Podcasts about Betaine

That Naturopathic Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 72:43 Transcription Available

Was kannst du aus deinen DNA Daten über deinen individuell optimalen Lebensstil ableiten? In diesem Podcast spreche ich mit Nicolas Ting über DNA- (und Epigenetik-) Tests und deren Auswertung. Speziell werten wir gemeinsam meine Ergebnisse aus, um es für dich greifbar zu machen!LinksAlle Shownotes und BlogartikelGentest von Mudho bei AVEAEpigenetische Uhren: Biologisches vs. Chronologisches Alter - Einblicke mit Martin Berlet, CEO von EpiAge | #145Ist Altern heilbar? Die drei Zellkompetenzen verstehen und stärken mit Dr. Dr. med. Dominik Duscher | #150Jason Prall: Beyond Longevity | #150 Datenbank: GWAS CatalogDatenbank: GenAge Database of Ageing-Related GenesDatenbank: Global Biodate Coalition Nicolas arbeitet mit AVEA, die evidenzbasierte Nährstoffe in innovativer Kombination für optimale Zellfunktion mit dem Fokus auf Vitalität und Langlebigkeit. NMN, Resveratrol, Ubiquinol, Pterostilbene, Apigenin und Betaine mehr. Du kannst die Produkte mit mit dem Code thinkflowgrow15 ordern und 15 % sparen.>>> Kostenfreier 2-tägiger Workshop: Die Unlock Your Body Revolution 2.0 am 24./25. Februar *JETZT ANMELDEN* Sponsoreneverydays | Wohlfühlsupplements | thinkflowgrow10smaints | hochpotente Vitalilze TIM5 AVEA | optimale Zellfunktion | thinkflowgrow15 Lichtblock | Innovative Lichtlösungen | thinkflowgrow10Lykaia | Ziegenprotein | thinkflowgrow10AG1 | All-In-One Nährstoffdrink

168: SKIN DEEP -- The Gut-Skin Axis: A Connection That Should Not Be Ignored

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 26:58

In this podcast, Dr. Dave and Dr. Michelle explore the fascinating interplay between the gut and skin through the intricate gut-skin axis, highlighting the bidirectional communication that influences both our digestive health and skin condition. Delving into the role of the microbiome and emphasizing the importance of stomach acid in a case of eczema, we unravel the connections that underscore the profound impact our gut health can have on the appearance and vitality of our skin.

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The 4 Causes of Air Hunger / Difficulty Breathing (Dyspnea)

Dr. Bergâ€™s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2023 12:26

Today, we're going to talk about the best natural things to do for difficulty breathing, air hunger, or dyspnea. Traditionally, people may have heard of this symptom being caused by asthma, pneumonia, COPD, lung infection, anemia, or a heart condition. But what if you rule these conditions out and still have problems breathing? This is called pseudo-dyspnea. With pseudo-dyspnea, you may feel better with exercise and worse with rest. Top causes of pseudo-dyspnea (difficulty breathing) and natural remedies: 1. Silent reflux Natural solutions: • Chlorophyll • Wheatgrass juice powder • Betaine hydrochloride (if there isn't irritation to the gut or esophagus) • Apple cider vinegar diluted in water and consumed through a straw (if there isn't irritation to the gut or esophagus) 2. Alkalosis Natural solutions: • Betaine hydrochloride (if there isn't irritation to the gut or esophagus) • Apple cider vinegar diluted in water and consumed through a straw (if there isn't irritation to the gut or esophagus) • Healthy Keto® and intermittent fasting • TUDCA 3. Costochondritis Natural support: • Massaging and stretching the spine • Using a mobility stick 4. COVID Natural support: • Thiamine (vitamin B1) DATA: ▶️ • Shortness of Breath / Air Hunger / Si... https://www.hormonesmatter.com/recove...

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The Common Vitamin Deficiency in Numb Hands and Pins and Needles

Dr. Bergâ€™s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 9:50

Today I'm going to share one of the most ignored causes of numb hands and feet or a pins and needles sensation in the hands and feet. Myelin is the coating around the nervous system, and it allows nerve impulses to travel. Without enough myelin, you may experience paresthesia or abnormal sensations. One cause of numb hands and feet is diabetes. A thiamine deficiency may also be involved because it's needed to make myelin. Taking fat-soluble thiamine (benfotiamine) and changing your diet may help improve this situation. Another big cause of numbness in the hands is a vitamin B12 deficiency. Vitamin B12 deficiency is very common. The loss of myelin commonly occurs in the cervical spine (neck), and the degeneration can lead to various problems throughout the body. Other symptoms of a vitamin B12 deficiency: • An imbalance in your gait • Urinary retention or bladder problems • Problems in the feet • Shooting pain in the spine when moving your head down • Neck stiffness One of the biggest causes of a vitamin B12 deficiency is a loss of stomach acid, which can happen with age. Without enough stomach acid, you can't absorb vitamin B12. Betaine hydrochloride can help acidify the stomach and increase B12 absorption. Other causes of low vitamin B12: • A lack of vitamin B12 in the diet • Antacids • Metformin • A certain genetic weakness • Inflammation in the stomach or intestines • Gastric bypass surgery You may need to go beyond consuming foods rich in vitamin B12 and take it as a supplement. In my opinion, the best supplement would be methylcobalamin. If you have a genetic issue, you may need a supplement that contains methylcobalamin, methylfolate, and vitamin B6.

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The Top Signs of a Digestive Enzyme Deficiency

Dr. Bergâ€™s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 14:13

Today I want to cover the top signs you're deficient in digestive enzymes. There are five pieces to this puzzle, and we're going to break down each one. 1. The stomach Top symptoms of a deficiency in stomach enzymes: • Indigestion • Gas The best natural remedy: • Betaine hydrochloride 2. The pancreas Top symptoms of a deficiency in pancreatic enzymes: • Problems digesting fat • Bloating • Abdominal pain • Deficiencies in fat-soluble vitamins The best natural remedies: • TUDCA • A supplement containing pancreatic enzymes • Betaine hydrochloride • Ox bile 3. The gallbladder • Does not produce enzymes but contributes to enzymes and supports the absorption of fat-soluble nutrients Top symptoms of a deficiency in bile: • Bloating • Belching • Burping • Deficiencies in fat-soluble nutrients • Pain in the right shoulder or neck • Fullness under the right rib cage 4. The small intestine Top symptom of a deficiency in enzymes from the small intestine: • SIBO The best natural remedies: • Betaine hydrochloride • Ox bile • The carnivore diet • Intermittent fasting • Garlic 5. The large intestine • Does not produce enzymes, but the microbes in the large intestine do produce enzymes that support digestion Top symptoms of a deficiency in these microbes: • Diarrhea • Constipation • Fatty stool Natural remedies: • Leafy greens • Probiotics • Fermented foods

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The Best Time of the Day to Take Vitamins

Dr. Bergâ€™s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2023 13:08

Today we're going to talk about the best time of day to take vitamins. These results can vary from person to person, so overall, you'll have to test things out and see what works best for you and your schedule. You'll still notice plenty of benefits however you choose to take your vitamins. There are two types of vitamins: water-soluble vitamins and fat-soluble vitamins. Fat-soluble vitamins can be absorbed better if taken with fat or before a meal. But, if you're fasting, you can take vitamins whenever. Cod liver oil: Cod liver oil is a great source of fat-soluble vitamins, and you can consume cod liver oil anytime. However, it may be best not to take it right before bed. Vitamin E: Vitamin E should be taken in the form of tocotrienols and is great to take with meals. Phytonutrients: Many phytonutrients are fat soluble, and this is why it's great to have olive oil on your salad because it will help extract more phytonutrients. Take phytonutrient supplements and wheatgrass juice with a meal for better extraction. Betaine hydrochloride: Betaine hydrochloride should be taken right before a meal. Digestive enzymes: Digestive enzymes should be taken before a meal. Bile salts or products with bile: Bile salts can be better taken right after a meal. What to take on an empty stomach: • TUDCA • Activated charcoal • Bentonite clay • Individual amino acids • Trace minerals What to take before bed: • Calcium • Magnesium • Probiotics • Vitamin D3 • Vitamin B1 • Detox herbs • Apple cider vinegar What to take in the morning • Electrolyte powder • Vitamin B12 • Stimulatory herbs

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6 Reasons for Calcium Deposits (Spurs, Osteophytes, Stones, and Tartar)

Dr. Bergâ€™s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 9:52

Today, we're going to talk about what causes calcium deposits and the best remedies for calcium deposits. Top causes of calcium deposits and natural remedies: 1. Inflammation Natural solutions: • Keep the joints in motion • Vitamin D3 • Omega-3 fatty acids 2. Alkalosis Natural solutions: • Apple cider vinegar • Betaine hydrochloride • Healthy Keto® • Cal-Amo (Standard Process) 3. Hypercalcemia Natural solutions: • Avoid taking too many calcium supplements • Vitamin D3 4. Hyperparathyroidism Natural solutions: • Vitamin D3 5. Low phosphorus Natural solution: • Phosfood (Standard Process) 6. Biofilms 7. Low vitamin K2 Natural solutions (foods high in K2): • Hard cheeses • Soft cheeses • Butter • Eggs • Sauerkraut 8. Low magnesium Natural solutions: • Leafy greens • Electrolyte powder

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#1 Remedy for Heartburn / Acid Reflux / GERD without Medications

Dr. Bergâ€™s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 12:42

Today I'm going to cover the #1 remedy for heartburn, GERD, and acid reflux. We're told that the cause of acid reflux, heartburn, and GERD is too much acid. But, I've found that rather than the overproduction of acid, these issues are typically caused by an underproduction of acid. Two main conditions cause low stomach acid: hypochlorhydria and achlorhydria. Symptoms of both these conditions include acid reflux, heartburn, and GERD. Hydrochloric acid is there to help you break down food, absorb minerals and vitamins, and protect against pathogens. A deficiency in hydrochloric acid can lead to a myriad of health concerns. One of the side effects of antacids or other acid-suppressing medications is a loss of stomach acid. This can temporarily cause someone to feel better but can lead to other health issues. Top causes of low stomach acid: • Hypothyroidism • Poor diet • A suppressed immune system • Antacids • Low-salt diets • Potassium deficiency • Zinc deficiency • Iodine deficiency • Eating too frequently Betaine hydrochloride is the best natural remedy for heartburn, GERD, and acid reflux. However, you shouldn't take it if you have an ulcer, and don't take betaine hydrochloride on an empty stomach. Consuming the Healthy Keto diet® and doing intermittent fasting may also be beneficial. DATA: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NB...

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How to Flatten Your Belly (FOR GOOD)

Dr. Bergâ€™s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2023 9:54

Let's talk about how to flatten your belly fast. Crunches are not the secret to six-pack abs. To get flat abs and avoid poor posture or back pain at the same time, you need to balance exercises like crunches with other types of exercise, like back exercises. Two of the best types of exercises for belly fat are long walks or hikes and high-intensity interval training (HIIT). While exercise is important, diet is more critical when it comes to losing belly fat. The best fat-burning diet is the Healthy Keto® diet. This is a combination of high-quality protein, low-starch vegetables, and other nutrient-dense, low-carb foods. Intermittent fasting is also beneficial to help you lose weight and get healthy. You may want to add more fat to your diet initially to help you fast for longer periods. But, once you become adapted and start losing fat, you may want to cut back the fat you consume. You can take certain remedies for fat-burning, but realize these won't work unless you also change your diet. A few of the best fat-burning supplements include: • Garcinia Cambogia • Raspberry ketones • Green tea extract • Caffeine • Chili pepper extract In some cases, you might mistake bloating for belly fat. Intermittent fasting can help decrease bloating. Bloating could mean you also need more acid in your stomach. Betaine hydrochloride is the best remedy for bloating caused by a lack of stomach acid. A lack of bile can also create bloating. In this case, you could try taking bile salts. Top foods that cause bloating include: • Fruit • Yogurt • Beans • Grains • Almond flour • Sugar alcohols • Tapioca fiber • Soluble corn fiber • Plant-based green shakes or protein shakes If you have IBS or an inflammatory condition in your gut, you may want to try the carnivore diet for a little while to see if that helps reduce bloating. To flatten your stomach fast, you also need to lower your stress. Walking, physical work, and getting plenty of sleep are great ways to reduce stress. If you're going into menopause, it's also essential to support your adrenal glands to help avoid stubborn belly fat down the road.

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The Single BEST Food for Healing and Repair is...

Dr. Bergâ€™s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2023 10:21

Today, I want to cover the best food to support healing and repair: red meat. Not only does red meat have the most protein, but it also has some other amazing benefits. Other types of protein, like eggs and salmon, are beneficial—but red meat is the best to support healing. Of all the things needed for the repair or healing process, amino acids are among the most important. Red meat is more bioavailable and is a more concentrated source of amino acids than other types of protein. It also contains more iron, magnesium, zinc, B vitamins, vitamin K, and omega-3 fatty acids than eggs. This doesn't include processed meat from factory farms. It's crucial to get high-quality grass-fed, grass-finished red meat. Red meat also contains four important additional nutrients for healing, repair, and recovery: 1. Carnitine 2. Creatine 3. Carnosine 4. Coenzyme Q10 People who have difficulty digesting red meat typically have low stomach acid. Even if you don't like the taste of red meat, it may be because you have low stomach acid. Betaine hydrochloride may be beneficial to help strengthen your stomach acid. You can try taking three to five betaine hydrochloride supplements before a meal for about one month. However, if you tend to have excess iron, red meat may not be for you. Instead, you could try consuming more poultry or eggs.

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Schwangerschaft Q&A: Training, Geburt & erste Monate mit Lisbeth und Tim [2/2] | #157

Play Episode Play 18 sec Highlight Listen Later Aug 17, 2023 100:45

>> Kostenfreier Workshop 4. & 5. November: Klicke jetzt hier, um Dich 100 % kostenfrei zur 2-tägigen Unlock Your Body Revolution anzumelden >>Schwangerschaft scheint heutzutage ein verwirrender Dschungel voller kontroverser Informationen und Empfehlungen zu sein. In dieser tiefgreifenden Podcast-Episode teilen wir, Tim und Lisbeth, unsere persönlichen Erfahrungen und Entscheidungen rund um die Zeit vor, während und nach der Schwangerschaft. Wir diskutieren die Bedeutung einer ausgewogenen Ernährung, die Rolle von Supplementen und die Herausforderungen, denen wir im Gesundheitssystem begegnet sind. Mit einer Mischung aus wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen und persönlichen Anekdoten bieten wir wertvolle Einblicke. Ihr habt uns zahlreiche Fragen zu Themen wie Ernährung, Training, Bewegung, Supplements, Detox, Biohacking, Kinderwunsch und Geburt gestellt. Ab und zu meldet sich im Podcast auch unsere Tochter mit ihrem „Gebrabbel“.Ausführlicher Blogpost www.thinkflowgrow.com/schwangerschaftHinterlasse uns eine Bewertung bei Apple und Spotify.Hast du weitere Fragen? Schreibt uns tim@thinkflowgrow.com Sponsoreneverydays | Bei everydays findest du Essenzielle Aminosäuren, Probiotika, Verdauungsenzyme und weitere wertvolle Helfer im Alltag, die mich täglich unterstützen. Die essenziellen Aminosäuren SMART PROTEIN sind leicht verdaulich und ideal bei Unverträglichkeiten, Autoimmunerkrankungen und Reizdarmsymptomen. Auf www.everdays.de sparst du mit dem Code thinkflowgrow10 auf alle Produkte.AVEA | Evidenzbasierte Nährstoffe in innovativer Kombination für optimale Zellfunktion mit dem Fokus auf Vitalität und Langlebigkeit. NMN, Resveratrol, Ubiquinol, Pterostilbene, Apigenin und Betaine mehr. Benutze den Code thinkflowgrow15 und spare 15 %.>>> Kostenfreier 2-tägiger Workshop: Die Unlock Your Body Revolution 2.0 am 24./25. Februar *JETZT ANMELDEN* Sponsoreneverydays | Wohlfühlsupplements | thinkflowgrow10smaints | hochpotente Vitalilze TIM5 AVEA | optimale Zellfunktion | thinkflowgrow15 Lichtblock | Innovative Lichtlösungen | thinkflowgrow10Lykaia | Ziegenprotein | thinkflowgrow10AG1 | All-In-One Nährstoffdrink

Jill Miller: Body by Breath und mit Rollen zurück zum Körpergefühl #153

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 50:29 Transcription Available

Jills Initialzündung für ihre Arbeit vor über 30 Jahren war, dass sie ihr Körpergefühl verloren hatte. Durch sanften Druck in den Körper über Rollen und Bälle spürte sie, wie diese Stimulation die Informationen aus dem Körper zum Gehirn verbesserte und wie sie Stück für Stück wieder zur Expertin für ihren Körper wurde.Im Podcast erklärt uns Jill die fünf P's einer parasympathischen Praxis: Perspective, Place, Position, Pace of Breath und Palpation, mit denen du dir deine eigene Entspannungsroutine zusammenbauen kannst. Außerdem erklärt Jill, wie Foamrolling wirklich wirkt, warum die Bauchatmung nur die halbe Wahrheit ist, wie deine Gesichtsmuskeln atmen können, was die Atemzonen eins, zwei und drei sind und vieles mehr.Folgenwebsite: https://thinkflowgrow.com/jillmillerNewsletter abonnieren https://thinkflowgrow.mykajabi.com/newsletter Unlock Your Body Programm 25+ vollständige Bewegungsroutinen, 50+ leicht verständliche Videolektionen, über 13 Stunden hochwertiges Material und geführte Meditationen, alles zugänglich via App und Browser.Option 1: ALLES JETZT FREISCHALTEN 297 € statt 497 €Option 2: 8-WÖCHIGE ONLINE-JOURNEY START AM 31. JULI 247 € statt 447 €Ich bin Jill sehr dankbar für ihre Arbeit und du solltest es auch sein. Jill ist eine dieser Menschen, die einen großen Fußabdruck in der Gesundheits- und Fitnesswelt hinterlassen haben. Du kennst viele Ideen von ihr indirekt, nur weißt du vermutlich nicht, dass diese von ihr sind. So etwas wie ein Hidden Champion.Was sind die 5 P's für eine parasympathische Praxis?Was bewirkt Foamrolling wirklich?Was ist die Atemzone 1, 2 und 3?Wie kannst du konkret dein Körpergefühl verbessern?Wie formt der Atem deinen Körper?Warum sind die Rippen so wichtig für die Atmung?Wie kann die falsche Atmung die Gesichtsmuskeln verspannen?Teile den Podcast @thinkflowgrow und meinem Gast Sponsoren dieser EpisodeAVEA Evidenzbasierte Nahrungsergänzungsmittel für optimale Zellfunktion mit dem Fokus auf Vitalität und Langlebigkeit. NMN, Resveratrol, Ubiquinol, Pterostilbene, Apigenin und Betaine mehr. Code thinkflowgrow15 für 15 % auf AVEA >>> Kostenfreier 2-tägiger Workshop: Die Unlock Your Body Revolution 2.0 am 24./25. Februar *JETZT ANMELDEN* Sponsoreneverydays | Wohlfühlsupplements | thinkflowgrow10smaints | hochpotente Vitalilze TIM5 AVEA | optimale Zellfunktion | thinkflowgrow15 Lichtblock | Innovative Lichtlösungen | thinkflowgrow10Lykaia | Ziegenprotein | thinkflowgrow10AG1 | All-In-One Nährstoffdrink

Unlock Your Body: Durch Bewegungskompetenz zu Körperintelligenz und Gesundheit [Teil 2/2] #152

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 51:53

Wie kann einer intelligenten, bewegungsbasierte Praxis die Selbstheilungsprozesse in allen Systemen deines Körpers fördern? Wie kannst du Bewegungskompetenz und Körperintelligenz wiedererlangen? Und warum ist das keine neue Methode, sondern grundlegende Körperlogik?In diesem zweiteiligen Podcast beantworte ich dir aus einer holistischen Perspektive zwei Fragen: Warum ist Bewegungskompetenz der Schlüssel zu allen Aspekten deiner physischen, mentalen und emotionalen Gesundheit? Und anschließend: Wie konkret sieht eine integrative Bewegungspraxis aus?Unlock Your Body Programm 25+ vollständige Bewegungsroutinen, 50+ leicht verständliche Videolektionen, über 13 Stunden hochwertiges Material und geführte Meditationen, alles zugänglich via App und Browser.Option 1: ALLES JETZT FREISCHALTEN 297 € statt 497 €Option 2: 8-WÖCHIGE ONLINE-JOURNEY START AM 31. JULI 247 € statt 447 €Hast du einen Körper? Dann solltest du das verstehen. Bist du Trainer, Therapeut, Arzt oder Coach? Ich bette deine Tools und Taktiken in einen integrativen Kontext ein. Sponsoren dieser EpisodeAVEA Evidenzbasierte Nahrungsergänzungsmittel für optimale Zellfunktion mit dem Fokus auf Vitalität und Langlebigkeit. NMN, Resveratrol, Ubiquinol, Pterostilbene, Apigenin und Betaine mehr. Code thinkflowgrow15 für 15 % auf AVEA Smaints Mushrooms: hochwertigste Vitalpilzextrakte für Focus, Immunsystem, Gedächtnis, Darmgesundheit und mehr. Die Azteken nannten Vitalpilze aufgrund ihrer gesundheitlichen Anwendungsmöglichkeiten “Small Saints”, also “Kleine Heilige”. Mit dem Code TIM5 sparst du 5 % auf der Seite www.smaints.de/tim Obacht, der Podcast könnte deinen Verstand sprengen. Das ist super, denn der steht deinem Körper eh oftmals im Weg. Das Unlock your Body Konzept ist eine Synthese aus Biomechanik, Neurologie, Bioenergetik, Psychosomatik und Philosophie. Es ist ein ganzheitlicher Ansatz, der dir hilft, die Bedienungsanleitung für die fortschrittlichste Technologie der Welt wiederzufinden: deinen Körper.Wenn ich von Mobility oder Bewegung spreche, dann handelt es nicht nur von Mobilität, Körper und Bewegung, wie du es traditionell verstehst. Mobilität ist die Fähigkeit, die Welt um dich her>>> Kostenfreier 2-tägiger Workshop: Die Unlock Your Body Revolution 2.0 am 24./25. Februar *JETZT ANMELDEN* Sponsoreneverydays | Wohlfühlsupplements | thinkflowgrow10smaints | hochpotente Vitalilze TIM5 AVEA | optimale Zellfunktion | thinkflowgrow15 Lichtblock | Innovative Lichtlösungen | thinkflowgrow10Lykaia | Ziegenprotein | thinkflowgrow10AG1 | All-In-One Nährstoffdrink

Episode 35 Interview with Mike Ormsbee PhD FISSN FACSM

Sports Science Dudes

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 51:46

Timeline00:00 About Dr. Mike Ormsbee – Did you know he played collegiate hockey?5:34 – What prompted Mike to start examining the role of pre-sleep feeding – a cool story8:43 – Muscle protein synthesis (acute data) vs. the important metrics such as body composition and performance11:12 – Whey, casein, vs. plant-based proteins – does it matter what you consume pre-sleep?14:20 – Two participants got rhabdo from 150 reps (eccentric reps with each leg)! 23:10 – Does not matter what you consume before you go to bed. The AUC is the same with whey vs. casein24:00 - Are there any negative implications with sleep vis a vis pre-sleep feeding? Will more protein enhance sleep?28:00 – Pre-sleep feeding of super starch! Does it help performance?32:50 – Dietitians thought Mike was lying about super starches …lol34:40 – Type of carbs pre-race? Does it matter? Depends on the length of the race37:02 - Collagen protein – does it help pain? Or does it help as a protein source? Doing a 9 month study took 4 years! 10 grams better than 20 grams? Hmm…47:38 – Betaine – will this help those exercising in the heat? Very interesting. Dose? 50 mg per kg. Our guest:Mike Ormsbee PhD FACSM FISSN CSCSProfessor and Director of the FSU Institute of Sports Sciences & Medicine.Postdoctoral Training/Visiting Professor, Skidmore College (2008-2010)Ph.D. in Bioenergetics (interdisciplinary program in Exercise Science, Physiology & Nutrient Biochemistry) from East Carolina University. (2008)M.S. in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (Exercise Physiology and Sports Nutrition Emphasis) from South Dakota State University (2005)B.S. in Exercise Science and Business from Skidmore College. (2002) Research InterestsNighttime pre-sleep feeding strategies to optimize metabolism, recovery from exercise, body composition, performance, and health.Exercise training and nutritional interventions to prevent obesity-related diseases, achieve optimal body composition, and maximize human performance in both healthy (athletes) and diseased populations.Sports nutrition and dietary supplementsFun Facts about Dr. OrmsbeeFormer NCAA Collegiate Ice Hockey PlayerTwo-time 70.3 Ironman Finisher Check out The Great Courses series and textbook by Dr. Ormsbeehttps://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/changing-body-composition-through-diet-and-exercisehttps://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/exercise-physiology-for-health-fitness-and-performance-denise-smith/1126072392About the ShowWe cover all things related to sports science, nutrition, and performance. The Sports Science Dudes represent the opinions of the hosts and guests and are not the official opinions of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN), the Society for Sports Neuroscience, or Nova Southeastern University. The advice provided on this show should not be construed as medical advice and is purely an educational forum. Hosted by Jose Antonio PhDDr. Antonio is the co-founder and CEO of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, as well as the co-founder of the Society for Sports Neuroscience, www.issn.net. Dr. Antonio has over 120 peer-reviewed publications, 16 books, and is Professor at Nova Southeastern University, Davie Florida in the Department of Health, and Human Performance. Twitter: @JoseAntonioPhDInstagram: the_issn and supphd Co-host Anthony Ricci EdDDr Ricci is an expert on Fight Sports and is currently an Assistant Professor at Nova Southeastern University in Davie Florida in the Department of Health and Human Performance. Instagram: sportpsy_sci_doc and fightshape_ricci

#150 Jason Prall: Beyond Longevity

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 94:53 Transcription Available

What truly drives the aging process? What are the subtle and hard common factors among all the world's oldest people? Why are breathing and the jaw of fundamental importance? What fundamental mistakes are some longevity seekers making?In this episode, I dive deep with Jason Prall beyond longevity. Jason is equally captivated by the latest in peptides and stem cells, as well as shamanic work, Ayurveda, and psychedelics. Discover a holistic perspective on longevity and aging - or better yet, maturing - in this podcast. Full Shownotes and TranscriptLAUNCH SPECIAL: Unlock Your Body Course8-Week Unlock your Body Journey startet am 31. JuliHolistic Mobility Workshop am 15. Juli in MünchenTeile den Podcast auf Instagram und hinterlasse uns eine Bewertung auf Apple und Spotify. Danke! Starte hier: Newsletter abonnieren Jason Prall, once a mechanical engineer, is now a successful entrepreneur, filmmaker, and an advocate of Health Optimization. His journey began with two decades of personal health struggles which eventually led him on a path of profound discovery and understanding of his own health complications. In 2016, Jason's focus shifted from integrative disease treatment to lifestyle medicine and optimizing health. His unique insights were distilled into a popular documentary series named "The Human Longevity Project". This series delves into the roots of chronic diseases in our contemporary world. Recently, he also published his bestselling book, "Beyond Longevity: A Proven Plan for Healing Faster, Feeling Better, and Thriving at Any Age". Sponsoren dieser EpisodeAVEA: Evidenzbasierte Nahrungsergänzungsmittel für optimale Zellfunktion mit dem Fokus auf Vitalität und Langlebigkeit. NMN, Resveratrol, Ubiquinol, Pterostilbene, Apigenin und Betaine mehr. Code thinkflowgrow15 für 15 % auf AVEA Bei everydays findest du Essenzielle Aminosäuren, Probiotika, Verdauungsenzyme und weitere wertvolle Helfer im Alltag, die mich täglich unterstützen. Die essenziellen Aminosäuren SMART PROTEIN sind leicht verdaulich und ideal b>>> Kostenfreier 2-tägiger Workshop: Die Unlock Your Body Revolution 2.0 am 24./25. Februar *JETZT ANMELDEN* Sponsoreneverydays | Wohlfühlsupplements | thinkflowgrow10smaints | hochpotente Vitalilze TIM5 AVEA | optimale Zellfunktion | thinkflowgrow15 Lichtblock | Innovative Lichtlösungen | thinkflowgrow10Lykaia | Ziegenprotein | thinkflowgrow10AG1 | All-In-One Nährstoffdrink

#144 Effektives Mikronährstoffmanagement und die Herausforderungen im Gesundheitssystem mit Dr. Elmar Wienecke

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Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 59:59

Entdecke die Bedeutung von Mikronährstoffen und ihren Einfluss auf unseren Körper unter Berücksichtigung von Lebensumständen, Stressoren, Sport, Befindlichkeiten und Erkrankungen! In dieser Folge des "Think Flow Grow Casts mit Tim Böttner" spricht der renommierte Mikronährstoffexperte Dr. Elmar Wienecke über effektives Mikronährstoffmanagement und die Herausforderungen im Gesundheitssystem. Erfahre, ob eine Supplementation notwendig ist und warum herkömmliche Testmethoden oft unzureichende Informationen liefern. Dr. Wienecke erklärt, warum eine ganzheitliche Betrachtung des Mikronährstoffbedarfs wichtig ist und teilt seine Erfahrungen mit dem umfassenden Test bei Energy for Health, der individuelle Empfehlungen auf Basis eines Cortisol-Tagesprofils, Blutwerten, einer Stuhlprobe, der Morgenroutine und einem Symptomfragebogen bietet. Du wirst beeindruckt sein von den präzisen und ausführlichen Ergebnissen. Starte hier| Newsletter abonnierenTeile den Podcast @thinkflowgrow und meinem GastPodcast auf Apple und SpotifyAlle Angebote | Kostenlose Guides, Kurse und Mehr. SponsorenAVEA Evidenzbasierte Nahrungsergänzungsmittel für optimale Zellfunktion mit dem Fokus auf Vitalität und Langlebigkeit. NMN, Resveratrol, Ubiquinol, Pterostilbene, Apigenin und Betaine mehr. Code thinkflowgrow15 für 15 %)Smaints Mushrooms hochpotente Vitalpilzextrakte (Code TIM5 für 5 %)Alle Partner findest du hier In dieser EpisodeWelche Rolle spielen Lebensumstände, Stressoren, Sport, Befindlichkeiten und Erkrankungen beim Mikronährstoffbedarf?Welche Parameter werden einbezogen, um individuelle Empfehlungen abzuleiten?Warum sind Neuerungen im Bereich der Mikronährstoffbestimmung und -bewertung so schwierig im Gesundheitssystem umzusetzen? Links zur EpisodeEnergy for HealthDiesen Test habe ich gemachtOnline-Symposium am Mittwoch, 31. Mai 2023, 18:00 – 20:00 Uhr AngeboteHolistic Mobilit>>> Kostenfreier 2-tägiger Workshop: Die Unlock Your Body Revolution 2.0 am 24./25. Februar *JETZT ANMELDEN* Sponsoreneverydays | Wohlfühlsupplements | thinkflowgrow10smaints | hochpotente Vitalilze TIM5 AVEA | optimale Zellfunktion | thinkflowgrow15 Lichtblock | Innovative Lichtlösungen | thinkflowgrow10Lykaia | Ziegenprotein | thinkflowgrow10AG1 | All-In-One Nährstoffdrink

1087. Q&A with Dr. Martin

The Doctor Is In Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 39:28

Dr. Martin answers questions sent in by our listeners. Some of today's topics include: Cheese blocking bile duct Effect of low progesterone on gallbladder Vitamin E D-alpha tocopherol Pulmonary fibrosis Hidradenitis suppurativa Lipoprotein (a) blood test Betaine hydrochloride Iodine supplements Ginkgo biloba SIBO (small intestine fungal overgrowth)

Betaine, Inter-Set Stretch, Bench Press Strength | Derrick Van Every | Ep. 2 of Damirov Podcast

Damirov podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 90:34

Derrick W Van Every – PhD Student at City University of New York, MSc graduate at Brad Schoenfeld lab, researcher in exercise physiology and nutrition, powerlifter and a coach. Derrick has conducted numerous of research, including the once we talked about: – Betaine Supplementation – Loaded inter-set stretch – Determinants of Barbell Bench Press Strength To contact Derrick, here's his email derrick@calgarybarbell.com and Instagram Check out my upcoming algorithm-based nutrition service Foody U at foodyu.app

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Dr. Kyle Gillett: Tools for Hormone Optimization in Males | Episode 102

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 144:17

Huberman Lab Podcast Notes Key Takeaways The timing and length of puberty have long-term effects on height, stature, and body composition; early and short puberty can lead to a shorter heightIf money isn't an issue, get blood work for hormones and lipids done around age 18 – measure testosterone sex hormone binding globulin or free testosteronePorn and masturbation can limit libido in the real world, even once per day is detrimental to hormones (not to mention the dopamine system)Topical DHT receptor antagonists may be a better choice for men who want to maintain or grow their hair with fewer side effects You can also try topical caffeine, topical spironolactone (if prescribed), or topical finasterideLifestyle changes to improve fertility in males: no tight-fitting clothing, cold shower or cold plunge, no sauna use You may want to avoid drinking from cans or plastics with BPA – there is evidence it negatively impacts sperm count and fertility What to avoid for hormone optimization: smoking cannabis or tobacco, alcohol in excess of 3-4 drinks every two weeks, too much-seated cyclingThere are tons of ways to improve testosterone through lifestyle! Try exercise, a well-rounded diet (not a carnivore, not vegan – especially in teens), adequate sleep, ample vitamin D, avoiding porn, managing stressRead the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgMy guest is Kyle Gillett, MD, a dual board-certified physician in family medicine and obesity medicine and an expert in optimizing hormone levels to improve overall health. We discuss how to optimize male hormones using a range of nutritional and behavioral tools, exercise, and supplementation (including discussions on tongkat ali, fadogia agrestis, creatine, peptides and more). We explain how puberty and aging affect hormone levels, how to use bloodwork to monitor hormone levels, how hormone health impacts fertility, libido, hair loss, and prostate health, and describe behaviors that negatively impact testosterone levels. We also discuss how to approach prescription hormone therapies, including which biomarkers to monitor when using these approaches and how to optimize synergistic hormones (e.g., growth hormone and thyroid hormone) to support complete hormone health safely and rationally. Dr. Gillett offers numerous actionable tools that can be tailored to specific goals and age ranges to attain and maintain optimal levels of male hormones for overall health, well-being and longevity. Thank you to our sponsors AG1 (Athletic Greens): https://athleticgreens.com/huberman Thesis: https://takethesis.com/huberman ROKA: https://www.roka.com/huberman Helix Sleep: https://helixsleep.com/huberman InsideTracker: https://www.insidetracker.com/huberman Supplements from Momentous https://www.livemomentous.com/huberman For the full show notes, visit hubermanlab.com Timestamps (00:00:00) Dr. Kyle Gillett & Male Hormone Optimization (00:03:40) Thesis, ROKA, Helix Sleep, Momentous (00:07:43) Puberty: Height, Resistance Training, Childhood Obesity (00:15:14) “First” vs. “Second” Puberty (00:17:17) Hormone Optimization & Blood Work (00:22:14) Diet, Exercise, Sleep & Hormones (00:28:23) Hormones, Stress, Social Connection & Purpose (00:32:19) Hormones, Supplementation & Medication (00:34:08) Determining Individual Hormone Levels, ADAM Questionnaire (00:40:35) Libido, Masturbation, Pornography & the Dopamine “Wave Pool” (00:48:32) AG1 (Athletic Greens) (00:49:46) Sustainable Exercise Regimen for Hormone Health (00:58:12) Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) (01:01:02) Supplementation: Creatine & Hair Loss, Betaine, L-Carnitine & Allicin (Garlic) (01:11:45) Vitamin D, Boron; SHBG & Free Testosterone (01:15:34) InsideTracker (01:16:39) Tongkat Ali (Eurycoma longifolia; Longjack) & Steroid Pathways (01:22:09) Fadogia Agrestis & Testosterone (01:26:32) Optimize Growth Hormone & IGF-1: Diet, Fasting, Supplements & Exercise (01:31:52) Optimize Thyroid Hormone: Iodine & Goitrogens (01:33:56) Peptides: Growth Hormone, Tesamorelin, Ibutamoren & Gut Microbiome (01:42:06) Testosterone Therapy (01:47:03) Prescriptions & Hormones: Human Choriogonadotropin (HCG), Clomiphene (01:52:56) Testosterone Therapy + HCG, Fertility & Temperature (01:55:30) Hormone Health Q&A: Marijuana, Nicotine, Cycling, Pelvic Floor, Alcohol, Fat (02:06:08) Prostate Health & Tadalafil, Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) (02:09:56) Hair Loss & DHT; Turmeric & Curcuminoids (02:18:13) BPAs, Phthalates & Hormone Health (02:21:55) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Social Media, Momentous, Neural Network Newsletter Disclaimer Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac

Dr. Kyle Gillett: Tools for Hormone Optimization in Males | Episode 102

Podcast Notes Playlist: Nutrition

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 144:17

Huberman Lab Podcast Notes Key Takeaways The timing and length of puberty have long-term effects on height, stature, and body composition; early and short puberty can lead to a shorter heightIf money isn't an issue, get blood work for hormones and lipids done around age 18 – measure testosterone sex hormone binding globulin or free testosteronePorn and masturbation can limit libido in the real world, even once per day is detrimental to hormones (not to mention the dopamine system)Topical DHT receptor antagonists may be a better choice for men who want to maintain or grow their hair with fewer side effects You can also try topical caffeine, topical spironolactone (if prescribed), or topical finasterideLifestyle changes to improve fertility in males: no tight-fitting clothing, cold shower or cold plunge, no sauna use You may want to avoid drinking from cans or plastics with BPA – there is evidence it negatively impacts sperm count and fertility What to avoid for hormone optimization: smoking cannabis or tobacco, alcohol in excess of 3-4 drinks every two weeks, too much-seated cyclingThere are tons of ways to improve testosterone through lifestyle! Try exercise, a well-rounded diet (not a carnivore, not vegan – especially in teens), adequate sleep, ample vitamin D, avoiding porn, managing stressRead the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgMy guest is Kyle Gillett, MD, a dual board-certified physician in family medicine and obesity medicine and an expert in optimizing hormone levels to improve overall health. We discuss how to optimize male hormones using a range of nutritional and behavioral tools, exercise, and supplementation (including discussions on tongkat ali, fadogia agrestis, creatine, peptides and more). We explain how puberty and aging affect hormone levels, how to use bloodwork to monitor hormone levels, how hormone health impacts fertility, libido, hair loss, and prostate health, and describe behaviors that negatively impact testosterone levels. We also discuss how to approach prescription hormone therapies, including which biomarkers to monitor when using these approaches and how to optimize synergistic hormones (e.g., growth hormone and thyroid hormone) to support complete hormone health safely and rationally. Dr. Gillett offers numerous actionable tools that can be tailored to specific goals and age ranges to attain and maintain optimal levels of male hormones for overall health, well-being and longevity. Thank you to our sponsors AG1 (Athletic Greens): https://athleticgreens.com/huberman Thesis: https://takethesis.com/huberman ROKA: https://www.roka.com/huberman Helix Sleep: https://helixsleep.com/huberman InsideTracker: https://www.insidetracker.com/huberman Supplements from Momentous https://www.livemomentous.com/huberman For the full show notes, visit hubermanlab.com Timestamps (00:00:00) Dr. Kyle Gillett & Male Hormone Optimization (00:03:40) Thesis, ROKA, Helix Sleep, Momentous (00:07:43) Puberty: Height, Resistance Training, Childhood Obesity (00:15:14) “First” vs. “Second” Puberty (00:17:17) Hormone Optimization & Blood Work (00:22:14) Diet, Exercise, Sleep & Hormones (00:28:23) Hormones, Stress, Social Connection & Purpose (00:32:19) Hormones, Supplementation & Medication (00:34:08) Determining Individual Hormone Levels, ADAM Questionnaire (00:40:35) Libido, Masturbation, Pornography & the Dopamine “Wave Pool” (00:48:32) AG1 (Athletic Greens) (00:49:46) Sustainable Exercise Regimen for Hormone Health (00:58:12) Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) (01:01:02) Supplementation: Creatine & Hair Loss, Betaine, L-Carnitine & Allicin (Garlic) (01:11:45) Vitamin D, Boron; SHBG & Free Testosterone (01:15:34) InsideTracker (01:16:39) Tongkat Ali (Eurycoma longifolia; Longjack) & Steroid Pathways (01:22:09) Fadogia Agrestis & Testosterone (01:26:32) Optimize Growth Hormone & IGF-1: Diet, Fasting, Supplements & Exercise (01:31:52) Optimize Thyroid Hormone: Iodine & Goitrogens (01:33:56) Peptides: Growth Hormone, Tesamorelin, Ibutamoren & Gut Microbiome (01:42:06) Testosterone Therapy (01:47:03) Prescriptions & Hormones: Human Choriogonadotropin (HCG), Clomiphene (01:52:56) Testosterone Therapy + HCG, Fertility & Temperature (01:55:30) Hormone Health Q&A: Marijuana, Nicotine, Cycling, Pelvic Floor, Alcohol, Fat (02:06:08) Prostate Health & Tadalafil, Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) (02:09:56) Hair Loss & DHT; Turmeric & Curcuminoids (02:18:13) BPAs, Phthalates & Hormone Health (02:21:55) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Social Media, Momentous, Neural Network Newsletter Disclaimer Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac

