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Welcome to The Hormone Prescription Podcast, where we empower midlife women to live their best lives through balancing their hormones, understanding their bodies, and unlocking the potential for optimal health!   In today's episode, we're thrilled to have Dr. Richard Johnson as our special guest. Dr. Johnson is a practicing physician and a Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado. With over 25 years of research experience, he is an international expert on sugar as well as uric acid and its role in obesity and diabetes. Dr. Johnson has recently authored the book "Nature Wants Us to be Fat", which dives into the intriguing story of why we are becoming obese and what we can do about it.   Episode Highlights: Introducing Dr. Richard Johnson: Discover the extensive background and expertise of today's guest, Dr. Richard Johnson. The Role of Sugar and Uric Acid: Learn how these two factors play a significant role in obesity, and how modern diets have contributed to the current obesity epidemic. How Hormones Affect Weight Gain: Understand the connection between hormonal imbalances and weight gain, and what midlife women can do to regain control. Impact of Stress on Weight: Dr. Johnson explains how stress impacts our bodies and can lead to weight struggles. Preventing & Reversing Weight Gain: Learn simple yet powerful dietary and lifestyle changes that can help prevent and even reverse obesity and diabetes. A Brief Look at Dr. Johnson's Book: Dr. Johnson shares some insights from his latest book "Nature Wants Us to be Fat" and discusses how it can help midlife women in their journey to better health. We hope you enjoy this insightful conversation with Dr. Richard Johnson, which provides not only a deeper understanding of the surprising science behind weight gain but also practical advice on how to prevent and reverse it.    Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review our podcast on your preferred platform to stay updated with new episodes.   (00:00): The only good thing about a donut is the whole Jack Le Lane. Today we're gonna talk about the science behind how sugar is not food, but poison. Thank you, Robert Lustig. (00:14): 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 ob gyn, 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. (01:08): Hi everybody. Welcome back to another episode of the Hormone Prescription with Dr. Kyrin.. Thank you so much for joining me today. My guest today is Dr. Richard Johnson, and he loves fat. I know you don't, but he does, and it's a good thing because he is been studying it for years and he's got some epic information to share with you about why nature wants us to be fat, the surprising science behind why we gain weight and how to prevent and reverse it. And he's done the research. He loves research. He went into medicine because he wanted to figure out what was causing diseases and treat the reason why we had diseases, not just medicate them with drugs and surgery. So he's a doctor after my own heart. He is an internal medicine doctor. He is also trained in nephrology and infectious disease, and he's an avid researcher. (02:02): So he has a book. Nature Wants Us to Be Fat. We're gonna talk about it today. We're gonna dive into some of the details about sugar and really how bad it is, and you can't hear about this enough. And the ways in which, which types of sugar contribute to overweight and obesity, how you can mitigate these types of sugar in your diet, how your water and hydration status, your salt status, your uric acid status, all affect these, how menopause is associated with insulin resistance. And these link into these other factors. So before I get too technical, I'm gonna bring in Dr. Richard Johnson, who is the researcher. And he, I love the way he describes these things. He tells it almost like a story with a plot and a murder mystery. And I love a good murder mystery. So you're gonna love hearing him talk because he really has a passion for the science behind what makes us overweight and why nature is conspiring to make us overweight. (03:02): And he's really going to spell it out for you and give you some practical, actionable tips. I know you want those. He's got 'em. And I've already told you a little bit about him. Let me just check out his bio and see if there's anything else important that you need to know. He is a professor of medicine at University of Colorado. He does practice medicine, but he really loves research and he is done it for more than 25 years. He is an international expert on sugar and uric acid and its role in obesity, their role in obesity and diabetes. He is book is Nature, wants us to Be Fat. It tells the story of why we are becoming obese and what to do about it becoming, I mean, we're kind of in the the era of epidemic obesity. So we're in it, folks, and if you wanna get out, then you wanna listen to Doctor Rick as he likes to be called. (03:55): Thank you Kyrin. It's wonderful. We'll be on your show. (03:58): I'm so excited to have you here talking about one of my favorite topics, fat, right? What woman doesn't love talking about fat and how to get rid of it. And we're gonna dive into why nature is conspiring against us to make us fat. And the surprising science, why we gain weight and how to prevent and reverse it. But first, I always like to get some type of background for everybody listening. Why are you so passionate about this? How did that happen? You come from an internal medicine background, also nephrology, infectious disease. So how did you become fascinated with that? (04:34): Well, it began when I was becoming a doctor, I just really have been interested in the causes of disease even more so than the treatment of disease. And my, I come from a family where there've been a lot of scientists. And so I, you know, from the very beginning, I always was wondering, why do they have diabetes? Why do they have this condition or that, as opposed to just giving them insulin and having them come back to see you in clinic, you know? And so very early on I started my research career and I was very, I initially, I studied high blood pressure and high blood pressure, as you know, is linked with obesity. And it's linked with insulin resistance. And one thing led to another. And over the last 20 some years, over 30 years, actually, I've been doing research and probably about half of my time is doing research from the basic laboratory to animals in the wild to studies of people. And I've been a very active researcher, but I also have a clinical practice. I see people treat people. And so I have kind of a, I try to do both, both ends of the spectrum. Yeah. (05:44): You know, it reminds me of that Hippocrates quote. Oh gosh. Somebody shared it in one of the podcast episodes recently about the goal of good medicine is to make you not need it. And so you came into this field thinking that you were more interested in why people got disease. Wh if we can figure out why they get it and fix the why, then they won't get it Right (06:09): Ex. Exactly. It's much more effective, it's a much more effective way of helping people. And you know absolutely. That's been the main driver I've been studying, particularly got interested in this thing called the metabolic syndrome, where people develop obesity and pre-diabetes and high blood pressure. And it seems to be the precursor for just about, you know, many of the diseases that are affecting us today. So, you know, when I would go on, when I go on the ward, you know, the residents would come up to me and say, you know, well we have a patient with diabetes and hypertension and heart disease and gout and fatty liver. And, and it's just kind of like a litany of these common diseases. And I believe they're all linked. And so my research took me into diet and into nutrition and into what was it in the diet that triggers these changes that we're seeing? (07:08): And I was particularly puzzled by the fact that in 1900, only one in 30 people were obese. Only one in 50,000 had diabetes. It was like diabetes was almost unheard of. High blood pressure was seen in less than 5% of the population. Heart disease really hadn't even been described. The coronary artery disease wasn't described till 1910. And so, you know, there were only 500 cardiologists in the entire United States in 1940. I mean, it was just not a very common problem. But today, you know, it's just gone crazy. So the question is, you know, why, why did this increase? And obviously the biggest thought has been its relates to diet. And, and then that, that led me to, to my research. (07:59): Right? And those are some very sobering statistics. Nowadays, hypertension, diabetes, coronary artery disease are so commonplace that we consider it normal. It's part of our normal vocabulary. But you're right, what a hundred, just over a hundred years ago, these were kind of anomalies, but now we consider them common. And I'll go ahead and plug in my hormones because it's the same when it comes to menopause. You know, over a hundred years ago, women didn't live any significant amount of time in menopause. So it really wasn't an issue. Now that our lifespan has increased due to medical advances and improved healthcare, we will live some, sometimes a third to a half of our life in menopause in a state of what I call hormonal poverty. And it seems like all the symptoms of what I call midlife metabolic mayhem and disease and premature death from menopause are quote unquote normal. (08:58): And because most women suffer from them. But I think that we have to kind of take a page out of the book of these other metabolic diseases that you described, where they're now commonplace. And so we have physicians that are dedicated to treating these disorders and medications and whole fields of study. And really it should be the same with menopause. But if you compare , the amount of funding and doctors who do research on menopause and treatment, it's really not equivalent to that of diabetes, hypertension, and coronary artery disease. So I just wanted to get that in. Cause I think it's, (09:36): You're right, absolutely right after menopause happens, there's such a dramatic increase in the risk of high blood pressure and obesity and diabetes and all of these metabolic complications go way up in women after menopause. And it is related for sure to these hormonal changes. And actually it's very much linked to our research. And I agree with you. I like that phrase, hormonal poverty. That really does describe the situation. Well. Yes. (10:09): So let's dive into your research on sugar, uric acid, all kinds of wonderful things. Where would you like to start? (10:19): Well, I can begin by kind of how we approached this problem. So the question we, we were asking ourselves is, I'm not afraid to ask big questions, . Yeah. So the, the question that we asked ourselves is, you know, what's driving obesity? And so many people study it and usually they study it from this standpoint of obesity is a disease, it's associated with metabolic syndrome and diabetes. And they kind of come at it like it's a, you know, it is a very bad thing to have. But we decided to kind of take a twist on it and kind of look at it from the standpoint of nature. And in nature, obesity can be lifesaving. And you probably know this well, you know, if you're a big brown bear yeah, and you wanna make it through the winter, you better have enough fat. And so what happens is they, in the spring, they're, they're kind of lean and during the summer they, they actually stay lean and mean as they say. (11:22): But then about eight weeks before they hibernate, they purposefully get fat. And so I realized that it was kind of like a switch. They're eating normally every day and if they eat too much one day, they eat less the other. And actually there's data in animals that regulate their weight. Normally if you fast it an animal for a month and make it lose 20% of its weight, which is sort of mean, but if you do that and you stop that, they'll go right back to the weight they're supposed to be at. If you feed an animal force, feed it so that it has to gain weight and then you stop that, they'll go back to their normal weight. So normally animals regulate their weight, but, you know, all I had to do is look acro, you know, walk to the supermarket and you would recognize that people are not regulating their weight today. (12:13): But interestingly, if you look at a bear, it regulates its weight perfectly. And then eight weeks before it hibernates, it suddenly starts eating voraciously. It looks for food, it starts foraging dramatically, it increases its weight, eight to 10 pounds a day. It becomes insulin resistant. It gets fat in its blood, it gets fat in its silver, it develops the metabolic syndrome. But it is purposeful because it wants to get that fat so that when it goes into its den and it sleeps through the winter, it lives off the fat and the guts not from just the energy from the fat, you know, it breaks down the fat to produce energy. So you don't have to eat when you ha fat enough. You don't have to eat when you're breaking down the fat cuz you can get your energy from the fat, but they even get their water from the fat. (13:09): So when a bear hibernates it doesn't drink water for four months, doesn't eat food for four months and it lives off its fat. Mm-Hmm. . So when we think about animals like this or animals that do long distance migration or nesting, we see that nature wants them to be fat, at least for that period of time. And the question is what triggers them to go from kind of a normal weight to one where they're really gaining weight fast. And then we thought to ourselves, if we can figure this out, then maybe if we can see if people have accidentally turned on this switch all the time. That was sort of the question. And I had also, I have to admit, I'd been studying this for quite a while. At the time we started studying, we did study hibernating bears and we studied hibernating squirrels. And so we did do studies, but I already had an idea, I have to admit. (14:07): And the idea I had related to sugar and particularly to fructose, and I was thinking about, I don't know if you know it, but the little hummingbird Yeah. Has a metta metabolic rate. That's unbelievable. I mean they, they're bidding their wings so fast and their heartbeat so high. I mean, it's like they are metabolically fantastic. They can do anything. They can actually, they can fly long distances even. I mean they, they are just an amazing species. They are. Yeah. And beautiful. But, but they, and beautiful and they eat sugar, they're eating sugar and they, they nectar, you know, with, they put their little bills and those flowers and they pull out, they suck out the the nectar. Nectar is like sugar water. And you know what happens during the day, that's all they eat and they become internally fat like you can't believe it. (15:03): Their liver turns white. Mm-Hmm. , it becomes white with fat. They call it the pearly white liver of the hummingbird. It's supposed to be like the fattest of all livers of birds. And their glucose levels go up to like 700 in their blood. So they actually become diabetic. They're diabetic fat, visceral fat, liver fat all in one day. And then at the end of the day they quit eating, they actually will start resting and when they rest they burn. They continue with that high metabolic rate and they burn off the fat and they drop their blood glucose levels by hundreds of, you know, milligrams mm-hmm. . And basically they go back to normal by the morning and then they start over. And so I was well aware that fructose can really make an animal fat one day if you eat enough, you know, if you're a hummingbird, even with your metabolic rate, it can overcome you and mm-hmm. (16:06): , it just told me that there's something about sugar that's particularly strong. And, actually that's one of my quotes, sugar turns to fat because when you feed animals sugar, they increase their fat content and they decrease their muscle mass actually a little bit. And so it's really powerful, it's a powerful food for increase in fat. And when we started looking at this, we realized it was the fructose that was really the key, you know, sugar or table sugar is sucrose, but it's actually two sugars. It's fructose and glucose bound together and high fructose corn syrups, another added sugar that's in foods and by the name you can tell it's got fructose in it. It's got fructose, high amounts (16:55): . (16:56): Yeah. High amounts, high fructose corn syrup. But let's remember that it's high and it is higher than fat sugar. So yeah, bear (17:05): A fruit hummingbird. It started there with sugar. Sugar turns to fat. A lot of people still think that it's fat that makes you fat. It's not, it's sugar. Right. And can you talk a little bit about high fructose corn syrup because it used to hear a lot more about it and then I don't think it's so much in the media, but it's still being served daily (17:26): . It's unbelievable. So, here was the problem, I don't know, you know, I'm old enough that I remember when ice cream was made with regular sugar and if