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Join Kristin and Julianne as they interview Dr. Julie Greenberg, a registered Naturopathic Doctor from the United States of America who has dedicated her Naturopathic practice to holistic skin care.  Hear Dr. Greenberg compare and discuss two prevalent skin conditions, eczema and psoriasis.  Dr. Greenberg dives into the pathophysiology of each condition, the major drivers, functional testing options, and herbal treatment considerations.  This podcast interview touches on aspects of these skin conditions that Dr. Greenberg covers in depth in her two February 2024 webinars on eczema and psoriasis.

For more information, please view Dr. Julie Greenberg's website:
https://rootcausedermatology.com/

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This podcast is a teaser to our webinar, Clinical Herbalism - The Skin Series. Benefit from the wisdom of experienced practitioners who specialise in holistic skin health in this upcoming live webinar series. You will receive ongoing access to the recordings, notes and support materials, and you will have the opportunity to engage directly with our naturopathic experts during live Q&A sessions. Practitioners will come away with a comprehensive understanding of the underlying drivers and pathophysiology of some of the most common skin conditions, as well as practical and efficacious herbal medicine treatment strategies to support their patients’ skin health. To learn more contact us via our website or reach out via Instagram. 

DISCLAIMER: All information provided via OptimalRx is for educational and informational purposes only.  The information provided is not, nor is it intended to be, a substitute for independent professional advice.  Please seek the advice of a qualified health care professional in the event something you learn here raises questions or concerns regarding your health. Thank you.

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Join Julianne and Kristin as they interview Naturopath Asha Evertsz about the extremely common skin disease, Acne. Asha, an experienced clinical Naturopath who has spent the span of her career specialising in acne, discusses the many drivers of acne, the emotional and psychological challenges that are all too common with this disease, and the role both the skin and gut microbiomes play in the development and progression of acne. We also delve into the phytomedicines that Asha utilises clinically with her patients in addressing acne drivers and in supporting the individual holistically.

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This podcast is a teaser to our webinar, Clinical Herbalism - The Skin Series. Benefit from the wisdom of experienced practitioners who specialise in holistic skin health in this upcoming live webinar series. You will receive ongoing access to the recordings, notes and support materials, and you will have the opportunity to engage directly with our naturopathic experts during live Q&A sessions. Practitioners will come away with a comprehensive understanding of the underlying drivers and pathophysiology of some of the most common skin conditions, as well as practical and efficacious herbal medicine treatment strategies to support their patients’ skin health. To learn more contact us via our website or reach out via Instagram. 

DISCLAIMER: All information provided via OptimalRx is for educational and informational purposes only.  The information provided is not, nor is it intended to be, a substitute for independent professional advice.  Please seek the advice of a qualified health care professional in the event something you learn here raises questions or concerns regarding your health. Thank you.

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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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Join Kristin Gilmour as she interviews Julianne Grant to discuss the immune system implications within the tumour microenvironment. This podcast explores the unique immune environment that is slowly established through the stages of cancer cell growth and spread. 

Julianne, an experienced Melbourne-based Naturopath who focuses her clinic on supporting immune health, discusses the important role of specific phytomedicines and medicinal mushrooms in modulating the tumour microenvironment to promote a less favourable terrain for cancer cell survival. 

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 DISCLAIMER: All information provided via OptimalRx is for educational and informational purposes only.  The information provided is not, nor is it intended to be, a substitute for independent professional advice.  Please seek the advice of a qualified health care professional in the event something you learn here raises questions or concerns regarding your health. Thank you.

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In our final podcast tribute to herbalist Stephen Buhner, we are sharing his informative webinar recorded in 2016 which discusses the use of herbal medicine in Lyme disease.  Lyme disease is a topic Stephen had researched and written on extensively and published his book, Healing Lyme disease Coinfections in 2013.

In this podcast Stephen details the aetiology of Lyme disease, the co-infections that are often present, the options for testing and diagnosis, and also provides us with treatment aims, basic protocols, the key herbal medicines to utilise and their mechanisms of action.  As always, Stephen was extremely generous with sharing his research and clinical knowledge and we know that our practitioners listening will find the information in this podcast invaluable, practical and clinically relevant. 