Dr. Kyle Gillett: Tools for Hormone Optimization in Males | Episode 102

Huberman Lab

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 144:17

My guest is Kyle Gillett, MD, a dual board-certified physician in family medicine and obesity medicine and an expert in optimizing hormone levels to improve overall health. We discuss how to optimize male hormones using a range of nutritional and behavioral tools, exercise, and supplementation (including discussions on tongkat ali, fadogia agrestis, creatine, peptides and more). We explain how puberty and aging affect hormone levels, how to use bloodwork to monitor hormone levels, how hormone health impacts fertility, libido, hair loss, and prostate health, and describe behaviors that negatively impact testosterone levels. We also discuss how to approach prescription hormone therapies, including which biomarkers to monitor when using these approaches and how to optimize synergistic hormones (e.g., growth hormone and thyroid hormone) to support complete hormone health safely and rationally. Dr. Gillett offers numerous actionable tools that can be tailored to specific goals and age ranges to attain and maintain optimal levels of male hormones for overall health, well-being and longevity. Thank you to our sponsors AG1 (Athletic Greens): https://athleticgreens.com/huberman Thesis: https://takethesis.com/huberman ROKA: https://www.roka.com/huberman Helix Sleep: https://helixsleep.com/huberman InsideTracker: https://www.insidetracker.com/huberman Supplements from Momentous https://www.livemomentous.com/huberman For the full show notes, visit hubermanlab.com Timestamps (00:00:00) Dr. Kyle Gillett & Male Hormone Optimization (00:03:40) Thesis, ROKA, Helix Sleep, Momentous (00:07:43) Puberty: Height, Resistance Training, Childhood Obesity (00:15:14) “First” vs. “Second” Puberty (00:17:17) Hormone Optimization & Blood Work (00:22:14) Diet, Exercise, Sleep & Hormones (00:28:23) Hormones, Stress, Social Connection & Purpose (00:32:19) Hormones, Supplementation & Medication (00:34:08) Determining Individual Hormone Levels, ADAM Questionnaire (00:40:35) Libido, Masturbation, Pornography & the Dopamine “Wave Pool” (00:48:32) AG1 (Athletic Greens) (00:49:46) Sustainable Exercise Regimen for Hormone Health (00:58:12) Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) (01:01:02) Supplementation: Creatine & Hair Loss, Betaine, L-Carnitine & Allicin (Garlic) (01:11:45) Vitamin D, Boron; SHBG & Free Testosterone (01:15:34) InsideTracker (01:16:39) Tongkat Ali (Eurycoma longifolia; Longjack) & Steroid Pathways (01:22:09) Fadogia Agrestis & Testosterone (01:26:32) Optimize Growth Hormone & IGF-1: Diet, Fasting, Supplements & Exercise (01:31:52) Optimize Thyroid Hormone: Iodine & Goitrogens (01:33:56) Peptides: Growth Hormone, Tesamorelin, Ibutamoren & Gut Microbiome (01:42:06) Testosterone Therapy (01:47:03) Prescriptions & Hormones: Human Choriogonadotropin (HCG), Clomiphene (01:52:56) Testosterone Therapy + HCG, Fertility & Temperature (01:55:30) Hormone Health Q&A: Marijuana, Nicotine, Cycling, Pelvic Floor, Alcohol, Fat (02:06:08) Prostate Health & Tadalafil, Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) (02:09:56) Hair Loss & DHT; Turmeric & Curcuminoids (02:18:13) BPAs, Phthalates & Hormone Health (02:21:55) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Social Media, Momentous, Neural Network Newsletter Disclaimer Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac

Episode Twenty Three: Is Betaine the Next Big Supplement?! A Research Review

The pH Nutrition Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 24:52

Luke and Liam are back for another research review! In this episode they dive into a recent paper looking into the impact betaine supplementation has on muscular endurance and the endocrine system. The paper in question is titled "Effects of short-term betaine supplementation on muscle endurance and indices of endocrine function following acute high-intensity resistance exercise in young athletes" By Arazi et al (2022)This is a relatively simple study but provides some promising results for betaine use, BUT is it truly the next creatine?! Listen through to hear Luke and Liam give their thoughts on this. This is the second of a series of research reviews that will be published each month. If you've seen a study you want us to take a look at then send it over on our website hereFor more info on our programs head over to our website hereCheck out our Instagram page where we post tonnes of useful info here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Paula's Choice Skincare Omega+ Complex Facial Moisturizer Review & How to Use

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 9:00

https://youtu.be/V9z0MP1qZi0******Paula's Choice Skincare Omega+ Complex Moisturizer At Paula's Choice:https://paulachoiceusca.l3km.net/XxO4RMPaula's Choice Skincare Omega+ Complex Moisturizer Full Ingredients List:Water⁠, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter⁠, Ceteareth-6 Olivate⁠, Butylene Glycol⁠, C13-15 Alkane⁠, Glycerin⁠, Glyceryl Stearate⁠, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate⁠, Decyl Oleate⁠, Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Oil⁠, Salvia Hispanica (Chia) Seed Oil⁠, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil⁠, Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil⁠, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil⁠, Hydrogenated Olive Oil⁠, Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract⁠, Olea Europaea Oil Unsaponifiables⁠, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil⁠, Linoleic Acid⁠, Linolenic Acid⁠, Oleic Acid⁠, Euterpe Oleracea (Acai) Sterols⁠, Ceramide AP⁠, Ceramide EOP⁠, Ceramide NP⁠, Serine⁠, Alanine⁠, Glycine⁠, Proline⁠, Lysine HCI⁠, Threonine⁠, Arginine⁠, Squalane⁠, Cholesterol⁠, Phytosphingosine⁠, Anastatica Hierochuntica Extract⁠, Lecithin⁠, Sodium Hyaluronate⁠, Sodium Lactate⁠, Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract⁠, Adenosine⁠, Phytic Acid⁠, Glutamic Acid⁠, Betaine⁠, Pullulan⁠, PCA⁠, Sodium PCA⁠, Carbomer⁠, Sodium Polyacrylate Starch⁠, Sclerotium Gum⁠, Xanthan Gum⁠, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate⁠, Phenoxyethanol⁠, Ethylhexylglycerin⁠ *****My second channel, for random things that don't fit here. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZwJQwh2qHT9qUrseCNasHg*******Podcast LinksApple - https://b.link/No_BS_Apple_PodcastGoogle - https://b.link/No_BS_Google_PodcastAmazon - https://b.link/No_BS_Amazon_PodcastSpotify - https://b.link/No_BS_Spotify_PodcastRSS - https://feeds.redcircle.com/671dd1b2-a989-41d5-94d5-30c014e06149********Sephora - https://fxo.co/1231867/sephoraUlta - https://fxo.co/1231867/ultaGeek and Gorgeous - https://iaff.geekandgorgeous.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=169&url=131 Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/shop/nobsbeautyYes Style - https://ys.style/kk2Vjrv798Style Korean - http://www.stylekorean.com/?af_id2=nobsbeautyDrmtlgy - https://www.drmtlgy.com/?ref=nobsbeautyThese are affiliate links if you purchase anything from one of these stores using this link No BS Beauty will make a small commission on what you buy.********www.noBSbeauty.com*******My Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/noBSbeauty*******PayPal Tip Jar - https://bit.ly/donate_NBSBIf you want to leave a tip ... Thanks! *****

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BANOBAGI Skincare

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 7:31

https://youtu.be/Fwuxly6Q8JQBANOBAGI Milk Thistle Repair Serum at Yesstyle:. https://ystyle.co/aKVjUse Rewards Code NOBSBEAUTY for an additional discount! BANOBAGI Milk Thistle Repair Serum Full Ingredients List:Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Dipropylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Diethoxyethyl Succinate, Niacinamide, Betaine, Silybum Marianum Seed Extract(200ppm), CentellaAsiatica Extract, Madecassoside, Echium Plantagineum Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil Unsaponifiables, Cardiospermum Halicacabum Flower/Leaf/Vine Extract, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Copper Tripeptide-1, Panthenol, Adenosine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Hydroxyacetophenone, Water, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Octyldodeceth-16, Tromethamine, Octyldodecanol, Tocopherol******My second channel, for random things that don't fit here. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZwJQwh2qHT9qUrseCNasHg*******Podcast LinksApple - https://b.link/No_BS_Apple_PodcastGoogle - https://b.link/No_BS_Google_PodcastAmazon - https://b.link/No_BS_Amazon_PodcastSpotify - https://b.link/No_BS_Spotify_PodcastRSS - https://feeds.redcircle.com/671dd1b2-a989-41d5-94d5-30c014e06149********Sephora - https://fxo.co/1231867/sephoraUlta - https://fxo.co/1231867/ultaGeek and Gorgeous - https://iaff.geekandgorgeous.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=169&url=131 Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/shop/nobsbeautyYes Style - https://ys.style/kk2Vjrv798Style Korean - http://www.stylekorean.com/?af_id2=nobsbeautyDrmtlgy - https://www.drmtlgy.com/?ref=nobsbeautyThese are affiliate links if you purchase anything from one of these stores using this link No BS Beauty will make a small commission on what you buy.********www.noBSbeauty.com*******My Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/noBSbeauty*******PayPal Tip Jar - https://bit.ly/donate_NBSBIf you want to leave a tip ... Thanks! *****

Topicals Faded Serum VS Regimen Lab Level Serum

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 8:30

https://youtu.be/HbGC8qEj4UATopicals Faded Serum at Sephora: https://fxo.co/BWbsTopicals Faded Serum Full Ingredients List:Water/Aqua/Eau, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Glyceryl Stearate, Tranexamic Acid, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Alpha-Arbutin, Behenyl Alcohol, Kojic Acid Dipalmitate, Gluthathione, Turmeric Butter, Ethylene Brassylate, Dimethylmethoxy Chromanyl Palmitate, Azelaic Acid, Glycyrrhiza Uralensis (Licorice) Root Extract, Melatonin, Phytic Acid, Squalane, Allantoin, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, Arginine, Lecithin, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sterols, Cetyl Palmitate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sclerotium Gum, Zinc Ricinoleate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Tetrahydroxypropyl Ethylenediamine, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Ceteareth-12, Ceteareth-20, Phenoxyethanol.Regimen Lab Level Serum Full Ingredients List:Aqua, Propanediol, Niacinamide, Betaine, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Tranexamic Acid, Acetyl Glucosamine, Alpha Arbutin, Undecylenoyl Phenylalanine, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizinate, Tetrahydrodiferuloylmethane, Hexylresorcinol, Dimethylmethoxy Chromanol, Xanthan Gum, Lecithin, Sclerotium Gum, Pullulan, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide, Chlorphenesin, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin******My second channel, for random things that don't fit here. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZwJQwh2qHT9qUrseCNasHg*******Podcast LinksApple - https://b.link/No_BS_Apple_PodcastGoogle - https://b.link/No_BS_Google_PodcastAmazon - https://b.link/No_BS_Amazon_PodcastSpotify - https://b.link/No_BS_Spotify_PodcastRSS - https://feeds.redcircle.com/671dd1b2-a989-41d5-94d5-30c014e06149********Sephora - https://fxo.co/1231867/sephoraUlta - https://fxo.co/1231867/ultaGeek and Gorgeous - https://iaff.geekandgorgeous.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=169&url=131 Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/shop/nobsbeautyYes Style - https://ys.style/kk2Vjrv798Style Korean - http://www.stylekorean.com/?af_id2=nobsbeautyDrmtlgy - https://www.drmtlgy.com/?ref=nobsbeautyThese are affiliate links if you purchase anything from one of these stores using this link No BS Beauty will make a small commission on what you buy.********www.noBSbeauty.com*******My Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/noBSbeauty*******PayPal Tip Jar - https://bit.ly/donate_NBSBIf you want to leave a tip ... Thanks! *****

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2022 2:53

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/2yxabh6h Contact: irishlingos@gmail.com 70 cases of monkeypox in the State. 70 cás de bholgach an mhoncaí sa Stát. The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly said that there are now 70 cases of monkeypox in the State. Dúirt an tAire Sláinte, Stephen Donnelly gur 70 cás de bholgach an mhoncaí atá sa Stát anois. He said that the Government's attention was on the issue and that additional vaccines were being provided. Dúirt sé go raibh aird an Rialtais ar an gceist agus go raibh vacsaíní breise á soláthar. Our first case was declared in Betaine, that happened in the east of the country. Ba i mí Beataine a dearbhaíodh an chéad chás againne, Tháinig sin chun cinn in oirthear na tíre. 16,000 cases have been confirmed worldwide in the last few months. Tá 16,000 cás dearbhaithe ar fud an domhain le roinnt míonna anuas.

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Betaine in early onset MTHFR Deficiency

JIMD Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 12:43

Professor Manuel Schiff joins podcast host James Nurse to discuss a recent study looking at the successful use of Betaine in the management of early-onset MTHFR deficiency. Influence of early identification and therapy on long-term outcomes in early-onset MTHFR deficiency Mathilde Yverneau, et al (2022) https://doi.org/10.1002/jimd.12504 Interested listeners may also want to read: Guidelines for diagnosis and management of the cobalamin-related remethylation disorders cblC, cblD, cblE, cblF, cblG, cblJ and MTHFR deficiency Martina Huemer, et al (2016) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10545-016-9991-4

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Glow Recipe

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022 10:13

Glow Recipe Guava C Dark Spot Treatment Serum at Sephora:https://fxo.co/DR2qGlow Recipe Guava C Dark Spot Treatment Serum Full Ingredients List:Water/Aqua/Eau, Propanediol, C9-12 Alkane, Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Tranexamic Acid, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Psidium Guajava Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ferulic Acid, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Musa Sapientum (Banana) Fruit Extract, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Extract, Pyrus Communis (Pear) Fruit Extract, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Fruit Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Hexanoyl Dipeptide-3 Norleucine Acetate, Polyglyceryl-10 Dioleate, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Betaine, Lecithin, Polyglyceryl-10 Dipalmitate, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Phytate, Potassium Sorbate, Decyl Glucoside, Lauryl Glucoside, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, PhenoxyethanolI'm launching a second channel in 2022 to post some of the things that don't really fit with No BS Beauty. I'm not planning on posting immediately but wanted to let you know if you want to subscribe so you won't miss anything. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZwJQwh2qHT9qUrseCNasHg*******Podcast LinksApple - https://b.link/No_BS_Apple_PodcastGoogle - https://b.link/No_BS_Google_PodcastAmazon - https://b.link/No_BS_Amazon_PodcastSpotify - https://b.link/No_BS_Spotify_PodcastStitcher - https://b.link/No_BS_Stitcher_PodcastRSS - https://feeds.redcircle.com/671dd1b2-a989-41d5-94d5-30c014e06149********Sephora - https://fxo.co/1231867/sephoraUlta - https://fxo.co/1231867/ultaAmazon - https://www.amazon.com/shop/nobsbeautyYes Style - https://ys.style/kk2Vjrv798Style Korean - http://www.stylekorean.com/?af_id2=nobsbeautyThese are affiliate links if you purchase anything from one of these stores using this link No BS Beauty will make a small commission on what you buy.********www.noBSbeauty.com*******My Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/noBSbeauty*******PayPal Tip Jar - https://bit.ly/donate_NBSBIf you want to leave a tip ... Thanks! *****

Betaine Inflammation and Fat Mass plus HealthyCell

Super Human Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 100:48

SHR # 2833:: Betaine Inflammation and Fat Mass plus HealthyCell - Dr. Jason Cholewa, Ph.D. - Douglas Giampapa - Betaine has been shown to have beneficial effects on body composition in trained individuals. we look further into the research to see what other benefits betaine produces. PLUS A new way to take your vitamins has arrived. Introducing Healthy Cell. Visit http://shrnetwork.biz/healthycell use code SHR for 20% off.

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Missha Time Revolution Night Repair Ampoule 5X Review & How to Use - Comparison to Previous Version

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 9:17

Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/ITZRyNJ8usgMissha Time Revolution Night Repair Ampoule 5X At StyleKorean: https://www.stylekorean.com/shop/missha-time-revolution-night-repair-ampoule-5x-50ml/1619139766/tag/nobsbeautyAt Yesstyle: https://ys.style/1qKVqRwmLmbUse Rewards Code NOBSBEAUTY for an additional discount!Missha Time Revolution Night Repair Ampoule 5X Full Ingredients List:Bifida Ferment Lysate, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol, Betaine, Purified Water, Niacinamide, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Saccharum Officinarum (Sugarcane) Extract, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lactobacillus Ferment, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Bifida Ferment Filtrate, Lactobacillus/Acerola Cherry Ferment, Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract, Lactobacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract, Lactococcus Ferment, Lactococcus Ferment Lysate, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Beta Vulgaris (Beet) Root Extract, Brassica Oleracea Capitata (Cabbage) Leaf Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Root Extract, Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Angustifolium (Blueberry) Fruit Extract, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Lupinus Albus Seed Extract, Aspergillus Ferment, Swiftlet Nest Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Santalum Album (Sandalwood) Oil, Diethoxyethyl Succinate, Squalane, Panthenol, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tromethamine, Polyquaternium-51, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Dextrin, Tocopherol, Ceramide NP, Cholesterol, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Limonene*****I'm launching a second channel in 2022 to post some of the things that don't really fit with No BS Beauty. I'm not planning on posting immediately but wanted to let you know if you want to subscribe so you won't miss anything. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZwJQwh2qHT9qUrseCNasHg*******Podcast LinksApple - https://b.link/No_BS_Apple_PodcastGoogle - https://b.link/No_BS_Google_PodcastAmazon - https://b.link/No_BS_Amazon_PodcastSpotify - https://b.link/No_BS_Spotify_PodcastStitcher - https://b.link/No_BS_Stitcher_PodcastRSS - https://feeds.redcircle.com/671dd1b2-a989-41d5-94d5-30c014e06149********Sephora - https://fxo.co/1231867/sephoraUlta - https://fxo.co/1231867/ultaAmazon - https://www.amazon.com/shop/nobsbeautyYes Style - https://ys.style/kk2Vjrv798Style Korean - http://www.stylekorean.com/?af_id2=nobsbeautyThese are affiliate links if you purchase anything from one of these stores using this link No BS Beauty will make a small commission on what you buy.*******My Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/noBSbeauty*******PayPal Tip Jar - https://bit.ly/donate_NBSBIf you want to leave a tip ... Thanks! *****

RNW Skincare DER. CONCENTRATE Ceramide Plus Serum Review & How to Use

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 9:46

RNW - DER. CONCENTRATE Ceramide Plus SerumAt Amazon: https://amzn.to/3zmErjCAt Yesstyle: https://ys.style/L8fGNyRvwmbUse Rewards Code NOBSBEAUTY for an additional discount!Full Ingredients List:Water, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Methylpropanediol, Glycereth-26, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Betaine, Cynara Scolymus (Artichoke) Leaf Extract, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Ceramide NP, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide NS, Ceramide AP, Ceramide AS, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Nonapeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Hexapeptide-9, Tripeptide-1, Copper Tripeptide-1, Beta Vulgaris (Beet) Root Extract, Eclipta Prostrata Leaf Extract, Algae Extract, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Cholesterol, Squalane, Tocopherol, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Polyquaternium-51, Glyceryl Stearate, Beta-Glucan, Adenosine, Fructooligosaccharides, Xanthan Gum, Tromethamine, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, Sucrose Distearate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Butylene Glycol, Silica, Hydrolyzed Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Caprylyl Glycol, EthylhexylglycerinI'm launching a second channel in 2022 to post some of the things that don't really fit with No BS Beauty. I'm not planning on posting immediately but wanted to let you know if you want to subscribe so you won't miss anything. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZwJQwh2qHT9qUrseCNasHg*******Podcast LinksApple - https://b.link/No_BS_Apple_PodcastGoogle - https://b.link/No_BS_Google_PodcastAmazon - https://b.link/No_BS_Amazon_PodcastSpotify - https://b.link/No_BS_Spotify_PodcastStitcher - https://b.link/No_BS_Stitcher_PodcastRSS - https://feeds.redcircle.com/671dd1b2-a989-41d5-94d5-30c014e06149********Sephora - https://fxo.co/1231867/sephoraUlta - https://fxo.co/1231867/ultaAmazon - https://www.amazon.com/shop/nobsbeautyYes Style - https://ys.style/kk2Vjrv798Style Korean - http://www.stylekorean.com/?af_id2=nobsbeautyThese are affiliate links if you purchase anything from one of these stores using this link No BS Beauty will make a small commission on what you buy.********I am proud to offer my very own beauty products at Amazon. We are starting small but hope to grow these offerings. Take a look and if you can pick one or two up, it helps keep this channel truly independent.My Products:No BS Beauty Travel Set - https://amzn.to/2PgPzFZNo BS Beauty Airless Jars - https://bit.ly/2Ev6X6N or https://amzn.to/2RCEq4sNo BS Beauty Color Switcher - https://amzn.to/2RCEAJ6See my own page on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/shop/nobsbeautywww.noBSbeauty.net*******My Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/noBSbeauty*******PayPal Tip Jar - https://bit.ly/donate_NBSBIf you want to leave a tip ... Thanks! *****Since so many of you asked for it, here is a link to my favorite PH testing strips https://amzn.to/33ojjIY

Haruharu Skincare WONDER Black Rice Hyaluronic Toner Free of Alcohol & Fragrance Review & How to

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 8:54

Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/b3M-LOkpfuc*****Haruharu WONDER Black Rice Hyaluronic Toner Free of Alcohol & Fragrance At Yesstyle: https://ys.style/EsjYlqsa3kbUse Rewards Code NOBSBEAUTY for an additional discount!Full Ingredients List:Water, Betaine, Glycerin, Propanediol, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract(2,000ppm), Phyllostachys Pubescens Shoot Bark Extract(2,000ppm), Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, 1,2-Hexanediol, Butylene Glycol, Pulsatilla Koreana Extract, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Usnea Barbata (Lichen) Extract, Aspergillus Ferment, Sodium Gluconate, Hyaluronic Acid(600ppm), Beta-Glucan, Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Glucose, Cyclodextrin*******Podcast LinksApple - https://b.link/No_BS_Apple_PodcastGoogle - https://b.link/No_BS_Google_PodcastAmazon - https://b.link/No_BS_Amazon_PodcastSpotify - https://b.link/No_BS_Spotify_PodcastStitcher - https://b.link/No_BS_Stitcher_PodcastRSS - https://feeds.redcircle.com/671dd1b2-a989-41d5-94d5-30c014e06149********Sephora - https://fxo.co/1231867/sephoraUlta - https://fxo.co/1231867/ultaAmazon - https://www.amazon.com/shop/nobsbeautyYes Style - https://ys.style/kk2Vjrv798Style Korean - http://www.stylekorean.com/?af_id2=nobsbeautyThese are affiliate links if you purchase anything from one of these stores using this link No BS Beauty will make a small commission on what you buy.********I am proud to offer my very own beauty products at Amazon. We are starting small but hope to grow these offerings. Take a look and if you can pick one or two up, it helps keep this channel truly independent.My Products:No BS Beauty Travel Set - https://amzn.to/2PgPzFZNo BS Beauty Airless Jars - https://bit.ly/2Ev6X6N or https://amzn.to/2RCEq4sNo BS Beauty Color Switcher - https://amzn.to/2RCEAJ6See my own page on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/shop/nobsbeautywww.noBSbeauty.net*******My Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/noBSbeauty*******PayPal Tip Jar - https://bit.ly/donate_NBSBIf you want to leave a tip ... Thanks! *****

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Then I Met You Skincare Full Line Product Reviews & Affordable Alternatives - Soko Glam Brand Review

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 13:29

Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/50M72GoDE7U*****Then I Met You Skincare Brand Product Reviews Timestamps00:00 Introduction00:31 Birch Milk Refining Toner02:29 The Giving Essence05:03 Calming Tide Gel Cream07:25 Soothing Tea Cleanser09:01 Living Cleansing Balm11:07 Honey Dew Lip MaskBirch Milk Refining Toner: $32, pH 4-A Nice affordable alternative to this is the Peach & Lily Good Acids Pore Toner- No denatured alcohol-Does contain fragrance- wintergreen extract, rosa damascena- Beneficial Ingredients: Tree Sap, sodium hyalyronate, glycolic acid, lactic acid, squalane, shea butter, marshmellow, glucolactone, trehalose, olive oilAcnegenic Ingredients: squalane, Olive Fruit OilVerdict: I found this to be an okay gentle exfoliating toner, but for a toner to be truly gentle I expect it to be fragrance free!At SokoGlam: https://fxo.co/D6TIThe Giving Essence: $50, pH 5- An affordable alternative to this is the TonyMoly Vital Vita 12 Moisture Ampoule-No denatured alcohol-Color is from Gardenia Jasminoides Fruit Extract, which is used as a colorant in products-No fragrance ingredients-Beneficial Ingredients: Galactomyces Ferment, Aspergillus Ferment, Saccharomyces Ferment, Niacinamide, Aloe, Ellagic Acid, Black Chokeberry, Polyglutamic Acid, Algae Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Mulberry, Allantoin, Holy Basil, Black Currant, Rubus Coreanus, Turmeric, Lycium Chinense, Licorice extract, Blackberry, Raspberry, Betaine, Bilberry, Maqui Fruit, Acai, Blueberry, Aloe, Eggplant, Neem Extract, Purslane-No acnegenic ingredients-Verdict: This is a quite nice essence, probably my favorite product from TIMY. Hydrating, helps with skin brightening a bit and nice antioxidants. At SokoGlam: https://fxo.co/D6TJCalming Tide Gel Cream: $42-An Affordable Alternative to this is the Purito Centella Unscented Recovery Cream and the D'Alba Piedmont No Sebum Repair Cream-Does not contain denatured alcohol- Does contain fragrance from Bergamot Oil and hibiscus extract- Beneficial Ingredients: Niacinamide, Ceramide, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Sodium Hyaluronate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Madecassoside, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Adenosine, Coptis Japonica Extract, Betaine-Acnegenic ingredients: carbomer-Verdict: Really nice texture, probably geared towards oily skin that is non-sensitive to fragrance. Not hydrating enough for my dry skin, but does work well under another thicker moisturizer. Must admit, I did not find this to be very calming or help with redness.At SokoGlam: https://fxo.co/D6TKSoothing Tea Cleansing Gel, $36, pH 6-An Affordable Alternative to this is the Pixi Clarity Cleanser or the Peach & Lily Power Calm Cleanser-T Butyl Alcohol is near the end of the ingredient list-Does contain Tangerine Peel Oil for fragrance- Beneficial Ingredients: Sorbitol, Tea Tree, Licorice Root, Willow Bark, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cocoa Extract, Centella, Green Tea, Panthenol, Glucolactone.- No acnegenic ingredients-Verdict: This is a decent cleanser, would use it much more if it didn't contain the tangerine fragrance. Leaves skin feeling clean but not dry or stripped. At SokoGlam: https://fxo.co/ChPfLiving Cleansing Balm, $38-An Affordable alternative is the Jordan Samuel After Show Treatment Cleanser (as well as Hanskin Cleansing Oils)-No denatured alcohols-Does contain fragrance from Grapefruit Peel Oil, Rosewood Oil, and Rosemary Oils-Beneficial Ingredients: olive oil, grape seed oil, sea buckthorn oil, babassu oil, vitamin E-Acnegenic ingredients- olive oil, Orbignya Oleifera Seed OilVerdict: This does a good job removing sunscreen, makeup, mascara without leaving skin feeling dry. Doesn't bother my eyes. Definitely needs to be followed up with a second step cleanser because this does have a tendency to leave a bit of residue. For the price I wasn't blown away…At SokoGlam: https://fxo.co/D6TMHoney Dew Lip Mask, $22-Alternative is the Tarte Sea Jelly Glaze Lip Mask- No denatured alcohol-Does contain fragrance/aroma-Beneficial Ingredients: synthetic wax, melon fruit, sodium hyalyronate, avocado oil, squalane, lactic acid, vitamin e, olive fruit oil, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, honey-Verdict: This is a nice lip product, hydrating, wish it was a little thicker because I find this soaks in after a couple hours then I find myself reapplying. Overall a good product though.At SokoGlam: https://fxo.co/D6TN

