The Wellness Café With Dr. Jon

Join our discussion here on facebook Just a liittle over two years and 100 lb ago, Scott Riley was suffering from a severe case of Rheumatoid Arthritis. He was on a toxic cocktail of ineffective pharmaceutical drugs and barely leaving his small apartment in Ireland with physical pain and shame about his appearance. Through a series of giant leaps, Scott completely transformed his reality and learnt that life runs on momentum. Better still, he learnt to hack this principle and apply it to smaller steps by affecting the areas of life we have control over: Drinking, Eating, Sleeping, Breathing, Moving and Thinking. Having regained his health, Scott made a promise in the Peruvian Amazon to share this message of holistic health and wellbeing to others around the world. Offering personal and group coaching through Causeway Living, he learnt the hard way to health so others don't have to.  Discussion Scott's journey to overcome his autoimmune condition that started with juicing and ended in the Amazonian jungle of

Join our facebook group here   Today I’m going to share a tool so simple that anyone can do, that will help you manage stress in your daily life. This method is call “mindful alarm”. These alarms will trigger you to take deep breath and cultivates mindfulness in your busy day. It goes like this.   Set alarms on your desktop or your phone 4-6 times a day Know that you’ll stop everything you do and take ten deep breath when the alarm goes off.   By doing so, I have found that.   I am reminded to take deep breath and be aware of my senses, my breath, and the fact that I am here, now. 10 deep breaths are the space between thoughts. It give me mental breaks. I find that my focus and creativity improve after such simple 2 minutes break. I am training my brain to STOP. By using alarm to trigger me every 2-3 hours. Even now, without the alarms, I will have a thought that says “Have you taken 10 deep breaths yet” Let’s do it. It’s a great tool to step back and be aware in the midst of a work day. Deep breathing ele

Karen Thomson is the founder of the Sugar Free Revolution. She is a recovering sugar addict and founder of the Harmony Eating & Lifestyle Program  She is also the author of the bestselling book ‘Sugar Free: 8 weeks to freedom from sugar and carb addiction’.   I had a conversation with Karen Thomson around the problem of excessive sugar consumption and sugar addiction in today's society. She told story about her journey from being a sugar addict to breaking free and now leading a global revolution against sugar.

On this episode you will learn the different happy brain chemicals that drive your entire life. Learning points/discussion - Our ability to build new connections in the brain - Brain gets more efficient at what it does, it conducts electricity faster, it feels natural. - How to form habits - Brain is designed to learn from whatever feels good and whatever feels bad. - Focus on what you want rather than what you don’t want - Healthy distraction.  - We are more likely to feel threatened when we are not doing anything. - Craving equals feeling threatened. - Anxiety and Anger Habits - “Hell in a hand basket feeling” Circuit - We are designed to compared ourselves to others - We are wired for serotonin - What happens when you can’t find positives in your life? - We are naturally selected to procreate - How can I feel good with what I have?  - "You always have a choice" - Social comparison is just a habit of the brain - Your self-criticism is an illusion - The brain is trained to look for negativity. - Anytime some

To sleep is to love yourself. To go to sleep on time is to give the animal body the rest it deserves. I discuss a 6 simple steps to help you sleep like a baby and end your sleeping problems today. The 6 steps are Unplug, Say gratitude, Let go, Exit the mind, Enter the breath, and Peace. 

Dr. Arnie Kozak talked about his journey to India and how it had changed his life. He has been practicing mindfulness and meditation for over 30 years. We discussed “cold shower” and how I use it as an anchor to help with my mindfulness meditation. We discussed the different types of meditation both formal and informal. How do we engage in life in a way that is meaningful and of service to others through being mindful and present. 

In this episode I talk about how I’ve benefited from journaling in my life. Journaling can be a very good source for inspiration, thoughts organization, emotional arrangement, and self-therapy as well. Journaling allows us to connect with ourselves. In addition to that, gratitude exercises is a great great reason to journal. It trains our brain to look for more positivity and memorable moments, which ultimately what’s life is all about.  

Tom O’Bryan  is an internationally recognized speaker and writer on chronic disease and metabolic disorders. Dr. O’Bryan has more than 30 years of experience as a functional medicine practitioner and is an adjunct professor at the Institute for Functional Medicine. He shared with us the danger of Gluten and wheat in general. Dr. O’Bryan explained the mechanism behind autoimmune diseases with his analogy and shared with us some of the latest research on the subject matter. He uncovered why autoimmunity is actually the boogie man behind most chronic diseases and what can we do to prevent it. 

When you have an expectation, you see the world through the eyes of judgement. Most of the time, the world doesn't behave exactly the way we want. That creates suffering.  Let's take the weight of everybody's shoulders by dropping your expectation and see where that takes you.

Chef Lance founded The Flavor Chef ® in 2007. Chef Lance made it his mission to bring Healing Bone Broth cooked in the traditional manner back to the market Place. He also founded Bonebroth.com offering the Certified Organic chicken bone broth, Certified Organic Grass fed grass finished beef bone broth and Vegan "No Bone" Broth. His broth are second to none. His mission is to heal the planet one G.I. tract at a time. 

Jack Wolfson D.O., F.A.C.C., is a board certified cardiologist who uses nutrition and supplements to prevent and treat disease. After ten years performing angiograms, pacemakers, and other cardiac procedures, Dr. Wolfson started Wolfson Integrative Cardiology in 2012 to offer patients the ultimate in holistic heart care. Raised in Chicago, he attended Midwestern University for his D.O. degree and completed a 3 year Internal Medicine residency and 3 year cardiology fellowship. He was selected as the chief fellow of his class. Amazon Best Seller, The Paleo Cardiologist is the first book by Dr. Wolfson. In this show he is going to talk about Paleo nutrition, the damaging effects of statins and the paradigm shift we're starting to see.

Dr. Jon shares his story and the making of the wellness cafe. He is a doctor of chiropractic who currently practices in Nevada. He had been involved internationally with with different medical mission team to help the population in Honduras. He is a passionate doctor with a desire to spread the message of health and wellness. He hopes that the message resonates with listeners out there and create a catalyst for change. Because the only corner in the universe that we have any control over is the one inside our own skin.