Podcasts by The Munch Bunch Podcast

The Munch Bunch Podcast

Myofunctional Therapy, holistic health, root cause treatment, healing the body, changing minds. We discuss all the ways that breathing dysfunction and oral dysfunction effects our bodies. This is meant for anyone to listen to and understand. Very few professionals are aware of airway dentistry and myofunctional disorders, we want to share our knowledge as well as specialists in these fields to open your mind to WHY we are the way we are.

Key Issues: mouth breathing, TMJ pain, sleep apnea, tongue thrust, tongue tie, open mouth posture, UARS, vagus nerve, sleep, gut health, oral habits. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/munchbunch/support

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Don't Beat Yourself Up Into Your Goals: Allison Lacoursiere from 2023-10-02T09:00

Loving yourself into your goals and desires, don't beat yourself up into your goals. The person you will become when you love yourself, is going to be more comprehensive and aligned. Today w...

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Cranial Distortions: Scoliosis of the Face, Dr Martin Rosen from 2023-09-25T10:00

Key highlights: Cranial Distortions, craniofacial distortion, sphenoid strain, asymmetric face, plagiocephaly flat head syndrome, torticollis, cranial chiropractic adjustments, birth trauma, cra...

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6 Breaths a Minute?! Uniting the Body to the Thoughts. Dr Sam Zink from 2023-09-18T10:00

Have you ever heard the ideal breath pattern? Would you be shocked it is 6 breaths per minute? The frequency of that breath is also 0.1 Hertz, could this be part of the secret to tapping into yo...

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retreat: 3 days in the Dominican Republic, Business, Self Love, and Growing your Confidence. from 2023-09-11T10:00:15

Wanna get away? Do you need a few days to focus on you, to get clear on your vision for your life, and to release what is holding you back. Sometimes in life we just need a few days to focus on ...

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Connection Between the Teeth and Energy Meridians from 2023-08-28T10:00

Have you ever heard holistic dentistis talk about teeth and energy meridians, or teeth and chakras? Did this make you scratch your head in confusion? Here to explain it to us, we welcome back Dr...

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MMA custom jaw surgery in the same time as it takes for a crown! Guest Dr David Alfi from 2023-08-14T10:00

Dr David Alfi, oral surgeon and master of orthognathic double jaw surgery. Dr Alfi is really unique because he uses custom surgical plans so he can do a double jaw surgery in the same time it wo...

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Facial Cupping Expert: Sakina Di Pace from 2023-08-07T10:00

Face Cupping for lymphatic drainage of the face and neck, guest The Facial Cupping Expert. You may have had cupping done where you get those intense bruise looking marks on the skin for a week, ...

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The Subconscious Body: The Hidden Power of the Subconscious. Guest Alexandra Svalastog from 2023-07-31T15:57:19

Special guest Alexandra Svalastog, Medical Hypnotherapist, Cognitive Behavioral Hypnotherapist, and Stress consultant. She helps work with the illusive subconscious through hypnosis to rewire th...

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Worms that Poop in Your Mouth: Why I Need To Floss Everyday from 2023-07-23T10:00

This episode is truly special. Transitioning into another career, living a life of purpose and doing the thing you always wanted to do, not being defined by a disease diagnosis, and the healing ...

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RDH Rant: The Bad Girls of Hygiene from 2023-07-17T10:09

Building a community and a safe place to rant. Creating a space to get real and supporting each other in real life situations. Starting as a facebook group to vent about dentistry and to get fee...

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Surf Therapy OT: Surfing to Balance. Guest Naomi Matanick from 2023-07-10T10:00

What is surf therapy? Using surfing as an intervention can help kids or adults with sensory processing disorders. Both profiles of sensory processing disorders can benefit, people with low aware...

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3 Layers Of The Pelvic Floor. Guest The Vagina Doc Dr Linda Sayyad from 2023-06-26T10:00:04

Who knew the pelvic floor had 3 layers? Did you know that you can get tight muscles and tension in the pelvic floor which can be the cause of back pain, sciatic pain, and pain with sex? We are g...

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Speech Milestones and When to Suspect Speech Delay: Grace Bernales from 2023-06-19T10:00:42

From the baby babbles and cooing, to the first dada sounds, those are early speech sounds and early communication. Here to teach us about speech milestones is Grace Bernales, known as Graceful E...

