ReInvent Healthcare

Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo

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Jun 1, 2022 • 26min

Culinary Herbs and Spices for Immune System Support

This week’s episode focuses on culinary herbs and spices for immune system support. Herbs and spices have been used for millennia for treating a variety of common ailments. Some of the medicinal uses of plants are widely recognized even by modern medicine. Tune in today to hear the many herbs and spices which assist us in a variety of aspects of health and wellness, including immune system support.  Listen for these specific herbs and spices to add to your foods daily which is easier and cheaper than it seems.   IN THIS EPISODE:    [03:00] Hippocrates, who was often called the father of modern medicine, said “let thy food be thy medicine.” [05:00] Italian flavors like basil, oregano, garlic and thyme are gems for your immune system. [09:00] Some powdered herbs could be stirred into melted coconut oil, then refrigerated to harden. [14:00] Why cayenne is so good for peripheral neuropathies. [18:00] The benefits of nutmeg for the immune system. [20:00] How saffron improves airways and sleep. [21:00] The benefits of sage in easing inflammation.   KEY TAKEAWAYS:   There are a number of ways we can use herbs and spices. When added to foods, herbs and spices are so much more than just flavor enhancers. They have beneficial healing powers, so it’s important to add herbs and spices to smoothies, soups, vegetable dishes, and even desserts. Including common herbs and spices to your foods daily for your specific needs is easier than it seems. There are many great ways to support the immune system with common herbs and spices which are usually in everybody's kitchen. Learning these powerful remedies and sharing them with your clients is so rewarding and empowering to feel confident in your ability to recommend remedies that cost next to nothing and are available 24/7.   RESOURCE LINKS    Immune Modulation Strategies Guide Mentioned in this episode:Pre-Roll for the June Live Event
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May 25, 2022 • 45min

Dietary Approaches to Reversing Autoimmune Conditions With Dr. Terry Wahls

In today's episode, we explore how auto-immune disorders can be managed using the power of foods. Our guest today is Dr. Terry Wahls, an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner and a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa.  Terry has assisted thousands of patients to reverse their autoimmune disorders and has trained hundreds of health and wellness practitioners to do the same with their patients. Tune in to learn how to assist your clients in reversing their autoimmune conditions, by adding or removing foods from their diets, to make changes to their immune system health.   IN THIS EPISODE:    [04:00] Introducing Terry Wahls [08:00] Terry Wahls experience in a conventional medical background. [16:00] Where to start with you patients who have an autoimmune disease. [20:00] How to approach patients who have already removed foods from their diet.  [26:00] Terry believes that we could anticipate a higher quality of life in improved function, if we addressed self care routines. [30:00] Trialing removing different foods from the diet. [34:00] Omega-3s and brain health.  [40:00] Information for Terry Wahls trainings and resources.   KEY TAKEAWAYS:   Many people with autoimmune disorders are told by the medical industry there is no solution in reversing the disorder. There are alternative ways to reversing autoimmune conditions, by focusing on food and diet. Terry Wahls has had a huge impact in the autoimmune world and her trainings are available to assist practitioners and patients.   RESOURCE LINKS    Functional Food to Support the Immune System About the Wahls Protocol The Wahls Protocol Cooking for Life Wahls Research Papers  Wahls Research Lab: to learn about current clinical research studies that Dr.  Wahls is conducting Terry Wahls Facebook Terry Wahls Instagram Terry Wahls Twitter Terry Wahls YouTube Documentary about Dr. Wahls’ healing journey and research Defying All Odds Movie   BIO Dr. Terry Wahls is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner and a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa where she conducts clinical trials in the setting of Multiple Sclerosis.  In 2018 she was awarded the Institute for Functional Medicine’s Linus Pauling Award for her contributions in research, clinical care and patient advocacy. She is the author of The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles, and the cookbook, The Wahls Protocol Cooking for Life. Mentioned in this episode:Pre-Roll for the June Live Event
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May 18, 2022 • 25min

