28. Advancements in ALS Treatments | Merit Cudkowicz, MD

Dr. Shel speaks with Dr. Kirk Gair, a chiropractor who specializes in low level, non-thermal lasers. He has taught laser therapy for the last five years and had research on lasers published in the Journal of Orthopedics and Rheumatology. Dr. Gair has used lasers in his practice to help with a litany of ailments - ranging from Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, body fat reduction, injuries, fractures, chronic pain, and even for sports performance enhancement - and especially to support for concussion and neurodegeneration.   One thing you can do is visit my website so we can assess your symptoms, and help you develop a treatment plan. http://www.drshel.com/test-your-symptoms/ To empower you to live your best life possible – inside and out, visit our website: http://www.drshel.com/ Dr. Shel Wellness & Aesthetic Center 1437 Highway 6, Suite 100 Sugar Land, Texas 77478 Phone: 281.313.7435 (Just 15 miles from the Houston Galleria!)

In this episode, Dr. Shel speaks with Veronica Kent about a variety of topics, including food allergies, food sensitivities, immunology tests, and personal stories of ALS. Veronica is the President and CEO of Alletess Medical Laboratory, and an international leader in the field of food allergies, offering nutritional guidance, interpretive intelligence, and a clinical team that can work with patients and clinicians to ensure better outcomes and health from their test results. One thing you can do is visit my website so we can assess your symptoms, and help you develop a treatment plan. http://www.drshel.com/test-your-symptoms/ To empower you to live your best life possible – inside and out, visit our website: http://www.drshel.com/ Dr. Shel Wellness & Aesthetic Center 1437 Highway 6, Suite 100 Sugar Land, Texas 77478 Phone: 281.313.7435 (Just 15 miles from the Houston Galleria!)

In today’s episode, Dr. Shelena Lalji talks about the role purpose, passion and meaning play in shaping our lives. When people talk about happiness or fulfillment in life, they tend to throw around these words without truly understanding how they differ from one another. Dr. Shel breaks down each aspect, such as what it means to have a “passion” in comparison to knowing your “purpose”. Imagine how dull and flat life would feel without them!

Today, Dr. Shelena Lalji brings you on a journey about the importance of faith, and how it has truly saved her and her family. Often, people mistake faith for religion, however, it is an expression of hope and confidence in that hope. She discusses her own personal experience with faith in the last year, and teaches us the ways to practice and implement faith into our lives. Without faith… we are nothing. One thing you can do is visit my website so we can assess your symptoms, and help you develop a treatment plan. http://www.drshel.com/test-your-symptoms/ To empower you to live your best life possible – inside and out, visit our website: http://www.drshel.com/ Dr. Shel Wellness & Aesthetic Center 1437 Highway 6, Suite 100 Sugar Land, Texas 77478 Phone: 281.313.7435 (Just 15 miles from the Houston Galleria!)

“Your house is your environment, really think about your purchases and how much natural fiber you bring into your home.”- Bridgit Danner   On this episode, Bridgit Danner joined us! She has been a licensed acupuncturist since 2004 and a certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition practitioner since 2015. She ran a busy integrative medicine clinic for ten years and has done over 12,000 treatments in her career. After losing everything to toxic mold, Bridgit now educates her listeners about toxins. She teaches how to detoxify and support the mitochondria, the functional medicine way.   Timestamps: [03:38] Bridgit’s story of loss to toxic mold [11:45] How toxicity impacts your thyroid and hormones [15:16] What to know about the mitochondria and its critical role [23:25] Does toxic mold exposure lead to chemical sensitivity? [30:18] Different ways to reduce exposure and enhance your mitochondria

