Hey all! This time around our guest is the Paleo Mom! Dr. Sarah Ballantyne She struggled with over 12 diagnosed medical conditions, many of them overlapping syndromes of autoimmune disease. Born out of her journey in resolving these issues on her own, she's created a ton of tools for the public, educating and empowering individuals in taking control of their health and overcoming their autoimmune disease. In this episode we discuss: Sarah's struggles with autoimmune disease, work stress, and being supermom Sarah's early dietary experimentation and realization of the power of nutrition Type "As" and "A"utoimmune disease! Mechanisms behind stress related immune dysregulation The importance of micronutrition and nutrient sufficiency Conditionally essential nutrients for folks with autoimmune disease An invaluable tool in getting the foundations and the basics down Key takeaways regardless of where you are on your health journey

Hey everyone. On episode 3 of lupus links we've got a functional medicine expert who helps men and women with autoimmune disease – Dr. Will Cole. @drwillcole I had the pleasure of meeting Will Cole last year in Austin Texas @paleofx where I got to hear him speak on you're the most relevant lab tests for most folks and their general heat. In this episode he teaches us more about Lupus and the autoimmune spectrum. Additionally, we talk about a book he's published The Ketotarian, an excellent dietary strategy for expediting your road to recovery.   2:00 An alternative to piling pill lists and chronic illness 6:30 A primer on Lupus and the spectrum of autoimmunity 11:25 Causes of the autoimmune spectrum 15:50 The most common causal factors  18:00 Why women get autoimmune disease more 21:00 The importance of your head and your heart, self-hatred and immune dysregulation 23:55 Finding what's relevant for you, sifting through conflicting information and having a team 25:35 Plant based ketogenic diets 32:00 Benefits of a ketogenic diet and sorting yourself into the right category 39:00 Connecting with Dr. Cole              

In this episode of Lupus Links, Rheumatologist Dr. Maggie Cadet, MD, teaches us all about lupus. Dr. Magdalena "Maggie" Cadet is a well respected clinical rheumatologist in New York City.  During her fellowship, Dr. Cadet was one of a small group of fellows to be selected to serve on the American College of Rheumatology subcommittees of Quality Measures.  Dr. Cadet is an Adjunct Instructor at NYU Langone Medical Center.  She has beenselected as a 2016,2017, 2018, 2019 Castle Connolly Top Doctor and 2018 Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine.  Dr. Cadet's interests have always focused on women's health issues such as osteoporosis, issues relating to arthritis, autoimmune diseases such as lupus, sports medicine, and motivating others to live a healthier lifestyle. As a former competitive figure skater, former ballet dancer, pianist and current long distance runner, Dr. Cadet understands the importance of keeping one's joints, muscles, bones and immune system healthy in order to maintain an active lifestyle and avoid serious injuries. She has dedicated her career to raising awareness of  arthritis and autoimmune diseases which may cause significant disability and chronic pain in people, especially minority women. Her continuous clinical work, community outreach, and research in the field of arthritis and autoimmune diseases as well as her participation in national education about arthritis has resulted in her being a recipient of the Queens Leader Award by the Arthritis Foundation.  She is an active athlete and completed running the Shape Fitness Half Marathon in NYC for the sixth time in April 2019. For her knowledge in the area of sports medicine and autoimmune diseases, Dr. Maggie has also been featured in Essence, Prevention, The Ultimate Health Guide and online sites such as Lifescript and Everyday Health. Her experiences as a rheumatologist were also captured in the book "Lupus: Real life, Real patients, Real Talk".  She has been a speaker for educational events held at Athleta, Lulu Lemon, Bandier and Equinox.  She is also on the board of LupusChick and serves as a wellness contributor for Sweat for Smiles. Dr. Maggie plans to continue her quest in motivating individuals living with osteoporosis, arthritis and autoimmune diseases to advocate for themselves and learn more about their disease and treatments while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. 

