The Health Fix Podcast (Dr. Jannine Krause)

Trying to figure out your gut issues and can’t seem to find a protocol that works for you?  Know you have SIBO (small intestine bowel overgrowth) and you can’t seem to get it under control? Tried every cleanse, detox, kill protocol and even use pharmaceuticals and you're still struggling?  Diagnosed with Hashimoto's or celiac and looking to reverse your condition naturally? Lindsey Parsons, EdD is a Certified Health Coach and host of "The Perfect Stool: Understanding and Healing the Gut Microbiome" podcast.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Lindsey Parsons on her unique approach to restoring the gut microbiome and reversing autoimmune conditions. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• How self fecal transplants can help with b12 absorption and digestion
• The connection between low B12, iron, ferritin, the gut microbiome and autoimmune conditions
• Lindsay’s process of restoring her gut health to lower her Hashimoto’s antibodies
• H Pylori infections and food poisoning and autoimmune conditions
• The benefit of max dosing tributyrin with each meal
• IBS Smart Test and the 2 antibodies it tests for IBS diarrhea types

Resources From The Show:

• Lindsey Parsons - Website
• The Perfect Stool Podcast

Feeling overwhelmed and dealing with stress, depression, and anxiety? A little bit of Vitamin Sea and D are crucial for resetting the nervous system, boosting the mood and invoking a sense of calm. Traditional Chinese Medicine principles note water as the element and blue as the color that goes with the kidneys, the organ that is depleted with stress. Join Doc J as she shares her adventures on the island of Grand Cayman and how her annual trip resets her nervous system, boosts her mood and promotes calm that reminds her to seek out water whenever she can to manage stress.  

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• Why the colors of the sea are soothing
• How salt water is amazing for your aches and pains
• How sun and salt team up to detoxify you
• Why we need water to reset our nervous system

Ever wondered if you need a probiotic or not?  Curious if they actually work and how to find a quality product?  Natasha Trenev is the mother of probiotics and a descendent of a long line of yogurt makers that even made yogurt for Yugoslovian royalty.  She is the oner of Natren probiotics and was the first person in North America in 1980 to introduce a category of Probiotic dietary supplements for human use. Natasha has lectured around the world on probiotics and for forty years she has emphasized the importance of proper precision probiotic selected beneficial bacteria supplementation.  Natasha believes in the profound effect of probiotics on every aspect of human health that includes, physical, mental, emotional, skin and organ health.  She's on a mission to clear up the confusion that currently exists in the field of probiotics that is delaying the indispensable benefits of precison probiotics on optimal health. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Natasha Trenev on why the probiotic industry is misleading people and how to ensure you're getting a quality probiotic. 

What You'll Learn from This Episode:

• The difference between Lactobacillus acidophilus and bulgaricus
• Why Lactobacillus bulgaricus is crucial for optimizing gut health
• How probiotics actually work
• The difference between shelf stable and refrigerated probiotics

Resources from the Show:

• Natren Probiotics Website 

Levels of nitric oxide production reduce by 50% and continue decreasing after 40 years of age. Severity of viruses, cardiovascular and pulmonary conditions increase with age. Nitric oxide pairs with vitamin C to enhance immunity and it also has the potential to help pathways in the body to boost your mood, calm your nervous system and help you sleep in addition to promote circulation throughout your body. Oxidative stress in chronically ill is high and nitric oxide scavenges these free radicals to prevent them from being so damaging. In this episode, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Beth Shirley on nitric oxide’s role in maintaining a strong immune system.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• Why those who have low nitric oxide are prone to illness
• How nitrate supplementation with C enhances your immunity
• How to increase melatonin and serotonin with nitric oxide
• How nitric oxide helps us to lower triglyceride levels

How you recover from life & workout stress is determines how well you age. Hormone imbalances, thyroid issues and metabolic malfunctions are directly connected to your ability to put your stress in check. Tiffany Flatten, a board certified & licensed nutritionist, with a history of thyroid cancer has been helping clients restore their thyroid health so they can live a full, vibrant & energetic life. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause & Tiffany Flatten discuss the benefits of evening rituals to restore and recover from the day's stressors.

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Why evening rituals are crucial for your health
• What an evening ritual looks like
• How evening rituals boost your energy for the next day
• Why focusing on evening rituals is amazing for mental health

Resources from the Episode:

• Tiffany's Program - Fatigue Fix Formula
• Chat with Tiffany 
• Tiffany's Podcast - Nutrition for Thyroid Health

Chronically feeling inflamed? Moods all over the place? Allergies plague you each Spring, Summer or Fall? Struggling to get your cholesterol in check? Super forgetful? In this last episode in a series of five Doc J discusses the prevalence of omega 3 deficiency and the connection with chronic pain, cardiovascular disease, mood disorders and allergies in her patients.

Chronic low back or knee pain keeping you from all the epic things you want to do? Can’t seem to keep your hamstrings from tightening up on you during workouts? Shin splints keeping you from running? Your feet are your shock absorbers and the propulsion engines that keep you walking, running, and jumping. Are you taking care of them like you should? Too many of us focus on only the parts of our body that hurt and forget about the crucial role of the feet in our overall health. In this episode Doc J talks about how taking care of your feet is critical to prevent pain, enhance your athletic abilities and keep you spry well into your 100’s.

Fear of rejection or abandonment?  Feeling like you can't be your true self in a relationship?  Not being able to express your true self can be the cause for chronic illness, self sabotaging behaviors, divorces, repetitive patterns with relationships or dissatisfaction within a relationship.  Katrina Starr is an international bestselling author, podcaster, nomadic traveler since 2018, single mother of 2 and the alchemist for extraordinary men.  Katrina is a trauma-informed specialist supporting recovery from addictions, sexual traumas, divorce and relationship betrayals. On this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Katrina Starr on the power of healing your relationship with yourself and others with an emphasis on situations specific to men.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• How relationships can form based on similar traumatic experiences
• Why people pleasing behavior doesn't give you what you need in life
• The importance of being your authentic self & not changing to make a relationship work
• Why rewiring your brain can be done easily & without revisiting old painful trauma
• How rewiring of your brain allows you to bring your true self to the surface

Resources From The Show:

• Katrina's Website - https://katrinastarr.com/
• Katrina's Community, Retreats & Coaching

Enjoy The Show? Never Miss An Episode

• Subscribe, Rate and Review the show in iTunes
• Subscribe via Stitcher or RSS feed
• Send us feedback via Email
• Leave a comment below

Feel like supplements work for a little bit then they stop?  Do you tend to have a lot of adverse reactions to medications, herbs or therapies?  Have you been to a lot of medical providers and not getting results with their protocols?  If you answered yes to any of these questions, you're not alone. The amount of stress and trauma one has experienced in their life can be stored in the body and impact treatment interventions and outcomes. Kymber Maulden experienced the same phenomenon and it inspired her to become a nutrition consultant and women's health coach who takes a somatic and trauma-informed approach to women's health. She blending nutrition, somatic therapies & applied neurology to offer women a well-rounded and deep set of tools for addressing their long-term self-healing needs. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Kymber Maulden on the importance of taking into account the impact of one's life experiences on their nervous system and how she's blending nutrition, somatic therapy and applied neurology to help women optimize their health. 

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• Why those with complex trauma and higher ACE scores are more prone to chronic illness and longer healing times
• The importance of understanding your nervous system response to stress is helpful to determine your natural healing process
• How medical trauma plays out in your ability to optimize your health 
• Why knowing if you’re better suited to move or be still when you’re stressed
• Insights into applied functional neurology and how it can help you manage stress
• Why it's important to address the nervous system before embarking on complex health protocols

Resources From The Show:

• Kymber Maulden's Website

What if every illness has a root cause connected to stress?  In 2013, researcher Michael VanElzakker presented his hypothesis on the “vagus nerve infection theory” and from what Dr. Krause has seen this theory proves to be true in her office over and over again.  The vagus nerve is the key nerve in charge of regulating how much time you spend in the fight or flight - sympathetic state and the rest, digest & chill - parasympathetic state.  Since this nerve is key in slowing down the heart rate, keeping it healthy is crucial for living a long healthy life. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast Dr. Jannine Krause talks about what she’s seen in her office that supports the vagus nerve infection theory & what you can do to take care of your vagus nerve right now.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• How the vagus nerve becomes infected
• Why chronic neck tension keeps the nerve inflamed
• Why it’s key to strengthen your parasympathetic nervous system
• What you can do right now to de-inflame your vagus nerve

Studies have shown that stress, anxiety and depression can be reduced dramatically with regular meditation. However, not many are able to meditate at all let alone on a regular basis.  Did you know there’s a device that can teach you how to meditate a few minutes at a time?  The muse is a brain sensing device that serves as your personal meditation assistant.  In addition to guiding your meditation it helps to retrain your brain to react calmly under emotional stress.  The Muse works by teaching you how to focus on slowing down your breath to calm your mind.  Many studies have shown that we can get ourselves out of the chronic fight or flight state that leaves us perpetually stressed out by taking deep breaths but does it actually work?  The Muse shows you exactly what you need to do to calm your brain your way.  In this episode Doc J breaks down how the muse motivated her to meditate with challenges and rewards and improved her response to stress.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• How 5 minutes a day can train your brain to relax

• Why instant feedback is best for retraining the brain

• How challenges and rewards motivate you to meditate

• Why the Muse is for those that suck at meditating

Looking for alternative therapies that really work for concussions? Dr. Dan Engle is board certified in psychiatry and neurology, has personal experience recovering from a traumatic brain injury himself and has dedicated his life to helping others understand how brain injuries derail the natural processes that happen in a healthy brain. He’s authored “The Concussion Repair Manual”, part guidebook part overview of cutting edge treatment tools and techniques that wholistic integrative medicine have to offer. In this episode Doc J brings back Dr. Engle for an encore discussion about the best alternative therapies at the forefront of integrative medicine for brain injuries.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• The best devices for biofeedback and meditation
• The best alternative therapies to use together for TBI recovery
• The therapies that worked best for Dr. Engle & his patients
• Which supplements most effective for TBI recovery
• Why a guidebook is crucial for your care team to help you monitor treatment efficacy

Feeling drained, overwhelmed and torn between achieving external measures of success versus personal fulfillment? Do you feel like you're going through the motions climbing the corporate ladder yet it's not what you'd dreamed your life would be like?  Dr. Jonathan Marion is an award winning cultural anthropology professor, author, speaker and health coach who feels how you show up in life is the key to living a deeply meaningul and fulfilling life. He's currently overlapping his transformational coaching, dancing and academic work to help people live, connect and communicate authentically. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Dr. Jonathan Marion on his process of helping clients become truly present so they can lead more rewarding meaningful lives.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

• Why keeping a “should journal” gives you a “could” choice to change the situation
• How to use your senses to be in the present and connect deeper
• Why - when things don’t turn out the way they “should have” it’s seen as a threat to your nervous system 
• The power of changing how you show up in each situation
• How what you’ve learned from your culture shapes your thought processes
• Learning to choose to view the “shoulds” as how “could” I do something when you’re feeling frustrated
• Dance as a moving meditation to be present in the moment

Resources from the Show:

• Jonathan Marion's Website - Steps Along The Way Global
• Complimentary 30 minute call with Dr. Marion -  stepsalongtheway.global/schedule
• Brazilian Zouk Dancing - wanna know more email him @:satwcoaching@gmail.com

Itching, driving you nuts? Unexplained rashes and hives? All the scratching keeping you from sleeping? Feel like you are allergic to everything? Skin sensitive to everything? In this episode Doc J explains how the latest foodie trends, stress and modern day vices combine forces to set us up for rashes, hives and chronic itching.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• How foodie farmer’s market trends increase itching
• Why you’re more likely to itch than others
• Why not metabolizing histamine leads to rashes
• How stress increases histamines
• What to do to decrease histamines in the body

In this episode, I dive deep into a question that’s been on my mind for weeks: “Am I helping?” It’s something I’ve been reflecting on as I consider my experience in the traditional medical community. After 17 years in the field, I’ve seen firsthand how the system often focuses on treating symptoms rather than empowering patients to take control of their health.

