The Dr. Ward Bond Show

EP 4 - The Father Effect: Hope & Healing from a Dad's Absence

John Finch struggled for year after his father's suicide when he was 11 years old. To move forward, he needed to forgive both his father for choosing to leave and himself for not being the best father he could be.John Finch always struggled after his father committed suicide when he was 11 years old, but it wasn't until he was raising his own three daughters that he truly understood their futures relied on his coming to terms with his difficult past.

To move forward, he needed to forgive both his father for choosing to leave and himself for not being the best father he could be.

This journey led to The Father Effect, a book containing practical help for anyone, man or woman, with a deep father wound from losing a dad through divorce, death, or disinterest.

Through positive lessons on forgiveness and approachable advice on how to change your legacy as a parent, partner, and person, the book is the ultimate healing tool for anyone who has suffered the absence of a dad.

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EP 3 - How to Fight FATflammation

Are you consistently overweight, no matter what you do?Are you consistently overweight, no matter what you do? Have you tried everything? Are you plagued by stubborn fat hanging around your hips, thighs, and belly? Well, there's a reason for that. All those frustratingly pointless diets and exercise regimes have failed to address the root cause of weight gain.

According to Dr. Lori Shemek, a successful diet isn't centered on calories or cardio. She says, "Cutting calories doesn't cut it." Our problems with fat are created because we eat foods that cause the body's natural fat cells to become inflamed.

Sadly, the staples of the Standard American Diet -- from pasta and bread to factory-farmed chicken and cattle, from sugar and artificial sweeteners to salad dressing and soft drinks -- irritate our fat cells, causing chronic inflammation and chronically oversized fat cells. This irritation causes the body to store fat permanently, no matter how hard you exercise or how diligently you cut back on calories.

Dr. Shemek calls this serious condition FATflammation, and only when you decrease the inflammation of the fat cells can you achieve the weight loss and optimum health you've been chasing. We need to forget about counting calories, counting points, fad diets, no-fat diets, and spending countless hours at the gym. 

Dr. Shemek joins Dr. Bond to discuss the idea behind FATflammation, as well as the following key topics: 

• Core Underlying Cause of Weight Gain
• Low-Level Inflammation
• The Calorie Myth
• The Fat Myth
• Gut Health
• Foods Many Believe are Healthy (But Are Not)
• Supplements are Necessary for Optimal Health

EP 2 - Before the Change: Taking Charge of Your Perimenopause

Perimenopause, the period of about ten years leading up to menopause, can be addressed largely by understanding and controlling its symptoms.Are you ready to take charge of your perimenopause simply, safely, and naturally?

Perimenopause, the period of about ten years leading up to menopause, can be addressed largely by understanding and controlling its symptoms.

Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD, CNS, author of Before the Change: Taking Charge of Your Perimenopause, joins host Dr. Ward Bond to discuss safe and natural alternatives to hormone therapy, including healing vitamins, minerals, herbs, and natural hormones.

Listen in to learn how you can head off depression and mood swings, weight shifts, erratic sleep, memory loss, and other changes leading to menopause.

EP 1 - What is Food Healing?

Nagging or chronic health conditions can prevent you from living life to the fullest. What if the answer was in your kitchen?Nagging or chronic health conditions can prevent you from living life to the fullest.

What if the answer was in your kitchen?

Healing via food is an effective way to overcome health challenges and get you on the road to optimal health and wellness.

Chef Susan Irby joins host Dr. Ward Bond to discuss what food healing is, as well as some tips from their companion program, the "Food Healing Kitchen Makeover."