the ice cream got in the freezer a long time, it would form crystals and it wasn't as good. And so then they found that they could make a syrup of sugar. High fructose corn syrup is basically a syrup and you know, it has a little bit more fructose cuz fructose is the sweeter of the two sugars. So there's fructose and glucose and it has a little more of the fructose, which is sweeter and people like that. And because it's liquid, they can mix it into food really well, it doesn't crystallize. It's got a good shelf life. And so when it was introduced, they found that they could put it in all kinds of food. And when they put it in the food, they can blend it. They, so they can make it strong. So it's really sweet or they can make it just subtle. And actually if it's just subtle, it just makes, makes it taste better. You know, like crackers, if you add just a tiny bit of sugar, you know, I don't know if when you eat a wheat then it, it's got a little sweetness that's so subtle that you can't tell (18:40): It hits that, that bliss point, you know, that everybody has biologic. Right. (18:46): And we did it (18:46): For the fat, salt and sugar. So Yes, go ahead. I'm sorry to interrupt. (18:50): Yeah, no, no, no. I'm sorry to my enthusiasm getting ahead of me here. So sorry. But, but anyway, so it turns out that, you know, when they added the high fructose corn syrup, they found that they could just really, that people would buy the food more. And so a lot of processed foods where you, where, you know, they add things into it, they'll add this high fructose corn syrup or sugar and salts, another one. And so these processed foods have about 70, 70%, 75% of them contain either sugar or high fructose corn syrup and a lot of salt too. And so this, this turns out to be a great way to trigger this switch because, in animals in the wild, a lot of them will eat fructose as their means to trigger the switch. And bears is they eat fruit. And although I like fruit and you like fruit and normally small amounts of fruit, like what humans eat is healthy cuz it contains so many good things. (19:49): A bear won't eat, you know, two apples or one apple at a time. It'll eat as many as it can stuff in its mouth. And so they can get a hundred fruits and then when you eat that much, the sugar adds up. So that's how they do it. They eat a lot of fructose and they can trigger this, this thing. And we did studies in animals then, and we could show that fructose triggers this switch. And when you feed an animal fructose, not only do they get hungry, they get hungry, they get thirsty, they want to eat more food, and they do, they don't control their appetite anymore. So they eat more than they should. They drop their energy metabolism when they're resting, they start becoming insulin resistant and they raise their blood pressure and they put Liv fat in their liver. Anyway, they do all these things, they even get behavioral changes where they start foraging. (20:56): It's an incredible program. So it's like a whole orchestra is initiated, it isn't just about eating more. And this is all triggered by fructose and it turns out to be unique. It's unique to fructose. And we actually figured out how it worked. And it's really cool because when you eat food, you're getting energy, right? We get our energy from the food we eat. And so when we eat food, we make energy in our bodies that we use to do what we do. That's why we eat. But there's two types of energy, there's really two major types of energy. There's the act of energy that we use everyday and we call that a t p, that's the energy we make. We make it in our mitochondria and other places in our body. And then the other energy is the stored energy and the stored energy is fat because it can be turned into energy when you break it down. (21:58): That's how the bear gets through the winter. So, so it turns out that when you eat, most people were thinking that when you eat, you get this energy and if we fill up our atp and once the gas tank is full, then the extra goes into fat. And it turns out that's not the way it works. Once the ATTP is full, you count your weight is regulated, you, you're not going to eat anymore. It's like a system that controls your weight. Mm-Hmm. . But what fructose does is it, it lowers the a t p, it's the only nutrient that lowers the a t P in the cell. And when that happens, it makes you hungry because you wanna have a full, you wanna have a full tank. And so what you do is you eat more, but be the way fructose works is it doesn't allow you to really build up that attp. It makes the energy that comes in go over to the fat. So energy the same. You're you're eating energy and you're, you're storing energy. But instead of, or using it, but instead of using it for, at tp, it's going preferentially to the fat mm-hmm. . And, and because the a t P levels are low, you keep eating. And so it's a fantastic system for making an animal want to gain weight. You (23:18): Know, as you're saying that I've experienced this, maybe people listening have, so I don't consume a lot of fruit because the more fruit I eat, the more fruit I want, the more food I want. I've always noticed that. And you know, all these diet wars going on and people say, well why do you hate fruit? And Dr. Kiran, I say, I don't hate fruit. It just is not necessarily the best option when there are other options. So you're saying that the switch that triggers it for the hummingbird and for the hibernating bears is sugar and that's what's switching us Yes. The survival switch that's causing us to gain weight as well. (24:00): Yes. So originally, okay, originally our work said it was from, just from the sugars that we were eating. And you know, like a hummingbird gets it from nectar, the bear gets it by eating a lot of fruit. To address your question, you know, we've done a fair number of studies and if, and for most people, if they eat a few fruits, it's actually good because you got fiber and potassium and all this. But if you eat a lot of fruit or if you eat certain fruits that are sweeter than others, you can activate the switch from fruit. I have had people who couldn't lose weight and they were eating, drinking smoothies of fruits and I had them stop that and they were able to lose weight very quickly. So it is true, but in general, fruits in our work, we actually did a clinical trial where we gave people on a low fructose diet with or without some fruit supplements. (24:56): And for most people, natural fruit supplements are good. Now, if you're eating bananas, if you're eating, you know, apples, bananas, plums, pears, those in particular can either raise your glucose a lot or or raise, provide a big fructose load mm-hmm. . So anyway, so I I I think we're in agreement actually. Totally. But anyway, so then how about we did have, we had a big bad discovery though. It's really important for me to bring this up for your Okay. People listened and that was that, you know, so in the beginning I said, that's all high fructose corn syrup, it's all added sugars. It's these, these are the foods that have the fructose, this is the food that activates the switch. It's gotta be that. And so I was targeting them and, and high fr you know, and then I found out too that you're like, if you knocked out the taste of an animal so that it can't taste sweet, it's still like sugar. (25:51): And so I realized that even when people were putting sugar in the foods, even if you can't taste it, it's like a mechanism to make you like it because the animals that can't taste sweet still seek sweet foods. So I thought it was all that. And then of course I started thinking and I realized that not all animals that hibernate are eating fruit. And also, you know, the penguin can really get fat very easily and there's not much fruit done in Antarctica. So, you know, I realized that there had to be other foods that could trigger the switch. And the big discovery was when we figured out that the body can make fructose from carbs. You know, so french fries for example, probably not our favorite food, right? , right. But yeah. But anyway, french fries do not contain fructose. They contain starch, they don't contain sugar, really, they contain starch. (26:48): Now when the starch is broken down, it makes glucose and glucose, I is a sugar, but it's not fructose. Right. So, but when the glucose goes up in the blood, it stimulates insulin, which helps drive fat of course. But it also is producing fructose. And so glucose can be converted to fructose. And especially when you eat a high glycemic carbs like rice, potatoes, all those foods that we love, bread, hot bread, you know, there's very few people who, you know, didn't, don't enjoy, you know, hot bread or you know, french fries or things like that. But we know that they're not good for us. And, and what we, why we know that it's not good for us is because when you give animals a lot of carbs, they also can gain weight. And we did studies where we gave glucose and the animals actually became fat just like giving fructose did. But when we studied and we figured out that what was happening was they were converting the glucose to fructose in their body mm-hmm. . And then we went and proved it, you know, by using, you know, special animals that can only metabolize fructose and stuff like that, or can't. And so what we did, so basically it turns out that we realized that it wasn't just sugar and high fructose corn syrup. They are the, they're definitely bad guys. Right. They're bad guys. (28:21): , I love how you're telling this like, it's like a murder mystery. I can't wait to hear. Okay, so go ahead. (28:26): Yeah, they, they're so then what they, they're definitely villains at the scene, right? But there are other villains too. And those villains include bread, rice, potatoes, and all these foods that I love. So it's really disappointing. But I do wanna say that it isn't that you should never eat sugar or cake or ice cream. And I think probably many of the people listening to me, maybe you're having some ice cream in front of you right now. But, the truth is, I'm telling you that it is not that you can eat this stuff or shouldn't, but that it's clearly that we're eating too much of it. Yeah. And there's something, and I, and I would say like, don't ever drink a soft drink. I mean that it's just pure sugar. It's gonna activate this switch, you know, so try really to, if you wanna get healthy, try to cut back on these things, (29:20): Right? I would say I'm in Argentina right now and there's lots of bread and there's lots of potatoes and there's really no obesity here. You rarely see an obese person on the street or even overweight. And so I've been kind of looking around and figuring out why that is. And I guess it's cuz they don't eat it all day every day with every meal. And they're also extremely active so they burn it off. And, and the same was true when I was in . You know, rice is a staple in many countries. Bread is a staple in many countries, but they don't consume the sheer volume of these sp fructose containing items that we do. Right. So go off and, and, and (30:06): There is a, there is a secret there, there's a secret weapon too for you to consider when you're wandering around there. And I, there's two secret weapons. So let me tell you, and you probably already know about the one, but the one is salt. You know, for years people were saying, ah, you know, salt's, you know, have been linked with hypertension, but if anything, a lot of us should eat a lot of salt. But it turns out that when you eat a lot of salt, salt can be really good for sure. But if you eat a lot of salt so that the salt concentration goes up into your blood, goes up in your blood and the way you'll know that is you'll feel thirsty if you start feeling thirsty from eating salt, it turns out that your salt concentration in the blood is high. And when that happens, it is like it stimulates the chemical reaction that converts glucose to fructose. So glucose, you have to have glucose around to make fructose, but if you have the chemical reaction turned on, you can make a lot more. And so it turns out that if I eat a baked potato that has no salt on it and it's just a, you know, plain potato, I'm not gonna make as much fructose as if I salt it. So salted french fries are much worse than regular potatoes just because of that. But (31:37): Now Rick, are we talking about sodium chloride or potassium chloride? Cause (31:44): Sodium chloride, (31:46): You're talking about sodium. So that's, we're not talking about sea salt. Because sea salt should not, not have that. Okay. Just wanna make sea salt clarify for everyone. (31:54): Right. Sea salt does not do it. Potassium chloride does not do it. Mm-Hmm. , it's specifically sodium chloride. And actually animals love salt licks and they do it, they actually want the sodium chloride if they've been studied where they take deer and they make these licks with different kinds of salts. Mm-Hmm. , it's only the sodium, sodium chloride that they'll like. (32:17): Okay. (32:18): And it's because we think that that raises the serum sodium, which is a trigger to make fructose. So if you're eating a lot of salt, you can make more fructose. Now there's another twist, and this twist is sort of interesting because it's a little, it will sound challenging initially, but it turns out that fats and seed oils and fats can play a role in obesity as well. And you know, there are the, the, the low carb people will say, well, I'm on a low carb diet and I'm on a, which is a high fat diet and I'm losing weight on it. And I'll explain how that works because the reason that is, is because you need the carbs to trigger the switch. So if you trigger the switch and lower the a t p, then you're going to eat more. Okay. So the carbs, the fructose is really there to make you hungry and to disrupt your ability to control your weight. (33:22): So if you don't have a lot of fructose in your system, the fructose makes you hungry and can't control your appetite. But to actually gain weight, it is calories at that point. And the thing about fat is it's like nine calories per gram. So if you go to countries where there's not a lot of fat, a lot of fat in the diet, they'll, people will, can trigger the switch. They can become diabetic, they can become hypertensive, all those things of the switch. But to get really massively overweight, it's a little bit harder to do if there's not a lot of fat around because the fat just has so many calories per gram. So the, in our country where we have all this processed food and fried this and fried that, the, it's not that the fried food will make you fat by itself, but if you have that fructose, that sugar that or, or you're making fructose that triggers you to the switch, then the high fat food will, will, will be like putting wood on the fire. (34:28): So think of fructose as the actual fire and food is the firewood, but of the firewood, the one that burns the biggest and the strongest are the ones that have a lot of fat in it. So seed oils have become really popular and fat has in general, but we're, because we're eating so much fat in our processed food as well, you know, it's the triple whammy because you've got sugar and you and i or high fructose corn syrup, you've got salt and you got fat. So the, the, the sugar tri triggers the switch, the salt helps really convert things into fructose. And then you got the fat that that really is giving you the calories to gain weight. So this is why on a low carb diet, you can eat all the, a very high fat diet and you're not gonna gain fat gain weight because you're regulating your weight. So well, you, fill up people in a low carb diet don't have to actually go on a diet re caloric restriction cuz they naturally won't eat as much because they fill up or easier mm-hmm. . And that's because they're, they haven't activated the switch. They're, so they, you know, they can eat that high fat food, but they're not going to mm-hmm. to really gain a lot of weight from. (35:47):So there's so many things I wanna ask you. And we're, we are getting some time, so I'm gonna kind of try and let's see if we can get really targeted here. So you just mentioned something that made me think of intermittent fasting, which is all the rage right now with the research on how it helps diseases like certain autoimmune diseases, weight loss, the list is long cognitive decline, et cetera, et cetera. Can you comment on the utility of intermittent fasting from the research that you've done and your perspective? (36:20): I love intermittent fasting. I think it's a fantastic way to lose weight. Mm-Hmm. , it's easy. I think it's a fantastic system. I also think low carb diets in general are very good. And if you do intermittent fasting, so long as you're not getting hypoglycemic from it, I would try to cut back as well on those bad foods that we talked about. And I would focus on drinking, staying really well hydrated. And actually that's one of my, my second quote for you is, is, you know, keep hydrated or stay hydrated because it turns out it really makes a difference. And if you keep your serum electrolytes or sodium normal, it helps keep the fructose