In this episode of the Revital Health Podcast, Jodi Duval sits down with Kyle Zagrodzky, Founder and CEO of OsteoStrong, to explore why bone health deserves a much bigger place in conversations about longevity, strength and health optimisation.

Bone is often reduced to calcium, vitamin D and osteoporosis risk, but as Kyle explains, bone is dynamic, responsive and deeply connected to the nervous system, hormones, muscle, balance, metabolism and ageing.

Jodi and Kyle discuss osteogenic loading, the science of mechanotransduction, how targeted skeletal loading differs from traditional resistance training, and why many people are not receiving enough stimulus to maintain or improve bone density across the lifespan.

They also explore:

• Why bone density is declining across generations
• Why strength and balance matter for longevity
• The relationship between menopause, oestrogen and accelerated bone loss
• Why protein is essential for muscle, collagen and bone matrix
• The difference between bone density and bone tensile strength
• Why bone health cannot be separated from hormones, inflammation and metabolic health
• How OsteoStrong uses short, targeted, supervised loading sessions
• Why people may notice changes in strength, balance and confidence before DEXA changes appear
• The role of red light therapy, vibration plates and PEMF in broader musculoskeletal support
• Why bone health needs to be part of a bigger health optimisation model

Kyle also shares the origin story of OsteoStrong, his personal experience with chronic pain, the early challenges of creating a new category in health and fitness, and why he believes skeletal strength conditioning could have major implications for future generations.

This conversation is especially relevant for women in perimenopause and menopause, athletes, practitioners, parents, older adults, and anyone interested in maintaining independence, resilience and strength as they age.

Where to find out more:

http://osteostrong.com.au/

In this episode of the Revital Health Podcast, Jodi sits down with Marli Allan, registered naturopath and qualified nurse, for a grounded conversation on career change, burnout, preventative care and the future of integrative health.

Marli shares her journey from working in intensive care and cardiology to studying a Master of Naturopathic Medicine, and how her experiences in the hospital system shaped her passion for root-cause, preventative healthcare. Together, Jodi and Marli explore the emotional impact of frontline care, the importance of nervous system support for practitioners, and why more people are seeking an approach that blends biomedical understanding with evidence-informed natural medicine.

They also discuss:

• burnout in nursing and the hidden emotional toll of healthcare work
• why preventative medicine is more important than ever
• bridging conventional and naturopathic models of care
• the role of gut health, hormones and stress in long-term wellbeing
• following intuition when you know something in life needs to change
• supporting people to not just function, but truly feel well

This episode is for practitioners, students, nurses, and anyone interested in a more integrated, human-centred view of health.

About Marli Allan

Marli Allan is a degree-qualified clinical naturopath and registered nurse with experience across acute care, cardiology, intensive care and chronic disease management. She is part of the Revital Health team, where she supports clients with digestive and gut health, hormonal health, fatigue, stress, burnout, and chronic or complex conditions through personalised, evidence-informed care.

https://www.instagram.com/restorenaturopath/

https://www.revitalhealth.com.au/marli-allan

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We spend so much time talking about health, longevity and optimisation — yet almost no time preparing for the one experience we are all guaranteed to face: death.

In this deeply powerful and emotional episode, I sit down with Cara Walker — independent funeral director, celebrant and death doula — who is redefining how we approach death, dying and grief in modern culture.

From her journey as an eco-fairy to founding a more human, personalised approach to funeral care, Cara shares what is missing from the current system — and why reclaiming ritual, touch, and connection is essential for true healing.

We explore how death has been removed from the home and outsourced to systems, how this impacts the grieving process, and what it actually looks like to support someone through a conscious, dignified end-of-life experience.

This conversation is not just about death.

It’s about how we live, how we love, and how we prepare for what is inevitable.

• Why death is the last major taboo in modern Western culture
• How the funeral industry has shifted away from community-based care
• The role of a death doula and what end-of-life support should look like
• Why removing touch, presence and ritual complicates grief
• The physiological and emotional process of dying
• How to support loved ones during the final stages of life
• The importance of normalising death conversations within families
• How children process grief and why inclusion matters
• The difference between traditional funerals and personalised rituals
• Voluntary assisted dying and curated end-of-life experiences
• Practical ways to prepare for death before crisis hits

• Death is not just a medical event — it is a deeply human, relational and emotional process
• Avoiding death conversations often leads to increased trauma and confusion during grief
• Touch, presence and witnessing are critical components of healing
• Supporting someone through death requires unlearning many instinctive caregiving behaviours
• Ritual and personalisation can significantly change how grief is experienced and processed
• Preparing for death is one of the most powerful acts of love we can offer our families

Cara Walker is an independent funeral director, celebrant and death doula based in Perth, Western Australia.

