Show notes: (0:00) Intro (2:03) Weight loss and gut health (11:01) Weight loss resistance (17:11) Understanding blood sugar levels and inflammation (25:18) Proper nutrition to decrease inflammation (32:41) Digestive health and food sensitivities (45:13) Outro Who is  Dr. Jessie Hehmeyer?   Dr. Jessica Hehmeyer’s life work is empowering individuals to create and sustain radical breakthroughs in health and vitality through educating patients, clients, and audiences on the targeted and science-based natural interventions of Functional Medicine. In her one-on-one counseling, she identifies the root cause of symptoms and conditions, employing food, botanicals, and lifestyle as medicine to tap into the body’s tremendous ability to heal. As a speaker, she provides audiences with meaningful information and facilitates conversations that allow individuals to take immediate action to forward their commitment to health.   In addition to her clinical, academic, and research-based knowledge, Dr. Hehmeyer understands the challenges people face when transforming decades-old habits. To this end, she walks individuals and audiences through a process to address the four fundamental aspects of producing and sustaining results: inspiration, information, strategy, and practice.   Individuals and groups often seek her care and expertise for hypertension, elevated cholesterol, diabetes and pre-diabetes, sustained weight optimization, irritable bowel syndrome, general digestive distress, migraines, and autoimmune disorders.   Dr. Hehmeyer received her doctorate in chiropractic medicine from National University of Health Sciences, Master of Science in human nutrition and Functional Medicine from the University of Western States, and Bachelor of Arts from University of California, Los Angeles. She is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP), a licensed dietitian nutritionist (LDN), and a certified nutrition specialist (CNS), and she has learned from various physicians at the forefront of Functional Medicine, including Dr. Mark Hyman, Dr. Tom O’Bryan, and Dr. Datis Kharrazian. Prior to attending graduate school, she established herself as an expert in the fitness industry as a certified yoga instructor and master level certified SuperSlow high intensity strength trainer. Dr. Hehmeyer was a founder and managing partner of the first high intensity personal strength training facility in Chicago, CityWide SuperSlow (CWSS). She continues to “practice what she preaches.” In her spare time, you will find her doing yoga with her husband, hitting the weights at CWSS, or preparing a beautiful, healthy meal for loved ones. Connect with Dr. Jessie Hehmeyer: Website: https://www.wellempowered.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YouWellEmpowered/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wellempowered/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wellempowered LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicahehmeyer/ Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram  

Show notes: (0:00) Intro (4:31) The beauty of being anti-toxic (11:29) Avoiding carcinogens in everyday products (20:59) Choosing healthy products to protect family's health (32:25) Health concerns and conscious shopping (37:29) Outro Who is David Steinman?   David Steinman is the author and coauthor of the groundbreaking bestsellers Diet for a Poisoned Planet and The Safe Shopper’s Bible and director of HLF. He was featured as one of the experts and activists in the HBO Max documentary Not So Pretty, directed by Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick. His investigative reporting and writing have won awards from Best of the West, California Newspaper Publishers’ Association, Sierra Club, and the Green Book Festival. He is the publisher of HealthyLivinG Magazine and serves as director of the nonprofit Healthy Living Foundation, a public-interest environmental and consumer advocacy organization that takes legal action and litigates on behalf of consumers and the environment. Under his leadership, HLF has won major court and legal cases against brands such as Herbal Essences, Pantene, Chicken of the Sea, Bumble Bee, Alberto VO5, Trader Joe’s, and Mrs. Meyers for selling products with high amounts of toxic chemicals that required their removal or labeling.   Articles featuring or mentioning David’s investigative work have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Time, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today, among other newspapers and magazines. He has appeared on CNN, Fox, and CNBC, and on local television stations throughout the United States and Canada. Connect with David Steinman: Website: https://davidwilliamsteinman.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bydavidsteinman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidwsteinman Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl-Ey1iaFqOuIildv3ynwpQ     Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram

