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The Body Nerd Show — 245 episodes
245 How LED Light Therapy Works for Skin Health
244 What the Lymphatic System Does (and how to keep it moving)
243 What's the minimum exercise amount for optimum health?
242 Why Pain Isn't Always the Problem with Dr. Tawny Kross, DPT
241 Is Pain Just Part of Aging? Busting Fitness Myths That Keep You Stuck with Dana Jones
240 Effective Habits to Reduce Inflammation and Boost Energy with Dr. Amy Behimer
239 Living with Hypermobility with Dr. Melissa Koehl, PT, DPT
238 Wellness on the Road with Hope Zvara
237 I'm back! Grief and other things.
236 Reversing Histamine Intolerance with Dr. Meg Mill
235 Ozempic, Wegovy and Understanding Weight Science with Ragen Chastain
234 You Don't Need to Lose Weight to Get Out of Pain
233 Osteoporosis and Building Stronger Bones with Sarah Court
232 Why I (still) Don't Drink Coffee
231 Debunking Fitness Myths with Michael Ulloa
230 Back Pain Recovery (without Surgery!)
229 Building Sustainable Strength with Allison Tenney
228 How Collagen Powder Works
227 How Graston, Tissue Scraping, and IATSM Works
226 Can Blue Light Blocker Glasses Prevent Migraines?
225 Using Mouth Tape for Better Breathing
224 How Does Dry Brushing Work?
223 The Power of the Placebo Effect
222 Why Asparagus Makes Your Pee Smell
221 Surprising Benefits of Acetaminophen Beyond Pain Relief
220 The Science of Building Strength
219 Low Back Pain and Your Pelvic Floor (Rewind)
218 Science of Cellulite (Rewind)
217 Science of Snoring (Rewind)
216 Hip Flexors and Back Pain (Rewind)
215 Trigger Points + Knots (and how to get rid of them) (Rewind)
214 Science of Hypermobility (Rewind)
213 Shoulder Pain and the Rotator Cuff (Rewind)
212 The Fascinating World of Anatomy and Cadavers
211 Why Stretching and Ice Can't Fix Your Pain
210 Are Blue Light Blocker Glasses Worth It?
209 Habits I'm Still Doing (and Why)
208 The Science of Hiccups
207 Why You Sweat
206 How to Get Rid of Shin Splints
205 Frozen Shoulder and the Estrogen Connection
204 The Best Type of Shoes for Foot Pain
203 What to Expect After Surgery
202 Hand and Wrist Pain Common Causes and Treatment
201 Top 5 Things I've Learned in 200 Episodes of the Body Nerd Show
200 Hip Flexor Tension
199 How Long COVID Changes the Nervous System and Breathing
198 Soleus Push Up - a Magic Metabolism Boost?
197 Mobility Floss - the Best Fix for Joint Pain
196 Standing desk vs sitting desk - which is better?
195 Hormones and Headaches with Dr. Meg Mill
194 What are electrolytes?
193 Vagus Nerve & Relaxation
192 Compensation Patterns and Injury Recovery with Holly Middleton
191 Pronation vs. Supination - which is better?
190 Help for TMJ Pain
189 Why You Shouldn't Use Lacrosse Balls
188 Inner Thigh + Groin Pain
187 Why Your Big Toe is Important (and why it hurts)
186 SI Joint + Low Back Pain
185 Running While Injured with Brodie Sharpe, PT
184 How Important is Good Posture While You Sleep?
183 Stronger Hands for Healthy Shoulders
182 Elbow pain
181 Hormones, Menstruation, and Optimizing Performance with Dr. Alyssa Olenick
180 Why Does My Lower Back Hurt When I Sneeze? (and other random ways to hurt yourself)
179 Achilles Tendon Pain
178 How Pain Works with Dr. Ashley Mak
177 All About Bunions
176 How Therapy Balls Work
175 Pelvic Floor + Pain with Holly Middleton
174 Pain isn't (always) Structural
173 Hydration
172 Labral Tears
171 Sciatica with Dr. Ashley Mak
170 What is Hypermobility?
169 Gut Massage and Lymphatic Drainage
168 How to Avoid Muscle Soreness with Jack Martin
