CNS Unfiltered

In this episode, Jena talks to Dr. Yana Sifford, a researcher, doctor of clinical nutrition, and owner of Sifford Wellness, about a particular case study that links H. Pylori to cardiovascular symptoms. Dr. Yana shares her path to functional medicine and clinical nutrition, and she and Jena also discuss what makes H. Pylori so tricky, how this infection can have far-reaching impacts beyond the gut, and how Dr. Sifford helped her client resolve her distressing cardiovascular concerns by treating her gut. To get in touch with Dr. Yana, check out her website, siffordwellness.com . To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com . Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode! If you’re getting value from these conversations, we want your input. Fill out a quick listener and practitioner intake for us to help us shape future episode breakdowns, case studies, and guests. Want to be included in a small group for upcoming practitioner resources and case-based discussions? Be sure to add your name. Click here to fill out the survey. This episode was produced by Courtney Brooks .

In this special feature episode, Jena talks with Dr. Sean Altman about the healing possibilities of approaching orthopedics through a functional lens. Dr. Altman shares his protocol, the Altman Method, for diagnosing and treating chronic pain and other orthopedic concerns. Additionally, he and Jena discuss the importance of timing when it comes to regenerative medicine, metal allergies after orthopedic surgeries, histamine responses to supplementation, overcoming plateaus in healing, and Dr. Altman also shares some of his own personal history of orthopedic health as a case study. To get in touch with Dr. Altman, check out his website , reach out to him on LinkedIn, or follow him on Instagram @drseanaltman . To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com . Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode! If you’re getting value from these conversations, we want your input. Fill out a quick listener and practitioner intake for us to help us shape future episode breakdowns, case studies, and guests. Want to be included in a small group for upcoming practitioner resources and case-based discussions? Be sure to add your name. Click here to fill out the survey. This episode was produced by Courtney Brooks .

In this episode of CNS Unfiltered, Jena discusses one of her most perplexing case studies to date. What is a practitioner to do when a client's symptoms continue to worsen no matter which pathway they start with? Jena talks through how she pivoted (and pivoted and pivoted) with her client, learning to stay calm and see each symptom—positive or negative—as information for how to proceed. If you're working on those CNS credentials and wondering how to move forward when the starting point is wrong, and ultimately still see a positive outcome, this episode is for you! To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com . Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode! If you’re getting value from these conversations, we want your input. Fill out a quick listener and practitioner intake for us to help us shape future episode breakdowns, case studies, and guests. Want to be included in a small group for upcoming practitioner resources and case-based discussions? Be sure to add your name. Click here to fill out the survey. This episode was produced by Courtney Brooks .

In this episode, Jena delves into the complexities and incredible precision of functional bloodwork with Dr. Eleanor Duelley. Dr. Duelley is a CNS practitioner and hormonal health specialist who utilizes functional labs to identify nutritional and hormonal deficiencies and help women optimize their health and find balance again. Jena and Eleanor discuss the importance of functional bloodwork and how a functional practitioner reads bloodwork compared to traditional medicine, the complications that insurance can have on private practices, foundational components to metabolic and hormonal health, and of course, Eleanor shares a case study with Jena from one of her own clients. If you're fascinated by how much you can learn from blood, or if you're thinking about where you're going to find your niche as a practitioner, this episode is for you! To learn more about Eleanor's mentorship opportunities, check out eleanorduelley.com . To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com . Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode! If you’re getting value from these conversations, we want your input. Fill out a quick listener and practitioner intake for us to help us shape future episode breakdowns, case studies, and guests. Want to be included in a small group for upcoming practitioner resources and case-based discussions? Be sure to add your name. Click here to fill out the survey. This episode was produced by Courtney Brooks .

In this episode, Jena talks with Holly Niles, a CNS practitioner and the owner of Whole Health Genie, about leaning into nervous system regulation practices as a baseline clinical protocol for various client concerns. Jena and Holly highlight the nervous system's connections to different systems in the body, and how observing nervous system responses in clients can provide insight into how to move forward in their protocol. Additionally, Holly shares her clinical wisdom and emphasizes the importance of active listening and sincere client connections when it comes to optimizing health outcomes. To get in touch with Holly, check out hollyniles.com . To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com . Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode! If you’re getting value from these conversations, we want your input. Fill out a quick listener and practitioner intake for us to help us shape future episode breakdowns, case studies, and guests. Want to be included in a small group for upcoming practitioner resources and case-based discussions? Be sure to add your name. Click here to fill out the survey.