Show notes: (5:28) Chronic disease as a national security issue (10:03) The nutritional impact of different diet types (19:21) Diet and nutrition perspectives (26:38) Understanding different types of sugars (32:45) The Importance of Polysaccharides in Nutrition (42:12) Significant cognitive improvement in Alzheimer's patients (51:58) Daily Brain Care and Brain Vitamins (57:03) Outro Who is Dr. John Lewis?   Dr. John E. Lewis is past full-time associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and now remains as a voluntary associate professor in both Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Department of Psychology. Dr. Lewis has been the principal investigator of multiple nutrition, dietary supplement, exercise training, and medical device studies in the last 2 decades. Much of his research has included investigating the effects of interventions on a wide variety of outcomes, including immune and cognitive functioning, inflammation, physical fitness, nutrient status, quality of life, and mental health, in healthy adults and in those with Alzheimer’s, HIV, MS, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, diabetes, chronic pain, and GI disorders, among others. He has co-authored more than 180 peer-reviewed scientific articles, has mentored many undergraduate, graduate, and medical students in exercise, nutrition, and health promotion, and has been an invited speaker at multiple international and national conferences.   Dr. Lewis earned both his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Tennessee in business administration and human physiology, respectively. John has a Ph.D. from the University of Miami in educational and psychological studies. His Medical Wellness Training Expert Specialty areas and Speaking topics include: plant-based (vegan/vegetarian) nutrition; optimal nutrition for health, wellness, and performance; exercise programming – from weekend warriors to athletes; dietary supplementation for health and disease prevention; designing and conducting clinical research interventions; technical writing and professional publishing and presentation; and evaluation of research studies and data. In addition to his professional accomplishments, he is a former athlete and competitive body builder, who maintains a very rigorous exercise training regimen and has eaten a whole-food, plant-based diet for over 26 years. Connect with Dr. John Lewis: Website: https://www.drlewisnutrition.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnelewisphd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/John-E-Lewis/695847737/, https://www.facebook.com/people/Dr-Lewis-Nutrition/100085418756619/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drlewisnutrition/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5xvuUBaSGsAuSo4ZxhNR0A   Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram

Show notes: (0:00) Intro (1:12) The power of cold water immersion (10:11) Cold water immersion as a stress coping mechanism (12:20) The ideal temperature for cold water immersion (20:58) Cased studies and real-life scenarios on the benefits of cold water immersion (36:21) Outro Who is Dr. Mark Harper?   Dr. Mark Harper, MD, PhD, is a consultant anesthetist at Sussex University Hospitals in the UK and Kristiansand in Norway. He is a leading expert in the prevention of hypothermia in surgical patients and the therapeutic uses of cold-water adaptation and open-water swimming. He has been featured in the BBC documentary The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs, is a cocreator of Chill UK, a nonprofit committed to providing courses in cold-water swimming to improve mental health, and the director of Mental Health Swims. He lives in England and Norway. Connect with Dr. Mark Harper: Website: https://www.drmarkharper.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewildswimdoctor/ LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mark-harper-60ab01141 Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram

Show notes: [2:45] What started the journey to becoming a holistic healer [4:23] Resilience and high performance [7:01] Reframing views around difficulties, pain and suffering [11:32] Optimal performance and overcoming negative talk [24:18] Daily habits and mindset for success [29:25] Effects of mold and toxic load [38:36] Optimizing health through clean environment [44:38] Outro Who is Dr. Jill Carnahan?   Dr. Jill Carnahan is Your Functional Medicine Expert® dually board certified in Family Medicine for 10 years and in Integrative Holistic Medicine since 2015. She uses functional medicine to help patients find the root cause of their illness and identify nutritional and biochemical imbalances that may be contributing to their symptoms. Dr. Jill will search for underlying triggers that contribute to your illness through cutting-edge lab testing and tailor the intervention to your specific individual needs. She uses nutrition, supplements, lifestyle changes, or medication to treat your illness, and always seeks the gentlest and least invasive way to help you find hope, restore health and optimize healing.   She is the Medical Director of Flatiron Functional Medicine, a widely sought-after practice with a broad range of clinical services, including functional medical protocols, nutritional consultations, chiropractic therapy, naturopathic medicine, acupuncture, and massage therapy. As a survivor of breast cancer, Crohn’s disease, and toxic mold illness, she brings a unique perspective to treating patients in the midst of complex and chronic illness. Her clinic specializes in searching for the underlying triggers that contribute to illness through cutting-edge lab testing and tailoring the intervention to specific needs. Connect with Dr. Jill Carnahan:   Website: https://www.jillcarnahan.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillcarnahan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlatironFunctionalMedicine/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/jillcarnahanmd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjillcarnahan   Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram

