Category Archives for "Public Health Podcasts"

Elizabeth Mucci: Conversations About Fertility & Health

In this episode, I’m really excited to welcome back Elizabeth Mucci, Elizabeth is a scientist, nutritionist, herbalist, and she has a master’s degree in reproductive medicine. I’m thrilled to welcome her back. With more than 20 years of expertise as a clinician and educator, Elizabeth has assisted countless people from all over the world with a variety of unsolved health issues, including helping them start children, manage chronic illnesses, reduce weight, and achieve hormonal balance. Prior to enrolling in Elizabeth’s fertility programme, the vast majority of her patients had been dealing with extremely difficult fertility problems that may have led to multiple miscarriages, traumatic experiences, and repeated IVF failures, which have a significant negative impact not only financially but also emotionally.

The combination of Elizabeth’s education in science, nutrition, herbal medicine and reproductive medicine, along with her collaborative work with a number of Sydney’s top fertility specialists, have provided her with a unique perspective on hormonal and reproductive health. I hope you enjoy this conversation I had with Elizabeth Mucci.

Kara Kieley & Marco Simeoni: Unveiling the Potential Dangers of Everyday Exposure to EMF

In this episode. we’ll be looking at the electromagnetic radiation that surrounds us today, including EMF radiation and electromagnetic fields.

My guests today are from Spectral Design, a company that focuses completely on this subject. Kara Kieley and Marco Simeoni, a Building Biologist and Electrician, established Spectral Design in 2019.

Having first-hand experience with chronic illness relating to environmental hazards lead to a passion for low EMF environments for optimal health, chronic illness prevention & recovery. Kara and Marco are dedicated to creating low EMF environments optimal for health, chronic illness prevention, and healing.

Join me as we delve a little bit more deeply into this subject. I hope you enjoy this conversation I have with Kara and Marco.

Dr Kylie O’Brien: Medicinal Cannabis – Is It for You?

Professor Kylie O’Brien PhD is an Adjunct Professor at Torrens University. She has a strong academic career in the fields of Chinese medicine, integrative medicine, and, since 2018, in medicinal cannabis. She has worked for the Victorian Department of Human Services, and held senior leadership roles in the university and private education sector. An internationally recognised expert in Chinese medicine and integrative medicine, she has published extensively, including a book on integrative oncology (US: Springer, 2017). Kylie’s second book, with co-author Dr Philip Blair, O’Brien K, Blair P, Medicinal Cannabis and CBD in Mental Healthcare, Springer, 2021, has been published (Springer). She is a member of the Australian government’s Tertiary Education and Quality Standards Agency (TEQSA) Expert Panel and a previous  TGA Advisory Committee for Complementary Medicines member.

Kylie has been leading doctor education on medicinal cannabis in Australia since 2018. Her courses were the first to receive RACGP Category 1 CPD accreditation. She also set up the pathway via the National Institute of Integrative Medicine Ethics Committee for doctors to apply to become authorised prescribers of medicinal cannabis under the TGA’s Authorised Prescriber Scheme.

Brenda Rogers: Empowered Wellness for Women

Brenda Rogers is a women’s wellbeing practitioner and wisdom coach, and a passionate wellness advocate for women in leadership and those struggling with anxiety and hormonal imbalances. She brings a background in clinical naturopathy, life coaching and yoga teaching to her powerful and transformative programs and events that support women through health challenges and life transitions. She advocates that women can fulfil their sacred purpose and have a balanced lifestyle when they reconnect to their inner wisdom and feminine power.

Nicola Harvey: From Farm to Frontline: A Climate Activist’s Journey

Nicola is an experienced media executive, producer and writer working across digital, audio, print and live events.

Before working as an independent producer, Nicola was Executive Producer and Managing Editor for BuzzFeed Australia. She was a commissioning editor and supervising producer for ABC TV Arts’ video & web slate and also developed the content strategy for ABC iview’s pilot VOD Arts channel. Nicola has worked for new media organisations, broadcasters and publishers in Australia and the UK, including Frieze, ABC, BuzzFeed and McHugh Media.  

