Stop Chasing Pain

In this episode, we chat with Billy Carson and Elisabeth Hoekstra. Billy Carson is the founder and CEO of 4BiddenKnowledge Inc, the Best Selling Author of The Compendium Of The Emerald Tablets and Woke Doesn't Mean Broke. He is also the winner of the 2022 Stellar Citizens Award. ​Mr. Carson is also the founder and CEO of 4BiddenKnowledge TV, a new conscious streaming TV network, and the Co-Host of Bio-Hack Your Best Life, He also is also a writer and contributor Rolling Stones and Entrepreneur magazines. ​Mr. Carson appreciates the dedication and hard work it takes to accomplish great things. Recently, Mr. Carson earned the Certificate of Science (with an emphasis on Neuroscience) at M.I.T. and has a certificate in Ancient Civilization from Harvard University. Among his most notable achievements, Billy is the CEO of First Class Space Agency based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Specifically, his space agency is involved in the research and development of alternative propulsion systems and zero-point energy devices. Elisabeth Hoekstra has experienced over 60 different holistic modalities, making her an expert on hacking her own mental and physical health. Throughout her various careers, she has seen how stress can take its toll on people's physical well-being, leading to her most recent professional engagement. Elisabeth is the founder of Bio-Hack Your Best Life and the Director of Operations for 4BiddenKnowledge. Highlights of this podcast include: PTG - Post Traumatic Growth Consciousness Trauma Goals Forbidden Knowledge TV Egyptian pyramids Limitations and challenges Energy and frequencies Grounding Manifesting And so much more... To learn more about Billy and Elizabeth, please visit Instagram @4biddenknowledge or @ElisabethiHoekstra or visit the websites 4biddenknowledge.com and elisabethihoekstra.com.

In this episode, we chat with Gray Cook. Gray is a practicing physical therapist, a orthopedic certified specialist, a certified strength and conditioning specialist and an RKC kettlebell instructor. He is the founder of Functional Movement Systems, a company that promotes the concept of movement pattern screening and assessment. His work and ideas are at the forefront of fitness, conditioning, injury prevention, and rehabilitation. You'll find him lecturing on these topics several weekends each month, worldwide. His career started with an undergraduate degree in sports medicine and exercise science, with minors in athletic training and psychology. His interest took him to the University of Miami, where he studied physical therapy and furthered his strength and conditioning development. Gray has introduced a systems approach to understanding, training, and rehabilitating movement. He contends that we must map movement patterns and consider movement as a behavior, not simply as clean mechanical data. We must also develop a better understanding of how movement is learned, maintained, and restored. Gray's work cuts to the core of problems like low back pain, obesity, and the general physical decline of modern culture. By revisiting the natural developmental principals that all infants employ as they learn to walk, run and climb, Gray forces us the rethink motor learning, corrective exercise, and modern conditioning practices. Highlights of this podcast include: Stop Chasing Pain Rehabilitation Aging Weakest link Musculoskeletal problems Developmental milestones Breathing Supplementation Homeostasis Stress recovery cycle Structured governing function Diet Inflammation Sleep Risk factors Basic fundamentals Corrective exercises Fatigue Movement problems Exercise The Business of Movement Awareness Responsibility And so much more... To learn more about Gray Cook, please visit Instagram @functionalmvmt , The Business of Movement, or visit the website functionalmovement.com. EXERCISE LINKS MENTIONED: Half-kneeling and Tall-kneeling Workouts Movement Flows The Business of Movement

