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A Functional Approach with Dr. Jim Chialtas — 164 episodes

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Pao Pereira, Ginkgo, Green Tea & more: How the Beljanski Foundation Targets Cancer

2

Balancing fear and uncertainty, while allowing in the loveliness

3

An introduction to Peptide therapies: BPC-157

4

Small Vessels, Big Trouble: How Vascular Disease Drives Dementia

5

Our Dreams are the Seeds to our Reality...

6

Understanding Breast Implant Illness

7

My Neurology in Hell Hole Canyon

8

My Trip into Hellhole Canyon: A piece about goal setting for ultimate success

9

Mind Over Gluten: A personal story

10

A perspective on loss

11

The Low Stomach Acid Conundrum

12

Kava with Morgan Smith — Tradition, Pharmacology, and Healing Ritual

13

A Taoist Lens on Uncertainty — Navigating Paradox, Presence, and Healing with Prashanthi Amarnath

14

Boosting BDNF: The Brain Fertilizer for Mood, Memory & Mental Health

15

The Importance of Letting Go of Control

16

Dr. Aristo Vojdani - A discussion with an expert: Autoimmunity, Food & Chemical Sensitivity, Lab Testing, and more!

17

Three overlooked risk factors for cardiovascular disease

18

The Great California Tortilla Conundrum

19

Together in Transition: Welcoming a New Year with Open Hearts

20

Embracing the Flow: Lessons from Zen teachings, Ju-Jitsu, and Life's Uncertainties

21

There is Pain... And then there is suffering

22

Fear

23

The Dark Side of Cooking Oils: Unpacking Industrial Seed Oils

24

Next Level Physical Therapy with Dr. Eric Schulte

25

Can Testosterone Replacement Therapy Really Make Your Balls Shrink?

26

What is your Biome Burden waiting to tell you?

27

Living with a Gluten Free Person: A heart-to-heart with my wife Debbie

28

Was I shanked in an alley? Or was it just a medical procedure? Ouch!!

29

How Infections Might Be Driving Your Cardiovascular Disease

30

Thoughts on turning 50

31

My Advanced Functional Medicine Clinician Certification: What it is and what it means to me

32

What is happiness? A discussion with a friend and colleague, Kit Yoon

33

My Cardiology Story: Part 3 The Semi-Final Chapter

34

The Traumatic Brain Injury-Gut Wind Up

35

Ordinary Modes of Consciousness: What it does and does not tell you about yourself

36

Chemical-Immune Sensitivity

37

Don't Take Life Too Seriously

38

Eczema, Steroid Withdrawal Syndrome, & Chronic Illness : A chat with my patient Aubrey

39

Why the Covid-19 shots can't offer robust immunity, and other musings

40

Migraines Anyone?

41

Can magic mushrooms extend your life?

42

How I get myself into a deep meditation - An Alan Watts Perspective

43

Anemia and Chronic Conditions

44

So, are you ready? No... But are you?

45

The Statin Therapy Shenanigans That Require Exposing

46

Using gratitude to navigate difficult times

47

So are childhood vaccines really causing autism?

48

Why You Want to Drink Hydrogen Water

49

Sequoia's Farwell: Some thoughts on Pride & Loss

50

Chi Nei Tsang, Acupuncture, & Gut Health: My Conversation with Dr. Jaz!

51

The Domino Theory to Mindfully Healthy Choices

52

Upper Cervical Chiropractic - My conversation with Dr. Mercedes Cook

53

Hormones Debunked

54

An industry insider's perspective on nutritional supplements

55

Keto Flu - What is it? And how can I avoid it?

56

To Poo or Not to Poo...

57

Overcoming Guilt - A Different Perspective

58

Keep Healthcare Salty

59

The Story of the Chinese Farmer

60

A Meeting of Colleagues: TCM, Functional Medicine and more!

61

Ergothioneine - My new favorite compound!

62

Evolutionary Mismatch - A nod to our friends in the Amazon the Tsimane people in all their wisdom

63

Placebo, nocebo, & how they can play into health and wellness

64

People's Faces - A poem of connection when and comfort when all seems lost

65

100th Episode! - "The Barefoot Doctor"

66

Chemical Concussion - Yep, it is kind of a thing!

67

Sleep Paralysis & Demons!

68

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A leading cause of female infertility

69

The Art of Wasting Time

70

The Meaning of Tea

71

Depression

72

Being Human - A poem to remind us who we are

73

A Functional Approach to Chronic Fatigue

74

A dedication to composting, caring for the environment, and forever learning

75

Obesogens... Chemicals that can lead to weight gain

76

Mechanisms of Hot Flash

77

Some thoughts on the Pursuit of Happiness

78

Paradoxical Excitation... You say what now?