In this special feature episode, Jena speaks to Amy Smith, senior director of nutrition programs and advocacy with the American Nutrition Association. Together, they discuss the history, current growth, and future prospects of the CNS industry, as well as the role of ANA and other related organizations, licensure challenges and strategies, and legislative wins (and complications). For advocacy questions, for continuing education, or for more ways to get involved, contact education@theana.org. Check out the ANA website for more resources. To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com . Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode! If you’re getting value from these conversations, we want your input. Fill out a quick listener and practitioner intake for us to help us shape future episode breakdowns, case studies, and guests. Want to be included in a small group for upcoming practitioner resources and case-based discussions? Be sure to add your name. Click here to fill out the survey.

In this episode of CNS Unfiltered, Jena uncovers a case study of one of her own clients, whose stubborn weight gain and hormonal dysregulation increased after stopping birth control. Jena discusses her clients symptoms and walks through how her signature Burn & Balance program helped her client stabilize her blood sugar before fat burn to anchor her hormones and allow the weight to finally come off in time for her upcoming Navy exam. To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com . Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode! If you’re getting value from these conversations, we want your input. Fill out a quick listener and practitioner intake for us to help us shape future episode breakdowns, case studies, and guests. Want to be included in a small group for upcoming practitioner resources and case-based discussions? Be sure to add your name. Click here to fill out the survey.

In today's episode, Jena talks with Katie Garrott, fellow CNS practitioner at VivaWise Functional Wellness and founder of the Functional Practitioner Academy. Jena and Katie focus on the impact of stress management and emotional processing on chronic pain and other health outcomes. Katie will share her journey into functional medicine, and she'll also talk with Jena about how she serves both functional medicine patients and nutrition patients at her clinic, the roles of teamwork, empathy, and self-care in practice, the impact of emotional freedom techniques when it comes to stress and chronic pain, the role of the nervous system in reframing and managing pain, and the power of mindset in health outcomes. She will also share a powerful case study of one of her own clients, highlighting how she helped them use Emotional Freedom Techniques to confront repressed stressors and finally start to manage their debilitating back pain. To work with Katie as a client, go to vivawisefw.com . To work with her as a fellow practitioner, go to fxpractitioner.com , click here to check out her free resources , or take a look at her YouTube channel . To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com . Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode! If you’re getting value from these conversations, we want your input. Fill out a quick listener and practitioner intake for us to help us shape future episode breakdowns, case studies, and guests. Want to be included in a small group for upcoming practitioner resources and case-based discussions? Be sure to add your name. Click here to fill out the survey.

In today's episode, Jena talks with Lisa Goldberg, fellow CNS practitioner and author of the book Food Fight , about the transformative impacts of mindset restructuring when it comes to weight loss. Lisa will discuss her journey with yo-yo dieting and its impact, what she calls a “dieter’s mindset” and how it's never really about the food, how to achieve liberation through changing thought patterns, and traditional medicine’s disconnect when it comes to weight loss. Lisa will also discuss some of her current clients who are on this journey themselves. If you’re looking to specialize in weight management, trauma and stress, mindset, or you’re just curious about the mental and emotional challenges of weight loss, this episode is for you. Get Lisa's book here . To get in touch with her, go to lisagoldbergnutrition.com , or find her on Instagram at @lisagoldbergnutrition . To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com . Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode! If you’re getting value from these conversations, we want your input. Fill out a quick listener and practitioner intake for us to help us shape future episode breakdowns, case studies, and guests. Want to be included in a small group for upcoming practitioner resources and case-based discussions? Be sure to add your name. Click here to fill out the survey.

