Here For Healing – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, Carly chats with Andrew LaTour, owner of GembaRed, LLC, which produces red light panels used for therapy and ambient red lights, aiding in sleep. We chat about the benefits of red light therapy, using red light for healing, the differences between near and far infrared light, and how to choose the best option for yourself.

This episode covers:

- What Photo Biomodulation (Red Light) Therapy is + its usages/applications

- The differences between blue light v. red light on the electromagnetic spectrum + the effects of each on your body

- The definitions + benefits of Near Infrared (NIR) Light, Medium Infrared (MIR) Light, and Far Infrared (FIR) Lights, and when to use each

- What you should look out for regarding Electromagnetic Frequencies (EMFs) in red light options, how to know the levels in your product + the importance of grounding devices

- What Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS) is + where to find an EMF meter

- How to choose a red light for your needs based on wavelength, intensity, flicker rate, size + type of light emitted

- The unique ways GembaRed is designing their products, including 3rd party testing with transparent results

- How GembaRed got its name + why was it created

Resources:

Use Code CARLY10 for 10% off GembaRed products!

YouTube: GembaRed

GembaRed Website

Safe Living EMF Meters

IG: @GembaRed

The Daily Detox 8-week course 

Connect:

IG: @carlyloveskale

web: carlybrownwellness.com

Andrew LaTour is the owner of GembaRed LLC, makers of Red Light Therapy panels and ambient red lights for sleep. Andrew is well versed in all things light therapy - from sunlight to blue light, red, and infrared light. Proper usage of light was critical in Andrew's health journey through chronic illness and obesity. Andrew is an experienced Chemical Engineer and brings his expertise to the Red Light Panel industry by ensuring his products are low EMF, low Flicker, and professionally verified.

In this episode, Carly chats with Functional Medicine Practitioner and co-founder of Restore and Revive Wellness Center, Taylor Dukes, about preconception and pregnancy health. We discuss how to prepare the body for pregnancy and fertility, as well as gentle detox options even before looking to get pregnant. We talk in depth about how to prepare for a healthy pregnancy and leave you with many tips on how to improve your health and in turn, the health of your baby.

This episode covers:

- The timeline for + how to begin preparing the body for pregnancy through targeted detox, a nutrient-dense diet

- Prior to conceiving:

       - Natural alternatives to sugar such as dates, maple syrup, coconut sugar

       - Supplementation recommendations during preconceptions + what to look for when searching for a supplement source

       - Which labs to ask for 3-months prior to conceiving: nutrient panel, vitamin D levels, lipid panel, iron panel with ferritin, full thyroid panel, HCG          hormone, progesterone levels

       - How to find a great provider

- During Pregnancy:

       - Who to consider as part of your birthing team + how to start 

       - Tips for a healthy pregnancy: avoiding toxins, balancing blood sugar, taking prenatal vitamins, avoiding processed foods

       - Recommendations and information on ultrasounds

Resources:

Taylor Dukes Wellness

Restore and Revive Wellness Center

The Institute for Functional Medicine

The Daily Detox

Connect:

IG: @taylordukeswellness

IG: @restoreandrevivefw

IG: @carlyloveskale

web: carlybrownwellness.com

Taylor Dukes is a board-certified family nurse practitioner. She owns a private practice in Fort Worth Texas where she works with patients 1:1 to get to the root cause of their symptoms. She also owns a wellness center Fort Worth, Texas that includes everything from IV Vitamin Therapy, saunas, and physical therapy. She focuses on taking a root cause approach to her patients health and uses specialty functional medicine laboratory testing to develop personalized protocols. Taylor was first exposed to the field of functional medicine as a patient when she was really sick. Once she healed she had the opportunity to work for Amy Myers, MD a two-time NY times best selling author. Taylor is a wife, a mother to an almost two year old and has another on the way. She loves helping other mothers in their preconception, pregnancy and postpartum journeys. She also has had the privilege and opportunity to partner with professional athletes to take their health to the next level and help customize protocols for them.

In this episode, Carly chats with certified Clinical Nutritionist Carly Pollack about fostering a restorative, compassionate mindset while on a healing journey, and functional testing; how it is used in a holistic nutrition practice, and who would benefit from its use.