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The Tired Child: Dr Meghna Dassani from 2023-06-12T10:00:26

"You can't just flirt with sleep, you are all in or you are not." The Munch Bunch Podcast welcomes Dr Meghna Dassani, airway dentist in Houston Texas, podcaster of The Hea...

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What Happens When We Don't Address Oral Dysfunction As Babies? Guest Shelly Taft, IBCLC. from 2023-06-05T10:00:30

Crosspod episode with Shelly Taft, IBCLC, Host of the Baby Pro Podcast. Shelley is going to talk about the baby signs of tongue ties or tension and common baby symptoms. The Munch Bunch will tal...

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Microdosing: Caffeine for the Soul. Guest Harmony Williams. from 2023-05-22T10:00:09

Microdosing, the new hot buzzword. Mushrooms, LSD, ketamine, MDMA. What are they, what is the therapeutic purpose, what does it help with? Did you know they have been researching magic mushrooms...

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Sleep: The Science, The Myths, The Hacks. Guest Dr Snooze. from 2023-05-15T10:00:29

Getting the brain benefits of deep sleep. This episode we talk with renowned sleep scientist “Dr Snooze” about: the SleepSpace app, sleep, insomnia, links between lack of deep sleep and dementia...

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You Are Surviving Breath To Breath: Dr Roger Price from 2023-05-08T10:00:11

Did you know that nasal breathing is a 6 step filtration process? We hear about how the nose filters the air but you will need to listen to learn how it all works! This process cleans the air, d...

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Myospots and Holistic Dentistry: Treat the Mouth, Treat the Body. from 2023-05-01T17:31:53

We welcome on Dr Shehab Faragallah, Dentist from Gold Coast Holistic Dental Care in Australia. Dr Shehab and his partner Dr Ibrahim El-Deeb created the Myospots, a product that helps with passiv...

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Watch the lives on insta from tequila and tongue tie conference from 2023-04-25T01:02:18

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Collaboration Over Competition: How RDHs and SLPs Can Work Together from 2023-04-17T10:00:20

Guest Kelley Quolas, Myofunctional Therapist and RDH. You may know her from the funny myo reels on @My...

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Breathe DDS brushing his teeth with a stick and eating liver. from 2023-04-10T10:00:27

Ancestral dentistry, Dr Nick Koogler Breathe DDS has been doing some "caveman living experiments" on his body. He has been using a Miswak stick from the toothbrush tree, it is a stick ...

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Tequila and Tongue Ties Conference from 2023-04-04T22:31:05

Dr Ben Curtis, the President of The Tequila and Tongue Ties Conference in Scottsdale Arizona. The event is April 21-22 2023, at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa. The event is sponsored by Wate...

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The Munch Bunch Wellness and Rejuvenation Retreat from 2023-04-03T10:00:36

Be one among the amazing bunch of 12 people who are going to experience an incredible and unforgettable 3 days in their life. Scale up your mindset, life, and business with our All Inclusive Exp...

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Project Airway's SARPE and Airway Journey from 2023-03-27T10:00:51

SARPE Surgically Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion a technique to help with crowding and lack of palate tongue space. It's a combination of surgery to make cuts in the maxilla and expander wi...

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Difficult Patients: Are They Difficult Or Do They Have A Myofunctional Disorder? from 2023-03-20T10:00:40

Why are some dental patients SO difficult? They gag, they choke on water, they can't open wide or stay open, everything is sensitive to cold water, you have to tip toe around sensitive roots...

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How To Do Facial Lymphatic Drainage, Guest Sierra Radiant With Rei Aesthetics from 2023-03-13T10:00:29

Grab your Gua sha Stone and jade rollers, we are learning a hands on technique about how to do lymphatic drainage for the face. We will learn what lymph fluid does in the body, and how to gently...

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Laughter Yoga Dr Laura Collatz: "Being in Charge Of Our Own Joy" from 2023-03-06T11:00:47

Have you ever thought of laughing as meditation? Your belly is squeezing and you are wheezing, you are totally in that moment. Did you know your brain doesn't know the difference between lau...

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Osteopathy: From Toes To Nose. Guest Cole Clayton from 2023-02-20T19:28:35

This is one to watch for sure! Guest Cole Clayton, Osteopath in Byron Bay Australia. He is going to explain cranial osteopathy, treating from the feet up to the head "Toes to Nose", explaining t...

