Podcasts about board certified geriatric pharmacist

She is enthusiastic about helping people get healthy and prevent and reverse diseases with nutrition and fitness.As a Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach using the FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform.She specializes in developing individualized health plans for her clients. She has years of experience leading her clients to success while navigating through their individual barriers.Through her personal and professional experience, she has seen firsthand how diet and exercise can change a person's life and how the right nutritional program can be the key to improving your health and fitness.Her mission is to empower and equip all her clients to take charge of their health and find balance in their lives. https://amykwilson.com/http://www.yourlotandparcel.org

Join us for an enlightening interview with Amy Wilson, a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist and certified nutrition coach, as she delves into the multifaceted world of Ozempic. In this special live session from the Ageless Energy Facebook group, Amy combines her expertise in pharmaceuticals and nutrition to provide a comprehensive overview of Ozempic. Discover the benefits, risks, and nutritional considerations of this medication, all in one engaging discussion.

Diet myths got you stuck? Struggling to lose weight NO MATTER WHAT you try? GLP-1 drugs: Magic bullet or risky business?Today, Philip (@witsandweights) brings on Amy Wilson, a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach, for an engaging conversion on GLP-1 weight loss drugs. Amy's mission is to empower her clients to take control of their bodies and minds without feeling tied down by the scale. In this episode, they explore the root causes of obesity and weight gain, as well as the origins and current use of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and others for diabetes and weight loss. Tune in to learn about the pros and cons of these drugs and discover practical lifestyle perspectives for managing these conditions. They also share the secret sauce to achieving your health goals, providing you with actionable steps to take control of your health.Today, you'll learn all about:2:19 Amy's journey from pharmacist to fitness and nutrition coach5:53 The rising obesity, its root causes, and weight gain10:05 Debunking dieting myths and the concept of body fat set points12:56 Reversing the effects of dieting at any age14:04  Introduction to GLP-1 drugs: a new approach to weight management20:25 Long-term impact of GLP-1 drugs and the importance of maintaining muscle mass22:11 A safe way to use GLP-1 drugs for weight management28:01 Discussion on the impact of lifting weights and proper nutrition on weight loss32:16 Effective dosage and the varying responses to weight loss drugs36:19 Initial steps for starting a health journey42:33 How to be metabolic flexible or a fat burner44:54 Walk after meals to manage your blood sugar47:02 What questions did Amy wish Philip had asked49:10 Where to find Amy50:07 OutroEpisode resources: Website: amykwilson.com– send a message that says “witsandweights” to get the free 5-Day Fat Loss Blueprint (recipes)IG: @thenutritioncoachpharmacist  Related episode:Ep 171: Big Butts, Strong Butts, We Love Them All! How to Train Your Glutes with Sue Bush

Amy Wilson joins the show again today to discuss important health information as we enter the summer months. Amy is a Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist and a certified fitness professional and nutrition coach. She uses the “FASTer Way to Fat Loss” platform to help her clients take their health back.During the upcoming summer months, there are definite health risks for many people, and this is especially true if the person has a diabetic diagnosis. Dehydration can cause blood sugar to rise as glucose becomes more concentrated. Higher temperatures also cause the blood vessels to dilate which can enhance insulin absorption leading to low blood sugar.Join us on the show today to make sure your summer fun doesn't lead to any health complications.Amy Wilson can be reached for consultation at:AmyKWilson.com@thenutritioncoachpharmacist on InstagramListen to this week's program below or on your podcast platform of choice by clicking Here.

Balancing blood sugar is crucial for overall health.  Blood sugar spikes and crashes can lead to diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. Stable blood sugar levels ensure consistent energy, improved mood, enhance cognitive function, and reduce cravings, which supports long-term wellness and preventing chronic health issues. To give us some tips on this balancing act, we invited Amy Wilson to the show.  Amy Wilson is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach.   Amy's mission is to empower and equip her clients to take charge of their health and find balance in their lives. With over 30 years of experience, Amy specializes in developing individualized health plans that navigate through her client's individual barriers, allowing them to be successful in their efforts.

Unless you've been living under a rock, you have most likely caught wind of the recent Ozempic hype. Ozempic and other GLP-1 RA medications have entered the global spotlight as the hot health topic among celebrities and across news outlets. While the drug was originally prescribed for diabetes, this “miracle medication” has risen to fame over the last few years due to its impact on rapid weight loss.With all of the buzz around it, Cody has been getting lots of questions from you listeners: What is Ozempic? How does it work? Would I benefit from it? As a Holistic Health Practitioner and Functional Nutritionist, who considers the multidimensional aspects of wellness and not just the impact of medications, Cody and her guest Amy Wilson respond. Tune in to hear what they have to sayAmy K. Wilson is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitnessprofessional, and a certified nutrition coach , who is disrupting the diet industry and helping her clients take their health back.Amy's mission is to empower and equip her clients to take charge of their healthand find balance in their lives. With over 30 years of experience, Amy specializesin developing individualized health plans that navigate through her client'sindividual barriers, allowing them to be successful in their efforts.Amy is passionate about helping people prevent and reverse diseases withnutrition and fitness. Through her personal and professional experience, she hasseen first hand how diet and exercise can change a person's life, and how theright nutritional program can be the key to improving their health and fitness.She has seen her clients reverse their pre-diabetes, diabetes, high cholesterol,and more. She is driven to help her clients feel in control of their body and mind,while no longer feeling enslaved by their scale.Connect with Amy:Website: https://amykwilson.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenutritioncoachpharmacist/Did you learn something new today? Be sure to subscribe to this podcast and share this episode with all the girls you love. We would appreciate it if you'd also leave us a rating and review on iTunes.You can watch full episodes on YouTube now as well. Like and Subscribe to the It's Hertime Podcast HERE!Want to join our Mixhers Girl community and keep this conversation going? We'd love to hear your thoughts, feelings and experiences! Join us HERE!Join Mixhers email list and be the first to have access to new products and be the girl in the know!Follow Cody and Jess on Instagram:@codyjeansanders@jesstoolson@mixhers

Welcome to episode #104 of the MindCep Podcast! Join us for an empowering conversation with Amy K. Wilson, a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, certified fitness professional, and certified nutrition coach. With over 30 years of experience, Amy is dedicated to helping her clients take charge of their health and find balance in their lives.In this episode, Amy shares her expertise on: Caffeine intake and recommendations for optimal energy and performance Hydration and electrolyte balance for peak physical and mental function Salt intake and its impact on overall health and wellbeing Insights from blood sugar monitoring and how to use it to optimize your diet and exercise routine Alcohol intake and how to make informed choices for your health Amy's mission is to empower and equip her clients to take control of their health and find balance in their lives. Through her work, she has seen firsthand how diet and exercise can change a person's life, and how the right nutritional program can be the key to improving their health and fitness. Tune in to learn how Amy's expertise can help you: Reverse diseases like pre-diabetes, diabetes, and high cholesterol Feel in control of your body and mind Break free from the scale and focus on overall wellbeing Keywords/Hashtags: #HealthHackers #WellbeingOptimization #HealthAndWellness #OptimizeYourHealth #WellnessSecrets #HealthExperts #AmyKWilsom #WellnessTips #HealthHacks #SelfCare #MindBodyConnection #HolisticHealth #NaturalHealth #HealthAndFitness If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review, subscribe, and share it with your friends. If you enjoy the MindCep Podcast, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Podcasts. Don't forget to comment, rate, and subscribe for future content recommendations. We appreciate your support! The MindCep Mission: At MindCep, our mission is to promote optimal, mental and physical well-being for 30+ million listeners worldwide through engaging podcasts that inspire positive change for future generations. Thank you for tuning in and joining us on this journey. Cheers, Alex Connect with us: Alex's Blog & Podcast: https://alexandermuir.com/blog/ Instagram: Alex Muir (@mind.cep) • Instagram photos and videos Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkW1z-RObDp8VPJ0NWego-Q Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mind.cep?lang=en DISCLAIMER: The information I provide to the podcast listeners of MindCep is based on my own research and personal experience. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Not all information is factual or has scientific evidence to support it. I am simply sharing the best information I can find and finding valuable content to help you improve your mental health and well-being.

In this episode of Hope Natural Health, Dr. Erin speaks with Amy Wilson about conquering the weight loss puzzle. Amy Wilson is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach using the FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform, who is disrupting the diet industry and helping her clients take their health back.    Amy's mission is to empower and equip her clients to take charge of their health and find balance in their lives. With over 30 years of experience, Amy specializes in developing individualized health plans that navigate through her client's individual barriers, allowing them to be successful in their efforts.    Amy is passionate about helping people prevent and reverse diseases with nutrition and fitness. Through her personal and professional experience, she has seen first hand how diet and exercise can change a person's life, and how the right nutritional program can be the key to improving their health and fitness. She has seen her clients reverse their pre-diabetes, diabetes, high cholesterol, and more. She is driven to help her clients feel in control of their body and mind, while no longer feeling enslaved by their scale.   During this episode you will learn about: How women can improve their fat burning What a sustainable meal plan looks like Factors that are crushing our metabolism as women Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thenutritioncoachpharmacist/ Website: www.amykwilson.com   Link to Testing: https://hopenaturalhealth.wellproz.com/ Link to Period Planner:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BBYBRT5Q?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860 For more on Dr. Erin and Hope Natural Health: Check out my Hormone Balancing Program: https://hopenaturalhealth.practicebetter.io/#/619ef36b398033103c7b6bf9/bookings?p=633b5cca8019b9e8d6c3518d&step=package Dr. Erin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.erinellis/ Dr. Erin's Website: https://hopenaturalhealth.com/ Hope Natural Health on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChHYVmNEu5tKu91EATHhEiA Follow Hope Natural Health on FB: https://www.facebook.com/hopenaturalhealth   fatburning #mealplan #metabolism #naturopathichealth #wellness #womenshealth #periodreset #normalperiod #preventdisease #fitness  

Welcome to episode #103 of the MindCep Podcast! Join us on this episode of the MindCep Podcast as we sit down with Amy K. Wilson, a trailblazing Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, certified fitness professional, and nutrition coach. Amy is on a mission to disrupt the diet industry and help her clients take control of their health. With over 30 years of experience, Amy shares her expertise on developing personalized health plans that overcome individual barriers to success. She's passionate about preventing and reversing diseases through nutrition and fitness, and has seen firsthand the transformative power of the right nutritional program. In this inspiring conversation, Amy reveals how her clients have reversed pre-diabetes, diabetes, high cholesterol, and more by taking charge of their health. She's dedicated to empowering individuals to feel in control of their body and mind, breaking free from the scale's hold. Tune in to learn from Amy's extensive experience and discover how you can achieve balance and success in your own health journey. Keywords: Amy K. Wilson, Geriatric Pharmacist, Nutrition Coach, Fitness Professional, Health and Wellness, Disease Prevention, Nutrition and Fitness, Personalized Health Plans, Empowerment, Balance, Success. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review, subscribe, and share it with your friends. If you enjoy the MindCep Podcast, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Podcasts. Don't forget to comment, rate, and subscribe for future content recommendations. We appreciate your support! The MindCep Mission: At MindCep, our mission is to promote optimal, mental and physical well-being for 30+ million listeners worldwide through engaging podcasts that inspire positive change for future generations. Thank you for tuning in and joining us on this journey. Cheers, Alex Connect with us: Alex's Blog & Podcast: https://alexandermuir.com/blog/ Instagram: Alex Muir (@mind.cep) • Instagram photos and videos Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkW1z-RObDp8VPJ0NWego-Q Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mind.cep?lang=en DISCLAIMER: The information I provide to the podcast listeners of MindCep is based on my own research and personal experience. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Not all information is factual or has scientific evidence to support it. I am simply sharing the best information I can find and finding valuable content to help you improve your mental health and well-being.

EPISODE 151 OF GROWING OLDER LIVING YOUNGER focuses on individualized nutrition and exercise programs to prevent and reverse diseases as we age. Today's Featured Expert is Amy K. Wilson, a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist and certified fitness professional. Amy is also a certified nutrition coach using the FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform. Amy's mission is to empower and equip her clients to take charge of their health, by developing individualized health plans to help prevent and reverse diseases with nutrition and fitness. Through her personal and professional experience, she has seen first hand how diet and exercise can be the key to reversing their pre-diabetes, diabetes, high cholesterol, and more. She is driven to help her clients no longer feeling enslaved by their scale. Episode Timeline 0:11 Nutrition and fitness for healthy aging with a geriatric pharmacist and fitness professional.  2:31 Aging, nutrition, and fitness with a personal journey 6:13 Midlife weight gain and its prevention through holistic approach. 11:58 Healthy eating and exercise habits for perimenopause and menopause. 20:16 Aging well, mindset, and weight loss with GLP-1 agonist drugs. 25:55 Ozempic and its effects on weight loss and blood sugar balance 31:27 Low-carb diets and intermittent fasting for optimal health. 34:51 Fitness, nutrition, and aging with a certified coach. Learn more about about Amy K. Wilson amykwilson.com     Get to know Your Host: Dr. Gillian Lockitch Download your free Guide to Living Younger Longer.  Download the Growing Older Living Younger app for your smartphone or tablet Schedule a free Discovery Call with Dr. Gill website: https://www.askdrgill.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gillian.lockitch/ GOLY Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/growingolderlivingyounger LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillianlockitch/ X: https://twitter.com/GilliansReviews And if you have not already done so, follow, rate and review this Growing Older Living Younger podcast.

Is pharmacogenomic testing helpful in geriatric patients? You bet, and Dr. Tamara Ruggles is leading the way in this area. Tamara is no stranger to breaking through barriers and improving patient care through entrepreneurship, innovation, collaboration, and relationship-building. She is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist with over ten years of experience as a consultant pharmacist in the long-term care setting. Tamara is the owner and operator of Specialty Pharmacy Consulting and The Deprescribing Clinic. She also hosts the LTC Pharmacy Podcast on the Pharmacy Podcast Network. She is passionate about antimicrobial stewardship, pharmacogenomics, deprescribing, and reducing anticholinergic burden.  Tamara and her husband live with their seven children in Bismarck, North Dakota.In this episode of DISRxUPT, Tamara tells how she started her own consulting business and later founded The Deprescribing Clinic, which leverages pharmacogenomic testing to tailor medication regimens for her patients. We also delve into antimicrobial stewardship, deprescribing in older adults, podcasting, and even a little college basketball! Listen and be inspired by Tamara's passion for improving the lives of her patients in novel ways.

This episode discusses harnessing the power of nutrition for health and healing. Who doesn't want to know about the power of being in control of your own health?  My guest, Amy Wilson, is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach using the FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform, who is disrupting the diet industry and helping her clients take their health back.  Questions this episode will answer: Why may the common notion of eating less and moving more not work ? How can you reverse pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetes? Why is Ozempic not a one-size-fits-all weight loss solution? No matter where you are on your health journey, how you feel about your weight, whether you live with diabetes or are looking for weight management solutions, there is something for you or someone that you care about on this episode. Find Amy Wilson: https://instagram.com/thenutritioncoachpharmacist/ https://linkedin.com/in/amy-wilson-rph-bcg www.amykwilson.com Resources: Get your free Better Mental Health Affirmations: Affirmationbonus.com About Amy Wilson: Amy Wilson is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach using the FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform, she is disrupting the diet industry and helping her clients take their health back. Amy's mission is to empower and equip her clients to take charge of their health and find balance in their lives. With over 30 years of experience, Amy specializes in developing individualized health plans that navigate through her client's individual barriers, allowing them to be successful in their efforts. Amy is passionate about helping people prevent and reverse diseases with nutrition and fitness. Through her personal and professional experience, she has seen firsthand how diet and exercise can change a person's life, and how the right nutritional program can be the key to improving their health and fitness. She has seen her clients reverse their pre-diabetes, diabetes, high cholesterol, and more. She is driven to help her clients feel in control of their body and mind, while no longer feeling enslaved by their scale.