Wildlife Photographer Lisa Roberti on Wildlife Conservation

The Innovative Mindset

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 64:36

Wildlife photographer, conservationist, and Safari Girl Lisa Roberti on conservation, photography, and how to plan your best safari This episode is brought to you by Brain.fm. I love and use brain.fm every day! It combines music and neuroscience to help me focus, meditate, and even sleep! Because you listen to this show, you can get a free trial.* URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindset If you love it as much as I do, you can get 20% off with this exclusive coupon code: innovativemindset It's also brought to you by Gloria Chou's PR Starter Pack. If you want to get featured in the media, this is your best first step. I've used these techniques to get featured in magazines, newspapers, and podcasts. They work! https://izoldat.krtra.com/t/so6Aw0yCuva4 Lisa Roberti, the Safari Girl, has been traveling to wildlife-rich areas around the world for over 27 years. While not a professional photographer, her goal is to use her photographs and experiences about her travels to encourage others to travel so that together, we can preserve the wild places for generations to come. Lisa has a wildlife-themed online store, is currently writing her first book, "Safari Tales" and has a self-study course on how to plan your safari to get the trip of a lifetime. Connect with Lisa Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisamroberti/ See some of Lisa's amazing photos below. Episode transcript [00:00:00] Lisa Roberti: How often do we just stop and breathe and just be in the moment and play watching lion Cubs playing it. It's just fascinating. They're just, they're totally in the moment. Just like children. [00:00:17] Izolda Trakhtenberg: Hello and welcome to the innovative mindset podcast. I'm your host. Izolda Trakhtenberg on the show. I interview peak performing innovators in the creative social impact and earth conservation spaces or working to change the world. This episode is brought to you by brain FM brain FM combines the best of music and neuroscience to help you relax, focus, meditate, and even sleep. [00:00:38] I love it and have been using it to write, create and do some of my deepest work because you're a listener of the show. You can get a free trial head over to brain.fm/innovative mindset. To check it out. If you decide to subscribe, you can get 20% off with the coupon code, innovative mindset, all one word, and now let's get to the show.[00:01:00] [00:01:02] Hey there and welcome to the innovative mindset podcast. My name is Izolda Trakhtenberg. I am super happy that you're here and I'm also incredibly honored and thrilled and happy to share with you. This week's guest. She is fabulous. Lisa birdie, the safari girl has been traveling to wildlife rich areas around the world for over 27 years while not a professional photographer. [00:01:24] Her goal is to use her photographs and experiences about her travels to encourage others to travel so that together we can preserve the wild places for generations to come. Lisa has a wildlife themed online store and is currently writing her first book called safari tales. I can't wait to read it. She also has a self study course on how to plan your safari to get the trip of a lifetime. [00:01:44] Lisa, I'm so grateful that you're here. Thanks so much for being. [00:01:48] Lisa Roberti: Izolda thank you so much for having me. It's such an honor to be on your show. Thank you. [00:01:54] Izolda Trakhtenberg: Oh, it's my pleasure. I'm first of all, I, I love ever since somebody gave me, [00:02:00] uh, my parents gave me a codec extra one for my 12th birthday. I have been an avid photographer and I love taking all sorts of photos. [00:02:08] And I'm wondering for you what got you started in photography and, and having photography be your way of getting the message out your message out and the message for animals and the natural model places. [00:02:23] Lisa Roberti: So when I was really young, I was about fifth grade. I've always had a passion for animals. I've always loved animals. [00:02:30] And the camera was just a way to get closer, to like really watch and see and look at there, look at behavior and then also to share it with people. You know, you see, you could tell stories, but they say a picture's worth a thousand words and video also. Um, and it's just, it was just really my way to get closer and to experience. [00:02:54] And remember with detail, everything that I got to experience with [00:02:58] Izolda Trakhtenberg: animals. That's so [00:03:00] amazing. I love that you said that it was a way to experience the animals and, and yet there's this wonderful, uh, sort of quote or meme that says take only photographs, leave only footprints. So the experience doesn't sound like it is diminished at all. [00:03:16] If you don't have any other contact with the animals other than being the photographer. [00:03:22] Lisa Roberti: Oh, I'm so glad you said that, um, wildlife photographers can, can really get a bad name. There's so many out there that. Their main goal is the photograph. Whereas my main goal is the two record to witness and record natural behaviors of the animals. [00:03:46] Um, you see a lot of photographers out there not, and I'm glad to say it's not the majority, but there's a few that they will really harass the animal in order to get quote unquote, the picture. They want to get a [00:04:00] reaction. They want to get whatever. And to me, that's, um, that's just harassment and it's not good clean wildlife photography. [00:04:08] I am there to witness and report. I'm there to see natural behavior. Like what is their life without humans in the way. And to me, that is, what's so beautiful and there's so much to learn from animals, um, and, and watching their behavior and just in, in, in watching them interact with, with other species and within their own species. [00:04:30] It's, it's just, it's amazing [00:04:32] Izolda Trakhtenberg: to watch it. Well, I appreciate you saying that. And that brings me to a question. What have you learned? You say there's so much to learn. I agree with you. I'm I'm sort of, I feel a little bit like I'm going to be like, yes, yes, yes. This whole, this whole chat. And yet you've, you've got obviously a lot more experience than I do photographing wildlife in the wild. [00:04:56] What, what has been the biggest lesson that you've [00:05:00] learned from observing and from having those experiences with animals in the wild? [00:05:07] Lisa Roberti: So I, the biggest experience that's, that's a hard one. I would say that. For me, observing them, you see that they all have personalities. Like we, we tend to put them in a bubble, right? [00:05:22] This is lion behavior. This is elephant behavior. This is, you know, but each animal has its own unique personality and they all have stories. I've been privileged to go back to the same locations, time and time again, where I've been able to see the animals and watch them grow up, if you will, and, and know them by their human, you know, English names. [00:05:44] And, um, and it's just, it's just fascinating to see them have their own personalities living in the moment. Um, you see the tenderness, you see the fierceness, you see them, [00:06:00] um, just being raw and it's, it's such a reminder. We w in our lives as human beings, we're, you know, we have the cell phone being in and we have so much going on and. [00:06:11] How often do we just stop and breathe and just be in the moment and play, or, you know, watching lion Cubs playing it. It's just, it's just fascinating. They're just, they're totally in the moment, just like children, like they don't have the, the phones being, they don't, they don't have the responsibilities to worry about. [00:06:32] And I think as we grow up and as we adults, we lose that and watching animals, I'm just watching them in their natural environments and, and seeing their, their triumphs and their, their failures and, and it, yeah, it's just, it's hard to put into words. I hope I didn't okay. A job there. [00:06:53] Izolda Trakhtenberg: No, you did great. It's it is interesting to me that there are times there was a, I don't know [00:07:00] if you remember the movie, a fish called. [00:07:03] Did you ever see that movie with John Cleese and Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Klein. Did you ever see that movie? I do not. I have. Nope, no worries. No worries. Eh, th th the movie itself is it is wonderful, fabulous. Kevin Klein won the Oscar, and there was a sort of a, kind of a sequel using the same actors. Uh, they did another movie and it was called fierce creatures, and it was about a zoo. [00:07:27] And this, uh, this woman came in to sort of make the zoo more efficient and. Uh, she had, there was a gorilla at the zoo and she had this incredible experience of just seeing the gorilla as another being on the planet and, and the, the people who are in the Zuora desperately trying to save the zoo, which was, uh, supposed to be a very sort of humanitarians or whatever, whatever, but they, they looked at each other and they went, ah, she's gotten it. [00:07:56] She understands now that that is something she didn't know before that she couldn't [00:08:00] have known before she had that experience of, of connection. And so that makes me think of what you were talking about. That it's hard to explain that connective moment between us seeing animals in the wild and understanding. [00:08:17] Their inherent value. And I'm wondering if you have any thoughts on how we could increase those experiences or, or make them more accessible to people so that more people understand the inherent value of, of the other beings. We share the planet with [00:08:37] Lisa Roberti: that. Yeah. And that's exactly what, um, my mission is I after COVID, so I've been, you know, traveling to Africa and taking photographs, um, for 20 something years, 27 years. [00:08:51] And I, and I really haven't done anything with them. And after COVID happened and tourism got shut down, um, W w [00:09:00] became aware of all of the problems in the wild places, um, how much poaching increased, how much the land grabbing was happening, um, and how we were losing more and more wild places because without tourism, the value of the land to the locals went down. [00:09:22] Tourism brings jobs to the local, um, people, um, they have jobs and lodges, they have shops, they have mechanics, they have Rangers, they have, and, and, and the, the tourism money also pays for Rangers. So there was a lot more poaching and there was a lot more, um, um, like I said, human wildlife conflict because the value had gone down to the local people. [00:09:46] Um, it wasn't bringing in money anymore. And so as. Uh, safari goers, a person who loves to go to wild places and loves to be with the animals. Um, I've decided [00:10:00] to, I'm using now my photographs and my stories to try and get people, to see how amazing it is to go, whether it's Africa or somewhere closer to home, to these wild places to support them. [00:10:14] Um, it, it has to be sustainable. I mean, we don't want to like destroy them with, with. Thousands and thousands of tourists, it has to be a sustainable practice, but people, tourism brings value to the land and it brings value to the people that are living around these beautiful wild places. And so I've actually, um, I'm actually working right now on a interactive guide to help people plan their safaris. [00:10:42] And, um, and, and, and the reason I'm doing that again is I'm really hoping that if people want to go on safari and they, they can plan a safari that meets their expectations and they go, and they love it in there. They're just so enthralled by it. And they're going to come home and they're going to tell other [00:11:00] people, and that way we can really preserve wild places and preserve the value for everybody. [00:11:09] Um, I can't even imagine a world where there's no wild elephants or wild lions, and we're getting there. We're really getting there. These animals are disappearing at unknown. I mean, just such fast, such as fast space. And I tell everybody, I talked to him like, if you really want to see wild animals in the wild, you have to go and you have to go now. [00:11:34] And the more people I believe, the more people who go and get to experience that amazing, like seeing what it really is like seeing life, how it is for these creatures, that they will gain value and people will understand the incredible value they have on them, the planet, the world, everything. And [00:12:00] I think, you know, there's a lot of really great, um, places out there that are doing a great job. [00:12:05] I mean, there's so many TV channels that you can find beautiful documentaries about these beautiful Sentium beings. And so you can, you can get it, you it's there and people are, are beginning to see it. And there's so much more, um, you know, there's so much more activity going on to save these animals now, which is, which is fabulous. [00:12:29] But me personally, I think actually being there in person is so different than watching it on your TV screen. It's just smelling the smells and hearing the sounds and seeing these creatures and watching their lives unfold before your eyes. It's just, you've been, you know, it's just an experience that stays with you and, and gets into your soul [00:12:55] Izolda Trakhtenberg: for life. [00:12:59] I'm taking all [00:13:00] of that in for a second. Yes. Yes. See that's this is me going. Yes. Yes. Lisa, keep going. Yes, absolutely. Yeah. It, you know, it's fascinating. I remember when I w when I was in South Africa, And we went, we went on a photo safari and we were in this little mini van and we pulled into this little, it, it was almost like a natural driveway. [00:13:24] It was this little natural sort of bordered, uh, drive in if you will, where I guess they took people a lot. And there was a, there were a couple of prides of lions hanging out. And first of all, I found out male lines kind of lazy that's for sure. But, but what was really interesting and, and I'm going to, I have a question in here somewhere, but it was really interesting to see what the lionesses did. [00:13:49] They started walking around our little van, just circling around it and circling around it. And one of them went and laid down behind the [00:14:00] little minivan and there was no way for us to leave and we were all going. And they're thinking you have got to run out of gas sometime, you know, and it was really interesting because we, you know, and the, and our driver was like, it's going to be fine. [00:14:12] She'll move. Everything will be fine. And it, and of course it was, but what it did for me is it really made me go, I am in a different place now and agave me this wonderful moment of awareness of my role. You know what I mean? Because, because I am not the king of the jungle, you know, people are not the Kings of the Jew. [00:14:36] This was very, it was very, eye-opening like, oh yeah, there a, it's sort of like a plate, your place in the universe kind of situation. So I'm wondering when you are out on safari and you're having these incredible experiences, how do you feel? You've said that they're magnificent and amazing, but how do you feel when you are there in that moment, observing and photographing these [00:15:00] incredible beings? [00:15:02] Oh, gosh, [00:15:03] Lisa Roberti: I've had so many incredible experiences. I've seen births, I've seen animals take their first steps. I have seen animals fighting for their lives. I've seen so many things and, and it's every, every moment is just, um, a moment of, of wonder and awe. And, you know, you would think I've been, I I've spent over 40 weeks just in, just in Africa, in Safin, wildlife, rich areas in Africa, plus, you know, all over other places around the world and it I'm still in awe, I'm still in wonder. [00:15:40] Um, I could, you know, I don't get bored and you see different things all the time. You see. Yeah, [00:15:49] Izolda Trakhtenberg: you just, [00:15:51] Lisa Roberti: I feel like I feel so special to be able to witness the, these [00:16:00] lives, you know, to, to actually to be there, to, to see what's happening. I've cried, tears of joy and tears of sorrow. I I've, you know, I've and I'm not going to say I've seen, you've never seen it all right in nature, but I I've just, I've seen so many things and, and, and, you know, even watching, uh, like you said, a PRI a coalition of male lions laying under a tree in the shade, sleeping. [00:16:25] And even that even just, just watching them breathing. I know it sounds crazy, but it's just this, this huge thousand pound animal lane right there, like 10 feet away from you while you're safely in your vehicle. [00:16:45] Izolda Trakhtenberg: That's just [00:16:45] Lisa Roberti: life for them. And, and you wonder you, like what, what does he dream about? What does he think about, you know, and it's crazy, but [00:16:55] Izolda Trakhtenberg: it's, it's [00:16:56] Lisa Roberti: just, it's just amazing. [00:16:57] And, and then when you see, [00:17:00] like, when you see, um, and I don't want to get into the sad stories, but I witnessed something that was incredibly sad. We had been following a very young lion Cub, um, and his pride for days and days and days. And then I witnessed him being killed by a herd of Buffalo. And you see the mother lioness and I mean, there was. [00:17:26] It was a herd of probably a thousand Buffalo. And this lioness was trying so hard to get to her Cub. And the Cub was just too, too small. It couldn't run away in time and to watch this lioness and trying to get in there and trying to, to protect her Cub and, and watching [00:17:46] Izolda Trakhtenberg: this, this defense's [00:17:47] Lisa Roberti: little creature being killed and it's, you know, and it's, it's nature and it's sad and I'm crying. [00:17:53] I'm bawling my eyes out. I couldn't even take pictures because it was like, this was one of my earlier trips and I'm [00:18:00] like, I, I just couldn't do it. And then, and then after finally, you know, the herd of Buffalo finally scattered and the fi the mom lioness, she kept searching and searching and searching for her Cub. [00:18:14] And she finally found the lifeless body. And it, and again, I don't need to get into a sad story, but it's, it's part of [00:18:22] Izolda Trakhtenberg: seeing. That [00:18:24] Lisa Roberti: these animals, and this is probably going to raise a lot of people's hair on the back of their necks. They have emotions, they care. She th the looks on her face, her behavior when she found her dead Cub, it, it was heartbreaking. [00:18:41] It was, um, and, and just to witness that and to see the lives of these animals. And again, this was all nature. It wasn't human impacted at all. And to see that, that the vulnerabilities they have, and then to witness the other side though, too, like I've seen [00:19:00] animals being born. I've seen animals taking their first stops, and it's just, [00:19:06] Izolda Trakhtenberg: it, it it's so [00:19:07] Lisa Roberti: incredible. [00:19:08] I don't even remember what your question was on a tangent, but it, and I'm just so into the moment. And it's just, it's an experience that goes into your soul, that. That stays with you forever. And even if it's just, like I said, lion, sleeping under a treat shade tree or witnessing something so intense like that or witnessing, I know everybody wants to see a, uh, see a kill or a hunt or whatever. [00:19:38] And, um, it doesn't have to be that intense. It's just every part of their lives. You see how every moment it's a life and death moment for these beings. And, you know, as humans, we should say, as humans in America, most of us don't live that way. I know there are some times where, where there is, but, you know, [00:20:00] we, we live sheltered lives. [00:20:01] We don't, we, or I should say I, because I know there are people on the planet, humans on the planet, and especially right now that are fighting for their lives, but there's so many of us that, um, you know, we get up, we go to work, we go to the grocery store and we don't think about life and death. And, and when you're there and you're witnessing it and you're seeing these animals of prey and the predators fighting every moment of their lives for survival, but also having empathy, um, seeing elephants grieving over a lost one and just put morning skulls of long lost elephants that they probably didn't even know. [00:20:44] I mean, there's so many levels of, there's so much [00:20:47] Izolda Trakhtenberg: depth to it, to every [00:20:50] Lisa Roberti: being and you have to see it, I think to really appreciate [00:20:55] Izolda Trakhtenberg: it. [00:20:59] [00:21:00] Thank you for sharing all of that. Wow. Wow. And yes, you shared a sad story, but it was such a profound one and it's, and it's true. I mean, even just looking at my domestic kitties at home, they have emotions. Obviously they have emotions, they are thinking and feeling beings and, and there's no doubt in my mind that every animal has that same level of, of sentients the thing that I, the thing that I personally struggle with is how, how do we raise that? [00:21:37] I know you said. Uh, and by that, by that, I mean, awareness, I know you said you have to experience it, but, but let's, let's face it. Most of us here in the USA, at least, uh, aren't going to go on safari. I, it would be cool if we could, but what else, what innovative ways could we experience this kind of connection that [00:22:00] you're talking about or close to it? [00:22:02] The park go, you know, [00:22:06] Lisa Roberti: watch your animals, watch your pets. Like you said, it all that like, even a lot of people have pets, but a lot of people don't really see their pets. They don't really see, like we are their life. We are their entire life. Like when you leave and you come back and look so excited to see. [00:22:30] You know, it's because we have every, you know, we have phone calls to people and we have all these other things and these and the animals, they just have us. And some people, sometimes we forget that and you can just look at your, your kid or your dog, or go to the park and, and, and just observe, um, birds even. [00:22:51] Um, or if you're lucky enough to live somewhere where there's Fox or, um, some other type of, of wildlife that you can safely [00:23:00] observe. Um, birds are probably the easiest and suburbia. Um, but you could just, I have a bird feeder, and again, that might raise a hair on some people's necks thinking that, you know, some people think that bird feeders are bad, but I have a bird feed of her right outside of my office. [00:23:17] And it's fascinating to watch the behavior at the feeder. And you just can learn so much about. Um, and I can't pick out individual birds. I mean, I know species and stuff, but like, I, I, you know, I wouldn't know, oh, this is the one that was here yesterday. I can't do that. But like watching, just, just watching them and taking a moment to stop all the noise and just breathe and take in nature just really puts you in a different space. [00:23:48] It, it, it brings you peace. It brings you like stopping for a moment, like stop and smell the roses, right. Just stop and be in nature. And you can do [00:24:00] that any almost anywhere in the world. And again, there's a lot of places you can, but you know, in, in the United States, especially, I mean, even, even big cities have parks, [00:24:11] Izolda Trakhtenberg: you know, and you could go to the park, [00:24:14] Lisa Roberti: you know, if you ha if you have, if you're lucky enough to have a backyard, You know, just sit in your backyard and just take a few moments to breathe, to hear, to listen, to smell, you know, listening to the birds, listening to the, the cicadas right now. [00:24:33] But it is it just, it really, if you just breathe it in and take a moment [00:24:39] Izolda Trakhtenberg: to just be, [00:24:42] Lisa Roberti: and forget about all the noise around you, meaning human noise, like meaning like all your to-do list and everything you have to do, and just, [00:24:53] Izolda Trakhtenberg: just enjoy the beautiful beauty of mother nature.[00:25:00] [00:25:02] Yes. See again. Yes, yes, yes, yes, absolutely. Yeah. I, you know, it's funny. I talked to my clients about that when I, when I'm doing coaching, we talk a lot about going for walks. That's a big one, go for walks and don't just look down. Look up. See what else is there? Say hello to the trees, all of those sorts of things. [00:25:21] Yes. It's C were, were, were mutual admiration society lease. I like that. Um, so, so all of that is, is really good. As far as bringing awareness, how do we bring awareness? And it can start small. I agree with you. Go outside, breathe. Look up, look at, look at the critters. Look at the plans. Look at the trees. [00:25:43] Spend some time in nature when we don't anymore. So many of us, I think we pass the tipping point relatively recently, where more of us live in urban areas than live in non-urban areas all over the planet, which is amazing. Cause that's a lot of planet. And so the question that I have for you is [00:26:00] going out for a walk is great. [00:26:02] Build a, starting to build that awareness is terrific. If I am at that place, if I've gone for my walks and I've figured out that this is something I want more of. What happens I noticed with people is that they go, oh, this is cool. I want more. So what's the next step for someone who wants in, in your, in your opinion, since you spent so much time traveling to these wild places, what's the next step for someone who's like, okay, I've got this awareness and now I want to do something else. [00:26:30] They may not have a lot of money, but, but something, what would you suggest someone do if they want to increase that connection? Okay. [00:26:41] Lisa Roberti: So the, so there's, there's a two part answer here. Um, if they want to do it too, for, for their own, for their own enjoyment, um, They're in most places again, around the United States, um, S you know, you could take a Saturday [00:27:00] afternoon and do some, do some, just Google homework about beautiful, um, bigger parks that are around or hiking areas that are around with, within a, you know, take a day trip or half a day trip. [00:27:13] Um, I live, I live in the cornfields and I haven't even seen a squirrel. I've lived here for two years and I've never even seen a squirrel. Um, but within, you know, a couple hour drive, I can get, um, to some, some beautiful areas and, and, and hike, and that doesn't cost any money or, or very little money. If there might be an interest entrance fee for the, for the park, of course, in the United States, we have some beautiful, um, national parks that, uh, people can go to. [00:27:44] And that, you know, if it, if it requires traveling and hotel stays, of course, that's going to add, um, Uh, an expense, but there's a lot of things you can do that, that don't. And that's the one part that's part, one of how do you get enjoyment out of it? Part [00:28:00] two, um, to learn more in everything is to start getting involved, um, and, and be aware of laws that are coming into play, um, that protect animals, um, even, you know, on cold rainy, you know, when, when, when winter comes and it's dark at four o'clock in the afternoon, there's great. [00:28:24] Documentaries about animals and wild places and that you can watch and immerse yourself that way. Um, there's a website that I would love to share. It's called explore.org, where they have live cams from all over the world and you can't, and, and it's not only wildlife. They even have like, um, where they're breeding puppies, um, for service dogs. [00:28:50] And you can see the puppies being bred for service dogs. And it's an amazing, um, non-for-profit, that's trying to help people connect [00:29:00] that, that can't maybe go to Africa or Alaska or Costa Rica, or, you know, any of these beautiful places. Um, and it's, and you can get, you can get lost and you can see it. And, um, and it's, it's amazing, but I, I would say the more you can get outside, just even around your house, Um, the more connected you you'll feel and the more at peace [00:29:26] Izolda Trakhtenberg: to absolutely. [00:29:29] And, you know, it's interesting during COVID times, that was one of the things that saved me was being able to step outside because you do go a little stir crazy when you're, when you're stuck in doors. So, and it doesn't have to be around a lot of people, if you can just go for a solo walk or something like that is amazing. [00:29:47] And, and yet there's, there's so much awareness we can build and so much appreciation we can build. And now, honestly, I want to go to the next step. [00:30:00] So let's say. You've gotten you've you've you've watched all the documentaries. You've read books. You've done. Let's say you want to go on a safari. What is a safari? [00:30:11] What? I know what I did. We went on a day trip, but I was there for work for NASA. So I wasn't on a safari. We just went on a day trip to see lions and hyenas and zebras. So it wasn't quite the same. But what, when someone says a safari, what are they saying? And how, how does one do that? What do you do to go on safari? [00:30:31] And what is it? [00:30:33] Lisa Roberti: So great question. Um, usually people talk about safaris in terms of Africa. Um, you can go to wildlife, rich places, anywhere in the world. Alaska happens to be one of my favorite places, but when people talk about safari, it's usually going to one of nine to 11 countries in Africa, and I've been to seven, um, safari rich, uh, places in Africa. [00:30:57] And I think people would be really surprised to [00:31:00] understand the amount of diversity of things that you can do when you go to Africa. Because a lot of people, and even my sister, I took her on safari and now she is absolutely hooked. She was like, you know, I think it might be boring just to drive around and look at animals. [00:31:16] And then she went and she can't get an off now she's this is. She's leaving in a couple of weeks for her third safari, but you can, um, you can do so. First of all, there's cultural. So you can do cultural visits and learn about the, the, the cultures. You can do conservation, where you learn about human wildlife conflict, and what's being done to help prevent that you can, um, do traditional safari would be where you're in a vehicle and you're driving around and you're stopping. [00:31:47] And you're looking at animals and watching behavior. You can do walking safaris, you can do balloon safaris. You can do horseback safaris. You can do, you can go on in some places. [00:32:00] You can go on ATVs. You can go fishing. You can like if you go to east Africa, you can. Part safari park beach, you can do. Um, whale-watching um, if you're in Southern Africa, you can tie a safari with wineries and, and wine businesses and Cape town. [00:32:18] Um, so I think there's, there's such a diversity of things that you can actually do on safari. And that's actually why I created this, this planner that I've created. I, and it's to help people realize all the opportunities and help them kind of narrow down what they actually really want on safari. The other thing too, is there's so many different places to go and so many different seasons. [00:32:43] And what do you really want to see, um, as far from, as far as animal life, because if you really want to see a rhino, there's certain places you can go where your opportunity is much greater to see a rhino. Then if you go to other places, um, and of course it's nature. So you're never guarantee. [00:33:00] Any citing, but, um, there's places where you can go where you really raise the, the opportunity or the possibility of seeing what, what you want to see. [00:33:10] And so I created this, this planner to kind of talk about all these different things. And, and also the other thing is a lot of people, you know, have a four seasons dream, but they have a best Western budget. And what do you do if, if you have that, if you're upside down and what you really want to do and what you can afford and, and how do you then not be disappointed. [00:33:33] And, um, so just things like that, you know, I, I discussed that. And then what if you have mobility issues or special eating requirements, um, how do you get around that? And then also just right now, traveling during COVID, I I've been on safari multiple times throughout COVID, I've been to Africa, um, Alaska and other places, and it's doable. [00:33:57] It's challenging and you need to know what to look for [00:34:00] to make sure you can navigate through and that you don't get stuck somewhere because you don't have the right tests or you don't have the right documentation. Um, so there's, there's actually a lot to go into it, but it's fun planning. The safari should be exciting and fun and something to look forward to. [00:34:20] Um, it's, it's part of the journey. Obviously the best part is actually being there, but it's part of the journey of, of, of getting to live your dream. I remember I had always dreamed of seeing animals in the wild, like, you know, went to the zoos and everything and I thought, oh my God, how amazing would it be? [00:34:41] And when I first started planning my first safari, it was. Oh, God, it was like the dream finally coming true. And it was so exciting to look at all the different opportunities and to see all the different ideas and the things that you could do. And, um, yeah, so that's, and then, and [00:35:00] then finding reputable companies, um, to work with, um, there, I've heard a lot of disaster stories of people, um, and it's, it's easy when you know what to look for. [00:35:14] Izolda Trakhtenberg: Cool. I want to go on his Fari again. That's cool. Yeah. You know, and it, it is so interesting to me. I love, I love Alaska also. I've been, and it's, it's in many ways. It's like, uh, it's just, uh it's so it's so different than anywhere else I've ever been. And so when I'm looking at this, when I'm thinking about, oh, I want to plan my safari and I want to go travel and I want to see wild places. [00:35:43] How do we do. Consciously, how do we, what, what, what do we need to do to, like I said, you know, take only photographs, leave, leave only footprints. I guess that's like an eco-tourism thing. What are your thoughts on that? What innovative ways could we, as people who [00:36:00] want to go on safari to, to, to commune with nature and to be, and observe these animals and nature, wherever we're, wherever we go, how do we do it? [00:36:11] Responsibly? [00:36:13] Lisa Roberti: Great, great question. And. That all ties into the company and the lodges. Um, there are a lot, there's a lot of choices out there when you go on safari. I, I just, um, picked up, uh, like a safari magazine and it's just pages and pages and pages of advertisements for different companies and different lodges and different everything. [00:36:40] And with the internet, now you can really do a lot of research and find the, the lodges that are eco-friendly, um, that are doing the right thing. Um, you can like there's, there's conservancies out there where they really limit the number of [00:37:00] people to make sure that there's, that there's not so many, um, people in a, in a small area so that the wild places are staying. [00:37:11] Christine. And, um, you can do that. There's, there's a lot of mass tourism, um, places. And then there's the, the eco-friendly places. And one thing that, um, most of these countries in Africa I've done actually better than first rule countries is most of them now have outlawed single use plastic and things like United States is not even talking about doing that. [00:37:36] Right. And, um, so just even supporting these countries and, and, and what they're doing is, is a big, is a big step, but yes, there are eco-friendly lodges that, um, where you, where you go in, or you can, like I said, you can do the research and they tell you about all the steps that they're doing to recycle, reuse, [00:38:00] um, the, the water systems. [00:38:02] They have the purification systems. They have to make, um, the least amount of impact on the land. As possible and those types of places, um, they're becoming more and more and more. It used to be few and far between, but now that people are becoming more aware of the environment, um, they, that's a big selling point for a lot of these places. [00:38:30] Izolda Trakhtenberg: I it's [00:38:30] Lisa Roberti: also, sorry, also, I'm sorry. It's also your, um, like if you do decide to go travel with a group or you decide to go on your own, who, the, the company that you book with, whether you book direct through lodges or you book through, um, uh, Africa specialist, those there's different levels there too, where some of them are more concerned about that. [00:38:54] And then others are more concerned about just pushing lots of people through. And again, you, you can tell. [00:39:00] If you're in, if you're familiar with eco-friendly, anything as you're, as you're reviewing and previewing, you can see, um, what they're doing, um, for eco eco-friendly they'll they'll offer carbon offset. [00:39:16] Um, I know even United airlines is doing carbon offset now. Um, they will, um, yeah. And they'll talk about it because that's a big point for a lot of people. So it's, it's out there. It's a little bit harder to find it's becoming easier and easier to find. Um, but even like I said, these countries even stopping single use plastic, you know, they're, they're, they're, they are trying really hard to preserve and make their countries more beautiful and pristine. [00:39:55] Izolda Trakhtenberg: Oh, that makes me so happy to hear that. It really does. I mean, I, I, cause I worry about [00:40:00] that. Not, not, not, I, you know, I'm not, I'm not trying to insult any, any developing nations or anything like that, but I want to be sure as, as you know, as a vegan, as someone who's, who tries to be very eco-conscious, I want to again, leave the smallest footprint possible. [00:40:18] So, so that's something that we we can do is we can look for these eco-friendly and, uh, environmentally conscious places to stay or trips to take. And I think that that's amazing. So if I what's the number one piece of advice you have for someone going, what, what's the thing that they absolutely either need to know or need to do. [00:40:44] Lisa Roberti: I think they need. I think the biggest thing that I've, I've seen and heard is for them to really understand what they want. What do you really want out of the safari? [00:41:00] What is your dream? What are you when you close your eyes? And you're like, I want to go on safari. I can't wait to go on safari. What does that look like? [00:41:09] And then making sure that what you book matches that or exceeds. Um, and that's where booking with somebody with a lot of Africa experience is critical because you may have these beautiful visions in your mind. Like you, you want, uh, uh, responsible tourism, you, you want minimal impact. Can you imagine if that was what your goal and ideal was? [00:41:38] And then you get there and you're in a lodge, that's got 200 rooms and it's just waste everywhere. Like that would be devastating to you. So really understanding what it is that is important to you, what your dream is, and then making sure that your booking [00:42:00] matches that and exceeds that so that when you go it's everything you've dreamed about and so much more and so much. [00:42:10] Izolda Trakhtenberg: I love that. And I have a tough question for you right now, because that part was great. The part that I'm, that I get concerned about is what we can do. Some, some of the practices that I have read about and, and, and heard about are abusive to the wildlife and, you know, and, and sort of tourists, you know, like elephants painting or, or, you know, or any, they can't, that, that, that can't be real. [00:42:42] That can't be something that is, that is the elephant. When you know what I'm going to grab a paintbrush and I'm going to paint a cat. I cannot imagine that that's something they elephant decided that she wanted to do. So. So how do we, is it, do we vote with our dollars? How do we, how do we [00:43:00] avoid practices that could be abusive to the, to the very animals we want to see and protect. [00:43:07] Lisa Roberti: Awesome. Question. Thank you so much for bringing this up because this is, this is something I talk about all the time. So almost any experience where, and I'm going to say almost because this is not a hundred percent true and I'll explain the caveat. So almost any experience where you can be hands-on with an animal is led with abuse. [00:43:35] Um, so, and I'm, I'm. In South Africa, and this is changing. Thank God that they're changing the laws over there in South Africa, they, they used to have this thing where they would get tourism, tourists to pay big money, to come and raise the orphaned lion Cubs so that they can return them into the wild where what they're actually doing is they're raising these Cubs. [00:43:57] They're getting money income from the tourist [00:44:00] pain to play with these Cubs. And then when the Cubs got big enough, then they would go into canned hunts and they'd be slaughtered. And of course they weren't telling the people that there's also opportunities where you can, um, walk with cheetahs. And again, that these animals are, um, abused and tortured in order to. [00:44:21] Betaine quote, unquote enough to do that paint, brushing with elephants or painting the elephants painting or playing basketball. Um, the pictures I have seen in the stories of the abuse that these animals endure, the whipping, the everything that they go through to learn and to hold a paintbrush and to do these things. [00:44:42] And, and of course there it's being touted as, um, a sanctuary. And it's just not anything that it, if you ever see an, an animal doing something that it is not in its normal repertoire, it's been [00:45:00] abused to do that. And, um, and I say almost always, there are several places that, uh, Where you do have opportunity, um, to, to be a little bit more close, where it truly is a sanctuary and these animals aren't abused. [00:45:17] One is Sheldrick, wildlife trust. Um, routinely also has one in San Bruin is again elephants where they take orphaned baby elephants. And the elephants are orphaned due to poaching, um, human wildlife conflict, or natural deaths. And they raise these babies and then they reintroduce them into the wild and they have this huge success. [00:45:37] And in order to raise money, they do allow people to come and view the babies. And, um, and so there's it in one hand, you're like, oh, is this, is this one of those bad things? Or is this one of those good things? And it's sometimes even for me, I have to do a lot of research. To, to make sure that I'm only supporting the ones that are actually [00:46:00] doing good work and, um, shelter glide, wildlife trust is one in Nairobi, Kenya. [00:46:05] And then, um, drafts center is another one where you can actually feed the giraffes. And again, my normal checklist, that would be an absolute no-no. But because I did the research and I did the homework to know that these are wild drafts, they're accustomed to people. It was it's, um, it's a draft subspecies. [00:46:27] It's very endangered Rothschild giraffe that they had, um, brought in to try and repopulate them. And they do reintroduce them back into the wild. Um, and it's like, what steps are they're taking? What measures are they taking to make sure they're not getting too used to humans? Um, and that we aren't impacting their normal lives. [00:46:45] Like it's not normal for a human to feed a giraffe. So like where is that line? And in some places, the line is a little blurry. Giraffe Centre because they're doing really good work. The animals are not abused [00:47:00] in other places is so it's so crystal clear that this is just bad and such a case as like you pointed out the elephants that are painting, like they are just absolutely abused. [00:47:11] They're performing things. They don't normally perform. Um, when you're feeding the draft giraffe center there they're eating. Like they would normally eat, they're reaching out with their tongue and they're grabbing it as if it were a leaf on a tree, you know? So it's not, they're not doing something that's abnormal taking it out of a human hand. [00:47:28] Yeah. That's abnormal versus an elephant, you know, holding a paintbrush and painting strokes. That's just not normal behavior. So it's it's. Yeah. And I've had to research there's, there's an elephant sanctuary. Um, In Indonesia that I'm interested in and visiting, but I'm still on the fence about whether this is a true sanctuary or not. [00:47:52] And I'm trying to do a lot more research and sometimes it's really hard to know. Um, and, and of course we [00:48:00] don't want to contribute to abuse of any kind. [00:48:05] Izolda Trakhtenberg: Completely and absolutely, totally. And for sure. Yeah, absolutely. I mean, for sure. And it's interesting, uh, many years ago, uh, I was part, uh, I was a volunteer at the national zoo for the golden lion tamarin project and it was reintroducing them into the wild and they weren't in cages. [00:48:24] Right. So, so our job was to, uh, sort of make sure that they're the key where they were was, was okay for them to be, and we would sort of leave food where they might find it, but they weren't in cages. They were above people's heads. Right. And, and sort of running around in, in the trees and along the ropes and things like that to get. [00:48:47] To be used to being outside so that they could be reintroduced back into the wild and south America. What was interesting about that is how much, and I'm not a zoo fan. I will be very honest. I do not. I do [00:49:00] not like zoos animals don't belong in cages. I, that I have to say, but being part of that project for me was eye-opening because the people, the individual people I was working with cared so very much about making sure that these endangered beings would have a real chance at living in the wild. [00:49:21] And that's something that, that we have to remember that that wa as soon as they are, um, in connection with, with human. Beings that that changes. And so I'm wondering, what are your thoughts on rehabilitation or no reintroduction, I guess I would say of animals back into the wild. Can, can that happen in a way that is really safe and good for them? [00:49:51] And, and how do we weigh that if, if not doing the rehabilitation and helping them would just end up in their [00:50:00] deaths? [00:50:01] Lisa Roberti: Yeah. So I'm going to go back to David shelter, wildlife trust out of Nairobi. Um, they have successfully, and I don't know the numbers off the top of my head. I, um, they have successfully reintroduced, I think it's over a hundred elephants. [00:50:20] Um, and. The success stories are incredible because again, they take them when they're babies, they stay in Nairobi national park. When they get, um, Nairobi national park, doesn't have elephants, um, it's too small, but they have these baby elephants that are cared for by humans. And then when they get big, they bring them into, they have three different re-integration units and then it is, they slowly reintegrate themselves into the wild herds. [00:50:49] And again, there's people taking care of them, giving, making sure they're being fed, making sure they're being cared for. And then the wild herds come in and they slowly, um, in some of them can take 10, 15 [00:51:00] year before they, they actually become wild. And it's amazing because now they've had females that have been reintroduced in the wild who have gone off in the wild herds, actually having babies with wild elephants. [00:51:13] And because they supply water sources, a lot of times they will come back. Um, and it's really interesting. And again, this is a huge success story. Um, they've actually had, and again, it goes to the intelligence of wild animals. They've actually had a wild bull who, who was meeting with one of the ex orphan females was speared. [00:51:38] And two of his bull buddies, you know, to show us three male, um, bull elephants actually came into the re-introduction unit looking for help. Wow. [00:51:49] Izolda Trakhtenberg: And, [00:51:49] Lisa Roberti: and of course they were cared for and everything by the veterinarian staff there. Um, so in some cases that, that re-introduction, it's, it it's phenomenal [00:52:00] and they've shown it time and time again, like with elephants it's possible with the monkeys. [00:52:04] I hopefully that, that the tamarins, hopefully that was a success story and that they were able to do that. They've done it with Eagles. They've done it. Um, the, the ones that I've never heard a success story of is, um, predators, because how do you take. And teach it how to hunt. How do you take a Cub and teach it how to hide? [00:52:26] How do you take, you know, and, and I've never heard of a successful, um, re well, actually that's not true. Um, gosh, there's the famous story and I'm, I'm drawing a total blank right now. How can I about the, the man and wife who rescued the three lions? The Cubs? Oh yeah. [00:52:44] Izolda Trakhtenberg: Three. Yes, yes, yes, [00:52:45] Lisa Roberti: yes. And they, and they successfully reintroduced them into the wild and man, it took them a long, long, long time to do that. [00:52:54] Um, so I think it's, I think, gosh, the more wild animals that, that are [00:53:00] impacted by human wildlife conflict that we can save and bring back into the wild, I man, those people, they have hearts of gold and they work their tails off and they're so passionate and I would love, I would, gosh, I would love to be involved with something like. [00:53:19] Did I answer your question? Yes, [00:53:20] Izolda Trakhtenberg: yes, no, you, you, you absolutely did. It's really, you know, that, that, that notion of how, how we, we can participate, but do so in a non invasive way to help these endangered beings that wouldn't be endangered. If not for us anyway, is something that I, I need to. Go further, you know, I need to, personally, I need to, I need to look at that more. [00:53:56] How can we do that in a noninvasive way so that [00:54:00] we're helping and not hurting the wild places and the wild beings that are on those places are in those places. You know? And, and I think it's, I think their names were the, was it the Adamson's Georgia? Yeah. For born free and, and, and there are other, there are other people who spend their lives dedicated to. [00:54:21] You know, preserving these wild places and, and helping animals. So, so it's not, it's not hopeless, but wow. We, we, you know, I think we all could do more to participate in helping, especially since there are people out there who are participating in hurting those places, so, and, and those animals. So we, you know, and, and do you have any recommendations about if somebody wants to get involved and help, uh, do you know of any places that, that someone could go, you know what I would like to get involved in a reputable place that's, that's working to preserve wild places [00:55:00] could be in the USA, could be in other places, doesn't matter. [00:55:02] Where would you send someone? [00:55:05] Lisa Roberti: So a lot of these, um, and this is, this is where it gets really kitschy again, because. A lot of the places, they can't just take regular volunteers, like people, untrained people. Um, there's a lot of reasons for that one day and I'm, and I'm going to use shelter again because they are such a success story. [00:55:31] So they don't want the elephants getting used to people. They get used to their candlers, their keepers, um, and they were specific jackets, specific coats. They all wear the same style and color of coat. They wear the same clothes they wear the same. So the elephants aren't necessarily making a generalization about humans. [00:55:54] So they don't allow. Um, volunteers and, and, and, you know, as a person who wants to, [00:56:00] it's like, oh, come on. But I'm a good person. Just let me come and help. But they, for the safety and the sake of the animals, they can't do that. And there again, there's, there's, there are places that will allow you to volunteer. [00:56:12] Um, and there's, there's a couple companies and I, and I'm sorry, I don't know the name off, off the top of my head. There are a couple of companies that actually set up volunteering, travel, where you actually go and you volunteer. And a lot of them are more for, um, like kids, like schools, like where you can go and volunteer at schools, which is also imperative because the, you know, these children, if they grow up to see the value of the wildlife and the wild places, they're going to help preserve it. [00:56:41] Right. So that's, that part is really also very important, but, um, there's not a lot of hands on true animal volunteering. W really wild places like Africa, Alaska, stuff like that, but that doesn't prevent people from getting involved [00:56:59] Izolda Trakhtenberg: at [00:57:00] home. [00:57:01] Lisa Roberti: Um, you know, there's some great opportunities, like even just like preserving in parks, keeping the parks, clean, volunteering at animal shelters, um, doing that kind of work. [00:57:13] It's hard work and it can be heartbreaking, but it's so rewarding as well. And just, you know, let's start with, and again, I'm a huge Africa. Uh, lover, but, but sometimes we gotta start at home too. Like what can you do at your, your park across the street or across town? Is there something that, that can be done to help preserve that too? [00:57:37] You know, let's do a trash cleanup day. Let's do a, and there's lots of volunteering opportunities at, at animal shelters. Um, but there are a few in, in Africa, um, that, that you can find. Um, but they're, they're not as wide as, as it would be nice if they weren't just because again, for the safety of the animals, they can't just [00:58:00] open it up to. [00:58:02] Izolda Trakhtenberg: Sure. Absolutely. And I think that the notion of I'm going to go volunteer with animals, you know, that that's something that would take a lot of study and you'd, you'd have to spend a long time getting prepared for that, but there are people, if they have a passion for it that do pursue something like that and, and can eventually, and I think you're absolutely right. [00:58:23] And I agree with you wholeheartedly, this notion that we can do something here, you can do something in your, in your backyard. You can do something in the park, you can do something in the animal shelter. There are lots of ways to participate in elevating awareness and in helping that don't necessarily mean you get on a plane and go to another place. [00:58:42] You could do it across town or even across the street. So I, your, your point is well made and well taken. Lisa, I really appreciate you saying that because yeah, I think we can, we can do it. It doesn't have to be a grand gesture to be a really important. Anyway. Well, it's, [00:58:58] Lisa Roberti: it's like they say, you know, [00:59:00] and I don't remember exactly how the proverb goes. [00:59:02] If that's the right word, you know, walking down the beach and you're throwing one starfish in when there's a thousand starfish and it's like, you can't save them all, but that one act is really important to the one that you did save. [00:59:14] Izolda Trakhtenberg: Exactly. And the last line of that story is it made a difference to that one. [00:59:17] Yeah. I love that story. Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. I could keep you here for the next, I don't know how long, because this is fantastic and I really appreciate you taking the time, Lisa and I do know that you have a life to get back to. So I was wondering if you know, you're doing this, this document for all of the, uh, for people who want to plan a safari, what does I think is great, but also if people want to see your photographs and learn more about the work you're doing, would you mind sharing your social channels? [00:59:47] Where could someone who wants to go find you find. [00:59:51] Lisa Roberti: So I'm on Instagram and Facebook. And it's Lisa M as in Mary, just the initial we set em, Roberto, R O B E R T. [01:00:00] I, um, I also have a YouTube channel that I'm just starting out, but I, because I don't have enough followers, I don't have my, my, my pen name yet. [01:00:08] Um, but you can just search for me there. And in there I do a lot of different travel stuff and lodge reviews and, um, things like that. And I'm just starting on, on that. I also have a Facebook group, um, called wildlife travel and con and conservation. Um, and that's a place where I talk about, um, animal conservation laws that are coming up wins. [01:00:29] Um, devastations and also talk all things travel, um, to wildlife, rich places around the world. It's not just Africa, but it's. [01:00:37] Izolda Trakhtenberg: Fabulous. Thank you so much for sharing. And I'm going to put all of that along with some of Lisa's fabulous photographs on the show notes page. You're going to want to check that out for sure. [01:00:47] And, and learn more about the incredible work Lisa's doing and. Just see the photos. They're so beautiful. I love them. You sent them to me and I'm like, these are awesome. So, [01:01:00] and you know, and, and you have a really amazing, I, I really just, you, you, you are able to capture such life and such spirit in, in every photograph that I've seen you take is wonderful. [01:01:14] Thank you so much, my, oh no, thank you. I appreciate it. Cause I can't go necessarily to Africa, but boy, I'm going to watch you guys. So I, I know that's kind of silly cause I'm going to go to Africa again for sure. And I and Costa Rica. And I want to go back to Alaska. There's so many places, you know, so many places to go, but I want to, I'll always try to do it responsibly. [01:01:36] You know, with enough money to actually go, that's always a good thing. Uh, so I have just one question that I ask everybody who listens to the show. You know, the question, the try, you listen to the podcast. So everyone, everyone who comes on the podcast knows this question. Here's this question? So here it is. [01:01:53] If you had one thing that you wanted to say, because you had an airplane C I T, and [01:02:00] because I'm not thinking about it, I said it wrong. If you had an airplane that could sky write anything for the whole world to see, what would you say? You know, [01:02:08] Lisa Roberti: I, I knew this question was coming. I don't like, ah, and I, and I'm like, what's, what's the few words, cause it's behind an airplane. [01:02:15] So, you know, it's gotta be short, it's sustained. And I'm like, okay. So really the quick short spend time in nature. [01:02:26] Izolda Trakhtenberg: I love that it's, it's [01:02:28] Lisa Roberti: simple. It's so important. And it really, I think the more people spend time in nature, the more people will love it. And then people are going to want to preserve it. [01:02:38] Because they're in it and they love it so much. [01:02:41] Izolda Trakhtenberg: Ah, that's a great, yeah, yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. And you will, I mean, the second you spend time breathing chlorophyll, rich air because you're out in your trees, it's going to change you. So I love that. Wow. Thank you so much for that, Lisa. I am so grateful that you took the [01:03:00] time to be here and I'm super excited for people to learn more about you and more about your work. [01:03:05] Thank you so much. Thank [01:03:07] Lisa Roberti: you so much for having me. It was such a pleasure chatting with you and, um, I really appreciate your time. Thank [01:03:12] Izolda Trakhtenberg: you. So it was all my pleasure. This is Izolda Trakhtenberg for the innovative mindset podcast. You obviously need to go check out Lisa birdie and her amazing work and all of the wild places she talked about. [01:03:24] Eventually. I think you should do. You should do that too. 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The Innovative Way Lisa Roberti Addresses Wildlife Cosnervation

