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Episode 179- Q&A! How I'm Addressing Cortisol and BS Issues, Waist Circumference, Fasting During Luteal Phase, Reversing Type 2 DM

Optimal Metabolism - April 16, 2024 07:49 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
In this Q&A episode I am pleased to share some of the new fields of wellness I have invested in learning more about: circadian rhythm and quantum biology. I relate these areas to topics such as cortisol, waist circumference, when a female should fast in accordance with her menstrual cycle, and h...

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Being Thankful on Thanksgiving Has a Whole New meaning with Pamela Sherman

Pre to Post Transplant - April 15, 2024 18:18 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
In this episode, Pamela tells her story of receiving two heart transplants just 11 months apart. She shares what it was really like going through this process, thinking she knew what to expect, only to find out otherwise.  With special guest, Meatball! Find more episodes on the website at www....

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Rabbi Moskowitz, embracing the Queer community

Living With Cystic Fibrosis - April 15, 2024 13:07 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
He’s been arrested. He’s CIS gender with a wife and kids. Rabbi Mike Moskowitz is also an orthodox Jew’is and he is one of the biggest supporters of the queer community. Rabbi Moskowitz is the Scholar-in-Residence for Trans and Queer Jewish Studies at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, the world’s...

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A Luddite's Guide to Conquering Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Sickboy - April 10, 2024 04:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 463 ratings
In the analog corners of Utah, Libby Slem navigates the digital age with a Luddite's charm and a warrior's grit, facing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). This isn't your everyday pain; it's a journey through a rare nerve disease that transforms every facet of life, from motherhood's joys an...

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Episode 178- Fast With Food?! My Experiences with the Fasting Mimicking Program

Optimal Metabolism - April 09, 2024 09:05 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
I recently completed a 5-day fast with ProLon, the company that created the fasting mimicking approach. In this episode, I discuss my positive experience with this longevity program, which includes five days worth of pre-packaged foods to maximize the benefits of water-only fasting, all while st...

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CF in Brazil, and one outstanding advocate

Living With Cystic Fibrosis - April 08, 2024 04:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
We’re going to Brazil for this podcast. Brazil is famous for some soccer players; you remember Pele and others. It’s the largest country in South America, it has 4 times zones…60 percent of the amazon rainforest is in Brazil, their flag has 27 stars on it and they speak Portuguese there.  And t...

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From Chronic Fatigue to Chronic Optimism

Sickboy - April 03, 2024 04:10 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 463 ratings
Isobel's journey isn't just about battling Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS); it's a deep dive into resilience and self-discovery amidst the challenges of chronic illness. Facing skepticism and navigating a world not built for her, she shares the...

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Episode 177- Moving From Hormonal Chaos to Hormonal Balance Throughout Perimenopause and Menopause with Bria Gadd

Optimal Metabolism - April 02, 2024 07:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Bria Gadd is a functional diagnostic practitioner, holistic health coach, and certified personal trainer who specializes in perimenopause and menopause, specifically in relation to female hormones, weight loss, and finding clarity in hormonal imbalances. In this episode we discuss various stress...

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Gut pain and CF, Dr. Jorge Machicado

Living With Cystic Fibrosis - April 01, 2024 04:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
So many people with cystic fibrosis have gut pain. It is often times, debilitating. Dr. Matthew DiMagno and Dr. Jorge Machicado are working to find answers to the suffering of people with CF, and others without. Dr. Machicado is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology...

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Dump Truck Dysplasia: HPV In Your Butt

Sickboy - March 27, 2024 04:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 463 ratings
Forget everything you thought you knew about the birds and the bees because this episode dives deep into the world less spoken of, yet equally vital: anal health. Dr. Gary Bucher, a pioneer in HIV medicine and an advocate for HPV-related disease awareness, illuminates the shadowy misconceptions ...

