The Alkem Podcast

Discover your limitless potential with the Alkem Podcast, a haven for people who crave a holistic approach to health and wellness. Immerse yourself in empowering conversations, where we delve into the world of integrated medicine and guide you to tap into your innate power. Tune in to our episodes that blend ancient wisdom, cutting-edge research, and practical advice, providing you with the tools to manifest the life you've always envisioned.

42. A Brief Dip Into Functional Testing 08/17/2023

42. A Brief Dip Into Functional Testing In this episode, join me, Dr. Taal, for an exploration into the world of functional lab tests. As we embark on my first solo podcast, we'll delve into what functional lab tests are and why they're essential for a comprehensive view of our health. These tests offer a holistic perspective, uncovering nutrient deficiencies, hormone imbalances, and digestive issues that often elude standard blood tests. By identifying root causes, functional tests not only personalize treatment programs but also accelerate healing. We'll navigate through various types of functional tests, from hormone and stool testing to food sensitivity and organic acid tests, revealing their unique insights. I'll share my personal experience with these tests and discuss the growing acceptance of functional testing in the medical community. Tune in for a glimpse into the future of healthcare and how functional lab tests are shaping it. Thank you for being part of this episode, and remember to engage with your questions and interests for future episodes. Until then, stay healthy and take care! “When we're trying to identify nutrient deficiencies, hormone imbalances, digestive issues, and we want a more comprehensive view of how the body is functioning, functional tests are an excellent tool to use because some of these findings don't necessarily show up on a standard set of blood tests.” Here are some of the following highlights from this conversation! Learn more of it through in this episode! Functional lab tests provide a holistic view of health, revealing nutrient deficiencies, hormone imbalances, and digestive issues often missed by standard blood tests. These tests focus on identifying root causes, allowing for personalized treatment programs and faster healing. Various types of functional tests include hormone tests, stool tests, food sensitivity testing, and organic acid tests, each offering unique insights into different aspects of health. The integration of functional tests with traditional blood tests enhances the diagnostic process, providing a comprehensive understanding of a person's health. Personal experience highlights the value of functional tests in uncovering underlying issues and tailoring effective treatments. Connect with us Website: Instagram: /episode/index/show/66f71bcf-6fc0-44eb-9a53-47371bd589da/id/27778503

41. How to Talk to Your Doctor: Navigating Hormonal Health 08/10/2023

41. How to Talk to Your Doctor: Navigating Hormonal Health Welcome back to the podcast! In today's episode, we're tackling the important topic of hormones as part of our "How to Talk to Your Doctor" series. Joined by Dr. Taal, our naturopathic doctor, we aim to make discussing hormone health with your healthcare provider more comfortable. Dr. Taal shares personal experiences with hormonal health issues, highlighting the need to address discomfort rather than normalize it. Hormones act as messengers for various bodily functions, making understanding their basics crucial. Even if not planning to conceive, fertility and hormonal balance are still relevant. We emphasize early action if your body deviates from usual patterns, as prompt addressing can expand your treatment options. Throughout the conversation, Dr. Taal emphasized the importance of understanding one's own body and advocating for one's health. He highlighted the significance of recognizing and addressing changes in bodily functions that deviate from the norm. Dr. Taal stressed the need to avoid normalizing discomfort or symptoms, especially for women, and instead encouraged seeking medical help and having open conversations with healthcare providers. He underscored the value of early intervention to expand treatment options and prevent potential complications. Additionally, Dr. Taal emphasized that healing starts with self-awareness and self-love, and each individual's healing journey is unique. Thank you for tuning in to this episode focused on empowering your health journey! “It's important to have a baseline to understand exactly what's happening with an individual at that moment to confirm any sort of diagnosis or thoughts around what the underlying cause may be. And then to also provide the ability for us to track progress over time when we've implemented a treatment plan.” Learn more about these following highlights from this conversation! Dr. Taal stressed the importance of understanding one's body and recognizing deviations from normal functioning. A conversation about against normalizing discomfort or symptoms, especially for women, and instead encouraged seeking medical help promptly. Dr. Taal highlighted the significance of open and honest discussions with healthcare providers to address hormonal issues effectively. The emphasization that seeking help early provides more treatment options and prevents potential complications down the line. How healing begins with self-awareness and self-love, emphasizing the uniqueness of each individual's healing journey. Connect with us Website: Instagram: /episode/index/show/66f71bcf-6fc0-44eb-9a53-47371bd589da/id/27701553