This week I have another super exciting guest on the show, Amy Wilson. Amy and I discuss: Who Amy is and what she does Where to start on eliminating inflammation Why ingredients are important Why listeners should be paying attention to blood sugar levels Why having muscle is a good thing How high levels of inflammation affect aging Reversing high blood sugars and pre-diabetes Important lifestyle changes to make The effects caffeine and alcohol can have on sleep Eating enough Amy's opinion on trackables and wearables Continuous glucose monitors Intermittent fasting Taking care of your body to feel better And so much more!   Thrive in 5 Challenge week Membership Specials!  To celebrate our Pilates challenge we have a special for all new members joining the Mind Movement Health membership this week. Until this Sunday, 10th March at 11.59pm you can join the membership for only $27 AUD/$18 USD per month or $249 AUD/ $165 USD for the year!! We'll also give you 2 weeks free and some amazing bonuses. To check it out and join us CLICK HERE Don't miss this amazing deal!   More about Amy:  Amy K. Wilson is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach using the FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform, who is disrupting the diet industry and helping her clients take their health back.   Amy's mission is to empower and equip her clients to take charge of their health and find balance in their lives. With over 30 years of experience, Amy specializes in developing individualized health plans that navigate through her client's individual barriers, allowing them to be successful in their efforts. Amy is passionate about helping people prevent and reverse diseases with nutrition and fitness.   Through her personal and professional experience, she has seen first hand how diet and exercise can change a person's life, and how the right nutritional program can be the key to improving their health and fitness. She has seen her clients reverse their pre-diabetes, diabetes, high cholesterol, and more. She is driven to help her clients feel in control of their body and mind, while no longer feeling enslaved by their scale.   Connect with Amy: Website http://amykwilson.com (For Freebie send a message that says “mind movement' and she will send you a free 5-day meal guide) LinkedIn URL https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-wilson-rph-bcgp Facebook URL https://www.facebook.com/amywilsonfitness YouTube URL https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkD50thvW_4kJZSd2E8qWtw Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thenutritioncoachpharmacist     Connect with Kate: Website: www.MindMovementHealth.com.au Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MindMovementHealth Instagram: http://instagram.com/MindMovementHealth  

About Amy Wilson: Amy Wilson is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a Certified Fitness Professional, and A Certified Nutrition Coach using the FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform, who is disrupting the diet industry and helping her clients take their health back. Amy's mission is to empower and equip her clients to take charge of their health and find balance in their lives. With over 30 years of experience, Amy specializes in developing individualized health plans that navigate through her client's individual barriers, allowing them to be successful in their efforts. Amy is passionate about helping people prevent and reverse diseases with nutrition and fitness. Through her personal and professional experience, she has seen firsthand how diet and exercise can change a person's life, and how the right nutritional program can be the key to improving their health and fitness. She has seen her clients reverse their pre-diabetes, diabetes, high cholesterol, and more. She is driven to help her clients feel in control of their body and mind, while no longer feeling enslaved by their scale. What We Discuss In This Episode: Lynne and Amy discuss the topic of a popular diet drug and its potential negative effects on health, including accelerated aging, muscle loss, and increased risk of diseases. They emphasized the importance of focusing on overall health, strength, and disease prevention rather than chasing a specific body size or weight.  We also discuss the topic of weight gain in menopause and midlife, as well as the use of medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Monjouro for weight loss. Amy emphasized the importance of holistic approaches, such as nutrition and exercise, to prevent dependency on medication and highlighted the potential side effects of these medications. We discuss the importance of fueling our bodies with good nutrition, building muscle, and taking care of our health for long-term well-being. We emphasized the need to change the narrative around dieting and focus on sustainable habits that promote healthy aging and independence. Amy discusses the importance of focusing on overall health and body composition rather than solely relying on the number on the scale. She emphasized the significance of building muscle, reducing inflammation, and engaging in regular physical activity to achieve optimal well-being and body transformation.  We also discuss the importance of focusing on long-term health and well-being rather than quick fixes. Amy emphasized that individuals have the power to make positive changes in their lives and that seeking support and guidance can be beneficial on the journey to better health. Key Takeaways Why Millennials & GenX Are Ending Up in Nursing Homes Should you use medication to lose weight? The new Ozempic, Wegovy, and Monjouro craze for quicker weight loss. Why eating less and working out more doesn't work. Why is it harder to lose weight after 40? How can you prevent disease, age backwards? Is it possible to reverse diabetes, high blood pressure etc.? Why ultra processed foods are so bad for us.   Free Resources from Amy Wilson: Check out Amy's podcast here: https://www.amykwilson.com/podcast Schedule a free call: https://www.callwithamy.live Connect With Amy Wilson: Website: https://www.amykwilson.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenutritioncoachpharmacist/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amywilsonfitness/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-wilson-rph-bcgp/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenutritioncoachpharmacist TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nutritioncoachpharmacist   Connect with Lynne: If you're looking for a community of like-minded women on a journey - just like you are - to improved health and wellness, overall balance, and increased confidence, check out Lynne's private community in The Energized & Healthy Women's Club. It's a supportive and collaborative community where the women in this group share tips and solutions for a healthy and holistic lifestyle. (Discussions include things like weight management, eliminating belly bloat, wrangling sugar gremlins, and overcoming fatigue, recipes, strategies, and much more so women can feel energized, healthy, confident, and joyful each day. Website:  https://holistic-healthandwellness.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthandwellnessllc The Energized Healthy Women's Club:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/energized.healthy.women   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynnewadsworth LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynnewadsworth   Free Resources from Lynne: How to Thrive in Midlife: Hot flashes? Low Energy? Difficulty with weight management? If MID-LIFE & MENOPAUSE are taking their toll then I've got a solution for you! I've taken all my very best strategies and solutions to help you feel energized, vibrant, lighter & healthy, and compiled them into this FREE resource! Thrive in midlife and beyond - download my guide here: https://holistic-healthandwellness.com/thrive-through-menopause/   Grab Your Opportunity for a Free Call With Lynne: Wouldn't you just love to be successful with focusing on improved health and wellbeing? Maybe you'd like to increase your energy levels, reduce, or maintain a healthy weight, ditch the brain fog & belly bloat. Or maybe you'd love some more strategies to help transform you into a “magnificent midlifer” who's fully energized – super-charged & ready to start each new day with anticipation and & a new sense of purpose and joy.  I'd love to chat. Contact me to schedule your FREE Clarity Call to see how you can successfully navigate your life through this season of midlife with grace and ease. Simply schedule a convenient time >>here:

We have such a great episode today with Amy Wilson. Amy is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach using the FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform, who is disrupting the diet industry and helping her clients take their health back.Amy's mission is to empower and equip her clients to take charge of their health and find balance in their lives. With over 30 years of experience, Amy specializes in developing individualized health plans that navigate through her client's individual barriers, allowing them to be successful in their efforts.Amy shares her story of having some difficulties with her weight once hitting perimenopause and I can definitely relate to this. Next we talked about a few common mistakes we make when trying to get healthy and lose fat. Over exercising and under eating Chronic Dieting to lose weightTips for ditching the scaleWe also answered some listener questions such as What are her thoughts on Ozempic, how much cardio we need, why we gain weight in perimenopause and menopause and more! The next session of Amy's program starts February 26th, you can learn more at the link HERE This is such an amazing value, I have decided to join and work alongside Amy too. You can find out more about Amy at her website and reach out to her on Instagram!FIND AMY:WEBSITEINSTAGRAM Find Jess below!Website: Simply Jess Skincare SIMPLY JESS SKINCARE:Each and every product is naturally derived, highly concentrated and most importantly, super performing! Every product was born out of a need to have a truly pure product that met my high standards for efficacy. You can take 20% off Your Order of our all natural skincare line with code PODCAST Shop Now! Email Us! jess@learningtoglow.comFollow us! Instagram Tik Tok

Have you considered the profound impact that medication can have on our well-being as we age? Over one-third of older adults take five or more medications, and at least one of them may be completely unnecessary. As a result, approximately 2 million adverse drug events requiring hospitalization occur every year. My guest today is Dr. Donna Bartlett, a board-certified geriatric pharmacist with over 17 years of clinical experience and 20 years in the retail pharmacy sector, she has made it her life's mission to tackle this issue. She is the author of Med Strong: Shed Your Meds for a Better, Healthier You - Aging Well with Less Prescribing. She is also a professor of pharmacy practice at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University. In addition, she co-hosts a podcast called "The Med List," extending her expertise to a multitude of critical areas, including polypharmacy, medication access, and fall prevention. Today, we'll talk about the essential reasons why deprescribing is vital for both older adults and their caregivers, the complex factors contributing to medication overprescription, the practical ways we can become advocates for appropriate medication management, and we'll discover the medication optimization plan. We'll learn how we can ask important questions and work effectively with our healthcare providers. This conversation will give us a glimpse into medication management and empower you to make informed healthcare decisions. I've loved getting to know you, Donna, and I'm so grateful for your work and how you support others. Looking forward to cheering you on in all you do! Learn more at www.donnabartlett.com We are not medical professionals and are not providing any medical advice. If you have any medical questions, we recommend that you talk with a medical professional of your choice. willGather has taken care in selecting its speakers but the opinions of our speakers are theirs alone. Thank you for your continued interest in our podcasts. Please follow for updates, rate & review! For more information about our guest, podcast & sponsorship opportunities, visit www.willgatherpodcast.com

Amy K. Wilson is a Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional and a certified nutrition coach who helps empower her clients to take back their health and find balance in their lives.On the show today, we're discussing heart health because February is Heart Health Awareness month. How do you know if your heart is healthy? What can you do to keep it healthy? This is a show for everyone to sit back and listen to Amy talk about the best things you can do to maintain a healthy and happy heart!Amy Wilson can be reached for consultation via the following link:AmyKWilson.com Facebook Instagram

Are you in your midlife era and noticing weight gain? Are you struggling to lose weight now that you're over 40? Are you considering one of the weight-loss pharmaceuticals on the market to help you battle your weight? Before you turn to weight loss pills, tune into this episode to learn a better way to manage your health for the long term. On this episode, Jenn speaks with nutrition coach, geriatric pharmacist, and fitness pro, Amy Wilson. Amy helps women work through their midlife weight gain by focusing on stress management, sleep, and eating real food. She provides some incredible tips in this episode that anyone can start doing today to work towards achieving their best health and focus on optimal aging. Amy gives her opinion on pharmaceutical drugs such as Wegovy, Mounjaro and Ozempic, talking about how they work in the body and the side effects that are being seen already. Tune in to gain a better understanding of how your body copes with stress and how to create optimal health, no matter your age. The Salad With a Side of Fries podcast is hosted by Jenn Trepeck, discussing wellness and weight loss for real life, clearing up the myths, misinformation, bad science & marketing surrounding our nutrition knowledge and the food industry. Let's dive into wellness and weight loss for real life, including drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store. IN THIS EPISODE: ●  [4:38] Amy shares how she became a pharmacist and became passionate about health and wellness.●  [12:16] What gets us so stuck losing the midlife menopausal weight gain?●  [15:55] What is the connection between blood sugar and aging and how we are creating accelerated aging in the body? ●  [22:55] How does stress impact our body weight? ●  [29:44] Amy talks about dietary needs utilizing real foods.●  [33:34] How do you incorporate weights into your fitness routine? ●  [35:30] How does sleep impact our weight loss?●  [38:57] As a pharmacist, what is Amy's outlook on pharmaceuticals for weight loss such as Wegovy, Mounjaro and Ozempic?  ●  [42:30] How can fad dieting affect our bones over time? ●  [44:00] Skinny is not healthy, skinny does not equate to happiness. KEY TAKEAWAYS: ●  [13:15] Our metabolism pretty much stays the same until we are 60-65. However what we have done to ourselves with fad diets has slowed the metabolism down. ●  [36:51] Focusing on your sleep will have huge impacts on your health. Work on creating good sleep hygiene/sleep habits by going to bed at the same time every night and waking up at the same time every morning. ●  [44:00] When you are on medications to treat side effects of other medications and you have no energy or don't feel your best, that keeps you from living your life to the fullest. When you are scared to get off these medications because you are scared that you'll gain weight back because you think skinny is healthy, that is psychological dependence. ●  [45:00] We have to stop thinking that skinny equals healthy or that being skinny will make us happy, because it won't. If you are not happy now, getting to whatever weight you think you need to be at, that's not going to open up the doors and make everything all better. You have to be happy with who you are now. Stop fad dieting! Instead, focus on your nutrition, health, and building muscle and see what happens to your quality of life. QUOTES: [12:21] “This is what's happened, we have accidentally, not on purpose, caused our issues, and how we have done that is what we started doing when we were 16, and that was dieting. That was the fad diets, starving ourselves to get into the prom dress, to get to the wedding, to be the bridesmaid or now its high school reunions, or another wedding or an event, and we do all these fad diets. And every time you did that fad diet, I don't care what anybody says, you did not lose body fat, every single time you did it, you lost muscle.” - Amy Wilson[16:38] “It's not calories in, calories out. It's quality in, quality out.” - Jenn Trepeck[18:10] “A banana's not bad, an apple's not bad, it's the other stuff that we are eating that is causing these high peaks of blood sugar. What we want is this little wave. We go up, we go down, we go up, we go down. What we're causing is this massive roller coaster, we go up, we drop down, up and drop down, and every time we do that, we are increasing our chronic inflammation.” - Amy Wilson"We're having diseases of age at really young ages.” - Jenn Trepeck[33:08] “It's also working on those behaviors because we need to learn how to navigate life, not with food. We need to enjoy food. That's a part of our experience, but it's not our drug to go to for anxiety and depression.” - Amy Wilson[42:57] “Your body is so smart. It wants to survive. It's going to figure it out, so it's going to get amino acids from your muscle. It's going to get minerals from your bones. As women, that should scare the crap out of us because now you're looking at osteoporosis, osteopenia, sarcopenia. So what I'm saying is that we're going to see old lady disease in 35, 45, 50 year olds.” - Amy Wilson"We have the trifecta of stress: the stress of the mental anguish of what's going on right now…the stress of not eating…the stress of over working out without any nutrition." – Amy Wilson[44:00] When you are on medications to treat side effects of other medications and you have no energy or don't feel your best, how is that living? When you are scared to get off all of these medications because you are terrified that you'll gain the weight back, because you think skinny is healthy, that is psychological dependence. So not only are we looking at muscle waste and bone disease in young women, now we are looking at a psychological dependence. Yes, it's slow to build muscle and learn how to eat and to learn to deal with our feelings, and to dismantle these belief systems, to get strong and healthy (not skinny). It's painfully slow, but the side effects are good. The side effects are “I can live”, they are energy, vitality, longevity. That's what's important.” RESOURCES:Nutrition Nugget: Ultra Processed FoodsAmerica's Fiber Problem EpisodeGMO Organic and Local Oh My EpisodeBecome A Member of Salad with a Side of FriesJenn's Free Menu PlanA Salad With a Side of FriesA Salad With A Side Of Fries MerchA Salad With a Side of Fries InstagramGUEST RESOURCESAmy Wilson's WebsiteAmy Wilson's InstagramAmy Wilson Fitness Facebook PageAmy Wilson's LinkedInAmy Wilson's YouTube ChannelAmy Wilson's TikTokGUEST BIO:Amy Wilson is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach using the FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform, who is disrupting the diet industry and helping her clients take their health back. Amy's mission is to empower and equip her clients to take charge of their health and find balance in their lives. With over 30 years of experience, Amy specializes in developing individualized health plans that navigate through her client's individual barriers, allowing them to be successful in their efforts. Amy is passionate about helping people prevent and reverse diseases with nutrition and fitness. Through her personal and professional experience, she has seen first hand how diet and exercise can change a person's life, and how the right nutritional program can be the key to improving their health and fitness. She has seen her clients reverse their pre-diabetes, diabetes, high cholesterol, and more. She is driven to help her clients feel in control of their body and mind, while no longer feeling enslaved by their scale.

Amy Wilson is a Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach. She helps people prevent and reverse diseases with nutrition and fitness.  Amy believes diet and exercise can change a person's life, and how the right nutritional program can be the key to improving health and fitness. She has seen her clients reverse their pre-diabetes, diabetes, high cholesterol, and more.  Amy uses a holistic approach to health to help her clients feel in control of their bodies and minds, while no longer feeling enslaved by their scale. For more information see our website: Becoming Elli.