Innate and Acquired Immune System Optimization

 On this week’s episode we explore the incredible world of the immune system. The immune system has become a major focus, and the medical orientation and approach only addresses one part of the immune system. Tune in to learn how this department for the body makes decisions about what to let in, what to keep out, and how nutrition assists with keeping our cells and immune system in balance. This will give you a better understanding of the immune system, allowing you to offer more to your patients and clients.   IN THIS EPISODE:   [06:00] The different types of T cells. [11:00] What happens if there are nutrient deficiencies. [14:00] Fatty acids are crucial for balance and to avoid inflammation. [18:00] The importance of vitamin A and the formation of the dendritic cells. [21:00] We need a healthy, innate immune response, as well as an adaptive immune response for the immune system.   KEY TAKEAWAYS:   The main purpose of the innate immune response is to respond immediately to prevent pathogens from spreading throughout the body. The second line of defense the immune system has is the adaptive immune response, which lasts longer, possibly for life, and is highly specific and sustained by what's known as memory T cells. Using functional nutrition to balance hormones and body functions, and to have a healthy immune system, will assist your clients to achieve their health and wellness goals.    RESOURCE LINKS   Immune Modulation Strategies Guide   Zinc as a Gatekeeper of Immune Function    Kitchen Herbalism Training & Guide to Herbal Home RemediesMentioned in this episode:Pre-Roll for the June Live Event
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May 11, 2022 • 35min

Solving Functional Food Facts Confusion

This week’s episode focuses on solving functional food facts confusion. We’ll explore the most common questions I receive from practitioners about how to guide their patients and clients to adopting healthy food choices. We'll also discuss the food phobia that's developed as a result of the availability of so many summits, podcasts and blogs that profess their own food religion, which creates a fear of eating and confusion in people.  Tune in to learn how to guide your clients and patients in adopting healthy food choices.   IN THIS EPISODE:   [02:00] One of the most common questions from practitioners. [08:00] A predisposing to some of the symptoms and imbalances that are causing hormones to be out of whack. [12:00] Why it's really important for us to ask the right questions. [18:00] Being specific in your questions with clients. [24:00] When the microbiome is off, it makes people's digestion a little bit wonky. [30:00] Starting with adding things rather than subtracting.   KEY TAKEAWAYS:       It’s very important to ask your clients and patients the right questions to get a strong idea of what next steps to take in their food journey. Be as specific as possible when asking your clients questions such as what foods they are eating, the preferences they have and the timing of their food.     Explaining to your clients which tests you’re asking them to take and why, will educate them and support their own health journey.   RESOURCE LINKS    Functional Food Guide Medicinal Mushrooms for Health & Healing Mentioned in this episode:Pre-Roll for the June Live Event
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May 4, 2022 • 39min

Functional Foods for Female Hormones With Dr. Anna Cabeca

This week’s episode focuses on functional foods for female hormones. Today’s guest is Dr. Anna Cabeca, a DO, OBGYN, FACOG, triple-board certified and a fellow of gynecology and obstetrics, integrative medicine, and anti-aging and regenerative medicine. We are exploring the relationship between food and female hormone imbalances that occur, including hot flashes and the other uncomfortable symptoms that many women experience in menopause. Most doctors prescribe hormones, or they put women on antidepressants or other drugs for symptom relief.  Tune in to learn other possibilities related to teaching patients how to eat properly for hormone balance.   IN THIS EPISODE:   [03:00] Guest Dr. Anna Cabeca’s certifications. [08:00] As children we were taught “3 meals and 3 snacks per day.” Dr. Cabeca explains why that needs to change. [15:00] We cannot always trust studies, as sometimes there's bias to have a certain outcome. [20:00] Dr. Anna Cabeca’s new book, called “MenuPause.” [28:00] Examples of calories versus nutrition. [32:00] The challenge for many vegetarians is that too many carbs equals too much sugar. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Many women experience female hormone imbalances in menopause, and at other times their lives. Other factors including Ryzen in blood sugar, digestion and insulin resistance also affect our hormone balance. Instead of antidepressants or drugs, eating certain foods can assist in relieving the symptoms of hormone imbalances.   RESOURCE LINKS   Functional Food Guide MenuPause Book Keto-Green™ 16 Book The Hormone Fix Book    BIO   Dr. Anna Cabeca, DO, OBGYN, FACOG, is triple-board certified and a fellow of gynecology and obstetrics, integrative medicine, and anti-aging and regenerative medicine. She has special certifications in functional medicine, sexual health, and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. For the past 20 years, she’s served 10,000+ women in her private practice— and millions more through her books, online videos and articles.  When her own health took a troubling turn during menopause, she sought out the wisdom of healers around the world. She learned that modern medicine and time-tested natural remedies are not at odds. Working together, they create indisputable results and true well being. Using delicious, healing foods and simple lifestyle changes, Dr. Anna reclaimed her health and life. Fueled by her belief that every woman deserves to be empowered and in control of their health and life, she developed the Keto-Green lifestyle, which has helped thousands of women opt out of menopause misery and experience a joyful transition to the next stage of their lives. With her methods, you, too, can breeze through menopause into your “second spring”, feeling the best you ever have.Mentioned in this episode:Pre-Roll for the June Live Event
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Apr 27, 2022 • 28min

