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Optimal digestion is crucial for overall health and well-being. It ensures that the body efficiently breaks down food into nutrients, which are then absorbed and utilized for energy, growth, and cellular repair. Proper digestion supports a strong immune system, maintains a healthy gut microbiome, and helps prevent gastrointestinal disorders. Additionally, it plays a significant role in mental health, as the gut is often referred to as the "second brain" due to its impact on mood and cognitive function. Therefore, maintaining optimal digestion is vital for sustaining physical and mental health, enhancing quality of life, and preventing chronic diseases. In this episode of The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, host Jamie Belz, FNTP, MHC, continues along the journey of digestion, explaining that if someone is not properly digesting their food, they will not be able to absorb and assimilate the nutrients from the foods they are eating, regardless of how healthful those foods are. Jamie brings back another historical audio clip from a lecture initially given by the founder of The Nutritional Therapy Association, Gray Graham. In Episode 10, Gray discussed the optimal function of digestion. This time, he walks you through “Digestive Hell” – the myriad of diseases, conditions, and other unpleasantries that arise from a suboptimal digestive system. The health of the organism is dependent upon the health of the organ systems, which are dependent upon the health of the organs, which is dependent upon the health of the tissues, which is dependent upon the health of the cells, which is dependent upon digestion. Thus, all wellness begins with digestion. Therefore, does all disease stem from digestive dysfunction? Not exactly, but you can eat the healthiest diet possible for your bio-individual needs, and if you're not breaking it down to the necessary molecules your body can utilize, what's the point? Every single cell in all tissues, organs, and systems of an organism relies on the ability to properly absorb nutrients from food. Factors such as stress, poor eating habits, gallbladder removal, and reduced levels of stomach acid (HCl) can hinder digestion. Given the critical role of nutrition in maintaining healthy cells, any disruption in digestion can be harmful in various ways. When the digestive system is compromised, it can lead to a domino effect, impacting the functioning of other bodily systems, 02:35 – Recap of optimal digestion 04:07 – Start of digestive dysfunction 05:23 – “Where's ‘Digestive Hell'?” 06:56 – Distraction, stress, sympathetic state 13:22 – Pancreatic amylase 13:30 – Dysbiosis, yeast, pathogens (Also at 19:50) 13:55 – It's all about acid/pH levels 15:17 – Macronutrient degradation 15:47 – Inputs for the production of HCl 16:20 – Things that cause hypochlorhydria (stress, too much protein, zinc, other nutrient deficiencies, allergies…) 17:13 – Dr. Jonathan Wright, the use of the Heidelberg Test for diagnosis of hypochlorhydria, pH for proper hormone function and enzymatic action 21:37 – Pasteur vs. Bechamp / Microorganisms vs. Terraine (Which is to blame?) 23:34 – Hpylori 26:53 – Heartburn, acid reflux, GERD, ulcers 37:50 – Homework/experiment 39:40 – Chyme into the duodenum, secretin, pancreas, bicarbonate, incomplete digestion, whole food particles in the small intestine 42:11 – Gallbladder, bile, fats, cholecystokinin, liver, fat-free or low-fat diet as the cause of gallstones and gallbladder dysfunction, cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) 52:06 – Burping up fish oil and delayed release fish oil 55:04 – Undigested proteins, microvilli, leaky gut/gut permeability, immune dysfunction 56:03 – Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride, healing her autistic child, GAPS Diet 58:04 – Large intestine/colon, ileocecal valve, dysbiosis, inflammation diverticulitis, irritable bowel, Crohn's disease, celiac disease/gluten reactivity, hormones/endocrine system, enzymes, heart health, allergies, butyric acid and foul-smelling feces Please SUBSCRIBE and Click Here to record a message for Jamie, ask a question, suggest an interviewee, or record an intro for the show!
In this episode of The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, host Jamie Belz, FNTP, MHC, brings back historical audio clips from a lecture originally given by the founder of The Nutritional Therapy Association, Gray Graham. Gray discusses the optimal function of digestion in a way you've never heard it explained. Listen to this, then hit the “subscribe” button to catch the next episode where Gray explains digestive dysfunction. Many embark upon their wellness journey by cleaning up their diet. While this is a necessary step, the healthiest diet according to everyone's bioindividual needs doesn't do much good for them if they're not properly breaking down the food into molecules that can be absorbed and utilized within the body. The health of the organism is dependent upon the health of the organ systems, which are dependent upon the health of the organs, which is dependent upon the health of the tissues, which is dependent upon the health of the cells, which is dependent upon digestion. Thus, all wellness begins with digestion. 06:41 – Overview of digestion 08:59 – Digestive inputs/volume 15:42 – Six digestive functions 17:09 – Digestion is a north-to-south process – where does it begin? 20:48 – Digestion is fundamental to Nutritional Therapy 21:45 – How's it all supposed to work? – Deep dive into optimal function ________________________ Visit www.nutritionaltherapy.com/podcast or click here to record an intro or ask a question you'd like answered on the show!
