Guest Bio:

Shawn Wells MPH, LDN, RD, CISSN, FISSN is the world’s leading nutritional biochemist and expert on Health Optimization.

He has formulated over 500 supplements, food, beverages, and cosmeceuticals and patented 10 novel ingredients and is now known as the Ingredientologist – the scientist of ingredients. Formerly a Chief Clinical Dietitian with over a decade of clinical experience, he has counseled thousands of people on natural health solutions such as keto, paleo, fasting, and supplements. He has also personally overcome various health issues including Epstein-Barr Virus, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, depression, insomnia, obesity, and a pituitary tumor.

As a world-renowned thought-leader on mitochondrial health, he has been paid to speak on five different continents. His insights have been prominently featured in documentaries, nationally syndicated radio programs and regularly on morning television. His expertise can help any health-conscious individual to better manage stress and experience higher performance and more energy through utilizing his practical wholistic solutions.

Episode Summary:

In this episode, Shawn Wells shares how he uses a stoicism mindset to combat stress and reframe how he sees challenges. After struggling with depression and a long list of personal health challenges, he discovered that you can do everything to cure your body physically, but it won’t work if your mental energy is not in the right place. He also discusses how to create bio-resilience as well as some of the supplements he loves to use to optimize his health and nutrition.

Title: Optimize Your Mitochondrial Health & Create Bioresilience — Shawn Wells

Subtitle: Here are some simple biohacks and supplements to live a more optimized life.

Key Takeaways:

• Shawn shares his health journey and how he became a nutritional biochemist.
• The reason Shawn is so passionate about what he does is that he’s had so many dark days and struggles with both his physical and mental health.
• Your body can get stressed out from all the mindful meditation and journaling you ‘have to’ do.
• You can bring a lot of relief by reframing how you see a new situation or challenge. It can actually be very liberating!
• Shawn would focus all his energy on getting his body healthier, but his mind wasn’t in the right place because he hated himself.
• What are Shawn’s top ten supplements?
• Why is keto such a miracle diet for some people?
• What are theacrine and methylliberine?
• Is creatine good for you?
• Shawn shares why mushrooms are an incredible health booster.
• How do you know whether some of these supplements/products work well with your body?
• Shawn’s recommendations on the best supplements to take for health optimization.
• Why are animals so much more bio resistant than humans?
• Shawn shares his thoughts on COVID-19. Are we being lied to?
• Sometimes over-sterilizing everything is not the solution. It can make us weaker.
• Shawn has seen people on 70 different forms of medication. How is that even possible?

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Quotes:

“There are so many limitations. There’s no study done on 7.5 billion people. Anyone that says this has been proven or it’s a scientific fact, is a marketer, not a scientist.”

“What you say is the truth. If you say you can, you’re right. If you say you can’t, you’re right.”

“It’s been shown that you need to be touched six times a day at least to not feel isolated.”

“Once a doctor puts a patient on medication, our general physician in the nursing home could not take them off that medication because [of a potential risk of liabilities]. So what happens is a list of medications would grow and grow.”

Guest Bio:

Dr. Diva Nagula is a board-certified osteopathic physician and has extensive knowledge and training in Integrative and Functional Medicine. Dr. Nagula grew up in Alexandria, Virginia. His interest in medicine developed at an early age when he decided to follow in his father’s footsteps.

Dr. Nagula graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at EVMS and a fellowship in Interventional Pain Medicine at Emory University. He opened a practice in rural South Georgia as well as the first AAAHC certified ambulatory surgical center in Georgia where he performed cutting edge interventional procedures.

Recently, Dr. Nagula completed training in Integrative Medicine under the renowned Dr. Andrew Weil. He recently relocated to the great Washington, D.C. area to be closer to his family and friends. He is committed to his passion for healthy lifestyles. He believes most diseases that plague this country can be prevented and sometimes treated by positive health and lifestyle changes.

Episode Summary:

After years of being stressed and treating his body like a second option, Dr. Diva Nagula found himself with stage four Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after a routine checkup. He was taking his body for granted. When he went into remission, it sparked a health journey for him and led him down a path of integrative natural medicine. He shares his story and how he helps his patients thrive.

Title: Recovering From Illness and Finding Integrative Natural Medicine — Dr. Diva Nagula

Subtitle: A journey to a healthier and more present life.

Key Takeaways:

• How did Dr. Diva get his start as an M.D.?
• Dr. Diva went in for a routine checkup and ended up discovering he had inflamed lymph nodes all over. It turned out to be stage four Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
• It was on this journey when Dr. Diva learned about integrative natural medicine.
• Dr. Diva’s tumors were so aggressive that he had to have chemotherapy. Dr. Diva went into remission and his next question was, how do I stay in remission?
• How does Dr. Diva support his patients now?
• What’s the one thing that will have the biggest impact on your health?
• Medication can help bring your mind at peace and to help you relax your body.
• Breathing techniques are critical. Dr. Diva was able to relieve a lot of stress just from breathing correctly.
• Dr. Diva talks about his experience with taking psychedelics.
• Dr. Robyn took away from her experience that she was not separate from nature.
• Why is forgiveness so important in our health journey?
• We need to love ourselves.
• Everything we manifest will come back to us. That includes hate.
• What is Dr. Diva’s book about?

