The player is loading ...
Dec. 22, 2023
That Gut Feeling With Guest Sandy Wesson
Are you feeling exhausted, stressed, and overwhelmed as a first responder? If so, this episode of All Clear could be your lifeline. We bring on board Sandy Wesson, a skillful functional nutritional therapist with a rich background as an ICU nurse, to share her wisdom on how we can nourish our bodies despite the demanding schedules. Expect to learn new insights about the foods we eat, the significance of hydration, and the role electrolytes play in our bodies. And if you've ever wondered about the impact of gluten and dairy on your gut health, this episode is for you.
Is your brain health tied to your gut health? Explore this profound connection with us as we dive into the aftermath of head injuries. We reveal how something as common as a concussion could spark a negative feedback loop between your brain and gut, resulting in inflammation and shock. Discover how proper digestion could be your secret weapon against the harmful effects of acid reducers, and unravel the mystery behind the term 'leaky gut'. Our discussion also spotlights the vagus nerve and the microbiome - two underrated but vital players in our overall brain health.
Food is fuel, and we want to help you choose the best fuel for your body. Join us as we delve into the world of nutrition and supplementation. Come away with practical strategies for mindful eating and learn about the fundamental role your gallbladder plays in digestion. We'll also share important reminders about the power of B vitamins, vitamin D, and other supplements in supporting our mitochondria. Whether you're a seasoned first responder or new to the field, this episode is designed to equip you with the knowledge to achieve and maintain optimal health. Let's get started!
About Sandy Wesson:
My name is Sandy Wesson. I have been a Registered Nurse for 42 years. During those years, I worked in the Intensive Care Unit, as well as Hospice and Palliative Care, and other aspects of healthcare.
10 years ago, I left clinical nursing to move into the realm of Functional Wellness - becoming certified as a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and as a Certified Functional Bloodwork Specialist. My goal is to put the power of health back in the hands of my clients, rather than being dependent on doctors. I read bloodwork from a Functional Perspective – It gives me so much information about what the body needs. Together we look at the effects of thoughts, traumas, and toxins on the body, and what to do about it.
Additionally, I have been an energy healer for more than 20 years. I utilize my gifts of empathy, clairaudience, and clairsentience to tune into my clients’ vibrations. As an empath, I am finding that people have a greater need for energy healing to assist in opening their own power to heal.
Links:
www.facebook.com/BrainWorksForLife
I appreciate you taking out time to listen. We can only do this with your support. Please subscribe, leave us a like and good review. Also if you are able a small donation will go a long way on keeping quality content and bad dad jokes coming to you. Visit allclearpodcast.com to learn more.
Your one stop shop for graphic design, screen printing, embroidery and more. Proud sponsor of the All Clear Podcast.
Use the code All Clear to get 10% off your first order.
studioprintshop.com
Thanks for listening to All Clear!
You can contact us with questions, suggestions or just to say hi at our website
allclearpodcast.com
Also Visit Our Sponsors - Studio Print Shop at
studioprintshop.com
Transcript
WEBVTT
00:00:01.963 --> 00:00:07.493
This week on All Clear that gut feeling with guest Sandy Wesson of BrainWorks for Life.
00:00:07.493 --> 00:00:15.041
I'm Travis, there's Eric, how you doing my friend Good how are you I?
00:00:15.121 --> 00:00:16.045
am doing great.
00:00:16.045 --> 00:00:17.926
I am doing great Good news.
00:00:17.926 --> 00:00:19.885
We have a guest with us today.
00:00:19.885 --> 00:00:29.972
We have Miss Sandy Wesson from BrainWorks she is a specialist in dietary and whole health and Eric.
00:00:29.972 --> 00:00:35.631
One of the things we face a lot of times is eating well, getting enough rest, doing all those things.
00:00:35.631 --> 00:00:39.289
I thought Sandy would be a good guest for us today to fill us in on that.
00:00:39.289 --> 00:00:41.447
I'm going to let Sandy take it from here.
00:00:41.447 --> 00:00:45.530
Why don't you tell us a little bit about yourself and tell us what we need to do to be better?
00:00:46.119 --> 00:00:51.932
Hey, first of all, Travis and Eric, thank you for inviting me to join you on All Clear.
00:00:51.932 --> 00:00:54.567
I love the work that all of you guys do.
00:00:54.567 --> 00:01:00.030
I'm a former ICU nurse, so first responders are near and dear to my heart.
00:01:00.030 --> 00:01:27.810
So, anyway, my background is I'm a registered nurse of 42 years that kind of gives my age away and I in my career I worked ICU for a number of years at least 10, maybe more and at the end of my clinical nursing career I worked hospice and palliative care as well as other areas of health care, but those two in particular.
00:01:29.201 --> 00:01:35.421
And at one point I was probably I don't know 10 or more years ago I left clinical nursing.
00:01:35.421 --> 00:01:47.893
I didn't think I was going to, but when I moved to a new community I looked around and my guidance was not it just it wasn't the right fit for me anymore.
00:01:47.893 --> 00:01:57.268
I moved more towards functional medicine, towards holistic health care, which I did as a nurse, but I was very limited to what I could do.
00:01:57.268 --> 00:02:03.293
So I went back to school, became a functional nutritional therapist.
00:02:03.293 --> 00:02:16.167
I am certified in blood work, so I can look at the blood work that you guys already have from your doctors and there's a lot of information in there so I can see what's going on from that perspective.
00:02:17.639 --> 00:02:28.206
And gosh, just really working with people on nutrition, with supplements, with helping with detoxification because of all the toxins in our bodies.
