Body Chat Podcast

You may have heard about homeopathy but probably don’t fully understand what it is, what it does or how it works.  Based on a principle similar to vaccinations but without the same potential problems, homeopathy offers help with a variety of conditions.  Today, Dr. Nedd will discuss: The principles behind how homeopathy works. What the...

Does it seem like every year you get sick around the holidays?  It’s not your imagination.  This is actually statistically-proven.  But why?  And is there anything you can do about it?  Today, Dr. Nedd will discuss: What kinds of illnesses or conditions happen more during the holiday season. What changes in our behavior causes this...

Animals are our best, non-human friends.  So we should do everything we can to make their lives happy, and comfortable and healthy.  Sometimes they have physical problems that don’t respond to traditional veterinary techniques, so then what is there to do?  Are there any other possible solutions out there to help them.  Actually, the answer...

The incidence of autism is growing rapidly.  Way too fast.  And it is a difficult situation not only for the autistic person but also for their parents.  Seemingly a mystery with no solution, this episode will look into what autism is and possible reasons for its alarming growth.  Today, Dr. Nedd will discuss: What autism...

This topic is personal for Dr. Nedd.  Had he not grown up when he did, he would likely have been labeled as having either ADD or ADHD and forced to take extremely addictive drugs.  This is a very touchy subject because people think if you say anything against these labels you mean that what these...

Nicotine patches, commercials showing people with holes in their throats, banning, prohibiting, taxing…  These are all attempts to get people to stop smoking.  Are they working?  Why is smoking such a concern?  Today, Dr. Nedd will discuss: How many people in the U.S. currently are smokers and how does that compare to the 1940s and...

It seems strange that someone could die within minutes of eating peanuts, or shellfish, or after getting stung by a bee.  That extreme allergic reaction starts with anaphylaxis and goes down hill rapidly into anaphylactic shock.  It’s important to know what it is, how to recognize it and what to do when it happens.  Today,...

There’s a fairly narrow range that your blood sugar has to stay within in order for you to function normally.  When it goes too high or too low you can have serious health problems.  Understanding these conditions is important so that you can recognize them in yourself or others.  It’s also important to know about...

Your blood travels around your body to carry oxygen and nutrients to all its different parts.  But what happens when something goes awry.  This week’s episode is all about bleeding conditions including clotting that goes right and clotting that goes wrong.  Today, Dr. Nedd will discuss: What clotting is and why it occurs. Which conditions...

It doesn’t seem to make any sense.  Why would a sprain or strain take longer to heal than a broken bone?  Last week’s episode was about broken bones.  This week we discuss sprains and strains to give some differentiation and to explain that confusing point.  Today, Dr. Nedd will discuss: What are the different types...

Chances are pretty good that you or someone in your family either has had or will have a broken bone at some point in your lifetime.  So what do you need to know about broken bones and is there anything you can do to prevent them?  Today, Dr. Nedd will discuss: The different ways a...

Micro-organisms, bacteria, viruses.  Various different names of the ‘bugs’ which can cause a whole slew of different infections and unhealthy body conditions.  Bacteria and viruses are often confused as being the same and even some doctors will treat conditions from them in the same way.  But that can actually make things worse in some cases. ...

Peanuts, shellfish, mold, pollen, pet dander, dust mites, sunshine and penicillin.  These are all things that people can have allergies to.  Most people in the U.S. have one or more allergies  and assume nothing can be done but treat the symptoms.  Not necessarily.  Today, Dr. Nedd will discuss: What allergies are and why people get...

With more of the day spent sitting than at any other time in the past, posture becomes ever more important than ever before.  Especially because the effects of poor posture on health are more significant than most people realize.  This is an important episode if you want to have more control over your health today...

Heart disease is a top killer and high blood pressure is a top contributing factor.  So shouldn’t you know more about it?   Today, Dr. Nedd will discuss: What blood pressure measures and what the normal range is. What problems high blood pressure can lead to and what issues low blood pressure causes. How high...

With a politically charged topic like vaccinations it can be hard to get accurate information.  Dr. Nedd has studied this area in depth and is going to share some valuable data on this topic that any parent (or anyone planning to be a parent at some point) really does need to know.   Today, Dr. Nedd...

Statins are one of the most widely prescribed categories of drugs in the world.  Odd thing is they have an adverse reaction rate of 20% in clinical practice but only had a 5% reaction rate in the clinical studies.  You know, the studies that ‘prove’ how effective and safe they are.  The ones required for...

Many patients want to get the best results possible but might be confused on how to get them and who is responsible for what, when it comes to health care.  In this episode we’ll set all this straight.   Today, Dr. Nedd will discuss: What the doctor and what the patient are responsible for in relation...

Asthma is common in children, too common.  But it also affects adults and can even begin in adulthood.  Most people assume or accept that there is no cure for asthma and that you just have to manage it with medication.  That’s isn’t necessarily true.   Today, Dr. Nedd will discuss: What kinds of asthma there are...

Since your entire body is supported by your feet, when standing, they play an important role in the overall condition of your body’s structure.  When they are not in shape, you can experience negative effects anywhere above them.  Low back pain, neck pain, headaches.  If your feet aren’t looked at when you have problems like...

Most of us take it for granted but we wouldn’t last more than 3 days without it.  Water to drink.  Why is it so important to our health?  How much do we really need?  Does it really matter where it comes from?  There is a lot of missing information and wrong information that people have. ...

Some physical conditions are specifically caused by the actions of traveling.  Others are caused by what you run into in foreign countries.  In this episode Dr. Nedd goes over the most common travel related conditions and illnesses, what causes them and how to either prevent them or quickly treat them with natural methods.   Today, Dr....

Past episodes have covered various digestive system problems like leaky gut syndrome and those related to toxicity and autoimmune conditions.   This episode will cover the rest of the most common digestive conditions and the role stomach acid plays in all this.  Today, Dr. Nedd will discuss: The various parts of the digestive system and what...

Creating quite a stir, the book The Plant Paradox presents some very workable and easy to do solutions to a variety of supposedly incurable health conditions.   Today, Dr. Nedd will discuss: Why certain ‘healthy’ foods can be causing you untold harm. How these foods affect the body and why our bodies aren’t able to process...

We’ve covered how important it is to get proper nutrition in your diet.  We’ve covered how the toxic chemicals used in raised food the conventional way is harming your body.  We’ve recommended eating as much organic food as you can.  But we haven’t covered how to raise your own organic fruits and vegetables if you...