This episode covers:

• what a holistic nutritionist does + how it is different from a traditional dietician
• what is functional testing
• Carly Pollack shares her daily wellness routines + practices
• how to curate a therapeutic mindset of compassion
• why your way of thinking is important in a healing journey
• the psychology behind successful healing
• what you learn from each of the functional tests discussed
• details about each test + who would most benefit from each
• the benefits + uses of supplements
• micronutrient testing, balances, and deficiencies
• Dutch hormone test and reasons for hormone testing
• GI Map test and information about gut health
• Quicksilver heavy metals test, information on heavy metals contamination + its sources

Resources:

Nutritional Wisdom (Austin, TX) – certified Clinical Nutritionist

The Daily Detox 8-week course

Connect:

IG: @carlyloveskale

web: carlybrownwellness.com

Carly Pollack is a published author, hilarious speaker, and the founder of Nutritional Wisdom, an award-winning private practice based in Austin, Texas. She is a certified Clinical Nutritionist specializing in holistic nutrition whole body wellness. Carly has been awarded Best Nutritionist in Austin five years running and has helped over 20,000 people achieve their health and happiness goals. Her book, Feed Your Soul: Nutritional Wisdom to Lose Weight Permanently, was a #1 New Release on Amazon.

Carly has lectured all over the country for incredible companies such as Facebook, SXSW, Whole Foods Market, Texas Women’s Conference, Rackspace, Livestrong Foundation, lululemon, Atlassian, Frog Design, WeWork, Tech Stars, Flatwater Foundation, and the Texas Medical Association--among many more.

Growing up, Carly struggled with anxiety, immune issues, and an ongoing battle with her weight. Through trial and error, Carly was able to figure out why so many of us fail to achieve the health we so badly desire. Through years of study and self-healing, she found the key to creating permanent change. Carly beautifully marries the science of the body to the wisdom of our intuition.

Having grown up as a quick-witted New Yorker, she was raised without the ability to sugarcoat the truth. You won’t find any nonsense here--just clear and honest information—and some tough love if you need it. Her teachings empower you to shift your thought patterns, change your physical body, properly manage stress, and live your best life.

In this episode, Carly discusses holistic dental practices and how it relates to a healing journey with biological dentist, Dr. Stuart M. Nunnally, D.D.S. of Healthy Smiles For Life in Marble Falls, Texas. 

This episode covers:

• what a biological dentist is + how it differs from a conventional dentist
• how the oral cavity is connected to the rest of the body
• how + why a biological dentist focuses on removing metal and pathogenic bacteria toxicities in the body
• types of metal toxicities + pathogenic bacteria toxicities
• personal shares regarding cavitation and their associated surgery from both Dr. Nunnally and Carly
• the truth about root canals and why it is best to avoid them
• alternative options to root canals
• immune supportive therapies that should be coupled with dental work
• the important questions you should ask when looking for a biological dentist in your area
• where to find a biological dentist 

Resources:

Search For An IAOMT Dental/Health Professional

Healthy Smiles For Life (Marble Falls, TX) - biological dentistry

The Daily Detox 8-week course

Connect:

IG: @carlyloveskale

web: carlybrownwellness.com

Dr. Stuart Nunnally is a graduate of the University of Texas Health Science Center Dental School in San Antonio (1980). He maintains an integrative biological dental practice in Marble Falls, Texas where he and his partners have treated patients from all fifty states and forty-seven countries.

Dr. Nunnally is chairman of the jawbone osteonecrosis committee of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology. He holds fellowships in the Academy of General Dentistry and in the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology.

Dr. Nunnally is board certified in naturopathic medicine and is board certified in integrative biologic dental medicine. He is licensed in intravenous conscious sedation and is a member of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiologists. He serves on the teaching faculty of the Academy of Comprehensive Integrative Medicine and The American College of Integrative Medicine and Dentistry, and he frequently teaches on all aspects of biological dentistry.

In this episode, Carly chats with Faith Ashenden, Graves Disease Ambassador and Patient Empowerment Coach.

