The Health Upgrade Podcast

In this episode of the Health Upgrade Podcast, we delve into the fascinating world of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) along with our guest Dr. Doug Bremner, a renowned expert in PTSD and neurobiology. Today we explore the profound impact of VNS on the brain and peripheral functions. Dr. Bremner shares insights into VNS applications for opioid withdrawal, PTSD, and even cognitive enhancement. The con...

Welcome to another episode of the Health Upgrade podcast! Today, we dive into a fascinating study about long COVID and its effects on the autonomic nervous system. In this episode, we discuss a study that delves into the correlation between impaired vagal activity and long COVID symptoms. With a focus on markers such as heart rate variability, inflammation, and the procoagulative state, the study...

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Health Upgrade podcast, where we dive deep into the complex world of depression, anxiety, the transformative possibilities unleashed through the stimulation of the vagus nerve. In this episode, we explore the fascinating role of microglial cells in the central nervous system and their impact on stress and inflammation. We highlight the influence of socia...

Hello and welcome to the Health Upgrade Podcast! In this episode, we will cover the link between allergies, asthma, and eczema. And the mechanism by which each of these conditions occurs. All three conditions cause inflammation, which happens when there is an autoimmune like response to different factors such as stress, food, physiological pain and etc. These factors can trigger a flare up which c...

Welcome back to the podcast!  In today's episode, we dive into the fascinating world of mitochondrial health and the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway. Dr. Terry Wahls is an athlete who suffered from autoimmune diseases due to overtraining and inadequate recovery time. She discovered the power of using mitochondria resuscitation and hormetic stress supplements for improving her mitochondrial f...

Hello, everybody! Welcome back to the Health Upgrade Podcast. In this episode, we will delve into the fascinating topic of the vagus nerve's involvement in the production of our genetic transcription and transcription factors, and how vagus nerve stimulation can affect epigenetics. Our DNA is composed of nucleotides, which contain codes that serve as instructions for protein synthesis. However, ep...

Welcome to this special episode of The Health Upgrade Podcast! This episode is actually an interview of our host Dr. Navaz Habib with Dr. Michael Kaye, a functional medicine practitioner at The Center for Functional Health in Sellersville PA. In this episode, Dr. Kaye asks Dr. Habib all about the Vagus Nerve, how it is related to chronic inflammatory health conditions, and its connections to the i...

Hello, everybody! Welcome back to the Health Upgrade Podcast. I am very excited about today’s show because we will have one of the members of our team, Emma Ford. She is a Certified Clinical & Holistic Nutritionist (CNP); founder of Gut Rooted—a virtual nutritional counseling practice focused on gut health, digestive disorders & preventative health. She specializes in gut health, digestive...

Welcome to another episode of the Health Upgrade Podcast. In today’s episode, we had an awesome conversation with the well-known “Vagus Nerve” guy, Sterling Cooley. Sterling Cooley is the CEO & Founder at Vagus Nerve Stimulation & Repair Program. Where he currently works on activating the Parasympathetic Central Vagal Nervous system using direct to consumer Vagus Nerve stimulation technolo...

Hello and welcome to the Health Upgrade Podcast! I am honored to have this wonderful conversation with the master of HRV - heart rate variability, Greg Elliot. Greg is an exercise physiologist, kinesiologist and osteopathic practitioner who has worked with various hospitals, universities, clinics, fitness facilities and sports teams in Canada, the USA and around the world. He completed his Master...

Hi everyone! Welcome to another episode of the Health Upgrade Podcast. Today, our focus will be centered on bone health, where we will delve deep into the intricate mechanisms of bone health and explore the challenges that lead to bone density loss or bone mineral loss. Our bones consist of three different types of cells - osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and osteocytes, which work in perfect harmony to...

Welcome to another episode of the Health Upgrade Podcast. In today’s episode, we have a very special guest Dr. Chris Kleronomos. He is the medical director of MediPro and works with patients on Complex Pain (AAPM), Functional Medicine, IV & Peptides, Biotherapy, and more. He became interested in medicine as a Corpsman in the U.S. Navy, where he served with the Marine Corps elite Special Operat...

