Optimizing Brains and Bodies
21 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★ - 5 ratingsOnline education for individuals who what to be their best selves and help others to be their best selves.
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Episodes
Eye exercises to improve brain fatigue after Zoom meetings
August 10, 2020 15:47 - 31.1 MBDr. Kristen Allott and Natasha Duarte interviewed Jennifer Nerio of Taiso Fitness in Tacoma, WA about Z Health eye exercises to reduce eye and brain fatigue when spending too much time in front of a computer. This podcast is available as a video, where Jennifer demonstrates the eye exercises described.
Eye exercises to improve brain fatigue after Zoom meetings - Episode 17
August 10, 2020 15:47 - 31.1 MBDr. Kristen Allott and Natasha Duarte interviewed Jennifer Nerio of Taiso Fitness in Tacoma, WA about Z Health eye exercises to reduce eye and brain fatigue when spending too much time in front of a computer. This podcast is available as a video, where Jennifer demonstrates the eye exercises described.
What can you learn in therapy? - Episode 16
July 01, 2020 17:20 - 28.9 MBThis is a recording of the live webinar with Dr. Jane Tornatore, Dr. Kristen Allott, and Natasha Duarte..
Recognizing and Addressing Addictions in the Time of COVID-19 - Episode 15
May 18, 2020 13:57 - 28.6 MBIn the April 24th Connectors Group, Dr. Kristen Allott and Natasha Duarte were joined by guest speakers: Ambrosia Eberhardt, Rising Strong Andrea St. Clair, A Positive Alternative Alida Schuyler, Crossroads Recovery Here is the recording of the webinar.
Recognizing and Addressing Addictions in the Time of COVID-19
May 18, 2020 13:57 - 28.6 MBIn the April 24th Connectors Group, Dr. Kristen Allott and Natasha Duarte were joined by guest speakers: Ambrosia Eberhardt, Rising Strong Andrea St. Clair, A Positive Alternative Alida Schuyler, Crossroads Recovery Here is the recording of the webinar.
Nutrition, Mental Health, and Coronavirus - Tenets to support the immune system & mental health
April 24, 2020 11:54 - 27.4 MBIn the March 27th Connectors Group, Dr. Kristen Allott gave a shortened version of her 3-hour training for PESI, which will be available for purchase soon. Here is the recording of the webinar. Here is a copy of the full slide deck, and the handouts used in the seminar. We are working to develop more material to help you and the people you connect be at their best, if you have questions or need tools please email us. Take care.
Nutrition, Mental Health, and Coronavirus - Tenets to support the immune system & mental health - Episode 14
April 24, 2020 11:54 - 27.4 MBIn the March 27th Connectors Group, Dr. Kristen Allott gave a shortened version of her 3-hour training for PESI, which will be available for purchase soon. Here is the recording of the webinar. Here is a copy of the full slide deck, and the handouts used in the seminar. We are working to develop more material to help you and the people you connect be at their best, if you have questions or need tools please email us. Take care.
Hope Centered and Trauma Informed: Remembering Hope in a Time of Fear
April 14, 2020 22:06 - 38.2 MBDr. Kristen Allott and Natasha Duarte interview Chan Hellman, PhD, co-author of the award-winning book “HOPE Rising: How the Science of Hope Can Change Your Life”. Chan introduces the language and science of Hope and shares his insights into how we can cultivate hope during these uncertain times. This is a recording of a live webinar.
Hope Centered and Trauma Informed: Remembering Hope in a Time of Fear - Episode 13
April 14, 2020 22:06 - 38.2 MBDr. Kristen Allott and Natasha Duarte interview Chan Hellman, PhD, co-author of the award-winning book “HOPE Rising: How the Science of Hope Can Change Your Life”. Chan introduces the language and science of Hope and shares his insights into how we can cultivate hope during these uncertain times. This is a recording of a live webinar.
Eating Well for Your Brain in Today's World - Episode 12
July 02, 2019 16:33 - 30 minutes - 26.4 MBIn this excerpt from a longer seminar, Dr. Allott reviews several tools that help people take the overwhelm out of deciding what and how to eat well for your brain in today's world.
Understanding Food Labels - Episode 11
May 14, 2019 15:47 - 53 minutes - 13.4 MBIn this podcast, Dr. Allott explains her methods for evaluating nutritional labels on the foods you consume, and which components are the most important in supporting mental health.
