Hello everybody and welcome on the Health Upgrade Podcast In today’s episode, we have the pleasure of talking with Dr. Marie-Eve Tremblay from University of Victoria. She is Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair (Tier II) of Neurobiology of Aging and Cognition   Dr. Tremblay’s research focuses on aging and cognition, using both animal and…

Welcome to another episode of the Health Upgrade Podcast. Today's episode is a continuation of our last discussion where we were breaking down addictive drugs and types of medications. But we're now going to step into the effects of these medicines on our body, our brain and how to overcome these challenges when we become…

Hello, everybody and welcome back to the Health Upgrade Podcast! Today, we will be talking about drug addiction and how the autonomic nervous system is affected by the use of opioid medication and drugs. These drugs are mainly heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamines. Becoming addicted to these medications will lead to lots of health problems,…

Hello everybody and welcome to the Heath Upgrade Podcast In today’s episode, we have a very interesting topic which is the complex tie between macrophages and angiogenesis, in both health and in disease, as well as the development and production of the network of blood vessel in angiogenesis. Angiogenesis is the process by which we…

In today's episode, we are excited to discuss a new topic that will lead us into understanding reproduction and the importance of macrophages. Macrophages is very vital and essential in the production of our hormone, and producing reproductive organs, both male and female. These cells chaperone the production of reproductive organs and reproductive cells through…

Welcome back to another episode of the health upgrade podcast! I am Dr. Nevaz Habib and I am here in person with JP Eriko. I'm back in Florida, speaking at a conference, and today we're going to talk about Vagus Nerve Stimulation. For me, this is a major piece of the future of…

Hello, everybody and welcome back to the Health Upgrade Podcast In today’s episode, we're going to dig into a new topic, which has to do with the nutrition and the function of macrophages. And we're specifically talking about a particular nutrient that is absolutely essential to the function of these macrophages, which is iron…

Our topic today is very scientific, heavy, and wonderful. It's something that I think, as we go through, it's clearly going to open your eyes to understanding the immune system, how the immune system has been misunderstood for quite some time, and the cells that are actually required for our homeostatic optimal function. So…

Hello everybody and welcome to the Heath Upgrade Podcast Today we’ll be discussing functional gastrointestinal disorders and some of the research that's been coming out with regards to vagus nerve stimulation, as well as how it can have a specific role in the therapy of these particular conditions. We’ll briefly touch on the…