Metagenics Clinical Podcast

Lara Briden is a renowned Naturopathic Physician with over two decades of clinical experience spanning across Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Lara’s experience with thousands of female patients has been the inspiration behind her book, The Period Repair Manual which educates and empowers women to seek better solutions when it comes to their reproductive health. In this episode, Nathan and Lara cover the latest science surrounding endometriosis and discuss Lara’s approach to reversing the pain and delaying disease progression.

In this episode, Nathan talks to leading expert in the fields of environmental medicine and building biology, Nicole Bijlsma. Nicole is a Building Biologist, Author, Naturopath, PHD candidate and founder of the Australian College of Environmental Studies. She joins Nathan to discuss the sometimes controversial subject of electromagnetic field exposure. What are the greatest sources of EMFs? How do they affect our physiology? And how can we help to minimise EMF exposure and build resilience?

Chris Kresser M.S., L.Ac is a globally recognised figure in Functional Medicine, and has been studying, practicing, and teaching natural health for over 15 years. In this episode, Chris discusses the unique, personalised framework of Functional Medicine, and how a functional approach to clinical care can address the limitations of the conventional healthcare model. Further, Chris discusses the evidence for urinary pyrroles, the recent outcomes of the DIETFITS study and his clinician training program, ADAPT.

In this episode, Nathan Rose delves into the complex world of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) with Board Certified General Practice Physician Dr Sandeep Gupta. Dr Gupta draws on his clinical experience with chronic inflammatory illnesses and offers listeners a digestible take on MCAS. Throughout the interview, Rose elicits valuable tips for clinical practice; including how to recognise an MCAS patient, testing options and considerations, as well as therapeutic solutions, both natural and pharmaceutical.

Lihi Segal is the CEO and co-founder of revolutionary microbiome-based health app, DayTwo, which uses big data and machine learning algorithms to create personalised nutrition plans. DayTwo is based on research conducted by Professor Eran Segal and Eran Elinav from the Weizmann Institute in Israel, which was used to create an algorithm that can predict a patient’s glucose response to foods based on their personal and microbiome data. The algorithm was shown to accurately predict blood glucose responses in 800 participants whose individual blood glucose was highly variable in response to the same meal. Since 2016, DayTwo has offered their accessible and personalised healthcare services throughout Israel and the United States, delivering evidence-based and personalised healthcare to consumers.

Mother-daughter duo, Dr Leslie Stone MD OB-GYN and Emily Rydbom CN, HN, CNP discuss the importance of maternal diet and lifestyle during pregnancy, and their influence on the epigenome of the mother’s offspring. Learn how malnutrition and stress can not only impact neonatal outcomes, such as altered birth weight, but also elicit long lasting effects on the child, such as disturbances in immunity, neurodevelopment and metabolism. Leslie and Emily explain results from their pilot trial which investigated a comprehensive and personalised diet and lifestyle program for pregnant women, with remarkable results. This has inspired Leslie and Emily to create and launch the GrowBaby app to help expecting women optimise their health and nutrition to deliver vibrant babies, who will have better health in years to come.

Dr Michael Ruscio is a practicing physician, clinical researcher and best-selling author whose practical ideas on healing chronic illness have made him an influential voice in the Ancestral and Functional Medicine communities. Through combining research and years of clinical experience, Dr Ruscio has developed a practice model that takes patients from ill to well with the least cost, least time, and least effort possible. His practical approach to research and clinical practice have earned him invitations to lecture widely through the US as well as many other international conferences and top health podcasts.

Prof. Rob Knight is a world leading researcher on the microbiome. In this episode, learn the latest science on the microbiome in health and disease states, such as autism and Parkinson’s disease. Listen to Prof. Knight’s views on testing, the key dietary and lifestyle factors that affect the microbiome and where the research is heading.

Can personalised medicine be truly achieved for our patients based on our current understanding of the role of genetic variation and individual dietary responses? Does knowing a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) allow you to personalise your medicine? Listen to Prof. Hooman Allayee and learn about the difference between nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics, the role of epigenetics, the microbiome and metabolomics to acquire a greater understanding the impact that diet/ nutrients and the environment can have on your genetic predisposition.

Patients in Australia have been presenting to Dr Hugh Derham with Lyme-like illness for almost a decade. Symptoms can be mild such as brain fog, difficulty thinking and fatigue, to severe presentations of Bell’s palsy and Motor Neuron Disease. Symptoms can last for decades and in most cases can go unrecognised. Dr Derham has been diagnosing and treating patients with Borreliosis infections in Australia since 2010, with some patients having never left Australian shores, and is convinced that a strain or a species of Borrelia, strikingly similar to B. burgdorferi, exists in Australia. Dr Derham covers how to identify a patient’s symptoms, how to diagnose infections, what treatment options have been successful, and how to become more informed when it comes to tick-borne illnesses and Lyme-like disease.

Moises Velasquez-Manoff is a science writer with a particular interest in the microbiome. His work has been in published in science journals, such as Nature, in addition to popular press, such as the New York Times and Scientific America. As a sufferer of both allergies and an autoimmune condition, Moises has explored the aetiology of immune dysfunction, which is on the increase in the Western world. His investigation included experimenting with infecting himself with parasites in an attempt to modulate his immune system. As a result of his research, Moises has published the book "An Epidemic of Absence: A New Way of Understanding Allergies and Autoimmune Diseases".