00:02:28.206 --> 00:02:48.087
You guys are exposed to a lot as our military, so I work with a lot of detoxification and I do energy healing, so that works more on that emotional side where we're protecting ourselves and we can chat more about that later if there's time.
00:02:48.087 --> 00:02:51.909
But that's really my background, where I come from.
00:02:51.909 --> 00:03:02.104
I love the fact that I have my years of clinical nursing and if there's a crisis situation, by God, take me to the ER, put me back together.
00:03:02.104 --> 00:03:09.092
In terms of our overall health and maintenance, we've got to be responsible for ourselves.
00:03:09.092 --> 00:03:15.343
We need to educate ourselves the best we can and we need to be in control of our health to the best that we can.
00:03:16.219 --> 00:03:17.401
That reminds me my mom.
00:03:17.401 --> 00:03:22.473
She was a ER nurse and later in her career she went into geriatrics.
00:03:22.473 --> 00:03:24.463
She did palliative care as well.
00:03:24.463 --> 00:03:26.370
So she did it for about 55 years.
00:03:26.370 --> 00:03:34.110
So I kind of understand where you're coming from, and she is very much of that same mindset that you have to look at the person as a whole.
00:03:34.110 --> 00:03:36.806
Sometimes treating symptoms isn't enough.
00:03:36.806 --> 00:03:47.150
But I know one of the things that we talked about beforehand is the fact that, as first responders, sometimes diet is not our friend.
00:03:47.150 --> 00:03:54.509
We eat fast, we may not eat at all, we may have to grab a greasy burger or we might have time for a healthy meal.
00:03:54.509 --> 00:04:08.090
So, with all those variations, what kind of advice can you give us as to how we can maximize our meals, how we can be healthy with doing that and still treating our bodies properly?
00:04:10.221 --> 00:04:12.688
I went through the same thing when I worked as an ICU nurse.
00:04:12.688 --> 00:04:14.164
My diet was terrible.
00:04:14.164 --> 00:04:18.468
Sometimes I'd start to eat and then something happens and called back into the unit.
00:04:18.468 --> 00:04:39.427
So I understand, and that was a period of my life when my digestion was the worst when I worked as an ICU nurse, and the stress and the time I recommend now when to number one, do the best you can in hydration and I know when you guys are out on a call for hours that's a struggle.
00:04:40.540 --> 00:04:52.862
Aud tare hydration and is going to dehydration will first be felt in our brains and we'll talk more about that later, about the mitochondria and all of that.
00:04:52.862 --> 00:04:55.000
But so hydration is key.
00:04:55.000 --> 00:05:02.901
Electrolytes I don't recommend things like Gatorade and things like that, because what's in them is not the best for us.
00:05:02.901 --> 00:05:21.002
But you can do things like taking Celtic sea salt the Celtic salt or Himalayan sea salt and putting that in your water, letting that dissolve, because there's a lot of minerals in that water, along with the salt all the things that we need.
00:05:21.002 --> 00:05:28.742
There are some other good electrolytes out there that you can utilize, and so hydration is key.
00:05:29.555 --> 00:05:38.117
I know this is gonna be a tough one for you guys because you're eating on the run, but gluten is really hard Our bodies.
00:05:38.117 --> 00:05:44.122
We don't have the enzymes to break down the gluten of today.
00:05:44.122 --> 00:05:49.100
A hundred years ago it was different, but the gluten of today is hard.
00:05:49.100 --> 00:05:56.923
Not only do we not have the right enzymes to break it down, but it is sprayed with glyphosate.
00:05:56.923 --> 00:06:07.343
Glyphosate is one of those environmental I'm gonna call it a toxin because it causes leaky gut.
00:06:07.343 --> 00:06:16.442
It is one of those that is now associated with certain cancers, so we have to be really careful with that.
00:06:16.442 --> 00:06:19.824
And the glyphosate also can affect our ligaments.
00:06:19.824 --> 00:06:24.382
There's some research out there that shows other effects of the glyphosate.
00:06:24.382 --> 00:06:30.187
So that's one of the reasons, aside from not being able to break down the gluten very well.
00:06:30.187 --> 00:06:34.865
But trying to limit that as much as you can is key.
00:06:35.516 --> 00:06:38.223
And dairy is another one.
00:06:38.223 --> 00:06:55.463
Sorry, guys, but if a person has a sensitivity to gluten, then dairy the protein in the gluten and the dairy are very close, and so the body can get confused and see dairy as a problem also.
00:06:55.463 --> 00:07:01.137
That may not be true for everybody, but for many people, and I know that.
00:07:01.137 --> 00:07:17.982
When I started learning this and had to take this stuff out of my diet, it was hard, but my gut started to heal and I started to feel better and my mental health got better, because when we're eating foods that we're sensitive to, then it causes inflammation in the gut.
00:07:17.982 --> 00:07:20.920
That causes inflammation in the brain.
00:07:20.920 --> 00:07:25.185
So, dietarily wise, those are a couple of key things.
00:07:25.654 --> 00:07:37.120
It might be that you guys need to try to find some healthy, quality protein bars that aren't too high in sugar but I know you need a certain amount of sugar because you're burning off so much when you're out there working.
00:07:37.120 --> 00:07:45.084
So it might be if you can find some things to take with you when you're eating, when you can get a meal.
00:07:45.084 --> 00:07:46.839
Of course, salads are healthy.
00:07:46.839 --> 00:07:53.620
So getting those leafy greens, because we've got a lot of B vitamins in those leafy greens and that's important for the brain.
