Wellness For The Rest Of US

There is a lot of information available about dealing with menopause - some of it confusing and some of it contentious. In this episode, we invited Menopause expert, Dr Wendy Sweet, back onto our show to talk more specifically about exercise and menopause - what happens to our bodies when we exercise during menopause and what type of exercise should we be aiming to sustain? Dr Wendy Sweet is the f...

In this episode of Wellness for the Rest of Us we speak with DK Ciccone, a certified pilates instructor for chronic pain and rehabilitation. Since CK was 13 years old, she has battled with her own chronic pain with no root cause.  Just when she felt she would never find joy in movement, she discovered pilates. Pilates helped her manage her own pain and find a sense of freedom in her body that she...

Welcome to Episode 30 of Wellness for the Rest of Us where we speak with Dr Maureen  Michele.  Dr Maureen Michele is a pediatrician, allergist/immunologist, life coach, and an author.  She specializes in supporting parents of chronically ill children. Maureen is also a mother of three amazing children and has first-hand experience with being a parent of a child with long-term health issues (her da...

In this Wellness for the Rest of Us podcast episode, we speak with longevity advocate, Marek Piotrowski.  Marek is currently on a quest, he is traveling around the world, with his son Alex to explore the frontiers of research and thinking around longevity and radical life extension. Longevity is on the brink of becoming one of the world's most rapidly expanding industries. Over the past eight year...

  In our latest Wellness for the Rest of Us podcast we speak with University of Otago's Professor Alison Heather about the role of sex hormones, particurly estrogen and progesterone, on fertility, menopause and aging and atherosclerosis (heart disease).   Alison is a human physiologist, specialising in the effects of sex hormones, like estradiol, on atherosclerosis (heart disease).   She is also a...

In this episode we speak with Dr Zarya Rubin a Harvard-educated physician and a functional medicine health coach about burnout. In her daily life, Zarya helps passionate, high-achieving women get to the root causes of chronic illness symptoms and burnout so that they can heal from the inside out and truly thrive.  Zarya is the founder and CEO of Dr. Zarya, a boutique functional medicine practice i...

Russel McLean is a retired holistic dentist.  He listened to our podcast with Dr Wendie Trubow (Everyday toxins in our lives) and reached out to discuss with us what he has seen in his many years working within the dentistry industry - first as a conventional dentist, then as a holistic dentist. Russel is highly thought of in the health sector within Dunedin and we have met many of his ex-patients...

How is your metabolic health, are you worried about diabetes? Are you in the pre-diabetic camp?  Are you too scared to find out? In our podcast with Dr. Paul Kolodzik we explore the early warning signs of pre-diabetes and discuss that there are many people out there suffering from metabolic issues who don't even know it.  The thing is, when we know about it, we can do something about it and that i...

We are thrilled today to be able to have Dr Wendie Trubow as a guest on our Wellness for the Rest of Us podcast.  Wendie is a  functional medicine gynecologist who's passionate about helping people eliminate the invasive toxins responsible for the chronic conditions they live with. Wendie is a certified medical practitioner and helping people optimise their health and lives. Wendie has had her own...

Sulaima Abdin (MS, RD), who also goes by Su, is not your typical dietitian. With over seven years of professional experience, Su has developed a versatile skill set across various domains of dietetics. Her expertise spans short and long-term care, acute care, food service, consulting, and exposure to behavioral health. Su infuses her professional practice with a unique blend of relatability, creat...

Bea Calliet joins us from France.  She was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, called ankylosing spondylitis,  in February 2007. After almost 11 years of taking a lot of strong painkillers she decided to try healing myself naturally.  One thing led to another, she went to a functional medicine doctor who told her she had to go "gluten and many other things" free. A little over a year on this die...

In our latest episode of Wellness for the Rest of us, we speak with Specialist Microbiologist, John Aitken. John is a free-lance microbiologist based out of Christchurch, New Zealand and the senior director of Otakaro Pathways where he investigates the genesis of Chron's disease and is on a path to developing revolutionary treatments.  Prior to working at Otakaro Pathways, John worked in medical m...

