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The MindHealth360 Show80: Dr. Bessel van der Kolk on Trauma: How it affects us and how to heal its effectsIn this episode of the MindHealth360 Show, psychiatrist and trauma researcher Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score, joins Kirkland Newman for a powerful exploration of how trauma affects the brain, body and sense of self – and how healing can emerge through somatic, relational and neurobiological interventions. Drawing from decades of clinical and research experience, Dr. van der Kolk discusses how trauma disrupts core brain functions, creates enduring physiological patterns, and limits a person’s ability to feel connected or safe. He emphasises the limitations of top-down, cognitive talk therapies alone, and highlights the c...2025-08-111h 23
The MindHealth360 Show79: Dr. Sundeep Dugar: How mitochondria impact mental health, aging & energyIn this episode of the MindHealth360 show, Dr. Sundeep Dugar – pharmaceutical scientist, inventor, and co-founder of Blue Oak NX – explores the foundational role of mitochondria in brain function, psychiatric and neurological health, aging, and chronic disease. With over 35 years of drug discovery expertise, Dr. Dugar breaks down the science behind how mitochondrial dysfunction may be a key root cause of many modern health conditions, as well as mental health symptoms – including anxiety, depression, cognitive decline, and fatigue. He shares how mitochondria generate ATP, the body’s essential energy currency, and how their decline over time and through lifestyle...2025-07-291h 15
Resiliency RadioResiliency Radio with Dr. Jill: Key Updates in Integrative Mental Health and Wellness with Kirkland NewmanIn this episode, we're diving deep into the latest breakthroughs in integrative mental health and wellness with special guest Kirkland Newman, founder of the Mind Health 360. Kirkland is an Anglo-American journalist, philanthropist, and Founder of MindHealth360, a global platform dedicated to integrative mental health and functional medicine psychiatry. 🧠 Key Topics You'll Discover: ① The surprising link between mitochondria and mental health – and why morning light and movement are your brain’s best friends. ② How childhood trauma impacts your body’s immune response and can drive chronic illnesses like mold sensitivity and Lyme disease. ③ The real t...2025-06-2549 min
The MindHealth360 Show78: Ashok Gupta: Retraining the Brain to improve Mental Health and Chronic IllnessIn this very personal and insightful episode of The MindHealth360 Show, Ashok Gupta – internationally renowned health practitioner and creator of the Gupta Program – joins us to discuss how brain retraining can reverse chronic illness and heal the nervous system. Gupta shares the powerful story behind the creation of his program, which he developed after suffering from ME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) as a student at Cambridge University. Through his own neurological research and treatment plans, Gupta achieved full recovery and has since helped thousands of others do the same. Kirkland Newman shares her own journey through mould toxic...2025-06-191h 21
The MindHealth360 Show77: Dr. Achina Stein: transforming mental health with Functional Medicine psychiatryIn this captivating online presentation from the IMMH 2023 conference, board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Achina Stein reveals how the intersection of functional medicine, gut restoration, and psychiatry can lead to lasting healing for depression, anxiety, and other mental health challenges. She explains why the journey takes dedication and time, why psychiatry provides an ideal setting, and why it’s worth the effort. She also delves into very concrete clinical advice on the basics of how to implement functional medicine psychiatry. Dr. Achina Stein is a board-certified psychiatrist with over 25 years of clinical experience and serves as the Clin...2025-05-211h 05
The MindHealth360 Show76: Panic Proof: an integrative approach to healing anxiety and building emotional resilience, with Dr. Nicole CainDr. Nicole Cain is a leading expert in resolving anxiety and has helped thousands of patients break free from panic and build lasting mental wellness. In this insightful interview for the MindHealth360Show, she shares the powerful methods behind her revolutionary approach to treating anxiety. Author of the book Panic Proof: The New Holistic Solution to End Your Anxiety Forever, Dr. Cain brings a unique and multidisciplinary perspective to mental health. With a degree in clinical psychology, training in EMDR, and a license as a naturopathic physician, she incorporates medical, psychological, and holistic ap...2025-04-251h 36
The MindHealth360 Show75: Dr. Matt Bernstein: how improving metabolic health can radically transform our mental healthIn this fascinating interview, Dr. Matt Bernstein explains the groundbreaking and fast developing field of metabolic psychiatry, and outlines the ways diet, exercise, and other lifestyle factors can radically transform mental health outcomes. He explains why metabolic dysfunction is common to all manifestations of poor mental health, and why metabolic intervention can have profound benefits to all mental health disorders. Dr. Matt Bernstein is Chief Medical Officer at EllenHorn Clinic, where he pursues alternative ways to help individuals achieve their best levels of functioning and happiness without relying solely on traditional psychiatric approaches, instead focussing on metabolism, n...2025-04-041h 25
The MindHealth360 Show73: Dr. Scott Antoine: Why PANS and PANDAS are leading hidden causes of mental illness in childrenIn this vital and technically complex presentation, Dr Scott Antoine explains why PANS (Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome) and PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptoccocal Infection) are common and overlooked root cause of psychiatric symptoms in children (such as OCD, restrictive eating, anxiety, emotional distress, depression, dramatic mood swings, psychosis and suicidal ideation). In doing so, he encourages physicians to explore mental health in an entirely new way, especially in the treatment of children. Dr Scott Antoine completed his undergraduate training at the University of Scranton, after which he completed his doctorate at the Ph...2025-03-071h 04
The MindHealth360 Show73: Dr. Dan Siegel: why personality is at the core of mental health, and how working with personality can alter neurological pathways for better health and happinessIn this captivating live event for The MindHealth360 Show and Alternatives, Dr. Dan Siegel discusses his upcoming book, Personality and Wholeness in Therapy, released in November 2024. It gives practitioners insight into different types of personality, and shows how this understanding can be used to help clients live happier, more harmonious lives, and have better relationships. Presenting a revolutionary new way to incorporate neurobiology and its impact on personality into therapeutic practice, Dr. Siegel reveals his theory of developmental pathways. In doing so he addresses a key oversight in conventional therapy training: personality - both what the personality is scientifically...2025-02-211h 11
The MindHealth360 Show72: Silvia Covelli - Healing treatment-resistant depression In this episode, Silvia Covelli, a former social science researcher at Harvard University, successful business woman, single mother, and now founder and CEO of The Healing Depression Project, talks about her recovery from 25 years of treatment resistant depression. During this time, she explored over 60 different treatment modalities which failed to provide lasting relief, until she hit on a formula that worked. Drawing on her vast personal experience of suffering in silence while trying to find solutions, and her eventual recovery, she put together a groundbreaking programme to offer sustainable relief to those suffering from treatment resistant depression called “The He...2025-01-171h 15
The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. AimieHow Anxiety, Depression & Trauma Reactions May Be From Mold and Heavy Metals with Kirkland NewmanHow does mold and stored trauma in the body create a feedback cycle that makes us susceptible to the other? Studies are confirming that common mental health symptoms, like depression and anxiety, are associated with brain inflammation. I want to share with you some two often overlooked sources of brain inflammation and emotional fragility, toxins from mold exposure and Lyme infection. More importantly, the feedback cycle that they create with stored trauma in the body. This is important because we have a mental health crisis with unprecedented numbers of anxiety, depression and related effects like, b...2025-01-1429 min
