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The top foods for optimal brain health
Dhru Purohit is a serial entrepreneur in the health and wellness industry. His podcast is a top 50 global health podcast with over 30+ million unique downloads. His interview’s focus on the inner workings of the brain and the body and feature the brightest minds in wellness, medicine, and mindset.
2023
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Dhru chats to Dr Drew Ramsey, a Nutritional Psychiatrist and a specialist in depression and anxiety, about the top nutrients for brain health with a focus on some of the lesser known ones such as iron, zinc, choline and vitamin A. Dr Ramsey explains the mechanisms behind these essential nutrients and the foods they can be found in.
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The Science Of Mood And Your Microbiome
Dr. Mark Hyman is a practicing family physician and an internationally recognised leader, speaker, educator, and advocate in the field of Functional Medicine. He is the founder and director of The UltraWellness Center, the Head of Strategy and Innovation of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, a thirteen-time New York Times bestselling author, and Board President for Clinical Affairs for The Institute for Functional Medicine.
2021
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In this episode of the Doctor’s Farmacy podcast, Dr. Hyman chats with Dr. Uma Naidoo about all-things related to food and mood, connecting the dots between what we eat and its impact on everything - from anxiety and depression to ADHD and so much more. Dr. Naidoo is a Harvard trained psychiatrist, professional chef, and Nutrition Specialist. She specialises in nutritional psychiatry and she is regarded as a medical pioneer in this more newly recognised field. In her role as a Clinical Scientist, Dr. Naidoo founded and directs the first hospital-based clinical service in Nutritional Psychiatry in the US. With Dr. Hyman, they discuss the impact of America’s mental health crisis and reliance on medications to treat depression, anxiety, and how creating a personalized nutritional plan could benefit mental illness therapy. They also dive into the correlation between anxiety, depression, gluten, and folates, while explaining how the food we eat can drive neuroinflammation. They also talk about the research behind omega-3’s for neuroinflammatory conditions, and how poor food choices affect us from childhood.
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Patti & Michael Discuss The Gut-Brain Axis (Rebroadcast)
Genova Diagnostics' podcast, The Lab Report, is focused on functional & integrative medicine, specialty laboratory diagnostics, and natural therapeutics. Join hosts Michael Chapman, ND,Patti Devers, DO, and assorted guests, as they bring their own unique style to the health & wellness discussion. It is aimed at providing the same type of educational content that Genova is well-known for, but to the larger audience of functional & integrative practitioners of all experience levels.
2021
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In this episode, Patti and Michael discuss some of the mechanisms by which this axis sends and receives those signals. They also talk about the importance of addressing both when optimizing health. The commensal bacteria in our gut and their metabolites can directly affect our memory and mood, while our brain can alter bacterial patterns and GI function. They also chat about the communication mechanisms from the GI tract to the brain, how the brain affects the gut and how to support treatment - also using Genova diagnostics functional tests. To conclude, they talk about the latest research in regards to psychobiotics and their role in influencing neurotransmitter production and, consequently, our mood.