What most people don’t realize is that most of our pharmaceutical drugs are derived from plants, it’s much more mainstream than people realize.” -Jodi Sternoff Cohen   In today’s podcast, I speak with the wonderful Jodi Cohen, a multiple best-selling author, award-winning journalist, and the founder of Vibrant Blue Oils. In addition to providing powerful and unique blends, Vibrant Blue Oils also educates humanity, synthesizing decades of leading scientific research to explain how essential oils can work to support the body and the brain.  She holds certifications in nutritional therapy, functional neurology, herbalism, and aromatherapy, along with multiple continuing educational courses in plant medicine, brain health, Chinese medicine, and herbalism. She has worked closely with healthcare practitioners of all kinds to implement the most effective essential oil protocols in clinical practice. Get a bottle of Jodi's Parasympathetic oil blend here: https://dv216.isrefer.com/go/para/drshel Timestamps: [04:58] Basics of essential oils work: how do they work transdermally? [9:30] Why is it important to understand how stress affects our health? [16:26] Jodi’s story of grief, hope, and empowerment [28:40] Which oils best support your endocrine system? [35:21] Discussing Jodi’s recent book and its success

To honor ALS Awareness Month, this episode of Get Well with Dr. Shel features my good friend and one of my heroes, Dr. Merit Cudkowicz. She is the Director of the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS, Chief of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, as well as the Director and the Julieanne Dorn Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. She has recently launched the first of its kind platform trial initiative in ALS, the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial, a program that will greatly accelerate therapy development in ALS. Please consider donating to the Healey Center or ALS Heroes to benefit further developments in ALS treatments.   Timestamps: [03:38] What exactly is ALS, and what are the current available treatments? [05:27] Why is ALS such a hot-button research topic? [Hint: it involves a bucket of ice-cold water] [10:97] What are the risk factors for ALS- and the preventative measures you can take through lifestyle changes [17:52] Testing new ALS drugs- four at a time! [25:17] Gene therapy, stress stimuli, and other neurodegenerative diseases [37:81] ALS adaptive technologies: the brain-computer interface

On this episode Get Well with Dr. Shel, Dr. Shel speaks with Dr. Darin Ingels, a naturopathic doctor that specializes in Lyme disease. They discuss all things Lyme and Chronic Lyme, treatment protocols for a cure, and what chronic infections could be propagating your Lyme. Visit https://dariningelsnd.com/ for more of Dr. Darin!

“Your body is a self-healing organism. By ignoring its natural self-repair process and entrusting a doctor immediately, you might be ignoring the very thing you need to heal.”  On this solo episode of Get Well with Dr. Shel, Dr. Shel addresses the meaning behind self healing, if there’s purpose without passion, and tips for both healing yourself naturally: physically and emotionally. 

Dr. Shelena Lalji speaks with Dr. Trevor Cates, an Amazon best-selling author of the book, “Clean Skin From Within”, and the first woman licensed as a naturopathic doctor in the state of California. Today they discuss the importance of understanding it’s not just about what you put in your body, but also what products you put on your body, that impact the health of your skin. Use code Save20 to get 20% off your next purchase at The Spa Dr.® store.  Get Trevor’s FREE guide to the BEST and WORST foods for your skin! https://thespadr.com/foods-to-eat-cheat-sheet/ Dr. Trevor Cates is author of the USA Today and Amazon bestselling book Clean Skin From Within and founder of The Spa Dr. natural skin care line. She received her medical degree from the National University of Natural Medicine and was the first woman licensed as a naturopathic doctor in the state of California.    Dr. Cates dedicates her focus and passion by helping patients from around the world achieve natural, glowing skin. During her practice she has been featured on a variety of television shows, including The Doctors and Extra TV. Dr. Cates has also interviewed upwards of 250 experts on The Spa Dr. podcast, and hosted her own PBS special: Younger Skin From Within. She strongly believes that the key to healthy skin is inner and outer nourishment with natural  and non-toxic ingredients.  TIMESTAMPS:   [10:00] How hormonal changes may be impacting skin health [13:40] How toxin products being put in - or on - your body, affects your skin health [21:46] Six root causes behind skin issues [30:29] Nutrition, supplementation and herbs: knowing which ones are really good for your skin [34:45] Takeaways: what you should be looking at other than toxins and diet for your skin [39:24] Ingredients in makeup, and how they may be interacting with your skin