40. Rooted in Health: The Birth of Alkem Integrated Health and Wellness and Dr. Taal's Journey to Becoming a Naturopathic Doctor 08/03/2023

40. Rooted in Health: The Birth of Alkem Integrated Health and Wellness and Dr. Taal's Journey to Becoming a Naturopathic Doctor Welcome to our first full episode of the podcast! In today's episode, we are excited to share the inspiring journey of Dr. Taal. He takes us back to his roots in Vancouver, Canada, and explains how his path led him to Bahrain, becoming the first naturopathic doctor in the country. Dr. Taal discusses the importance of naturopathic medicine and the unique approach it offers for patient care. He also shares a heartwarming story of how he met his co-founder, Naz, and how their shared vision led to the birth of Alkem Integrated Health and Wellness Medical Center. The center's mission is to empower individuals to take control of their health through holistic and natural approaches. Dr. Taal emphasizes the significance of patient-provider relationships and encourages patients to be advocates for their health. He believes that healing starts with self-awareness and self-love, and that every individual's healing journey is unique. Join us in this insightful conversation as we learn more about Dr. Taal’s passion for naturopathic medicine and his commitment to empowering others on their healing journeys. “At the end of the day, if you aren't resonating or connecting with your healthcare provider, if you don't feel heard, if you don't feel like they are specifically working with you on your symptoms, and on understanding why you're feeling the way that you're feeling, then maybe you need to find another health care provider. Don't be afraid to advocate for yourself.” Here are the following excavated highlights in this conversation and learn more about it! Dr. Taal shares the exciting and challenging aspects of moving to a new country to become the first naturopathic doctor in Bahrain. Discover how Dr. Taal's path to Bahrain was guided by unexpected twists and the role of intuition in making life-changing decisions. Dr. Taal’s inspiration from his childhood family doctor and how it shaped his approach to patient care and problem-solving in naturopathic medicine. Exploring the perceived gap in the health and wellness space in the Middle East and how Alkem Integrated Wellness was born to address this need. Learn about the significant difference in patient care and treatment approach when spending quality time with patients becomes a priority. Delve into the power of addressing the root causes of health issues rather than merely treating symptoms, and its impact on long-term health and wellness. Discover practical tips and advice on incorporating more natural and sustainable practices into daily life for improved well-being. Explore the untapped potential of naturopathic medicine in revolutionizing the healthcare landscape and empowering individuals to take charge of their health. Connect with us: Website: Instagram: /episode/index/show/66f71bcf-6fc0-44eb-9a53-47371bd589da/id/27632049

39. Introduction to the ALKEM Podcast 07/26/2023

38. Female Entrepreneurship Talk with Leena Alsulaiman 02/16/2023

38. Female Entrepreneurship Talk with Leena Alsulaiman Is this something I can do now? Do I have the time? Do I have the finances? Do I have the support? These are probably the questions that are going around your mind when thinking about opening a business. And frankly, you may have amazing ideas but those are real questions that need realistic answers. Leena Alsulaiman is here in the podcast to lift some of the fears and self doubts on our shoulders. Leena is a Life, Brand & Mindset Mentor for Women. She supports women in identifying and fulfilling their purpose by reflecting back to them their unique strengths and supporting them as they journey to achieve their goals and thrive in their pursuits. Leena offered her insight, expertise, and knowledge to hundreds of women starting their ventures, growing their brands, moving through major life transitions, and making career moves. Hit the road of entrepreneurship wit us in this podcast and listen to the following topics to help you start that engine and drift that passion to your business: The struggle of women jumping into entrepreneurship Beginner’s entrepreneurial launch Fears of women, a man not necessarily would have How visible are you? Figuring out your “why” What to do when you hit a plateau Best tips in business marketing for beginners “If you don’t try, you’re not going to know what’s the right thing for you. You’re not going to know where you are and what it feels most real and how you can communicate your message, your content, your talk about your services, your product. But then find a rhythm where, at least, somehow you are showing up, if your intention is to grow your business.” - Leena Alsulaiman Connect with Leena: Instagram: Please fill in this quick survey (will only take 5 min) to win a 1:1 coaching call with me: Book a FREE 20 min consultationes Connect with me: Instagram: Website: Msha.ke: /episode/index/show/66f71bcf-6fc0-44eb-9a53-47371bd589da/id/25948656