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How Mold Illness Can Impact Your Health: Guest Michael Rubino from 2023-02-13T11:00:43

Author of The Mold Medic guest Michael Rubino. Michael's book The Mold Medic provides a step-by-step guide to mold remediation and improving indoor air quality so that everyone has the opportuni...

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Real Talk About Pacifiers: Dr Shereen Lim from 2023-02-06T11:00:12

We all use them, we all just want to soothe the baby or get the toddler to go to sleep. We dread weaning off the pacifier, or the drama and fits that will ensue when the binkie has to go. We hav...

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Did You Know Palate Expanders increase Nasal Volume? Orthodontist Dr Bret Christensen from 2023-01-30T11:00:18

Here to prove how rapid palate expanders change how much airflow can go through the nose, Orthodontist Dr Bret Christensen of Lewiston Idaho. He has incredible data and cases so this is definite...

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How Encapsulated Medical Foods Can Improve Health: Guest Dr Mike Sinel from 2023-01-23T10:00:32

Guest Dr Mike Sinel, a medical Doctor who is an expert in pain management, back pain, and spinal disorders. He also wrote the book "Back Pain for Dummies". He is now the CEO of Medical Foods, a ...

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Long Term Effects of Torticollis: Progress Through Play PT from 2023-01-16T10:00:58

She's baaack, Dr Brita DeStefano "Progress Through Play PT". We will talk about long term effects of Torticollis and setting the stage of how a baby will move for the rest of their life. We will...

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Craniosacral Fascial Therapy: Listening to the Innate Wisdom of the Body from 2023-01-09T10:00:46

Guests Kim Sherlock and Holly Steflik from CFT Global, educators and teachers of the Gillespie Approach. They will teach us about the fascia system, the layers of fascia, and also the Craniosacral ...

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Expansion in 5-12 months, Fast Braces pt 2 Dr Mary Afzali from 2022-12-26T10:00:36

You will want to watch this on youtube or spotify!! Guest and miracle worker dentist Dr Mary Afzali from Lifetime Dental in Southern California. She is one of the most highly ranked Fast Braces ...

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Fast Braces: The Case AGAINST Bicuspid Extractions Dr Mary Afzali from 2022-12-19T11:00:04

 You will want to watch this on youtube or spotify!! Guest and miracle worker dentist Dr Mary Afzali from Lifetime Dental in Southern California. She is one of the most highly ranked Fast B...

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Feeling Safe And At Home In Your Body: EFT Tapping from 2022-12-12T11:00:03

Megan Van Noy and Kimi Nishimoto talk all about learning self love and learning to find peace and safety in your body. We will discuss EFT Tapping technique (Emotional Freedom Technique) made ve...

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Part 2: 6 MORE tips for Choosing your Myofunctional Therapist from 2022-12-05T11:00:10

Here we go with most common FAQ about therapy. We will talk about full programs vs session by sessions, how often should you meet with your therapist, insurance coverage, payment options and ran...

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"Ask Mimi" The Monthly Munch Bunch Q&A from 2022-11-28T10:00:04

Starting a new "Monday Munchees" tradition of a monthly Q&A to answer patients or other providers questions. Don't forget to DM or email us to ask your questions to join in on the fun! We ha...

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How Does My Body Feel? An OT's Perspective on Sensory Processing. Claire Joyce from 2022-11-21T10:00:21

Claire Joyce, an Occupational Therapist in Australia, her practice is called "Learn Through Play". She will talk to us about how sensory processing works, what a sensory processing disorder migh...

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6 Tips for Choosing Your Myofunctional Therapist from 2022-11-14T09:12:27

Megan and Kimi will discuss as neutrally as we can some tips for picking your myofunctional therapist. We will discuss training and is there one training that is better than all others? Do you h...

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Torticollis: A tug of War With Their Own Body, Progress Through Play PT from 2022-11-07T11:00:49

Guest Dr Brita DeStefano, or you may know her as "Progress Through Play PT". Dr Brita specializes in baby physical therapy for Plagiocephaly and Torticollis. Dr Brita will teach us more specific...

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Mind Math: Thoughts Create Feelings That Create Reactions from 2022-10-31T09:00:32

Subconscious reasons for over eating and how to start changing. Guest Tracy Pleschourt, Self made U. Today we will discuss the psychology of WHY we over eat or other bad habits. Tracy will also ...