Show notes: [5:47] The biology of trauma and healing [13:02] Understanding trauma in parenting [19:14] Healing trauma and chronic health issues [28:20] The path to healing past trauma  [36:36] Reframing past outlook to achieve healing [44:06] Outro Who is Dr. Aimie Apigian?   Dr. Aimie Apigian, MD, MS, MPH, is a Board-Certified Preventive Medicine physician with a Masters in Biochemistry and a Masters in Public Health.  She is an author, speaker and founder of Trauma Healing Accelerated, LLC and Family Challenge Camps.   After a few years in a general surgery residency in Portland, OR, Dr. Aimie decided to forge her career path as a Trauma, Attachment and Addiction Medicine Physician.  She believes the healing journey can be accelerated through evidence-based tools and approaches to rewire the nervous system and the effects of chronic stress and trauma on the mind and body.  Having both parented children with effects from attachment and trauma issues and then having her own health challenges from chronic stress and traumas, she is intensely invested on finding what actually works practically and how to restore the body to its highest potential for health optimizing the biology.    In addition to her medical training, she is also a Functional Medicine physician and has training and certifications specifically in neuro-autoimmunity, nutrition and genetics for addictions, mental health, and mood and behavioral disorders.   She has a number of certifications in various trauma therapies including Instinctual Trauma Response Model (an art trauma therapy), Somatic Experiencing (developed by Dr. Peter Levine), and NeuroAffective Touch (Dr. Aline LaPierre). Dr. Aimie enjoys bridging the gap between what she sees happening in these trauma therapies and a person’s biology and nervous system.   She is the Founder and Director for Family Challenge Camps, a non-profit organization founded in 2011 providing an experiential transformative intensive for families with children with trauma and attachment issues. She now has founded Trauma Healing Accelerated to bring information and personal empowerment through online courses.  She hosts summits on how to optimize the biology in those who want the next level to their health and performance. She has an active medical practice in California in Addiction Medicine and Concierge Functional Medicine. Connect with Dr. Aimie Apigian: Website: https://www.traumahealingaccelerated.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrAimieApigian Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/draimie/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/draimie Twitter: https://twitter.com/draimie LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-aimie-apigian Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram  

Show notes: [0:00] Intro [0:58] All about functional neurology [7:19] Developmental asynchrony and its correlated symptoms  [13:16] Laser therapy for health and wellness [20:25] The importance of light for circadian biology [28:20] Early intervention is key for stroke and other types of injuries [39:50] Understanding pain and finding solutions [45:26] Outro Who is Dr. Brandon Crawford?   Dr. Brandon Crawford, DC FIBFN-CND is a fellow of the International Board of Functional Neurology with a specialty in Childhood Neurodevelopmental Disorders. He founded and leads care at the Austin Center for Developing Minds in Cedar Park, TX. Brandon is also the founder and CEO of NeuroSolution, whose focus is selling laser therapy devices and educating doctors, therapists, and laypeople on various topics in healthcare. Dr. Crawford is also a managing partner of Legendary DC Consulting where he helps other practitioners achieve more optimal results by utilizing developmental functional neurology within their practice. Brandon is a managing partner for the NeuroSolution Center of Dubai and a similar clinic in the UK. Dr. Crawford serves on the medical advisory board for SNA Technologies and BrainTap.    Dr. Crawford enjoys educating practitioners and has done this in various ways; most recently he has been a part of the Childhood Neurodevelopmental Disorders Courses led by Dr. Robert Melillo and is now involved in launching the NeuroSolution conferences across the nation.    Dr. Brandon Crawford is dedicated to spreading the developmental functional neuroscience profession in order to achieve a larger impact on humanity. Currently, Brandon’s main focus is on severe pediatric brain injuries and neurodevelopmental disorders. He is also an expert in laser and light therapy, specifically how to apply these modalities to the brain and nervous system. Brandon continues to develop new treatment strategies for various conditions to achieve a deeper level of healing for people all over the globe. Connect with Dr. Brandon Crawford: Website: https://www.drbrandoncrawford.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=8336954 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bcrawforddc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bcrawforddc?s=20     Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram

