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Release Date: 06/02/2023
Exercise and Menopause - With Dr. Wendy Sweet
Wellness For The Rest Of US
There is a lot of information available about dealing with menopause - some of it confusing and some of it contentious. In this episode, we invited Menopause expert, Dr Wendy Sweet, back onto our show to talk more specifically about exercise and menopause - what happens to our bodies when we exercise during menopause and what type of exercise should we be aiming to sustain? Dr Wendy Sweet is the founder of “,” where she works with women globally to support them through the menopause transition. Wendy is a former registered nurse and was one of the early drivers of personalised training...
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Moving - even with chronic pain
Wellness For The Rest Of US
In this episode of Wellness for the Rest of Us we speak with DK Ciccone, a certified pilates instructor for chronic pain and rehabilitation. Since CK was 13 years old, she has battled with her own chronic pain with no root cause. Just when she felt she would never find joy in movement, she discovered pilates. Pilates helped her manage her own pain and find a sense of freedom in her body that she hadn't felt in years. Her mission became finding ways to help others find the same joy and freedom trough improving strength and mobility. For CK, and like many others, chronic pain will always...
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Supporting parents of children with chronic disease - with Dr Maureen Michele
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Welcome to Episode 30 of Wellness for the Rest of Us where we speak with Dr Maureen Michele. Dr Maureen Michele is a pediatrician, allergist/immunologist, life coach, and an author. She specializes in supporting parents of chronically ill children. Maureen is also a mother of three amazing children and has first-hand experience with being a parent of a child with long-term health issues (her daughter is a pediatric neuroblastoma survivor and a Type 1 diabetic). @maureenmichelemd
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Fancy living to 500?
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In this Wellness for the Rest of Us podcast episode, we speak with longevity advocate, Marek Piotrowski. Marek is currently on a quest, he is traveling around the world, with his son Alex to explore the frontiers of research and thinking around longevity and radical life extension. Longevity is on the brink of becoming one of the world's most rapidly expanding industries. Over the past eight years, it has steadily gained momentum, championed by a dedicated group of pioneers. Yet, the general public has mostly regarded it as wellness, peculiar, or science fiction. Today, longevity is...
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What are the impacts of sex hormones and menopause on heart disease? with Professor Alison Heather
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In our latest Wellness for the Rest of Us podcast we speak with University of Otago's Professor Alison Heather about the role of sex hormones, particurly estrogen and progesterone, on fertility, menopause and aging and atherosclerosis (heart disease). Alison is a human physiologist, specialising in the effects of sex hormones, like estradiol, on atherosclerosis (heart disease). She is also an Ironman, competing at World Championship level - and the Chief Scientific Officer of Insitugen, a steroid hormone detection company.
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Burnout with Dr Zarya Rubin
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In this episode we speak with Dr Zarya Rubin a Harvard-educated physician and a functional medicine health coach about burnout. In her daily life, Zarya helps passionate, high-achieving women get to the root causes of chronic illness symptoms and burnout so that they can heal from the inside out and truly thrive. Zarya is the founder and CEO of Dr. Zarya, a boutique functional medicine practice in Portland, Oregon. She completed her undergraduate training at Harvard, studied neurology at McGill University and the renowned Neurological Institute at Columbia Presbyterian...
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Questions you should ask your dentist - with Russel McLean
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Russel McLean is a retired holistic dentist. He listened to our podcast with Dr Wendie Trubow (Everyday toxins in our lives) and reached out to discuss with us what he has seen in his many years working within the dentistry industry - first as a conventional dentist, then as a holistic dentist. Russel is highly thought of in the health sector within Dunedin and we have met many of his ex-patients who could not speak highly enough of him. In this podcast episode we discuss the history of amalgam fillings and mecury toxicity (about half of amalgam fillings are liquid mercury, a...
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Metabolic Health & Continuous Glucose Monitoring with Dr. Paul Kolodzik
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How is your metabolic health, are you worried about diabetes? Are you in the pre-diabetic camp? Are you too scared to find out? In our podcast with Dr. Paul Kolodzik we explore the early warning signs of pre-diabetes and discuss that there are many people out there suffering from metabolic issues who don't even know it. The thing is, when we know about it, we can do something about it and that is where Continous Glucose Monitoring as a tool to manage metabolic health can make a huge difference to your overall health and lifespan. Paul spent twenty-five years in the ER , and now...
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Everyday Toxins in Our Lives with Dr. Wendie Trubow
Wellness For The Rest Of US
We are thrilled today to be able to have Dr Wendie Trubow as a guest on our Wellness for the Rest of Us podcast. Wendie is a functional medicine gynecologist who’s passionate about helping people eliminate the invasive toxins responsible for the chronic conditions they live with. Wendie is a certified medical practitioner and helping people optimise their health and lives. Wendie has had her own struggles with mould and metal toxicity, Celiac disease, and other health issues, and through this has developed a deep sense of compassion and expertise for what her patients are...
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Which Diet? - with Sulaima Abdin, Registered Dietician
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Sulaima Abdin (MS, RD), who also goes by Su, is not your typical dietitian. With over seven years of professional experience, Su has developed a versatile skill set across various domains of dietetics. Her expertise spans short and long-term care, acute care, food service, consulting, and exposure to behavioral health. Su infuses her professional practice with a unique blend of relatability, creativity, and a touch of humor. She counsels clients on their eating habits in order to optimize their diets and overall health. Su is known for arming her clients with the tools necessary to navigate...
info_outlineIn Episode 18 of Wellness for the Rest of Us we speak with Laura Crandon, the Founder and President of Charitable organisation Touch4Life.
Laura is a breast cancer survivor on a mission to increase the breast health IQ of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) and underserved communities.
In our podcast we speak about the everyday inequities which exist in our health systems, globally and how knowing what to ask and who to ask for support can quite literally, save your life.
As a charitable foundation, Touch4Life has a two-pronged focus to ensure that physicians deliver the breast healthcare that Black and BIPOC women need and that women know and advocate for the breast health that they deserve.
Raised in Temple Hills, MD, and a lifelong MD resident, Laura recognised the disparities in breast cancer detection, treatment and survivorship that exist for Black and brown women in the United States–dying at a 41% higher rate than white women and determined to change that statistic. Sadly racial inequities in health systems exist in New Zealand and many other countries too.
Laura has been a healthcare executive at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and UnitedHealthcare for over 15 years, she has served as a member of the Duke University Fuqua School of Business Healthcare Alumni Advisory Board, a certified financial officer of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Chair of the Health and Human Services Facet of The Columbia (MD) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, Member and Ambassador of United Way of Central Maryland Executive Council, Patient Advocate Advisory Board Member at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Ambassador of the National Breast Cancer Foundation, and Certified American Cancer Society Health Equity Ambassador Link. She has been featured as a speaker at NIH, Johns Hopkins, and Duke, to bring a face to the disparity and advocate for inclusion and equitable health outcomes.
She is the proud mother of two adult sons and wife for almost 30 years to an awesome and supportive husband.
President and Founder
TOUCH4LIFE™
@Touch4LifeInc