Life's Best Medicine Podcast
Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Tammy Frost is a highly experienced PA with a laundry list of awards, honors, certificates, and degrees. She practices medicine at her own private practice, Grace Direct Primary Care, where she helps patients to heal by taking a holistic approach to health and well being. Specifically, at her practice they practice a Glorified, functional Approach to Celestial Eudaimonia. Eudaimonia is a Greek word that is difficult to translate into English, but the rough translation is “good spirit” in other words “happiness”....
info_outline Episode 232: Doug ReynoldsLife's Best Medicine Podcast
Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Doug Reynolds is the Founder and CEO of LowCarbUSA®. The organization was founded in the beginning of 2016 with the initial intention of providing a platform, through an annual conference, for internationally renowned scientists and medical practitioners to present the ever-increasing body of evidence on the benefits of reducing carbohydrates in the diet (and adding in healthy fats). In this conversation, Dr. Brian and Doug talk about… (00:00) Intro (01:27) Doug’s new book, The Road to Metabolic Health, about...
info_outline Episode 231: Andy SchoonoverLife's Best Medicine Podcast
Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Andy Schoonover is the CEO and founder of CrowdHealth, a company that deploys a crowdfunding model to pay its users' medical bills. CrowdHealth, which is currently operating in all 50 states, can even help people when they're overseas. The idea for CrowdHealth was born shortly after Andy moved to Austin, TX. His insurance refused to cover a 15 minute, $8,000 procedure for his daughter who had to get tubes in her ears because she had a hole in her eardrum. The insurance company claimed the procedure was ’not essential’...
info_outline Episode 230: Dr. Adam NallyLife's Best Medicine Podcast
Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Adam Nally is (popularly known as ), is the go-to no-nonsense community-based physician providing practical weight management & general medical health through a distinctly individualized ketogenic, low-carbohydrate, ketogenic and/or carnivorous lifestyle combined with a cutting edge medical approach. He has over fifteen years of practical, in-the-trenches, medical experience and an enchantingly passionate, articulate, & genuine approach to the treatment of the “diseases of civilization.” In this...
info_outline Episode 229: Brooke MillerLife's Best Medicine Podcast
Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Brooke Miller is a therapist and life coach with over 20 years of experience in the field of mental health and personal development. She founded Brooke Miller Coaching, Counseling and Therapy where she helps her clients improve self regulation, relationships and work/life balance using an integrated approach to emotional wellbeing. She earned her Master of Social Work (MSW) from California State University, Long Beach. Among other certifications and achievements, she is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a...
info_outline Episode 228: Dr. Roshani SanghaniLife's Best Medicine Podcast
Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Roshani Sanghani is American board certified in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. She is a super specialist in hormone imbalance and her practice style is all about helping patients achieve maximum hormone balance through lifestyle changes, so that they can have better health with less medication. She is the founder of Reisaan Health—a health practice dedicated to teaching patients how to reclaim their health through science-backed lifestyle modifications. She is also a speaker and the author of, Turn Around...
info_outline Episode 227: Dr. Andrew KoutnikLife's Best Medicine Podcast
Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Andrew Koutnik Ph.D. is a scientist specializing in the role of nutrition, exercise, and stress on metabolic health across populations, from metabolic disease (diabetes) to elite performers. Dr. Koutnik has trained in top-laboratories and held research positions at the University of South Florida (USF) Morsani College of Medicine, the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, and Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, with significant contributions to the field of nutrition, diabetes management, and human performance. Dr....
info_outline Episode 226: Dr. Bonnie KaplanLife's Best Medicine Podcast
Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Bonnie Kaplan is a Professor Emerita in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Originally from Ohio, she did all her training in the US (University of Chicago and Brandeis University). Her interest in the biological basis of behavior led to postdoctoral training and then faculty research in neurophysiology at Yale University Department of Neurology and the West Haven (CT) Veterans Administration Neuropsychology Laboratory until she moved to Canada in 1979. She has...
info_outline Episode 225: Andrew WilliamsLife's Best Medicine Podcast
Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Andrew Williams is a member of the same church that Brian recently started attending. He has an amazing testimony and, in this episode, he shares the story of his faith journey. In this conversation, Dr. Brian and Andrew talk about… Andrew’s conversion to the Christian faith at the age of ten and his subsequent falling away from the faith How the time Andrew spent in prison changed him and brought him back to his faith How Andrew learned to forgive himself for his mistakes How Andrew got a job working at a church after...
info_outline Episode 224: Dr. Paul MasonLife's Best Medicine Podcast
Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Paul Mason is a Fellowship trained Sports and Exercise Medicine Physician with degrees in Medicine, Physiotherapy, and Occupational Health. He has significant expertise in medical nutrition therapy, especially with respect to low-carb, ketogenic, paleolithic, and carnivore diets. In this conversation, Drs. Brian and Paul talk about… (04:34) Why it is important for you to do your own research and be your own health advocate (06:38) Lectins and plant foods (10:05) The medical system in Australia and financial conflicts...
info_outlineThank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Melanie Tidman completed a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy, a Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology, and a Doctorate in Health Science degree, contributing to her 45+ years in healthcare delivery. During her professional experience, Dr. Tidman owned and operated an outpatient Pediatric rehabilitation center for 22 years, has advanced expertise in neurosurgery intensive care and adult and pediatric rehabilitation, has published several articles about telehealth, healthcare reform, Occupational Therapy fieldwork education, Parkinson’s Disease, and is a contributing chapter author for an Occupational Therapy textbook.
She is currently recruiting for her 6th research study on the use of the Ketogenic Diet and symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease.
In 2020, Dr. Tidman was awarded advanced certification as a Metabolic Health Practitioner with the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners and provides telehealth for patients with diabetes, Parkinson’s Disease, and other chronic disease conditions.
In this conversation, Drs. Brian and Melanie talk about…
- Dr. Melanie’s research study on the use of the Ketogenic Diet and symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
- How Dr. Melanie first discovered the low carb approach to nutrition
- The joy of helping others
- The link between Parkinson’s and metabolic health
- Risk factors for Parkinson’s
- The link between exercise and mental health
- Special equipment and tools for people struggling with Parkinson’s
- MCT oil
- Exogenous Ketones
- How senior care could be improved
- The backward approach to metabolic disease used by big medical companies
- Osteoporosis
- Gut health and Parkinson’s
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