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Using Mindfulness to Regulate the Nervous System, guest Sav Bustos from 2022-10-17T16:04:51

Guest Sav Bustos, from Souls Moving Mountains. We recommend this one to WATCH ON SPOTIFY OR YOUTUBE. Teaching us practical TIPS and TOOLS to learn some basics of meditation, WHY meditation and mind...

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Top 3 Reasons for Speech Impediments and Speech Myth Busters with Autumn Henning from 2022-10-13T16:14:27

Autumn Henning, SLP Speech Language Pathologist busting Speech Myths, Kimi calls this one "Speech Myth Busters". She gives us so many insightful nuggets such as the "Top 3 Reasons for Speech Sou...

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Getting double jaw surgery: Seini's choice. from 2022-10-04T18:51:28

Seini went through a lot to get here. From severe chronic ear pain, hearing loss, nasty headaches and tension, and severe TMJ problems. Seini has agreed to share her personal story about how she...

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What is baby Occupational Therapy? B Well OT Kelsey Baker from 2022-09-26T08:00:42

Kelsey Baker is an Occupational Therapist who specializes in babies. Her focus is from the OT perspective, how can we help these babies move, eat functionally, and coordinate their movements as ...

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Aftercare for Infant Tongue Tie Releases, Kotlow part 2. from 2022-08-25T19:21:28

Kotlow part 2, if you missed part 1 you better go back and listen. He is back to share all his knowledge nuggets about practical and realistic aftercare for infant tongue tie releases also known...

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James Nestor: The Science About Mouth Breathing from 2022-08-13T11:58:40

James Nestor is a journalist who is known for his groundbreaking book Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art and DEEP: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What The Ocean Tells Us about...

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Coy Bowles (the Zac Brown Band): Tongue Tie Story from 2022-08-03T17:08:04

Celebrity guest, Coy Bowles musician of The Zac Brown Band shares his story about his tongue tie and myofunctional therapy journey with Kimi. Coy is a musician, singer, writer of children’s books, ...

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Tongue: a MUSCLE or an ORGAN? Dr Larry Kotlow from 2022-07-28T11:23:41

A pioneer in the tongue tie or tethered oral tissues (TOTS) field, Dr Larry Kotlow. He has been doing releases since the 70’s! In a time where hardly anyone would do a release, people would trek fr...

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Breaking Down How To Read a WatchPat Sleep Study from 2022-06-29T17:49:10

Giving us all the details about the EASIEST to use WatchPat home sleep study, Glennine Varga. In today’s episode we will talk all about the spectrum of sleep disordered breathing. Starting with ...

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Orthotic Splinting for Acute TMJ Pain Dr Priya Mistry from 2022-06-13T11:00:12

Dr Priya Mistry is a TMJ specialist in Vancouver, Washington. She specializes in Temporal Mandibular Joint Disorders such as acute pain of the jaws, clicking, popping, jaw getting locked, crackl...

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4 Pillars of Sleep Hygiene Guest Jenni June from 2022-05-30T12:10:15

For parents wanting to pull their hair out, help is on the way! Sleep training guru, Certified Child and Family Sleep Consultant Jenni June is in the house! Jenni June is known for being on talk...

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Airway: why are we the way we are? Guest Dr Toshi Hart from 2022-05-14T22:48:48

Munch Bunch listeners we have a special surprise, a presentation from a renowned Vivos lecturer Dr Toshi Hart. *Make sure to watch on YouTube or spotify* This is normally taught to dentists to e...

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Tongue tie ages and stages guest Dr Richard Baxter from 2022-05-13T21:40:04

He literally wrote the book on Tongue Ties, Dr Richard Baxter author of "Tongue Tied" and creator of "Tongue Tied Academy" the training program for dentists to treat ties and do releases. Today'...

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Face Yoga vs Myo from 2022-04-22T18:06:37

Face yoga a Tik Tok trend or real? Does Face Yoga replace Myo?  Luckily Kimi has become a Face Yoga practitioner and will answer all these questions.

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Women with pelvic floor dysfunction. Guest The Wellness PT from 2022-03-29T04:09:09

This one is geared towards the ladies, but also for anyone with a pelvic floor (which is literally everyone). Here to teach us all about it is Dr Hillary O'Connor aka The Wellness PT. She explai...