from being produced and it's really good. And we actually did studies where we gave animals water and we could slow the development of obesity even with sugar. So I try to stay hydrated. (37:17): What I recommend is drinking a glass of water before each meal. It's so easy. Mm-Hmm. , just make it, make it a requirement and, you know, drink a glass of water as soon as you wake up in the morning. And if you're gonna have a snack, drink a glass of water before the snack, you know mm-hmm. , it will make a huge difference. I have people emailing me saying, this is unbelievable how powerful this is. You know, I've lost that weight that I couldn't lose. And so when you see it's so true. Yeah. So when you see somebody running around, you know, these young athletic types that are lean and mean and you know, they have their huge water bottle next to them. That is an association that is real and they need the water to stay hydrated, but the water is keeping them healthy. So That's right. It's just really important. (38:11): I gotta ask you Dr. Rick, about uric acid. Is there anything you wanna add about that when it comes to gaining weight? (38:18): Yes. Especially related to you, your point about hormones and postmenopausal effects. So estrogen has many, many beneficial effects, and we've studied estrogen in our research and, you know, it keeps blood vessels healthy in many respects. But one of the most powerful benefits of estrogens is that they lower uric acid. So young women have uric acid levels that tend to be lower than men. And uric acid turns out to be important in how fructose works. And so when, when you make or eat fructose it, it's broken down. Remember I talked about how it lowers the energy in the cell, it uses uric acid to lower the energy in the cell. And when it does that, that's how it triggers the switch. So uric acid is considered biologically active. It isn't just a waste product that we get rid of and we get uric acid. (39:23): When we eat fructose, we make uric acid when we drink alcohol, especially beer. And so uric acid is a bad guy. So it's another villain at the dinner table when you look around at what you want to eat, what you don't want to eat. You know, sugar can make uric acid alcohol canned. You don't want to drink a lot of alcohol, especially beer and certain shellfish in which we love like shrimp, they can make uric acid, but the uric acid can play a role in driving these diseases. And people with high uric acid are at risk for diabetes and obesity. And when you are postmenopausal and you lose your estrogen uric acid levels go up and it's associated with women getting increased risk for obesity and diabetes and all this. And, and it's even worse for women because at the same level of uric acid, women seem to be more sensitive to it. So when the uric acid goes up postmenopausally, it becomes the same levels as it does for men, but it's worse because it's doing more for, for at the same level in women than it does in men. So a very strong argument for hormones for hormones and hormonal therapy, and I believe it's a major player in why following menopause people are at risk for, you know, everything going to hell, going to, you know, into pieces. Right. (40:55): And so just as a fellow physician, is that at all controversial anymore? Because, you know, even acog, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the only indications they have for estrogen therapy are vasomotor symptoms like hot flashes, urogenital atrophy, osteoporosis, that's it. But all these diseases are increased in women who are hormonally deficient or in the hormonal poverty of menopause. And yet just what you said, how estrogen improves blood vessels and it affects weight and 75% of us at 60 are overweight or obese. Yeah. So I'm just wondering from your perspective, is that all a controversial statement? (41:37): Well, it is. It is. But you know, no one has really like the Women's health Initiative in some of these trials. What they really need to do is they need to consider uric acid as a potential mechanism to explain the effects post-menopause. Mm-Hmm. and to, when they do these studies, like with estrogens, they should include, you know, measuring what happens to the uric acid to see if this really re can predict the better a, you know, can predict the results. So in other words, if the uric acid levels don't go down, it suggests to me it would suggest that that person is less likely to show a benefit. I've been studying uric acid for 30 years, and I can tell you that biologically it's really powerful. And, we even did some studies in humans that we published in the JAMA showing that uric acid can raise blood pressure in people especially in younger people, there's links with insulin resistance and a variety of things. (42:37): It is controversial, we need to do more clinical studies, but experimentally and in the animal and in the cell culture, it is very clear that uric acid is biologically active and is doing things that we tend not to want to have done to us. So right. I would say yes, we need to do more studies, but like I've published studies showing that lowering uric acid improves insulin resistance. I've shown it improves blood pressure. There's studies showing that it improves vascular function. There's hundreds of studies that show that if you have a high uric acid associated with poorer outcomes, including cancers and all these things. So I believe that there's enough evidence there that everyone should measure their uric acid and know what it is. Now whether or not you should go on a medication to lower the uric acid, I think that, you know, that may be a little more controversial because medications can carry side effects. (43:38): But there are some things you can do to lower the uric acid. We just talked about 'em, you know, reduce your sugar and drink more water. Another one is vitamin C. Vitamin C is a vitamin. It's healthy. And if you take 500 milligrams twice a day, it's been shown in placebo controlled trials to lower uric acid. So it's a good move. It helps the energy factories. You certainly, there's enough evidence that high uric acid levels are associated with bad outcomes and there's good evidence that low uric acids are associated with good outcomes. And there's pilot studies that show that lowering uric acid improves things. So in my mind, estrogen's, lower uric acid, vitamin C lowers uric acid hydration, lowers uric acid, exercising daily can lower uric acid, reducing sugar. These are all good things. They're all associated with good outcomes. We should use diet, exercise vitamins, maybe hormones as you recommend. And I think that a lot can be gained and you don't necessarily have to go on Allopurinol or a drug like that, but if your uric acid is really high and you have gout, I would recommend it. (44:54): Well, you are a font of information about fat and sugar and uric acid and all these things. That is for sure. I'm gonna direct everyone to your book and we're gonna have Dr. Richard share all his links and we'll have 'em in the show notes too. But he has chapters on the optimal diet for blocking the fat switch. In his book. He has one for restoring your original weight and improving your health span. So he's got all the how-tos in his book. But Dr. Richard, please tell everyone where they can find your book and where they can connect with you online and find out more about the work that you're doing. (45:33): Thank you, Kyrin. So my book called Nature Wants us to be Fat . Mm-Hmm. , and you know exactly right, there's a section on, you know, the science and why and, but there's also, at least half of the book is devoted to how to block the switch and how to turn it off. And there's food that turns it off. And so I do think that you'll find it useful and how to restore your energy. So that book can be, you can get it through almost all sites. Amazon Books A million Barnes and Noble. You can find it. And my, I have a nice website. Well at least I think it's nice . Anyway, I didn't make it so it's great. (46:16): It's (46:16): Really good. Yeah. But it's called Dr. Richard johnson.com and that's a really good place to find me. I have a thing called Link Bio, which you can use Dr. Richard Johnson and it connects to all kinds of podcasts as well. But my website's the, my main site mm-hmm. and I'm findable on Instagram and Twitter. And so I think you should be able to find me. (46:41): Okay. I love this quote you have on your website from Robert Lusting, the Science Behind How Sugar is Not Food but Poison. And it reminds me of, there's a TED Talk that is entitled I believe It's Sugar is Not a Treat. And I really think this, this gets to the truth that we really need to stop idolizing Sugar . (47:07): Yes, absolutely. Yeah. Rob Lustig's, one of my heroes. And anyway, thank you so much for having me on your show, and thank you for those who've been listening. Yes. (47:17): Thank you for joining us, Dr. Johnson. Super happy to have you here. Important topic, great research you're doing, direct everybody to the book. You can find it wherever books are sold. Nature wants us to be fat, definitely check out Dr. Johnson's website. It is Dr. Richard johnson.com. He has lots of wonderful resources on there and you can find out about all the wonderful research he is participating with. So thank you for the work that you are doing. Dr. Johnson, thank you for really being a true healer and being more interested in why people get disease than just treating it with drugs and surgery. Thank you so much for that. Thank you. And thank you all for joining us for another episode of The Hormone Prescription with Dr. Kyrin. Hopefully you've learned something that you can put into effect in your life to impact your health and move it in the right direction. A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. So what's one thing you could do today? Just drink water when you wake up. Right? That's so super simple. If you take simple actions, put them in effect in your life, before you know it, you will have improved health. (48:34): So thanks so much (48:35): For joining me. I look forward to seeing you again next week. Until then, peace, love, and hormones, y'all. (48:41): 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. You can visit the hormone prescription.com where we have some free gifts for you, and you can sign up to have a hormone evaluation with me on the podcast to gain clarity into your personal situation. Until next time, remember, take small steps each day to balance your hormones and watch the wonderful changes in your health that begin to unfold for you. Talk to you soon.   ► Learn more about Dr. Richard Johnson's works, research and books - CLICK HERE.   ► Feeling tired? Can't seem to lose weight, no matter how hard you try? It might be time to check your hormones. Most people don't even know that their hormones could be the culprit behind their problems. But at Her Hormone Club, we specialize in hormone testing and treatment. We can help you figure out what's going on with your hormones and get you back on track. We offer advanced hormone testing and treatment from Board Certified Practitioners, so you can feel confident that you're getting the best possible care. Plus, our convenient online consultation process makes it easy to get started. Try Her Hormone Club for 30 days and see how it can help you feel better than before. CLICK HERE.  

Episode 167 - Health Heroes!  For years I have focused on helping people clean up and balance their gut microbiome so that they could restore their health and happiness. One reason I have been able to restore my own health and help others restore theirs is because I like to get to the root of the problems so that a permanent solution can be established. Recently I realized that if I am truly serious about helping people with gut health I literally have to “Go to the root” of our health issues. One of which is that our soil has been compromised. Chemical Free Body moving forward will also provide solutions for people whether you are a sprouter, gardener or farmer to restore your soil, increase your yields (profits), eliminate chemical applications and reduce water usage and expenses drastically. Bryan Jones and Doug Fletcher have unbelievable solid amendments and a 17 year old compost pile of Mycelium that is revolutionizing plant growth and assisting in the restoration of our soil that is connected to us. This is a very powerful episode and one everyone should take action on once the information is presented. Together we can make a difference. I didn't think I would return to farming again, but here I am with a huge smile on my face with much excitement for what the future holds. Thank you for listening, please subscribe and share this podcast if you like the content and think it could benefit someone you know. Love & Light -Coach Tim. To learn more about Bryan Jones's and get some of his soil amendments for yourself go to: https://www.sweetcornorganicnursery.com/  To learn more about Doug Fletcher and how to be self sufficient go to: https://exitandbuildaz.com/   Tim's Favorite, HIGHEST QUALITY Health Product Recommendations: Best Detox & Nutrition Supplements: https://www.chemicalfreebody.com/  Best Hydrogen Machine: Tim's personal unit - CLICK HERE Best Infrared Saunas & Healing Lamps: Tim's personal unit - Save $100 CLICK HERE Water Purification/Restructuring System: Book FREE Consult CLICK HERE Best Home Air Purification Unit : Tim's personal unit CLICK HERE Best Non Toxic Home Building Materials: CLICK HERE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

OVERVIEW: Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love for humanity.” – Hippocrates   Jason A. Duprat, Entrepreneur, Healthcare Practitioner, and Host of the Healthcare Entrepreneur Academy podcast, talks with Hilary Bricken, Partner and Attorney, and Ethan Minkin, Attorney with Harris Bricken, an international law firm. Hilary and Ethan discuss the legalities of psychedelics and ketamine. They also highlight the value of entrepreneurship for moving psychedelic efficacy and advocacy forward.     EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS Ethan started his law career in 1999 with an interest in healthcare regulatory work, litigation, and transaction. He joined Harris Bricken 1.5 years ago with a focus on psychedelics.  Hilary is a partner at Harris Bricken, and her expertise is in controlled substances regulation, legal reform, and policy reform. Psychedelics and ketamine have a potentially broader reach if regulations are relaxed. The path of entrepreneurship is critical for building a full suite of services for psychedelics.  Hilary and Ethan are proponents of off-label ketamine because it's innovative, guarantees an income stream, and is advantageous over its traditional use. Controlled substances can be prescribed through telemedicine under certain circumstances. Ketamine should be part of a treatment plan and not a one-stop option. Therapists and psychologists should be involved in a patient's care plan.  In the last three years, many clinics have added mental health therapy as part of their provider services. Combining ketamine and concierge care is possible as long as it's compliant with laws and regulations. False advertising is penalized under consumer protection laws, so credible studies must be cited in the literature.    TWEETABLE QUOTES  “A first-mover advantage is a thing, but if it's ketamine, you're dealing with a very antiquated, heavily regulated, extremely consequential system, so proceed accordingly.” – Hilary Bricken “If you're treating someone for a mental health issue, make sure they're also seeing a therapist or a psychologist, and not just getting ketamine and being sent on their way.”    - Ethan Minkin   CONNECT WITH JASON DUPRAT: LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram | Youtube | Facebook Group   RESOURCES: Harris Bricken website Harris Bricken Psychedelics Law Blog Sign up for one of our free business start-up Masterclasses by heading over to https://healthcareboss.org/masterclass/ Have a healthcare business question? Text me at 386-284-4955, and I'll add you to my contacts. Occasionally, I'll share important announcements and answer your questions as well. Do you enjoy our podcast? Leave a rating and review: https://lovethepodcast.com/hea   #HealthcareEntrepreneurAcademy #healthcare #HealthcareBoss #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #podcast #businessgrowth #teamgrowth #digitalbusiness