Show notes: [0:00] Intro [0:53] Overcoming trauma and chronic illness [6:36] Exploring alternative medicine and healing journey [12:20] Struggling with chronic pain and desperation [14:04] All about the science of pain [19:48] The step-by-step process of bioemotional healing [25:46] Trauma as a factor that alters the nervous system [31:36] Turning pain into empowering healing [41:54] Outro Who is Ashleigh Di Lello?   Ashleigh Di Lello is the founder & creator of Bio Emotional Healing®, a revolutionary method she uses to help clients around the world rewire their subconscious mind to finally break free from negative thoughts, behaviors, and emotions to thrive in their lives!   After over 20 years of battling her chronic pain and illness, she started the journey to heal her body from the inside out. According to her doctors, she wouldn’t live past her teenage years.   Through her study of neuroscience, she was able to conquer her life-threatening illness to become an elite athlete, TV & Broadway star, entrepreneur, and speaker. Connect with Ashleigh Di Lello: Website: https://ashleighdilello.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleighdilello/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleighdilello/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/ashleighdilello Podcast: Bioemotional Healing Podcast   Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram

Show notes: [0:00] Intro [1:25] Personal health struggles that led Sally to discover the dangers of toxic oxalates [6:13] What are oxalates and how does it affect one’s health [14:09] Oxalate testing and its challenges  [21:10] Common signs and symptoms of oxalate toxicity [30:21] How bad is oxalate poisoning [31:41] Oxalate levels and food swaps [42:46] Outro Who is Sally K. Norton?   Sally K. Norton is a vitality coach, speaker, and health consultant. She received her bachelor's degree in nutritional science from Cornell University and her master's degree in public health from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.   She helps people learn to select nutritious, low-oxalate foods and build more energy, achieve faster healing, and experience better overall health. Connect with Sally K. Norton: Website: https://sallyknorton.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFpmJtV19QCyjzaC5U691-A LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/SallyKNorton/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeFreetoThrive/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BetterLowOx Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sknorton/ Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram

Show notes: (0:00) Intro (2:39) Healing inflammation through nutrition (5:13) Most common highly inflammatory foods that people consume daily (9:34) Different types of oils and their impact on inflammation (18:58) Most common anti-inflammatory food choices (23:55) The importance of blood sugar monitoring (28:43) Tips for people who love to eat out (34:38) Circadian rhythm fasting (38:58) Understanding food sensitivities, intolerances, and allergies (46:50) Where to find Julie (48:25) Outro Who is Julie Daniluk?   Julie is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and host of Healthy Gourmet, a reality cooking show aired in over 70 countries. A highly sought-after anti-inflammatory health expert and speaker, she is the award-winning author of 4 bestselling books (two #1 National Bestsellers) and a two-time World Gourmand Cookbook Award recipient.   After graduating from both The Canadian School of Natural Nutrition and the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, she studied culinary arts at George Brown College, herbalism at Emerson Herbal College, and life coaching with Tony Robbins. Connect with Julie Daniluk: Website: https://www.juliedaniluk.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/juliedaniluknutrition/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliedaniluk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-daniluk-4823bb63/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5rDkDBPpg7nCTn64vga7oQ   Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram