EnergyMD Podcast

Learn how to remove toxicities with Evan H. Hirsch, MD, by using the simple 4 step Fix Your Fatigue Program that he developed in his medical practice. This podcast is an excerpt from one of our Fix Your Fatigue online Programs. Learn more at https://www.fixyourfatigue.org

This week, my guest is Shiroko Sokitch, MD, the owner of Heart to Heart Medical Center in Santa Rosa, California. Dr. Shiroko is an expert at using many modalities to bring your body to balance and wholeness. Together, we discuss blending Chinese and Western medicine to fix fatigue, and what you can do TODAY to see improvements in fatigue. Get Dr. Shiroko's book: Healing When It Seems Impossible – 7 Keys to Defy the Odds https://amzn.to/3iJqMuc Go to fixyourfatigue.com to get more info on my Fix Your Fatigue course. Timestamps: [01:58] How did you get into Chinese Medicine? [05:27] How would you address fatigue using TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine)? [10:09] Kidney, liver, and immune system ties to fatigue [15:53] How do we achieve "balance"? [19:02] Infections and Chinese medicine [23:53] What are some of the ways that Chinese Medicine is different than other ways of healing? [27:52] Healing When It Seems Impossible - 7 Keys to Defy the Odds [41:13] What is one thing you would say to our audience that they can do today to feel better?

This week, my guest is Michael Collins, the author of Sugar Addiction. A past Chairman of the Board of the Food Addiction Institute, Michael has been completely sugar-free for over 30 years. Together, we discuss the inflammation that sugar causes, its addictive properties, and how we can successfully "breakup" with sugar for good. Try Michael's 30 Day Challenge here: https://sugaraddiction.com/30-day-challenge/ Go to fixyourfatigue.com to get more info on my Fix Your Fatigue course. Timestamps: [01:34] Why sugar? [07:55] Is fructose a psychoactive drug? [14:52] The inflammation that sugar causes [18:07] Fruit and fructose: what works? [25:53] Nature, and natural cravings for sugar [32:51] The ins and outs of sugar addiction [44:15] The emotional component to food [47:53] How to "breakup" with sugar [53:07] Practical tips for making these changes

This week, my guest is Jess Smith, a Certified Ecological Farmer, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and co-founder of Grow Food Nation. With a BS in Sustainable Living and Living Soils, she combines her passions to encourage the earth and its inhabitants back into a state of balance and vitality. Visit https://growfood.ositracker.com/157123/9429 for more information about Grow Food Nation. Go to fixyourfatigue.com to get more info on my Fix Your Fatigue course. Timestamps: [01:24] Why grow your own food? [05:53] How can gardening improve energy and mood? [13:20] How do we incorporate soil into our "diet'? [26:00] What you can do to implement biostimulation [34:35] CSA: Community-Supported Agriculture [40:05] Soil rotation [44:40] Elements of a great garden [52:16] A practical start to beginning a garden

Join me, Evan H. Hirsch, MD, as I host your journey to resolving fatigue and optimizing your energy by interviewing the top leaders in the world on fatigue resolution. This week I'm joined by Kimmye Bohannon of The Weekly Juicery as we talk about juicing, fasting, and organic v.s. non-organic. Go to fixyourfatigue.com to get more info on my Fix Your Fatigue course. To begin The Juice Ritual, click here. Timestamps: [02:05] Why juice? [15:40] Organic v.s. Non-organic [26:10] The Food Elimination Diet [37:30] The Juice Ritual and its benefits [47:43] Widespread inflammation, bodily pH, and your thyroid [53:00] Fasting and juicing [1:02:33] Takeaways from juicing