I share my own journey—how I tried to fit in, how it led to frustration, and why I finally decided to break away from the conventional mold. I now prioritize a holistic view that considers diet, lifestyle, thought patterns, and energy as key components to resolving chronic health conditions.

Key Takeaways:

1. The Limitations of Traditional Medicine for Chronic Conditions:

   • While traditional medicine is invaluable for acute traumas and emergencies, it often falls short for complex, chronic health issues.
   • My experience revealed that patients are frequently encouraged to seek solutions externally, which can lead to feelings of disempowerment.

2. The Power Within You to Heal:

   • The biggest lesson I’ve learned: You have everything inside of you to heal chronic conditions. But we've been conditioned to look outside for answers.
   • By shifting the focus inward, we can explore how lifestyle changes, diet, mental frameworks, and energy alignment can bring transformative results.

3. My Personal Struggle to “Fit In”:

   • I spent a lot of my career trying to fit into the traditional medical framework, but it only led to frustration and feeling disconnected from what I truly saw working for people.
   • Now, I’m choosing to speak my truth and share what I believe works best—even if it means standing out.

4. An Invitation to Reflect:

   • I invite you to question: What chronic health conditions might you be able to address by looking inward rather than seeking external fixes?
   • Consider how you can shift your focus to holistic, root-cause healing approaches rather than band-aid solutions.

Discussion Points:

• Why do we often default to external solutions for health conditions?
• The role of mindset, energy, and lifestyle in healing.
• Real-world examples of people who have healed chronic conditions by taking a more holistic approach.
• How to start reclaiming your health from the inside out.

Actionable Takeaways:

• Journal Prompt: Reflect on a health issue you’ve been struggling with. What might happen if you started looking inward—considering your diet, mindset, or energy—rather than seeking the next external fix?
• Experiment: Try making one small shift in your diet or daily routine and observe how it impacts your energy and overall health.

Final Thoughts:

I’m choosing to share my experience openly because I believe in the power of integrative, patient-centered approaches. My hope is that by asking this question, “Am I helping?”, I’m encouraging you to ask yourself the same. How can you start becoming your own best health advocate?

Tune in, reflect, and let’s embark on this journey together!

If you enjoyed this episode - comment, rate and review my podcast - or share it with someone who could benefit!

Resources From The Show: 

Want to learn more about Dr. Jannine Krause?  Head to doctorjkrausend.com

Neurological System Support?

Check out Veronique Mead's comprehensive site - HERE

Energetic healing using bioenergetics - Check out my podcast with Dr. Shiroko Skotich - HERE

Sick and tired of not reaching your health and fitness goals? Have you tried energy boosting supplement after energy boosting supplement and no change? It’s possible that you have to go back to the basics and consider the impact of your diet, the water you drink, how you manage stress, if you are getting enough exercise and how well you are sleeping to get to the bottom of your symptoms & if deuterium is building up in excess in your body. In this episode, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Dr. Que Collins about his research on the big hydrogen deuterium. Dr. Collins is the lead scientist at The Center for Deuterium Depletion in Los Angeles where he focuses on the treatment of cancer, metabolic disorders, immune dysfunction, infections and the prevention of disease.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• What is deuterium & why excess of it is making you sick
• How your body makes itself new every 7 years
• How excess deuterium halts your ability to make energy
• What you can do to keep deuterium levels in check in your body

Resources from the Show:

• Dr. Que Collins
• More on The Center for Deuterium Depletion
• Deuterium Incorporation Protects Cells from Oxidative Damage
• Effect of the deuterium on efficiency and type of adipogenic differentiation of human adipose-derived stem cells in vitro

Are you tired all the time, struggling to get through the day, hair is falling out, nails are brittle but you keep hearing your thyroid labs are fine? Current standards for thyroid care are outdated and do not accurately assess the true physiology of the thyroid. Doctors Kelly Halderman and Eric Balcavage are on a mission to change the way we address thyroid conditions in the US with their new book coming out this summer, “The Thyroid Debacle”. In this episode, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Dr. Kelly Halderman and Dr. Eric Balcavage on cellular hypothyroidism and their model to help you finally treat your hypothyroidism effectively.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• Why more thyroid medication is not the answer to hypothyroidism
• How your thyroid medication could be setting you up for cancer
• Why addressing the cellular danger response is critical to managing your hypothyroidism
• How your emotional stress is directly related to your hypothyroidism

Are you noticing your period is changing?  Or perhaps you’re not sleeping through the night?  Maybe you’re getting rashes, anxiety, night sweats, hot flushes, libido is low & moods are all over the place?  All of these symptoms are not normal and are indicators of hormonal imbalances that can be corrected before you head into menopause.  The better balance you have going into menopause the more you can prevent any menopausal symptoms from occurring.  

In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause dives into the supplements, herbs, vitamins & lifestyle factors that can eliminate peri and menopausal symptoms all together.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• How learning to manage stress effectively keeps hormones in check

• Why it's key to get your hormones balanced before menopause hits

• Why the traditional signs of peri and menopause are not normal

• How to use herbs, supplements, vitamins & lifestyle changes to ease into menopause without symptoms

Do certain strains of probiotics actually deliver on their promised effects? Can you improve vaginal health by taking probiotics?  Does the microbiome really have a role in hormone balance?  How do you really know if the probiotics that you're taking are working?  Natasha Trenev, owner of Natren probiotics has been researching probiotic cultures for 40 years while her family has been in the business of making yogurt for over 750 years.  Since introducing Bulgarian style yogurt to North America in the 1980's Natasha, known as the mother of probiotics, has been on a mission to educate on benefits of beneficial bacteria. With so many companies selling probiotics Natasha is concerned about preserving standards and quality of the products.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Natasha Trenev on how probiotics work to prevent leaky gut and illness while harmonizing women's health. 

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• The 3 strains of probiotics that are the most effective and why
• Why each time your gut lining turns over there's a chance of microbiome imbalance
• Natasha's protocol for improving the vaginal microbiome
• How Lactobacillus acidophilus naturally produce hydrogen peroxide to keep the microbiome in balance
• How Bifidobacterium species stimulate other bacteria to stimulate substances to health the gut lining

Resources from the Show:

• Natasha Trenev's Probiotics - Natren Probiotics 

Do you have digestive issues, itching, rashes, throat swelling, sinus congestion, cough or difficulty breathing with certain foods? Noticing that you are becoming less tolerant of certain foods as you get older? Struggling with constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating or chronic abdominal pain? Chances are you have food sensitivities due to a leaky gut not actual food allergies. Food allergy testing tests for foods that you have created an immune system reaction to and developed an immediate, IgE or delayed IgG reaction to. Doc J breaks down how food allergy testing is useful in determining the status of the gut lining barrier and if you have a leaky gut that has caused food sensitivities versus full on allergies.

Do you have anxiety, heart palpitations, night sweats, moodiness, weight gain and your memory sucks? Do you feel easily overwhelmed, quickly irritated and uncomfortable in your own skin? Chances are your hormones are imbalanced. Before you get a divorce, burn some serious bridges or try another supplement you heard about from a friend it’s time to investigate your hormone balance. Many women and men live more than half their lives with hormone imbalances. Wouldn’t you want to be living your life to the fullest? In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause breaks down how hormone imbalances can show up at any age, why stress makes things worse and what bioidentical hormones can do to help you save your relationships and yourself in this crazy hormone rollercoaster.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• Why bioidentical hormones aren’t as scary as you thought
• How bioidentical hormones save lives
• How to get accurate hormone testing
• How to find a doctor who specializes in hormone therapy

Morning nausea is a sign that something is off overnight. Blood sugar imbalances, acid reflux, post-nasal drip are among the most common causes. Stress, sleep apnea, and hormonal imbalances can also be to blame. Taking a look at your symptoms, diet, habits, and lifestyle can clue you into what’s happening, especially if the nausea lasts all day. In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause breaks down ways to sleuth out what’s causing your nausea so you can fix it and start enjoying mornings again.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• Why your dinner can cause morning nausea
• The connection between cortisol and nausea
• Why your nighttime routine sets you up for nausea
• The connection between allergies and nausea

It’s said aging isn’t for the faint of heart but Lynn Mroz is breaking all the standards!  Lynn Mroz, is a wife, a mom, an executive, explorer, and health advocate.  From bike tours, skiing, swimming and driving Formula One cars for fun, Lynn is defying aging wherever she can!  She has overcome a car accident, multiple surgeries, three TBIs and was diagnosed a year ago with Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia, a condition that makes one at high risk for developing breast cancer and despite it all she's thriving!  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Lynn Mroz on perserverance, juggling a family and a high performance marketing career and what it takes to keep adventuring, skiing and trying new things at any age!

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• The power of duct tape, a good jam to listen to and perseverance
• Lynn’s journey with breast Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia
• The breast MRI experience
• What Lynn’s doing to maintain her creativity in the content development side of advertising after 3 TBIs
• Using tennis and balance techniques to help with TBI recovery

Resources From The Show:

• Instagram: @lmroz7
• Linkedin:  linkedin.com/in/lynnmroz
• Facebook: Lynn Mroz
• Women Who Ski Facebook Group
• Dr. Susan Love’s Breast Book

Can taking control of your diet, lifestyle and your thought process really help you overcome an autoimmune condition?  Because a condition is considered uncurable - is it really?  Autumn Mclees is a coach, doula, mentor and host of the Know Better Do Better podcast for women seeking alternative methods to overcome their health conditions. Through her own experience of overcoming vaginal lichen sclerosus and now hepatitis C Autumn is passionate about raising awareness and empowering individuals to explore holistic and alternative medicine approaches to health care. In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Autumn McLees on what it takes to pioneer your own health treatment, the alternative therapies she’s tried and what’s worked for lichen sclerosus as well as hepatitis C.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

• How MSG is hidden in food labels
• Why food choices matter in vaginal lichen sclerosus
• Advanced therapy for Hepatitis C using UV light and Ozone
• The possibility of using radio frequencies to destroy infections in your body
• How Bowen therapy impacts fascia to relieve pain and changed Amber’s  bloodwork
• Why some bodies are prone to take on illness versus others

Resources From The Show:

• Autumn’s Podcast: Know better do better Podcast
• autumnmclees.com
• IG and TikTok -@autumn.mclees
• Facebook
• Autumn’s "Know Better Do Better" Consulting mentorship
• Autumn’s Clean Swap Guide 

You are an electrical creature made up of ions that are constantly in flux based on what you’re exposed to on a daily basis. Research has shown that the ions within your body and cells respond to magnetics and sound. And in particular studies have shown that specific sound frequencies can have different effects on the body from mood enhancement to detox and healing of chronic illness. This week’s podcast guest Freddie Kimmel found the Amp Coil device when he was struggling with cancer, bowel obstructions, lyme and mold and nothing was working. From working with in his father’s engineering firm to performing in Broadway tour productions to biohacker, transformational coach and host of the Beautifully Broken Podcast, Freddie Kimmel is on a mission to help people restore balance in their bodies with the Amp Coil. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Freddie Kimmel on how the frequencies of sound combined with magnetics in the Amp Coil have helped him and others restore balance and heal chronic conditions.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• How sound therapy increases oxygen & nutrients to the tissues
• How different frequencies can resolve various health complaints
• How to use the Amp Coil device to detox, harmonize health & help with chronic health conditions like bowel obstructions
• Why magnetic and sound therapies in the Amp Coil prime the body to heal itself
• How the AMP coil benefits your energy field
• How the voice is used to diagnose concussions, viral infections and more health issues
• Why your body has the ability to heal itself when it’s nudged with frequencies that help it balance itself
• How Amp Coil improves HRV
• Why the Amp coil is meant to give the patient the power back to heal themselves
• How practitioners are pairing Amp Coil and acupuncture treatments - acupuncture meridians are a DC current that respond to sound and magnetics.
  