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Chapter Markers

Approx. 3:20 – “Spirochetes e.g. Borrelia species”
Approx. 5:40 – “Lyme Disease Co-infections”
Approx. 8:15 – “Relapsing Fever Borrelia”
Approx. 9:30 – “Borrelia miyamotoi”
Approx. 9:45 – “Biting Insects”
Approx. 10:45 – “Chronic Disease Linked To Borrelia Infection”
Approx. 15:05  – “Antibiotics”
Approx. 15:40 – “Immune System Health”
Approx. 16:10 – “Lyme Disease Symptoms & Testing”
Approx. 22:10 – “Bacteria Forms & Features”
Approx. 29:16 – “Post-Lyme Disease Syndrome & Chronic Lyme Disease”
Approx. 32:50 – “An Ecological Disease”
Approx. 39:00 – “Protecting Endothelial Integrity”
Approx. 40:17 – “Japanese Knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum)”
Approx. 42:30 – “Green Tea (Camellia sinensis)”
Approx. 43:00 – “Protecting Collagen Structures & Enhancing Immune Function”
Approx. 43:30 – “Lyme Neuroborreliosis”
Approx. 48:00 – “7 Considerations When Treating Lyme Disease”
Approx. 50:05 – “Antispirochetal Herbs; Andrographis (Andrographis paniculata) & Japanese Knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum)
Approx. 52:45 – “Cytokine Remodulators; Dan Shen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) & Baical Skullcap (Scutellaria baicalensis)”
Approx. 53:45 – “Collagen Protection; Kudzu (Pueraria lobata)”
Approx. 54:25 – “Immune Modulators; Cat’s Claw (Uncaria tomentosa), Astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus), Cordyceps (Cordyceps militaris), Withania (Withania somnifera), Siberian Ginseng (Eleuthrococcus senticosus), Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)”
Approx. 56:50 – “Lyme Neuroborreliosis Interventions”
Approx. 1:01:05 – “Septic Shock; Dong Quai (Angelica sinensis), Astragalus (), Dan Shen (Salvia miltiorrhiza), Kudzu (Pueraria lobata), Cordyceps (Cordyceps militaris), Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra), Baical Skullcap (Scutellaria baicalensis), St. Mary’s Thistle (Silybum marianum)”

If you are a qualified practitioner and would like more information on the phytomedicines mentioned by Stephen Buhner, register/log in to the OptimalRx website to access and download free comprehensive herbal Tech Sheets: www.optimalrx.com.au

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Kristin and Julianne are joined once again by leading Naturopathic Oncologist, Dr. Lise Alschuler.  In this podcast episode, Lise answers questions about her upcoming live, face-to-face Masterclass “Building Skills for Patient-Centred Integrative Care”.  This incredible Masterclass is being held in Melbourne, Australia on Saturday the 1st April 2023, and will be divided into two major sessions: 1) Clinical Pearls in Integrative Oncology and 2) Managing Pharmaceutical Side Effects and Discontinuance with Botanicals and other Natural Therapies.  In this episode, practitioners will be able to listen to Lise touch on some of the information that will be covered in this practical, clinically relevant, one-day event.  If practitioners would like more information or to book into the seminar, please contact OptimalRx or click here.

Registration is available to registered practitioners. 

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Known as the “king of the mushrooms” due its vast range of healthful properties, Chaga (𝘐𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘶𝘴) is a supreme immunomodulating, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and tonic medicinal mushroom that is primarily utilised to prevent and treat cancer, immune dysregulation, cardiometabolic conditions, gastrointestinal conditions and psoriasis. Chemical analysis of Chaga reveals that this medicinal mushroom contains over 200 different types of bioactive substances.  In this brief podcast, you'll hear Kristin talk about Chaga's research and clinical use in practice. 

For more information about this wonderful phytomedicine, please download our comprehensive Technical Data Sheet available from our website. This document includes detailed information about Chaga and its constituents, clinical  research, clinical notes, case studies and more. 

