Body Literacy Podcast

Let us know what you think of this episode! Andrew Kaufman MD joins me on this episode for a conversation exploring the origins of disease and the future of medicine.  Dr. Andy is a public speaker, researcher, natural healing, business, education consultant, inventor and Covid-19 whistleblower. Dr. Andy has a B.S. from M.I.T. in Molecular Biology and completed his psychiatric training at Duke Univ...

Let us know what you think of this episode! Bestselling Author and medical researcher, Mark Sloan, joins me for a conversation about the challenges of the modern medical system and solutions available to avoid becoming a statistic of status quo protocols that not only do not work, but often create more problems than they aim to address.  After losing his mother to cancer treatment at the age of 12...

Let us know what you think of this episode! Dr. Jere Rivera-Dugenio joins me in this episode to discuss the role of consciousness in healing as well as advancements in technology designed to aid in the upgrading of consciousness for root cause healing.  Jere is an inventor and philanthropist with a doctorate in Natural Medicine from the International Quantum University for Integrative Medicine in...

Let us know what you think of this episode! Award winning Australian documentary filmmaker, Frazer Bailey, joins me in this episode for a personal and in-depth conversation on root cause healing that explores holistic dentistry, emotions, and the mind-body/body-mind connection. Frazer produced two exceptional films partially based on his own health journey to find answers to his chronic disease sy...

Let us know what you think of this episode! On this episode I am joined by Leila Centner, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Centner Academy in Miami, Florida, a progressive independent ‘happiness’ school that combines a deep commitment to emotional intelligence, mindfulness, and happiness with a challenging curriculum featuring language immersion, entrepreneurial thinking, problem solving,...

Let us know what you think of this episode! The past century has been marked by the dominance of (mostly) patentable biochemicals for the purpose of altering chemistry and function inside the human body.  We are now, however, fully present in the information age.  As such, our approach to medicine in the twenty-first century is also rapidly changing.  We have seen the way information can transform...

Let us know what you think of this episode! I’m joined for a compelling conversation on the wisdom offered by indigenous cultures, past and present, and the benefits of attachment parenting by Dr. Darcia Narvaez, Professor Emerita of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame, researches moral development and human flourishing from an interdisciplinary perspective, integrating anthropology, neuros...

Let us know what you think of this episode! Teri Toledo, doctor of Oriental Medicine from the Integrative Acupuncture and Healing Center in Deland, Florida, joins me to discuss the benefits of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the advantages of using both Eastern medicine and Western Medicine in a comprehensive approach to creating balance in the body.  We examine how both philosophies have their c...

Let us know what you think of this episode! On this episode of the Body Literacy Podcast, I’m chatting with Dr. Sandra Kahn, co-author of the book Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic about the importance of proper jaw development for not only oral health but proper airway development and its impacts on all aspects of overall health. Dr. Kahn is a graduate of the National University of Mexico  and...

Let us know what you think of this episode! Jen talks with Virtue Skinfood founder, Rebekah Kelley, about the importance of nourishing our skin both from the outside and from within the body while also using the skin as a gateway for delivering nutrients that support whole body health.  Rebekah began creating batches of skincare products to address her own skin health challenges in order to create...

Let us know what you think of this episode! Molly Muchow and Hailey Schurr of Verdant Hollow Farms, a regenerative, multi species farm located in Southwest Michigan join us for this episode of the Body Literacy Podcast to discuss the role of regenerative agriculture in shaping health bodies, healthy families, healthy communities, and a healthy planet. Together with the farm’s owner and business pa...

Let us know what you think of this episode! Lauren Geertsen, author of The Invisible Corset, Break Free from Beauty Culture and Embrace Your Radiant Self, thoughtfully and provocatively brings light to beauty culture as a means of not only preventing women from stepping fully into their own power, but defines the limiting constructs that have been established to render modern populations confined...

Let us know what you think of this episode! Kathleen Belonga is a yoga and mindfulness teacher who specializes in small group classes, primarily for women who are in their second phase of life.  She shares her expertise mindfulness and meditation techniques in this episode with us while expanding on emerging scientific data that supports the use of meditation to create quantifiable psychological a...

Let us know what you think of this episode! Being really alive is something much different than just not being dead.  What are the qualities of a well lived life?  How does one construct a life that is worth dying for?  I take a walk through a nostalgic childhood and consider the current state of the world and what we value, particularly in the current medical climate.  There is no arguing that we...