Do you know these high blood pressure myths and lies? Not knowing can lead to a lifetime of medication never resulting in a "cure". Medications may address only the symptom and not the cause of high blood pressure. Listen to this Primal Diet - Modern Health podcast for more info than is written here.... Hypertension is serious and can absolutely cause chronic illness or death. Getting it properly diagnosed - and treating the true cause(s) - ... Keep Reading >
Stress Mangement
Adam Farrah on Yoga, Meditation and Medical Marijuana
Remove Stress: Don't Manage It! Adam Farrah explains this useful distinction in our Primal Diet - Modern Health podcast. Following Tim Ferris's 80/20 Rule, Adam talks about upgrading the 20% we do that brings 80% of our results. And shares how he gets through recovery from illness with help from Yoga, Meditation and Medical Marijuana. Adam writes regularly (and eloquently) on anxiety, depression, the adrenals and more in Paleo ... Keep Reading >
Secrets of Coconut Oil with Jessica Espinoza
There's dozens of secrets of coconut oil on the show today! A highly digestible fat rich in Lauric Acid, coconut oil is a useful tool for ketogenic diets, whole body energy, pets, infection and body care. In this Primal Diet - Modern Health podcast, Jessica Espinoza of Delicious Obsessions shares her journey with Keto and how her opinions on high fat dieting has changed. Jessica is my authority on all things coconut, with multiple Ebooks, ... Keep Reading >
Managing Your Mind: Evan Brand of Not Just Paleo Interviews Beverly
There's help for managing your mind in this free-flowing podcast with Evan Brand and Beverly. I talk with Evan about having to change my life (and health) and learning to manage my thinking. When I became too run down to work for a while, I spent time observing the decisions and worries in my mind. I learned to question whether what my mind was saying was REAL or TRUE. Or not! Managing Your Mind 101 Is this point of view the truth? Is ... Keep Reading >
Mark Rogers Simply Human Lifestyle
Want to simply be human? Mark Rogers Simply Human Lifestyle website and podcasts coach us in the Four Pillars of the Simply Human Lifestyle. This podcast is a good primer for newcomers wanting to learn how to Eat, Sleep, Move, and Enjoy Life like real humans, not the over-stressed selves we want to leave behind. It's a good interview for folks with kids too.... see my notes on children below. The link to play the show is at the bottom of ... Keep Reading >
Anxiety and Addiction
GABA is our main inhibitory neurotransmitter, and a key regulator of both anxiety and addiction. It helps us stay in that calm, healing, para-sympathetic mode, and avoid the sympathetic flight or fight mode. It governs dozens of functions in the mind and body. Along with Serotonin, GABA provides the brakes in our body (the "slow-slow"), much as Dopamine and Acetyl-Choline provide the "go-go". Like yin and yang, we need both "go" and "slow" ... Keep Reading >
Natural Ways to Help Anxiety and Stress
I'm always looking for natural ways to help anxiety and stress. Both in myself and with clients. If you're stuck at home waiting for a virus, or another life issue has you struggling and fearful, you're dealing with acute anxiety. But many of us deal with chronic anxiety as well. I was in my 50's before I finally realized I'd been struggling with anxiety all my life but never recognized it. That shocked me so much I decided to see if others ... Keep Reading >
Is Over-Breathing Making You Sick?
Here's one of the biggest health issues you never heard of.... Over-breathing! A cause of fatigue, insomnia, asthma, anxiety and poor exercise tolerance. And both the cause and effect of feeling stressed! Overbreathing is one of the biggest health issues no one talks about. Taking in excess air depletes valuable CO2, an important regulator of many functions in the body. Just the opposite of what we've been told, taking in too much air ... Keep Reading >
5 Clues You Have Chronic Anxiety
It's hard to admit, but it wasn't until my health fell apart (again) in my early 50's that I was diagnosed with chronic, severe anxiety. Like the proverbial goldfish in the bowl, we don't "see" the water we swim in. It's simply the way we/it/they are, and we often assume everyone feels or lives like this. "Isn't this a normal part of life"? "Doesn't everyone feel like this"? Am I normal, or abnormal?? Do YOU have chronic or perhaps ... Keep Reading >
Jimmy Moore Interviews Beverly on Modern Living: Podcast!
Jimmy Moore interviews Beverly Meyer on modern living, my health story, the neurotransmitter GABA, and much more. "Livin' La Vida Low-Carb" is Jimmy Moore's collection of hundreds (thousands?) of podcasts, interviewing Paleo and Natural Health folks all over the world. It was a treat to be on his show this week! As usual, I talk full-speed, and get a lot of info packed into this half-hour show. Listen in for more on these topics: MY ... Keep Reading >
Nora Gedgaudas Neurofeedback INTERVIEW
You may THINK you know this, but you might not really get it..... Your BRAIN is in charge of most of your life. Here's info from my Nora Gedgaudas neurofeedback interview to help you find out why! Neurotransmitters are messengers giving instructions and feedback to all parts of the body. If the message is inaccurate, the outcome is inadequate Take the neurotransmitter GABA for instance. It has partial control over functions as diverse as ... Keep Reading >
Neurotransmitters 101 | GABA, Serotonin and Dopamine
This information on Neurotransmitters 101 will tell you more about GABA, Serotonin, Dopamine and Acetylcholine. These four neurotransmitters govern much of the body, and imbalances in any of them create an extremely diverse set of mild to severe symptoms. Rather than treat 3, 4 or 6 different issues, wouldn't it be easier to find the common theme between them and look to support that? Our four main neurotransmitters are Dopamine, ... Keep Reading >