Positive Health Podcast
35 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsPositive Health Podcast is an interview series for health professionals and features leading clinicians, scientists and health advocates in integrative, functional and nutritional medicine. We share what various experts are pioneering in their respective fields, and empower you the latest science and clinical insights. The podcast is hosted by Benjamin Brown, ND.
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Dr Ciara Wright, PhD: Fertility, Female Health and Personalised Nutrition
August 24, 2020 10:58 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBCiara Wright, PhD is Director of the Glenville Clinic, Dublin, Ireland and specialises in male and female fertility and women’s hormonal balance. Ciara has a special interest in immune-related subfertility which can result in difficulty conceiving or recurrent miscarriage. She has a PhD in molecular biology from the Institute of Immunology at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, experience in diagnostic hospital laboratories and a qualification in Medical Laboratory Sciences, and is...
Ron Hunninghake, MD: Vitamin C Therapy, Energy Metabolism and the Future of Medicine
July 31, 2020 13:47 - 57 minutes - 22.4 MBRon Hunninghake is Chief Medical Officer at the Riordan Clinic, an internationally recognized pioneer of Intravenous Vitamin C (IVC) therapy, and co-author of three books and several research papers on integrative medicine. In addition to his full-time practice as a holistic medical doctor at the Riordan Clinic, Dr. Ron has made multiple trips to Japan, Spain, Ecuador, Columbia, New Zealand, Canada and South Korea to lecture on The Riordan IVC Protocol for Cancer and is actively involved in ...
William B. Grant, PhD: Vitamin D Supplementation and COVID-19; From Evidence to Action
June 23, 2020 06:57 - 1 hour - 35.6 MBWilliam B. Grant, Ph.D. is founder and president, Sunlight, Nutrition, and Health Research Center, San Francisco, California and a leading expert on vitamin with over 275 publications listed at pubmed.gov. His primary research interests are identifying and quantifying the risk-modifying factors for chronic and infectious diseases, with a particular interest in ultraviolet irradiance and vitamin D. In this interview we explore vitamin D research and clinical use with particular focus on the r...
Professor Julia Rucklidge, PhD: Revolutionising the Treatment of Mental Health with Nutrition
June 09, 2020 16:16 - 1 hour - 81.1 MBProfessor Julia Rucklidge PhD is director of the Mental Health and Nutrition Research Group at the University of Canterbury and a pioneer of research on mental health and nutrition. Her research has explored the impact of nutritional interventions in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in children and adults, anxiety and stress in adults and children following catastrophe, insomnia, premenstrual syndrome, depression, addictions, emotion dysregulation and more. In this interview she shar...
William Harris, PhD & Kristina Harris Jackson, PhD: Omega-3 Science from Assessment to Personalized Nutrition
January 16, 2020 16:28 - 56 minutes - 32.4 MBWilliam S. Harris, PhD, FAHA is an internationally recognized expert on omega-3 fatty acids with more than 300 publications relating to fatty acids in medical literature and author on two American Heart Association scientific statements on fatty acids. Kristina Harris Jackson, PhD, RD has contributed important publications to the omega-3 field specifically related to maternal health in addition to creating the Prenatal DHA test and the Mother’s Milk DHA test. Both are involved with OmegaQuan...
Dr Robert Verkerk, PhD: Reimagining Healthcare and a Blueprint for Sustainable Health
December 02, 2019 11:18 - 47 minutes - 45.8 MBIn this remarkable interview Dr Robert Verkerk shares a blueprint for a sustainable healthcare system that incorporates factors such as patient empowerment, nutrition, lifestyle medicine, societal change and environmental ecology. Dr Robert Verkerk BSc MSc DIC PhD FACN, is Founder, Executive & Scientific Director of the Alliance for Natural Health International (ANH-Intl) and has been instrumental in directing legal actions to protect the right to natural health and pioneering the developmen...
Brad Leech, Clinical Nutritionist, PhD Candidate: Translating Intestinal Permeability Science to Clinical Practice
November 05, 2019 12:53 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBBrad Leech is a Clinical Nutritionist, Ayurvedic Herbalist, lecturer, clinic supervisor and research supervisor at Endeavour College of Natural Health. Brad is currently undertaking his PhD at the Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University of Technology Sydney where his research involves developing a clinical practice guideline for the assessment and management of increased intestinal permeability. He is an international presenter and published author wr...
Dr. Samuel F. Yanuck: Functional Immunology; Unravelling Inflammatory and Autoimmune Dysfunction
October 22, 2019 16:00 - 59 minutes - 58 MBDr. Samuel Yanuk is an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and creator of Cogence Immunology, a widely acclaimed online functional immunology course for clinicians. Dr Yanuk is also in private practice focusing primarily on immunology and the application of natural methods in cases involving immunological dysfunction. In this remarkable conversation Dr Yanuk unravels the complex landscape...
