Functional Health News Podcast

Feb 05 2018 418

Have you heard of functional neurology but you don’t understand what it is? Or maybe you have even been to a functional neurologist but you’re still not clear what’s going on. You’re not alone! Functional neurology is a relatively new discipline showing profound results for today’s ever increasing issues with brain disorders. This podcast features functional neurology patient education interviews about non-pharmaceutical, non-surgical approaches to rehabilitating brain-based disorders and improving brain function.

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Episode #22: Food sensitivities: Causes, prevention, and solutions

Feb 05 2018 69 mins

Download this podcast Dr. Aristo Vojdani is back to explain some fascinating basics about food sensitivities and oral tolerance. For instance, did you know dental cavities and gum disease can increase your risk of food sensitivities and autoimmunity? Or that eating the same food too often can weaken your immunity? You’ll learn about "nature’s vaccine" — secretory IgA (SIgA) �

Episode #21: Functional neurology for rheumatoid arthritis and gut problems

Jan 17 2018 52 mins

Download this podcast A patient with painful symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) went to doctor after doctor but her tests kept coming back negative, which is common in the early stages of RA. When she went to see Dr. Geronimo, he saw in her obvious signs of autoimmunity. Although functional medicine protocols helped, it was functional neurology to address cerebellar decline that

Episode #20: Brain injury recovery with functional neurology and functional medicine

Jan 17 2018 64 mins

Download this podcast Cavin Balaster was able to significantly recover after a severe brain injury once he began incorporating functional medicine and functional neurology therapies. Inspired, he went on to become a self-educated functional medicine advocate for brain injury survivors. He is author of Feed a Brain, hosts the Adventures in Brain Injury podcast, and created the Feed

Episode #19: Where intuition intersects with functional neurology

Jan 17 2018 56 mins

Download this podcast This episode goes outside of the box to discuss the importance of including intuition into functional neurology and functional medicine. Benoit Lapierre of Montreal works using spiritual kinesiology and intuition to unblock old traumas in people. He helps functional medicine and functional neurology doctors patients who are stuck and not improving using princi

Episode #18: Posture and the brain: What your posture says about your brain and how neurology exercises can improve posture, pain, brain disorders, and well being

Nov 28 2017 60 mins

Download this podcast. Posturologist Annette Verpillot from Montreal, Quebec presents a fascination explanation on how your posture reflects your neurology, and how neurological rehabilitation can improve your posture. Your feet, your eyes, and even your jaw play a profound role in your posture. She also talks about how when people improve their posture through brain-based exercis

Episode #17: Got anxiety? How tremoring can relieve stress, speed recovery, and help heal trauma and PTSD

Nov 28 2017 66 mins

Download here. Australian physiotherapist Paul Michael explains how learning how to tremor — an involuntary full-body shaking — is a miracle balm to the central nervous system that relieves stress, remedies anxiety, improves sleep, speeds recovery, and can help heal trauma and PTSD. Michael explains how a person can learn how to trigger tremors on their own and theorizes what

Episode #16: Healing the gut-brain connection after head injury (even old ones)

Nov 28 2017 48 mins

Download this podcast. Dr. Ryan Cedermark describes a fascinating case in which a 25-year-old woman was reduced to a liquid diet due to gut dysfunction caused by concussions in her past. Very soon after starting a functional neurology brain rehabilitation protocol, she was able to go back to eating regular food again. Dr. Cedermark is a fun interview subject who is great at explai

Episode #15: How low dopamine hijacks your ability to get shit done and what to do about it

Oct 07 2017 38 mins

Download this podcast In this episode, Dr. Chad Larson talks about dopamine, the neurotransmitter that may be responsible for the evolution of life itself. You’ll learn about the role of dopamine in motivation, feelings of pleasure and reward, and self-worth, and the connection between dopamine and addiction. You’ll also learn symptoms of low dopamine, such as lack of motivati

Episode #14: How cold laser treatment can radically boost your brain health and performance

Oct 05 2017 63 mins

Download this podcast In this enlightening conversation, Dr. Kirk Gair explains the many benefits of using low-level cold laser treatments to lower inflammation, tame autoimmunity, boost energy, improve circulation, and increase glutathione production — all of which are profoundly beneficial for the brain. He explains how cold laser works exactly to help the brain, what conditio

Episode #13: Migraines! How a functional medicine and functional neurology approach can alleviate or banish your migraines

Oct 05 2017 45 mins

Download this podcast Dr. Shane Steadman is a functional neurology practitioner in Denver, Colorado who treats and teaches about a variety of neurological conditions, including migraines. In this discussion, he reveals one of the most common, and easiest to treat, migraine causes he sees in his office. He also goes over some lesser known causes, and talks about how the complexity

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