Episode 166 - Health Heroes!  Once again on my travels back to Hippocrates Wellness Center I synchronistically ran into Dr Jonathan Chung who is an expert on the vagus nerve as well as a NUCCA doctor of chiropractic. Dr. Chung also lectures and educates other doctors on the vagus nerve so I was very happy to have come across his path because I have been wanting an expert to explain the vagus nerve and how critically important it is yet so overlooked when looking to maintain ideal health. As you will learn it is quite amazing how important it is to keep our vagus nerves healthy and happy. For those dealing with traumatic brain injuries, migraines and chronic pain this is a very important episode that could shine some light on solutions for improvement.  Thank you for listening, please subscribe and share this podcast if you like the content and think it could benefit someone you know. Love & Light -Coach Tim. To learn more about Dr. Chung you can find him at: https://www.chiropractorwellington.com/   Tim's Favorite, HIGHEST QUALITY Health Product Recommendations: Best Detox & Nutrition Supplements: https://www.chemicalfreebody.com/  Best Hydrogen Machine: Tim's personal unit - CLICK HERE Best Infrared Saunas & Healing Lamps: Tim's personal unit - Save $100 CLICK HERE Water Purification/Restructuring System: Book FREE Consult CLICK HERE Best Home Air Purification Unit : Tim's personal unit CLICK HERE Best Non Toxic Home Building Materials: CLICK HERE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elizabeth welcomes Kristel De Groot, the co-founder of Your Super, one of the biggest superfood brands in the US and Europe. Kristel talks about her love of plant-based eating, what exactly superfoods are, and how they can help us with everything from our skin to hormones and supports lower inflammation. She shares her personal journey into wellness and how she launched Your Super from her own experience helping her partner, Michael, heal from cancer. Throughout this inspiring conversation, Kristel talks about the importance of incorporating a variety of plants and superfoods into your diet and how Your Super is making it easier and more accessible to do so. She shares tips for making plant-based eating easy, healthy, and delicious and highlights how the brand sources its ingredients directly from the farm. Kristel also talks about her newest project, the launch of her first cookbook, Your Super Life, which features over 100 plant-based recipes that are quick, easy, and super nourishing.Mentioned: Find All Season 3 Episodes Here Forks Over Knives Hippocrates Institute Dr. Uma Naidoo Cocojune Culina Yogurt  Tony RobbinsFind our Grain-Free Granolas at Walmart: Here or at a store near you by using our store finder: HereOrder a delicious Smoothie King smoothie bowl topped with our Original Granola: HereSay Hi To Elizabeth and Purely Elizabeth: Website | InstagramCrystal: Your Super | Your Super Life  Cookbook |  @crystalandmichael

In today's world we face pain and illness all around us. We face the risk of different diseases that can impact our lives. Now, more than ever, taking care of ourselves is essential. Through God's guidance, we can find healing and protection from disease for our mind, body, and spirit. He has given us the ability to become healthy and stay strong through faith, prevention, and nature's medicine.[1]God's Word and natural medicine can help us tap into this God-given ability to heal our mind, body, and spirit. In this episode of the Revelations Podcast, Dr. George Kramer shares his experience using natural medicine, prayer and the Word of God.  We dig into the roots of medicine and talk about the role of spiritual medicine in illness and healing and dive into what Scripture says about our health and treatment. Dr. George also shares his advice to help us start caring for ourselves with natural and regenerative medicine.Join us in this conversation to learn more about what the Holy Bible says about health and God's role as our healer.Here are three reasons why you should listen to this episode:Discover how to use nature's medicine to heal and prevent illnesses.Understand more about God's Word as we dive into the scriptures about health and healing.Take an active role in your health with the simple things you can do to care for yourself.ResourcesMore from the Revelations Podcast: Website | Instagram | Apple PodcastLearn about Dr. George Kramer and his practice on his websiteHidden Bible Health Secrets by Reginald Cherry, M.D.Bible Verses:1 John 1:9Proverbs 17:22Exodus 15:26Proverbs 4: 20-22Proverbs 14:30Jeremiah 17:14Deuteronomy 28Deuteronomy 30:193 John 1:2This Episode is brought to you by Advanced Medicine AlternativesGet back to the active life you love through natural & regenerative musculoskeletal healing: https://www.georgekramermd.com/Episode Highlights[03:35] A Healthy Spirit, Mind, and BodyDisease is unease, strife, and struggle. The Scripture says that a crushed spirit dries up the bone. Dr. Kramer explains how a crushed spirit can dry the bone marrow and affect the immune system.There needs to be a holistic approach to health. Our spiritual and emotional health affects our physical body.The Bible has directions on how to treat our body, mind, and spirit. The body is the temple of the Holy Spirit; we need to take care of it.Taking care of your body can mean a healthy diet and avoiding toxins in your mind, body, and spirit.[08:06] The History of MedicineMedical school started in Europe in the 15th or 16th century. Hippocrates is the Father of Medicine. He separated medicine from philosophy, but still called on gods for healing.During the 19th and 20th centuries, Western medicine separated God from medicine.We've recently begun to look at the spiritual roots of illnesses.For Israelites and Hebrew, healing was in the hands of God. Doctors are helpers who administer treatment while God heals.[12:41] Choosing Nature's MedicineThere were already different forms of natural healing in early medicine. Different civilizations used nature's medicine: plants, herbs, and diets.Natural medicine or naturopathy doctors use natural techniques, diets, and supplements to encourage natural healing.While Western medicine has many techniques and medicines that are lifesaving, simply taking care of oneself shouldn't be excluded.The drug industry has taken over the country10.George: “[Pills are] adulterating your body's function rather than stimulating to heal itself, which is a natural medicine way. And God commands us to take care of ourselves naturally.”Unfortunately, drugs are often advertised and encouraged in the U.S. Pharmaceutical medicines have many side effects that might lead to more sickness.[20:00] Preventative MedicineNowadays, preventative medicine has become a specialty. Unfortunately, it still focuses more on pharmaceuticals rather than lifestyle changes.Only a few doctors are educated about this and don't have the time to educate others as well.People often expect prescriptions for treatment. People prefer pills to get better right away instead of changing their lifestyles to prevent disease.It's best to talk to a doctor to find out what we can best do for ourselves. A naturopath consultant can advise on ways to lessen the number of drugs we might need to take.We must actively choose and try to use nature's medicine. A healthy life is worth investing our time, money, and energy in.[23:15] God's Words of HealingRaegan shares how she prefers working with a Christian doctor who understands God.There was a time when she had an atheist physician, and they prayed together for him. God may want us to share Jesus with others who are helping us.The Word of God can help us understand what, why, and how we can heal.God's words are life and healing.[26:19] Heal the Mind to Heal the BodyOur psychological and emotional state can affect the body. Envy, jealousy, bitterness, unforgiveness, trauma, and woundedness can lead to illness. These emotions can be the root of disease.We must stay healthy and care for ourselves physically, emotionally, and mentally. We can do this by knowing the Word, getting social support, and working on our psychological wounds to allow healing.[30:08] God's Paths for HealingIn the Old Testament, God asks for our obedience for His healing and protection from disease. We have a responsibility to understand how God wants us to live.Reagan: “We can live in freedom in that, but also know that we are living in spirit and truth and following the spirit and how he wants us to live. And that brings blessing and that brings healing.”God can provide healing in many different ways. We can use the natural things God gave us and follow practices from the Old Testament to stay healthy.Some Christians who pray for healing receive it, while others can take a slower healing path. God calls on us to take an active role in our healing.In the Bible, Jesus doesn't always heal people right away. He uses natural things and instructs them on treating and caring for themselves.[35:53] Simple Ways to Help OurselvesGod has taught George about healing and taking care of people. He has been able to see the miracle of people's recoveries.One simple way we can help ourselves is by taking Vitamin D supplements. Supplements can help prevent different diseases and support our various organ systems.Low Vitamin D levels can even cause some chronic pain. We need optimal nutrition.It's essential to do everything we can to get what we want. We can't just rely on prayer.[43:44] Different Types of MedicinesTraditional Western medicine or allopathic medicine is disease-oriented. It focuses on identifying the disease before treating it.Natural medicine or naturopathy looks at the balance in the person. It aims to correct the imbalance and optimize the body to heal itself naturally.George: “Our bodies are designed by God to heal if given the right tools and the right situation and the right environment and support.”Alternative medicine includes different techniques from various cultures and traditions. Subgroups include acupuncture, reiki healing, and shamanism.Integrative medicine integrates the different types of medicine. Vitamins, meditation, and others can support modern medical treatment.George uses more natural musculoskeletal medicine to stimulate the body for long-term healing. [49:23] How to Choose LifeGod tells us to choose life. Jesus came down on Earth so that we live our lives fully.The first step is to listen to God's Word and choose to follow Him.The second thing is to learn how to treat our bodies as the temple of the Holy Spirit. We must care for our heart, mind, body, and spirit.It can be a long process. We need to put in the effort and stay healthy continuously. We can only expect progress if we act.Disease can be caused by getting too much of what we don't need and not enough of what we do need.[53:35] Integrating Prayer in Medical PracticeIn the Scripture, John prays for his friends to enjoy good health and for the soul to get along well.Many people have good health but don't enjoy it. They don't realize what they have until they lose it.George encourages those with good health to enjoy their good health. He prays with them if they want to. Prayer gives glory to God and calls upon His healing. It also encourages people to pray for themselves and can awaken their faith.About Dr. George KramerDr. George Kramer is a doctor practicing musculoskeletal medicine and is board certified in physical medicine, rehabilitation, and pain medicine. He has been practicing medicine since 1985 and helps his patients return to an active lifestyle. Dr. Kramer uses natural regenerative medicine to tap into the body's God-given healing ability.To learn more about Dr. Georfe Kramer's practice, visit his website.Enjoyed this Episode?If you did, subscribe and share it with your friends!Post a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in, then leave us a review. You can also share this with your friends and family. 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Episode 165  - Health Heroes!  Ever since I attended the Hippocrates Wellness Center in West Palm Beach Florida in 2011 I keep meeting others that have also been there. One of those people is Karin Farfan. Karin was an actress from Columbia that decided to go plant based to improve her health and it worked in the beginning but long term her health started suffering slightly and became underweight. Then after advice from some friends she ended up attending Hippocrates Wellness Center which is also plant based. Karin quickly learned the difference between living foods like sprouts versus raw foods and cooked foods. Once she started adding in living foods she started gaining back her healthy weight and her overall health improved dramatically. Now she is a full time health coach in Miami helping people live their best life. Besides the coaching she also does food prep for people in her local area. What I liked about her story was that she was one of the few people that really embraced health before there was a major issue. We are seeing that more and more today which is refreshing, where people aren't waiting until they are super sick to change. Thank you for listening, please subscribe and share this podcast if you like the content and think it could benefit someone you know. Love & Light -Coach Tim. To learn more about Karin you can find her on Instagram @HealthyKarin Tim's Favorite, HIGHEST QUALITY Health Product Recommendations: Best Detox & Nutrition Supplements: https://www.chemicalfreebody.com/  Best Hydrogen Machine: Tim's personal unit - CLICK HERE Best Infrared Saunas & Healing Lamps: Tim's personal unit - Save $100 CLICK HERE Water Purification/Restructuring System: Book FREE Consult CLICK HERE Best Home Air Purification Unit : Tim's personal unit CLICK HERE Best Non Toxic Home Building Materials: CLICK HERE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why Has The Age Of Puberty Gone Down For Both Boys And Girls? Anna Maria Clement, PhD, L.N. • https://hippocratesinst.org/ • Book - Healthful Cuisine: Accessing the Lifeforce Within You Through Raw and Living Foods Michelle Perro, MD • http://www.gmoscience.org. • Book - What's Making our Children Sick Beth Lambert • http://www.EpidemicAnswers.org • Book – Brain Under Attack   #ChildrensHealth #WomensHealth Anna Maria Clement is the Co-Director of Hippocrates Health Institute where she's facilitated the implementation of progressive natural health treatments and programs to thousands of people from around the world.  For more than 40 years Dr Clement has been an international leader in the progressive health movement. Prior to coming to the United States to join Hippocrates, she was the Director of Sweden's Brandal Health Center in Stockholm, an internationally recognized and highly regarded center for health recovery. Her work is primarily focused on the lifestyle required to prevent disease, enhance longevity, and maintain vitality. She speaks seven languages, travels the world to lecture on natural health methods, and she's the author of several books, including Healthful Cuisine. To Contact Dr Anna Maria Clement Go to  hippocratesinst.org Michelle Perro, MD is a veteran clinician with nearly four decades of experience in both pediatrics as well as in integrative medicine treating both children and their families.Her career began in Pediatric Emergency Medicine winding its way into integrative medicine over the past 20 years.  She has been director of a Pediatric Emergency Department in NYC and spent over a decade at UCSF Benioff Oakland Children's Hospital.  Dr. Perro has been a tireless advocate regarding the role of GM food and their associated pesticides centered on their effect on children's health.   With chronic disorders among American children reaching epidemic levels, hundreds of thousands of parents are desperately seeking solutions to their children's declining health. What's Making Our Children Sick? convincingly explains how agrochemical industrial production and genetic modification of foods is a culprit to this epidemic. To Contact Michelle Perro, M.D Go to  GordonMedical.com/ Beth Lambert  is a teacher, author and former healthcare consultant.As a consultant, she worked with pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostic and other health care companies to evaluate industry trends.  Most recently, she co-authored Brain Under Attack:  Does your child have rages, OCD, tics, aggressive behavior, prolonged tantrums and/or anxiety? Is your child exhibiting sudden behavioral changes or a developmental regression? Your child may have PANS Brain Under Attack:is A Resource for Parents and Caregivers of Children with PANS, PANDAS, and Autoimmune Encephalitis.  In 2009, Beth founded Epidemic Answers.org  Epidemic Answers, a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about the epidemic of chronic illness affecting our youth, and helping parents connect with other parents and appropriate healthcare providers. Beth currently serves as Executive Director. To Contact Beth Lambert - Go to EpidemicAnswers.org Disclaimer:Medical and Health information changes constantly. Therefore, the information provided in this podcast should not be considered current, complete, or exhaustive. Reliance on any information provided in this podcast is solely at your own risk. The Real Truth About Health does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, products, procedures, or opinions referenced in the following podcasts, nor does it exercise any authority or editorial control over that material. The Real Truth About Health provides a forum for discussion of public health issues. The views and opinions of our panelists do not necessarily reflect those of The Real Truth About Health and are provided by those panelists in their individual capacities. The Real Truth About Health has not reviewed or evaluated those statements or claims. 

