Episode 9: Healthy Gut, Healthy Life with Gavin Guard, PA-C

01/25/23 • 42 min

In this episode, Gavin Guard, PA-C and host Amber Warren discuss the following topics:

Why do we care about Gut Health?
- Protocols to optimize Gut Health
- 70% of the immune system is found in the gut
- What is Leaky Gut?
- Imbalances of the Microbiome
- Testing
- Thyroid health
- Vagus nerve
- Gut/Brain Connection
- And More!

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In this episode, Gavin Guard, PA-C and host Amber Warren discuss the following topics:

Why do we care about Gut Health?
- Protocols to optimize Gut Health
- 70% of the immune system is found in the gut
- What is Leaky Gut?
- Imbalances of the Microbiome
- Testing
- Thyroid health
- Vagus nerve
- Gut/Brain Connection
- And More!

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Episode 8: Scars and Prolotherapy with Dr. David Musnick, MD, IFMCP

David Musnick is a board-certified medical doctor who offers Functional Medicine, Sports Medicine, Functional Immunology, and Primary Care for adults and teenagers. He specializes in sports medicine, internal medicine, frequency specific microcurrent (FSM), scars, homeopathy, prolotherapy, and low-level laser treatments. Dr. Musnick has more than 24 years of experience in Functional Medicine and achieved a very high level of both experience and expertise with many health conditions. He is also the author of the book, Conditioning for Outdoor Fitness, and helped in writing textbook chapters on arthritis and concussions.
In this episode Dr. David Musnick, MD discusses the following topics:

How scars cause pain

How a scar affects the strength of a muscle, range of motion of a joint, pain and pain processing

How a scar affects the function of the gut, heart , lungs etc

Can a scar limit healing?

How do you know if a scar is a problem and needs to be treated?

And so much more!

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Episode 10: The Secrets to Gut Transformation with Gavin Guard, PA-C

Gavin Guard, PA-C, MPAS, CISSN, Pn1 believes that the average doctor visit is not giving patients the time and support they deserve. Gavin graduated summa cum laude from Whitman College with a bachelor’s in biochemistry before completing graduate medical school training at the University of Colorado. His main clinical focuses include gastrointestinal disorders, thyroid and hormone health, as well as metabolic diseases like diabetes, high cholesterol, and heart disease. Aside from patient care, Gavin is also publishing medical literature in the functional medicine field. He wakes up every morning to help patients find lasting solutions to their health so that they can experience hope and feel restored. When not in the clinic or reading papers, you can find him spending time with his wife and two young girls or pumping iron in the weight room.

Gavin's specialties include: - Digestive concerns (IBS, SIBO, reflux, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, IBD) - Longevity and metabolic health (heart health, blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, weight loss) - Mold illness and toxicity - Thyroid health - Hormones (testosterone, menopause, female hormones) - Autoimmunity - Brain fog, fatigue