Hi everyone! Welcome to another episode of the Health Upgrade Podcast. Today, in our mini episode we are going to dig into the topic of metabolic disease and understanding of what adipose tissue is and how its dysregulation could lead to so many other problems. Metabolic disease has to do with two types of serious medical conditions which are type two diabetes and hypertension. These conditions ar...

Hello, everybody! Welcome back to the Health Upgrade Podcast. I am thrilled to have this amazing conversation with Dr. Michael Kennedy.  He is a chiropractor and earned his doctor of chiropractic degree from Northwestern Health Sciences University. He is the owner of Chanhassen Wellness Chiropractic where he practices chiropractic, neurology, chiropractic care and vagus nerve stimulation for his p...

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Health Upgrade Podcast In this episode, we are exploring Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Migraines with Dr. Michael Hoffmann. We discuss the link between mitochondrial dysfunction and neurological diseases, as well as the role of the immune system in brain health. Today on the Health Upgrade Podcast, we were honored to have Dr. Michael Hoffmann with us. He i...

Hello and welcome to the Health Upgrade Podcast!   Today, we'll have a brief episode providing an overview of the fundamentals of the autonomic nervous system, the vagus nerve, vagus nerve stimulation, and their effects on the immune system. The autonomic nervous system is a network of nerves that regulates bodily functions that we don't consciously control. It consists of two branches: the sympat...

Hi everyone! Welcome to another episode of the Health Upgrade Podcast.  Today, we'll be discussing a few essential cellular processes that are necessary to ensure optimal body and cellular function. The first one is mitochondria. Every cell in our body, except for red blood cells, contains mitochondria, which produce the energy needed for the cell to perform its functions. Dysfunctional mitochondr...

Hello, everybody! Welcome back to the Health Upgrade Podcast.  I am really excited about this wonderful conversation that we're about to dig into with Dr. David Yoder. He is a doctor, teacher, researcher, and the CEO of the David Yoder Wellness Center In today’s episode, we are discussing the philosophy behind David’s practice and his unique approach. We are also analyzing the importance of vagus...

Hello and welcome to the Health Upgrade Podcast! I am very excited about today's special episode. I am here in Florida and we have the pleasure of talking with a special guest - Dr. Mike Becknell. We are very excited to have this wonderful discussion today.  Dr. Brecknell is a functional neurologist and a chiropractic physician since 1989.  He is a graduate of Life Chiropractic University as well...

In today’s episode we have the pleasure of talking with Abigail Butterfield. She is an Adult and Geriatric Nurse Practitioner certified to practice by the American Academy of Nurse Her practice combines traditional and alternative treatment modalities to create a sanctuary in which all people collaborate in their healing - mind, body and spirit - and are empowered to engage in their own health and...

Hello, and welcome back to the Health Upgrade Podcast  Today we are going to jump in on the topic of sleep. Sleep with regards to the autonomic nervous system and to the function of microglial cells in the brain. Also, we are going to discuss the role of the cells in different stages of sleep, why they're so important, and what function they have during each of these different stages. We're going...

Hi everyone! Welcome to another episode of the Health Upgrade Podcast. In today’s episode, we will continue talking about the effects of psychedelics mainly LSD and DMT on the body and on the autonomic nervous system. LSD is probably one of the hallucinogenic drugs that has some potential to be addictive and the autonomic nervous system is affected by LSD which can cause pupil dilation, increased...

Hello everybody. Welcome back to the Health Upgrade Podcast! For today’s episode we are going to shift gears from recreational drugs that have been used in addictive ways, to different types of drugs that are called psychedelics, hallucinogens and dissociative medications. These drugs are mind altering. They literally change your brain. They don't share generally the same addiction as recreational...

Hello everybody and welcome on the Health Upgrade Podcast In today’s episode, we have the pleasure of talking with Dr. Marie-Eve Tremblay from University of Victoria. She is Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair (Tier II) of Neurobiology of Aging and Cognition   Dr. Tremblay’s research focuses on aging and cognition, using both animal and human brain models to explore the significance of micr...

Welcome to another episode of the Health Upgrade Podcast. Today's episode is a continuation of our last discussion where we were breaking down addictive drugs and types of medications. But we're now going to step into the effects of these medicines on our body, our brain and how to overcome these challenges when we become addicted to it. What happens in opioid abuse, cocaine abuse, and methampheta...