Dive into the midlife health journey with Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist,  certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach Amy K. Wilson as she discusses the importance of ditching yo-yo diets for strength training and nutritious eating. Say goodbye to crash diets and hello to a strong and healthy life with actionable tips to help you prevent muscle loss and navigate weight management during menopause. Key Points: ·      Discussing menopausal weight gain ·      Debunking diet myths to focus on health ·      The hormonal influence on metabolism ·      Importance of muscle mass in midlife ·      Impact of stress and sleep on health ·      And more! Connect with Amy: https://amykwilson.com IG:  @thenutritioncoachpharmacist FaceBook  YouTube Message “Chick” to Amy to get your copy of her 5 Day Blueprint! Magic Mind Deal: The incredible team at Magic Mind has an exclusive offer just for our Go Hard Chick Community! When you subscribe for three months, you'll get one month absolutely free using the link: https://magicmind.com/gohard And guess what? Use my code GOHARD20 for an extra 20% off! Leave us a voice message:  https://www.speakpipe.com/gohardchick Get the Fit and Fabulous Over 40 ebook!  https://mailchi.mp/dd77d7a3a292/ultimateguide Connect with me: Website: www.gohardchick.com Instagram: @gohardchick and @krisalisefit   Music Credit Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kidcut/jazz-and-hop; License code: MBVBUMAM7ITD58CK Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Whoosh - swift cut; Jam FX Disclaimer: This podcast is for information purposes only. Statements and views expressed on this podcast are not medical advice. This podcast, including Kristal Holmes disclaim responsibility for any possible adverse effects from the use of information contained herein. Opinions of guests are their own, and this podcast does not accept responsibility for statements made by guests. This podcast does not make any representations or warranties about guests' qualifications or credibility. Individuals on this podcast may have a direct or non-direct interest in products or services referred to herein. If you think you have a medical problem, consult a licensed physician or therapist.             --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gohardchick/message

Doing all the things and still not feeling 100%?  Wondering if there's something more to your fatigue, health conditions, metabolism, pain and more?   Amy K Wilson is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach using the FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform, who is working to disrupt the diet industry by helping her clients take their life back.  Amy is on a mission to share what she's seen as a pharmacist and nutritionist to help women understand their bodies and metabolism. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause and Amy K Wilson have a conversation about how they eat, the labeling of ultra processed foods, labs, methylation, colon health, allergies and how they play into metabolism.   What You'll Learn In This Episode: A deeper look into why people have vitamin D deficiencies  Why treating conditions based off of labs alone is a big problem The value of genetic testing to understand medication tolerance Got methylation? Why eating clean can decrease need for B12 and folate supplements Colon prep tips and rebalancing gut microbiome after colonics How daily allergy meds could be impeding your weight loss A look into tick derived Alpha Gal syndrome and allergic reactions to meat products Why processed foods, medications and supplements    Resources From The Show: Amy's Website: www.amykwilson.com IG: @Thenutritioncoachpharmacist - send her a DM “healthfix” - free 5 day fat loss blueprint

Trying to lose weight but nothing seems to be working?  Been on every diet you can think of? Wondering what's broken with your metabolism?  Thinking of trying semaglutide or Ozempic?  Amy K Wilson is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach using the FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform, who is working to disrupt the diet industry by helping her clients take their life back.  After reviewing charts of nursing home residents younger than her that revealed life choices as the compounding factor that landed them in the nursing home, Amy went on a mission to help women understand their metabolisms. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Amy K Wilson on the risks of prolonged caloric restriction, overexercising, fad diets and semaglutide.    What You'll Learn In This Episode: Why you're losing muscle & gaining fat despite diet and exercise How preventable life diseases are landing folks in nursing homes Why “Ozempic butt and face” happen Reasons for a1c and cholesterol to go up with age Why your body is one big chemical reaction   Resources From The Show: www.amykwilson.com IG: Thenutritioncoachpharmacist - send her a DM “healthfix” - free 5 day fat loss blueprint