In this episode, Jamie discusses the power of nutritional therapy and personal health journeys, emphasizing the goal of reversing preventable poor health trends. She highlights the concept of "wellness webs" for collaborative patient care and challenges current healthcare misconceptions. Urging community action and continuous learning, Jamie sets the stage for a future where health is a priority. Key Highlights: Mission to Reverse Preventable Poor Health Inspired by founder Gray Graham to combat preventable poor health. Highlights alarming health statistics in the U.S., emphasizing the need for change. Belief in the power of a nutrient-dense diet, quality sleep, stress management, digestion, and blood sugar balance. Paradigms and Health Perspectives Jamie shares a video of NTA founder Gray Graham teaching early Nutritional Therapy Practitioner courses. Explores societal health views, and disease fears, and advocates for rethinking health care. Questions the belief that health naturally worsens with age and promotes prevention and proactive care. Highlights a new healthcare approach focused on restoring health through nutritional therapy, beyond just disease management. Transforming Health Perspectives Jamie reflects on an "aha" moment during FNTP training, complemented by a car accident recovery. Advocates for a world where everyone experiences and values health, energized by personal and collective wellness. Emphasizes the Japanese concept of Kaizen for continuous health improvement through small steps. Discusses the need to integrate nutritional therapy with conventional medicine, highlighting systemic challenges in healthcare. Closing Segment Challenges in the current healthcare system and physician burnout. Promotes integrative care and "wellness webs" for better outcomes. Aims to dismantle misconceptions and divisions within healthcare, advocating for a united approach. Encourages ongoing education and patience for real change, emphasizing collective effort and impact. So, are you ready to start living the life you were meant to live? For more insights, and resources, and to connect with our vibrant community, visit us at: nutritionaltherapy.com/podcast If you liked this episode of Nutritional & Wellness Podcast, please LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW, like, share, and subscribe! Your journey towards optimal health doesn't have to be walked alone. We're here to guide, inspire, and support you every step of the way. Thank you for tuning in!
Epigenetics is going to blow your mind again today, for the second week in a row! I'll lay out scientific studies and amazing stories of how emotional experiences, trauma and unfinished business is being passed down through your genes. What unfinished business was passed down to you, resulting in anxiety, depression or unexplained fears that seeminly have no basis in your life experiences? Have these emotions of lacking self worth, fear of the unknown or feeling closed off internally just always been there? Well then listen up, because I'm about to give you a reason—and it has something to do with your grandma, your dad or your auntie's life troubles that were too painful for them to finish. I'm not going to leave you with a bomb like that without some ideas, so be sure to listen alllll the way to the end of this hour episode to hear ways to tackle your healing keeping these epigenetics in mind.Books I reference in this episode:It didn't start with you by Mark WolynnPottenger's Prophecy by Gray Graham, Deborah Kesten and Larry Scherwitzvisit www.markwolynn.com to learn about all the things he offersContact Me or Consume My Stuff Here:Make this year the year you leave codependent behavior, people pleasing and being a doormat behind! Join other motivated women in The People Pleaser Recovery Roadmap. Vanessa is scheduling Curiosity Calls right now to help you find out if this is the right choice for you! If you want to have a strong voice, give yourself all the love you deserve, hit those goals and live your dream life (led by your values) then contact Vanessa today!Click here to set up a Curiosity Call (or DM me) to learn more about the People Pleaser Recovery Roadmap and get signed up to start soon!https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=18953727&appointmentType=19164977Masterclass: 5 Deep Truths about Codependency: How It's Hijacking Your Life and What You Can Do About Itwww.soulamplified.org/5deeptruthsIntuition Quiz: www.EnlightenedBossLady.comInstagram: @SoulAmplifiede-mail me about coaching, The People Pleaser Recovery Roadmap Course, or other questions: Vanessa@soulamplified.org