37. Time Management for Moms with Olga Ghali 02/06/2023

36. 6 Easy Ways To Relieve Stress 01/30/2023

35. How To Avoid Burnout By Increasing Your Time Management Skill with Alejandra Marqués 01/16/2023

35. How To Avoid Burnout By Increasing Your Time Management Skill with Alejandra Marqués Some people say, “You will never hit burnout, and can still keep working an infinite number of hours, if you love what you are doing.” I hate to break it to you, but your body and mind need rest. If you don’t give yourself time to rest and manage the time for each task/goal you want to do, you will end up burning that passion. To help us understand how to manage our time and energy that serves us, Alejandra Marques will be joining us in this episode. Alejandra Marqués is a Time & Lean Systems Strategist, International Speaker and Best-Selling Author. She graduated top of her class in both Degrees: Law and Business Management, and she has 2 Master in Law. Her book “From Burned Out To Unstoppable. A Guide To Becoming Your Most Productive And Balanced Self” has reached #1 best-seller on Amazon in over 7 categories, among them Business Life, Health & Stress, Production & Operations, Leadership, and Problem Solving. Alejandra has worked at one of the major law firms in Spain, as a criminal law professor at the University, in notary offices, in research centers as a project manager, and more, and now runs her own company: Your Plan A International LLC. She speaks 6 languages and she helps people worldwide to create the life they desire by using their time as their most precious resource, creating more balance, and achieving their goals with ease. Alejandra speaks at Corporate events and trains teams to increase their productivity, improve performance, reduce inefficiencies and prevent burnout. Alejandra shared how she managed to do it all, how she switched from being a Lawyer into a Time and Balance Mentor and at what point in her life she hit burnout. Going through all that she came into understanding on how to avoid burnout by leveraging yourself more and identified her non-negotiables. Dig in to these topics and get full with amazing nuggets: How to create more time Long-term consequences of burnout “Pomodoro Technique” Spending time on Distraction Confusing Passion with Expectation How a “notebook” can change your time management strategy Tips for Entrepreneurs doing too much in their business. “Even if you're feeling this stream of motivation and passion, and you can work on it 24/7. Don't do it. Yes, momentum is great, but you cannot work 24/7. It's not good for your health. It's not good for your mind. It's not good for your body. And if you do that, you will burn that passion.” - Alejandra Marqués Time & Stress Management (March 2023 in Bahrain): Connect with Alejandra: Instagram: Website: Book a FREE 20 min consultationes Connect with me: Instagram: Website: Linktree: /episode/index/show/66f71bcf-6fc0-44eb-9a53-47371bd589da/id/25613799

