Body Chat Podcast

Body Chat Podcast

Body Chat Podcast Episodes with Dr. Stephen Nedd

Episode 089: Arthritis and Keeping Your Joints Working

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Arthritis is a condition that affects 10s of millions of people in the US alone.  It is a painful and sometimes debilitating condition which typically never goes away.  In this episode Dr. Nedd will discuss:

  • 2 of the most common forms of arthritis – Rheumatoid arthritis and Osteoarthritis.
  • The usual treatments for arthritis and the potential side effects associated with them.
  • Alternative ways of controlling arthritis and its symptoms which don’t require the use of drugs.
  • Other, less common forms of arthritis.

Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755

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Episode 088: Chelation Therapy – Removing Heavy Metal and Calcium Buildup in Your Body

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While Dr. Nedd might approve of some heavy metal in music, he knows that heavy metals in the body aren’t good for you at all.  But how can you get rid of a heavy metal buildup in the body.  And is there a way to reduce a calcium buildup in the blood vessels?  In this episode Dr. Nedd will discuss:

  • What chelation therapy is.
  • How chelation therapy can help reduce heavy metal buildup in the body.
  • Ways you can get tested for heavy metal buildup.
  • How chelation therapy might help reduce calcium buildup in the blood vessels.
  • The difference between intravenous and oral chelation therapy.

Resources mentioned in this podcast:

Article by Dr. Mercola on heavy metal detoxification

Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755

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Episode 087: Don’t Go Breaking Your Heart – Cardiovascular Health

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When your heart stops, so do you.  The longer your heart and circulatory system function well, the longer and healthier life you’ll have.   Since you can’t trade in your heart like you can your car, you might want to know how to keep it working at it’s optimum.  In this episode Dr. Nedd will discuss:

  • The variety of cardiovascular system conditions that people experience.
  • Alternative methods of dealing with cardiovascular conditions.
  • How diet can lead to poor or good cardiovascular health.
  • The role that exercise plays in cardiovascular health.
  • Common myths about cardiovascular health including the ‘daily aspirin’ myth recently debunked.

Resources mentioned in this podcast:

2017 Cardiovascular Health Statistical Fact Sheet

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Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755

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Episode 083: Safe and Effective? – The Clinical Study Fallacy

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“____(drug) is safe and effective.”  “____ (drug) is FDA-approved.”  That’s all you really need to know about a medication or medical device, right?  Not so fast…   In this episode Dr. Nedd will discuss:

  • Why clinical testing protocols became a requirement for drug or medical device approval and when this happened.
  • How clinical researchers have had a financial interest in the results of their studies worth millions of dollars (think that might affect the outcome?).
  • Specific examples of falsified and manipulated clinical studies that lead to many, many deaths.
  • How you can take control over your care to avoid dangerous side effects from drugs and medical procedures.

Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755

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Episode 082: Slash and Zap – Prefrontal Lobotomies and Electroshock Therapy (ECT)

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You may have heard about them or seem something about them in a movie.  Maybe you’ve heard why they should be done or that they are safe.  But were prefrontal lobotomies really effective and safe?  And is ECT, the modern name for electroshock therapy is it safe or effective?  Or is it’s current day use on patients (including children and infants) brutal and barbaric as some claim?   In this episode Dr. Nedd will discuss:

  • A history of how prefrontal lobotomies and ECT came about and the theory behind what they were supposed to do.
  • The side effects on patients who received these procedures.
  • What well-known and respected psychiatrists have to say about the use of ECT.
  • The fascinating but disturbing stories of Rose Kennedy, Francis Farmer and Ernest Hemingway and their outcomes from these (and other) procedures.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

AbleChild Organization – Parents for Label- and Drug-Free Education

10 Facts About ElectroConvulsive Therapy

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Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755

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Episode 081: ADD & ADHD Drugs – Chemically Controlling Our Kids

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You’ve probably heard about ADD or ADHD and may want to know more about them.  We covered both in detail on Episode 47.  During that discussion, we mentioned the drugs being used for the ‘treatment’ of these – but there’s additional info that you really should know about them.   In this episode Dr. Nedd will discuss:

  • A brief summary of the definitions of ADD and ADHD.
  • Why the drugs being used have an opposite effect on children as they do on adults.
  • The dangers involved in using these drugs.
  • What physical health conditions can cause the symptoms that are often diagnosed as ADHD.  Conditions that can be treated without drugs.

 

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Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755

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Episode 080: Anti-Psychotic Medications – Torture in a Pill?

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Let’s be honest, psychotic behavior is scary.  In part because we don’t understand it and in part because it’s unpredictable.  The answer many years ago was what would be considered cruel and unusual punishment today.  Now we have more humane treatments with modern anti-psychotic drugs.  Or do we?  In this episode Dr. Nedd will discuss:

  • What psychosis is.
  • What the older anti-psychotics did and what the new ones do.
  • The horrific serious side effects from these drugs that are much more common than you would think.  Very high percentages.
  • The Andrea Yates case – drowning her 5 small children – and how anti-psychotics played a key role in that.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

CCHR Campaign to Ban ECT (ElectroShock Therapy)

Change.org Petition to Ban ECT on Children, Elderly and Vulnerable Patients

Nedd Chiropractic website

Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755

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Episode 079: Anti-Anxiety Drugs – A ‘Cure’ Worse Than the Symptoms?

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They became more widely used in the 50s and 60s after Valium gained in popularity with housewives.  Well, at least it was prescribed more for housewives.  I can’t really say they were popular.  Anti-anxiety drugs may be seen as something to ‘just help you relax’, but should never be taken lightly.  In this episode Dr. Nedd will discuss:

  • What the most commonly prescribed anti-anxiety medications currently are.
  • The seriously dangerous side effects that come from these medications.
  • Which physical conditions can result in anxiety-like symptoms.  Conditions that can be treated without dangerous drugs.

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Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755

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Episode 078: Antidepressants – A Sad State of Affairs

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Since the release of Prozac in the late 1980s, antidepressants have been touted  as wonder-drugs that helps people overcome depression.  But what do antidepressants really do?  And why do so many have the dreaded, FDA Black Box warning on them.  In this episode Dr. Nedd will discuss:

  • What anti-depressants are supposed to do, in theory.
  • What unwanted physical and mental effects they can cause including some very dangerous ones.
  • Which physical conditions cause depression symptoms.  Conditions that can be treated without dangerous drugs.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Narconon Suncoast

Novus Detox in New Port Richey

Video on Recovery after Anti-Depressants (less than 5 mins long)

Dr. Kelly Brogan video: A Psychiatrist’s Perspective on Anti-Depressants (less than 5 mins long)

 

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Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755

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Episode 077: An Introduction to Psychiatric Drugs

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Psychiatric drugs have become more accepted than in the past and are increasingly prescribed for adults, children and even infants.  Hear about how this category of drugs gain such prominence and what information should you have regarding them.  In this episode Dr. Nedd will discuss:

  • What a psychiatric drug is and what are the different types.
  • How do psychiatric drugs affect your body and what are the most concerning side effects.
  • Which subjective tests can be done to determine if you should take a psychiatric drug.
  • What might be behind some of the conditions psychiatric drugs are prescribed for.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Parent Exemption Form

Student Exemption Form

Prohibition on Mandatory Medication

 

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Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Phone:  (727) 467-0775
1221 Cleveland St.
Clearwater, FL  33755

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