00:07:53.620 --> 00:08:08.300
But and I don't know in all parts of the country how easy it is to get microgreens but microgreens you're eating the smaller, the sprouts, and there's more nutrients packed in those than in the full leaf.
00:08:09.074 --> 00:08:12.761
So that might be a piece also to try to incorporate when you can.
00:08:12.761 --> 00:08:25.759
They're more expensive, they're harder to find, but there's a lot of key nutrients in that, because I try to do my salads with partial, just full leafy greens and then a handful of microgreens in it also to just beef it up.
00:08:25.759 --> 00:08:31.418
Some fermented foods like the sauerkraut the you can get.
00:08:31.418 --> 00:08:36.359
There's one brand that does fermented carrots with ginger in it, so putting that in cause.
00:08:36.359 --> 00:08:39.763
That's gonna help with probiotics.
00:08:39.763 --> 00:08:43.480
It's almost like a probiotic to our gut, but that's gonna be really helpful.
00:08:43.534 --> 00:08:47.801
I've noticed that in the last few years, a lot of people have the.
00:08:47.801 --> 00:08:53.644
They have the misconception of oh, firefighters eat chili and they eat all these horrible foods.
00:08:53.644 --> 00:08:57.839
But one of the things I know is the guys I work with and the guys in my department.
00:08:57.839 --> 00:09:11.321
A lot of them are very conscious of what they eat, how much they eat, and a lot of these guys are keto, paleo, whatever the diet of the week are and a lot of them really watch what they're taking into their body.
00:09:11.495 --> 00:09:17.279
So a lot of the advice you're giving isn't too far off base, because a lot of our firefighters have that help working with them.
00:09:17.335 --> 00:09:21.878
You guys know, yeah, you have to have strong bodies to do your jobs.
00:09:21.878 --> 00:09:25.389
And the healthy fats oh my gosh, that's so important.
00:09:25.389 --> 00:09:45.179
So the omega-3s avocado, some of the good nuts, the nuts sometimes if you're just eating nuts out of a bag, that can be difficult for some people because there's I wanna call it a nutrient it's almost an anti-nutrient in those nuts that make it hard to digest.
00:09:45.179 --> 00:09:58.363
So, soaking the nuts overnight and then, like putting some salt in that water, soak them overnight and then you can dry them in the oven, lay them on a pan and just dry them in the oven.
00:09:58.363 --> 00:10:12.445
Sometimes you can find places where you can buy sprouted nuts, but that's basically what that's doing is, when you're letting them soak overnight, you're taking some of the less desirable effects and leaving the good stuff in the nuts, excellent.
00:10:12.794 --> 00:10:24.422
So now when we do start eating better whether no, changing whatever it is if our bodies don't agree with it or whatever when we start eating better, I know that our bodies will do better.
00:10:24.422 --> 00:10:30.542
I've been going through improvement of my diet here in the last couple of weeks and I've seen things happen that are good.
00:10:30.542 --> 00:10:38.578
But we talk about that link between our digestion and our emotional health, our mental health and things like that.
00:10:38.578 --> 00:10:44.602
Can you dig a little bit deeper into what that connection is between the digestive system and the brain?
00:10:46.395 --> 00:10:47.575
Absolutely so.
00:10:47.575 --> 00:10:54.363
The gut and the brain are connected by the vagus nerve, which is the longest nerve in the body.
00:10:54.363 --> 00:10:58.225
It starts in the brain back and it goes all the way down.
00:10:58.225 --> 00:11:04.822
It attaches to the heart, it attaches to lungs, but it ends in the digestive tract.
00:11:04.822 --> 00:11:13.121
It ends in the intestines and this is important because the digestive tract has its own nervous system.
00:11:13.121 --> 00:11:21.820
In our intestines it's called the enteric nervous system, but it's like 100 million nerve cells in the digestive tract.
00:11:21.820 --> 00:11:28.044
So if you think about that communication between the brain and the digestive tract.
00:11:29.695 --> 00:11:40.863
I didn't wanna get off on concussions right away, but it's one of the reasons that when someone has a concussion, they have the shock that goes from their brain all the way down to the digestive tract.
00:11:40.863 --> 00:11:46.082
You see some people that have nausea or maybe they vomit after a head injury.
00:11:46.082 --> 00:11:50.082
So there's a shock that goes from the brain to the gut.
00:11:50.082 --> 00:11:55.640
Now the gut becomes inflamed and the gut now has that shock.
00:11:55.640 --> 00:12:04.404
And so now, even if someone had perfect digestion after a concussion, now their gut is inflamed.
00:12:04.404 --> 00:12:15.183
So now we've gotta heal their gut, because within three days of a concussion they'll have gut issues, and then that keeps the brain inflamed.
00:12:15.183 --> 00:12:20.302
How can the brain heal after a head injury when we've got inflammation in the brain.
00:12:20.302 --> 00:12:25.640
Inflammation in the gut keeps the brain inflamed, the brain keeps the gut inflamed and we've got this negative loop.
00:12:25.640 --> 00:12:30.501
In those circumstances that's really important to pay attention to gut healing.
00:12:30.501 --> 00:12:34.379
Usually the most effective way to do that is with some supplements.
00:12:34.379 --> 00:12:37.186
That helps seal up the leaky gut.
00:12:37.735 --> 00:12:40.163
So anyway, I kinda digress but let's go back.
00:12:40.163 --> 00:12:43.644
So the vagus nerve is a big piece of it.
00:12:43.644 --> 00:12:57.120
But now scientists also understand that our microbiome, our good bacteria, also have a huge impact in that communication between the gut and the brain also.