34. It's Never Too Late To Follow Your Passion with Dr. Taal Bastien 12/26/2022

33. Why You Need To Eat Breakfast For Your Health 12/19/2022

32. I Went All In For My Business 12/12/2022

31. Mom Boss Life with Brittney Oliver-Baker 11/21/2022

30. Defining Body Image with Anna Cortesi 11/14/2022

29. No Excuse Mom with Maria Kang 11/07/2022

28. Getting To The Root Cause Of Your Gut Health with Megan Brynok 10/31/2022

27. The Best 10 Minute Practice That Will Help You Regulate Stress and Create Focus with Emmy Loumeau 10/24/2022

26. How we can Live Legacy instead of Leave Legacy with Michelle Fishering 10/17/2022

25. Work Balance as a Single Mom with Jennifer Brust 10/10/2022

24. Why We Need To Do Our Own Research And Question "Women-Labeled" Products And Services with Nayla Tawa 10/03/2022

23. Creating Your Self Care Tool Box with Breanna Bortner 09/26/2022

22. Feminine Leadership with Dr. Elisabeth Wygant 09/19/2022

22. Feminine Leadership with Dr. Elisabeth Wygant Dr. Elisabeth Wygant is a functional nutrition expert, the founder of Elizabeth Wygant Wellness, author for best Holistic Life magazine, a speaker co-hosts of Thrive Mama Podcast, wife and mother of two little ladies. Her specialty is empowering, ambitious, career focused Mamas who are feeling overwhelmed fatigue and short on time to embrace their feminine energy, live a present life and listen to their body. She utilizes her signature method flourish to guide clients through mindset cycle thinking, gut health, functional nutrition, hormone and nutrient panel labs, tailored supplement support, and so much more. She started as a pharmacist and went through not just one but two traumatic experiences. Her toxic work environment was a wake-up call that she realized she wasn’t in the right place to serve. Later on, she discovered the importance of having a community of women helping each other heal sisterhood wound. Dr. Elisabeth shared in this episode the feminine leadership skills, how to listen to your own body, motherhood life, the benefits of journaling and meditations, and the programs she offers. Learn More About: “Soft Skills” The role of women in nurturing human life Tips on how to start showing up as a leader in life, business and family “Feminine leadership skills are the most powerful leadership skills. This transition between these very harsh, masculine sets of guiding others into this very feminine and welcoming and nurturing set of skills is so beautiful and it's literally those words. Those studies are speaking to us as women like this is our time. This is your time to step up and rise, especially right now.” - Dr. Elisabeth Wygant Connect with Elisabeth: Instagram: Linkedin: Linktree: Join Harmonious Hormones Program HERE: Connect with me: Instagram: Website: Linktree: Book FREE date with Naz call here: z Download your free Cycle Syncing Guide here: /episode/index/show/66f71bcf-6fc0-44eb-9a53-47371bd589da/id/24406029

21. It’s Time To Break Up With The Scale with Zeina Pechazi 09/12/2022

20. Reiki to Inner Discovery with Darcey Elizabeth 09/05/2022

19. The Importance of Building a Business that Sets Your Soul on Fire with Heather Rameau 08/29/2022

19. The Importance of Building a Business that Sets Your Soul on Fire with Heather Rameau We will be joined, for this episode, by my dear friend Heather Rameau who helped me with my website and strategize business approaches. She helped me build my vision by putting them together in words creating amazing content. Heather Rameau is a brand strategist, mentor and speaker. She helps Heartland entrepreneurs get clear on their brand and build a business they love using a combination of brand business and marketing strategies. She is passionate about helping her clients ditch expectations about what their business should look like, and instead build a business that is aligned to their life and lights their souls on fire. Heather is a strong believer that leading with emotion and vulnerability makes you a better business owner. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Heather worked as an English teacher at sea and spent seven years in Corporate America as a management consultant. She now lives in Washington, DC and serves clients worldwide. This episode dive deep into the discussion about how Heather started her business, her passion for traveling, and her corporate career experience in comparison to when she’s building her own business. She also shared how the pandemic changed the way business owners think and how can one start to show up for their businesses and find a business that sets their soul on fire. Learn More About: A practice you can start with in building your business Clear difference between Strategy and Intuition from a business perspective How Heather works with female entrepreneurs, with her specialized frameworks and processes “Understanding how you want to show up for your business, what channels do you want to focus on? It is just constantly checking in to make sure that this feels really aligned and feels really good. Because that is where you can start to combat a lot of that impostor syndrome or those doubts when you're not fully aligned. Those doubts creep in easier. So it's this combination of branding and also marketing and then the combination of those two really gets you excited.” - Heather Rameau Connect with Heather: Instagram: @heather_rameau Website: Join Harmonious Hormones Program HERE: Connect with me: Instagram: Website: Linktree: Book FREE date with Naz call here: z Download your free Cycle Syncing Guide here: /episode/index/show/66f71bcf-6fc0-44eb-9a53-47371bd589da/id/24182460