167 Scar Tissue
166 Flexibility - is stretching the best option?
165 Foot Pain with Holly Middleton
164 Tension Headaches
163 Tongue Ties, Frenectomy, and Better Breathing
162 Cellulite
161 Cold Showers with Christina Casey
160 How Neck Pain & Eye Strain are Connected
159 Should you wear a brace forever?
158 Does ice work? with Dr. Sarah Court, DPT
157 Snoring
156 Piriformis Syndrome
155 How to Return to Workouts Safely After Injury or a Break
154 Kettlebell Beginner Basics with Damali Fraiser
153 Low Back Pain and Pelvic Floor
152 Hip Flexors and Back Pain
151 Fact vs Fiction: Internet Edition - How to Spot BS on the Internet
150 Do I need to meditate to relax?
149 Shoulder Pain and the Rotator Cuff
148 How to Breathe Better (and have less pain)
147 The Best Shoes for Healthy Feet
146 Joyful Movement with Barb Puzanovova: Why Weight Loss isn't the Best Reason to Exercise
145 Why I Don't Do New Years Resolutions
144 Your Brain & Pain with Natalie Moore
143 Does losing weight help with pain?
142 How to Learn Any New Skill with Mike Fitch
141 The Best Workout Warm Up (that isn't stretching)
140 Better Breathing with Patrick McKeown
139 Trigger Points + Knots (and how to get rid of them)
138 Getting into a mobility routine
137 Yoga vs mobility - what's the difference?
136 Pain-Free Desk Set Up
135 Plantar Fasciitis Fixes
134 Building better core strength
133 Perfectionism & your health with Dr. Eddie O'Connor
132 Why I'm Going to PT
131 Do Weighted Blankets Work?
130 Post Surgery Recovery with Dr. Sarah Court
129 Does Posture Matter?
128 Flat Feet
127 Pelvic Health with Stephanie Prendergast PT
126 How Massage Guns Work
125 Knee Pain
124 Rethink your Back Pain with Dr. Tracy John DPT
123 How to Have More Energy
122 Help for Achilles Tendonitis
121 Core Strength + Breathing with Jill Zimmerman PT
120 Best Sleep Set Up for Pain-Free Mornings
119 3 Easy Ways to Optimize Your Health with Andy Krafft
118 What is a pinched nerve?
117 Are fasted workouts good for everyone?
116 Are deadlifts bad for your back? (and other fitness myths) with Dr. Sarah Court
115 The pros and cons of morning routines
114 How facial massage, jade rollers, and gua sha works with Cybil Solyn
113 No screens before bed - a super simple sleep experiment that works!
112 Is being hangry a thing?
111 How hormones affect your performance
110 Do you really need more mobility?
109 Anxiety and Your Brain With Dr. Giancarlo Licata
108 3 Workout Mistakes You're Probably Making
107 Why I Don't Eat Before I Workout
106 Why I Stopped Drinking Coffee (and Sleep Better Than Before!)
105 3 Fitness Myths that Need to be Busted with Sarah Court DPT
104 What Is a Trigger Point?
103 How to Make (or Break) Any Habit With Small Goals and Celebration
102 Good Vs. Bad Pain: Is it Muscle Soreness or an Injury?
101 Brodie Sharpe and Running Pain-Free
100 All About Fascia
099 Tension Headaches (and what to do for them)
098 When should you go to physical therapy? With Dr. Sarah Court
097 Raina LaGrand: How Emotions and Trauma Are Held in the Body
096 The Best Post Workout Cool Down
095 How Adaptogens Work with Samantha Attard
094 What is Arthritis?
093 What is Carpal Tunnel and is Surgery the Only Option?
092 Why Stretching Doesn't Work
091 Workout Consistency During the Holidays
090 Mobility, Workouts, and the Journey to Pain-Free with Lisette
089 How Does Muscle Memory Work?
088 Should You Keep Your Lower Back Down for Ab Work?
087 Why Your Calves Are So Tight
086 What Happens to Your Brain When You Workout?
085 Why I didn't go to PT School