Functional Foods for Immune System Health

This week’s episode focuses on functional foods for immune system health. In the current state of the world, this is a much needed topic. If everyone understood how to support immune function using food, there could be much less infectious and autoimmune diseases. Many clients we encounter in our practices have immune system imbalances that occur as a result of nutrient deficiencies, stress, blood sugar imbalance, gut dysfunction, and lack of movement. Tune in to learn how to keep your clients body functioning at its highest level by eating foods that support their immune system health.   IN THIS EPISODE:   [02:30] What kinds of foods support optimal immune function? [06:30] Vitamin A is crucial to protect the mucous membranes. [12:10] Immune supporting herbs. [17:50] Immunostimulants vs. immunomodulators - what is the difference between them? [22:05] How you can be a hero in your client’s life and encourage them on how to support their immune systems.   KEY TAKEAWAYS:   Sugar impacts the ability of the macrophages to support health. When sugar is in the diet, it displaces vitamin C in the white blood cells, and it causes the macrophage activity to drop by at least 50%, depending on the quantity of sugar.  Eating lots of fresh garlic at the first sign of an infectious disease can help dramatically increase the chances of your immune system knocking the disease on the first day.  Find herbs that can be used as both food and medicine. You can use them to create teas, tinctures, capsules, powders and extracts, all of which can promote optimal immune system health.   RESOURCE LINKS   Functional Food Guide Medicinal Mushrooms for Health & Healing Mentioned in this episode:Pre-Roll for the June Live Event
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Apr 20, 2022 • 50min

Functional Foods for Microbiome Balance Part 2 With Steph Jackson

This week’s episode is part two of the Functional Foods for Microbiome Balance series. In part one, we talked about how food affects the various parts of the digestive tract and how to heal and restore balance. In this second part, we welcome back our guest, Steph Jackson, a certified nutritional endocrinology practitioner, and an expert in gut health and fermented foods. We discuss the specific foods that affect particular organisms and how restricting certain food groups impacts microbiome diversity. Tune in to learn how to heal your body with the power of the microbiome.   IN THIS EPISODE:   [04:00] How to handle a client's intolerance to certain foods or food groups. [09:00] Encouraging clients to have a variety in their diets to encourage good bacteria. [14:00] How to add bacteria to foods. [18:00] How fermentation affects lectins. [25:00] Different sources of lectins. [30:00] The ultimate goal is to get people to eat fresh, colorful fruits and veggies. [32:00] How Quercetin can improve bacterial balance in the gut.   KEY TAKEAWAYS:   Restricting our foods can have cascading effects on our gut microbiome because we need the colorful plant chemicals to create postbiotics. The main goal for a healthy microbiome is eating a variety of colorful fruits and veggies. Those who can't tolerate specific foods can learn how to create ferments from them. If you can get your clients to ferment something with bifidobacteria, they can actually have an oxalate reducing ferment which makes it easier to absorb calcium and iron better.   RESOURCE LINKS   Functional Food Guide Friendly Flora Collective Free ticket to the microbiome mission   BIO:  Steph Jackson, ex-yogurt maker now called the Gut Whisperer by her clients, gives you valuable resources for digestive health. She advocates using probiotic bacteria functionally in consideration of your own biochemistry and the whole digestive bacterial colonies in order to achieve optimal health. After doing the research to build her non-dairy yogurt company she could not keep quiet about some of the things she discovered and is now using her experience in education and curriculum design to put together programs teaching others this unique information. If you suspect your body is out of balance and not getting what it needs you may be surprised how intricately our digestive bacteria are connected to our food and our overall health. She always says she is wishing you vibrant health and the freedom to live it, and she means it.Mentioned in this episode:Pre-Roll for the June Live Event
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Apr 13, 2022 • 23min