With some negative articles in the media and conflicting marketing messages in the industry, it is difficult for Practitioners to be confident in selecting a probiotic for their patients. Do probiotics colonise? Is it better to give more strains at the highest dose? What conditions are probiotics indicated for? In this podcast Dr Mary Ellen Sanders will answer these questions and more. Dr Mary Ellen Sanders Dr Mary Ellen Sanders PhD is an internationally recognised consultant to food and supplement companies in probiotic microbiology, with special expertise in paths to scientific substantiation of probiotic product label claims. With over 110 peer-reviewed, scientific publications on efficacy substantiation, microbiology and regulatory issues pertaining to probiotics to her name, Mary Ellen strives to provide objective, evidence-based information on probiotics for consumers and professionals.

Dr Michael Ruscio is a practicing physician, clinical researcher and best-selling author whose practical ideas on healing chronic illness have made him an influential voice in the Ancestral and Functional Medicine communities. Through combining research and years of clinical experience, Dr Ruscio has developed a practice model that takes patients from ill to well with the least cost, least time, and least effort possible. His practical approach to research and clinical practice have earned him invitations to lecture widely through the US as well as many other international conferences and top health podcasts.

Sharon Whiteman is a nurse, a Lyme-like illness sufferer and the president of the Lyme Disease Association of Australia. The LDAA is a registered charity comprised of a small number of volunteers committed to making changes to how Lyme-like illness is viewed, and how patients are treated in Australia. The association undertakes activities in four key areas: information, support, education and awareness. The LDAA’s mission is to: advocate for individuals and families living with Lyme-like illness; educate and seek support from governments, doctors and local communities; act as a conduit between international developments, treatments and other Lyme communities; and fundraise to assist people living with Lyme disease and Lyme-like illness.

Since 1996 Dr Thomas Guilliams has spent his time studying the mechanisms and actions of natural-based therapies, and is an expert in the therapeutic uses of nutritional supplements. He has invested much of his time studying epidemiological data and clinical research to help him develop evidence-based nutritional solutions that enhance the efficacy of nutritional therapies in clinical practice. Dr Guilliams teaches at the University Of Wisconsin School Of Pharmacy, where he holds an appointment as a Clinical Instructor; and at the University Of Minnesota School Of Pharmacy and is a faculty member of the Fellowship in Anti-aging Regenerative and Functional Medicine (A4M). Thomas has spent years looking into the mechanisms of stress and the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis (HPA) dysfunction and is the author of several books on the topic of chronic disease prevention. More recently he has authored a useful reference book outlining the effects of stress and the HPA axis, focusing on clinically relevant advanc

Ritchie Shoemaker MD, is a recognised leader in patient care, research and education pioneer in the field of biotoxin related illness. Over the past 20 years, Dr Shoemaker has uncovered how genetically susceptible people can develop a multisystem, multisymptom illness, a condition dubbed chronic inflammatory response syndrome or CIRS. Often patients diagnosed with conditions such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and even Alzheimer’s disease have in fact later been diagnosed with CIRS and their symptoms improve upon CIRS treatment. Through numerous peer-reviewed research papers, presentations at conferences, books, interviews and physician training, Dr Shoemaker has worked tirelessly to raise the awareness of the potential adverse effects of biotoxins, particularly biotoxins from water damaged buildings.

Jeffrey Bland, PhD, is the president and founder of the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute in Seattle, Washington. He has been an internationally recognised leader in Nutritional Medicine for more than 25 years. Dr Bland is the cofounder of the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) and is chairman emeritus of IFM’s Board of Directors. Dr Jeffrey Bland is the author of the 2014 bestseller, "The Disease Delusion: Conquering the Causes of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer, and Happier Life".

Rima is a Professor of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, and Associate Vice-Principal at the McGill University in Montreal, Canada. With an impressive career that spans over three decades, Professor Rozen is a world leader in understanding genetic influences on folate metabolism, with a particular focus on MTHFR. With over 200 peer-reviewed papers to date, in addition to holding several patents in the field, Rima is truly an expert in folate metabolism and MTHFR.

Kelly Brogan M.D. is a Manhattan-based holistic women’s health psychiatrist, author of the NY Times Bestselling book, A Mind of Your Own, and co-editor of the landmark textbook, Integrative Therapies for Depression. She completed her psychiatric training and fellowship at NYU Medical Center after graduating from Cornell University Medical College, and has a Bachelor of Science from MIT in Systems Neuroscience. Dr Brogan is board certified in psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine, and integrative holistic medicine, and is specialised in a root-cause resolution approach to psychiatric syndromes and symptoms. She is Medical Director for Fearless Parent and a founding member of Health Freedom Action. She is a certified KRI Kundalini Yoga teacher and a mother of two.

Dr. John Cannell is founder of the non for profit Vitamin D Council. He has written many peer-reviewed papers on vitamin D and speaks frequently across the United States on the subject. Dr. Cannell is not only a philanthropist, but a registered medical doctor having worked as a general practitioner, emergency physician, and psychiatrist.