  

Resources From the Show: 

• Dr. Jannine’s Youtube Video on Tuning Forks
• The AmpCoil
• Freddie’s website & podcast - https://www.beautifullybroken.world/
• Instagram / Facebook / YouTube: Freddiesetgo

Enjoy The Show? Never Miss An Episode

• Subscribe, Rate and Review the show in iTunes
• Subscribe via Stitcher or RSS feed
• Send us feedback via Email
• Leave a comment below

Did you know that 1 in 4 people who diet will go on to develop disordered eating tendencies or a clinical eating disorder?  Are you passing off your binge eating, over eating, stress eating, chronic dieting or food restricting as no big deal? Did you know that if you have anxiety or depression you’re 50% more likely to develop an eating disorder? Because of the stigma surrounding eating disorders many never seek help for their unhealthy relationships with food. If you have an unhealthy relationship with food, are losing control of your eating or if you’re wondering if someone close to you is struggling with a eating disorder this is a must listen episode.  In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause sheds light on the stigmas surrounding eating disorders and how to identify them as she interviews Stacy Shilter-Pisano an eating disorder specialist and the site director at the Emily Program in Lacey, Washington.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• Why fad diets are linked to eating disorders
• Why will power isn’t something you strengthen
• How to identify if you or a loved one has an eating disorder.
• Why your own stigma about eating disorders is holding you back from repairing your relationship with food

Having trouble with concentration, focus or memory?  Learn how a fatty molecule called a plasmalogen helps protect and regenerate your nervous tissue as well as your organs as you age.  In this interview Dr. Jannine Krause interviews neuroscientist and inventor, Dr. Dayan Goodenowe on using plasmalogens to optimize your health, longevity and vitality.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• Why plasmalogen decline is related to chronic illness
• How to increase your plasmalogen amount in the body
• Why high triglycerides and low HDL cholesterol accelerates aging
• How to keep your brain, nerves and body organs functioning well for life

Struggling with a chronic condition and not getting answers or enough information out of your doctor in your short visits? Learn how to go to a doctor’s visit prepared with the right questions to maximize your appointment time. Join Doc J as she interviews Dr. Joshua Fink, MD, a double board certified internist and pulmonology disease specialist plus the founder of mymediclique.com, an interactive website dedicated to helping people collect quality research to present to their doctors to get their questions on their conditions and treatments answered. Dr. Fink discusses his free website and how the forums as well as research have helped many all over the world get the answers then need to get the most out of their doctor’s visits.

Struggling with digestive issues despite multiple diets, detoxes and supplements? Doc J Krause interviews Elicia Miller a specialist in helping people see their symptoms as a gift. Elicia describes how she overcame her battle with digestive issues by exploring the connection between the effect of unfulfilled needs and trauma in childhood on the digestive symptoms. She now connects others with their triggers, traumas and needs to free them from their symptoms. In this episode Elicia describes how she helps clients and significant others determine their repressed emotions that are causing their chronic symptoms.

With Luke Perry, the 90210 heart throb of the 90’s, dying recently many are inquiring about their own stroke risk. If you’re stressed out, have high blood pressure, diabetes or pre-diabetes, have elevated cholesterol, have a family history of stroke, smoke, drink heavily, take birth control, are over weight and are inactive you are at a higher risk for a stroke. In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause answers the questions she’s been getting about strokes and discusses how to prevent them naturally.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• How to know if you’re at risk for a stroke
• Why you need to memorize the signs of a stroke
• Why reducing total body inflammation prevents strokes
• How fast action prevents stroke deaths and complications

Wish your body reflected all the effort you’re putting in to keep it healthy?  Struggling with a slowed metabolism, hormone imbalances and nothing is working? Feeling anxious, overwhelmed and frustrated with your health?  Natalie “Nat” Newhart is a former professional CrossFit athlete and physique body builder turned nutrition and fitness coach who is on a mission to help women regain control with food, rediscover a love for movement and retrain the way they think about themselves. She’s starting the conversation with women to explore their feelings to truly understand what the body needs and wants. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Natalie Newhart on how your thoughts, beliefs and fears are keeping you from feeling good in your body and optimal health. 

What You'll Learn About in The Show:

• How stress is keeping you from achieving the body & life you desire
• How lack of self trust & self love is linked to weight plateaus
• The power of intuitive training, eating, & resting
• How stress in your life is a result of not loving yourself enough to take care of yourself
• How your sense of self value is tied up what you accomplish
• How control of food or workouts ends up creating mistrust and a need to have a plan

Resources from The Show:

• Natalie's Website - https://natalienewhart.health/
• Natalie's IG - https://www.instagram.com/natalie.newhart/

Enjoy The Show? Never Miss An Episode

• Subscribe, Rate and Review the show in iTunes
• Subscribe via Stitcher or RSS feed
• Send us feedback via Email
• Leave a comment below

Have you been saying or thinking…“when I retire I’m going to do ….”?  But what happens when you’ve completed your bucket list or things don’t go exactly as planned?  Ron Pevny, MA has been dedicated to assisting people in negotiating life transitions as they create lives of purpose and passion for 45 years.  He is the author of CONSCIOUS LIVING, CONSCIOUS AGING and the founding director of the Center for Conscious Eldering, based in Colorado - which for twenty years has presented workshops and retreats across North America to support people in bringing purpose, growth, and commitment to service to their elder years.  On this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Ron Pevny how he’s helping inspire people to create a purposeful life that aligns with who you truly are in your older years.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

• Why asking yourself “what am I retiring to?” is crucial
• Thinking of aging as growing into your purpose
• How purpose is directly connected to your health
• Considering inner growth when you’re unable to do some of the things you used to enjoy
• How retreats with like minded folks can help propel and support you toward realizing your purpose

Resources From The Show:

• Center for Conscious Eldering
• Ron’s Book "Conscious living, Conscious Aging”

Feeing run down or finding yourself getting colds more often lately? Migraines or severe PMS? Fatigued and depressed with general body aches? In this fourth episode in a series of five Doc J discusses the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and the connection with lowered immune system function, PMS, Migraines, fatigue, body pain and weight gain in her patients.

Is it the full moon, the weather or does everyone cycle through anxious, depressed pissed off hot mess states? Have you ever been so worked up that everything seemed spinning out of control? Ever noticed that there seems to be a rhythm and cyclical pattern to the ebb and flow of feeling ok and out of control? In this episode Doc J breaks down reasons for why we cycle in and out of control and how to get off the crazy train.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• Why you are your own worst enemy
• How imbalanced hormones create chaos
• How poor diet choices compound emotional turmoil
• Why stress management skills are live savers

Did you know that your body produces an antioxidant to fight invaders and to help it detox on a daily basis?  You produce glutathione naturally but it’s production decreases as one’s toxic load increases and the body struggles to keep it’s resilience in check.  Many have been taking the amino acid precursor to glutathione, N-Acetyl Cysteine aka "NAC" as part of a resilience booster against COVID.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Gian-Carlo Torres aka “Gian-Co” about his personal experience with glutathione and how it helped his Mom restore her health after being diagnosed with Lupus.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• The importance of glutathione as a resilience booster in your body
• How raising glutathione helps you detox & restores vitality 
• How to raise glutathione naturally & effectively.
• Why glutathione becomes depleted in chronic stress & illness

Want to learn more about Immunocal glutathione?

Questions ?: olegiancarlo@gmail.com

thisisgianco.com

Do you train your whole brain & body to enhance your everyday & athletic performance?  Sadly, as you age your nervous system reflexes, control & balance decline and most exercise programs do not include exercises to challenge & strengthen the nervous system.  By not training your whole brain along with your whole body you’re limiting your potential to lift heavier weights, move faster, jump higher, think clearer & prevent injuries.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Justin Frandson a coach, author of the book “Athleticism” & entrepreneur on the benefits of training your body with your brain & entire nervous system to operate at your peak performance in the gym, on the field or in life for your entire life. 

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

•  How to stay athletic & injury free for life

• How hand eye coordination drills, balance & dexterity exercises to improve your vision & athletic performance
• Why training your nervous system improves your overall health & prevents injuries
• The components of Justin’s book Athleticism - Whole Body & Whole Brain Training = Performance

Resources from the Show:

• athleticism.com - Justin's Book Athleticism, Jump Bands, EMF Rocks & MCT Oil can be found here
• emfrocks.com - Justin's EMF blocking rocks

Do you wonder if you have a thyroid condition, struggle with hypothyroidism, have Hashimoto's or perhaps you've even had thyroid cancer?  Tiffany Flaten is on a mission to help ladies just like her live life to the fullest after thyroid cancer or with a chronic thyroid condition.  Tiffany Flaten is a thyroid expert, nutritionist, author and host of the podcast Rock Bottom Wellness.  After being interviewed by Tiffany on her podcast, Rock Bottom Wellness, I thought it would be great to have her on my podcast to talk about her journey and perspective on the thyroid as she’s been sleuthing out her own thyroid health since diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2007.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast Tiffany and Dr. Jannine Krause talk all about chronic thyroid condition symptoms and what to do right now to start thriving again.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• How micronutrient testing saves time and money
• Why it’s key to go back to nutrition basics
• Why stress can flare symptoms
• Why managing a thyroid condition is a life long health mission

Did you know that the food you eat can communicate with your cells? The foods we ingest have microRNAs, small cellular pieces that can interfere with messages from our cells to create proteins involved in cell aging, tumor formation, tumor suppression, bone growth and more. MicroRNAs have been researched for over 20 years and thousands of them have been identified in that time.  While research in the realm of microRNAs has been heavily focused on cancer we are now starting to see data on how our lifestyle choices, exercise, physical fitness and the type of diet we consume directly affect microRNA levels in our body.  In this episode Doc J breaks down why microRNAs may be a way to assess the impact of your diet and lifestyle on your overall health and what diet and lifestyle interventions seem to make the most impact on overall health.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• How herbs and veggies protect us from cancer
• Why diets excluding entire food groups may not benefit us
• How microRNA might be a novel way to measure health status
• How alcohol consumption and physical fitness affect microRNA 

Having trouble getting your veggies in?  Looking for a way to boost your energy and nutrient intake? Do you have fatigue, low iron, ferritin or anemia and nothing seems to work long term?  While Catharine Arnston was looking for solutions to help her sister with an alkaline diet when she was diagnosed with cancer she discovered the benefits of microalgae. Wanting to share the benefits of microalgae with the world she created her own microalgae company, ENERGYbits®. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Catharine Arnston on the many benefits of microalgae. 

