Podcast
Welcome to the Ricci Flow Nutrition Podcast. This podcast is an effort to prioritise and understand the foundational aspects of health.
Veda Austin: The Secret Intelligence of Water
Veda Austin is a New Zealand based water researcher, crystallographer, public speaker, mother, artist and author. She has dedicated the last 8 years observing and photographing the life of water. She believes that water is fluid intelligence, observing itself through every living organism on the planet and in the Universe. Her primary area of focus is photographing water in its ‘state of creation’, the space between liquid and ice. It is through her remarkable crystallographic photos that water reveals its awareness of not only Creation, but thought and intention through imagery.
Mike Belkowski: Red Light Therapy
Mike Belkowski is a doctor of Physical Therapy, podcaster and CEO of the red light therapy company, Biolight. Dr. Belkowski integrates unique treatments, such as dry needling, cupping, blood flow restricting training, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and, of course, red light therapy in his private outpatient practice in Montana, USA. His popular podcast, The Red Light Report is one of the best resources in the world on the topic of photobiomodulation, where Mike interviews experts and discusses the array of therapeutic applications red and near-infrared light.
Prue Hart: The Irreplaceable Role of Sunlight in Human Health
Professor Prue Hart is currently the head of the Inflammation Research Group at Telethon Kids Institute in Western Australia. Her work has focussed on the effects of UV light in modulating immune responses, particularly in diseases including type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis. Prue has been an advocate of sensible sun exposure for decades and has contributed greatly to the recognition of the host of beneficial effects of sunlight that go beyond the synthesis of vitamin D.
Robert Fosbury: Interactions Between Light & Life
Robert Fosbury is an emeritus astronomer at the European Southern Observatory and an honorary professor at the Institute of Ophthalmology at University College London. For 26 years, Bob worked at the European Space Agency as part of their collaboration with NASA on the Hubble Space Telescope. Bob and the team at UCL with Professor Glen Jeffrey are working hard to explore and share the damaging effects of blue spectrum light from artificial sources. Commonplace, most artificial lighting peaks at wavelengths that have devastating effects on the energy productions systems of the cell, the mitochondria, as well as having negative effects on circadian rhythms.
Chandler Marrs: Thiamine Deficiency, Dysautonomia & Women’s Health
Chandler Marrs MS, MA, PhD is a researcher in women’s health with a focus on steroid neuroendocrinology and mental health. She has published and presented several articles on her findings and she has also written a landmark book with Dr. Derrick Lonsdale on the subject of clinical thiamine deficiency and its various manifestations.
Daniel P. Cardinali: Melatonin, Pineal Physiology & Chronic Disease
Daniel P. Cardinali, MD, PhD is an expert in pineal physiology, melatonin and circadian rhythms. Dr. Cardinali got his MD and PhD degrees with honors at the Salvador University, Buenos Aires. Since 1971 he has been a Research Career Awardee of the Argentine National Research Council and from 1986 to 2008 he was the Professor of Physiology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires. He is presently Director of the Department of Teaching & Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, and Professor Emeritus, University of Buenos Aires. Dr. Cardinali"s fields of interest include the Physiology and Pharmacology of Melatonin and Biologic Rhythms, in particular their relationships with Sleep Medicine.
Jack Wolfson: Integrative Cardiology
Jack Wolfson, DO, FACC is a board-certified cardiologist and a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He has been featured by the likes of NBC and CNN and covered in publications like USA Today and The Wall Street Journal. Before starting Wolfson Integrative Cardiology, Jack was the Chairman of the Department of Medicine and Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Paradise Valley Hospital in Arizona. He was also a partner in Arizona’s largest cardiology practice. Jack has taught thousands of physicians his ideas and techniques for holistic cardiovascular health. His book, ‘The Paleo Cardiologist: The Natural Way to Heart Health’, has been an Amazon #1 best seller. He is a highly sought after lecturer and is a powerful voice in the fight against the nefarious motivations of the pharmaceutical industry.
Sandra Kahn: Malocclusion, Facial Development & Breathing Disorders
Sandra Kahn, D.D.S., M.S.D., is an author and international lecturer on the topic of airway centric orthodontics. Dr. Sandra Kahn is currently the only Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics that practices exclusively Biobloc Orthotropics and airway-centric orthodontics. Her approach is to treat the entire face and not just the teeth. Dr. Kahn has been invited to serve on craniofacial anomalies teams at both Stanford University and the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF).