The Innovative Mindset

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 64:36

Wildlife photographer, conservationist, and Safari Girl Lisa Roberti on conservation, photography, and how to plan your best safari This episode is brought to you by Brain.fm. I love and use brain.fm every day! It combines music and neuroscience to help me focus, meditate, and even sleep! Because you listen to this show, you can get a free trial.* URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindset If you love it as much as I do, you can get 20% off with this exclusive coupon code: innovativemindset It's also brought to you by Gloria Chou's PR Starter Pack. If you want to get featured in the media, this is your best first step. I've used these techniques to get featured in magazines, newspapers, and podcasts. They work! https://izoldat.krtra.com/t/so6Aw0yCuva4 Lisa Roberti, the Safari Girl, has been traveling to wildlife-rich areas around the world for over 27 years. While not a professional photographer, her goal is to use her photographs and experiences about her travels to encourage others to travel so that together, we can preserve the wild places for generations to come. Lisa has a wildlife-themed online store, is currently writing her first book, "Safari Tales" and has a self-study course on how to plan your safari to get the trip of a lifetime. Connect with Lisa Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisamroberti/ See some of Lisa's amazing photos below. Episode transcript [00:00:00] Lisa Roberti: How often do we just stop and breathe and just be in the moment and play watching lion Cubs playing it. It's just fascinating. They're just, they're totally in the moment. Just like children. [00:00:17] Izolda Trakhtenberg: Hello and welcome to the innovative mindset podcast. I'm your host. Izolda Trakhtenberg on the show. I interview peak performing innovators in the creative social impact and earth conservation spaces or working to change the world. This episode is brought to you by brain FM brain FM combines the best of music and neuroscience to help you relax, focus, meditate, and even sleep. [00:00:38] I love it and have been using it to write, create and do some of my deepest work because you're a listener of the show. You can get a free trial head over to brain.fm/innovative mindset. To check it out. If you decide to subscribe, you can get 20% off with the coupon code, innovative mindset, all one word, and now let's get to the show.[00:01:00] [00:01:02] Hey there and welcome to the innovative mindset podcast. My name is Izolda Trakhtenberg. I am super happy that you're here and I'm also incredibly honored and thrilled and happy to share with you. This week's guest. She is fabulous. Lisa birdie, the safari girl has been traveling to wildlife rich areas around the world for over 27 years while not a professional photographer. [00:01:24] Her goal is to use her photographs and experiences about her travels to encourage others to travel so that together we can preserve the wild places for generations to come. Lisa has a wildlife themed online store and is currently writing her first book called safari tales. I can't wait to read it. She also has a self study course on how to plan your safari to get the trip of a lifetime. [00:01:44] Lisa, I'm so grateful that you're here. Thanks so much for being. [00:01:48] Lisa Roberti: Izolda thank you so much for having me. It's such an honor to be on your show. Thank you. [00:01:54] Izolda Trakhtenberg: Oh, it's my pleasure. I'm first of all, I, I love ever since somebody gave me, [00:02:00] uh, my parents gave me a codec extra one for my 12th birthday. I have been an avid photographer and I love taking all sorts of photos. [00:02:08] And I'm wondering for you what got you started in photography and, and having photography be your way of getting the message out your message out and the message for animals and the natural model places. [00:02:23] Lisa Roberti: So when I was really young, I was about fifth grade. I've always had a passion for animals. I've always loved animals. [00:02:30] And the camera was just a way to get closer, to like really watch and see and look at there, look at behavior and then also to share it with people. You know, you see, you could tell stories, but they say a picture's worth a thousand words and video also. Um, and it's just, it was just really my way to get closer and to experience. [00:02:54] And remember with detail, everything that I got to experience with [00:02:58] Izolda Trakhtenberg: animals. That's so [00:03:00] amazing. I love that you said that it was a way to experience the animals and, and yet there's this wonderful, uh, sort of quote or meme that says take only photographs, leave only footprints. So the experience doesn't sound like it is diminished at all. [00:03:16] If you don't have any other contact with the animals other than being the photographer. [00:03:22] Lisa Roberti: Oh, I'm so glad you said that, um, wildlife photographers can, can really get a bad name. There's so many out there that. Their main goal is the photograph. Whereas my main goal is the two record to witness and record natural behaviors of the animals. [00:03:46] Um, you see a lot of photographers out there not, and I'm glad to say it's not the majority, but there's a few that they will really harass the animal in order to get quote unquote, the picture. They want to get a [00:04:00] reaction. They want to get whatever. And to me, that's, um, that's just harassment and it's not good clean wildlife photography. [00:04:08] I am there to witness and report. I'm there to see natural behavior. Like what is their life without humans in the way. And to me, that is, what's so beautiful and there's so much to learn from animals, um, and, and watching their behavior and just in, in, in watching them interact with, with other species and within their own species. [00:04:30] It's, it's just, it's amazing [00:04:32] Izolda Trakhtenberg: to watch it. Well, I appreciate you saying that. And that brings me to a question. What have you learned? You say there's so much to learn. I agree with you. I'm I'm sort of, I feel a little bit like I'm going to be like, yes, yes, yes. This whole, this whole chat. And yet you've, you've got obviously a lot more experience than I do photographing wildlife in the wild. [00:04:56] What, what has been the biggest lesson that you've [00:05:00] learned from observing and from having those experiences with animals in the wild? [00:05:07] Lisa Roberti: So I, the biggest experience that's, that's a hard one. I would say that. For me, observing them, you see that they all have personalities. Like we, we tend to put them in a bubble, right? [00:05:22] This is lion behavior. This is elephant behavior. This is, you know, but each animal has its own unique personality and they all have stories. I've been privileged to go back to the same locations, time and time again, where I've been able to see the animals and watch them grow up, if you will, and, and know them by their human, you know, English names. [00:05:44] And, um, and it's just, it's just fascinating to see them have their own personalities living in the moment. Um, you see the tenderness, you see the fierceness, you see them, [00:06:00] um, just being raw and it's, it's such a reminder. We w in our lives as human beings, we're, you know, we have the cell phone being in and we have so much going on and. [00:06:11] How often do we just stop and breathe and just be in the moment and play, or, you know, watching lion Cubs playing it. It's just, it's just fascinating. They're just, they're totally in the moment, just like children, like they don't have the, the phones being, they don't, they don't have the responsibilities to worry about. [00:06:32] And I think as we grow up and as we adults, we lose that and watching animals, I'm just watching them in their natural environments and, and seeing their, their triumphs and their, their failures and, and it, yeah, it's just, it's hard to put into words. I hope I didn't okay. A job there. [00:06:53] Izolda Trakhtenberg: No, you did great. It's it is interesting to me that there are times there was a, I don't know [00:07:00] if you remember the movie, a fish called. [00:07:03] Did you ever see that movie with John Cleese and Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Klein. Did you ever see that movie? I do not. I have. Nope, no worries. No worries. Eh, th th the movie itself is it is wonderful, fabulous. Kevin Klein won the Oscar, and there was a sort of a, kind of a sequel using the same actors. Uh, they did another movie and it was called fierce creatures, and it was about a zoo. [00:07:27] And this, uh, this woman came in to sort of make the zoo more efficient and. Uh, she had, there was a gorilla at the zoo and she had this incredible experience of just seeing the gorilla as another being on the planet and, and the, the people who are in the Zuora desperately trying to save the zoo, which was, uh, supposed to be a very sort of humanitarians or whatever, whatever, but they, they looked at each other and they went, ah, she's gotten it. [00:07:56] She understands now that that is something she didn't know before that she couldn't [00:08:00] have known before she had that experience of, of connection. And so that makes me think of what you were talking about. That it's hard to explain that connective moment between us seeing animals in the wild and understanding. [00:08:17] Their inherent value. And I'm wondering if you have any thoughts on how we could increase those experiences or, or make them more accessible to people so that more people understand the inherent value of, of the other beings. We share the planet with [00:08:37] Lisa Roberti: that. Yeah. And that's exactly what, um, my mission is I after COVID, so I've been, you know, traveling to Africa and taking photographs, um, for 20 something years, 27 years. [00:08:51] And I, and I really haven't done anything with them. And after COVID happened and tourism got shut down, um, W w [00:09:00] became aware of all of the problems in the wild places, um, how much poaching increased, how much the land grabbing was happening, um, and how we were losing more and more wild places because without tourism, the value of the land to the locals went down. [00:09:22] Tourism brings jobs to the local, um, people, um, they have jobs and lodges, they have shops, they have mechanics, they have Rangers, they have, and, and, and the, the tourism money also pays for Rangers. So there was a lot more poaching and there was a lot more, um, um, like I said, human wildlife conflict because the value had gone down to the local people. [00:09:46] Um, it wasn't bringing in money anymore. And so as. Uh, safari goers, a person who loves to go to wild places and loves to be with the animals. Um, I've decided [00:10:00] to, I'm using now my photographs and my stories to try and get people, to see how amazing it is to go, whether it's Africa or somewhere closer to home, to these wild places to support them. [00:10:14] Um, it, it has to be sustainable. I mean, we don't want to like destroy them with, with. Thousands and thousands of tourists, it has to be a sustainable practice, but people, tourism brings value to the land and it brings value to the people that are living around these beautiful wild places. And so I've actually, um, I'm actually working right now on a interactive guide to help people plan their safaris. [00:10:42] And, um, and, and, and the reason I'm doing that again is I'm really hoping that if people want to go on safari and they, they can plan a safari that meets their expectations and they go, and they love it in there. They're just so enthralled by it. And they're going to come home and they're going to tell other [00:11:00] people, and that way we can really preserve wild places and preserve the value for everybody. [00:11:09] Um, I can't even imagine a world where there's no wild elephants or wild lions, and we're getting there. We're really getting there. These animals are disappearing at unknown. I mean, just such fast, such as fast space. And I tell everybody, I talked to him like, if you really want to see wild animals in the wild, you have to go and you have to go now. [00:11:34] And the more people I believe, the more people who go and get to experience that amazing, like seeing what it really is like seeing life, how it is for these creatures, that they will gain value and people will understand the incredible value they have on them, the planet, the world, everything. And [00:12:00] I think, you know, there's a lot of really great, um, places out there that are doing a great job. [00:12:05] I mean, there's so many TV channels that you can find beautiful documentaries about these beautiful Sentium beings. And so you can, you can get it, you it's there and people are, are beginning to see it. And there's so much more, um, you know, there's so much more activity going on to save these animals now, which is, which is fabulous. [00:12:29] But me personally, I think actually being there in person is so different than watching it on your TV screen. It's just smelling the smells and hearing the sounds and seeing these creatures and watching their lives unfold before your eyes. It's just, you've been, you know, it's just an experience that stays with you and, and gets into your soul [00:12:55] Izolda Trakhtenberg: for life. [00:12:59] I'm taking all [00:13:00] of that in for a second. Yes. Yes. See that's this is me going. Yes. Yes. Lisa, keep going. Yes, absolutely. Yeah. It, you know, it's fascinating. I remember when I w when I was in South Africa, And we went, we went on a photo safari and we were in this little mini van and we pulled into this little, it, it was almost like a natural driveway. [00:13:24] It was this little natural sort of bordered, uh, drive in if you will, where I guess they took people a lot. And there was a, there were a couple of prides of lions hanging out. And first of all, I found out male lines kind of lazy that's for sure. But, but what was really interesting and, and I'm going to, I have a question in here somewhere, but it was really interesting to see what the lionesses did. [00:13:49] They started walking around our little van, just circling around it and circling around it. And one of them went and laid down behind the [00:14:00] little minivan and there was no way for us to leave and we were all going. And they're thinking you have got to run out of gas sometime, you know, and it was really interesting because we, you know, and the, and our driver was like, it's going to be fine. [00:14:12] She'll move. Everything will be fine. And it, and of course it was, but what it did for me is it really made me go, I am in a different place now and agave me this wonderful moment of awareness of my role. You know what I mean? Because, because I am not the king of the jungle, you know, people are not the Kings of the Jew. [00:14:36] This was very, it was very, eye-opening like, oh yeah, there a, it's sort of like a plate, your place in the universe kind of situation. So I'm wondering when you are out on safari and you're having these incredible experiences, how do you feel? You've said that they're magnificent and amazing, but how do you feel when you are there in that moment, observing and photographing these [00:15:00] incredible beings? [00:15:02] Oh, gosh, [00:15:03] Lisa Roberti: I've had so many incredible experiences. I've seen births, I've seen animals take their first steps. I have seen animals fighting for their lives. I've seen so many things and, and it's every, every moment is just, um, a moment of, of wonder and awe. And, you know, you would think I've been, I I've spent over 40 weeks just in, just in Africa, in Safin, wildlife, rich areas in Africa, plus, you know, all over other places around the world and it I'm still in awe, I'm still in wonder. [00:15:40] Um, I could, you know, I don't get bored and you see different things all the time. You see. Yeah, [00:15:49] Izolda Trakhtenberg: you just, [00:15:51] Lisa Roberti: I feel like I feel so special to be able to witness the, these [00:16:00] lives, you know, to, to actually to be there, to, to see what's happening. I've cried, tears of joy and tears of sorrow. I I've, you know, I've and I'm not going to say I've seen, you've never seen it all right in nature, but I I've just, I've seen so many things and, and, and, you know, even watching, uh, like you said, a PRI a coalition of male lions laying under a tree in the shade, sleeping. [00:16:25] And even that even just, just watching them breathing. I know it sounds crazy, but it's just this, this huge thousand pound animal lane right there, like 10 feet away from you while you're safely in your vehicle. [00:16:45] Izolda Trakhtenberg: That's just [00:16:45] Lisa Roberti: life for them. And, and you wonder you, like what, what does he dream about? What does he think about, you know, and it's crazy, but [00:16:55] Izolda Trakhtenberg: it's, it's [00:16:56] Lisa Roberti: just, it's just amazing. [00:16:57] And, and then when you see, [00:17:00] like, when you see, um, and I don't want to get into the sad stories, but I witnessed something that was incredibly sad. We had been following a very young lion Cub, um, and his pride for days and days and days. And then I witnessed him being killed by a herd of Buffalo. And you see the mother lioness and I mean, there was. [00:17:26] It was a herd of probably a thousand Buffalo. And this lioness was trying so hard to get to her Cub. And the Cub was just too, too small. It couldn't run away in time and to watch this lioness and trying to get in there and trying to, to protect her Cub and, and watching [00:17:46] Izolda Trakhtenberg: this, this defense's [00:17:47] Lisa Roberti: little creature being killed and it's, you know, and it's, it's nature and it's sad and I'm crying. [00:17:53] I'm bawling my eyes out. I couldn't even take pictures because it was like, this was one of my earlier trips and I'm [00:18:00] like, I, I just couldn't do it. And then, and then after finally, you know, the herd of Buffalo finally scattered and the fi the mom lioness, she kept searching and searching and searching for her Cub. [00:18:14] And she finally found the lifeless body. And it, and again, I don't need to get into a sad story, but it's, it's part of [00:18:22] Izolda Trakhtenberg: seeing. That [00:18:24] Lisa Roberti: these animals, and this is probably going to raise a lot of people's hair on the back of their necks. They have emotions, they care. She th the looks on her face, her behavior when she found her dead Cub, it, it was heartbreaking. [00:18:41] It was, um, and, and just to witness that and to see the lives of these animals. And again, this was all nature. It wasn't human impacted at all. And to see that, that the vulnerabilities they have, and then to witness the other side though, too, like I've seen [00:19:00] animals being born. I've seen animals taking their first stops, and it's just, [00:19:06] Izolda Trakhtenberg: it, it it's so [00:19:07] Lisa Roberti: incredible. [00:19:08] I don't even remember what your question was on a tangent, but it, and I'm just so into the moment. And it's just, it's an experience that goes into your soul, that. That stays with you forever. And even if it's just, like I said, lion, sleeping under a treat shade tree or witnessing something so intense like that or witnessing, I know everybody wants to see a, uh, see a kill or a hunt or whatever. [00:19:38] And, um, it doesn't have to be that intense. It's just every part of their lives. You see how every moment it's a life and death moment for these beings. And, you know, as humans, we should say, as humans in America, most of us don't live that way. I know there are some times where, where there is, but, you know, [00:20:00] we, we live sheltered lives. [00:20:01] We don't, we, or I should say I, because I know there are people on the planet, humans on the planet, and especially right now that are fighting for their lives, but there's so many of us that, um, you know, we get up, we go to work, we go to the grocery store and we don't think about life and death. And, and when you're there and you're witnessing it and you're seeing these animals of prey and the predators fighting every moment of their lives for survival, but also having empathy, um, seeing elephants grieving over a lost one and just put morning skulls of long lost elephants that they probably didn't even know. [00:20:44] I mean, there's so many levels of, there's so much [00:20:47] Izolda Trakhtenberg: depth to it, to every [00:20:50] Lisa Roberti: being and you have to see it, I think to really appreciate [00:20:55] Izolda Trakhtenberg: it. [00:20:59] [00:21:00] Thank you for sharing all of that. Wow. Wow. And yes, you shared a sad story, but it was such a profound one and it's, and it's true. I mean, even just looking at my domestic kitties at home, they have emotions. Obviously they have emotions, they are thinking and feeling beings and, and there's no doubt in my mind that every animal has that same level of, of sentients the thing that I, the thing that I personally struggle with is how, how do we raise that? [00:21:37] I know you said. Uh, and by that, by that, I mean, awareness, I know you said you have to experience it, but, but let's, let's face it. Most of us here in the USA, at least, uh, aren't going to go on safari. I, it would be cool if we could, but what else, what innovative ways could we experience this kind of connection that [00:22:00] you're talking about or close to it? [00:22:02] The park go, you know, [00:22:06] Lisa Roberti: watch your animals, watch your pets. Like you said, it all that like, even a lot of people have pets, but a lot of people don't really see their pets. They don't really see, like we are their life. We are their entire life. Like when you leave and you come back and look so excited to see. [00:22:30] You know, it's because we have every, you know, we have phone calls to people and we have all these other things and these and the animals, they just have us. And some people, sometimes we forget that and you can just look at your, your kid or your dog, or go to the park and, and, and just observe, um, birds even. [00:22:51] Um, or if you're lucky enough to live somewhere where there's Fox or, um, some other type of, of wildlife that you can safely [00:23:00] observe. Um, birds are probably the easiest and suburbia. Um, but you could just, I have a bird feeder, and again, that might raise a hair on some people's necks thinking that, you know, some people think that bird feeders are bad, but I have a bird feed of her right outside of my office. [00:23:17] And it's fascinating to watch the behavior at the feeder. And you just can learn so much about. Um, and I can't pick out individual birds. I mean, I know species and stuff, but like, I, I, you know, I wouldn't know, oh, this is the one that was here yesterday. I can't do that. But like watching, just, just watching them and taking a moment to stop all the noise and just breathe and take in nature just really puts you in a different space. [00:23:48] It, it, it brings you peace. It brings you like stopping for a moment, like stop and smell the roses, right. Just stop and be in nature. And you can do [00:24:00] that any almost anywhere in the world. And again, there's a lot of places you can, but you know, in, in the United States, especially, I mean, even, even big cities have parks, [00:24:11] Izolda Trakhtenberg: you know, and you could go to the park, [00:24:14] Lisa Roberti: you know, if you ha if you have, if you're lucky enough to have a backyard, You know, just sit in your backyard and just take a few moments to breathe, to hear, to listen, to smell, you know, listening to the birds, listening to the, the cicadas right now. [00:24:33] But it is it just, it really, if you just breathe it in and take a moment [00:24:39] Izolda Trakhtenberg: to just be, [00:24:42] Lisa Roberti: and forget about all the noise around you, meaning human noise, like meaning like all your to-do list and everything you have to do, and just, [00:24:53] Izolda Trakhtenberg: just enjoy the beautiful beauty of mother nature.[00:25:00] [00:25:02] Yes. See again. Yes, yes, yes, yes, absolutely. Yeah. I, you know, it's funny. I talked to my clients about that when I, when I'm doing coaching, we talk a lot about going for walks. That's a big one, go for walks and don't just look down. Look up. See what else is there? Say hello to the trees, all of those sorts of things. [00:25:21] Yes. It's C were, were, were mutual admiration society lease. I like that. Um, so, so all of that is, is really good. As far as bringing awareness, how do we bring awareness? And it can start small. I agree with you. Go outside, breathe. Look up, look at, look at the critters. Look at the plans. Look at the trees. [00:25:43] Spend some time in nature when we don't anymore. So many of us, I think we pass the tipping point relatively recently, where more of us live in urban areas than live in non-urban areas all over the planet, which is amazing. Cause that's a lot of planet. And so the question that I have for you is [00:26:00] going out for a walk is great. [00:26:02] Build a, starting to build that awareness is terrific. If I am at that place, if I've gone for my walks and I've figured out that this is something I want more of. What happens I noticed with people is that they go, oh, this is cool. I want more. So what's the next step for someone who wants in, in your, in your opinion, since you spent so much time traveling to these wild places, what's the next step for someone who's like, okay, I've got this awareness and now I want to do something else. [00:26:30] They may not have a lot of money, but, but something, what would you suggest someone do if they want to increase that connection? Okay. [00:26:41] Lisa Roberti: So the, so there's, there's a two part answer here. Um, if they want to do it too, for, for their own, for their own enjoyment, um, They're in most places again, around the United States, um, S you know, you could take a Saturday [00:27:00] afternoon and do some, do some, just Google homework about beautiful, um, bigger parks that are around or hiking areas that are around with, within a, you know, take a day trip or half a day trip. [00:27:13] Um, I live, I live in the cornfields and I haven't even seen a squirrel. I've lived here for two years and I've never even seen a squirrel. Um, but within, you know, a couple hour drive, I can get, um, to some, some beautiful areas and, and, and hike, and that doesn't cost any money or, or very little money. If there might be an interest entrance fee for the, for the park, of course, in the United States, we have some beautiful, um, national parks that, uh, people can go to. [00:27:44] And that, you know, if it, if it requires traveling and hotel stays, of course, that's going to add, um, Uh, an expense, but there's a lot of things you can do that, that don't. And that's the one part that's part, one of how do you get enjoyment out of it? Part [00:28:00] two, um, to learn more in everything is to start getting involved, um, and, and be aware of laws that are coming into play, um, that protect animals, um, even, you know, on cold rainy, you know, when, when, when winter comes and it's dark at four o'clock in the afternoon, there's great. [00:28:24] Documentaries about animals and wild places and that you can watch and immerse yourself that way. Um, there's a website that I would love to share. It's called explore.org, where they have live cams from all over the world and you can't, and, and it's not only wildlife. They even have like, um, where they're breeding puppies, um, for service dogs. [00:28:50] And you can see the puppies being bred for service dogs. And it's an amazing, um, non-for-profit, that's trying to help people connect [00:29:00] that, that can't maybe go to Africa or Alaska or Costa Rica, or, you know, any of these beautiful places. Um, and it's, and you can get, you can get lost and you can see it. And, um, and it's, it's amazing, but I, I would say the more you can get outside, just even around your house, Um, the more connected you you'll feel and the more at peace [00:29:26] Izolda Trakhtenberg: to absolutely. [00:29:29] And, you know, it's interesting during COVID times, that was one of the things that saved me was being able to step outside because you do go a little stir crazy when you're, when you're stuck in doors. So, and it doesn't have to be around a lot of people, if you can just go for a solo walk or something like that is amazing. [00:29:47] And, and yet there's, there's so much awareness we can build and so much appreciation we can build. And now, honestly, I want to go to the next step. [00:30:00] So let's say. You've gotten you've you've you've watched all the documentaries. You've read books. You've done. Let's say you want to go on a safari. What is a safari? [00:30:11] What? I know what I did. We went on a day trip, but I was there for work for NASA. So I wasn't on a safari. We just went on a day trip to see lions and hyenas and zebras. So it wasn't quite the same. But what, when someone says a safari, what are they saying? And how, how does one do that? What do you do to go on safari? [00:30:31] And what is it? [00:30:33] Lisa Roberti: So great question. Um, usually people talk about safaris in terms of Africa. Um, you can go to wildlife, rich places, anywhere in the world. Alaska happens to be one of my favorite places, but when people talk about safari, it's usually going to one of nine to 11 countries in Africa, and I've been to seven, um, safari rich, uh, places in Africa. [00:30:57] And I think people would be really surprised to [00:31:00] understand the amount of diversity of things that you can do when you go to Africa. Because a lot of people, and even my sister, I took her on safari and now she is absolutely hooked. She was like, you know, I think it might be boring just to drive around and look at animals. [00:31:16] And then she went and she can't get an off now she's this is. She's leaving in a couple of weeks for her third safari, but you can, um, you can do so. First of all, there's cultural. So you can do cultural visits and learn about the, the, the cultures. You can do conservation, where you learn about human wildlife conflict, and what's being done to help prevent that you can, um, do traditional safari would be where you're in a vehicle and you're driving around and you're stopping. [00:31:47] And you're looking at animals and watching behavior. You can do walking safaris, you can do balloon safaris. You can do horseback safaris. You can do, you can go on in some places. [00:32:00] You can go on ATVs. You can go fishing. You can like if you go to east Africa, you can. Part safari park beach, you can do. Um, whale-watching um, if you're in Southern Africa, you can tie a safari with wineries and, and wine businesses and Cape town. [00:32:18] Um, so I think there's, there's such a diversity of things that you can actually do on safari. And that's actually why I created this, this planner that I've created. I, and it's to help people realize all the opportunities and help them kind of narrow down what they actually really want on safari. The other thing too, is there's so many different places to go and so many different seasons. [00:32:43] And what do you really want to see, um, as far from, as far as animal life, because if you really want to see a rhino, there's certain places you can go where your opportunity is much greater to see a rhino. Then if you go to other places, um, and of course it's nature. So you're never guarantee. [00:33:00] Any citing, but, um, there's places where you can go where you really raise the, the opportunity or the possibility of seeing what, what you want to see. [00:33:10] And so I created this, this planner to kind of talk about all these different things. And, and also the other thing is a lot of people, you know, have a four seasons dream, but they have a best Western budget. And what do you do if, if you have that, if you're upside down and what you really want to do and what you can afford and, and how do you then not be disappointed. [00:33:33] And, um, so just things like that, you know, I, I discussed that. And then what if you have mobility issues or special eating requirements, um, how do you get around that? And then also just right now, traveling during COVID, I I've been on safari multiple times throughout COVID, I've been to Africa, um, Alaska and other places, and it's doable. [00:33:57] It's challenging and you need to know what to look for [00:34:00] to make sure you can navigate through and that you don't get stuck somewhere because you don't have the right tests or you don't have the right documentation. Um, so there's, there's actually a lot to go into it, but it's fun planning. The safari should be exciting and fun and something to look forward to. [00:34:20] Um, it's, it's part of the journey. Obviously the best part is actually being there, but it's part of the journey of, of, of getting to live your dream. I remember I had always dreamed of seeing animals in the wild, like, you know, went to the zoos and everything and I thought, oh my God, how amazing would it be? [00:34:41] And when I first started planning my first safari, it was. Oh, God, it was like the dream finally coming true. And it was so exciting to look at all the different opportunities and to see all the different ideas and the things that you could do. And, um, yeah, so that's, and then, and [00:35:00] then finding reputable companies, um, to work with, um, there, I've heard a lot of disaster stories of people, um, and it's, it's easy when you know what to look for. [00:35:14] Izolda Trakhtenberg: Cool. I want to go on his Fari again. That's cool. Yeah. You know, and it, it is so interesting to me. I love, I love Alaska also. I've been, and it's, it's in many ways. It's like, uh, it's just, uh it's so it's so different than anywhere else I've ever been. And so when I'm looking at this, when I'm thinking about, oh, I want to plan my safari and I want to go travel and I want to see wild places. [00:35:43] How do we do. Consciously, how do we, what, what, what do we need to do to, like I said, you know, take only photographs, leave, leave only footprints. I guess that's like an eco-tourism thing. What are your thoughts on that? What innovative ways could we, as people who [00:36:00] want to go on safari to, to, to commune with nature and to be, and observe these animals and nature, wherever we're, wherever we go, how do we do it? [00:36:11] Responsibly? [00:36:13] Lisa Roberti: Great, great question. And. That all ties into the company and the lodges. Um, there are a lot, there's a lot of choices out there when you go on safari. I, I just, um, picked up, uh, like a safari magazine and it's just pages and pages and pages of advertisements for different companies and different lodges and different everything. [00:36:40] And with the internet, now you can really do a lot of research and find the, the lodges that are eco-friendly, um, that are doing the right thing. Um, you can like there's, there's conservancies out there where they really limit the number of [00:37:00] people to make sure that there's, that there's not so many, um, people in a, in a small area so that the wild places are staying. [00:37:11] Christine. And, um, you can do that. There's, there's a lot of mass tourism, um, places. And then there's the, the eco-friendly places. And one thing that, um, most of these countries in Africa I've done actually better than first rule countries is most of them now have outlawed single use plastic and things like United States is not even talking about doing that. [00:37:36] Right. And, um, so just even supporting these countries and, and, and what they're doing is, is a big, is a big step, but yes, there are eco-friendly lodges that, um, where you, where you go in, or you can, like I said, you can do the research and they tell you about all the steps that they're doing to recycle, reuse, [00:38:00] um, the, the water systems. [00:38:02] They have the purification systems. They have to make, um, the least amount of impact on the land. As possible and those types of places, um, they're becoming more and more and more. It used to be few and far between, but now that people are becoming more aware of the environment, um, they, that's a big selling point for a lot of these places. [00:38:30] Izolda Trakhtenberg: I it's [00:38:30] Lisa Roberti: also, sorry, also, I'm sorry. It's also your, um, like if you do decide to go travel with a group or you decide to go on your own, who, the, the company that you book with, whether you book direct through lodges or you book through, um, uh, Africa specialist, those there's different levels there too, where some of them are more concerned about that. [00:38:54] And then others are more concerned about just pushing lots of people through. And again, you, you can tell. [00:39:00] If you're in, if you're familiar with eco-friendly, anything as you're, as you're reviewing and previewing, you can see, um, what they're doing, um, for eco eco-friendly they'll they'll offer carbon offset. [00:39:16] Um, I know even United airlines is doing carbon offset now. Um, they will, um, yeah. And they'll talk about it because that's a big point for a lot of people. So it's, it's out there. It's a little bit harder to find it's becoming easier and easier to find. Um, but even like I said, these countries even stopping single use plastic, you know, they're, they're, they're, they are trying really hard to preserve and make their countries more beautiful and pristine. [00:39:55] Izolda Trakhtenberg: Oh, that makes me so happy to hear that. It really does. I mean, I, I, cause I worry about [00:40:00] that. Not, not, not, I, you know, I'm not, I'm not trying to insult any, any developing nations or anything like that, but I want to be sure as, as you know, as a vegan, as someone who's, who tries to be very eco-conscious, I want to again, leave the smallest footprint possible. [00:40:18] So, so that's something that we we can do is we can look for these eco-friendly and, uh, environmentally conscious places to stay or trips to take. And I think that that's amazing. So if I what's the number one piece of advice you have for someone going, what, what's the thing that they absolutely either need to know or need to do. [00:40:44] Lisa Roberti: I think they need. I think the biggest thing that I've, I've seen and heard is for them to really understand what they want. What do you really want out of the safari? [00:41:00] What is your dream? What are you when you close your eyes? And you're like, I want to go on safari. I can't wait to go on safari. What does that look like? [00:41:09] And then making sure that what you book matches that or exceeds. Um, and that's where booking with somebody with a lot of Africa experience is critical because you may have these beautiful visions in your mind. Like you, you want, uh, uh, responsible tourism, you, you want minimal impact. Can you imagine if that was what your goal and ideal was? [00:41:38] And then you get there and you're in a lodge, that's got 200 rooms and it's just waste everywhere. Like that would be devastating to you. So really understanding what it is that is important to you, what your dream is, and then making sure that your booking [00:42:00] matches that and exceeds that so that when you go it's everything you've dreamed about and so much more and so much. [00:42:10] Izolda Trakhtenberg: I love that. And I have a tough question for you right now, because that part was great. The part that I'm, that I get concerned about is what we can do. Some, some of the practices that I have read about and, and, and heard about are abusive to the wildlife and, you know, and, and sort of tourists, you know, like elephants painting or, or, you know, or any, they can't, that, that, that can't be real. [00:42:42] That can't be something that is, that is the elephant. When you know what I'm going to grab a paintbrush and I'm going to paint a cat. I cannot imagine that that's something they elephant decided that she wanted to do. So. So how do we, is it, do we vote with our dollars? How do we, how do we [00:43:00] avoid practices that could be abusive to the, to the very animals we want to see and protect. [00:43:07] Lisa Roberti: Awesome. Question. Thank you so much for bringing this up because this is, this is something I talk about all the time. So almost any experience where, and I'm going to say almost because this is not a hundred percent true and I'll explain the caveat. So almost any experience where you can be hands-on with an animal is led with abuse. [00:43:35] Um, so, and I'm, I'm. In South Africa, and this is changing. Thank God that they're changing the laws over there in South Africa, they, they used to have this thing where they would get tourism, tourists to pay big money, to come and raise the orphaned lion Cubs so that they can return them into the wild where what they're actually doing is they're raising these Cubs. [00:43:57] They're getting money income from the tourist [00:44:00] pain to play with these Cubs. And then when the Cubs got big enough, then they would go into canned hunts and they'd be slaughtered. And of course they weren't telling the people that there's also opportunities where you can, um, walk with cheetahs. And again, that these animals are, um, abused and tortured in order to. [00:44:21] Betaine quote, unquote enough to do that paint, brushing with elephants or painting the elephants painting or playing basketball. Um, the pictures I have seen in the stories of the abuse that these animals endure, the whipping, the everything that they go through to learn and to hold a paintbrush and to do these things. [00:44:42] And, and of course there it's being touted as, um, a sanctuary. And it's just not anything that it, if you ever see an, an animal doing something that it is not in its normal repertoire, it's been [00:45:00] abused to do that. And, um, and I say almost always, there are several places that, uh, Where you do have opportunity, um, to, to be a little bit more close, where it truly is a sanctuary and these animals aren't abused. [00:45:17] One is Sheldrick, wildlife trust. Um, routinely also has one in San Bruin is again elephants where they take orphaned baby elephants. And the elephants are orphaned due to poaching, um, human wildlife conflict, or natural deaths. And they raise these babies and then they reintroduce them into the wild and they have this huge success. [00:45:37] And in order to raise money, they do allow people to come and view the babies. And, um, and so there's it in one hand, you're like, oh, is this, is this one of those bad things? Or is this one of those good things? And it's sometimes even for me, I have to do a lot of research. To, to make sure that I'm only supporting the ones that are actually [00:46:00] doing good work and, um, shelter glide, wildlife trust is one in Nairobi, Kenya. [00:46:05] And then, um, drafts center is another one where you can actually feed the giraffes. And again, my normal checklist, that would be an absolute no-no. But because I did the research and I did the homework to know that these are wild drafts, they're accustomed to people. It was it's, um, it's a draft subspecies. [00:46:27] It's very endangered Rothschild giraffe that they had, um, brought in to try and repopulate them. And they do reintroduce them back into the wild. Um, and it's like, what steps are they're taking? What measures are they taking to make sure they're not getting too used to humans? Um, and that we aren't impacting their normal lives. [00:46:45] Like it's not normal for a human to feed a giraffe. So like where is that line? And in some places, the line is a little blurry. Giraffe Centre because they're doing really good work. The animals are not abused [00:47:00] in other places is so it's so crystal clear that this is just bad and such a case as like you pointed out the elephants that are painting, like they are just absolutely abused. [00:47:11] They're performing things. They don't normally perform. Um, when you're feeding the draft giraffe center there they're eating. Like they would normally eat, they're reaching out with their tongue and they're grabbing it as if it were a leaf on a tree, you know? So it's not, they're not doing something that's abnormal taking it out of a human hand. [00:47:28] Yeah. That's abnormal versus an elephant, you know, holding a paintbrush and painting strokes. That's just not normal behavior. So it's it's. Yeah. And I've had to research there's, there's an elephant sanctuary. Um, In Indonesia that I'm interested in and visiting, but I'm still on the fence about whether this is a true sanctuary or not. [00:47:52] And I'm trying to do a lot more research and sometimes it's really hard to know. Um, and, and of course we [00:48:00] don't want to contribute to abuse of any kind. [00:48:05] Izolda Trakhtenberg: Completely and absolutely, totally. And for sure. Yeah, absolutely. I mean, for sure. And it's interesting, uh, many years ago, uh, I was part, uh, I was a volunteer at the national zoo for the golden lion tamarin project and it was reintroducing them into the wild and they weren't in cages. [00:48:24] Right. So, so our job was to, uh, sort of make sure that they're the key where they were was, was okay for them to be, and we would sort of leave food where they might find it, but they weren't in cages. They were above people's heads. Right. And, and sort of running around in, in the trees and along the ropes and things like that to get. [00:48:47] To be used to being outside so that they could be reintroduced back into the wild and south America. What was interesting about that is how much, and I'm not a zoo fan. I will be very honest. I do not. I do [00:49:00] not like zoos animals don't belong in cages. I, that I have to say, but being part of that project for me was eye-opening because the people, the individual people I was working with cared so very much about making sure that these endangered beings would have a real chance at living in the wild. [00:49:21] And that's something that, that we have to remember that that wa as soon as they are, um, in connection with, with human. Beings that that changes. And so I'm wondering, what are your thoughts on rehabilitation or no reintroduction, I guess I would say of animals back into the wild. Can, can that happen in a way that is really safe and good for them? [00:49:51] And, and how do we weigh that if, if not doing the rehabilitation and helping them would just end up in their [00:50:00] deaths? [00:50:01] Lisa Roberti: Yeah. So I'm going to go back to David shelter, wildlife trust out of Nairobi. Um, they have successfully, and I don't know the numbers off the top of my head. I, um, they have successfully reintroduced, I think it's over a hundred elephants. [00:50:20] Um, and. The success stories are incredible because again, they take them when they're babies, they stay in Nairobi national park. When they get, um, Nairobi national park, doesn't have elephants, um, it's too small, but they have these baby elephants that are cared for by humans. And then when they get big, they bring them into, they have three different re-integration units and then it is, they slowly reintegrate themselves into the wild herds. [00:50:49] And again, there's people taking care of them, giving, making sure they're being fed, making sure they're being cared for. And then the wild herds come in and they slowly, um, in some of them can take 10, 15 [00:51:00] year before they, they actually become wild. And it's amazing because now they've had females that have been reintroduced in the wild who have gone off in the wild herds, actually having babies with wild elephants. [00:51:13] And because they supply water sources, a lot of times they will come back. Um, and it's really interesting. And again, this is a huge success story. Um, they've actually had, and again, it goes to the intelligence of wild animals. They've actually had a wild bull who, who was meeting with one of the ex orphan females was speared. [00:51:38] And two of his bull buddies, you know, to show us three male, um, bull elephants actually came into the re-introduction unit looking for help. Wow. [00:51:49] Izolda Trakhtenberg: And, [00:51:49] Lisa Roberti: and of course they were cared for and everything by the veterinarian staff there. Um, so in some cases that, that re-introduction, it's, it it's phenomenal [00:52:00] and they've shown it time and time again, like with elephants it's possible with the monkeys. [00:52:04] I hopefully that, that the tamarins, hopefully that was a success story and that they were able to do that. They've done it with Eagles. They've done it. Um, the, the ones that I've never heard a success story of is, um, predators, because how do you take. And teach it how to hunt. How do you take a Cub and teach it how to hide? [00:52:26] How do you take, you know, and, and I've never heard of a successful, um, re well, actually that's not true. Um, gosh, there's the famous story and I'm, I'm drawing a total blank right now. How can I about the, the man and wife who rescued the three lions? The Cubs? Oh yeah. [00:52:44] Izolda Trakhtenberg: Three. Yes, yes, yes, [00:52:45] Lisa Roberti: yes. And they, and they successfully reintroduced them into the wild and man, it took them a long, long, long time to do that. [00:52:54] Um, so I think it's, I think, gosh, the more wild animals that, that are [00:53:00] impacted by human wildlife conflict that we can save and bring back into the wild, I man, those people, they have hearts of gold and they work their tails off and they're so passionate and I would love, I would, gosh, I would love to be involved with something like. [00:53:19] Did I answer your question? Yes, [00:53:20] Izolda Trakhtenberg: yes, no, you, you, you absolutely did. It's really, you know, that, that, that notion of how, how we, we can participate, but do so in a non invasive way to help these endangered beings that wouldn't be endangered. If not for us anyway, is something that I, I need to. Go further, you know, I need to, personally, I need to, I need to look at that more. [00:53:56] How can we do that in a noninvasive way so that [00:54:00] we're helping and not hurting the wild places and the wild beings that are on those places are in those places. You know? And, and I think it's, I think their names were the, was it the Adamson's Georgia? Yeah. For born free and, and, and there are other, there are other people who spend their lives dedicated to. [00:54:21] You know, preserving these wild places and, and helping animals. So, so it's not, it's not hopeless, but wow. We, we, you know, I think we all could do more to participate in helping, especially since there are people out there who are participating in hurting those places, so, and, and those animals. So we, you know, and, and do you have any recommendations about if somebody wants to get involved and help, uh, do you know of any places that, that someone could go, you know what I would like to get involved in a reputable place that's, that's working to preserve wild places [00:55:00] could be in the USA, could be in other places, doesn't matter. [00:55:02] Where would you send someone? [00:55:05] Lisa Roberti: So a lot of these, um, and this is, this is where it gets really kitschy again, because. A lot of the places, they can't just take regular volunteers, like people, untrained people. Um, there's a lot of reasons for that one day and I'm, and I'm going to use shelter again because they are such a success story. [00:55:31] So they don't want the elephants getting used to people. They get used to their candlers, their keepers, um, and they were specific jackets, specific coats. They all wear the same style and color of coat. They wear the same clothes they wear the same. So the elephants aren't necessarily making a generalization about humans. [00:55:54] So they don't allow. Um, volunteers and, and, and, you know, as a person who wants to, [00:56:00] it's like, oh, come on. But I'm a good person. Just let me come and help. But they, for the safety and the sake of the animals, they can't do that. And there again, there's, there's, there are places that will allow you to volunteer. [00:56:12] Um, and there's, there's a couple companies and I, and I'm sorry, I don't know the name off, off the top of my head. There are a couple of companies that actually set up volunteering, travel, where you actually go and you volunteer. And a lot of them are more for, um, like kids, like schools, like where you can go and volunteer at schools, which is also imperative because the, you know, these children, if they grow up to see the value of the wildlife and the wild places, they're going to help preserve it. [00:56:41] Right. So that's, that part is really also very important, but, um, there's not a lot of hands on true animal volunteering. W really wild places like Africa, Alaska, stuff like that, but that doesn't prevent people from getting involved [00:56:59] Izolda Trakhtenberg: at [00:57:00] home. [00:57:01] Lisa Roberti: Um, you know, there's some great opportunities, like even just like preserving in parks, keeping the parks, clean, volunteering at animal shelters, um, doing that kind of work. [00:57:13] It's hard work and it can be heartbreaking, but it's so rewarding as well. And just, you know, let's start with, and again, I'm a huge Africa. Uh, lover, but, but sometimes we gotta start at home too. Like what can you do at your, your park across the street or across town? Is there something that, that can be done to help preserve that too? [00:57:37] You know, let's do a trash cleanup day. Let's do a, and there's lots of volunteering opportunities at, at animal shelters. Um, but there are a few in, in Africa, um, that, that you can find. Um, but they're, they're not as wide as, as it would be nice if they weren't just because again, for the safety of the animals, they can't just [00:58:00] open it up to. [00:58:02] Izolda Trakhtenberg: Sure. Absolutely. And I think that the notion of I'm going to go volunteer with animals, you know, that that's something that would take a lot of study and you'd, you'd have to spend a long time getting prepared for that, but there are people, if they have a passion for it that do pursue something like that and, and can eventually, and I think you're absolutely right. [00:58:23] And I agree with you wholeheartedly, this notion that we can do something here, you can do something in your, in your backyard. You can do something in the park, you can do something in the animal shelter. There are lots of ways to participate in elevating awareness and in helping that don't necessarily mean you get on a plane and go to another place. [00:58:42] You could do it across town or even across the street. So I, your, your point is well made and well taken. Lisa, I really appreciate you saying that because yeah, I think we can, we can do it. It doesn't have to be a grand gesture to be a really important. Anyway. Well, it's, [00:58:58] Lisa Roberti: it's like they say, you know, [00:59:00] and I don't remember exactly how the proverb goes. [00:59:02] If that's the right word, you know, walking down the beach and you're throwing one starfish in when there's a thousand starfish and it's like, you can't save them all, but that one act is really important to the one that you did save. [00:59:14] Izolda Trakhtenberg: Exactly. And the last line of that story is it made a difference to that one. [00:59:17] Yeah. I love that story. Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. I could keep you here for the next, I don't know how long, because this is fantastic and I really appreciate you taking the time, Lisa and I do know that you have a life to get back to. So I was wondering if you know, you're doing this, this document for all of the, uh, for people who want to plan a safari, what does I think is great, but also if people want to see your photographs and learn more about the work you're doing, would you mind sharing your social channels? [00:59:47] Where could someone who wants to go find you find. [00:59:51] Lisa Roberti: So I'm on Instagram and Facebook. And it's Lisa M as in Mary, just the initial we set em, Roberto, R O B E R T. [01:00:00] I, um, I also have a YouTube channel that I'm just starting out, but I, because I don't have enough followers, I don't have my, my, my pen name yet. [01:00:08] Um, but you can just search for me there. And in there I do a lot of different travel stuff and lodge reviews and, um, things like that. And I'm just starting on, on that. I also have a Facebook group, um, called wildlife travel and con and conservation. Um, and that's a place where I talk about, um, animal conservation laws that are coming up wins. [01:00:29] Um, devastations and also talk all things travel, um, to wildlife, rich places around the world. It's not just Africa, but it's. [01:00:37] Izolda Trakhtenberg: Fabulous. Thank you so much for sharing. And I'm going to put all of that along with some of Lisa's fabulous photographs on the show notes page. You're going to want to check that out for sure. [01:00:47] And, and learn more about the incredible work Lisa's doing and. Just see the photos. They're so beautiful. I love them. You sent them to me and I'm like, these are awesome. So, [01:01:00] and you know, and, and you have a really amazing, I, I really just, you, you, you are able to capture such life and such spirit in, in every photograph that I've seen you take is wonderful. [01:01:14] Thank you so much, my, oh no, thank you. I appreciate it. Cause I can't go necessarily to Africa, but boy, I'm going to watch you guys. So I, I know that's kind of silly cause I'm going to go to Africa again for sure. And I and Costa Rica. And I want to go back to Alaska. There's so many places, you know, so many places to go, but I want to, I'll always try to do it responsibly. [01:01:36] You know, with enough money to actually go, that's always a good thing. Uh, so I have just one question that I ask everybody who listens to the show. You know, the question, the try, you listen to the podcast. So everyone, everyone who comes on the podcast knows this question. Here's this question? So here it is. [01:01:53] If you had one thing that you wanted to say, because you had an airplane C I T, and [01:02:00] because I'm not thinking about it, I said it wrong. If you had an airplane that could sky write anything for the whole world to see, what would you say? You know, [01:02:08] Lisa Roberti: I, I knew this question was coming. I don't like, ah, and I, and I'm like, what's, what's the few words, cause it's behind an airplane. [01:02:15] So, you know, it's gotta be short, it's sustained. And I'm like, okay. So really the quick short spend time in nature. [01:02:26] Izolda Trakhtenberg: I love that it's, it's [01:02:28] Lisa Roberti: simple. It's so important. And it really, I think the more people spend time in nature, the more people will love it. And then people are going to want to preserve it. [01:02:38] Because they're in it and they love it so much. [01:02:41] Izolda Trakhtenberg: Ah, that's a great, yeah, yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. And you will, I mean, the second you spend time breathing chlorophyll, rich air because you're out in your trees, it's going to change you. So I love that. Wow. Thank you so much for that, Lisa. I am so grateful that you took the [01:03:00] time to be here and I'm super excited for people to learn more about you and more about your work. [01:03:05] Thank you so much. Thank [01:03:07] Lisa Roberti: you so much for having me. It was such a pleasure chatting with you and, um, I really appreciate your time. Thank [01:03:12] Izolda Trakhtenberg: you. So it was all my pleasure. This is Izolda Trakhtenberg for the innovative mindset podcast. You obviously need to go check out Lisa birdie and her amazing work and all of the wild places she talked about. [01:03:24] Eventually. I think you should do. You should do that too. 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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 9:00

Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/oNT-c7NgcskIsntree Skincare Green Tea Fresh Face Serum At Yesstyle: https://ys.style/2c9p6hseEkbUse Rewards Code NOBSBEAUTY for an additional discount!Full Ingredients List:Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol, Dipropylene Glycol, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Panthenol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Squalane, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Allantoin, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Betaine, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Epigallocatechin Gallate, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Adenosine, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Bacillus Ferment, Vigna Radiata Seed Extract, Camellia Japonica Flower Extract, Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Flower Extract, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract, Brassica Oleracea Italica (Broccoli) Sprout Extract*******Podcast LinksApple - https://b.link/No_BS_Apple_PodcastGoogle - https://b.link/No_BS_Google_PodcastAmazon - https://b.link/No_BS_Amazon_PodcastSpotify - https://b.link/No_BS_Spotify_PodcastStitcher - https://b.link/No_BS_Stitcher_PodcastRSS - https://feeds.redcircle.com/671dd1b2-a989-41d5-94d5-30c014e06149********Sephora - https://fxo.co/1231867/sephoraUlta - https://fxo.co/1231867/ultaAmazon - https://www.amazon.com/shop/nobsbeautyYes Style - https://ys.style/kk2Vjrv798Style Korean - http://www.stylekorean.com/?af_id2=nobsbeautyThese are affiliate links if you purchase anything from one of these stores using this link No BS Beauty will make a small commission on what you buy.********I am proud to offer my very own beauty products at Amazon. We are starting small but hope to grow these offerings. Take a look and if you can pick one or two up, it helps keep this channel truly independent.My Products:No BS Beauty Travel Set - https://amzn.to/2PgPzFZNo BS Beauty Airless Jars - https://bit.ly/2Ev6X6N or https://amzn.to/2RCEq4sNo BS Beauty Color Switcher - https://amzn.to/2RCEAJ6See my own page on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/shop/nobsbeautywww.noBSbeauty.net*******My Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/noBSbeauty*******PayPal Tip Jar - https://bit.ly/donate_NBSBIf you want to leave a tip ... Thanks! *****Since so many of you asked for it, here is a link to my favorite PH testing strips https://amzn.to/33ojjIY

Five Best Affordable Skincare Products at Sephora Worth Trying - Fragrance Free!

