In this episode, Drs. Joanna & Ilan sat down with our friend Jessica Brennan, a Home Detox Concierge and owner of Clean Product Junkie, to discuss her experience helping moms navigate the beauty industry to reduce exposure to harmful toxins both in personal care and household products.

We often get questions from patients along the lines of, “what is the best thing I can do for my back in the long term?”

In today’s episode, Dr. Green dives into his 3 main tips for long term back pain resolution to help you develop helpful strategies to prevent back pain in the future.

This episode isn’t about generic, cookie-cutter stretches and exercises! Instead, we focus on an approach that helps you develop a better understanding of your own back pain and its unique characteristics within the context of your life.

In this episode, Dr. Ilan Green sits down with Rob Schimony who is a PGA teaching professional from Lansdale, Pennsylvania and he is in his third season as an instructor at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Flourtown.

We got to discuss a lot of interesting topics that I think will be really beneficial for our listeners who are golfers, or those who work with golfers.

Rob shared his “ground up” approach to working with golfers, tips for posture, stance, and other pre-swing fundamentals, and we dove into performance aspects such as applications of the kinematic sequence, hip/torso separation and common faults in footwork that lead to breakdowns up the kinetic chain.

I had a lot of fun chatting with him, so I hope you enjoy the episode!

In this episode, Dr. Joanna Holleran sits down with Deanna Segrave-Daly who is a Registered Dietitian, best-selling cookbook author, and co-owner of Teaspoon Communications.

Deanna discusses her background and the path that led her to becoming an education and community-focused dietitian, rather than working in a hospital/medical setting and the things that influenced her to focus on helping people find joy in food and cooking.

They also discuss the Mediterranean Diet, which includes the story behind what brought her to focus on this specific regional cuisine. We often find that most of what we think about Mediterranean cuisine is derived from Italy, Greece, Spain, and southern France, but there is so much more! There are 22 countries that border the Mediterranean Sea and they all have their own unique culture and influence on food based on the ingredients available to them.

Deanna also provides insights into sustainability in the context of food and cooking, which is the emphasis of her newest book “The Sustainable Mediterranean Diet Cookbook”. This includes concepts that help to fulfill your individual needs without compromising the needs of future generations and touches on aspects including reducing food waste, how to economically source your food, and tips that we can use on an individual basis to prevent negative impacts on our environment.

Deanna provides insights into some of her favorite recipes (from more than 1,000 recipes that she’s created!), tips for mixing vegetables into meat-centered meals, and ways to think about sourcing seafood sustainably.

We really enjoyed recording this episode and know that you will too!

In this episode, Dr. Ilan Green sits down with Dr. David Dillon who is the 3rd generation dentist and owner of Dillon Family Dentistry in Rosemont, PA.

We discuss a range of topics including the lessons he learned early on from his father and grandfather, the transformative work he does for his patients, his specialty and passion for treating dental-phobic patients and those who have lived “non-linear” lives.

One of the things that we appreciate most about Dr. Dillon’s approach to practice is the effort he puts in to help meet patients where they are, which includes the way he goes about communicating with his patients as well as specific details regarding the environment he creates within his practice.

We also discuss how he came to build a healthy balance between his practice and his life outside of his career to focus both on fulfilling and purposeful efforts.

We had a great time chatting with Dr. Dillon and we hope you enjoy the episode! Keep an eye out for a part 2 coming soon…

In this episode Dr. Ilan Green sits down with coach Rob Rabena to discuss his experience working with baseball players in the realm of sports performance training.

Rob shares a wealth of information on various topics including how he approaches evaluations/assessments for the athletes he works with, the biggest red flags to look for in physical assessment of the shoulder complex, and how to understand shoulder mechanics and function in context of the sport of baseball.

Rob also shares some helpful insights with regards to the commitments and sacrifices that need to be made by players looking to pursue a future playing at higher levels of competition including navigating the challenge of being a multi-sport athlete.

Additionally, Rob helps paint a clear picture of why exercise selection is so crucial when working with baseball players. He provides context for the types of exercises that help to contribute to helpful movement patterns and exercises that may deliver diminishing or even harmful returns for a baseball player.

We also dive into ribcage mechanics, weighted ball throwing programs, and seasonal focuses for athletes to get the most out of their training.

This episode is packed with really helpful info, so we hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

In this episode Dr. Joanna Holleran sits down with Dr. Victoria Clement, DPT to discuss her experience working as a Pelvic Floor Therapist.

Dr. Victoria helps to demystify the world of pelvic therapy by explaining what pelvic therapy is and is not, the kinds of “unconventional” conditions that pelvic therapy can help with, and how she’s making an effort to make the conversation less taboo when talking about pelvic health for both men and women.

