The perils of mouth breathing! Scotty and I run through the neurology and bio chem of exactly why this is a huge problem and we talk about the super easy way to fix it.

Mitochondria are the power factory for your cells. Just like any engine the fuel we feed it and the way we drive it has an impact on how well the mitochondria do their job.
In this podcast Scott from Optimal Life and I talk through what poor mitochondrial health looks like and what can be done about it.
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Knowing is half the battle. Some people have DNA that makes them great distance athletes, others have genes for short term memory. Some of us have genes that make us prone to inflammation.
Being aware of what your genetic weaknesses has been a huge asset for me personally when trying to get over autoimmune issues.
Scott Wustenberg

It turns out that we are coverd in bugs/ bacteria. Skin is the big one most people are aware of and a few have read into the gut microbiome and the impact an imbalance in your guts can have on your health. One microbiome that Scott Wustenberg from Optimal life and I were oblivious to was the microbiome in breast tissue!
In todays talk Scott and I talk about the microbiome in breast tissue and what an imbalance there can do to your health and the health of any babies currently breastfeeding off said boob.
We also run through the neurology of jaw problems and talk about how stress can have a huge impact on the mechanics of how your jaw moves and also how a jaw movement problem can impact your stress! (chicken and the egg scenario).
To finish any good conversation that includes stress we talk about breathing...because its important to breathe...really important.

This one was fascinating. Scott Wustenberg from Optimal Life said 'mitochondrial leakage' in a conversation and it was something I had never heard before, so we made a podcast about it.
It turns out that a consequence of over eating and under exercising, essentially not buring off excess calories, will damage your mitochondria (the part of each cell that produces energy) and over time the constant energy leakage will cause the mitochondria to breakdown faster than it should.
Mitochondria are pretty much the main thing keeping us alive, anything we can do to optimise our mitochondrial health will result in better energy levels and a longer life.
In the podcast Scott and I talk through a range of techniques that have been shown to help with mitochondrial health.
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Anxiety is horrible. If you have it or know someone who has it you have seen exactly how horrible.
There are many different causes for anxiety, Scott from Optimal life and I go through the neurology, biochemisty and metabolic components of anxiety and run through some simple research backed approaches that have helped our patients in the past.
Please note that neither Scott or myself are psychologists and that the biopsychosocial component to stress and anxiety is a major component and should be managed by a psychologist. We are presenting the neuro-mechanics and biochemisty of anxiety and what can be done to help those components.
If you have any questions please click the link above to get in touch with Scott or contact me at info@brainandbodyhealth.com.au

Brett Jarosz from Optimize Sports Chiropractic joins Scott Wustenberg from Optimal life Chiropractic and Eric Hansen from Brain and Body Health to talk about everything Brett went through pre and post a recent hip replacement.
The imortance of a multi-modal collaborative approach is critical in the rehab world. Brett, being one of the top clinicians for musculoskeletal rehab in Australia runs us through what rehab stratergies he went through before and after surgery and explains some of the core concepts behind his decision making. Scott weighs in on what could be done from a nutritional/ metabolic approach to promote optimal healing. I am also there, making the occasional 'hmm' or 'ahh' so that you know I'm still in the room.
Nutrition, Functional Neuro-Ortho rehabilitation, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, cryosauna therapy and more.
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BrainYour brain is a marvelous machine! Even when you are having a meltdown or throwing a tantrum. Knowing is half the battle and if you understand the neurology behind losing control then you can use a bunch of "brain hacks" to regain control over your brain.
In todays podcast Scott Wustenberg from Optimal life and I talk through a few brain tips on how to regain control over a meltdown. We also answer the age old question of what is the best nap duration to have during the day (its 40min if you couldn't be bothered listening).
Finally we talk about what long term stratergies you can take to proling brain health and minimise the chance of dementia later in life.