In this episode, we chat with Dr. Allyson Augusta Shrikhande. A board certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialist, she is the Chief Medical Officer of Pelvic Rehabilitation Medicine. She is also the Chair of the Medical Education Committee for the International Pelvic Pain Society. She is working with other experts in the field of chronic pelvic pain to develop training modules for residents and physicians interested in learning about the diagnosis, treatment, and management of chronic pelvic pain. A leading expert on pelvic health and a respected researcher, author and lecturer, Dr. Shrikhande is a recognized authority on male and female pelvic pain diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Shrikhande is passionate about this cause and dedicated to helping men and women with pelvic pain who often suffer without anyone willing to listen, understand or find the cause of their pain. That's why she has traveled the world to work with expert gynecologists, urologists, physiatrists and interventional pain physicians. Dr. Shrikhande has distilled this global expertise into a minimally invasive, cutting-edge approach to the treatment of pelvic pain and pelvic floor muscle dysfunction. With an extensive background in mainstream clinical medicine, she also makes use of many alternatives, holistic and homeopathic approaches. Taking a team approach, she works with specialists in pelvic floor physical therapy, kinetics, and movement, as well as acupuncturists, nutritionists, cognitive behavioral therapists, and functional medicine physicians. Dr. Allyson Shrikhande currently teaches fall and spring remote courses at the Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute. Highlights of this podcast include: Pelvic pain Pelvic muscle disfunction Pelvic rehabilitation Women empowerment Endometriosis Toxins Genetic predisposition Autoimmune disease Hypertonic and Hypotonic pelvic floor Pelvic floor pain symptoms Musculoskeletal pain Men and pelvic floor issues Inflammation Nerve pain Treatment Exercise PCOS All systems are connected And so much more... To learn more about Dr. Allyson Augusta Shrikhande, please visit Instagram @pelvicrehabilitation or visit the website pelvicrehabilitation.com

In this episode, we chat with Dr. Asia Muhammad. Asia Muhammad values the power of lifestyle modifications to achieve optimal health. She uses evidence-based, science-based medicine to provide individualized attention to those in her practice. As a naturopathic doctor, she utilizes nutrition, exercise, supplementation through nutraceuticals, botanical medicine, and mind-body therapies such as hypnosis. She has a special interest in gastroenterology, mind-body medicine, and stress management, as increasing research demonstrates the role of stress in disease. She has received additional training in mind-body therapies, including hypnosis, guided imagery, biofeedback, autogenic training, and progressive muscle relaxation. Highlights of this podcast include: Gut and Liver, best friends forever! Bowel movement difficulties Effects of improved bowel functionality H. pylori Burping, bloating Gut / Brain connection Antibiotics Stress Leaky gut Acid reflux and PPIs Nutrition and digestive habits "Poop" Dysbiosis Bacteria diversity Fiber Poly autoImmunity Chronic pain Nutrient absorption Physical manipulation for gastrointestinal issues Stomach acid Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease High fructose corn syrup Glutathione And so much more... To learn more about Dr. Muhammad, please visit Instagram @dr.asiamuhammad or visit the website asiamuhammad.com.

In this episode, we chat with returning guest James Cant. James Cant is a leading expert in helping entrepreneurs and business owners prevent stress, anxiety and burnout. He's worked with over 7000 men and women Highlights of this podcast include: Getting out of your own way Autonomic nervous system Stress Management Being Uncomfortable Ego Hesitation Fear of rejection Power of self-talk You're PERFECT Stillness Meditation Happiness is not in the future, it's TODAY. Breath Divergent Meditation Convergent Mediation Hierarchy of Health And so much more... To learn more about James please visit Instagram @jamescant or on his website jcfcoaching.com

In this episode, we chat with returning guest Celest Pereira. Celest is a trained dancer and martial artist with a BS in Physiotherapy, and over 10 years yoga practice. Celest completed her Yoga Teacher Training in India in 2009 and has been teaching full-time since then. Celest's greatest passion is to teach Vinyasa Flow Yoga but these days she teaches anatomy and biomechanics. (Editors note: Celest found yoga early in her life, she received her Yoga Teacher Training Certificate after University.) Highlights of this podcast include: Dance and healing Dance and athletes Yoga and meditation "Too Flexible To Feel Good" Hypermobility Active and passive range EDS (Ehlers-Danlos syndromes) Effects of language Stability Reflexive engagement vs Conscious engagement Air hunger breathing Rituals To learn more about Celest please visit @celestpereiraphysio on Instagram and at celestpereira.com.

In this episode, we chat with returning guest Matt Maruca. Founder & CEO of Ra Optics. Matt is also the creator of the Light Diet. This diet directly addresses the root of the modern, chronic disease epidemic and mitochondrial dysfunction. Matt's mission is to remind the world that sunlight is good. This podcast episode was super fun to record. Highlights of this podcast include: Yeah, you're just going to have to listen to this one! To learn more about Matt, please visit @thelightdiet on Instagram and at rapotics.com.