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

• Difference between seaweed and microalgae
• Why Asian populations eat microalgae daily
• How a tablet of microalgae is equivalent to eating a plate of veggies
• Chlorophyll's role in increasing iron levels and storage
• Why source and processing of microalgae is important for your health
• The anti-aging benefits of microalgae
• Using microalgae in cancer care and for damaged mitochondria
• Preventing hangovers with chlorella
• Boosting energy with spirulina

Resources From The Show:

• ENERGYbits® - code: Healthfix
• @energybits - Instagram
• Youtube version of this podcast

Are you struggling to find an online coach to help you reach your goals? Want to live your dream life but have no idea where to start? In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Michael Tranmer on how to find the best coach for your needs.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• How to find the best coach for your needs
• Why a coach is needed to help you live your dream life
• How coaches can help you in many ways
• How Michael Tranmer became the Coaches Coach

Are you working on leaving behind a negative behavior, coping mechanism or vice?  Or do you want to transform your mindset, health and lifestyle in general?  You can undo the subconscious wiring that’s holding you back from achieving what you want in life.  Bob Doyle is best known as a featured expert on the law of attraction in the film and book “The Secret.” He now focuses his coaching and training on Neuroplasticity and brain rewiring. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Bob Doyle on how to rewire your brain so that you become the person who creates the results you desire without having to adopt any unusual belief systems.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

• What is neuroplasticity?
• How to be the person you want to be to attract what you want to become
• Why rehearsing being the person you want to be gets you there faster
• How addictions to stress & negative feelings keep you stuck

Resources From the Show:

Bob Doyle’s Evolve Your Excellence Program

In this week's episode of The Health Fix, I'm joined by Dr J Dunn, a Chiropractic Physician who’s certified in Functional Medicine, an author and an internationally known lecturer on Genetics and Nutrition. After years of not finding answers to her struggle with chronic fatigue and depression, she discovered a way to easily identify the root cause of conditions such as anxiety, depression, and addiction through genetics.

For the last 6 years, she has been mapping genes related to brain chemistry to help her patients and teach other Healthcare Professionals to help theirs. Dr. Dunn and her team have identified the genetic patterns that contribute to conditions associated with mental and emotional health. The MyHappyGenes 3-Dimensional Dynamic Algorithm™ is able to target and analyze over 400 specific genes and in this episode of The Health Fix we are going to talk all about her testing and why it may be beneficial to find targeted solutions for those with chronic fatigue and depression.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

✅ How mood is affected by genetics
✅ Why genetic testing can quickly identify the cause of your mental health condition
✅ How to utilize genetic testing to treat your mental health condition
✅ What are the most common gene mutations when it comes to mental health conditions

Want to learn more from Dr Dunn and My Happy Genes? Head over to wholisticmethylation.com and myhappygenes.com now! 

You're not evolving genetically in response to your fast paced environment and lifestyle.  But yet you keep working against your genetics by taking a stressed body and making it produce more of the stress hormone, cortisol. The harder you work the more tired and heavier you become. Instead of looking inward you keep searching for the next diet or workout that will solve your problems. What if the solution isn’t about working harder but smarter? In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause chats with Coach Meredith Beard about her Primal Health Coach Certificate training, how adopting the concept of less is more and how working with your cave person genetics is a sustainable route to optimal health.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• The 10 concepts to focus on for sustaining optimal health
• Why less intense more calculated movements are ideal
• Why excessive cardio and weight lifting keep your fat
• Why working out your brain is key for optimal health

Do you find yourself repeating the same mistakes with trying to get healthy, stay fit, create & maintain relationships?  Noticing that you seem to keep falling victim to your own self sabotage? Chances are you're listening to one of the wrong voices in your head. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Leonard Pearlmutter on his new book, Your Conscience and what it takes to unlock limitless wisdom & creativity to solve your biggest challenges. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• How to interpret the 4 voices in your head
• Why you're prone to self sabotage
• How to train yourself to focus on your conscious mind
• Why you can't seem to get unstuck

Want to learn more about Leonard and his book?  Click HERE

Curious about why some people can handle stress and illnesses and recover quickly while others struggle? Have you been sick and feel like you never recovered from the illness? Perhaps your body feels ok but your brain function hasn’t fully been restored?  Ashok Gupta suffered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS-ME) 30 years ago while at Cambridge University. Through his own neurological research, he was able to recover 100%. Since 2007 he’s been teaching others on neuroplasticity and “limbic retraining” using his Gupta Program.  In this episode of The Health Fix podcast Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Ashok Gupta on how the immune and nervous system interact to keep you chronically sick unless you retrain your brain's response to immune stress triggers.

What You'll Learn In This Episode: 

• How your brain’s primal goal of survival causes chronic illness
• Why pain, mold, allergens, microbes are considered "not safe" to your nervous system
• The immune system feedback loops keeping you sick
• How a hyperdefensive brain causes you to get sick with lesser triggers each time
• Utilizing brain retraining to recover from chronic illness and ensure the body it’s safe

Resources From The Show:

• The Gupta Program

Do you wish you could concentrate, recall details and crush your to do list with laser sharp focus?  Sadly, many people accept some cognitive decline with age because they've never tried nootropics.  Nootropics are combinations of herbs, vitamins, amino acids, peptides and minerals that increase your cognitive performance.  Mark Effinger aka Mr. Noots has always had a passion for chemistry and physics and he's out to proove that your concentration, focus and memory do not have to decline as you age!  He is the chief product officer for Nootopia and has devoted his life to optimizing brains and minds around the world.  On this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Mark Effinger on Nootopia's 30 Day Brilliant Mind Blueprint. 

What You'll Learn in Today's Episode:

• How to save time & money on your brain health
• How to use nootropics to get in a state of high performance
• How nootropics can help those with thyroid conditions
• How to create the best stack for your performance goals
• Why nootropics with choline relieve tension in the upper back & neck

Resources from the Show:

• Get 10% off Nootopia - use the code: healthfix
• Magnesium Breakthrough - code healthfix
• www.magbreakthrough.com/healthfix
• Collagenius - 
• www.nootopia.com/healthfixgenius  - use code healthfix

Not sure what to think about vaccines? You’re not alone. You’ve likely heard of a story where someone got the flu from the flu shot or maybe you have heard of autism being connected to vaccinations. Yet on the other hand the government warns of the dangers of not getting vaccinated. Who do you believe, what do you do how do you make an informed choice to vaccinate or not? Is there a safe way to go about vaccinating ourselves? In this episode Doc J Krause breaks down her perspective on the issue and what she tells patients in her practice.

Lost your libido & nothing seems to be restoring it?  Dr. Renee Wellenstein, the libidologist, has a solution for you.  Dr. Renee is a double board certified doctor & host of the podcast Love the Leap who has been working with women for over 20 years and due to her own personal health challenges, she stepped outside the box of conventional medicine to take a radically different approach to heal herself from the deep depths of burnout.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Dr. Renee Wellenstein on what it takes to reignite your libido!

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• Why hormones are not the only cause for low libido

• What to assess to work on your libido

• How the libido becomes depleted

• What to do right now to start restoring your libido

Resources from the Show:

• Want to work with Dr. Renee 1:1? Click HERE
• Dr. Renee’s FB holistic health community: Happy, Healthy & Holistic with Dr. Renee 

Getting fit and staying fit can be a struggle.  Seems like everyone has a get fit quick program or challenge these days.  But what fitness program is right for you?  Fitness expert Kathleen Trotter believes to have lasting success with fitness you have to find your fit plus a plan that is fun and works for you.  Kathleen Trotter is an author, personal trainer, pilates instructor, nutrition and life coach who found her fit and is sharing her tips with the world. In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Kathleen Trotter on finding your fit and “gamifying your workouts” while training your brain so that fitness is fun for life.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• Why having an attitude of opting into a challenge promotes consistency with fitness
• Why having an accountability buddy is key for success
• How fitness is a personal evolution that takes time
• Why weight loss should only be a part of your complete fitness plan

Do you struggle with anxiety and lack of focus? Did you know that spending a few minutes a day training your senses can help you relax and improve your intuition at the same time? By focusing on improving your sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch, balance, movement skills you are better able to hone in on the world around you. Being better connected to your universe calms your nerves and allows them to react when they need to and remain chill when you want to relax. In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause discusses how a conversation about getting out of an active shooter situation led to her researching how your senses can protect you and calm your fight or flight response at same time to heal your anxiety over time.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• Why dialing in your senses benefits your nervous system
• Why those with sharp senses prevail in dangerous situations
• How to train each of your senses in a few minutes a day
• Why training your senses improves your intuition

The strength of your vagus nerve can determine how intensely stress affects you. Ever wondered how and why stress can make you physically sick in many ways? There is a strong connection between gut inflammation and anxiety related to stress and it starts with the vagus nerve’s involvement in the neuro-immune system. The vagus nerve is a nerve that comes directly from the brain and has connections to and from the heart, lungs, ear, tongue, throat, esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, kidney, ureters, spleen, female reproductive organs. With all those connections it’s no wonder that the effects of stress on the body are vast. In this episode Doc J breaks down the connection between chronic inflammation, stress and how they combine to cause an overactive neuro-immune system.

 What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• How your nerves & immune system can make you sick
• Why chronic gut issues increase stress in the body
• How a healthy vagus nerve blocks stress
• How acupuncture can strengthen your vagus nerve

Are you or is someone close to you suffering from a traumatic brain injury and just can’t seem to get back on track to optimal health? Feeling like you don’t know where to turn to get the help you need? Dr. Dan Engle is board certified in psychiatry and neurology, has personal experience recovering from a traumatic brain injury himself and has dedicated his life to helping others understand how brain injuries derail the natural processes that happen in a healthy brain. He’s authored “The Concussion Repair Manual”, part guidebook part overview of cutting edge treatment tools and techniques that wholistic integrative medicine have to offer. In this episode Doc J interviews Dr. Engle about his new book, the 5 phases crucial for TBI healing and recovery and some of the beneficial therapies at the forefront of integrative medicine for brain injuries.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• How alternative therapies such as hyperbaric chambers, float tanks and acupuncture can help relieve symptoms of brain injuries
• How to reduce inflammation in the brain
• How water, light, oxygen, proper nutrition, energy and hormone balance affect brain health
• Why a guidebook is crucial for your care team to help you track your recovery process
• Why the treatment of brain injuries is not a one size fits all approach

Hemp has been used for thousands of years as a medicine to help with pain and inflammation in the body. It’s fatty acid breakdown is similar to that of flaxseed thus it’s omega three component makes it ideal for use as an anti-inflammatory. What hemp contains in addition to essential fatty acids is CBD (cannabidiol), a plant chemical that binds to receptors in our endocannabinoid system, a component of our nervous system, to relieve pain, reduce anxiety and inflammation. CBD, is one type of cannabinoid as there are approximately 113 cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant. The secret to getting the maximum benefit from hemp is in the delivery of it to the body, aka the absorption, and it’s best achieved through liposomal delivery techniques. In this episode Doc J interviews Lane Kennedy Levy, the Upgraded Woman, about how hemp oil changed her life and why she is committed to educating the world on the benefits of hemp oil.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• Why liposomal hemp oil provides the best results
• How long it takes for hemp oil to work
• How to dose hemp oil for maximal effect
• Why hemp oil is not going to get you high

Not feeling yourself lately?  Have hypothyroid symptoms but labs coming back normal?  Blood sugar off and gaining weight?  Curious about changes in your health post pandemic?  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause brings Sara Banta health coach and owner of Accelerated Health Products back on the podcast and this time they are talking about what they're seeing in health trends post pandemic.