The MindHealth360 Show71: Pam Conboy and Leah Linder: Combining Psychedelics, Spirituality and Functional Medicine: A New Approach to Mental Health Care?In this fascinating conversation for the MindHealth360 Show, Pam Conboy and Leah Linder discuss an imminent and radical approach to mental health treatment: psychedelic therapy. When combined with spirituality, community, and functional medicine, this approach can be incredibly powerful for brain restoration, neuroplasticity, and mental healing. Pam Conboy is a biologist and clinical laboratorian who has worked most of her life in medical marketing but has been working in Naturopathic Functional Medicine spheres for the last 7 years, transforming her approach and understanding of medicine. Leah Linder is a naturopathic physician. Following significant patient interest in t...2024-10-091h 10
The MindHealth360 Show70: Dr. Uma Naidoo: How Nutrition and Gut Healing Can Help Mental HealthWithin our mental health crisis, there are some tools most of us have access to; one of the most influential is food. In this compelling episode, Dr. Uma Naidoo discusses the profound impact of nutrition on our mental health and explains why a bad diet is the leading cause of poor health worldwide. Dr. Uma Naidoo is a Harvard trained, board-certified psychiatrist, professional chef and nutrition biologist. Founder and Director of the first and only hospital based nutritional and metabolic psychiatry service in the US, and author of This is your brain on food and the up-coming Calm your...2024-09-2127 min
The MindHealth360 Show69: Dr. Hedaya: Combining Functional Medicine with Novel Brain Therapies for Neuropsychiatric DisordersIn this extract of his presentation for IMMH 2023,, Dr. Robert Hedaya, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University and founder of the Whole Psychiatry & Brain Recovery Center showcases his cutting edge HYLANE treatment protocol which has proved very successful in treating previously intractable psychiatric and neurological problems. With decades of experience in both conventional and functional psychiatry, Dr. Hedaya has developed a unique approach that combines functional medicine with cutting-edge technologies like hyperbaric oxygen,quantitative EEG (qEEG) and photobiomodulation therapy to optimise brain function and enhance treatment outcomes. Dr. Hedaya shares case studies, including one of a...2024-09-1348 min
The MindHealth360 Show68: James Maskell: Transforming Chronic Disease through Functional Medicine and Community-Based CareIn this episode of the MindHealth360 Show, we explore the future of healthcare with James Maskell, a pioneering advocate for functional and integrative medicine, author of “The Evolution of Medicine” and “The Community Cure” (check titles), and founder of the largest global network of functional medicine educational and practitioner groups, the “Functional Forum”. Mr. Maskell discusses the growing burden of chronic diseases, the limitations of conventional medicine and how functional medicine addresses the root causes of illness, as well as the importance of community based care for healing. Mr. Maskell has been at the forefront of efforts to make functional me...2024-09-0348 min
The MindHealth360 Show67: Dr. Ken Sharlin - Improving outcomes of neurodegenerative disease with Functional MedicineNeurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Multiple Sclerosis, ALS, are “chronic conditions that damage and destroy parts of your nervous system over time, especially your brain.” According to mainstream medicine, “these conditions are permanent and incurable, but many are now treatable thanks to medical advances. Currently, the main goal is to treat the symptoms and slow the progress of these conditions when possible”. We also know that neurodegenerative disorders are the leading cause of physical and cognitive disability around the globe, affecting 15% of the world population, and are expected to double over the next two decades....2024-08-1959 min
The MindHealth360 Show66: Dr. Arwen Podesta, Dr. Joe Mather: Collaborative Strategies for Better Mental Health OutcomesIn this vivacious and informative presentation for IMMH 2023,Dr. Arwen Podesta, board certified in psychiatry, addiction medicine, holistic & integrative medicine, and forensic psychiatry, and author of Hooked and Dr. Joe Mather, board certified in family medicine and functional medicine, discusses their fruitful experience of working together as a collaborative, intra-disciplinary team for better patient outcomes. They also discuss how to use integrative approaches to diagnose and treat the root causes of mental health symptoms, and delve into the key drivers of mental illness, and their most effective, evidence-based non-pharmaceutical treatments. In this fascinating and lively presentation, Dr. Ma...2024-08-0842 min
The MindHealth360 Show65: Dr. Aimie Apigian - The Neurobiology of Trauma and Healing Nervous System DysregulationIn the latest podcast episode of the MindHealth360 Show, Dr. Aimie Apigian delves into the neurobiology of trauma and how it impacts our mental and physical health. As an MD with a background in biochemistry, public health and functional medicine, Dr. Apigian bridges the gap between the biochemical and the psychological aspects of trauma. She explains how life experiences are stored in the body and how trauma can lead to nervous system dysregulation, contributing to various mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and insomnia. Aimie Apigian, MD MS MPH is a leading medical expert on how...2024-08-011h 06
The MindHealth360 Show64: Dr. Sharon Hausman-Cohen: Genomics and Mental Health - Revolutionizing Diagnosis and TreatmentIn this enlightening episode of MindHealth360, Dr. Sharon Hausman-Cohen, a visionary in the field of genomics, delves into the transformative impact of genetic insights on mental health treatment. As a co-founder of IntellxxDNA, she explores how understanding an individual's genetic profile can lead to highly personalised treatment strategies that can help prevent, treat and even reverse mental health issues. Dr. Hausman-Cohen discusses the integration of genomics with traditional mental health approaches, highlighting the potential for revolutionising diagnoses and treatments. Dr. Hausman-Cohen is not only a respected researcher but also a trailblazer in applying genomic data towards practical, c...2024-07-191h 13
The MindHealth360 Show63: Dr. Robert Lustig: Metabolic Psychiatry - How Our Brains and Moods Are Governed by Our MetabolismIn this compelling extract from IMMH 2023, Dr. Robert Lustig, a globally recognized paediatric neuroendocrinologist, delves into the intricate connections between diet, metabolic health and mental health. Dr. Lustig, with a career marked by extensive research and advocacy, shows us how dietary choices profoundly influence brain function and neurochemistry and contribute to various mental health disorders. His pioneering work underscores the critical role of metabolic health for maintaining optimal mental well-being. Dr. Lustig has a stellar academic and clinical career, with a BSc in Nutritional Biochemistry from MIT, an MD from Cornell University Medical College, and an MSL f...2024-06-2148 min
Evolution of Medicine PodcastUnifying Brain and Body for Mental Health Kirkland Newman is the founder of MindHealth360, host of the London Functional Forum Community, and is organizing the Integrative Medicine for Mental Health Conference, occurring October 10-13, 2024 just outside of Washington, DC. The conference aims to bring together various practitioners and professionals in the mental health field to discuss concrete solutions and advancements in mental health care. The conference will address topics such as brain health, technology addiction, gut-brain connection, trauma therapy, genomics, and more. The goal is to bridge the gap between research and clinical practice and provide practitioners with a wider toolbox to a...2024-06-1935 min
The MindHealth360 Show62: Dr. Stephen Porges: The Impact of Psychological Trauma on Mental And Physical HealthIn this illuminating extract from his IMMH 2023 presentation, Dr. Porges takes us on a fascinating tour of his groundbreaking polyvagal theory, the connection between our nervous system and mental health, and the role of the vagus nerve in regulating emotions and responses to trauma. With a distinguished career spanning multiple institutions and numerous accolades, Dr. Porges shares insights on how understanding and managing the nervous system can revolutionise mental health treatment. Dr. Stephen Porges is a distinguished university scientist at Indiana University, the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium at the Kinsey Institute, and a...2024-06-1151 min
The MindHealth360 Show61: Dr. Leslie Korn - Integrating Trauma Therapies, Nutrition and Sacred Rituals for Better Mental HealthIn this fascinating interview for The MindHealth360 Show, Dr. Leslie Korn discusses the connection between our biochemistry and our psychology; between trauma, nutrition, and mental health. With extensive expertise in integrative medicine and somatic and psychological therapies, Dr. Korn explores the impact of trauma and chronic stress on our biochemistry, and tells us how to balance our biochemistry for better nervous system resilience and better health. She explains how dietary choices, specific nutrients, plants and herbs, and personalised nutritional strategies can be vital for recovery from trauma, PTSD and mental and physical well-being. She underlines the therapeutic potential of...2024-05-311h 34
