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Dr. Tasha Turzo DO, graduated from Western University, Pomona, California in 1994 where she received a Post Graduate Osteopathic Manual Medicine/Anatomy Fellowship.  She completed her internship at the UCSF Family Medicine Residency at the Santa Rosa Community Hospital. She has been in private practice since 1995 practicing osteopathy, homeopathy, functional medicine, prolotherapy and PRP specializing in craniofacial dysfunctions. 

She is a Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine where she has been a guest lecturer since 2007.  Dr. Turzo has been co-treating patients and working monthly with Dr. Nordstrom since 1995.  She is also a founding member of AEI (ALF Educational Institute). Dr. Turzo is an internationally recognized expert in the application of osteopathy and functional dentistry, with a focus on the use of the Advance Lightwire Functional (ALF) devices and TMD.  Dr. Turzo has been teaching extensively in this field since 1997.  

Ashok Gupta is an internationally renowned Speaker, Filmmaker & Health Practitioner who has dedicated his life to supporting people through chronic illness, and achieving their potential.   Ashok suffered from ME, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, around 25 years ago when he was studying at Cambridge University. Through neurological research that he conducted, he managed to get himself 100% better. He then set up a clinic to treat others, and then published the well-known neuroplasticity recovery program known as the Gupta Program in 2007.   He has published several medical papers and is continually researching these chronic conditions. Recently, a randomized controlled trial was published showing the Gupta Program was highly effective compared to a control. More information at www.guptaprogram.com   Ashok is on a mission to research and support people with chronic illness through an integrated and holistic approach.

Tim “Lucho” Waggoner, formerly Luchinske, resides in the mountains of Colorado just outside Boulder and is a highly sought-after endurance coach. On Endurance Planet he’s the vastly popular expert and co-host on “Ask the Coaches” (ATC) show. His experience in sport as both a professional triathlete and elite ultrarunner brings an incredible wealth of knowledge to the show.  Lucho started running at the age of 10 and went on to multiple Kansas state track and field championships and was a two time All-American in college. He decided to drop out after two years and travel eventually settling in the U.S. Virgin Islands where he lived for four years. 

Dr Emily Splichal, Functional Podiatrist and Human Movement Specialist, is the Founder of EBFA Global, Creator of the Barefoot Training Specialist® Certification, Author of Barefoot Strong and CEO/Founder of Naboso Technology. With over 20 years in the fitness industry, Dr Splichal has dedicated her medical career towards studying postural alignment and human movement as it relates to barefoot science, foot to core integration and sensory integration.  

Dr. Jenna Gress Smith received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Arizona State University. Her passion for sleep started several years prior at Stanford University in the Department of Psychiatry, working on research projects involving insomnia.   

She obtained more behavioral sleep medicine training during her internship, and she went on to practice and train others in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for insomnia and other sleep disorders. She's also published research studies across several areas in health psychology, including sleep, depression, pain, and resilience.   

She currently serves as the sleep specialist in residence for Bioloop Sleep and is the owner of Arizona Sleep & Health.   

Episode Highlights:

3:22 What is the difference between a psychologist, psychotherapist, and a psychiatrist?

12:50 The order in which you implement sleep change behaviors is important

13:30 What determines “good” sleep?

15:50 What is the relationship between sleep and health disorders?

23:30 What is happening in the brain when someone has chronic pain and doesn’t sleep well?

27:30 What is the relationship between sleep and anxiety and/or depression?

29:35 Difference between ability fall asleep and stay asleep

31:20 Sleep medications; do they help or no?

35:35 What about OTC’s like Benadryl?

37:45 Sleep gadgets

44:00 What are the best practices when it comes to sleep?

48:00 Screen time and what you watch and read

50:30 Caffeine and sleep

50:15 How do you access CBT-I?

Nicole Visnic is a seasoned clinician with a track record of helping thousands of clients achieve their health goals.  She has spent the last 12 years working in an integrated medical clinic in Santa Monica, CA, developing solutions to complex conditions like chronic fatigue, and functional gastrointestinal disorders.  Nicole's multi-layered assessment processes identify underlying imbalances and biopsychosocial factors that influence dietary habits and overall health.  She translates the information into customized nutrition and lifestyle programs that are designed to address the root causes of chief complaints.  She guides and supports her clients throughout their health journey using innovative motivational strategies to increase dietary adherence, and maximize results.  Nicole earned her bachelors degree in health education from Winona State University, and her masters degree from the University of Bridgeport in human nutrition. She is a certified clinical nutritionist through the clinical nutrition certification board.  Earlier in her career she served 6 years in the Air Force National Guard, managed corporate wellness for Honeywell Aerospace, and worked as an adjunct psychology instructor at Brown Mackey college.  Her work in the military, corporations, and academia, along with being a wife and mom, gives her the ability to appreciate and relate to a diverse range of clients. 

1.  Can you give us a little history around your work in nutrition and how it led to your current approach to nutrition?

2.  We hear the word "inflammation" a lot when it comes to the body.  Can you tell us what that specifically means when it comes to mind for you in your work?

3.  Inflammation is tied into pain.  What is your experience in helping people with pain reduce inflammation and the results you have seen?

4.  Is being "overweight" a problem for having inflammation?

5.  Are there any specific tests you can run to determine how much inflammation you have?

6.  Most people deal with inflammation by taking things like anti-inflammatories, but I think we generally know taking a lot of this stuff isn't good, but what particularly happens when we keep dosing ourselves with things like ibuprofen to reduce inflammation?

6.  Inflammation in the gut is a hot topic right now, and in particular something called SIBO.  Can you give us a rundown on what SIBO is, and what are the common symptoms associated with it?

7.  So what do you do to reduce inflammation in the body?  What are your general recommendations?

8.  What's most exciting in your field of work right now?  What's new and awesome and on the horizon?

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