Ready to learn the secret to staying out of the nursing home and living your best life at midlife? It's easier than you think, and our guest expert on today's episode of The Hormone Prescription Podcast is here to tell you how!    We were thrilled to have Amy Wilson, a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, certified fitness professional, and certified nutrition coach on the show to share her wisdom, insights, and real-life tips for conquering midlife challenges. She is dedicated to helping people optimize their health and wellness in midlife, which can be the key to staying active and independent as we age.    In this episode, we dive deep into navigating individual barriers while navigating through the journey of midlife health and wellness. Amy shares her proven techniques for finding the balance we all crave in midlife. Amy passionately reveals her top strategies for successful weight loss, regaining good health, and keeping yourself out of the nursing home, emphasizing that it all starts with one important factor: "Optimizing your starting line at midlife."    Here are some of the powerful takeaways from today's episode:    1. Importance of Individualized Approach: Amy stresses the importance of understanding that every person is unique and requires a tailored approach to their fitness, nutrition, and self-care journey.    2. Nutrition & Fitness Balance: Exploiting simple everyday dietary changes and incorporating regular exercise routines can make a massive impact on the quality of life.    3. Mindfulness & Emotional Well-being: In addition to maintaining physical health, Amy emphasizes the importance of nurturing mental and emotional wellbeing. This includes staying connected with friends, family, and hobbies that bring joy to our lives.    4. Learning from Real-Life Stories & Scenarios: Amy shares inspiring stories of her clients who have successfully overcome midlife challenges, regained their health, and lived a happier, more fulfilling life. These tales will not only resonate with you but also motivate you to take the first step towards a vibrant life.    Grab a cup of tea or your favorite beverage, find a comfortable spot, and soak up everything Amy has to offer in this episode. You'll come away feeling inspired and ready to embrace a healthy, balanced, and fabulous midlife! Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review The Hormone Prescription Podcast, and as always, we're grateful for your support. See you on the next episode!   Speaker 1 (00:00): Today I do what others won't. So tomorrow I can do what others can't. Amy Wilson, what do you need to do today so that you can do the things that you wanna do tomorrow? Stay tuned and find out. Speaker 2 (00:15): So the big question is, how do women over 40 like us, keep weight off, have great energy, balance our hormones and our moods, feel sexy and confident, and master midlife. If you're like most of us, you are not getting the answers you need and remain confused and pretty hopeless to ever feel like yourself again. As an O-B-G-Y-N, I had to discover for myself the truth about what creates a rock solid metabolism, lasting weight loss, and supercharged energy after 40, in order to lose a hundred pounds and fix my fatigue, now I'm on a mission. This podcast is designed to share the natural tools you need for impactful results and to give you clarity on the answers to your midlife metabolism challenges. Join me for tangible, natural strategies to crush the hormone imbalances you are facing and help you get unstuck from the sidelines of life. My name is Dr. Kyrin Dunston. Welcome to the Hormone Prescription Podcast. Speaker 1 (01:09): Hi everybody. Welcome back to another episode of the Hormone Prescription with Dr. Kyrin. Thank you so much for joining me today as we dive into talking about staying out of the nursing home. I know that's not a topic that you might pick to listen to or talk about, but you know what? If you don't pay attention to the things that are gonna keep you out of the nursing home now, then 5, 10, 20, 30 years down the line, you might end up there. And it's really a place of last resort that you don't want to end up in because people don't go there to get better and go home. They go there when the end of the line is in view and there's nothing else that can be done from them. And these days you're gonna hear from Amy. She's gonna talk to you about how 40 and 50 and younger year olds are ending up in nursing homes for things that are fully preventable and treatable if they had done the things that we're gonna talk about today. Speaker 1 (02:04): Do I have your attention now? Yes, I think so. So she's gonna talk to you about doing the things that others won't do. For whatever reason, they don't want to, they don't think it's necessary. They don't think they have a problem. They think it's not gonna happen to me for whatever reason. They're not doing the things. What are the things you need to do so that tomorrow you can do what others can't? Meaning you won't end up in a nursing home, you'll be able to travel the world, go dancing, do all the things that you love to do that I love to do, right? You wanna stay healthy, vital, alive, having fun and enjoying your life. And there's some things that you need to pay attention to that you might not be paying attention to. So we're gonna dive into that. We're gonna talk about your purpose. Speaker 1 (02:48): We're gonna talk about why you need to eat more . Yes, eat more. I said we're gonna be talking about that. We're gonna talk about Ozempic and some of the other weight loss drugs. So lots in this episode to share with you. I'll tell you a little bit about Amy and we will get started. So Amy Wilson is a board certified geriatric pharmacist. So she knows nursing homes, a certified fit fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach with over 30 years of experience whose mission is to empower and equip her clients to take charge of their health and find balance in their lives so that they can navigate through individual barriers and finally be successful in their efforts to lose weight and regain health. At midlife. She's gonna talk to you about optimizing the starting line instead of worrying about the finish line. What does that even mean? So please help me welcome Amy to the show. Speaker 3 (03:46): Thank you for having me. I'm I've, this is my favorite kind of a conversation to have. Speaker 1 (03:50): Yes, mine too. Anything that helps women, particularly women over 40, get the health that they're wanting and improve their lives is right up my alley. And I love the conversation we started having just before we hit record. When I said kind of what is your main differential that you offer women and share what you said. 'cause I think it's really powerful Speaker 3 (04:15): Main difference is that I am not skinny. I think chasing skinny is something that we need to stop. And I know that may sound crazy because we live in a society where we think that being skinny means happiness. Being skinny means being successful, but that's not the case. What I am hoping to help people, especially women over 40, is to realize that skinny is not the end all be all. What we need to be chasing is health. What we need to be chasing is strength and balance. I'm a board certified geriatric pharmacist. I work in nursing homes. That is my, I would say my main goal is to make sure that you don't end up in one of those. Where are you gonna be in 20, 30, 40 years if you're chasing skinny? More than likely, it's very possible you may end up in one of those because of a bone fracture, because of osteoporosis. But if you start looking at health and healing from the inside out and start looking at strength and balance, then the sky's the limit. And hopefully your future self is saying, thank you very much for putting me in this amazing position where I can still live my life independently. Speaker 1 (05:24): Amen to that. Yeah, I loved you, keeping you out of my nursing home. That's it. And really, you know, we don't spend our lives thinking about that. We're very mortality-phobic in the Western culture where we don't talk about death. We actually act like it's something that's not gonna happen to us. And we don't like to have end of life discussions and we don't like to have nursing home discussions. But a large majority of us are gonna end up there. And a lot of us are gonna end up there for exactly the reasons that you've said because we've lost bone mass, which means that we've most likely lost muscle mass. And if we're chasing skinny our whole lives, we're probably not helping our bones. We're probably not helping our muscle mass. It's notorious that we don't get adequate protein intake. And so we're actually buying a ticket to the nursing home and I don't wanna be there. I know most of you don't wanna be there. So I think it's time we have a real discussion and get honest and have a mortality discussion and really start talking about what we're talking about when we talk about health for women over 40. It's not only our longevity, but it's our vitality span. So how did you, as a geriatric pharmacist, Amy, become interested in this? What makes you so passionate about it? Speaker 3 (06:46): Well, it's kind of like my story starts when I was 16 years old and started yo-yo dieting and then went to pharmacy school and became a fitness instructor while I was going through pharmacy school. So I've been in the fitness and nutrition realm as well as the pharmacy realm for quite a while. But there was a huge disconnect because of wanting to be skinny, wanting to help clients lose X amount of weight, and then seeing them turn around and put it back on again. Or seeing them just feeling frustrated that their bodies weren't doing what they wanted to do. Or especially when you get 40, 45, 50, everything that you used to do stopped working. Well guess what? Same here. That happened to me. And you know, with hormones, things change. And what happened was, honestly, all the yo-yo dieting I did for years decreased in muscle mass, affected my metabolism, affected my hormones, and I had to do something that was different. And while I was starting researching and looking at different programs for me to try, I was also seeing this increase in younger patients coming into my nursing homes. And by younger I mean forties and fifties, Speaker 1 (08:02): Really Speaker 3 (08:03): That shouldn't be happening. It shouldn't be. And 10 years ago it was all eighties, nineties and one hundred. It's, it's, you know, the end of life. It's no longer live by yourself. Well now we're no longer can live by yourself In forties and fifties. We are getting lifestyle diseases of diabetes, hypertension, strokes, certain cancers that are caused by lifestyle. And that is scary and it's also preventable. And so I saw this as, you know, not only can I help perimenopause and menopausal women, but I have to also educate on what we're doing and what we're not doing when we eat ultra processed foods, what we're causing disease states. And then also having women understand that we have to stop chasing skinny and we need to start focusing on the health aspect. We need to start focusing on the strength aspect because that is gonna decrease our chronic inflammation that is gonna help our hormones, that is going to help us be independent for years down the line. Speaker 3 (09:13): And that's, I think that's what everybody wants. Nobody thinks about, oh, I'm gonna end up in a nursing home. Nobody thinks that I'm gonna be in assisted living. We all see ourselves going until our last breath. But we don't realize that a lot of things that we do, we set ourselves up for. You don't go to the doctor's office and it's like, oh by the way, you just got diabetes or you just got blood pressure, high blood pressure that has been coming for years. Your body's been telling you and sending you signs. We just choose to ignore it because we think we're busy or it has to do with stress or it's, you know, I have this going on so that's why I'm not sleeping. When we start listening to those signals that our body is sending us, we can start kind of dialing back what we need to do. And when I saw this big disconnect and when I saw the increase in my nursing homes, then putting two and two together with what was going on with me, it was kind of like this trifecta. I'm a fitness instructor, I'm a nutrition coach, I'm a pharmacist. Okay, let's put all these things together and help people move forward, help people learn how to balance, help people learn to get strength and to eat and quit starving so that their future self can thank them. Speaker 1 (10:23): Yes. And I'm just wondering, as you're working in these facilities and you're seeing younger women come in, what kind of the patterns that you were noticing that were different in their lifestyle, in their genetic background, in their history? Were you noticing particular patterns that you found that you could work with them on? Or was it kind of too late for them? Or what was the situation there? Speaker 3 (10:53): Fortunately, once you're in the nursing home, it is too late. It is just the way our healthcare system is. We are not a preventative healthcare system. But I'll look at their history and physical and I'll look at their discharge summary and I will look at what's been going on in their lives. And a lot of it is uncontrolled type two diabetes started as pre-diabetes to type two diabetes. A lot of it's being sedentary, not moving and doing, you know, they don't say in the history and physical what they've been eating, but you can kind of summarize by what's going on. It's been ultra processed food, it's been fast food, it's, they haven't been walking or working out. They've lived a sedentary lifestyle causing chronic inflammation. And then something happens where they can no longer take care of themselves. And now they're in a facility that is pretty much just taking care of you. It's not there to help you get better, get stronger to go back out in the community. Rehab will do that, but they can only do so much with the time that they're allowed. And a lot of it's not changing the behavior, it's not changing the food that they're eating or putting them on a certain exercise program. It's just to get them good enough so that they can go home. Speaker 1 (12:10): Right. And you know, isn't it interesting? Well, it's sad actually that in 2024 we don't have dietary history as part of the intake, even though we know the extreme impact that diet has on life. But like you say, people are going there to be taken care of, they're not going there to get better. So I love it you took that and you said, oh no, this can't be, we need to keep people out of the nursing home. What do we need to do? So, and I'm just curious, as a certified nutrition coach, what was your evolution? Did, were you a pharmacist first and then became a nutrition coach and then fitness trainer? What was the evolution for you of your path? Speaker 3 (12:59): So I started teaching when I was 17, teaching fitness classes. So back in the days of leg warmers, big hair, all that kind of high, low and high, low gene Fonda days. And I am a diagnosed exercise addict. I used to try to out-train a bad diet, but in the eighties we didn't know it was a bad diet. In the eighties everything was low fat, it was all replaced with sugar, which we didn't realize at that time was gonna set us up for our diabetes journey. And I didn't even think about it. I would just feel guilty for eating something. I would go work out and then I would also personal train and I would personal train and work out with my clients. I blew my back out and it wasn't a good thing. I blew it out. I had to have surgery. Speaker 3 (13:43): You think that would've taught my lesson, but it didn't. And I was right back after surgery doing everything I was doing before, because we really have come a long way in nutrition in the last five to 10 years. Back then it was still how much you work out, how little you eat. And that was the key to keeping your weight off. We now know that doesn't work. We now know there's, there's reasons why it doesn't work. So in my thirties, I was looking for different nutrition programs. 'cause As a pharmacist, as a fitness coach, people come up to you and ask all the time about diet, about nutrition, about supplements. So I have several certifications under my belt, but they were still calories and calories out. What you and how much you work out coming into my forties perimenopause hits and the inches are crazy. Speaker 3 (14:36): And I'm like, wait a minute, wait a minute. I'm teaching all the time. I'm working out. I'm not eating. I tried keto, I tried the latest and greatest because I am just like everybody who's listening to this podcast, I want a fix. I want it quick and I want it now. And I will try anything that looks like it might work. We're, none of us are immune to that. We all see it, we all see the shiny object. We're like, oh, maybe this will help me. And after trying all those and it would work for a hot minute and then not, it was watching a couple other friends who were instructors do a program that was called The Fast Weight of Fat Loss. And I'm like, you know what, I'm gonna try it. I threw a Hail Mary pass, tried it, didn't think it would work, it did. Speaker 3 (15:18): It was taking science, it was eating for what my body needed and which was a lot more than I thought. And was also really focusing on bloating that muscle. And then once I did that, it was amazing at what, how my body responded. I was pre-diabetic because thanks dad, that came through my genetics. But it was also pre-diabetes coming with the decrease in estrogen. My cholesterol was higher, my thyroid wasn't doing well. And then when I started eating and I started working out less lifting, all of those things started just to fall in place. A1C went down, my thyroid went back to normal, cholesterol was back. So it was kind of crazy. And I knew for me that if I was this way, there were a lot of other women that needed help, who were throwing their hands up in the air and saying, this is not fair. Speaker 3 (16:14): Why is this happening to me? And trying everything out there only to get frustrated. And when I switched in my head with health and strength and stopped chasing skinny, it was the light bulb. It was, okay, this is what we are meant to be. This is how we're supposed to be treating our bodies. Our bodies are one big chemical reaction and we need to be giving it the right fuel, the right chemicals in order for it to do its thing. Instead of relying on the latest, greatest shake or packets of food, we need to understand that it's science. There are reasons why we need to eat certain foods. There are reasons why ultra processed foods do not help us. And I think honestly, when I started putting two to two together and getting rid of that disconnect of what food does to your body and understanding what food can do, that was the aha moment. And I get that with all my clients now too. It's like when they get that aha moment and realize that, oh wait, there really is a correlation to what I put in my body and how I feel and how I'm sleeping and how much energy I have and losing inflammation. And when you get that, you don't wanna let go of it. Yeah. Speaker 1 (17:29): And you know, I think it's so important to talk about what food is. I think most people are trained to think about food in terms of calories. It's just caloric energy when it's so much more. It's information. There's the energy information that comes with food, there's the nutritional information that comes with food. And then when there is non-food stuff in food, there's the chemical information. And so there's so many aspects to food. There's the allergic component that maybe an IgE allergy or there may be a sensitivity and there is intolerance, particularly when it comes to dairy. So there's so many considerations for the food that you put into your body. I think most people really need to expand their understanding of what food is. It's just like education. When your kids go to school, they don't just learn one subject. It's not just one subject that they learn. Speaker 1 (18:30): There's so many. And so food is equally as complex. I think that this would be a great time, since you are mentioning weight loss, it is the beginning of a new year. A lot of people didn't meet their weight or health goals last year and now they're on the resolution and they're like, I know I hear you Amy, but I'm just gonna go get that medication that my friend took where she lost a ton of weight and then I'll deal with doing it. Right. Do you wanna talk a little bit about some of these medications like ozempic that are available that some people are getting amazing weight loss results with? Speaker 3 (19:05): If you haven't heard of these medications, they're called GLP one glucagon. Like Peptide one, Ozempic, wegovy, Monro. And there's several others that are gonna be coming out pretty soon. And first of all, if you're on them, and this is not to beat you up and say, oh my gosh, I can't believe you're doing this, this, I'm gonna give you the pros and cons and then if you're on them, what you need to also be doing in conjunction with those medications. The problem with those medications are some of the how it works or the side effects and how it works is that it slows down your GI tract. So it will slow down gastric emptying, which causes you to feel full. And I know every female is going, oh my god, it's about time. I want something that's gonna help me feel full. I want something that does that. Speaker 3 (19:49): Yes and no. If you feel like you're a bottomless pet, if you feel like all you do is crave sugar, I'm going to challenge you with the fact that you're probably not eating enough and you're probably not eating enough protein either. We can actually work with our own hormone, the GLP one by what we intake and food-wise. But what the medication does will slow down gastric emptying. It will also help with insulin and insulin sensitivity and insulin resistance. Those are great. But the side effects are that it can cause something called gastroparesis, which is a total shutdown of your GI tract. Unfortunately, it's not reversible. It's something that you'll have to live with for the rest of your life. And if you know anybody with gastroparesis, it is not a pretty disease state at all. And the other thing that it does, because you're not hungry, you are not eating, your body, like I said, is a chemical reaction. Speaker 3 (20:45): It needs fuel. If you are not giving your body fuel, your body's pretty smart number one goal is survival. And it's gonna take amino acids from your muscles. It's gonna take minerals from your bones. So what we're gonna be seeing probably in about, I wanna say three to five years of something I call old lady syndrome, we're gonna see those people who should not have it yet in a disease state of osteopenia, osteoporosis, sarcopenia, which is muscle wasting. We're gonna see all these later on age-related diseases because of not intaking the proper fuel. And that's scary. And it's all because of chasing skinny. So if you are looking at taking something, maybe you have a high A1C, which is diabetes, pre-diabetes, maybe your doctor says this is what we need to put you on. If that's the case, then please, please, please work with somebody to make sure that you're getting adequate protein to make sure that you are building muscle and that you are getting your vibes and minerals. Speaker 3 (21:46): Because the last thing we want is for your body to take away from your muscles and your bones. And that's what we really need to focus on with these medications. If we can do it without the medication, perfect. If you're gonna go on the medication, please be aware of the side effects because a lot of people go in and say, oh you know what, it won't happen to me. I'm not gonna be that person. You have to be prepared to be that person that it happens to. And then also understand that, you know what, maybe I can try one more thing before I go on this medication. One more thing, I never tried really eating. I've always starved. I never really tried weightlifting to get some muscle mass. Maybe if I just try this one more thing, that would be my ticket to where I wanna go health-wise and not have an injection that pretty much I will have to be on for the rest of my life. Speaker 1 (22:37): Yeah, I think those are all super important points. And I've honestly never seen a person who said they had tried, quote unquote tried everything to lose weight and said they couldn't lose weight. I've even had people say, I haven't been able to lose a pound in 20 years when they address the underlying causes, the hormone imbalance, the gut dysfunction, the toxicity, all the things that weren't able to lose the weight. And so I've, I, that's why I don't know much about these medications is because I don't use them. 'cause They're really, I don't find that they're necessary. And like you say, they have potentially short and long, long-term negative consequences and you really do have to be prepared to be that person who got that side effect from that drug. So I know that you take a much more holistic approach to, it sounds like that's not your first line either. Speaker 3 (23:30): To me it's almost, I would say the last line and you know, I had, I was talking to someone yesterday. Well what about people with diabetes? Absolutely there are purposes for medication. I would say I'm a pharmacist who prefers that you try something else before medication or that we try to get you off of medication. All medications have side effects. I don't care what medication, all supplements will have side effects too. So I'll get somebody I like, but it's natural. Yeah. So is Deion that is used for your heart. That's all natural too. It's a flower, it's a plant. And there's still side effects with that. And to understand that the one thing that doesn't really have side effects for most people, unless you have an allergic reaction, is nutrition and weightlifting. The side effects are positive, they're not negative. And so if we can kind of get back to realizing that Mother Earth has pretty much provided us everything that we need that we don't need pharmaceuticals, they're there. Speaker 3 (24:26): Pharmaceuticals are great for treatments but not necessarily cures most of the time. And you know, who wants to be someone in my nursing home who's taking 30 medications? Because when you start with one medication, you're gonna take another medication and then there's a side effect. So there's another medication. Nobody starts out wanting to take a pill for this. It just happens. And then there's another pill. So if we can stop that whole cascade in the first place and yeah. Does it take a little bit more work? Absolutely. I'm not telling everybody this is, this is rainbows and unicorns. It takes behavioral change. It takes work to learn how to eat for what your body needs. It takes work to learn how to prepare food again instead of going through a drive-through. But is it possible and is it the best and possibly the right thing to do? Absolutely. Speaker 1 (25:16): You know, I had this visual come to mind when you were talking about going on medications, but really the, the first medicine for the body is food and movement are the first two medicines. And it's kind of like, you know, we say, oh but there it's natural, but cyanides are natural and can kill you. Right. It's just natural. Doesn't mean it's good for you. I don't know why, but transportation popped into my mind. Airplanes. So taking a drug for everything is kind of like taking an airplane everywhere. You still need to know how to walk . Mm-Hmm . Yes And yes how to ride a bike. And it's like, just because we invented airplanes and, and air travel doesn't mean we throw out everything else. But really with our mainstream medical culture, that's what has happened. I mean, like you said on your intake at the nursing home, they don't even ask about diet when that is the foundation of health. So great. We talked about those medications. Now we've touched on muscle mass and bone mass. Let's talk a little bit about why those are so important. 'cause I know some people might have heard and gotten the memo about how important muscle mass maintenance and bone mass maintenance are for longevity and vitality span. But some people are not aware. So what would you tell them? The biggest, Speaker 3 (26:36): Or I would say used to be the biggest reason that somebody would go into a nursing home was a fall or a break. And that is directly correlated with muscle mass. It's directly correlated with bones. And we don't think about those kinds of things. And we think that sometimes when, oh, I'm in my fifties, I'm in my sixties, I'm in retirement and all I wanna do is just sit around, I'm going to challenge you. It's like, I don't think that's what we want. I think we wanna live, I think we wanna be active and to be active, we need our bones healthy, we need them strong. And to be active, we need muscle. We need muscle to be able to get out of a chair every day. We need muscles to pick up our dogs and our grandkids. We need muscle to be able to take the groceries inside. Speaker 3 (27:24): And hey, if we're gonna get on that plane, I want to be able to go over that overhead bin and put my luggage there. Everything that we do, everything that we do on a daily basis requires us to have a strong skeletal system and a strong muscular system. And if we let that go, everything else goes downhill. Everything does. We no longer can lift, we no longer can get out of a chair. We no longer can maybe lift our head up because we have osteoporosis and we have all these bone fractures in our cervical area. I don't think anybody wants that. That's not living. And if we can do the best by fueling our body, by strengthening our bones and strengthening our muscles, honestly that's the fountain of youth. Keeping your muscle mass. Keeping your bone mass is the fountain of youth. And I think that is, at least for me, that's the ticket that is not a pill, not the fountain of youth per se. Going and drinking the water, that's something that I can do on a daily basis is to help my bone strength and my muscle mass so that in the future I'm able to thrive. And I think most people want that. They just don't realize it unfortunately until it's too late. When we're in our forties, in our fifties, in our sixties, whatever age you are right now, it's not too late. And now is the time to start training for your future self. Speaker 1 (28:50): Yeah. And I think it's super important to realize that these changes and the downgrade of our musculoskeletal system happens so slowly and gradually over time that it's almost imperceptible. And you can write off these changes as being normal and think that you are not on that downward slope again, you're not the one who's gonna get the side effects from the medication. You are not the one that Amy and I are talking about. But this was a real reality check for me, , when I heard of the squat test and how you basically stand straight up and then you want to lower yourself into a cross-legged position without using your arms, y'all arms. And then from the squat leg position, you want to get back up off the floor into a standing position without using your arms. If you can't do that, descent has already begun. And that was a real wake up call when I heard somebody describe that. And every woman in the room kind of looked at her neighbor and said, I can't do that. You know, look at kids, they do it effortlessly. So what are some other signs that you would tell people to look for to know that they need to pay attention and they need to start paying attention now? Speaker 3 (30:11): Energy levels. How are you sleeping if you're not sleeping well, if your energies are constantly crashing and you need coffee to get you through the day. If you're constantly grabbing for the sugar because you're hungry or you just want to have that sugar craving. And what does that do? That shows that you're not fueling your body enough. That shows that you might have some hormonal imbalances that you need to get checked out. And the other thing is, you know, do you feel weak? Is it hard for you to park way out of the grocery store and walk in? Do you find the closest parking space? Or are you someone who just can't carry anything and you're like, oh, you know, it's just 'cause I'm tired and looking for those little things that are adding up now or that are kind of giving you a wake up call that, hey, I need to really listen to my body and start taking care of it and start training to get better. Yeah, Speaker 1 (31:09): Those are super important things to look at. And I know we're busy, we lead busy lives, we're doing a million things and we're like, oh, I just feel a little tired. And it happens so gradually that we don't even realize it. And so I say pay attention sooner rather than later. And do you wanna talk a little bit about protein intake and weight lifting and maintenance of muscle mass? Speaker 3 (31:35): Yeah, so the one thing that we are great at is not getting enough protein. We really, especially females, we are, we do not get enough protein. And as we age, we actually need more protein. And sometimes that's difficult. There are easier ways to find protein. You can go to the grocery store and there's, there can be like a chicken breast or get some Turkey bone broth. It's a great way to get protein. You don't have to rely on the shakes. And sometimes those bars are just like a candy bar. They're not, they're not good for you. You need protein and you need protein in order to keep your muscle and in order to build your muscle. And I think a lot of times I will get, especially some older women will be like, Ugh, but I don't wanna bulk up. I don't wanna look big. Speaker 3 (32:24): And I'm going to tell you you're not gonna happen. It's not gonna happen unless you have some pharmaceutical, pharmaceutical help that then, then possibly you might get bulky. But for most of us, that is not possible with lifting three days a week with increasing how much weight. And I'm not talking about your three to five pounds. That might be somewhere that you start out with three to five pound dumbbells. But if you start lifting 15, 20, 25 pound dumbbells, you will not get bulky. What will happen, especially if you're fueling your body, is that you will actually change your body shape to the way that you want it to be. It will be shapely, it will be, I hate saying thinner, but it's going to be more compact. So you're gonna lose inches because we are going to increase your muscle. And then if you're fueling yourself properly, you'll start burning fat. And that's, I think what most women want is that they have this idea of what they wanna look like and they think they have to do it by starving when it actually is the exact opposite. That if you start fueling your body with carbohydrates, with fat, with protein, and you do a simple workout routine for 30 minutes, not hours, that is gonna get you well on the path that you wanna go. Yes. Speaker 1 (33:49): So important. Eat more, exercise more, way less, feel better, be healthier. Do you wanna give any guidelines? What guidelines do you like to offer for people for their protein intake in terms of numbers or you know, palm of the hand size, how many times a day? What do you usually recommend? So Speaker 3 (34:09): Usually, you know, palm size is usually a serving size, so anywhere between 20 to 30 grams of protein per meal. So right around anywhere between 80 to 100 grams per day. And it just depends on who I'm coaching. And some of my clients, some of my clients take way more than that. But it also depends on their activity level. But that's just a good starting point. You'll see people that say, oh, you only need 30, 40 grams per day. Honestly 80 80 to 100 is where we need to be A midlife. Speaker 1 (34:44): Yes. I second that. Amen. . And then, you know, at the beginning of the year, people going back to the gym, it can be intimidating to go to some gyms and you see all these big muscle guys working out and it smells like a man's locker room . So what you suggest for a woman who really has no experience with weights, it's foreign to her, that whole gym scene is foreign. Maybe she hasn't stepped foot in a gym since grade school. What do you suggest? How does she get started? If Speaker 3 (35:18): The gym scene isn't for you, so let's invest in some bands. Let's invest in some dumbbells. You can do a program at home. I work out for the most part at home. My program has daily workouts that we use. I do it at home. I go to the gym once a week when I teach and I'm in and I'm out because I don't like the gym atmosphere anymore. It's changed since covid. And if you're like, okay, I just, I can't get the energy just to go to the gym, I don't wanna deal with traffic, I don't wanna deal with people, but can you get the energy to go stand up and go to maybe a different room and 30 minutes is all you have to do? And I, and someone says, but I haven't worked out, just try five minutes tomorrow, do six minutes the next day, seven minutes. Speaker 3 (36:08): You will be surprised how quickly you will get in shape. And what I always get is like, but I'm not in shape enough to work out. You gotta start somewhere. You have to start somewhere and be okay. Being a beginner, we are so worried about being perfectionists all the time. We gotta do this perfectly. We gotta do this perfectly. How about progress? How about a little bit better every single day? And I know it's the new year, I know when someone starts a program, it's like, I'm going to clean out my closet, I'm gonna clean out my pantries, I'm gonna do this. I'm gonna get up at 4:30 AM. Do what you know you can do and then build upon that. Don't think you have to go all in 120%. Do what you can do today and build upon it tomorrow. And that will set you up for success. Speaker 1 (36:58): I noticed something in the materials you submitted before we did the interview. I'm wondering if you can explain what this means. I like what it says, but I'm not sure entirely what it means. Optimize the starting line instead of worrying about the finish line. What does that mean? Speaker 3 (37:13): That is one of my favorite books, James. Clear Atomic Habits. Mm-Hmm. . And he kind of says, all right, we look at the finish line, maybe it's the spring and you're going on vacation to a cruise and you're like, oh, I wanna buy this outfit and this outfit and this outfit and I need to be this weight by this time so I can wear this bathing suit or get back into this close. So we're looking at the finish line, we're not looking at what we need to do to get there. So if we can optimize the starting line, maybe it's getting our new pair of shoes and, 'cause we have, we, we don't have a decent pair of walking shoes. Maybe it's getting dumbbells so that we have something to lift. Maybe it's getting some resistance bands, it's getting everything you need to get to the finish line, but you gotta have a starting point first. Speaker 1 (38:09): I like that. Focus on what you can do now instead of, oh, I gotta get to this, this point. Because sometimes it can feel like climbing Mount Everest and, but I can go get some dumbbells. I can pull my sneakers out of the back of the closet. I can put out my workout clothes before I go to bed and set my alarm, you know, 10 minutes earlier so I can go in the living room and I don't know, I like sweating to the oldies, something like that. Yeah, yeah. Great. I love that. And you also have this other information that I like and I'm wondering if you can explain. So I was put here on this earth on purpose for a purpose. I love that. What does that mean to Speaker 3 (38:53): You? Yeah, we struggle sometimes. I think all of us struggle. We struggle. What's our calling? What do we need to do? Whether it's our job, whether it's our family, whether it's our career and we question everything. And that grounds me. I was put here on purpose for a purpose. And when sometimes I feel like maybe I'm not doing what I should be doing, maybe I'm not helping enough people. And I, one of my clients who's lost 130 pounds posted something yesterday and I was almost in tears. And those things ground me. It's like, you know what? That's my purpose. That's my calling. So I was put here on purpose for a purpose. And I think we all know our calling, we all know our purpose. Sometimes we don't think it's big enough or it's, we think it's just too small. But realize every single thing that you do that is your calling, that is your purpose, is huge and makes an impact. Speaker 1 (39:43): It's so true, Amy, and I think that sometimes our purpose is so integral to who we are, that we almost do it effortlessly and then we think it, our purpose has to be hard. Mm-Hmm . It has to be some hard journey or degree or something that we accomplish or somebody gives to us. But it's really a part of who we are. And really, I think one of the aspects of health that I love to help women see is their uniqueness. And so understanding their personality from all its aspects, whether it's learning about the Myers-Briggs and human design and their astrology and so on and so on. And really what makes them uniquely them so that they can be on purpose. And sometimes I find that like Bill, not Bill Gates , not Bill Gates, the Apple guy, , I see Jobs , he says, you know, the dots can only be connected going backwards. Speaker 1 (40:47): And I recently had an experience, you know, anyone who knows me knows I've been through many transformations in my life professionally and personally. And every time I'm kind of like, okay, what's happening now with this transition? I thought I was on purpose. And I had an experience just last week where I woke up to this even larger purpose . And it's like I had to wait 59 years to get that. I couldn't know it at nine, I couldn't know it at 1929. Right. So it's ever unfolding. And if you just keep following the dots or the breadcrumbs as they're laid out. And I do believe that if you're listening to this podcast, this is one of your breadcrumbs. You're here for a reason. You're hearing this for a reason. You're being called to pay attention to your longevity, your vitality. You're being called to pay attention to the fact that we're talking about staying out of a nursing home. or your attention is being awakened because this is a part of you fulfilling your purpose. 'cause You're not gonna fulfill your purpose if you're not healthy. Oh, right. Speaker 3 (41:56): So true. Oh yeah. Abs, I, I may have to use that. I love that. That is so true. So true. Speaker 1 (42:02): Yeah. And I love this other thing you said today I do what others won't. So tomorrow I can do what others can't. Talk a little bit about that. Speaker 3 (42:12): Well, I mean, let's look at my nursing homes. Yeah. We don't think about what can happen to us in the future, we don't think about what we should be doing now. We think when we get that diagnosis or something happens is I wish I could have, although I would've should've. Things come to mind. I'm choosing not to have those. So today I do what others won't. So tomorrow I will do what others can't. I suck it up. I sometimes say embrace the suck, suck it up, and I do my lifting workout on a day. I don't feel like it. I get my nutrition on a day where it's rough. I'm busy and there's meetings after meetings or a podcast or client calls. I make sure that I take care of myself first because I can't give to others if I am not taking care of myself. Speaker 3 (43:04): And I think as women, we tend to do the opposite. We give, give, give, give. And we think that's what we should be doing and not taking care of ourselves. I take care of myself first so that I can take care of everybody else so that I'm able to coach, be able to be a great, a pharmacist, a fitness instructor, and then in 20, 30 years when there's others my age who maybe can't stand, maybe are in a nursing home, planning on being in Costa Rica on a beach somewhere. So , I mean, I'm planning on being 80, 90 years old and power walking and enjoying life and not being in a chair watching it go by. Speaker 1 (43:50): Yeah. So I think that's a great call to everybody to pay attention. I think it's a great place to end. You have an amazing five day blueprint, five day fat loss blueprint. We're gonna have a link in the show notes. Do you wanna tell them a little bit about what they're gonna find there and also all the places they can then connect with you online? Sure. Speaker 3 (44:09): The best places I'll give you two. One is my website, amy k wilson.com. And then I'm known as the nutrition coach pharmacist on Instagram. So on my website, amy k wilson.com or Instagram, the nutrition coach pharmacist. So what I am giving you is a five day blueprint that has lots of recipes and also has two more recipes on there. One is my favorite chili recipe. So if you like chili and if you like Wendy's chili, the rumor is that this recipe was taken by Dave Thomas who made it the Wendy's chili recipe. However, this one is easy, this one is healthy and it can be made in the crockpot, Instapot, or stove. And I love things that are easy and nutritious at the same time. I will say on the five day blueprint, just look at it. Just think about maybe taking one day and multiplying those meals by two. So that way you have two days and then there's like 15 different recipes, I think. So that makes it how many days we multiply that too. That's a whole month worth of stuff. So I hope that helps people, maybe get you on the road, get you started. Because sometimes when you listen to these things you're like, well, how do I start? What are you talking about? How do I, what do I do? This will give you some ideas on how to get started. Speaker 1 (45:26): Yeah, I love that. And thank you for that. And I would just add, I love making multiple servings of one recipe and then freezing in single serve containers. So when you are busy, you can just grab it and defrost it and you've got a healthy meal and you don't have to go without. So amazing. And I wanna thank you so much for coming on the show, Amy. I have to say, you know, of all my colleagues in medicine, some of the most beleaguered colleagues are the ones who do work in nursing homes because it's kind of a rock and a hard place position there. It's too late for them to really transform anyone and bring them back to the health that they could have had. And so they kind of become despondent and hopeless, those colleagues. Mm-Hmm, . But you have taken that pain and you are out doing something about it, helping people to stay out of your nursing home. So I say, yay, you and thank you , thanks so much for joining me today. Speaker 3 (46:25): This was awesome. Thank you so much. Speaker 1 (46:27): And thank you all for joining me for another episode of The Hormone Prescription. I know you're inspired, I know you're gonna go download that blueprint. I know you're gonna make that chili and I wanna know how good it is. I love a good bowl of chili, so tell me about it on social media. Look forward to hearing about your results and look forward to hearing about all the insights that you had and how inspired you are for an amazing 2024 and beyond. Until next week when we'll have another episode, I'll see you then. Peace, love, and hormones, y'all. Speaker 2 (47:04): Thank you so much for listening. I know that incredible vitality occurs for women over 40 when we learn to speak hormones and balance these vital regulators to create the health and the life that we deserve. If you're enjoying this podcast, I'd love it if you'd give me a review and subscribe. It really does help this podcast out so much. 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Welcome to 'Finding Wellness: Amy Wilson's Journey to Health and Happiness'! Amy, a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, certified fitness professional, and certified nutrition coach, is your guide on this transformative journey toward optimal health and happiness. With a passion for nutrition and fitness, Amy's mission is to help individuals prevent or reverse diseases through a balanced lifestyle. Proficient in the highly effective FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform, Amy has extensively studied the impact of nutrition and exercise, offering a wealth of knowledge and expertise. Through years of experience, she has successfully guided numerous clients in achieving wellness goals by overcoming obstacles and tackling personal barriers. Amy believes in the power of a proper diet and exercise routine to improve overall well-being, and her ultimate goal is to empower you with the tools and knowledge to take charge of your health. Whether you're a new mom seeking postpartum restoration, navigating menopause, or tired of the dieting cycle, Amy's flexible framework delivers exceptional results. Join her on this unique and life-changing experience, gaining access to personalized guidance and your personal weight loss nutritionist. Together, you'll create a sustainable path toward health transformation. Ready for a completely unique journey? Join Amy now and unlock your full health potential. Visit her website at amykwilson.com for more information. Amy K Wilson - Listen on YouTube, Spotify - Linktree  #Wellness #HealthandHappiness #FindingWellness #AmyWilson #JourneytoHealth #SelfCare #MentalHealth #PhysicalHealth #SelfLove #Mindfulness #Happiness #Wellbeing #HealthyLifestyle #PositiveVibes #Inspiration #Motivation #SelfImprovement #FitnessGoals #WellnessJourney #HolisticHealth