CNS Unfiltered: Journal Club is a quarterly series that highlights emerging clinical nutrition research, as well as the voices and faces behind the work. In this new episode, Jena talks with Dr. Jenny Noland, a CNS practitioner and researcher, about the benefits of genetic and genomic testing for hormonal health outcomes. To get in touch with Dr. Noland, check out her website, jennynoland.com . To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com . Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode! Listeners! We want to hear from you. Are you curious about functional medicine and have specific questions you want Jena to answer? Do you have experiences moving away from traditional medicine and into functional medicine to get answers for your health concerns? Are you studying to become a CNS and want to know more about Jena's practice or functional modalities? Send us an email at cnsunfiltered@gmail.com for a chance to be featured on the show! Are you a CNS practitioner or nutrition professional? Are you interested in being interviewed? Click here .

This week, Aaron Hovanec returns to the podcast to discuss another area of his expertise: peptides. Peptide therapy has exploded all over the wellness market, and Aaron is here to answer common questions that practitioners and clients alike have about peptides. Jena and Aaron will discuss the benefits of peptides, their changing regulation and safety standards, using them in clinical practice and choosing the right ones for clients, the future of peptides in medicine and care, and so much more. If you’re new to the CNS or nutrition world, and you’re looking to incorporate peptides into your clinical practice, this episode is for you. If you're local to Michigan and want to get in touch with Aaron, go to agemanagementmi.com . To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com . Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode! If you’re getting value from these conversations, we want your input. Fill out a quick listener and practitioner intake for us to help us shape future episode breakdowns, case studies, and guests. Want to be included in a small group for upcoming practitioner resources and case-based discussions? Be sure to add your name. Click here to fill out the survey.

In this episode of CNS Unfiltered, Jena discusses a perplexing case study of one of her own clients, a rare exception to the "test, don't guess" rule of thumb. Jena will highlight her client's symptoms, where testing ultimately failed to highlight a root cause and why, and how she got her client back in their best shape in the weeks leading up to their wedding. To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com . Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode! If you’re getting value from these conversations, we want your input. Fill out a quick listener and practitioner intake for us to help us shape future episode breakdowns, case studies, and guests. Want to be included in a small group for upcoming practitioner resources and case-based discussions? Be sure to add your name. Click here to fill out the survey.

This week, we return to the conversation around the long-term effects of hormonal birth control. In this episode, Yulia Glotzer, fellow CNS and owner of Vibrant People Nutrition, returns to the show to discuss hormonal birth control's impact on the gut and hormonal health. Jena and Yulia will talk about the importance of education in hormonal health, different birth control options and their effects, Yulia’s concept of a “hormonal symphony,” and how this metaphor explains the way hormones interact in the body, alternatives to birth control, and the multifaceted effects of herbal remedies. If you’re a clinician or practitioner treating patients with reproductive or hormonal concerns, or if you’re curious about this emerging conversation around the health implications of long-term birth control use, you’ll want to stay tuned. To get in touch with Yulia, go to vibrantpeoplenutrition.com . Follow her on Instagram at @vibrantpeoplenutrition . To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com . Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode! If you’re getting value from these conversations, we want your input. Fill out a quick listener and practitioner intake for us to help us shape future episode breakdowns, case studies, and guests. Want to be included in a small group for upcoming practitioner resources and case-based discussions? Be sure to add your name. Click here to fill out the survey.

In today's episode, Jena talks with Dr. Kasia Kines, a doctor of clinical nutrition and world-renowned expert for EBV recovery and therapy. Dr. Kines talks to Jena about EBV's connection to nutrition, its link to the onset of different chronic illnesses, the different environmental triggers for EBV, diagnosis and treatment, and of course, Dr. Kines shares a case study, where she explains how her approach is the light at the end of the tunnel for thousands of patients struggling with this virus. Click here to get access to Dr. Kines's book. To get in touch with her, go to ebvhelp.com , or find her on Instagram at @drkasiakines . To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com . Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode! If you’re getting value from these conversations, we want your input. Fill out a quick listener and practitioner intake for us to help us shape future episode breakdowns, case studies, and guests. Want to be included in a small group for upcoming practitioner resources and case-based discussions? Be sure to add your name. Click here to fill out the survey.