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• How a certain protein is impacting your health right now
• The role of iodine in improving fatty liver conditions and hormone balance
• The connection between hypothyroidism and a certain protein
• How halogens like floride and bromide bind iodine receptors when we’re iodine deficient and cause illness
• Why magnesium, sodium, iodine and copper are needed more than ever

Resources From The Show:

• Accelerated Health TV
• Acceleradine

Finding that you have more anxiety as you get older?  Worried that it’s interfering with your everyday life?  Not keen on taking pharmaceutical medications and looking for something herbal that is faster acting?  Wish there was something to help you become more resilient to stress?  Finding that you need something to back you up when your breath work and meditation aren’t helping?  Steven Wright is the owner of the company Healthy Gut who’s personal struggles have led him to explore ways to support his anxiety naturally. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Steven Wright on how adaptogenic herbs can build your resilience to cope with life’s stressors.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• The researched effects of the herb Mulungu
• Long term effects of anti anxiety medications
• How adaptogenic herbs strengthen your parasympathetic nervous system to deal with life
• Why you want a tool kit for anxiety that makes you stronger over time - BeSerene + Magnesium glycinate
• The ingredients in Be Serene and their properties
• How to use the BeSerene capsules & cream together to enhance sleep

Resources From the Show:

• Steven Wright’s Healthy Gut Website 
• BeSerene Formulas 

Enjoy The Show? Never Miss An Episode

• Subscribe, Rate and Review the show in iTunes
• Subscribe via Stitcher or RSS feed
• Send us feedback via Email
• Leave a comment below

Sick of trying to figure out how to lose that extra weight?  Finding that you keep saying you know what to do but you just don’t do it?  Nina Manolson has been there and it led her to becoming a Body-Peace® coach. Nina helps people end the war with food and their body to finally feel truly at home in their body—as it is. She brings her 30 years of experience as a therapist, Nationally Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, Body-Trust® Guide and Psychology of Eating Teacher to helping women create a respectful and trusting relationship with their food and body. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Nina Manolson on what it really takes to create a healthy relationship with your body. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• How feeling unsafe in your body causes you to divorce it
• Why reclaiming your relationship with your body opens up space to do amazing things in the world
• How to shift out of self blame and hate body management mode
• Why the “thin woman” system was created by media to promote a lucrative health, fitness and weight loss industry
• How listening to the language in your relationship with yourself can help you create a solid relationship with yourself
• Why you don’t want to be in a relationship with a food that doesn’t make you feel good.  

Resources From the Show:

• Nina Manolson's Website 

• FREE Practicing Body-Peace Journal

   

• Free Nourished Woman Nation Group

   

• Body-Peace® Poems

   

• Free Resources

   

• Body-Peace Seekers App

Enjoy The Show? Never Miss An Episode

• Subscribe, Rate and Review the show in iTunes
• Subscribe via Stitcher or RSS feed
• Send us feedback via Email
• Leave a comment below

Introduction:
Looking for a way to restore balance in your body, tap into deep, reparative sleep, and uncover insights from your subconscious mind? In today’s episode, we dive into Yoga Nidra with Kelly Smith—mom, globally celebrated yoga and meditation teacher, and founder of Yoga For You. Kelly is also the host of the iTunes chart-topping podcasts Mindful in Minutes and Meditation. With her down-to-earth meditation instruction, Kelly encourages people to discover their unique yoga and meditation practice, listen to their bodies, and tap into inner joy.

In this episode, I share my own experience of trying Yoga Nidra for the first time—on a plane! Kelly challenged me to a "joy and happiness" session, and though I fell asleep the first time, I completed it the second round, feeling a profound sense of joy and peace. The woman next to me may have thought I was a little nutty, but I didn’t mind—it felt amazing!

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

• How Yoga Nidra allows you to access your true self while your body enters a sleep state
• Why meditation helps train your mind to refocus after distraction
• The surprising benefits of just 8-10 minutes of meditation a day for your physical, mental, and neurological health
• How to use Yoga Nidra to reduce "food noise" and emotional eating triggers
• The power of regular Yoga Nidra sessions to check in with your subconscious mind

Resources From The Show:

• Kelly Smith’s Website - Yoga For You:
  Yoga For You

• Mentorship, Private Sessions, and Retreats:
  Work With Kelly

• Mindfulness in Minutes and Meditation Podcasts:
  20-minute guided meditations to fit your busy schedule
  Listen Now

• Book - Meditation for the Modern Family:
  Check it out

Can’t seem to kick allergies, bloating, gut issues, mental health or your chronic illnesses no matter what you’ve been doing?  Are you or your children or grandchildren struggling with mood swings, Autism, spectrum conditions, behavioral issues, depression, aggression, anxiety or any mental health disorders?  After looking into what was causing multiple food allergies in her children Zen Honeycutt realized it was the glyphosate and other chemicals in the food that her children were eating that were causing their symptoms. Zen is a Mom on a mission as the founding executive director of the non-profit, Moms Across America, a National Coalition of Unstoppable Moms.  Moms Across America’s leaders are raising awareness about GMOs, toxins in the food supply, and other environmental issues that pose risk to the health of our families. The organization’s mission is to educate and empower mothers and others with actions and solutions to create healthy communities. Zen Honeycutt and Moms Across America initiated the first glyphosate testing in America and successfully petitioned Costco to remove Roundup from their shelves. She is the author of UNSTOPPABLE, Transforming Sickness and Struggle into Triumph, Empowerment, and Celebration of Community, the director of a short film called “Communities Rising” and the co founder of the recently launched program called “The Neighborhood Food Network” whose mission is to create a parallel food system, one street at a time.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Zen Honeycutt on the findings of her food testing, the connections to chronic illness and solutions to improve your food supply. 

What You’ll Learn In This Episode: 

• The connection between mental health conditions and diet
• Restaurants, school lunch samples and fast foods with the highest amount of glyphosate and other pesticides
• The foods that are sprayed with glyphosate
• Why 98% of your glyphosate consumption can be eliminated by eating organic fruits and veggies 
• Foods with lead, cadmium and other heavy metals
• Veterinary drugs, aviary contraceptives, antibiotics and hormones in food and animal food
• What testing of the food supply shows when it comes to vitamins and minerals
• The connection between toxins in the food supply violence, homelessness and addictions
• Food addiction and glyphosate consumption
• Why the majority of Western diseases can be connected to glyphosate

Resources From The Show:

• Petition for fast food restaurants to supply only glyphosate free foods
• Mom's Across America Website
• Weston A Price Foundation
• Dr. Michelle Gamble - “It takes a Village” - natural healing communities across the world
• Mom’s Across America - Mom’s Connect Call Every Monday 7:30p ET - ask Zen questions - guests on the call that teach on growing and health conditions
• Neighborhood Food Network - creating neighborhood food security one street at a time

Have you ever wondered about how the tea you're buying is grown or processed?  Curious about making your own tea?  Getting into how tea could help you relax, calm anxiety, help with energy or moods?  Jenny Tse is the founder and owner of Sipping Streams Tea Company and experimental Alaskan tea farm that uses geothermal heat. Sipping Streams has won numerous international awards for her teas. Sipping Streams also has been featured in American Lifestyle Magazine, NPR, and PBS. Jenny is the best selling author of The Essence of Tea and the host of The Essence of Tea podcast.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Jenny Tse on the art of making quality tea.

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

• How tea leaves are grown and harvested in a geothermal greenhouse in Fairbanks, AK
• Why higher end teas are hand rolled and processed
• How to identify high quality and potency tea
• The difference between white, green, oolong, pur-eh and black tea
• Why chamomile or any herb not from the Camellia sinensis plant is a tisane vs a tea

Resources From The Show:

• Jenny Tse's Sipping Streams Tea
• Universi-tea Virtual Tea Classes

Struggling to reduce inflammation in your body, get your blood pressure in check, reduce cholesterol or can’t get your blood sugar down? Your diet and the way you prepare your food is 80% of your total health. The way you prepare your food and what you snack on is just as important as it’s quality. When food is cooked with dry high heat, especially proteins and fats, glycotoxins aka advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are created. AGEs are linked to accelerated aging, excessive wrinkles, diabetes, heart and kidney disease. In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause breaks down how your cooking methods and favorite foods could be keeping you from reaching your health goals.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• How grilling, roasting, broiling & frying food ages your skin
• Why cooking with lower heat & moisture is healthier for you
• Why you want to use lemon juice or vinegar marinades every time you grill, roast or broil food
• How processed cereals, crackers and chips kill you slowly

Indoor air quality can be one of the biggest sources of chronic illness. From mold to dust mites and other allergens your lungs are processing all these things 24/7.  Many put off or forget to change the filters in their home and car.  By improving the quality of air in your home, car and even work you will allow your lungs to filter allergens more effectively as well as improve oxygen circulation throughout your body to boost your energy and vitality. Leo Tonkin is a cancer survivor and the founder of SALT Chamber, the world’s leading salt therapy product, equipment, and decor company.  For over a decade Leo's company has created and supported an entire industry for providing a safe, drug-free, evidence-based modality that is ‘hacking’ into our respiratory system to enhance performance and recovery while extending longevity and quality of life.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Leo Tonkin on salt therapy and it's many benefits.  

