kidney health

Michelle Hurn, RD, is a returning guest on our show! Be sure to check out her first appearances on our podcast on episodes 80 and 150 of Boundless Body Radio!

Michelle Hurn is a registered dietitian with over a decade of experience as a clinical, acute care dietitian, lead dietitian in psychiatric care, and outpatient dietitian. While practicing inpatient and outpatient care in the hospital setting, Michelle discovered a disheartening connecting between the high carbohydrate, low fat, “sugar in moderation,” nutrition guidelines she was required to teach, and the rapidly declining health of her patients.

Michelle is the author of the book, The Dietitian's Dilemma: What would you do if your health was restored by doing the opposite of everything you were taught?, detailing how the current nutrition guidelines came into existence and advocating a low carbohydrate, animal-based way of eating as an option for individuals struggling with diabetes, mental disorders, eating disorders, sarcopenia, and heart disease.

As an endurance athlete, she discovered the many benefits of low carb eating. Michelle won her first Ultra-Marathon in 2020, covering 44.63 miles in a 6-hour time frame.

Find Michelle at-

IG- runeatmeatrepeat

https://thedietitiansdilemma.net/

TW- @michellehurnrd

Amazon- The Dietitian's Dilemma: What would you do if your health was restored by doing the opposite of everything you were taught?

Amazon- The Fox Family Food Fight

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Join Julianne Grant as she interviews Kristin Gilmour about the many far-reaching health implications of hidden kidney dysfunction. This podcast episode explores the impact of chronic kidney disease (CKD), a ‘silent epidemic’ affecting an increasing number of patients. Kristin, an experienced Melbourne-based Naturopath, discusses interpreting test results for earlier intervention and shares her phytomedicine strategies to support practitioners in treating this important and often overlooked area of health.    

Kristin is an experienced Melbourne-based Naturopathic practitioner with a special interest in the management of immune health, chronic inflammatory disorders, and skin conditions.  Alongside her longstanding Naturopathic practice, Kristin is also a respected researcher, technical writer, and educator.  Kristin has a great love of herbal medicine, which is the focus of much of her research, writing, and lecturing.  Kristin is passionate about health education, whether that's with patients in private consultation or group workshops, via providing educational online resources, or through further support and training for Naturopathic practitioners, Integrative Doctors, and Allied Health professionals.  With a continued drive to further the reach of our profession and improve the health of as many people as possible, Kristin provides health practitioners with practical and innovative natural medicine strategies based on current research and clinical results.

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In this exciting interview, Coach Stephen sits down with Olivia, a consumer strategist and marketing expert with over 20 years of experience working for large brands. Olivia has a proven track record of launching industry first services and driving up customer loyalty. At British Airways, she headed up the Executive Club program for Europe & Africa, resulting in award-winning direct marketing campaigns. At British Gas, she led the consumer engagement program for the national smart meter rollout, the largest infrastructure upgrade in the UK's history.

Olivia's expertise is not limited to the corporate world. She has since shifted her focus towards human health transformation and empowering the younger generation to make informed decisions about their own health. In this interview, Olivia shares her insights on consumer attitudinal insights, digital and social media engagement, and her passion for empowering individuals to take control of their health.

Tune in to learn from Olivia's wealth of experience and knowledge as she discusses the intersection of marketing and health, and the importance of consumer engagement in driving positive health outcomes.

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Get ready to be inspired by Devan's amazing journey to better health in this podcast episode! Devan shares how she overcame thyroid issues, regressed kidney disease, and shed 37lbs in just a few short months by making a simple change to her diet and lifestyle.

As a mom of two, Devan knows how hard it can be to prioritize your health, but she proves that with the right nutrition, anything is possible. She resolved her Hashimoto's and Interstitial Cystitis by adopting a carnivore diet and is now passionate about helping other women heal from these conditions as well.

If you're looking for a real-life success story that proves the power of nutrition, don't miss this episode. Devan's journey is a testament to the incredible benefits that a simple change in diet and lifestyle can bring. Tune in now and start your own journey to better health today!

