Hello everybody and welcome to the Health Upgrade Podcast So today we want to dig into a slightly new topic which is autoimmunity. Specifically, we are going to discuss what autoimmune disorders are, how autoimmune conditions begin, and the pathophysiology behind many of them. We are also going to explain how our personal internal…

Hello everybody and welcome to the “Health Upgrade Podcast” In today’s episode, we are talking about something that most people wouldn't consider a topic that the vagus nerve or the nervous system, in general, is actually heavily involved in! Today we are discussing atherosclerosis - one of the major causes of heart attacks…

Hello everybody and welcome to the Health Upgrade Podcast Today's topic is on the development of the brain, and how we develop in the cells that are required to actually allow for cellular development, construction, repair, and rebuilding to occur when damage does occur. We will be analyzing how the different types of cells…

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,…