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Quotes:

“The biggest impact on your overall health is what you put into your mouth for food.”

“Loneliness is a greater risk factor than smoking 15 cigarettes a day or being an alcoholic.”

“I try to forgive those who have wronged me. All that stuff, in my mind, gets trapped into our bodies.”

“We preach about being good to others, that’s number one; we need to always be of service to others, but we need to be of service to ourselves.”

Guest Bio:

Dr. Arthur Gertler is a board-certified gastroenterologist and internist who utilizes natural, holistic methods of treating illness. This often allows effective management of disorders thought to be otherwise untreatable, by addressing underlying causes. An individualized approach incorporates numerous holistic therapies both oral and IV, Ozone, energy instruments. detoxification and diet. Lyme disease treatment is emphasized with fifteen years’ experience, maintaining the most contemporaneous and effective protocols as a Lyme Literate physician.

Dr. Gertler practices holistic medicine at the D’Arcy Wellness Clinic in Natick, MA.

Episode Summary:

Dr. Arthur Gertler is a Lyme disease specialist and shares some of the key strategies you can do to help heal your body from the symptoms of this dreadful and painful illness. It is estimated that over 20–30 million people have Lyme disease, but unfortunately, it is silent in at least half of them. Dr. Arthur provides insight into where people can go to get the treatment they need.

Title: Break Free from Lyme Disease — Dr. Arthur Gertler

Subtitle: Clear up brain fog, joint aches, and more with these miracle treatments.

Key Takeaways:

• Dr. Arthur shares his story and how he got into medical school.
• How should we be approaching COVID-19 and what can we do to make our protocols better?
• What should people know about Lyme disease?
• A large population has Lyme disease, but at least half of them show no signs of symptoms!
• How can someone go 20-30 years and not know they have it?
• Where should people go to get tested?
• Dr. Arthur walks through how he diagnoses a patient with Lyme disease.
• No two people are alike, which is why it’s important to have an individualized treatment for everybody.
• Dr. Arthur uses energy instruments to help the body heal from Lyme disease.
• What is a Buhner protocol and how does it help with Lyme disease?
• There is a specific diet you must have while undergoing treatment of Lyme disease if you’d like to get healthier quicker.
• What medicines can you take to better manage your Lyme symptoms?
• Dr. Robyn actually got tested positive for Lyme disease five years ago!
• You should never overlook the benefits of spiritual healing.
• How can we prevent ourselves from getting Lyme in the first place?
• How can we keep our immune systems strong in times of COVID-19?
• A lot of your health depends on your attitude.

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Quotes:

“If you have antibodies, it means you’ve been exposed, you have the disease.”

“There’s no natural immunity to this disease. So if you look at the country, conservatively, you’re talking about 20–30 million people that have Lyme disease. Unfortunately, at least half are silent. They have no symptoms.”

“We don’t realize the power we have with healing with our minds and our spirits. Don’t forget that, too.”

“When you’re walking in nature, you should always use tick spray.”

Guest Bio:

Isa Herrera, MSPT, CSCS – Short Bio: Isa is a licensed pelvic physical therapist, as well as an expert in integrative pelvic floor therapies. She developed her expertise in diagnosing and treating pelvic pain, leaking, and prolapse by helping over 14,000 women since 2005 at her NYC healing center Renew PT. Isa pioneered the use of integrative modalities like Maya Massage, Cold Laser Therapy, Sound Healing, and Andean Energy Techniques with evidence-based physical therapy in ways that had never been done. Isa incorporates a mind-body-spirit approach to all pelvic healing and believes that every woman holds the key to their own healing and can be their own inner doctor.

She is also the author of five books on the topic of pelvic floor dysfunction and pelvic pain including the newly released international bestseller, Female Pelvic Alchemy.

Isa’s new online school, www.PelvicPainRelief.com brings all of her expertise to a global audience, incorporating exercises, self-care techniques, and integrative tools to maximize female healing and professional training. After suffering from pelvic floor dysfunction, herself after the birth of her daughter, Isa has made it her life’s mission to help  1 million women overcome pelvic floor conditions. To this end, she has created the Female Pelvic Alchemy Online program which teaches women how to heal themselves in the privacy of their own homes.  Isa’s goal is to create a global language of understanding around a topic that is loaded with taboo, shame and silence and to help women to awaken their inner pelvic healers.

