3. "The Paleo Mom" talks Imposter Syndrome & growing up sick
The BS We Feed Ourselves — Gut/Brain healing for overachievers
Release Date: 10/07/2019
32. The BS We Feed Ourselves: “Was There Ever A Normal?”
The BS We Feed Ourselves — Gut/Brain healing for overachievers
Here’s what I’ve learned over these last 32 episodes. There isn’t any one smoking gun as to why we’re sick. Why we’re in the middle of a disease epidemic in this country. It’s multi-layered and fraught with nuance. The culmination of parts and allowances we feed ourselves daily, hourly, just to cope in a world that is too fast, diverse, polluted, and expansive for our brains to keep up with. This is why we’re here.
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31. Is there an alcohol that’s actually GOOD for you?
The BS We Feed Ourselves — Gut/Brain healing for overachievers
Mark McTavish is the founder and CEO of 101 Cider House as well as a devoted cider fan, lover of artistic beverages, and a true health nut. Mark, a former bodybuilder and native of Toronto, Canada. After helping to pioneer the craft beer industry in Canada, Mark began to give up the suds in favor of cider. His goal to make "the world’s healthiest alcoholic beverage.”
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30. Anxiety vs Arousal: Are you attracting the wrong people?
The BS We Feed Ourselves — Gut/Brain healing for overachievers
Megan Bruneau is a psychotherapist, executive coach and podcast host. She has more than 12-years of experience and specializes in perfectionism-related issues, such as depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. Deepak Chopra dubbed her "the millennials' therapist” –– as her “no-BS” approach to coaching may be the perspective you’ve been missing.
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29. On the verge of burnout? How to meditate for beginners (PART 2)
The BS We Feed Ourselves — Gut/Brain healing for overachievers
Dr. Shelly Sethi shares what it’s like to be an A-type, how it affects our health and how to meditate for much-needed mental peace. Dr. Sethi is a best-selling author and a board-certified family physician. If you’re not a mediator, and you need some basics, this is the episode for you.
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28. Study shows: People that isolate tend to get sick more often | Dr. Shelly Sethi
The BS We Feed Ourselves — Gut/Brain healing for overachievers
Dr. Shelly Sethi is a best-selling author and a board-certified family physician. In this episode, we discuss mind-body practices: meditation, and our need for connection. In the midst of a global pandemic, Dr. Sethi shares how the mind and body work together to support the immune system or influence disease.
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27. Fatigued, Fat & Frazzled? Sexology doctor shares health tips | Dr. Keesha Ewers
The BS We Feed Ourselves — Gut/Brain healing for overachievers
Dr. Keesha Ewers is a doctor of sexology, a board-certified functional medicine provider, a best-author and a mother of four. She works with women to reverse their autoimmune disease, heal childhood trauma and make friends with the woman they see in the mirror.
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26. Can vision testing tell you if food is affecting your health?| Dr. Terry Wahls (Part 2)
The BS We Feed Ourselves — Gut/Brain healing for overachievers
Dr. Terry Wahls was once confined to an electric wheelchair, but is now able to walk and ride her bike! She’s a former physician, was an assistant chief of staff at Iowa City Veterans Administration Health Care and is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa.
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25. From Wheelchair to Walking Again (How FOOD Saved Her LIfe) PART 1
The BS We Feed Ourselves — Gut/Brain healing for overachievers
Dr. Terry Wahls was once confined to an electric wheelchair, but is now able to walk and ride her bike! She’s a former physician, was an assistant chief of staff at Iowa City Veterans Administration Health Care and is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa.
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24. Battle “brain fog,” live longer & happier | Dr. Steven Gundry
The BS We Feed Ourselves — Gut/Brain healing for overachievers
Dr. Steven Gundry is a renowned cardiologist, researcher and NY Times best-selling author of The Plant Paradox Book series. His diet and lifestyle recommendations have helped perhaps millions of people take control of their lives. Some say they’re “aging backward” physically and mentally thanks to his program.