The MindHealth360 Show60: Susi Amendola - How to build Nervous System Resilience with Daily PracticesJoin Us for an Inspiring Episode of The MindHealth360 Show with Susi Amendola - How to Build Nervous System Resilience with Daily Practices. We are excited to bring you an enlightening conversation with Susi Amendola, an internationally certified yoga therapist with over 40 years of experience in utilizing yoga and lifestyle practices for healing. She holds an ERYT 500 with Yoga Alliance as well as a C-IAYT with the International Association of Yoga Therapists. She founded Yoga Now in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1983, where she teaches and directs a 200-hour yoga certification program. She currently serves as a Stress Management...2024-05-211h 10
The MindHealth360 Show59. Dr. James Greenblatt - Reflections on The Staggering Statistics for Adolescent Mental Health. IMMH 2023Awareness Is Not Enough: Reflections on The Staggering Statistics for Adolescent Mental Health: Dr James Greenblatt’s extract from IMMH Integrative Medicine for Mental Health Conference 2023. Dr. Greenblatt will be speaking at IMMH 2024: www.immh.org about Suicide Prevention Redefined: The Tragic Consequences of Ignoring Functional Medicine so come join us at the Gaylord National Harbor Resort in Washington, DC 10-13th October 2024 to hear him and our other fantastic speakers on the latest scientific research and best clinical practice around integrative mental health and functional medicine psychiatry. In this moving and important extract from child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr...2024-05-1143 min
The MindHealth360 Show58: Dr. Christopher Palmer - Metabolic Psychiatry: A Unifying Theory of Mental IllnessIn this episode of The MindHealth360 Show in conjunction with the How To Academy, distinguished Harvard psychiatrist and prolific researcher Dr Chris Palmer unveils his pioneering insights into how metabolic processes underpin mental disorders, challenging traditional psychiatric paradigms. Dr Palmer leads the Metabolic and Mental Health Program and directs the Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education at McLean Hospital. He is also an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. His revolutionary work advocates for the medical ketogenic diet and a metabolic approach as a treatment for psychiatric disorders, proposing significant shifts in how we understand a...2024-05-021h 16
The MindHealth360 Show57: Dr. Anna Lembke - Navigating Dopamine, Addiction, and Mental Health: Seeking balance in an Age of IndulgenceJoin us in this insightful interview for The MindHealth360 Show and the How To Academy with Dr. Anna Lembke, Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and author of the best-selling Dopamine Nation. In this interview, Dr. Lembke explores the intricate balance between pleasure and pain governed by our brain's dopamine levels, and offers valuable strategies for finding balance in an age of indulgence. With the rise of digital drugs and behavioural addictions, such as social media, online shopping, gaming, and gambling, Dr. Lembke discusses the need for balance and the pursuit of pain in a world...2024-04-111h 18
How To Academy PodcastHarvard's Christopher Palmer - Metabolism and Mental HealthDr Christopher Palmer advocates a metabolic approach to mental health, focussing on the the things we put in our body as the key to how they function. Sharing insights into the generational legacy of sweeteners on mental health, alongside some of the dietary approaches that can shift our metabolic wellbeing, this conversation with Mindhealth360 founder and editor Kirkland Newman pairs cutting-edge science with practical advice and strategies to help people reclaim their mental health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2024-03-261h 19
The MindHealth360 Show56: Dr. Uma Naidoo - How to Calm Your Mind with FoodThe latest episode of The MindHealth360 Show is an event replay done in partnership with The How To Academy and features Harvard Nutritional Psychiatrist Dr. Uma Naidoo. In this interview, Dr. Naidoo discusses the importance of food to mental health and healing as well as lessons from her new book, Calm Your Mind with Food, where she lays out both science and practical advice for using food as medicine for mental wellbeing. Dr. Naidoo tells us about the major advances made in understanding the gut-brain connection, which explain how food and its digestion in the gut directly i...2024-03-061h 00
Blamo!Jason IsbellMy guest this week is American singer and songwriter Jason Isbell.Jason is a 6x Grammy award-winning musician and happens to love clothes as much as the rest of us.We chat wearing cool hats in the carpool line, listening to music with his daughter, loving Randy Newman, playing in front of Paul McCartney, fast fashion, wearing Rick Owens with the fam, and Dumble amps.Catch Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit on tour now*Sponsored by Bezel - the trusted marketplace for buying and selling your next luxury watch2024-02-1953 min
How To Academy PodcastStanford Psychiatrist and Addiction Expert Anna Lembke - The New Neuroscience of Pleasure, Pain, and BalanceWe're living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting, Facebooking, Instagramming, YouTubing, tweeting... We've all become vulnerable to compulsive overconsumption.Dr Anna Lembke is here to help. Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine, chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic, and an internationally renowned expert in addiction medicine treatment and education, she joins MindHealth360 Founder and Editor Kirkland Newman to share the secret of finding balance in our age of indulgence. Learn more about your ad choices...2024-01-261h 13
The MindHealth360 Show55: Dr. Janina Fisher - The neurobiology of trauma: how trauma can alter our brain, body and behaviour, and how compassion and mindfulness can help us healOur latest guest on The MindHealth360 Show, Dr. Janina Fisher, one of the world’s leading experts on treating trauma, explains the revolution in trauma treatment since Bessel van der Kolk’s work, which showed that trauma is not in the event itself, but rather in the body’s reaction to that event, which is stored in the body, the nervous system and the lower brain regions. This explains why talk therapy and CBT, which engage the brain’s higher prefrontal cortex, so often fail to address the root causes of mental health issues and are blunt tools when it comes...2024-01-121h 29
The MindHealth360 Show54: Deb Dana - How to manage our nervous systems, and find safety and connection for better mental healthDeb Dana, LCSW, is a world-renowned clinician, consultant, author and speaker who has successfully put into practice Dr. Stephen Porges’ Polyvagal Theory (PVT), making it accessible and beneficial to hundreds of thousands of people around the world by developing therapeutic practices based on PVT. Deb has a busy career training therapists around the world on how to bring a Polyvagal approach into their clinical practice, and also works with agencies and larger systems to explore how to incorporate a Polyvagal perspective into organisational culture to make them safer, happier, and healthier places to learn, work and function. She is a...2023-12-011h 16
The MindHealth360 Show53: Dr. Robert Hedaya - Combining functional medicine with novel brain therapies to deliver unprecedented mental health recoveryDr. Robert Hedaya has been practising functional medicine psychiatry for many years, and is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University Medical Center. He is the author of Understanding Biological Psychiatry, The Antidepressant Survival Guide and Depression: Advancing the Treatment Paradigm, and the founder of the Whole Psychiatry and Brain Recovery Center, as well as a faculty member at The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM). In this captivating interview for The MindHealth360 Show, Dr. Hedaya talks about how he uses Functional Medicine, focusing on nutrition, digestion, inflammation, toxicity, and hormone levels, and combines it with novel...2023-10-241h 10
The MindHealth360 Show52: Ben Greenfield - Biohacking for brain health: why simple hacks can help us recover from poor mental health to become boundless in mind, body and spiritBen Greenfield is one of the world’s leading biohackers. Voted by the NSCA as America’s top personal trainer, he is also a health consultant, nutritionist, physiologist, competitive athlete, 13-time Ironman triathlete and New York Times bestselling author of 13 books, including the wildly popular Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance, Health, & Life and Boundless: Upgrade Your Brain, Optimize Your Body & Defy Aging. With a focus on brain hacks for improving mental health, in this fascinating interview Ben explains why rebooting communication between our nervous system and brain is fundamental to our mental health and wellbeing. He discusses why our...2023-08-1659 min
