Dr. Yoshi Rahm is an osteopathic physician based in Los Angeles and certified in both Family Medicine as well as Integrative & Holistic Medicine.

In this week’s episode, Dr. Yoshi & I will be talking about MARCoNS (Multiple Antibiotic Resistant Coagulase Negative Staphylococci) and Biofilms.

You will learn:

1. What MARCoNS and Biofilms are and where they exist in the body
2. Who has MARCoNS e.g. people with chronic fatigue, immunodeficiency etc.
3. Ideal tests for MARCoNS
4. The connection between inflammation & MARCoNS
5. Symptoms of MARCoNS
6. Treatment options for MARCoNS (including natural remedies)

To find out more about Dr. Yoshi Rahm and his practice, visit his website and follow him on:

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Thanks for listening!

Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative

Lisa Pomeroy is a traditional naturopath, FDN practitioner, Certified BioIndividual nutritional practitioner and Certified Gluten practitioner.

While studying FDN with her (she was my mentor), she brought up the term "Oxalates" which I was not familiar with. These are compounds in plants and animals. They are not very much known, and as people do their best to eat healthy foods, they do not know that some of those foods are very high in oxalates. And if one has other health issues, these oxalates can accumulate and cause a lot of health problems.

We also talk about:

1. Sources of oxalates especially from foods
2. At what point oxalates become an issue in the body
3. Bacteria in the gut that eat oxalates
4. Signs of excess oxalates in the body and some of the illnesses or problems they can cause
5. Strains that help with eating/breaking down oxalates
6. Nutrients that help control oxalate levels
7. And so much more…

To learn more about Lisa Pomeroy, visit her website here. You can also follow her on Facebook.

Resources:

FDN Advanced Training modules for practitioners

Lisa's 1-page handout on oxalates

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Dr. Justin Marchegiani is a functional medicine practitioner with a private practice in Houston, Texas. He has extensive training in kinesiology, functional medicine, chiropractic medicine, nutrition, chronic infections and blood chemistry.

Today’s episode is about estrogen dominance and we will be talking about the immune system and hormones. We talk about how estrogen dominance can cause immune dysregulations, the branches of the immune system and how they work, what foods/nutrients support them and treating the immune system.

We also talk about:
- Why the immune system matters and the difference between women and men's systems. 
- Exposure to chemicals
- Causes of estrogen dominance
- Symptoms of estrogen dominance including PMS, cramping, breast tenderness, moodiness, back pain, excessive menstruation and migraines
- The reason why so many women have increased frequency of autoimmune conditions
- The working of TH1 & TH2
- How to boost/regulate the immune system and herbs to take to boost TH1 and TH2
- Inflammation and other hormones that affect the immune system

To learn more about hormone balance, visit Justin's website here. You can also follow him on Facebook and on his YouTube account.

Thanks for listening!
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women’s Wellness Collaborative