Change the Way You Age: Recent Episodes

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I interview registered dietician, Shana Hussin. We discuss how fasting can heal the body and allow you to develop nutritional peace around food.

Items covered include:

• What the acronym PEACE stands for with respect to fasting
• Why the traditional food pyramid and dietary recommendations fail most people when it comes to losing weight
• Reversing chronic disease, and getting healthy
• How fasting will decrease gut issues like bloating, gas, abdominal discomfort and reverse chronic disease
• What it means to be a sugar versus a fat burner
• Why people become insulin resistant, what foods contribute to this problem, and how to reverse it

We also provide tips on how to add fasting into your lifestyle without major restrictions to your daily living.

You can find Shana at https://www.fasttoheal.info/

For more information about functional medicine, visit my website at https://wisconsinfunctionalmed.com/

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© 2021 Tracy Page, MD

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At Wisconsin Institute of Functional Medicine we strive to help our patients with natural solutions to thinning hair and hair loss. We will share with you the types of peptides, compounds, and PRP procedures that can help restore your hair; making it thicker, fuller, and even longer. You don't have to settle for thinning hair and bald spots. There are pre-treatment protocols that are researched and proven to help.

Did you know your immune system plays a role in growing healthy hair? Learn more! We also give you the tools and information on how to maintain your new growth so it lasts!

I bet you haven't heard of PTD-DMB along with a derma roller to help hair growth. Valproate with Latanoprost to maximize your hair follicle's ability to create new hair and it even works better than Minoxidil. Plus GHK-CU/Zinc thymulin shampoo along with a scalp exfoliator to remove build-up on the scalp, and open the hair follicle. This will allow copper & zinc, which is usually deficient, to nourish your hair follicle. PRP will bring blood flow to the scalp along with growth factors to create beautiful healthy hair.

For more information, visit my website at https://wisconsinfunctionalmed.com/

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© 2021 Tracy Page, MD

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At Wisconsin Institute of Functional Medicine we are committed to helping our patients achieve optimal health. Today we are focused on peptide protocols which will help you optimize your brain and body.

What you'll learn:

• How peptides are different from medications. You don't have to take these forever! Let's create more efficient cells so your body can be more efficient.
• CJC/Ipamorelin: How this peptide can improve sleep, weight loss, muscle repair, and cognitive function.
• NMN + LDL Compound: Learn how this compound mimics the catabolic side of our energy sensing system = fat loss and better blood sugar control!
• Oxytocin Nasal Spray: This hormone is amazing for sleep, stress, recovery, retain lean muscle and fat loss!
• Don't want to deal with needles... Non-Injectable peptide protocols too!
• BPC (Body Protection Compound) - Gut health, muscle repair, tendon & ligament repair.
• 5 Amino-1Q: Are you inflamed and resistant to weight loss? You'll want to know about this peptide.
• Low Dose Naltrexone: learn how to decrease your inflammation and improve your sleep and mood.
• Mots-C: Improve your performance and endurance on the days you really push yourself during your workout.
• Thymosin Beta-4: Hair growth, repair, recovery, and so much more.

For more information, visit my website at https://wisconsinfunctionalmed.com/

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© 2021 Tracy Page, MD

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Peptides have been around for over 80 years. So why isn't anyone talking about them? I have a special guest, Leonard Pastrana, who is here to talk peptides! He is a father, pharmacist, and BioHaker specializing in human optimization.

At Wisconsin Institute of Functional Medicine we are committed to helping our patients achieve optimal health. Today we are focused on peptide protocols which will help you optimize your weight loss efforts and make fasting for optimal health easier. We discuss the following:

1. How GLP (glucagon-like peptide) works and yes, you can lose 15% of your body weight.
2. A medication approved for weight loss (nutrition & exercise is still a must).
3. Who would benefit from using it.
4. NMN (Nicotinamide Mononucelotide) and LDL (Low Dose Leucine) a Synergy compound and how it affects your energy level and longevity.
5. Oxytocin Nasal Spray - why we included this in our protocol package- how about using your fat for energy, feel less hungry, and bonus - it also helps you keep your muscle!
6. My Favorite gut supplement that brings it all together, Butyrate Capsules.

For more information, visit my website at https://wisconsinfunctionalmed.com/

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© 2021 Tracy Page, MD

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A brief overview of the difference between Functional, Cellular, and Regenerative Medicine, and why it's needed for optimal patient care. The practice of medicine is typically focused on one system (ex: GI, Cardiac, Endocrine), and is symptom treatment oriented. In functional medicine we look at the patient as a whole, taking into account all modifiable lifestyle factors to prevent and treat disease. All systems are interrelated and addressed as we uncover the root cause of a symptom or disease diagnosis.

