Ep #24 | Building a Better Brain With Josh Gitalis
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Josh Gitalis is a recognized expert in the fields of clinical detoxification and therapeutic supplementation. He runs a Toronto-based private practice, with a worldwide client base. As a leader in his field, Josh teaches Clinical Nutrition for several natural health colleges and is the first Canadian nutritionist to become an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP). Josh is a noted expert for various media outlets including CTV News and CityTV.
In this episode Josh helps us understand how our nutritional healths are related to our brains and the crucial importance it has for building a better brain for ourselves and our children.
Josh dives deep into the following topics:
- The importance of nutrition and its impact on brain health.
- The nervous system might show symptoms after years of damages.
- Being proactive about our brain health (starting from the fetus!).
- What can you do now to start taking care of your brain health.
- Expose your kids´palates to many flavours from a very young age.
- Vitamins and minerals fuel the enzymes that produce neurotransmitters in our brains.
- Impact in the nervous system from lack of deep sleep.
- Sleep hygiene.
- Functional lab testing (detecting function instead of disfunction).
- Functional Nutrition Programs.
- Why whole foods must be your diet choice.
- There is no perfect diet.
- Best supplements for brain health (start with vitamin D and quality fish oil).
Start today, making small changes which carried on consistently, and on a daily basis, will nourish your nervous system and your health as a whole. Wishing you more simplicity and ease in all that you do!
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Quotes:
“The nervous system takes much more time than other systems to make connections, some degenerative diseases affecting the nervous system can take from 20 to 30 years to manifest.”
“It is never too late to start taking care of our nervous systems.”
“Expose your kids´palate to nutritious foods from a very young age .”
“The foods that grow naturally do not have addictive properties.”
”The lymphatic system only turns on when you are in deep sleep.”
“You can’t go wrong by choosing whole foods in your daily diet.”
“Vitamin D is the key supplement for brain health.”
“The gut and the brain have a very strong connection.”
Additional Information About Jenn:
Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature’s Emporium and Juice Plus.
Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children.