Episode 164 - Health Heroes!  One circumstance that I have been coming across more and more is when a medical doctor gets sick themselves or has a very close family member get sick and they decide to venture outside of western medicine for solutions. This was exactly the case with Dr. Dominic Brandy. Dr. Brandy owned one of the top five plastic surgery clinics in the United States employing over 100 people. Since doctors are human too, Dr. Brandy contracted cancer from a combination of stress, toxins and lack of nutrients. Using his intellect and reading lots of studies supporting nutrition, Doctor Brandy took the reins of his health and eventually healed himself of cancer. After that happened he sold his business and is now full time helping as many people as he can to do the same! I hope this episode creates a lot of inspiration and hope for those that are presented with similar circumstances. Thank you for listening, please subscribe and share this podcast if you like the content and think it could benefit someone you know. Love & Light -Coach Tim. To learn more about Dr Brandy and.or get a copy of his book “Beat Back Cancer Naturally” go to: https://www.naturalinsightsintocancer.com/   Tim's Favorite, HIGHEST QUALITY Health Product Recommendations: Best Detox & Nutrition Supplements: https://www.chemicalfreebody.com/  Best Hydrogen Machine: Tim's personal unit - CLICK HERE Best Infrared Saunas & Healing Lamps: Tim's personal unit - Save $100 CLICK HERE Water Purification/Restructuring System: Book FREE Consult CLICK HERE Best Home Air Purification Unit : Tim's personal unit CLICK HERE Best Non Toxic Home Building Materials: CLICK HERE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The VERY brief History & Science of Bipolar Disorder according to me, Anastasia McLean.  Did you know was first talked about in 460 BC by Hippocrates? And that Bipolar can be seen on an MRI scan? Neither did I! Find out more interesting facts about this fascinating mental illness how its come to be understood through history. Have a listen to The Huberman Lab episode ‘The Science and treatment of Bipolar Disorder' Follow me on Instagram: @thebipolardiaries_ TikTok: @thebipolardiaries Also coming soon: thebipolardiaries.co.uk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 163 - Health Heroes! This is one of the most exciting guests I have ever had on my show. Dr Elaine Ingham is a working class warrior when it comes to doing what is right while helping thousands of farmers get out from under the chemical companies grip. Her work has helped farmers naturally restore their soil, increase their profits, reduce their labor and produce food that acts as medicine rather than poison. After getting kicked out of Oregon State University for literally saving the world by stopping the introduction of a GMO bacterial strain that would have wiped out most of our soil worldwide. Elaine has started her own organization training people and farmers how easy it is to work with nature rather than against it to increase yields and profits while reducing the amount of work to take a crop from start to finish. This is one of the most important interviews I have ever done because it literally gets to the root of many of our health issues facing us today!  Thank you for listening, please subscribe and share this podcast if you like the content and think it could benefit someone you know. Love & Light -Coach Tim. To learn more about Dr Ingham and education she provides go to: https://www.soilfoodweb.com/ IF your interested in the documented science of Dr Inham go to: http://www.soilfoodwebinc.com/    Tim's Favorite, HIGHEST QUALITY Health Product Recommendations: Best Detox & Nutrition Supplements: https://www.chemicalfreebody.com/  Best Hydrogen Machine: Tim's personal unit - CLICK HERE Best Infrared Saunas & Healing Lamps: Tim's personal unit - Save $100 CLICK HERE Water Purification/Restructuring System: Book FREE Consult CLICK HERE Best Home Air Purification Unit : Tim's personal unit CLICK HERE Best Non Toxic Home Building Materials: CLICK HERE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 162 - Health Heroes! Have you ever heard of the term “Gerontology”? The definition is basically someone who studies old age, the process of aging and the particular problems of old people. I was fortunate enough to meet Barbara and knew immediately that I had to get her on to talk about what she is seeing from a gerontologist point of view in regards to the overall health of the working class. The statistics are quite shocking how much the cost of so-called “healthcare” has become. One would think that with 4.3 trillion dollars being spent each year just in the U.S. that Americans would have amazing health but far from it. We are the sickest people to ever walk the face of this planet and I am on a mission to turn that around for those open to learning and taking action in their own lives. I hope you enjoy this very interesting interview with Barbara Micheletti. Thank you for listening, please subscribe and share this podcast if you like the content and think it could benefit someone you know. Love & Light -Coach Tim.  To contact Barbara go to: https://interruptingaging.com/ Tim's Favorite, HIGHEST QUALITY Health Product Recommendations: Best Detox & Nutrition Supplements: https://www.chemicalfreebody.com/  Best Hydrogen Machine: Tim's personal unit - CLICK HERE Best Infrared Saunas & Healing Lamps: Tim's personal unit - Save $100 CLICK HERE Water Purification/Restructuring System: Book FREE Consult CLICK HERE Best Home Air Purification Unit : Tim's personal unit CLICK HERE Best Non Toxic Home Building Materials: CLICK HERE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to March 30th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a walk in the park and a taste of our own medicine. Anna: Hey Marlo, it's Walk in the Park Day so I made a list of all the ways we say something is a "Walk in the Park"; It's easy, it's a cinch, it's a breeze, this is kid stuff, what a pushover, it's a no-brainer, a piece of cake, it's duck soup, it's a picnic, it's a cake walk... Marlo: um...wait...Anna? Anna, it's not Walk in the Park Day, it's TAKE a walk in the park day, a great day to get out and enjoy the outdoors. Anna: Oh. Marlo: C'mon Anna, I think you've been working too hard, let's go for a walk in the park. Anna: Thanks Marlo, that sounds good. John: On National Walk in the Park Day, get out and enjoy a little time off. In ancient times, when indigenous tribes called on a medicine man they believed that illness was caused by evil spirits or magic. Hippocrates dispelled this myth and became the father of modern medicine in ancient Greece. He viewed illness as a physical notion, and helped to move the needle forward. No pun intended. To this day physicians still take the Hippocratic oath. We owe thanks to countless medical professionals, but on this day in 1842, one doctor made a significant stride. Crawford Long M.D. administered the first ether anesthesia and the patient reported felt no pain. On National Doctors Day, we honor those who sacrifice to put the health of their communities first. I’m Anna Devere and I’m Marlo Anderson. Thanks for joining us as we Celebrate Every Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 161 - Health Heroes! We were finally able to get Phil Wilson the owner of the Relax Sauna back on so we could update my sauna experience and go a little deeper into the benefits of this amazing technology. For 21 years Phil has traveled all over the world sharing this special device with thousands of people and my last year and a half using it has been life changing for me. The amount of gray and black heavy metals that I have sweated out has really been shocking to say the least. I use this sauna everyday and can't imagine not having in my stack of amazing habits and appliances that I have found and use to stay young and healthy in our polluted, stressed out world. This sauna is so amazing I make it mandatory for all of my private one-on-one coaching clients because I know it will speed up results and make everything else we do work better. If you have been looking for a sauna or interested in improving your health I am confident that you are in the right place and that this device will change your life too! Thank you for listening, please subscribe and share this podcast if you like the content and think it could benefit someone you know. Love & Light -Coach Tim To learn more about and/or to get yourself the World's Best Sauna, go to either: https://relaxsaunas.com/ and use the $100 discount code “HealthHero” or you can purchase directly on our website:  https://www.chemicalfreebody.com/infrared-saunas/    Tim's Favorite, HIGHEST QUALITY Health Product Recommendations: Best Detox & Nutrition Supplements: https://www.chemicalfreebody.com/  Best Hydrogen Machine: Tim's personal unit - CLICK HERE Best Infrared Saunas & Healing Lamps: Tim's personal unit - Save $100 CLICK HERE Water Purification/Restructuring System: Book FREE Consult CLICK HERE Best Home Air Purification Unit : Tim's personal unit CLICK HERE Best Non Toxic Home Building Materials: CLICK HERE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unless You Eat A Lot Of Seaweed, You're Not Getting Enough Iodine Anna Maria Clement, PhD, L.N. • https://hippocratesinst.org/ • Book - Healthful Cuisine: Accessing the Lifeforce Within You Through Raw and Living Foods Michelle Perro, MD • http://www.gmoscience.org. • Book - What's Making our Children Sick Beth Lambert • http://www.EpidemicAnswers.org • Book – Brain Under Attack   #ChildrensHealth #WomensHealth Anna Maria Clement is the Co-Director of Hippocrates Health Institute where she's facilitated the implementation of progressive natural health treatments and programs to thousands of people from around the world.  For more than 40 years Dr Clement has been an international leader in the progressive health movement. Prior to coming to the United States to join Hippocrates, she was the Director of Sweden's Brandal Health Center in Stockholm, an internationally recognized and highly regarded center for health recovery. Her work is primarily focused on the lifestyle required to prevent disease, enhance longevity, and maintain vitality. She speaks seven languages, travels the world to lecture on natural health methods, and she's the author of several books, including Healthful Cuisine. To Contact Dr Anna Maria Clement Go to  hippocratesinst.org Michelle Perro, MD is a veteran clinician with nearly four decades of experience in both pediatrics as well as in integrative medicine treating both children and their families.Her career began in Pediatric Emergency Medicine winding its way into integrative medicine over the past 20 years.  She has been director of a Pediatric Emergency Department in NYC and spent over a decade at UCSF Benioff Oakland Children's Hospital.  Dr. Perro has been a tireless advocate regarding the role of GM food and their associated pesticides centered on their effect on children's health.   With chronic disorders among American children reaching epidemic levels, hundreds of thousands of parents are desperately seeking solutions to their children's declining health. What's Making Our Children Sick? convincingly explains how agrochemical industrial production and genetic modification of foods is a culprit to this epidemic. To Contact Michelle Perro, M.D Go to  GordonMedical.com/ Beth Lambert  is a teacher, author and former healthcare consultant.As a consultant, she worked with pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostic and other health care companies to evaluate industry trends.  Most recently, she co-authored Brain Under Attack:  Does your child have rages, OCD, tics, aggressive behavior, prolonged tantrums and/or anxiety? Is your child exhibiting sudden behavioral changes or a developmental regression? Your child may have PANS Brain Under Attack:is A Resource for Parents and Caregivers of Children with PANS, PANDAS, and Autoimmune Encephalitis.  In 2009, Beth founded Epidemic Answers.org  Epidemic Answers, a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about the epidemic of chronic illness affecting our youth, and helping parents connect with other parents and appropriate healthcare providers. Beth currently serves as Executive Director. To Contact Beth Lambert - Go to EpidemicAnswers.org Disclaimer:Medical and Health information changes constantly. Therefore, the information provided in this podcast should not be considered current, complete, or exhaustive. Reliance on any information provided in this podcast is solely at your own risk. The Real Truth About Health does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, products, procedures, or opinions referenced in the following podcasts, nor does it exercise any authority or editorial control over that material. The Real Truth About Health provides a forum for discussion of public health issues. The views and opinions of our panelists do not necessarily reflect those of The Real Truth About Health and are provided by those panelists in their individual capacities. The Real Truth About Health has not reviewed or evaluated those statements or claims. 