With over 30 years as an eco-fairy and community figure, Cara transitioned into death care after witnessing the limitations and lack of compassion within the traditional funeral system.

She is the founder of Walker Family Funerals, where she provides personalised, community-led funeral services and advocates for more natural, conscious approaches to death care — including education, home-based dying, and reform around end-of-life options.

• Walker Family Funerals: https://walkerfamilyfunerals.com.au
• Free death care workshops (via Cara’s website)
• Petition for natural body composting in Western Australia

This episode may bring up emotion — and that’s the point.

Death is not something to avoid.

It is something to understand, prepare for, and honour.

And in doing so, we often find a deeper appreciation for life itself.

If this episode resonated with you, please share it with someone who needs to hear it.

And if you haven’t already, leave a review — it helps these conversations reach more people.

What if better movement was not about punishing your body, but learning to trust it again?

In this episode, Jodi sits down with movement coach Ben Verrier for a rich conversation on movement, resilience, recovery, nutrition and longevity. Together they unpack why personalised movement matters, how to build a body that feels capable and adaptable, and why more people need to think beyond conventional exercise advice.

They discuss the role of plyometrics, handstands, barefoot training, outdoor movement, morning routines, nutrition and the importance of asking better questions when it comes to pain, injury and performance.

This episode is a reminder that movement should not make your world smaller. It should expand it.

1. There is almost always something you can do to improve how your body feels
2. Movement is not just exercise — it is feedback, adaptability and confidence
3. Small, consistent movement habits can create major change over time
4. Training should be individualised, not one-size-fits-all
5. Nutrition and recovery need to support your output, not work against it

If this episode resonates, share it with someone who wants to move better, feel stronger and age more powerfully.

Instagram (best contact point) @benverrierr

1. Reach out via DM for questions, training enquiries, or general movement advice
2. This is where he is most responsive and open to conversations

In-person training

1. Works out of Aspire in Osborne Park, Perth
2. Offers 1:1 personalised training sessions

Future

1. Online offerings are in development (worth following him on Instagram to stay updated)

Medicinal cannabis is one of the fastest growing areas of modern medicine — yet it remains widely misunderstood.

In this episode of The Revital Health Podcast, Jodi Duval speaks with Matt Shales, CEO and Co-Founder of MediCann Health, about the evolving medicinal cannabis industry in Australia and the science behind producing high-quality cannabis medicine.

Together they explore how cultivation, genetics, extraction methods, and rigorous testing all influence the safety and effectiveness of cannabinoid therapies.

The conversation moves beyond stigma and headlines to examine what truly defines a pharmaceutical-grade cannabis product and why quality control is critical for patient outcomes.

They also discuss the rapid expansion of medicinal cannabis prescribing in Australia, the role of clinical research, and the future of cannabinoid medicine.

In this episode we discuss:

1. How medicinal cannabis is grown and why genetics matter
2. The importance of cultivation methods and environmental control
3. Terpenes, cannabinoids, and the “entourage effect”
4. What defines a high-quality medicinal cannabis product
5. The challenges of regulation, stigma, and education
6. The future of cannabis research and clinical trials in Australia

This episode offers a fascinating insight into how a complex plant is being transformed into a regulated therapeutic medicine.

Connect with Matt Shales

Website

www.medicannhealth.com.au

Socials

Facebook: Medicann Health

LinkedIn: Medicann Health

Instagram: @medicannhealth

In this episode of The Revital Health Podcast, Jodi Duval is joined by Chanae Brookes, for a cycle-aware conversation on female training, performance and recovery.

Together they unpack what can shift across the follicular phase, ovulation and luteal phase, and how these hormonal and physiological changes may influence insulin sensitivity, inflammation, pain tolerance, perceived exertion, recovery demand and injury risk.

They also explore what can happen when women overtrain, underfuel and live under chronic stress, including protective endocrine suppression patterns that may show up as cycle disruption, reduced ovulation signalling, impaired recovery, mood changes and downstream performance decline.

The conversation covers practical takeaways for women who train, including cycle tracking as a readiness report, the value of biofeedback over rigid programs, and a grounded discussion about the oral contraceptive pill in sport. The episode closes with a timely discussion on creatine: potential benefits, why dosing needs to be individualised, and why lab markers and kidney function context matters when supplementation trends go mainstream.

