Chronic low back or knee pain keeping you from all the epic things you want to do? Can’t seem to keep your hamstrings from tightening up on you during workouts? Shin splints keeping you from running? Your feet are your shock absorbers and the propulsion engines that keep you walking, running, and jumping. Are you taking care of them like you should? Too many of us focus on only the parts of our body that hurt and forget about the crucial role of the feet in our overall health. In this episode Doc J talks about how taking care of your feet is critical to prevent pain, enhance your athletic abilities and keep you spry well into your 100’s.

Have you ever wondered what it is about your metabolism that is keeping you over weight? Tried every diet? Cut out gluten, dairy, soy, nightshades and no change? There is more to the calories in calories out concept as Doc J’s interview with Hack Your Fitness Author, Jay Kim revealed. In this episode Doc J follows up her interview with Jay Kim, by getting real about her own struggles with weight and what it really takes to re-set your metabolism.  She also includes bonus recommendations that can be found on the resource page of her website at doctorjkrausend.com

Do you spend hours working out a week but your body looks like you are a couch potato? Tried P90X, Insanity, Crossfit, running Marathons, invested money in personal trainers and you still didn’t get any change in your physique? Maybe you’ve been eating clean and putting in the hours at the gym for years and still have nothing to show for it? Have you calculated how many calories your body really needs to fuel you during the day? Have you truly tracked what you are eating and how much you are lifting during workouts? Join Doc J Krause as she interviews Jay Kim, a desk jocky turned fitness hacker, as he breaks down the basics of metabolism that we often skip over in lieu of the latest diet trend and the data you need to have down if you want to stop dreaming about your fit body and finally get it!

Chronically feeling inflamed? Moods all over the place? Allergies plague you each Spring, Summer or Fall? Struggling to get your cholesterol in check? Super forgetful? In this last episode in a series of five Doc J discusses the prevalence of omega 3 deficiency and the connection with chronic pain, cardiovascular disease, mood disorders and allergies in her patients.

Feeing run down or finding yourself getting colds more often lately? Migraines or severe PMS? Fatigued and depressed with general body aches? In this fourth episode in a series of five Doc J discusses the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and the connection with lowered immune system function, PMS, Migraines, fatigue, body pain and weight gain in her patients.

Tired all the time? Struggling to lose weight even though you are eating clean, avoiding carbs or trying out a ketosis diet? Or are you battling constant hunger, not feeling full or wanting to binge on certain foods? It’s possible that your body isn’t taking in the nutrients that you are consuming so in turn all the signals that you are starving are switched on. If this sounds like you, it’s possible that you’re cells are lacking the ability to take in nutrients to create energy for your body. In this third episode in a series of five Doc J discusses certain B vitamin and amino acid deficiencies she commonly sees in her patients with fatigue and inability to lose weight that may be triggering their bodies to think they are in starvation mode.

Do you have unexplained numbness or tingling of the skin? Annoying cramps or spasms in your muscles? Anxiety, heart palpitations or abnormal heart rhythms? Are you feeling more fatigued, weak, depressed or irritable lately? This is the second episode in a series of five episodes where Doc J discusses nutrient, vitamin and mineral deficiencies she commonly sees in her patients. In this episode Doc J discusses how most of her patients are deficient in magnesium, the symptoms they experience and how to correct magnesium deficiencies.

Muscles aching or feel like you pulled something and not sure why? Feel like you don't recover fast enough after a workout? Thinking you are aging way to fast? Trouble sleeping? It’s possible that you’re deficient in the amino acid glycine. Doc J started seeing a trend in the deficiencies showing up in lab results of her fit yet chronically fatigued patients; this podcast is the first on a series of podcasts dedicated to the nutrients most depleted in adults with chronic fatigue, aches and pains. In this episode Doc J talks about the benefits of supplementing with glycine to relieve chronic body aches and pains in addition to speeding up post workout recovery, helping with sleep, detoxifying the body and maintaining a sharp focused mind.

