Episode 7: Sustainable sleep with Christian Schmidt

Welcome to "Your Lifestyle Is Your Medicine" A good night's sleep is vital for every human being to survive. We all know that doctors recommend between 6-8 hours in a day; this means an average of 229,961 sleeping hours or one-third in a lifetime. Given this fact, a good mattress is essential to get the necessary rest our body needs. Getting a quality mattress can turn into a true quest; there are so many options in terms of materials, firmness, size, etc. The majority of conventional mattresses can be expensive and not last long.  A few years ago, I became aware of this and wanted to ensure my kids, and I could sleep on a safe, sustainable mattress that could last longer than the conventional ones. In this episode, I interview Christian Schmidt, an environmental consultant in Canada who founded the Black Sheep Mattress Company to make a difference in this field. He wanted to build mattresses with organic, renewable materials that are safe to use and environmentally friendly. Join us to learn how a mattress can significantly impact your sleep pattern and the environment. Follow Christian Schmidt Website: https://blacksheepmattress.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/BlackSheepMattressCo/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blacksheepmattressco/ Website: www.edpaget.com email: ed@edpaget.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ed.paget Thanks for listening! Send me a DM on Facebook or Instagram

Episode 6: The Science Of Aging with Dr. Morgan Levine

Welcome to "Your Lifestyle Is Your Medicine" This is the podcast that explores how a person's lifestyle can be the key to their health and happiness. Epigenetics is the study of how your behaviors and environment can cause changes that affect the way your genes work. These changes are reversible and do not change your DNA sequence, but they can modify how your body reads a DNA sequence. During development, the DNA that makes up our genes accumulates chemical marks that determine how much or little of the genes are expressed. Every environmental influence, such as children’s experiences,  affects the expression of genes. In today’s show, I interview Dr. Morgan Levine, a professor at Yale with a research background in epigenetics and aging. Together we explore DNA clocks, things that can predict our biological age, which is different from our chronological age, and diverse ways to reverse them. We also get into the future of anti-aging, which can be things like plasma transfusions, gene editing, and a whole of topics I had never heard of. Join us to learn how biotechnology is trying to add healthspan to our lifespan. Follow Dr. Morgan Levine Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrMorganLevine Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.morganlevine/?hl=es True age: https://www.amazon.com/True-Age-Cutting-Edge-Research-Clock/dp/0593329287 Website: www.edpaget.com email: ed@edpaget.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ed.paget Thanks for listening! Send me a DM on Facebook or Instagram

Episode 5: Lifestyle problems require lifestyle solutions with Dr. Sally Bell

Welcome to "Your Lifestyle Is Your Medicine" This is the podcast that explores how a person's lifestyle can be the key to their health and happiness. What do you do when you are sick and don't know the cause of your illness? Well, like any regular person, you would go to your doctor's appointment, and in that 10-minute appointment, the doctor might come up with a diagnosis or send you for tests. This can be part of the process, but many people have to wait until they are really sick to fit into a diagnosis. Then they are given medicine to help the symptoms but not treat the cause. But what if you are given medication before you get a clear diagnosis? Can this help or hinder it? This was the case of Dr. Sally Bell; she is an NHS General Practitioner in the UK with expertise in lifestyle medicine. She has been working as a community doctor for more than 20 years in the UK and Africa and still, today, works part-time in NHS urgent care. When she suffered health issues, she trusted her doctors but didn't get the answers she wanted. The medical model that she was taught let her down. This made her look deeper into the root cause of her problems which she managed to heal with lifestyle changes. She is now convinced that there are better solutions to complex and chronic health problems than the conventional medical approach. This led her to undertake more training in Functional Medicine, which opened her eyes to the body's remarkable ability to heal itself. But, as she now knows, it can only do that if you learn how to create the right conditions. In today's episode, Dr. Sally Bell takes us through her journey to cure herself and how she developed the five foundations of well-being. She explains why nutrition, movement, sleep, rest, and connection are the pillars of a healthy life. Join us and learn why lifestyle problems require lifestyle solutions. Work with Dr. Sally Bell Website: https://www.drsallybell.com/home Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsallybell/ Website: www.edpaget.com email: ed@edpaget.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ed.paget Thanks for listening! Send me a DM on Facebook or Instagram

Episode 4: Healthy Soil = Healthy People with Mike Dorion

Welcome to "Your Lifestyle Is Your Medicine" This is the podcast that explores how a person's lifestyle can be the key to their health and happiness. In this episode, I explore how conventional farming affects the quality of the nutrients in our food and the benefits of transforming traditional agriculture into Regenerative Agriculture. Regenerative Agriculture is a system of farming principles and practices that seeks to rehabilitate and enhance the entire ecosystem of conventional farms. It focuses on topsoil regeneration, increasing biodiversity, improving the water cycle, enhancing ecosystem services, supporting biosequestration, increasing resilience to climate change, and strengthening the health and vitality of farm soil. Mike Dorion AKA "The compost kid," is an expert in Permaculture Design, SPIN Farming, and Greenhouse Design; and a mentor in Soil and Soil Microbiology. He explains how everything starts in the soil, the benefits of the regenerative agriculture movement, and the new technology to measure the necessary levels of nutrients in our food to get a healthy and balanced diet. Join us to find out how you can improve your health through regenerative agriculture. Work with Mike Dorion Websites: https://www.livingsoil.ca/  https://www.highfieldfarm.ca/ Instagram: @livingsoilsolutions email me: ed@edpaget.com