This episode covers:

• navigating pregnancy during a pandemic
  
• what patient empowerment is and how to show up as an empowered patient
  
• common symptoms of Graves disease
  
• Faith's personal journey with an autoimmune disease and how it led her to take a stand for her health
  
• the shift that came from working with a functional medical doctor
  
• the dietary and lifestyle upgrades that helped the most
  
• how Faith overcame the challenges of making changes to her diet and daily routine
  
• the benefits of having a team of go-to practitioners
  
• where Faith is today on her healing journey and how her life has changed
  
• the importance of a healthy mindset and how to reduce stress and prioritize mental health
  
• practices to shift into a parasympathetic mode (rest and digest)
  

Resources:

• Faith's website
• Faith's Instagram
• The Daily Detox Course
• Dr. Phyllis Light
  

Connect:

IG: @carlyloveskale

website: carlybrownwellness.com

Faith Ashenden is a Patient Empowerment Coach who publishes courses, blogs, and social media content on the importance of non-toxic living, eating to prevent and reverse disease, and optimizing health through biohacking and root cause medicine. She's a new mom who lives with her husband, baby, and dog in Austin, Texas, and her favorite hobbies include being in nature, spending time with her family, and researching new ways to heal, grow, and find true health.

In this episode, Carly chats with Kate Malvenan, solo mumma to Annabelle, business owner of Masison & Maison, and  cancer thriver, as she shares her journey healing terminal cancer (spoiler alert: Kate is now cancer-free and living a happy, healthy life in her home in Australia).

This episode covers:

• how Kate discovered she had lung cancer and what her first immediate steps were
  
• her experience with radiation therapy
  
• the how + why behind making the decision to head to Hope4Cancer in Mexico for treatment
  
• navigating a cancer journey as a solo mother to a 2-year old girl
  
• a day in the life at a holistic, integrative holistic cancer clinic
  
• results after 3 weeks at Hope4Cancer
  
• incorporating the therapies into daily life at home
  
• receiving a clear scan and clean bill of health
  
• the emotional trauma and grief that contributed to Kate's diagnosis
  
• unconventional therapies Kate leaned upon while healing
  
• three practices that have most served Kate's journey
  

Resources:

• Hope4Cancer
• The Daily Detox Course
• Kate's Instagram

Connect:

IG: @carlyloveskale

website: carlybrownwellness.com

In this episode, Carly chats with Mike Perrine, a detoxification consultant, certified colon hydro therapist, and certified holistic health counselor.

This episode covers:

• the role of detoxification and how it relates to a healing journey
• Mike's personal story and how it led him to a path of clean eating and clean living
• detoxification as spiritual work 
• the benefits of colonics as a means to detox toxins and increase vitality 
• how to enable the body's own innate healing mechanisms
• how a colonic works, what to expect, what the ideal method is, and when/why to do them
• gut health, intermittent fasting, and how to pair juice fasting and colonics
• juicing as the ultimate superfood 
• how a three month trip around India inspired Carly's wellness journey and becoming a Health Coach
• Mike's three practices that serve him on a daily basis

Resources:

• Vitality Broom Cleanse
• The Daily Detox Course
• Vitality NYC (is open!)
• EveryDayDetox YouTube
• EveryDayDetox Instagram
• Individual + Group Coaching with Mike Perrine

Connect:

IG: @carlyloveskale

website: carlybrownwellness.com

Mike Perrine Bio

Michael Perrine is a detoxification consultant, certified colon hydro therapist, certified holistic health counselor and the founder of Vitality NYC, a nutritional detox studio in New York City offering gravity colon hydrotherapy, whole body cryotherapy and nutritional coaching. Over the last eighteen years, Michael has performed over 25,000 colonic irrigations and supervised thousands of people through various methods of internal cleansing including fasting, colon cleansing and liver flushing. 

Michael has also studied natural food preparation, nutritional science and diet philosophy at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Food & Health and The Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Michael is also an instructor at the Natural Gourmet Institute and a member of the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. Before working as a health counselor, he worked for eight years as a natural foods chef at Angelica Kitchen in New York City. When not in New York he practices and teaches out of a private studio in Ashland Oregon. He is also the host of the EveryDayDetox Podcast.

In this episode, Carly discusses non-toxic cancer therapies and a whole-body approach to healing with Hope4Cancer's founder and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Tony Jimenez.