Drs. Joanna & Victoria discuss the wide range of conditions that pelvic therapy can help with including urinary incontinence, pelvic pain, pudendal neuralgia, endometriosis, diastasis recti, prolapse, and the role it plays for prenatal and postpartum women.

We hope you enjoy the episode!

In this episode Drs. Joanna & Ilan sit down with Kevin Dea, owner of DEA Strength Training in Narberth, PA. Kevin shares his background experience and what brought him to pursue a career in Strength & Conditioning.

We dive into a wide range of topics including how he incorporates personalized and periodized programs within a group exercise format to provide clients with autonomy in their training. We also discuss the people and philosophies within the realm of training that have influenced his approach to building foundational strength and how his approach has changed as a result of these influences.

We also cover topics like his recommendations for people who are brand new to weight training, his experience training golfers, and much more.

We hope you enjoy!

In this episode Drs. Joanna and Ilan sit down with Sarah Mayland. Sarah is a certified personal trainer, fitness nutritionist, clinical mental health counselor, and the owner of Inside Out Transformations.

Sarah shares her thoughts and expertise in various topics including how how we perceive our own bodies, the mindset behind fad diets and the mental aspect of the weight loss journey.

Sarah also provides some of her insights into aspects of mental health including building healthier habits around consistent exercise and diet by thinking about what is going to best serve your body, building better relationships with food and movement, and rethinking the concept of “self care”.

In this episode Drs. Joanna and Ilan sit down with Jessica Lupacckino, a certified yoga and meditation instructor and owner of Day Vibes LLC. Jessica shares her story of shifting from corporate America to becoming a work-life integration strategist to improve the overall well-being of employees and employers.

We discuss a wide range of topics including the benefits that yoga and meditation can provide within the workplace, how to deepen your connection with yourself, the various settings in which Jessica has provided corporate wellness sessions, recognizing and preventing burnout in your employees, and how to implement strategies to improve communication between employers and employees.

In this episode Drs. Joanna and Ilan talk with Joy Saudargas, a Registered Dietitian and owner of The Joy of Nutrition LLC . Joy shares how she transitioned into dietetics after a career as a teacher, the perfect background for teaching her clients about the complex world of nutrition.

We discuss a wide range of topics including how our family can influence our diet habits, tips for healthy "snobby snacking", rethinking "good" vs "bad" foods, diet culture failures, and HYDRATION! She also shares how to navigate finding a dietitian and what credentials to look for when choosing a nutrition professional.

In this episode Drs. Joanna & Ilan sit down with our friend, and owner of General Fitness Company, Jerry Washington. Jerry shares a bit about his background starting out as a mediocre athlete to becoming an NCAA All-American sprinter, including some unforeseen training approaches that helped him tie together his movement patterns, as well as the road that led him to become a personal trainer.

Jerry also shares his perspective on “keeping good company”, avoiding burnout, how he maintains his positive mindset and how that approach helps to define the environment in his training studio, how to meet people where they are, how to stay grounded as a person when giving so much to others, and how his perspective has shifted on fitness from the times of being an athlete to training people of all walks of life.

In this episode Dr. Ilan Green interviews our guest, Dr. Michael Risher, on his experience working with NFL stars (including multiple big names on his hometown team the Chicago Bears) helping to keep them healthy and playing at their best.

Dr. Risher shares his knowledge and helps to provide a context for approaching rehab for professional and amateur athletes alike. He shares helpful information on topics including understanding load management for athletes, understanding and applying bio-tensegrity concepts, methods to evaluate musculoskeletal reactivity and response, recognizing and utilizing fascial planes and patterns to improve movement resiliency, considerations regarding injury rehab for returning to play, and even provides a mind-blowing case study involving long chain fascial planes!

In this episode Dr. Ilan Green interviews our guest, Jessica Harrington MPH, on her experience as a public health educator and how she’s been helping individuals overcome mental hurdles to develop healthier self-care routines and habits. Jessica shares her background and personal experience overcoming her own challenges in life and how she’s used those experiences to help others do the same.

We discuss topics ranging from self awareness to time management tips, recognizing the signs and symptoms of stress, understanding our needs and wants, how to develop habits that stick, recommended resources for those seeking help, and further insights into the challenges that college aged women face as they prepare to balance life and their professional aspirations.

In this episode Dr. Ilan Green interviews our guest, coach Nate Shemtov, about his experience working in various levels of strength and conditioning including the private sector, NCAA athletics, and the NBA.

Coach Nate provides insight into how he approaches training athletes of all ages and experience levels including how he determines programming necessities based on analyzing the needs of each athlete and the demands of their particular sport.

In this episode Dr. Joanna Holleran and Dr. Ilan Green provide a brief introduction to the podcast including what they hope to accomplish and what listeners can expect.