Welcome to 'Finding Wellness: Amy Wilson's Journey to Health and Happiness'! Amy, a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, certified fitness professional, and certified nutrition coach, is your guide on this transformative journey toward optimal health and happiness. With a passion for nutrition and fitness, Amy's mission is to help individuals prevent or reverse diseases through a balanced lifestyle. Proficient in the highly effective FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform, Amy has extensively studied the impact of nutrition and exercise, offering a wealth of knowledge and expertise. Through years of experience, she has successfully guided numerous clients in achieving wellness goals by overcoming obstacles and tackling personal barriers. Amy believes in the power of a proper diet and exercise routine to improve overall well-being, and her ultimate goal is to empower you with the tools and knowledge to take charge of your health. Whether you're a new mom seeking postpartum restoration, navigating menopause, or tired of the dieting cycle, Amy's flexible framework delivers exceptional results. Join her on this unique and life-changing experience, gaining access to personalized guidance and your personal weight loss nutritionist. Together, you'll create a sustainable path toward health transformation. Ready for a completely unique journey? Join Amy now and unlock your full health potential. Visit her website at amykwilson.com for more information. Amy K Wilson - Listen on YouTube, Spotify - Linktree  #Wellness #HealthandHappiness #FindingWellness #AmyWilson #JourneytoHealth #SelfCare #MentalHealth #PhysicalHealth #SelfLove #Mindfulness #Happiness #Wellbeing #HealthyLifestyle #PositiveVibes #Inspiration #Motivation #SelfImprovement #FitnessGoals #WellnessJourney #HolisticHealth

Episode 109 of the Fit Mother Project Podcast is all about tracking macros — not counting calories — to create a sustainable health plan.In this episode, you'll meet Amy K. Wilson, the ‘Nutrition Coach Pharmacist' and a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach, who is disrupting the diet industry and helping her clients take their health back.Amy's mission is to empower and equip her clients to take charge of their health and find balance in their lives. With over 30 years of experience, Amy specializes in developing individualized health plans that navigate her client's barriers, allowing them to succeed in their efforts.Amy is passionate about helping people prevent and reverse diseases with nutrition and fitness. Through her personal and professional experience, she has seen firsthand how diet and exercise can change a person's life and how the right nutritional program can improve their health and fitness.She has seen her clients reverse their pre-diabetes, diabetes, high cholesterol, and more. She is driven to help her clients feel in control of their bodies and minds while no longer feeling enslaved by their scales.If you want to create a sustainable health plan that works, you must listen to this episode!In this episode, you'll learn about: What leads to midlife menopausal weight gain and how to prevent it.Reversing pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetesThe relationship between blood sugar spikes and aging.Understanding chronic inflammation.Balancing blood sugar.Why you shouldn't take Ozempic for weight loss.And more!So, to get the most from your health and fitness efforts, listen to this episode on tracking macros, take some notes, and check out FM30X! More From AmyWebsiteInstagramFacebookYouTubeTikTokLinkedInWhat is FM30X?FM30X is a simple, sustainable, specific weight loss program designed especially for busy women over 40. With short metabolic training workouts, an easy-to-follow meal plan, and an accountability team there for you at every step, FM30X can help you lose 30, 40, or even 50+ pounds!Click here to see what you get when you join the FM30X program today!If you loved what you heard on the Fit Mother Project Podcast, please follow, rate, and review it on Apple Podcasts.You can also listen to the show on:Spotify

Episode 11: One of the fastest, easiest, and most effective ways to generate organic traffic for your business is through “podcast guesting”… getting featured as a guest on other people's podcasts.Today's guest, Amy K Wilson has made podcast guesting her primary source of traffic for her online business and shares with us her strategies for finding podcasts, how to reach out to podcast hosts, what to talk about on their shows, how to turn their audience into your customers, and much more!About Amy: Amy Wilson is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach using the FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform, who is disrupting the diet industry and helping her clients take their health back.Amy's mission is to empower and equip her clients to take charge of their health and find balance in their lives. With over 30 years of experience, Amy specializes in developing individualized health plans that navigate through her client's individual barriers, allowing them to be successful in their efforts.Amy is passionate about helping people prevent and reverse diseases with nutrition and fitness. Through her personal and professional experience, she has seen first-hand how diet and exercise can change a person's life, and how the right nutritional program can be the key to improving their health and fitness. She has seen her clients reverse their pre-diabetes, diabetes, high cholesterol, and more. She is driven to help her clients feel in control of their body and mind, while no longer feeling enslaved by their scale.Grab Amy's Free PDF Here: www.amykwilson.com/podcastLearn more about Amy K Wilson…Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenutritioncoachpharmacist/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amywilsonfitness/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-wilson-rph-bcgp/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkD50thvW_4kJZSd2E8qWtwWant to learn more about how to build a successful online business from the ground up? Grab your FREE copy of our online course, "Zero to $20k Blueprint" where you'll learn how to build a simple, scalable online marketing system that will quickly generate paying customers & clients for your online business.Get it NOW, by visiting our website at https://DigitalTrailblazer.comLooking for a simple, low-cost, all-in-one platform to systematize and automate your online business?... then check out our friends at https://www.ConvertPoint.io.ConvertPoint has everything you need to build a successful online business... funnels, websites, email autoresponders, text message marketing, invoices & payments, sales pages, calendars, forms & surveys, social media management, membership sites & courses, automated workflows, and MORE.Try ConvertPoint RISK FREE at https://www.ConvertPoint.io✅ Connect With Us:Website - www.DigitalTrailblazer.comFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/digitaltrailblazer/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@digitaltrailblazerTwitter: https://twitter.com/DgtlTrailblazerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/DigitalTrailblazer

In today's episode we take a deep dive into weight loss, nutrition, and overall wellness with Amy Wilson.  Amy is a Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, certified fitness professional, and nutrition coach with over 30 years of experience.During our conversation, we explore the hot new trend of weight loss drugs, such as Ozempic, challenging the notion of quick fixes and discussing the concerns surrounding their use. Amy provides valuable insights into why she takes a different stance on this popular trend.We also look at other tools and techniques for weight management, including intermittent fasting. Amy shares common misconceptions and separates what works from what doesn't. We debunk the myth of "Calories in and Calories out" as a sole weight loss strategy and explore the role of macros in a balanced approach.Amy reveals her perspective on the best practices for health and weight management, emphasizing the importance of personalized plans that focus on good nutrition and take us beyond the fixation on the scale. Delving into nutrition, we talk about the importance of eating primarily whole foods and limiting processed foods and we distinguish between processed and ultra-processed foods, understanding their impact on our well-being.Amy also shares her insight around chronic inflammation, its causes and provides practical tips on how to reduce it as well as gut biome, its role in our health, and tips on maintaining its optimal state. As we wrap up, Amy shares insights on aging gracefully, offering top tips for a healthy and fulfilling life. Amy's work can be found at:Website www.amykwilson.comInstagram https://www.instagram.com/thenutritioncoachpharmacist/FB https://www.facebook.com/amywilsonfitnessLinked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-wilson-rph-bcgp/You can access a free download by messaging Amy on IG with the word MESSAGE Connect with Marianne:Website: Message In The Middle with MarianneMessage In the Middle Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/422430469323847/Email: Contact | Message In The Middle with Marianne

