Strategies for Motivating Patients Towards Optimal Health
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Release Date: 06/05/2025
Practitioner Burnout: Secrets to Supporting the Parasympathetic Nervous System and Energetic Boundaries
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In this deeply important conversation, Dr. Daina Parent, ND sits down with Dr. Jannine Krause, ND, acupuncturist, and host of The Health Fix Podcast, to explore practitioner burnout and practical strategies for restoring balance. Dr. Jannine shares her personal journey through burnout in her own clinical practice—what led to it, how she recognized it, and the steps she took to heal and thrive again. This episode offers actionable tools and empowering insights to help practitioners protect their energy, restore nervous system balance, and create sustainable clinical careers. Episode...
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Detoxification Strategies for Clinical Practice
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Do you know the best day to start a detoxification program in January? (HINT: It’s not January 1st!) Dr. Kim Besuden, DC, CFMP shares her tips and tricks for running successful individual and group purification programs in her practice, including best days to start, what support to offer as a practitioner, and suggestions for community support opportunities. Dr. Sarah Clarke, DC, IFMCP, host of this episode, asks Dr. Besuden what clinical signs she identifies to determine if a patient needs to detox, and how to establish healthy eating habits after the progam has finished. She shares ways to...
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Consuming Organ Meats: Nutritional and Traditional Significance
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Dr. Sarah Clarke, DC, IFMCP, and Dave Hogsed, DOM, AP, discuss traditional and cultural trends around the consumption of organ meats, and the nutritional value these foods offer. They cover nutrients found various organ meats and how they can either be eaten or taken in supplement form. Dave shares clinical success stories, including his own personal experience, using organ meat glandular therapy. He explains how various organ and glandular meats can support immune function, cardiovascular health, nervous system health, cognitive function, bone health, and more. David Hogsed, DOM, AP,...
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The Effects of Stress on a Woman’s Body: Female Hormones and Endocrine Health
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Why is it that women experience stress more intensely than men? Drs. Daina Parent and Annette Schippel discuss the connection between women’s hormones and the effects of stress on the female body. Dr. Schippel shares her personal and professional experience navigating the stages of a woman’s reproductive journey and how endocrine health plays a significant role in hormone balance. Drs. Parent and Schipple emphasize the importance of working with qualified healthcare providers trained in herbal medicine in order to find the right herbs for each person and symptom picture. Dr. Schippel...
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Balancing Blood Sugar with Plant-based Proteins
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Dr. Daina Parent, ND sits down with Dr. Karma James-Dulin to discuss managing blood sugar with a diet that includes complete proteins and important fibers. Dr. James-Dulin shares her personal journey with managing her own blood sugar during pregnancy, and her passion for developing foods that are healthy and taste great. Drs. Daina and Karma discuss a small clinical study that confirms the ability of complete plant-based proteins to balance blood sugar, and how ancient varieties of seeds provide higher protein and lower carbohydrates. They wrap the episode with clinical takeaways to help...
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Red Food Synergy: Phytonutrient Power for Energy, Endurance, and a Radiant Healthspan
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Dr. Sarah Clarke, DC, IFMCP, and Mimi Hernandez, MS, RH (AHG) take us on a tour of red superfood phytonutrients found in beets, algae, and mountain spinach. They discuss the far reaching benefits of betacyanins, nitrates, electrolytes and more. Learn how each of these phytonutrients impacts overall health and vitality, including increased energy and endurance, as well as cardiometabolic, eye, skin, and muscle health. Mimi also explains the fascinating concept of xenohormesis and how wild-crafted and organically-grown plants contain a higher phytonutrient content, and why that matters. Mimi...
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Eating the Phytochemical Rainbow: Red and Purple Foods for Brain and Heart Health
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Discover how eating the rainbow can support your brain, heart, and overall vitality in this delightful episode featuring Dr. Deanna Minich, an internationally-recognized teacher, author, scientist, speaker, and artist. Host Dr. Daina Parent, ND, guides an engaging conversation with Dr. Minich about the importance of phytochemicals in whole foods, especially those found in a spectrum of red and purple foods. The conversation explores the how, when, and why of eating a diverse, colorful diet, the importance of eating seasonally and locally, and the unique ways phytochemicals influence...