00:12:57.120 --> 00:13:12.831
So our microbiome, so we wanna have the good, healthy gut, good, healthy bacteria, because 70% of serotonin is made in the gut.
00:13:12.831 --> 00:13:15.402
We have to have enough good gut bacteria.
00:13:15.402 --> 00:13:20.145
So serotonin is a neurotransmitter that goes to the brain.
00:13:20.145 --> 00:13:23.604
It's our feel good neurotransmitter.
00:13:23.604 --> 00:13:35.139
So if we don't have enough serotonin, then there can be more anxiety, there can be depression, there can be all these other pieces based on that and anxiety and depression.
00:13:35.139 --> 00:13:40.684
If you have somebody that has a head injury, it's extremely common to have anxiety and depression.
00:13:40.684 --> 00:13:46.381
Probably 95% of people with head injury end up and again some of that comes back to the gut.
00:13:46.381 --> 00:13:49.442
So there's this, all these different pieces.
00:13:50.034 --> 00:13:52.363
So good digestion.
00:13:52.363 --> 00:13:57.426
Let's just let me quickly briefly talk about what good digestion is.
00:13:57.426 --> 00:14:04.583
And this comes back to where you guys saying sometimes you're barely getting a meal or you're trying to eat and now you're called away.
00:14:04.583 --> 00:14:13.981
Digestion really starts in the brain when we start thinking about food, smelling food, then our brain starts creating some of the things that we need.
00:14:13.981 --> 00:14:36.051
But our chewing is so key to having proper digestion Because when we start eating, when we start chewing, amylase is an enzyme that's only made in our salivary glands, it's only in our chewing and that breaks down carbohydrates.
00:14:36.272 --> 00:14:42.340
So if we have to, if we're chewing really fast just out of habit like I was ninth to 10 kids you better eat faster.
00:14:42.340 --> 00:14:43.182
There's no food.
00:14:43.182 --> 00:14:54.572
So if we are eating quickly and we're not slowing down and really they say 30 chews per bite that's not very easy to do when you guys know you can get called out anytime.
00:14:54.572 --> 00:15:04.567
But just be cognizant to try to slow down and be in what they call the parasympathetic state that rest or digest, rather than in that high anxiety.
00:15:04.567 --> 00:15:07.341
I got a hurry and eat because I've got the next task to do.
00:15:07.341 --> 00:15:09.427
So chewing is number one.
00:15:09.869 --> 00:15:11.874
If we don't chew our food adequately.
00:15:11.874 --> 00:15:17.547
When we swallow and that food goes to our stomach, it's already behind the game.
00:15:17.547 --> 00:15:32.250
Now there's already food that's not digested properly and it goes on to the next step of improper digestion because we have larger proteins, we have larger molecules than should be there.
00:15:32.250 --> 00:15:43.763
So when it gets to the stomach and it's not that first part of being broken down hasn't occurred, then the food sits there and can ferment and putrify.
00:15:43.763 --> 00:15:45.629
We can only imagine what that does.
00:15:45.629 --> 00:15:54.773
So then we start having the bubbling from that, so we feel bloated, but we start having the bubbling of the esophagus, that is, gastric reflux.
00:15:54.773 --> 00:16:13.589
I can tell you, having talked with my doctor friends about this because this was part of my training, not as a nurse, not in medical, but as a nutritional therapist understanding that this occurs from lack of hydrochloric acid.
00:16:13.589 --> 00:16:18.499
Our doctors are told that, oh, it's too much acid.
00:16:18.499 --> 00:16:28.625
So the doctors put people on PPIs to decrease the amount of stomach acid, when in truth we need more stomach acid to properly break down.
00:16:28.686 --> 00:16:39.779
I haven't thought about that, about how taking acid reducers and tums and things like that could actually be directly affecting our digestion negatively.
00:16:39.779 --> 00:16:41.485
Normally, what we think of that is the remedy.
00:16:42.889 --> 00:16:45.860
Yeah, and even now they're starting to see that.
00:16:45.860 --> 00:16:47.085
Okay, the PPIs.
00:16:47.085 --> 00:16:51.725
They say if you're on those, it should be for no more than two weeks and people end up on them for years.
00:16:51.725 --> 00:17:01.480
And so now I've had clients tell me, new clients come in saying I need help with this because now they're starting to crack down on this and I don't know how to get off it.
00:17:01.480 --> 00:17:04.087
Every time I try to wean I'm struggling.
00:17:04.849 --> 00:17:18.509
So it is a big issue because it then creates all sorts of other problems by not having enough hydrochloric acid and there's a whole bunch of factors that come into how our body creates enough hydrochloric acid.
00:17:18.509 --> 00:17:22.624
If we are low in zinc, we can't create enough hydrochloric acid.
00:17:22.624 --> 00:17:28.362
So again, it's all these other nutritional pieces that come to play.
00:17:28.362 --> 00:17:34.314
So, yeah, chewing, we need enough enzymes, we need enough hydrochloric acid.
00:17:34.314 --> 00:17:40.178
Sometimes we may need to supplement that while our body's trying to heal.
00:17:40.342 --> 00:17:45.647
So we talked about gastric reflux, leaky gut Are you guys familiar with the term leaky gut?
00:17:45.647 --> 00:17:46.971
Have you heard it?
00:17:46.971 --> 00:17:48.585
Yeah, yeah, okay.
00:17:48.585 --> 00:18:04.246
So leaky gut if some of the audience isn't familiar with what that is is, I mentioned that if our food isn't broken down properly by the time it gets to the small intestine, and in the small intestine is where we should be.
