That Naturopathic Podcast

Dr. Jen Forristal is a Naturopathic doctor specializing in family medicine and paediatrics. She is the founder of The Umbrella Project, which is creating a profound paradigm shift in the understanding of our personal well-being and that of our children. Dr. Jenn has worked extensively with schools and organizations, delivering effective and integrated programming that target personal growth for al...

Dr. Kara gives the listeners a brief run through of how the menopause transition presents itself for women. Topics covered in today’s conversation include: - The start of menstruation and how periods present in the beginning - The reproductive years - Perimenopause, and how cycles will start to change - The variability of hormones during the perimenopause stage - How specific hormones affect perio...

Today we are joined by retired ND Nora Pope, and Dr. Jessica Liu, ND. Dr. Liu has been a licensed ND since 2006, with a clinical focus in fertility, women’s health, pregnancy and mental- emotional wellness. Nora Pope is a retired ND, who has been teaching accredited continuing education courses to healthcare professionals since 2007. Together, this dynamic duo have developed a fertility education...

Happy New Year! We are kicking off 2021 with a new episode on one of our favourite topics- IRON. Today we welcome Ying Wang, a compounding pharmacist located in Vancouver, British Columbia. She discusses the importance of iron for health, and how compounding can be an effective treatment for iron deficiency. Topics covered in this episode include: - Common & uncommon signs of iron deficiency - How...

This week’s episode is a house call with That Naturopathic Podcast hosts Dave and Kara on the mic, keeping things a little more casual. Dr. Dave and Dr. Kara fill us in regarding what is happening within their clinical practice at the moment. Dave is a gut health focused ND, and Kara’s clinical focus in within women’s health. Both practitioners discuss the strengths of having a special interest ca...

In a time where being connected is easier than ever, why are people so far removed? Social isolation has proven to be remarkably detrimental to our health, and yet more people today are suffering due to the current pandemic. Join us with Dr. Michelle Peris, as she explains her journey to connection and belonging, and how she is helping others to find it. Just because we need to maintain “physicall...

LGBTQ2SIA+. Or is it 2SLGBTQIA+? Look, we’re all letters in the broth. Some of us are as common as the letter “E”, but all the letters are equally important. Creating a healthy, inclusive environment and language is like alphabet soup for the soul. Join us and Dr. Cyndi Gilbert ND as she clears up inclusiveness and queers up wellness. If you’d like to dive deeper, check out Dr. Gilbert’s courses a...

If your fish is sick do you make it wear a mask, or do you change the water? We’re all swimming in a soup of toxic chemicals. The air we breathe, the food we eat, the water we drink, and the lotions and potions we put on our skin, and the dust under our beds, are contaminated with myriad toxins that can, over time, make us sick. Just because they haven’t been proven to kill us doesn’t mean that th...

Our culture and institutions have been overly focused on the masculine, and our approach to medicine is also reflective of this very imbalanced bias towards the masculine. The masculine approach is like this -- fix this precise problem for me, now, then we’re done. It’s compartmentalized, it has an end point, a goal. Success is the achievement of the goal (the symptom is gone). The feminine perspe...

When your thyroid is a bit sluggish, your brain tries to lash it into shape with a TSH-shaped whip. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that the thyroid is going to do what your brain is telling it to do -- what if you’re low in B12, iron, or vitamin D? Have you had a thyroid ultrasound? What if you have an autoimmune disease such as Hashimoto’s going on? What if your foundational lifestyle health p...

Some people may say that Naturopathic Medicine is “the Medicine of the Future”. But by the same token, Naturopathy is a branch of Medicine that is rooted in observing, cooperating, and adapting to natural phenomena, and Nature’s wisdom is timeless. As such, it is a medicine of the past (and the present), and it is important to remember the roots of Naturopathic Medicine. It is fitting, then, that...

A serious diagnosis can be a shocking event for any of us. How we respond may involve some common themes or stages, but the process we each go through is very personal. We often wonder why it has happened, what could we have done to prevent it? And when it so happens that the patient is a Naturopathic Doctor, arguably the best equipped at preventative medicine, what are the doctor’s orders? Join u...

