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According to Dr Steven Lin we're facing a health crisis with issues such as Type 2 Diabetes, Sleep Apnoea, Obesity and Behavioural Disorders now at epidemic levels. Worse still, these issues are affecting the population younger and younger as time progresses. As a dentist, Dr Steven Lin is seeing these issues in practice and witnessing the relationships between dental health and systemic health and/or disease. It has prompted him to re-examine the underlying causative factors and resulted in him writing a book; "The Dental Diet" to raise awareness of the issues of the lost nutrients in modern day diets. Today we talk to Steven about his observations and how focussing on fat soluble vitamins is crucial to turning many health issues around. You can find today's show notes and transcript here: https://www.fxmedicine.com.au/content/dental-diet-dr-steven-lin *****DISCLAIMER: The information provided on FX Medicine is for educational and informational purposes only. The information provided is not, nor is it intended to be, a substitute for professional advice or care. Please seek the advice of a qualified health care professional in the event something you learn here raises questions or concerns regarding your health.*****

If you haven't heard of Lara Briden, you're not listening. Lara is a force in integrative medicine who has written books, chapters of texts, podcasted, blogged and treated thousands of happy patients, both male and female, who selected her for her expertise in treating hormonally-related issues. In today's podcast, Lara covers the many drivers of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Lara delves into just what hormones become dysregulated and what we, as natural healthcare practitioners can do about it. Lara Briden will be speaking more about this subject at the ATMS Symposium, Sydney in September 2018. For more information go to; www.atms.com.au and click on 'events'. You can find today's show notes and transcript here: https://www.fxmedicine.com.au/content/drivers-polycystic-ovarian-syndrome-lara-briden *****DISCLAIMER: The information provided on FX Medicine is for educational and informational purposes only. The information provided is not, nor is it intended to be, a substitute for professional advice or care. Please seek the advice of a qualified health care professional in the event something you learn here raises questions or concerns regarding your health.*****

Does living in a 'westernised' country put you at greater risk for allergy and atopy? The science and statistics are saying yes. The major drivers for allergy and atopy are multifactorial and complex but indeed, almost all circumstances relate back to modernisation and the industrial revolution. Society's obsession with sterilisation and being 'germ-free' has put us at risk. Now, in Australia, 25% of the population can expect to be diagnosed with allergy at some point in their life. Today we welcome back Nicole Bijlsma, author of "Healthy Homes; Healthy Families" and leading environmental health expert who takes us through these varied risks and how we can intervene in practical ways to minimise the incidence of allergy and atopy in our modern lives. Find today's show notes and transcript here: https://www.fxmedicine.com.au/content/practical-interventions-allergy-and-atopy-nicole-bijlsma *****DISCLAIMER: The information provided on FX Medicine is for educational and informational purposes only. The information provided is not, nor is it intended to be, a substitute for professional advice or care. Please seek the advice of a qualified health care professional in the event something you learn here raises questions or concerns regarding your health.*****

With most Australians experiencing chronic pain at some point in their lives, many will seek physical therapies to gain relief. Physical therapies are an integral part of everyday clinical practice for many clinicians, and Nick Barbousas is expert in teaching practitioners about the many benefits of soft tissue therapies such as Rolfing and Myofascial Release. In today's podcast we discuss the suitability of each therapy, the conditions most often treated and the safety aspects which responsible practitioners must be aware of. This podcast is a prelude to Nick's webinar and subsequent seminar series with the Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS), from June 2018. Find today's show notes and transcript here: https://www.fxmedicine.com.au/blog-post/soft-tissue-therapy-what-rolfing-nick-barbousas *****DISCLAIMER: The information provided on FX Medicine is for educational and informational purposes only. The information provided is not, nor is it intended to be, a substitute for professional advice or care. Please seek the advice of a qualified health care professional in the event something you learn here raises questions or concerns regarding your health.*****

With 1 in 6 couples now struggling to conceive naturally infertility is a massive, and growing area within health care. Why couples are becoming infertile is often multifactorial and some cases, mystifying. Naturopath Elizabeth Mucci is in the cold-face of this everyday in practice and what she's finding is there's an alarming trend being overlooked; that is underlying infections. These infections are many, and varied, but in all cases, unresolved and by identifying them and supporting the body through healing, she is able to resolve infertility in many of her patients. Today she shares her experience in this crucial area of integrative medicine. Find today's show notes and transcript here: https://www.fxmedicine.com.au/content/infections-overlooked-factor-infertility-elizabeth-mucci *****DISCLAIMER: The information provided on FX Medicine is for educational and informational purposes only. The information provided is not, nor is it intended to be, a substitute for professional advice or care. Please seek the advice of a qualified health care professional in the event something you learn here raises questions or concerns regarding your health.*****