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

• How salt therapy is a detox for your lungs and body
• Moist vs dry salt therapy
• How salt binds and clears the bugs and allergens that hang out in mucus
• The ability of salt to get into your skin and de-inflame your body
• Salt therapy for eczema and psoriasis
• Increasing lung function, volume and cardiovascular capabilities

Resources From The Show:

Salt Therapy Association

Salt Chamber - saltchamberinc.com

Pop up salt tent

For 10% off of any salt therapy products - enter code: DRKRAUSE10

Give them a call: 1-855-luv-salt

Are you one of the 68% of adults in the US that takes supplements? Are your supplements doing more harm than good? Many of the toxins found in processed foods are in supplements too. Supplements are similar to processed foods in that they have added stabilizers to extend their shelf life. Unfortunately, many of us don’t know what to look for to avoid toxic supplements. In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause breaks down how to find the least toxic supplements on the market.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• Why you need to read the ingredients labels on your supplements
• Why supplement companies use toxic ingredients
• How to identify toxins in your supplements
• How to find supplement companies you can trust

Noticing your hair is changing or thinning?  Not sure what options are out there these days for hair restoration? Curious about how you can maintain your hair?  Did you know you can lose 50% of your hair without it being noticeable to the naked eye?  Dr. Alan J Bauman, MD is a hair transplant surgery specialist in Boca Raton, FL with over 28 years in the medical field. He’s won multiple top doctor awards in hair restoration and has been credited with pioneering low level laser therapy (LLLT) for hair loss, minimally-invasive follicular unit extraction (FUE) hair transplants, PRP Platelet Rich Plasma and more.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Dr. Alan J Bauman on the latest advances in hair restoration as well as his wholistic approach to hair restoration.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

• The differences between men and women’s hair loss
• Innovative tools, the TED delivery system and microscopes to assess your scalp, hair and follicles
• Every aspect that you want to address when it comes to your hair
• Why your scalp health is crucial for healthy hair
• Dr. Bauman’s wholistic approach to manage your sensitive hair follicles 
• The impact of chemotherapy medications and Ozempic on your hair health
• Why hair loss is a sign of metabolic issues
• How hair, eyebrow and eyelash transplantation works

Resources From The Show:

• Bauman Medical - https://www.baumanmedical.com/
• Beauty professionals looking to learn more about hair - hairlossclass.com

Do you know who really owns the company who makes your favorite foods?  When is the last time you read the label on your food?  Chances are you might be shocked to find out who really owns the brands you love.  And you might be surprised that ingredients can change depending on who owns your once trusted brand. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Kathlena, The Allergy Chef and Dr. Jannine Krause talk about why you want to know who's behind your favorite foods and the importance of keeping up on reading labels.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• How companies use creative labeling to draw you to their brands
• Why the most popular brands aren't always the healthiest
• The benefits of cutting processed foods out of your diet
• Why organic & nonGMO labeling doesn't always mean healthier for you

Resources from the Show:

• Kathlena, The Allergy Chef's Recipe Resource Website - https://raise.theallergychef.com/

Are you or someone you know suffering from food allergies? Frustrated because you don’t know what to eat and what might cause a reaction? Food allergies and sensitivities are on the rise and it’s due to the plethora of chemicals, pesticides, molds, hormones and more in your food. You can avoid a lot of the irritating agents and there are substitutions for the most common food allergies. In this podcast Dr. Jannine Krause breaks down the process of ensuring you always have enough to eat when you have food allergies.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• Why you need to read ingredient labels closely
• Why everyone should learn how to cook and meal prep
• How to substitute the most common food allergens in your diet
• What to do right now to restore your confidence in finding food

Stomach pain is a common reason for going to the doctor and in some cases the ER. Most of the time stomach pain resolves itself with time but what causes it? For a lot of folks stomach pain can rule their life and ruin their social schedule. In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause breaks down ways to sleuth out what’s causing your stomach pain and what to do about it so you can be your own digestive specialist.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• What habits cause stomach pain
• Why you need to know your abdominal anatomy
• How ice cold food slows digestion & causes pain
• What your stomach has to say about your mood

Struggling with puffy eyes, swelling of the hands, weight gain, chronic sinus issues or stomach pain? Chances are you are experiencing inflammation caused by food sensitivities. Perhaps you’ve tried to eliminate certain foods but haven’t seen results. Stop guessing what foods you are sensitive to and consider testing to pin point your sensitivities. In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Dr. Chris Meletis on why food sensitivity testing is valuable to reduce total body inflammation.

• Why rapid aging is connected to food sensitivities
• Why testing helps you distinguish earned vs true sensitivities
• What is tested when looking at food sensitivities
• What IgE, IgG, IgG4 and IgA testing results mean

Weight gain, hot flashes, night sweats and feeling like a hot mess doesn't have to be your future!  These are all signs of hormone and other imbalances within the body. What society highlights and even your Mom or Grandmother went through doesn't have to be your fate. Stephanie Lynn Shaw is an educator, coach and host of the Hello, Hot Flash Podcast.  After figuring out the details to restore her health after a 2 year illness Stephanie knew she had to share what she had learned. She created the Mind Body Business Method to do just that and has been coaching midlife women to enjoy the menopause transition ever since. In part 1 of a 2 part series Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Stephanie Lynn Shaw on what it takes to enjoy the menopause transition while learning how to sustain your health for life. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• How creating a positive vision for your future can help your transition
• Why reframing menopause is key for enjoying this time of life
• How society is getting menopause all wrong
• Why your lifestyle, stress management tools and relationships have an impact on your overall health

Resources From The Show:

• Hello, Hot Flash Podcast 
• Stephanie's Free Resources
• Stephanie's Download - 12 Steps to Better Sleep 
• Stephanie Shaw - LinkedIn
• Stephanie's Instagram

Enjoy The Show? Never Miss An Episode

• Subscribe, Rate and Review the show in iTunes
• Subscribe via Stitcher or RSS feed
• Send us feedback via Email
• Leave a comment below

Do you feel you are aging too fast?  Are you tired all the time?  Told you are prediabetic, and cholesterol is too high?  Too tired to go to the gym, not able to lift the amount of weight you want to at the gym or extremely wiped out after a workout?  Gaining weight despite eating healthy?  Have a long history of burning the candles at both ends, eating out, eating processed food and perhaps a few too many alcoholic beverages over the years?  You might have mitochondrial fatigue, a condition where your mitochondria, the energy making factories in your cells are not working properly.  Optimal mitochondrial function is the key to a long vital disease free life, learn about how to assess your mitochondrial function as Doc J talks about how her approach to assessing and treating mitochondrial dysfunction.

Almost every cell in your body has a “factory”, aka mitochondria, that produce energy. By age 40 your level of NAD production starts to decline. Are workouts becoming harder to recover from, memory starting to decline, noticing decreased lung function and muscle fatigue? The latter are all signs of depleted NAD levels. In this episode, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Dr. Chris Meletis on how the supplementing with nicotinamide riboside to produce NAD can help you turn back the clock on aging.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• How infections decrease NAD production
• Why NAD is needed to boost energy
• How each organ uses NAD to sustain their functions
• How to pair NAD with other supplements to boost energy

Have you ever wondered what it is about your metabolism that is keeping you over weight? Tried every diet? Cut out gluten, dairy, soy, nightshades and no change? There is more to the calories in calories out concept as Doc J’s interview with Hack Your Fitness Author, Jay Kim revealed. In this episode Doc J follows up her interview with Jay Kim, by getting real about her own struggles with weight and what it really takes to re-set your metabolism.  She also includes bonus recommendations that can be found on the resource page of her website at doctorjkrausend.com

What if fatigue and brain fog didn't have to be a part of aging?  Perhaps you've been hearing about the benefits of the anti-aging and energy boosting molecule NAD. Maybe you've seen it advertised in an IV or supplement but you weren't sure if it was for you.  Maite Brines Von Melle is the innovation, product formulation and education go to for BioStack supplement company. In this episode Maite and Dr. Jannine Krause talk about the natural decline of NAD production in your body with age and the benefits of supplementing with it’s precursors to slow down the aging process as well as ease the side effects of perimenopause and menopause. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Why the signs of aging are connected to decreased NAD 
• How NAD works in the body to make energy
• Why you can’t take NAD itself & you need it’s precursors
• The difference between NAD IVs and NAD boosting supplements
• Why NAD precursors are an amplifier to your diet and lifestyle
• The connection between Perimenopause, menopause and NAD decline
• NAD's connection to methylation

Resources From The Show:

• BioStack Supplements Website
• NAD Regen - NAD boosting precursors and agents to help the body recycle it
• GlyNAC - liver detox and glutathione booster (we decrease on glutathione with age)
• GDAID - blood sugar management and fat burning supplement
• Discount code: DRKRAUSE

Curious about how mindset, digestion, circulation, mitochondria, heart rate and HRV (Heart Rate Varibility) all contribute to your longevity?  Questioning what's possible for you as you get older versus what you see in society?  In this second part of a series on health optimization, Dr. Jannine Krause talks all about the impact of the mind on health and how you can improve your cell health and circulation at any age.

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• How to restore your digestion by going back to basics
• Why your beliefs create habits, routines and behaviors that either support or degrade your health
• The basics of using your heart rate to assess your digestive, nervous and cardiovascular health
• Why mitochondrial health is just as important as gut health as you age

Resources From The Show:

• Dr. J's PDF guide: "Steps to Become The Master of Your Health"
• Open to working with Dr. J as your guide?  Bonus for podcast listeners - complimentary calls to see if & how Dr. J can guide you - click HERE

Stuck at a certain weight and can’t drop weight no matter what? Feeling like you’ve hit a plateau with your weight and fitness progress. Cody Watkins was an out of shape high schooler who taught himself how to get into shape with powerlifting and bodybuilding.  Even a birth defect that led him to open heart surgery and a come back 11 months after surgery at the age of 30 didn’t stop him.  Seventeen years later Cody has helped over 2000 people achieve better lives through fitness by simplifying their way to success.  In this 2 part series of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Cody Watkins on why he doesn’t believe in plateaus and how to reboot your metabolism to lose weight once and for all. 

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

• Why Cody doesn’t believe in Plateaus
• What to do when nothing is working to lose weight
• How gastric bypass interferes with your health goals
• Soreness post workout doesn’t ensure results
• Cody’s protocol for firing up your metabolism
• Art of improving intensity over time to gain muscles
• How you can eat pizza 3x a week in maintenance mode

Resources From The Show: 

• Cody Watkins Fitness on Instagram
• DM him: Coach33 if you’re interested in working with Cody

Fed up with food trends and so much conflicting information out there from one guru to the next?  Just want to know how food works on a basic level so you can personalize it to you? Jenn Trepeck is an Optimal Health Coach Business Consultant and host of the hilarious podcast Salad with a Side of Fries Podcast. Jenn grew up the skinny one in a family of dieters until it went away and her weight management saga began. Ultimately, Jenn learned the nutrition basics that are being overpowered by fancy protocols and hacks that aren’t sustainable.  Now Jenn is on a mission to demystify how food works in the body to help people help themselves. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause picks Jenn Trepeck’s brain on the most common food and diet trends as well as the health issues related to these “biohacks”!

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

• Cholesterol elevation is related to blood sugar balance more than fat intake
• Why caffeine of any kind on an empty stomach can cause hormone and metabolic issues
• How blood sugar imbalances are messing with your mood
• The connection between protein, blue lights from screens and night time eating

Resources From The Show:

Salad with a Side of Fries Podcast

@Jenntrepeck Instagram

It’s not what to eat - it’s how to eat - Jenn’s detailed pdf of what you need to know - click HERE and a form will appear

Want to chat with Jenn - click HERE for a complimentary exclusive for Health Fix Listeners

Jenn’s best salad & fries picks:

Leo’s Coney Island (Detroit Area) - Spinach with grilled chicken & onions - 

Mark’s Off Madison and the Belgian Fries - NYC 

Did you know that the environment you live in shapes how you behave, your preferences and your outcomes in life? Take a look around you right now. Does your current environment support who you want to be? Do your friends, habits and daily routines support who you want to become? One of the most overlooked aspects of achieving optimal health is creating the an environment that supports your desired outcome in life. In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause breaks down how to change your environment to get healthy and stay healthy for life.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• Why your home keeps you from achieving health goals
• Why your habits keep you from being healthy
• How your relationships sabotage your health
• Why your environment should match the person you want to become

At a loss with your food sensitivities or allergies and feeling like you have nothing to eat?  Tried to eliminate certain foods for a few months and didn’t notice any change? Or have you felt better until you ate the food again and not sure where to go now? Do you feel like food is traumatizing you at this point? This podcast is for you.  Kathlena, The Allergy Chef, is back on the podcast with more insightful information for those suspecting, battling or troubleshooting intolerances or allergies.  Kathlena, has over 200 food allergies & intolerances, including most water. The members of her household also have food allergies and are all on unique special diets.  On this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Kathlena, The Allergy Chef, on where she found her “safe” foods and the process she used to find “safe” foods for her to consume. 