The MindHealth360 Show51: Daniel Schmachtenberger - Mental health in global crisis: why our poor mental health is a collective problem and why we need to attend to our planet, society and each other in order to healAddressing the survival of our civilization, this is one the most pressing interviews ever featured on the MindHealth360 Show. Daniel Schmachtenberger is one of the most brilliant systems thinkers and social philosophers of our time. Combining astounding intellect and depth of knowledge with profound concern and wisdom, he is tackling the many issues that threaten humanity. Founder of the Civilisation Research Institution (a think tank focused on preventing global catastrophic risks) and founding member of The Consilience Project (which publishes cutting edge research on catastrophic risk), he advises governments and institutions on the risks we face as a species...2023-07-042h 15
The MindHealth360 Show50: Dr. Richard Schwartz - Finding your “Self”: how IFS is revolutionising psychotherapy and promoting healing for addiction, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, self-harm and suicidalityDr. Richard Schwartz is the Founder of IFS (Internal Family Systems), an evidence-based therapy which is revolutionising traditional psychotherapy. IFS has shown to be remarkably successful where other therapies have proven to be ineffective or unsustainable in helping patients resolve issues with addictions, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, self-harm, suicidality, and other mental health problems. Its strength lies in its simple and intuitive premise that we each have parts (the fearful part, the caregiver, the perfectionist, the overachiever, the grieving part, the addict, etc, usually formed in childhood) which are often at odds with each other and can cause us...2023-05-241h 16
The MindHealth360 Show49: Dr. Mario Martinez - Centenarians who break the rules: how our cultural beliefs negatively impact our health and longevity, and ways to live longer, happier and healthier livesClinical neuropsychologist Dr. Mario Martinez has spent years interviewing healthy centenarians around the world, and studying the effects of culture, beliefs, thoughts and feelings on our biochemistry, longevity and health. He is the best selling author of The MindBody Code: How to Change the Beliefs That Limit Your Health, Longevity, and Success. In this thought-provoking interview, he outlines the profound influence cultural contexts have on the immune system, the endocrine system and the regulation of the nervous system, and how our culture influences our mental health and life expectancy. Backed by scientific evidence, he reveals that longevity is learned...2023-04-261h 22
The Trial Of Alex MurdaughMurdaugh Haunted by Wife and Son He Killed: Insights from Judge Newman's Speech #MurdaughHaunting #SentencingRevelationsCircuit Court Judge Clifton B. Newman, who presided over the high-profile trial of Alex Murdaugh, recently spoke out about the case, revealing his belief that Murdaugh genuinely loved the wife and son he brutally murdered. During an event at Cleveland State University, Judge Newman discussed the attention the trial received and the decisions he made throughout the proceedings. He also shared insights from his powerful, personal speech during Murdaugh's sentencing, in which he addressed the convicted murderer directly. Alex Murdaugh is currently serving two consecutive life sentences at Kirkland Correctional Facility, while appealing both murder convictions.
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The MindHealth360 Show48: Dr. Datis Kharrazian - Why isn't your brain working? The devastating effects of neuroinflammation and how to fix them with functional neurologyDr. Datis Kharrazian is an award winning clinical research scientist, Harvard trained academic professor and world renowned Functional Medicine expert. He is at the forefront of developing evidence-based treatments for mood disorders as well as autoimmune and chronic neurological diseases, which are used by academic institutions as well as by thousands of health care providers. A Fellow of the American College of Nutrition, Diplomate of the Board of Nutrition Specialists, member of the American Association of Immunologists, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, he is also the bestselling author of Why do I Still have Thyroid...2023-03-231h 29
The MindHealth360 Show47: Dr. Suzanne Gazda - Brain on Fire: Why chronic inflammation is driving unprecedented levels of neurological and psychiatric illnessRenowned Functional Medicine Neurologist Dr. Suzanne Gazda is at the forefront of treating neurological disorders, from neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and Multiple Sclerosis, to neurodevelopmental disorders such as Autism and ADD and has also become a specialist in Long Covid and its neurological effects. She completed her residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center, and is the founder of the Neurology Institute of San Antonio (NISA). Dedicated to patient care since 1989, having worked extensively with Hope for Humans charity in Uganda on the treatment of neurological diseases, and trained in functional medicine, Dr. Gazda has...2023-02-171h 02
The MindHealth360 Show46: Dr. Doni Wilson - Why stress and burnout are at the root of most mental and physical illness, and how to build resilience and recover your health and happinessIn this captivating interview, Dr. Doni Wilson reveals the ways we can overcome stress, anxiety and burnout in modern life. Acclaimed public speaker, researcher and author of the best-selling book Master Your Stress, Reset Your Health: The Personalized Program to Calm Anxiety, Boost Energy, and Beat Burnout, Dr. Doni Wilson is a naturopathic doctor, and is certified in midwifery and nutrition. In this vital conversation, she discusses how we can calm our stress response, and outlines why stress is a root cause of biochemical imbalances (such as leaky gut, dysbiosis, hormone imbalance, inflammation, dysregulation of the nervous system) and...2023-01-101h 07
The MindHealth360 Show45: Dr. Jill Carnahan - Toxins, pathogens and inflammation: how our immune system, gut and brain interact to affect our mental healthBoard Certified in Family Medicine and in Integrative Holistic Medicine, Dr. Jill Carnahan is a Functional Medicine expert known for her experience with gut health, immunity, and detoxification. In 2010 she founded the Flatiron Functional Medicine Practice, and in February 2023 will release her book Unexpected: Finding Resilience through Functional Medicine, Science, and Faith. An inspirational survivor of breast cancer and Crohn's Disease, she has lived experience of how Functional Medicine can help you recover and thrive when faced with complex and chronic illness. In this fascinating interview she discusses some lesser known factors of poor mental health, explaining h...2022-12-0250 min
The MindHealth360 Show44: Dr. Neil Nathan - Energetic Diagnosis: a pioneering plea to improve our health, our planet and our medical practitioners’ ability to healIn this fascinating conversation with one of the leading physicians in treating complex chronic illness, Dr. Neil Nathan, author of bestselling Toxic, Heal Your Body, speaks of his latest book on Energetic Diagnosis: Groundbreaking Thesis on Diagnosing Disease and Chronic Illness and the importance of the unseen in medical practice. In this interview, learn why sometimes, despite doing everything right physically, true healing will only happen when the more esoteric impact of energy blockages – whether driven by emotional or spiritual factors – are taken into account. He explains the vital importance of intuition, both for the practitioner and the...2022-10-231h 15
The Natural EvolutionSustainable Healing Through Functional Medicine with Kirkland NewmanKirkland Newman is a London-based journalist, entrepreneur and philanthropist who struggled with her diagnosis of postpartum depression. While navigating through panic attacks & anxiety, she found her path to self-recovery within integrative medicine. As a result of her discoveries, Kirkland founded MindHealth360, a website that provides free resources on integrative mental health and functional medicine, and its corresponding interview show, The MindHealth360 Show.In this episode Kirkland shares how finding functional medicine after the birth of her children completely changed the state of her health and functioned as the turning point that led to her founding MindHealth360. You’ll...2022-09-2647 min
The MindHealth360 Show43: Prof. Stephen Porges - Revolutionising mental health diagnosis and treatment with Polyvagal TheoryConventional mental health treatment manages the symptoms rather than treating root causes of mental health issues. Functional medicine psychiatry seeks to treat the root causes behind these symptoms, whether they are biochemical (hormone imbalances, gut issues, toxic load, inflammation, infections) or psycho-spiritual (adverse childhood experiences, trauma) or both. But what comes first? Do depression, anxiety, insomnia generally come from biochemical imbalances or psycho-spiritual ones? According to the legendary Professor Stephen Porges, biochemical imbalances are the downstream effects of the real root cause of all mental health issues: a dysregulated nervous system, which itself is caused by a chronic physiological...2022-08-311h 23
