Hello everybody, welcome back to the Health Upgrade Podcast.  In today’s episode we are digging into Metabolic Dysfunction. We discuss the role of the autonomic nervous system, the role of the vagus nerve, and uses of vagus nerve stimulation in addressing metabolic health, in particular for those that have type two diabetes, and even…

Hello everybody, welcome back to the Health Upgrade Podcast. In today’s episode, we're going to dig into somatoform disorders. We are going to analyse what somatoform disorders are and how they are caused. We are also going to dive deeper into the pathophysiology of these disorders and what can we do to treat them,…

Hello everybody, welcome back to the Health Upgrade Podcast.  In today’s episode we are digging into Central Nervous System disorders. Especially, we're going to focus our attention on understanding the pathophysiology and how these conditions start off. Also, we're going to do an overview of central nervous system function, dig into negative processes that…

Hello everybody, welcome back to the health upgrade podcast.  I am so so excited for this new season of the health upgrade podcast, because we're doing something a little bit different. We're doing an entire series dedicated to understanding the autonomic nervous system, understanding the consequences of a non functional or dysfunctional autonomic nervous…

In today’s episode, we have the pleasure of talking with Brandon Evans. He is a Speaker & Storyteller who thrives on motivating others to succeed and grow. He also holds over a decade of frontline firefighting work, which has allowed him to bring a great deal of crisis and trauma-informed expertise to his coaching.  …

Welcome to another episode of the Health Upgrade Podcast.    In today’s episode, we have the pleasure of talking with Dr. Nicole Beurkens. She is the world’s leading holistic child psychologist and has dedicated her 25 year career to providing parents with simple, effective, research-based strategies that get to the root of children’s attention, anxiety,…

Welcome to another episode of the Health Upgrade Podcast.    In today’s episode, we have the pleasure of talking with Zack Langlois. He  is doing some really amazing things here in Ontario and I really want to share his story, his vision, and how we can help people with the quality of their food, particularly…

Welcome to another episode of the Health Upgrade Podcast.  In today’s episode, we have the pleasure of talking with Roudy Nassif, the co-founder of VivaRays. Roudy has been educating hundreds of functional medicine and naturopathic doctors about the power of light. He is helping them optimize their personal, as well as, their patient's well-being,…

Welcome to another episode of the health upgrade podcast.  In today’s episode, we will be talking with dr. Julia Sen. She is a registered psychologist with a full-time virtual private practice. She has been seeing clients for over 20 years, and has a special place in her heart for parenting. Julia considers herself to…

Welcome to another episode of the health upgrade podcast.  In today’s episode, we will be talking with dr. Francois du Toit. He's a registered naturopath (Natural Medicine Doctor), speaker, wellness advocate, and health coach. He owns a private practice in South Africa, while also presenting high-level workshops on different health topics.  Over the…