Thank you so much for listening to my podcast. I hope you enjoyed it. Your support means the absolute world to me. And if you're enjoying the show, I've got a small favor to ask you. I'd be incredibly grateful if you would consider becoming a supporter and make a small monthly donation. 
Your contribution will really help to improve the show.  It's a small monthly contribution. You can cancel at any time, and the link is in the show notes. 

All my links in 1 easy list, including booking and personal training workout plans at LINKTREE

• You can now download the carnivore experience app
  Apple direct link for apple devices
  
• Google play store direct link to app for Android
• Coach Stephen's Instagram
• Book me for coaching
• My growing UK carnivore YouTube channel
• I have set up a community that is all about eating low-carb and specifically carnivore. CLICK HERE
• Support my podcast from just £3 per month
  BECOME A SUPPORTER
• Success stories Optimal Health
• 5 Star reviews
• All my facebook and other reviews are here
• Thanks to www.audionautix.com for any music included. Ple...

Our guest on this episode of the Triple Helix Podcast our guest is Gail Rae Garwood. Gail is a popular writer/author and blogger about health and healing, with a focus on kidney health.  Gail's award-winning blog and book series, "SlowitdownCKD" and other titles are a repository of wisdom, research, first-hand experience and insight on the topic of kidney disease and kidney health. She's published two books of fiction as well, and her work has been found in The American Kidney Fund, The New York City Board of Education, and The National Kidney Foundation, Wall Street Journal. Gail was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease back in 2008 and has been grappling with that condition with wit, positivity, a great mindset and a productive work style.

Your kidneys are very important to your overall health and wellbeing.

Often, kidney ailments are simply short-term problems like infections or kidney stones, which can be healed by following some basic protocols which we will share here.

However, for more serious conditions such as renal failure, more rigorous forms of cleansing or fasting are usually required to restore proper function.

For more information and all of your self-care needs, visit us at www.tolmanselfcare.com

For more information and all of your self care needs, visit us at www.tolmanselfcare.com

SPECIAL EPISODE- It seems to happen every few months, some new headline about how terrible low-carb and ketogenic diets are. Once you read into them, you realize how awful the "science" is. This was the latest one, from a group of doctors with a heavy bias towards plant-based diets. Registered dietician Michelle Hurn posted a very succinct and thoughtful rebuttal, so I couldn't wait to get her back on! She is a returning guest on our show, you can check out her compelling story on episode 80 of our show! She is the author of the fantastic book The Dietitian's Dilemma: What Would You Do If Your Health Was Restored by Doing the Opposite of Everything You Were Taught? You can find Michelle on IG @runeatmeatrepeat, but only if you can catch her!

Find Michelle at-

IG- runeatmeatrepeat

TW- @michellehurnrd

Amazon- The Dietician's Dilema

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Skin Health! Such an Important Topic!!! Gets so much Media Attention and Consumes a Lot of our Time in Front of the Mirror. Sometimes you wonder if what I am doing is actually helping? Bad Skin can cause Anxiety, Social Phobia, and Stress!!! None of us want that eh!!! In this episode of me&my Health Up, we explore skin health with a skin health enthusiast - Darci Shoemaker. We discuss:

• Where should someone start with improving their skin health - inside or outside?
• What are the most important factors to good skin health?
• What can we do to improve our skin health?
• How do you look after your skin?

About Darci Shoemaker

Darci Shoemaker is a brand ambassador for Rodan + Fields skincare, the #1 skincare regimen brand in Australia, and the #1 premium skincare brand in North America for the last four years.  

With an engineering degree and a background in medical devices, Darci found Rodan + Fields from an acquaintance on Facebook after struggling with her own skin. After seeing some incredible Before and After photos Darci walked away from a successful engineering career to be a hands-on mom to her two very active boys and to run her own skincare business. 

Darci takes pride in simplifying skincare for her clients and watching them grow in confidence.

About me&my Health Up & Host

me&my Health Up seeks to enhance and enlighten the wellbeing of others. Host Anthony Hartcher is the CEO of me&my wellness which provides holistic health solutions using food is medicine, combined with a holistic, balanced, lifestyle approach. Anthony holds three bachelor's degrees in Complementary Medicine; Nutrition and Dietetic Medicine; and Chemical Engineering.