Answers For Elders Radio NetworkLive Event: MorningStar of Kirkland, WA, with Janet SederquistSuzanne joins executive director Janet Sederquist at Kirkland, Washington’s new MorningStar of Kirkland to talk about this over55 independent living community. The process of elder care can be a daunting, overwhelming task, whether for yourself or a loved one, and their doors are always open to help. Visit MorningStar of Kirkland's website or call 425-979-5626 to learn more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2022-08-0611 min
Answers For Elders Radio NetworkLive Event: MorningStar of Kirkland, WA, with Lolly BruschereSuzanne joins concierge Lolly Bruschere at Kirkland, Washington’s new MorningStar of Kirkland senior living community. As a faith-based organization, MorningStar puts humanity, faith, and ethics first. Everyone is welcome regardless of their personal faith, and residents are treated like family. The lifestyle focuses on quality of life, so you don't really have to leave to enjoy life, though the community is also in a great location near restaurants and a grocery store. There's a theater hall, dining hall, pool, gym, and bistro. Saturdays they have board games, cards, and TED Talks. Visit MorningStar of Ki...2022-08-0612 min
Answers For Elders Radio NetworkLive Event: MorningStar of Kirkland, WA, with Karin HirstSuzanne joins director of hospitality Karin Hirsch at Kirkland, Washington’s new MorningStar of Kirkland senior living community. Karin is responsible for resident satisfaction, so she knows the families and residents to serve them best. She coordinates their move-in process, connects them with other residents, makes sure they're happy, gets them involved in activities, and acts as their point of contact for any needs they have. Visit MorningStar of Kirkland's website or call 425-979-5626 to learn more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2022-08-0612 min
Answers For Elders Radio NetworkLive Event: MorningStar of Kirkland, WA, with Jennifer GrahamSuzanne joins community relations director Jennifer Graham at Kirkland, Washington’s new MorningStar of Kirkland senior living community. If you're thinking of downsizing, consider this new over-55 independent living community. The vibe here is like having a daily vacation, or being on a cruise ship. The location is excellent, near walking trails, walking distance from Fred Meyer grocery, and there's a dog park a block away. It's a modern take on the Pacific Northwest. There's a workout gym, hair salon, indoor pool, fresh dining, movie theater, and more. They have a primary care physician, dentist and urgent ca...2022-08-0612 min
The MindHealth360 Show42: Florence Williams - Heartbreak: the neurophysiology of loss and loneliness, its effects on our mental and physical health, and what we can do to healScience journalist and author of “Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey” and “The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative”, Florence Williams takes us on a fascinating journey around the physiological effects of heartbreak, loss and loneliness on our bodies and minds. With access to cutting edge scientific research, as well as her own personal experience of heartbreak when her 20 year marriage ended, she describes how grief and loneliness impact our physiology (our nervous system, immune system, hormones and brains), and what we can do to heal our physical and mental health through a sense of Purpo...2022-08-041h 13
The MindHealth360 Show41: Prof. Robert Lustig - How to eat for health, longevity and happinessLife expectancy, quality of life and health-span are going down, and not because of Covid. We are witnessing an epidemic of chronic noncommunicable disease (CNDs) (such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke, fatty liver disease, cancer, dementia) as well as mental health issues (addiction, depression, anxiety) and autoimmune conditions which are increasing in prevalence and severity. These diseases of metabolic and mitochondrial dysfunction cannot be helped with a pill, but rather with food. But not just any food. “Let food be thy medicine” is true only if it is the right food. The wrong food, however, will poison you over...2022-07-191h 08
Answers For Elders Radio NetworkLive Event: MorningStar at Hillsboro Opens, with Adam OrtegaThis special live event celebrates the June 18 opening of MorningStar Senior Living in Hillsboro, Oregon. In this segment, Maintenance Director Adam Ortega joins Suzanne Newman to talk about opening the brand new retirement community. He also helped open MorningStar’s Kirkland community, and talks about getting creative with helping senior residents make room for special collections, or knocking down walls — whatever helps them feel at home and help feed their passions when transitioning to senior living. People have a perception that they'll lose their freedom and identity in senior living, but that's not the case at Mor...2022-06-2113 min
Answers For Elders Radio NetworkClinical trial for Lewy body dementia, part 4This segment focuses on misconceptions of clinical trials and who qualifies for the Lewy body dementia clinical trial. Dr. Daniel Burdick, a physician's investigator at Evergreen Hospital Medical Center in Kirkland, Washington, covers these topics with Suzanne Newman. Regarding misconceptions, Dr. Burdick says he's often asked about placebos. He explains that people have an expectation that the the reason to go into a clinical trial is because it will benefit them. And of course they hope it will, but they don't know that it will for sure. When people hear there's a chance of getting a placebo...2022-05-1413 min
Answers For Elders Radio NetworkClinical trial for Lewy body dementia, part 3This segment focuses on what doctors test in the Lewy body dementia clinical trial, as well as the importance of the study participant's care partner. Dr. Daniel Burdick, a physician's investigator at Evergreen Hospital Medical Center in Kirkland, Washington, walks Suzanne Newman through these aspects of the clinical trial. In the shape trial, doctors are looking at elements of safety and efficacy. Safety issues include studying bloodwork, physical exams, and checking things like changes in mood. The efficacy of the medication is studied by assessing the participant's cognition: the person's ability to remember, recall, fluidly use words...2022-05-1412 min
Answers For Elders Radio NetworkClinical trial for Lewy body dementia, part 2This segment focuses on what it means to be involved in the Lewy body dementia shape trial. Dr. Daniel Burdick, a physician's investigator at Evergreen Hospital Medical Center in Kirkland, Washington walks Suzanne Newman through the process. Participating in a clinical trial is a donation of time to the global effort to develop better treatments for Parkinson's disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies. It can be involved. This particular trial is a 6-8 month process with 9 or 10 visits to the Kirkland site, one every 4-6 weeks, each one a couple to several hours each, with doctors spending...2022-05-1412 min
Answers For Elders Radio NetworkClinical trial for Lewy body dementia, part 1Dr. Daniel Burdick from the Evergreen Hospital Medical Center in Kirkland, Washingon, joins Suzanne Newman to talk about a type of dementia that's rarely discussed at Answers for Elders. Dr. Burdick is a physician's investigator trained in movement and neuro-psychiatric disorders. Lewy body dementia encompasses two separate disorders: Parkinson's dementia and Dementia with Lewy Bodies, which are very similar. They're different from other forms of dementia in that they come with motor symptoms like tremors, slowness, stiffness, and trouble moving, and commonly include hallucinations and delusions. The distinction between the two is the timing of symptoms. In...2022-05-1412 min
The MindHealth360 Show40: Dr. James Greenblatt - A revolutionary approach to Eating Disorders using key nutrients and dietary interventions alongside mind-body therapiesEating disorders are one of the most dangerous and difficult to treat mental health issues in young women and men, with the highest levels of mortality and relapse rates of all psychiatric illnesses. And their numbers are growing. In this urgent and eye-opening interview, leading child and adolescent integrative psychiatrist Dr. James Greenblatt, with over 40 years of clinical experience treating eating disorders (anorexia, binge eating, bulimia, etc.), tells us about the often overlooked biochemical factors influencing eating disorders, and shares how to successfully and sustainably treat (and prevent) eating disorders, in women and men, by addressing nutrition, vitamins and...2022-05-041h 10
Speak Your Way To Cash161: How to Win At Marketing As A Speaker With David NewmanIn this episode, Ashley speaks to David Newman. David Newman is a Certified Speaking Professional and member of the NSA Million Dollar Speakers Group. David is the author of the business bestsellers, “Do It! Marketing” and “Do It! Speaking.” David helps solo consultants and business coaches grow their revenues by 50%-500% in less than 15 months. Nothing makes David happier than client results.In this episode, David covers:•His experience transition from a corporate job to start his speaking career.•The tool kit speakers should have to succeed in the speaking world.•Tips to use languag...2022-04-1145 min