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Understanding Growth Guidance and Expansion for Kids, Dr Tara Erson from 2022-02-05T20:58:44

Here to break it down for parents of kids with Sleep Disordered Breathing, Dr Tara Erson. This episode also available on Youtube and Spotify to see the cases we cover. Tara will be showing us ca...

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A water bottle that can help you with snoring. Guest Anders Olmanson from 2021-12-08T02:00

Guest Anders Olmanson, CEO and creator of REMastered Sleep and the REMplenish Myofunctional water bottle. We had heard of this water bottle from Dr Zaghi, and were curious if it actually helped....

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"6 Foot Tiger 3 Foot Cage" Guest Dr Felix Liao from 2021-12-01T04:05:34

Dr Felix Liao is a whole health dentist who specializes in expansion and using a holistic approach to treat airway. He is the author of "6 Foot Tiger 3 Foot Cage", "Early Sirens", and "Licensed to ...

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ALF expansion part 2 Dr Dave Shirazi from 2021-10-11T18:57:32

We snagged Dr Dave Shirazi for part 2 where he explains more in depth how ALF works. ALF stands for Advanced Lightwire Functional appliance. This episode is also available to view on our YouTube...

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Tummy time, body tension, and fave oral motor toys. Milk Matters PT from 2021-08-12T23:55:51

Baby talk with our friend Milk Matters PT, Dr Gigi Tadros. Her practice is called In Home Pediatric PT in New Jersey. She is a powerhouse of helpful tips and information for empowering parents to h...

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A.L.F. expansion. Could your pain be coming from your jaw? from 2021-08-03T00:32:34

Did you know that around 70% of head and neck pain comes from the TMJ? Common symptoms would be chronic tension, headaches and some types of migraines, jaw pain, chronic teeth sensitivity, reced...

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Mold Illness and Lyme disease by Guest Dr Miles Nichols from 2021-06-25T22:35:37

The Munch Bunch Myo Podcast happily presents guest: Dr Miles Nichols, Functional Medicine Doctor. He is located in Colorado at Medicine with Heart. https://medicinewithheart.com/

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Navigating a tongue tied baby: Izzy's story from 2021-06-16T02:54:06

Find Kimi Nishimoto on Instagram @MouthMuscleMemory or www.mouthmusclememory.com

Find Megan Van Noy on Instagram @NWMFT or www.oralfacial-myology.com

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Gut brain and calming the Vagus Nerve from 2021-05-16T01:55:10

The Munch Bunch Myo Podcast happily presents guest: Dr Miles Nichols, Functional Medicine Doctor. He is located in Colorado at Medicine with Heart. https://medicinewithheart.com/

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What IS Cranial Sacral Therapy? from 2021-02-18T00:49:54

Special guest: Jessica Miller, Cranial Sacral Therapist, Osteopathy, Massage Therapist, baby led sleep coaching. She is located in British Columbia, Canada. 

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How to get decongest your nose. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In today’s episode we walk through the negative effects of mouth breathing on the mouth and body. But more importantly we go over a whole list of tips to clear the nose and decongest. Buteyko breat...

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Using your “mom gut” Guest patient Heather: being the mom of a tongue tied micro premie. from 2021-01-09T20:04:48

Heather is a seasoned mom, she is mother to 6 children, all of which have been tongue tied. She never knew the first 3 were tied until they were much older. Today we focus on her 5th baby born at 2...

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Health Latch Circle with guest star James Thomas from 2020-12-16T19:50:35

Today we interview Dr James Thomas, or JT. He is the creator of Health Latch, and the new online platform for all things tongue tie and airway health, Health Latch Circle. Think "Linkedin" for t...

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Why do we clench and grind? Guest star Dr Yue Weng Cheu from 2020-11-23T19:14:16

Clenching and grinding. It causes recession, cracked teeth, flat worn teeth and tension and tight muscles in the jaws. For years in dental we just told people they were stressed. To fully break dow...

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Megan's Tongue tie release by Dr Zaghi from 2020-11-08T16:54:25

Our very own Megan Van Noy tells her story about going to LA to have Dr Zaghi at The Breathe Institute do her tongue tie release. She tells all about the process and how it felt. She did a home ...

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Our favorite Lip tape products from 2020-09-09T23:10:05

Today Megan Van Noy and Kimi Nishimoto talk about our favorite lip tape also known as mouth tape. The premise is simple: humans are only meant to breathe with the nose and when the jaw falls bac...