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(2:30) How Nicki got connected to the NSF Peer Team and the power of a community…

(5:11) Nicki’s nephrotic syndrome journey begins…

(9:57) A Google search reveals scary possibilities…

(11:32) A trip that revealed so much…

(14:07) “So I was wearing these compression socks, and I was in the middle of a crowded subway with all of my master's program students, and I started feeling faint.”

(17:37) Shock and then grieving sets in…

(19:48) “Nephrotic syndrome was a wake-up call to healing from that persona and that lifestyle of thinking I always needed to achieve, always needed to be perfect, always needed to be president of everything and working on something and never take a break. And I think that's what stressed my body out a lot in the first place.”

(20:46) The year after graduation and the experience with Prednisone…

(24:52) No formal diagnosis…

(26:27) An autoimmune component and a glimmer of hope…

(29:47) Several medications, side effects, and a strong desire to reach remission…

(30:44) A link between gut health and nephrotic syndrome…

(33:25) Finding an incredible nephrologist who is willing to look at all options…

(35:40) It takes the right team effort…

(38:16) “I went from sitting on the couch all day to now functioning, like a normal person, having energy to go above and beyond during my days and achieve so many things that I never thought I could do.”

(40:33) Mushrooms, coffee, and lifestyle…

(46:34) “What else can be addressed to lessen inflammation, to make me have energy and feel better and have a good quality of life through this diagnosis?”

(50:20) A trifecta for healing…

(51:48) The personal side of things…

(56:39) “It's an easy thing to do to let your life become nephrotic syndrome for a little while.” Andi, Jeremy, and Nicki comparing experiences…

(59:45) Family support, trust, and rebirth…

(1:02:52) Future goals and a piece of advice...

To reach out to Nicki:

Instagram @nephnicki  

Blog nephnicki.com

Other resources mentioned by Nicki

My root cause practitioner is Emily Morrow: @emilymorrow on Insta 

Her website is theemilymorrow.com

She is currently filled with individual clients but works with women in her group program called Root Cause Formula that accepts applications. 

She also offers courses in blood chemistry and lots of free resources to guide one’s journey. She is certified as an FNTP (Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner) and IHP (Integrative Health Practitioner). 

My life coach is Elise Dean, and she coaches with Blush Life Coaching: @joinblush on Insta and joinblush.com

The service was created by Kali Rogers, Founder & CEO and a life coach, and Elise works alongside Kali as Creative Director and Senior Life Coach. While the team is comprised of women, I believe they will coach anyone! Part of their mission is to promote affordable coaching/mental health options (I could see it as a great resource for the Moms out there, in addition to patients!) 

(4:12) 10,000 foot view of Cynthia’s story with Minimal Change Disease…

(5:11) An American nomad…

(7:40) A complicated medical history…

(11:01) Strong parents and a strong support system…

(14:11) “I don't ever remember a specific time of coming to that realization. It was woven into daily life. I never remember a time of not having Nephrotic Syndrome.”

(16:14) Various treatments during elementary years…

(20:34) The changes with Cellcept…

(24:25) Weaning off of Cellcept and hoping the disease would be just a pediatric condition…

(27:21) Pivoting her life and finding horses…

(30:42) “I was at the barn all the time. I went there every day after school. I was there all weekend. It really became the place that I just invested myself in, and could absorb, and be someone, at that barn.”

(35:21) Making healthy lifestyle choices that are Nephrotic Syndrome safe…

(37:54) “I think it's really important that as people have these conversations that we don't forget the siblings.”

(41:20) Separating Nephrotic Syndrome from identity…

(44:52) The ups and downs of Prednisone, and getting into remission…

(47:45) “At a very young age, when I started hearing doctors potentially tell me how this could limit my life I was just so determined that they were wrong.”

(50:12) Hard moments and the tool of therapy…

(54:39) What do you think contributed to your remission?

(56:47) A life experience that has strengthened and ignited…

(1:03:25) Advice from Cynthia…

In this episode, I sit down with Robyn Sexton, mother, entrepreneur, and advocate, about her family’s journey through illness, recovery and advocacy. She shares how her family got through the worst of times and how her dedication to having Gavin feel like a regular kid inspired the creation of Phabulous Foods, one of the few ready-to-eat snack foods with kidney-kind ingredients.