This episode covers:

• introduction to Dr. Tony and his path to becoming a Medical Doctor and Naturopathic Doctor
• his why behind the Hope4Cancer integrative treatment center
• the 7 key principles of healing according to Hope4Cancer's treatment plan
• the importance of cancer stem cells and their role in preventing recurrences
• the dental connection in the cancer process and importance of a cone beam 3D scan
• the Garden Food plan and how to best nourish your body
• juicing as a method to detox and cleanse the blood
• Dr. Tony's daily wellness routine, "a day in the life"
• the role of intermittent fasting
• who Hope4Cancer is for

Resources:

• Hope4Cancer Clinic 
• The Daily Detox Course
• Hope for Cancer: 7 Principles to Remove Fear and Empower Your Healing Journey Hardcover 
• Hidden Epidemic by Dr. Thomas Levy 
• Healthy Smiles For Life (Marble Falls, TX) - biological dentistry

Connect:

IG: @carlyloveskale

web: carlybrownwellness.com

Dr. Antonio Jimenez, M.D., N.D.

Founder, Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Antonio Jimenez, or as patients affectionately call him, Dr. Tony, founded Hope4Cancer in 2000 and has dedicated his life to researching alternative strategies to treat cancer, chronic infections, and immune disorders, after he saw firsthand the negative side effects that accompanied the conventional treatments his father underwent being diagnosed with prostate cancer.

In this episode, Carly shares an introduction to the Here For Healing podcast along with an overview of her journey healing papillary thyroid cancer over the past year.

This episode covers:

• the what and why behind Here For Healing
• how Carly's diagnosis came about
• the recommended treatment plan
• why she chose an alternative/integrative approach to healing
• detoxification therapies Carly leaned upon
• her experience at 2 different holistic cancer clinics
• the connection between a cancer diagnosis + dental infection
• what you can expect from this podcast

Resources:

• The Daily Detox Course
• Utopia Wellness
• Nagalase Test cancer marker
• Dr. Alicea Your Desired Smile (Tampa, Florida) - biological dentistry
• Root Cause documentary
• Hope4Cancer
• Healthy Smiles For Life (Marble Falls, TX) - biological dentistry
• CytoPharma Online

Let's connect:

IG: @carlyloveskale

web: carlybrownwellness.com

In this episode, Carly chats with Naturopathic Oncologist, Dr. Sonia Malani, currently working at the Advanced Integrative Medical Science (AIMS) Institute in Seattle, WA. We discuss her personal experience with cancer through her father’s diagnoses, and how she was inspired to become a naturopathic physician beginning at the age of 19.

This episode covers:

- What is Hippocrates Health Institute + why did Dr. Malani’s family choose it for treatment

- How + why did Dr. Malani choose Bastyr University

- What is integrative oncology

- How is integrative oncology different from conventional oncology

- Where + how do we see the integrative and conventional approaches successfully coming together in healing cancer

- What is the role of IV therapy when it comes to healing cancer

- The role of an integrative oncologist in a patient's healing journey

- What is the therapeutic alliance + how does a collaborative medical team work together

- The correlation between cancer and trauma: adverse childhood experiences can increase your risk of cancer as an adult

- How resilience works as an antidote to trauma

Resources:

Fellow of the American Board Naturopathic Oncology

Hippocrates Health Institute

Bastyr University

AIMS Institute (To Schedule an Appt with Dr. Malani)

Find a Naturopathic Oncologist HERE

The Daily Detox

Connect:

IG: @drsoniamalani

Twitter: @drsoniamalani

IG: @carlyloveskale

web: carlybrownwellness.com

Dr. Sonia Malani is a physician, author, and researcher. She is currently working at the Advanced Integrative Medical Science (AIMS) Institute in Seattle, WA. Dr. Malani joined AIMS in 2018 as part of its inaugural residency class, with a clinical focus in Integrative Oncology and Palliative Medicine. During her residency, Dr. Malani helped build the intravenous (IV) therapy clinic at AIMS, and developed formulas for pain, hydration, cachexia and energy. She is a contributing author to Ann Berger’s 5th Edition of Principles and Practice of Palliative Care and Supportive Oncology. Dr. Malani is also a principal investigator of the AIMS Cancer Outcomes Study (ACOS) and is currently collaborating with George Washington’s Center for Integrative Medicine on a study assessing mercury levels in cancer patients.