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Soil Health: Nutrition for Healthy Plants and People
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Alexis Schultz, a research scientist for Standard Process, focuses on agronomy research, plant breeding, and crop development on the Standard Process certified organic farm. Bridging the connection between healthy soils, resilient crops, and superior nutrition is at the heart of Alexis’ work. With a deep understanding that our health begins with the soil and the food we grow from it, she’s dedicated to research that strengthens the link between agriculture and well-being. Listen in as Alexis and Dr. Sarah Clarke engage in an educational and inspirational conversation about healthy soil –...
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Regenerative Agriculture and Whole Foods for Healthier People and Planet
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Our guest Jack DuBois – 4th Generation of Family Leadership at Standard Process – has a diverse background in organic and regenerative farming, soil and crop health, sales leadership, and whole food nutrition. He is passionate about educating healthcare practitioners on the benefits of regenerative agriculture, whole food philosophy, and how these approaches translate into improved patient outcomes. Join us as Jack shares his expertise on farming practices that encourage and preserve nutrient density in crops and how patients benefit from optimal nutrition intake from nutrient...
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GLP-1 and the Interconnected Web of Health: Herbs, Alternatives and Finding Balance
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In this episode, Dr. Daina Parent, ND, sits down with Laurence Katsaras—Naturopath, Acupuncturist, and classically trained Western Herbalist—for a deep dive into incretin hormones, especially GLP-1’s and their far-reaching effects on the body. They discuss the interconnected web of health in which all physiological pathways work together, and how GLP-1 medications can distort this web leading to unintended effects elsewhere. They highlight clinical takeaways for keeping the web strong through hormone balance, gut health, herbs, diet, and lifestyle. They explore the pros and cons of GLP-1...
info_outline· In this enlightening episode, Dr. Sarah Clarke interviews Dr. Ryan Lazarus, author of The Essential Health Playbook and creator of The Lazarus Method. The conversation highlights Dr. Lazarus’ personal health journey and how it shaped his career and the work he’s developed over the past 20+ years. He offers inspiring and effective strategies for meeting patients where they are at; supporting their goals, values, and priorities; and offering tools to help them achieve optimal whole body health.
· 1:20 Dr. Lazaraus describes his near death experience at 18 while playing indoor soccer that began his health journey and shaped the trajectory of his career
· 4:00 Digestive issues and type 1 diabetes diagnosis following the accident that destroyed his pancreas
· 5:30 10 years of frustration using conventional medicine to help with digestive issues and mental health support prompted him to take charge of his own health and find a better way to heal and live a healthy life
· 7:30 How Dr. Lazarus’ healing journey changed his career path and how he was drawn to Chiropractic Medicine
· 11:10 Common obstacles people face in finding healthcare; Dr. Lazarus’ role is to explain that there is a holistic evidence-based way to heal
· 13:20 The Lazarus Method – people change in four different ways; finding what motivates each individual to make important health changes is the key to success
· 19:00 Change takes time and Gamification is a useful tool– uses engaging athletic/sports language for motivational tools; sets fun micro challenges; individualized approach
· 25:20 Meeting people where they’re at - How to keep ourselves and patients motivated and engaged to continue to make positive changes towards better health and healthier overall lifestyle; defining priorities, values and goals
· 28:05 Nutrition and Diet – Ryan describes his EAT Plan (Essentials, Amount, Timing)
· 32:00 – Flow States, “in the zone” and the importance with long-term health
· 36:15 – Finding your true purpose and how it affects one’s health journey
· 41:00 Transition from 20-year clinical practice to writing books and focusing on The Lazarus Method
· 43:15 Dr. Lazaraus' passion for Human potential – realizing what one is capable of on all levels
· 46:33 Supporting motivated people ready to unlock the next level of performance, achievement, and potential with Biohacking Strategies
· 50:00 thelazarusmethod.com offers free wellness tools; The Essential Health Playbook is his latest book