In this episode, Jena talks with Dr. Jen Vitry, founder of Vitry Wellness Clinic and a member of the Medical Advisory Council for Healing for the nonprofit volunteer organization Healing ALS. Dr. Vitry works with ALS patients internationally, and has seen firsthand what going back to the basics of nutrition and lifestyle management can do for a patient, their ALS diagnosis, and their quality of life. She is a leader in clinical care and advocacy for ALS research and treatment, and she talks with Jena about navigating the challenges of practicing internationally, different integrations that are effective for ALS patients, how gut health is being researched and connected to ALS, the importance of continuing education and community building when it comes to success as a CNS practitioner, and Dr. Vitry will share a truly remarkable case study of one of her ALS patients, highlighting the way that nutrition can make tremendous strides in a patient’s quality of life.

To get in touch with Dr. Vitry, check out her website, vitrywellness.com. Go to healingals.org for more ALS resources, or to get involved.

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In this episode, Jena talks with Dr. Neda Gioia of _____ about the integrative possibilities with eye care and functional medicine. Jena and Dr. Neda will discuss how eye health can be a "canary in the mine," often signaling early inflammation or dysfunction in the body. They'll also talk about the emerging perspective of the gut-brain-eye axis, personalized nutrition for eye health—specifically the importance of omega-3's, and how to find a "core" system for effective client interventions,

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To get in touch with Neda, check out integrativevision.com, or Neda's other website, drnedagioia.com.

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In this special feature episode, Jena sits down with Jessica Khourie, founder and CEO of Jova, a smoothie kit company making nourishment convenient and accessible while refusing to compromise on what matters—real, actual food. Jessica is an entrepreneur, brand strategist, and business leader with 15 years of experience growing and scaling consumer brands. Jessica highlights the parts of her entrepreneurial journey that led her to Jova, emphasizing the importance of the creative process when it comes to problem-solving consumer issues. She and Jena will also discuss how the wellness industry has impacted how consumers see food as a means for health, what it means to be an "anti-wellness" brand, the critical need to work with actual scientists to develop reliable, data-driven solutions, and why entrepreneurs should seek real-time consumer feedback when developing and workshopping their brand.

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In this episode of CNS Unfiltered, Jena shares a case study that exemplifies the need for consistent team communication within integrative care settings. With this case study, a client was following all of the steps, investing in her health, and trusting that someone was looking at the big picture... but what happens when that communication stops between care providers? Jena discusses how her role as a CNS practitioner allowed her to take a step back and look at the big picture for her client, ultimately recognizing where that client fell through the cracks under the care of other providers, and what consequences followed for her health.

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In this episode, Jena interviews Dr. Yasmin Areida, a clinical nutritionist and certified heart math practitioner. Together, Jena and Dr. Areida discuss Dr. Areida's extensive journey through the medical world, nutrition’s importance across every branch of medicine, different stress management techniques that she implements with her clients through her heart math education, why order of treatment is so important when it comes to root-cause healing, and what nutrition looks like beyond standard meal plans.

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In this episode, Jena talks with Shelley Swapp, a CNS practitioner, integrative herbalist, and host of the podcast, The Wellness Restoration Project. Jena and Shelley will discuss the benefits of using genetic information to find the right diet for clients, Shelly’s work supporting unhoused and veteran populations with whole foods and alternative medicinal practices like Ayurveda and acupuncture, the struggles and strategies for supporting children’s nutrition at home, how women’s health is full-family care, and so much more.

To get in touch with Shelley, check out her website and her podcast, The Wellness Restoration Project, to learn more. Follow her on Instagram at @shelleyswapp.

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CNS Unfiltered: Journal Club is a quarterly series that highlights emerging clinical nutrition research, as well as the voices and faces behind the work. In this new episode, Jena talks with Dr. Jana Jamail, a CNS practitioner and a researcher for King's Colleg London, about the effects of proper GLP-1 dosing on clients facing mitrochondrial dysfunction, migraines, and hypoglycemia. Alongside Jana's research, Jena and Jana discuss the differences in physician's dosing and CNS dosing with GLP-1's, and how this is the key to mitigating side effects that clients experience on GLP-1 medication.

To read Jana's research in full, click here.

To get in touch with Jana, check out her website, roseginger.com, or check out Texas Wellness Collective if local to the Austin area.

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In this episode, Jena talks with Elena Panzeri, a naturopathic medicine practitioner of over 25 years, owner of Aware Clinic, and researcher specializing in gut microbiome support for Parkinsons disease. Jena and Elena discuss several different diagnostic tests that are available on the market right now in functional medicine, what their differences are, and what makes each test effective for different cases. Elena will also share a case study from her Parkinson’s research, explaining how starting with the gut microbiome gave her client some control over his Parkinson’s symptoms.

To get in touch with Elena, check out her website, awareclinic.com.

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