Justine Bold, BA Hons, Dip BCNH: Non-celiac gluten sensitivity; from infertility to mental health.
August 01, 2019 16:23 - 1 hour - 36.8 MBJustine Bold is a researcher and clinician whose remarkable work has improved our understanding of food sensitivities, in particular non-coeliac gluten sensitivity, and how it may contribute to a diverse range of issues, from infertility to mental illness. Justine is Senior lecturer in Nutritional Therapy at the School of Allied Health and Community, University of Worcester, Program Director of Continuing Professional Development at the Centre for Medical Education, University of Cardiff, an...
Dr. Jonathan Prousky, ND, MSc, MA: Rethinking Mental Health; Nutrition and Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes
June 28, 2019 11:29 - 1 hour - 36.4 MBDr Jonathan Prousky has been instrumental in the advancement of nutrition and integrative medicine in mental health care for over two decades. He is author of over 70 research papers, 7 books (including Integrative Clinical Nutrition, and Anxiety; Orthomolecular Diagnosis and Treatment), and several book chapters. Dr Prousky is Professor at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Lead Supervisor of the Mental Health Focused Shift, previous Editor of the Journal of Orthomolecular Medi...
Professor Glenn Gibson, PhD: Prebiotics and Gut Microbiota-Targeted Strategies to Improve Health
May 01, 2019 08:37 - 49 minutes - 28.4 MBDr Glenn Gibson is one of the world’s leading experts on expert in gut health and prebiotics, having originally coined the term “prebiotic.” Dr Gibson was responsible for the initiation of the whole prebiotic concept for gut microbiota management through diet. He has published over 450 research papers and is currently researching acute and chronic gut disease, autism, obesity and probiotic/prebiotic functionality. The article which originally coined this term was published in 1995 and is cur...
Professor Bruce Ames, PhD: Prolonging Healthy Aging: Longevity Vitamins and Proteins
April 03, 2019 14:58 - 39 minutes - 45.4 MBDr Ames is a professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, and a senior scientist at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute. His research has been fundamental in developing our understanding of how suboptimal micronutrient intakes contribute to accelerated aging and chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, immune dysfunction, and cognitive decline. Recently he expanded his ‘triage theory’ to introduce two concepts ...
Professor Michael J. Gonzalez, PhD: Metabolic Correction; A Functional Biochemical Therapeutic Approach
March 27, 2019 16:26 - 44 minutes - 25.5 MBDr Gonzalez is Professor at the Nutrition Program, School of Public Health in the Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico and Adjunct faculty at the University of Western States. The author over 200 scientific publications, Dr Gonzalez has developed a model for therapeutic intervention based on pioneering experimental science, innovative theories of disease development, and clinical research. In this interview Dr Gonzalez shares how is work has evolved, explores areas of particula...
Dr. Felice Gersh, MD: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; New Perspectives, The Microbiome and Circadian Rhythm
December 30, 2018 12:17 - 50 minutes - 29 MBDr. Felice Gersh is Board Certified in OB/GYN, completed a Fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona School of Medicine, and is Director of the Integrative Medical Group of Irvine. As physician teacher Dr Gersh served as Assistant Clinical Professor of OB/GYN at Keck USC School of Medicine for 12 years. An internationally recognized pioneer in integrative women’s health, Dr Gersh covers the remarkable role of Circadian Rhythm in PCOS and its relevance to the microbiome,...
Ray Griffiths, MSc: Mitochondrial Medicine; An Opportunity for Personalised Nutrition
December 20, 2018 16:16 - 55 minutes - 32.1 MBRay Griffiths obtained his Masters in Personalised Nutrition from Middlesex University where his work focused on the role that mitochondria play in Parkinson’s disease. Ray is author of the reference text; Mitochondria in Health and Disease: Personalized Nutrition for Healthcare Practitioners. As a Registered Nutritionist and Lecturer, Ray has been researching and practicing nutrition for over 20 years and lecturing for over 10 years. In this revealing and insightful interview, we bring to l...
Dr. Alan R. Gaby, MD: Controversies in Nutritional Medicine; Folate and Vitamin D
December 04, 2018 17:20 - 41 minutes - 23.7 MBDr. Alan Gaby received his M.D. from the University of Maryland, was in private practice for 19 years, specializing in nutritional medicine, professor of nutrition at Bastyr University, and is author of several books and publications, including his remarkable and essential textbook Nutritional Medicine. In this interview we dive deep into the science and explore controversies surrounding the use, safety and efficacy of folate and vitamin D including the clinical relevance of blood testing an...