Functional Foods From the Sea

This week’s episode focuses on functional foods from the sea and more specifically, sea vegetables. Your clients may be mineral deprived due to poor dietary choices and demineralized soil, mineral depletion, and even genetic variations that make it harder to absorb minerals.  We need to feed ourselves for optimal health and it's important to teach our clients how to eat to balance their hormones, their body systems, support their mitochondria in producing energy and feed their brains. One of the most overlooked food groups that provide an abundance of minerals and ingredients is sea vegetables. Tune in to learn how high sea vegetables are in nutritional value and listen as we discuss recipes that will assist your clients on a road to wellness.   IN THIS EPISODE:    [04:00] Sea vegetables served as part of main meals.   [08:00] Seaweeds eaten regularly are the best sources of bio molecular dietary iodine.  [14:00] Sea vegetables are good for some nervous system disorders like ADHD, insomnia, depression, hostility, and schizophrenia.  [18:00] Simple sea vegetable salad recipe.  [20:00] Tips to get your clients started on sea vegetables.   KEY TAKEAWAYS:    One of the most overlooked food groups that provide an abundance of minerals and ingredients is sea vegetables. It’s easy to add sea vegetables to your daily diet using powders and simple recipes. Sea vegetables are rich in nutrients and phytochemicals. They're loaded with chlorophyll, fiber and minerals, including significant amounts of sodium potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, and many other trace minerals that are naturally found in the air. Regular dietary consumption of wakame and other browned algae is very useful in breast cancer prevention.   BIO:    Dr. Ritamarie is a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic with Certification in Acupuncture and is a Diplomat of the American Clinical Nutrition Board. She is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist with a Master of Science in Human Nutrition, She also has a master's degree in Computer Science, which contributes to her skills as a master problem solver, and she has completed a 2-year, 500-hour Herbal Medicine Program.   RESOURCES:   Functional Food Guide   The False Gods of Food Religions   The Real Cost of Healthcare   Identifying Food Sensitivities: The Missing Piece   Food Sensitivity Detection: When Perceived Failure Is True Success  Mentioned in this episode:Pre-Roll for the June Live Event
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Apr 6, 2022 • 28min

Functional Foods for Bone Health With Karen Osborne

This week's episode focuses on functional food for bone health. Our guest, Karen Osborne, is an expert in bone health and the power of food and fitness to strengthen bones. Bone health is crucial in order to sustain a healthy and strong body into our later years. Bones need the right kind of nourishment and most people who are over the age of 50 have bones that are becoming weak and frail. Tune in to discover what nutrients are required to support a healthy bone matrix and some of the foods that Karen teaches her clients to support that. Find out health practitioners can empower their clients in their relationship with food for bone health.   IN THIS EPISODE:   [8:00] Strengthening bones with foods, and the many layers in bones. [12:00] Sources of Vitamin K [15:00] Recipes for bone health [21:00] Exercises to support bones and muscles [25:13] What we can do to assist people to protect the bones from an early age. [29:24] Foods to eat for calcium instead of dairy.   KEY TAKEAWAYS:     We’re able to strengthen the inner layer of our bones by the foods we eat, and calcium and phosphorus are the major components. Plant based foods may be better to eat for calcium absorption, rather than dairy. In the United States, it's estimated that 54% of post-menopausal women are osteopenic and an additional 30% are already considered osteoporotic. By age 80, 27% of women are considered to have osteopenia and 70% are osteopathic. The importance of exercise for bone health and how holding certain stretches for 30 seconds or longer supplies the stress on the bones that they need to stimulate the breakdown and then subsequent growth.   RESOURCES:   My Food Fitness and Fun    Bone Chart   Functional Food Guide   NEPT: Nutritional Endocrinology Practitioner Training   The False Gods of Food Religions   The Real Cost of Healthcare   Identifying Food Sensitivities: The Missing Piece   Food Sensitivity Detection: When Perceived Failure Is True Success   BIO:  Karen Osborne specializes in considering individual health conditions and taking the best from many different theories to determine what will deliciously bring vibrant health to the individual. Some of the modalities she’s studied include raw, vegan, Ayurvedic, macrobiotic, low-fat high-carb, high-fat low-carb, low-glycemic and her favorite whole food plant based no oil.Mentioned in this episode:Pre-Roll for the June Live Event
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Mar 30, 2022 • 44min