Dr. Chavez operates an virtual nutrition practice specializing in digestive health and cardiovascular and metabolic disease and he is also the host of the Your Nutrition Prescription podcast. Dr. Chavez holds a doctorate in Nutrition and Heath Promotion from Arizona State University and a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Exercise Science.   Apologies for the podcast hiatus. I've been doing something brooding, and after much thought decided I'll be shifting retitling the podcast and shifting its focus of the podcast to strictly rheumatology and autoimmune disease. More on that later. For now, one of the last few episodes of Robust Health Radio feature the expertise of Dr. Adrian Chavez Dr. Chavez and I crossed paths on Instagram, where I came across a post her put together tearing apart bulletproof coffee. Dr. Chavez has a PhD in Nutrition from Arizona State University. The focus of his studies during his training was insulin sensitivity as it relates to cardiovascular and metabolic disease. So in this episode we go over his top nutrition myths, including: "Insulin is part of the fat storage process, therefore carbs and insulin make you fat." What you might not know about blood vessel function as it relates to insulin. "LDL Cholesterol doesn't matter when it comes to cardiovascular risk."  How to best way to screen for cardiovascular risk. I don't know if I fully agree with Dr. Chavez on these next two, but he has some interesting insights and we did find some middle ground: "Vegetable oils is very bad for you." "Saturated fat improves insulin sensitivity." "Carbs cause inflammation." Why a response to a ketogenic may be diagnostic of deeper issues. Don't miss this one. You can listen by visiting the link in my bio.  

Dr. Jamil Sayegh is an international transformation coach and strategist, integrative naturopathic physician, and the author of 20 Steps to Your Next Breakthrough. He has a deep passion to end suffering for as many people as possible by reconnecting them to what's real, challenging them to live and love fully, and partnering with them to create extraordinary lives without regret. For almost two decades his enthusiasm, thirst for knowledge, and desire to serve, has led him on an incredible journey of self-discovery and spiritual peace, allowing him to powerfully serve clients from all walks of life. He is a true healer at heart who loves to motivate, empower, and inspire others to take responsibility and action in their lives. Dr. Sayegh is an avid reader, hiking enthusiast, singer, and air-hockey ninja.   In this episode, Dr. Sayegh and I discuss:     15:30 The phenomena of replacing the assault of externalities with an asasult from yourself and a case of Rheumatoid Arthritis   20:00 The difference between labels of who you are versus who you actually are   23:00 Car accidents, neuropathy and repeating patterns. Patterns we repeat from past lives and legacy effects.   30:00 An explanation for the difference in resilience across individuals to trauma   35:00 Rerooting past harms versus focusing on here and now. Is there a best route to go?   40:00 Identifying obstacles in the here and now

Luis has always been passionate about fitness due to a personal interest in improving his own physique. Always curious in learning the "whys and how's" of how it all works, he has been studying and researching nutrition and strength training since he was 17.Upon discovering ketogenic diets in 2001, Luis has been on a low carb regime ever since, which he has used to favorably recomposition his body and improve his health. Due to this, Luis decided to develop KETOGAINS to share his experiences and knowledge and help people attain their health and fitness goals.Luis is regarded as one of the most experienced and knowledgeable persons on Low-Carb / Ketogenic dieting, and is the "go to guy" when applying a Low-Carb diet for Bodybuilding and Strength Training by well-known and respected insiders, leaders, influencers of the low carb/paleo and general fitness community.   In this episode, Luis and I discuss: 5:00 The inception of Ketogains 8:00 Resistance to high fat dietary approaches 16:00 Why protein is the centerpiece for the ketogains approach 20:00 Resistance to exactitude, identifying voids in your life 27:15 The concept of not chasing ketones 34:00 What drives fat loss, hint… it isn't ketones nor eat more fat 43:45 A better approach for electrolytes than just liberally salting everything + Luis's supplement recommendations 51:00 Are there training deficits on a ketogenic dietary strategy? Connecting with Luis: Luis and the Ketogains team Ketogains community on facebook

