Health & Wellness by Sage: Recent Episodes
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Preventable diseases and chronic illnesses are becoming increasingly prevalent in this day and age. This is perpetuated by the way we think, eat and move. More so by the way diseases are being treated symptomatically. This podcast is a space where Cara and Fahad explore critical and relevant health topics, with a focus on how you can immediately start to improve your health. New episodes are released every week. Join us!
Tune in to learn about core supplements for weight loss that have stood the test of time.
In this episode we briefly touch on the importance of and gut-related benefits behind immunobiotics, prebiotics, fermented foods and phytonutrients.
Collagen Peptides and Prebiotics and two more essential nutrients when it comes to restoring or maintaining gut health.
Sulforaphane is an essential nutrient. Tune in to find out how it plays a crucial role particularly when it comes to gut health.
Cara outlines the foundational approach she recommends to her clients when they start working on improving their gut health.
Cara outlines 5 main ways to support or repair gut health. Can you guess what they are?
What impairs gut health? What happens when your gut isn't functioning well? How is gut health linked to common diseases and ailments such as obesity, IBS, diabetes, ... ?
In this episode, Cara helps us understand how the gut can become damaged, so that we become more aware of the crucial role it plays with regard to our health and wellness.
What role do our guts play in maintaining our overall health? How did awareness of gut health develop over time? What seemingly inconsequential decisions impact our gut health? Cara answers these questions and more as we start our series of episodes on Gut Health.
A significant part of how we feel day-to-day is controlled by our gut. Join us as we explore how stress can impact gut health.
In this episode, we explore the often overlooked and crucial value of sleep. How is sleep regulated? What lifestyle habits can help promote better sleep? The link between the parasympathetic nervous system and sleep? We tackle all these questions and more.
Cara explores common lifestyle sources of stress, along with effective coping mechanisms.
Cara explains the crucial importance of certain vitamins and minerals, which are often depleted by stress. She also explores common cycles or traps that are quite easy to get stuck in. Towards the end, she also highlights the role of adaptogenic herbs and how they can help alleviate stress.
In this episode, Cara goes a bit deeper into stress, explaining the crucial roles of the sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous systems and how they can impact the digestive, endocrine, muscular and immune systems.
What is stress? What purpose does it serve? What is the difference between acute and chronic stress? What are effective ways to manage stress? What does the vagus nerve have to do with stress?
These are some of the questions we dived into during this episode on stress.
To kick things off, we take a high-level look at health, how to define it, and simple yet effective ways to identify when your health might need some extra attention.