00:18:04.246 --> 00:18:07.512
Our food by then should be totally liquid.
00:18:07.512 --> 00:18:09.383
And there are.
00:18:09.383 --> 00:18:20.010
In the gut, in our small intestine there's these little villi and then the villi have these little microscopic holes in the tips.
00:18:20.010 --> 00:18:30.032
The liquefied food now comes around and surrounds those villi and the nutrients are absorbed through those microscopic holes.
00:18:31.660 --> 00:18:44.118
If we didn't digest our food well enough, then those there could be proteins, other molecules that are too large to go through the little holes, because it's not proper digestion.
00:18:44.118 --> 00:18:45.464
It's not the way our body's built.
00:18:45.464 --> 00:18:47.113
But now they're trying to figure out.
00:18:47.113 --> 00:18:47.936
I got to go somewhere.
00:18:47.936 --> 00:18:49.741
I can't get there where I'm supposed to.
00:18:49.741 --> 00:18:51.925
So it starts pushing.
00:18:51.925 --> 00:18:57.623
Those proteins, those large molecules start pushing through the cell wall.
00:18:57.623 --> 00:19:01.011
Our cell wall is one to two cells thick.
00:19:01.011 --> 00:19:05.122
Are the walls of our intestines, the walls of our gut?
00:19:05.122 --> 00:19:07.486
That's really thin.
00:19:07.486 --> 00:19:18.641
And so when these large proteins start pushing and pushing through, now we've got large proteins and other toxins going into the bloodstream.
00:19:18.641 --> 00:19:26.730
That's called leaky gut and a large proportion of the population has leaky gut.
00:19:27.631 --> 00:19:30.174
So again now the next problem.
00:19:30.174 --> 00:19:37.630
Because with leaky gut and these toxins and proteins going into the bloodstream, our immune system says Whoa, what's going on?
00:19:37.630 --> 00:19:41.721
You're not supposed to be here, so they see it as a foreign invader.
00:19:41.721 --> 00:19:50.323
So now our immune system kicks in, starts attacking these proteins, toxins that shouldn't be there.
00:19:50.323 --> 00:20:00.308
After a while, when that continues for long periods of time, then our immune system can become confused and start attacking our own cells.
00:20:00.308 --> 00:20:02.712
That's called autoimmune.
00:20:02.873 --> 00:20:12.080
Autoimmune can be in the form of rheumatoid arthritis, it can be irritable bowel disease, so all sorts of things.
00:20:12.080 --> 00:20:15.289
And again then this our guts inflamed.
00:20:15.289 --> 00:20:17.015
We don't have good bacteria.
00:20:17.015 --> 00:20:23.192
That allows the bad bacteria to overgrow, so there can be some infections in the intestines.
00:20:23.192 --> 00:20:32.192
So again, it's just lots of pieces, which is why proper digestion is so critical, it's so key.
00:20:32.192 --> 00:20:36.925
It is our entire health, it is our physical health, it is our mental health.
00:20:36.925 --> 00:20:48.433
Spending the time really focusing on digestion, learning everything you can about it, when you can slow down and chew properly.
00:20:48.433 --> 00:20:54.660
If you need to supplement with some enzymes, do it and work on healing the body.
00:20:55.383 --> 00:20:55.644
This.
00:20:55.644 --> 00:21:00.701
I'm going to ask a question to Eric right now because I think this is going to fall into his realm.
00:21:00.701 --> 00:21:03.548
And, Sandy, I know you have some insight on this too.
00:21:03.548 --> 00:21:21.288
But, Eric, when you've worked with folks that have had emotional stresses, issues, anxiety have they frequently mentioned that they've had digestive issues to go with it, whether it be we talk about the reflux, or maybe it's irritable bowel or anything like that.
00:21:21.288 --> 00:21:24.320
Have they expressed that when you've been working with them in the past?
00:21:24.541 --> 00:21:36.040
I would say, not necessarily directed towards that, but they don't understand what is happening, when I always ask whether or not they're eating.
00:21:36.040 --> 00:21:42.083
If somebody is depressed or somebody's got PTSD symptoms, whatever else, hey, are you eating?
00:21:42.083 --> 00:21:44.817
And no, I can't hold anything down.
00:21:44.817 --> 00:21:45.660
I get nauseous.
00:21:45.660 --> 00:21:46.402
Blah, blah, blah.
00:21:46.402 --> 00:21:49.432
And it's what came first chicken or the egg.
00:21:49.432 --> 00:21:51.497
One, what are you trying to feed your body?
00:21:51.497 --> 00:22:08.366
And two, just the overwhelming emotion and sometimes make people where they get an upset belly or they feel like they can't eat because it makes them feel like they want to throw up, but always encouraging them.
00:22:08.366 --> 00:22:13.038
You don't have to eat an entire meal, but eat something.
00:22:13.038 --> 00:22:15.463
Try to eat something healthy if you can.
00:22:15.463 --> 00:22:20.598
The body is going to pay attention to I mention it all the time.
00:22:20.598 --> 00:22:31.679
The mind pays attention to, focuses on what we pay attention to, and the body is going to do the same thing, so if we constantly feed it junk, there's no way that we're going to feel well.
00:22:32.480 --> 00:22:45.586
There's no way that eating candy I am a chocoholic and we know the ill side effects of that overload with the sugar stuff like that and you feel really good and then boom, you get that crash.
00:22:45.586 --> 00:23:01.903
When you are mentioning the digestion process and the chewing, you need to eat intentionally and not just out of habit, that okay, I have to eat, and so you shovel something in real quick and boom, I ate today.
