Lisa Macfarlane - @thegutstuff - Gut Health

On this one, Dr. Neilann Horner breaks down what really goes into a healthy diet, how much fat, carbohydrate, and protein we should have from the Academy of Sciences, and what good and not so good carbs, fat, and protein look like. It's all in this one.

Check out these references for more info:
Katz, DL & Meller, S. (2014). Can we say what diet is best for health?  Annual Review of Public Health, 35, 83-103.

USDA. (2020). Dietary guidelines for Americans 2020-2025. www.ditaryguidelines.gov 

Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. (2002).  Reduction in the incidence of type 2 diabetes with lifestyle intervention or metformin.  New England Journal of Medicine, 346(6), 393-403.

Moore Family Center for Whole Grain Foods, Nutrition and Preventive Health.  https://health.oregonstate.edu/moore-center/resources   

NIH,Office of Dietary Supplements:  https://ods.od.nih.gov/Healthinformation/Dietary_Reference_Intakes.aspx

In this one, we break down mental filters, confirmation bias, overgeneralizing, disqualifying positives, jumping to conclusions, emotional reasoning, personalization.

These are all common, enjoy some more insight into how to navigate them.

Tom's back. This time, we break down 10 common cognitive distortion in a two part special. Black and White thinking, should/would, catastrophizing, and the rest. You'll be armed with the knowledge to identify and challenge these common cognitive distortions. Enjoy.

Jason Daley Kennedy breaks down his philosophy behind Meditation for A**holes. We go into the different types of meditation, how to do it, what it is, what to expect, how meditation can help us and overall discuss a great overview of the world of meditation. Join us next week for part 2 where Jason guides us through a Loving Kindness meditation.

Part 2 - Dr. Alex Michels breaks down the history of Vitamin C. What it is, what is does, what it doesn't do, how to use it, why we need it. It's all here. 

This is part one of a two part special series with Dr. Alex Michaels of the Linus Pauling Institute covering vitamins and their effect on our health. What are vitamins? Why are they important? Find out here in this informative overview of vitamins and our health.

In this one we break down high performance; brain optimization, how to get into flow state, and what stops us from achieving our maximum brain function. This is for anyone who wants to be good at anything! As the saying goes, practice doesn't make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect. Enjoy, friends.

In this one, we finish painting the picture of Traditional Chinese Medicine. We talk about the theories, how Traditional Chinese Medicine is different than western medicine. We talk about Qi, Yin and Yang, balance, the history of TCM and much more. We fill it in with this one and it's a must for anyone interested in the subject.

Part 1 of 2.

Dr. Laurel Liu, second generation Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor, breaks down the four major categories of TCM therapies. Acupuncture, Gua Sha, Tui Na massage, Herbal Remedies, Qi, and much much more. If you are interested in Ancient (modern) Chinese healing, medicine, and culture, this one is for you.