#66 Personalized Health and Gene Expression: Dr. Cam McDonald
06/07/21 • 56 min
Dr. Cam McDonald is PhD scholar, is an accredited, practicing dietitian, accredited exercise physiologist, international speaker and educator in the field of personalized and precision health and how it applies to individuals in all walks of life.
Over the last 18 years he has been working with health professionals, individual clients, small and multi-national organizations and schools to help them all better understand themselves and those they interact with based on unique biological epigenetic differences.
His driving passion is to help create a culture where a healthy body is the norm and through his work with Shae (as COO), the mission is to eliminate chronic disease and pain by the year 2050.
The work he does looks to understand the entire environment and how it impacts individuals in different ways, and how the combination of clinical experience and health tech enables us to predict how an individual is likely to respond, and what can be done about that.
All of this is designed to tackle stress management, self-awareness, resilience, disease reversal, high mental and physical performance, and greater fulfilment in life by understanding your biology, and that of others and how it can be best supported.
Connect with Dr. Cam:
The revolutionary HealthType Test shows you the right foods, exercises and lifestyle to reveal your ideal body and maximise your life potential all in less than 3 minutes, totally FREE!
Take the ph360 FREE personalized Health Type test:
*If you decide to sign up for the ph360 program, let us know for the chance to receive an assessment with Dr. Cam.
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Making Pittsburgh Healthy is now the Restoring Innate Health podcast. Listen to episode #79 to find out why!
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Dr. Cam McDonald is PhD scholar, is an accredited, practicing dietitian, accredited exercise physiologist, international speaker and educator in the field of personalized and precision health and how it applies to individuals in all walks of life.
Over the last 18 years he has been working with health professionals, individual clients, small and multi-national organizations and schools to help them all better understand themselves and those they interact with based on unique biological epigenetic differences.
His driving passion is to help create a culture where a healthy body is the norm and through his work with Shae (as COO), the mission is to eliminate chronic disease and pain by the year 2050.
The work he does looks to understand the entire environment and how it impacts individuals in different ways, and how the combination of clinical experience and health tech enables us to predict how an individual is likely to respond, and what can be done about that.
All of this is designed to tackle stress management, self-awareness, resilience, disease reversal, high mental and physical performance, and greater fulfilment in life by understanding your biology, and that of others and how it can be best supported.
Connect with Dr. Cam:
The revolutionary HealthType Test shows you the right foods, exercises and lifestyle to reveal your ideal body and maximise your life potential all in less than 3 minutes, totally FREE!
Take the ph360 FREE personalized Health Type test:
*If you decide to sign up for the ph360 program, let us know for the chance to receive an assessment with Dr. Cam.
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Making Pittsburgh Healthy is now the Restoring Innate Health podcast. Listen to episode #79 to find out why!
https://www.in8life.com/restoringinnatehealthpodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/in8life/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/in8life/
Contact Dr. Aaron Tressler: [email protected]
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#65 Opioids, Addiction, and Recovery: Dr. Bryan Negrini
Dr. Bryan Negrini MD, MPH is a Board-Certified Internal Medicine physician with three decades of diverse health care experiences. While at The University of Michigan, Yale University, The National Institutes of Health, and The University of Pittsburgh he lectured, published, patented, and practiced in the areas of cellular & molecular biology, epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, and clinical medicine. He has conducted over 160,000 patient visits in Internal, Hospital, Emergency, Nursing Home, Occupational, and Addiction Medicine settings over the past twenty-seven years. In 2015, while remaining clinically active on a full-time (plus) basis as an Internist in the PCP, Hospitalist, and Emergency Department settings, he developed a special interest in treating patients with addictions and started Outpatient Addiction Recovery Services treat those addicted to opioids and other deadly substances. In October 2020, he became Board-Certified in Addiction Medicine through the American Board of Preventative Medicine (APBM).
OARS is a Medication Assisted Treatment clinic with offices in Aliquippa, Butler, Carmichaels, Mt. Washington, New Castle, and Washington. OARS began by treating those with Opioid Use Disorder. They have recently expanded treatment services to other Substance Use Disorders, such as Alcohol Use Disorder, Cannabis Use Disorder, Hallucinogen Use Disorder, Inhalant Use Disorder, Sedative, Hypnotic, Anxiolytic Use Disorder, Stimulant Use Disorder, Tobacco Use Disorder, and Gambling Disorder (not substance related), using MAT combined with quality counseling services. In addition to using Medication Assisted Treatment, OARS requires patients to attend counseling using their on-site counselors who tend to any co-occurring mental health disorders they may have. They also connect patients to social supports that help with employment, housing, and transportation, involve families in the recovery process of respective patients, and treat the physical health of patients.
Main Talking Points:
-The process of addiction and recovery -Addiction rising in Western PA because of the pandemic -Demystifying medication assisted treatment -Who OARS is and the impact they've made in the Western PA regionConnect with Dr. Negrini:
Website: www.oarsmat.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OARSMAT
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Making Pittsburgh Healthy is now the Restoring Innate Health podcast. Listen to episode #79 to find out why!
https://www.in8life.com/restoringinnatehealthpodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/in8life/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/in8life/
Contact Dr. Aaron Tressler: [email protected]
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#67 Reaching Your Potential: Craig Harper
Craig Harper is one of Australia’s leading presenters, writers and educators in the areas of health, high-performance, resilience, self-management, leadership, corporate change, communication, stress management, addiction and personal transformation.
Craig has been an integral part of the Australian health and fitness industry since 1982 and in that time has worked as an Exercise Scientist, Corporate Speaker, Consultant, University Lecturer, AFL Conditioning Coach, Radio Host, TV Presenter, Writer and successful Business Owner. In 1990 Craig established Harper’s Personal Training, which evolved into one of the most successful businesses of its kind and inhabited the Australian fitness landscape for almost a quarter of a century.
Craig currently hosts a successful Podcast called ‘The You Project’, is partnering with the Neuroscience Team at Monash University, exploring the spectrum of human thinking and behaviour, with a specific focus on addiction and its treatment. He’s also completing a Ph.D. in Neuropsychology.
Connect with Craig:
Links:
https://www.amazon.com/Tipping-Point-Little-Things-Difference/dp/0316346624
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Making Pittsburgh Healthy is now the Restoring Innate Health podcast. Listen to episode #79 to find out why!
https://www.in8life.com/restoringinnatehealthpodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/in8life/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/in8life/
Contact Dr. Aaron Tressler: [email protected]
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