On this week's episode of IMPACT, host Meghan Walker is joined by two experts in women's health - Dr. Stephanie Estima, a chiropractor and expert in functional neurology, and Dr. Anna Cabeca, a world-renowned, triple-board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist who helps women transition through the various hormonal phases of their lives. Meghan’s guests share their insights on navigating the hormonal changes that occur during perimenopause and menopause.
Dr. Estima discusses the role of the ketogenic diet in supporting brain function and reducing inflammation during these stages of life. She notes that the effectiveness of the keto diet can vary for women compared to men, and that it's important to individualize the approach.
Dr. Cabeca emphasizes the importance of women taking control of their own health and being proactive in understanding their bodies and how to support their well-being. She advises women to be mindful of their diet, particularly avoiding excess carbohydrates which have been linked to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, stroke, and cancer. Instead, she recommends focusing on whole foods, incorporating plenty of greens, and limiting processed and sugary foods. Dr. Cabeca also advocates for detoxification and intermittent fasting, as well as getting enough sleep and incorporating flexibility into daily routines.
In addition to diet and self-care, the importance of checking urine pH as an indicator of overall health and well-being is emphasized, as well as eating small, early dinners before 7 pm to support longevity. Starting each day with gratitude, prayer, or meditation will set a positive foundation for a day of clarity and focus.
Overall, Dr. Cabeca and Dr. Estima emphasize the importance of taking a holistic approach to supporting the body's natural desire for homeostasis, balance, and health during perimenopause and menopause. By taking control of our own health and being proactive in understanding and supporting our bodies, we can better navigate these stages of life and maintain optimal well-being.
This episode is beyond beneficial so make sure to tune it and absorb all that these experts have to share.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
[1:49] Dr. Anna Cabeca’s own story of trauma and why she pursued her degree
[11:29] Dr. Stephanie Estima’s personal story, recap of last 2 years
[14:06] How Stephanie decided to start her podcast
[16:29] The key elements women need to have in place for hormone balancing
[20:16] The Betty Body explained
[29:03] What intuitive eating is
[30:44] Magic Menopause program
[38:47] Why checking urine pH is important to see alkaline levels
[43:07] The secret to living a long life
[50:49] Stephanie’s favorite health hack
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https://www.instagram.com/thegirlfrienddoctor/
https://www.facebook.com/Drannac/
https://twitter.com/annacabeca
https://www.youtube.com/user/cabecahealth
https://www.pinterest.com/drcabeca/
https://twitter.com/dr_stephanie?lang=en
https://www.youtube.com/c/DrStephanieEstima
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/541557923949701972/
https://www.instagram.com/dr.stephanie.estima/?hl=en
MEMORABLE QUOTES
“Where there weren't solutions for me, I created solutions for others.”
Dr. Anna Cabeca
“If you've been heavy and lost the weight and then all of a sudden you start gaining the weight again, you're like, when will it ever stop? So I had that fear and that took me into embracing the ketogenic lifestyle.”
Dr. Anna Cabeca
“As we enter menopause, we become less able to use glucose for fuel in the brain because it's an estrogen dependent process. So switching to ketones at least periodically really powers up our brain.”
Dr. Anna Cabeca
“We can powerfully use behaviors to control our physiology and empower physiology to improve our behaviors, so they're combined.”
Dr. Anna Cabeca
“I feel as though there has been no further sophistication in thinking other than if you’re premenopausal we’ll just stick you on the pill and if you’re postmenopausal we’ll put you on hormone replacement therapy and this whole endocrine thing, it's really not that complicated.”
Dr. Meghan Walker
“I say, don't give me the control over your health. Take control of your own health because you have to discern what's working for you and what's not.”
Dr. Anna Cabeca
“The resources out there for women are not plentiful. And the conversations by men are not inclusive.”
Dr. Meghan Walker
“If you can pick it, peel it, fish or hunt it, milk it or grow it, then for the most part you can eat it, you know, staying with real food.”
Dr. Anna Cabeca
“Getting rid of the shame and guilt that we have as women that we carry because we can't act exactly like men or do the things that men can do I think is really important.”
Dr. Stephanie Estima
“Oxytocin's a powerful alkalinizer, so that hormone of love, bonding and connection is important.”
Dr. Anna Cabeca
On this week’s episode of IMPACT, host Meghan Walker is joined by two guests -- John Jackson who works for Hustle 2.0, an organization that helps people who are incarcerated in the U.S. through holistic rehabilitation, and Sammy Taggett, entrepreneurial wizard and founder of Evolved Podcasting.