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23. CBD Innovator: "What you should know BEFORE using CBD"
The BS We Feed Ourselves — Gut/Brain healing for overachievers
Laura Komkov is an innovator, businesswoman and “Medical Unicorn." She is also the co-founder of Canvas 1839 - a company focused on creating optimized drug delivery technologies in the cannabis space. Her motivation stemmed from autoimmune and genetic problems that she’s experienced since age 12.
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Dr. Sarah Ballantyne aka “The Paleo Mom” is an award-winning public speaker, New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned health expert in the autoimmune community. Dr. Sarah shares what to say when your doctor’s not listening, how to overcome imposter syndrome and strategies to keep you thriving in your career.
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What We Discuss:
"To hear so many stories of people who thought they were infertile and had a baby because of my work. Or, thought they were going to die and changed their diet and lifestyle ... I just started crying." - Dr. Sarah Ballantyne
00:01:28:14 - “For me, it took 10-12 years [to learn I had an autoimmune disease], but "if I look back it's kind of like my entire life was leading up to being broken.” - Shawna Bigby Davis
00:02:19:18 - How do you know if you have an autoimmune disease?
00:03:10:09 - Sexism in autoimmune diagnosis.
00:05:10:20 - The American Autoimmune Related Disease Association (AARDA) established approximately 50% of people who were later diagnosed with a serious or life-threatening auto-immune disease were labeled as hypochondriacs in the early phases of their disease.
00:05:42:23 - Symptoms of Autoimmune Disorders.
00:06:35:22 - Americans take roughly 50% of the world’s medications, but we're only 5% of the world's population.
00:06:59:15 - When did you discover diet and lifestyle could improve the way you feel so significantly?
00:07:20:09 - Dr. Sarah share's how her early symptoms started when she was between 7-10 years old.
00:09:23:24 - Dr. Sarah shares how her family had "homemade remedies" to help symptoms without realizing what was wrong.
00:10:11:00 - Responding to the "naysayers"
00:14:19:18 - Imposter Syndrome.
00:27:21:01 - "There's so much of autoimmune disease and chronic illness in general that feels very lonely. And, it feels like we're all trying to figure it out on the first time." And, finding that community is so important.” — Dr. Sarah Ballantyne
00:29:29:05 - "We would get up really early and we would go and sit in the infinity pool and watch the sunrise. So this infinity pool is like this warm pool and because it's February, it's cool out. And, the steam is rising up and you're in the middle of this thousand-year-old Redwood Forest. And, it is like a spiritual experience. It's incredible. The stillness of everything, then suddenly "snap" nature turns on. Like a switch. All the frogs, all the CRICKETS, all the birds, they all come on at once”. — Shawna Bigby Davis
00:30:41:13 - Dr. Sarah’s reaction upon seeing The Mother Tree:
“If she can survive forest fires, I can survive all of this. And, I went and walked by myself through the forest and I just started touching things & I just started crying.
"I licked a dirt cliff, it's fine. It's good soil-based organism probiotics.”
00:36:57:17 - Why SLEEP is Sarah’s lynchpin:
“Frankly, I burn myself out about 3 times a year. I did it again, Now, I feel terrible, now I have no energy, and if I start getting stressed enough that my sleep quality is eroding, or I start sacrificing sleep to tackle the to-do list, that's usually the beginning of the snowball.” - Dr. Sarah
00:39:13:08 - Overcoming Burnout
00:40:10:11 - What's in Shawna's Purse Segment
00:46:15:02 - Dr. Sarah's secret lip moisturizer
Links from this Episode:
Dr. Sarah’s Website
The Foundations of Health 3-Day Workshop
Book Mention: How to Raise an Adult
What Did You Think? I’d love to hear from you! After you’ve listened to this episode, leave a comment and tell me what your favorite takeaway is and why.