Gaétan Chevalier, PhD : Electric Nutrition, The Science and Benefits of Earthing
November 15, 2018 19:23 - 45 minutes - 26.1 MBDr. Chevalier is a core faculty member and former director of research at the California Institute for Human Science in Encinitas, California, and Director of the Earthing Institute. His background in physics led him to studying the effects of bioelectrical changes generated by Earthing or Grounding on human physiology. In this spectacular interview we explore the remarkable science of earthing, how it influences our physiology, and its important implications for our health. Further re...
Dr. Haines Ely, MD: Is Psoriasis a Bowel Disease?
July 30, 2018 21:04 - 36 minutes - 42.7 MBDr. Haines Ely, MD is a board-certified dermatologist, researcher, clinician and Clinical Professor UC Davis University of California Davis School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology. In this remarkable interview, Dr. Ely takes us on a journey that connects dots between nutrition, gastroenterology, microbiology, cardiology, hepatology, immunology and dermatology. His extensive experience and novel discoveries in these diverse fields help us understand what’s causing psoriasis and translat...
Dr. James M. Greenblatt, MD: Integrative Psychiatry, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Nutritional Lithium
May 21, 2018 16:49 - 31 minutes - 17.8 MBDr. James Greenblatt is a leading expert in eating and mood disorders and a pioneer of nutritional medicine for mental health. For the last three decades, Dr. Greenblatt has devoted his career to educating clinicians and patients in the role of integrative medicine and nutrition in the treatment mental illness. Dr. Greenblatt has published several books, including recently The Breakthrough Depression Solution 2nd eds. (2016) and Nutritional Lithium: The Cinderella Story (2016). He currently ...
Lucille Leader, Nutritional Therapist: Parkinson’s Disease, Nutritional Management, and Collaborative Care
April 06, 2018 15:22 - 1 hour - 36.5 MBLucille Leader is an expert on the personalized nutritional management of Parkinson’s disease and a pioneer of true integrative care for neurodegenerative illness. She is the Nutrition Director of the London Pain Relief and Nutritional Support Clinic at The Highgate Hospital, Special Section for Parkinson’s Disease, co-author and editor of several books, recipient of numerous awards, council member for the food and health forum at the Royal Society of Medicine, has published peer-reviewed re...
Angela Walker, MSc Nutritional Medicine: Systems Biology, Patient-Centered Care and Integrative Practice
March 08, 2018 13:49 - 48 minutes - 27.8 MBAngela Walker has specialized in the management of chronic fatigue working at the award-winning Optimum Health Clinic. Angela delivers workshops and coaching in sustainable high performance to leaders all over the world, has taught at BSc level, and trained other practitioners on the use of functional laboratory testing. More recently, her focus is on applying a systems biology and functional medicine-based approach to accessible, patient-centered care for healthy brain ageing. In this podca...
Angelique Panagos, Nutritional Therapist: Female Hormonal Balance, Food and Lifestyle
January 25, 2018 12:52 - 57 minutes - 32.7 MBAngelique Panagos is author of The Balance Plan: Six Steps to Optimize your Hormonal Health and specialises in nutritional and lifestyle based approaches to women’s health. We explore how diet can have a profound influence on hormonal balance and lead to the development of a wide range of symptoms and illnesses, such as emotional, reproductive, fertility and other issues. Also, we cover some of the big underlying topics that are at the root of hormonal imbalance, including dietary factors, b...
Eleanor G. Rogan, PhD: Estrogen Metabolism, Tumor Initiation and Cancer
November 23, 2017 11:01 - 42 minutes - 24.1 MBEleanor Rogan has been involved in ground breaking research that has helped uncover a preventable cause of cancer development related to unbalanced estrogen metabolism. Her early work on tumor initiation by catechol quinones of estrogens established a unified mechanism for the development of breast, prostate and other human cancers. This work has recently resulted in tests that will help with early detection, and chemoprevention with natural substances such as resveratrol, n-acetylcystiene a...
Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Integrative Cancer Care, The Tumor Microenvironment & Personalized Prevention
October 27, 2017 17:01 - 48 minutes - 27.9 MBDr. Nalini Chilkov is a leading authority and pioneer in the field of Integrative Cancer Care, cancer prevention, and immune enhancement and Founder of the American Institute of Integrative Oncology Research & Education. In this remarkable interview, we explore the “tumour microenvironment” and how environmental, lifestyle, nutritional and physiological factors influence cancer development from a practical and actionable perspective. We also explore her vision for integrative care, including...
Dr. Artemis P. Simopoulos: Traditional Diets, Omega 3 & 6 Fatty Acid Balance, and Nutrigenomics
October 03, 2017 21:01 - 55 minutes - 32 MBDr. Artemis P. Simopoulos is responsible for some of the most innovative and unique research on evolutionary aspects of diet and essential fatty acids, including historical changes in the omega-3/ omega-6 ratio and its influence on our physiology and disease risk. She has also been a pioneer in a wide variety of diverse but related topics, such as novel sources of omega 3, phytochemicals, and nutrigenomics. This remarkable interview explores her discoveries, debunks nutritional dogma, and pa...