Sammy Taggett began his entrepreneurial journey in humble beginnings, starting out as a door-to-door salesperson and even working as a mint-and-napkin guy in a nightclub bathroom. It was in this unlikely setting that he seized the opportunity to become a DJ and learn about inspiring and educating people as an entrepreneur. According to Sammy, one key to success is finding your "zone" and building a supportive team around you. He also stresses the importance of having big dreams, having fun, and seeking out supportive individuals.
John Jackson, on the other hand, had a difficult upbringing. His mother was murdered at a young age, and he ended up living with his aunt, a drug dealer. In order to save her from incarceration, John took the rap for her and spent many years in prison as a gang member. After being released, he now helps younger people who have been in prison by teaching them leadership, resilience, and determination, leading them down a path of positivity and purpose.
Despite their different backgrounds, both Sammy and John are inspiring examples of how to turn difficult circumstances into a new and better life through self-belief and a focus on the possibilities around them.
Don't miss this empowering episode filled with insights and lessons on how to turn challenges into opportunities. Enjoy listening!
KEY TAKEAWAYS
[1:21] Sammy Taggett’s story
[4:19] The game-changing piece of entrepreneurship for Sammy
[6:37] John Jackson and Hustle 2.0
[8:57] How John Jackson ended up in prison
[12:54] What a reticular activating system is
[13:40] How Sammy Taggett became a DJ
[16:03] When imposter syndrome set in for Sammy
[18:48] Life in prison for John Jackson
[24:53] Three things that Sammy learned as a DJ to bring impact to the world
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MEMORABLE QUOTES
“I learned rejection so quickly, but no one really understands how good it is to get 30 no’s right away, and just have the perseverance to keep going.”
- Sammy Taggett
“When it comes to the journey of entrepreneurship, it's a day-to-day kind of discovery of what you can do and what you're resilient for, and then ultimately what your zone and genius is.”
- Sammy Taggett
“I spent 18 years in prison, but I choose to look at that and say, I can use that pain and I can show it to other people and show them that they can come out the other side and still do amazing things, and they can have an impact with their story or with their pain. That it didn't happen for nothing.”
- John Jackson
“She (my aunt) watched as I was handcuffed and placed in the back of a cop car at 17 as a kid, and the person who was supposed to protect me, who promised to protect me, watched as I went to jail at 17 years old, and she praised me for it.”
- John Jackson
“When imposter syndrome hit me the most was when I felt like I had the most to lose.”
- Sammy Taggett
“The best way that I could describe prison is you just have to kill your feelings and stuff them down and act as if they do not exist. I don't have to tell you that it doesn't work.”
- John Jackson
“The biggest lesson that I learned from all those folks is they never did it alone. And to have a compelling vision that's so big that it pulls you.”
- Sammy Taggett
“The dreamers really do compel and pull the future forward, and that's what I love to be around, and I don't know how I got lucky to do that.”
- Sammy Taggett
“No one will really actually remember what you say. They'll rarely remember what you did, but they'll always remember how you made them feel.”
- Sammy Taggett
“They just needed somebody to say, hey, I see value in you, I see worth in you, and you can do better, you can do more if you want to. And I'm gonna give you the opportunity to do it."
- John Jackson
On this week’s episode of IMPACT, host Meghan Walker wraps up The Future Of Health series by laying out the upcoming 2023 leading trends in healthcare and wellness from the Global Wellness Institute.
One trend will be increasing connections between our own health and the health and diversity of our environment. The second trend is around technological wellness and the effect of blue light from our devices. More conversations about how technology needs to be managed will be necessary as we move closer to optimal states of wellness.
We will also see more innovations in independent living and home care for seniors to maintain and prolong their quality of life. Wellness travel will also become more popular, incorporating activities like meditation for deep emotional and physical healing along with adventure travel.
A revolution in women’s health will be another big trend, especially with the use of artificial intelligence to make decisions about the specific needs and nature of women. And urban bathhouses and wellness playgrounds will become more popular as community centers, instead of local bars, for example.
Another trend will be health coaching, where we can use a health coach to hold us accountable for our health and wellness. And count on the metaverse – the digital world – to transform our healthcare practices through sharing of information and strategies that can be brought back to the real world.
IMPACT medicine and the delivery of care and health optimization will be a major trend in developing eco-systems of possibility for clinicians to help people take their health to the next level.
This Future Of Health series wrap up episode contains advantageous information about the trends that will start to shift health care globally over the next 12–18 months. We can all benefit from the detail included in this episode about these trends so take a listen and be prepared for the Future of Health!
