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Critical Conversations about Women's Health & Wellness | Nutrition & Supplements | Holistic#012: Things Change . People Change . Don't Let That Stop YouThe Critical Conversations Podcast was created by two friends that just so happened to be critical care nurses with a decade of experience taking care of extremely sick people - motivated by the things we knew we could change - frustrated by the capabilities & time made available to us within the American healthcare system. We ( Briana Reesing & Laura Gluck ) created this podcast for YOU & whole heartedly believe in the potential around the power of taking things into your own hands after seeing the true handicaps of the traditional system.We know from personal experience - that seeking...2018-10-1513 min
Critical Conversations about Women's Health & Wellness | Nutrition & Supplements | Holistic#011: Artificial Sweeteners, Zero Calories & The Pregnancy Warning You May Not Have Known About (Aspartame. Sucralose, Splenda, Saccharin, Stevia & More.)We’ve all heard sugar is bad for us. But, have you ever stopped to think about the consequences of substituting sugar for ‘DIET’ alternatives – such as those brightly colored, zero-calorie, artificial sweeteners instead? Sucralose (Splenda), Saccharin (Sweet & Low), Aspartame (Equal or NutraSweet), Stevia (Sweet Leaf), & Sugar Alcohols (like Xylitol) are hiding in too many standard American food items to count. They’ve all been made in a lab by chemists discovering how to make our food sweeter with less calories – at the expense of our long term health. Plus, we can’t deny the fact that they...2018-06-1151 minCritical Conversations about Women's Health & Wellness | Nutrition & Supplements | Holistic#010: Added Sugar. YOLO & It’s Hidden Effects on Your Long-Term HealthYOLO (you only live once). It may be a 'fun' common way to say 'live a little' - but we take it's meaning - Quite Literally. SUGAR – is known to cause cavities, diabetes (type 2) and weight gain when consumed in high amounts on a regular basis. But, DID YOU KNOW – it has now also been linked to digestive issues such as leaky gut and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, high blood pressure, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, dementia and has even been linked to increase the likelihood and growth rate of certain cancers? That being said... What if we...2018-05-1440 minCritical Conversations about Women's Health & Wellness | Nutrition & Supplements | Holistic#009: Got Gut Health? Signals, Symptoms & Simple SolutionsWARNING: Everybody poops. But, no one is talking about it. So, we’re taking the liberty of opening up the conversation around digestive health to a much deeper level today. Do you poop often enough? Do you pay attention to what it looks like? More on this (diarrhea and constipation), along with a multitude of other symptoms that may be silent symptoms of poor gut health that you’ve been ignoring. Psoriasis, Eczema, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Diabetes, Weight Gain, Fatigue, Brain Fog, Hypoglycemia, ADHD, MS, headaches …. You name it . It’s all connected. In this epi...2018-04-2358 min
Critical Conversations about Women's Health & Wellness | Nutrition & Supplements | Holistic#008 Is our Microbiome & Gut Health - The Root Cause of Most Disease?Leaky Gut. Microbiome. #GutHealth. IBS. Food Sensitivities. Probiotics … There’s a chance you may have heard these words mentioned in recent conversation with your doctor, coworker, friend or possibly even on social media. But, do you truly understand why “gut health” is such a hot topic of conversation lately? You can access the full show notes, links and resources at www.criticalconversationspodcast.com/episode008 Or join the conversation on instagram @criticalconversations With this episode, we hope to help you understand the microbiome on a deeper level while leaving you with tangible tips and...2018-04-1639 min
Critical Conversations about Women's Health & Wellness | Nutrition & Supplements | Holistic#007: Antibiotics, Gastrointestinal Issues & long-term Birth Control use – Laura Gluck of FitAsGluck – Dives into her Personal Health Issues & Navigation of the Standard American Healthcare System.In this episode, Laura Gluck of www.fitasgluck.com shares her personal story with us for the first time. Ironically, it starts just like anyone else & we have a feeling you’ll be able to relate. It begins … when she was born. Healthy. Strong. Without Complications. Until a multitude of childhood infections led to multiple antibiotic prescriptions, resulting digestive issues, ovarian cysts, birth control, gallbladder surgery, hospital admission for sepsis - and so much more. Laura takes us through her personal medical history and reveals how, what seemed to be a moment in time, was the middle piec...2018-04-091h 01
Critical Conversations about Women's Health & Wellness | Nutrition & Supplements | Holistic#006: Stress, Inflammation & Microbiome Disruption – Briana Reesing of Beachlifeorganic - Dives into an Alternative Approach of Getting to The Root Cause of Her Symptoms.We’re all unique – with our own health history, symptoms and life events. In this episode, critical conversations co-host: Briana Reesing of www.beachlifeorganic.com shares her own personal story in hopes of motivating you to seek out answers for the symptoms you may be having before it’s too late. It’s not always easy to get a clear diagnosis when the symptoms you’re having are vague or infrequent. But, that doesn’t mean you should give up. Be your own best advocate, listen to the signals and symptoms your body is showing you and begin to dial...2018-04-0350 min
Critical Conversations about Women's Health & Wellness | Nutrition & Supplements | Holistic#004: Fad Diets, Food Rules & The Peer Pressure clouding your judgementLet's dive into the messy and complicated world of FOOD – sorting out fad diets, dogmatic food rules and discussing the different food camps that are currently popular in 2018. As registered nurses, we're not nutritionists or dietitians - but we are human. So we've had many of our own experiences around food. Plus, we've each fallen victim to the peer pressure at different stages of our lives based on our goals & we've each had our own personal journey around the discovery of the nutrition hiding in our food & the way of eating that works best for us individually....2018-03-2135 min
Critical Conversations about Women's Health & Wellness | Nutrition & Supplements | Holistic#002 - Preventative Health SimplifiedThe first episode kicked off introducing ourselves - who we are as critical care nurses - and why we care so much about preventative health. In this episode, we do our best to simplify the definition of preventative health and discuss simple lifestyle changes you can make to SIMPLIFY your daily life. Prevention should improve your overall health - without overcomplicating your life. Here's the New York Times article that fueled this discussion, it's titled 'Preventive Care Saves Money? Sorry, It’s Too Good to Be True' ... we've linked the article below and sha...2018-03-0643 min
Critical Conversations about Women's Health & Wellness | Nutrition & Supplements | Holistic#001: Introducing the Critical Conversations Podcast & HostsWelcome to the Critical Conversations Podcast Hosted by two critical care nurses who are doing things differently. We’re here to discuss our healthcare system, why preventative health is so important to us and what YOU can do about it. Hosted by Laura Gluck, BSN, RN, CCRN & Briana Reesing, BSN, RN, CEN, MICN What if we told you – You have the power to change the trajectory of your life. Would you do it? Keep listening to find out more...2018-03-0531 min