In 2018, Nicola founded Pipi Films, a company that produced the acclaimed audio documentaries ‘Debutante’, a 2020 Walkley Award Finalist, and ‘A Carnivore’s Crisis with Rachel Khoo’. Scribe published her first work of non-fiction ‘FARM: the making of a climate activist’ in August 2022.

Dr Jalal Khan: Unlocking the Secrets of Quantum Biology: Sun to Earth Transfer

In this episode, we are going to cover the fundamentals of life, quantum biology. My guest today is Dr Jalal Khan.

Dr Jalal Khan is the principal dentist of The Dental Station and Founder and CEO of The Dental Truck. He graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Dentistry in 2011. Since then, he has held several positions in various areas of the dental industry, including private practise, clinical educator, and consulting dentist at Our Lady of Consolation Aged Care Residence.

Dr Jalal loves dentistry because it combines biology, science, and art. The integration of modern technologies means dentists can provide groundbreaking aesthetic dental treatments to a top standard. Dr Jalal regularly attends continuing professional education to remain up to date with the latest developments.

Join me as we unlock the secrets of quantum biology.

William B. Grant: Are You Getting the Sun You Need?

Today we will be exploring sunlight, vitamin D, health, and diseases and my guest is William B. Grant.

William has worked at the level of senior research scientists in the fields of optical and laser remote sensing of the atmosphere and atmospheric sciences at SRI International, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the NASA Langley Research Center. This career included doing pioneering laser remote sensing instrument development, while the latter half included participating on many NASA-led airborne atmospheric chemistry field missions to the far corners of the world, as well as writing a number of papers on the observations.

Author or coauthor of over 60 articles in peer-reviewed journals, edited 2 books of reprints, and contributed half a dozen chapters to other books. Elected Fellow of the Optical Society of America in 1992.

He is currently the Director at SUNARC, an entity devoted to research, education, and advocacy relating to the prevention of chronic disease through changes in diet and lifestyle.

Zach Bush MD: Regeneration of Our Health and Our Earth

We are back! In our first episode of the season, we will discuss regenerative techniques, why they are crucial, what happens on the farm, what we eat, and everything that occurs in between. My guest today is Zach Bush MD.

Zach is a physician specialising in internal medicine, endocrinology and hospice care. He is an internationally recognised educator and thought leader on the microbiome related to health, disease, and food systems. Dr Zach founded *Seraphic Group and the nonprofit Farmer’s Footprint to develop root-cause solutions for human and ecological health. His passion for education reaches across many disciplines, including topics such as the role of soil and water ecosystems in human genomics, immunity, and gut/brain health. His education has highlighted the need for a radical departure from chemical farming and pharmacy. His ongoing efforts are providing a path for consumers, farmers, and mega-industries to work together for a healthy future for people and the planet.

ARCHIVE | Prof Fred Provenza: Nourishment: Rediscovering Our Nutritional Wisdom

Hello, and welcome to the last episode of the Summer Series. Today is a big and important episode. My guest today is Professor Fred Provenza.

Fred is currently a Professor Emeritus of Behavioral Ecology at Utah State University. For the last 30 years, Fred and his research group have produced groundbreaking research that has laid the foundations for what is now known as Behavior-based Management of Landscapes. You don’t have to be out on the land. Your landscape goes on in your own house.

That work has inspired researchers in many diverse disciplines, including ecology, human and animal nutrition and biopsychology, animal welfare, landscape restoration, sociology, eco-development, and much more. He has recently released a fabulous book called, Nourishment: What Animals Can Teach Us About Rediscovering Our Nutritional Wisdom. I hope you enjoy the conversation I had with Professor Fred Provenza.

ARCHIVE | Belinda Fettke: Veganism, Public Health Messages and the Influence of Sanitarium

Belinda Fettke is the wife of Gary Fettke, an Orthopaedic Surgeon practicing in Launceston, Tasmania, who has come under scrutiny for his research into the influence of Seventh-day Adventism and Cereal companies impact on creating dietary guidelines.

In our conversation, Belinda and I discuss the origin of public health messages, the rise of veganism in the west from a sustainability discourse and take a broader lens to explore the origins of health food branding in the 21st century.