Interesting stuff & smart people


* Dr Terry Wahl:  Dr. Terry Wahls is an American academic (medicine, MBA, BfA) who practices as a clinical professor at the University of Iowa , where she conducts clinical research in the setting of multiple sclerosis and other chronic health conditions.  In 2018, she was awarded ‘The Linus Pauling Award’ in Functional Medicine by The Institute for Functional Medicine for her contributions to research, clinical care and patient advocacy. 

Dr. Wahls has secondary progressive multiple sclerosis and restored her health using a diet and lifestyle program she designed specifically for her brain and in the process reversing her MS with the Paleo diet and her protocol. She is the author of multiple books (including The Wahls Protocol) about how diet and lifestyle successfully treat all types of chronic autoimmune conditions. Her www is: www.terrywahls.com

* Dr Dean Ornish: Dean Ornish is another professional who wants us to live longer and have more fun while you're at it. He's one of the leading voices in the medical community promoting a balanced, holistic approach to health. The author of Eat More Weigh Less and several other best-selling books, Ornish is best known for his lifestyle-based approach to fighting heart disease.  His research at the Preventive Medicine Research Institute (the nonprofit he founded) clinically demonstrated that cardiovascular illnesses and, most recently prostate cancer can be treated and even reversed through diet and exercise. These findings (once thought to be physiologically implausible). Deans www: https://www.ornish.com/

* Dr Peter Attia: Peter Attia is an American doctor who talks and walks longevity, obesity and insulin resistance.  His most common message is how some presentations (such as obesity) can be proxy disguises for bigger disorders.  He also talks with great personal morality about the medical communities need for a 'paradigm shift' towards care, compassion, humility and respect for patients. Peters www is: https://peterattiamd.com/









Dr Mark Hyman: functional medicine is what Mark Hyman is all about. With a very rounded and approachable perspective to human health Mark is a favourite on his own and others in the health space’s world of podcasts. His www is:
https://drhyman.com and is podcast is called The Doctors Farmacy. It very easy to listen to and really a powerhouse of health and life information, of which I often tap into. The link is here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1qNZ6WfvbyFTnXZMv2i2Ab?si=3d286ca805f14cfb





And, here are a coupe of personalities which I think are of interest, and to be frank are ‘inspirational’:

Mind Body, Green is interesting, especially their stance on curing autoimmune disorders through an elimination diet (including eliminating grains and legumes) .. see this link.  The http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-8843/10-signs-you-have-an-autoimmune-disease-how-to-reverse-it.html

Dr Joe Dispenza is an American who holds a B.Science and is a registered Chiropractor who has a special interest in unlocking our potential through our changing your mindset. He speaks on several platforms and with several other mind coaches within that realm. Here is a link to a podcast I am listening to on Spotify at the moment:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6dImU3r5uqlDkHpKynpj6w?si=1c9f5e387f4840ea
https://drjoedispenza.com/

Green Kitchen Stories

This duo are just fabulous. Luise ( a nutritionist and midwife) and David (a developer, cook, photographer and food entrepreneur) started writing around the same time I was diagnosed (2009) and researching clean food. I recall stumbling upon their food journey and thinking .. ‘my god, these are beautiful people .. into photography, family, babies, food’ very much what I also adore.
I loved how genuine their ethos was (to live simply, to hand make clean food, to use seasonal and local produce, to not mess it up (eat simple), and how classy and clean they showcased that lifestyle choice. As they raise their family, travel internationally, write books, record blogs and develop their digital assets it’s been such a pleasure to follow them from afar. Their www is vast and full of beautiful plant based recipes which are easy to follow, with ingredients we can quite easily source here in NZ.

My New Roots

It was around a similar time that I also found the work of Sarah Britton. What a gorgeous human being. As a holistic nutritionist she has a genuine focus on whole foods. Her cooking is seasonal and flavourful, she has an eye for beautiful imagery and she writes as you can image she speaks (quite like me). Over the years Sarah has written cookbooks, taken retreats & workshops and further developed her website.

My Darling Lemon Thyme

Emma Galloway is a Raglan girl who I have been following for some years now. She has released 3 cookbooks and her Insta posts are just lovely and genuine. She is gluten free and vegetarian with a focus on super clean food .. home grown vegetables and not messed with food, which I love. Her recent foray into ceramics, Tahu Ceramics,
https://www.instagram.com/tahu.ceramics/ further showcases her creative energy, integrity and skill.

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