Cellular medicine approaches disease by looking at what is going on in the body at a cellular level. Cell therapies are utilized to return the cell to its natural balance.

Regenerative medicine utilizes cells and therapies to replace, repair, and optimize damaged tissue and reverse disease.

All of these medical specialties can truly help you Change The Way You Age.

For more information, visit my website at https://wisconsinfunctionalmed.com/

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© 2021 Tracy Page, MD

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You may not know this, but high blood pressure is known as the silent killer.

According to the American Heart Association, high blood pressure affects nearly half of the adults in America, and because symptoms don't always show, many people don't even realize that they have high blood pressure until it's too late. That's why it has been named the silent killer.

Today you’ll learn:

• The difference between normal and high blood pressure.
• Why doctors care about your blood pressure.
• What causes high blood pressure.
• How you can prevent or reverse high blood pressure.

For more information, visit my website at https://wisconsinfunctionalmed.com/

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What stands between where we are and where we want to be? It's usually how we think about something, and more often than not, we choose thoughts of confusion and fear. What if you didn’t choose confusion or fear, but instead you chose awareness and certainty? In today's podcast we uncover what it means to choose our thoughts surrounding our health and life choices.

You will learn:

• How to be aware of your thoughts
• What it means to stay in confusion and fear
• What it looks like to choose certainty and awareness
• Why you should be grateful that life is hard and challenges are necessary
• What effort really means

For more information, visit my website at https://wisconsinfunctionalmed.com/

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Considering a spring detox diet or program to improve your energy, mood, or weight? Today, we're going to cover this common topic to make sure what you're doing is healthy.

Today we will cover:

• Toxins, what are they and why do they matter
• How the liver functions - Phase 1 & 2 detoxification
• What are detox programs
• What happens inside your body when you're doing a detox program
• What happens to your metabolism and health issues associated with detox diets
• What I recommend to my patients when they ask about a detox diet
• More about Core Restore Detox Program

For more information, visit my website at https://wisconsinfunctionalmed.com/

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© 2021 Tracy Page, MD

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Gluten-free is a big fad right now. But is gluten a problem for you? I’m going to tell you all about gluten – what it is, sensitivities related to it, symptoms of those sensitivities and what it all might mean for you, personally.

What you'll learn from this episode:

1. What gluten is.
2. The difference between celiac disease and gluten sensitivity.
3. How to test for celiac disease and gluten sensitivity.
4. Why people who are sensitive to gluten don’t often experience issues when traveling in Europe.
5. Leaky guts – what are they?
6. What FODMAP is.
7. How to determine if you should go gluten free.
8. “Food is medicine. So, what you do and what you eat every day can change the way that you age.”

For more information, visit my website at https://wisconsinfunctionalmed.com/

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Today we’re talking everything “thyroid.” We’ll cover where it is and what it does. Let’s talk about how and why it stops working. What are the ​different ​types of thyroid disorders and what are the symptoms of an underactive or overactive thyroid? ​Then, we'll cover what tests ​you ​should have done ​in order ​to evaluate your thyroid and​, finally,​ what treatment options exist​.​

What you'll learn from this episode:

1. About the different types of thyroid disorders.
2. The signs and symptoms of thyroid disorders.
3. What tests you should have completed to evaluate your thyroid.
4. Treatment options other than medication.
5. The importance to “Eat well. Move daily. Hydrate often. Sleep lots. And love your body.”

For more information, visit my website at https://wisconsinfunctionalmed.com/

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Have you heard of this concept of future self? Thinking about what your future self would tell you to do today can be very powerful in helping you make decisions. This can get you thinking about your life – things you’ve done and things you haven’t done, and it can make you consider what you want your life to look like.

What you'll learn from this episode:

1. Dr. Tracy’s examples of using this concept.
2. What “fail ahead of time” means.
3. How the Thought Model comes into play.
4. What “fail forward fast” means.
5. The more connected you are to your future self, the healthier, the happier, and the fewer regrets that you have.
6. Be your biggest cheerleader.
7. Be stronger than your excuses.

For more information, visit my website at https://wisconsinfunctionalmed.com/

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High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) are exercises arranged as short bursts of tough work. The whole point of high-intensity training is to kick up the intensity, and it’s the key to boosting endurance, increasing your metabolism, regulating your insulin levels and losing body fat.

