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Radio Naturopath Episode 543: How Much Caffeine for Health, Bergamot and Cholesterol, Cocoa Flavanols and Your Heart

Radio Naturopath Episode 543: How Much Caffeine, Bergamot and Cholesterol, Cocoa Flavanols and Heart Health
Fran Storch

This week, I reviewed the cyclosporiasis outbreak a little more; not much has changed. I'm waiting to hear a friend's experience with treatment. Then, I got into how much caffeine is enough, or too much? According to the American Heart Association, 400 mg is fine for most people! It's NOT fine for me. I'd be wired, tired, heart skipping beats, and headaches! Hence individualized medicine. Then we talked about whether bergamot can really help lower cholesterol, and cocoa flavanols and heart health. 

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Radio Naturopath Episode 397: Spinal Stenosis; CNPA Part 4: MK-4 and Osteoporosis, Mushrooms, HPV

Radio Naturopath Episode 397: Spinal Stenosis; CNPA Part 4: MK-4 and Osteoporosis, Mushrooms, HPV
Fran Storch and Ron Manizza

This week we talked about back pain and spinal stenosis, and especially how helpful getting in the water for this kind of pain and lots of other musculoskeletal pain. I will take a deeper dive into spinal stenosis at a later date. 

We also reviewed the last few talks of the Connecticut Naturopathic Physicians Association. MK-4 for osteoporosis, MushWOMB medicine (that's mushrooms for women's health), help for human papillomavirus, and a little about homeopathy! What a great conference! I think we wrapped it up.

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Radio Naturopath Episode 331: Santa the Mushroom Shaman, Mushrooms For Your Health

Radio Naturopath Episode 331: Santa the Mushroom Shaman, Mushrooms For Your Health
Fran Storch and Ron Manizza

This week we talked about mushrooms! We talked about how the legend of Santa Claus is in part brought on by the Amanita Mushroom Shaman of the indigenous people of the Arctic,right down to the red and white dress mimicking the mushroom's colors, and the big leather boots traditionally worn up there! We talked about a number of species of medicinal mushrooms and how they are helpful, including ordinary button mushrooms and Portobellos, which are the same species. Just make sure that any mushroom you eat, in order to benefit from the 1-3 and 1-6 beta glucans and inactivate toxins, you cook them in hot water!

Ron also spent some time talking about his current cardiovascular health, which is great! He is very happy with his progress.

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