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 7:16

Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/mA0WUdSznfEFive Most Affordable Products at Sephora Worth Trying:Sephora Collection Resurfacing Peel Mask $1813% Exfoliants, Fragrance Free, Alcohol Free!Results similar to Drunk Elephant BabyFacialFull Ingredients: Aqua (Water), Gluconolactone, Glycerin, Diglycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, Lactic Acid, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Cellulose, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Citrate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Menthyl Lactate, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Water, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Kaolin, Salicylic Acid, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate.At Sephora: https://fxo.co/CpmcSEPHORA COLLECTION ClearSkinDays Brightening Toner $7Lactic Acid Based Toner- Fragrance Free, Alcohol Free!Full Ingredients: Aqua (Water), Lactic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Hexylene Glycol, Capryloyl Glycine, Sodium Hydroxide, Polysorbate 20, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Gluconate, Xylitylglucoside.https://fxo.co/CpmeThe Ordinary Squalane Cleanser $8Wonderful Gentle Cleanser, Fragrance Free!https://fxo.co/CpmfThe Inkey List Bakuchiol Moisturizer $10Tested for Bakuchiol Content, Fragrance Free!https://fxo.co/CpmgITEM Beauty By Addison Rae Lite Sauce Clean Balancing Gel Moisturizer with Ceramides $20Fragrance Free! Full Ingredients: Water (Aqua) (Eau), Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Betaine, Butylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Centella Asiatica Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Xylitol, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter*, Ceramide NP, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Xanthan Gum, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Carbomer, Silica, Sodium Stearoxy PG-Hydroxyethylcellulose Sulfonate, Disodium EDTA, Tromethamine, Ethylhexylglycerin.https://fxo.co/CpmhAffordable Brands at Sephora Worth Checking Out:InnBeauty Project (although some products have light fragrance)Item Beauty by Addison Rae (many products are fragrance free!)The OrdinaryThe Inkey ListSephora Collection (some have fragrance, some do not)Inc.Credible - both makeup & skincare productsTarte - some affordable & fragrance free skincare*******Podcast LinksApple - https://b.link/No_BS_Apple_PodcastGoogle - https://b.link/No_BS_Google_PodcastAmazon - https://b.link/No_BS_Amazon_PodcastSpotify - https://b.link/No_BS_Spotify_PodcastStitcher - https://b.link/No_BS_Stitcher_PodcastRSS - https://feeds.redcircle.com/671dd1b2-a989-41d5-94d5-30c014e06149********Sephora - https://fxo.co/1231867/sephoraUlta - https://fxo.co/1231867/ultaAmazon - https://www.amazon.com/shop/nobsbeautyYes Style - https://ys.style/kk2Vjrv798Style Korean - http://www.stylekorean.com/?af_id2=nobsbeautyThese are affiliate links if you purchase anything from one of these stores using this link No BS Beauty will make a small commission on what you buy.********I am proud to offer my very own beauty products at Amazon. We are starting small but hope to grow these offerings. Take a look and if you can pick one or two up, it helps keep this channel truly independent.My Products:No BS Beauty Travel Set - https://amzn.to/2PgPzFZNo BS Beauty Airless Jars - https://bit.ly/2Ev6X6N or https://amzn.to/2RCEq4sNo BS Beauty Color Switcher - https://amzn.to/2RCEAJ6See my own page on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/shop/nobsbeautywww.noBSbeauty.net*******My Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/noBSbeauty*******PayPal Tip Jar - https://bit.ly/donate_NBSBIf you want to leave a tip ... Thanks!

Optimizing Your Gut Ecosystem: Butyrate, Enzymes and Betaine HCl

The Perfect Stool Understanding and Healing the Gut Microbiome

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 53:53

Steven Wright is a gut health specialist who invested over $400,000 to study, understand and heal his gut microbiome. Through that process, he developed Healthy Gut and three tailored supplements to help restore the gut ecosystem and help others who suffer from SIBO, IBS, diarrhea, soft stool, constipation, bloating, IBD and other digestive issues. Learn more about how butyrate, betaine HCl and digestive enzymes can help you recover from your gut health issues. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. She's a Certified Health Coach at High Desert Health in Tucson, Arizona. She coaches clients locally and nationwide. You can also follow Lindsey on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest or reach her via email at lindsey@highdeserthealthcoaching.com to set up a free 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session. Show Notes

Weird Taste in Your Mouth: 9 Causes

Dr. Bergâ€™s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 6:03

If you have a weird taste in your mouth, this could be why! What could be causing a weird taste in your mouth? 1. Oral thrush/candida Remedies: • Liquid non-dairy probiotics • Apple cider vinegar mixed in water • Rinse your mouth with sea salt mixed in water • Correct your diet 2. Pregnancy (decreased zinc) Remedies: • Take zinc • Consume foods high in zinc (oysters, red meat, and many others) 3. Menopause Remedy: • Bile salts 4. Diabetes Remedy: • Benfotiamine 5. Liver problems Remedies: • Selenium • Milk thistle • Cruciferous vegetables • Fasting 6. Low zinc Remedies: • Take zinc • Consume foods high in zinc (oysters, red meat, and many others) 7. Acid reflux Remedies: • Apple cider vinegar • Betaine hydrochloride 8. Sinus infection Remedies: • Use a neti pot nasal rinse 9. Keto diet In the transition phase, when you're adapting to keto, you could get a temporary bad taste in your mouth that's similar to acetone. Dr. Berg's Liquid Probiotic: https://bit.ly/3jFhmBg Acid Reflux Remedies: https://youtu.be/nkRrlJFDFdA https://youtu.be/hzC95NphH5w Sinus Remedies: https://youtu.be/Od5JYl58gHo Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio: Dr. Berg, 51 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in weight loss through nutritional & natural methods. His private practice is located in Alexandria, Virginia. His clients include senior officials in the U.S. government & the Justice Department, ambassadors, medical doctors, high-level executives of prominent corporations, scientists, engineers, professors, and other clients from all walks of life. He is the author of The 7 Principles of Fat Burning. Dr. Berg's Website: http://bit.ly/37AV0fk Dr. Berg's Recipe Ideas: http://bit.ly/37FF6QR Dr. Berg's Reviews: http://bit.ly/3hkIvbb Dr. Berg's Shop: http://bit.ly/3mJcLxg Dr. Berg's Bio: http://bit.ly/3as2cfE Dr. Berg's Health Coach Training: http://bit.ly/3as2p2q Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drericberg Messenger: https://www.messenger.com/t/drericberg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drericberg/ YouTube: http://bit.ly/37DXt8C

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If my methionine is high, do I need to worry about betaine? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #247

Mastering Nutrition

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 3:44

Please consider supporting my work by making a purchase using these links at one of my affiliates: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/foursigmatic, https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/paleovalley, https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/seekinghealth, https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/ancestralsupplements, https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/magicspoon, https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/lmnt Plenty more at https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/support! Question: If my methionine is high, do I need to worry about betaine? If your methionine is on the higher side then it's probably the case that you don't really have an issue with recycling homocysteine to methionine. TMG's role in methylation is to support the recycling of homocysteine methionine. So if your methionine levels are on the high side of normal then you probably don't need TMG, but I'm also not sure what you mean by methylation issues. If you would like to be part of the next live Ask Me Anything About Nutrition, sign up for the CMJ Masterpass, which includes access to these live Zoom sessions, premium features on all my content, and hundreds of dollars of exclusive discounts. You can sign up with a 10% lifetime discount here: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/q&a DISCLAIMER: I have a PhD in Nutritional Sciences and my expertise is in performing and evaluating nutritional research. I am not a medical doctor and nothing herein is medical advice.

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Glossier Skincare Showdown

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 11:13

#glossier #glossierskincare #glossierreview #skincare Glossier- Ranking All Their Skincare Products:1. Cleanser Concentrate- Effective, efficient, works well as a one step or morning cleanserNo scent, gentle, non-strippingNiacinamide, Grape Extract, Calendula, Yeast Fermenthttps://fxo.co/CS0f 2. Bubblewrap Eye/Lip CreamTwo in One eye and lip moisturizerWorks nicely on the eye area as well as hydrates lips and the lip areaNo scent, gentleAvocado Oil, Vitamin E, Sodium Hyaluronate, Blueberryhttps://fxo.co/CS0x 3. BalmDotCom Universal Skin Salve UnscentedAnother multi-use product- lip balm and dry skin salveAlso choose from colored options and flavored optionsGreat for dry skin patches, dry lipsCastor Seed Oil, Beeswax, Vitamin Ehttps://fxo.co/CS0v4. Moisturizing Moon MaskRinse off hydrated face maskSweet Almond Oil, Shea Butter, Honey, Squalane, No fragrance, does contain Lemon ExtractGreat for dry skin, irritated skin, normal skin, dehydrated skinhttps://fxo.co/CS0u5. Priming MoisturizerDewy moisturizer, geared towards dry, non-acne prone skin typesLeaves skin feeling hydrated and dewy, UnscentedShea Butter, Aloe, Honey, Peptide, Vitamin Ehttps://fxo.co/CS0s6. Super Pure Niacinamide SerumNiacinamide serum geared towards clearing poresBasic serum, pricey for what it is, not a bad serum, but simpleNiacinamide, Zinc PCA, Allantoinhttps://fxo.co/CS0r7. Futuredew Oil Serum HybridHydrated oil serum geared towards dry or dehydrated skinFor even slightly acne prone skin this is not recommendedSqualane, Jojoba Seed Oil, Rosehip Oil, Slight Scent from Rosemary Oilhttps://fxo.co/CS0q8. Cleansing Face Mask Mega Greens Galaxy PackRinse off face mask geared towards oily and congested skinKaolin, Avocado Oil, Rice Bran, Aloe, PomegranateDoes contain slight fragrance from Bitter Orange Powder https://fxo.co/CS0p9. Milky Jelly CleanserFirst step makeup/sunscreen removing cleanserNot super effective as a first step cleanser, leaves a residue feelingAllantoin, Betaine, Panthenol, Does have Rose Water for fragrancehttps://fxo.co/CS0o10. Solution Exfoliating TonerChemical exfoliant in the form of AHA, BHA, and PHA'sNot recommended for sensitive skin due to inclusion of fragranceSeems to work well for those with oily, acne prone, and normal skin typeshttps://fxo.co/CS0m11. Milky Oil Waterproof Makeup RemoverSeems to be hit or miss depending on the makeup you are trying to removeBasically a micellar water infused with a bit of castor oilNo fragrance, minimal ingredient listhttps://fxo.co/CS0l12. Super Glow Vitamin C SerumGeared towards sensitive skin and skin with pigmentation issuesMAP- a vitamin c derivative thought to reduce hyperpigmentation and dark spotsJojoba Oil, Shea Butter, Fragrance Freehttps://fxo.co/CS0k 13. Super Bounce Hyaluronic SerumSodium Hyaluronate, Panthenol, Fragrance Freehttps://fxo.co/CS0i14. Invisible Shield SPF 35 Daily SunscreenChemical Sunscreen that applies transparentlyDoes contain fragrance due to orange peel oil, despite this still strong “sunscreen” smellWheat Protein, Vitamin E, Bioflavinoidshttps://fxo.co/CS0g

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Regimen Lab Skincare Level Brightening Face Serum Review and How to Use

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 10:18

Watch this Review at: https://youtu.be/MjLav0jxH-gRegimen Lab Skincare Level Brightening Face Serum Full Ingredients List: Aqua, Propanediol, Niacinamide, Betaine, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Tranexamic Acid, Acetyl Glucosamine, Alpha Arbutin, Undecylenoyl Phenylalanine, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizinate, Tetrahydrodiferuloylmethane, Hexylresorcinol, Dimethylmethoxy Chromanol, Xanthan Gum, Lecithin, Sclerotium Gum, Pullulan, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide, Chlorphenesin, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin********Sephora - https://fxo.co/1231867/sephoraUlta - https://fxo.co/1231867/ultaAmazon - https://www.amazon.com/shop/nobsbeautyYes Style - https://ys.style/kk2Vjrv798Style Korean - http://www.stylekorean.com/?af_id2=nobsbeautyThese are affiliate links if you purchase anything from one of these stores using this link No BS Beauty will make a small commission on what you buy.********

261: Jason Cholewa - Pre-Workouts Supplements: Worth it or not?

The Revive Stronger Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 61:29

This week I interview Jason Cholewa. We dig into his background & what got him so interested in ergogenic supplementation. Then we discuss some of the common pre-workout supplements & whether or not they're worth investing into. If you take or are considering pre-workouts, this episode is for you. https://www.instagram.com/dr.redperformance/ https://jasoncholewa.com/ https://www.facebook.com/jason.cholewa.2012/ Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (05:52) What got Jason into health & fitness (09:46) Pre-workouts (15:06) Pre-workouts that work and that don't (17:55) Nitrates and hypertrophy (20:16) Beta-alanine (25:58) Citrulline malate (30:57) Taurin (31:56) Betaine (41:16) Interesting and promising supplements (44:21) Carb sources (45:15) Pre-workout vs. caffeine only (50:08) Placebo vs. pre-workout Thanks, please comment, like and subscribe! COACHING: https://revivestronger.com/online-coaching/ MEMBERSITE: https://revivestronger.com/team-revive-stronger/ WEBSITE: https://www.revivestronger.com MINI CUT MOVEMENT: https://revivestronger.com/mini-cut-movement/ FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/revivestronger INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/revivestronger NEWSLETTER: https://bit.ly/2rRONG5 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sVE-0sWEgw __________________________________________________________________ If you want to support us via a donation, that's highly appreciated! Patreon • https://www.patreon.com/revivestronger Don't like Patreon, go to Paypal! • https://bit.ly/2XZloJ4 __________________________________________________________________ Our Ebooks! Ultimate Guide To Contest Prep Ebook: • https://revivestronger.com/product/the-ultimate-guide-to-contest-prep/ Primer Phase Ebook: • https://revivestronger.com/product/the-primer-phase/ __________________________________________________________________ Stay up to date with the latest research and educate yourself! MASS (Research Review): • https://goo.gl/c7FSJD RP+ Membership: • https://ob262.isrefer.com/go/plus/Steve90/ JPS Mentorship • https://jpseducation.mykajabi.com/a/13324/esJ8AZwy __________________________________________________________________ Books we recommend! Muscle & Strength Pyramids • https://goo.gl/S8s6tG RP Books • http://bit.ly/2vREaH0 RP + Members site • https://ob262.isrefer.com/go/plus/Steve90/ For more • http://revivestronger.com/library/ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ When you're interested in online coaching, please go visit our website and follow the application form: https://www.revivestronger.com/online-coaching/

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Interview with Professor of Exercise Science, Dr. Jay Cholewa

The Beauty and The Geek

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 114:18

In this episode, we interview Dr. Jay Cholewa, professor of exercise science at the University of Lynchburg. We talk about Jay's abnormal route to becoming a professor and what led him to turn his life around. We also discuss the extensive history between Jay and Layne: how they met in the early 2000s on the bodybuilding.com forums as aspiring bodybuilders, how their paths diverged and then came back together. Of course, we discuss Dr. Cholewa's research, much of which focuses on supplements like Betaine. We think you will very much enjoy this episode and learn quite a bit during the process. Don't forget to leave us a review if you are enjoying these podcast episodes! You can find Dr. Cholewa on Instagram @dr.redperformance Get our new nutrition coaching app, Carbon Diet Coach, for iOS and Android to get custom nutrition coaching for less than $10/month: https://joincarbon.com Get our books on how to lose fat: https://www.biolaynestore.com Take my online course "The Science of Nutrition": https://cleanhealth.edu.au/product/science-of-nutrition Get custom workouts by us for $12.99/month: https://www.biolayne.com/members/workout-builder Find Layne and Holly on Instagram @biolayne and @hollytbaxter ---- Post-production by Jim McDonald (@thejimmcd) and David Margittai (inpostmedia.com) © 2021, Biolayne LLC. All rights reserved.

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The Gary Null Show - 05.04.21

The Gary Null Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 58:39

Avocado discovery may point to leukemia treatment University of Guelph (Canada), May 1, 2021 A compound in avocados may ultimately offer a route to better leukemia treatment, says a new University of Guelph study. The compound targets an enzyme that scientists have identified for the first time as being critical to cancer cell growth, said Dr. Paul Spagnuolo, Department of Food Science. Published recently in the journal Blood, the study focused on acute myeloid leukemia (AML), which is the most devastating form of leukemia. Most cases occur in people over age 65, and fewer than 10 per cent of patients survive five years after diagnosis. Leukemia cells have higher amounts of an enzyme called VLCAD involved in their metabolism, said Spagnuolo. “The cell relies on that pathway to survive,” he said, explaining that the compound is a likely candidate for drug therapy. “This is the first time VLCAD has been identified as a target in any cancer.” His team screened nutraceutical compounds among numerous compounds, looking for any substance that might inhibit the enzyme. “Lo and behold, the best one was derived from avocado,” said Spagnuolo. Earlier, his lab looked at avocatin B, a fat molecule found only in avocados, for potential use in preventing diabetes and managing obesity. Now he’s eager to see it used in leukemia patients. “VLCAD can be a good marker to identify patients suitable for this type of therapy. It can also be a marker to measure the activity of the drug,” said Spagnuolo. “That sets the stage for eventual use of this molecule in human clinical trials.” Currently, about half of patients over 65 diagnosed with AML enter palliative care. Others undergo chemotherapy, but drug treatments are toxic and can end up killing patients. “There’s been a drive to find less toxic drugs that can be used.” Referring to earlier work using avocatin B for diabetes, Spagnuolo said, “We completed a human study with this as an oral supplement and have been able to show that appreciable amounts are fairly well tolerated.” Supplement betaine treats schizophrenia in mice, restores healthy “dance” and structure of neurons University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, April 19, 2021 A simple dietary supplement reduces behavioral symptoms in mice with a genetic mutation that causes schizophrenia. After additional experiments, including visualizing the fluorescently stained dancing edge of immature brain cells, researchers concluded that the supplement likely protects proteins that build neurons’ cellular skeletons. The supplement betaine was first isolated from sugar beets and is often associated with sweetness or umami flavor. Healthy levels of betaine come from both external food sources and internal synthesis in the body. Betaine supplements are already used clinically to treat the metabolic disease homocystinuria. “I don’t encourage anyone to take betaine for no reason, if a doctor has not recommended it. But, we know this drug is already used clinically, so repurposing it to treat schizophrenia should be safe,” said Project Professor Nobutaka Hirokawa, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine who led the recent research project. Hirokawa has been a member of the Japan Academy, a national honorary organization recognizing scientific achievement, since 2004 and received a Person of Cultural Merit award from the Japanese government in 2013. Schizophrenia is estimated to affect about 1 in 100 people globally and is one of the top 15 leading causes of disability worldwide. “There are treatments for schizophrenia, but they have side effects and unfortunately there is still no effective drug for patients to take that we can explain biochemically why it works,” explained Hirokawa. Genetic studies of people diagnosed with schizophrenia have found possible links between the disease and variations in the kinesin family 3b (kif3b) gene as well as another gene involved in the body’s internal synthesis of betaine. Hirokawa and his lab members have categorized all 45 members of the kinesin superfamily of genes in mammals, most of which encode motor proteins that move materials throughout the cell. Normally, the KIF3B protein links together with another kinesin superfamily protein and transports cargo throughout a neuron by traveling up and down the cell’s skeleton. Mice used in the recent research had only one functional copy of the kif3b gene and are often used as an animal model of schizophrenia. These mice avoid social interactions and show the same weak response as human patients with schizophrenia in a test called prepulse inhibition, which measures how startled they are by a sudden, loud sound preceded by a quieter sound. Kif3b mutant mice raised on a diet supplemented with three times the normal amount of betaine had normal behavior, indicating that betaine supplements could treat schizophrenia symptoms. To figure out why betaine had this effect on mice, researchers grew nerve cells with the kif3b mutation in the laboratory and added fluorescent labels so they could watch the cellular skeleton take shape. The shape of a healthy neuron is reminiscent of a tree: a cell body surrounded by branches, the dendrites, attached to a long trunk, the axon. Kif3b mutant neurons grown in the lab have an unusual, hyperbranched structure with too many dendrites. Similar hyperbranched neurons are also seen in brain samples donated by people with schizophrenia, regardless of what treatments or medications they took while they were alive. During healthy neuron development, the main body of the cell fills with a skeleton component called tubulin. Meanwhile, the front growth cone of the cell builds outwards in a spiky, erratic dance due to the movements of another skeleton component called filamentous actin. In kif3b mutants, this dancing movement, which experts refer to as lamellipodial dynamics, is noticeably reduced and the division between tubulin and actin is blurred. The actin in a neuron’s cellular skeleton is assembled in part by another protein called CRMP2. Chemical analyses of the brains of kif3b mutant mice and human schizophrenia patients reveal significant chemical damage to CRMP2, which causes the proteins to clump together. Betaine is known to prevent the type of chemical damage, carbonyl stress, that causes this CRMP2 dysfunction. “In postmortem brains of schizophrenia patients, CRMP2 is the protein in the brain with the most carbonyl stress. Betaine likely eliminates the carbonyl stress portion of the schizophrenia equation,” said Hirokawa. By protecting CRMP2 from damage, betaine treatment allows kif3b mutant neurons to build proper structures. With a structurally sound skeleton to navigate, the remaining functional KIF3B protein can shuttle cargo around the cell. Other test tube experiments revealed that KIF3B and CRMP2 can bind together, but their exact relationship remains unclear. “We know that the amount of betaine decreases in schizophrenia patients’ brains, so this study strongly suggests betaine could be therapeutic for at least some kinds of schizophrenia,” said Hirokawa. The UTokyo research team is planning future collaborations with pharmaceutical companies and clinical studies of betaine supplements as a treatment for schizophrenia. Study reveals your neighbourhood may affect your brain health University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, April 20, 2021 Middle-aged and older people living in more disadvantaged neighbourhoods — areas with higher poverty levels and fewer educational and employment opportunities–had more brain shrinkage on brain scans and showed a faster decline on cognitive tests than people living in neighbourhoods with fewer disadvantages, according to a new study. The study published in the online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Researchers say such brain ageing may be a sign of the earliest stages of dementia. “Worldwide, dementia is a major cause of illness and a devastating diagnosis,” said study author Amy J. H. Kind M.D., PhD, of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison. “There are currently no treatments to cure the disease, so identifying possible modifiable risk factors is important. Compelling evidence exists that the social, economic, cultural and physical conditions in which humans live may affect health. We wanted to determine if these neighbourhood conditions increase the risk for the neurodegeneration and cognitive decline associated with the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.” For the study, researchers identified 601 people from two larger studies of Wisconsin residents. Participants had an average age of 59 and no thinking or memory problems at the start of the study, although 69% had a family history of dementia. They were followed for 10 years. Participants had an initial MRI brain scan and then additional scans every three to five years. With each scan, researchers measured brain volume in areas of the brain linked to the development of Alzheimer’s dementia. Participants also took thinking and memory tests every two years, including tests that measured processing speed, mental flexibility and executive function. Researchers used the residential address of each participant and a measure called the Area Deprivation Index to determine if each participant lived in an advantaged or disadvantaged neighbourhood. Neighbourhoods in the index are determined by census areas of 1,500 residents. The index incorporates information on the socio-economic conditions of each neighbourhood and its residents, ranking neighbourhoods based on 17 indicators including income, employment, education and housing quality. Of all participants, 19 people lived in the 20% of most disadvantaged neighbourhoods in their state and 582 people lived in 80% of all other neighbourhoods in their state. People in the first group were then matched one to four to people in the second group for race, sex, age and education and compared. At the start of the study, there was no difference in brain volume between people living in the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods and those in other neighbourhoods. But in the end, researchers found brain shrinkage in areas of the brain associated with dementia in people in the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods, while there was no shrinkage in the other group. Researchers also found a higher rate of decline on tests that measure the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. “Our findings suggest that increased vigilance by healthcare providers for early signs of dementia may be particularly important in this vulnerable population,” said Kind. “Some possible causes of these brain changes may include air pollution, lack of access to healthy food and healthcare and stressful life events. Further research into possible social and biological pathways may help physicians, researchers and policymakers identify effective avenues for prevention and intervention in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia.” Limitations of the study included a small number of participants from highly disadvantaged neighbourhoods and a limited geographic setting. Future studies should involve larger and more diverse groups of people over longer periods of time. Alpha-lipoic acid increases collagen synthesis and deposition in nondiabetic and diabetic kidneys University of Belgrade (Serbia), April 21, 2021 According to news originating from Belgrade, Serbia, research stated, “Alpha-Lipoic acid (ALA) is widely used as a nutritional supplement and therapeutic agent in diabetes management. Well-established antioxidant and hypoglycemic effects of ALA were considered to be particularly important in combating diabetic complications including renal injury.” Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of Belgrade, “The present study evaluated the potential of ALA to affect profibrotic events in kidney that could alter its structure and functioning. ALA was administered intraperitoneally (10 mg/kg) to nondiabetic and streptozotocin-induced diabetic male Wistar rats for 4 and 8 weeks. The effects of ALA were assessed starting from structural/morphological alterations through changes that characterize profibrotic processes, to regulation of collagen gene expression in kidney. Here, we demonstrated that ALA improved systemic glucose and urea level, reduced formation of renal advanced glycation end products (AGEs), and maintained renal structural integrity in diabetic rats. However, profibrotic events provoked in diabetes were not alleviated by ALA since collagen synthesis/deposition and expression of transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) and alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) remained elevated in ALA-treated diabetic rats, especially after 8 weeks of diabetes onset. Moreover, 8 weeks treatment of nondiabetic rats with ALA led to the development of profibrotic features reflected in increased collagen synthesis/deposition. Besides the TGF-beta 1 downstream signaling, the additional mechanism underlying the upregulation of collagen IV in nondiabetic rats treated with ALA involves decreased DNA methylation of its promoter that could arise from increased Tet1 expression.” According to the news editors, the research concluded: “These findings emphasize the therapeutic caution in the use of ALA, especially in patients with renal diabetic complication.” Obesity, high-salt diet pose different cardiovascular risks in females, males Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, April 30, 2021 Obesity and a high-salt diet are both bad for our hearts but they are bigger, seemingly synergistic risks for females, scientists report. “We see younger and younger women having cardiovascular disease and the question is: What is the cause?” says Dr. Eric Belin de Chantemele, physiologist in the Vascular Biology Center and Department of Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. “We think the fact that females are more salt sensitive and more sensitive to obesity are among the reasons they have lost the natural protection youth and estrogen are thought to provide.” His message to women based on the sex differences they are finding: “First reduce your consumption of salt, a message the American Heart Association has been pushing for years, which should also result in a reduction in your intake of highly processed, high-calorie food and drink.” Belin de Chantemele, whose research team has been exploring why so many young women are now getting cardiovascular disease, is presenting their findings during the Henry Pickering Bowditch Award Lectureship at the American Physiological Society Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology 2021 this week. The award, which honors the scientist who created the first physiology lab in the country and was the American Physiological Society’s first president, recognizes original and outstanding accomplishments in the field of physiology by a young investigator. The sex hormone estrogen, which has some protective powers like keeping blood vessels more flexible, is considered a natural protection for premenopausal women yet, along with soaring rates of severe obesity in young women, heart disease is now the third leading cause of death in females between the ages 20-44 — fourth for males in that age group — then moves up to second place for the next 20 years in both sexes, and is the number one killer for both men and women looking at all ages, according to the National Vital Statistics Reports. While he refers to bad nutrition as the “world’s biggest killer” and obesity as a major risk factor for hypertension in both sexes, his lab has mounting evidence that obesity and high salt intake are even bigger risks for females, who have naturally higher levels of two additional hormones, leptin and aldosterone, setting the stage for the potentially deadly cardiovascular disparities. Many of us likely think of leptin as the “satiety hormone” that sends our brain cues to stop eating when our stomach is full, but in obesity, the brain typically stops listening to the full message but the cardiovascular system of women starts getting unhealthy cues. Belin de Chantemele has shown that in females leptin prompts the adrenal glands, which make aldosterone, to make even more of this powerful blood vessel constrictor. Like leptin, females, regardless of their weight, already have naturally higher levels of aldosterone and actually bigger adrenal glands as well. A result: Obesity actually produces larger blood pressure increases in females, and studies indicate that females also are more prone to obesity associated vascular dysfunction — things like more rigid blood vessels that are not as adept as dilating. On the other hand, leptin actually increases production of the vasodilator nitric oxide — which reduces blood pressure — in the male mice, one of many cardiovascular differences they are finding between males and females. Here’s another. “The major role of aldosterone is to regulate your blood volume,” Belin de Chantemele says. Increased salt intake should suppress aldosterone, and it does work that way in males, Belin de Chantemele says. But in females it appears to set them up for more trouble. Aldosterone is the main mineralocorticoid, a class of hormones that helps maintain salt balance, and Belin de Chantemele and his team reported in 2019 in the journal Hypertension that the hormone progesterone, which enables pregnancy, also enables high levels of these mineralocorticoid receptors for aldosterone in the endothelial cells that line blood vessels in both female lab animals and human blood vessels. When they removed the ovaries, which make estrogen and progesterone, from the female lab animals it equalized the mineralocorticoid receptor number, helping confirm that progesterone regulates the expression of the receptor in the females’ blood vessels. When they deleted either the mineralocorticoid or progesterone receptor in the females, it prevented the blood vessel dysfunction that typically follows, and just knocking out the progesterone receptor also suppressed the aldosterone receptor. The bottom line is that progesterone is key to the sex difference in aldosterone receptor expression on endothelial cells, which predisposes females to obesity associated, high-leptin driven endothelial dysfunction and likely high blood pressure, Belin de Chantemele says. They reported a few years before in the same journal that higher leptin levels produced by more fat prompts the adrenal glands to make more aldosterone in females. “If you have higher aldosterone levels you will retain sodium and your blood volume will be higher,” he says. They’ve also reported, as have others, that females are more salt sensitive than males. High sodium intake is known to raise blood pressure, by increasing fluid retention, and both pre- and postmenopausal females are more salt sensitive than males, Black females even more so, he says. They’ve shown, for example, that in just seven days on a high-salt diet, the ability of female mice to relax blood vessels decreased as blood pressure increased. Treatment with the aldosterone agonist eplerenone helped correct both. Because females already make more aldosterone, and the normal response of the body when you eat a lot of salt is to make even more aldosterone to help eliminate some of it, his team now proposes that females appear to have an impaired ability to reduce both the levels of the enzyme that makes aldosterone and the hormone itself, which makes them more salt sensitive. One thing that means is that salt raises females’ blood pressure without them actually retaining more salt than the males. It also means that they think that blood vessels are more important in blood pressure regulation in females than males, which means they may need different treatment than males. To further compound the scenario, high salt increases the adrenal leptin receptor in the females, providing more points of action for leptin, which probably helps explain why aldosterone levels don’t decrease in females like they do in males. A new $2.6 million grant (1R01HL155265-01) from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute is enabling them to further investigate, in both lab animals and human tissue, the female’s unique responses to a high-salt diet, include the specific contributions of the failure of aldosterone levels to drop, along with the increased expression of aldosterone and leptin receptors. While trends in being overweight in about the last 50 years have held pretty steady for men and women, with decreases for men in the last handful of years, rates of severe obesity have been climbing, with women far outpacing men. “We want to continue to put the puzzle together with the goal of helping restore protection from cardiovascular disease to young women, when a healthy diet and increased physical activity do not,” Belin de Chantemele says. His research team includes Galina Antonova, research assistant; Dr. Reem Atawia, postdoctoral fellow; Simone Kennard, research associate; Taylor Kress and Candee Barris, graduate students; Vinay Mehta, undergraduate student at AU, Laszlo Kovacs, assistant research scientist; and Dr. Jessica Faulkner, postdoctoral fellow. Just 10 minutes of meditation helps anxious people have better focus University of Waterloo (Canada) May 1, 2021 Just 10 minutes of daily mindful meditation can help prevent your mind from wandering and is particularly effective if you tend to have repetitive, anxious thoughts, according to a study from the University of Waterloo. The study, which assessed the impact of meditation with 82 participants who experience anxiety, found that developing an awareness of the present moment reduced incidents of repetitive, off-task thinking, a hallmark of anxiety. “Our results indicate that mindfulness training may have protective effects on mind wandering for anxious individuals,” said Mengran Xu, a researcher and PhD candidate at Waterloo. “We also found that meditation practice appears to help anxious people to shift their attention from their own internal worries to the present-moment external world, which enables better focus on a task at hand.” The term mindfulness is commonly defined as paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and without judgement. As part of the study, participants were asked to perform a task on a computer while experiencing interruptions to gauge their ability to stay focused on the task. Researchers then put the participants into two groups at random, with the control group given an audio story to listen to and the other group asked to engage in a short meditation exercise prior to being reassessed. “Mind wandering accounts for nearly half of any person’s daily stream of consciousness,” said Xu. “For people with anxiety, repetitive off-task thoughts can negatively affect their ability to learn, to complete tasks, or even function safely. “It would be interesting to see what the impacts would be if mindful meditation was practiced by anxious populations more widely.” The study, co-authored by Waterloo psychology professors Christine Purdon and Daniel Smilek and Harvard University’s Paul Seli, was published in Consciousness and Cognition. Researchers find breastfeeding linked to higher neurocognitive testing scores University of Rochester Medical Center, April 27, 2021 New research finds that children who were breastfed scored higher on neurocognitive tests. Researchers in the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) analyzed thousands of cognitive tests taken by nine and ten-year-olds whose mothers reported they were breastfed, and compared those results to scores of children who were not. “Our findings suggest that any amount of breastfeeding has a positive cognitive impact, even after just a few months.” Daniel Adan Lopez, Ph.D. candidate in the Epidemiology program who is first author on the study recently published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health. “That’s what’s exciting about these results. Hopefully from a policy standpoint, this can help improve the motivation to breastfeed.” Hayley Martin, Ph.D., a fourth year medical student in the Medical Scientist Training Program and co-author of the study, focuses her research on breastfeeding. “There’s already established research showing the numerous benefits breastfeeding has for both mother and child. This study’s findings are important for families particularly before and soon after birth when breastfeeding decisions are made. It may encourage breastfeeding goals of one year or more. It also highlights the critical importance of continued work to provide equity focused access to breastfeeding support, prenatal education, and practices to eliminate structural barriers to breastfeeding.” Researchers reviewed the test results of more than 9,000 nine and ten-year-old participants in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. Variations were found in the cumulative cognitive test scores of breastfed and non-breastfed children. There was also evidence that the longer a child was breastfed, the higher they scored. “The strongest association was in children who were breastfed more than 12 months,” said Lopez. “The scores of children breastfed until they were seven to 12 months were slightly less, and then the one to six month-old scores dips a little more. But all scores were higher when compared to children who didn’t breastfeed at all.” Previous studies found breastfeeding does not impact executive function or memory, findings in this study made similar findings. “This supports the foundation of work already being done around lactation and breastfeeding and its impact on a child’s health,” said Ed Freedman, Ph.D., the principal investigator of the ABCD study in Rochester and lead author of the study. “These are findings that would have not been possible without the ABCD Study and the expansive data set it provides.”

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1905: Wild Yam Progesterone, Peanut Allergy, Chronic Hives, Fasting Back-Fired, Betaine & Methylation, Sugar & the Gut (HouseCall)

The Cabral Concept

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2021 23:23

Welcome back to our weekend Cabral HouseCall shows! This is where we answer our community's wellness, weight loss, and anti-aging questions to help people get back on track! Check out today's questions: Megan: Hi Dr C, love your work! I’m writing in to try and better understand in your own experience wild yam and the benefits to someone with low progesterone. There seems to be a lot of warnings out there about using it but keen to better understand from a research perspective how it actually helps to boost progesterone when it seems to be the common understanding that it doesn’t actually appear to be able to convert the diosgenin outside of a lab. Are there any issues with this raising estrogen and dhea further for people with elevated levels of those. Could this be beneficial for fertility to help supercharge the cervical mucous and potentially increase chance of the embryo ‘sticking’. Keen to hear why you are now using it in one of your new products and when to use it. If so can the wild yam cream be just as affective? Thanks so much Chelsea: My 6 month old son has been diagnosed with a peanut allergy. I’ve listened to your previous podcasts where you recommend running an organic acid test and a stool test to see if there is any candida / leaky gut. I’m wondering if this allergy could have anything to do with heavy metals (potentially from vaccines) and if i should run a test for that? Also I just found out that our home has mold, so we are moving right away to hopefully solve that problem. Do you have protocols for babies this young? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for all you do. Alida: Hi Stephen, I've been struggling with chronic hives for almost a year and nobody can help me find the root cause of it to make it stop. All the doctors do is give me pills and creams to cover up what is going on. They aren't helping anyway. To give you a little background, I'm a 42 year old female, overweight, had a full hysterectomy 4 years ago, have had acid reflux since I was 20 and been taking omprazole for 22 years, 2 years ago they found a tumor on my pituitary gland which is causing adrenal insufficiency (I'm on 5mg of Prednisone for this) and I have sleep apnea. Among all these, the hives is definitely the worst to deal with. Of course I still want to make everything better, but the constant hives and itching is extremely bothersome. I've tried a couple different diets with no success. I'm hoping you are able to help please. Marty: I’ve been doing the intermittent fasting for 4 weeks, 16/8. I've gained 4 pounds. Help! Sam: Hi, Dr. Cabral! I’m wondering if you know anything about Betaine (trimethylglycine)supplementation and methylation. I read about it in a MTHFR group I’m in but haven’t found much info on it. My second question is regarding high blood pressure and hormones. What is the connection, if any? I have had issues with anxiety and high blood pressure despite being thin and eating clean since having my son two years ago.I have not had my hormones tested but recently did Organic Acids and HTMA tests and it was recommended that I test hormones as well. Thanks so much! Lily: Hi Dr. Cabral, I was wondering if there’s a connection between high blood glucose and the gut health? Does one influence the other? I’m asking because I’ve been wearing CGM for a few weeks and it shows that a lot of foods that I’m currently eating are raising my blood sugar - way above the normal. I also have a history of gut issues (imbalanced gut flora), so I was wondering if there’s connection between the two. Thanks so much in advance for your answer, I appreciate you and all that you do! Lily Thank you for tuning into today's Cabral HouseCall and be sure to check back tomorrow where we answer more of our community’s questions! - - - Show Notes & Resources: http://StephenCabral.com/1905 - - - Get Your Question Answered: http://StephenCabral.com/askcabral - - - Dr. Cabral's New Book, The Rain Barrel Effect https://amzn.to/2H0W7Ge - - - Join the Community & Get Your Questions Answered: http://CabralSupportGroup.com - - - Dr. Cabral’s Most Popular At-Home Lab Tests: > Complete Minerals & Metals Test (Test for mineral imbalances & heavy metal toxicity) - - - > Complete Candida, Metabolic & Vitamins Test (Test for 75 biomarkers including yeast & bacterial gut overgrowth, as well as vitamin levels) - - - > Complete Stress, Mood & Metabolism Test (Discover your complete thyroid, adrenal, hormone, vitamin D & insulin levels) - - - > Complete Stress, Sleep & Hormones Test (Run your adrenal & hormone levels) - - - > Complete Food Sensitivity Test (Find out your hidden food sensitivities) - - - > Complete Omega-3 & Inflammation Test (Discover your levels of inflammation related to your omega-6 to omega-3 levels) - - - > View all Functional Medicine lab tests (View all Functional Medicine lab tests you can do right at home for you and your family!)