What if your DNA was more like a light switch than a power outlet, which is always on? How would this effect your life, if experiences and the environment could turn DNA off and on? This is exactly what scientists have been discovering, and it has huge implications! I give mind rattling examples of what can be passed to fetus' while in utero, and what studies on Holocaust survivors, war veterans and 9/11 survivors show is being passed down to their children. Our bodies are, yet again, more amazing and wonderous than we ever knew. What are the implications of this for your family? Books I reference in this episode:It didn't start with you by Mark WolynnPottenger's Prophecy by Gray Graham, Deborah Kesten and Larry ScherwitzContact Me or Consume My Stuff Here:Make this year the year you leave codependent behavior, people pleasing and being a doormat behind! Join other motivated women in The People Pleaser Recovery Roadmap. Vanessa is scheduling Curiosity Calls right now to help you find out if this is the right choice for you! If you want to have a strong voice, give yourself all the love you need and live your dream life (led by your values) then contact Vanessa today!Click here to set up a Curiosity Call (or DM me) to learn more about the People Pleaser Recovery Roadmap and get signed up to start soon!https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=18953727&appointmentType=19164977Masterclass: 5 Deep Truths about Codependency: How It's Hijacking Your Life and What You Can Do About Itwww.soulamplified.org/5deeptruthsIntuition Quiz: www.EnlightenedBossLady.comInstagram: @SoulAmplifiede-mail me about coaching, The People Pleaser Recovery Roadmap Course, or other questions: Vanessa@soulamplified.org
Founder of the Nutritional Therapy Association, Gray Grahm, is joined by fellow Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Shelley Gawith, for Episode 224 of “Low Carb Conversations with Leah Williamson and Kara Halderman” Sit back and relax with a hot cup of ice chai tea to this new episode where co-hosts Leah and Kara chat with health and nutrition experts on the latest health headlines! On this week's episode we talk with Gray Grahm about what catapulted him to create the NTA and Shelley Gawith's inspiring health journey and how the NTP course saved her health. The conversations then takes a turn, chatting about all things salt. You'll find out if salt is truly the enemy and if it's not, then the best kind to consume. Leah, Kara, Gray and Shelley then answer the age old question, do we eat breakfast or not? Hint: it may not be what you expect. And don't miss out on our ....it get's messy. Links Used:
The Fat-Burning Man Show by Abel James: The Future of Health & Performance
Gray Graham has been an international consultant and teacher in the field of clinical nutrition for twenty years and Gray is also the lead author of the book Pottenger’s Prophecy, and an expert in epigenetics.
Fat-Burning Man by Abel James (Video Podcast): The Future of Health & Performance
Gray Graham has been an international consultant and teacher in the field of clinical nutrition for twenty years and Gray is also the lead author of the book Pottenger’s Prophecy, and an expert in epigenetics.
The Fat-Burning Man Show by Abel James: The Future of Health & Performance
Most of us are “getting old” too soon and settling for far less energy and vitality than we deserve. Through instinct, animals stay lean and vital in the wild despite eating as they please whenever food is available. With a bit of practice, you can do the same. In this interview, you'll learn how to tweak your lifestyle and habits to make your Wild genes thrive. Gray Graham has been an international consultant and teacher in the field of clinical nutrition for twenty years. In 2001, Gray founded the Nutritional Therapy Association, which has gone on to certify over 1,400 nutritional therapist practitioners. Gray is also the lead author of the book Pottenger's Prophecy, and an expert in epigenetics.
Fat-Burning Man by Abel James (Video Podcast): The Future of Health & Performance
Most of us are “getting old” too soon and settling for far less energy and vitality than we deserve. Through instinct, animals stay lean and vital in the wild despite eating as they please whenever food is available. With a bit of practice, you can do the same. In this interview, you'll learn how to tweak your lifestyle and habits to make your Wild genes thrive. Gray Graham has been an international consultant and teacher in the field of clinical nutrition for twenty years. In 2001, Gray founded the Nutritional Therapy Association, which has gone on to certify over 1,400 nutritional therapist practitioners. Gray is also the lead author of the book Pottenger's Prophecy, and an expert in epigenetics.