18. Finding Joy in the Midst of Loss and Grief with Dara Kurtz 08/22/2022

18. Finding Joy in the Midst of Loss and Grief with Dara Kurtz Dara Kurtz after being diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 42, left her 20 year career as a financial advisor to focus on writing, speaking and podcasting to help people through her experiences. Today, her personal blog, Crazy Perfect Life reached over 200,000 followers. Dara has been a guest on over 60 podcast, TV radio shows. And her latest book is “I Am My Mother's Daughter”, wisdom of life, loss and love there. His goal is to use her life experiences to help people strengthen their relationships and create more happiness and joy in their everyday lives. Dara is a mom with two gorgeous daughters, one is currently studying in college and the other one has just graduated. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and has been married for almost 30 years. In this episode, we dive deep into acknowledging deeply buried feelings to allow yourself to grieve, daily tools to help you navigate life and how to process guilt of enjoying life while remembering the people you lost. Dara also shared about being pregnant while knowing her Mother has stage 4 cancer, reading the bag of letters written by her Mom and Grandmother, and how she remembers the people she lost through reliving what they love doing. “I think sometimes we're afraid to talk about the past, we're afraid to talk about people that we've lost because it hurts, it's painful. But most of the time people really want to talk about people what they've lost. They want to share. It feels good when we open up space and we give ourselves permission to do that. It's really a way to not only connect the past with the present, but also to feel that loss but also to remember the good times and count the blessings and feel joyful for what we had. And I think what's really important is to focus on what you had, not what you lost.” - Dara Kurtz Learn More About: What Grieving do to help you show up and serve others The Types of Loss “Happiness Contract” Dara’s Book: “I Am My Mother’s Daughter” Connect with Dara: Instagram: @crazyperflife Website: Buy her book hr=8-1 Join Harmonious Hormones Program HERE: Connect with me: Instagram: Website: Linktree: Book FREE date with Naz call here: z Download your free Cycle Syncing Guide here: /episode/index/show/66f71bcf-6fc0-44eb-9a53-47371bd589da/id/24108819

17. Understanding Human Design with Ali Merris 08/15/2022

16. The 4 Step Formula to Own Your TIME with Alejandra Marques 08/08/2022

16. The 4 Step Formula to Own Your TIME with Alejandra Marques Alejandra is from Spain. Over the past eight years, she has been studying for two degrees at the same time, business management and law, while having two to three different part time jobs at the same time and learning fifth and sixth language as well. Later on, she decided that she wanted to help people with their productivity, their time management, and how they can really create a time for those things they want to do in life. Alejandra Marquez is a productivity and balanced mentor, and best selling author. She's seen in so many magazines and articles like entrepreneur, daily flash, Yahoo, finance's ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, medium authority magazine, thrive global and so much more. She empowers driven and ambitious female entrepreneurs to wear all the hats without burning out. Eliminate distractions, procrastination, how to have work life balance, and create more time for the things that actually matter. All of that using her time formula. “Time management normally allows you to organize your day, those things that you're doing, how efficient you're being and there's always room for improvement. But when it comes to really owning your time, it goes way beyond that. It's feeling empowered because you know that you're prioritizing the right things that you're making the time for those things that really matter the most to you. You feel comfortable about taking days off vacation because you plan ahead of time and you know that you can be flexible with your schedule.” - Alejandra Marquez Learn More About: What has led Alejandra to become a productivity and balance mentor What “Time Management” means for Alejandra Why women procrastinate or distracted Tips on how to help women from distraction Connect with Alejandra: Instagram: @alejandramarques_yourplana () LinkedIn: FREE mini-course "Overcoming Distractions & Procrastination": Connect with me: Instagram: Website: Linktree: Book FREE date with Naz call here: z Download your free Cycle Syncing Guide here: /episode/index/show/66f71bcf-6fc0-44eb-9a53-47371bd589da/id/23976384

15. Unplugging The Mind with Laia Barconsbou 08/01/2022

14. Focusing on Primary Food for Optimal Health 07/25/2022

13. Benefits of Essential Oils For Your Overall Health with Amber Pachla 07/18/2022

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