Podcast Category: Holistic health

We have Jennifer Peters, founder of Just Be Kitchen, on to expand your views on getting creative with healthy eating. From start to finish, Jennifer outlines her journey to how she opened up the JustBe restaurant, and where her passion came from. Through her story, she shares the changes she has made to her diet to perform optimally, and how she navigated her relationship with hidden added sugars. Finally, she shares how the pandemic has helped her embrace her passion in an even more meaningful way and ends with her top food swaps to optimize your health!

DocJen & Dr. Dom navigate the world of healthy movement habits, speaking into the upcoming Grateful For My Body challenge, starting November 1st. Firstly, they discuss what to consider when kickstarting your journey to creating a habit, and why looking at adding in instead of avoiding may be more beneficial. Then, Dr. Dom speaks into creating a 1% goal and what it means to start small, addressing the importance of assessing instead of guessing. Finally, they dive into what is unique in this year’s 30-day challenge. With highly adaptable and modifiable workouts, accountability, community, and a guide to keeping you consistent.

With an overarching emphasis on addressing the root cause, Dr. Janelle debunks common myths about Vaginal Hygiene, discusses basic anatomy and what different odors indicate, which products and ingredients to avoid, and how to prevent infection by maintaining vaginal acidity. Moreover, she discusses the benefits of fibrous foods, and clarifies the use of lubrication. Also, she addresses how sex is a two way street, honing in on the importance of postural function on pelvic health and how to improve pelvic floor function.

DocJen describes her journey with her diagnosis story, she shares her experience with attributing her pains and limitations to her scoliosis and how her diagnosis wasn’t necessarily the source of her pain. DocJen & Dr. Dom speak into imaging and degrees of Scoliosis and how movement can change your symptoms and allow you to truly feel something different. They describe the types of scoliosis, the effects of surgery, and explain the naturally-existing asymmetries within our bodies. Finally, they provide their top tips for addressing your Scoliosis, leaving you with a heartful takeaway that you won’t want to miss! 

Virtual medicine may be exactly what you need. With an underlying theme of availability, convenience, and connection, Dr. Alec shares his journey with functional and virtual medicine, how he navigates behavior change with his patients, the lack of nutrition education in traditional medicine, and the importance of a patient’s relationship with their doctor. With a focus on the patient’s goal, Dr. Alec & Dr. Dom share why Steady MD provides a responsive and transparent platform to your healthcare journey.

DocJen and Dr. Dom break down the misconceptions around posture and unveil the truths around how posture is dynamic rather than a static hold. They shift the narrative around addressing posture, discussing the role the brain and the nervous system play in resting posture, contemporary findings research presents on posture, and how posture relates to breath and pressure systems. Finally, they address posture-correcting adjustments and provide their biggest tips in finding YOUR most optimal resting position.

Hiro discusses his method of bridging science and anatomy with the spirituality of Yoga. Hiro paves the path of his journey from Ashtanga Yoga to his current Body Smart Yoga method, discussing how mobility can allow safe access into different postures and rid your pain. He addresses the trending wave of focus on aesthetics and shapes in yoga, and how that distracts from respecting anatomical differences. Finally, Hiro shares his programs and challenges that outline the drills, exercises, and knowledge that got him out of pain. Let’s take a deep dive into practicing yoga without pain!

DocJen & Dr. Dom hone in on stripping away the fear that is associated with the Arthritis diagnosis. They touch base with 7 different types of arthiritis, what is happening within the body respectively, and emphasize the importance of moving. They provide insight into how continuing to move within what is tolerable within your body and the importance of looking at the body systemically and how to combat systemic and chronic inflammation. Finally, DocJen & Dr Dom mention their favorite tips on how cold and hot therapy may be beneficial, the power of breath in modulating the nervous system to navigate chronic inflammation, and how to address your stressors!

Diving into nutritional and training considerations through menstruation to post-menopause. #womenarenotsmallmen. Dr. Stacy Sims discusses why you may lose your period, and how to get it back. She explains what to eat during and post-exercises and why eating times matter for women. She deciphers how to optimize nutrition and training during the menstrual cycle. Moreover, she addresses the fad diets that are non-beneficial for women, transferability issues in research, and how to optimize the perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause phase of life.

Dr. Chris Daprato walks us through his path to and experience with cupping. Soon after, he deciphers the science behind cupping, addressing range of motion, blood circulation, and fascial lubrication. Then, Dr. Chris explains the term ‘fascial decompression,’ and how cupping can pull in fascial slings. Furthermore, he debunks myths around cup coloration, the ultimate goal of cupping, and his best tips on how to perform cupping on yourself. He provides insight into heat and non-heat cups.