In this episode, we chat with Jonathan Kipnis, Ph.D. - BJC Investigator. Jonathan Kipnis is a neuroscientist, immunologist, and professor of pathology and immunology at the Washington University School of Medicine. His lab studies interactions between the immune system and nervous system. He is best known for his lab's discovery of meningeal lymphatic vessels in humans and mice, which has impacted research on neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis, neuropsychiatric disorders, such as anxiety, and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and Rett syndrome. Kipnis is credited with the 2014 discovery of meningeal lymphatic vessels, a recently discovered network of conventional lymphatic vessels located parallel to the dural sinuses and meningeal arteries of the mammalian central nervous system (CNS). As a part of the lymphatic system, meningeal lymphatics are responsible for draining immune cells, small molecules, and excess fluid from the CNS and into the deep cervical lymph nodes. While it was initially believed that both the brain and meninges were devoid of lymphatic vasculature, the landmark Nature paper by Jonathan Kipnis and his postdoctoral fellow Antoine Louveau was published in 2015. By 2016, this paper was cited nearly 200 times. His discovery of meningeal lymphatic vessels was included in Scientific American's "Top 10 Science Stories of 2015", Science Magazine's "Breakthrough of the Year", Huffington Post's "Eight Fascinating Things We Learned About the Mind in 2015" and the National Institutes of Health's director Francis Collins year-end review. Other research has included the 2015 discovery that the immune system directly affects social behavior and that IFN-gamma is necessary for social development. This expands upon his work as a graduate student when he discovered that mice lacking T-cells had cognitive impairments. (Biography reference - Wikipedia) Highlights of this podcast include: Menigineal immunity and functions Functions of the glymphatics and meningeal lymphatics Neuroimmune system Meningeal lymphatics draining the CNS Immune system affects on the brain Pia, arachnoid, and dura mater Difference between the Lymphatic system and the Glymphatic system Aging and glymphatics Brain tumors Sleep and glymphatic draining Alzheimers Immuno-therapies and combination therapies And So Much More! To learn more about Jonathan Kipnis PhD., please visit kipnislab.wustl.edu This episode is brought to you by Therasage. Use code: STOPCHASINGPAIN at checkout.

In this episode, we chat with Gary M. Heri, DMD. An internationally recognized expert in orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorders. He is the director of the Center for Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain in the Department of Diagnostic Sciences at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, which performs research and teaches this advanced field of dentistry focusing on the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of complex chronic orofacial pain disorders. Gary Heir has recently been appointed to the Robert and Susan Carmel Chair in Algesiology at the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine. Over the past decade, Heir played a significant role alongside a committee of national orofacial pain program directors and the American Academy of Orofacial Pain to get orofacial pain recognized as the 12th specialty in dentistry by the American Dental Association in March 2020. He is also the signatory on the application to the National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards for recognition of the American Board of Orofacial Pain as the official certifying board for the specialty. Currently, Heir directs the center at the dental school, one of only 12 postgraduate orofacial pain programs in the country accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). He stressed the need for more accredited programs, citing the millions of patients who require treatment but have difficulty finding specialists. In addition to his work at Rutgers, Heir is a highly sought-after lecturer, having delivered nearly 300 presentations on orofacial pain and related subjects in the region, in the country and throughout the world. He has served on the boards of many professional organizations, including as the president of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain and the American Board of Orofacial Pain and as a member of CODA and the Council on Dental Education and Licensure. He was appointed by three of New Jersey's governors for three consecutive terms as a member of New Jersey Governor's Lyme Disease Commission. Heir has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, chapters and abstracts on orofacial pain and TMJ disorders. He also serves as the section editor for Orofacial Pain Neuroscience of The Journal of the American Dental Association. (Bio credit, Rutgers.edu) Highlights of this podcast include: Orofacial Pain Musculoskeletal pain Neuropathic pain Neuralgia and palsy Nerve damage and neuropathy Trigeminal neuralgia Migraines Categories of Pain Fear and Pain - psychogenic Placebo and nocebo effects Pain Management / Control Emotional component of pain Diagnosis And So Much More! To learn more about Dr. Heir, please visit rutgershealth.org. This episode is brought to you by Therasage. Use code: STOPCHASINGPAIN at checkout.

