have today, it's because of what we learned along the way in developing that industry and grounding everything. So, that's where I started. I'm 75 now, and about 20, 21 years ago, maybe 20 or something like that, I was playing with a computer one day and it kept crashing, and this was back before the internet was very much, I mean, very active like it is today. But anyhow, the old computers that we had, the PCs, they would, if they weren't grounded, which they weren't back in those days, they were very unstable, and if you had static electricity on your body you could touch them and get a glitch and lock up the software. So, anyhow, I tried to figure out how to ground myself because it was happening too much, so I laid a piece of copper tape across my desk and connected it to a wire connected to like ground, and then I would touch it before I touched the computer, and then I never had any problems. But, at that same time, I could go on, you know, a lot of stories in there. But that day th

This week I'm excited to welcome Dr Krista Burns. Krista is a certified postural neurologist, certified posture expert, a doctor of chiropractic, and she has a PhD in global health policy. So, she has a few qualifications. She is also a highly sought-after speaker and author of the textbook, The Posture Principles. Her goal is to inspire audiences worldwide to understand the importance of posture—which, as you may know, is declining rapidly with the speed of technology. Questions we ask in this episode: What is Digital Dementia and why should we be aware of it? What are your suggestions for those of us with desk-bound jobs? Can we build in specific movements into our exercise routine with postural decline in mind? https://180nutrition.com.au/product/ This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr. Krista Burns, who is the co-founder of The American Posture Institute. Dr. Krista has made a life's work to help others learn every detail about posture and how to become posture experts in their communities. She routinely travels the world teaching the importance of posture and how to address the issues arising from our ever expanding digital lifestyles. In this episode, we talk about how to safeguard ourselves against digital dementia and the strategies that we can utilize to combat postural and cognitive decline. Now, there is definitely something for every one of us in this conversation. So without further ado over to Dr. Krista. Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition and I am delighted to welcome Dr. Krista to the podcast. Dr Krista, how are you? Krista 01:39 Oh, I'm doing so good. Thank you so much for this opportunity to chat today. Stu 01:42 No, we're really, really intrigued to pick your brains on your specialist topic. So before we get into that and first step for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you, I would love it if you could just tell them a little bit about yourself. Krista: 01:58 Absolutely. My name is Dr. Krista Burns and I'm the co-founder of The American Posture Institute. And at The American Posture Institute we teach healthcare providers how to become the go-to posture experts in their community. Now, how I got my start originally was from an injury. Many of us go through either a health crisis or an injury ourselves that then leads us down the path of health care. So I originally wanted to be an Olympic skier. That was my first love, my first goal, my first dream and passion and was well on my way. I was Olympic bound, I was competing on US development ski team, suffered an injury in my spine. And from there I just became obsessed with helping people with back pain because that was something that prevented me from achieving my goals and dreams. And I didn't want back pain to hold other people back. So fast forward, graduated from school, created The American Posture Institute with signature postural correction systems to help, not just with back pain, but overall function, structure, and neurology of the body to help us live healthier lives. And then we'll talk more about digital dementia. But what we started noticing is that postural decline is also associated with neurologic defects. So we'll dive deeper into that throughout today's discussion. 03:11 Fantastic. Yeah, interesting story. And so you mentioned digital dementia and I am really, really interested in that at the moment and partly because tech has changed wildly since I was a boy. And now it seems that we're beholden to these mobile devices that are physically changing the way that we're thinking and they're rewiring our brains. But they're also changing our posture too because we get this crazy downward stoop all hours where we're hunched over our desks and perhaps we're not as active as we used to be. So first up, I'd love for you to give me a little bit of rundown of what digital dementia actually is and why you think that we should be aware of it. Krista 04:01 Absolutely. Well, at The American Posture Institute, we say that posture is declining at the speed of technology. And so just as fast as technology is evolving, we're seeing a de-evolution of human function and structure. So what digital dementia is, is digital dementia is non-Alzheimer's specific, dementia like symptoms in adolescents caused from the overstimulation of technology combined with poor lifestyle habits. Let me break that apart because I just said a big phrase. So it's non- Alzheimer's meaning that it's not due to physical changes in your brain associated with certain proteins or genes, however it's acquired. If we were to look up the word dementia with the Alzheimer's association, what it would tell us is that dementia is not a specific disease, it's a set of symptoms associated with poor focus, short term memory loss with poor visual focus as well, and confusion with daily activities. And so if you've ever felt confusion, short term memory loss, inability to focus, these are tightening early dementia like symptoms and now it's caused from the ove