If you’re training hard and want to protect your hormones while still building performance, this episode will give you a smarter framework.

Topics we cover

1. Training through the menstrual cycle: follicular, ovulation, luteal
2. Recovery demand, perceived exertion and cycle-aware programming
3. Ovulation, confidence and ligament considerations
4. Overtraining, under-eating and hormonal suppression
5. Oral contraceptive pill considerations for athletes
6. Creatine: benefits, dose context, and “test, don’t guess”

Where to find Chanae

Revital Health (Global Telehealth). Chanae also offers free 10-minute discovery calls.

www.revitalhealth.com.au

In this episode, Jodi Duval is joined by Lindsay Hilder, body therapist with over 25 years of clinical experience and Co-Director of the EMMETT Technique International, to explore a unique, results-based approach to manual therapy used worldwide across humans and animals.

The EMMETT Technique is a light-touch neuromuscular release method designed to work with the body’s own intelligence rather than force change. It is results-based rather than time-based, highly precise, and intentionally inclusive rather than exclusive, meaning it can stand alone or integrate seamlessly with other therapies.

Lindsay shares the lineage of the technique from founder Ross Emmett, how EMMETT points are identified and applied, and why timing, precision, and practitioner presence matter just as much as technique.

1. What the EMMETT Technique is (and what it is not)
2. Light-touch neuromuscular release and its effects on posture, pain, function and lymphatics
3. The “body electrician” analogy and indirect access points
4. Why timing matters: sedating rather than irritating the nervous system
5. Results-based treatment versus fixed session lengths
6. The 7As: attitude, atmosphere, environment and their impact on outcomes
7. Application across adults, babies and animals
8. Practitioner training pathways, including workshops, practitioner modules and professional levels
9. Health autonomy and restoring agency to individuals and families

Lindsay Hilder brings both lineage knowledge and contemporary clinical insight to the ongoing evolution of the EMMETT Technique. Raised alongside the development of the method and now teaching internationally, her work focuses on inclusivity, integration, and practitioner-agnostic education.

1. Official website and practitioner directory: https://www.emmett-technique-hq.com/
2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmetttechniqueinternational/

This episode is a grounded reminder that sometimes less force, greater precision, and better listening create the most meaningful change.

In this episode of the Revital Health Podcast, Jodi is joined by Shannon McKendry, an Integrative Health Practitioner and educator in women’s health and medicinal cannabis.

With training in functional medicine, nutrition and fitness, and extensive experience supporting clinics, prescribers and patients around Australia, Shannon brings a deeply informed, evidence-based lens to women’s wellbeing and cannabinoid medicine.

Together, we explore how cannabinoids can be woven into an integrative toolkit for women, rather than positioned as a quick fix.

In this episode we cover:

• Shannon’s personal journey from young mum and law student to autoimmune patient, and ultimately to integrative practitioner and educator
• The endocannabinoid system as a master regulator for sleep, pain, mood, inflammation and stress responses
• Why women are often more sensitive to cannabinoids, and why “low and slow” dosing is crucial
• Clinical patterns across the lifespan:
• Teens and young women: anxiety, sleep, cycle symptoms and nervous-system load
• 30s–40s: chronic stress, autoimmune conditions and invisible illness
• Perimenopause and menopause: sleep dysregulation, pain, mood shifts, thermoregulation and cognitive changes
• Endometriosis, PCOS and gynaecological pain:
• Emerging research on cannabinoid creams and sublingual oils
• Real-world shifts in pain, function and quality of life
• How cannabinoids can act as a catalyst, helping women access enough nervous-system stability to actually implement foundations like nutrition, movement, light and sleep
• Common concerns and misconceptions among prescribers and clinics
• “THC is dangerous, CBD is the only safe option”
• Fears around psychoactivity, driving and safety
• Overwhelm with the number of products and delivery formats
• The importance of:
• Individualised assessment and careful titration
• Working within current Australian legal and regulatory frameworks
• Ongoing education for clinicians, and collaboration between prescribers, integrative practitioners and referrers
• Using cannabinoids not only in chronic disease, but as part of proactive health optimisation and longevity strategies

This conversation is for you if:

• You are a woman navigating anxiety, pain, sleep issues or hormonal transitions and want to understand where plant-based medicines may fit
• You are a practitioner or prescriber seeking a grounded, integrative view of cannabinoid medicine in women’s health
• You are a referrer wanting clearer, safer pathways for your patients

To learn more about Shannon’s work and clinical education in this space, you can explore MediCann - https://www.medicannclinics.com.au/