In this episode, we chat with Louis DiGiovine PT, who is a clinically talented orthopedic manual therapist with 41 years of experience. Lou graduated from the very first class at The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) in June 1980 giving him the distinction of being one of the first eighteen physical therapists graduating in the State of New Jersey. He continued that "pioneering" spirit when he took his first position as a staff therapist at the busy and reputable Christ Hospital in Jersey City, NJ. Working and training in an urban General Hospital provided him with a strong background in medical and surgical knowledge. In 1983 he became a co-founder of Hudson Heights Physical Therapy (one of the first few private practices owned by physical therapists in New Jersey). Through that organization, he performed contract-hospital work at St. Mary's Hospital in Hoboken, Palisades General Hospital in North Bergen, Meadowlands Hospital in Secaucus, Essex County Geriatric Facility in Belleville, The Industrial Medicine Center in Secaucus, Union City Visiting Nurse Association, and Christ Hospital Homecare Agency for more than five years. During those early years, he attended many extensive training courses, workshops, seminars, in-services, study groups, and conferences throughout the country. Lou learned all of this extensive training to become the best physical therapist that he could be and provide his patients with the best care possible. Throughout his early professional years, his primary area of interest and goals was to become an orthopedic manual therapist with a specialty in spine care. In time, Lou became known as a "spine therapist" and as a result received many more referrals from spine care physicians, also helping him to accelerate his knowledge base in the treatment of spinal injuries, conditions, and surgeries. It was through the discovery process of learning spine care and treating many patients that Lou became acutely aware of the relevance and close interrelationship of back and neck problems, TMJ dysfunction, headaches, upper quarter dysfunction, shoulder problems, posture and pain, orthotics, body mechanics, ergonomics and lifestyle management. All of which he has received specific training and education. He has lectured on these topics to study groups, in-services, seminars, physical therapy students, industrial work sites, corporations, athletic organizations, and varied community groups. Throughout the past twenty-nine years, Lou has participated in various treatment programs and clinics including sports medicine clinics, amputee clinics, prosthetics and orthotics clinics, arthritis clinics, work hardening, worksite ergonomic assessments, pre-employment screens, and pre-season athletic screenings. In 1996 Lou founded Excellent Physical Therapy Back and Neck Care an orthopedic physical therapy private practice dedicated to the treatment of spine care. Within the practice, he developed and implemented administrative and treatment standards of care through policies, procedures, and protocols. The interweaving of professional knowledge and experience with tested business practices is what made Excellent Physical Therapy a very unique facility where dedication to excellence was evident. Lou DiGiovine PT continued his training and education by establishing a working relationship with two recognized spine surgeons and performing rounds with the physicians and their patients six hours per week for eight years. This once-in-a-lifetime experience allowed him to gain an understanding of the complete spectrum of spine care treatment including medicine, pain control methods, epidural injections, spinal diagnostics, indications, and contraindications of spine surgery, types of surgeries alternative care, and spine surgery rehab. Lou is an active participating clinician of the New Jersey Spine Institute, North American Spine Society, and The American Physical Therapy Association. He is licensed by the New Jersey State Board of Physical Therapy. He has inspired others to follow his lead and with the addition of experienced and qualified staff over the years, he has expanded the scope of Excellent Physical Therapy to include all orthopedic musculoskeletal conditions including the treatment of knees, shoulders, fractures, joint replacement, pediatric and geriatrics. (Since recording this interview, Lou's practice has been acquired by Jag-One Physical Therapy. Lou continues to practice here and is also the Clinical Director.) Highlights of this podcast include: Upper quarter dysfunction Postural syndromes Orofacial pain TMJ Trigeminal neuralgia Spine-health Back pain and rehabilitation Progressing through therapy Trigger Points (network) Soft tissue release Posture Throat/Neck pain Pterygoid muscles Tinnitus Subclavius muscle Heat vs Ice And So Much More! To learn more about Louis DiGiovine PT, please visit JagOne.com. Bedminister NJ Location. 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