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Food is Medicine

This week, Dr. Brent Anderson invites special guest Miki Sunguza to the Pilates Hour to explore what it really means to say “Food is Medicine” and how that definition differs between functional medicine and conventional care.

They will discuss how food can support hormone balance, gut health, and chronic inflammation, how to navigate the buzz around superfoods and anti-inflammatory diets, and how to determine what’s right for each individual.

About this Webinar

Pilates Hour – Episode 253

Your weekly dose of Pilates knowledge

Hosted by:

Miki Sunguza
Miki Sunguza
Dr. Brent Anderson
Dr. Brent Anderson
Day: September 4th Hour: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Access: Online View in your timezone
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About Pilates Hour:

Polestar Pilates Hour is a free Pilates webinar series where we discuss various topics on movement science, teaching skills, and much more. They are one hour and hosted by Polestar Pilates founder Brent Anderson with occasional special guests.

This series provides a flexible, accessible, and supportive platform for Pilates professionals, physical therapists, and movement enthusiasts to connect with others, expand their knowledge and skillset, and enhance their teaching techniques. Access expert instruction from certified instructors, connect with other like-minded individuals from around the world, and stay up-to-date on the latest trends and developments in the field of Pilates and movement science.

Meet the participants:

Miki Sunguza, BSc (ret CA), Osteopath (ret CA), FMACC

Miki Sunguza, BSc (ret CA), Osteopath (ret CA), FMACC

Founder, A La Carte Health

Miki Sunguza is a retired Nurse and Osteopath turned Functional Medicine Coach, specializing in helping women reclaim their vitality through the often-overlooked hormonal transitions of midlife. She is the founder of A La Carte Health, a wellness company that blends science, intuition, and root-cause medicine to support healing from the inside out.
Miki’s journey into holistic hormone health began at age 37, when early signs of menopause disrupted her life and pushed her to look beyond conventional answers. What began as a personal quest for healing turned into a calling: helping other women navigate perimenopause, menopause, and beyond with clarity, confidence, and compassion.
Over the past five years, she has supported hundreds of women in transforming their energy, mood, metabolism, and sense of self—not by chasing symptoms, but by addressing the deeper systems of the body. Her approach combines lab testing, nutrition, lifestyle medicine, and emotional integration to help the body do what it’s designed to do: heal.
Miki’s mission is to empower women to become the CEO of their health—at every stage of life. Whether it’s hot flashes, brain fog, burnout, or belly bloat, she believes the body speaks—and when we listen, we can heal.

Brent Anderson, PT, PhD, OCS, NCPT

Brent Anderson, PT, PhD, OCS, NCPT

Founder and President, Polestar Pilates

Brent Anderson is a Physical Therapist, Pilates Educator, and author of the book Principles of Movement.

With over 30 years of experience in rehabilitation and movement science, Brent is passionate about the power positive movement experiences have in changing the world.

Early in his career as a Physical Therapist he discovered the power and efficacy of Joseph Pilates mind-body work to expedite rehabilitation outcomes. This early testament to the power of the Pilates Method inspired him to create a program that merged the worlds of traditional rehabilitation with the mindful movement that Pilates provides. It also spurred the development of Polestar’s evidenced-based Pilates teacher training curriculum.

In an effort to add to the evidence of Pilates, Brent pursued a doctoral degree researching the impact of Pilates rehabilitation on chronic low back pain using psycho-emotional wellness and quality of life measures.

Brent is the creator and host of the Pilates Hour podcast, featuring case studies and in-depth reviews of movement science topics with expert guests from a variety of fields. Brent is an Assistant Professor at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in the DPT department in Miami, FL. He teaches as an adjunct professor in the Physical Therapy departments at the University of Miami, University of Southern California, and New York University.

Brent is dedicated to sharing Pilates with the world and is an active consultant for hospitals, universities, and wellness organizations internationally. He is also an avid public speaker, lecturing at health conferences and forums worldwide. Brent has always been deeply involved in community service and has volunteered on many boards within the community, profession and faith, in line with his desire to impact the world one person at a time.

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Maree Seerden
Maree Seerden Educator

Pilates Hour is such a generous invaluable tool that you share with our community. It connects us and keeps us up to date with latest research and to introduce us to such amazing guests with speciality discussions. As an Educator this amazing tool enhances the ability to take our community deeper into topics and movement. Thank you all so much for this incredible high quality contribution to the industry

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Goar DC

Great information that i can use for my clients specially the ones that have knee replacements. Thanks.

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