This week I'm excited to welcome Dr Sarah Ballantyne. She (a.k.a. The Paleo Mom) is the creator of the award-winning blog www.ThePaleoMom.com, cohost of the top-rated and syndicated The Paleo View podcast, and New York Times Bestselling author of four books: the most comprehensive Paleo guidebook to date, Paleo Principles; the definitive Autoimmune Protocol guidebook, The Paleo Approach; and two AIP cookbooks, The Paleo Approach Cookbook and The Healing Kitchen. Questions we ask in this episode: Have the paleo principles changed at all since it's mainstream introduction? Which conventional foods do you think most negatively impact our health? How does the The Autoimmune Protocol differ from the paleo diet? https://180nutrition.com.au/ This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr. Sarah Ballantyne. Dr. Ballantyne is the creator of the award winning online resource, thepaleomom.Com. She's co-hosted the top-rated the Paleo View podcast and is a New York Times bestselling author of multiple titles. She's a medical biophysicist with a deep interest in understanding how the foods we eat interact with our gut barriers, immune systems and hormones to ultimately influence our health. In this episode, we talk about the common foods that most negatively impact our health, the difference between the paleo diet and the autoimmune protocol and so much more, over to Dr. Ballantyne. 01:26 Hey guys, this is Stu from 180 Nutrition and I am delighted to welcome Dr. Sarah Ballantyne to the podcast. Dr Ballantyne, how are you? Sarah 01:35 I am wonderful. It's my evening and your morning. Stu 01:38 It is. Sarah 01:38 So I don't know ... it's already disorienting, but I'm lovely. Thank you so much for having me on the podcast. Stu 01:43 Well, thank you so much for sharing some of your time. So I'm guessing it's around 8:00 PM on a Friday night, and I said before like, you know, this is your time. So we're going to ... we're not going to take up too much of it. You are super busy, no doubt. So really, really interested to just to tap into some of your knowledge today. But before I do, and for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you or your work, could you just tell us a little bit about yourself please? Sarah 02:13 Yeah, so I've come to this space where I sort of consider myself a health educator maybe or a science translator, but where I've come is from this sort of combination of my training. So I have a PhD in medical biophysics, I was a medical researcher and I had to leave that career behind because of my health struggles. So I had over a dozen different diagnosed health conditions, four of them were autoimmune diseases. I was over 300 pounds, morbidly obese and really struggling. In pain all the time, migraines and gastrointestinal symptoms and it really took taking a break from my career. At the time, I told myself I was doing it to focus on my child, but really I was doing it because I couldn't have so many things going on in my life. I couldn't be sick and be a mother and be a university professor, it was too many different things. 03:14 Like it was, it just was not compatible, given that my health was this, you know, extra seasoning in life that colored everything. And giving myself that space, allowed me to start applying my scientific background to the problem of my own health. And that brought me to the paleo diet. I had the stereotypical reaction when I first heard about it. I thought it sounded completely crazy and said something like, "There's no way I'm doing that." Which is, again, a pretty normal reaction. But I found some scientific articles that evaluated aspects of the paleo diet and because I have this medical research background, that was my hook. And it really, like it really lured me in and I became obsessed, I think is a fair term, with reading the science behind the ancestral templates and the paleolithic diet and that the studies that had already been done at the time. And over about three months of sort of dabble level of research, I decided I really needed to try this thing and I decided I would dedicate three months to it. 04:21 Within two weeks, I was able to go off all six prescription medications that I was on at the time. And which is not necessarily the most typical experience, it makes me one of the jerks. But it was so miraculous, like it just, it was eye opening to me to have these health conditions that I had struggled with for some of them 15 years at that point of my life, disappear within two weeks. Like just go away. I mean, and other things, obviously, it's more like a remission, you know, some things were controlled rather than completely reversed, but that's the nature of chronic illness. But that turned me into a zealot and I became even more obsessed with reading everything I could get my hands on and really digging into that science. And I love cooking, so I got really creative in the kitchen and it just became ... it went from a healthy obsession to unhealthy obsession bec