The Health Detective Podcast by Functional Diagnostic Nutrition

#31: Autism Wellbeing Plan: How To Get Your Child Healthy w/ Christian Yordanov, FDN-P

In this episode, we have yet another international guest! This time, out of Portugal! Christian Yordanov is an author, health researcher and educator, and practitioner who specialises in autism, children's health, preparing for a healthy pregnancy, and longevity. He is author of the book "Autism Wellbeing Plan: How to Get Your Child Healthy." You can find out more about Christian by going to www.christianyordanov.com Order Christian's Book Here: https://www.amazon.com/Autism-Wellbeing-Plan-Child-Healthy-ebook/dp/B084GBBDL9 You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com

#30: Mental Health, Mindfulness, and Changing The System w/ Raewyn Guerrero, FDN-P, FMCHC, mBPsS

In this episode, we are talking to Raewyn Guerrero! Raewyn has lived and worked in London since 2001. She founded a Virtual Wellbeing Practice, Well Works, in 2017 which offers bespoke nutrition and psychotherapy programmes for high-achieving executives to recover from burnout, so they can feel energized, aligned and unstoppable. Prior to 2017, she spent 6 years as the Global Wellbeing Manager at a multi-national bank, developing group wellness programmes for those struggling with 21st Century chronic health conditions, such as stress, anxiety, depression, IBS, back and neck pain, and obesity. In 2012, she introduced 6 week Mindful Awareness workshops to employees with the aim of reducing stress, and improving focus, clarity and creativity, and facilitated regular Balance at Barclays weekly drop-in meditation sessions. She was also a member of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Mindfulness in the Workplace from 2015 – 2016 tasked with making stress reduction and anxiety a priority for Government Policy and Public Health. At Well Works, she now integrates Personalized Nutrition with CBT and Meditation to bring about rapid transformation in the mental and physical health of individuals and organizations. You can find out more about Raewyn by going to https://well-works.co/.

#29: Panic Atttacks, Acne, and Meniere‘s Disease w/ Evan Transue, FDN-P

While hosting the FDNthrive podcast, Health Coach Ev has been asked quite a few times when he’d be sharing his own story. Well, today's the day. We hope you all enjoy! You can learn more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com. 

#28: Reversing Breast Implant Illness w/ Sarah Phillipe, RN, FDN-P

Breast implants causing illness? Say WHAT?

Yup, you read that right. Our guest in this episode, Sarah Phillipe, shined so much light on this topic for us, and even told us about her own journey of dealing with breast implant illness. This is one you don't want to miss!

A little bit about Sarah:

Sarah has a passion for restoring health that has taken her along a path from RN, to becoming a certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® Practitioner, True Cellular Detox™ Practitioner, and Breast Implant Illness Expert. She believes the solution to Reversing Breast Implant illness is about more than just the explant and that we all need to take personal responsibility for restoring our health by addressing all of the root causes that contribute to chronic illness. It is Sarah’s believe that the body has an innate desire to heal if given what it needs, and she focuses on teaching women how to unlock that innate intelligence and heal themselves.

You can find out more about Sarah by going to reversingbreastimplantillness.com.

You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com.

#27: Not All Stool Tests Are Created Equal w/ Evan Transue, FDN-P

In this episode, we're continuing Health Coach Ev's mini-series where he talks about why the lab tests we use in the FDNthrive program are chosen with great care. We are NOT lab tests salespeople, so we are mutually interested in spending our client's money intelligently and usefully.  Today, we're talking about why not all stool tests are created equal, and what technology YOUR stool test needs to have to get the best results! You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com 

#26: Hormone Health, Digestion, And Detox w/ Laini Gray, FDN-P, CPT, CHEK HLC

Laini Gray is a Functional Health Practitioner and Healthy Living Enthusiast. She has a Master’s Degree in Holistic Nutrition and is a Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner. In addition, she is an ACE Certified Personal Trainer, CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach and Precision Nutrition Level 1 Coach.   She helps clients restore and rebuild health by investigating diet and lifestyle factors, as well as underlying hidden causes and stressors at the root of their complaints, symptoms and lack of well-being. As an FDN Practitioner, Laini uses functional lab tests which allow clients to take a deeper look at their health and uncover opportunities for healing in the underlying systems.   Laini believes that having vibrant health and feeling good is the foundation of happiness. She helps her clients restore and rebuild health so they can reconnect with their natural, happy, energized state of being and get back to living a life they love.   In her practice, she specializes in helping women take control of their hormone health by optimizing digestion, supporting detoxification, incorporating functional nutrition and healthy lifestyle practices. You can find out more about Laini by going to https://graystarhealth.com/. You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com. 

