Wellness For The Rest Of US

In this podcast we explore the digestive system and the gut microbiome in depth with Dr. Doug Rosendale.  We discuss how our digestive system works and the role of different bacterial species - and how our lifestyle can influence the different micro-organisms. Doug helps to communicate the biomedical science behind Anagenix products. He has over 20 years of postgraduate research, publishing and st...

John leads the Scientific Services Division (SSD) of Blis Technologies ( https://blis.co.nz/ ). Blis is the developer of probiotics (good bacteria) for application to the oral cavity and skin. The SSD focuses on the core research and development behind both current and new probiotic strains. John has gained experience working in a commercial scientific setting ensuring that our R and D activities...

Antibiotic resistant microbes are already causing 5 million deaths per year and this number is predicted to accelerate. We speak with Professor Greg Cook, a highly-published microbiologist and winner of the University of Otago Distinguished Research Medal, about his work in trying to combat this problem by developing novel antimicrobials. We also discuss what we can do at an individual level to pr...

Patricia Brooks Hart is a sarcoidosis sister and a life coach, based in New York City. She was diagnosed with sarcoidosis in 2010, coincidently, two years after her sister, but with very different symptoms. Patricia Brooks Hart does not think of herself as a sarcoidosis warrior, even though she is in a fight for her life. Rather, she hopes to end the fight and declare a truce, at least until we ca...

Emma Sutherland is a PhD candidate at the University of Otago and specialises in health supplements and human physiology. She also works for InsituGen, an innovative University start-up company which uses novel technology to catch drug-cheats in sport. Emma has competed at elite levels in cycling and in this podcast, she shares her journey from the top of her sport to her battles with her health a...

We were incredibly inspired listening to an interview (on Radio New Zealand) with Dr. George Jelink, author of the book "Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis," (OMS), so we reached out to the OMS charity. We invited Dr. Jonathan White, their medical advisor (who also suffers from MS) to speak with us on our recently launched podcast series "Wellness for the rest of us." This podcast, the second in our se...

Darcy talks with Dr. Anna Campbell about hypoxia, coughing, and frequent illness which turned into breathing issues. When he finally went to the hospital because he couldn't breathe, he was diagnosed with sarcoidosis at 44... now more than seven years ago. Sarcoidosis is an out-of-control inflamation response in the body. Is inflamation the smoking gun at the scene of auto-immune diseases? Why do...