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The Top 5 K-Beauty Products to Gift this Christmas

The Korean Beauty Show Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 13:59

Left your gifts to the last minute? Stick around, because on today’s episode I’m running through the best stocking stuffers and K-Beauty gifts that everyone will love to receive this Christmas! CONNECT WITH ME Instagram: www.instagram.com/lauren.kbeauty Facebook: www.facebook.com/stylestory.au Website: www.thekoreanbeautyshow.com Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com.au/stylestoryau Tik Tok: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSaHUgHL/ Download Your Free Guide to K-Beauty: https://mailchi.mp/f845eb5d20cd/guidetokbeauty Episode Summary The most important things to take into account when it comes to giving skincare as a gift are: Not to gift anything that is too skin-type specific (unless of course you know the gift receiver’s skin type); Don’t gift something that could be seen as giving a “hidden message” about the condition of the receiver’s skin (i.e. anti aging, anti acne etc); Visuals are important - choose something beautiful that they’ll want to use and will be happy to receive! K-Beauty Gift List: 1 Heimish Bulgarian Rose Hydrogel Eye Not only are they visually stunning - made of a sparkly pink material - they actually work too! When you apply a patch under your eyes, you’ll immediately feel a cooling sensation. They help to brighten dark circles and minimise signs of tiredness. I also love that they leave your skin much more hydrated and refreshed looking. Once you’re done with them, you simply dissolve them in hot water, meaning they’re good for the environment too. Bonus! 2 APLB Masks I love these because they come in a beautiful boxed set of 5 masks for each colour. They’re great for everyone because they’re gentle with well-tolerated ingredients. Pink Combines star ingredients Niacinamide with Centella Asiatica, Tea Tree, Witch Hazel, Salicylic Acid and more Yellow Made on a base of four types of peptides, this luxe face mask provides an intensive treatment for wrinkles around the eyes and assists to improve skin’s elasticity. Blue Made on a base of Anthocyanine Complex, which helps to soothe, calm, revive and restore moisture to depleted skin. 3 Jelly Ko Cherry Blossom Sleeping Mask and Mask Brush Everyone loves a gift that lets them take time out from their day and take time for a bit of pampering. The gorgeous pink jelly texture looks positively edible and if you grab the brush with it you’ve got a ready-made Christmas gift! There’s no-one that won’t like the combination of Cherry Blossom, Niacinamide, Panthenol (aka Vitamin B5), Sodium Hyaluronate, Allantoin, Betaine and Adenosine in the formula. Plus, it’s completely free from alcohol, silicone, essential oils, mineral oil, sulfate detergents, parabens, urea, DEA, PEGs, TEA or phthalates meaning you don’t need to worry about your gift receiver’s skin type. 4 Cosmetea Pink Clay Mask Cosmetea’s divine pink clay mask looks good enough to eat and offers skin resurfacing benefits that target loss of firmness and elasticity. This creamy clay mask works to hydrate, tighten and improve uneven skin. It comes in a giant 200ml sized container and works its magic in under 30 minutes to visually improve the look and texture of skin. 5 Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask This must-have K-beauty product is a great gift because everyone can use it and it’s a bit unique. Rather than a run-of-the-mill lip gloss, this sleeping mask is designed to work overnight while you sleep, so that you wake up to plumper, firmer, hydrated and softer lips! This best selling Mask has a cult following because of its delicious formulation that not only smells great but also actively hydrates, repairs and nourishes lips. What To Do If You Liked Today’s Episode For more skincare advice and to meet a community of like minded K-Beauty lovers, join our Facebook group - K-Beauty Down Under Join us on December 26 for our Boxing Day Sale - up to 40% off select brands at www.stylestory.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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074 Want to Know What a Nutritionist Eats? Plus Ideas for You

Health Mysteries Solved

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 26:22

The Investigation As a clinical nutritionist, many people email me asking me what I eat to stay healthy. They want to know how I stay gluten and dairy-free without falling off the wagon and how I keep things interesting with meal ideas plus all about which supplements I take. I’ve gone through my share of health challenges (and had a health mystery or two as well) and had to get to the root of my problems to regain my health. My diet has been a big part of what put me on the path to where I am today which is being able to thrive after all those struggles. So, in this week’s episode, I’m revealing some of the things I eat as well as some foods and brands I have found that can make eating a clean diet delicious and fun. I guess you could say I’m flipping the investigation around to me. Starting My Day One of the things I try to do each day is a short, intermittent fast. So, I usually don’t have food in the morning until 12 hours has passed since I ate the night before. One of my favorite ways to start my day is a peach smoothie (see recipe below) that includes Whole Body Collagen, and maybe a gluten-free Paleo Waffle from Birch Benders with some almond butter. My son Jake loves oatmeal muffins (see recipe below) in the morning and sometimes I’ll enjoy one or two myself. When I do, I like to add some fat and protein to make sure to balance my blood sugar. This might be a collagen protein drink with flavoured protein by Paleo Pro or Pea protein. On other days, I might make protein pancakes (see recipe below), some eggs with veggies or baked sweet potato slices. Lunch Time (on a Tight Timeline) My lunches tend to be quick. A lot of time I have a salad (I cut up the veggies ahead of time). I usually include a protein like chicken, turkey, shrimp, or salmon (make sure they’re clean and don’t contain nitrates). I also like to include a carb like lentils, black beans or kidney beans that I’ve made in the Instapot ahead of time once a week. You can use canned beans (make sure they are BPA free cans) but the pressure cooker destroys lectins (those can be an issue for those who have autoimmune diseases) so that is why I love using the pressure cooker. If you have to buy canned beans, Eden Foods actually pressure-cooks their beans before canning them so you get the lectin-reduced benefit with them. Sometimes, I’ll do a sweet potato for the carb or I also like the Siete Tortillas which come in a variety of flavors and are actually grain-free. They have ones made with cassava flour, almond flour, cashew flour and chickpeas, very yummy! Simple Kneads Bread is also a very tasty gluten free bread option (they’re also yeast free) that is clean and delicious. It does contain grains but if you are ok with grains, its one of the best gluten free breads that I have found recently. Snack Time I like coconut yogurt because it’s dairy free and I like the So Delicious brand, specifically the unsweetened vanilla which I mix with some Paleonola Granola. Or, I might do fruit and nuts, hummus and veggies, or a protein drink similar to my breakfast smoothie. Dinner I like to balance my plate with a protein, a veggie and a starch. An example is to have baked chicken (I do the whole chicken early in the week so I have chicken for lunch the next day) or add a homemade BBQ sauce (see recipe below). Another favorite in our house is tacos. We saute grass-fed beef or turkey and we love to use the Seite tacos (they have hard and soft shells) because they’re super clean. We load up the tacos with veggies. We also like to grill wild-caught shrimp and put it over zucchini noodles in a vegan pesto sauce from Gotham. Or, we might have beef stew, turkey thighs or burgers with veggies. What I Drink A lot of people want to know about my water. I don’t recommend tap water. We have filtered water but because we are on a well and the house didn’t have good filtration before we moved in, I worry about what is in the pipes and so we actually subscribe to Mountain Valley Springs which is a water service that delivers clean water in glass jugs. Its a great option if you are looking for delivery and trying to avoid plastic bottles which I really recommend. For others, I recommend a 7-stage reverse osmosis water filter if you are able to install it under your sink. If you live in an apartment or are not able to install under the sink, a great counter top option for reverse osmosis is AquaTru. My Supplements Regimen Over the years, I have taken a variety of supplements based on what my tests indicated I needed. My supplement regimen is always changing (and it did while I was pregnant for sure). Most of the time, I take fish oils - specifically, OmegAvail Ultra from Designs for Health and I also take two krill oil gel caps called XanthOmega from Designs for Health. Whenever I do a hair test, I am always low on magnesium so I also take the Magnesium Buffered Chelate from Designs for Health. Lately, I’ve also been taking a lot of extra vitamin C and I rotate between the Stellar C and the C+ BioFizz (both from Designs for Health) to support my immune system as well as Zinc a couple of times a week. At bedtime (well away from when I take my other vitamins), I also take some Tocotrienols and Glutathione to balance my immune system (which is important for me because I have Hashimoto’s). In addition, I take a vitamin D (dose depends on my lab tests), probiotics (I rotate between the Ortho 100, Ortho-Biotic, and ProBioMed. And finally, I take pancreatic enzymes and Betaine when I have a meal that's a little bit bigger or contains a little more animal protein. Final Thoughts I hope this episode helps you discover some new food choices and motivates you to adopt or keep up a clean diet. By the way, I don’t have affiliations with any of these brands. I discovered them in my health food store or I learned about them through clients who love them and so just wanted to share. Links: Suggested Products Whole Body Collagen Walnut Milk by Elmhurst Paleo Waffles Birch Benders Almond Butter (vita cost) Related Podcast Episodes: [Ask Inna] Answers to All Your Hashimoto’s Questions [Ask Inna] More Answers to Your Hashimoto’s Questions (Part 2) Thanks for Listening If you like what you heard, please rate and review this podcast. Every piece of feedback not only helps me create better shows, it helps more people find this important information. Never miss an episode - Subscribe NOW to Health Mysteries Solved with host, Inna Topiler on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or Google Podcasts and remember to rate and review the show! Find out more at http://healthmysteriessolved.com Recipes Mentioned: Protein Pancakes These pancakes are super yummy, filling and packed with protein... best of all, there is not an ounce of flour! Ingredients: 1 whole egg 1 egg white 1 ripe banana 1 heaping tsp of almond butter 1/3 scoop protein powder (collagen, rice, pea, hemp, egg or whey (if allowed for you)) Directions: Beat eggs, mash banana and mix with egg. Add almond butter and protein powder and stir. Heat skillet on medium heat. Spread a light coat of coconut oil. Pour mixture on pan and cook for 1-2 minutes on each side. Makes 2 large pancakes or 6 -7 small pancakes. Enjoy! Grain Free Protein Pancakes Ingredients: 1 Egg 1 TBSP Almond Flour or Hazelnut Flour 1 Heaping TBSP Green Banana Flour 1 tsp Coconut Flour 1 TBSP Collagen Protein 1 TBSP Macadamia Nut Oil 1 TBSP Water 1 TBSP Unsweetened Apple Sauce ¼ tsp Baking Powder ½ tsp Vanilla Extract Optional pinch of stevia or tsp of xylitol Directions: Beat egg and mix in all the above ingredients and blend together till mixture is smooth. Heat skillet on medium heat with a little coconut oil. Pour in mixture and cook about 2-3 minutes on each side. Grain Free Pancakes Ingredients: 1 Egg 1 TBSP Almond Flour or Hazelnut Flour 1 TBSP Coconut Flour 1 TBSP Macadamia Nut Oil 1 TBSP Water ¼ tsp Baking Powder ½ tsp Vanilla Extract Pinch of sea salt Optional pinch of stevia or tsp of xylitol Directions: Beat egg and mix in all the above ingredients and blend together till mixture is smooth. Heat skillet on medium heat with a little coconut oil. Pour in mixture and cook about 2-3 minutes on each side. Banana Oatmeal Muffins These are great for babies and kids because they have just a few ingredients and no added sugar 1 Banana 1 cup oats (I used sprouted oats ) 1 egg 1 TBSP macadamia/olive or coconut oil 1 tsp baking powder ½ -3/4 cup water 2-3 tsp of honey optional Directions: Blend oats in blender to make flour. In a separate bowl beat egg and mash banana, add oil and mix together. Stir in baking soda and baking powder. Mix in blended oats and add water. You may need to use a little more water if the banana is smaller or less ripe to achieve proper consistency. Grease muffin pan with coconut oil and pour in mixture. Bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes. Protein Shake Recipe ½-1 cup of frozen fruit (I use frozen peaches) 1 serving (15-20 protein grams) of high quality natural protein powder collagen, rice, pea, egg or hemp (whey may be ok ONLY IF dairy is not a problem for you) 1-2 tsps of Paleo fiber (optional) 1 Tbsp of ground/sliced flax seed ¼ Avocado Handful of greens (not spinach) * 1 tsp of xylitol for extra sweetness if needed – optional Directions: Blend the above ingredients with ½ cup of water or unsweetened almond, walnut, cashew or coconut milk. You can increase or decrease the liquid to achieve desired consistency. Baked Chicken with Homemade BBQ Sauce Ingredients: 1 whole chicken cut up in 8-10 pieces (left on the bone) or chicken pieces bought separately on the bone ½ onion chopped 2-3 cloves of garlic chopped 1 tsp salt ¼ tsp thyme 3 TBSP ketchup 3 TBSP tamari soy sause 3 TBSP white vinegar 1-2 TBSP brown sugar Directions: Place chicken pieces in pyrex/baking dish. Rub with salt and thyme and top with chopped onion and garlic. Mix ketchup, vinegar, soy sauce and brown sugar to make the sauce and pour over the chicken. Preheat the oven to 425F. Bake chicken on 425 for 20 minutes. Then reduce heat to 375 and bake for 40 more minutes or until internal temperature reaches 175 degrees. Enjoy! PLEASE NOTE All information, content, and material on this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to serve as a substitute for the consultation, diagnosis, and/or medical treatment of a qualified physician or healthcare provider. Some of the links provided are affiliate links. This means we may make a very small amount of money should you choose to buy after clicking on them. This will in no way affect the price of the product but it helps us a tiny bit in covering our expenses.

Still Bloated Even With Apple Cider Vinegar?

Dr. Bergâ€™s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 8:15

Talk to a Dr. Berg Keto Consultant today and get the help you need on your journey (free consultation). Call 1-540-299-1556 with your questions about Keto, Intermittent Fasting, or the use of Dr. Berg products. Consultants are available Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 10 PM EST. Saturday & Sunday from 9 AM to 6 PM EST. USA Only. Get Dr. Berg's Veggie Solution today! • Flavored (Sweetened) - https://shop.drberg.com/veggie-solution-flavored-sweetened?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=AGM(Anchor) • Plain (Unflavored) - https://shop.drberg.com/veggie-solution-plain?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=AGM(Anchor) Take Dr. Berg's Free Keto Mini-Course! In this podcast, Dr. Berg talks about the relationship between vitamin B3 and stomach acid. Betaine hydrochloride, apple cider vinegar, and intermittent fasting are the best remedies for low hydrochloric acid and vitamin B3 (Niacin) can help you make more stomach acid. B3 is involved in over 300 enzymes in the body. If you have a subclinical deficiency or you have B3 but it isn't enough, the body will use B3 in a certain priority system. If you are deficient in B3, you may not have all the deficiency symptoms. Apple cider vinegar usually works for bloating, acid reflux, GERD, burping, belching, gastroparesis, etc. but there is a specific condition where it will not work, and that is when you are B3 deficient. DATA: http://bit.ly/2I3WpQP Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio: Dr. Berg, 51 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in weight loss through nutritional & natural methods. His private practice is located in Alexandria, Virginia. His clients include senior officials in the U.S. government & the Justice Department, ambassadors, medical doctors, high-level executives of prominent corporations, scientists, engineers, professors, and other clients from all walks of life. He is the author of The 7 Principles of Fat Burning. FACEBOOK: fb.me/DrEricBerg?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Anchor TWITTER: http://twitter.com/DrBergDC?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Post&utm_campaign=Daily%20Post YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/drericberg123?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Anchor DR. BERG'S SHOP: https://shop.drberg.com/?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Anchor MESSENGER: https://www.messenger.com/t/drericberg?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Anchor DR. BERG'S VIDEO BLOG: https://www.drberg.com/blog?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Anchor

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Theobromine - Supplements Simplified

John Barker Fitness

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2020 3:05

In this episode of Supplements Simplified, I cover Theobromine. Similar to caffeine, and ironically doesn't actually contain any bromine. Natural sources as well as supplemental sources can aid in providing benefits. I hope you enjoy this video explain what Betaine is, how it works, and what it can do for you on Supplements Simplified. Personal Training If you're interested in personal training, I offer both in-person and online-only training and coaching programs. You can see which options best fit your needs here: Training Programs Affiliates*: Bucked Up: Save 20% off your order with code "RESULTS" Hydro Jug: Save 10% off your order with code "RESULTS" Built Bar: Save 10% off your order with code "RESULTS" *If you like what you hear, please support the show by using the affiliate links above. I receive a small commission which helps greatly! Thanks! Business Inquiries: Use the contact form here: https://johnbarkerfitness.com/contact/

Betaine - Supplements Simplified

John Barker Fitness

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 3:40

In this episode of Supplements Simplified, I cover Betaine. This organic compound serves many great purposes in the body. It can benefit your daily life in addition to potential exercise benefits. I hope you enjoy this video explain what Betaine is, how it works, and what it can do for you on Supplements Simplified. Personal Training If you're interested in personal training, I offer both in-person and online-only training and coaching programs. You can see which options best fit your needs here: Training Programs Affiliates*: Bucked Up: Save 20% off your order with code "RESULTS" Hydro Jug: Save 10% off your order with code "RESULTS" Built Bar: Save 10% off your order with code "RESULTS" *If you like what you hear, please support the show by using the affiliate links above. I receive a small commission which helps greatly! Thanks! Business Inquiries: Use the contact form here: https://johnbarkerfitness.com/contact/

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Ep. 461 - Research Roundup (Weight Vests & Betaine) with CSO Dr. Brandon Roberts

The Tailored Life Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 56:09

Today's podcast is our monthly research roundup with our Chief Science Officer, Dr. Brandon Roberts. We dive into a study on wearing weight vests to accelerate fat loss and betaine supplementation for performance enhancement. Follow Brandon on IG @brob_21 and Cody @cody.boomboom This show is brought to you by our proud sponsors, Top Notch Nutrition. "Visit the link below to check out Top Notch Nutrition Supplements and save 10-15% off your entire purchase! HERE Apply for our World Renowned Coaching Program, RIGHT HERE. Remember to join our private FB community, RIGHT HERE. ---- THINGS MENTIONED: Written Version of This Research Roundup ---- Apply For Coaching: bit.ly/Coaching-App Get Your Free Copy of The Nutrition Hierarchy, HERE Learn How We Coach: Read This Case Study Article Top 4 Episodes: - Nutritional Periodization - Nutrition FAQ - Training FAQ - My Story ---- You can get access to ALL of our content in one place, now: www.tailoredcoachingmethod.com/links/ Join The Tailored Trainer (TCM's Membership Site) to receive exclusive content and interviews, monthly training programs, bonus eBooks, the private coaching forum, and more by visiting https://tailoredcoachingmethod.com/tailored-trainer/ ASK BOOM-BOOM YOUR QUESTION HERE Check out all of our e-books by visiting www.tailoredcoachingmethod.com/products/ Tailored Coaching Method Coaching Info: www.tailoredcoachingmethod.com/online-coaching/ ---- Social Links: Blog – www.tailoredcoachingmethod.com  Facebook - www.facebook.com/tailoredcoachingmethod  Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/tailoredcoachingmethod/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/BoomBoomPerformance Email – info@tailoredcoachingmethod.com As Featured on: Huffington Post, Bodybuilding.com, The PTDC, Dr. John Rusin, Muscle For Life, HLHL, iN3, OPEX Fitness and More…

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Season Finale: Tons of New Meta-Analyses and Q&A Catch-Up

The Stronger By Science Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 151:01

Description: After opening the final episode of the season with a Good News segment, Greg & Eric make SBS Podcast history with the first ever prospective Feats of Strength segment. After that, Greg & Eric have an extensive Research Roundup segment in which they cover some brand new highlights from the freshly-updated Meta-Analysis Master List on StrongerByScience.com. That’s followed by a lengthy Q&A segment in which Greg & Eric try to answer as many training and nutrition questions as possible before the current season of the show comes to a close. Finally, they answer a couple of professional development questions for aspiring trainers and research interpreters To Play Them Out. Summer break begins with the conclusion of this episode, but Greg & Eric will be back with regular episodes in the fall. In the meantime, keep an eye out for the bonus audio content that will be released throughout the summer. To access the full Meta-Analysis Master List, you can go to https://www.strongerbyscience.com/master-list/. If you’d like to submit a question for a future Q&A segment, please go to tiny.cc/sbsqa. If you’d like to recommend someone for a future “On the Rise” segment, please go to tiny.cc/creators. If you’d like to receive Research Roundup emails, please sign up for our email list at https://www.strongerbyscience.com/newsletter/. TIME STAMPSAnnouncements (0:01:30). Good news (0:02:13): Supreme court decision: employment discrimination for LGBTQ+ people ruled unconstitutional.Creative solution for library book delivery. Feats of Strength: Prediction Edition (0:03:56). Research Roundup: Meta-analysis update highlights (0:09:15). Greg’s metas (0:11:01): The effect of exercise interventions on resting metabolic rate: A systematic review and meta-analysis. MacKenzie-Shalders et al. (2020). The Placebo and Nocebo effect on sports performance: A systematic review. Hurst et al. (2019). A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Foam Rolling on Performance and Recovery. Wiewelhove et al. (2019). Acute Effects of Foam Rolling on Range of Motion in Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review with Multilevel Meta-analysis. Wilke et al. (2019). Is tDCS an Adjunct Ergogenic Resource for Improving Muscular Strength and Endurance Performance? A Systematic Review. Machado et al. (2019). Eric’s metas (0:40:00): Acute Effects of Citrulline Supplementation on High-Intensity Strength and Power Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Trexler et al. (2019). Effects of vitamin C on oxidative stress, inflammation, muscle soreness, and strength following acute exercise: meta-analyses of randomized clinical trials. Righi et al. (2020). Effect of Betaine on Reducing Body Fat—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Xiang et al. (2019). Effects of Sodium Bicarbonate Supplementation on Muscular Strength and Endurance: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Grgic et al. (2020). The Effects of Alcohol Consumption on Recovery Following Resistance Exercise: A Systematic Review. Lakićević. (2019). The Effect of L-Carnitine Supplementation on Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. Yarizadh et al. (2020). Effects of Arginine Supplementation on Athletic Performance Based on Energy Metabolism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Viribay et al. (2020). Q&A (1:14:18): Based on its mercury content, how much canned tuna can you eat on a weekly basis? (1:14:26). https://www.fda.gov/food/consumers/advice-about-eating-fish. Can I spread my training throughout the entire day instead of doing everything within a 60-90 minute “workout” period? (1:17:37). Does hypothalamic amenorrhea impact hypertrophy? If eating at maintenance (or in a caloric surplus), does hypothalamic amenorrhea still have a negative impact on hypertrophy and athletic performance?" (1:20:47). How should we approach kids/adolescents and resistance training? How young is too young? Are there additional safety concerns? (1:25:30). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5532191/Rapid fire Q&A for Eric (1:34:14): Is it likely that habitual intake of nitrate-rich vegetables can induce the same ergogenic benefits that highly-concentrated supplements can? L-citrulline dosing guidelines. What is the optimal speed for consumption of a protein bolus? Is there a link between high-protein diets and kidney stones? L-theanine: purpose and dosing guidelines. Rapid fire Q&A for Greg (1:45:53): Lifting belts. Does acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) blunt hypertrophy or strength gains? Does being younger (16-19 years old) affect strength negatively? Categorizing lifters as “beginner,” “intermediate,” and beyond. To play us out: professional development questions (2:00:48). I am a newly certified personal trainer, and I am planning to submit applications for personal trainer positions at commercial facilities in a couple weeks. How does a new trainer know when they are "ready" to take on clients? I'm a first year psychology student. We recently had a class on how to read research articles, and many course materials laid out processes that would take about 5-6 hours for every single paper. What is your process for reading research? Does this change when you’re trying to get acquainted with a whole new body of literature versus evaluating a single paper on a familiar topic?

Betaine, Sodium Bicarbonate, and Evaluating New Research as it Develops

The Stronger By Science Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2020 111:46

Today’s episode starts off with a Good News segment and some brand new Feats of Strength. After that, Eric discusses his most recent SBS article about Betaine, and addresses some of the feedback that the article has received. This segment opens up into a broader discussion about how to evaluate a new body of research as it’s developing. Topics include conflicts of interest, how much evidence is required to justify experimentation, and when we can confidently conclude that an intervention simply doesn’t work. Some historical examples are discussed along the way, with some background information about how the steroid, creatine, caffeine, and citrulline malate literature developed over time. After that, Greg and Eric share a quick Research Roundup segment, followed by some off-topic questions To Play Them Out. If you’d like to submit a question for a future Q&A segment, please go to tiny.cc/sbsqa. If you’d like to recommend someone for a future “On the Rise” segment, please go to tiny.cc/creators. If you’d like to receive Research Roundup emails, please sign up for our email list at https://www.strongerbyscience.com/newsletter/. TIME STAMPSAnnouncements (0:01:14). Good news (0:02:44): SBD replacing Metal singlets and DL socks for lifters who bought them in the past year.Bionic Eye, As Sensitive as The Human Retina, May Give Sight to Millions: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bionic-eye-sensitive-as-a-human-retina-may-give-sight-to-millions/. Simple Injection Could Be the Cure for Wrestlers and Athletes Suffering From ‘Cauliflower Ear’: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/injection-could-cure-cauliflower-ear/. Feats of Strength (0:10:16). SBS Article Discussion: Betaine (0:19:58): https://www.strongerbyscience.com/betaine/. Broader discussion on research interpretation (0:26:14). Subtopics include:How much do conflicts of interest matter? Are some conflicts more notable than others? When do we have enough evidence to justify trying something that’s unproven? When do we have enough evidence to conclude that something definitely doesn’t work? Historical perspectives: How did the steroid, creatine, caffeine, and citrulline malate literature develop over time? What would have been some ramifications of forming conclusions too quickly as the initial studies came out? Other recent SBS articles (1:01:46): https://www.strongerbyscience.com/returning-to-training/ (By Dr. Mike Zourdos and the MASS team). https://www.strongerbyscience.com/risks-of-returning/ (By Dr. Jason Eure, DPT). Research Roundup (1:05:37): To receive research roundup emails, you can sign up at: https://www.strongerbyscience.com/newsletter/. Vitamin C and recovery (1:06:16): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32162041/, https://www.strongerbyscience.com/antioxidants/. Sodium bicarbonate supplementation and strength/muscular endurance (1:12:00): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32096113/ , https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31533750/Effect size discussion (1:28:53). Power analysis for interactions: http://daniellakens.blogspot.com/2020/03/effect-sizes-and-power-for-interactions.html. To play us out: A few off-topic questions (1:37:54). Will you guys rescind your statements about liking Rage Against the Machine now that it has come out that they are actually leftists? How do you maintain focus while doing work very late at night? What’s your favorite method for making coffee?

#B113 (betaine to bethel)

The Dictionary

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 10:05

I read from betaine to bethel. The word of the episode is "Betelgeuse". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betelgeuse dictionarypod@gmail.com Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon 917-727-5757

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The 5 Reasons for Stomach Pain on the Ketogenic Diet

Dr. Bergâ€™s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 6:43

Talk to a Dr. Berg Keto Consultant today and get the help you need on your journey (free consultation). Call 1-540-299-1557 with your questions about Keto, Intermittent Fasting or the use of Dr. Berg products. Consultants are available Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 9 pm EST. Saturday & Sunday 9 am to 5 pm EST. USA Only. Take Dr. Berg's Free Keto Mini-Course! In this podcast, I want to talk to you about 5 reasons you may have stomach pain while on the ketogenic diet. Many people have asked me why they get stomach pain when they first start keto. These are the most common reasons: 1. Sugar alcohols Most people who first start keto consume a lot of “keto bombs” and other sweet keto treats. The problem is, your stomach may not be used to the sugar alcohols in some of these treats. This includes erythritol, xylitol, mannitol, and maltitol. A sensitivity to these will give you a lot of bloating and stomach pain. Try cutting back and see if it helps you. 2. Fiber Too much fiber can cause some stomach pain on keto. Why? Because your gut may not have enough of the friendly bacteria that deal with the fiber in 7-10 cups of vegetables. If you're not used to eating all those vegetables, start small, and gradually increase your intake. This will give your body time to build up more of those microbes. 3. Not enough fluid When you first switch from carbs to fats on keto, you are going to get rid of a lot of excess fluid. You have to replace that fluid to keep your body hydrated. The fiber that you consume with vegetables requires more fluid to get through your system. Otherwise, it can suck moisture from your large intestine and leave you dehydrated. 4. Dietary fat Many start consuming too much fat too quickly. You don't have the gallbladder capacity to break down a large number of fats until your body adapts. Start slow and work your way up. Also, keep in mind that low-quality fats can also cause stomach pain. 5. High protein and low stomach acid Too much protein can also cause stomach pain on keto. This is especially true if your stomach's acidity isn't at a pH between 1 and 3. You need a highly acidic stomach to break down proteins. Betaine hydrochloride and apple cider vinegar can help with this. Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio: Dr. Berg, 51 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in weight loss through nutritional & natural methods. His private practice is located in Alexandria, Virginia. His clients include senior officials in the U.S. government & the Justice Department, ambassadors, medical doctors, high-level executives of prominent corporations, scientists, engineers, professors, and other clients from all walks of life. He is the author of The 7 Principles of Fat Burning. FACEBOOK: fb.me/DrEricBerg?utm_source=Podcast TWITTER: http://twitter.com/DrBergDC?utm_source=Podcast YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/drericberg123?utm_source=Podcast DR. BERG'S SHOP: https://shop.drberg.com/?utm_source=Podcast MESSENGER: https://www.messenger.com/t/drericberg?utm_source=Podcast DR. BERG'S VIDEO BLOG: https://www.drberg.com/blog?utm_source=Podcast

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Gorilla Mode Nitric Stimulant Free Pre-Workout Review | Comprehensive Supplement Breakdown