Russel Reiter: Melatonin, Cancer & Diseases of Aging
Russel Reiter, Ph.D. is a Professor of Cell Biology in the department of Cell Systems and Anatomy at UT Health, San Antonio. His research is centred around the impact of melatonin in biological systems. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Melatonin Research and on the Editorial Board of over 35 other journals. He is the recipient of numerous awards including three honorary doctor of medicine degrees and the Presidential Distinguished Scholar Award from UT Health San Antonio. He is also on the Clarivate Analytics list of Highly Cited Scientists. At the time of recording, Professor Reiter’s papers have been cited over 174,000 times.
Glen Jeffrey: Restoring Macular Degeneration
Glen Jeffrey is a Professor of Neuroscience in the Faculty of Brain Sciences and Institute of Ophthalmology at the University College London. His research focuses on areas including retinal structure, development and visual areas of the brain as well as comparative evolution of the brain. In the last decade, his work has been centred around public health, looking into cost-effective and safe ways to prevent and even reverse the increasingly common condition macular degeneration. His research has delved into the mechanisms that underpin the aging process and applied these findings to the most energy demanding cells in the body; the retinal cells.
Marty Kendall: Engineering Nutrition for Optimal Health
Marty Kendall is an engineer who seeks to optimise nutrition using a data-driven approach. Marty’s interest in nutrition began eighteen years ago to help his wife Monica better control her Type 1 Diabetes. Since then, he has developed a systematised approach to nutrition tailored for a wide range of goals, contexts and preferences. He has developed Nutrient Optimiser and Data-Driven Fasting to guide thousands of people on their journey towards nutritional optimisation.
Charlie Arnott: Regenerative Agriculture & The Wisdom of Nature
Charlie is an award-winning grazier from Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia, an educator and passionate advocate for Regenerative Farming practices. Charlie started his Regenerative Farming journey 15 years ago. Previously he and his family had been farming conventionally on their 5,000 hectare property “Hanaminno” for over 35 years, in an industrial high input/ high output farming business model, heavily reliant on pesticides, herbicides and man-made fertilisers. After a series of epiphanies and through education Charlie found the Regenerative Agriculture movement, a movement which reflected his instinctive connection to the land and his ethos of producing quality food for his family and the world.
Gary Fettke: Diet, Chronic Disease & Public Health
Dr. Gary Fettke is an Australian Orthopaedic Surgeon with a focus on preventative medicine and nutrition. Gary has concentrated on the role of diet in the development of diabetes, obesity and cancer. He has been speaking out on the combined role of sugar, particularly fructose, refined grains and polyunsaturated oils in the epidemic of inflammation and modern diseases. He has incurred the wrath of Australian regulatory bodies for his stance on public health advice, but he and his wife, Belinda, actively defend the benefits of low carbohydrate dietary patterns. Their ongoing work has uncovered the vested interests and ideologies shaping nutritional guidelines at the policy level in Australia and beyond.
Satchin Panda: Circadian Rhythms, Time Restricted Eating & Diabetes
Satchin Panda, PhD is a professor in the Regulatory Biology Laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. His work focuses on chronobiology, the study of the day-night cycles that drive the multifaceted activities of the human body, using genetic, genomic, and biochemical approaches. He is an expert on circadian rhythms and a pioneer in the concept of time-restricted eating, or as it has come to be known, intermittent fasting. Dr. Panda has been focusing on translating data regarding the impact of circadian rhythms on human health to legislation that protects people from the dangers of circadian disruption. Satchin has been a champion of circadian health and was among the first to identify the role blue light plays in circadian signalling. He has been spreading the word about the importance of maintaining strong light/dark cycles and is a proponent for circadian friendly architecture and carefully considered rotations for shift-workers.