In this special feature episode, Jena talks with Jason Nelson, a sports medicine and metabolic balance practitioner, as well as a former bodybuilding coach and competitor. Jason shares his coaching journey with Jena, going from corporate fitness to a more in-depth personal practice that transforms clients' lives through exercise, nutrition, metabolic balance, and everything in between. He also shares some of his insights for coaching and nutrition professionals looking to get started with their own practice. And of course, Jason comes prepared with a case study and success story of one of his own clients: after struggling with weight loss plateau and worsening PMOS symptoms, Jason helped her get back on track and finally find long-lasting relief. To get in touch with Jason, go to bodyimage.health , bodyimagefitness.net , or find him on Instagram at @jaynelson0580 . To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com . Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode! If you’re getting value from these conversations, we want your input. Fill out a quick listener and practitioner intake for us to help us shape future episode breakdowns, case studies, and guests. Want to be included in a small group for upcoming practitioner resources and case-based discussions? Be sure to add your name. Click here to fill out the survey.

In this episode of CNS Unfiltered, Jena discusses a case study of a client, Sadie, whose swelling and inflammation continued to worsen, even after completing 3 different cycles of antibiotics. Jena breaks down her client's symptoms and lab results, and also walks through her proven Innate Gut Reboot protocol and how she used it to get Sadie back to her best shape in her sixties. To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com . Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode! If you’re getting value from these conversations, we want your input. Fill out a quick listener and practitioner intake for us to help us shape future episode breakdowns, case studies, and guests. Want to be included in a small group for upcoming practitioner resources and case-based discussions? Be sure to add your name. Click here to fill out the survey.

In this episode, Jena talks with Jamie Truppi about her food journey, and how it led her on the path to becoming a CNS practitioner. Jamie is also a food writer, food consciousness advocate, and a local foodie in her home state of Idaho. Jena and Jamie discuss food consciousness, nature, and their connections to healing from chronic stress, the importance of knowing the farmers who grow your food, how stress and trauma impact food reactivity, and Jamie shares a case study with Jena of one of her own clients. To get in touch with Jamie, find her on Facebook and Instagram at @jamietruppi . To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com . Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode! If you’re getting value from these conversations, we want your input. Fill out a quick listener and practitioner intake for us to help us shape future episode breakdowns, case studies, and guests. Want to be included in a small group for upcoming practitioner resources and case-based discussions? Be sure to add your name. Click here to fill out the survey.

In this episode, Jennifer Brand returns to CNS Unfiltered with another infant case study. Jennifer and Jena discuss how chronic skin conditions in children impacts family life, how gut health and nutrition play a significant part in skin health (and specifically, why elimination diets are not the answer for children with chronic skin concerns), and Jennifer explains her Rashes Be Gone framework as she goes through the case study of a 5 month old baby with worsening chronic eczema. To get in touch with Jennifer, go to jennifercarynbrand.com . Follow her on Instagram at @jennifercarynbrand . To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com . Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode! If you’re getting value from these conversations, we want your input. Fill out a quick listener and practitioner intake for us to help us shape future episode breakdowns, case studies, and guests. Want to be included in a small group for upcoming practitioner resources and case-based discussions? Be sure to add your name. Click here to fill out the survey.

In this special feature episode, Jena talks with Nicole Albertson, an integrative nutritional health coach and the founder of TOP'T Superfoods. Jena talks with Nicole about her journey as a health coach and a business owner, the story of TOP'T Superfoods, and the incredible power of seeds. To get in touch with Nicole, go to gettopt.com or email her directly at nicole@getopt.com. Follow her on Instagram at @gettopt . To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com . Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode! If you’re getting value from these conversations, we want your input. Fill out a quick listener and practitioner intake for us to help us shape future episode breakdowns, case studies, and guests. Want to be included in a small group for upcoming practitioner resources and case-based discussions? Be sure to add your name. Click here to fill out the survey.

In this episode of CNS Unfiltered, Jena discusses the differences between mold allergy and mold toxicity. She shares a case study of one of her clients, whose most concerning symptom was purple, swollen lips. Jena explains how this was ultimately a clue for which pathway in the body she needed to explore, and how looking at her client's gut microbiome helped her to narrow down additional testing and interventions. To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com . Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode! If you’re getting value from these conversations, we want your input. Fill out a quick listener and practitioner intake for us to help us shape future episode breakdowns, case studies, and guests. Want to be included in a small group for upcoming practitioner resources and case-based discussions? Be sure to add your name. Click here to fill out the survey.