Episode 160 - Health Heroes! I found a flyer at the Hippocrates Wellness Center titled “Perfect Foods” which is a family owned wheatgrass and sprout growing operation in the New York area. I had not heard about them before and I was surprised to find out they had been in business since 1982! This episode is a reminder that “Living Foods” are a foundational piece to you having optimal health. A person that regularly consumes fresh living foods will always be miles ahead in their health than someone who does not… all other things being equal. The cool thing about living foods is that they are relatively inexpensive and you can actually grow them yourself. They are some of the finest medicines that you could possibly put in your body and you don't need a prescription.  I was fortunate enough to get an interview with one of the owners and learn more about them and what they believe in. I am excited to provide you with another source of living foods for you and your family and also hope that you will make living foods a constant part of your diet so that you can experience the level of health that I have been able to enjoy since adding them to my life. Thank you for listening, please subscribe and share this podcast if you like the content and think it could benefit someone you know. Love & Light -Coach Tim.  To contact Aaron at Perfect Foods Inc or order from them go to: https://www.800wheatgrass.com/ They ship everywhere in the continental U.S. Tim's Favorite, HIGHEST QUALITY Health Product Recommendations: Best Detox & Nutrition Supplements: https://www.chemicalfreebody.com/  Best Hydrogen Machine: Tim's personal unit - CLICK HERE Best Infrared Saunas & Healing Lamps: Tim's personal unit - Save $100 CLICK HERE Water Purification/Restructuring System: Book FREE Consult CLICK HERE Best Home Air Purification Unit : Tim's personal unit CLICK HERE Best Non Toxic Home Building Materials: CLICK HERE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hear an incredible story of courage, kindness and resistance Mimica Tsezana-Hyman is our guest on this podcast today. It is difficult to tell you about all that we discussed in a short paragraph. I encourage you to read the transcript and listen to the entire podcast, or watch it, which is even better. Mimica has a great story to tell which will move you deeply. The question is, how does an entire Jewish community escape the atrocities of Hitler's 1943 occupation of Zakynthos, a small island in Greece? Because of courage, and kindness, they all survived, which is why Mimica is alive today. She will tell you about her own personal discoveries and what she is doing to keep our understanding of that horrific period alive so we don't find ourselves doing that again. It's an amazing story. I urge you to listen and be changed. Watch and listen to our conversation here Mimica is doing something quite remarkable Mimica was introduced to me by a good friend of mine, ML Ball, who said, “You must talk to Mimica. She's Greek and has an amazing story to tell.” I was absolutely intrigued because I did my Ph.D. research in Athens. I took my daughters with me to the Greek island of Antiparos when they were four and five to spend three months learning about Greek women. I really loved the Greek culture, and am so glad that I had a chance to live in it, learn about it, and share it with my family. But I had never heard about this story before, and I am so glad I know it now. Mimica grew up in Athens, graduated high school, then studied linguistics at Tel Aviv University. She emigrated to the United States in 1987 and now lives in Newburgh, New York, with her husband, Barry Hyman. Her family is very engaged in her story and the tragedy that was avoided in Greece so many years ago. She discovered this story a little bit by chance, and it has taken her on a journey you'll enjoy listening to.  Sharing the past to educate and safeguard the future For the past fifteen years, Mimica has been retelling the story of the Zakynthos Jewish community's miraculous survival through the presentation of the documentary “Song of Life” by Tony Lykouressis and the personal recollections of her father, uncle and grandparents. Her presentations summarize Jewish life on Zakynthos in the days before World War II, and describe how when Hitler's Nazis came to the island in 1943, the Jews were protected by the Metropolitan, the mayor, and the island's residents. All 275 Jews, the entire Jewish population on Zakynthos, were saved. Their survival came through the courage of the non-Jews living in the villages and the powerful actions of Mayor Loukas Karrer and Metropolitan Chrysostomos Dimitriou.  I am not going to give away the rest of the story. Listen in, watch, and read the transcript. Just remember that courageous people can rise against tyranny and save the lives of others if they choose to. What would each of us have done? A big question to ask as we live in a very volatile and violent world today. To contact Mimica, you can find her on LinkedIn or email her at mimicahyman@gmail.com. To see the list of all the places Mimica has given her presentation since 2000, click here. More stories of courage and human kindness:  Blog: You Can Find Joy And Happiness In Turbulent Times! Podcast: Rebecca Morrison—Women, Are You Ready To Find Your Happiness? Is It All Around You? Podcast: Patrik Birkhane—Helping Us Live Healthier, Happier And More Peaceful Lives Additional resources for you My two award-winning books: Rethink: Smashing The Myths of Women in Businessand On the Brink: A Fresh Lens to Take Your Business to New Heights Our website: Simon Associates Management Consultants   Read the transcript of our podcast here Andi Simon: Welcome to On the Brink With Andi Simon. Hi, I'm Andi Simon. I'm your host and your guide. Remember, On the Brink is designed to help you get off the brink and help you see, feel and think in new ways so you can change. That may be something you want to do or don't want to do. But, I want to bring you people who are going to help you see the world through a very fresh perspective. I'm thrilled today to bring you Mimica Tsezana-Hyman. Mimica has a great story to tell. I'm going to let her tell you about it. But the question is: How does an entire Jewish community escape the atrocities of Hitler's occupation in 1943 on a small island in Greece? That's sort of a setup for today, because she's going to tell you about her own personal discoveries, and what she is doing in order to keep our understanding of the atrocities of that period alive and aware so that we don't find ourselves doing them again, even in bullying somebody. A little bit more about Mimica. She was introduced to me by a good friend of mine who said, "You must talk to Mimica. She's doing something quite remarkable," and that she is. She was born in Athens. Now I was absolutely wonderfully intrigued because I did my research in Athens. I took my daughters when they were four and five to spend three months learning about Greek women. I went to the Basilica. I really love Greek culture and I was interested in how it changes when it comes to the United States. She grew up there in Athens and graduated from high school, and then studied linguistics at Tel Aviv University. She emigrated to the United States in 1987. She lives in Newburgh, New York with her husband, Barry Hyman. She has a daughter, Sabrina, and a son, Samuel. And they are all very engaged in her new discovery because what she discovered was a little bit by chance, but it has taken her on a journey that you're going to enjoy listening to. Mimica, thank you for joining me today. Mimica Tsezana-Hyman: Thank you for having me, Andi. Andi Simon: It's such a pleasure. Tell the listeners a good deal more about your own background, this discovery that happened by chance, and what happened as a result of it, because all of us go through life and then have an aha moment and epiphany. And some take us in new directions and others take us deeper into where we are. Who is Mimica, what is your journey? Mimica Tsezana-Hyman: I was born in Athens, Greece. I grew up during the 60s. And towards the end of the 60s, the government changed and we had a dictatorship. During the dictatorship, I was a little girl, I had no idea. My parents never spoke of politics in the house. And a friend of mine told me one time we were out walking, he says, "You know, we cannot be speaking about politics because we're not allowed to. Things may happen." And then all of a sudden I said, "What things may happen?" But it stayed there. At home as I was growing up, I had my grandmother, my aunt, my uncle, my father, my mother. Life was very simple, very beautiful. We never spoken about what this generation had gone through. Not a word about the Holocaust. I remember specifically, Mrs. Esther was my grandmother's friend and Mrs. Esther had the number on her arm. And I would ask my grandmother, "Why does Mrs. Esther have a number written on her arm?" And my grandmother would say, "Oh, you don't know what we went through. I can't tell you. Something happened. I can't tell you." And this is where it would end. My grandmother would never speak about it. So I figured I wasn't supposed to ask anymore. My generation, it's not only me and my brothers, it was the entire generation, the second generation post-Holocaust. We grew up with an immense amount of love and immense amount of protection from the family. And we never knew why. We thought that every child in the world was being brought up like that. We didn't know why. As we grew up, we realized that there was a stronger love towards us. We felt special. When I went to Tel Aviv University, I met other people my age. I realized that they grew up the same way. They felt special. My friend Kosovo from Spain, my friend Carla from Brazil, from Iran, I had friends from Turkey, from all over. Our generation had something in common. We were special, and we didn't know how it happened. Why? My father was very traditional in his Judaism. So tradition carried on beyond holidays. We were not allowed to turn on and off the light. And this was very strange, because the other Jewish people, the other members of the Jewish community of Athens, they would allow their kids to turn on and off the lights. My father was very scarred by the Holocaust. He was very influenced. But he never told us why this is the way he was. And we had to obey, we had to listen because otherwise... I was a little miserable at home. That said, we had Christian friends, and of course, I went to the Jewish Elementary School of the Jewish community of Athens. And then I went to the American High School. And there I met a lot of other Christian classmates. In the elementary school, everybody was Jewish, but in the high school, I was the minority. And actually, it was wonderful because during the lesson of religion, the Jewish kids and one Catholic, we were allowed to leave the classroom, go to the library and focus on our homework. So that was the bonus of being Jewish. Having said that, my name Mimica is not my true name. This is my Hollywood name. This is the name that everybody knew me by. Everybody was calling me that. And it wasn't only me. It was all the Jewish kids of my generation. We had our Hebrew names on our documents, on our diplomas, on our IDs, on our bank accounts, on everything else. But for everyday life, we were called Mimica, Solomon was called Sony, David was called Vikos, etc. My father Menahem-Moses was called Armando. My uncle Elkana was called Noulis. So we had the names that were the everyday names. But when I came to America, I said, "Oh well, you know, this is my Hollywood name" because everybody signs a check to me, Mimica Hyman. And the bank looks at my papers and says, "This is Simha Hyman" and I say, "Yes, Mimica is my Hollywood name." It does cause a little bit of a problem but what can I do. And then of course I tell them, "You know, I'm a Greek Jew and this is what we do because anti-Semitism in Greece is still quite high." During the Holocaust, Greece lost 87% of the Jews. So the story that I am engaged with, which is the story of my father and the Jewish community of the island of Zakynthos, is a very unique story. It's a story of a mayor, a priest, and the people of the island of Zakynthos saving the entire Jewish community of the island, saving 275 people and breathing life to the generations that followed. I am here with my kids, my brothers, my niece, my nephews. We are here because of that act. I didn't know about the story. Life continued. We kept our traditions, we had our seders and we went to the synagogue every high holiday and Passover. And then I decided to go and study in Tel Aviv. And my mother told me, "Every Wednesday you're going to find a public phone, and you're going to call me collect so that I know that you are well," because of course, there were no cell phones in those days. The dormitories of Tel Aviv University did not have phones in the rooms of the students. And every Wednesday I was going to that phone calling my mother to tell her that I am alive and I am well. One Wednesday, my mother tells me, "Don't call me next week because we're not going to be here." It was winter time. So where are you going? My parents rarely left Athens. "Oh, we are going to Zakynthos." "Why are you going? It's winter time." Zakynthos was a summer destination, a beautiful island with the Caretta turtles that chose that island to give birth. You know, Greenpeace was protecting the beaches there. So we are not allowed to speak loudly. You're not allowed to speak at all, don't disturb the turtles. But everything was happening in the summertime here because the planets are going into winter time. "Oh we're going to honor a priest and the mayor." I was brought up so Jewish that I wasn't even allowed to speak to a normal Christian. Here you are going to honor a priest? Something is not right. Something was very, very different. And I said, "Dad is going to honor a priest?" "Well, don't you know this story?" "What story?" and she told me the story. She told me the story that I had never heard before. I didn't know. In 1941, the Italians had invaded the island of Zakynthos during the Italian occupation. The people of Zakynthos were living in fear as did everybody. But the Italians were not very aggressive. In 1943, The Germans came to the island; they sent the Italians away. And the next morning, Officer Berens calls Mayor Loukas and tells him, "I want the list with the Jews of the island. Be very careful because the next time it will be my gun that will speak instead of my mouth." Mayor Loukas Karrer said, "Okay, tomorrow you will have the list." He goes away. He speaks to the Metropolitan Chrysostomos Dimitriou, they call the rabbi. And they decide overnight to tell the Jews of the island to leave their homes overnight and go hide in the mountains. They tell the locals, "Protect them and don't give them away."  My grandmother, she was the daughter of a merchant and her hobby was jewelry. I must say that in those days up until today, there was no stock market. So jewelry was not only given as a form of beauty and durability, but because of the gold or the silver metal that they were made of, it was also given as a form of investment because women were not allowed to work. So they went from the house of the father to the house of the future husband or the husband. So all they had were the jewelry. If they would find themselves in need, they would exchange jewelry towards whatever the need was. She talked about how my grandmother put all her jewelry inside, tied it around her waist, threw a long skirt over it, and she went hiding in the mountains with the rest of the family for an entire year. They lived through selling the jewelry or exchanging the jewelry towards satisfying their daily needs. The locals that were hiding them were very good to them. They would bring them some bread or food or whatever they could because don't forget, there wasn't a lot of food in those days. But still they did what they could. The next morning, they found themselves in front of the German officer with a list. On the list there were two names written in German and in Greek: Mayor Loukas Karrer. Metropolitan Chrysostomos Dimitriou. "Take us. The Jews are part of our followers. They have done no harm, they will never do any harm. This is our decision." Through further negotiations, they were able to save 275 Jews. My father, my grandmother and my uncle were part of that Jewish community. At this point, I must point out that the neighboring island of Corfu which also had a much more vibrant and more affluent Jewish community. lost 95% of the Jews. The locals handed the Jews to the Germans. I remember when I was writing my speech...actually, I should tell you how I started doing speeches about this story in the year 2000. I was expecting my son. And all of a sudden my aunt and my mother called me. The reason? "A documentary is being done and your uncle is part of the documentary. And he's becoming a star." I said, "Send me a copy." "Yes, yes, we will send you a copy." I never saw a copy. The documentary is traveling around Europe, it went to Switzerland and it went to France, and it went here and it went there. "Send me a copy." "Yes, yes, we'll send you a copy." I never saw a copy.  