Today, Linda spoke with Amy Wilson. Amy is passionate about helping people get healthy and prevent and reverse diseases with nutrition and fitness. She is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach using the FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform. Amy specializes in developing individualized health plans for her clients. She has years of experience leading her clients to success while navigating through their individual barriers.  Through her personal and professional experience, Amy has seen first hand how diet and exercise can change a person's life and how the right nutritional program can be the key to improving your health and fitness. Amy's mission is to empower and equip her clients to take charge of their health and find balance in their lives. Check out her websites to find out more: www.amykwilson.com www.amykwilson.com/podcast www.callwithamy.live --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lila-life/support

Amy Wilson is a Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional trainer and a certified nutrition coach. She is disrupting the diet industry by helping her clients take their health back.Amy states her mission is “to empower and equip her clients to take charge of their health and find balance in their lives”. She has over 30 years of experience in helping her clients develop individualized health plans and she has seen how the right nutritional program can be the key to improving health and wellness in a person's life.Amy Wilson can be reached for consultation via the following link:AmyKWilson.com

Our weight loss journey varies across different phases of our lives. We may be losing weight more easily when we're younger and harder when we're adults or vice versa. Accordingly, we subject ourselves to various weight loss methods that are, perhaps, unhealthy. It's time we take our health back into our hands and lose weight, no matter the age, naturally! Corinna Bellizzi is joined by Amy Wilson, PPh, BCGP, ACE, AFAA to talk about weight loss at any age through healthy food and supplements (and without being overly restrictive!). Amy is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach. Using the FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform, she is disrupting the diet industry and helping her clients take their health back. She breaks down this program with us to not only shed those inches but also reverse and prevent diseases. Join Amy in this episode and learn actionable tips to lose weight and live your longest and healthiest life! Key takeaways from this episode:· FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform· Why eating less doesn't work· What you need to know about medications· Eat real food and build muscle· How to reverse some signs of aging Guest Social Links:Website: https://amykwilson.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-wilson-rph-bcgp/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenutritioncoachpharmacist/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amywilsonfitness

https://TopFitnessStrategies.com In this podcast, I interview Amy Wilson, The Nutrition Coach Pharmacist.  Some of the topics we covered were: -Muscle and Fat in middle aged women and men.  -Counting Calories -Protein, Sugar and Fasting -Will lifting weights make you bulky? -plus a whole lot more! Amy is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach using the FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform. Amy's mission is to empower and equip her clients to take charge of their health and find balance in their lives. **Podcast Sponsor** Fitness 101: https://TopFitnessStrategies.com/fit101 **Amy Links** Home: https://amykwilson.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amywilsonfitness/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/thenutritioncoachpharmacist/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenutritioncoachpharmacist ***links*** Home: https://TopFitnessStrategies.com Fitness 101: https://TopFitnessStrategies.com/fit101 102 Health Tips: https://TopFitnessStrategies.com/102tips Virtual Gym: https://TopFitnessStrategies.com/gym Booty Call: https://TopFitnessStrategies.com/guts  

About our guest:Amy Wilson is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach using the FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform, who is disrupting the diet industry and helping her clients take their health back. Amy's mission is to empower and equip her clients to take charge of their health and find balance in their lives. With over 30 years of experience, Amy specializes in developing individualized health plans that navigate through her client's individual barriers, allowing them to be successful in their efforts. Amy is passionate about helping people prevent and reverse diseases with nutrition and fitness. Through her personal and professional experience, she has seen first hand how diet and exercise can change a person's life, and how the right nutritional program can be the key to improving their health and fitness. She has seen her clients reverse their pre-diabetes, diabetes, high cholesterol, and more. She is driven to help her clients feel in control of their body and mind, while no longer feeling enslaved by their scale. Resources Mentioned:FASTer Way to Fat Loss - Complimentary set of resistance bands when you register Connect with Amy:WebsiteFacebookInstagramTikTokYouTubeThe hashtag for the podcast is #nourishyourflourish. You can also find our practice on the following social media outlets:Facebook: The Eudaimonia CenterInstagram: theeudaimoniacenterTwitter: eu_daimonismFor more reproductive medicine and women's health information and other valuable resources, make sure to visit our website.Have a question, comment, guest suggestion, or want to share your story? Email us at info@laurenawhite.com.Support the show

  Today's podcast episode is about how to go from stuck to joyful, work-life balance as a midlife nutrition coach, pharmacist, and entrepreneur. My guest this week is Amy Wilson, Amy Wilson is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach, who is disrupting the diet industry and helping her clients take their health back.  Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podacst/ep-321-client-success-from-stuck-to-joyful-work-life-balance-as-a-midlife-nutrition-coach-with-amy-wilson/

This week Tee welcomes Amy Wilson to the podcast to help us understand the dangers of ultra-processed food and how we can begin to free ourselves from them. Amy is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach using the FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform. Amy is disrupting the diet industry and helping her clients take their health back, take charge of their health, and find balance in their lives. With over 30 years of experience, Amy specializes in developing individualized health plans that navigate through her client's individual barriers, allowing them to be successful in their efforts.  Amy is passionate about helping people prevent and reverse diseases with nutrition and fitness. Through her personal and professional experience, she has seen firsthand how diet and exercise can change a person's life, and how the right nutritional program can be the key to improving their health and fitness. She has seen her clients reverse their pre-diabetes, diabetes, high cholesterol, and more. She is driven to help her clients feel in control of their body and mind, while no longer feeling enslaved by their scale. In this episode, Amy breaks down the basics of her FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform while explaining some of the reasons that processed foods are so terrible for our long-term health and happiness. Connect with Amy: Website Linkedin Facebook Instagram  30 minute free coaching call  __________________________________ Follow Therese "Tee" Forton-Barnes and The Green Living Gurus: Tee's Organics - Therese's Healthy Products for You and Your Home:  The Green Living Gurus Website  Instagram Youtube Facebook Healthy Living Group on Facebook Tip the podcaster! Support Tee and the endless information that she provides: Patreon Venmo: @Therese-Forton-Barnes last four digits of her cell are 8868 For further info contact Tee: Email: Tee@TheGreenLivingGurus.com Cell: 716-868-8868 DISCLAIMER: ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED HERE IS GENERAL GUIDANCE AND NOT MEANT TO BE USED FOR INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR PROVIDER OR DOCTOR FOR MEDICAL ADVICE. Produced by Social Chameleon  

Calling all Menopause Warriors! This week on Midlife Love Out Loud we dive deep into the world of healthy eating and weight loss during your second half of life. Say goodbye to dieting myths and hello to practical tips on how to nourish your body in your new, older, beautiful self.  Amy Wilson, our expert guest, will guide you through fueling your body with the right foods, maintaining a healthy weight, and taking proactive control of your well-being for a vibrant future.  Uncover the secrets to feeling empowered, healthy, and thriving, so you can steer clear of nursing homes and live your absolute best life. Let's tackle menopause head-on together!  Amy Wilson is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach who is disrupting the diet industry and helping her clients take their health back.  Amy's mission is to empower and equip her clients to take charge of their health and find balance in their lives. With over 30 years of experience, Amy specializes in developing individualized health plans that navigate through her client's individual barriers, allowing them to be successful in their efforts. Grab your 30 min free consult here: www.callwithamy.live Get a free set of resistance bands if you sign up as client! Grab your “Quick & Easy Tips to Lose Belly Fat” here:  www.amykwilson.com/podcast  Find her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/thenutritioncoachpharmacist/  And on Facebook here: ttps://www.facebook.com/amywilsonfitness Take the “Discover Your Love Avatar” QUIZ!  You'll learn about your super power, the love blocks that hold you back and how relationship ready you are. Go to: https://midlifeloveoutloud.com/lovequiz/ If you'd like some one-to-one coaching with Junie, apply for a complimentary 30-minute Love Breakthrough Session here: https://calendly.com/juniemoon/lbtsession today so she can support you on your love path. And don't forget to subscribe to Midlife Love Out Loud so that you don't miss a single episode. While you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to https://midlifeloveoutloud.com/  and don't forget to join the FIND FABULOUS LOVE AFTER 40 group on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/findfabloveafter40  

Amy Wilson is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach who is disrupting the diet industry and helping her clients take their health back.  Amy's mission is to empower and equip her clients to take charge of their health and find balance in their lives. With over 30 years of experience, Amy specializes in developing individualized health plans that navigate through her client's individual barriers, allowing them to be successful in their efforts.  Amy is passionate about helping people prevent and reverse diseases with nutrition and fitness. Through her personal and professional experience, she has seen first hand how diet and exercise can change a person's life, and how the right nutritional program can be the key to improving their health and fitness. She has seen her clients reverse their pre-diabetes, diabetes, high cholesterol, and more. She is driven to help her clients feel in control of their body and mind, while no longer feeling enslaved by their scale In this fun interview Amy and I discuss why counting calories doesn't work, the impact it has on our bodies and our hormones, and what DOES work for weight loss.  We talk about thriving as we age and why the “quick fixes” promote osteoporosis, thyroid issues, metabolism issues, dementia, and insulin resistance Importantly, we also talk about what DOES work for long-term, healthy weight loss.  To connect with Amy: Website: https://amykwilson.com/ Free resource: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/642090fd4d2d8293e14fe3a9 To connect with Kirstie/Well Women Coaching FB: https://www.facebook.com/WellWomenCoaching IG:https://www.instagram.com/wellwomencoaching/ Web: https://wellwomencoaching.com/home To send me a Facebook Message: m.me/kirstiewilson.  Email:  support@WellWomenCoaching.com To join my private Facebook group CLICK HERETo schedule a weight loss coaching strategy call CLICK HERE

The Trulyfit Podcast welcomes Amy K Wilson to talk about Ozempic & Menopause. She is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach_She is passionate about helping people get healthy and prevent and reverse diseases with nutrition and fitness._You can check her out here :Website : https://amykwilson.com/IG : @thenutritioncoachpharmacist_The TrulyFit Podcast's mission is to provide insights for those in health & wellness fields to better their understanding of science, patients/clients, business, and trending health tips & technologies.The show interviews experts in various Fitness & Health realms and gives actionable tips for both the general public and the professional.If you're curious about all things fitness & health...you found the right place!LISTEN ONApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-trulyfit-podcast/id1559994164Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/27jDzRtFENn03QQRRFCf5wSUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@trulyfitappFOLLOW USInstagram:@trulyfitapp#fitness #health #personaltrainer #trulyfitapp #stevewashuta  #health #amykwilson #menopause #ozempic #nutrition

My guest today is Donna Bartlett, PharmD.  We're discussing her book MedStrong: Shed Your Meds for a Better, Healthier You - Aging Well Through Deprescribing.  This is part 11 of 15 in my Pharmacist Authors Summer Series.  If you're a pharmacist or pharmacy student who is interested in deprescribing or a professor at a school of pharmacy, you need to listen to this interview! Thank you for listening to episode 231 of The Pharmacist's Voice ® Podcast! To read the FULL show notes, visit https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com/podcast.  Click on episode 231. Subscribe to or follow The Pharmacist's Voice ® Podcast to get each new episode delivered to your podcast player and YouTube every time a new one comes out!   Apple Podcasts   https://apple.co/42yqXOG  Google Podcasts  https://bit.ly/3J19bws  Spotify  https://spoti.fi/3qAk3uY  Amazon/Audible  https://adbl.co/43tM45P YouTube https://bit.ly/43Rnrjt Bio (2023) Dr. Donna Bartlett is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist licensed in Massachusetts.  She received her BS in Pharmacy and her Doctor of Pharmacy degrees at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University-Boston.  Currently, Dr. Bartlett is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University, and oversees an internal medicine clinical site at HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster, MA. Dr. Bartlett has over 15 years' experience as a clinical pharmacist and over 20 years of retail experience. Education expertise and areas of interest includes polypharmacy, deprescribing, geriatrics, medication access and affordability, falls prevention, adherence, and community outreach. Dr. Bartlett hosts podcasts for the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists- The Senior Care Pharmacist Podcast and hosts her own website dedicated to deprescribing https://donnabartlett.com. She presented at the first International Deprescribing Conference in Denmark in the Fall of 2022. She is the author of MedStrong: Shed Your Meds for a Better, Healthier You-Aging Well through Deprescribing.

Midlife brings so many changes to our lives, and especially to our bodies. But not the changes we want. Wonky hormones, weight gain, and inflammation can take over our bodies and wreak havoc. It's time for good changes and good results!   Our guest, Amy Wilson, a Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutritionist will help you go from frumpy to fabulous with the FASTer Way to Fat Loss program. You will learn how to become a pro fat burner, balance critical hormones, skyrocket your energy, and arm yourself against disease.   It's time to rock your midlife body!   Enjoy the show!  

Amy Wilson is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach using the FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform, who is disrupting the diet industry and helping her clients take their health back. Amy's mission is to empower and equip her clients to take charge of their health and find balance in their lives.  With over 30 years of experience, Amy specializes in developing individualized health plans that navigate through her client's individual barriers, allowing them to be successful in their efforts. She is passionate about helping people prevent and reverse diseases with nutrition and fitness.  Through her personal and professional experience, she has seen first hand how diet and exercise can change a person's life, and how the right nutritional program can be the key to improving their health and fitness, including reversing their pre-diabetes, diabetes, and high cholesterol. You can learn more about Amy at her website https://amykwilson.com / on FB at amywilsonfitness /  or YouTube @thenutritioncoachpharmacist. 

VeganMed is on a mission to bring transparency to labeling in medication. Dr. Jasmine Uchi and Dr. Yen Nguyen, pharmacists at VeganMed, share what they're doing to make it easier to learn what's in your medication and how they're making it safer to navigate pharmaceuticals for those of us whose lifestyle requires it. Listen in to hear about VeganMed's mission to serve people and their dedication to provide resources to determine if your medication is animal-free.Dr. Yen Nguyen is one of the Medical Information Specialists with VeganMed. She is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist who also practices in the community retail setting. Her recent state-of-the-art paper titled "Embracing Medication Needs of Patients based on Ethical, Dietary, and Religious Preferences” delves into the complex needs of patients who avoid medications containing animal-derived ingredients. During her free time, she's out exploring the world and discovering new food destinations. Dr. Jasmine Uchi is a pharmacist who leads Medical Information and Innovation with VeganMed. Being the first responder for patient inquiries, she is internally known as the “alpha-gal pharmacist.” She is currently conducting a study on alpha-gal allergy, exploring its impact on patients' quality of life. Her goal is to raise awareness of AGS among healthcare professionals to help make a real difference in patients' lives. For fun, Dr. Uchi enjoys journaling and traveling while spending quality time with her newly adopted 5 year old Frenchie. VeganMed was founded in 2018 by pharmacists to create a kinder world where medications, supplements and cosmetics are made without animal-derived ingredients. We are the world's most credible, freely available source for patients and healthcare providers to find health products without animal-derived ingredients. For manufacturers, we offer a one-of-a-kind "Animal-Free" Certification program. Our certification mark is simple, inclusive and comprehensive enough to support a broad range of different lifestyles and beliefs. Learn more about VeganMed at: https://www.veganmed.org/Follow on social media at: @veganmed