00:23:01.903 --> 00:23:04.093
No, eat intentionally.
00:23:04.093 --> 00:23:09.042
And that chewing also one thing that wasn't mentioned.
00:23:09.042 --> 00:23:14.039
With the chewing process, that's also going to help you not overeat.
00:23:15.963 --> 00:23:34.960
If you are one of those emotional eaters, but if you're paying attention to the way you eat and chewing your food properly not just gulp, but intentionally chewing that food there is that time delay from the brain to the belly and you're going to overeat.
00:23:34.960 --> 00:23:35.624
You're going to overeat.
00:23:35.624 --> 00:23:45.574
You're going to overeat because you're eating so quickly and then 45 minutes later you're going to feel like a stuffed hog and oh my gosh, I overdid it.
00:23:45.574 --> 00:23:51.845
If you slow that process down and you intentionally chew your food, you're not going to eat nearly as much.
00:23:51.845 --> 00:23:57.221
You're going to eat enough to fuel the body, but you're going to feel well in the process.
00:23:58.390 --> 00:24:01.678
If you've got someone that is even they are trying to eat.
00:24:01.678 --> 00:24:10.738
Well, they're trying to slow down, they're chewing and pay more attention and they're still having a lot of issues, say with bloating, some nausea.
00:24:10.738 --> 00:24:15.193
The gallbladder yeah, we create.
00:24:15.193 --> 00:24:19.248
The bile is created in the liver but it's stored in the gallbladder.
00:24:19.628 --> 00:24:19.769
Right.
00:24:20.130 --> 00:24:24.878
In the many years they used to tell us to eat no fat or low fat.
00:24:24.878 --> 00:24:31.609
Then the bile thickens and we can start having gallstones and other things.
00:24:31.609 --> 00:24:45.482
So it's important to get the healthy fats for the gallbladder so that when we do eat fats there is a signal to the gallbladder to squeeze and push the bile out.
00:24:45.482 --> 00:24:49.974
The bile helps break down the fats For many people.
00:24:50.154 --> 00:25:20.384
I see a lot of gallbladder issues that we have to heal and there are things we can do, like eating beats is really helpful for the gallbladder, but there's other supplements that you can get that have a beat base or beat, as well as some other things Like if someone has had their gallbladder removed, they should be on something that has like ox bile in it to help break that down.
00:25:20.384 --> 00:25:29.768
So there's some other key things to pay attention to that are a huge part of our digestion and the liver and gallbladder have a huge role.
00:25:29.990 --> 00:25:48.430
So, when we start talking about supplementing and adding to our diets, what are, if you had to pick, say, the top five, top six things that we need to be making sure we're having in our diet, what would you say?
00:25:48.430 --> 00:25:48.630
Those are?
00:25:49.551 --> 00:25:57.506
If I'm going to supplement, the one of the things that I try to pay attention to is my mitochondria.
00:25:57.506 --> 00:26:07.029
Our energy is made in the cells and the mitochondria within the cells make the energy, stir our energy.
00:26:07.029 --> 00:26:15.430
There are little energy bunnies, and so we need to support the cell, we need to support the mitochondria.
00:26:15.430 --> 00:26:23.085
Every cell in our body, except for the red bloods, have a thousand mitochondria per cell.
00:26:23.085 --> 00:26:29.009
Our liver and our heart have 5,000 mitochondria per cell.
00:26:29.009 --> 00:26:33.630
Our brains have approximately 10,000 mitochondria per cell.
00:26:33.630 --> 00:26:43.029
So in order to have good function body-wise is supporting the mitochondria.
00:26:43.029 --> 00:26:56.630
I've got a couple of supplements that I use to help support the mitochondria, because when our bodies under a lot of stress or we're getting sick, the mitochondria have two jobs.
00:26:56.630 --> 00:27:03.609
One of them is with the immune system, saying hey, release the killer cells, go, take care of things, and the other one is creating energy.
00:27:03.609 --> 00:27:16.348
So if we start getting sick and our body, our mitochondria are addressing the immune system, they're less able to make energy, and when people get sick they're so fatigued.
00:27:16.348 --> 00:27:16.609
That's why.
00:27:18.036 --> 00:27:21.569
So I pay attention to my mitochondria, certainly my digestion.
00:27:21.569 --> 00:27:30.630
So I've healed my gut pretty well, but then I had a concussion a few years ago, so then it was back on getting back to healing the gut again.
00:27:30.630 --> 00:27:42.326
So if I'm eating a meal with a lot of protein, I will go ahead and take some supplements that have hydrochloric acid and enzymes in them.
00:27:42.326 --> 00:27:49.630
And then B vitamins key, key, key for mental health and overall cellular function, or B vitamins.
00:27:49.630 --> 00:27:58.609
Some of us have a genetic sniff, they call it, or genetic disposition, that we have a hard time methylating.
00:27:58.609 --> 00:28:01.630
So we have a hard time breaking down some of the B vitamins.
00:28:01.630 --> 00:28:07.630
So some people need to take methylated Bs methylated B12, methylated.
00:28:07.630 --> 00:28:18.630
So there are certain of the Bs but the B vitamins are really important and when someone has a very stressful job, extra Bs will we burn through our B vitamins.