KEY TAKEAWAYS
[2:44] The definition of IMPACT Medicine
[4:21] The opportunity for entrepreneurs in the healthcare industry
[6:45] Trend 1: The environment
[7:54] Trend 2: Technological wellness
[9:42] Trend 3: Senior living spaces and independence
[11:26] Trend 4: Wellness travel
[13:41] Trend 5: Focus on women’s health research using AI
[15:57] Trend 6: Urban bathhouses and wellness playgrounds
[17:32] Trend 7: Health coaching
[19:27] Trend 8: Role of the metaverse in optimal health
[22:08] Bonus trend: IMPACT Medicine
[24:04] What Impactful CEO program is all about
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https://www.instagram.com/drmeghanwalker/
https://linktr.ee/drmeghanwalker
https://www.clinicianbusinesslabs.com/
The Impactful CEO
https://go.clinicianbusinesslabs.com/the-impactful-ceo-1
IMPACT Medicine Book
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0BKKQ6S1V?geniuslink=true
MEMORABLE QUOTES
“As we look to the massive global industry, there are some keywords that continue to come up with consumers of healthcare on the wellness side of their journey. One of the core words is the word ‘better’.”
“We help more people not by lowering the cost of expensive one-on-one care, but by innovating our offering.”
“In the next era of healthcare, better health will be accessed not through the confined doors of practitioners, but through an opportunity for people to hold health in their own hands.”
“Impact medicine is the delivery of care and health optimization that happens on the opposite side of the line of fine.”
“There's going to be more and more conversations around how our technology use needs to be managed to move closer to optimal states of wellness and health.”
“I think the Metaverse is going to afford an opportunity for people to explore ideas of health and mental health in a way they might not be able to access emotionally or financially in our regular physical world.”
On this week’s episode of IMPACT, we’re joined by Dr. Sherry Walling, a clinical psychologist, entrepreneur and an expert on handling grief. She is also the author of Touching Two Worlds about the duality of joy and grief.
All of us experience pain and grief at some point in our lives because it’s a very normal and important part of human relationships and human emotion. But some of us get stuck in grief and hold trauma in our bodies, especially entrepreneurs and high performers who seldom slow down.
Grief is not linear – it may go away for a while and then months later, resurface in a different way. Grief can show itself through anger, anguish, sadness, and stillness. But it can also be fuel, passion and the determination to change something or advocate for a cause. This is all part of the grief process.
It’s important to tell stories of loved ones who have passed on to share the reality of grief. The deeper work of grief is internal storytelling so that the role of that person in your life doesn’t get glossed over.
The holidays are a great time to acknowledge the joy a loved one brought while honoring their memory with family, children, and friends.
This episode is special. It is for everyone. There are things that we are ALL going to experience in our lifetime… and grief is one of them.
Grief is complicated but giving space for all that comes with grief is important. What does this involve? Listen to this week’s episode to learn more.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
[1:32] How Dr. Walling became a grief expert through family loss
[6:22] Similarities to losing a loved one and going through the pandemic
[6:41] The Great Resignation
[10:42] The negative and positive manifestations of grief
[15:10] Integrating grief into our lives
[18:26] The importance of talking to kids about grief
[23:29] Deeper work of storytelling in grief
[27:47] The importance of talking with your family about end-of-life wishes
HOW TO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST
https://www.sherrywalling.com/
https://www.instagram.com/sherrywalling/
twitter@sherrywalling.com
Books on Amazon: Touching Two Worlds and The Entrepreneurs Guide to Keeping Your Shit Together
MEMORABLE QUOTES
“Grief is a very normal part of human relationship and human emotion, and one that has all of these sort of riches and depths instead of like an ailment that needs to be treated.”
“Integrating the body and movement into a course of working through grief is now absolutely central to how I think about what humans need when they're grieving.”
“The unique thing about helping entrepreneurs or high performers grieve is that we're really good at not grieving. Our lives are really full, so it's very, very difficult for us to give the time and space to grief that it may warrant.”
“The deeper work of grief is the remembering. It is the storytelling internally so that the role of that person in your life doesn't get sort of glossed over.”
“I also think this idea of grief as sadness is not super helpful because grief is many, many things. It can be anger, it can be anguish, it can be sadness, it can be stillness, but it can also be fuel, it can also be passion. It can be the determination to change something, fix something, advocate for something that's all part of a grief process. And so I think grief can be fiery as much as it can be blue. And so giving space to all the parts of grief I think is really helpful.”