Life continued in America. And one evening, I got a call from a friend across the river, George Petrakis. He lived in Poughkeepsie. And he tells me, "Mimica, turn on the satellite TV, there are some Jewish ladies that are speaking. You may know them." Now, of course, Greece having lost 87% of the Jews was left with 5000 Jews. When I left Greece, it was 4999, the Jews that were left there. "You may know those ladies." So I turn on the TV and I see those ladies, and they did look very familiar to me, and all of a sudden here is my uncle sitting in his living room having all those photographs on the mantle of his fireplace. One of them actually was of my wedding. And I said, "Oh my God, this must be the documentary about the story of the Jewish community of Zakynthos during World War II." So I told Sabrina and Samuel, "Please take your negotiations to the other room because I really have to watch this." And the more I'm watching, here are some cousins from Corfu, survivors, and here are other people that I knew from the Jewish community of Zakynthos. And all of a sudden tears come down my face. And my husband came with a box of tissues and he sat quietly next to me on the sofa. When the documentary ended, I had an outpour of expressions and feelings. I went in front of the computer, and I started writing an email to all my friends. That email traveled. And all of a sudden, I'm getting responses from people I had never even met. And one of the responses was from a couple that were born and raised in the island of Zakynthos. They were diplomats and at the time they were serving as the Greek Consulate in Montreal. His name is Harry Manesis and his wife Efi Pylarinou. During the Passover vacation, we took the kids and we went to Montreal. We met with them and I told both of them, "You know, I started doing these presentations and people are interested," and Harry turns to me and says, "Mimica, take a piece of paper and write down every presentation that you do, because the day will come that you will not remember how many presentations you have done." And thank God that I listened to him because I am at this point that I don't remember how many have done if I don't look at the paper. That winter, when Greece commemorates the Holocaust of the Jewish community, the Greek Consulate of Manhattan was showing this film, “Song of Life” by Tony Lykouressis. And of course, I went because I always want to support anything that has to do with the Jewish community of Greece, and Athens especially, and they asked me to speak. And I spoke and my husband said, "People were crying." I said, "Was I that bad?" He says, "No, I think you touched them, you touched their feelings. It is very rare that adults will tear." I said, "Okay, that's nice." And then I was invited to speak at the second annual Greek Film Festival in Manhattan. And I went to speak and of course, my son was six years old at the time, and he was very attached to me. And I remember at that event, they first showed the movie, which was an hour and 10 or 15 minutes long. That's how long the “Song of Life” is. And I was drawing all kinds of little animals for my son on the back of my speech. So when I got up to speak, and I had my speech, the audience could see all the little turtles and rabbits and elephants that I drew. But it was very interesting. In every presentation that they have done, something happens that makes me remember the presentation. In this one, I remember the people were lining up around the block. It was at the Village Cinema down in the Village. And my husband says, "Mimica, you have to speak to this gentleman." And of course, I have to tell you, when I went to that first actual presentation, I brought with me Anna Yianakis who has a Greek restaurant in Newburgh, I brought with me the Foundas couple who had a beauty salon, I brought with me George Petrakis, my kids, my husband, so I had all my close friends that supported what I was about to do. They came with me down to Manhattan. So my husband finds a man and says, "Mimica, you have to speak to this man." And I go, it was a gentleman with a long coat. And he opens his jacket, and he brings out a photograph and he says, "Mimica, look at this photograph. Is this your father?" I look at him and I said "No." He says, "This is my father and they were friends. Are you sure this is not your father?" I said "No but I know who you are. You are Jeff Mordos, our fathers were friends, you came to Zakynthos back in 1967, 1968, you were from America, you spoke English. I couldn't believe how well you spoke your Greek, then you had an accent." He just couldn't believe I knew who he was. And we've stayed friends ever since. I remember my mother telling me, "Mimica you have a husband that works from five to nine, you have two small kids, what do you need this for?" I wasn't doing it for the money. And that was a little bit discouraging. And then I sat back and I said, The story must be told, because it's a story with a lot of messages. First of all, it is the only story in the European Holocaust selection of stories that you have the state, the church and the people work together towards a successful result. The Jews were hidden by monasteries, by families, by individuals, by organizations, but here, having such a collaboration of the state, the church and the people to work together and have a successful result, it's unheard of. And that to me, it gave me a reason to get up and speak. When I speak to high schools, and usually I speak to the 12th grade. I tell them, "Now that you're about to graduate and your life will change, make sure you pick your leaders well, because these people listen to their leaders. Keep your friendships because it's the friends and the neighbors that hid the Jews, protected them and saved them." I tell them, "Listen to what goes on around you in a big university, because Metropolitan Chrysostomos Dimitriou had befriended Hitler at Munich University when he was a student. I will never forget that my uncle and my father told me that the people of Zakynthos knew of what was going on in other parts of the world. They knew how the Jews were being burned dead or alive, mass graves, executions, etc. I mean, not to forget all the experiments that were done and we have all these beautiful medicines today. They even told me that one day, there was a truck that came to the island of Zakynthos with soap, and they saw that the truck had come from Germany. And they took this soap and they buried it because they knew it was the body of a Jewish person. A friend asked me, "Mimica, how did the people of Zakynthos know that the Germans were killing the Jews? Here we know that in other parts of Europe, the Jews like flocks they were going to the center square of their town. They went in the trains, they went in the trucks, they went in the boats. If they knew that they were walking towards their deaths, they would have reacted. How come the people of Zakynthos knew and they protected them?" I said, "That's a good question." So I go back to my uncle and my father, and my uncle tells me the following story. And this is a story where I alert the students of high school. And I say, "This is where you come in. The family in downtown Zakynthos, they had the pharmacy, had the son. The son went to study medicine in Germany. During the summer vacation, the boy came home and told them what was going on. And of course, the parents spread the bad news to the rest of the island. So when you go to the universities, keep your eyes and ears open, see what's going on around. You are not invisible. You are very important and you  matter." These are the messages that I want to pass to the people that hear my speeches. Kindness, respect for human rights, are more contagious than hatred and destruction. And that's what we should aim for. My father told me that one time the Germans had put him on the line to impose forced labor onto him and other people. The Christians were going in front of my father, directing him towards the end of the line, trying to avoid contact with the German officers that were in the front of the line and were dispersing people to work. This is an unbelievable act of kindness.  The sister of Metropolitan Chrysostomos Dimitriou, Mrs. Vasiliki Stravolemou, was the head of the Home Economics School in the island. I have to point out that this was the only university for women in those days. She had some Jewish students, and they got sick, and they needed medical attention, and she had to bring them to a doctor. Now the only facility for medical care was the German military hospital. What was she going to do? She takes the girls, she finds herself in front of the German doctor and says, "I bring to you these girls, as patients and not as Jews. I expect you to remember that you gave the oath of Hippocrates when you became a doctor and treat them." The German doctor treated them and on the way out he told her, "Medicine is a science and awaits patients." Which was wonderful. I mean, she did everything that she was supposed to do. She was gutsy and strong and she really helped. My father tells me a story. He says, "When we were hiding in the village of Gaitani, at the Sarakini family, they had the little black dog." And one day my father was in one of those rooms of the house. And a soldier comes into the house looking for men to put them to forced labor. And the dog starts barking. I mean, as the soldier is looking in the rooms, he's quiet for the first, second, third room, and starts barking at the soldier when he was about to enter the room where my father was hiding. He made so much noise, that drove the soldier away. My father tells me, "You know, that dog that day saved my life." Even the pets were protecting the Jews in that island. But I must tell you my father never allowed pets in the house. He was allergic or I don't know how to explain this, he was too clean. But every time that we had a meal, he would take the leftovers for the stray dogs and the stray cats. I think this was something that stayed with him all his life. There were other stories but I think I've told you the most part, the biggest part of my journey. Is there anything that you can remember Andi that I should mention? Andi Simon: No, I'm listening here as I'm sure our listeners and viewers are listening, because remember, when you tell a story, the story in somebody's mind begins to change. And last night before our podcast today, I watched “Song of Life” by Tony Lykouressis. It is available on YouTube. It's about an hour. It is transformative. The people in it are like Mimica's uncle: anxious to tell you their story. You will never know the story. We're never going to go back to the past. But the past sets the stage for the future. And what Mimica is communicating to us is this amazing place where people came together in a very unusual way to save others and to give them love. One of the scenes in there is, one of the gentlemen goes back to the village where he was being cared for. And the woman is crying and she is hugging him. And then at the end of the video it really brings tears to your eyes, because they're all together around the table. Nothing better than breaking bread together. And the music and they're singing. And the singing of the songs remind us that we are all one in a fashion that brings us back to love each other. Mimica, you're smiling at me. Mimica Tsezana-Hyman: I have to tell you about that specific scene when Samuel would go to Mrs. Rapsomaniki. They used to, when they would hear the Germans were coming, they would leave the baby with her and go hiding somewhere else. And it was an unbelievable scene to see her alive and well, to come out of her house and hug each other. They were more than family, these people.  But what was interesting to me is, you know, when I was growing up, in my generation, we cared about what we looked like. We cared about what face cream to put on, to go to the gym, to look good. I mean, before we did anything in our daily lives, we always cared about what we looked like, and the hair, and the things, and the jewelry. And here is a giant of a hero coming out with just a plain dress. She was a little heavy. She didn't care about the gym. She didn't care about fashion, she didn't care about going to the hairdresser. She didn't care about her looks. Yet here is a hero, a true life hero. So I remember specifically, I was at a school where all the girls looked alike. And they had the long hair and they had the similar outfits and so on. And it was clear to me that this was done with a lot of attention to the looks. And I said, "Now look at this woman. Do you see this woman? She saved an entire family. Do you think she goes to the gym? No. Do you think she goes to Bloomingdale's to buy clothes? No. Do you think she goes to the hairdresser to have beautiful hair? Do you think she does makeup? No. Yet she is the biggest hero, in her own right. You know, it was very interesting that you were impressed by the same part of the movie that I was. Also, I have to say, this is very important, that when everything ended, my father and my uncle and all the other Jews of the island donated the windows and their personal labor for the St. Eunysis Cathedral. I have to say that in Greece, the main religion is Greek Orthodox. And in Greek Orthodoxy, there are a lot of saints. So every island has this saint that is the protector of the island. Zakynthos has St. Eunysis and this was the cathedral that was being erected. And when it came to finding proposals about the windows, the Jews went and said, "This is our expense. We will do it as a give back because of our gratitude to our saviors." Another thing that was very interesting to me is that, and this is a very touching moment, in 1953 there was a massive earthquake that leveled the island. And that's when the Jewish community left the island. Part of the Jewish community went to Israel and part of it went to Athens. My family decided to go to Athens. The first boats that arrived in the island with humanitarian and medical help were the ones of the Israeli Navy. And it's very interesting because now we could give back. Up until then, we were just guests, and nobody wants guests to stay on their premises forever. It's very touching for me. Um, but you know, looking back at the summers that I spent in the island, the people that I met didn't know about this story. And I usually finish my speech by saying that I didn't know then, while I was enjoying everything that the island had to offer: the beautiful beaches, the beautiful weather, the beautiful restaurants where the waiters throw away the apron and get their guitars and they start singing to you the very traditional Zakythenian songs, the cantadas. I didn't know that I was brought to the safest place on earth that a Jew could have been brought. Life continues. And the people of Zakynthos, some of them still don't know the story but slowly, slowly, they will learn it. Andi Simon: Here's what I'd like to do. Because part of the joy that you're bringing, in sharing this, is inspiring young people and people like ourselves, to not simply accept what is but to understand the role we can play through kindness, through courage, through boldness, to change. And I must tell you that the world isn't easy right now. And giving back is very important and kindness. You have to remember that acts of kindness improve your own sense of well-being in ways that are difficult to truly understand. You too can do things that are going to make someone else's life really beautiful. And what Mimica is doing is taking this story, part her story and part the larger story and making it come alive so others can in fact, both understand it, learn from it, and then look at their own lives and make sure that they too can do something meaningful, moral, ethical, and kind. Mimica, last thoughts as we wrap up, because I think this has been a beautiful opportunity. You did not read your speech but you told it from your heart, and I just loved it. Any last thoughts for the listener? Mimica Tsezana-Hyman: Yes. I think that this story should be told everywhere, especially in Holocaust classes and young adults. We teach Holocaust to our schools. And they have to learn about the atrocities that happened and more or less genocide that the Jewish people underwent. But also they have to learn about the happy stories, and this is a happy story. To me, it's very important to direct the young people towards doing good, not only showing them how horrible other people behave, but how beautiful life can be by doing good. Andi Simon: Loving, caring for each other. This is truly a beautiful story. I will tell the listeners that in the blog post and on the video, I'll have the link to “Song of Life" and I urge you to watch it. It captivates you and you cannot leave it until it's over. And then you want to know, what has happened next, and so Mimica will bring you back at another time to talk about the impact you're having on those students, the stories they're bringing you, and I urge our listeners to send us your stories. I'm going to wrap up now because I think it's time for us to let our listeners move on. Here's what I'd like you to do: info@Andisimon.com is where you can get information about both Mimica and about our work. And I'd like to help you see, feel and think in new ways. This certainly has been a transformative interview. Our podcast is just beautiful. And when you watch it, you're going to be engaged with Mimica as if she's standing in front of you. Invite her, invite her to come. I promise we will have all her information there so that you can find her as well. And take a look at her website. She'll tell you about the Jewish Museum she set up at the temple, all kinds of things that she's doing to make this world come alive for people who are Jewish and not Jewish together, because it isn't just one or the other, it's together we can do better. I want to say goodbye, and thank you all for coming. Bye bye now. 

