In today’s episode, Dr. Lisa talks with Hannah Yang about the differences between Canadian and French culture, especially when it comes to food, snacking and family meals, and how it impacts how she is raising her daughter in France.
Hannah Yang is a naturopathic doctor, who was born, raised and trained in Canada. She has been living in France with her partner for the past 7 years, teaching yoga, science and language.
In this episode, we cover:
The expectation for kids in France to eat the same meal at the dinner table as mama and papa
How regimented meal times and the lack of snacking in France trains kids to accept delayed gratification
The focus of school lunches in France on local and organic food, even in some public schools
How decision fatigue around parenting and meal times can suck the life out of the joy around cooking, even if you love cooking – getting kids involved with meal prep can help
Today’s Tip:
Check in with yourself: What are some unhealthy habits that you have around food with your kids? What is one step you can introduce to make a change?
Today’s Mama Must Have:
Hannah has found it essential to find other moms she could truly connect with, instead of just spending time with moms because their kids were the same age as her daughter.
Thank you for joining us today!
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In today’s episode, Dr. Toni talks with Dr. Paul Anderson about what scientific research is telling us about how nutrition impacts your immune system and its ability to deal with COVID-19. Whether or not your kids are back to school, we’re discussing what the current evidence suggests you can do to support your family heading into cold and flu season while still dealing with a pandemic.
Reminder: The information in this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not meant to substitute professional medical advice. Always consult with your licensed health care provider.
Dr. Paul Anderson is a naturopathic doctor and educator with a focus on complex infections, chronic illness and cancer care, as well as the author of multiple books including “Outside the Box Cancer Therapies” and the upcoming book “Cancer…Living Your Life While You Have It”. In addition to educating clinicians through his website www.ConsultDrAnderson.com, he is the host of the podcast Medicine and Health with Dr. Paul Anderson
In this episode, we cover:
The importance of the basics of healthy living for supporting your immune function:
Proper hydration with water
Avoiding intake of sugar
Increasing intake of colourful veggies and fruit
Adequate sleep and rest
Moving your body
How the SARS CoV-2 virus is different from viruses that cause the common cold and influenza
Why eating well might not provide enough nutrient support for your immune system during the cold and flu season plus pandemic
Supplements that you might not get enough of from your food and why
Vitamin C – your body doesn’t produce it on its own and uses a lot of it when you get sick
N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) – provides the building blocks for glutathione and keeps your mucus membranes working like fly paper to trap viruses
Vitamin A, D, K – fat soluble vitamins that have anti-viral and immune supportive activities, also require careful dosing over the long term (testing your individual levels is recommended)
Quercetin – bioflavonoid from food that helps zinc to slow down viruses in your body
Multivitamin containing B vitamins and minerals like zinc, selenium and chromium to provide multiple helper nutrients needed to prevent your immune cells from slowing down
The possible future research that may further information on the use of omega-3 fatty acids and probiotics for immune health and hospital protocols using inexpensive treatments like vitamin C
Check out Dr. Anderson’s newsletter that includes links to research articles, recommended nutrients and dosages here: Nutrients and COVID-19 Newsletter
Connect with Dr. Anderson and get his recipes for supporting your immune health on Instagram @DrAOnline and Facebook @Dr.AOnline
Today’s Mama Must Have:
Dr. Toni is thankful for podcasters like Dr. Paul Anderson who are trusted sources of information we can use to stay healthy…we hope the Perimenopausal Mamas Podcast does the same for you!
Thank you for joining us today!
Connect with us at our website www.stephanies48.sg-host.com, on Facebook and on Instagram. We’d love you to subscribe, leave us a review and a 5-star rating if you enjoyed this episode.
Please tell your perimenopausal mama friends about us, too!
Did you know that loneliness is worse for your health than smoking 15 cigarettes per day and can shorten your life by 8 years?! In this episode, Dr. Lisa talks with Dr. Michelle Peris ND about the negative impact that social isolation can have on your: mental health, cardiovascular disease risk, cognitive health, and cancer morbidity and mortality rates. Now, it is more important than ever to foster meaningful connections to not only help your mood, but to also lower your stress levels and disease risk.
In addition to being the mom of 2 young kids, Dr. Michelle is the clinic director of The Poppy Clinic in Oakville, Ontario and is the founder of a revolutionary women’s health community initiative called The Wild Collective. She is also the creator of Dr. Mom ND, an online resource for health-conscious moms and their natural babies.
In this episode, we cover:
The impact of loneliness on your health
How you can foster connection and community when you are physically distanced to others during a pandemic
What it means to reclaim your wild, plus why you want to do it and how to do it
How to tap into the power of your menstrual cycle (or moon cycle if you don’t have a period)
What the Wild Collective is all about
You can SIGN UP for a free virtual info session (during the week of Sept 14th, 2020) for The Wild Collective Toronto HERE. You don’t have to live in Toronto or Canada to join. Spots are limited and previous sessions have sold out! Don’t miss out on this revolutionary women’s health community program.
Dr. Lisa talks with Dr. Debbie Smrz ND about: some physical signs of anxiety to recognize in your kids and yourself; what “mirror” neurons are and how they can impact your mood; how heart rate variability can be used to track your health and optimize it; tools and techniques to manage anxiety; and how she helped her daughter heal from PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections), which was the trigger for her anxiety.
Heart rate variability is a health marker that is being touted as the next big thing to help assess (and guide treatment) stress resilience. And who doesn’t need more stress resilience in general, let alone during a pandemic!
Dr. Debbie is a certified Naturopathic Doctor, hypnotherapist, rugby coach and fitness instructor. She studied meditation and Buddhism philosophy at the Suan Mokkh Monastery in Chiaya Thailand, German Biological medicine in Giessen Germany and holds annual Mindbody retreats with her mentor and Mother Wendy Schie. She is an avid lecturer and motivational speaker, created Neuro Health and Fitness, a brain training centre for kids, as well as being the co-founder and director of Naturopathic Living, a large multidisciplinary clinic in Markham, Ontario where she lives with her husband, 2 children and dog. Her daughter was diagnosed with PANDAs in 2016, so she has experience with mental health as a Naturopathic Doctor and as a mom.
In this episode, we cover:
How it’s not always easy to recognize anxiety in your kids and yourself, even while returning to school during a pandemic
That the mirror neurons in your child’s brain teaches them how to react to different situations
The difference between heart rate and Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
How HRV can be used as a way to teach breathing exercises and mindfulness to manage anxiety in your kids
The other possible benefits of using HRV to manage stress in adults include improving health outcomes around:
Digestion
Weight and metabolism
Depression
Diabetes
Metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease
Debbie’s personal experience with addressing the root cause of severe anxiety in her daughter by treating her for PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuro-psychiatric Disorder associated with Streptococcal Infection)
How neuroinflammation caused by various infections and digestive issues can be involved in mood disorders like anxiety
The difference between naming your emotions versus identifying with your emotions
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