Struggling to juggle work, family, getting in workouts and putting healthy meals on the table? Do you find yourself relying on fast food or takeout for meals and skipping workouts because there’s not enough time in your day? Ever wonder how the healthiest folks manage to get workouts in, eat healthy homemade meals and stay sane? In this episode Doc J interviews her good friend health coach Melissa Jorgensen, a Mom of 2 little ones, ultra marathon runner, vegan lifestyle guru who time manages like a boss.

The best way to fight stress and restore your youth is to channel your inner kiddo and play! When was the last time you threw a ball at the beach or pool? When’s the last time you jumped waves at the beach? In previous posts I’ve talked about how spontaneous fun can drop stress levels instantly and channeling your inner kiddo is no different. We are stuck in a world that views good old fashioned play as kid’s stuff but that’s so old school. In this episode Doc J talks about the benefits of breaking social “rules” to channel your inner kiddo to reduce stress.

Have you noticed that you can’t bend over and stand on one leg to put on your socks or shoes as easily as you used to? Feel like your muscles are super tight? Chronic knee pain or low back pain that you keeps blaming on arthritis? Doc J breaks down how your lack of mobility and tight muscles are might be the cause of your chronic pain, lack of flexibility and contributing to your arthritis.

Your digestive system is designed to go without food.  Your sympathetic nervous system is able to deal with it.  Fasting promotes energy burn of reserves.  Fasting allows gut bacteria to work on their neighborhoods vs focus on digesting food all the time.  Bacteria get worn out easily so fasting allows them to store nutrients and proliferate, it’s like a vacation for the gut bugs.  Our gut lining turns over every 3-4 days so why not fast a few days a month to let it reset.  Doc J breaks down how fasting resets your gut and immune system while preventing disease, helps you manage stress and increases longevity.

Do you feel you are aging too fast?  Are you tired all the time?  Told you are prediabetic, and cholesterol is too high?  Too tired to go to the gym, not able to lift the amount of weight you want to at the gym or extremely wiped out after a workout?  Gaining weight despite eating healthy?  Have a long history of burning the candles at both ends, eating out, eating processed food and perhaps a few too many alcoholic beverages over the years?  You might have mitochondrial fatigue, a condition where your mitochondria, the energy making factories in your cells are not working properly.  Optimal mitochondrial function is the key to a long vital disease free life, learn about how to assess your mitochondrial function as Doc J talks about how her approach to assessing and treating mitochondrial dysfunction.

Have you tried every diet in the book? Are you sick of getting hooked on a certain super food only to be told that it’s not good for you? If you are struggling to lose weight, frustrated because popular diets haven’t worked for you or you’ve hit a plateau, it might be time to get your genes tested. We now have the ability to determine what type of foods, exercise and habits that suit our genetic make-up. In this episode Doc J breaks down her own Pathway Fit genetic testing results from Pathway Genomics to give you the scoop on whether genetic testing is worth checking out.

Are you avoiding sugar but drinking diet soda and making low carb sweet treats with sugar substitutes?  Depending on your use of artificial sweeteners you might be doing more harm that good in your quest to avoid sugar or stick with your low carb diet.  Research has shown that consumption of artificial sweeteners, including some processed forms of stevia can irritate your gut lining and kill your good gut bacteria.  In this episode Doc J discusses what's in these artificial sweeteners that are irritating your gut, killing your good bacteria and causing leaky gut symptoms.

Your plasma contains proteins that have all you need to stimulate hair and tissue growth to treat signs of aging & injuries. Eliminate scars, wrinkles, fine lines and treat old or new injuries with your own blood. Doc J goes into the details of how using your own plasma can provoke tissue regeneration to heal injuries and turn back the clock on signs of aging.