More Plates More Dates

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 77:55

Gorilla Mode Nitric Pre-Workout is the most potent and comprehensive stimulant free pre-workout on the market in ALL aspects. All angles of saturating the muscle with blood and hydration have been addressed in this formula and are quite literally maxed out. https://youtu.be/iFlmwQXBs6U Gorilla Mode Nitric Supplement Facts Per Full Daily Dose: L-Citrulline – 10,000 mg Creatine Monohydrate – 5000 mg Betaine Anhydrous – 4000 mg GlycerPump™ (65% Glycerol Powder) – 4000 mg Malic Acid – 3000 mg Agmatine Sulfate – 1500 mg Nitrosigine® (inositol-stabilized arginine silicate) – 1500 mg Sodium Nitrate – 1500 mg VasoDrive-AP® (isoleucyl-prolyl-proline (IPP) and valyl-prolyl-proline (VPP) isolated from hydrolyzed milk casein) – 254 mg Gorilla Mode Nitric Vs. Other Pre-Workouts On The Market This is the most maxed out stimulant free pre-workout formula on the market in all aspects. It is also the most comprehensive formula that targets nitric oxide (NO), vasodilation and intracellular hyper-hydration from multiple angles, while maintaining top end dosages across all of those pathways. We completely saturate the traditional Arginine–eNOS–nitric oxide (NO) pathway with a massive 10 gram dose of L-Citrulline, 1.5 grams of Nitrosigine and 1.5 grams of Agmatine Sulfate. The often neglected nitrate–nitrite–nitric oxide (NO) pathway is also topped out with a 1500 mg dose of Sodium Nitrate. A high level of intracellular hyper-hydration is achieved with 5 grams of Creatine Monohydrate, 4 grams of Glycerpump and 4 grams of Betaine Anhydrous. We also addressed the enzyme angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) with VasoDrive-AP®, which acts as an ACE inhibitor and significantly increases vasodilation. Finally, we have 3 grams of Malic Acid added in on top of the 10 grams of pure L-Citrulline to act as a Krebs cycle intermediary and counter lactic acid buildup during training. Some of these pathways are so maxed out that we could have easily just chosen one of them and sold the product for $39.99 and still had one of the most potent pre-workouts in the industry. Instead, I packed it all into one absurd product that clocks in with over 30 grams of efficacious active ingredients per full dose. It was incredibly expensive to create, but I am very happy with how it turned out, and I am not exaggerating when I say that this pre-workout is absolutely unmatched. Basically, I just included exactly what I would want to see in a stimulant free pre-workout, even at the obvious detriment of our margins. This product is even more potent than Gorilla Mode when it comes to pure pump and performance. The full daily dose is 2 scoops. Even a half dose (1 scoop) is still far more potent than the majority of other pre-workouts out there at their max dosages. This is another product I wanted to be head and shoulders, clear as day, superior to everything else in the industry. Just like in my description of how Gorilla Mode stacks up to other products in this industry, we can actually back up why our product is better than the rest. When (insert fitness influencer name here) launches their own supplement line, they will regurgitate the same story about how their products are effectively dosed, only use the highest quality ingredients, blah blah blah. They don't even know what they're selling half the time, let alone what combinations of ingredients work synergistically, or how to dose a product properly. They employ others to manufacture their products, or use a pre-made formula their manufacturer uses for every company where they just slap a different label on it and sell it for a huge margin. At the end of the day, most fitness influencers have no idea what goes into making an effective product. They don't know how their products work, they probably wouldn’t even use them if they didn’t sell them, they didn't formulate them, and they have to pay the overhead involved with having a team under them who is responsible for all of that. As you’ve already experienced with Gorilla Mode and Gorilla Mind Nootropics, it is me formulating the products, and they work because I actually put in them what I would want in a product and buy myself if I didn’t have a company. The same applies with Gorilla Mode Nitric. If I didn’t have this product, for an effective stim-free pre-workout I would probably be mixing up 6000-10,000 mg of L-Citrulline for vasodilation (with 6000 mg being the bare minimum of pure L-Citrulline, not Citrulline Malate, and would be dependent on my budget at the time), a saturation dose of Creatine Monohydrate (5000 mg), 3000-4000 mg of Glycerpump to hyper-hydrate the muscle with water, and maybe a quarter teaspoon of Himalayan Pink Salt. The fact that a significant amount of supplement companies will skimp out on Creatine Monohydrate and either not include it at all, or only include a subpar dosage, really sheds light on how scammy this industry can be. That is the cheapest ingredient they could easily dose properly, and even that they won't shell out the money for in their formulas. It’s not hard to put 5 grams of Creatine in a pre-workout, and it is actually pretty cheap to put in there. The reason is, they want you to go buy their creatine product, and will intentionally manipulate their ingredient profile to be deficient in several areas to make you buy more stuff from them. With my products, everything is turnkey. You don’t need to go buy a separate Creatine product from us, you don’t need to stack extra stims on top of our stim-based products, you don’t need to go buy something else to get the max dose of a certain ingredient in any of our formulas, everything you need is in each product at an efficacious dosage. Flavor And Mixability The flavor we chose to start with for Nitric was Mango Peach as it is a more mainstream appealing flavor than Tiger's Blood. Tiger's Blood and a fruit punch flavor will probably be next in the pipeline of flavor releases. Mango Peach is easily a 9 or 10/10 flavor, even for the pickiest of tongues. As there’s such a high concentration of ingredients in this formula we were really happy with how the flavor systems turned out. We were expecting something this potent to be nearly impossible to avoid tasting like ass. Fortunately, that wasn’t the case. It also mixes very well considering the concentration of L-Citrulline, GlycerPump, and all of the other ingredients in this product. There is some grittiness, but that just comes with the territory with putting out a 35 gram serving size product with 10 grams of L-Citrulline and 4 grams of Glycerpump. You will just have to use a bit more water than you would with your standard pre-workout because there are simply more active ingredients in this product that will require more liquid to mix well. How To Dose Gorilla Mode Nitric Mix 1-2 scoops of Gorilla Mode Nitric in 12-14 ounces of water and consume 30 minutes prior to training. Vary the amount of water to achieve your desired flavor level. First time users should begin use with 1/2-1 scoop or less to evaluate tolerance. DO NOT EXCEED 2 SCOOPS IN ANY 24 HOUR PERIOD. Gorilla Mode Nitric Ingredients Breakdown L-Citrulline – 10,000 mg L-Citrulline is the most effective supplement you can use to boost nitric oxide (NO) in the body. Why Nitric Oxide (NO) Is Important Nitric oxide (NO) is made naturally in our bodies and plays a significant role in cardiovascular health. It dilates blood vessels (vasodilation), which lowers blood pressure and increases oxygen in the blood. https://youtu.be/EoYhQIHmKoE Nitric oxide (NO) acts as a messenger to signal blood vessels to dilate, or contract and relax. Sufficient nitric oxide is needed to signal blood vessels to contract or relax to ensure blood is able to flow to and from the heart effectively. Nitric oxide production decreases with age, consequently reducing the elasticity of the cardiovascular system, and impairing the body's ability to ensure sufficient amounts of oxygenated blood are reaching vital organs. Eating enough nitrates and/or supplementing with nitric oxide precursors is very important to ensure that your cardiovascular system maintains optimized function as you get older. In addition, maintaining optimal nitric oxide levels will make you more vascular, allow you to get a much better pump, increase muscle volume, enhance the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to working muscles, support recovery and improve overall physical performance. Increased Muscular Endurance Citrulline has also shown to significantly increase muscular endurance, with one study finding that compared to placebo, a single 8000 mg dose of Citrulline Malate increased the number of reps performed per set, on every set after set 2 [R]. The impact Citrulline had on performance increased the more sets were performed. During the last set performed, the group that took Citrulline had a 52.92% increase in the number of reps they could perform relative to placebo. It also decreased muscle soreness by 40% at 24 and 48 hours after the training session compared to placebo. Effect On Body Composition There isn’t much data on the direct effect Citrulline has on muscle growth and fat loss in humans. However, a rodent model assessed the effect Citrulline had on body composition and found that 20 month old rats that were given a diet that included the human equivalent dose of 160 mg/kg per day for 12 weeks had 13% less body fat and 9% more lean body mass relative to the rats fed a standard diet without Citrulline supplementation [R]. Visceral fat mass was also reduced by 32%. The mortality rate of the rats taking Citrulline was 0%, while the standard diet fed rats had a mortality rate of 20%. L-Citrulline is one of the most promising supplements on the market and has significantly more upside above and beyond its increase in vascularity and pumps in the gym. The Maximum Effective Dose Of L-Citrulline Citrulline is found in watermelons. You would need to eat 1.5 kg of watermelon every day to get 3 grams of L-Citrulline though, which is the minimum effective dose [R]. To get the maximum effective dose of L-Citrulline from your diet, you would need to eat 5.0 kg of watermelon per day to get 10 grams (10,000 mg) of L-Citrulline [R]. Obviously, nobody is going to eat that much watermelon, nor is it a good idea to begin with in my opinion when there are far better ways to allocate your macronutrient/micronutrient intake allotments. This is why L-Citrulline supplementation could actually be worthwhile. The Problem With Citrulline Malate In The Supplement Industry While L-Citrulline is a great supplement to have in your daily regimen, there is a red flag around L-Citrulline supplementation that you need to know about. I'm sure you've seen that some supplements have L-Citrulline in them, and some have Citrulline Malate. Some even say "L-Citrulline Malate". This is a cheap trick companies use to deceive customers. Citrulline Malate is composed of 50% Malic Acid, unless the ratio states otherwise. Authentic Citrulline Malate is produced by chemically bonding free-form L-Citrulline to DL-Malic Acid. When L-Citrulline is chemically bonded to DL-Malic Acid, the end result is Citrulline Malate, which has unique properties. But the problem with the Citrulline Malate in the supplement industry is that it doesn't have this chemical reaction. It's just Citrulline mixed with malic acid in a big mixing vat in the manufacturing facility. There is no chemical bond like there should be to create authentic Citrulline Malate. It's just the two ingredients being mixed together in a cheap blend, and it's sold as "Citrulline Malate", or "L-Citrulline Malate". The reality is that it's just Citrulline stirred up with malic acid. While this isn't a huge deal in itself, the problem lies in the labeling practices companies use to artificially inflate the perceived potency of their product. 6-8 grams is seen as the max clinically proven efficacious dosage in the supplement industry in general. At least, that's what companies will tell you in their marketing. First of all, we already know that the actual maximum efficacious dosage of L-Citrulline is 10 grams per day [R]. In addition, the main issue is that the "L-Citrulline" in their product is actually as low as half of the stated label claim. As mentioned, Citrulline Malate is just a mixture of Citrulline and malic acid. Somehow, companies are getting away with labeling their products with the chemically bonded form Citrulline Malate and claiming they have 6-8 grams per serving in their pre-workout, when they actually just have 3-4 grams of Citrulline and 3-4 grams of malic acid per serving. Instead of labeling the following: L-Citrulline - 3 grams Malic Acid - 3 grams These companies are labeling their products like this: Citrulline Malate - 6 grams Or like this: L-Citrulline Malate - 6 grams Making you think you are getting a high dose, when in reality you are getting the bare minimum efficacious dose per serving of 3 grams. Sometimes, companies will tweak the ratio to be a bit more in favor of a higher Citrulline content relative to malic acid, but this is rarely higher than a 2:1 ratio. So, if you see the following: Citrulline Malate (2:1) - 6 grams That just means that the company has 4 grams of L-Citrulline and 2 grams of malic acid per serving. This is the exact manufacturing process involved in producing the L-Citrulline and "Citrulline Malate" you get in pre-workouts in the supplement industry: As you can see, the Citrulline Malate manufacturing flowchart on the right literally just says, "mix". If this was authentic Citrulline Malate, you wouldn't need to mix L-Citrulline with malic acid, it would be chemically bonded together by the end of the manufacturing process. You're not really getting what you're paying for, and most don't realize this is a tactic in the industry to get better margins and artificially inflate a products perceived efficacy. Even if a pre-workout had what on paper appears to be a top end efficacious dose of 8 grams per serving, how much L-Citrulline are you actually getting out of that serving? 4-6 grams at most. I have yet to see a pre-workout formula actually hit a top end L-Citrulline dosage, and of the ones that get close, they use Citrulline Malate to inflate their label. In addition, even if you had the bonded version (which supplements don't), reacted Citrulline Malate will break apart into L-Citrulline and malic acid right away after its mixed in water. It's all just a trick to artificially inflate a products perceived potency on a label, as each ingredient should be listed separately. Most supplements have malic acid anyways in the "other ingredients" section, which is still an active ingredient that does have some potential performance benefits that you would get from the “Malate” portion of Citrulline Malate. L-Citrulline and malic acid work via a different mechanism of action. Citrulline bypasses the liver and gets converted to arginine, which increases NO levels in the body. Malic acid is a Krebs cycle intermediary that counters lactic acid buildup. How much do you need of each though? With Citrulline, we know where the top end data lies. Malic acid, we don't. There is research on Citrulline and Citrulline Malate, but not much data on supplementing with malic acid to replenish depleted levels as a Krebs cycle intermediary. I don't think we can make a generalized overview on how effective the malic acid component was in the Citrulline Malate research either because we can't determine if the results were derived from the malic acid, the L-Citrulline, or both. Considering this, I included an additional 3000 mg of malic acid separately in the Gorilla Mode Nitric formula as an active ingredient in the main ingredients panel. As mentioned, malic acid is most commonly used as a filler in supplements, and will be found in small amounts in many product "other ingredients" sections. The only other time it is used is by companies artificially inflating their perceived L-Citrulline dosage via Citrulline Malate. No companies are including a maxed out dose of pure L-Citrulline as well as malic acid separetely though. It is always a subpar amount of each. So, if there is some sort of performance enhancing benefit to having a high dose of malic acid, you are also getting it via Nitric on top of the maximum efficacious 10,000 mg dose of pure L-Citrulline. At the end of the day, for vasodilation you should concern yourself with is how much pure L-Citrulline is in your pre-workout supplement. I have yet to see a product with more than 6000 mg of PURE L-Citrulline. I have only seen a handful of products with 6 grams of L-Citrulline, and another handful of products with 8 grams of Citrulline Malate (which only yields 4-5 grams of actual L-Citrulline, with the remainder as malic acid). I put 10 grams of PURE L-Citrulline in Gorilla Mode Nitric, as well as 3 grams of malic acid separately, so you can get the full benefits of the max dosage of each ingredient and transparently see exactly what you are actually getting in the product. Even if you decide to only use a half dose of this product you will still get 5000 mg of pure L-Citrulline, and the formula is still top notch even when cut in half. Citrulline Vs Arginine One of the most well-known pump ingredients is Arginine. The problem with L-Arginine is that it is very ineffective at increasing Nitric Oxide synthesis. Logically, you would assume that taking Arginine would be the most effective way to increase Arginine levels in the body. However, this is not the case. Oral L-Arginine is taken up and metabolized by the liver so much that it does not actually effectively increase Arginine levels, and it may even be unsafe to use because of how much excessive urea it yields [R]. L-Citrulline bypasses the liver and passes freely to the kidneys where it is metabolized to Arginine [R]. The most effective supplement that can be used to increase Arginine levels in the body to improve cardiovascular and metabolic health outcomes is L-Citrulline [R]. L-Citrulline supplementation has shown to lower blood pressure and provide atherogenic-endothelial protection [R]. When it comes to NO precursors that significantly improve pumps, nothing beats an efficacious dose of pure L-Citrulline. Creatine Monohydrate – 5000 mg Creatine is the best studied and most effective performance enhancing supplement outside of exogenous hormones and drugs. Creatine’s Effect On Muscle Size And Strength Supplementing with creatine has shown time and time again to significantly improve strength, power output and muscle size [R]. Creatine’s effect on strength is facilitated by increasing the body’s stores of phosphocreatine, which is then used during high intensity exercise to produce ATP [R, R]. Creatine’s effect on muscle size is facilitated by drawing water into the muscle via osmosis, consequently increasing body weight and muscle size. In addition, with the increased strength creatine provides, heavier weights can be used in the gym which provide more stimulus for growth, consequently increasing muscle accrual in the long-term. Creatine supplementation also appears to increase the number of myonuclei that satellite cells will donate to damaged muscle fibers, which increases the potential for growth of those fibers [R]. A typical omnivorous diet provides about 1 gram of creatine per day, which isn’t enough to get the benefits you would from supplementation, and also isn’t nearly enough to support health status and methylation in those with genetic polymorphisms. Creatine’s Effect On Methylation And Health Status About 1 gram of creatine is endogenously produced in the body naturally in young healthy adults [R]. Most of the human body's total creatine and phosphocreatine stores are found in skeletal muscle, while the remainder is distributed in the blood, brain, and other tissues [R]. While there are a host of processes in the body that rely on creatine to be carried out optimally (and are often completely neglected), one of the most notable functions of creatine is neurological support [R]. In addition, the endogenous synthesis of creatine relies on a process called methylation. Arginine and Glycine are combined by an enzyme to form guanidinoacetate, which is then methylated into creatine. The problem is that this process is dependent on a mechanism of action that is commonly inhibited in the general population via endogenous Arginine deficiency, Glycine deficiency, or MTHFR polymorphisms. The MTHFR gene codes for an enzyme called methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase or MTHFR. This enzyme is needed for the production of DNA and methylation pathways that are essential for all bodily functions. Genetic variations in this gene results in reduced activity of the enzyme and has been associated with cardiovascular disease, neurological defects, some forms of cancer, and a myriad of other diseases and disorders [R, R]. Personally, I am homozygous for C677T of MTHFR, which results in a 80-90% decrease in my efficiency in processing folic acid. The direct reflection of that in blood biomarkers can be high homocysteine and low B12 and folate levels. I determined this via a simple 23andMe genetics test. Upwards of 45% of your body’s methylation demands are used to synthesize creatine. For someone with a MTHFR polymorphism, you can put a significant amount of stress on your methylation pathway and deplete far more methyl groups than you should be just to create the 1 gram per day that you endogenously synthesize. We lose up to 2-3 grams of creatine per day because it converts to creatinine and is then passed out of the body via urine. As you can see, adequate replenishment of creatine is probably not being accomplished if you aren’t consistently eating a fair bit of meat or fish. And for those with impaired methylation pathways, supplementing with exogenous creatine is likely the only way creatine replenishment can be achieved. One study found that supplementing with 5 grams of creatine per day lowered plasma homocysteine levels by almost 50% in the subject who is homozygous for C677T of MTHFR [R]. Creatine supplementation can significantly lower the body’s demands for methylation and prevent the depletion of methyl groups. This is why I personally supplement with 5 grams of creatine per day. Do You Need To Cycle Off Of Creatine? No, you do not need to cycle off of creatine. Your body does not get used to it, and long-term use has shown to be safe in healthy adults [R]. Betaine Anhydrous – 4000 mg Betaine, also called Trimethylglycine, acts as a methyl donor and an osmolyte in the body. Earlier in the creatine breakdown, I briefly outlined the importance of having a sufficient amount of methyl donors available for methylation processes in the body, including the endogenous synthesis of creatine. For some individuals (depending on PEMT gene variations) Betaine can substitute for folate and B12 in the regeneration of methionine and can be choline sparing via this mechanism. It can also provide additional needed methyl donors when over-depletion occurs in genetically predisposed individuals that do not supplement with creatine, or have other deficiencies. As an osmolyte, Betaine helps balance fluid levels inside and outside of cells. The main reason I included Betaine in this formula is for its ability to induce intracellular hyper-hydration. By improving hydration status in cells, Betaine increases the pump you get in the gym, and can help prevent dehydration during exercise. Research has also shown that Betaine supplementation may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, as well as improve digestion and liver function [R, R, R, R]. In a performance enhancing context, Betaine supplementation has also shown to increase power, endurance, muscle growth and fat loss [R, R, R]. How significant will this effect on body composition be in practical application? Negligible in my honest opinion, but the enhanced pump made this ingredient worthwhile to add into the formula. GlycerPump™ (65% Glycerol Powder) – 4000 mg Glycerol significantly enhances pumps and performance by hyper-hydrating the muscle with water. Glycerol’s Effect On Hydration, Pumps And Endurance If you drink a lot of water with nothing else in hopes of hyper-hydrating your muscles, the fall in osmolarity in your body stimulates the kidneys to remove most of the excess water within an hour. If you add glycerol to the water, this prevents the drop in osmolarity and can extend the hyper-hydration of your muscles by up to four hours. By adding Glycerol to your pre-workout, you can hold upwards of an extra liter of water via this hyper-hydrating effect. Hydration is one of the most critical factors when it comes to performance. Aside from massive pumps, Glycerol use has shown to increase endurance by as much as 24%, as well as improve aerobic and anaerobic power and performance [R, R]. Only a 2% loss in fluids can result in as much as a 20% decrease in exercise performance. GlycerPump™ Vs Other Forms Of Glycerol We chose the trademarked GlycerPump because it doesn’t clump up nearly as much as other forms of Glycerol powder and it’s more stable. Glycerol is normally a liquid at standard temperature and pressure, and many supplement companies have attempted to create a powder form of Glycerol that is stable. Glycerol products get clumpy, have horrible viscosity and have a short shelf life. Because of this, most companies avoid this ingredient entirely, as it can cause severe clumping within just a couple months of being manufactured. Regular glycerol containing products only yield as low as 10% glycerol, which makes them ineffective, and higher yielding glycerol products can be unstable within complex formulas like ours and result in a clumpy product, or complete product failure. GlycerPump™ is created using unique spray drying technology, yielding a stable powder form of glycerol standardized to 65%. It is MUCH better than other alternatives and won't result in the powder turning into a rock. Keep in mind, while it is manageable, this is not a clump-free product, and there’s nothing I could do about that if I wanted to include the high concentration of ingredients that I did in Gorilla Mode Nitric. Store Gorilla Mode Nitric in a cool dry place, and if it clumps, that’s just what comes with the territory with a product dosed like this. If it clumps, just get out a knife or spoon and chop it up, and it will still mix fine once it hits the water in your cup. Agmatine Sulfate – 1500 mg Agmatine has shown to induce NO production via the same processes as arginine, but does it far more effectively [R]. This results in even bigger pumps in the gym and improved overall performance. Agmatine has also shown to be neuroprotective against excitotoxicity and stroke, and also has anti-anxiety and anti-depressant effects that may enhance state of well-being and mood elevation with supplementation. Agmatine has also shown to manipulate pain receptors, which may result in an increased pain tolerance during intense training. Agmatine is a very misunderstood compound and is believed by some to antagonize other vasodilators. Agmatine works in a more selective way than other vasodilators, as it only increases one of the three Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) isoforms. It also decreases the other two NOS isoforms, which is where the hypothesis about it being vasoconstricting was raised as a legitimate concern. The three NOS isoforms include iNOS, nNOS and eNOS. They each play their own role in certain tissues to regulate vasodilation. iNOS (inducible) produces high concentrations of NO via an immune system response to kill harmful bacteria. In excess, iNOS can be inflammatory. nNOS (neuronal) regulates neurological health and facilitates communication in the brain across neurons. In excess, nNOS can inhibit the growth and repair of neurons. eNOS (endothelial) facilitates vasodilation in the lining of blood vessels to improve blood flow. eNOS is the main isoform that most are familiar with that increases blood flow and lowers blood pressure. It is also the main isoform that facilitates massive pumps in the gym. While NO is great for the gym and vascular health, it can be inflammatory in excess. NO production by eNOS has shown to play a protective role in cerebral ischemia by maintaining vascular permeability, whereas NO derived from nNOS and iNOS is neurotoxic and can enhance the neuronal damage occurring in ischemia [R]. This is where the selective activity of Agmatine shines, as data suggests that Agmatine's mechanism of action is facilitated by inhibiting iNOS and nNOS and increasing eNOS [R, R]. Agmatine has shown to selectively increase eNOS levels while simultaneously decreasing iNOS and MMP-9 protein expression [R, R]. Anecdotally, Agmatine does not seem to inhibit any of the positive effects of L-Citrulline or other vasodilators. On the contrary, it seems to complement other "pump" compounds very effectively. On paper, Agmatine sounds like the perfect ancillary compound to add to a pre-workout as it increases expression of the NOS isoform we want, while simultaneously inhibiting the isoforms that can be more inflammatory in excess. Nitrosigine® (inositol-stabilized arginine silicate) – 1500 mg Nitrosigine got some hype behind it when independent researchers from the University of Arkansas presented data suggesting that 1500 mg of Nitrosigine was almost as effective as 8000 mg of Citrulline Malate 2:1 (5333.33 mg L-Citrulline and 2666.66 mg Malic Acid) at increasing flow mediated dilation (FMD) [R]. FMD refers to dilation of an artery when blood flow increases in that artery. Because the primary cause of FMD is release of nitric oxide by endothelial cells, we can use FMD as a proxy for NO levels. To circumvent the lackluster efficacy of plain oral Arginine, Nutrition 21 (the developers of Nitrosigine) created a complex of bonded arginine and silicon. The inositol acts as a stabilizer and increases the bioavailability of the complex, consequently resulting in a potent NO boosting compound. Remember that the main issue with Arginine is poor bioavailability. The inositol stabilizer helps circumvent that issue [R]. Unlike plain Arginine, Inositol-stabilized Arginine silicate (Nitrosigine) has shown to kick in within 15 minutes and elevate blood Arginine levels for up to six hours after ingestion [R, R]. Nitrosigine has some impressive data reinforcing its efficacy, and it is purported to be much more effective milligram for milligram than other common vasodilators at increasing NO levels. On top of the increase in vasodilation and pumps, the developers claim that after a single dose Nitrosigine can increase mental acuity and focus by 33% within 15 minutes, with a compounding effect over time. In addition, they claim that Nitrosigine supports enhanced recovery by reducing markers of muscle damage [R]. Nitrosigine Vs. L-Citrulline Vs. Agmatine Sulfate In Vitro An in vitro study was designed by Nutrition 21 to compare the cellular production of NO of several sports nutrition ingredients. These ingredients included Nitrosigine, L-Arginine, L-Arginine AKG, L-Citrulline, Citrulline Malate and Agmatine Sulfate. Nitrosigine was dosed at a concentration of 1.0 g/L. Cell culture concentrations of the other compounds were dosed relative to a 1500 mg dose of Nitrosigine using the following doses: L-Arginine - 1500 mg L-Arginine AKG - 4000 mg L-Citrulline - 3000 mg L-Citrulline Malate - 3000 mg Agmatine Sulfate - 1000 mg As NO is unstable and rapidly converts to nitrites or nitrates, nitrite levels were measured as a proxy for NO production. At the doses used in this study, Nitrosigine significantly increased NO production over each of the five other compounds tested. There was a greater than 5X increase in NO production with Nitrosigine compared to the other tested vasodilators. In addition, of the compounds tested, only Nitrosigine significantly increased NO production versus control. While this looks very impressive for Nitrosigine, you have to consider that this is an in vitro study conducted by Nutrition 21 themselves. The results basically indicate that every single clinically proven vasodilator that we know works is useless as it couldn't increase NO production above control, meanwhile Nitrosigine somehow cranked it through the roof over 5x higher than the rest. While the results are certainly interesting, I would take this data with a grain of salt. Nitrosigine Vs. Citrulline Malate - Vasodilation Study On Young Adults Unlike the in vitro study comparing Nitrosigine to Citrulline Malate, another study in 2019 was apparently conducted independently from the company without their knowledge whatsoever [R]. This study was conducted on young, healthy, physically active adults, and provides more acceptable parameters for us to take seriously when it comes to evaluating Nitrosigine's efficacy in humans relative to a decent dose of the most widely used vasodilator in the industry, Citrulline Malate (assuming that the study was actually unbiased as is implied) [R]. 16 healthy young men and 8 healthy young women participated in the study. Each subject either received 1500 mg of Nitrosigine, 8000 mg of Citrulline Malate 2:1, or dextrose placebo. Keep in mind, this is Citrulline Malate 2:1, so the subjects are only actually getting 5333.33 mg of L-Citrulline. The study was randomized, double-blind, within-subjects design where participants reported for three trials, each preceded by a 7-day washout period. Baseline flow mediated dilation (FMD) measurement was obtained for each visit, followed by consumption of one clinical dose Citrulline Malate (8 grams), Nitrosigine (1.5 grams), or dextrose placebo (8 g). Following a 60-min digestion period, FMD was repeated. Supplementation order was randomized controlling for potential order effects. Basically, the subjects would show up, get their FMD evaluated, take one of the three options, and then get their FMD checked again to see how well the random compound they ingested increased their NO production. They would then take a week off, and come back and repeat, where they would then receive one of the remaining two compounds, with the same measurement process. This would be followed by another week off, and then a third visit where the subjects would receive whatever the third ingredient was that they hadn't yet tried, and the same measurement process was conducted. Nobody knew what they were ingesting during each trip, but by the end of the experiment every single subject had tried each ingredient, and their vasodilation response was evaluated for comparisons. Expectedly, Citrulline Malate and Nitrosigine yielded a greater improvement in FMD response than placebo. Citrulline Malate increased FMD by 34%. Nitrosigine increased FMD by 31%. Placebo decreased FMD by 2%. Allometric scaling of the FMD values was required afterwards to adjust the results to account for the body size of males relative to females. After allometric scaling of the FMD values, Citrulline Malate was shown to increase FMD by 25%, Nitrosigine increased FMD by 23%, and placebo increased FMD by 0.6%. Clearly Citrulline Malate isn't as useless as the Nutrition 21 funded in vitro data would lead you to believe. The results from this study suggest that the clinically efficacious 1500 mg dose of Nitrosigine is almost equally effective to 5333.33 mg of L-Citrulline mixed with 2666.66 mg of Malic Acid. Clearly Nitrosigine has a lot of promise as a pre-workout ingredient, which is why I included it in our formula alongside the massive dosages of other potent vasodilators we already have. Every single effective vasodilator we felt was worthwhile is in here at topped out dosages. While it would be nice if there was data we could refer to evaluating if there is a synergy between Nitrosigine and Citrulline, or Nitrosigine and Agmatine, regardless if the end result is 1+1 = 2 or if it's 1+1 = 3, my goal was to make sure this formula was air tight and ensure you are getting the maximum possible performance enhancing benefit from each and every ingredient. Sodium Nitrate – 1500 mg Sodium is one of the most critical and overlooked components of a diet designed to optimize exercise performance. But, keep in mind, you’re not going to get enough sodium in a pre-workout without it tasting terrible. Other companies will put a tiny dose of sodium in their product and then claim you will get all of the benefits of it. Personally, I just toss and wash a quarter teaspoon of a high quality salt 30 minutes pre-workout with Gorilla Mode or Gorilla Mode Nitric, and I take another quarter teaspoon with my post-workout drink. The reason I included sodium nitrate in Gorilla Mode Nitric is not for the sodium, it is for the nitrates. The nitrate–nitrite–nitric oxide (NO) pathway is a series of oxygen-independent and NO synthase–independent single-electron transfer reactions that ultimately facilitate vasodilation. The traditional Arginine–eNOS–nitric oxide (NO) pathway is what most NO precursors focus on. The nitrate–nitrite–nitric oxide (NO) pathway often goes completely neglected though, and is another pathway we can leverage to amplify NO levels to an even greater level. Nitrates found in food can be converted into nitrites in the body, and then reduced to NO via nitrite reductase [R]. Several studies have shown that nitrate supplementation can increase plasma nitrite concentrations, and consequently Nitric Oxide, which then enhances pumps, endurance, and all of the other benefits we use NO precursors for [R]. Nitrate Dosage - Sodium Nitrate Vs. Beet Root Powder Pre-Workouts Beet root is a very popular ingredient that has started to get a lot of attention over the past few years. The reason why beet root works is because it is a densely concentrated source of nitrates. However, despite it being densely concentrated relative to other foods, beet root still only contains 1-2 percent of nitrates per gram of raw material. This would require you to ingest an absurdly high amount of beet root to get the same amount of nitrates that you can get from the 1500 mg of sodium nitrate in Gorilla Mode Nitric. To put it in perspective, your standard beet root powder pre-workout supplement has around 4.3 grams of Beet root juice powder in it. The amount of nitrates in that 4.3 grams is about 43 mg. That means that you would need to chug the entire tub at one time to get the same amount of nitrate as you would get out of a 1500 mg dose of sodium nitrate. There is no feasible way to get a high dose of nitrates from beet root powder without ingesting massive quantities far higher than what you would get in a dietary supplement. By weight, sodium nitrate is the most highly concentrated source of nitrates among any dietary ingredient. Nitrates comprise 73 percent of the total weight of sodium nitrate [R]. The optimal dosage of nitrate supplementation appears to be between 6.4-12.8 mg/kg [R]. That equates to the following dosage protocols: 440-870 mg for a 150 lb person 580-1,160 mg for a 200 lb person 730-1,450 mg for a 250 lb person For every gram of sodium nitrate, 730 mg is from nitrate. The 1.5 grams of sodium nitrate in Gorilla Mode Nitric yields 1095 mg of nitrate. There are other nitrate based supplements in the industry like Arginine Nitrate, Creatine Nitrate, Betaine Nitrate that operate via this same nitrate–nitrite–nitric oxide (NO) pathway, however, none of them have as high of a nitrate composition gram for gram as Sodium Nitrate does. VasoDrive-AP® (isoleucyl-prolyl-proline (IPP) and valyl-prolyl-proline (VPP) isolated from hydrolyzed milk casein) – 254 mg VasoDrive-AP consists of 2 lactotripeptides: isoleucyl-prolyl-proline (IPP) and valyl-prolyl-proline (VPP) which are clinically proven to inhibit Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and significantly increases vasodilation. Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) controls blood pressure by regulating the volume of fluids in the body. ACE facilitates this process by converting the hormone angiotensin I to the active vasoconstrictor angiotensin II. Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) inhibit ACE, consequently reducing angiotensin II production. Reducing angiotensin II results in the dilation of blood vessels and a reduction of blood pressure. Bradykinin is also a vasodilator in the body that is degraded by ACE. Clinical data suggests that individuals who genetically have lower levels of ACE respond better to training and are at an advantage in endurance sporting events [R, R]. The more blood flow you have, presumably the more oxygen and nutrient carrying capacity you will have during exercise. VasoDrive-AP has shown in 30 clinical studies to date a potent effect on vasodilation and blood pressure reduction via this mechanism completely independent from the traditional Arginine–eNOS–nitric oxide (NO) pathway [R]. Ingredients I Didn’t Include In The Formula And Why Vitamin C Vitamin C is a very potent antioxidant and plays a crucial role in lowering blood pressure and regulating health blood flow. Supplementing a Vitamin C deficient diet can be very beneficial, except when you're dosing it pre-workout. Vitamin C is inexpensive and has tons of clinical data to back its efficacy, so it is often thrown in pre-workouts. The problem with this is that using Vitamin C pre-workout can blunt the hormetic response to the workout itself and hinder your results [R]. The point of working out is to damage the muscle, which then results in the body signaling repair processes to start that will help you recover and ultimately get bigger and stronger to adapt to the workload. If you manually decrease that hormetic response to exercise by ingesting Vitamin C pre-workout, you will reduce the damage done and ultimately prevent your body from stimulating as much growth. Personally, I don't take any vitamins, anti inflammatories, or powerful antioxidants for several hours before or after my workout to be safe. Antioxidants And Vitamins As mentioned, one of the worst things you can do is take antioxidants before your workout. The stress and damage induced by weightlifting or exercise is needed to facilitate muscular recovery and progress. The reactive oxygen species and inflammation produced during intense training assists with that process, and is also why drugs like Ibuprofen can inhibit muscle growth so severely. The inflammatory response to training is what we want in order to recover, and by inhibiting that with antioxidants, vitamins or anti-inflammatory drugs, you prevent your body from breaking down and recovering the way it needs to in order to grow [R, R]. A pre-workout formula with a bunch of vitamins and antioxidants in it is more likely to hinder your gains than help. Potassium I advise reaching your recommended daily intake of 4,700 mg through diet rather than through supplementation. It is not legal to sell Potassium in high amounts, and you will usually find that supplements have no more than 100 mg or so per serving because of this. For this same reason, supplementation isn't cost effective, and pre-workouts with potassium in them are including it solely to claim the benefits of potassium all the while knowing the dose in their product is next to useless. The amount of potassium in pre-workout supplements does next to nothing for you when it comes to helping you hit the RDA. S7™ S7™ is a blend of green coffee bean extract, green tea extract, turmeric extract, tart cherry, blueberry, broccoli and kale that has gotten some hype in pre-workouts recently. I was considering including it in our formula until I saw that the blend was comprised entirely of potent antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. Turmeric is one of the most potent anti-inflammatory spices known to man, which is why it also shows such therapeutic promise via supplementation. However, the last thing you want to use pre-workout is a potent anti-inflammatory compound. Inflammation is what we are striving for during a workout, and using anything that significantly impairs this inflammatory response to training is something that should not be used pre-workout, and should be saved for taking far away from the peri-workout window. Beta Alanine Beta Alanine is the ingredient that makes your skin itchy and has you sitting there scratching your face between sets. I assume it is included in pre-workouts because you can blatantly feel something when you take it, so people associate feeling something with the product being potent. Personally, I can’t stand the itchy skin effect it has, and it can be bad enough that it ruins a pre-workout just based on that. In addition, it doesn’t have more than a negligible effect on performance at best. Acute sporadic bumps in Beta Alanine will do next to nothing if you are only getting your Beta Alanine dosage from your pre workout supplement a few times per week. If you were to take it correctly, dosing it multiple times per day, for weeks on end, at a high enough dosage, the impact on performance is notable, although still fairly insignificant at the end of the day. “The median effect of β-alanine supplementation is a 2.85% (-0.37 to 10.49%) improvement in the outcome of an exercise measure, when a median total of 179 g of β-alanine is supplemented” [R]. 179 grams (an amount nobody would end up getting in) for a 2.85% improvement in performance, and a ton of itchiness… “Although some laboratory-based studies show an ergogenic effect with beta-alanine supplementation, there is a lack of field-based research in training and competition settings.” “There was an unclear effect (0.4%; ± 0.8%, mean, ± 90% confidence limits) of beta-alanine on competition performance compared to placebo with no meaningful changes in blood chemistry. While there was a transient improvement on training performance after 4 weeks with beta-alanine (-1.3%; ± 1.0%), there was an unclear effect at ten weeks (-0.2%; ± 1.5%) and no meaningful changes in blood chemistry. Beta-alanine supplementation appears to have minimal effect on swimming performance in non-laboratory controlled real-world training and competition settings” [R]. Leucine Taking Leucine post-workout promotes muscle growth. However, taking Leucine in your pre-workout has shown to diminish muscular performance via the inhibition of glycogen to glucose conversion within muscle cells and insulin signaling. On top of that, Leucine can prevent the uptake of Tyrosine into the brain, consequently inhibiting dopamine production, which is the opposite of what we are trying to accomplish pre-workout. Should You Ever Cycle Off Of Gorilla Mode Nitric? Despite Nitric being stimulant free, I would still advise cycling your use of Gorilla Mode Nitric every once in a while. In general, I advise cycling your use of any supplement that isn't being used daily to replace a dietary deficiency. Interfering with balancing mechanisms in the body chronically long-term is almost always going to build up to some unintended negative side effect, and redlining your Nitric Oxide levels and vasodilation on a daily basis for long uninterrupted spans of time will probably be no different. How often you cycle it is ultimately up to your discretion as there is no tolerance build up with the ingredients in Nitric, and some of them actually have accumulative benefits. Personally, I use pre-workouts 4 days per week because I workout 4 times per week. Every month or two I will also take a full week off of everything except for my daily health supplements. How To Combine Gorilla Mode Nitric With Gorilla Mind Rush Gorilla Mode Nitric has no stimulants in it, so if you want the most potent combination of performance, energy, focus and drive pre-workout you can combine Nitric with Gorilla Mind Rush. Dose each product as you would normally dose them on their own, as there is no overlap between the two formulas. How To Combine Gorilla Mode Nitric With Gorilla Mode Gorilla Mode can be combined with Gorilla Mode Nitric to achieve a more middle road level of stimulants but with the maxed out vasodilation and hyper-hydration. The instance in which mixing the two would make the most sense is if you don't want to use a high dose of Gorilla Mode because the stimulant dosages are higher than you prefer or can tolerate, but still want to max out the benefits of the ingredients included for pump and performance. For example, if 2 scoops of Gorilla Mode contains too high of a dose of stimulants for you, you could use 1 scoop of Gorilla Mode with 1 scoop of Gorilla Mode Nitric. Or, a 1/2 scoop of Gorilla Mode with 1.5 scoops of Gorilla Mode Nitric. Alternatively, if you are using Nitric and want a little bump of stimulants but are too sensitive to the stimulant complex in Gorilla Mind Rush, then you might want to add a bit of Gorilla Mode to your Nitric dose as the blend of stimulants in Mode is a notch less aggressive than the stimulants in Rush. Mix and match at your own discretion based on your own stimulant tolerance and exactly what you are looking to get out of your pre-workout. Personally, I love combining Rush and Nitric pre-workout. Sometimes I will use Mode with Nitric instead though as the Kanna and N-Phenethyl Dimethylamine Citrate hits differently than the stimulants in Rush. It all depends on what I'm training, how well rested I am, and the effects I am shooting for. Conclusion - What To Expect From Gorilla Mode Nitric In general, you can expect a massive increase in nitric oxide (NO) levels, vasodilation, intracellular hydration and as significant of a boost in muscle strength and endurance as you can get from a legal non-hormonal pre-workout. This product is maxed out from all angles. The traditional Arginine–eNOS–nitric oxide (NO) pathway is completely saturated with an unheard of dose of L-Citrulline, as well as topped out doses of Nitrosigine and Agmatine Sulfate for good measure. Over a gram of nitrates also ensures that the nitrate–nitrite–nitric oxide (NO) pathway is taken care of. Intracellular hyper-hydration is best-in-class too with a huge dose of Creatine Monohydrate, Glycerpump and Betaine Anhydrous to volumize the muscle and support performance and pumps. Inhibiting the enzyme angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) with a clinical dose of VasoDrive-AP® also checks off another pathway to push the boundaries on supraphysiological levels of vasodilation. Finally, a high dose of Malic Acid was included for good measure to act as a Krebs cycle intermediary and support greater levels of muscular endurance. Try Gorilla Mode Nitric for yourself here and let me know what you think.

The Best Digestive Enzyme Supplements

Functional Medicine Research with Dr. Nikolas Hedberg

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 27:28

There are many digestive enzyme supplements out there but which ones are the best and what is the best way to use them? In this article, I’ll be covering my 3 favorite digestive enzyme supplements and the way I use them in my practice. I’ll also dispel some of the myths and misconceptions about digestive enzyme supplements. Digestive enzymes are an important part of my practice because most of my patients have gut issues that are connected to their thyroid and autoimmune problems. I have found them to be a vital part of my gut healing protocols. Let’s jump in and cover the details of each product I recommend. Betaine HCL Supplemental betaine HCl helps to optimize hydrochloric acid levels in people with low stomach acid and can help to improve digestive function and comfort in patients of all ages. Many symptoms of digestive distress such as acid reflux, heartburn, gas, bloating or nausea after eating may be due to abnormally low or non-existent gastric acid secretion (hypochlorhydria and achlorhydria, respectively.) Endogenous HCl production naturally decreases with age but other factors such as illness, highly processed and acidic diets, overuse of antacids and high stress physiology in general may impair the body’s ability to generate healthy HCl levels. In addition to impaired digestion, hypochlorhydria has been associated with bacterial overgrowth, enteric infection, low vitamin B12 levels and an increased risk of gastric neoplasms. Hydrochloric acid is secreted by parietal cells in response to the presence of food in the stomach. HCl activates the conversion of pepsinogen to pepsin, an enzyme required for the digestion of proteins. Gastric HCl also works directly on protein molecules to assist in their breakdown and helps to separate nutrients from their carrier compounds (e.g. releasing vitamin B12 from protein molecules, and cleaving calcium from carbonate.) By helping to support efficient breakdown of proteins, betaine hydrochloride can help to prevent large peptide molecules from entering the intestines where they may contribute to inflammation and leaky gut pathologies. Adequate HCl levels in the stomach also help to minimize food sensitivities. In one study, 25% of patients taking acid-lowering drugs for dyspeptic disorders exhibited increased IgE formation towards commonly ingested foods. The same study suggested that food allergenicity could be reduced up to 10,000-fold by enhanced gastric digestion. Gastric hydrochloric acid plays a role in immune defense by destroying foodborne pathogens and microbes such as Helicobacter pylori, implicated in the pathogenesis of stomach ulcers. Although stomach ulcers are typically associated with excess acid production and treated with acid-blocking drugs, insufficient gastric HCl may, in fact, be a predisposing factor in ulcerative pathology. H. pylori is, of course, only one biological organism that multiplies in the absence of sufficient gastric HCL levels. Many species of bacteria and fungi overpopulate in the high gastric pH environment caused by low hydrochloric acid production, contributing in turn to a variety of metabolic and dysbiotic symptoms both within and beyond the digestive tract. Based on molecular weight, Betaine HCl is composed of 76.26% betaine and only 23.74% HCl. Hence we propose that the betaine component of the supplement may play a key role in its functionality. Nutritionally, betaine (also known as trimethylglycine) is obtained from beets and other sources—either as betaine directly or as synthesized endogenously from choline-containing foods. By serving as a methyl donor, betaine helps to support proper liver function, cellular replication and liver detoxification. Betaine also serves as a critical cofactor in the conversion of homocysteine to methionine. Betaine is well known to help reduce high homocysteine, associated with increased risk of Alzheimers and cardiovascular disease.

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55: #4037 Peaches and Clean Hand Soap (Sulfate and Betaine-Free)

Formula Girls

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2020 5:40

Christine and Molly talk about this very effective yet gentle hand soap formulation that both cleans and soothes the skin. Peach fragrance is added to this low-odor combination, with some options for using unpreserved products for formulator flexibility. Molly discusses tinting possibilities based on her recollection of James and the Giant Peach (https://www.amazon.com/James-Giant-Peach-Roald-Dahl/dp/0425287653/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=) to Christine's intense disapproval.

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Gorilla Mind Smooth Review - Complete Nootropic Formula Breakdown

