PODCASTS

In this episode Dr. Stephanie Canestraro explains what Lyme Disease is, signs and symptoms to look for and how to manage symptoms. She also discuss the lymphatic system, how to support the immune system (and not overly “boost” it) and of course she breaks down understanding the Vagus Nerve, vagal tone and how it impacts your overall health.

Dr. Stephanie Canestraro to discuss how functional medicine can help change your life. Dr. Canestraro tells her personal story about how she got into functional medicine when she was bed ridden herself and wanted to get to the root of her health. She now educates and helps so many people including athletes cure and cleanse their gut health.

In this podcast she discusses: Her experience using functional medicine on athletes, Reasons athletes have more total body stress burden, The gut-brain connection, The vagus nerve and how stress affects it, How the CellCore detox protocol is set up and why this is the answer to building our immune system during the pandemic.

Dr. Stephanie follows an integrative approach when treating her patients, utilizing a number of techniques. Dr. Stephanie works mostly with elite athletes using her training as a Chiropractor and soft tissue specialist. She also uses comprehensive functional medicine testing, combined with therapeutic doses of supplements and specific diets, in addition to lifestyle changes.

Dr. Stephanie Canestraro talking all things functional medicine, lessons learned in starting your career, challenges in a typically male dominated industry, taking the leap to go off on your own and getting to a place where you no longer take any sh*t. 

Stephanie shares her story of finding functional medicine through her struggles with her own health issues. And how she took her passion and knowledge of brain-gut health and applied it to a career in treating high performing professional athletes.

When Dr. Stephanie’s health began to decline early in her chiropractic career, and the allopathic medical system had nothing to offer, she began her journey towards Functional Medicine. Her interest in the human body, combined with her failing health, created a passion for finding the answers to her own health issues, and eventually everyone around her.

In this episode of the Integrative Wellness Radio, Dr. Nicole is joined by Dr. Stephanie Canestraro of the Vagus Clinic to discuss the issue with industry specialists, their personal histories dealing with parasites, and the often overlooked Vagus nerve! Dr. Stephanie shares how she got into functional medicine and how nasal parasites propelled her journey. Dr. Nicole discusses the Vagus nerve connection and IWG’s tool in regulating this pathway.

Dr. Stephanie is passionate about the gut-brain connection, and since these dual systems are complex and interconnected, there’s really no succinct way to cover all the straight #facts about SIBO, bile salts, your microbiome, and of course your Vagus nerve. Not only has she learned how to THRIVE with a sensitive system, she’s here to help us see the crucial connection between gut and literally everything else — so buckle up for a deeply informative episode.

Dr. Canestraro’s journey to the top of Functional Medicine and specializing in the Vagus Nerve started with a painful personal history that ultimately gave her the determination to innovate her field and help others. Persevering through the agony of her health issues, Dr. Canestraro applied what she learned from the top functional medicine professionals to her own symptoms and finally overcame her condition. Whether she’s helping an athlete deal with pressure, recommending a nutrient and supplement regime, or applying one of the numerous treatment methods she’s educated in, Dr. Canestraro is pioneering an overlooked field of Functional Medicine while helping the world’s top sports stars optimize every aspect of their bodies.

In this episode, get to know Dr. Stephanie Canestraro's incredible story of overcoming chronic health issues and how she fell in love with the vagus nerve, started her practice, and now runs a very successful functional medicine chiropractic clinic in Toronto, Ontario. We also chat about her recent experience with Lyme carditis and how she utilized several alternative approaches such as neural therapy.

In this episode we get to pick the brain of Functional Medicine Practitioner Dr. Stephanie Canestraro on how important gut health is for elite performance. Dr. Canestraro works with some of the most amazing athletes on the planet from the NHL to the NFL and beyond. She specializes in the gut-brain connection and how the relationship between the two could be the reason you can't reach your full potential. Plus she shares her powerful story of personal struggle with her own health and what she did to heal.

This week I talk to Dr Canestraro, she is currently a consulting practitioner for players on the Toronto Maple Leafs, Nashville Predators, Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders, and individual Hollywood actors and actresses alike. Her passion lies in concussions, degenerative neurological diseases, and gastrointestinal issues.

We’re talking about how to heal our vagus nerve, using techniques to stress less, mitigating EMFs, WIFI, and it gets a little… contentious… we talk about why extremely healthy young men are dropping dead, what is causing this?