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Episode 176- Why Leaky Gut Leads to Autoimmune Illness and What to do About It with Dr. Tom O'Bryan

Optimal Metabolism - March 26, 2024 08:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Dr. Tom O’Bryan is an internationally recognized speaker focused on food sensitivities, environmental toxins, and the development of autoimmune diseases. His 7-part docuseries decoding the steps for optimal wellbeing, The Inflammation Equation, releases April 4th. It covers various health aspect...

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Win Like A Girl - Maureen Electa Monte

Living With Cystic Fibrosis - March 25, 2024 04:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Maureen Electa Monte and I go ... way back! When she was an engineer, and doing photography, she photographed our first Portraits of cystic fibrosis black and white calendar in 2003. The wives of the Detroit Tigers, pretty much all of them pregnant, played in our first celebrity softball game. T...

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A New Year Means a New Heart with Jennifer Schilling

Pre to Post Transplant - March 22, 2024 03:28 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
In this episode, Jennifer Schilling shares her experience as a caregiver to her son Connor. From his childhood struggles with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome to a life-changing heart transplant on New Year's Day, their journey is one of resilience and hope. Download the app - My Med Schedule P...

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Herniated Discs & Healing Arts

Sickboy - March 20, 2024 04:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 463 ratings
Who knew that a backache could lead you on a journey through the depths of sorrow and the heights of artistic creation? Meet Rhonda, a spirited soul entangled in the web of chronic pain and depression due to a misdiagnosed herniated disc. But Rhonda's story isn't just one of suffering; it's a te...

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Episode 175- HOT TOPIC! Can You Reverse Insulin Resistance While Practicing Intuitive Eating?

Optimal Metabolism - March 19, 2024 07:40 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Intuitive eating. This is a hot and controversial topic in both the nutrition and health space! While it would be a blessing for everyone to be able to enjoy intuitive eating, it can be a contradictory practice when trying to reverse metabolic disease. Instead, balancing hormones and bringing in...

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Mindfullness and CF with Aliyah Novelli

Living With Cystic Fibrosis - March 18, 2024 04:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Aliyah Novelli was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as an infant.  Today, she's a licensed social worker practicing as a child and family therapist at The Center for Change and Growth in Ardmore, PA.   Aliyah is full of enthusiasm about her new program: mindfulness. The CF Foundation awarded her w...

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Mindfullness and CF with Aliyah Novellie

Living With Cystic Fibrosis - March 18, 2024 04:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
  Aliyah Novelli was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as an infant.  Today, she's paying it forward as a social worker at Jefferson Adult CF center in Philadelphia.  Aliyah is full of enthusiasm about her new program: mindfulness. The CF Foundation awarded her with a CF Impact grant to get it sta...

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The Art of Digital Healing: Common Language

Sickboy - March 13, 2024 04:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 463 ratings
In a world where health meets digital narrative, Dr. Mike Lang and Kristy Wolfe turn the mic to the unsung heroes of healthcare: storytelling. This episode dives deep into the heart of healthcare, illuminated by the guiding lights of digital storytelling. Dr. Lang, a filmmaker and health researc...

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Episode 174- Integrating Low-Carb, CGM's, and GLP-1's to Overcome Metabolic Disease with Dr. Paul Kolodzik

Optimal Metabolism - March 12, 2024 07:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Dr. Paul Kolodzik is a medical doctor specializing in metabolic health. As a founding member of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners, Dr. Kolodzik has a thorough background on the use of continuous glucose monitors, lifestyle changes to reversing metabolic disease, and who might be a g...

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CF Mom Vicky Maldonado talks Ultra Rare CF mutations

Living With Cystic Fibrosis - March 11, 2024 04:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Canadian, Vicky Maldonado is the mother of a young boy living with a rare genetic form of CF. Sebastian is 6 years old, and a twin. The road to diagnosis was challenging. Sebastian was diagnosed with two rare CF genes after repeated respiratory infections and two hospitalizations. “We were told ...