Episode Summary:

Isa Herrera helps both women and men reignite their pelvic floor and become healthy again. So much sexual energy and health comes from the pelvic floor and if it’s out of balance, you might experience pain, sexual dysfunction, and so much more. Isa shares in this episode how you can take ownership of your body and discover what’s holding you back through exploration and experimentation.

Title: Reignite Your Pelvic Floor — Isa Herrera

Subtitle: Tightness is not a good thing! You should not be having sexual pain.

Key Takeaways:

• What is a pelvic floor and why is it so important?
• Women forget to exercise this very important area in their body.
• Our society has told us women need to be ‘tight’ in this area, but that’s actually damaging our bodies!
• One out of three women has chronic sexual pain. Just because everyone has it, doesn’t make this normal!
• It’s important to take ownership of your self-care. Take ownership of your body instead of outsourcing it to a medical professional.
• Are Kegels actually good for you or are they hurting you?
• What kind of exercises should women be doing to improve their pelvic floor?
• If you are accidentally leaking urine throughout the day, try to drink more water. It helps your body clean out the toxins.
• By the way, this is not just a woman’s issue! 40% of the people Isa works with are men!
• Women have a lot of shame when it comes to their bodies, but in Isa’s experience, men are even quieter!
• Isa shares some of the tools and workout devices women can use!
• Why is the g-spot such an important part of our pelvic floor?
• Look forward to a future episode with Isa dedicated to men and their prostate!
• Get to know your pelvic health. Massage your interior walls to help loosen it up and get more blood flow into it.
• You have more control over your health than we’ve been led to believe. Take control of it, and explore!

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Quotes:

“One out of three women has chronic sexual pain and 49% of women leak urine, and up to 50% of older women have a pelvic organ prolapse.”

“You need to own your body, you need to own your pelvis, and you, as a woman, need to understand your divine feminine anatomy.”

“If you can’t touch your own vagina, then who can?”

“I have seen women’s sexual function transform. We start to massage the whole interior wall, we start to get more blood flow into it, and it’s a miraculous transformation.”

Guest Bio:

Sarah Rattray Ph.D., Couples Psychologist, has spent the last thirty years helping couples create the relationship they always wish they’d had. She specializes in helping couples communicate safely about what really matters to them, so they feel seen, heard, understood, and supported.

Right now she’s creating workshops to help you navigate all the relationship challenges of this stressful time with grace and kindness towards each other.

Soon she’ll be launching her online programs to help you cultivate loving, clear, connected communication in your relationship with the unique, new Connection Spark Method, which is the single best, most effective way to rekindle lasting intimacy and closeness.

Episode Summary:

Dr. Sarah understands that under stress, we can end up doing and saying some pretty crazy or hurtful things. Whether you’re in lockdown and isolation or all living under one roof, Dr. Sarah offers helpful tips and reminders on how you can connect with your partner in a relaxing and calm way. Yes, we are all under a new heightened level of stress and we might have things we want to get off our chest, but we can do that by coming to a conversation prepared!

Title: Ways to Build Connection with Your Partner during Stressful Times — Dr. Sarah Rattray

Subtitle: Is your relationship suffering due to all the chaos that’s going on in the world?

Key Takeaways:

• How can someone strengthen their love connection during a pandemic?
• The more stress we bring into ourselves, the more that drains our energy.
• The good news is that you have the power to bring relaxation and calm into your life and current/future partnerships.
• Before you bring up a topic, ask yourself a couple of questions first. Do you want to vent? Do you just want to share what you’re feeling? Do you need to solve a problem?
• Think about a conversation you’ve had with a friend in the past and, if enjoyable, replicate that process again.
• Communication is a critical part of any relationship. So, you need to be conscious of how you’d like to show up.
• When you’re creating positive energy for you and your partner, then you can move forward and work towards your goals and aspirations.
• Don’t shout over to your partner if they’re not in the same room as you. Walk over to them! Talk to them! Look them in the eye.
• Dr. Sarah shares a couple of examples or conversation scripts you can use to talk to your partner about your fears or concerns you might be having about the world.
• The tips Sarah is sharing today aren’t just for heterosexual couples either. It’s for all relationships, romantic or platonic!
• The more care you take in setting up the conversation beforehand, the calmer the other party will feel.
• What advice does Dr. Sarah have for couples living under one roof and having a lot of tension?
• It’s hard to build connection or empathy when someone isn’t focused on you.
• How do you increase intimacy in a relationship?
• Imagine how many relationships can be saved just by taking the time to listen, truly listening, and acknowledging your partner.

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Quotes:

“Every conversation, we tend to arrive with tension that sets us up to be startled, to be surprised, and to be even more on alert with each other, and that drains our energy.”

“You have in your hands the leadership ability to set the stage for yourself and your partner for relaxation and calm.”

“Is this gaining you energy or is it draining your energy?”

“If we can have a conversation and you really listen to me, I’m going to feel more trusting with you.”