The MindHealth360 Show39: Dr. Lara Salyer - Burned out? How to optimise your brain-body health and love life again, with functional medicine and creativity for neurochemical flowDr. Lara Salyer, author of Right Brain Rescue, is a family medicine physician who retrained in Functional Medicine after experiencing debilitating burnout. In this inspiring and complex interview, she explains how increasing our neurochemical flow can successfully soothe burnout, calm a dysregulated stress response and improve mental health symptoms. Dr. Lara Salyer’s remarkable approach to burnout and poor mental health draws on her training in functional medicine and her personal experience and creativity to explain how we can rekindle optimal brain-body health and rediscover a love of life by developing better boundaries and lifestyle habits, and encouraging creativity fo...2022-03-3157 min
The MindHealth360 Show38: Dr. Josh Friedman - Integrative psychotherapy – combining biochemical solutions with psychological ones for better mental healthDr. Josh Friedman is a pioneering psychotherapist and psychologist who uses not only psychological therapies and mind-body practices such as yoga and breathing techniques, but also a wealth of tools and knowledge to support his patients’ biochemistry using diet, supplements and amino acids. He has found that this combination approach is more effective in helping his patients’ mental health than psychotherapy alone. Dr. Friedman earned his doctorate in psychology from New York University, did post-doctoral training in psychoanalysis at the Training and Research Institute for Self Psychology, and is an eating disorders psychotherapist at the esteemed Renfrew Cente...2022-03-021h 07
The MindHealth360 Show37: Prof. Bonnie Kaplan & Prof. Julia Rucklidge - The power of combining nutrients: how to combat poor mental health, anxiety, depression, ADHD and stress with diet and multi-nutrient therapyIn this lively and informative interview, Professor Bonnie Kaplan and Professor Julia Rucklidge, co-authors of The Better Brain, discuss the vital role of nutrition in mental health, the importance of diet and the right kind of supplementation (spoiler alert: the right type and combination of supplements is crucial). Prof. Bonnie Kaplan, winner of the Rogers Prize for Excellence in Complementary & Alternative Medicine, is a research psychologist at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine. Prof. Julia Rucklidge, director of the Mental Health and Nutrition Research Lab, is a clinical psychologist at the University of Canterbury. Both are ex...2022-02-011h 06
The MindHealth360 Show36: Dr. Hyla Cass - The hidden source of better mental health: the endocannabinoid system; what it is and how CBD can helpDr. Hyla Cass is a psychiatrist and pioneer of integrative health and functional medicine psychiatry, author of several popular books including Natural Highs, 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health, and The Addicted Brain and How to Break Free. In this striking interview, she outlines the ways we can recover from mental health issues (PTSD, depression, anxiety, PMS, poor memory) by using CBD to support the endocannabinoid system. She explains what the endocannabinoid system is and why it is so central to our mental health, and describes the ways CBD replenishes endocannabinoids to provide successful, sustainable and natural recovery from mental health...2022-01-1350 min
The MindHealth360 Show35: Dr. Ameet Aggarwal - Mind-body medicine: how to recover our mental health by healing our gut and liver as well as past traumasDr. Ameet Aggarwal, best-selling author of Heal Your Body, Cure Your Mind, is a naturopathic doctor, psychotherapist, homeopath, EMDR and family constellations therapist. In this fascinating and comprehensive interview, he explains that healing from poor mental health, anxiety, depression, and insomnia can be successfully achieved by addressing gut health, liver stagnation and inflammation (our biochemistry) and painful emotions and past traumas (our psychospirituality). By understanding the mind and body as integrally related, Dr. Aggarwal reveals that the best way to sustainably recover from poor mental health is through a combined approach incorporating homeopathic remedies, psychotherapy, EMDR, herbs...2021-12-1657 min
The MindHealth360 Show34: Dr. Dale Bredesen and Dr. Kat Toups - The end of Alzheimer’s: a groundbreaking approach to preventing and reversing DementiaIn this astounding conversation for the How To Academy in association with MindHealth360, Dr. Dale Bredesen and Dr. Kat Toups reveal their pioneering research into new treatments for dementia and cognitive decline. They explain that, contrary to widespread medical belief, cognitive decline and dementia are not only preventable, but also reversible. Both leading experts in neurodegenerative diseases, Dr. Dale Bredesen, legendary neurologist, is the author of the two best-sellers The End of Alzheimer’s and The End of Alzheimer’s Programme, and Dr. Kat Toups, recognised as the Godmother of functional medicine psychiatry, is the author of t...2021-11-251h 08
The MindHealth360 Show33: Christina Veselak - How to nourish your brain: amino acids and nutrition for mental health and addiction recoveryChristina Veselak is a psychotherapist and nutritionist, specialising in addiction recovery, relapse prevention and mental health. She is the Founder and Director of the Academy for Addiction and Mental Health Nutrition. With a unique focus on psychotherapy (trauma, emotion, addictions) and nutrition (biochemical imbalances), in this compelling interview she explains that nutrient and neurotransmitter depletion in the brain can cause addictive behaviours and other mental health symptoms, and outlines the ways diet, amino acid and nutrient therapy, and psychotherapy can significantly help prevent addiction relapse. She notes that addiction programmes which offer nutrition therapy have significantly reduced relapse rates.2021-11-0254 min
The MindHealth360 Show32: Dr. Michelle Veneziano - How osteopathy can improve our mental health through its impact on the brain, embodiment and the nervous systemIn this fascinating interview, Dr. Michelle Veneziano, board-certified in family medicine and a clinical professor of osteopathic medicine at Touro University, California, discusses her work with the nervous system, embodiment and brain health. Detailing how tongue position, posture and circulation have a significant impact on mental health, she explains how osteopathy can initiate a mechanical body-release which helps to reset the nervous system, and enable recovery from symptoms such as depression, anxiety and insomnia.2021-10-221h 06
The MindHealth360 Show31: Kirkland Newman - Kirkland and Cressida in conversation: all you need to know about optimising your mental health with integrative medicineIn this inspiring and comprehensive interview, the tables are turned as Cressida Bonas interviews Kirkland Newman, our very own founder and editor of MindHealth360, and discuss the key factors that impact our mental health, and integrative solutions to common mental health issues. Encapsulating her extensive knowledge of integrative medicine and her experience interviewing leading practitioners, Kirkland outlines ways to identify and treat the root causes of mental health symptoms such as depression, anxiety, panic attacks, cognitive decline and insomnia. She explores and offers solutions to the two most important areas for successful healing from poor me...2021-10-081h 30
The MindHealth360 Show30: Dr. Kyrin Dunston - How to heal naturally: functional medicine and hormone balance for sustainable mental health recoveryDr. Kyrin Dunston is a Board Certified OBGYN and Functional Medicine Specialist, host of Stop the Menopause Madness Summit and author of Cracking the Bikini Code: 6 Secrets to Permanent Weight Loss Success. In this interview she discusses her all-natural journey to losing 100 pounds and healing from anxiety, depression, chronic exhaustion, IBS and fibromyalgia. She outlines how to sustainably recover from poor mental health and reveals the most common causes of mental health symptoms, with a focus on hormonal imbalances. She explains that by treating mental and physical health simultaneously, we can not only heal, but truly thrive.2021-09-301h 03
The MindHealth360 Show29: Nick Pineault - The silent threat! Why electromagnetic fields from mobile phones, wifi and wireless devices are damaging our mental health, and what to do about itIn this unnerving interview, Nick Pineault, investigative health journalist and author of The Non-Tinfoil Guide to EMFs, reveals the pervasive effects of EMFs (electromagnetic fields) emitted from our mobile phones, wifi and wireless devices. Using scientific research, he outlines why EMFs are NOT safe, despite assurances that they are, and explains how they could be affecting our physical and mental health. He suggests the solution to the problem lies in changing how we use our gadgets in order to reduce EMF pollution, rather than in rejecting these technologies.2021-09-191h 02