Functional Foods for Optimizing Microbiome Balance With Steph Jackson

This week's episode focuses on functional food for optimizing microbiome balance. Our guest, Steph Jackson, is an expert in gut health and fermented foods. Lovingly called the “gut whisper” by members of our community, Steph is changing the way we think about holistic digestive health. Tune in to our discussion to learn how to ensure your clients know how to incorporate a variety of carbohydrates needed for a healthy microbiome, the vital nutrients necessary for butyrate production, and how to use fermentation to change everyday foods for a variety of gut healing benefits. By working with all of our bacteria, we’re able to achieve dynamic and lasting wellness.   IN THIS EPISODE:       [05:00] The reasons resistant starch is good for you.     [09:00] Eating more fiber produces more butyrate, specifically in the gut.     [15:00] Liver enzymes, and multiple other things that help us to tolerate foods.     [24:00] Many clients are taking zinc supplements but not drinking enough water.     [28:00] It's not only a matter of taking a probiotic, it’s a matter of having the right environment as well.     [32:00] The benefits of including ginger in your diet.   KEY TAKEAWAYS:   If the Microbiome is out of balance, symptoms are produced from bacteria processing the food for you. We need to look at improving stomach acid and gut and microbiome health to ensure we make proper changes to our health. Several studies show that we can increase our bifidobacterium by eating more fiber. But, what those studies have not been able to find is that eating more fiber produces more butyrate, specifically in the gut.    BIO:  My name is Steph Jackson and together with you I'm changing the way we think about holistic digestive health... Yes I’m a little hard core. I hike barefoot. I’ve done water fasts, juice fasts and pumpkin fasts. I’ve quit jobs, left partners and relocated for my health. I’ve read everything from Spiritual Nutrition to Chinese Medicine Formulations to Advanced Phytotherapy to the Textbook of Clinical and Functional Medicine. I’ve studied Herbalism, Aromatherapy, Color therapy, Functional Nutrition, Nutritional Endocrinology…  And I STILL got sick!  And I got better… Not by fighting with my biochemistry but by harnessing the power of my own body to heal itself with the help of the microbiome.  I created a yogurt so that there would be a product in the store I was willing to buy.At the time I didn’t realize the tremendous healing potential of probiotic rich, living foods. Since applying everything I learned through designing my own yogurt to MYSELF my life has completely changed. After decades of searching for a community of like minded individuals I’ve come to realize… I am so FAR from the mainstream most “normal” people couldn’t begin to understand what I do, who I am and how I heal. So I’m creating my own community. Thank goodness for you. Or I’d be here alone. I believe it is through working with ALL of our bacteria that we will achieve dynamic, lasting health. I don’t believe in homeostasis. I believe we are adaptable, changeable and beautiful beings through which wellness can manifest if we get out of WAR with OURSELVES and our internal/external environment. I believe that without addressing the DIVERSITY of the microbiome we will never achieve lasting and robust health.   Resources:   Plant Powered Probiotics   Friendly Flora Collective   Functional Food Guide    Free ticket to the microbiome mission Mentioned in this episode:Pre-Roll for the June Live Event

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