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

• Why you should inquire more about organic labeling
• Why corn sensitivities are common
• How the growing process, pest control, water, & packaging of foods can contribute to your sensitivity or allergy
• The importance of learning different preparations & spice combinations for your safe foods
• How prioritizing your food preparation will allow you to enjoy food again
• Why there is a fine line between food sensitivities and disordered eating
• Why you have to self advocate to navigate food sensitivities

Resources from The Show:

• Check out Kathlena’s extensive database of allergy friendly meals, resources & a free course for those newly diagnosed with food allergies or intolerance - www.goraise.net
• Kathlena’s Silver level of membership has all her resources on how to sleuth out farmers
• - eatwild.com and wildharvest.com
• California Food Delivery Service - Good Eggs
• To become a member of Kathlena’s site enter: HEALTH50 for 50% off your first month of membership

Is it a midlife crisis, or are you awakening to your true self? In this episode, we explore the surprising link between abandoning activities that bring you joy and the onset of chronic illness. We’ll dive into common misconceptions about the drive to shake up your life to find happiness, and I’ll offer actionable tips to sidestep the pitfalls of fear, procrastination, and external validation.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

• How neglecting joy in life can contribute to chronic health conditions
• The role fear plays in holding you back from fulfilling joyful pursuits
• Why sharing your ideas too early may lead to self-sabotage
• Ways to discover and embrace joy that fits your lifestyle
• How self-sabotage subtly undermines your quest for happiness
• Why "waiting for the right time" is not the answer to finding joy

Resources From The Show:

• Visit Dr. Jannine Krause’s Website for more insights on health and wellness.

Tune in to embrace the awakening, avoid common pitfalls, and rediscover your joy in midlife!

Do you spend hours working out a week but your body looks like you are a couch potato? Tried P90X, Insanity, Crossfit, running Marathons, invested money in personal trainers and you still didn’t get any change in your physique? Maybe you’ve been eating clean and putting in the hours at the gym for years and still have nothing to show for it? Have you calculated how many calories your body really needs to fuel you during the day? Have you truly tracked what you are eating and how much you are lifting during workouts? Join Doc J Krause as she interviews Jay Kim, a desk jocky turned fitness hacker, as he breaks down the basics of metabolism that we often skip over in lieu of the latest diet trend and the data you need to have down if you want to stop dreaming about your fit body and finally get it!

How much of life’s experiences do you miss out on when your hearing is not optimal?  What if your brain function could be enhanced by improving your hearing? Could better hearing help you liver a longer happier life?  What impact is decreased hearing having on your social life and feeling connected to your community?  Jenna Johnson is a hearing instrument specialist from Kalispell, MT who works for HearUSA. HearUSA has multiple offices across the United States and in Canada that are all connected.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Jenna Johnson on the impact of decreased hearing on your mental and emotional health as well as your brain health and cognition. 

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

• How decreased hearing disconnects you from the world
• The importance of an annual hearing exam at any age
• Why keeping the brain stimulated with optimal hearing improves memory and cognition
• Most people wait 7 years to seek help for hearing - what’s degrading in that time?
• How auditory deprivation can show up without hearing damage yet a hearing instrument can correct your deficits
• How impaired hearing can impact your balance and stability
• How hearing loss disconnects you from your social, mental and emotional experience of the world
• Why training your brain to pick up the lyrics in a song you can stimulate your brain hearing centers
• How word recognization testing can assess one’s health of their auditory brain centers

Resources from the Show:

• HearUSA
• Jenna Johnson - HearUSA Kalispell

Getting fit and staying fit over 40 is much different than in your 20’s. Knowing what to train and how to go about it can be overwhelming.  Finding a fitness professional that has experience working with newbies as well as those returning to fitness that are over 40 can be a daunting task as well. Brad Williams is a gym owner, host of the Over 40 Fitness Hacks and an entrepreneur dedicated to helping men and women over 40 stay active for life.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews, Brad Williams on what’s necessary to prevent injuries in and outside of the gym as well as what’s key for helping those who are 40+ train to maintain their strength and boost their longevity

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• The benefits of intermittent fasting for blood work for 40+
• How fasting after weekend indulgences helps reset your metabolism
• Why training balance in motion is key for fall & injury prevention
• How ladder drills benefit ankles, balance & vision for 40+
• Why grip strength training is beneficial as you get older
  
  

Resources From the Show:

• Evolve Gym Huntington Beach, CA
• Over 40 Fitness Hacks - https://over40fitnesshacks.com/

Enjoy The Show? Never Miss An Episode

• Subscribe, Rate and Review the show in iTunes
• Subscribe via Stitcher or RSS feed
• Send us feedback via Email - info@doctorjkrausend.com
• Leave a comment below

Wanting to look deeper into why you repeat the same patterns of addiction, relationships or situations keep repeating themselves for you? Curious about embodiment and brain body connections?  Wondering if EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Re-processsing) might help with trauma or addictions?  Alex Boianghu has been a psychotherapist for over 30 years and specializes in addiction and trauma treatment where he incorporates EMDR along with Eastern and Western psychology and philosophy principles to help clients reconnect with their bodies on a deeper spiritual level.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Alex Boianghu on his philosopy of healing trauma, addiction and understanding yourself more intimately to ultimately heal what needs to be healed while awakening your own inner resources and capabilities to live with exuberance.

What you'll Learn In This Episode:

• What does it mean to live your life
• Why you develop layers of armor to feel "safe" in the world
• How EMDR helps you perceive trauma in a more objective light and release it vs keep it stored
• The art of sensing the world with your body
• Why the stories you tell yourself about events are what create individual trauma responses

Resources From The Show:

• Alex Boianghu's Website

Jayden was in tip top shape and appeared to be in peak health when he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of testicular cancer.  His experience was the catalyst to move him into the career of his dreams as a functional medicine practitioner.  Jayden Pileggi is on a mission to help his clients establish the foundations of health while sleuthing out their symptoms to help them optimize their health. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Jayden Pileggi on his experience with cancer and bouncing back to support those wanting to optimize their health. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Using the longevity diet while taking chemo 
• What happens to your muscles on chemo
• Keeping your teeth white and preventing chemo ulcers with oil pulling
• Alternative therapies you can do with chemo
• How guidance post chemo is crucial
• The importance of sleep, relationships, nutrition, exercise, and stress

Resources From The Show:

• Longevity Diet with Dr. Valter Longo
• Episode 143 - The Paul Burgess Functional Medicine Podcast with Jayden Pileggi
• Jayden’s Instagram: JP_functional_medicine
• Book a free consult with Jayden - HERE

Do you find your relationships keep playing out in the same way?  Are you seeing a pattern with friendships & relationships that draining & frustrating you?  Did you know if you work on yourself you attract better people?  Maz de La Cerna is an author, entrepreneur, inspirational speaker and host of the Youtube channel Phoenix Rising Collective.  She has an amazing blog where she gets real on relationship topics that are commonly ignored.  Her passion is to help people turn their hurt into happy, their pain into purpose and live their lives filled with abundance.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast Dr. Jannine Krause Interviews Maz de La Cerna on how to stop repeating the cycle of toxic relationships.

Did you know that electro magnetic frequencies are inundating your body 24/7?  EMFs have the potential to change the ion balance within your body causing you to feel fatigued, sick, in pain and struggle to recover from workouts & the day’s stressors. The good news is there are ways to block and offset EMF exposure so that the effects of EMF do not affect your health.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Justin Frandson an athleticism performance coach, author & owner of EMF rocks who is showing how you can use EMF grounding rocks against man-made electricity and EMFs to optimize your sleep and health. 

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• How to use the EMF Rocks
• How 5G is slowly degrading your health
• How to offset EMFs from your wearable technology
• Why it’s crucial to block EMFs to improve your sleep

How connected are you with the food that you eat? Do you ever think about where your food comes from and the nutrition you’ll receive from it?  Have you ever tried herbal medicines in your food and drinks? Marcela Tobal Benson is a Spiritual Nutrition Counselor and one of the world’s leading teachers in the conscious eating movement. She blends Ayurvedic medicine, Chinese tonic herbalism, Vegan and Live Food Nutrition in her healing recipes and her new book Love, Peace & Vegetables. Her recipes have appeared in a number of bestselling health and wellness books, including the second edition of "There Is A Cure For Diabetes" by Gabriel Cousens, and "Nutricion Inteligente" by Sacha Barrios.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause and Marcela Tobal Benson discuss recipes for conscious living and eating.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

• The benefits of a live food lifestyle
• Why salt, iodine and water are key for hydration of your cells & brain
• The difference between live food and vegan lifestyle 
• The art of adding herbal tonics to your food

Resources from The Show:

• Marcela's Book - Love, Peace & Vegetables

Tried everything to reduce your pain? When’s the last time someone looked and touched your feet? When is the last time someone watched you move and walk? How well your feet move, how you use and feel your feet is crucial to maintain proper postures and move pain free. In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause discusses how everyday she is amazing by how the health of our feet predict the amount of pain we have in our bodies.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• Why you need to feel your whole foot
• How shoes prevent us from really feeling our feet
• Why you need to spend time barefoot
• Why it’s important to have toes and ankles that move well

Chronic illness, diabetes and blood sugar imbalances are connected. Chances are you or someone in your family is struggling with one of these conditions right now.  Eric Edmeads spent the earlier part of his life struggling with constant sinus and throat infections, excess weight, acne and chronic fatigue. He was set to have his tonsils removed, but on a whim, Eric decided to experiment with changing his diet. Within 30 days, all of his symptoms disappeared and the surgery was cancelled. Since then Eric went on to become an author, coach and creator of the popular WILDFIT program. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Eric Edmeads and Dr. Jannine Krause talk about Eric's book Postdiabetic, the chronic illness - blood sugar imbalance connection and the importance of addressing your relationship with food.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

• Why our ancestors didn’t think sugar was evil
• Eating in sync with sub-saharan seasons to optimize carb and fat burn
• Why you gain 3 lbs for every diet you try 
• The value in exploring the angel and devil in your multiple food personalities
• Why extra weight and blood sugar imbalances lower your resilience to infections
• The connection between your scale, cortisol levels and difficulty losing weight

Resources from The Show:

• Eric’s Program - Wild Fit
• Postdiabetic: An Easy to Follow 9 Week Guide to Reversing Pre-diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes -   Book + support with your purchase for a limited time!
• Eric’s Website
• Kurt from Estonia’s before and after pictures