What you'll learn from this episode:

1. HIIT not only burns calories during the workout but after the workout as well.
2. Learn what EPOC is and why it’s important
3. Examples of HIIT exercises.
4. Muscle is your metabolic currency to being healthy.
5. How many years of life do you gain based on how much you exercise? Here are some actual numbers!
6. Why muscle is so important.
7. Muscle is an endocrine organ.
8. Adding muscle to your body is a great way to support your immune system.
9. A list of benefits that come from exercise with muscle formation.
10. 10 ways muscle helps improve your health.
11. Strength training is more effective at preventing an increase in abdominal fat than cardiovascular exercise.

For more information, visit my website at https://wisconsinfunctionalmed.com/

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Hair is a big feature in our lives, and it affects all of us. What causes hair loss? Why do we have it and what can we do about it? It’s a HUGE concern. Just know, that with some changes in hormones and supplements, you can most likely be back to “normal” soon. Listen in and find out how!

What you'll learn from this episode:

1. Facts about our hair.
2. The three phases of hair growth.
3. Things that affect hair growth.
4. The three most common types of hair loss.
5. When is it still possible to reverse hair loss?
6. The reason it’s so important to focus on the “why” when people are losing their hair.
7. What is the D.U.T.C.H. test?
8. What are the common treatments for hair loss?
9. Key - always address the root cause of the hair loss.

For more information, visit my website at https://wisconsinfunctionalmed.com/

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Brought to you by: Ortho Molecular Products. https://www.orthomolecularproducts.com/ - for informational purposes only as there is no direct to consumer purchasing - please reach out to your doctor for more information or ask questions at Doctor@wisconsinfunctionalmed.com.

© 2021 Tracy Page, MD

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The Pause Weight Loss Program is specifically designed for women over 30 who are struggling with weight gain. Sustainable weight loss isn’t about reaching a goal quickly and losing 40 pounds in 6 weeks. It’s about habits and lifestyle change. Today, you’ll hear three amazing success stories from women who reached, and even surpassed, their pre-conceived goals.

What you'll learn from this episode:

1. Three amazing success stories from the Pause Weight Loss Program.
2. Obstacles to weight loss and where patients struggle.
3. Something that made the biggest difference and contributed toward weight loss success.
4. How the program is like having Dr. Page with you every week along your weight loss journey.
5. See Dr. Page’s cardio workout in the Corsync app.
6. The program is patient-specific, and the app allows Dr. Tracy to monitor patients with real-time feedback.
7. Using the 80/20 rule.
8. Why the journey is more important than the goal: that’s where all the juicy learning takes place.

Brought to you by: Orthomolecular Products.

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Are you experiencing decision fatigue? 40% of what we do during the day comes from our habits, but 60% is based on decisions we have to make. That can be exhausting. Let’s talk about what decision fatigue is, why it’s important, why it occurs and some strategies you can use to manage it.

What you'll learn from this episode:

1. The definition of decision fatigue.
2. Episode on habits - What “Dots” Chewy Candy Taught Me About Habits
3. How will power works like a muscle.
4. Five strategies to keep moving forward.
5. “Will power is one area of life where you can most certainly improve your output by reducing the number of inputs.”

Brought to you by: Thrive Market

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Let’s talk about intermittent fasting – what it is, the benefits, as well as the symptoms you may encounter and how to combat them. I’ve also included links to some of the research for you to follow up on. This is such an important topic and can totally change the way you age!

What you'll learn from this episode:

1. Why intermittent fasting is such an important topic.
2. Link to the episode What “Dots” Chewy Candy Taught Me About Habits
3. Insulin and intermittent fasting.
4. What buffering is.
5. The Life Coach School
6. The metabolic switch.
7. How intermittent fasting differs from a ketogenic diet.
8. The health benefits of fasting.
9. The different types of fasting.
10. Symptoms you may experience when you first start intermittent fasting.
11. How to combat those symptoms.
12. Orthomolecular Products - for informational purposes only as there is no direct to consumer purchasing - please reach out to your doctor for more information or ask questions at Doctor@wisconsinfunctionalmed.com.

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New year resolutions are common this time of year, but here’s why Dr. Tracy believes that focusing on habits is more important. Also in this episode - how Dots candy helped her understand the concept of habits.

What you'll learn from this episode:

1. The seven most common bad habits.
2. The small decisions and actions that we do every day are the sum of our habits.
3. Duke University – 40% of what we do is determined by habits, not decisions.
4. The three types of habits.
5. Where habits are stored in the brain.
6. How Dots candy helped Dr. Tracy understand the concept of habits.
7. How to break a habit.
8. “Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.” ~ Jim Rohn
9. Atomic Habits by James Clear
10. Motivation Wave by BJ Fogg
11. Thrive Market

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One of the most important things you can do to help you age well, is to get plenty of sleep. But sometimes as we get older, different things negatively affect that ability. Today I’ll give you several suggestions for things you can do to help you get a good night’s sleep.

