Diet and Nutrition

Hydration: The Myth of 8 Glasses a Day

Show Date: Sep 14, 2018

Wow, was I blown away during my chat with Dr. Dana Cohen and Gina Bria! Everything I thought I knew about hydration was at a minimum misguided, and much was just plain olde’ wrong!

In this episode, we explore hydration, and when you think you are dehydrated — you are incredibly dehydrated! I had no idea that with just a 2% loss of hydration there are obvious physical responses including loss of concentration and focus!

Listen to the fantastic interview at www.UnderstandingAutoimmune.com/Water Friday, September 14th at 7PM ET and later in video and podcast.

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Food Sensitivities, Inflammation, and the Autoimmune Connection

Show Date: Aug 31, 2018

A delightful chat with Dr. Elizabeth Yarnell about her mission and methods to improve lives simply by changing the way we think about food and anti-inflammatory diets. As a board-certified naturopath and designer of customized anti-inflammatory diets, Dr. Yarnell runs a nationwide food therapy clinic to help people discover the specific foods that not only taste good but make them feel good, too.

Dr. Yarnell shares some of what she discovered, for example:

Causes of inflammation and how to minimize it
What are food sensitivities and how you can become allergic to food
The gold-standard test for finding food allergies
The connection between diet and autoimmune symptoms
Other things that can cause inflammation besides food
What is ‘Dutch Oven Cooking, plus so much more….

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How To Recover From a Type A Lifestyle and Bounce Back From Adrenal Fatigue

Show Date: Jul 20, 2018

Does everything that use to be easy, now feel hard? Do you wish that the energy you use to have, you could find again? Are you on the go-go track commonly called “Type A,” yet now are fatigued, slowing down, and you just know something isn’t right…?

Well, our guest for this episode of The Autoimmune Hour, Tina Thrussell, co-founder of the Shin Dao Institute has an amazing story of surviving to thriving for us. Several years ago, she drove herself into exhaustion and full-blown adrenal fatigue. Her long road to a joyful recovery encompassed a holistic overhaul of every aspect of her life… and she is here today to share her journey and offer suggestions to help you find peace, wellness, and a sense of balance in your life. Join us to be part of her positive energy and contagious enthusiasm that has earned her the reputation as ‘The Feel Good Lady,’ Friday, July 20th at 7PM ET (and later in podcast)at www.UnderstandingAutoimmune.com/Tina when we’ll get a great big dose of feeling good.

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Diabetes Mythbusting with Diabetes Expert Dr. Mona Morstein

Show Date: May 4, 2018

Diabetes is a worldwide epidemic affecting an estimated 422 million people. In the US alone, nearly a third of all Americans are either diabetic or prediabetic. And Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune condition…that’s why we’ve asked expert Dr. Mona Morstein, ND, DHANP, founder and executive director of The Low Carb Diabetes Association and author of Master Your Diabetes to share her insights and tips.
Discover simple ways to integrate those things that have been proven to work well including a low-carb whole foods diet, exercise, stress management, gut health, environmental detoxification… you can ward-off diabetes or keep it well managed! Learn more about Dr. Mona Morstein at www.DrMorstein.com and be sure to listen Friday, May 4th at 7PM ET and later in podcast at www.understandingautoimmune.com/Diabetes

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Keeping Your Tummy Happy with Ayurvedic Expert Swami Tirtha

Show Date: Apr 13, 2018

The Autoimmune Hour welcomes back Ayurvedic expert Swami Tirtha. He’s affectionately known as the Orange Cowboy and is the #1 bestselling author of The Ayurveda Encyclopedia. He will share with us simple Ayurvedic ways to keep the dynamic state of balance between our spirit, mind, body, (especially our digestion) and environment. Visit Swami’s website and get a free Tibetan Bowl sound bath meditation mp3! at https://OrangeCowboy.com Listen to Sharon’s interview with Swami Tirtha, Friday, April, 13th at 7 PM ET www.understandingautoimmune.com/Tummy

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Diet and Health: Myths and Misunderstandings Exposed

Show Date: Apr 6, 2018

When Dr. Nasha Winters comes to The Autoimmune Hour, we always have a fun, informative time! She is a pioneer in ‘integrative medicine,’ in other words, seeing us as a whole person and not just a medical label.

That’s why we are so excited to have Dr. Nasha Winters return to The Autoimmune Hour to answer food, nutrition, and diet questions we’ve received on our Facebook.com/LifeInterruptedRadio page. She will help us unwind the conflicting nutritional information we get, especially around healing from an autoimmune condition….

Learn more about Dr. Nasha at www.optimalterrainconsulting.com and listen now to our fun and informative Q and A at www.understandingautoimmune.com/Keto2

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The Nuts and Bolts of a ‘Keto for Cancer’ Diet

Show Date: Dec 22, 2017

In this fascinating interview, Sharon Sayler, your host for The Autoimmune Hour interviews Miriam Kalamian, EdM, MS, CNS. She is the author of the new book “Keto for Cancer: Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy as a Targeted Nutritional Strategy,” that explores the mounting evidence supporting the benefits of ketogenic diet therapies for certain health issues. Learn more about Miriam Kalamian at https://www.dietarytherapies.com and listen to this intriguing interview Friday night December 22, 7PM ET at www.understandingautoimmune.com/keto

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