Sleep is vital for several reasons. Firstly, during the initial 2-3 sleep cycles your body repairs the damage done that day. Stress, poor eating, exercise causing muscle micro tears all require recovery, if you are not sleeping well the repair phase for your body will not be as effective.
What we also know now is that in the later sleep cycles our brian gets detoxed. The metabolic load of what you went through during the day is cleaned up through your glymphatic system. This is also when your brain produces the neurotransmitters it will need for tomorrow as well as converting short term memories in to long term memories.
Poor sleep habits will have a significant impact on your brain and body health long term, which is why it is vitally important to know what you can do to sleep better.
Scott Wustenberg from Optimal life and I talk all about poor sleep and what to do to get effective sleep.
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In todays podcast Scott Wustenerg from Optimal Life  talk about the long term effects of viruses on our brain and bodies. There have been some interesting studies published looking at the link between Alzheimers and herpes viruses in the brain. It appears that the white plaque formations that occur in Alzheimers in some cases may be due to your immune system trying to wrap up the virus and that the symptoms of Alzheimers is due to too many of these protective bubbles in the brain effecting the way  neurons signal to one another.
Scott and I talk about how this process isnt limited to Alzheimers and that the brains mechanism  for protecting itself from viruses is in all of us who have the herpes virus when it makes its way into our brian.
We talk about how it happens, why it happens and what can be done to promote long term brain health.
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https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/herpes-viruses-implicated-in-alzheimer-s-disease-64246
 
 

Thyroid issues are very common and the percentage of the population with thyroid issues is on the rise. In todays podcast Scott Wustenberg from Optimal life and I talk about why thyroid issues are occuring and how your environement makes a huge impact on your long term health.
We talk about the pros and cons for fluride in water and how that may be of benefit and how it may be driving thyroid issues.
 

STRESS! In this podcast Scott Wustenberg from Optimal life talk through my recent stress hormone test results.
Over the last few years my exercise and diet has been pretty stable but over that time there has been around 4 kg of muscle loss and...a bit of fat gain...Throw in poor sleeping patterns and a short term memory issue that is worsening and it prompted me to figure out what was going on. Scott put me onto a stress hormone test kit called the DUTCH test and the results explained a lot of what I was feeling and paved the way for what I needed to do to recover.
Increasing difficulty sheading fat as we age is a common problem, if this sounds familiar to you have a listen to the podcast.

Environmental toxicity has been hypothesised to have an impact on your genes for 3 generations. Which means that the food shortages your grandparents went through during WW2 is still effecting how your body reacts to stress and toxic load. Then add the golden age of smoking in the 60's and more recent environmental issues and you start to see why everyone has a peanut allergy and gluten is causing the problems we are seeing now but not in previous generations.
 
Scott Wustenberg and I go through environmental toxicity from a patient specific point of view, then talk big picture multi-generation impact. Enjoy.

Distance athletes put a lot of load on their body. Physically, biochemically and emotionally. Knowing how to train your body to be ready for a distance competition is not only key for your success but for the prevention of injury.
James Staciwa from Transitions Chiropractic in Newcastle has done it all. Recently completing an Ultraman competition and having done several Ironmans in the past James is a guy who has put his body through a lot and knows what to do and how to approach a long distance competition without trashing his body.
In this podcast we go over everything from running technique tips to mental tricks to stay strong to nutrition and training tips.
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It wont come as a surprise that Stress is bad for you. Chronic stress will change what genes you activate, will have a negative impact on your brain health (especially the hippocampus where short term memories are formed) and have an impact on your muscle and organ health. Stress is one of the biggest issues with modern lifestyles.
Knowing is half the battle. Scott Wustenberg from Optimal Life and I talk through the biochemical and neurological processes that occur with chronic stress and what can be done about it. We talk about what tests are available to find out if stress is effecting you negatively and what measures you can take to minimise the damage.
Any questions please email
neo@optimallife.com.au - Scott
or
eric@brainandbodyhealth.com.au - Eric.

Scott Wustenberg from Optimal Life and I talk about Thyroid conditions, how and why they occur and what to do about it.

This is part 2 in our series on understanding what you blood test is telling you.
In this part we talk in depth about liver, cholesterol and a whole bunch of things
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Everyone should know what is going on with their blood work. Standard blood test can give you a wealth of data on your health if you know how to interpret it.
Eric and Scott are Chiropractors, not medical doctors.