00:00:01.963 --> 00:00:07.493
00:00:07.493 --> 00:00:15.041
00:00:15.121 --> 00:00:16.045
00:00:16.045 --> 00:00:17.926
00:00:17.926 --> 00:00:19.885
00:00:19.885 --> 00:00:29.972
00:00:29.972 --> 00:00:35.631
00:00:35.631 --> 00:00:39.289
00:00:39.289 --> 00:00:41.447
00:00:41.447 --> 00:00:45.530
00:00:46.119 --> 00:00:51.932
00:00:51.932 --> 00:00:54.567
00:00:54.567 --> 00:01:00.030
00:01:00.030 --> 00:01:27.810
00:01:29.201 --> 00:01:35.421
00:01:35.421 --> 00:01:47.893
00:01:47.893 --> 00:01:57.268
00:01:57.268 --> 00:02:03.293
00:02:03.293 --> 00:02:16.167
00:02:17.639 --> 00:02:28.206
00:02:28.206 --> 00:02:48.087
00:02:48.087 --> 00:02:51.909
00:02:51.909 --> 00:03:02.104
00:03:02.104 --> 00:03:09.092
00:03:09.092 --> 00:03:15.343
00:03:16.219 --> 00:03:17.401
00:03:17.401 --> 00:03:22.473
00:03:22.473 --> 00:03:24.463
00:03:24.463 --> 00:03:26.370
00:03:26.370 --> 00:03:34.110
00:03:34.110 --> 00:03:36.806
00:03:36.806 --> 00:03:47.150
00:03:47.150 --> 00:03:54.509
00:03:54.509 --> 00:04:08.090
00:04:10.221 --> 00:04:12.688
00:04:12.688 --> 00:04:14.164
00:04:14.164 --> 00:04:18.468
00:04:18.468 --> 00:04:39.427
00:04:40.540 --> 00:04:52.862
00:04:52.862 --> 00:04:55.000
00:04:55.000 --> 00:05:02.901
00:05:02.901 --> 00:05:21.002
00:05:21.002 --> 00:05:28.742
00:05:29.555 --> 00:05:38.117
00:05:38.117 --> 00:05:44.122
00:05:44.122 --> 00:05:49.100
00:05:49.100 --> 00:05:56.923
00:05:56.923 --> 00:06:07.343
00:06:07.343 --> 00:06:16.442
00:06:16.442 --> 00:06:19.824
00:06:19.824 --> 00:06:24.382
00:06:24.382 --> 00:06:30.187
00:06:30.187 --> 00:06:34.865
00:06:35.516 --> 00:06:38.223
00:06:38.223 --> 00:06:55.463
00:06:55.463 --> 00:07:01.137
00:07:01.137 --> 00:07:17.982
00:07:17.982 --> 00:07:20.920
00:07:20.920 --> 00:07:25.185
00:07:25.654 --> 00:07:37.120
00:07:37.120 --> 00:07:45.084
00:07:45.084 --> 00:07:46.839
00:07:46.839 --> 00:07:53.620
00:07:53.620 --> 00:08:08.300
00:08:09.074 --> 00:08:12.761
00:08:12.761 --> 00:08:25.759
00:08:25.759 --> 00:08:31.418
00:08:31.418 --> 00:08:36.359
00:08:36.359 --> 00:08:39.763
00:08:39.763 --> 00:08:43.480
00:08:43.534 --> 00:08:47.801
00:08:47.801 --> 00:08:53.644
00:08:53.644 --> 00:08:57.839
00:08:57.839 --> 00:09:11.321
00:09:11.495 --> 00:09:17.279
00:09:17.335 --> 00:09:21.878
00:09:21.878 --> 00:09:25.389
00:09:25.389 --> 00:09:45.179
00:09:45.179 --> 00:09:58.363
00:09:58.363 --> 00:10:12.445
00:10:12.794 --> 00:10:24.422
00:10:24.422 --> 00:10:30.542
00:10:30.542 --> 00:10:38.578
00:10:38.578 --> 00:10:44.602
00:10:46.395 --> 00:10:47.575
00:10:47.575 --> 00:10:54.363
00:10:54.363 --> 00:10:58.225
00:10:58.225 --> 00:11:04.822
00:11:04.822 --> 00:11:13.121
00:11:13.121 --> 00:11:21.820
00:11:21.820 --> 00:11:28.044
00:11:29.695 --> 00:11:40.863
00:11:40.863 --> 00:11:46.082
00:11:46.082 --> 00:11:50.082
00:11:50.082 --> 00:11:55.640
00:11:55.640 --> 00:12:04.404
00:12:04.404 --> 00:12:15.183
00:12:15.183 --> 00:12:20.302
00:12:20.302 --> 00:12:25.640
00:12:25.640 --> 00:12:30.501
00:12:30.501 --> 00:12:34.379
00:12:34.379 --> 00:12:37.186
00:12:37.735 --> 00:12:40.163
00:12:40.163 --> 00:12:43.644
00:12:43.644 --> 00:12:57.120
00:12:57.120 --> 00:13:12.831
00:13:12.831 --> 00:13:15.402
00:13:15.402 --> 00:13:20.145
00:13:20.145 --> 00:13:23.604
00:13:23.604 --> 00:13:35.139
00:13:35.139 --> 00:13:40.684
00:13:40.684 --> 00:13:46.381
00:13:46.381 --> 00:13:49.442
00:13:50.034 --> 00:13:52.363
00:13:52.363 --> 00:13:57.426
00:13:57.426 --> 00:14:04.583
00:14:04.583 --> 00:14:13.981
00:14:13.981 --> 00:14:36.051
00:14:36.272 --> 00:14:42.340