Patrick McKeown: Breathing, Fundamental Health & Facial Development
Patrick McKeown is a world-renowned author and breathing practitioner. He was educated at Trinity College in Dublin before completing his clinical training in the Buteyko Breathing Method at the Buteyko Clinic, Moscow, Russia. This training was accredited by Professor Konstantin Buteyko. In a career spanning 15 years, Patrick has since also become a bestselling author and expert on the topic of optimal breathing for improved health, well being and fitness. Patrick was also recently made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology in the UK for his contribution to our understanding of breathing. When he is not working from his home in the West of Ireland, Patrick travels extensively in Europe, the USA and Australia teaching and training athletes and coaches in The Oxygen Advantage® Program. He delivers workshops and speaks at conferences worldwide. Since 2015, Patrick has been training Olympic athletes as well as NFL and soccer players.
Joel Kahn: Mitochondrial Support in Cardiology
Joel Kahn, M.D is a world leading integrative cardiologist based in Michigan. He has been practising cardiology since 1983 and has long been practising holistic, preventative methods for the promotion of longevity and cardiac health. Joel is extremely well read and up-to-date with the latest research regarding health and longevity. He has authored several books including “Your Whole Heart Solution” and “Dead Execs Don’t Get Bonuses”. He currently runs the Kahn Center for Cardiac Longevity in Bingham Farms, Michigan.
Michael Hamblin: Photobiomodulation & Photodynamic Therapy
Michael Hamblin is a world leading expert in photobiomodulation and photodynamic therapy. His roles have included Principal Investigator at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, and an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. He has published over 422 peer-reviewed articles, is Editor in Chief of "Photoiomodulation, Photomedicine and Laser Surgery" and Associate Editor for 10 journals. He has authored/edited 23 textbooks on photo dynamic therapy and photomedicine and is a member of the Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers where he was elected as a Fellow in 2011. He also received the 1st Endre Mester Lifetime Achievement Award in Photomedicine from the NAALT in 2017, the Outstanding Career Award from the Dose Response Society and 1st Ali Javan Award for Basic Research from WALT in 2018.
James Muecke: Sugar, Diabetes & Eye Health
James Muecke is an Australian ophthalmologist, 2020 Australian of The Year recipient and proponent of healthy eating. After beginning his career in Kenya, Muecke returned to Australia where he became an eye surgeon and advocate for preventing blindness. He has started both Vision Myanmar and Sight For All, organisations aimed at eliminating blindness throughout the world. In 2012, James Muecke was appointed a Member of The Order of Australia (AM) and in 2019 he received the University of Adelaide's Vice-Chancellor's Alumni Award. In 2020, he was named both South Australian of the Year and Australian of the year. James’ primary focus in recent years has been on increasing public awareness of the dangers of refined food, particularly sugar. Type 2 diabetes is the largest cause of blindness in Australia and abroad, leading Dr. Muecke to focus on the preventability and reversibility of this condition when these refined foods are eliminated.
Anadi Martel: Light, Colour & Human Health
Anadi is a physicist and electronics expert. He designs experimental instruments for use in the exploration of sound and light. He also acts as a consultant for special projects for diverse organisations such as IMAX, Cirque du Soleil and the Metropolitan Opera of New York. His sound spatialisation devices have been used throughout the world, by artists of international renown as well as by NASA. For 40 years, he has carried out research on light and its applications, having developed new devices integrating light, sound and touch. A number of these inventions have been patented such as the Light Modulation process. During seven years up to 2018, Anadi Martel was president of the International Light Association (ILA), a group of researchers exploring the therapeutic applications of light. The ILA acts as a bridge between leading scientists offering their latest research, and the practitioners of the diverse forms of Light Therapy.
Robert Prentner: Interface Theory of Perception & Consciousness
Welcome to the Ricci Flow Nutrition Podcast. My name is Cameron Borg, on this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Robert Prentner, PhD. Robert is a Doctor of Philosophy currently at the Department of Cognitive Sciences at UC Irvine, where he conducts research in consciousness studies, molecular physics, natural and artificial intelligence, and philosophy. His current project is “Consciousness and the Emergence of Objects”. Robert and colleagues have been working to explain their theory of consciousness in a mathematically consistent manner. Their group has published several papers on what they refer to as the Interface Theory of Perception using evolutionary game theory and complex mathematics to bring precision to their theories. Prentner’s colleague, Donald Hoffman forwarded this ‘Conscious Realism’ to the mainstream in his popular book, “The Case Against Reality” (2019).