Alter Life

I came across Dillon on YouTube not too long ago, and instantly appreciated his no BS approach to nutrition. In this episode we talk about how he has come into living a healthy life, focusing on food as medicine. We also talk about how he has taken the steps to really "Well His World" by creating an online community where he continues to offer a regular stream of high quality content. ​S...

This week, a young friend passed away suddenly due to a cardiovascular event. Heart disease is the number 1 killer, and has been for some time. The crazy thing is, like most all chronic diseases, it is COMPLETELY PREVENTIBLE AND REVERSIBLE! ​We talk about the most important risk factors to consider, including cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, and STRESS (or disconnection). Like most tal...

In this episode, I finish my reflection on the first 50 episodes of this podcast, covering episodes 22 - 50. I share some highlights and learnings from each episode. Here are the links to each of the episodes for you to go back and listen to any of interest! #22 - Dr. Satya Ambrose: Functional Medicine before it was cool + healing stories - https://alter.health/episode22 #24 - Arvind Chittumalla:...

In honor of brain week, we focus on how to support the health of the brain with lifestyle and nutrition! With diseases like Alzheimer’s and Autism on the rise, it is extremely important to consider how our lifestyle and food choices impact the health of your brain as well as the brains of your loved ones. Topics we cover… -The power of a diet high in fruits and vegetables! -The preferred source of...

In this episode, I take this time to reflect on the first 50 episodes of the Alter Your Health podcast. It's been a fun and exciting learning experience for me, and I wanted to reflect and share my learnings through conducting so many interviews with such amazing people. I made it through the first 14 interviews I conducted on the podcast Episode 0 - Dr. Susanna Alter: Our Healing Journeys -...

In this episode, we follow up on episode #50 with Dr. Joel Fuhrman ​to go into greater detail as to what the nutritarian diet really is, and more importantly, what we think about it! We love what Dr. Fuhrman is doing, and really appreciate him showing what the Gold Standard is with regard to nutritional excellence in our world today. We also appreciate how he gives freedom to individuals to choose...

What an inspiration it was to connect with Dr. Fuhrman at his beautiful nutritional healing retreat in San Diego, CA! I have really looked up to Dr. Fuhrman and admired his work for years. I especially appreciate the simple focus that he promotes through the Nutritarian diet; HEALTH = Nutrients / Calories. What this means is that each meal is an opportunity to flood the body with healing nutrients...

This episode, recorded on Thanksgiving morning, we take the opportunity to talk gratitude. But we go beyond the classic gratitude discussion... ​ We talk about... Why family provides such rich opportunity for healing How Gratitude is a powerful predictor of health Acceptance is more than just being OK with what is ​ Wishing All a happy and healthy Thanksgiving, and a safe Black Friday!   Links to...

I LOVED connecting with our guest today, Steve Bhaerman, who also goes by his stage name, Swami Beyondanada.​ ​I've always identified myself as a serious kind of guy. I enjoy humor, but I had always judged my sense of humor as weak, often struggling to laugh, even in outright funny times! This conversation has already helped to dramatically shift my perspective on comedy in life. Some of the...

Holy cow! I cannot believe the holidays are upon us. Thanksgiving is 1 WEEK AWAY!​​ With that of course comes "cold and flu season," a time when we all need to ramp up self-care and focus on the fundamental aspects to stay healthy. In this episode we cover... Fruits and veggies to focus on this season Why HYDRATION is key! The importance of getting sunlight and being outdoors - even if t...

THIS was one powerful conversation!   I so enjoyed meeting Dr. Dossey in his Santa Fe home to record this dialogue on consciousness, health, and healing.   We dove into some really great stuff, things that Dr. Dossey has been immersed in throughout his long and fruitful career, pioneering the field of mind-body medicine.   Things we covered include... Dr. Dossey's personal healing experience...

In this episode, we use our own stressful situation as an opportunity to talk about stress and how to respond to stress in a non-judgmental or fearful way. It is true that when we become stressed about stress, the overall stress multiples and sticks around in our minds and bodies longer than it would otherwise.  We talk about the physiological effect that stress has on the body that can take a tol...