Please note, that OptimalRx products and reference material are available to registered healthcare practitioners only. OptimalRx does not supply to the public. 

DISCLAIMER: All information provided via OptimalRx is for educational and informational purposes only.  The information provided is not, nor is it intended to be, a substitute for independent professional advice.  Please seek the advice of a qualified health care professional in the event something you learn here raises questions or concerns regarding your health. Thank you.

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Following on from OptimalRx's Inflammation Education Series,  Kristin Gilmour and Julianne Grant delve into the implications of localised gastrointestinal inflammation and its systemic consequences for health and wellbeing.  Julianne and Kristin discuss innovative herbal medicine strategies, including utilising localised phytomedicine therapy and microbiome modulation to quelch systemic inflammation from the gut out.

For more information about our Inflammation Podcasts, be sure to listen to Chronic Inflammation as a Driver of Disease with Dr. Lise Alschuler, released October 2022.


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Join Kristin and Julianne as they talk to Dr. Lise Alschuler about chronic inflammation as a driver of disease. You’ll hear Lise talk about how water and ethanol extractions of polyphenols help improve their bioavailability.  Lise touches on the synergistic effect of polyphenols from different phytomedicines and their combined synergistic relationship to help improve their efficacy.  Lise also mentions a couple of her favourite anti-inflammatory polyphenol-rich herbs and her strategies to dosing in managing inflammation.

This podcast is designed to provide practitioners with a brief insight into OptimalRx’s live webinar with Dr. Lise Alschuler: Chronic Inflammation as a Driver of Disease.  To learn more, please register to the live webinar here.  (Tuesday 11th October 2022)

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Lise Alschuler, ND is a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Arizona where she is the Associate Director of the Fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. Dr. Alschuler received her undergraduate degree from Brown University, Providence RI. She obtained her naturopathic medical degree from Bastyr University in Seattle WA where she also completed her residency in general naturopathic medicine.

She is board certified in naturopathic oncology and maintains a clinical practice. Dr. Alschuler is past-President of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians and a founding  board member, Past-President and current Board member of the Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians. Previously, she was the department head of naturopathic medicine at Midwestern Regional Medical Center and prior to that, was clinic medical director at Bastyr University. Dr. Alschuler co-hosts a podcast, Five To Thrive Live!. She is co-author of Definitive Guide to Cancer, now in its 3rd edition, and Definitive Guide to Thriving After Cancer.


DISCLAIMER: All information provided via OptimalRx is for educational and informational purposes only.  The information provided is not, nor is it intended to be, a substitute for independent professional advice.  Please seek the advice of a qualified health care professional in the event something you learn here raises questions or concerns regarding your health. Thank you.

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Julianne and Kristin are joined by Gordon Carruthers, a renowned Naturopath and Herbalist based in Perth, Western Australia.  Gordon has a particular interest in treating stress, anxiety and depression and indeed the whole sympathetic nervous system with the litany of conditions that flow from that area.  Experiences in recent years have drawn his interest to the cardiovascular system, the heart in particular. 

In this podcast you will hear Gordon discuss the modern day presentations of cardiovascular disease as well as the phytomedicines he uses to manage these conditions.  Gordon also discusses his interest in sclerology and iridology and how he utilises this knowledge to identify systems and organs within the body that may need support.


DISCLAIMER: All information provided via OptimalRx is for educational and informational purposes only.  The information provided is not, nor is it intended to be, a substitute for independent professional advice.  Please seek the advice of a qualified health care professional in the event something you learn here raises questions or concerns regarding your health. Thank you.

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OptimalRx is excited to announce a second podcast which focuses on our new Giant Bladder Kelp as well as the Glycetract Range.   Listen to Kristin Gilmour discuss in detail the benefits, potency and clinical uses of our new Giant Bladder Kelp.  Followed by Julianne Grant giving an in-depth overview of our Glycetract range including how they are made, why and when to use them and how all practitioners could incorporate them into their dispensary.


0:44    Optimal Giant Bladder Kelp with Kristin Gilmour
15:43  OptimalRx Glycetract Range with Julianne Grant


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