Experiment: 3 Days of Protein - Episode 10
April 22, 2019 15:49 - 9 minutes - 7.57 MBStudies show that our ability to concentrate, have self control, assess a situation, and creatively problem solve for good decision making is determined in large part by the physical resources our brain. This is an excerpt from a longer seminar in which Dr. Allott explains how small frequent meals that contain protein help the brain synthesize dopamine and serotonin, and stabilize blood glucose to help you feel better. It is also important to eat vegetables, fruits, and whole grains.
How What and When You Eat Affects Anxiety - Episode 9
April 02, 2019 11:55 - 17 minutes - 13.4 MBThis is an excerpt from a longer seminar in which Dr. Allott explains the physical causes of anxiety, fatigue, agitation, insomnia and sugar cravings. It explains the way your body reacts to the different fuels, or foods, you consume throughout the day. Instead of addressing food in terms of calories or fat content, we are going to examine dietary choices from the perspective of brain optimization. The goal is to give you an understanding of how your food-based fuel choices can help your body...
The Difference Between Hypoglycemia and Excess Adrenaline - Episode 8
March 19, 2019 11:45 - 9 minutes - 8.08 MBIn this excerpt from August's Connectors Group, Dr. Allott answers a question about the difference between hypoglycemia and excess adrenaline, how these conditions are related, and how to differentiate them.
What Impacts Anxiety - Episode 7
January 21, 2019 18:49 - 34 minutes - 30.6 MBWIA can be used with other interventions to track improvement of the symptoms of anxiety, such as the introduction of medications, mindfulness, exposure therapy, and observing anxiety levels in different environments or around different people. The WIA Handout can help you with the people you connect with understand their anxiety better, may they be clients, family members, teenagers and most importantly out selves. Introduction: 0-0:21 minutes Review of the Snapshot of Anxiety Assessment...
Snapshot of Anxiety Assessment - Episode 6
December 04, 2018 15:34 - 22 minutes - 23.7 MBIntroduction: 0-1.11 minutes Part 1: GAD-7: 1.11-3.19 minutes Part 2: Mind – Brain – Body Symptoms: 3.19-6.30 minutes Part 3: Global Symptoms: 6.30-13.00 minutes Part 4: Functional Hypoglycemia Score or the “It’s not in your head – it’s in your body” Score: 13.00-17.37 minutes Identify what’s most important to you about reducing anxiety: 17.37-22.28 minutes The Snapshot of Anxiety Assessment handout reviews how to distinguish anxiety from functional hypoglycemia.
Estrogen - Episode 5
November 16, 2018 22:25 - 52 minutes - 44.3 MBEstrogen over a lifespan, Estrogen vs. Progesterone and the Brain, and Estrogen and Serotonin-Melatonin interactions (0-17 minutes), Estrogen dominant conditions and how to balance estrogen (17--40 minutes), and Anxiety and the Vagus Nerve, the connection with urinary incontinence, 3 steps for urinary incontinence, and the differences between vaginal Estrogen and hormone replacement therapy (40-53 minutes). You can also watch video clips of this webinar on our Blog
The Importance of Eating Breakfast - Episode 4
October 22, 2018 17:43 - 6 minutes - 5.9 MBIn the April Connectors Group we discussed how to deal with some of the challenges that come up when connecting with friends, family and colleagues. In this excerpt from that discussion, Dr. Allott talks about the importance of eating breakfast and how to use motivational interviewing as a tool to help people establish new habits around eating.
How Full Are Your Buckets? Episode 3
October 01, 2018 19:57 - 30 minutes - 26.5 MBWhen all of our buckets are full or near full, we have less brain-space for other things. In this podast Dr. Allott introduces a helpful handout that will help put your commitments in perspective and help you to understand why sometimes the smallest of things may be forgotten or push you over an edge.
Colds & Flus: How to feel better quicker - Episode 2
September 10, 2018 14:48 - 26 minutes - 28.1 MBAccompanying this podcast is a 4-page handout that includes: 6 simple steps to feeling better quicker, 5 steps for prevention, A worksheet for a Plan to Get Better Faster, and Guidelines for when to see a Doctor and how to get the most out of that visit.
Dealing with Fatigue or Depression? - Episode 1
August 20, 2018 12:14 - 26 minutes - 29.4 MBIn my first podcast I discuss some of the physical causes for fatigue and review a list of labs that I recommend that can help differentiate between fatigue and depression. In the podcast I reference my blog post with the same title, which may also be of interest. I've created a sample letter that you can bring to your primary care physician, requesting the blood work discussed in the podcast, I hope this helps you start this discussion.