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Early intervention orthodontics in pediatric dentistry with guest Dr Staci Whitman. from 2020-07-09T13:11:11

Dr Staci Whitman from NoPo kids (North Portland, Oregon) comes on our show to tell us what amazing ways she is doing early intervention to change the lives of these kids by education on nutrition, ...

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Guest star Sarah Hornsby. Collaborating with others to succeed! from 2020-06-30T01:40:30

In this podcast we interview our favorite myofunctional therapist and our mentor Sarah Hornsby. She tells us her “origin story” how she quit hygiene and did the hard work spreading the message abou...

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Adult palate expansion is POSSIBLE guest star Dr Liz Turner from 2020-06-23T13:25:51

Did you know that you can activate new bone growth using the stem cells in the ligaments around the teeth and in the sutures of the mouth? In dentistry and medical we have been taught that the pala...

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Andy’s story: how mouth breathing led to A.D.D. and sleep apnea from 2020-05-29T07:17:09

In this very special episode that it near to Kimi’s heart, we have her boyfriend Andy as a guest telling his myofunctional disorder story. Andy got allergies when he was young, started mouth breath...

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Jennifer’s story: how her tongue thrust was causing her headaches. from 2020-05-16T13:00:10

A real patient interview with Jennifer after she finished therapy 2 years ago. She tells her story of having a tongue thrust as a kid, having braces and never really knowing her tongue was meant to...

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Wendy’s story: how myofunctional therapy has helped her panic attacks from 2020-05-15T14:35:22

Wendy is a real life patient who sought Megan out. Wendy shares her story of anxiety, crippling panic attacks, mouth breathing, and not being able to get sleep. Through myofunctional therapy she ha...

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Cosmetic issues from mouth breathing. from 2020-05-09T00:53:50

Today we discuss cosmetic complaints that stem from mouth breathing. Many of our common beauty concerns such as: dark circles under the eyes, chapped cracked lips, thin flat upper lip, having to hi...

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Digestive issues from chewing with the mouth open. from 2020-05-02T23:45:46

Kicking off mouth breathing awareness month in May. We talk about our ideas for the month and about why chewing with the mouth open is unhealthy. Chewing with the mouth open causes domino effects i...

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Wim Hof breathing method: with guest star Dr Dan Hanson part 2. from 2020-04-28T04:31:41

Dr Dan walks us through the new breathing mindfulness practice Wim Hof. It has been proven to help with sleep breathing dysfunction, stress, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and strengthens ...

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How to reset your breathing: Functional breathing and Buteyko tips guest star Dr Dan Hanson Part 1. from 2020-04-28T04:31:11

In this very special episode we have guest star Dr Dan Hanson joining us from Australia. He runs Myofocus and invented the Sleepystrip mouth tape. He is a Buteyko breathing specialist. Today he is ...

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Why we love Myomentor training program through Sarah Hornsby from 2020-04-25T15:48:13

Megan and Kimi both are graduates from Myomentor myofunctional therapy program under Sarah Hornsby. We talk today about the different organizations out there to get certified if you are a dental hy...

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Functional breastfeeding guest star Holistic Lactation from 2020-04-21T18:41:02

The Munch Bunch has a great guest star, Holistic Lactation Jacqueline Kincer, online teletherapy for IBCLC, CSOM. She specializes in online lactation consulting and oral exercises. She walks us thr...

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How to decongest your nose. from 2020-04-17T23:30:59

In today’s episode we walk through the negative effects of mouth breathing on the mouth and body. But more importantly we go over a whole list of tips to clear the nose and decongest. Buteyko breat...

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Frenectomy demystified with guest star Dr Jesse Witkoff from 2020-04-14T16:53:27

The Munch Bunch have a special Colorado guest star, tongue tie extraordinaire Dr Jesse Witkoff  from Colorado Tongue Tie. Dr Jesse was a pediatric dentist for decades before he discovered t...

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Why the heck a tongue tie matters from 2020-04-13T17:27:31

In this episode we will discuss types of tongue ties such as anterior tongue tie and how to find the elusive posterior tongue tie. We talk about why tongue ties happen in the womb, that they are...

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Myofunctional Therapy and Myofunctional disorders from 2020-04-03T02:51:44

Your hosts: Kimi Nishimoto and Megan VanNoy, online myofunctional therapists. In our intro podcast we discuss what Myofunctional Therapy is, what myofunctional disorders are. As well a list of i...

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