Join me with integrative pharmacist, Dr. Trang Nguyen, as we dig deep on Deprescribing, what it is and how to do it.  Anyone who is on a journey to feeling healthier and is taking medications needs a strategy to start coming off medications, which is deprescribing. In this episode, we'll cover how the following medications can be prescribed and how you can approach this with your doctor and pharmacist.In this episode, we will discuss deprescribing:Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI's): omeprazole, pantoprazole and esomeprazoleAnti-Depressants such as: Escitalopram, citalopram, sertraline,We also discuss strategies to deprescribing Opioids and Benzodiazepines.Dr. Trang Nguyen is a Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist. In 2017, she found Mimosa Health LLC. Her mission is to provide expert advice on the use of medications by older adults, promote healthy aging, and educate seniors about polypharmacy as well as medication safety. Currently, she is a consultant pharmacist for Skilled Nursing Facilities and a fellow-in-training at the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine.She is a radio host of “The Medicine Cabinet” show which is broadcast every other Saturday at 5:30 pm Central Time from The Vietnamese Public Radio Station in Oklahoma City. She is the author of “Medication Management for 50+” book .I have some great content coming!  Have you been interested in mindfulness as a practice or a way or life?Try my course (for free) Mindfulness Mastery to learn about mindfulness and get updates when my 6 week Mindfulness course is live.My book “Heart of Being” will be out next year.  Interested in a preview?I'll be sharing a free chapter to those that sign up here:Welcome to the Art of Healing Podcast.Let's explore your mind, body and spirit through Integrative Medicine, Meditation and Reiki.Welcome to the Art of Healing Podcast.Let's explore your mind, body and spirit through Integrative Medicine, Meditation and Reiki.Don't miss the latest episodes. Sign up to get the weekly newsletters and get the Art of Healing Podcast in your inbox:Healing Arts Weekly Newsletter Thank you for listening to the Art of Healing Podcast.Ready to start your journey into Meditation, Mindfulness or Reiki?Learn about the Programs at Healing Arts here.Want to make sure you catch every episode of the Art of Healing? Click here for my weekly newsletter.Never miss an episode of Art of Healing Podcast...the podcast devoted to helping you heal your mind, body and spirit.Sign up for my weekly newsletter, and never miss an episode along with other great content:Art of Healing PodcastStay in touch socially here:Healing Arts Link in BioLearn more about me and my offerings here:Healing Arts Health and Wellness

Join me with integrative pharmacist, Dr. Trang Nguyen, as we dig deep on Deprescribing, what it is and how to do it.  Anyone who is on a journey to feeling healthier and is taking medications needs a strategy to start coming off medications, which is deprescribing. In this episode, we'll cover how the following medications can be prescribed and how you can approach this with your doctor and pharmacist.How to Deprescribe Medications for High Blood pressure such as:Lisinopril, Losartan, Amlodipine and MetoprololYou can download my downloadable Blood Pressure Journal Here:Blood Pressure Checklist and LogHow to Deprescribe Medications for Cholesterol Medications, including:Statins-Atorvastatin, Simvastatin RosuvastatinWant to calculate your cardiovascular risk?https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/3398/ascvd-atherosclerotic-cardiovascular-disease-2013-risk-calculator-aha-accDr. Trang Nguyen is a Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist. In 2017, she found Mimosa Health LLC. Her mission is to provide expert advice on the use of medications by older adults, promote healthy aging, and educate seniors about polypharmacy as well as medication safety. Currently, she is a consultant pharmacist for Skilled Nursing Facilities and a fellow-in-training at the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine.She is a radio host of “The Medicine Cabinet” show which is broadcast every other Saturday at 5:30 pm Central Time from The Vietnamese Public Radio Station in Oklahoma City. She is the author of “Medication Management for 50+” book .I have some great content coming!  Have you been interested in mindfulness as a practice or a way or life?Try my course (for free) Mindfulness Mastery to learn about mindfulness and get updates when my 6 week Mindfulness course is live.My book “Heart of Being” will be out next year.  Interested in a preview?I'll be sharing a free chapter to those that sign up here:Welcome to the Art of Healing Podcast.Let's explore your mind, body and spirit through Integrative Medicine, Meditation and Reiki.Don't miss the latest episodes. Sign up to get the weekly newsletters and get the Art of Healing Podcast in your inbox:Healing Arts Weekly Newsletter Thank you for listening to the Art of Healing Podcast.Ready to start your journey into Meditation, Mindfulness or Reiki?Learn about the Programs at Healing Arts here.Want to make sure you catch every episode of the Art of Healing? Click here for my weekly newsletter.Never miss an episode of Art of Healing Podcast...the podcast devoted to helping you heal your mind, body and spirit.Sign up for my weekly newsletter, and never miss an episode along with other great content:Art of Healing PodcastStay in touch socially here:Healing Arts Link in BioLearn more about me and my offerings here:Healing Arts Health and Wellness

Don and I had the pleasure of speaking with  DR. DELON CANTERBURY, Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist and Founder of GeriatRX, a Deprescribing Accelerator Program based on the premise that the majority of patients taking 15-18 medications annually are aged over 65, preventable medication errors cost nearly $21 billion dollars annually, and the ongoing inappropriate , HARMFUL, use of medications in the senior population. Too many Americans are dying from harmful medications and wasting thousands of their hard earned dollars on unnecessary prescriptions. Over 275,000 people die each year due to medication mismanagement. While other American's are wasting over $6,000 per year on unnecessary medications.GeriatRX  is a pharmacist-lead consulting service that identifies that there is a lack of support for caregivers advocating for the elderly who need help in maneuvering a very difficult health care landscape by providing high quality evidence-based medication management for our most vulnerable patients, the elderly.  Connect with Dr. Delon Canterbury:FacebookLinkedInTwitterSupport the show

Dr. DeLon Canterbury PharmD, is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist who focuses on the special needs of older patients who may have concurrent illnesses taking multiple medications. His extensive background ranges from Personalized Care, Medication Deprescribing, to Health Cost Savings! He was inspired to pursue this calling, because of his late grandmother who passed from complications of Dementia, where a medication had been incorrectly prescribed leading to her health declining rapidly. This fatal medication error could have been avoided had a trained Geriatric Pharmacist paid close enough attention to her medication history. He never want any more patients of his or loved ones to endure what my family had to because of something preventable, which is why he founded GeriatRx. Dr. Jerrica Dodd, PharmD is the founder of the PharmaSis Magazine. The PharmaSis Magazine, where the goal is to celebrate women in pharmacy. These women have determined to define their careers and ultimately leave a legacy while building the lives of which they dream.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. DeLon Canterbury PharmD, is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist who focuses on the special needs of older patients who may have concurrent illnesses taking multiple medications. His extensive background ranges from Personalized Care, Medication Deprescribing, to Health Cost Savings! He was inspired to pursue this calling, because of his late grandmother who passed from complications of Dementia, where a medication had been incorrectly prescribed leading to her health declining rapidly. This fatal medication error could have been avoided had a trained Geriatric Pharmacist paid close enough attention to her medication history. He never want any more patients of his or loved ones to endure what my family had to because of something preventable, which is why he founded GeriatRx. Dr. Jerrica Dodd, PharmD is the founder of the PharmaSis Magazine. The PharmaSis Magazine, where the goal is to celebrate women in pharmacy. These women have determined to define their careers and ultimately leave a legacy while building the lives of which they dream.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to a NEW season of PT Elevated where we are broadening our topics to include more researchers but still focusing on topics that you can use in your clinic every day. This season some of our speakers are guests who will be live in-person at the EIM Align Conference this August 26-28 in Dallas, Texas.   On our tenth episode of season 3, Veronica Riera-Gilley is a holistic pharmacist and owner of Prairie Fire Pharmacy Consulting and Functional Medicine Pharmacist with Pharm to Table. Her passion is to maximize health with minimal medication. She is Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, Advanced Mind Body Medicine Practitioner, Certified Lifestyle Coach, and Adaptive Yoga Instructor who helps people embrace healthy living, aging, and dying.   In 2004 Veronica earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 2004. Her journey into pharmacy began with the death of a close family friend. The family friend suffered a traumatic brain injury and was then put on a long list of medications. The side effects of the medication were not tolerable for her. She spoke to her physician and said she could not continue like this and was told that this was her new normal and to deal with it. She was given no guidance and continued the medication and shortly after she died of suicide. Veronica became a pharmacist because she wanted to be the healthcare professional that this family friend really needed, someone that could be the voice of reason and say that there are always other options, other ways to do things. That there are safer ways of using medications than others. Sometimes the answer is more medication and sometimes it is no medication at all. That is why Veronica is a pharmacist she wants to be that health care provider for patients who are sick and tired of being sick and tired and want to find a way outside of the pill box. In this episode they expand on what holistic healthcare is and what being a holistic pharmacist is, medication, when it is necessary and when it isn't, how clinicians can benefit from utilizing a pharmacist and more!   Here are some of the highlights: Holistic healthcare looks at the whole person and we treat not just the symptoms but the root cause of the problem. Functional medicine is that framework to ask that question of why are you having this symptom? Conventional medicine has often prescribed in medication a pill for every ill.  Functional medicine says why are you having this symptom and what is the root cause? How are we going to treat that? It is not always something that comes back to a nutrition deficiency or some other physiologic thing going on in the body. Sometimes it is a emotional or spiritual. The holistic approach to health care is looking at the whole person not only at their physiologic needs but their spiritual and emotional needs as well and giving credit to all of it. When Veronica was in pharmacy school, she was taught that Lifestyle and nutrition is the core of health. When lifestyle and nutrition failed, they were told to use medication. She gets excited when a patient comes in with an ailment that requires them to be on a long-term medication. Veronica says we need to be having the deep prescribing conversations with our patients, this is the planed and supervised process of discontinuing or reducing dosages. She says we should be having these conversations with our patients because most of these medications are band aids and not cures. They are buying us time to make those lifestyle changes are bodies are asking us to make. Poly pharmacy is using multiple medications at once. The greater the medications you use at once the greater the likelihood of having medication related harm or drug interactions. Veronica says she thinks It is important that we find ways for patients to reduce their medication burden for their long term safety. Food as Medicine and Functional Medicine gave her more tools in her toolbox to help her guide her patients on how to reduce her medicine needs and improve their health without reaching for more pills. Listen and learn how Veronica works with patients to reduce medications they are on. Veronica's Clinical Pearl for Physical Therapist working with Pharmacist– “I want to give a shout out to all our physical therapists and occupational therapists. I think that you are some of the professionals with the best skills to help our patients with gaining the skills that they need to reduce their medication needs. Learning how to move their bodies more efficiently and how to improve their cardiac health and manage their pain are all skills that you have to offer our patients and help them navigate life with a lower medication burden. So thank you for having a different skillset to bring to our patients that they really need to be able to have maximum health with minimum medication.” Helpful research and training: EIM Lifestyle Nutrition Course Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine Course Lifestyle Medicine and Emotional Health Certification in Lifestyle Medicine Lifestyle Medicine Certificate: Real World Application with Jessica Baker Take 5! Reasons to Add Lifestyle Medicine to Your Practice   Ad Info: We are excited to be back in person and back to hands-on learning for the 2022 Align Conference. This year you can join an all-star lineup of speakers in Dallas, Texas, August 26 through the 28. The labs and lectures focus on sharpening the physical, hands-on treatments essential to patient care. Save 5% on registration as a PT Elevated Podcast listener. Visit alignconference.com and use the promo code PTELEVATED at checkout.  You can find the promo code and a link to the website in the show notes. We can't wait to see you! Connect with us on socials:@ZimneyKJ on Twitter @PMintkenDPT on Twitter Veronica Riera-Gilley, LinkedIn Prairie Fire Pharmacy Consulting Prairie Fire Pharmacy Consulting Align Conference 2022, Website

In this episode of the Post-Acute POV, our host Navin Gupta, SVP of the home and hospice division at MatrixCare, is joined by Bri Palowitch, PharmD, account manager for health plans, and Andrew Borgschulte, principal product marketing manager, Surescripts. The three have a conversation on the value of creating an open network and ecosystem and how the partnership between MatrixCare and Surescripts accomplishes this goal. Join Bri, Andrew, and Navin as they discuss Surescripts’ mission of aligning healthcare organizations across the U.S. to simplify the way health intelligence is shared, the development and impact of medication import and reconciliation features, and the role of data as actionable intelligence and how this data is inherent in supporting practical interoperability. Listen to their discussion below. Topics discussed during today’s episode: [00:38 – 02:26]: Navin introduces the episode’s topic and Andrew provides background on his experience in healthcare IT. [02:50 – 05:12]: Andrew shares details about the work that Surescripts leads—aligning healthcare organizations across the U.S. to simplify the way health intelligence is shared. He also details how their partnership with MatrixCare benefits both of our end users. [6:27 – 11:42]: Bri details her background as a Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, among other impressive roles, and shares two stories on the development and impact of Surescripts’ medication import and reconciliation features. Both tales shed light on how these solutions are bringing positive change to provider care and patient impact. [13:22 – 17:06]: Andrew explains the role of data as actionable intelligence, how this data is inherent in supporting practical interoperability, and why Surescripts is committed to getting the right data into the hands of our shared customers. [17:06 – 18:44]: Bri lends her view as a clinician to the conversation by discussing the importance of making data consumable. She explains why an EHR is incredibly helpful in organizing data and communicating it in an easy-to-understand way. Resources Learn more about MatrixCare: https://www.matrixcare.com/ Find out more about Surescripts: https://surescripts.com/ Read the transcript of today’s episode Listen to more episodes of the Post-Acute POV Disclaimer The content in this presentation or materials is for informational purposes only and is provided “as-is.” Information and views expressed herein, may change without notice. We encourage you to seek as appropriate, regulatory and legal advice on any of the matters covered in this presentation or materials. ©2022 by MatrixCare

Join Caroline and Dr. DeLon Canterbury, PharmD, BCGP for a critical discussion on medication safety for older adults. He teaches us how to ask more probing questions about medications and leverage local pharmacists to improve safety. He challenges us to ask, “do I actually need this medication to survive” and offers solutions for reducing the total number of medications taken.   Dr. DeLon Canterbury, is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist who focuses on the special needs of older patients who may have concurrent illnesses taking multiple medications.  His extensive background ranges from Personalized Care, Medication Deprescribing, to Health Cost Savings!   Connect with Dr. DeLon www.geriatrx.org https://www.instagram.com/geriatrx/ https://www.facebook.com/GeriatRxInc https://www.linkedin.com/in/geriatrx/ https://twitter.com/GeriatRx https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoM_p87s9c5Gvv0s-2fgH7A/videos   Resources for Healthcare Professionals Intro to Deprescribing Accelerator! Using Genetic Testing for Deprescribing Deprescribing for Dementia Patients   Connect with Caroline https://carolinemorris.com Facebook/LinkedIn/Twitter: @carolinehmorr 

Hello! How fun is that name...the Crunchy Pharmacist? No, this episode is not all hippy and alternative. What this conversation is about is learning elements of medicine and maybe some alternatives - like looking at your ingredients. We are absolutely thrilled to have Dr. Erin Williams as a guest. Dr. Erin Williams is a Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist. She is passionate about reducing the use of potentially inappropriate or unnecessary medications where possible, while at the same time promoting the quality of life. Yes...we had the questions for Dr. Erin! The pharmacy is overwhelming, what are we looking for? Are there ingredients to consider in medications? What if I leave the darn refrigerated-only medication out on the counter all night? Erin does a wonderful job of giving us the down to earth answers, mixing in practicality with some things that maybe should make us think. Don't kid yourself...of course as moms we are sitting in our sweatpants and laughing along the way. Tune in for an insightful and fun conversation with Dr. Erin. Stay tuned for show notes, as we will list some things Erin discusses here. Do you have questions? DM us at @sweatpants.stilettos on Instagram Follow Dr. Erin Williams @the.crunchy.pharmacist on Instagram.

Dr. Erin Williams is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist. She graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy and completed her residency in Ambulatory Care and Teaching at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy/St Louis County Department of Public Health. 'She is passionate about reducing the use of potentially inappropriate or unnecessary medications where possible, while at the same time promoting quality of life. She currently serves as a long-term care consultant pharmacist for skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in Nebraska and Iowa. Outside of her work, she enjoys time with her husband and two boys. In her "free time" she loves helping friends and family reduce their exposures to potentially harmful chemicals in a real-life way. Claim a FREE CME for listening to this episode.