Michael S. Fenster, MD, FACC, FSCA&I, PEMBA; known to friends and fans simply as "Chef Dr. Mike," is America's only board-certified interventional cardiologist  and  professional chef. He currently holds faculty appointments at The Kansas Health Science Center (Adjunct Professor of Medicine (Culinary Medicine)); West Virginia University School of Medicine (Executive Faculty) and cross-faculty appo...

In Episode 19 of Wellness for the Rest of Us, we speak with medical cannabis company CEO Carmen Doran about medical cannabis versus home grown cannabis for health and some of the reasons you might speak to your doctor as to whether medical cannabis is right for you.   Carmen is the CEO of Heliux Therapeutics, New Zealand's only fully certified medical cannabis flower producer.   Carmen has a backg...

In Episode 18 of Wellness for the Rest of Us we speak with Laura Crandon, the Founder and President of Charitable organisation Touch4Life. Laura is a breast cancer survivor on a mission to increase the breast health IQ of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) and underserved communities.   In our podcast we speak about the everyday inequities which exist in our health systems, globally an...

There continues to be debate about the use hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in peri-menopause and menopause.  In this episode of our Wellness for the Rest of Us podcast we speak with an expert and an advocate for HRT, Dr Daved Rosensweet.  We discuss the topic of HRT for women in perimenopause and beyond, including covering the chequered path of HRT.  We  also speak about "andropause," a lesser t...

In this week's "Wellness for the Rest of Us Podcast" soon to be released, Darcy Schack and Dr Anna Campbell, Zestt Co-Founders, have a wide ranging discussion about some thorny topics - including OBESITY!       When Darcy and Anna started Zestt they were well aware that neither of them were a "Poster Child" for wellness - that means, the battle is real for them, as it is for many of you.  Darcy su...

Dr Helen Darling is a disruptor - she is unapologetically unafraid to question the status quo.   Helen holds a Ph. D. in Public Health from the University of Otago and has extensive experience across the food supply chain including; being involved in the production of summer fruit (including novel fruit development), founding three companies Oritain, SumFood and InstatData.   She has also been a B...

In this episode of Wellness for the Rest of Us, we speak with Brain Health Coach, Allison Liu.  In our podcast we speak about what the signs of deteriorating brain health are - how important it is to act straight away and what you can do to prevent or arrest the deterioration. Allison Liu is a qualified Brain Health Professional and Coach, and a Dr. Amen Brain Health Licensed Trainer. You can find...

Emily Zorn is a registered dietitian and health coach with a love of  helping others make their health and nutrition goals a reality. She recognises that lots of people want to eat healthy but struggle to find a way that works best for them? She specialises in a personalised nutrition approach and supports with accountability and coaching around the physical, emotional and environmental aspects of...

Spiro Koulouris is a leading gout diet expert, author, and blogger at goutandyou.com. Spiro has dedicated his life to inspiring people to obtain a healthy lifestyle and living a gout-free life.  Called the "rich man's disease", gout is considered one of the most painful of the rheumatic conditions and is a rapidly growing problem that afflicts an alarming number of people. It's greatly affected by...

Dr Leke Asong personally suffered for years with poor gut and overall health. he saw the best specialists in various fields but was told everything was "normal."   He then started his own training to become a General Practitioner (GP) and realised there were many patients in the same position as him.   He became convinced conventional medicine did not have all the answers and started a relentless...

Dr Wendy Sweet is the founder of " My Menopause Transformation ," where she works with women globally to support them through the menopause transition. She is a former registered nurse and has a Ph. D. in nutrition and healthy aging and has developed a range of personalised programmes for women going through perimenopause and menopause – acknowledging that every woman is different and will approac...

Holly Jean Jackson, Holistic Business Coach , Speaker, Podcast Host, Author, and founder of Business Builder Throw Down. Her career spans from technology to communications as well as organizational change, public relations and content strategy. She has dedicated over 12 years to helping business leaders get their groove back physically, mentally, and emotionally. Holly led a Local to Global Policy...

With disinformation rampant online and people selling everything from valid peer-reviewed medical breakthroughs to literal snake oil and placebos, how can we figure out who to trust.  Darcy, Anna, and Matt Rouse talk about everything from Deep Fakes to Medical NFTs in this eye-opening and mind-bending conversation about the state of information and the Internet in 2022. Zestt Wellness: https://zes...