podcast episode of Alive & Well Show with Dr. Baylac and Ian discussing addiction

Ep #010: Addiction

Addiction is the obsessive-compulsive desire to consume a substance to reach a state of enhanced pleasure regardless of health consequences. Addiction is a behavior dictated by conscious and unconscious mental emotional components. Consciously the addicted person feels that he is unable to cope with stressful circumstances in his life and wants to avoid them. The […]

podcast episode on Depression with Dr. Maya Nicole Baylac

Ep #009: Depression (part 2 of 2)

The most successful treatment approaches to depression address a wide range of potential contributing factors such as nutritional deficiencies or excess, use of prescription or illicit drugs, hypoglycemia, allergies, hormonal balances, environmental factors and psycho-emotional factors. In this follow-up episode, Dr. Baylac and Ian talk about the natural approaches to treating the underlying causes of […]

a podcast episode discussing depression in modern society and its challenges in treatment

Ep #008: Depression (part 1 of 2)

Depression has become a major problem in our modern times. In the United States approximately 17 million Americans suffer true chemical depression each year and over 28 million Americans take antidepressant drugs or anxiolytics (anti-anxiety medication). It can affect people of all races, ages and age groups. In this episode, Dr. Baylac and Ian talk […]

Podcast with Dr. Baylac discussing obesity and its emotional and mental challenges

Ep #007: Obesity (part 2 of 2)

In the previous episode, Dr. Baylac and Ian discussed the issue of obesity in our current society and its impact on chronic and degenerative disease. In this follow-up episode, they’re talking about what it takes to create real change. This is more than a cosmetic issue, many of the reasons for weight gain are mental […]

podcast on Obesity with naturopathic doctor Maya Nicole Baylac

Ep #006: Obesity (part 1 of 2)

Obesity was recently determined as one of the top five leading causes of death in the world.  Being overweight or obese adds extra stress on the body and increases the risk for type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, osteoarthritis, stroke, sleep apnea, and cancer (especially breast, colon, endometrial and […]