Thyroid Health and Environmental Stress: Expert Insights

What is the primary function of the thyroid? What effect does iodine or fluoride have on the thyroid? These are some of the interesting things that Dr David Brownstein and I discussed in the podcast and which I will be pondering on today.

15 years ago, I encountered a holistic and integrative medical practitioner when I read his book about Iodine, and this week I am delighted to have him as a guest. Join me as I talk about some of the highlights of our conversation.

Dr David Brownstein: Thyroid, Iodine, Viruses and More

This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr David Brownstein, a world leader in holistic medicine. David is a board-certified family physician who utilizes the best conventional and alternative therapies. He is the medical director of the Centre for Holistic Medicine in West Bloomfield, Michigan in the United States. He’s lectured internationally to physicians and others about his success with using natural hormones and nutritional therapies in his practise. He’s written 16 books, all of which are very accessible to patients.

Join me as David and I discussed Thyroid 101, iodine and its importance, the difference between salts, viruses, and so much more.

All of these topics were also in his books. For more on Dr David Brownstein’s website and to get his books, please visit: https://www.centerforholisticmedicine.com/

Resilience & Health: Insights on Acceptance and Commitment

This week on the Unstress, we welcome back Prof Grant Schofield. I always like to touch base with professors of public health and Grant is usually really generous with his time, and I am always quite interested to hear what he has to say.

Join me as I explore the very interesting and significant subjects Grant and I discussed such as the pandemic and how it’s being handled, intermittent fasting, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) – of which I pondered on and related my personal experience of going through the same therapy years ago – and more.

Professor Grant Schofield: Public Health – How Are We Doing?

When it comes to matters about public health, who better to talk to than a professor of public health? Let’s welcome our returning guest, Prof Grant Schofield.

Grant is a Professor of Public Health at Auckland University of Technology and director of the university’s Human Potential Centre (HPC) located at the Millennium Campus in Auckland, New Zealand. His research and teaching are focused on the well-being and prevention of chronic diseases. He is especially interested in significantly lowering the risk of death and disability from obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. He lives by the motto “be the best you can be.”

This episode covered many topics, including exercise, low carb diet, intermittent fasting, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and much more.

Unlocking Potential: Upper Airway and Jaw Health

My conversation with Professor Dave Singh earlier this week was a wonderful experience. Dave is not only a dentist and orthodontist but also a published author and a lecturer at Stanford University. When I first met Dave, which was probably ten years ago, he suggested that I read a book, The Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton, and I’m very grateful for that. It’s an excellent book that everyone should read.

In this Healthy Bite, come along as I discuss some of the important takeaways from my conversation with Dave, including the significance of craniofacial development, the significance of nasal breathing, the importance of epigenetics, and a great deal more.

Prof Dave Singh: Has Your Craniofacial Development Reached Its Potential?

Have you ever heard of the term craniofacial development? Does it relate to how well we breathe and sleep? How about cleft lip and palate? Well, today we are going to be exploring these fascinating topics. My guest today is Professor Dave Singh.

Professor Dave Singh is a US citizen who was born, educated and trained in England, UK. He holds three doctorates, including Doctor of Dental Medicine; a Ph.D. in cleft palate development, and a third Doctorate in Orthodontics. Dr Singh was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of BioModeling Solutions, Inc.

He has published over 200 articles in the peer-reviewed medical, dental and orthodontic literature, has published 7 books/chapters, and is currently finishing his new book entitled “Pneumopedics and craniofacial epigenetics.”

Join me in this episode as we tackle craniofacial development, cleft lip and palate, epigenetics, the importance of nitric oxide, and so much more.

Nutrition’s Impact on Mental Health: Holistic Approach

This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Natalie West whose focus is on nutrition and its connection to mental health. 

Talking with Natalie dovetailed into so many other podcasts specifically Julia Rucklidge and Dr Pran Yoganathan, also with Prof Pete Smith, Olivia Leslar, and many more. 

Join me as we look back and connect this week’s episode to some other episodes we’ve done on the program on mental and gut health. 

The Great Food Con

The Great Food ConCan a vegan diet actually make you (and the world) worse? was published in the June 18-19 2022 edition of the AFR Weekend and is a great read (pictured below). The article interviews and quotes Jayne Buxton who wrote The Great Plant-Based Con: Why eating a plants-only diet won’t improve your health or […]

World Localisation Day 2022

World Localisation Day 2022 In honour of World Localisation Day, we published a special Unstress podcast with Helena Norberg Hodge, a returning guest. Helena is one of my favourite people and someone who inspires me much. Her organisation, Local Futures, has been around for nearly four decades. What goes on in our local community, how we connect both […]

Natalie West: Mental Health, the Gut, and Self Image

What do people eat on a carnivore diet? Is it really all meat and zero carb? Tune in as this is just one of the many interesting topics we will cover today.

My guest for this week’s Unstress is Natalie West. Natalie is a Clinical Psychotherapist with over 16 years of experience. She specialises in Self-Image conflict and Nutritional Psychology for treating the mental and physical Root Causes Health problems. Natalie’s focus is on nutrition and its connection to mental health.

In this fascinating conversation, we explore how food affects mental health, the carnivore diet, self-image, gut, and so much more.