In this episode of The Health Edge Mark reviews Weight loss and metabolism from an Integrative Health perspective.
Mark reviews the central connection between lifestyle-environment and insulin-leptin.
The Health Edge: An interview with Jim Gordon MD
In this episode of The Health Edge, Mark interviews Dr. Jim Gordon, Founder and Director of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine. Apologize for some audio feedback during this interview.
Inflammation Part 2: Taming the Flame
In this episode of The Health Edge Mark reviews effective lifestyle interventions than can powerfully lower chronic inflammation.
The Health Edge: Inflammation Part 1, The Causes
In this first of a two-part series Mark reviews why we have an inflammatory response and how it becomes disrupted on a chronic basis. He connects inflammation as an important metabolic fault-line contributing to all studied chronic, complex diseases. He explores common lifestyle contributors, all of which can be influenced in some way…the theme for part 2.
The Health Edge: Functional Medicine and the N=1
In this episode of The Health Edge Mark reviews the functional medical model and how it is applied through an ancestral health lens.
The Health Edge: Cancer Risk and Lifestyle
In this episode of The Health Edge John and Mark look at Cancer prevention and management. The focus is on the metabolic landscape e.g. insulin resistance, inflammation and oxidative stress from which many cancers emerge. John and mark explore lifestyle strategies to effectively reduce cancer risk and improve response to treatment.
The Health Edge: Prebiotic Fiber and Health
In this episode of The Health Edge John and Mark review the different types and food sources of prebiotic fiber and their varying roles in health an disease.
The Health Edge: Managing Autoimmunity
In this episode of The Health Edge John and Mark examine autoimmunity and non-pharmacologic strategies for bringing greater balance and “tolerance” to one’s immune response.
The Health Edge: Exercise Intelligence
In this episode of The Health Edge John and Mark look at the attributes of exercise and how best to leverage to optimize health.
The Health Edge: What is ancestral medicine?
In this episode of The Health Edge Mark examines the concept of ancestral medicine and reviews examples of ancient, finely tuned biologic systems loosing their way in modern life and how that translates into chronic complex disease risk.