Show Notes

• Dr Christabelle Yeoh website – Next Practice Genbiome 


• Mito Core Clinic 


• Dr Christabelle Yeoh previous episode in Unstress Mast Cell Activation and Why You Might Be More Sensitive Than You Think


• Unstress Episode with Prof Victora Marcial-Vega

Timestamps

[00:00:00 ] – Dr Ron Ehrlich introduces the episode and the concept of “Unstress Health.”

[00:03:09 ] – Dr Christabelle Yeoh joins the conversation, discussing her background and expertise.

[00:04:17 ] – Dr Christabelle Yeoh explains the importance of mitochondrial health and its genetic aspects.

[00:06:32 ] – Discussion on the role of mitochondria in energy production and their genetic information.

[00:10:02 ] – The transition from prokaryotic to eukaryotic cells and the significance of mitochondria.

[00:15:09 ] – Dr Yeoh shares foundational lessons on improving mitochondrial health.

[00:17:01 ] – The importance of light exposure and its effects on health and sleep.

[00:19:26 ] – Discussion on the timing of eating and supplements for optimal health.

[00:23:58 ] – Introduction to the concept of adaptive medicine and its relevance to health.

[00:26:35 ] – Exploring various intentional stressors for improving health, including exercise.

[00:31:22 ] – Overview of treatments used in Dr. Yeoh’s practice, including PEMF and red light therapy.

[00:34:29 ] – Discussion on the benefits and protocols for cold exposure.

[00:40:36 ] – Emphasis on the need for a holistic approach to health care.

[00:46:22 ] – Insight into the high rates of burnout among healthcare practitioners.

[00:50:47 ] – Dr Christabelle Yeoh shares actionable tips for listeners to enhance their well-being.

[00:52:52 ] – Dr. Ehrlich thanks Dr. Yeoh and summarizes key takeaways from the episode.

An Integrative Approach to Mitochondrial Function

Dr Ron Ehrlich [00:00:00 ] Feeling stressed. Overwhelmed. It’s time to Unstress your life and focus on controlling what you can control. I’m Dr. Ron Erlich, host of the Unstress Health Podcast, inviting you to join the Unstress health community and discover a holistic approach that helps you more effectively face the daily challenges of our modern world and effectively recover each and every day. Unstress Health is here to provide you with advice and support that is independent of industry and influence, an influence that is easy to miss but difficult to ignore. Our focus is on building mental fitness. Your mind can be your best friend or your worst enemy. Mental fitness is the key. Our three phased approach Target mindset Whose positive intelligence quotient and move from self-sabotage to self-mastery. Secondly, the challenges We redefine what stress means in our modern world. And thirdly, recovery master the five pillars of Health. As a member of the Unstress health community. You’ll turn obstacles into opportunities with expert led courses, curated podcasts, personalised health assessments, supportive community, and much, much more. Join Unstress Health today and together let’s not just survive but thrive. Click on the link below or visit Unstress health.com. Hello and welcome to Unstress. My name is Dr. Ron. Well, today’s episode we explore adaptive medicine. We take a deep dive into integrative medicine. If you are watching this on YouTube, you can actually go on a tour an extra bonus at the end of the interview. I take you on a tour of an integrative practice specifically focussed on mitochondrial function, improving mitochondrial function. And that’s a topic today as well. Not just adaptive medicine, not just integrative medicine. Mitochondrial function. We’re going to be talking about the light diet that we should all be conscious of light hygiene or rather and particularly checking in with the sun on a regular daily basis and how important that is. We’re also going to learn about hetero plasma. I won’t spoil it for you. My guest today is Christabelle Yeoh and Christabelle has been a guest on the podcast before. She is one of Australia’s leading integrative medical practitioners, functional medical practitioners. For those listening in the States, Christabelle has literally taught thousands of doctors and health practitioners in Australia and overseas about functional medicine. She’s the former president of the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine and is a regular presenter. At their conferences, their courses and many other courses around the world. I hope you enjoy this conversation I had with Dr. Christabelle. Welcome back, Christabelle.

Dr Christabelle Yeoh [00:03:09 ] Hi, Ron. So happy to be here.

Dr Ron Ehrlich [00:03:14 ] Christabelle You know, I am a huge fan of your practice. I am very proud, patient of it. And I believe you are setting the standard for how medicine could and should be practised, not just in Australia. I’m talking globally here. I know you’re giving a lot of lectures to you’ve done it to the Australasian College, your of nutritional and environmental medicine, of which you have been past President. And you also are giving have given a talk to NiMH, the National Institute of Integrative Medicine. Your topic is the biophysics of hetero plasma. And when I looked at that, I thought, you know, I have to look it up. And then I even when I looked it up, I didn’t quite understand it. But just but then when you started to explain it before we came on, I thought, don’t waste another breath. Explain it to my audience as you will explain it to me. Tell us about why the biophysics of hetero plasma is something we should all be familiar with.

Dr Christabelle Yeoh [00:04:17 ] Thanks, Ron. It is a privilege to talk to you. You’ve had so many amazing thought leaders and speakers on your podcast, so I’m really happy to be here and I’ve been educating on mitochondria for about ten years. I’ve been an integrative practitioner for almost 20 years. I’ve been a doctor for 25 years and the beginning was always very much about brain health neuroinflammation because I was treating a lot of people with autism, chronic fatigue, chronic infections like tick borne illnesses, that sort of thing. And it really affects the brain. And you just really have to find the best ways to get your patients. Well, because I’m I’m results driven. I’m not a big research person. And then ten years ago, I was really studying a lot about mitochondria, thanks to Robert Nava, who wrote the cell danger response about 12 years ago. And so ever since then, in the last ten years, it’s just this wonderful mitochondrial journey and I’ve been educating on that. And in nutritional medicine, where we’re so familiar with nutrition, genomics, epigenetics, we talk about diet, lifestyle. And so now I’m bringing in hetero passed me because that is the epigenetics of the mitochondria. So the mitochondria are affected by a lot of the things that we already talk about sleep, exercise, you know, toxicity, nutrient supply. Of course they’re affected by those things. But if we just keep that discussion to basic epigenetics as it were, we’ll miss out on some of the massively important biophysical aspects of the mitochondria. And I just so my talk is about highlighting the biophysical properties of the mitochondria and its bio energetic function is going to be affected by that. So hetero plasma is basically about the mitochondrial genes that tell you about the mitochondrial genes.

Dr Ron Ehrlich [00:06:32 ] Yes, because I think most people would be familiar with the fact that we have genes in our cells and we are not victim to our genes. This is the wonderful science of epigenetics where we can actually it’s more important how your genes express themselves rather than just be a victim to your genes. And this is empowering. But a lot and a lot of people will have heard about mitochondria that it’s all about energy, but they may not be familiar with the fact that they also have their own genetic information. Let’s go back to 101 there and just remind our listener about that.

Dr Christabelle Yeoh [00:07:10 ] So 101 But first, I will say that, yes, it’s all about energy, but it’s not about mitochondria making energy. We always hear people say, Are mitochondria the powerhouses of the cell? They’re making ATP. So I really like to change that language. Mitochondria aren’t making energy that energy transducers, so they are capacitors. They store energy. And by the way, when they store energy, you will have a lot of energy because it’s like the battery is charged up, but they’re not there to just produce you energy at the drop of a hat because you want some. It’s actually nature’s got all these beautifully built in mechanisms. And, you know, when we think about nature and we think about evolutionary principles and I know that you’re across all that ancestral health type of thinking wrong,