With over 7-months of happy (and not so happy) marriage, Susanna and I are relationship experts (JOKE!). But seriously, we are both steeped in the art and science of the principles and practice of relationships. In such, we have some unique insights that we share and explore in this episode. We cover such things as... - How the two of us met and fell in love in med school - Why conflicts are aweso...

BIOTICS! We all know about antibiotics in this world, maybe a little more than we should! In fact, both Dr. Susanna and I have unique stories concerning our journeys and connections with antibiotics, along with the acute and chronic consequences they have - from short term life saving to long term chronic side effects. In this episode we covered so many things including...   ANTIBIOTICS - what the...

I am grateful to have had the pleasure and opportunity to connect with Dr. Borysenko and am excited to share this inspiring conversation. For those who are unfamiliar with her work, Dr. Joan Borysenko has been a true trailblazer through the field of mind-body medicine, playing a significant role developing the field to where it is today, largely integrated into the conventional medical system. But...

I feel like it's been a long time coming, as the Liver literally plays a central role in every aspect of health and healing. If you want to experience your optimal health and heal from any chronic health condition, you are definitely going to want to tune into this one!  We talk  many things including...  Some of the MANY roles that the liver is responsible for on a day to day, moment to mome...

I finally had the pleasure to connect with this thought leader and plant-based advocate out of Detroit, MI. We were supposed to meat in person at his restaurant, GreenSpace, but he had to postpone due to a last minute invitation to fly out and be on Dr. Oz! In this conversation, we reflected a bit on Dr. Kahn's recent appearance on the Joe Rogan Podcast where he took part in the very popular...

Today we present to you a completely different approach to weight release from the norm, that is both sustainable and satisfying! We talk about how it is not just as simple as calories in and calories out. If that were the case, those on calorically restrictive diets would have much better results than they are typically seeing! We take a deeper look at some of the underlying causes of weight gain...

I was so happy to reconnect with Michael for this conversation. Michael served as my introduction to breath work, now 6+ years ago. I have come to know how unique and powerful his breath work facilitation is, as it is combined with so many other potent ingredients, including those passed through shamanic lineage. The most important ingredient is Michael’s consciousness. He has cultivated his prese...

In this week’s episode we talk about you innate super powers! Some people call this your intuition, the collective mind, the one mind, innate wellbeing, etc. Whatever you choose to call it, it is there present with you always.   Maybe you have experienced your own innate wisdom in a flash of clarity or an intuitive hit, or maybe you experienced it looking into the eyes of your grandchild, or watch...

It was an honor to sit down with two of my beloved spiritual teachers! In this conversation, we talk about consciousness, health, and healing - which happens to be the title of a year long course offered at the University of Santa Monica, the school that Drs. Ron and Mary have co-directors for over 35 years! I have had the privilege of spending many years in the classroom with these two incredible...

Dr. Susanna and I recently listened to the Paleo vs Vegan debate between Chris Kresser and Dr. Joel Kahn on the Joe Rogan Podcast. As the scientific claims flew back and forth, I realized the desperate need for a fresh perspective on the matter. This is a conversation about that fresh perspective. For a more in depth and articulated look, check out this recent blog post. In other news, throughout...

I’ve had the great pleasure of learning from Dr. Nigh a bit over the years. He is a true genius, and a real scientist, always thinking in working in ways to evolve thought and ideas. This conversation is a little more scientific and physical based than others, but a real demonstration of how we ought to relate to the world of science and medicine to keep the ball moving forward. We talk about SIBO...

Have you or has someone you know been told they have “adrenal fatigue?” If you said yes, tune into this episode where we discuss the ever-prevalent condition of “adrenal fatigue” aka HPA-axis dysregulation, what causes it, what to do to restore proper adrenal function, and what NOT to do so you don’t further worsen the issue! You will learn about what the adrenals are, where they are located, what...

Wilfredo, who also goes by Will, is a nutritionist who focuses on supporting athletes reach their performance goals. This conversation was a great one about Will's journey as a runner, ultimately finding his way into a nutritional science program at National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, which is where I originally met Will. We talk about achieving goals in health and in life be...