#25: Stop Wasting Money On Food Sensitivty Tests w/ Evan Transue, FDN-P

With so many food sensitivity tests on the market, it is easy to spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars! Worse yet, each test is only testing for ONE of the countless ways your body could have an immune response to a specific food. [LINK to the podcast is in our bio!] BUT WAIT...  What if there was a test that actually looked at all of the ways your body could react to a food, and it did so in a non-specific way? Well, such a test exists, and it's a staple in the FDNthrive program. Listen to this episode to see if that test is right for you, and why you may want to think twice before spending your money elsewhere. You can find out more about the FDNthrive program by going to www.fdnthrive.com.

#24: Overcoming 20 Years Of Ulcerative Colitis w/ Jessica Del Pino, FDN-P

In this interview, we talk to the guest who currently holds the record for the best headshot used for the podcast social media photo (she is wearing a "Test Don't Guess" shirt), Jessica Del Pino!

Having dealt with an autoimmune condition, that being Ulcerative Colitis, for over 20 years, Jess embarked on becoming a certified FDNP in order to help her own health first. After dipping her toe in the field of one-on-one coaching she realized that she could actually bring more value to the wellness community by offering her expertise in customer service, branding and social media to other coaches and companies, which she formerly honed for over 10 years in the entertainment industry in California. Now she works for FDN as their in house brand strategist as well as with other health coaches and small wellness companies to help them get a hold of the branding look, feel and messaging to make sure they are able to bring their vision to the right audience through strategic marketing efforts and social media. You can follow her on Instagram @wholefunctionwellness to inquire more info about how she can help with your branding and marketing strategy!

You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com.

#23: Mixing 40 Years of Nursing With Functional Principles w/ Leslie Parran, MS, RN, FDN-P, BCFWC, FMCHC, LEHP, CPG

In this episode, we talked to Leslie Parran, who is an absolute wealth of knowledge! When you read her bio, you’ll see why this is the case:

Leslie Parran is a Board Certified Functional Wellness Coach, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Licensed Ecclesiastical Holistic Practitioner, health coach, and Registered Nurse. With 40 years of nursing experience as well as certifications in Nursing, oncology, gluten sensitivity, emotional freedom technique(EFT), and essential oils, Leslie's mission is to help physically active, motivated mid-life individuals who are struggling with chronic pain and losing confidence in their body, to naturally reverse pain and find peace so that they can live their fullest lives.

Leslie helps clients identify their potential healing opportunities through functional lab testing, analysis, and individualized natural healing protocols. Coaching sessions address client-centered health goals related to diet, rest, stress reduction and supplementation strategies.

Leslie's personal experience over-coming challenges with auto-immune disease and arthritis pain as well as her nursing experience with helping patients with chronic pain, has inspired her journey to help others overcome their health challenges more naturally. Her mission is to move others from pain to peace so that they can feel better (less pain), move better (less inflammation), and live better (a more active, engaged life).

We’re especially excited to share this conversation with you all, as Leslie is the EXACT type of person we like in our world. She is someone who understands the benefits of both the western and functional side of things, and when to use both appropriately. Get out your notebooks, because you’ll definitely learn a thing or two in this show.

You can find out more about Leslie by going to https://peacexpiecewellnesscoaching.com/.

You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com.

#22: Diabetes Is A Lifestyle Disease w/ Dr. Beverly Yates, N.D.

In this episode, we interviewd Dr Beverly Yates, and discussed everything and anything you need to know about type-2 diabetes!

Here is a little bit about Dr yates:

She is a diabetes expert and author who has over 27 years experience of working with those who struggle with blood sugar issues related to type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, and feel like nothing works for them. By addressing the lifestyle factors that trigger blood sugar spikes, Dr. Yates creates breakthrough changes in the habits that cause blood sugar issues. This allows her clients to finally get off of the blood sugar rollercoaster, have more energy, and create the level of health that lets them live the life of their dreams.

She is the creator of the Yates Protocol, a simple and effective lifestyle-based program, for people who have type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, to lower blood sugar levels, achieve healthy A1C and fasting blood sugar levels, and have more energy to live life the way they want to.

She’s worked with 1,000s of people, helping them to lower their blood sugar levels to a healthy range and get control over their health.

She was chosen as the lead doctor for a new 3-doctor panel TV show on ABC. They filmed 2 versions of the pilot episode, and the network decided not to greenlight the series. Her journey in Hollywood was fun and taught her a lot of things.

When most of us in the health space think about type-2 diabetes, our minds go immediately to carbs, especially processed ones. But, is there more to the type-2 diabetes epidemic in our modern world?

You bet. And, that’s exactly what we dive into today. Check out the interview to learn more!

You can find out more about Dr. Yates by going to https://drbeverlyyates.com/.

You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.FDNthrive.com.