Janey chats about all things nutrition, diet and holistic living with author of The Self Healing Diet Brian Clement Ph.D., L.N and Anna Clement Ph.D., A biochemist and world-renowned pioneer in wellness, Brian is an expert in progressive natural health treatments and programs and the co-founder of https://hippocrateswellness.org. globally renowned retreat in West Palm Beach frequented by Sir Anthony Hopkins, Elle Macpherson, Venus and Serena Williams and Rebel Wilson. Buy the book here  We were talking about the importance of psychology and our mindset, one of the quickest ways to 'heal' from past trauma is with Family Constellations Join us Sat April 15 in Herts with trauma expert Rafe Nauen and Janey  The day before Fri 14 Janey is offering a heart centered biz day Sat April 22 its Sober by the Sea in Southend, create a vision board, connect and leave motivated All events here 

Episode 159 - Health Heroes! There's an old red neck saying that refers to discovering something that is hard to find that goes like this: “it's like finding a needle in a haystack”. This show is all about that. I do my best to find topics and people that will empower you to be your best physically, emotionally and spiritually. This guest is a prime example of that. Dr. Michael Turner is a medical doctor that on a personal level is really into health especially fitness and longevity. He actually trained and passed the physical test for Navy Seals as an example and completely needs out on nutrition like me. Also found out he lives and works in the Tri Cities area in Washington State which is only an hour and a half from me. Besides helping himself and his clients live longer and healthier he also developed some long haul Covid strategies that will really help people to get over spike protein issues whether you got it from natural transmission or from a vaccine. Thank you for listening, please subscribe and share this podcast if you like the content and think it could benefit someone you know. Love & Light -Coach Tim.    Tim's Favorite, HIGHEST QUALITY Health Product Recommendations: Best Detox & Nutrition Supplements: https://www.chemicalfreebody.com/  Best Hydrogen Machine: Tim's personal unit - CLICK HERE Best Infrared Saunas & Healing Lamps: Tim's personal unit - Save $100 CLICK HERE Water Purification/Restructuring System: Book FREE Consult CLICK HERE Best Home Air Purification Unit: Tim's personal unit CLICK HERE Best Non-Toxic Home Building Materials: CLICK HERE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 158 - Health Heroes! I was so excited last week when I saw that March is women's history month. Most of the most important history about women in the 1800's and early 1900's has been wiped clean from our educational system and that has been by design. Here's why… When the settlers from Europe decided not to be slaves to the British slave drivers many men and women fought and bled to be free. In 1776 we declared our independence from the British and our founding fathers created the Constitution. For the first time in history working class people had the freedom of speech and many other inalienable rights that were never permitted prior. The British were not happy about this and started plotting and scheming until about 100 years later they had worked their way into politics and industry. The industrial revolution was taking place at that time and the unsafe working conditions, slave wages, unsanitary living conditions. Life for the working class got so bad that women united and started truly bottoms up unions that forced big companies to start paying a living wage, grant the eight hour work day and got the municipalities to clean up the urine and feces in the streets and get the dead animals out of the water supply. From these womens great efforts infectious disease had dropped 98% by 1945 and wages across the board for all professions was growing with GDP. So basically the women's labor movements were in reality the second act of 1776. We basically had to fight all over again to not be slaves. The slave drivers will never quit and unfortunately we are almost back to the same conditions that the working class people faced prior. This is why yourself and your children will not learn about this in government run public schools. They are scared to death that the working class could rise up once again and take back those god given rights. The best organization that I have found to get educated on this matter is: https://truthfreedomhealth.com/ lead by Dr Shiva Ayyadurai. I have learned so much from him and I ask that all of you join this movement with me and get educated so that you can become a leader in your local area and help others free themselves from the mental shackles that we have grown up with. THis organization also has education for children and a community of like minded people for you to connect with.Thank you for listening, please subscribe and share this podcast if you like the content and think it could benefit someone you know. Love & Light -Coach Tim.    Tim's Favorite, HIGHEST QUALITY Health Product Recommendations: Best Detox & Nutrition Supplements: https://www.chemicalfreebody.com/  Best Hydrogen Machine: Tim's personal unit - CLICK HERE Best Infrared Saunas & Healing Lamps: Tim's personal unit - Save $100 CLICK HERE Water Purification/Restructuring System: Book FREE Consult CLICK HERE Best Home Air Purification Unit : Tim's personal unit CLICK HERE Best Non Toxic Home Building Materials: CLICK HERE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The best business strategy, plans, tactics and goals don't matter if your people aren't allowed to create or feel something beautiful or purposeful at work, to have a mission, and maybe make a little art that gives meaning to their job.  Here is the automaker Henry Ford on the subject: “Business must be run at a profit, else it will die. But when anyone tries to run a business solely for profit, then also the business must die, for it no longer has a reason for existence.” Hippocrates, often called the father of medicine brought high ethical and clinical standards to medicine in the years he practiced around 400 B.C, but  even Hippocrates, had to have business meetings with his partners, deal with human resources issues, figure out what his competitor practices and other schools of thought were doing at the time to stay current, hire new people and staff, and have enough money left over after a day's work to buy food and clothes for himself. Sure Hippocrates had a higher calling, but I would have loved to have a video recording of his practice's annual strategic planning meetings.  Governance, commerce, and mission. Politics, business, and art. Those are the three pillars on which our independent medical practices are built. We have to get our politics right and govern ourselves well, then we have to get our business right but we can't forget that we have a purpose, a higher mission that gives meaning to our life, our work lives, and to society as whole. We have to remember to put art back into medicine, even if we can't define it we will know it when we feel it. 

Jill Swyers has worked in the catering industry, managed restaurants and was professionally involved in food and beverage for the hotel industry for over 40 years. She has worked in Greece, South Africa, Portugal, Austria, Switzerland and France. Jill also had her own London based catering company, "Hungry Hampers", providing typical cuisine for corporate events, weddings and formal picnics such as Ascot, Glyndebourne and Henley.For several years, Jill suffered a low energy level and she felt debilitated. She was diagnosed as suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalga, Hypoglycaemia, Candida and Reynauds disease. She believed her condition could be directly linked to her diet, which is when she started looking seriously at the impact of diet on health. To lose weight, she tried food combining and lost 20Kg (44lb) over a period of six months. Reading about Aloe Vera juice and its energising properties, she started to drink the juice and noticed an increase in vitality. To increase her chlorophyll and oxygen uptake, she included wheatgrass in her regime.Having treated herself through a combination of diet, exercise and alternative therapies, she began to study nutrition, with particular emphasis on the science of living and organic foods.Jill is now a qualified Hippocrates Health Educator and Hippocrates Ambassador and devotes her time to teaching and demonstrating the preparation of living foods as a way to achieve optimum health.Learn more about a raw vegan lifestyle at UK Fruitfest, one of the world's best event for the raw vegan community: http://fruitfest.co.ukSubscribe to the Love Fruit Newsletter and receive the 21 Days Of Raw Inspiration email series: https://mailchi.mp/fruitfest/newsletter

Is health a privilege or a right? As a society, how do we come to understand health and its social origins and outcomes? Though medicine has been understood as a social science that dates back to Hippocrates–the Hippocratic Oath–medical sociology is not even 70 years old yet! The climb to intellectual legitimacy and sound research is recent. When it comes to matters of stress, food, doctor-patient interactions, racism and sexism, medical sociologists have a lot to say and a lot to do…come join us as The Social Breakdown begins its journey in everything health!

Episode 157 - Health Heroes! MK Stahl's story started as a child in sixth grade when she was unhappy with her body. She was overweight and decided to join the track team and get her body moving in hopes that she would lose weight… which she did. That action as a young child eventually led her to opening up her own business with her husband Trevor helping other people transform their bodies too. Her story is truly inspiring not just because of her health transformation but also because she decided to follow her passion in life and figured out a way to create her dream  career while raising two children… Amazing! Just goes to show you can do anything if you put your heart into it. Thank you for listening, please subscribe and share this podcast if you like the content and think it could benefit someone you know. Love & Light -Coach Tim.  To connect with MK Stahl or find a Fit Body Boot Camp near you go to: https://www.facebook.com/marykatherinestahl or https://fitbodybootcamp.com/  Her podcast: “Beyond The Scale” Tim's Favorite, HIGHEST QUALITY Health Product Recommendations: Best Detox & Nutrition Supplements: https://www.chemicalfreebody.com/  Best Hydrogen Machine: Tim's personal unit - CLICK HERE Best Infrared Saunas & Healing Lamps: Tim's personal unit - Save $100 CLICK HERE Water Purification/Restructuring System: Book FREE Consult CLICK HERE Best Home Air Purification Unit : Tim's personal unit CLICK HERE Best Non Toxic Home Building Materials: CLICK HERE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 156 - Health Heroes! I was so excited to interview Jared Bottoms who has been a long time listener and customer of Chemical Free Body products! Jared called into our company a while back and requested to speak with me to find strategies to help a friend of his with depression. After chatting with Jared for a while about his friend I started asking him questions about how he found us, his own health journey and what he was doing to give back in his local area… I was amazed. I told him: “Dude, you're literally a working class hero in your community and you have to come on my show and tell your story!”. Luckily for all of us he agreed. I hope Jared's story inspires you to take action in your own life and realize that we all are superheroes and yes we can make a difference not only in our lives but also the lives of many other people once we realize how powerful we really are. Thank you for listening, please subscribe and share this podcast if you like the content and think it could benefit someone you know. Love & Light -Coach Tim.     Tim's Favorite, HIGHEST QUALITY Health Product Recommendations Best Detox & Nutrition Supplements: https://www.chemicalfreebody.com/  Best Hydrogen Machine: Tim's personal unit - CLICK HERE Best Infrared Saunas & Healing Lamps: Tim's personal unit - Save $100 CLICK HERE Water Purification/Restructuring System: Book FREE Consult CLICK HERE Best Home Air Purification Unit : Tim's personal unit CLICK HERE Best Non Toxic Home Building Materials: CLICK HERE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode I explore and explain the history of naturopathic medicine, what being a naturopath is and isn't, the therapeutic order & how we treat, crazy myths of naturopathics and jokes about Hippocrates' love making. Next episode will be all on the modalities of naturopathics that I talked about today, cutting edge naturopathic research, and MORE!

Does Eating 100% Organic Prevent You From Being Exposed To Chemicals And Pesticides? Anna Maria Clement, PhD, L.N. • https://hippocratesinst.org/ • Book - Healthful Cuisine: Accessing the Lifeforce Within You Through Raw and Living Foods Michelle Perro, MD • http://www.gmoscience.org. • Book - What's Making our Children Sick Beth Lambert • http://www.EpidemicAnswers.org • Book – Brain Under Attack   #ChildrensHealth #WomensHealth Anna Maria Clement is the Co-Director of Hippocrates Health Institute where she's facilitated the implementation of progressive natural health treatments and programs to thousands of people from around the world.  For more than 40 years Dr Clement has been an international leader in the progressive health movement. Prior to coming to the United States to join Hippocrates, she was the Director of Sweden's Brandal Health Center in Stockholm, an internationally recognized and highly regarded center for health recovery. Her work is primarily focused on the lifestyle required to prevent disease, enhance longevity, and maintain vitality. She speaks seven languages, travels the world to lecture on natural health methods, and she's the author of several books, including Healthful Cuisine. To Contact Dr Anna Maria Clement Go to  hippocratesinst.org Michelle Perro, MD is a veteran clinician with nearly four decades of experience in both pediatrics as well as in integrative medicine treating both children and their families.Her career began in Pediatric Emergency Medicine winding its way into integrative medicine over the past 20 years.  She has been director of a Pediatric Emergency Department in NYC and spent over a decade at UCSF Benioff Oakland Children's Hospital.  Dr. Perro has been a tireless advocate regarding the role of GM food and their associated pesticides centered on their effect on children's health.   With chronic disorders among American children reaching epidemic levels, hundreds of thousands of parents are desperately seeking solutions to their children's declining health. What's Making Our Children Sick? convincingly explains how agrochemical industrial production and genetic modification of foods is a culprit to this epidemic. To Contact Michelle Perro, M.D Go to  GordonMedical.com/ Beth Lambert  is a teacher, author and former healthcare consultant.As a consultant, she worked with pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostic and other health care companies to evaluate industry trends.  Most recently, she co-authored Brain Under Attack:  Does your child have rages, OCD, tics, aggressive behavior, prolonged tantrums and/or anxiety? Is your child exhibiting sudden behavioral changes or a developmental regression? Your child may have PANS Brain Under Attack:is A Resource for Parents and Caregivers of Children with PANS, PANDAS, and Autoimmune Encephalitis.  In 2009, Beth founded Epidemic Answers.org  Epidemic Answers, a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about the epidemic of chronic illness affecting our youth, and helping parents connect with other parents and appropriate healthcare providers. Beth currently serves as Executive Director. To Contact Beth Lambert - Go to EpidemicAnswers.org Disclaimer:Medical and Health information changes constantly. Therefore, the information provided in this podcast should not be considered current, complete, or exhaustive. Reliance on any information provided in this podcast is solely at your own risk. The Real Truth About Health does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, products, procedures, or opinions referenced in the following podcasts, nor does it exercise any authority or editorial control over that material. The Real Truth About Health provides a forum for discussion of public health issues. The views and opinions of our panelists do not necessarily reflect those of The Real Truth About Health and are provided by those panelists in their individual capacities. The Real Truth About Health has not reviewed or evaluated those statements or claims.