Episode 18 of Robust Health Radio features MD, PhD candidate Lucy Mailing. Lucy is a fouth-year MD-PhD student in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Illonois and was recently named an Emerging Leader in Nutrition Science by the American Society for Nutrition. Her laboratory research focuses on understanding how diet and exercise can beneficially modulate the gut microbiome and gut barrier function in states of health and disease. Lucy has co-authored several seminal papers in exercise science that were featured in the New York Times.   Lucy is also a staff research associate for the Kresser Institute for Functional and Evolutionary Medicine and writes weekly on her blog at NGmedicine.com She takes an evidence-based, integrative approach to gut, skin and autoimmune conditions, and currently helps clients with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, SIBO, acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, psoriasis, eczema, and acne heal from the inside out. You can find out more about working with her on her website or subscribe to her weekly newsletter.   In this episode, Lucy and I discuss:   2:50 Eczema as part of the atopic march, and it's relationship to the gut ecology   6:45 The type of exercise that has been shown to support your gut microbiome   8:00 Losing the forest for the trees, zooming on certain microbial strains, and the concept of microbial diversity   12:00 Mismatch between stool samples and what's actually going on under the hood   15:00 Do probiotics colonize the gut? Permissive gut environments versus non permissive gut environments. Individuality in colonization permissiveness   18:40 Established outcomes using probiotic supplements, and what you might not know about lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in the context of IBD   22:45 Temporal relationship between abx use and probiotic use, and how probiotics effect microbiome around abx use   27:45 Why your own poop post antibiotic use might be practice in the near future   32:00 How this newer research is influencing Lucy's practice                                                                                                                                                                              37:00 Lucy's research directions as it relates to exercise.   Connecting with Lucy:   Lucy's website The blog post regarding the articles talked about in the show Lucy's new york times article            

Jimmy Moore catapulted onto the health scene in 2004 after a phenomenal 180-pound weight loss enabled him to come off prescription drugs for high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and respiratory problems. He is the energetic personality behind the uber-popular blog  Livin' La Vida Low-Carb and the host of the longest-running and top-ranked iTunes health podcast,  The Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Show, as well as Keto Talk with Jimmy Moore & Dr. Will Cole, The KetoHacking MD Podcast, and The Nutritional Pearls Podcast. He has interviewed well over 1,400 of the world's top health experts and has dedicated his life to helping people get the best information possible about nutrition and lifestyle so they can make the right decisions for their health. He's the international bestselling author of  Keto Clarity, The Keto Cure, The Ketogenic Cookbook, The Complete Guide to Fasting, and Cholesterol Clarity. Learn more about Jimmy and his work at www.livinlavidalowcarb.com.   Hey everyone Robust Health Radio numero 17 features ketogenic diet expert Jimmy Moore. In this episode, Jimmy and I discuss: 0:00 His dive into low carb dieting and the inception of Livin La Vida Low Carb 5:00 Jimmy weighs in on the fasting mimicking diet and fasting 09:00 Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? 11:30 A vegan high fat diet? Micronutrient status on Keto and Starch for your gut microbiome 18:00 How has the world of keto changes over the last decade? 26:30 Getting started with a radical dietary transformation. The concept of "intentionalism." 31:40 Ketogenic diets for autoinflammatory and autoimmune conditions 40:00 Jimmy's new book Real Food Keto

One of the hottest health topics out there is the relevance of the thyroid gland to your health. We know that they don't seem to get it right in conventional land, with the resultant undertreatment and gross negligence on the part of most endocrinologists out there. But there's some problems in natural health circles as well. Being a hot topic, the thyroid terrain is marred with tons of information, much of it misinformation.  In this episode, my good friend Dr. Guillermo Ruiz takes the time to separate the Einkorn from the chaff, and delivering some important concepts in helping you navigate your thyroid health.

Kara Lazouskas is a former NCAA athlete, Speed and Explosion Director for Point Guard College and Muscle Research Coordinator at Cal State University Fullerton's Molecular Muscle Exercise Physiology Lab. She has coached athletes and clients from the elite professional to the stay-at-home mother. He current research involves muscle fiber type specific protein signaling in athletes during high intensity interval exercise.   In this episode, Kara teaches us:   15:00 The different flavors of muscle fiber types and how it relates to activity selection 18:00 Fiber profile as an indicator of certain lifestyle inputs 22:40 Muscle fiber types that predict longevity and how to maintain them 28:00 How these fiber types protect against aging and longevity 31:00 Kara's protein and nutritional recommendations for muscle preservation 39:00 What is AMPK and why it needs to be turned on every now and then 46:40 The AMPK-MTOR seesaw effect and how Metformin works similarly.   How to connect with Kara: https://www.instagram.com/kilerk0/ https://www.facebook.com/kara.lazauskas https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kara_Lazauskas http://news.fullerton.edu/2018wi/Weightlifting-Muscle-Study.aspx