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2020 57:51

Gorilla Mind Smooth is the most potent and comprehensive stimulant-free Nootropic formula on the market. If you don't already know what Nootropics are, they are a category of compounds that can improve cognitive function. This can extend into many different specific benefits, but the main draw of Nootropics is their impact on productivity, concentration, creativity and information retention. Gorilla Mind Smooth is our stimulant-free version of Gorilla Mind that provides a smoother, much less extreme level of energy, but still maximizes mental clarity, memory, creativity and focus. Regardless if you're currently using stimulant-based products (coffee, energy drinks, pre-workouts, etc.), cycling off of stimulants, or just never use stimulants, Gorilla Mind Smooth is the most potent Nootropic formula you can add into your life to enhance cognitive function. https://youtu.be/Hcj8CinGG6s Reviews These are some of the reviews we've received from customers using Gorilla Mind Smooth: Gorilla Mind Smooth Supplement Facts Per Full Daily Dose: L-Tyrosine - 1000 mg Organic Lion's Mane Mushroom (Hericium Erinaceus) (standardized to 25% β-glucans) - 1000 mg DMAE (Dimethylaminoethanol) - 750 mg Alpha GPC 50% (L-alpha-glycerylphosphorylcholine) - 600 mg Kanna (Sceletium Tortuosum) - 500 mg Bacopa Monnieri (standardized to 45% Bacosides) - 400 mg L-Theanine - 200 mg Bioperine® (Black Pepper Fruit Extract) (standardized to 95% Piperine) - 10 mg Huperzine A (Huperzia serrata leaf standardized extract) - 400 mcg The original Gorilla Mind Smooth formula had PEA, Hordenine and Teacrine in it. Originally, I was trying to chase a stimulant-free energy boost in Smooth, which is why I had those ingredients in it. However, over the past year I've started to really lean towards reformulating Smooth to create an entirely Nootropic comprised formula that is 100% geared towards maxing out cognitive function, rather than chase a relatively weak level of energy that we already destroy with Gorilla Mind Rush. Anyone buying Gorilla Mind that is using it for the laser focus and massive boost in energy and productivity is buying RUSH anyways, not SMOOTH. Instead of wasting precious capsule space with things that achieve a subpar level of energy, I decided that space would be far better utilized with other Nootropics. This is what led to me creating the current Gorilla Mind Smooth formula, which now has 1000 mg of Lion's Mane mushroom and 500 mg of Kanna in it. These compounds are far more conducive to enhancing the SMOOTH formula by supporting actual brain health, creativity, mental clarity and memory formation. If you want ridiculous amounts of energy and drive, get RUSH. For those who want a true stimulant-free Nootropic formula, SMOOTH is even better now and I highly recommend you give it a try. Gorilla Mind Smooth Vs. Other Nootropics On The Market This is the most maxed out stim-free Nootropic formula on the market. The full daily dose is 6 capsules. Even a half dose (3 capsules) is still far more potent than the majority of other Nootropic formulas out there at their max dosages. I formulated Gorilla Mind Smooth the exact same way I formulate any other product. I put in exactly what I would buy myself if I were shopping for each Nootropic separately. If you thought the pre-workout market was bad for underdosed products, your jaw will drop when you see some of the top selling Nootropic formulas. This industry is even worse because it is so niche and new. Preying on unsuspecting customers with garbage formulas sprinkled with vitamins and completely useless dosages of Nootropics is even more common in this industry. Because Nootropics are relatively new and uncharted waters for many, the prices get pretty aggressive on these watered down formulas as well that promise the world, and deliver nothing more than placebo. What's baffling to me is how many people eat up the marketing and blindly buy products priced at $60, $70, even $100 that probably cost $4-5 max to make. When the cost of bottles, lids, and labels costs more than the Nootropics in your formula, there's a f*cking problem. Fortunately, my audience is comprised of intelligent individuals who actually know how to spot value. It would be so easy to make a formula with a couple hundred milligrams of cheap choline that doesn't even cross the blood brain barrier, 100-200 mg of Bacopa Monnieri, throw a bit of caffeine in there for a kick, put some exotic sounding ayurvedic herbs in there, maybe sprinkle a couple low dosed Adaptogens in there, add a useless pinch of vitamins to make my label look more impressive and confusing, and then slap a label on it like every other company and then aggressively smash people with ads and market a high priced subscription model to the masses, or put it up on Amazon to compete with all the other loss leader cheap and ineffective Nootropics on there. The fact that the hypothetical piece of sh*t formula I just made up as an example of what not to do is actually still better than most of the Nootropic formulas on the market just goes to show how much some companies are deceiving their customers. If the majority of a company's budget goes into ads and sponsorships instead of product formulation, or they have a high ranking product on amazon, you can almost guarantee without even looking at the product that it sucks. Unlike what most companies will lead you to believe, there is no Nootropic formula that will lock you in like Bradley Cooper from Limitless (great movie by the way). https://youtu.be/4TLppsfzQH8 Just like our other products, it is me making the formula, and I put in what I would want to use as a customer. I used to spend time every day in University measuring out all my different Nootropics that were in my "stack", and toss and washing random powders. Obviously it makes things much easier to just have it in ready to go capsules that are actually dosed properly. With my products, everything is turnkey. How To Dose Gorilla Mind Smooth Take 3-6 capsules in the morning, or spread throughout the day. Start with 3 capsules to evaluate your tolerance. While Gorilla Mind Rush requires more of a tolerance assessment and slow dosage titration over time due to the heavy hitting stimulants, you will more than likely be fine jumping head first into Gorilla Mind Smooth and tapering up to the maximum recommended dose relatively quickly. Gorilla Mind Smooth Vs. Gorilla Mind Rush While the foundation of Nootropics in both Gorilla Mind products are mostly the same, there are some key differences between the two formulas. The main difference is that RUSH has a handful of potent stimulants that completely change how the product feels. RUSH is best stimulant-based Nootropic formula on the market for really waking you up and giving you tunnel vision focus and productivity. The strong backbone of Nootropics in RUSH are the portion that can actually enhance information recall, creativity, etc. But, the stimulants in RUSH are the driving force of the product, and can really be a game changer in productivity. SMOOTH on the other hand is stimulant-free and has the same Nootropics as RUSH, but also has 1000 mg of Lion's Mane mushroom and 500 mg of Kanna. Lion's Mane is amazing for supporting cognitive health, memory formation and mental clarity, while Kanna is a potent mood booster and can also support improved focus and energy levels. Gorilla Mind Smooth is significantly toned down in the energy department, so if you have too high of a sensitivity to stimulants or simply want a smoother level of focus, this would be more ideal for you. How To Combine Gorilla Mind Rush And Gorilla Mind Smooth If you don’t want to pick between either having the giant burst of energy and laser focus that RUSH provides, or the cognitive enhancing benefits of the Lion's Mane and Kanna in SMOOTH, you can combine the products. By taking 6 capsules of either, you will be getting a top end dose of Nootropics. Even with 3 capsules of either product you will still get an effective dose of Nootropics, and with RUSH, many won't even be able to exceed 3 capsules because the stimulant blend is extremely strong. If you are not a stim junkie who needs 6 capsules of RUSH I would recommend getting both so you can strategically tweak how much energy you want to get from the Rush to not over-stimulate yourself, but also reach the maxed out mental benefit you would get out of the Nootropics in each respective version of the product. Rotating Gorilla Mind Smooth and Gorilla Mind Rush Use Gorilla Mind Rush on days that require the most focus, productivity and energy. By rotating RUSH and SMOOTH, you can keep yourself sensitive to the stimulants in Gorilla Mind Rush, and reap the maximum benefit from each product during each use. Do You Need To Cycle Off Of Gorilla Mind Smooth? While SMOOTH will not cause tolerance build up like RUSH, I would still advise cycling off of everything for a week every month or so. Alternatively, allocate a couple days each week to days you do not take anything, including RUSH. Gorilla Mind Smooth Ingredients Breakdown L-Tyrosine - 1000 mg L-Tyrosine is an amazing cognitive enhancing amino acid that acts by balancing neurotransmitter levels in the brain. Its primary role is as the direct precursor to thyroxine and to the neurotransmitters dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine. L-Tyrosine shines in its ability to improve mental sharpness, focus, energy levels, and cause mood elevation [R, R]. L-Tyrosine Vs N-Acetyl L-Tyrosine L-Tyrosine is the most bioavailable form of Tyrosine. In short, N-Acetyl L-Tyrosine is very inefficiently converted by the body to Tyrosine [R]. Even IV’ing N-Acetyl L-Tyrosine can’t elevate plasma Tyrosine levels to a significant degree, let alone via oral ingestion. Claims of increased water solubility and bioavailability are all marketing hype and were disproved easily by showing just how poorly N-Acetyl L-Tyrosine is at converting to Tyrosine in the body. The graph above depicts arterial concentrations of N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine (NAT) and Tyrosine (Tyr) during intravenous infusion of N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine. As you can see, Tyrosine levels barely even budge. This is the same kind of tactic used to try and market new and “improved” forms of creatine that at the end of the day do not yield any additional benefit, and just feature an inflated price tag. In our first batch of Gorilla Mind, we actually had N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine in the formulas based on these claims of improved water solubility and bioavailability by our manufacturer at the time. After delving into the data further, I realized the massive difference in bioavailability and swapped out the N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine for straight L-Tyrosine, found a better manufacturing facility, and all batches of Gorilla Mind products since then have featured L-Tyrosine instead. Organic Lion's Mane Mushroom (Hericium Erinaceus) (standardized to 25% β-glucans) - 1000 mg Lion’s Mane is a Nootropic and cognitive-enhancing mushroom that has been used for thousands of years by Buddhist Monks who believed that it enhanced brain power and improved their focus. The main reason it is so promising as a Nootropic is the effect it has shown to have on the synthesis of nerve growth factor (NGF) and neurogenesis. By enhancing neurogenesis and potentially even attenuating the negative effects of cognitive decline, Lion’s Mane may significantly improve mental acuity, information retention, and decrease mental fatigue. Most products on the market contain 250 - 500 mg of Lion’s Mane. We have a full gram (1000 mg) in Gorilla Mind Smooth to ensure you are actually getting an efficacious dose of Lion’s Mane in when you use it. Effect On Cognitive Function A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted on 50-80 year old adults with mild cognitive impairment to evaluate the efficacy of Lion's Mane as a cognitive aid. The Lion's Mane treated group showed significantly increased scores on the cognitive function scale compared with the placebo group [R]. Enhanced Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) Synthesis Results from animal studies support that Lion's Mane can enhance the synthesis of Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) [R, R]. NGF is required by neurons in order to survive and appears to play a major role in cognitive function. When NGF decreases in the brain, memory formation and information recall becomes greatly impaired. By maintaining optimal levels of NGF one may be able to support brain plasticity for improved information retention, memorization, as well as general cognitive health. Effect On Beta Amyloid Levels And Cognitive Decline In a rodent model, Lion's Mane was shown to attenuate the negative cognitive effects of beta amyloid in the brain (what is believed to be the main cause of Alzheimer's) [R]. It was also shown to ameliorate Alzheimer’s disease-related pathologies in several other rodent models of Alzheimer’s disease [R, R]. Mood Elevation And Stress Reduction Lion’s Mane also contains erinacine and other bioactive compounds that may increase dopamine production and improve state of well-being. One study showed that Lion's Mane supplementation reduced depression and anxiety after 4 weeks of use [R]. DMAE (Dimethylaminoethanol) - 750 mg DMAE's mechanism of action isn't fully understood, but it appears to work primarily by stimulating cholinergic receptors and has shown to improve cognitive function, energy levels, focus, and act as a neuroprotectant [R]. DMAE users consistently report improved memory, attention to detail, focus and mental clarity. DMAE Vs. Ritalin Study One double-blind, placebo-controlled study conducted on 74 children with learning problems compared the efficacy of DMAE to Ritalin for treating ADHD [R]. The children were either given 40 mg of Ritalin, 500 mg of DMAE, or a placebo every day for 3 months. Behavior rating forms, reaction time, and an array of other psychometric tests were given before and after treatment. DMAE showed improvements in these metrics of approximately the same magnitude as Ritalin. No major side effects were noted with either treatment with exception of 6 of the children on Ritalin noting appetite suppression. Alpha GPC 50% (L-alpha-glycerylphosphorylcholine) - 600 mg Alpha-glycerylphosphorylcholine (Alpha-GPC) is the highest quality and most bioavailable form of Choline. Taking massive dosages of straight Choline has shown to have no cognitive effect in humans [R]. Alpha-GPC on the other hand has shown to cross the blood brain barrier and provide the brain with a rapidly absorbed form of choline. This then supports the synthesis and release of acetylcholine. The surge of quickly absorbed choline in conjunction with the release of acetylcholine helps support an array of cognitive functions including but not limited to memory, HGH production, physical performance, concentration, focus, and information absorption/recall [R, R, R]. Alpha-GPC has also shown to significantly increase strength and may be an effective ergogenic aid [R]. How Much Choline Do You Need Per Day? The Adequate Intake (AI), as established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Institute of Medicine, for adults is 550 mg per day for men and 425 mg per day for women. We all know how brutally underestimated some of the AI's have proved to be in the past couple decades, and there is evidence suggesting that the AI for Choline is also far too low. One study showed that 2200 mg per day of Choline protected against the DNA damage that otherwise occurred in people consuming only 550 mg [R]. There are not enough studies on Choline, and it is a severely lacking area of research considering how important it is for brain health. I would shoot for at least 900-1200 mg of Choline per day. A big chunk of that can be achieved through regular liver and egg yolk consumption, but supplementation will help you hit that number with much greater ease. I eat 1 ounce of beef liver, 4 large eggs, and supplement with 600 mg of Alpha-GPC every day via Gorilla Mind. I also take extra precautions to support methylation, which I will delve into later in the methylation subsection. Alpha-GPC's Effect On Alzheimer's Dementia In a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, patients with Alzheimer's dementia were treated with Alpha-GPC (400-mg capsules) or placebo capsules, 3 times daily, for 180 days [R]. In the Alpha-GPC group, assessed parameters consistently improved after 90 and 180 days versus baseline, whereas in the placebo group those same parameters remained unchanged or worsened. The results suggest that Alpha-GPC is a promising intervention for attenuating the cognitive decline that occurs from neurodegenerative disease. Alpha-GPC's Effect On Methylation And Health Status The MTHFR gene codes for an enzyme called methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, or MTHFR. This enzyme is needed for the production of DNA and supporting methylation pathways that are essential for all bodily functions. Genetic variations in this gene results in reduced activity of the enzyme and has been associated with cardiovascular disease, neurological defects, some forms of cancer, and a myriad of other diseases and disorders [R, R]. Personally, I am homozygous for C677T of MTHFR, which results in a 80-90% decrease in my efficiency in processing folic acid. The direct reflection of that in blood biomarkers can be high homocysteine and low B12 and folate levels. I determined this via a simple 23andMe genetics test. Normally your body creates methyl groups by recycling Homocysteine to Methionine, as well as by converting Choline to Betaine. When nutrient intake needs are sufficiently met, the body depends on these two mechanisms equally. However, if you are deprived of methyl groups or have poor MTHFR activity because of a polymorphism, you can change that and start to create a disproportional ratio of dependency on the Choline to Betaine pathway. If you can't create enough Methylfolate, your body will ramp up the use of Betaine and Choline for methyl groups. By ramping up Choline to Betaine conversion to support methylation, your body can become depleted of the Choline it needs to create Acetylcholine. Downstream, the depletion of Choline can eventually lead to impaired cognitive function, DNA damage, and can be deleterious to overall health. The prevalence of MTHFR polymorphisms and micronutrient deficient diets is so common nowadays that almost everyone could benefit from Alpha-GPC supplementation to maintain higher levels of Choline. I take 600 mg of Alpha-GPC every day on top of the Betaine and Creatine I get from Gorilla Mode (or Gorilla Mode Nitric when I am not taking stimulants) to support methylation, improve my health, and optimize my performance. Alpha-GPC Vs. CDP Choline Alpha-GPC raises choline blood levels much more than CDP-Choline. While there is some speculation around the fringe benefits that may come with the Cytidine component of CDP-Choline, in general, the main reason we would use either Alpha-GPC or CDP-Choline is to supplement our diet and raise our Choline levels. Alpha-GPC accomplishes this better than CDP-Choline. Our Alpha-GPC is 50% Choline by weight, whereas CDP-Choline is only about 18% Choline by weight. That means that you would need to use almost three times as much CDP-Choline to get the same amount of Choline as Alpha-GPC. Are any of the companies out there with CDP-Choline in their formulas putting 1600-1700 mg of CDP-Choline per daily dose in their products? Not even close. Many companies still use Citicoline (CDP Choline) in their Nootropic formulas, despite the fact that Alpha-GPC has shown time and time again to be more effective both anecdotally, as well as clinically [R]. From what I've seen, the most reputable anti-aging "biohackers" in the industry also prefer Alpha-GPC over CDP-Choline. I have personally tried CDP-Choline and never really noticed any enhancing effect like I seemed to with Alpha GPC. - Rhonda Patrick (Ph.D in biomedical science/expert on nutritional health, brain & aging) Kanna (Sceletium tortuosum) - 500 mg Kanna supplementation has been found to effectively lower stress, elevate mood and increase focus. Personally, I notice a huge boost in my mood and I lock in a little bit more on whatever I am trying to concentrate on when I supplement with Kanna. Kanna was a huge success in our pre-workout formula because it also complements stimulants very well, which you have probably found out first hand if you have tried Gorilla Mode. Kanna works mainly via increasing the amount of serotonin available in the brain, and is typically utilized for its anti-anxiety and mood elevating effects [R]. This is an ingredient you will really feel, and can be especially useful for those days you need something effective that isn’t stimulant based. Anecdotally, a dose between 200-500 mg of Kanna has shown to be ideal for oral ingestion. Higher dosages between 1-2 grams have been associated with unwanted side effects like dizziness. Kanna has no addictive properties, and it is not hallucinogenic [R, R]. One thing to keep in mind with Kanna use is that it has a high affinity for the serotonin transporter. Therefore, it is plausible that Kanna can interfere with SSRI pharmaceuticals. Bacopa Monnieri (standardized to 45% Bacosides) - 400 mg Bacopa Monnieri is typically used as a memory enhancing Nootropic. There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that Bacopa Monnieri can protect neurons in the brain from accumulative damage, reduce β-amyloid levels in the brain, and improve cognitive performance by modulating neurotransmitters [R]. The efficacy of Bacopa Monnieri has been reinforced in six high-quality randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled human trials. The results suggest that Bacopa Monnieri not only has the potential to attenuate neurodegenerative disease progression, but it may also be a potent memory enhancing agent in otherwise healthy individuals. Improved Verbal Recall - Bacopa Monnieri Vs. Modafinil Study In a meta-analysis, long-term Bacopa Monnieri supplementation produced more consistent and noticeable positive effects than Modafinil [R]. Primarily, Bacopa Monnieri was shown to be very effective at improving verbal recall. This suggests that Bacopa Monnieri would be especially useful for memorizing long speeches, business presentations, songs, scripts, etc. Apparently Bacopa Monnieri was used by ancient Vedic scholars to memorize lengthy hymns and scriptures, which would reinforce the clinical findings. Improved Information Retention And Memory Consolidation A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study conducted on 46 healthy adults assessed the efficacy of supplementing 300 mg per day of Bacopa Monnieri for 12 weeks [R]. 23 subjects received Bacopa Monnieri, and 23 subjects received placebo. A battery of well-validated neuropsychological tests were used to assess Bacopa's efficacy as a Nootropic. The Bacopa Monnieri treated group had significantly improved speed of visual information processing, learning rate, memory consolidation, and state anxiety compared to placebo, with maximal effects evident after 12 weeks. In another study conducted on 76 healthy adults aged 40-65, Bacopa Monnieri showed significant improvements in information retention [R]. Another study conducted on 81 elderly Australians found that a Bacopa Monnieri extract produced significant improvements in verbal learning, memory acquisition and delayed recall [R]. L-Theanine - 200 mg L-Theanine is most commonly used for its calming and relaxing effects. I find that it also promotes a high level of mental clarity as well. L-Theanine primarily works by targeting the neurotransmitters GABA, Serotonin, Dopamine, Epinephrine and Norepinephrine. These neurotransmitters are responsible for feelings of attention, stress, arousal, relaxation and pleasure. By mitigating the over-activity of excitable neurotransmitters and enhancing the calming neurotransmitters, L-Theanine seems to help calm down the brain, reduce stress, and curb anxiety. This is why L-Theanine complements stimulants like caffeine so tremendously too, as it takes the edge off of stimulants that can cause jitters and over-stimulation. Stacking Caffeine With L-Theanine To Help You Get To Sleep And Smooth Out The Jitters If you get jitters even with low doses of caffeine, the L-Theanine in Gorilla Mind Smooth will really help curb that. The caffeine + L-Theanine stack is one of the most basic and effective Nootropic stacks to date. This is one of the main reasons why Gorilla Mind Rush won't send you off the rails despite having a very potent combination of stimulants in it (it also has a big dose of L-Theanine in it). If you love your coffee, green tea, or energy drinks and don't want the aggressive stimulant blend in Gorilla Mind Rush, Gorilla Mind Smooth will stack with your caffeinated drink of choice exceptionally well. One notable rodent model even showed that L-Theanine can partially counteract caffeine-induced sleep disturbances [R]. Improved Memory And Attention In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study conducted on 91 people with minor brain damage, a combination of L-Theanine and green tea extract improved memory, attention span, and alertness during a memory test [R]. Improved Verbal Fluency And Executive Function In another randomized controlled trial, 30 healthy adults were given 200 mg of L-Theanine per day, or placebo. Verbal fluency and executive function scores improved after L-Theanine administration [R]. Stress levels also went down, and sleep quality also increased after L-Theanine administration. Improved Reaction Time In another study conducted on 18 healthy University student volunteers, 200 mg of L-Theanine improved attention performance and reaction time response [R]. Neuroprotection In a study conducted on elderly volunteers with normal or minor cognitive dysfunction, volunteers who ingested powdered green tea containing 47.5 mg of theanine per day showed significantly lower decline in cognitive function compared with that of the placebo group [R]. BioPerine® (Black Pepper Fruit Extract) (standardized to 95% Piperine) - 10 mg Bioperine is a trademarked form of black pepper extract standardized to 95% Piperine. Black pepper extract is a very effective CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein inhibitor [R]. These enzymes break down molecules like epinephrine and norepinephrine in the body. By prolonging the breakdown of the cognitive enhancing ingredients in this formula, Bioperine extends how long they work for, and can also significantly increase their bioavailability. Huperzine A - 400 mcg Huperzine A works by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase in the brain, which is an enzyme that breaks down the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Acetylcholine is not only a major regulator of cognitive performance, but it is also an important neurotransmitter needed for optimal muscular contractions during exercise. Huperzine A has shown to promote neurogenesis (the birth of new neurons in the brain) and act as a neuroprotective agent for existing neurons in the brain. In turn, Huperzine A has shown to enhance memory, focus and overall cognitive function [R, R]. Huperzine A is one of the most potent Nootropics that you can really “feel” and it complements the other Nootropics in this formula perfectly. Other Notable Compounds I Didn’t Include In The Formula And Why Noopept, Racetams, Other Synthetic Nootropics And Prodrugs Although they are effective Nootropics, Noopept, Racetams (class of drugs all named with the suffix "racetam"), prodrugs like Adrafinil, and other synthetic compounds that cannot be found in nature or in the food supply are not DSHEA compliant and cannot be legally sold as dietary supplements, so we did not include any. If this wasn't the case, I probably would have included 30 mg of Noopept in the formula. I also like Phenylpiracetam. Vitamins Vitamins are often included in Nootropic formulas to make a supplement facts panel look more impressive. If a company is willing to sacrifice room in their capsules to inflate their ingredient profile with stuff you very likely already get from diet or a multivitamin, that is a major red flag. More often than not, the dosages included are next to useless and are just there to make a product look more comprehensive. The main issue with this is that you only have so much room in a capsule. Most Nootropic products use a "00" capsule size in their bottles. Each "00" sized capsule can fit about 735 mg in it. That is precious space, and including a useful amount of vitamins in a product can easily take up several capsules of space. If a company is wasting space with vitamins and only has a serving size of around 6 capsules, they are probably just trying to hide the fact that the actual Nootropics portion of their formula is watered down garbage. Conclusion - What To Expect From Gorilla Mind Smooth In general, you can expect clear headed mental clarity, as well as improved information retention, creativity, productivity and concentration. Gorilla Mind Smooth is not designed to jack your brain into high gear, as that is a stimulant driven mechanism. Rather, it is purely meant to enhance cognitive function and overall mental performance. Try Gorilla Mind Smooth for yourself here.

Dr. Eric Trexler on GAME CHANGERS, PREWORKOUTS, LEAN GAINS

Brains and Gains with Dr. David Maconi

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 63:49

Eric Trexler has a Bachelors in Exercise Science, a Masters in Exercise and Sport Science, and a PhD from UNC. He has numerous related publications and awards. Not only is he intelligent but he clearly demonstrates his passion about his research and bodybuilding on the whole. Today We get into his competition history, observations of post-contest bodybuilders, and numerous supplements. 0:10- Who is the real Eric1:20- GoFundMe for my friend’s father recently diagnosed with brain cancer1:45- Game Changers spoof 6:30- Preworkouts and Betaine 24:45- Why aren’t there longer studies?34:30- LeanGains Intermittent Fasting study 47:00- Using surrogate markers54:30- Going to failure https://www.gofundme.com/f/dabhhg-tea...Website and Coaching: https://drdavemaconi.com/Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/Youtube Homepage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...

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THE SUPPLEMENT BETAINE (HCL) AS A NOVEL FOOD FOR SPORTS

Your Daily Dose with Dr. Len

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2019 15:00

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION HAS APPROVED A SUPPLEMENT CALLED BETAINE HCL AS A NOVEL FOOD AS AN ADJUNCT FOR SPORTS NUTRITION. IT WILL NOW APPEAR IN CEREALS AND PROTEIN BARS, DRINKS AND [POWDERS. TUNE IN FOR DETAILS. Tune in every day to hear Dr. Len Brancewicz of The Nutrition Shoppe discuss today's hottest health topics and news from a complimentary perspective. From colds to cancer and everything in between, Dr. Len can offer honest advice that makes sense. As a Registered Pharmacist (RPh), Certified Clinical Nutritionist (CCN), Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine (NMD), and a homeopath, Dr. Len has over 35 years experience in helping to keep you and your family healthy and happy. Call the show today to ask about your most pressing health concerns! Visit us on the web at www.TheNutritionShoppe.net or call 678-228-8900 to set up a personalized consultation, shop products, or ask questions! ---- Tags: health, natural health, supplements, vitamins, prescriptions, medications, pharmacist, naturopath,

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23: # 2018 Natural, Betaine-Free Body Wash

Formula Girls

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2019 4:23

Molly and Christine talk about an oldie-but-goodie, made from a classic combination of three favorite ingredients that make a wonderful, natural body wash free of everything - except foam.

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5 Reasons Why B12 is Not Being Absorbed

Dr. Bergâ€™s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2019 5:11

Talk to a Dr. Berg Keto Consultant today and get the help you need on your journey (free consultation). Call 1-540-299-1557 with your questions about Keto, Intermittent Fasting, or the use of Dr. Berg products. Consultants are available Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 9 pm EST. Saturday & Sunday 9 am to 5 pm EST. USA Only. Take Dr. Berg's Free Keto Mini-Course! In this podcast, Dr. Berg talks about why B12 is not being absorbed in the body. B12 is one of the only B vitamins that can be stored in the body for several years. Symptoms of B12 Deficiency • Depression • Paranoia • Delusions • Dementia • Pins / Needles or Numbness in the Body • Anemia • Swollen or Red Tongue • Fatigue and Weakness • Tremors Several Barrier of Absorption • Atrophic Gastritis • Celiac • CROHNS • Low Stomach Acids • Antacids • Gastric Bypass Recommendation: Methylcobalamin (B12) in 1000s mcg For the stomach acid: Betaine hydrochloride or apple cider vinegar For lack of intrinsic factor in the stomach: Zypan Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio: Dr. Berg, 51 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in weight loss through nutritional & natural methods. His private practice is located in Alexandria, Virginia. His clients include senior officials in the U.S. government & the Justice Department, ambassadors, medical doctors, high-level executives of prominent corporations, scientists, engineers, professors, and other clients from all walks of life. He is the author of The 7 Principles of Fat Burning. ABOUT DR. BERG: https://bit.ly/2FwSQQT DR. BERG'S STORY: https://bit.ly/2RwY5GP DR. BERG'S SHOP: https://bit.ly/2RN11yv DR. BERG'S VIDEO BLOG: https://bit.ly/2AZYyHt DR. BERG'S HEALTH COACHING TRAINING: https://bit.ly/2SZlH3o Follow us on FACEBOOK: https://www.messenger.com/t/drericberg TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DrBergDC YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/drericberg123 Send a Message to Dr. Berg and his team: https://www.messenger.com/t/drericberg

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Stomach acid, acid blockers, proton pump inhibitors and thyroid

Help for Hashimotos podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2018 32:49

In this episode we talk about acid blockers, what they are, how they work and what they do to us. Think nutrient depletions. What is their role in thyroid disorders? What does good digestion look like? We talk about poop too!

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NTRW Ep 18 - Stomach Tonic Tea

Nutrition That Really Works!

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2018 14:28

What do you do when your stomach goes "sour" when you are out having a good time? Make the amazing Stomach Tonic Tea! It is a Nutraceutical Digestion Blend with Bromelain EnzymesPremier Stomach and Digestive Support: also known has GastroVen™. It features three premier nutritional blends that promote healthy stomach function and digestion. This formula provides bromelain enzymes (derived from pineapple) that gently support protein digestion. StomachDigest-Pro™ and Stomach Prime Blend™ work together to provide broad spectrum nutritional support. GastroVen™ is often recommended for use in practitioner digestive support programs.Please read disclaimer at BGangel.com

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NTRW Ep 18 - Stomach Tonic Tea

Nutrition That Really Works!

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2018 14:28

What do you do when your stomach goes "sour" when you are out having a good time? Make the amazing Stomach Tonic Tea! It is a Nutraceutical Digestion Blend with Bromelain EnzymesPremier Stomach and Digestive Support: also known has GastroVen™. It features three premier nutritional blends that promote healthy stomach function and digestion. This formula provides bromelain enzymes (derived from pineapple) that gently support protein digestion. StomachDigest-Pro™ and Stomach Prime Blend™ work together to provide broad spectrum nutritional support. GastroVen™ is often recommended for use in practitioner digestive support programs.Please read disclaimer at BGangel.com

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Beta Alanine review

Custom Gains Ingredient Review;

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2018 3:12

This is a podcast of our review on beta alanine. A normal ingredient found in most pre workouts. Found out the top 7 facts about itsourceshttp://bit.ly/2C2ydKYhttp://bit.ly/2HkUWRxhttp://bit.ly/2HkvDPyhttp://bit.ly/2Cm9ZXvhttp://bit.ly/2C24IJ2http://bit.ly/2GdKgmz

457: POTS, Hip Osteoarthritis, Itchy Palms, Heal Your Gut, Live Blood Analysis, Detox Methods, Depression (HouseCall)

The Cabral Concept

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2017 33:41

I hope you enjoyed yesterday's Cabral HouseCall and are ready to answer 8 more of our community's questions! Here is today's Q&A: Carolyn: Hello, my son has a story very similar to your own health journey. He was healthy until age 12 when he suddenly became so sick that he was virtually in bed for the next 4 years. Finally after 22 specialists, he was diagnosed with mastcell activation syndrome and POTS (dysautonomia.) He has all sorts of stomach issues, and I just put him on your candida cleanse and then we will start your gut fixer. Is there anything he can do to help with the constant need for water do to low blood volume from POTS, plus the chronic fatigue and other dysautonomic problems. He is does not seem to be effected by histamines, so I feel his problem is more POTS related. God Bless you and thank you! Bettina: Thank you so much for your outstanding information and podcast. I look forward to listening to it every day. Its the thing that gets me out of bed every morning at 5am! I would love your advice on my husbands condition. He's 45 now, but in his 20's he suffered a football injury in his thigh which didn't seem too severe at the time but now at the age of 45 he has hip problems, which seems to be a knock on effect of his body compensating for the injury. He has pain in his hip that is sometimes acute. He can walk without hindrance but it does bring him frequent pain. His doctor conducted an MRI and diagnosed osteoarthritis in his hip which will progressively get worse until he needs a hip replacement in his early 50's. I had him work with a chiropractor who gave him a series of exercises that have helped and he actually does do them quite regularly. But recently when he went back to the doctor to check on the progress, the diagnosis was still the same, an early hip replacement. His diet is pretty clean, except for maybe a little bit of dairy with his homemade granola in the morning. Lots and lots of vegetables with a small amount of occasional protein. Very low sugar, if any. I heard you mention Devil's claw in a recent podcast. Maybe I should try him with that for the pain. What would you recommend for him? I would love to at least extend the possibility of him having a hip replacement and possibly eliminate the need altogether, with the right treatment. Thanks for all you do!!! Christine: Dear Dr Cabral, I cannot thank you enough for your help regarding my „German Fatique“! I am following your advice and slowly start feeling better, which is such a great relieve. This time I am contacting you on behalf of my husband. Since about two months he is having a strange itch on the palms of his hands and his fingers. There is no redness, no little blisters, just something that looks like „thicker skin“, which could also be a result from his ongoing scratching. I do not know what came first. When he starts scratching the itch gets worse and of course the skin gets red then. I wonder if it is a contact allergy or a food allergy. Or something completely different? Do you have any idea? I am thankful for any suggestion! Best regards, Christine (Lectins or food allergies of some type) Lisa: Hi Stephen I have suffered with migraines for the last 4/5 years. Over the last 12/24 months they have become a lot more frequent and I am getting them at least 1/2 per month. I medicate with 50mg of Sumatriptan. I am feeling at the end of my tether and went to see my GP about it today, but she simply prescribed more Sumatriptan and also a 3 month course of Beta Blockers (Propranolol). She said that there is no cure for migraines we simply have to manage them. I also mentioned that I have digestive problems (constipation - despite a healthy diet and a nutritionist recently tested my stomach acid and advised it was low) - I was prescribed a laxative. What are you views on taking beta blockers, even if just for a short period - I am really at the end of my tether! I have also just started working with a registered nutritionist she advised that my zinc levels are low (even though I take 50mg per day) and is looking at balancing my blood sugar, supporting my liver and gut health and has prescribed the following supplements: Betaine and Pepsin (10mg); Cytoplan CoQ10 Multivit and Mineral complex, blackcurrent seed oil and adding ground flaxseed to my morning smoothie and other meals throughout the day. I also take a probiotic, and magnesium citrate and zine before bed. Any suggestions/advise would be really appreciated. Thank you so much. Alex: Hi Dr Cabral, I've listened to your podcasts about food sensitivity, healing your gut, and allergies / hives... I agree and believe in your concepts about the origin of these problems and treating them. I'm hoping you can help explain where to start among all your recommendations. I have suffered from hives (and eczema) for over 7 years. They are unpredictable and sporadic - sometimes multiple times a day, sometimes nothing for a few weeks. I've tried eliminating things from my diet, stopped taking any medications (antihistamines, birth control), and most recently did a 10-day detox (not a Cabral detox, but a doctor monitored detox followed by probiotics), but still having reoccurring hives! I also have developed some digestion problems in the past year - frequent feelings of bloating and fullness. I believe that it is all connected, but don't know what to treat first. Do you suggest doing the Food Sensitivity testing first... and then eliminating the items my body sensitive to? Or, would you recommend doing Bacteria & Candida Protocol to clean and restore the gut first? Thanks in advance! Larissa: Hi, I was wondering what your thoughts were on Live Blood Cell Analysis? A lot of holistic nutritionists and Naturopaths seem to be for it but it seems like traditional Doctors are against it. Thanks, Larissa Pauline: Hello! Question #1: Im currently detoxing using a particular supplement ***(Its Davinci benefits line liver support perhaps you don't want to say the name on your podcast)***. Even taking a low dose of this product I get super nauseous or fiery heartburn that doesn't go away. I thought it might be the "healing crisis" but it lasted for about two weeks. I've read horror stories of people taking chlorella violently projectile vomiting/hospitalizations etc. This product has cracked cell chlorella in it along with many other herbs/mineral/vitamins.... Now, I'm literally taking 1/6 of the recommended dose every other day could it be the chlorella that makes me feel so ill? Or could it be that my liver is that full of junk?! I don't work around heavy metals, chemicals, and I've cut out just about all processed food! question #2: is there a way to detox at a cellular level without supplements (i.e. will sweating, eating clean organic, drinking filtered water... etc) I love the idea of detoxing and want it to be part of my yearly routine but I almost want nothing to do with it if it makes me feel sick. Scott: Hi Dr. Cabral, Thank you so much for your podcasts, and sharing your wealth of knowledge. My girlfriend introduced me and is always forwarding me helpful information. I have two topics I was hoping you could address: I am 30 years old, fit, active and eat well. I suffer from depression. I am not at risk of hurting myself, but I am constantly feeling down. I try so hard to have a positive outlook on life, but constantly feel tired and depressed. I don't want to go on antidepressants. I was hoping you could help me sort out some natural alternatives besides exercise. The second is tonsil stones. They gross me out so much. I have recently started extracting them, but feel like lately they are there every day! Is there any way to get rid of them? Thanks again so so much for all that you do for everyone! Thank you for your support of the Cabral Concept and I look forward to speaking with you tomorrow on our Motivation & Mindset Monday show! - - - Show Notes: http://StephenCabral.com/457 - - - Get Your Question Answered: http://StephenCabral.com/askcabral

120 Heal Your Thyroid with Dr. Izabella Wentz and Ashley James on the Learn True Health Podcast

Learn True Health with Ashley James

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2017 74:09

Hashimoto's Disease Is The Root Cause Of Hypothyroidism http://learntruehealth.com/hashimotos-disease/ Hashimoto's Disease is the number one cause of an underactive thyroid. According to Dr. Izabella Wentz, it accounts for 90%- 97% of cases of hypothyroidism. Hashimoto's Disease is known as an autoimmune condition in which the body's immune system is attacking the thyroid. As a result, inflammation from Hashimoto's disease leads to hypothyroidism. Hence, treatment of Hashimoto's disease with thyroid hormone replacement is simple and effective. Izabella's Story First of all, a diagnosis doesn't actually uncover the root cause. Holistic medicine rather points you in the direction where you could begin to learn. Consequently, the term second opinion should really be just getting opinions so you finally get some traction. Dr. Wentz narrates, "I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's during a routine physical at age 27. I was trained about the pathophysiology of diseases, as well therapeutic treatments. Our professors always stressed lifestyle interventions." "Thus, I was confused, as there were no mainstream lifestyle interventions for Hashimoto's or any autoimmune conditions.," says Dr. Wentz. "It seemed unnatural to me to do nothing as a part of my body was being destroyed." Therefore, this is why I love Naturopaths. Yet with a medical doctor, you can't spend the detailed time with them. It's just the way the system is set up. Whereas with Naturopaths, they really spend time with you and get to the root cause. Symptoms of Hashimoto's Disease Mayo Clinic, a non-profit health organization, lists the following symptoms: Fatigue and sluggishness Increased sensitivity to cold Constipation Pale, dry skin A puffy face Brittle nails Hair loss Enlargement of the tongue Unexplained weight gain Muscle aches, tenderness, and stiffness Joint pain and stiffness Muscle weakness Excessive or prolonged menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia) Depression Memory lapses According to Mayo Clinic, these are some health problems of untreated hypothyroidism: Goiter - Constant stimulation of the thyroid cause the gland to become enlarged. As a result, a large goiter affects appearance. Furthermore, it interferes with swallowing or breathing. Heart problems - Increased risk of heart disease is associated with Hashimoto's disease. Hence, high levels of "bad" cholesterol result in an enlarged heart and heart failure. Mental health issues - Depression, as a result, becomes more severe over time. Furthermore, sexual libido in both men and women decreases. Myxedema - Especially relevant signs and symptoms include drowsiness. In addition to that, profound lethargy and unconsciousness are evident. Birth defects - Consequently, babies born to women with untreated hypothyroidism have a higher risk of birth defects. These children, as a result, deal intellectual and developmental problems. Thyroid Health Root Cause and Healing Protocol Through my own health journey, I learned about the negative effects of gluten. Gluten causes leaky gut. As a result, leaky gut stimulates the immune system to create an autoimmune response. Yet not everyone will have this condition. Consequently, everything has to be aligned to create that. In a survey Dr. Wentz conducted, 88% of people who attempted to go gluten-free consequently felt better. In addition to that, 79% felt better due to a dairy-free diet. Soy, on the other hand, is linked to the development of autoimmune thyroiditis. Hence, it is not surprising to find out Dr. Wentz also went gluten-free. As a result, Dr. Wentz lists three definitive steps to jumpstart the road to recovery: Reduce stress levels - Autoimmune conditions are linked to stress. Be kind to yourself. Allow yourself to relax and get plenty of rest. Furthermore, when we are in rest and digest mode, it promotes healing. Balance blood sugar - First of all, avoid carbohydrates. Eat a lot of healthy fats, protein, and vegetables instead. Sugar swings result in the weakening of adrenals and cause a spike in thyroid antibodies. Go gluten, dairy and soy free - Consequently removing them from your diet help reduce symptoms and the autoimmune attack. Other Ways of Intervention "First of all, when you're not properly digesting your food, you're going to be more tired. Because your body's main function is to digest food. That's when I started taking digestive enzymes," reveals Dr. Wentz. Hence, she suggests the following to help address Hashimoto's Disease: Selenium supplement; 200 mcg per day Betaine with pepsin supplement Adding NAC 1800 mg enzymes with food Adding Wobenzym with food Supporting the adrenals and liver by incorporating healing foods In addition to that, Dr. Wentz recommends removing toxic products from home. Most noteworthy is identifying Flouride as a big thyroid toxin, found in our water supply and toothpaste. Furthermore, Dr. Wentz suggests using glass containers or mason jars since plastics are harmful. Long-Term Advocacy In conclusion, Dr. Wentz is committed to raising awareness. The Thyroid Secret Documentary Series and Hashimoto’s Institute Practitioner Training is offered to patients and healthcare professionals. Furthermore, Dr. Wentz offers international consulting and speaking services. "We have to be the change we want to happen," says Dr. Wentz. "I want to change how thyroid disorders are treated. Furthermore, I believe every thyroid patient should have access to proper diagnosis. Appropriate medication management and education about lifestyle interventions is also necessary." Izabella Wentz, PharmD, FASCP is an internationally acclaimed thyroid specialist and licensed pharmacist. She dedicated her career to addressing the root causes of autoimmune thyroid disease. This after being diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in 2009. Her book, Hashimoto’s The Root Cause is a New York Times bestselling patient guide. Furthermore, her recently released Hashimoto’s Protocol is #1 NY Times bestselling protocol-based book as well. Get Connected With Dr. Izabella Wentz! Official Website Facebook Books by Dr. Izabella Wentz! 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Dr. Carolyn Dean LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2017

Purges and IV chelation are the most common forms of detox for the body. But what if there were a more perfect way? ReAline is a specific formula that provides the perfect building blocks to enhance and assist the body in detoxifying chemicals and heavy metals. Instead of forcing the body with purges or IV chelation, ReAline has l-methionine, which is the building block for glutathione, the body's most important antioxidant. That way the body can detox when it wants to now when it’s forced to. There is no practical way to protect yourself from all the toxins in the environment. You would have to live the rest of your life in a hermetically sealed suit (and it would be a short life since you couldn’t eat or drink.) Fortunately, there are ways to counteract some toxins and pollutants. Your body’s natural detoxification processes exist to deal with the ones we can’t avoid. ReAline was the second formula that I worked on after the RnA Drops. It contained three B vitamins and two sulfur-based amino acids dl-methionine and l-taurine. Specifically, the original ReAline formula contained: B2 (riboflavin-5-phosphate), B6 (pyridoxine-5-phosphate), Folate, dl-Methionine, l-Taurine, and Betaine hydrochloride (a methylated compound). Since that formula was first released in 2011, we have changed all the B’s to active, methylated forms, added methylated B12, included a natural source of l-methionine, and most recently [beginning January 2017], included a food-based B1(thiamine). Here is the current formula, which can replace several supplements that you may be taking: Vitamin B1 (thiamine from Saccharomyces Boulardi) (natural source) – 4mg Vitamin B2 ( as Riboflavin 5 phosphate) – 6mg Vitamin B6 Pyridoxine 5 phosphate – 8mg Folic acid (as Quatrefolic) – 990mcg Vitamin B12 (as Methylcobalamin) – 500mcg L-Methionine (natural source) – 500mg L-Taurine (natural source) – 200mg Betaine HCL – 100mg Other Ingredients: Vegetable cellulose (capsule shell), Cellulose, Vegetable Stearate, Silica Now that ReAline is a more perfect formula, I suppose it’s time I wrote a booklet about all the amazing ingredients! However, for now, let me expand on how ReAline is described at RnA ReSet. I want to make sure you realize how important it is for you and your Total Body ReSet. Tonight on our show we'll talk about ReAline, the Total Body Reset and much more!

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Dr. Carolyn Dean LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2017

Purges and IV chelation are the most common forms of detox for the body. But what if there were a more perfect way? ReAline is a specific formula that provides the perfect building blocks to enhance and assist the body in detoxifying chemicals and heavy metals. Instead of forcing the body with purges or IV chelation, ReAline has l-methionine, which is the building block for glutathione, the body's most important antioxidant. That way the body can detox when it wants to now when it’s forced to. There is no practical way to protect yourself from all the toxins in the environment. You would have to live the rest of your life in a hermetically sealed suit (and it would be a short life since you couldn’t eat or drink.) Fortunately, there are ways to counteract some toxins and pollutants. Your body’s natural detoxification processes exist to deal with the ones we can’t avoid. ReAline was the second formula that I worked on after the RnA Drops. It contained three B vitamins and two sulfur-based amino acids dl-methionine and l-taurine. Specifically, the original ReAline formula contained: B2 (riboflavin-5-phosphate), B6 (pyridoxine-5-phosphate), Folate, dl-Methionine, l-Taurine, and Betaine hydrochloride (a methylated compound). Since that formula was first released in 2011, we have changed all the B’s to active, methylated forms, added methylated B12, included a natural source of l-methionine, and most recently [beginning January 2017], included a food-based B1(thiamine). Here is the current formula, which can replace several supplements that you may be taking: Vitamin B1 (thiamine from Saccharomyces Boulardi) (natural source) – 4mg Vitamin B2 ( as Riboflavin 5 phosphate) – 6mg Vitamin B6 Pyridoxine 5 phosphate – 8mg Folic acid (as Quatrefolic) – 990mcg Vitamin B12 (as Methylcobalamin) – 500mcg L-Methionine (natural source) – 500mg L-Taurine (natural source) – 200mg Betaine HCL – 100mg Other Ingredients: Vegetable cellulose (capsule shell), Cellulose, Vegetable Stearate, Silica Now that ReAline is a more perfect formula, I suppose it’s time I wrote a booklet about all the amazing ingredients! However, for now, let me expand on how ReAline is described at RnA ReSet. I want to make sure you realize how important it is for you and your Total Body ReSet. Tonight on our show we'll talk about ReAline, the Total Body Reset and much more!

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Dr. Carolyn Dean LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2017

Purges and IV chelation are the most common forms of detox for the body. But what if there were a more perfect way? ReAline is a specific formula that provides the perfect building blocks to enhance and assist the body in detoxifying chemicals and heavy metals. Instead of forcing the body with purges or IV chelation, ReAline has l-methionine, which is the building block for glutathione, the body's most important antioxidant. That way the body can detox when it wants to now when it’s forced to. There is no practical way to protect yourself from all the toxins in the environment. You would have to live the rest of your life in a hermetically sealed suit (and it would be a short life since you couldn’t eat or drink.) Fortunately, there are ways to counteract some toxins and pollutants. Your body’s natural detoxification processes exist to deal with the ones we can’t avoid. ReAline was the second formula that I worked on after the RnA Drops. It contained three B vitamins and two sulfur-based amino acids dl-methionine and l-taurine. Specifically, the original ReAline formula contained: B2 (riboflavin-5-phosphate), B6 (pyridoxine-5-phosphate), Folate, dl-Methionine, l-Taurine, and Betaine hydrochloride (a methylated compound). Since that formula was first released in 2011, we have changed all the B’s to active, methylated forms, added methylated B12, included a natural source of l-methionine, and most recently [beginning January 2017], included a food-based B1(thiamine). Here is the current formula, which can replace several supplements that you may be taking: Vitamin B1 (thiamine from Saccharomyces Boulardi) (natural source) – 4mg Vitamin B2 ( as Riboflavin 5 phosphate) – 6mg Vitamin B6 Pyridoxine 5 phosphate – 8mg Folic acid (as Quatrefolic) – 990mcg Vitamin B12 (as Methylcobalamin) – 500mcg L-Methionine (natural source) – 500mg L-Taurine (natural source) – 200mg Betaine HCL – 100mg Other Ingredients: Vegetable cellulose (capsule shell), Cellulose, Vegetable Stearate, Silica Now that ReAline is a more perfect formula, I suppose it’s time I wrote a booklet about all the amazing ingredients! However, for now, let me expand on how ReAline is described at RnA ReSet. I want to make sure you realize how important it is for you and your Total Body ReSet. Tonight on our show we'll talk about ReAline, the Total Body Reset and much more!

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Dr. Carolyn Dean LIVE