What you'll learn from this episode:

1. Circadian rhythm and sleep explained.
2. Prioritize exercise.
3. The effect blue light has on your sleep.
4. How food affects your sleep.
5. Labs to get checked if you’re not sleeping well. Fasting insulin. Fasting blood glucose. Progesterone. Estrogen. DHEA. Testosterone (free and total). Thyroid (TSH, free T3, free T4, TPO antibodies).
6. Environmental toxins and sleep.
7. H.I.T. (high intensity training)
8. Stress and sleep.
9. The importance of sleep hygiene and having a ritual. Examples of Dr. Tracy’s ritual.
10. The sleep tracking device Dr. Tracy uses. The Oura Ring.
11. Sleep apnea.
12. Supplements for helping with sleep.

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© 2020 Tracy Page, MD

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Estrogen dominance is a wide-spread problem for women, and it can cause all kinds of symptoms. Tune in to find out what those symptoms are, what labs you should have checked and the dietary and lifestyle changes you can implement to reverse those symptoms.

What you'll learn from this episode:

1. The two reasons women experience estrogen dominance.
2. The signs/symptoms that you may have estrogen dominance.
3. Two different types of estrogen.
4. How to calculate your estrogen to progesterone ratio.
5. Reasons for low progesterone.
6. Reasons for excess estrogen.
7. What xenoestrogens are.
8. Methylation and how it relates to estrogen dominance.
9. Info about DIM – diindolylmethane
10. The concept of epigenetics.

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“Stress” is defined as how our body responds to a non-specific demand for change. Talk about a year that demanded change! 2020 has been stressful for us all. Today we’ll talk about what causes stress, why you have it and how to manage/combat it.

What you'll learn from this episode:

1. How exercise can sometimes be a source of stress.
2. Examples of different types of stress.
3. The meaning of: “You can’t lift a board you’re standing on.”
4. How stress presents and how your body deals with it.
5. How your adrenal glands come into play.
6. Cortisol, DHEA, norepinephrine and epinephrine.
7. Effects of being under chronic stress.
8. How a gratitude journal can help.
9. Food and intermittent fasting
10. Stress buffers
11. Adaptogens
12. Diet, lifestyle, sleep is the foundation of managing stress.

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Your hormonal response is as unique as your own fingerprints. How cool is that? Today we’re talking about three important hormones and the lab tests that are a must in order to assess levels that need to be addressed.

What you'll learn from this episode:

1. Three important hormones - estradiol, progesterone, and testosterone.
2. Underlying concepts that men and women need to know – to make sure hormones are optimized and in balance.
3. Symptoms of hormonal imbalance.
4. Three different types of estrogens.
5. What causes low progesterone.
6. Signs of low testosterone.
7. Ten labs I recommend.
8. Some important exercise tips.
9. Tips for quality food choices.

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Welcome to the HEALTH Made Easy podcast! I’m Dr. Tracy Page and I love talking about hormones, weight loss, wellness and all things health. Let’s dive into why I started the podcast, what it’s about, who it’s for, and who I am.

What you'll learn from this episode:

1. Why I started the podcast. It’s not exactly about making health easy. It’s about providing clear steps that make it easier for you to understand how to be healthier; which then makes it easy to reach your goals!
2. What it’s about. You can change the way you age. It’s about hormones, weight loss, wellness, and all things health.
3. Who it’s for. It’s for anyone who wants to improve their health and change the way they age; those struggling with hormonal issues and weight gain. This is for MEN, too!
4. Who I am. I’m a triple board certified physician. Board certifications are: ABOM - American Board of Obesity Medicine, ABAARM - American Board of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine and ABPMR - American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. I have completed two fellowships: FAAMFM - Fellowship in Anti-Aging, Metabolic & Functional Medicine and a fellowship in Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine. I also have a master's in Cell and Molecular biology, so I provide scientifically proven strategies. Since I love all things movement I’m certified in Yoga, Pilates and Strength and conditioning.
5. My practice is called Wisconsin Institute of Functional Medicine. https://wisconsinfunctionalmed.com/
6. I have an online virtual weight loss program for perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopausal women; called The Pause - weight loss program. It also can help younger women struggling with hormonal weight gain, mood swings, acne, etc. MEN - don't worry we have a weight loss program for you, too; check out our website under services for Corsync; our virtual interactive weight loss program!

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