Do you struggle to stay consistent with your health and fitness routines?  Do you do better when you have friends to do exercise with?  Online fitness communities are popping up left and right thanks to COVID restrictions but Sharon Polsky has been working on community for almost 2 decades and notes it as the reason for why her gym and online fitness community, Unleashed, are thriving.  In this episode Sharon Polsky and Dr. Jannine Krause are are going to get real about preventing holiday weight gain and how fitness & nutrition are a foundation for much more than getting healthy as they create community to help ladies overcome their struggles together.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• How yoga is a great fat burning exercise when combined with proper nutrition
• Why one day of indulging is better than eating holiday left overs for days or restricting foods
• Why having a community to support you helps you make healthy choices
• How focusing on metabolic function of foods is key for weight maintenance

A little over 10 years ago Jen Shaw was in a bike accident that caused extreme nerve pain due to a central spinal cord injury. Being told she would be in chronic pain and taking 30 pills a day for life wasn’t what Jen had in mind for her type A New Yorker self. Instead she embarked on a journey to restore hear health, finding yoga, acupuncture and essential oils in addition to, 3 main habits were the secret to her success. In this episode, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Dr. Jen Shaw on how she regained her health, became an amazing acro-yogi and how she’s helping ladies live their healthiest happiest lives.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• The 3 habits to master to restore your health
• How yoga helped Jen to reconnect her body and mind
• How to use essential oils to improve sleep & stimulate digestion
• How essential oils are used to strengthen your respiratory system

Your pet’s health can give you clues into your own health journey.  If your pet has allergies or has chronic issues it’s possible there’s something making them sick in or around your home.  Dr. Chris Bessent has been a doctor of veterinary medicine for over 30 years and she’s on a mission to help educate pet owners on the toxicities in and around the home from pesticides to chemicals found in the food. Dr. Chris is so committed to helping further the natural pet industry that she’s created two dog food companies and a supplement company to help consumers access quality non-toxic goods for their pets. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Dr. Chris Bessent on what pets can teach their owners about their own health. 

What You'll Learn In This Show: 

• Pets are the reflection of what you’re being exposed to in your home
• Why allergies in dogs are common to present with GI and skin issues
• Grain-free foods are rich in lentils and peas - two things massively contaminated with glyphosate
• Dogs are showing you that foods rich in lentils and peas cause heart and taurine processing damage
• Why milk thistle helps prevent liver toxicity in dogs
• Most teeth cleaning chews are like feeding your pet Oreos!

Resources from The Show:

• Medicus Veterinary Diets - whole foods for pets with illnesses
• Simple Food Project - Food & Treats for Cats & Dogs
• What supplements should your pet be taking?
• Check out - Curate the Bowl - Dr. Bessent personally reviews each of these and provides suggestions!Herb Smith Inc - Herbs and supplements for your pets 

Developmental neurological conditions like autism, ADHD, dyslexia and OCD are on the rise.  Could it be a disconnect between the left and right hemispheres of the brains related to sedentary lifestyles and excessive time spent on screens? Find out in this fascinating espisode with Dr. Robert Melillo.  Dr. Robert Melillo is a specialist in childhood neurological disorders, and has been helping children overcome learning disabilities for over 30 years. His areas of expertise include: autism spectrum disorders, PDD/NOS, ADD/ADHD, OCD, dyslexia, Asperger’s, Tourette’s, bipolar disorder, and other mental, attention, behavioral and learning disorders. He's also an expert in diet, nutrition and neuroimmune disorders in children as well as adults and sees folks of all ages in his New York based practices. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Dr. Melillo on how developmental neurological conditions develop and how he's helping clients to overcome them.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

• How ADHD, dyslexia, autism and more have an imbalance between right and left brain that stops right brain development, fuels left brain advancement and creates a disconnect
• The connection between your balance systems in the brain and cognitive function
• How childhood development is related to adult mental health conditions
• Why retained primitive reflexes are related to autism spectrum conditions
• How proprioception is the master trainer when it comes to strengthening the brain
• The link between poor childhood brain development and early Alzheimer’s or dementia
• How your facial asymmetry is a direct reflection of what’s happening in your brainstem
• Why artists, inventors and musicians often are dominant right brain and dyslexic

Resources From The Show:

• Neurobehavioral Disorders of Childhood Book
• Disconnected Kids 3rd edition - Book
• The Center for Developing Minds - Web Series - Your Home TV
• Dr. Robert Melillo Website and IG
• Melillo Method Podcast

Studies have shown that stress, brain fog, anxiety and depression can be reduced dramatically when we remove clutter from our home, office and life. In a one click buy and stock up store society it’s easier than ever to have anything you want, in whatever quantities you want at your fingertips in too easily. With messages clogging inboxes, uncategorized documents on the computer and the never ending quest to keep up with jam packed calendar we live in a society of clutter on many levels. In this episode Doc J breaks down how reducing clutter in all aspects of life and creating systems for organization the clutter can significantly reduce your stress levels.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• How your personal clutter is clogging your brain
• Why stress fuels disorganization
• How stress, hives and clutter are all connected
• Why organization is key to keeping stress in check

Do you know what a healthy period looks like? Having a healthy period is an indicator of your over all health. Tracking a period using an app is common but it’s not a reliable way to get to know your body.  Period problems, cycle issues & infertility are common complaints. The healthier your period is going into menopause the less menopausal issues you’ll have.  Nora Pope & Dr. Jessica Liu teamed up to teach doctors & other health practitioners the ins and outs of periods & fertility. Nora is a retired ND & Dr. Jessica Liu is a naturopathic doctor who specializes in women’s health & fertility.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause, Nora Pope & Dr. Liu are going to be talking about cycle charting vs using apps, progesterone replacement therapy, fertility awareness & literacy as well as infertility treatments.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• Why using an app to track periods isn’t ideal
• How “white flow” is a key indicator of a healthy period
• Why progesterone is a key player in your cycle 
• Why ovulation predictors are inaccurate 
• How to use cycle charting to optimize your health

Noticing signs of aging and wondering what you can do to intervene? Parents getting older and you're secretly panicing that you might end up like them? Geeking out on researching anti-aging supplements but not sure what's the most effective?  After surviving brain cancer as a teen, Chris Mirabile became fascinated with neurology and health. In his quest to live a healthy long life he went on a mission to bring the most brilliant minds in longevity research together to create a product and protocol that help people slow down aging.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Chris Mirabile, the founder of Novos Labs on how he's working hard to help those who want to slow down aging turn back the clock safe and effectively.

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Why epigenetic testing is the best way to test your pace of aging
• Key neutraceuticals that slow aging
• Why 25-35 years of age is a great time frame to start changing your lifestyle to slow down aging
• The research behind the longevity boostinging - Novos Core
• Why nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) is superior to nicotinaminde riboside

Research from The Show:

• Novos Labs - https://novoslabs.com/product/novos-boost/#
• Youtube - Novos Labs
• Chris's personal blog - slowmyage.com
• Twitter and Instagram - @slowmyage

Do you get grumpy when you’re hungry? Do you have mood changes based on what you eat? Do you wake up in the night needing to snack? Did you know that blood sugar imbalances are not just dietary related? Blood sugars ups and downs can occur with increased stress and lead to elevated cholesterol. In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause discusses how diet, stress and being sedentary affect your blood sugar and what you can do to keep your blood sugar in check to prevent diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• Why it’s best to eat dinner foods for breakfast
• How eating breakfast foods at night balance blood sugar
• How cortisol causes blood sugar imbalances
• Why blood sugar issues cause cardiovascular disease

Gut issues like constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating, IBS, Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis are related to the presence or lack of certain gut bacteria. The overproduction of gas in the intestinal tract is related to an imbalance of gut bugs, poor digestion, leaky gut, eating too fast and lack of digestive enzymes. The foods you prefer and the way you break them down has a lot to do with your gut bug population. Your chances of becoming obese, developing diabetes and having kidney stones are connected to the types of bugs in your gut. In this episode Doc J breaks down why testing your gut bacteria can help you to manage your current gut issues while you prevent others from developing

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

• How gut bug imbalances cause obesity & diabetes
• Why having certain gut bugs causes IBS
• How your diet promotes specific gut bug growth
• Why you want to know the connection between your gut conditions and microbiome

Ever wonder what doctor’s look at on MRIs of the spine?  Curious about what regenerative medicine docs are thinking when the evaluate your spine for stem cell, exosomes or platelet rich plasma? Dr. Jeffrey Gross is a spine fellowship trained neurological surgeon and founder of “ReCELLebrate” a regenerative medicine clinic in Henderson, Nevada.  He’s passionate about helping clients rejuvenate their health by offering precision medical, longevity, and biohacking consultations to reduce disease and improve health-span.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jeffrey Gross reviews Dr. Jannine Krause’s low back MRI and talks about disc herniation, nerve compression and what he's doing to regenerate spines.  *Note - for a richer podcast experience check this podcast out on Youtube, link below.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

• What MRIs can tell you about your body
• How certain types of MRIs can help doctor’s visualize the bone marrow
• Why things that show up on MRIs may not be the cause of your pain
• How the term “degenerative disc disease” is not a disease - it’s degeneration of the spine from age or an injury
• The health of your spinal vertebrae dictates the health of your discs
• How stem cells, exosomes and platelet rich plasma are being used for spinal rejuvenation
• Preventing joint replacement surgeries with advanced therapies 

Resources From The Show:

• Dr Gross’s Website - ReCellebrate
• Watch this episode on Youtube

Not getting answers with your health issues or quest to optimize your health?  Been to many doctors but no one is giving you solutions to help you stay healthy for life?  Why is it that medical TV shows run all the tests and do all the things to find a solution but it's not like that in real life?  Dr. Jeff Crippen started having migraines at 6 years old and went through many tests over the years yet connections between diet and lifestyle factors weren't explored. At 13 years old he was fed up with this and decided to do his own research that led him to becoming a chiropractor, nutritionist, coach and now the author of the book, Timeless You-th. Today Dr. Crippen is on a mission live life to the fullest and help others do the same.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Dr. Jeff Crippen on the most efficient and effective way to create a lifetime of timeless you-th.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• How individualized nutrition is crucial for optimizing your health
• Why health is not a destination it's a natural state of being
• How a problem focused approach to medicine misses the contributing factors to one's condition
• Why being very curious about circumstances, behaviors & habits that lead up to health issues is crucial
• Dr. Crippen's approach to migraines 

Resources From The Show:

• Dr. Jeff Crippen's Website
• Timeless You-th Dr. Jeff's Book
• Instagram: @jeffcrippen

Curious about functional medicine and how it can benefit you?  Wondering about what health restoration programs look like and what types of interventions are involved?  Looking for certainty and safety with a step by step approach of what to do to improve your health?  Dr. Forrest Sauer is a chiropractor on a mission to help improve as many lives as possible by helping guide clients through what it takes to create sustainable healthy habits that fit your lifestyle.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Forrest Sauer and Dr. Jannine Krause have a candid conversation on what Dr. Sauer’s up to when it comes to helping clients build healthy lifestyles and create environments to Increase energy, fix thyroid disease, and decrease inflammation.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

• Using your symptoms, habits and subsequent behaviors as guides to sleuth out what yoru body truly needs
• What Dr. Sauer and Dr. Krause are doing to support their clients and their own health
• How seed oils are causing sugar cravings and inflaming your body
• Why daily sugar cravings are a normal sign of excess stress
• The importance of regularly evaluating your habits and evaluating them for clues that may be contributing your current health status

Resources From The Show:

• Dr. Sauer's Website - Twin Oaks Health