Perinatal infection with group B streptococcus (GBS) is a global health issue occurring in approximately 1-4/1000 live births. There is a high mortality for neonates who acquire a group B strep infection following delivery, thus screening is now a standard feature of natal care. So what role can complementary medicine play in the co-management or prevention of GBS? Today we are joined by vaginal health expert, and founder of Intimate Ecology, Moira Bradfield, who shares her own clinical experience in supporting women who have been diagnosed with a GBS infection. You can find today's show notes and transcript here: https://www.fxmedicine.com.au/content/understanding-group-b-strep-infection-moira-bradfield   *****DISCLAIMER: The information provided on FX Medicine is for educational and informational purposes only. The information provided is not, nor is it intended to be, a substitute for professional advice or care. Please seek the advice of a qualified health care professional in the event something you learn here raises questions or concerns regarding your health.*****

It's abundantly clear that in our 21st century diet, we consume far too much sugar. We're well aware of it's role within metabolic processes including obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. But what are the effects on immunity? Does excess sugar influence our immunity, and it if so, in what ways? In today's podcast we're joined by Amie Skilton who takes us through how, at a cellular level, sugar is compromising our immune resilience. Amie discusses what an acceptable level of sugar and carbohydrate is for daily consumption and how quickly simple, standard dietary habits add up to three, or four times our daily limit. Amie shares some of her own clinical strategies to coach clients out of their sugary habits and why it's not always just about what they're putting in their mouth. Find the show notes and full transcript for today's episode here: https://www.fxmedicine.com.au/content/how-sugar-disables-immunity-amie-skilton *****DISCLAIMER: The information provided on FX Medicine is for educational and informational purposes only. The information provided is not, nor is it intended to be, a substitute for professional advice or care. Please seek the advice of a qualified health care professional in the event something you learn here raises questions or concerns regarding your health.*****

There is a growing clinical demand to deliver certain nutrients and compounds in transdermal preparations. One FX Medicine listener reached out to us, and asked us to explore transdermal delivery more deeply. So we enlisted the help of Amie Skilton, a naturopath, herbalist and aesthetician to talk about the finer details of delivering therapeutics via the skin. In today's podcast Amie talks about the many variants in skin structure, integrity and hydration that can have an impact on the penetration of nutrients into the skin's deeper layers. She shares what forms of nutrients are most ideal for skin care and some salient cautions and contraindications to be mindful of. Amie also talks about barriers to research and why probiotic-fermented ingredients might be an important player in skin health in the future. Find today's show notes and transcript here: https://www.fxmedicine.com.au/content/understanding-transdermal-delivery-amie-skilton *****DISCLAIMER: The information provided on FX Medicine is for educational and informational purposes only. The information provided is not, nor is it intended to be, a substitute for professional advice or care. Please seek the advice of a qualified health care professional in the event something you learn here raises questions or concerns regarding your health.*****

Why do some people become unwell from a given exposure whilst others carry on seemingly unaffected? This is where understanding an individual's "exposome" comes into play. The exposome is the lifetime accumulation of toxic burden, spanning from conception to present day and takes into account your genetic and epigenetic makeup as well as your detoxification capabilities which handle this load. Vanessa Hitch is a naturopath and has become an exposome detective uncovering the many sources of endocrine disruption and toxic burden in her patients. In today's podcast, Vanessa discusses how she's identifying a client's toxic exposures, what the most common ones are and how she's minimising them. Vanessa will be teaching practitioners in greater-depth on this crucial topic in a forthcoming education event with The Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS). Find the show notes and full transcript here: https://www.fxmedicine.com.au/content/exposome-vanessa-hitch *****DISCLAIMER: The information provided on FX Medicine is for educational and informational purposes only. The information provided is not, nor is it intended to be, a substitute for professional advice or care. Please seek the advice of a qualified health care professional in the event something you learn here raises questions or concerns regarding your health.*****

Prof Yehuda Schoenfeld talks to Andrew Whitfield-Cook at the 6th BioCeuticals Research Symposium in Melbourne on the FX Medicine LIVE stage. In this interview they discuss why it's crucial to have a rational scientific discussion about the one size fits all approach to vaccines as well as human leukocyte antigen and molecular mimicry. You will be able to find these interviews on the FX Medicine Website under "Industry Insights" https://www.fxmedicine.com.au/industry-insights *****DISCLAIMER: The information provided on FX Medicine is for educational and informational purposes only. The information provided is not, nor is it intended to be, a substitute for professional advice or care. Please seek the advice of a qualified health care professional in the event something you learn here raises questions or concerns regarding your health.*****