For today's episode, we have Dr. Judy, who is a certified functional medicine specialist, a Board Certified geriatric pharmacist, lifestyle coach, and diabetes care and education specialist. She is the CEO and founder of holistic options and personal empowerment also known as hope, offering a multifaceted program to provide relief from burnout, stress, fatigue, and chronic disease. Hope uses a transformative approach to target the restoration of health and well being in both body and mind. As a functional medicine practitioner, Dr. Judy understands there is no magic pill to treat symptoms or disease. What works for some may cause harm to others. She is passionate about helping other people identify the root causes of their symptoms, unravel their origins, and then use them to optimize their health and quality of life. Her focus is on individualized targeted therapies based on each person's unique needs. Rather than the overuse one size fits all standardized approach of care many people are becoming unsatisfied with. Get to know her more!   “The job turned from awesomeness and firmness into corporate regulatory management, Judy, sitting at our desk running reports, quality management, all that kind of stuff. So I was burnt out probably about 10 years into the hospital management job. It was intense. So the burnout started, at least then that I can remember and I had to leave that job. ”   How she firmly believes that healthcare workers need some break too. The lessons she learned in a hard way through this COVID situation. Taking care of oneself is the number one rule if she wants to take care of others. PTSD and how it affects her and the people in healthcare. How a friend saved Dr. Judy from a darkhole.   Dr. Judy Magalhaes is a Certified Functional Medicine Specialists, Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, Lifestyle Coach, and Diabetes Care & Education Specialist. She is the CEO & Founder of Holistic Options & Personal Empowerment, LLC (a.k.a. HOPE, LLC) offering a multi-faceted program to provide relief from burnout, stress, fatigue and chronic disease. HOPE uses a transformative approach to target the restoration of health and wellbeing in both body and mind.   For more than 30 years, Judy has worked in multiple healthcare settings ranging from hospitals, community, long-term and primary care to collaborate with providers and patients to optimize medication regimens, reduce adverse reactions, and manage chronic diseases. In addition to her many achievements in quality and safety initiatives, provider-patient satisfaction and improving medication adherence, Judy was also recognized as “Preceptor of the Year” by Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) pharmacy interns, for her mentorship in the acute care setting.   Even as she thrived in this award-winning career, Judy felt the toll of her high-stress and demanding job as a clinical pharmacist manager and began to see it as the probable “root cause” of her own declining health and chronic symptoms (stress, headaches, weight gain, fatigue, anxiety, and pain). She sought new ways to improve her health without prescription medications or surgical interventions. It was during this time of research and reflection that Judy discovered Functional Medicine and subsequently used it to transform her health through lifestyle changes and nutrition.   As she closely examined her decades spent working in the healthcare system, Judy developed an awareness and realization that even with modern medical interventions and medications, people stayed sick and their battles with chronic diseases waged on, often attributed to age or bad genes. More medications were doled out to control symptoms and a “prescribing cascade” ensued, elevating risks of adverse effects, drug interactions, toxicities, and nutrient deficiencies. Judy watched people take excess medications and yet they remained ill. She knew there was a better way.   As a Functional Medicine practitioner, Dr. Judy understands there is no magic pill to treat symptoms or diseases. What works for some, may cause harm to others. She is passionate about helping people identify the root causes of their symptoms, unravel their origins, and then use them to optimize their health and quality of life. Her focus is on individualized, targeted therapies based on each person's unique needs, rather than the overused one-size-fits-all standardized approach of care many are becoming unsatisfied with. Dr. Judy is thrilled to bring her experience and passion in this new realm. Through expertise and her own personal journey, she is excited to deploy her knowledge and wisdom to help patients restore good health through holistic options and functional medicine practices.   EDUCATION: Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), University of RI CERTIFICATIONS & CREDENTIALS: AHA Basic Life Support Certified Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP) Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (CDCES) ADCES Certified DPP Lifestyle Prevent T2 Coach ADCES Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Certificate ADCES Insulin Delivery & Devices Certificate Anticoagulant Therapy Management Certificate, University of Southern Indiana APhA Medication Therapy Management Certificate APhA Pharmacy-Based Cardiovascular Disease Risk Management APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate APhA Pharmacist & Patient-Centered Diabetes Care National Certificate Training Program RI Certified Diabetes Outpatient Educator (CDOE) RI Certified Cardiovascular Diabetes Outpatient Educator (CVDOE)

We talked about their entrepreneurship journeys and their current ventures in podcasting and healthcare. Ryan Estes is an American Buddhist entrepreneur. As the cofounder of Kitcaster, a podcast booking agency, he facilitates thousands of extraordinary conversations. The mission is to put the world's top startup founders on the world's top podcasts and let them share their stories with a wider audience. He has owned a media and marketing agency for the last 10 years. For eight of those years he hosted the founders podcast Talklaunch. Consistently ranked in the iTunes "Top 100" podcasts, he has recorded 300+ interviews with more than a quarter million downloads. He attributes $1M+ in revenue as a direct result from podcasts and believes the medium possesses a giant opportunity for entrepreneurs. He enjoys training brazilian jiu jitsu and capoeira, volunteering as a finance mentor, and is an avid sportsman.----- DeLon Canterbury is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist. He founded GeriatRx, a telehealth-based senior care consulting company. GeriatRx combines Pharmacogenomic testing and Comprehensive Medication Management, and addresses the social determinants of health, such as food, shelter, financial stability, and health literacy. He helps patients who are struggling to achieve their healthcare goals and lowers their healthcare expenses. By reducing medication errors and advocating for deprescribing, consultant pharmacists like DeLon improve patient safety and save patients, their families, and the healthcare system money. DeLon manages patients across the state of North Carolina and demonstrates the value pharmacists add to healthcare delivery. DeLon embodies servant-leadership and places it at the forefront of GeriatRx. He is an active Executive Board Member for the African-American Minority COVID Task Force in Durham, North Carolina, a Formulary Committee member of Senior PharmAssist at the Durham Senior Center for Life, and served as Community Health Coalition's Telehealth Director, helping older African-American patients with wellness and reassurance check-ups during COVID.

Dr. DeLon Canterbury is the Chief Executive Officer for GeriatRx Inc., a pharmacist-led medication management company. He helps overwhelmed caregivers stop their loved ones from being overmedicated through the use of genetic-drug screening, deprescribing, and health cost savings strategies. Dr. Canterbury has appeared on numerous podcasts, radio shows, and local news programs to educate patients and empower healthcare professionals to fix our broken healthcare system. Prior to launching his company, he served as a Pharmacy Supervisor for the Specialty Division at Walgreens. Dr. Canterbury holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from Emory University. He is also a Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties. Connect with Dr. Canterbury today at https://www.linkedin.com/in/geriatrx/ Are you a healthcare professional or healthcare executive looking to advance your career, build a better brand, or create a leadership legacy? Iqbal can help! Schedule your FREE CONSULTATION today at https://atchainternational.com Connect with Iqbal on: - Linked at https://www.linkedin.com/in/iqbalatcha/ - Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/iqbalatcha1 - Twitter at https://twitter.com/IqbalAtcha1 Join us next week for another exciting episode of the "Healthcare and Higher" podcast! #HealthcareAndHigher #IqbalsInterviews Song Credits: "Life Is A Dream" by Michael Ramir C. "Stay With Me" by Michael Ramir C. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/iqbal-atcha/support

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Dr. Judy Magalhaes is a Functional Medicine practitioner, Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, Lifestyle Coach, and Diabetes Care & Education Specialist. She is the CEO & Founder of Holistic Options & Personal Empowerment, LLC (a.k.a. HOPE, LLC) offering a multi-faceted program to provide relief from burnout, stress, fatigue, and chronic disease. HOPE uses a transformative approach to target the restoration of health and wellbeing in both body and mind. As a Functional Medicine practitioner, Dr. Judy understands there is no magic pill to treat symptoms or diseases.  She is passionate about helping people identify the root causes of their symptoms, unravel their origins, and then use them to optimize their health and quality of life. Her focus is on individualized, targeted therapies based on each person's unique needs, rather than the overused one-size-fits-all standardized approach of care many are becoming unsatisfied with. "Becoming the hope for others to get through their own transformation" Reaching out and asking for help Being unapologetic to what you are meant to be doing Creating new opportunities for our patients    Connect on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-judith-magalhaes-pharmd-bcgp-cdces-75952849/ Website https://www.drjudym.com/

Dr. DeLon Canterbury - PharmD, Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, and President/CEO of GeriatRX, Inc

Dr. DeLon Canterbury - PharmD, Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, and President/CEO of GeriatRX, Inc

Dr. Flora Bessey is the Senior Medical Science Liaison for Long Term Care at Acadia Pharmaceuticals. She collaborates with healthcare professionals and key decision makers in skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation centers, and assisted living centers to support patient care and help them achieve their operational goals. Prior to joining Acadia, Dr. Bessey spent 20 years as an independent consultant providing a wide array of pharmacy, regulatory, and medication management consulting services helping to improving outcomes for the elderly and vulnerable patient populations. She is a graduate of Midwestern University – Chicago College of Pharmacy, earning both her Bachelor of Science and Doctorate degree in Pharmacy. Dr. Bessey is also a Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist and holds 2 active licenses, one in Illinois and the other in California. Connect with Flora today at https://www.linkedin.com/in/flora-bessey/ Are you a healthcare professional or healthcare executive looking to advance your career, build a better brand, or create a leadership legacy? Iqbal can help! Schedule your FREE CONSULTATION at https://calendly.com/iqbalatcha/initial_consultation or visit www.atchainternational.com for more information. Connect with Iqbal on: - Linked at https://www.linkedin.com/in/iqbalatcha/ - Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/iqbalatcha1 - Twitter at https://twitter.com/IqbalAtcha1 Join us next week for another exciting episode of the "Healthcare and Higher" podcast! #HealthcareAndHigher #IqbalsInterviews Song Credits: "Life Is A Dream" by Michael Ramir C. "Stay With Me" by Michael Ramir C. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/iqbal-atcha/support

Dr. DeLon Canterbury - PharmD, Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, and President/CEO of GeriatRX, Inc

In this episode, I am taking an unbiased approach to COVID-19. My guest, GeriatRX CEO and Executive Board Member for the African-American Minority COVID Task Force - Dr. DeLon Canterbury, and I discuss the facts and myths surrounding vaccines and side effects ask questions, CDC/Government/State Mandates and Spread Questions. Thank you to all of my listeners for providing questions. We are hopeful this podcast is informational, and you gain a better understanding of COVID-19.  Here are the links we referenced in the podcast: Tracee Ellis Ross Clip OBGYN/ Fertility Questions CDC COVID-19 Questions Guest Bio: DeLon is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist.  He founded GeriatRx, a telehealth-based senior care consulting company.  GeriatRx combines Pharmacogenomic testing and Comprehensive Medication Management and addresses the social determinants of health, such as food, shelter, financial stability, and health literacy.  He helps patients who are struggling to achieve their healthcare goals and reduces their healthcare expenses. By reducing medication errors and advocating for deprescribing, consultant pharmacists like DeLon improve patient safety and save money for patients, their families, and the healthcare system.  He manages patients across the state of North Carolina and demonstrates the value pharmacists add to healthcare delivery. DeLon embodies servant-leadership and places it at the forefront of GeriatRx.  He's an active Executive Board Member for the African-American Minority COVID Task Force in Durham, North Carolina, a Formulary Committee member of Senior PharmAssist at the Durham Senior Center for Life,  and served as Community Health Coalition's Telehealth Director, helping older African-American patients with wellness and reassurance check-ups during COVID. For more information on Dr. Delon Caterbury and the organizations he works with:  GeriatRx- LinkedIn GeriatRx- Facebook GeriatRx - Instagram GeriatRx- Twitter African American COVID Task Force

There are thousands of publications each year, but the American Heart Association (AHA) publication stands out – it is special – a landmark article. The AHA has made a bold move in highlighting and sticking to the science when it comes to protecting the heart from marijuana. American Heart Association Statement: Medical Marijuana, Recreational Cannabis and Cardiovascular Health. A Scientific Statement. Robert Lee Page II, PharmD, MSPH Robert Page is a Professor in the Departments of Clinical Pharmacy and Physical/Rehabilitative Medicine at the University of Colorado Denver, Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine (Aurora), and the clinical pharmacy specialist for the Division of Cardiology Section of Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation. He is also the Clinical Lead for the Colorado Evidenced Based Drug Utilization Program. Dr. Page received his bachelor's of science degree in biology and chemistry from Furman University (Greenville, SC); bachelor's of science in pharmacy and Pharm.D. degrees from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC; Charleston); Masters of Science in Public Health with an epidemiology focus from the University of Colorado School of Medicine (Denver); and specialty residency in pharmacotherapy with a focus in cardiology from MUSC. He is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist with added qualifications in cardiology, a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, and a Fellow of the following organizations: the Heart Failure Society of America, the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, the American Heart Association (Council on Clinical Cardiology), the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Dr Page has served on numerous AHA, HFSA, and ACC committees and is past chair of the Clinical Pharmacology Subcommittee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology, and has been an external reviewer for several ACCF/AHA cardiovascular management guidelines. Dr. Page has 20 years of clinical expertise in the management of patients with heart failure in both the outpatient and inpatient setting. He has published over 200 peer reviewed manuscripts, abstracts, and book chapters in the management of patients with cardiovascular disease.

DeLon Canterbury is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist.  He founded GeriatRx, a telehealth-based senior care consulting company.  GeriatRx combines Pharmacogenomic testing and Comprehensive Medication Management. He addresses the social determinants of health. He helps reduce medication errors and advocates for de-prescribing. Dr. DeLon helps improve patient safety and saves patients, their families, and the healthcare system money.  He manages patients across the state of North Carolina and demonstrates the value pharmacists add to healthcare delivery.   Dr. DeLon is an active Executive Board Member for the African-American Minority COVID Task Force in Durham, North Carolina, a Formulary Committee member of Senior PharmAssist at the Durham Senior Center for Life. He served as Community Health Coalition's Telehealth Director, helping older African-American patients with wellness and reassurance check-ups during COVID.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DeLon Canterbury is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist.  He founded GeriatRx, a telehealth-based senior care consulting company.  GeriatRx combines Pharmacogenomic testing and Comprehensive Medication Management. He addresses the social determinants of health. He helps reduce medication errors and advocates for de-prescribing. Dr. DeLon helps improve patient safety and saves patients, their families, and the healthcare system money.  He manages patients across the state of North Carolina and demonstrates the value pharmacists add to healthcare delivery.   Dr. DeLon is an active Executive Board Member for the African-American Minority COVID Task Force in Durham, North Carolina, a Formulary Committee member of Senior PharmAssist at the Durham Senior Center for Life. He served as Community Health Coalition's Telehealth Director, helping older African-American patients with wellness and reassurance check-ups during COVID.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DeLon Canterbury is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist.  He founded GeriatRx, a telehealth-based senior care consulting company.  GeriatRx combines Pharmacogenomic testing and Comprehensive Medication Management. He addresses the social determinants of health. He helps reduce medication errors and advocates for de-prescribing. Dr. DeLon helps improve patient safety and saves patients, their families, and the healthcare system money.  He manages patients across the state of North Carolina and demonstrates the value pharmacists add to healthcare delivery.   Dr. DeLon is an active Executive Board Member for the African-American Minority COVID Task Force in Durham, North Carolina, a Formulary Committee member of Senior PharmAssist at the Durham Senior Center for Life. He served as Community Health Coalition's Telehealth Director, helping older African-American patients with wellness and reassurance check-ups during COVID.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Andrea Leschak holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and is a Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist. Her career spans more than 25+ years with experience in the community, as a consultant, and as an assistant professor. As a consultant she partnered with healthcare teams to optimize patient health outcomes, medication safety, and develop risk-mitigation strategies. In 2019, after a challenging dive and observing the failure points associated with inadequate planning, she launched Wayfinder Advantage. There she helps clients off-load the heavy lifting associated with health risk-mitigation and travel safety planning. She has an extensive history of both domestic and international travel, and honed her ability to create travel solutions while helping her own family manage cancer and dementia on the road. In this episode, we chat about: :: Andrea's extensive experience traveling and how she paired this passion with her healthcare background :: why planning for travel is important and some of the downsides of not doing so :: travel insurance options and how they may or may not cover what you need :: how easy access to information on social media and other outlets may not be the best source You can find Andrea online at https://wayfinderadvantage.com/ or on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/wayfinderadvantage. You can send me messages with feedback, insights, or ideas for future episodes at https://www.speakpipe.com/MindingWellness.

Meet DeLon Canterbury, a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist.  He founded GeriatRx, a telehealth-based senior care consulting company.  GeriatRx combines Pharmacogenomic testing and Comprehensive Medication Management, and addresses the social determinants of health, such as food, shelter, financial stability, and health literacy.  He helps patients who are struggling to achieve their healthcare goals and reduces their healthcare expenses. By reducing medication errors and advocating for deprescribing, consultant pharmacists like DeLon improve patient safety and save patients, their families, and the healthcare system money.  He demonstrates the value pharmacists add to healthcare delivery.  Happy listening!