084 Amanda Thebe on Thriving During Menopause and the Best Types of Strength Training to Balance Your Hormones
083 How to Squat without Knee Pain
082 How I Use Journaling in My Mindfulness Practice
081 6 Steps to Building Sustainable Strength
080 The Step-by-Step Squat Assessment
079 Becoming a Body Detective
078 Learning a New Language of Movement with Monica Reinagel
077 The BMI is BS
076 Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners with Dawn Mauricio
075 3 Mobility Mistakes That Are Wasting Your Time
074 Is Peeing When You Sneeze Normal?
073 Should I Roll the Same Area Every Day?
072 Hip Mobility for Tight People
071 How to Nap (without falling asleep for 4 hours)
070 Why Your Core Isn't Getting Stronger With Crunches
069 How to Run Pain-Free
068 What is Sciatica and How to Fix It
067 How to Get Started with Kettlebells and Strength Training
066 How to Soothe Your Nervous System During a Crisis
065 Why Do I Feel So Tight?
064 Are Lunges Bad for Your Knees?
063 You Can't Actually Stretch Your IT Band
062 How Much Water Do You Actually Need to Stay Hydrated?
061 Physiological Priming: The Best Way to Start Your Day
060 What This Hip Flexor Has to Do With Your Lower Back Pain
059 How to Add Mileage and Increase Workouts without Getting Hurt
058 Help for Jaw and Neck Pain
057 How to Get Your First Pull Up
056 Workout at Home: Everything You Need to Get Started
055 How to Stretch Your Obliques
054 Why Better Posture is the Key to a Stronger Core
053 How to Improve Your Vision and Ditch your Glasses with Claudia Muehlenweg
052 Stress Relief for Busy Humans
051 Stop Walking Like a Duck (and Why Turn Out Could Be Irritating Your Hips and Knees)
050 How to Biohack Your Sleep for Better Health with Dr. Giancarlo Licata
049 Why You Should Be Rolling Your Guts
048 Strength or Flexibility - Which Is More Important?
047 3 hip stretches to supercharge your hip mobility
046 Why Calf Stretching Won't Help Your Plantar Fasciitis
045 Why You Should Be Meditating (and how to do it)
044 How to Get More Vegetables on Your Plate with Stephanie Dreyer
043 Why You Don't Need to Stretch
042 How CBD Works
041 Willpower is a Lie
040 Ceca Mijatovic on Living a life of Purpose
039 How to (actually) Breathe
038 All About Bodywork
037 The Science of Happiness with Kim Strobel
036 Why Your Lower Back Hurts
035 Sitting - How to Have Better Posture and Sit Pain-free
034 Why Thoughts Matter with Nicole Kaufman
033 Why You Dont Need to Ice
032 Wrist Pain
031 Skincare with Cybil Solyn Your Skin Fitness Expert
030 How to Build Consistency (that sticks!)
029 Inflammation - All About -itises
028 Why You Dont Need an MRI
027 Strong and Bendy with Elizabeth Wipff
026 Knee Pain
025 Tension Headaches (and what to do)
024 Can You Sweat Out Toxins?
023 Why Your Hips Are So Tight
022 What I've Learned from a Decade in the Fitness Industry
021 Getting Crystal Clear with Devon Cajuste
020 What to Do About Swelling
019 Sleep
018 Getting Older Is Unavoidable, Feeling Old Is Not
017 What's Fascia Got to Do With It?
016 Running Nerdy with Jason Fitzgerald
015 Why I Quit Coffee (and You Should Too)
014 Let's Talk About Neck Stretching
013 Muscle Confusion is BS
012 Avoiding Burnout
011 Gadgets and Gizmos, Oh My!
010 Ankles
009 Gratitude [with my Mom!]
008 Just Say No to Self-care
007 Getting 10k Steps A Day (and Why You Should Care)
006 Do you really need PT?
005 Does Exercising Every Day Really Matter?
004 Your Brain on Pain
003 Does Epsom Salt Really Work?
002 Five Myths about Being a Body Nerd
001 Welcome to the Body Nerd Show