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Beyond Shelter: The Future of Housing and Health

Sickboy - March 06, 2024 05:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 463 ratings
They say home is where the heart is, but what if too many hearts are left without a home? In a riveting dialogue with Zach Churchill, Opposition leader and MLA for Yarmouth, the boys dive deep into the complex world of homelessness and the urgent cry for affordable housing. As the fabric of Nova...

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Episode 173- Helping Your PETS Overcome Obesity and Metabolic Disease with Daniel Schulof

Optimal Metabolism - March 05, 2024 08:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Daniel Schulof is the CEO of KetoNatural Pet Foods and author of “Dogs, Dog Food, and Dogma,” a book addressing the merciless killers of dogs throughout America. Daniel is an expert in companion animal nutritional science and specializes in all health issues relating to pets: obesity, cancer, d...

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All of Us - Science, Innovation and YOU.

Living With Cystic Fibrosis - March 04, 2024 05:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
A better future for health for: All of Us! Dr. Josh Denny is the All of Us Research program, CEO. A program that comes from the National Institute of Health.  The Bonnell Foundation is all about Science and Innovation! And he has a CF connect via his father! The goal of All of Us is to enroll ...

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Unwittingly Getting Swole: Hereditary Angioedema

Sickboy - February 28, 2024 09:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 463 ratings
Maybe it’s steroids? Maybe she’s born with it? Wait… no, she’s definitely born with it. It’s HAE. How fitting is it that Rare Disease Day falls on a fairly rare day, Feburary 29th! In this episode, the fellas sit down with Jordyn Campbell, who not only shares her eye-opening journey with heredit...

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Escaping the List with Natasha England, pt. 2

Pre to Post Transplant - February 28, 2024 05:32 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
In Part 2 of this episode, Natasha continues to share her journey with battling alcoholism and needing a liver transplant. She talks about the work she put into changing her lifestyle and how that led to being unlisted.    Visit the website to leave a comment or request to be on the show: ww...

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Episode 172- Q&A! Is Muscle Lost During Fasting? Should I be Hungry When Fasting? Should I Eat Low Glycemic or Low Carb?

Optimal Metabolism - February 27, 2024 07:31 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Long time no see, Q&A episode! I love having the opportunity to answer questions directly asked by my podcast listeners. In this episode we discuss what the body uses for energy during periods of fasting, not feeling hunger after starting a fasting protocol, and low glycemic foods vs. low carb f...

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CF Trust, U.K. with Belinda Cupid

Living With Cystic Fibrosis - February 26, 2024 05:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
(Please follow us wherever you get your podcasts, rate us and/or comment. Thank you) Part of the Bonnell mission, while doing these podcasts, is to raise awareness and shine the light on other Foundations who are also doing great things.  Today we’re going to tell you about the CF Trust in the ...

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Escaping the List with Natasha England, pt. 1

Pre to Post Transplant - February 22, 2024 13:59 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
In this episode, Natasha shares her journey with battling alcoholism and needing a liver transplant. She talks about the work she put into changing her lifestyle and how that led to being unlisted.    Visit the website to leave a comment or request to be on the show: www.PreToPostTX.com

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Help Us Find A Kidney For Ellie

Sickboy - February 21, 2024 05:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 463 ratings
In this heart-tugging episode, the fellas dive into a tale of resilience, love, and the complexities of kidney transplantation with one ultimate goal - finding a Kidney for our dear friend, Ellie. Ellie is a rockstar nurse battling kidney disease. She opens up about her journey through kidney fa...

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Episode 171- From Cycle Syncing to a Smooth Menopause Transition with Jess Suchan and Candace Burch [PART 2]

Optimal Metabolism - February 20, 2024 07:42 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratings
Part 2 of my two part conversation with Candace and Jess! Last week Jess shared insightful information about fertility and supporting the female's menstrual cycle. This week, Candace covered transitioning into menopause, decreasing the uncomfortable symptoms often associated with it, and hormone...