The MindHealth360 Show28: Dr. Ilene Naomi Rusk - How to rewire your brain: neuroplasticity to recover your mental health and treat cognitive declineBehavioural Neuroscientist and co-director of the Healthy Brain Programme in Colorado, Dr. Ilene Naomi Rusk is a specialist in functional brain health. In this captivating interview, she explains what neuroplasticity is and how to use it to rewire your brain for the prevention and treatment of cognitive decline. She shows how neurological and psychological health are interrelated, and outlines ways to fortify your brain, optimise your cognition and sustainably heal other mental health symptoms by addressing both biochemical (genetic, environmental) and psychospiritual (psychological, emotional) imbalances.2021-08-191h 13
The MindHealth360 Show27: Dr. Mary Ackerley - Why psychiatric symptoms are not always psychological: the impact of biotoxins and inflammation on mental healthClassically trained board certified psychiatrist and integrative physician Dr. Mary Ackerley is a summa cum laude graduate from Harvard University, having completed her residency in psychiatry and neurology at Johns Hopkins. In this rich and stimulating interview, she reveals the incredible ways integrative medicine can heal psychiatric symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and cognitive decline, by addressing their most common root causes – biotoxin illness, poor diet and neuroinflammation – to leave you feeling better than ever before.2021-07-151h 01
The MindHealth360 Show26: Dr. Kat Toups - How to prevent and reverse dementia: a functional medicine psychiatrist’s approach to successfully tackling cognitive declineDr. Kat Toups, known as the Godmother of functional medicine psychiatry, author of the upcoming book Dementia Demystified is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. In this rich and complex interview, she tells us that psychiatric care for dementia cannot be found in a pill, and shows how dementia and cognitive decline can be prevented and reversed by attending to the factors that affect brain function—including diet, exercise, toxins, infections, hormone deficiencies, stress and inflammation.2021-06-031h 58
The MindHealth360 Show25: Richie Bostock - Exhale! The incredible power of breathwork for mental health and happinessRichie Bostock, AKA ‘The Breath Guy’, author of Exhale: How to Use Breathwork to Find Calm, Supercharge your Health and Perform at Your Best, is one of the world's leading practitioners of breathwork. In this fascinating interview, Richie explains how to breathe to regulate our nervous system, feel calmer and recover from panic attacks, depression and anxiety, and how we can use breathwork to heal trauma and reach higher states of consciousness.2021-05-131h 06
The MindHealth360 Show24: Dr. Felice Gersh - Hormones: how they impact your brain, moods and wellbeing, and how to optimise them for better mental healthDr. Felice Gersh, author of “PCOS SOS: a gynecologist's lifeline to naturally restore your rhythms, hormones and happiness”, is a multi-award winning physician and renowned expert in OB-GYN (obstetrics and gynecology) and integrative medicine. In this rich and stimulating interview she tells us how to optimise our hormones, circadian rhythms and lifestyle for better mental health, and explains why an integrative approach is so much more effective in improving mental and physical health compared to conventional medicine.2021-04-251h 25
ADHD IS OVER!Episode 56 - Mind Health 360.MIND HEALTH 360 is the latest episode with my guest Kirkland Newman - an Anglo-American journalist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, who specializes in integrative mental health.
Kirkland founded and runs the successful integrative mental health website, MindHealth360, which provides free information and resources on integrative mental health and functional medicine psychiatry to those suffering from mental health issues, their friends, their families, and to health practitioners worldwide.
She also founded and hosts The MindHealth360 Show, which interviews leading integrative mental health practitioners from around the world.
In this episode, Kirkland and I will discuss what ADHD actually is, her own family’s experien...2021-04-191h 08
The MindHealth360 Show23: Dr. Neil Nathan & Dr. Jill Crista - More than just an allergy problem: the profound impact of mould toxicity on mental healthDr. Neil Nathan is a board-certified family physician, founding diplomate of the American Board of Holistic Medicine, and expert in pain management and chronic illness. Dr. Jill Crista is a naturopathic doctor and world renowned expert in neuroinflammatory conditions. In this hugely insightful interview, they discuss the widespread and devastating role mould can play in mental health, causing neuroinflammation, hormone imbalances, cognitive decline, severe anxiety and depression, and outline ways to heal from mould toxicity.2021-04-0652 min
The MindHealth360 Show22: Prof. Emeran Mayer - The mind-gut connection: the bi-directional communication between our gut and our brain and its impact on mental healthIn this fascinating interview with Dr. Emeran Mayer, gastroenterologist and Professor in the Departments of Medicine, Physiology and Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, find out about the factors that impact our gut microbiome, and how our gut plays an essential role in neurodegenerative diseases, neurodevelopment disorders, anxiety and mood, and how we can improve our gut microbiome for better mental health.2021-03-171h 23
The MindHealth360 Show21: Mandy Saligari - Managing adolescent tech use during a pandemicIn this interview, addiction therapist Mandy Saligari, co-founder and clinical director of Charter, talks about our increased use of devices during lockdowns. Discover the subtle differences between tech addiction and escalated dependence on tech, and find out about the benefits of allowing our kids more tech freedom during this unprecedented time of social disconnect.2021-02-2329 min
The MindHealth360 Show20: Dr. Don Grant - Healthy and safe use of technology for optimal mental health in the new normal of daily technology dependenceNo Going Back? COVID-19 has changed the future of home-working and home-learning. In this interview with media-psychologist Dr. Don Grant, learn healthy ways to cope with our increased dependence on technology due to social restrictions and lockdowns. Discover some useful ways to set screen boundaries, normalise the abnormal, find human connection and optimise our mental health in an increasingly digital world.2021-02-231h 04
The MindHealth360 Show19: Emma Beswick - How your genes impact your mental health, and how to use nutrigenomics to optimise mental healthIn this fascinating interview with Emma Beswick, founder of Lifecode Gx, learn about how our genes impact our mental health via key biochemical pathways. Discover some of the genetic variants that are particularly important for mental health, and some of the key nutrients and lifestyle habits that can support your genetic expression for optimal mental health.2021-02-101h 15
The MindHealth360 Show18: Patrick Holford - Optimum nutrition for the mind: the nutritional interventions, lifestyle habits and therapies that can heal our mental health and fix our brainsIn this interview, Patrick Holford explains why mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, insomnia, dementia and addiction are on the rise in our societies, while IQ is going down (a combination of poor nutrition and over-stimulation from social media and technology). He teaches us about the key vitamins, fats, and amino acids we need for better mental health, and how to support the key nutritional systems to fix our brains.2021-01-261h 15
The MindHealth360 Show17: Kevin Hines - Be Here Tomorrow: the inspirational story and life lessons from a suicide survivorOne of only 1% of people who have survived a suicide attempt from the Golden Gate bridge, listen to Kevin Hines’ extraordinary story of miraculous survival, his ongoing struggles with mental health and suicidal ideation, and the daily habits and mindset which have kept him, and thousands of others, alive.2021-01-121h 04
The MindHealth360 Show16: Dr. James Greenblatt - Suicide prevention: an integrative approachIn this interview with integrative child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. James Greenblatt, learn about some of the basic biochemical imbalances which can contribute to suicidality, and what you can do to fix them.2021-01-1246 min
The MindHealth360 Show15: Dr. Bessel van der Kolk - The body keeps the score: how trauma is rooted in our physiology, and what we can do about itIn this fascinating conversation between one of the world’s pre-eminent trauma experts, psychiatrist Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, and psychotherapist Benjamin Fry, learn how traumatic stress, especially from childhood, can impact our brain, body, behaviour, relationships and mental health, even long after the traumatic stress is over.2020-12-311h 00