Nobody wants any herpes virus, but you probably have one. The funny thing is, they call you out on your health, and if a lowly virus wants out, your health is on shaky ground. (seriously, listen in for a live TNP recording of an actual earthquake in action) Join us for a seismic episode with Dr. Kasey Holland as she re-activates our interest in how the KISSING DISEASE (mono) may rear up later in l...

“Being a mum is not a diagnosis.” The birth of a child coincides with the birth of the mother. Your brain changes, your hormones change, you’re more susceptible to some autoimmune changes, the baby blues, fatigue, etc. -- it’s a perfect storm of changes, and in all of the newness of birth, it’s difficult to tell what’s normal and what’s not. Join us as Dr. Danielle Watson ND drops some proper mama...

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When you’re told “it’s just stress” it’s about as helpful as someone telling you to “calm down”. Our simplistic and binary “fight or flight” and “rest and digest” understanding of the nervous system is outdated. After Dr. Dave finally got her name right, our angelic guest and expert vagal knob-twiddler Dr. Kristina Kastalanac ND helped us understand how polyvagal theory and her experience with som...

When it comes to cancer (or any other serious or chronic disease), you can't stick with a “just the tip” approach (pssst get your mind out of the gutter -- we're talking about icebergs). A few supplements and some extra vegetables don’t come close to honouring the struggle that you’ve been through. This is your life -- the stakes are high, and if you’re motivated to do what needs to be done to reg...

You have PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) and you’re ready to start a family. The fertility journey may require some extra consideration. You might want to get crackin’, but it is one of the only situations in which delaying pregnancy to get your overall health and ‘eggs in a row’ can be an egg-cellent idea. Dr. Zeynep Uraz, an associate professor and guiding light in women’s health, joins us to...

You can’t flog a dead horse. Well, you can, but it’s not going to get you anywhere. You can drink all the green smoothies, haul some major CrossFit ass, and take your adrenal support, but if your mitochondria aren’t in the game, the game is over before it even starts. Like money, ATP makes the (biological) world go round. Your 10 million billion mitochondria provide the currency that your body und...

TNP Go-hosts go LIVE with an episode about our experiences with naturopathic medicine. We talk about our journeys getting this far, how Kara and Dave pulled each other out of the naturopathic “Pit of Despair,” and why you gotta love it from your head to your toes. Get a little more lovey with your co-hosts as we break the mould and get a bit more personal. Become a supporter of this podcast: https...

Your present mental health may have a lot to do with your past. If we cannot process the emotions and traumas of the past, it can be difficult to move forward. The consequences of our mental-emotional health can affect our physical body in a bidirectional relationship. Supporting the function of the liver, gut, and adrenals as well as facilitating the processing of past traumas may be key elements...

We’re going to be honest with you. This episode was supposed to be all about maintaining or starting healthy habits in stressful times, which is important, and so we did discuss some really good stuff at length based on the science of making habit changes. But for whatever reason (blame it on the COVID), the discussion we ended up having changed direction, and if you think Naturopathic Medicine is...

Testosterone is critical for men’s health, but there’s way more to it than biceps and boners. There is a gradual decline in testosterone in men from the age of 30 and this has a profound effect on many aspects of your health, and there is a strong relationship with mood, motivation, and dopamine. If you’re feeling a bit limp, don’t be too hard on yourself because you’re not alone; the general tren...

“I think, therefore I am”. But sometimes, oftentimes, those thoughts aren’t serving you. Is your mind shouting over your heart? Or could you perhaps create a more inclusive dialogue? Join us as Dr. Christina Bjorndal ND puts Kara on the heart seat and helps us learn how to pause and take the time to lead from our hearts. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/that-nat...

With a dose of tough love and at least one solid F Bomb. Dr. Tyna Moore ND DC challenges herself, and us, to take responsibility to make ourselves “Hard to Kill”. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/that-naturopathic-podcast--4229492/support .