Professor Richard G. Stevens: Electric Light at Night, Circadian Disruption and Human Health
September 13, 2017 15:08 - 40 minutes - 23.1 MBProfessor Richard G. Stevens pioneered the link between electric light at night, circadian disruption and breast cancer. Since this discovery his work has focused on the electric light pollution in modern environments and its influence on our sleep/wake cycle and physiology. Professor Stevens is questioning to what extent circadian disruption compromises human health and accounts for modern pandemics of chronic diseases such as breast and prostate cancers, obesity, diabetes and depression. ...
Angela Heap, Nutritional Therapist: Fertility, Hormones, Functional Medicine and Nutrition
August 22, 2017 11:31 - 50 minutes - 29 MBAngela specialises in fertility, hormones and pregnancy care viewing the dynamic interplay of genes, physiology and environment from a very personalized, humanistic perspective. In this podcast, we explore how approaching fertility and hormonal issues such as polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) with functional medicine, nutrition and lifestyle medicine can get to the root cause of health problems.
Bharat B. Aggarwal, PhD: Turmeric, Absorption, Multi-Targeted Effects and Healing Spice
June 20, 2017 18:43 - 44 minutes - 25.7 MBBharat B. Aggarwal, PhD is one of the early pioneers of research into turmeric and curcumin and has published over 500 peer-reviewed original research papers. He provides remarkable insights into the clinical use of turmeric including controversies around absorption, metabolism and biological effects. We also explore clinical insights based on traditional uses of healing spices as foods. Further reading: Kunnumakkara AB, et al. Curcumin, the golden nutraceutical: multitargeting for...
Professor Stig Bengmark: Gut Microbiotia, Chronic Inflammation, and Nutritional Strategies
May 26, 2017 09:51 - 46 minutes - 52.7 MBProfessor Stig Bengmark is a world leading surgeon whose early observations on the gut microbiota led him to ground breaking work on pre and probiotics. His research more recently focuses on the ability of traditional diets, periodic fasting, phytonutrients and other clinical nutrition-based interventions to reduce inflammation, prevent disease and improve health. Further reading: Bengmark S. Obesity, the deadly quartet and the contribution of the neglected daily organ rest - a new dimens...
Professor Helene McNulty: B Vitamins, Cardiovascular Health and Personalized Medicine
May 05, 2017 16:51 - 1 hour - 39.7 MBProfessor Helene McNulty is a world-leading scientist pioneering personalised nutrition, particularly related to folate, metabolically related B vitamins, nutrient-gene interactions and disease risk. She discusses her ground-breaking work on MTHFR 677TT genotype, riboflavin and blood pressure and the wider implications for clinical practice and public health. Further reading: McNulty H, et al. Riboflavin, MTHFR genotype and blood pressure: A personalized approach to prevention and treatmen...
Doctor Rupy Aujla: The Doctors Kitchen and Nutrition in Medical Practice and the Community
April 26, 2017 10:45 - 40 minutes - 23.3 MBDoctor Rupy Aujla from The Doctors Kitchen shares his personal journey into nutrition and lifestyle medicine and how he is using grass-roots initiatives to inspire patients, the community, and medical professionals to bring nutrition to the forefront of healthcare.
Deborah Colson, Nutritional Therapist: Nutritional Psychiatry, Mental Health and Integrative Care
April 07, 2017 10:28 - 52 minutes - 30.3 MBDeborah Colson, Nutritional Therapist and specialist in nutritional support for mental health and well-being explores the evolution of nutritional psychiatry, the clinical practice of nutrition for mental health, and the role of nutritional therapy in integrative healthcare today.
Deanna Minich, PhD: Phytonutrients, Personalized Nutrition and Mind-Body Vitality
March 22, 2017 16:48 - 46 minutes - 26.4 MBExplore the science and art of colour, phytonutrients and healing through the unique view of Dr Deanna Minich. The health enhancing power of phytonutrients can be harnessed through practical, individualised strategies that bridge divides between traditional healing, modern science and functional medicine.
Robyn Puglia, Clinical Nutritionist: Autoimmunity, Viral Infection and Functional Medicine
March 19, 2017 13:47 - 54 minutes - 31 MBViral infections may underlie otherwise "unexplained illness" and autoimmune diseases. Understanding the features of viral infection, functional testing and management approaches could provide a unique opportunity for personalized nutritional and lifestyle interventions.
Karen Ward, Nutritional Therapist: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, SIBO and Nutritional Therapy
March 17, 2017 13:47 - 56 minutes - 32.2 MBNutritional therapy and functional medicine provide an opportunity to help manage people with gastrointestinal disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease, in a way that is personalised and gets to the root cause of the problem.