The MindHealth360 Show14: Ray Griffiths - Why mitochondria are essential for your brain and how to harness them for better mental healthIn this fascinating interview with Ray Griffiths, lecturer at The College of Naturopathic Medicine in the UK, learn how tiny organelles in every cell, called mitochondria, are vital to rebuilding and powering our brains and emotions, but can also backfire when they get damaged, contributing to suicidal depression, anxiety, loss of memory, concentration and neurodegeneration. And discover concrete strategies to keep them working FOR your mental health rather than against it.2020-11-301h 19
The MindHealth360 Show13: Dr. Arwen Podesta & Dr. Joe Mather - Healing addiction: a groundbreaking integrative approachIn this interview, addiction psychiatrist Dr. Arwen Podesta and functional medicine GP Dr. Joe Mather discuss a groundbreaking approach to treating addiction for sustainable results. By working together and using medication-assisted treatment, in conjunction with healing the biochemistry through working on the gut, detoxification, and nutrition; on lifestyle habits such as sleep; and on the all-important nervous system and psychological trauma, they are leading the way to reduce the shocking failure rates (60 to 75%) of conventional addiction treatment.2020-11-111h 10
The MindHealth360 Show12: Trudy Scott - The anti-anxiety solution: proven natural ways to get sustainable and rapid relief from anxiety, while addressing its root causesIn this interview, certified nutritionist Trudy Scott, author of “The Antianxiety Food Solution: How the Foods You Eat Can Help You Calm Your Anxious Mind, Improve Your Mood and End Cravings” explains how imbalances in our neurotransmitters can lead to anxiety, and how to treat them with targeted amino acid therapy. She shows us that toxins, infections, medications, hormone imbalances, gut issues, and of course poor nutrition can all contribute to these neurotransmitter imbalances, and what we can do to feel calm, relaxed, grounded and happy.2020-10-291h 01
The MindHealth360 Show11: Dr. James Greenblatt - ADHD: breakthrough treatments to restore attention and focus, minimise hyperactivity, and eliminate drug side effectsIn this interview with leading child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. James Greenblatt, find out about the root causes of ADHD, how to test for them, and how to improve ADHD symptoms and drug side effects with safe, effective and proven nutritional and lifestyle interventions.2020-10-111h 01
The MindHealth360 Show10: Prof. Robert Lustig & Dr. Don Grant - What is addiction (especially to tech), why is it increasing and how can we fix it?In this conversation with Professor Robert Lustig and Dr. Don Grant, learn about the causes and biochemistry of addiction to substances and behaviours (especially tech addiction), understand why addiction and depression are increasing in our societies, and find out what we can do about it.2020-09-2750 min
The MindHealth360 Show9: Prof. Stephen Porges - How safe do you feel? Revolutionising mental health with the Polyvagal TheoryProfessor Stephen Porges’ Polyvagal Theory shows how the state of our nervous system determines our mental (and physical) health. He proposes a new paradigm in which mental illness is the result of our bodies’ reaction to a prolonged experience of threat, provoking a biochemical cascade which reduces our capacity for health, growth and repair. He urges us to listen to our bodies as much as we listen to our minds, and to build more nervous-system informed relationships and institutions, for better mental health.2020-09-191h 16
The MindHealth360 Show8: Benjamin Fry - The root cause of mental health issues: nervous system dysregulation, what it means and how to fix itIn this interview, psychotherapist, author and founder of Khiron Clinics, Benjamin Fry, tells us how he recovered from his life-threatening mental breakdown by healing his nervous system. He explains that many common mental health issues can be understood in terms of nervous system dysregulation, and how all relationships are determined by the health of our nervous system. He also tells us the best ways and therapies to heal our nervous system and therefore our mental health and personal relationships.2020-08-211h 05
The MindHealth360 Show7: Dr. Margaret Christensen - The true causes of depression, anxiety, insomnia, psychosis and other mental health symptoms: how physiological stress and psychological stress can ruin your mental health, and what to do about itDr. Margaret Christensen, obgyn, leader of the “Toxic Mould Summit” and founder of Carpathia Collaborative, a pioneering integrative health centre in Dallas, Texas, shows us that mental health symptoms are caused by neuroinflammation brought on by physiological and psychological stressors such as toxins, infections, mould, allergens, and of course trauma and abuse. She gives us an in-depth understanding of the mechanisms behind the 5 key triggers of neuroinflammation, and the 4 key solutions to healing it.2020-08-0155 min
The MindHealth360 Show6: Dr. Anna Cabeca - How our hormones impact our mental health, what disrupts them, and what fixes them: the Keto Green approachDr. Anna Cabeca overcame personal tragedy and early menopause to achieve balanced hormones, ideal weight, happiness and peace by adapting the ketogenic diet, including intermittent fasting, and making it alkaline. Whether you are a man or a woman, by following her keto-green approach, you will balance your hormones, reduce depression and anxiety, and improve mood, energy, memory and cognition.2020-07-2457 min
The MindHealth360 Show5: Dr. Christina Bjorndal - Back from the brink: reversing mental illness with naturopathic medicineDespite being a successful banker, Dr. Christina Bjorndal suffered years of debilitating bipolar depression and eating disorders, miraculously surviving a suicide attempt which left her in a coma. She recovered thanks to orthomolecular medicine, became a naturopath, and opened a successful clinic. Here she shares vital information about the key macro-systems that influence our mental health, and how to optimise them through nutrition, gut repair, detoxification, lifestyle habits, and mental attitudes.2020-07-171h 13
The MindHealth360 Show4: Prof. Robert Lustig - Could our biology be causing our moods and behaviour, and what can we do about it?Paediatric neuroendocrinologist, Professor Robert Lustig, shows how our hormones and neurotransmitters drive our moods and behaviour, and shares the biochemical keys to happiness and how to achieve them (with the 4 Cs). He also demonstrates that by conflating pleasure with happiness for commercial gain, our modern societies prime us for addiction and depression, since they are biochemically inversely correlated; and how our children (and ourselves) are at risk of frying our brains.2020-06-241h 13
The MindHealth360 Show3: Dr. Achina Stein - What if it’s NOT depression? Finding answers with Functional Medicine PsychiatryFunctional medicine psychiatrist Dr. Achina Stein, author of “What If It’s NOT Depression: Your Guide to Finding Answers and Solutions” tells us that depression is a symptom of an underlying issue, rather than a disorder; explores the main causes of depression and other mental health issues using her SHIFT acronym (stress, hormones, infection, foods, toxins), and discusses the thorny issue of “evidence” in functional medicine psychiatry.2020-06-201h 09
The MindHealth360 Show2: Yulli Tamayo Myerson - How to breathe better for Covid-19 prevention, while improving mental health issues such as ADHD, anxiety, depression and insomnia with Yulli Tamayo MyersonYulli Tamayo Myerson, founding President of the British Society of Myofunctional Therapy, Buteyko Breathing Practitioner and Myofunctional Therapist, shows us how specific breathing techniques can help us improve our resilience to allergies and viruses such as Covid-19, while also helping us improve our cognition, concentration, anxiety, and mood. She also shows us how proper jaw alignment and tongue position, starting in childhood, are essential to regulating our nervous and hormonal systems for optimal mental health 2020-05-281h 08
The MindHealth360 Show1: Dr. Neil Nathan - How mould, lyme and other toxins and infections may be causing your mental health symptoms, and what to do about it, with Dr. Neil NathanDr. Neil Nathan draws on his 40 years of clinical practice to tell us how he systematically gets to the root cause of his patients’ mental health issues. He shows us that depression, anxiety, poor attention and memory, etc...can result from inflammation-causing mould and other toxins, and Lyme and other infections, which can contribute to imbalances in the hormonal, nervous, gastro-intestinal, detoxification and methylation systems. He also tells us how to address these root causes in order to heal. 2020-05-281h 19
Blamo!005 - Ben Clymer (HODINKEE)HODINKEE founder, Ben Clymer drops in to discuss how he took a passionate hobby into the most respected publication on watches.**Notable HODINKEE Posts Inside Rolex - https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/inside-rolexReference Points on the Rolex Paul Newman Daytona - https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/reference-points-the-paul-newman-daytona
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