In this episode I interview Gray Graham, Author of Pottengers Prophecy about the emerging understanding of the epigenetic effects of food, proper food quality, nutrition and physical degeneration and how to provide your body with the deep nutrition that it is yearning for- to improve your mental and physical performance, lower your injury rate, improve recovery, and quality of life. A brief bio: Gray Graham has been an international consultant and teacher in the field of clinical nutrition for almost 20 years. Gray received his Bachelor of Arts with an emphasis on Nutrition and Natural Health from the Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA. He was an Adjunct Professor at the South Puget Sound Community College, where he originally developed and taught the Nutritional Therapist Training Program. During his career, he has taught numerous seminars on nutritional therapy to physicians and other healthcare practitioners worldwide. Gray also serves on the Advisory Board of the Price Pottenger Nutritional Foundation (PPNF). In 2001, he founded the Nutritional Therapy Association (NTA). NTA has certified more than a 1,600 Nutritional Therapist Practitioners (NTPs) throughout the United States. Nutritional Therapy Association website: http://nutritionaltherapy.com/ Gray Grahams book Pottengers Prophecy (sample the first 20% free): http://pottengersprophecy.com/ Other sites of interest: Price Pottenger Foundation website: http://ppnf.org/ Weston A Price Foundation website : http://www.westonaprice.org Gray Grahams 10 Green Gene Food Guidelines (excerpted with permission from Pottengers Prophecy and not in the free section)- see show notes at: http://therolfworkshop.com/blog/podcast/episode-30-interview-with-gray-graham-author-of-pottengers-prophecy/
The Fat-Burning Man Show by Abel James: The Future of Health & Performance
What if you could completely change the way your genes are expressed, without using any crazy sci-fi, new-agey machines or drugs? Gray Graham is here to explain exactly that. Gray is the lead author for the book “Pottenger's Prophecy” and expert in epigenetics. If you're not familiar with the term epigenetics quite yet, don't despair (heck, spell check doesn't even recognize the word!). But this field of study is definitely something you don't want to dismiss: epigenetics has revealed that we have the power to literally reprogram our genes in favor of being lean and strong (instead of fat and flabby). "What we know now is that genes can be turned on or off...based on what we do in our environment: food, exercise, and toxins." - Gray Graham In this week's show you'll hear about: How you can literally reprogram your genetic expression to live longer Why what you eat has massive implications on the health of your children Why being 100% Paleo or 100% Vegan might be hurting you What nutrition has to do with sexual dysfunction. And much more "The mistake is thinking a diet worked for me then, so I should maintain it for the rest of my life." - Gray Graham Updates from the world of The Fat-Burning Man: Be on the look-out for our newest app “Gluten Free Desserts” – in the meantime, you can check out the eCookbook HERE. We will also be launching the Android version of our best-selling app “Caveman Feast” VERY SOON. :) How about you? Had you heard of "epigenetics" before the show? What do you think about our ability to completely change our own genetic expression through food, exercise and other lifestyle changes? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.
The Fat-Burning Man Show by Abel James: The Future of Health & Performance
What if you could completely change the way your genes are expressed, without using any crazy sci-fi, new-agey machines or drugs? Gray Graham is here to explain how you can make that happen. Gray is the lead author of “Pottenger's Prophecy” and expert in epigenetics. If you're not familiar with the term epigenetics quite yet, don't […]
Fat-Burning Man by Abel James (Video Podcast): The Future of Health & Performance
What if you could completely change the way your genes are expressed, without using any crazy sci-fi, new-agey machines or drugs? Gray Graham is here to explain exactly that. Gray is the lead author for the book “Pottenger's Prophecy” and expert in epigenetics. If you're not familiar with the term epigenetics quite yet, don't despair (heck, spell check doesn't even recognize the word!). But this field of study is definitely something you don't want to dismiss: epigenetics has revealed that we have the power to literally reprogram our genes in favor of being lean and strong (instead of fat and flabby). "What we know now is that genes can be turned on or off...based on what we do in our environment: food, exercise, and toxins." - Gray Graham In this week's show you'll hear about: How you can literally reprogram your genetic expression to live longer Why what you eat has massive implications on the health of your children Why being 100% Paleo or 100% Vegan might be hurting you What nutrition has to do with sexual dysfunction. And much more "The mistake is thinking a diet worked for me then, so I should maintain it for the rest of my life." - Gray Graham Updates from the world of The Fat-Burning Man: Be on the look-out for our newest app “Gluten Free Desserts” – in the meantime, you can check out the eCookbook HERE. We will also be launching the Android version of our best-selling app “Caveman Feast” VERY SOON. :) How about you? Had you heard of "epigenetics" before the show? What do you think about our ability to completely change our own genetic expression through food, exercise and other lifestyle changes? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.
Fat-Burning Man by Abel James (Video Podcast): The Future of Health & Performance
What if you could completely change the way your genes are expressed, without using any crazy sci-fi, new-agey machines or drugs? Gray Graham is here to explain how you can make that happen. Gray is the lead author of “Pottenger's Prophecy” and expert in epigenetics. If you're not familiar with the term epigenetics quite yet, don't […]
The Fat-Burning Man Show by Abel James: The Future of Health & Performance
What if you could completely change the way your genes are expressed, without using any crazy sci-fi, new-agey machines or drugs? Gray Graham is here to explain how you can make that happen. Gray is the lead author of “Pottenger’s Prophecy” and expert in epigenetics. If you’re not familiar with the term epigenetics quite yet, don’t […]
Fat-Burning Man by Abel James (Video Podcast): The Future of Health & Performance
What if you could completely change the way your genes are expressed, without using any crazy sci-fi, new-agey machines or drugs? Gray Graham is here to explain how you can make that happen. Gray is the lead author of “Pottenger’s Prophecy” and expert in epigenetics. If you’re not familiar with the term epigenetics quite yet, don’t […]
In the first half hour we will invite founder of the Nutritional Therapy Association, Gray Graham, to explore the idea of nutritional education: what to look for and what to look out for. In the second half hour we will switch gears and explore the exciting subject of neurofeedback for peak performance. Joining us will be neurofeedback peak performance training specialist, Rae Tattenbaum.Listen to the podcast.