00:14:42.340 --> 00:14:43.182
00:14:43.182 --> 00:14:54.572
00:14:54.572 --> 00:15:04.567
00:15:04.567 --> 00:15:07.341
00:15:07.341 --> 00:15:09.427
00:15:09.869 --> 00:15:11.874
00:15:11.874 --> 00:15:17.547
00:15:17.547 --> 00:15:32.250
00:15:32.250 --> 00:15:43.763
00:15:43.763 --> 00:15:45.629
00:15:45.629 --> 00:15:54.773
00:15:54.773 --> 00:16:13.589
00:16:13.589 --> 00:16:18.499
00:16:18.499 --> 00:16:28.625
00:16:28.686 --> 00:16:39.779
00:16:39.779 --> 00:16:41.485
00:16:42.889 --> 00:16:45.860
00:16:45.860 --> 00:16:47.085
00:16:47.085 --> 00:16:51.725
00:16:51.725 --> 00:17:01.480
00:17:01.480 --> 00:17:04.087
00:17:04.849 --> 00:17:18.509
00:17:18.509 --> 00:17:22.624
00:17:22.624 --> 00:17:28.362
00:17:28.362 --> 00:17:34.314
00:17:34.314 --> 00:17:40.178
00:17:40.342 --> 00:17:45.647
00:17:45.647 --> 00:17:46.971
00:17:46.971 --> 00:17:48.585
00:17:48.585 --> 00:18:04.246
00:18:04.246 --> 00:18:07.512
00:18:07.512 --> 00:18:09.383
00:18:09.383 --> 00:18:20.010
00:18:20.010 --> 00:18:30.032
00:18:31.660 --> 00:18:44.118
00:18:44.118 --> 00:18:45.464
00:18:45.464 --> 00:18:47.113
00:18:47.113 --> 00:18:47.936
00:18:47.936 --> 00:18:49.741
00:18:49.741 --> 00:18:51.925
00:18:51.925 --> 00:18:57.623
00:18:57.623 --> 00:19:01.011
00:19:01.011 --> 00:19:05.122
00:19:05.122 --> 00:19:07.486
00:19:07.486 --> 00:19:18.641
00:19:18.641 --> 00:19:26.730
00:19:27.631 --> 00:19:30.174
00:19:30.174 --> 00:19:37.630
00:19:37.630 --> 00:19:41.721
00:19:41.721 --> 00:19:50.323
00:19:50.323 --> 00:20:00.308
00:20:00.308 --> 00:20:02.712
00:20:02.873 --> 00:20:12.080
00:20:12.080 --> 00:20:15.289
00:20:15.289 --> 00:20:17.015
00:20:17.015 --> 00:20:23.192
00:20:23.192 --> 00:20:32.192
00:20:32.192 --> 00:20:36.925
00:20:36.925 --> 00:20:48.433
00:20:48.433 --> 00:20:54.660
00:20:55.383 --> 00:20:55.644
00:20:55.644 --> 00:21:00.701
00:21:00.701 --> 00:21:03.548
00:21:03.548 --> 00:21:21.288
00:21:21.288 --> 00:21:24.320
00:21:24.541 --> 00:21:36.040
00:21:36.040 --> 00:21:42.083
00:21:42.083 --> 00:21:44.817
00:21:44.817 --> 00:21:45.660
00:21:45.660 --> 00:21:46.402
00:21:46.402 --> 00:21:49.432
00:21:49.432 --> 00:21:51.497
00:21:51.497 --> 00:22:08.366
00:22:08.366 --> 00:22:13.038
00:22:13.038 --> 00:22:15.463
00:22:15.463 --> 00:22:20.598
00:22:20.598 --> 00:22:31.679
00:22:32.480 --> 00:22:45.586
00:22:45.586 --> 00:23:01.903
00:23:01.903 --> 00:23:04.093
00:23:04.093 --> 00:23:09.042
00:23:09.042 --> 00:23:14.039
00:23:15.963 --> 00:23:34.960
00:23:34.960 --> 00:23:35.624
00:23:35.624 --> 00:23:45.574
00:23:45.574 --> 00:23:51.845
00:23:51.845 --> 00:23:57.221
00:23:58.390 --> 00:24:01.678
00:24:01.678 --> 00:24:10.738
00:24:10.738 --> 00:24:15.193
00:24:15.193 --> 00:24:19.248
00:24:19.628 --> 00:24:19.769
00:24:20.130 --> 00:24:24.878
00:24:24.878 --> 00:24:31.609
00:24:31.609 --> 00:24:45.482
00:24:45.482 --> 00:24:49.974
00:24:50.154 --> 00:25:20.384
00:25:20.384 --> 00:25:29.768
00:25:29.990 --> 00:25:48.430
00:25:48.430 --> 00:25:48.630
00:25:49.551 --> 00:25:57.506
00:25:57.506 --> 00:26:07.029
00:26:07.029 --> 00:26:15.430
00:26:15.430 --> 00:26:23.085
00:26:23.085 --> 00:26:29.009
00:26:29.009 --> 00:26:33.630
00:26:33.630 --> 00:26:43.029
00:26:43.029 --> 00:26:56.630
00:26:56.630 --> 00:27:03.609
00:27:03.609 --> 00:27:16.348
00:27:16.348 --> 00:27:16.609
00:27:18.036 --> 00:27:21.569
00:27:21.569 --> 00:27:30.630
00:27:30.630 --> 00:27:42.326
00:27:42.326 --> 00:27:49.630
00:27:49.630 --> 00:27:58.609
00:27:58.609 --> 00:28:01.630
00:28:01.630 --> 00:28:07.630
00:28:07.630 --> 00:28:18.630