79

Dementia Support - Part 2

80

Alzheimer's & Dementia: Some tips on preventing neuroloigcal decline

81

Warrior Philosophy: A path for a more full and healthy life

82

The Importance of Sleep

83

Immune Cross-Reaction: How cases of "mistaken identity" can sabotage your efforts of overcoming disease

84

Letting Go of Our Demons

85

The Neurology of Will Power and how to improve goal setting success

86

Fibromyalgia: How to get relief without prescription medications

87

A deeper dive into chronic pain & what happens in the brain

88

Brain Fog -What is it, and what can be done to help?

89

What is the difference between Functional Medicine & Mainstream Western Medicine?

90

Functional Dysautonomia - How neurological imbalance can impact gut function and more!

91

Just Let It Go

92

In times of sickness...

93

"Who you calling fat?!?" says the liver...

94

Much Ado About Mold

95

Unconditional Non-Transactional Love: A Practice for Better Health!

96

The Lab Mouse Dilemma

97

The Energetics of Immune Function - Wei Qi Explained

98

Heavy Metals... Testing, Concepts, and Controversy

99

An Interview with an Artist - Can artistic expression improve our wellness outlook?

100

My Cardiology Story: Part 2

101

The many benefits of Hot Springs - A personal experience

102

Artificial Food Coloring: A purple sucker situation

103

The benefits of the Amanita muscaria mushroom - Even the reindeer agree

104

The Gluten - Anxiety Connection

105

Don't forget to make some time for yourself!

106

The Physiological "Wind-Up" for fainting - A Personal Story

107

Four Ways Not to Lose Your Stress Resiliency & Suffer Anxiety

108

BPA Plastic... The sneaky poison that lurks

109

LSD for migraines? Well... Yes, Kinda!

110

Melatonin - Why we should think twice about using this sleep aid

111

Genetic Testing - Powerful tool for health & wellness? Or fuel for worry?

112

Covid-19 and How It Can Promote Autoimmunity

113

Let's talk about the Prostate!

114

Fats... Let's talk about it!

115

50th Episode! Thoughts on Gratitude and Happiness

116

Yin and Yang Philosophy for a better understanding of health and how we relate to our environment

117

The Neurology of Tic Disorders, and Why They are on the Rise

118

To Eat or not to Eat... That is a question!

119

The physiology and energetics of anxiety

120

Inflammageing: How inflammation drives disease and accelerates ageing

121

Inhale the Darkness and Exhale the Light - A message of gratitude and meditation for 2024

122

The delicate nature of mental health: A case of one person who fell through the cracks

123

The Flu, Wind Invasions, and Pernicious Evils

124

Eat Fat to Burn Fat... A discussion of some benefits of a Ketogenic Diet

125

So you've lost your oral tolerance! Food sensitivity reactions at another level.

126

Developing a Gratitude Practice, and Why We Should Do So

127

Forest Bathing - The Japanese practice of walking amongst the trees

128

Genetic factors in autoimmunity - How to support Regulatory T-Cell Function

129

In honor of our deceased loved ones on this Day of the Dead

130

Being in service to others for better health and emotional wellness

131

Reflux... A Functional Approach

132

The Throat Chakra

133

Pre-, Pro-, & Post-Biotics... For Gut Health and More!

134

Exercise... Let's talk about it!

135

The Neurology of Disappointment

136

Thyroid Under-Conversion: A hidden cause of low thyroid symptoms

137

Why we should all go jump in a freezing lake!

138

Why we should all sit in a sauna

139

Bio-Identical vs. Synthetic Hormone Replacement Therapy

140

Detoxification - What it is and why it matters

141

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth

142

What is the Role of "Doctor?"

143

An introduction to Autoimmunity

144

My Cardiology Story Part 1

145

What type of lab test is right for me?

146

"Rucking" for better health and fall prevention

147

Practice Compassion for Better Health!

148

HOMA-IR Score... The next level of blood sugar monitoring.

149

Female Hormones in an Eggshell

150

Male Hormones in a Nutshell

151

I'm Leaking From Where Now?

152

The Man and the Vine

153

Gluten Cross-Reactions. It isn't just in your gut!

154

Brain Health - A Functional Neurology Perspective

155

So you have adrenal fatigue?

156

Is it the Gluten or the Sprays?

157

Connection is Healing

158

The Cholesterol Misconception

159

How Do We Choose To Spend Our Time?

160

A Deeper Understanding for Better Thyroid Health

161

So What is Traditional Chinese Medicine Anyway?

162

Anemia, Iron Overload, & Red Blood Cells!

163

Insulin Resistance, Diabetes, & Hypoglycemia. Let's talk about it!

164

Functional Medicine Explained