Did you ever wonder how little needles can stop headaches, relieve pain, increase mobility and melt muscle tension?  Are you debating trying acupuncture or have tried it and want to know what’s going on with those needles?  Want to eliminate pain, improve your joint mobility and stay active into your 100’s?  Doc J goes into the details of how needles initiate a response in the body, what happens when the needles are in, how far they go in, what to expect during a treatment and how it helps her patients daily to remain pain free and active.  

Do you have digestive issues, itching, rashes, throat swelling, sinus congestion, cough or difficulty breathing with certain foods? Noticing that you are becoming less tolerant of certain foods as you get older? Struggling with constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating or chronic abdominal pain? Chances are you have food sensitivities due to a leaky gut not actual food allergies. Food allergy testing tests for foods that you have created an immune system reaction to and developed an immediate, IgE or delayed IgG reaction to. Doc J breaks down how food allergy testing is useful in determining the status of the gut lining barrier and if you have a leaky gut that has caused food sensitivities versus full on allergies.

Are you a hot mess the week before your period? Irritability, insomnia, fatigue, mood swings, breast tenderness & weight gain frustrating you? It’s possible to end the misery with estrogen detoxing and the right hormone replacement therapy for you. Even if you are not in menopause it is still possible to benefit from hormone replacement therapy. In this episode Doc J breaks down how estrogen dominance contributes to PMS and how many women find relief in balancing their hormones before hitting menopause.

If you have low energy, cold hands and or feet, constipation, acne, dry skin, thinning hair, low heart rate & body aches you might have an underactive thyroid. It’s possible that your doctor tested only 2 tests for your thyroid function and told you that your thyroid is completely normal. These 2 tests, TSH and free T4 are just a quarter of the picture of evaluating your thyroid function completely. If you are convinced that there’s something wrong with your thyroid and your labs keep coming back normal, don’t miss this episode as Doc J breaks down all the tests you need run to fully evaluate your thyroid function.

There are chemicals lurking in your kitchen routine that are affecting your hormones and metabolism. These hormone disrupting chemicals can cause obesity, infertility, hair loss, thyroid conditions and even certain types of cancers. In this episode, Doc J goes through the common chemicals in our daily lives that might be disrupting our normal hormone function and slowing down our metabolisms.

Struggling with a chronic condition and not getting answers or enough information out of your doctor in your short visits? Learn how to go to a doctor’s visit prepared with the right questions to maximize your appointment time. Join Doc J as she interviews Dr. Joshua Fink, MD, a double board certified internist and pulmonology disease specialist plus the founder of mymediclique.com, an interactive website dedicated to helping people collect quality research to present to their doctors to get their questions on their conditions and treatments answered. Dr. Fink discusses his free website and how the forums as well as research have helped many all over the world get the answers then need to get the most out of their doctor’s visits.

Struggling with digestive issues despite multiple diets, detoxes and supplements? Doc J Krause interviews Elicia Miller a specialist in helping people see their symptoms as a gift. Elicia describes how she overcame her battle with digestive issues by exploring the connection between the effect of unfulfilled needs and trauma in childhood on the digestive symptoms. She now connects others with their triggers, traumas and needs to free them from their symptoms. In this episode Elicia describes how she helps clients and significant others determine their repressed emotions that are causing their chronic symptoms.

Are you noticing that your hair is falling out, you have patches of hair missing or thinning hair chances are this is an inflammatory reaction that started in the gut. Stress, poor food choices and nutrient deficiencies can all lead to hair loss. In this episode Doc J breaks down what you need to do to reduce gut inflammation so you can start absorbing nutrients to grow hair again.  

If you have problem skin – acne, rosacea, melasma, hyperpigmentation or even excessively dry skin chances are you’re not eating the right nutrients for your skin. All too often we focus on the topical treatment systems to manage our skin issues when we should be working on our skin from the inside out. In this episode Doc J breaks down how skin issues are connected to problems in the digestive system and how enhancing your digestion to absorb key nutrients your skin needs will get you the clear glowing skin you’ve always wanted.