Group Visit Library
2025 Lingings, barriers, walls #4
#Skin health
In this video, I discuss skin health from a functional medicine perspective, emphasizing the importance of nutrition and dietary choices for maintaining healthy skin. I highlight key nutrients like vitamins A, C, E, zinc, and omega-3 fatty acids. I also review 3 most important things to incorporate in your skin care regiment.
2025 Lingings, barriers, walls #3
#Bone health
In this video, I discuss the critical importance of bone health and how it impacts our overall well-being, especially as we age. I share sobering statistics about osteoporosis and emphasize the need for muscle and bone strengthening through physical activity. I also highlight the key age range for building bone mass and the risk factors that can affect our bone density.
2025 Linings, barriers, walls #2
#Gut barriers
In this video, I discuss the critical role of gut barriers and how they impact our overall health. I explain the gut-brain axis and the importance of proper chewing for digestion, which can prevent issues like small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and leaky gut. I also highlight the various causes of leaky gut and the potential health consequences, including nutrient malabsorption and systemic inflammation. I encourage you to focus on nutrition and stress management as key steps to maintain gut health.
2025 Linings, barriers, walls #1
#Mind as the center of health
Mind as the epicenter of your health and why it's a good idea to take care of our mind and our mental health and how it integrates with your whole health. We focus on vagus nerve in particular as the key conductor in regulating mind and body.
2024 Hormonal balancing 4 of 5
#Commanding your thyroid fucntion
In this video, I delve into the crucial role of the thyroid in hormone balancing. I explain how thyroid function impacts metabolism, energy levels, and overall well-being. I discuss the importance of addressing gastrointestinal health, adrenal glands, and liver function for optimal thyroid health. Viewers are encouraged to consider lifestyle interventions and dietary changes to support thyroid function.
2024 Hormonal balancing 3 of 5
#Stress hormones and circadian rhythms
In this video, I delve into the impact of stress hormones, particularly cortisol, on our health. I emphasize the crucial role of adrenal health in hormone production and metabolism. Addressing stress responses is fundamental for overall well-being, as chronic stress can lead to various health issues. I discuss how stress affects different body systems and provide insights on managing stress for optimal health.
2024 Hormonal balancing 2 of 5
#GI and Liver Health as foundation to hormone balancing
In this video, I delve into the crucial role of gastrointestinal and liver health in hormonal balancing. Understanding how our gut affects hormone processing and the significance of proper detoxification processes is key.
2024 Hormonal balancing 1 of 5
#Hormonal System overview
In this video, I delve into the crucial aspects of hormonal balancing, covering the role of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, stress hormones, thyroid hormones, and sex hormones. I emphasize the importance of understanding hormone production, transformation, and clearance processes for optimal health.
2024 Digestive Health Navigating path to gut harmony
#Liver Master of Detoxification
In this video, I discuss the importance of detoxification for our overall health and well-being. I explain how our bodies can become overwhelmed with toxins, leading to various symptoms and illnesses. I delve into the two primary phases of liver detoxification and how nutrition plays a crucial role in optimizing these processes. I also provide practical tips on reducing toxic burden and supporting detoxification through lifestyle choices and specific foods. Watch this video to learn more about how you can improve your digestive wellness and achieve gut harmony.
2024 Digestive Health Navigating path to gut harmony
#3 Pancreas and Pancreatic Enzymes
In this video, I discuss the role of the pancreas in the digestive and endocrine systems. I explain how the pancreas produces enzymes that aid in digestion and hormones that regulate blood sugar. I also highlight the importance of maintaining a healthy pancreas through stress reduction, nutrition, exercise, and avoiding toxins. Understanding the functions of the pancreas can help optimize overall health.
2024 Digestive Health Navigating path to gut harmony
#2 Stomach Acid: its purpose, reflux and what to do about it
In this video, we delve into the topic of digestive wellness, specifically focusing on the stomach, stomach acid, and its purpose. We discuss the causes of reflux and provide insights on how to manage it. Important factors such as relaxation techniques, dietary considerations, and medications are also covered.
2024 Digestive Health Navigating path to gut harmony
#1 Ins and outs: overview of main organs of digestive system
In this video, I discuss the importance of digestive wellness and how it impacts our overall health. I explain the fight or flight response and how chronic stress affects our digestion. I provide an overview of the digestive system and how to assess digestive tract function.
2024 Holistic Home Renovation (February 19th, 2024)
#6 Hormones
We review PTSD method on assessing and balancing hormonal function with particular focus on stress, sex and thyroid hormones.
2024 Holistic Home Renovation #5
February 12th
Energy and Mitochondria
2024 Holistic Home Renovation #4
February 5th
Protection against toxins and triggers.
2024 Holistic Home Renovation #3
January 29th
The Mental and Physical Walls of Your Holistic Home.
2024 Holistic Home Renovation #2
January 22nd
Gut - foundation that your home is built on.
2024 Holistic Home Renovation #1
January 15th
The Soil your home is build on.
June 16th, 2023 Nutrition Fundamentals
What are the fundamentals of good nutrition. Evidence based, reliable information about nutrition fundamentals.
May 19th, 2023 STRESS
The ubiquitous effects of stress, what makes it harmful and how to balance the stress response.
April 14th SOCIAL CONNECTIONS
The impact of social connections on our health and longevity.
March 17th, 5pm
TOPIC: Exercise as the foundation to health and longevity
Benefits for cold an heat emersion therapy
February 10th, 5pm
TOPIC: HORMESIS: COLD and HEAT
I have been a fan of cold emersion therapy for last four years. Every Sunday at noon from Thanksgiving through Easter I walk into the ocean. This is where I find peace and get reminded of the limitless possibilities of the human body. ANd now we have added a hot emersion therapy to the repertoir. Looking forward to sharing with you about the benefits of cold and heat emersion therapy.
January 13th, 5pm
TOPIC: Habits
Let's talk HABITS! Each decision you make, each behavior you do is a vote for the kind of life you want to live. When we learn to build habits into our lives that support the vision of the kind of life we want, it gets EASIER AND EASIER to make that life happen. AND! You don't have to be PERFECT. Each vote is counted, and you just need a majority. The book, "Atomic Habits" helped me build some great systems in my life that I use daily.
December 9th, 5pm
TOPIC: Why improving your sleep is the most important thing you can do for your health
I probably don’t have to convince you that good sleep is good for your health. However it is even more important to make a good sleep a priority on daily bases as we cannot make up or store sleep so good night sleep mus be made a priority on every day bases. We will discuss how sleep has an affect on your body’s ability to process energy. How it influences your performance on the physical, mental and emotional level. What strategies and sleep aids can be used to improve sleep.
November 5th, 10am
TOPIC: Elimination diet
Elimination diet is frequently the first step dietary application for reducing inflammation in the body by taking a pause from common food triggers and restoring wellness. Through a structured process of elimination and reintroduction process you can identify which foods may be triggering your symptoms like inflammation, pain, digestive problems, skin problems an others.
Elimination diet that has been developed by The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM). To support you in learning right from the start I would like to invite you to spend 10-15 minutes completing the Elimination Diet interactive course. This brief video course will explain the food plan’s features, walk you through the food categories, and answer commonly asked questions as well as give you access to elimination diet tools.
Click here to start the interactive course